yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
adb shell ls -l /dev/block/*

brw------- root root 254, 0 2011-12-07 21:56 dm-0

brw------- root root 254, 1 2011-12-07 21:56 dm-1

brw------- root root 254, 10 2011-12-07 21:56 dm-10

brw------- root root 254, 2 2011-12-07 21:56 dm-2

brw------- root root 254, 3 2011-12-07 21:56 dm-3

brw------- root root 254, 4 2011-12-07 21:56 dm-4

brw------- root root 254, 5 2011-12-07 21:56 dm-5

brw------- root root 254, 6 2011-12-07 21:56 dm-6

brw------- root root 254, 7 2011-12-07 21:56 dm-7

brw------- root root 254, 8 2011-12-07 21:56 dm-8

brw------- root root 254, 9 2011-12-07 21:56 dm-9

brw------- root root 7, 0 2011-12-07 21:55 loop0

brw------- root root 7, 1 2011-12-07 21:55 loop1

brw-rw---- root root 7, 10 2011-12-07 21:56 loop10

brw------- root root 7, 2 2011-12-07 21:55 loop2

brw------- root root 7, 3 2011-12-07 21:55 loop3

brw------- root root 7, 4 2011-12-07 21:55 loop4

brw------- root root 7, 5 2011-12-07 21:55 loop5

brw------- root root 7, 6 2011-12-07 21:55 loop6

brw------- root root 7, 7 2011-12-07 21:55 loop7

brw-rw---- root root 7, 8 2011-12-07 21:56 loop8

brw-rw---- root root 7, 9 2011-12-07 21:56 loop9

brw------- root root 179, 0 2011-12-07 21:55 mmcblk0

brw------- root root 179, 1 2011-12-07 21:55 mmcblk0p1

brw------- root root 179, 10 2011-12-07 21:55 mmcblk0p10

brw------- root root 179, 11 2011-12-07 21:55 mmcblk0p11

brw------- root root 179, 2 2011-12-07 21:55 mmcblk0p2

brw------- root root 179, 3 2011-12-07 21:55 mmcblk0p3

brw------- root root 179, 4 2011-12-07 21:55 mmcblk0p4

brw-rw---- root system 179, 5 2011-12-07 21:55 mmcblk0p5

brw------- root root 179, 6 2011-12-07 21:55 mmcblk0p6

brw-rw---- root system 179, 7 2011-12-07 21:55 mmcblk0p7

brw------- root root 179, 8 2011-12-07 21:55 mmcblk0p8

brw------- root root 179, 9 2011-12-07 21:55 mmcblk0p9

brw------- root root 179, 16 2011-12-07 21:55 mmcblk1

brw------- root root 179, 17 2011-12-07 21:55 mmcblk1p1

drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-12-07 21:55 sdhci-tegra.2

drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-12-07 21:55 sdhci-tegra.3

brw-rw---- root root 179, 16 2011-12-07 21:55 179:16

brw-rw---- root root 179, 17 2011-12-07 21:55 179:17

brw-rw---- root root 179, 0 2011-12-07 21:55 179:0

brw-rw---- root root 179, 1 2011-12-07 21:55 179:1

brw-rw---- root root 179, 10 2011-12-07 21:55 179:10

brw-rw---- root root 179, 11 2011-12-07 21:56 179:11

brw-rw---- root root 179, 2 2011-12-07 21:55 179:2

brw-rw---- root root 179, 3 2011-12-07 21:55 179:3

brw-rw---- root root 179, 4 2011-12-07 21:55 179:4

brw-rw---- root root 179, 5 2011-12-07 21:55 179:5

brw-rw---- root root 179, 6 2011-12-07 21:55 179:6

brw-rw---- root root 179, 7 2011-12-07 21:55 179:7

brw-rw---- root root 179, 8 2011-12-07 21:55 179:8

brw-rw---- root root 179, 9 2011-12-07 21:55 179:9

if possible try this:

adb pull /proc/config.gz .

and post file here - attachment :)
[Sony Tablet S] xaviorffviii:
threads been dead for a little while now, ill spice it up by saying my tablet s can be a guinea pig. Any major developer that wants to walk me through what they want to try on it, can. Though i prefer skype since im already set up for that. Pretty free for most of december, and being an insomniac most of a 24 hour day.
[Sony Tablet S] franklee628:
Count me in........... I wish I could help somehow.
[Sony Tablet S] k83r:
I have another $50 if we can get this moving along.
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
this is crazy, bounty reached 800 n we are nowhere near getting ROOT !!!

should we seek some help from SONY itself ???

how to bring it to their notice...

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[Sony Tablet S] DooMLoRD:
well i wanted to try but am running out of ideas... and not having a device in hand doesnt help :(
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
doomlord, ppl are ready to share the device to help rooting this tab.

please share ur location, if somebody wants to share, he will post here!!
[Sony Tablet S] yifanlu:
I'm also vaguely interested in the device, less about the money, and more about the fact that it isn't done yet. I don't have much free time, so how I usually work is at random times, I might have an idea and want to try it. If anyone is willing to add me on google talk or msn or something. PM me.

I've also started a IRC room irc://irc.efnet.net:6667/sonytablet if people want to come in and test some ideas I had.
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
u also share ur location, if some lives in ur city/locality he can share the tab itself..

Post ur location.
[Sony Tablet S] DooMLoRD:
i stay in India (Pune, Maharashtra)...

if someone can lend me the tablet for testing i can surely try something :)
[Sony Tablet S] yifanlu:
I don't feel comfortable being lend such an expensive device. The stuff I want to try could all be done by instructions given over the internet.

My plan of action is to first decrypt the system update. In it, we will hopefully find a bootloader update. If that exists, we can disassemble the bootloader and look for bugs. If that doesn't exist, we can see how the update process work (better).
[Sony Tablet S] motorsportgod:
Im in gold coast australia. Anyone that wants me to try something pm me. Im off work until jan 9!
[Sony Tablet S] weenguyen:
Hope Santa Claus will bring us Sony Tablet S user the joy of rooting this season
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
Santa Claus is not interested in Sony Tablet it seems :-(

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[Sony Tablet S] yifanlu:
I'm still waiting for someone to PM me to test out some of my ideas.
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
post it here, ppl will provide u all details..

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[Sony Tablet S] SCIONTX:
Wow. My last visit was November 25th. I check in today, and nothing's been done. Sad. :(
[Sony Tablet S] unclespoon:
True, it is sad, but the PS3 wireless controller support and confirmation of the device getting ICS makes me not really worry about root anymore.
[Sony Tablet S] kopite42:
SAme here. root would be nice but I dont really care so much now.
[Sony Tablet S] el0heem:
I definitely care. Still. Only because ics won't exactly be ready in a month from now. And would that really help, getting the ics update? Wouldn't that also take some work to root for the tablet?

Sent from my Sony Tablet S
[Sony Tablet S] unclespoon:
The good news is that with ICS there's probably a better possibility of root, but at that point I'd probably only want it for OC or something, I'm pretty happy with how things are shaping up!
[Sony Tablet S] DooMLoRD:
so what is the situation so far?

any updates uncovering details about this?

wht is the bootloader used on this device? same as SEMC S1 or does this device have hboot? does this have fastboot protocol support?

i am a kernel developer... if this device has fastboot support then i can try to make a insecure kernel for rooting
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
no fastboot.
[Sony Tablet S] DooMLoRD:
how did u verify?

ok do this:

connect tablet to PC with USB debugging active...

use that hack/mod to get adb working...

then execute:

adb reboot bootloader

OR

adb reboot download

DO NOT DISCONNECT the USB CABLE FROM PC

and check if the device enters any of the SPECIAL modes...
[Sony Tablet S] xaviorffviii:
Was positive there was no fastboot, but i did it anyway.

Both commands simply restart the tablet.

Both in and out of recovery.

There is update system from sd card though if that can be used safely.
[Sony Tablet S] kotaro_14:
I'll pledge $25. I want the SD card slot to be able to use as expandable memory and not just a file transfer device. I hope Sony makes an update for that or a dev does it.
[Sony Tablet S] Silver-Eye:
File transfer? you know that you can play movies, pics and music from the sd card without transfer them to the tab, dont you? :p
[Sony Tablet S] jcase:
Anyone with adb setup/working care to pull some info/system dump for me?

My gtalk is jcase@cunninglogic.com
[Sony Tablet S] DooMLoRD:
great to see u here :)

hopefully this device should get rooted soon ;)

P.S.: i dont have device with me...
[Sony Tablet S] norberto_:
...........................
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
@jcase

Do let us know wat is required? We seriously need root..
[Sony Tablet S] xaviorffviii:
system dump

I never updated to the newest ota from sony just in case we may have needed to compare the two versions, so if norberto did update, he should be running 3.2.2, and I'm running 3.2.1.

And here's my system dump.

Hopefully if anythings different between the two it can help

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N4U3AOAI
[Sony Tablet S] norberto_:
I have the latest version

3.2.1 revision2
[Sony Tablet S] guyenxda000:
hope jcase man can do this. i see you did recently rooted the asus eee on xda front page. and once u re done, we hope to see 'tablet s rooted caption' on the front page with jcase's name again :))
[Sony Tablet S] xaviorffviii:
ICS isn't going to be an update that's worth more than root, it's a big jump for phones, and a couple steps for tablets
[Sony Tablet S] kopite42:
Maybe not a big jump for tablets but it should mean less fragmentation in the market meaning mroe apps should work on tablets
[Sony Tablet S] motorsportgod:
To speed up getting this tablet rooted, I will discuss with devs that have real cred in rooting but no tablet to use, me sending my tablet for them to use. Devs with a backround pm me or i may have already added you on gtalk so contact me there.
[Sony Tablet S] Vinny1967:
Now that is what I call dedication ;)
[Sony Tablet S] k.bergmann2:
Maybe we should make this bounty more well known. I doubt that a dev would read here if he has not an tablet, yet.

Gesendet von meinem Sony Tablet S mit Tapatalk
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
Ask XDA to highlight this.

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[Sony Tablet S] k.bergmann2:
Well, how to?
[Sony Tablet S] quint21:
let's make it an even $900

I'll pledge $25 :)

Even with the ability to access the sdcard thru mx player and astro, etc, I'd really like more control over this tablet's filesystem.
[Sony Tablet S] Judah001:
Any success on this?
[Sony Tablet S] compunerd3:
Is this actually going to happen? It would be great if cyanogen cooked up something for tables s :)
[Sony Tablet S] motorsportgod:
I've had no messages yet! tablet is ready I need a dev to send it too.
[Sony Tablet S] DooMLoRD:
i have a few things in mind to try out but first i think i will try those things out on the tablet on display at a local Sony store ;)
[Sony Tablet S] Maine_Coon:
Thanks.

Patiently waiting for the root :)
[Sony Tablet S] graffy64:
me too :)

thank
[Sony Tablet S] DreadPirateDan:
That's freakin gold! :D
[Sony Tablet S] xaviorffviii:
moving pledge to guaranteed amount

Perhaps the pledge we have isn't gaining that much momentum because it is what it is, a pledge. I think we should try to find a middle man or an escrow, where we have given the money, but no-one can take it until the conditions have been satisfied. Android Central does contests, and Endgadget is well known, I think if they agreed to sit on the money until a root/unlocked bootloader method has been found and can be recreated, would be excellent compared to just a simple pledge.

This I think is almost necessary to give outside developers a little more interest since it would be more absolute.

Of course I like the idea of rooting a sony tablet s in a sony store far more, cause that's just plain legen...dairy!. Doomlord you need an accomplice? I'm up for it!:D
[Sony Tablet S] unclespoon:
That would make sense as long as there was a guarantee on both ends. I'd pay but I'd like to know that it can be refunded if root doesn't come before ICS, because honestly once that comes I have a feeling I won't be as concerned about root anymore. I'd like OC and everything, but other than that I'm not too worried anymore. Maybe I just learned how to cope with waiting so long...
[Sony Tablet S] xaviorffviii:
Good point, even with ICS I'd still want root since I can control 5 out of the 6 electronics I want.

I can control my:

Htpc running xbmc with ubuntu

Panasonic plasma

Panasonic receiver

Tivo

Charter box

But ironically not the sony ps3, which I use heavily for netflix. There's an app that can do it, but requires root.

Besides we can't have the bounty running for years anyway.

So how about a compromise, 30 days following the release of ICS it would expire. Just in case ICS isn't what everyone was expecting.

Cause the only thing that ICS might bring to me, is a possible GPU powered ui. Aside from that, I'm not that excited.

All in favor?
[Sony Tablet S] unclespoon:
If it gives me integrated SD card support which Sony took away with their HC releases, I'd be a happy camper. Also PS3 support would be phenomenal - seems like SONY should offer anyway and may be coming with future updates like PS3 remote support did. Here's to hoping!
[Sony Tablet S] weenguyen:
I'd like to donate a little of 5$ for rooting. Thanks to all devs trying and supporting on this matter anyway.
[Sony Tablet S] motorsportgod:
My tablet is still available to be posfed to a dev
[Sony Tablet S] wintermute000:
I'll be happy to commit a tenner (in USD) via escrow if someone sets it up e.g. kickstarter etc.

this is for ICS root of course, no point getting HC root for all of several months rofl
[Sony Tablet S] Judah001:
I emailed XDA last night asking them to highlight this thread and I also put a plug in about you offering up your tablet :cool: Hopefully we can get some love.
[Sony Tablet S] motorsportgod:
sounds good! let's hope someone responds
[Sony Tablet S] Maine_Coon:
I don't have Twitter account and not going to register there but I will certainly donate.

If any tablet needs root badly, it is Sony S.

It is a great tablet overall, with root and custom ROMs and overclock kernels it will be a monster.:D
[Sony Tablet S] jcase:
Can someone pm me the output of

uname -a

you might need to push busybox to /data/local/tmp and chmod it
[Sony Tablet S] DooMLoRD:
thinking abt creating a kernel module for some hacking? ;)
[Sony Tablet S] motorsportgod:
Need a tablet to use??? mines ready to get posted......
[Sony Tablet S] graffy64:
My Sony S is available to..

I have adb installed : (3.2.1) release 2 for USB drivers

http://www.kb.sony.com/selfservice/documentLink.do?externalId=C1024692

this !..

im beginners...give me install "try root or debug" step by step please !.

I have tested unfortunately:

- unroot

- superoneclick

- z4root

- DooMLoRd’s V4

Graffy ;)
[Sony Tablet S] obicom:
@jcase

I was now able to install busybox on my Sony Tablet S.

I installed the android_sdk and drivers to launch adb.

When I use: busybox uname -a on adb, I got the following message:

Please let me know if I can try more.
[Sony Tablet S] Schrammi:
Its offtopic but...BUT...

How long is our tab avalibale? There is no root, no custom roms or anything else.. i wish i had a samsung galaxy tab :(

BTT

Developers.. if there any.. why dont any one root this device? is sony better than the rest? Or still no interest because the bounty is to less?

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[Sony Tablet S] yifanlu:
There's no root because there is a general lack of interest for the device. Not just developers, but in general. Don't get me wrong, it's a wonderful piece of hardware, but not good enough for a developer to go out of his/her way and invest the money to do it. I know many people offer to lend their device, but most developers are not motivated by money, but by the "I'm going to root it so I can own the device I paid for." or "I'm going to be the first to do this". The first motive will require the dev to be interested in the device first, and the second would require attention (aka, if the device is not popular, there is no point being the first).
[Sony Tablet S] DooMLoRD:
well that is one aspect...

i am interested in seeing this thru cause initially i planned to buy this tablet but Sony delayed its release here in India by a few months and then i bought another tablet ;)

anyways Sony seems to have locked down things a lot... there doest seem to be be fastboot/bootloader/flash mode... for this chipset we need to investigate if it has NVFlash/APX mode... but we were not able to enter that mode... the stock recovery is also using encrypted update.zip, if it was something else we could try some things...

also i dont see that Sony has released kernel sources, which it should have released a LONG time back... does anyone have an idea where are the kernel sources?

btw if u want to find the kernel version on this device instead of "uname -a" u can post the output of the following command:

adb shell cat /proc/version
[Sony Tablet S] yifanlu:
I still have not seen anyone tear the device open to look for any serial debug ports. In the off chance that it exists, it can be used to dump the recovery and/or second stage boot loader where it can be analyzed better. Another approach I wanted to try if I had the device is to get the device to decrypt the update files. I'm sure the decryption happens in recovery/bl mode, but the update information XML is also encrypted and there is code that allows for the decryption of that and the key just might be the same. The update file has a high chance of containing updates for the bl and recovery.
[Sony Tablet S] DreadPirateDan:
I'm fairly savy with opening devices so I'd be comfortable opening mine up, yet I cannot seem to find a way to do it without potentially damaging the casing. If the only way to open it is to damage part of it then sorry, I won't be attempting such a thing.

If anyone has any ideas as to how to open it safely feel free to share and I'll have a cautious attempt at it.
[Sony Tablet S] agc93:
I didn't think it was that hard to open. Try taking the rubber feet off the back of the device and there should be screws under there. Once you get those off, I believe the back casing should just slide off (haven't tried yet)

On a side note, the internal construction of the Tablet S is actually surprisingly similar to the PS3 and some other Sony products. A few screws, sliding cover, then a rigid plastic structure seems to be the Sony standard these days.
[Sony Tablet S] ps3taker:
I pledge usd 20
[Sony Tablet S] Judah001:
Check this link out it shows how to do complete breakdown.

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it...d-case-hides-unique-hardware/2930?tag=nl.e101
[Sony Tablet S] DooMLoRD:
what is the kernel version on this device?

adb shell cat /proc/version

there might be a way to get root using:

https://github.com/saurik/mempodroid
[Sony Tablet S] Maine_Coon:
DooMLoRD, if YOU can't root it, who can?

command outpuT:

LINUX Version 2.6.36.3 (integ-build@build5) (gcc version 4.4.3 (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Dec 1 01:46:51 JST

What else do you need?
[Sony Tablet S] DooMLoRD:
there are many capable people who can ;)

for now i need output of this command:

adb shell cat /proc/version
[Sony Tablet S] Maine_Coon:
See above. Edited. But just in case:

LINUX Version 2.6.36.3 (integ-build@build5) (gcc version 4.4.3 (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Dec 1 01:46:51 JST
[Sony Tablet S] DooMLoRD:
hmmm the exploit seem to be for 2.6.39 kernel only...

but we can try just in case ;)

ok so download the binary

http://cache.saurik.com/android/armeabi/mempodroid

and push it to /data/local/tmp

adb shell push mempodroid /data/local/tmp/.

correct the permissions

adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/mempodroid

execute the exploit in search mode:

adb shell /data/local/tmp/mempodroid - -

(note the last two dashes '-' and the space in between)

send me the output of the above commands
[Sony Tablet S] Maine_Coon:
Get "permission denied" after the first command (push).
[Sony Tablet S] DooMLoRD:
are u sure that the directory exists?

adb shell ls -l /data/local/tmp/
[Sony Tablet S] Maine_Coon:
No output after that command .
[Sony Tablet S] DooMLoRD:
some bull**** from the Sony tech support/chat regarding kernel sources...

11:36 AM Connecting...
11:36 AM Connected. A support representative will be with you shortly.
11:36 AM Support session established with SonyTechRep.
11:36 AM	Customer:
hello mr Jones
11:37 AM	SonyTechRep:
Hi . Welcome to Sony Online Support. I'm Jones. Please provide the concern in detail, so that I can assist you better.
11:37 AM	Customer:
i want to know if the kernel sources for the Sony Tablet S SGPT112USS are published
11:37 AM	Customer:
the device has been in market for a few months now
11:38 AM	Customer:
but i cannot find the kernel sources released by Sony
11:38 AM	Customer:
can you kindly direct me towards the kernel sources for this android tablet
11:38 AM	SonyTechRep:
Thanks for the detailed information.
11:39 AM	SonyTechRep:
I'm glad to provide you the possibility to find the kernel sources of the tablet.
11:41 AM	SonyTechRep:
Please allow me a moment while I check this information for you.
11:42 AM	Customer:
thank you!
11:43 AM	SonyTechRep:
You're welcome.
11:45 AM	SonyTechRep:
Thanks for waiting.
11:46 AM	SonyTechRep:
Kernel is both proprietary and confidential.
11:46 AM	SonyTechRep:
Maintaining the security of this type of information is instrumental to our success as a business entity.
11:46 AM	Customer:
but the company has to release the kernel sources for this device
11:46 AM	Customer:
under GPL
11:46 AM	SonyTechRep:
I'm sorry; this information is not available.
11:47 AM	Customer:
if a device vendor is using open source android kernel in their device
11:47 AM	Customer:
they have to release the kernel sources
[Sony Tablet S] DooMLoRD:
try

adb shell ls -l /data/local/
[Sony Tablet S] Maine_Coon:
drwxrwxrwx shell shell 2011-12-15 09:26 tmp
[Sony Tablet S] DooMLoRD:
Then u should be able to push the binary there
[Sony Tablet S] Maine_Coon:
Getting "push: permission denied".
[Sony Tablet S] norberto_:
Damn, i don't have the Tablet with me.

Its possible to push the file into /data/local/tmp.

Just use this command in a windows cmd shell

adb push mempodroid /data/local/tmp/

then

adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/mempodroid

then

adb shell /data/local/tmp/mempodroid - -
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superlimau:
Anyone on it can advise?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukas77:
I think is better, but maybe it's placebo
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superlimau:
Hehe. Placebo a good term to use. I do agree tthat every Rom be it cm or stock, I was hoping for better battery life.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electrash:
you can use supercharger for more battery life :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moolash:
very bad

Folkx, since updated to xxxxx42 stock battery last half the time it used to.

I don't go to details what apps are running, the same have been running before, battery time has just gotten TERRIBLE!

Ideas?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gholfali:
Recently I have updated some apps from market, but the new version does not work as the last version.

Now the question is how to remove the updates to have the previous version and also remove the market upgrade notifications?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Settings>Applications>manage applications

Open the app

Uninstall updates.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gholfali:
But this solution is for system apps. My problem is about downloaded apps.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Unless you have a backup then, you're stuck
[HTC EVO 3D] Cevaes_64:
Hi, i just got me a 3VO 3D but im a CyanogenMod person, sadly we dont have a stable ROM yet, (:()i don't like sense at all but im stuck with it, ive tried senseless roms but that didn't do the trick either.

So i have decided to stay as stock as possible until CM7 Guys do their magic, =) i`m looking for a STOCK ROM with sprints bloatware removed and other tweaks to it like CIQ, being faster etc All I want a stock rom with the less unwanted programs and stuff to it, Sense itself its already taken so much out of this phone.

I have done my research but i would like to know other persons opinions, I also know that every person will like a different ROM because that's a personal choice but i would love to get some ideas on what ROM to flash.

Also wich kernel will work better with a ROM like this? because i will overclock until i see smoke coming out my speaker :D:D

Many thanks and God bless