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[Sony Tablet S] motorsportgod:
fail video

hey guys, I have made a video demonstrating my frustrating fail to upgrade to pre rooted ics.

I rooted the tablet fine, have adb drivers working fine, java is correct version and sd card was empty, plenty of space on device also.

This has happened with every version of AiO tool, including 3.1 used in the video.

Please, if anyone can make sense please let me know.

p.s. i have tried not doing the root step strait away, but get the same result when i do it manually later.

http://youtu.be/pcr4vmdBfFQ
[Sony Tablet S] yogiyogs:
Hi Condi,

glad to hear that!

hope next will be wifi+3G ICS root. :)
[Sony Tablet S] Lauwisme:
Stuck on Prohibit update base sku

About a month ago, I had a working root but ****ed it up by using the rescue backdoor option... that resulted in my tablet rebooting on startup so I wen't back to signed-nbx03_001-ota-0042.001.zip but now can't do the ics rooted upgrade or the official one.

When I try to do the steps the first time I have to run the _hack_recovery.zip it failed but not in the expected way, it failed because of the prohibited update base sku message.

When I try to do adb pull /tmp/recovery.log it tells me the remote object does not exist.

What else can I try to do, somehow I'm worried about my region.zip being ****ed, but got no way to tell if that's the case...

Any help would be appreciated.
[Sony Tablet S] madchicosmina:
Hi to you all

I've just now noticed that COndi added de Wi+3G Japan FW in post #1

I've a SGPT113PT/S (Portuguese 16Gb+3G) with 3.2.1r2, rooted with AIO. Can i upgrade to ICS using this fw?

Thanks in advance
[Sony Tablet S] stifilz:
Probably better to wait for the ics for your region. As with 3g may have different settings etc. Can someone confirm this?

You could allways change to Japan region and preroot ics and add backdoor so you can change back, but this is a risk also.

Chur
[Sony Tablet S] yohandesilva1:
Well I updated mine from pre rooted ICS (wifi) to ICS (wifi+3g) with AIo tool.

But since I flashed the japan ICS FW now i get a "enter unlockcode for sim network" message

but My tab was locked to docomo when it had Honeycomb . So can someone please upload singapore 3g update

AIO tool works with no errors on windows 8 customer preview in fact I didnt even install ICS ADB drivers. Thanks condi
[Sony Tablet S] Carrot81:
Problem writing to ext SD on rooted ICS

Hi, i'm using the 16GB wifi only SG version of the tablet S and managed to update it from rooted HC to rooted ICS after changing to US region and using the AiO v3.1 (thanks condi for your great tool!)

I realised that i am now unable to write to the ext SD (mnt/sdcard2), which caused some of my apps (FBReader, PocketManga, SD Tools) to encounter errors. However, i was able to write/read to the ext SD using ES File Explorer, which has root privilege. Without granting root privilege, ES File Explorer was only able to read (but not to write) the ext SD.

Looking through the thread from pg 50 to 94, i was only able to find one post (quoted above) which had some reference to the problem i encountered.

My first question is that is this a known issue, and is there any solution/workaround for it?

Another question i have is that if I change the region back to Singapore, will it brick my device (i read a post by sebarkh that issues with region changing only occurs with pre AiO v2.9, but works fine with v2.9 and up). Anyway, is that any benefits to changing it back to SG instead of leaving it on US?

Many thanks for reading this and any help rendered! :)
[Sony Tablet S] Cat McGowan:
I described how I enabled writing to external SD in THIS post.
[Sony Tablet S] Carrot81:
It worked! Thanks! :)

But it says inside the platform.xml file that mistakes when editing the file can "open big security holes". Will I be introducing any security flaws by following your solution?
[Sony Tablet S] madchicosmina:
Hi guys,

I have a doubt! Presently i'm with 3.2.1 r2, changed the region to Portuguese, but when i look at build.prop the region is set to US.

My question is: when oficial ICS will come out to Portugal will i be able go get it OTA, or due to the fact of build.prop?
[Sony Tablet S] Cat McGowan:
To the best of my knowledge, THIS modification does not cause any security flaw.
[Sony Tablet S] Carrot81:
OK, thanks! This solves a major issue for me in the ICS update :)
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
S.onyTablet.S AiO v3.2 up ! :)

OTA.url.FINDER v1.2 up ! :)
[Sony Tablet S] stifilz:
Busy busy:rolleyes: great work again..

Also noticed link on page 1 for 3.2.1r2 is dead.. hmm removed from server??

Chur
[Sony Tablet S] EwanG:
Which, of course, only works if you're already rooted. For those of us who weren't, the search continues... :(
[Sony Tablet S] vlamers:
Hi,

I rooted my Sony Tab using US Firmware. All OK (thx Condi for AIO Tool)

Now there is a German ICS out there (I´ve a German Pad). I like to change my FW from US to German. Is this possible?

My tries with AIO 3.2:

- copied German FW to SD-Card

- run decrypt...

than there is the Screen where I have to put my Tab into recovery and flash hack_recovery.zip.

update chancels with sku error and tool is stuck on three ...

than i tried to put my tab into German region.

but with german region i get always prohibit error!?

How can I change my FW to German?

vlamers
[Sony Tablet S] stifilz:
Hmmm it seems that the build incremental has not decreased as yours is set on US ICS incremental.....

So you currently have 3.2.1 with root???

Download Root Explorer from Google Play.

Navigate to /system/build.prop

Then long click this and select 'open with text editor'

Then change this line:

ro.sony.build.incremental=111104048

This is one number before yours, hope this solves you problem.

Chur
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
After downgrade you still got new recovery (incremental/sku/update values moved to other location).

Just run AiO and use rescue-backdoor feature in tweaks&mods.

It will work :)

Thats all :)
[Sony Tablet S] vlamers:
Hi condi,

Is it possible to change rooted US ICS to rooted German ICS?

Gesendet von meinem A500 mit Tapatalk 2
[Sony Tablet S] qz8s05:
Hi condi,

Thanks for the speedy response.

I've tried running the rescue-backdoor feature and I'm still getting the 'E:Prohibit update as a result of checking version or base sku' error, whether it be 'Fail to symlink /datapp/vendor/vendor1 to /tmp/prev_vendor: File exists' or 'prev version[120410004] is larger than post version[111104049]'.

Most likely it's because I'm not understanding the process, but realistically, I'd like to be in a position where I can be on 3.2.1r2 GB, with the option to create a custom signed rom of the UK ICS realease as and when it's made available by Sony.

Your help is very much appreciated and also your hard work so far! :)

J
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
OK, now I know whats the problem :)

Its made automatically with AiO - when you flash custom zip,

but if you want to do it manually, then:

1)

use _hack_recovery.zip

2)

adb shell "/system/bin/tempsu -c '/system/xbin/busybox rm /tmp/prev_vendor'"

And flash firmware which you want to :)

br

condi
[Sony Tablet S] drsarangaa:
Pls sir help me iam from india flashed ics with root but my wifi and bluetooth not working. Wifi jst connected but not browsing internet to any application.pls help.i tried to reflash but its saying error verify pack.

Then i tried to downgrade but its saying sku error something..pls help

Sku base nbx03 001

Country us

Sku detaile 27550100 017
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Yes, sure :)

Do it the same as with US ICS. Make it custom prerooted, sign, disable signature and flash.

Not enough information. I need in details what you have done, about downgrade - I want to see recovery.log - search in this thread-earlier posts, how to get it.

br

condi
[Sony Tablet S] Lauwisme:
Hi Condi, like I said earlier in this topic, I think I'm having the same problem and already tried to adb pull the recovery log, problem is I just get a message that the remote object '/tmp/recovery.log' does nog exist... can't I use the root explorer to try to check some files to see what is wrong, something with the region or something?
[Sony Tablet S] mod777:
nevermind I figured it out
[Sony Tablet S] earni:
hey, im really struggling here guys would be so grateful for some help!

i have a UK tablet, it is currently rooted on honeycomb.

However, my problems arise when i try flashing the pre rooted ICS rom.

here's where i get to every time:

[*] In meantime device will give "Installation aborted" message
[*] = its ok (it has been blocked by AiO tool).
[*] Copying zip (to '/sdcard/decrypted_update.zip')...
(few min for full OTA - BE PATIENT!)

***************
PLEASE WAIT!...
***************

[*] DONE.
[*] Rebooting device... DON'T DISCONNECT IT YET!

[*] Waiting for device...
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *

[*] Copying out zip to PC... It will take few minutes - BE PATI
you can check '_decrypted' directory in pc - refresh it
and see how filesize grows :)
DON'T DISCONNECT TABLET!

***************
PLEASE WAIT!...
***************

[*] Copying failed. Please manually copy 'decrypted_update.zip'
from internal /sdcard to pc's AiO directory '__decrypted'.

Then i go to the /sdcard directory and the file isn't there!

Any ideas? please help me.
[Sony Tablet S] vlamers:
Thanks condi.

Worked great. But directly flashing the other ICS doesnt work for me. I first had to downgrade and than flash the other ICS, without problems. When I tried directly the tablet always hangs on booting animation.

Greetings

Gesendet von meinem Sony Tablet S mit Tapatalk 2
[Sony Tablet S] Carrot81:
Enable write permissions to SD

Hi condi,

I noticed that you had included the "Enable write permissions to SD" function in your new AiO v3.2. Is this similar to the one described by Cat McGowan above?

I had already followed the instructions described by Cat McGowan and enabled write permissions to my ext SD (i think). Should i run this function in AiO v3.2 again? Will my tablet explode? :eek::D:D

Just joking, though i'm interested to know which way to enable write to SD is "better" or if there's no difference.

Thanks for the good work!
[Sony Tablet S] mod777:
US Sony Tablet P

Android 3.2.1

Build5 #1

I tried to use recovery backdoor to get ota firmware, no ota notification to download the update. I also tried to change the increment in build.prop, same no ota update notification. And, ota url finder does not find the zip.

signed-nbx02_001-ota-0045.010.zip

Anyone have a copy of this firmware?
[Sony Tablet S] drsarangaa:
after ics probs i downgraded to hc r2.now i again tried to update ics with aio tools but it stuk in stape decrypted i deleted old recovery from both pc n sd .in this step it created new hk recovery and ask me to flash update recovery ..i done but after failed msg i my aio tool does not move above ... dots please help
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Check if you have SD card in device, and got enough space (~1gb to be sure).

Maybe you have chosen wrong file for being decrypted?

Maybe you have chosen decrypted-already zip?

Maybe you should wipe - just after ICS flash - like in downgrade procedure? ;)

But finally I'm happy that you've got ICS again :)

Yep, its a solution based on Cat McGowan's find :) Just fully automatic!

As far as I remember there was no update zip available for Sony Tab P. Only old 3.2 not '-ota-' but '-installer-' zip on servers. If you want I can provide you that update.

Describe everything in details, more clear please. And provide more info - recovery.log, screenshots, full info.
[Sony Tablet S] mod777:
Yes if you have a moment of free time to post it. I'm sure you're busy. Thanks.
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
http://bit.ly/JQO76f

PS. Got v3.3 almost ready, with tablet P regions - US and JAPAN :)
[Sony Tablet S] mod777:
Thank you. Sending u a donation tomorrow.
[Sony Tablet S] drsarangaa:
ok details are 1. i am from india i changed my region to us and succesfully updated to us ics version

2. after update i found my wifi not working so i revertd back to 3.2.1.r2

3.now i wants to get back to icsso i started ur process again

mean root devices.rescu bdr chang region

4.also deleted all files in decrepted signed folder and recovery from sd n pc to start full installation

5.ok it created new recovery n ask me to flash but after flash recovery it get stuck to three dots as in screenshot so what to do next
[Sony Tablet S] mod777:
Thanks condi.

Confirmation number: 1C239129YE445120M
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Thank you very much! :)

v3.3 should be ready in few min, you have P tab - if you have some free time, then you could try to test decrypting and making custom zip :)

br

condi
[Sony Tablet S] zetsurin:
Hi, I have an Australian tab, and started the decrypt process however I noticed a message whizz past up the screen saying that my region wasn't supported and I *think* it went ahead and changed it. Can you please prompt to make sure the user wants this to happen? I now don't know what region my tablet is!

I followed the prompts to install _hack_recovery via recovery, and it errored. However, I am not sure if the error is the one expected, as it doesn't actually say what error to expect. Unfortunately I didn't note it down. The reason I suspect that my error wasn't OK, is because at the next step I was prompted to then install update.zip... however there was no update.zip on my external sd card to install.

Any idea what's going on? I thought I would just go ahead and just update the australian ics update via recovery, and when I try to apply it, I now get the prohibit update due to sku error. And if I allow the tab to download and install the OTA update it is telling me is available, it's also failing to apply the update, showing "Error code: 7" when it boots back into Honeycomb. So I think it's confused by what region I have now.

At this stage, I would just be happy to switch my region back to Australia and install the OTA update unrooted, but there is no option for that in the region changer. Any reason why there is a New Zealand option, but not Australian option in the region changer? When I try to revert it back to the default option it just fails and I end up in the same situation as above.

I also have no recovery.log file and even no /tmp file at all, strangely.
[Sony Tablet S] stifilz:
Because NZ rulez and AUZ drools. HAHA jk. Because I asked condi to add it for the region changer and gave him the required files. I will let condi handle this one, he is at work atm so please be patient.

Good luck

Chur
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Why Austria is not included in region changer? Because you havent provide it.

If you dont know which error you had after using _hack_recovery,

then its only your fault - you should read everything from A to Z,

and also watch youtube videos which shows full procedure.

If you want to revert your region back,

then check /backups directory,

if there is some region.zip - check its content

if region/region.prop is not modified to 27550199.

If you have that kind of backup, then make another copy of it,

and name it as: "backups\original_region.zip",

then run AiO - go to region changer, and choose "0" to restore backup.

PS. make a copy of /configs/region.zip - and send it to me,

even if you dont have a original copy, then I will give you proper Australian region.

br

condi
[Sony Tablet S] zentoruk:
Root before UK update?

Is it best to root first before doing the uk update?
[Sony Tablet S] Trueloveice:
tq!

thx man ,finally it's regions for P
[Sony Tablet S] zetsurin:
Thanks for the reply Condi. Sorry if I was sounding harsh, I understand you're doing me/the community a favour with your AIO tool rather than the other way around. Anyway, I am sending over what I think is my original region.zip, from the backups directory.

Also, I retried the _hack_recovery, and the error I received was an assert, followed by

E:Error in /tmp/desklunvr/desklunvr.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted.

The full error is in the attached image.

And basically after reverting to my orginal region.zip, my recovery won't accept the official signed Australian firmware I downloaded and tried to apply manually. If you have any suggestion what I should try, that would be greatly appreciated. Apart from this my tab seems to be working fine.

Thanks.
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
No problemo, everybody has a bad day :P ;)

The error you've got - with fingerprint - is just as it should be,

a GOOD ERROR ! lol :)

So after that you should choose earlier-created custom signed zip

(for example from Australia ICS).

Then after ICS prerooted flash you can change region without problems.

I'm gonna add Austria today evening and gonna send you modified AiO ver.

br

condi
[Sony Tablet S] earni:
Thanks for the help condi, i have a 32gb SDHC Card, my laptop doesnt support sdhc so I have ordered another sd card. Do you think this could be the problem?
[Sony Tablet S] rimsilva:
Thanks condi for your brilliant work, lets hope that custom rom's comes and add value to this great tablet!
[Sony Tablet S] robber:
Condi, thanks again for all your efforts. The fact that the tablet S is now easily rootable and can support flashing custom roms should make it much more appealing to other users which will make life better for all of us.

I do have a couple of questions;

When the ICS OTA hits, we should not download that to our devices correct? The idea will be to create a custom ICS rom that we can flash instead?

I dont have high level knowledge of this stuff, but my understanding was that there was really no way to get around the encrypted bootloader to allow for flashing customs. How were you able to pull this off?

Thanks again.

-Rob
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Hi Rob,

If ICS will not have different structure, than current OTAs,

then we will be able to make all this things automatically with AiO tool :)

If new OTA update notification will appear, then you can download the zip,

but DONT INSTALL, then get it decrypted with new AiO,

and make custom one from it :)

Yep, and flash custom one instead of stock blocked :)

And in ICS there could be even kernel build.99 lol :D

not important cause we will have root already :)

br

condi
[Sony Tablet S] jacobmllr95:
Hey condi,

thanks for your awesome work :)
[Sony Tablet S] dantheman122:
What happens if ICS comes out but we were still build 10 and hence not rooted? Do you think someone will make root access for that update then we'll be able to do everything?
[Sony Tablet S] el0heem:
So, i have something weird going on with my tablet. about two weeks ago, i was able to root my device thanks to the drivers and this clever little tool when it was version 1.1. And i know the root was successful because i was able to uninstall a lot of apps that i didn't want or care for.

Then, i tried to run the OTA Zip downloader in the 1.1 tool, and i figured everything was okay. a few days later my tablet said i needed to update my controller drivers for the playstation and i did. I think this caused me to lose root? I'm not sure what did, but i definitely lost root because superuser was gone, and i couldn't install the mounting script for init.d because of lack of permissions.

Today, using 2.1 of the tool, i tried to root the device and i get an error saying that i couldn't because of my kernal, but i'm pretty sure it's still the same, and it's the kernal that could be rooted (2.6.36.3 integ-build@build10 #1) android version 3.2.1 (release 2)

sup guys? i don't know what other info anyone would need to help a brother out, but i would be glad to provide further info
[Sony Tablet S] doc_haz:
Yep. we're on the same boat. No Exploit available for root on Kernels with Build 10+

Even if we have the OTA Backup from a previous build. The Recovery Utility wont let you update/downgrade because the sign keys wont match. So We're Stuck unrooted till someone finds another exploit. I hope i answered your question.
[Sony Tablet S] zerod78:
Hi Condi

Thanks a bunch for root for Tablet S..

Im from Singapore and my tablet details are as below with successful root with v1.1 :

Android Ver: 3.2.1 (Release 2)

Baseband : R3801

Kernel: 2.6.36.3 integ-build@build9 #1

Build Number: THMAS0282400

[ro.sony.sku.base]: [nbx03_028]

[ro.sony.sku.country]: [Singapore]

[ro.sony.sku.detailed]: [27550262]

[ro.sony.sku.version]: [27550262_4]

i had performed step 1,3,4,5 & 6 on v1.1. I had busybox installed after rooting. With v2.1 released, i met with quite a few errors:

1) adb remount -> Operation failed, no idea why but adb shell "su -c 'mount.... '" command works thou.

2) I ran option 8 of v2.1 and noticed that there is "tempsu" which doesnt seem to exist in v1.1 and i didnt really want to unroot and re-root again. Thus i manually pushed the new binaries into my tab before things starts rolling smoothly.

3) i re-ran option 8 of v2.1 and mounting of system.img to /cache/recovery/mod failed with "ioctl resource temporarily unavailable". I had bypass it via calling "busybox mount -o loop -t ext4 /mnt/sdcard2/tmp/system.img /cache/recovery/mod" instead under the function "custommake".

The 9th and 10th option are smooth w/o any issues and i was wondering to perform option 11. Im am wondering is there any backup recovery i could do should this custom_update.zip failed halfway? i didnt want to break my tab w/o knowing the consequences and mode of recovery.

Also since the region of my tab is not of the listed ones and it got temporarily changed to perform option 8-10. does this affect the custom_update.zip that is going to be installed showing up as the changed region? If so, will it break anything or should it break anything, how can i revert/fix?

TIA
[Sony Tablet S] thomas.raines:
Has any body tried the pipe2 exploit on the locked kernels? I just read about it last night and i haven't had a chance to try it yet...

Sent from my BAMF SGH-T959V!
[Sony Tablet S] el0heem:
you did, sir. thanks, i'll just wait and watch all these other guys play, then.
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
1.> adb remount never worked for me also, i think - because we dont have rooted shell (ro.secure=1?), but thats not a problem, fortunatelly we've got su inside shell,

2.> you didnt have to put tempsu in device - there is a 'condition' in new functions, which checks if there is the binary, if not - it puts it in device :)

but thats good that you see what is necessary :cool:

3.> never had such problems, thanks for info, i've changed it - in next ver it will be with busybox.

about _hack_recovery.zip > you dont have to be affraid. it will not harm your device. It will break just before anything serious is made. Its just our 'key'.

"does this affect the custom_update.zip that is going to be installed showing up as the changed region?" >

Custom update will be flashed with your correct region, it will be faked - recovery thinks that it gets region.zip for changed-region, but inside changed-region directory there is your original region.zip. Ufff.. I hope that I wrote it understandable :D lol

"Im am wondering is there any backup recovery i could do should this custom_update.zip failed halfway?" > Why should it failed halfway? :P

In the worst scenario - lets assume that your device is bootlooped, broken. if your device is temp-region-changed, then you just boot again into recovery, get full 3.2.1 ota for poland (temp-region), and you've got working again device ;)

br

condi

ps.

v2.2 ready, released

.
[Sony Tablet S] masterchif92:
anyone can help me WFT????? adb recognize te tablet but yuor bat give me error!!!!!!
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
driver related problem, or pc system related problem.

use it on other pc. install auto adb installer, then use AiO tool.

Ive made even the effort and translated error message from your screenshot.

'impossibile trovare il percorso specificato'. = 'Can not find the path specified'.

Try to move S.onyTablet.S directory to root of your disc C:\.

Maybe its too deep in directory structure?

as you wrote - 'my bat' - doesn't give errors to other ~1000+ users.

if you don't know how to verify if your drivers are ok,

then use search, and read the forum.

that's all.

------edit:

ohhh and BTW, why you were so lazy, not to even unpack all the tool,

but only to run .bat from 7zip file?