yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Tablet S] seven21075:
I have the same problem my friend. Same model also. I played around with the build.prop and now im screwed. I tried everything but cant get the tablet back to life.

Let me know if u have been successful.
[Sony Tablet S] mashirogn:
Sony tablet P has custom rom?
[Sony Tablet S] mwmerrill:
sony table sgpt1211 update

hello

i have an sony table sgpt1211 that needs updating but i am hesitant to update using the

motochopper and the auto updater.

by chance is there a more capable person on this forum that would be willing to complete the update for me for a fee?

I am located in Austin Texas.

Please message me if interested

Thanks in Advance

Matt
[Sony Tablet S] abelgan:
HI! god bless you! iv got a problem, when try to create a custom zip ... they tell me no java found and it ends the task, any idea about thath? (poor english, sorry), thank´s for your time and work
[Sony Tablet S] supafly1:
Will this firmware work for my sony tablet s SGPT131

Thank you so much.
[Sony Tablet S] netaware:
attempting to flash but it seems to stop

I am attempting to root my Sony Tablet S with the most update to date AiO, v6.3.

When i click on "Restore my data", nothing happens.

Any ideas what i can do? or how long i should wait?

Thanks
[Sony Tablet S] alfialaves:
I can't download the AIO Tool from the main post. Are there any links for this tool now?

Thanks
[Sony Tablet S] Mr.Kiko:
Yeah, I need the link of the AIO Tool aswell, looks like it is not possible to download from the main post anymore.

EDIT: I finally found it. For everyone who needs it, you can find attached to my message.
[Sony Tablet S] hitman4779:
can anybody post a link to this utulity ?
[Sony Tablet S] levihacks1920:
good work
[Sony Tablet S] eladriki:
gracias
[Sony Tablet S] porschiori:
amazing!

thanks!
[Sony Tablet S] shenguai:
Thanks a lot for the tools made by condi, and thanks to Mr.Kiko for sharing again
[Sony Tablet S] Tahvo619:
Most of the links are not working. Also is it possible to reinstall after bricking on the Sony logo? Cant find any of the roms to download.
[Sony Tablet S] tomvh1:
Does anybody has a working download link ? :(
[Sony Tablet S] eugene777:
Resolved and rooted

Many thanks to all who replied and helped.

For the ones interested in my issues and the solution. My initial problem was related to "Sony Tablet ADB Driver Automated Installer" I was using. Something went wrong and even though the drivers were installed successfully, "adb devices" showed nothing. After installing the complete Android SDK and corresponding adjustments, ADB showed the device. But... After starting AIO and trying to root, I got the following:

[*] Attemping persistence...

remount failed: Operation not permitted
failed to copy 'files\su' to '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
failed to copy 'files\tempsu' to '/system/bin/tempsu': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/bin/tempsu: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/bin/tempsu: No such file or directory
failed to copy 'files\busybox' to '/system/xbin/busybox': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
/system/xbin/busybox: not found
failed to copy 'files\Superuser.apk' to '/system/app/Superuser.apk': Read-only f
ile system

[*] Cleaning up...
failed on '/data/data/com.google.android.location/lib.bak' - No such file or dir
ectory

[*] Rebooting...... (~35s)

[*] MTP driver has been enabled back.
[*] Exploit complete!
[*] Press any key to continue.

And it was not rooted. Tried several times but without success. After I copied "S.onyTablet.S [ALLinONE] v2.4" to the root of C: drive and ran it as administrator, everything went perfect.

condi - thanks a lot!
[Sony Tablet S] blambo:
You stayed with it. Good work eugene777. ;)
[Sony Tablet S] dannyc93:
Does anyone know how to get CWM on the Walkman Z...apparently it shares the same ROM as the Tablet S thats why im posting here

Thanks allot guys!
[Sony Tablet S] quiqsilver:
A small note re: running AiO as admin and a request

The tool will not run properly as admin unless you cd to its directory in an elevated command prompt before running it. This is because cmd.exe starts with its own directory (%comspec%) as the current directory when running as admin. A quick fix is to add "cd %~dp0" to the first line of S.onyTablet.S.bat, which will ensure that the current directory is the one containing S.onyTablet.S.bat.

Also, I'm looking for someone with a rooted tablet to decrypt a few ota updates or provide the build.prop files from them. If you need help, I can walk you through it.
[Sony Tablet S] coolfire000:
Hello friends any way to root kernel 10 ???

Please provide me some options, I am new to android. Please
[Sony Tablet S] Schrammi:
Don't ask the same 20 times! Read the thread!
[Sony Tablet S] TomaHawk93:
Hello guys, my tbalet got boot looped today and i don't know why. I have rooted it some weeks ago but now i don't know what happed. Can you guys help me?
[Sony Tablet S] quiqsilver:
Do you know what you did to get it into a bootloop? What version are you running? Can you get into recovery mode? (Turn off. Hold vol+. Continue holding vol+ and hold power button. At sony logo, release power button.) Have you done the "rescue-backdoor" option in AiO (or modified the ro.sony.build.incremental value in build.prop to a lower value) since your latest system update?
[Sony Tablet S] TomaHawk93:
-I installed Ram Optimizer from the market

-Android 3.2.2

-Yes

-No

PS: I try to set it to factory settings

--------------------------------------------

Thank you factorysettings worked for me :D
[Sony Tablet S] quiqsilver:
I'd like to confirm that you still have root. Correct?
[Sony Tablet S] sapphire88:
wait, wait, wait, wait, you are running 3.2.2? i'm on 3.2.1 release 2, are you sure to be on 3.2.2?
[Sony Tablet S] TomaHawk93:
Sry for my late reply.

I have Android 3.2.1 release 2, my mistake :D

And yes, i have still root acces.
[Sony Tablet S] TomaHawk93:
I have again a question, regarding the fake as other device funktion.

Would it be possible to get whatsapp working on this way? i can not use the titanium backup way, because i only have android device and this one is my tab :D
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Got v2.5 in test phase. Found small bug-typo in 'create decrypted' function, fixed it.

Automatic add AD-HOC Support function - got it finished - thanks to zerod78 for the solution :)

Just try, its easy to use fuction, and also easy to revert with one-click.
[Sony Tablet S] TomaHawk93:
This might be a silly question, but when i set my sony to a fake device, can i set it back to original? i can't find a such option :P

--------------------------------------------

Found it, sry

BTW: Whatsapp still does not work :'(
[Sony Tablet S] lloytizzle:
Hello is there any way I can root without a computer?
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
v2.5 up! :D
[Sony Tablet S] Schrammi:
No
[Sony Tablet S] anurbanlegend:
congratulations!
[Sony Tablet S] rfreeman:
I received a notification for upgrade to ICS 4.03. Is there a way to do it without lose root.

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[Sony Tablet S] rjsmith2007:
Can you give us some info on your tablet? Where are you from? What version is it?
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Thank you very much :) :)

Please post your region info, I can test custom prerooted ICS on my device.

But hm... you had bootloop, how could you get OTA notification?
[Sony Tablet S] sebarkh:
What????!!! :eek:
[Sony Tablet S] Jorgitosms:
FYI

http://app.sel.sony.com/sonytablet/mx/s/es/#cat-top-1/

Top-right. Update is available...but link is broken. Seems to be a mistake, but this kind of mistakes means that ICS is coming soon...
[Sony Tablet S] rfreeman:
Same for me.

Im from Mexico I think they have ready the upgrade but have to wait the release date, so the link is down.
[Sony Tablet S] obicom:
Hi Condi my friend,

my congratulations and best wishes for you and your wife ...

Enjoy your new 'status' ;-) and I am looking forward for 'little Condi' :-P

I guess you will have limited time for Tablet S and ICS update ...

Let me/us know if I/we could do some work of investigation.

Is it possible to change region to Mexico to receive a OTA update immediately?

What do you think about?
[Sony Tablet S] Schrammi:
So no one still received ics yet, right?
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Thanks very much friend :) :)

hahah little condi or little magda ;)

Its very nice to be husband :D

as of region change - no problem with mexico,

just run AiO and change it.

You have also to have correct build.prop incremental

value, from the last mexico update,

in order to get next OTA.

To do this - change region to mexico,

download ota update, decrypt it,

unpack system.img, and use ext2explore-2.2.71

to unpack build.prop - get incremental value

from there.

Then if it was 3.2 old update, then

change your build.prop value,

and you will get another 3.2.1 latest ota.

Do the same steps as before,

and stay on with latest build.prop value.

Then just wait for ICS :)

And be sure after ICS will come,

to modify again your build.prop

with lower vallue to be 'safe' - 'rescue-backdoor'.

br

condi
[Sony Tablet S] TomaHawk93:
congratulations codi, i can only wish you all the best for the future.
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Thank you very much !! :) :)
[Sony Tablet S] yohandesilva1:
Condi Our Hero

Congratulations Condi, When I had my unlock problem he was the only one who responded me :) you will make a great husband cz you are caring. Respect Condi
[Sony Tablet S] tushar.das:
I installed the rescue-backdoor then the OTA fix, soon after I installed the OTA fix, I got a notification that an update is ready to be installed. I un-knowlingly installed the update and now I cannot get back the root. Please suggest me what I can do..
[Sony Tablet S] Jorgitosms:
If the installed update has build 10 kernel, unfortunately there's nothing you can do now. Just wait for some news....
[Sony Tablet S] obicom:
Could you post exactly information about Android version and Kernel version, please?

You will find this pieces of information under 'settings-> about this tablet'

If you have luck, you are now on Android version 3.2 with kernel build#10 and a second update is available.

If you are now on Android version 3.2.1 (release2) with Kernel version build #10 -> Hard luck !
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
I've made today some simple test.

We can test out all the recovery binaries, patched ones, cwm ones,

without risk.

Without risk, but also only temporarly for now.

But its good to make something more :)

Recovery is being replaced [in recovery mode booted].

Simple test with edited original recovery,

no checksum, just changed the title :D

Just as curiosity :)
[Sony Tablet S] obicom:
Could you explain how, please?

If it is possible the modify the recovery, it should be possible to eliminate the signature check, yes? To implement Nandroid backup&restore also?!
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Yes, you can patch original recovery binary to disable signature check,

but as I wrote - its temporary. The way to achieve it is the same,

as with temporary keys change (in AiO function).

Use _hack_recovery.zip from as in AiO, push your modified recovery bin,

for example:

adb push modified_recovery /cache/recovery

then get into adb shell, get root, and if you want to replace recovery

binary which is located in /sbin/recovery, then you can't because of error:

cannot create /sbin/recovery: text busy

So use my clever command :) > which finds out process id of recovery,

kills it, and then quickly replaces binary, because recovery goes back in a moment:

/system/bin/kill -9 `/system/bin/ps | /system/xbin/grep recovery | /system/xbin/awk '{ print $2 }'`; /system/bin/cat /cache/recovery/modified_recovery > /sbin/recovery

And after blank screen, and a second or two you will get your new recovery,

of course if its correct/proper one :)

And as I said - temporary till reboot. So on one side - its good cause

its 100% secure, but on the other side its bad cause its not permanent :D
[Sony Tablet S] ptlab:
Hi all!

First of all I want to give my congratulations to condi on the fine job he's doing, and the marriage.

Second I want to ask "in public" permission to port the AiO to Linux and added links to the port and the original on my website (still unpublished).

I'm working on a full system theme so all my devices (android, laptop, desktop amd media center) to have all the same color scheme.

Best regards to all
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Thank you very much guys for the wishes! :)

@ptlab: i see no problem ;) PM.
[Sony Tablet S] DaDDy ICEPOC:
hi condi,

sebarkh was helping me but he hasnt replied to my last message so he must be busy and i am eager to get this done lol. appreciate the help he was giving though :)

i posted earlier (above) to show i couldnt do anything due to no root and posted the screenshot of the error.

sebarkh said i just needed to create a custom ROM with your tool. i must have missed something as the instructions he gave to do that with your tool requires you to have root.

I am sure i am probably missing something small and stupid but if you could point me in the right direction it would be appreciated.

Short version is i am happy to wipe this thing back to older kernels or do whatever is needed to root it but i am a bit lost with it.
[Sony Tablet S] ptlab:
A call to all Linux Users

Hello again,

With condi's permission, i've started to port his wonderfull AiO to be used on Linux OS.

The connection to the Tablet S itself is not included for now, but you can later use this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1327139 to do so.

But the real motive of this post is that i need a feedback from potential users:

1 - Do you want packaging with a maximum 2 days delay from condi's release? Or can I use a GIT repo?

2 - Is it REALLY necessary to include wget (or a verificationof it existance) with the script?

3 - How about xterm?

4 - Are there any tools that you would think should be included? (adb for linux will be included for both x86 and x86_64 for those without 32bits libs)

I'll apreciate any feedback.

BR
[Sony Tablet S] obicom:
@Condi

Hi my friend,

maybe I found a issue in the decrypted and pre-rooted update.zip

Today I did a deeper look into the zip file and was a little bit confused regarding the su file. I would expect it in the 'xbin' folder, but found it in 'bin' folder. Why?

The busybox file was placed correct in 'xbin' folder.

Could it be, that there is a typo in your script?

The update.zip was created with an older version of your script.

Maybe the issue is solved in the current version.

Could you double-check it please?
[Sony Tablet S] Schrammi:
Could this the reason for loosing root in my case?
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
No thats not a typo. Its not important if su is located in bin or xbin.

Both of the directories are included in PATH variable.

So for example when you will write 'su' in shell - it will be found.

Thats not an issue.

The same goes with busybox.

We (users) decide where to install it.

xbin dir has got only few binaries by default.

So for me 'better' is to install busybox there.

No. Don't search for a mistake by other users, just take a closer look what you've done.

br

condi
[Sony Tablet S] obicom:
Thanks for the clarification Condi.

I know that both folders are in PATH .. but original su was located in 'xbin', so I was a little bit confused and it could be, that a superuser update (incl. su file) will try to update the su binary in 'xbin' but is located in 'bin'.

In worst case we will have to su files on our tablet, one in 'xbin' one in 'bin' and this could end in a issue. That do you think about this ?
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
AFAIK superuser app should also detect where su is located.

Just try to run 'busybox installer' free app from market - it also

detects where current busybox is installed.

Thats not a problem :)

br

condi
[Sony Tablet S] Nesquick95:
Or you can copy su to bin and create a symlink on it in xbin...
[Sony Tablet S] madchicosmina:
AiO 2.5 doesn't work

Just a quick info.

I don't know why but the fact is that AiO 2.5 doesn't work for me and 2.4 work's.

In 2.5 de device can't be seen by OS.

Just for notice.

Thks
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Thanks for reporting. Could you please give more info about it?

Device cant be seen = you mean its not recognized in device manager?

Maybe you could make screenshot of v2.5 problem?

I'd like to know what is the source of your problem, and fix it :)

br

condi
[Sony Tablet S] DaDDy ICEPOC:
A Place For Quick Answers

Hi All,

I have started a thread to show some quick answers to save you reading a tonne of posts and also asking questions that have already ben asked.

you can find it here:

DaDDy ICEPOC's Thread of Answers

This has been posted with Condi's permission.
[Sony Tablet S] obicom:
I know it is a little bit 'off topic' but .... :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CONDI !!!!!
[Sony Tablet S] madchicosmina:
I don't have much more details.. Onde inside AiO 2.5 the PC simply doesn't see's the tablet. Even if i switch off AiO 2.5, and go throught adb.
[Sony Tablet S] Milx:
Guys, I Have

Android Version

3.2.1 (release 2)

Kernel Version

2.6.36.3

integ-build@build10#1

does this mean i am unable to achive root ?
[Sony Tablet S] Schrammi:
Yes. No chance.
[Sony Tablet S] Milx:
but i have achive root using this AIO, so i dont think it was not no chance at all :confused::confused:
[Sony Tablet S] Schrammi:
How?
[Sony Tablet S] Milx:
I just follow d instruction...instal the driver n root it using aio
[Sony Tablet S] Schrammi:
This is not posible. Please post your device information from the about screen and show me you got root...
[Sony Tablet S] prbloodeyes:
I got my tablet updated to the lates ota and now I was able to get it rooted.

View attachment 1008075

View attachment 1008077
[Sony Tablet S] Schrammi:
Because of the small resolution of the pics i cant read anything. can you upload these to another location? Here you can find my screenshot, please compare...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=24628748&postcount=9
[Sony Tablet S] prbloodeyes:
Sorry for low res picture

Android version 3.2.1 (release2)

Kernel version 2.6.36.3 integ-build@build5 #1

this is the leatest ota, It will work after you update.
[Sony Tablet S] prbloodeyes:
View attachment 1008120
[Sony Tablet S] prbloodeyes:
View attachment 1008133
[Sony Tablet S] Milx:
This my build...
[Sony Tablet S] Milx:
And this is my root basic status..
[Sony Tablet S] Maeur1:
Can you please take a decent photo of that, i can just barely read build10, but can you get the same sort of photo as you did with the second screenshot? Would be reallly helpful.
[Sony Tablet S] Milx:
edit brb
[Sony Tablet S] Milx:
oh, i give up taking SS on my Tablet "About"

this is what i have

Guys, I Have

Android Version

3.2.1 (release 2)

Kernel Version

2.6.36.3

integ-build@build10#1

u guys can belive it or not, i dont mind, maybe just every device is built diffrently =x
[Sony Tablet S] Nesquick95:
why not?

Condi's tool will perform rooting if the tablet's /log directory is writable by "shell" user. That's usualy not the case with kernel build #10 but it doesn't basically depends on the kernel. It's the script in the update.zip that puts the access rights on the directories and files. So why not a build #10 with /log writable?
[Sony Tablet S] animaleyes76:
Today i accidnetally accepted the lated OTA update but it rebooted halfway through updating and gave "error code 7" when then tablet finished booting.

Just out of curiosity i downloaded the OTA via the tool , moved to SD card and tried to flash and got the same "E:Prohibit update as a result of checking version or base sku" :( error.

I'm rooted with

Android version 3.2.1 release 2#

Kernel version 2.6.36.3 build 8#1

Build number THMAS0032400

I'm now worried i can't flash any custom roms or even download the official ones(which would clearly suck BIG time)

Any ideas?

Cheers
[Sony Tablet S] quiqsilver:
Check your region.zip file (/configs/region.zip); the recovery log is saying that it's empty/missing.
[Sony Tablet S] cezarL:
Hello everyone!

Noob questions following :)

Well, I'm used to flashing the hell out of my Android phones, but this is my first tablet (expecting delivery tomorrow), and the rooting / flashing process seems different.

Now, assuming my Tablet S doesn't come with that dread build#10 kernel I read about, should I go ahead and root it right away, with this tool? (big thank you to Condi for his efforts!) Or should I install OTA updates first, hoping I won't end up with a build#10 kernel?

More to the point:

Once I root it, how would I install updated versions afterwards?

I didn't see any custom ROMs posted in this section... does the tool itself install the latest rootable ROM version?

Many thanks in advance!

PS-seems rather silly that Sony lets you unlock the bootloaders for the Xperia line, but they don't allow it for the tablets...
[Sony Tablet S] animaleyes76:
Hi, seems it might not be exactly the same error as i have region.zip with lots of files and all of them populated as well.

I'm not the best adb user so what's the easiest way to get hold of the recovery log?

Thanks.
[Sony Tablet S] whiterider13:
I would recommend rooting first, then you can download the OTA updates and root them with the tool before you actually run the update.

I may be wrong, but from what I have read online, the tablet S doesn't even come with a locked bootloader.

Sent from my Classic EVO using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Sony Tablet S] cezarL:
Thanks for that, just what I wanted to know. The instructions in the OP do mention the tool can root OTA updates, just wasn't sure if it can also download them.

I thought the whole rooting problems came from the fact that the bootloader is locked?

I may have misread, though; I only started browsing the Tablet S section here on XDA yesterday evening.
[Sony Tablet S] DaDDy ICEPOC:
No custom Rom as you mentioned so the benefits are limited to apps that use root etc. as far as i am aware (please someone correct me if i am wrong) but as long as you are just rooting the version on the tablet the official updates will still arrive normally and be ok to install. just obviously be aware that the updates are likely to contain locked kernels so you could back at square one.

Condi: Quick Q. i am not asking for an eta or anything but wondered if you are hanging back until ICS is out to work on that instead? just wondered as i am checking back often to see if anyone has found a way yet and it kind of makes sense to me to do it that way.

---------- Post added at 07:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:14 PM ----------

ok you have aroused my curiosity....

could i ask you try and speak with condi or other developers to do some sort of tests, info dumps etc to see how you managed to get it done on yours?

also, my build number is THMAS0032400 which is below the kernel version on the about screen. maybe this makes some difference as i match everything else yours has. what is yours?
[Sony Tablet S] quiqsilver:
adb pull /cache/recovery/log
[Sony Tablet S] animaleyes76:
Hi

I get remote object /cache/recover/log doesnt not exist.

In fact even the recover directory doesnt exist and if i pull the whole cache directory it pulls 0 files :(