[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Another finds guys!

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If anybody want to get his present firmware ota-zip then its very easy:

1) edit build.prop - change "ro.sony.build.incremental" value to some lower, few ones to zeros.

2) reboot your device,

3) 'available update' message will appear - click ok, download - wait for finish - but DONT click update!,

4) after download finished - just go to /cache/ota/ and copy 'signed-nbx.....zip' file :)

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Second news: I've managed to flash 1st update.zip from recovery - not through ota update app :) Just changed version like above, and flashed the same version. Of course root disappeared. But its another good step.

recovery.log below:

-- Install /sdcard ...
Finding update package...
I:Update location: /sdcard/signed-nbx03_016-ota-0042.004.zip
Desklunvr update package...
Opening update package...
I:1 key(s) loaded from /res/keys
Verifying update package...
I:comment is 1465 bytes; signature 1447 bytes from end
I:whole-file signature verified against key 0
I:verify_file returned 0
Checking version is passed, 100201022 -> 111201022
Checking detailed SKU[27550199] is passed
Installing update...
installing nbx updater extensions
installing touch panel updater extensions
region.zip has been updated.update area -> 0

Write image to system...

Version Check...
DisableLowPowerMode
Fail to transfer the data
vendor/sony/common/updater/lib/libupdnbx03tp/tp_updater_nbx03.c: i2c transaction error
cannot DisableLowPowerMode
TMA375: 33 -> 33, TMA395: 69 -> 69
No need to update TMA375
No need to update TMA395
about to run program [/tmp/touchfiles] with 1 args
Inserted: /system/app/ApplicationsProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Automagic.apk
Inserted: /system/app/AutomagicBlservice.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Bluetooth.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Browser.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Calculator.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Calendar.apk
Inserted: /system/app/CalendarProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Camera.apk
Inserted: /system/app/CertInstaller.apk
Inserted: /system/app/ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Contacts.apk
Inserted: /system/app/ContactsProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/DefaultContainerService.apk
Inserted: /system/app/DeskClock.apk
Inserted: /system/app/DownloadProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/DownloadProviderUi.apk
Inserted: /system/app/DrmProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Email.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Exchange.apk
Inserted: /system/app/FTMode.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Favorites.apk
Inserted: /system/app/FileTransferApp.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GalleryNew3D.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Gmail.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GoogleBackupTransport.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GoogleFeedback.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GoogleLoginService.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GooglePartnerSetup.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GoogleServicesFramework.apk
Inserted: /system/app/HTMLViewer.apk
Inserted: /system/app/HWMonitorService.apk
Inserted: /system/app/IrRemote.apk
Inserted: /system/app/IrRemoteService.apk
Inserted: /system/app/LauncherBookmarks.apk
Inserted: /system/app/LauncherWallpaper.apk
Inserted: /system/app/LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Maps.apk
Inserted: /system/app/MarketUpdater.apk
Inserted: /system/app/MediaGoHelper.apk
Inserted: /system/app/MediaPlayers.apk
Inserted: /system/app/MediaProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/MediaRemote_001.apk
Inserted: /system/app/MediaUploader.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Mms.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Music2.apk
Inserted: /system/app/MusicVisualizer.apk
Inserted: /system/app/NCEA00344.apk
Inserted: /system/app/NCUC80631.apk
Inserted: /system/app/NetworkLocation.apk
Inserted: /system/app/OLS.apk
Inserted: /system/app/OSK.apk
Inserted: /system/app/OneTimeInitializer.apk
Inserted: /system/app/PSGamesSummaryViewHelper.apk
Inserted: /system/app/PSSInstaller.apk
Inserted: /system/app/PackageInstaller.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Phone.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Phonesky.apk
Inserted: /system/app/PicoTts.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Reader_OTHER.apk
Inserted: /system/app/RegionProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/S-Launcher2.apk
Inserted: /system/app/SENInstaller.apk
Inserted: /system/app/SENMediator.apk
Inserted: /system/app/SappInit.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Settings.apk
Inserted: /system/app/SettingsProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/SetupWizard.apk
Inserted: /system/app/SoundRecorder.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Stk.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Street.apk
Inserted: /system/app/SystemUI.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Talk.apk
Inserted: /system/app/TelephonyProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/TtsService.apk
Inserted: /system/app/URLShortcut.apk
Inserted: /system/app/UserDictionaryProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/VoiceSearch.apk
Inserted: /system/app/WAPPushManager.apk
Inserted: /system/app/WiFiChecker.apk
Inserted: /system/app/WirelessControllerManagerService.apk
Inserted: /system/app/YouTubeTablet.apk
Inserted: /system/app/ZpakDownloader.apk
Inserted: /system/app/oem_install_flash_player.apk
Inserted: /system/app/scp.apk
Inserted: /system/app/ApplicationsProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Automagic.apk
Inserted: /system/app/AutomagicBlservice.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Bluetooth.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Browser.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Calculator.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Calendar.apk
Inserted: /system/app/CalendarProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Camera.apk
Inserted: /system/app/CertInstaller.apk
Inserted: /system/app/ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Contacts.apk
Inserted: /system/app/ContactsProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/DefaultContainerService.apk
Inserted: /system/app/DeskClock.apk
Inserted: /system/app/DownloadProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/DownloadProviderUi.apk
Inserted: /system/app/DrmProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Email.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Exchange.apk
Inserted: /system/app/FTMode.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Favorites.apk
Inserted: /system/app/FileTransferApp.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GalleryNew3D.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Gmail.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GoogleBackupTransport.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GoogleFeedback.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GoogleLoginService.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GooglePartnerSetup.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
Inserted: /system/app/GoogleServicesFramework.apk
Inserted: /system/app/HTMLViewer.apk
Inserted: /system/app/HWMonitorService.apk
Inserted: /system/app/IrRemote.apk
Inserted: /system/app/IrRemoteService.apk
Inserted: /system/app/LauncherBookmarks.apk
Inserted: /system/app/LauncherWallpaper.apk
Inserted: /system/app/LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Maps.apk
Inserted: /system/app/MarketUpdater.apk
Inserted: /system/app/MediaGoHelper.apk
Inserted: /system/app/MediaPlayers.apk
Inserted: /system/app/MediaProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/MediaRemote_001.apk
Inserted: /system/app/MediaUploader.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Mms.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Music2.apk
Inserted: /system/app/MusicVisualizer.apk
Inserted: /system/app/NCEA00344.apk
Inserted: /system/app/NCUC80631.apk
Inserted: /system/app/NetworkLocation.apk
Inserted: /system/app/OLS.apk
Inserted: /system/app/OSK.apk
Inserted: /system/app/OneTimeInitializer.apk
Inserted: /system/app/PSGamesSummaryViewHelper.apk
Inserted: /system/app/PSSInstaller.apk
Inserted: /system/app/PackageInstaller.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Phone.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Phonesky.apk
Inserted: /system/app/PicoTts.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Reader_OTHER.apk
Inserted: /system/app/RegionProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/S-Launcher2.apk
Inserted: /system/app/SENInstaller.apk
Inserted: /system/app/SENMediator.apk
Inserted: /system/app/SappInit.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Settings.apk
Inserted: /system/app/SettingsProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/SetupWizard.apk
Inserted: /system/app/SoundRecorder.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Stk.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Street.apk
Inserted: /system/app/SystemUI.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Talk.apk
Inserted: /system/app/TelephonyProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/TtsService.apk
Inserted: /system/app/URLShortcut.apk
Inserted: /system/app/UserDictionaryProvider.apk
Inserted: /system/app/VoiceSearch.apk
Inserted: /system/app/WAPPushManager.apk
Inserted: /system/app/WiFiChecker.apk
Inserted: /system/app/WirelessControllerManagerService.apk
Inserted: /system/app/YouTubeTablet.apk
Inserted: /system/app/ZpakDownloader.apk
Inserted: /system/app/oem_install_flash_player.apk
Inserted: /system/app/scp.apk
Inserted: /system/app/Superuser.apk
Touching /data/app/Evernote_launcher.sony1.apk
Inserted: /data/app/Evernote_launcher.sony1.apk
Touching /data/app/UstreamSonyLauncher.apk
Inserted: /data/app/UstreamSonyLauncher.apk
Touching /data/app/foursquare2.apk
Inserted: /data/app/foursquare2.apk
Will update /system/app/NetworkLocation.apk
Will update /system/app/Calendar.apk
Will update /system/app/Browser.apk
Will update /system/app/Reader_OTHER.apk
Will update /system/app/DefaultContainerService.apk
Will update /system/app/URLShortcut.apk
Will update /system/app/Contacts.apk
Will update /system/app/HWMonitorService.apk
Will update /system/app/Phone.apk
Will update /system/app/Calculator.apk
Will update /data/app/foursquare2.apk
Will update /system/app/HTMLViewer.apk
Will update /system/app/WirelessControllerManagerService.apk
Will update /system/app/Favorites.apk
Will update /system/app/GoogleLoginService.apk
Will update /system/app/CalendarProvider.apk
Will update /system/app/Bluetooth.apk
Will update /system/app/FileTransferApp.apk
Will update /system/app/DownloadProviderUi.apk
Will update /system/app/IrRemoteService.apk
Will update /system/app/Email.apk
Will update /system/app/Mms.apk
Will update /system/app/RegionProvider.apk
Will update /system/app/MediaProvider.apk
Will update /system/app/CertInstaller.apk
Will update /system/app/SENMediator.apk
Will update /system/app/MediaPlayers.apk
Will update /system/app/MediaRemote_001.apk
Will update /system/app/Settings.apk
Will update /system/app/Street.apk
Will update /system/app/GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
Will update /system/app/DrmProvider.apk
Will update /system/app/AutomagicBlservice.apk
Will update /system/app/OLS.apk
Will update /system/app/Music2.apk
Will update /system/app/Exchange.apk
Will update /system/app/LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
Will update /system/app/NCEA00344.apk
Will update /system/app/SappInit.apk
Will update /system/app/S-Launcher2.apk
Will update /system/app/PackageInstaller.apk
Will update /system/app/Automagic.apk
Will update /system/app/TelephonyProvider.apk
Will update /system/app/OSK.apk
Will update /system/app/PicoTts.apk
Will update /system/app/Maps.apk
Will update /system/app/SettingsProvider.apk
Will update /system/app/FTMode.apk
Will update /system/app/DownloadProvider.apk
Will update /data/app/UstreamSonyLauncher.apk
Will update /system/app/SoundRecorder.apk
Will update /system/app/Camera.apk
Will update /system/app/MarketUpdater.apk
Will update /system/app/OneTimeInitializer.apk
Will update /system/app/GooglePartnerSetup.apk
Will update /system/app/PSSInstaller.apk
Will update /system/app/VoiceSearch.apk
Will update /system/app/ZpakDownloader.apk
Will update /system/app/MusicVisualizer.apk
Will update /system/app/GoogleFeedback.apk
Will update /system/app/Talk.apk
Will update /system/app/IrRemote.apk
Will update /system/app/Stk.apk
Will update /system/app/UserDictionaryProvider.apk
Will update /system/app/SetupWizard.apk
Will update /system/app/NCUC80631.apk
Will update /system/app/TtsService.apk
Will update /system/app/MediaGoHelper.apk
Will update /data/app/Evernote_launcher.sony1.apk
Will update /system/app/LauncherBookmarks.apk
Will update /system/app/GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
Will update /system/app/ContactsProvider.apk
Will update /system/app/WiFiChecker.apk
Will update /system/app/scp.apk
Will update /system/app/LauncherWallpaper.apk
Will update /system/app/MediaUploader.apk
Will update /system/app/ApplicationsProvider.apk
Will update /system/app/SystemUI.apk
Will update /system/app/WAPPushManager.apk
Will update /system/app/Gmail.apk
Will update /system/app/ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk
Will update /system/app/Superuser.apk
Will update /system/app/PSGamesSummaryViewHelper.apk
Will update /system/app/YouTubeTablet.apk
Will update /system/app/SENInstaller.apk
Will update /system/app/DeskClock.apk
Will update /system/app/GalleryNew3D.apk
Will update /system/app/GoogleServicesFramework.apk
Will update /system/app/GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
Will update /system/app/GoogleBackupTransport.apk
Update touch panel firmware...

Also some interesting thing - when correct update zip is being updated, then in /tmp/ appear some files:

ws>adb pull /tmp
pull: building file list...
pull: /tmp/recovery.log -> ./recovery.log
pull: /tmp/nfx_daemon_flash.txt -> ./nfx_daemon_flash.txt
pull: /tmp/random -> ./random
pull: /tmp/metadata -> ./metadata
pull: /tmp/region.prop -> ./region.prop
[COLOR="Red"][B]pull: /tmp/update_binary -> ./update_binary
pull: /tmp/touchfiles -> ./touchfiles[/B][/COLOR]
pull: /tmp/old_packages.xml -> ./old_packages.xml

Two interesting ones in red one :) Possible vulnerability?? Attached.

br

condi

PS. btw - if you want to mess with system/fonts etc., and you're affraid of brick/bootloop, then just change build.prop version value to lower, download ota zip, disable ota update notifications - and you have saved 'backdoor' to reflash/fix your device if something goes wrong!!