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[Sony Tablet S] praed0r:
Hi Condi,

Superb work !!!

2 Questions

Early on I downloaded an OTA and saved it to SD as per a previous thread of yours. Problem is that I don't know if the OTA is one of the "unrootable" versions. (can this be identified without installing it ?)

Currently I have root and would like to keep it ! - so - as well as downloading the OTA I used ADB to copy my TabletS system to my PC, can this system copy be used to create an "update.zip" and used to restore my tablet in case of problems during customisation ?

Would much appreciate your opinions on these questions.

Thanks.
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Use no.8 option to make it decrypted, and add root built-in, sign it.

Then feel free to flash it (with no. 11 option) :D btw what region is your device?
[Sony Tablet S] Aspire4520:
so we can not root build# with this version ? :(
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
No. It's for rootable devices.
[Sony Tablet S] praed0r:
Thanks for quick reply.

I have a UK 16Gb WiFi model.

The reasons I asked about using the system backup are twofold -

1 UK tablet S not on the region supported list

2 I have customised my tab, would be handy to restore to that point
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
I haven't tried it on other regions (with temp change) than listed in 1st post.

You could try it on your device, or wait for someone else to do it ;)

br

condi
[Sony Tablet S] praed0r:
I have seen on another forum that the dev had created a utility for Windows that would take an ADB system copy and convert it to a backup zip. (I'm searching for the article right now - sure it was on the Tabletroms Advent Vega forum)

Thanks again Condi

Praed0r

Found the post I was looking for on Villainrom forum, unfortunately it is a utility to convert a CWM backup to an NVflash file, not an ADB system copy as I had (mis)remembered.

Guess I'll find out if your utility works with a UK OTA when I have a problem that needs a re-install !!!
[Sony Tablet S] masterchif92:
i can't find my device with the command adb devices i have tried the guide for install driver and adb but when i pres sdk tools i can't download anything the window appear and disappear who can help me??
[Sony Tablet S] praed0r:
Have you tried this automated guide:-

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1488822

Praed0r
[Sony Tablet S] Maeur1:
I currently did the whole back door thingy with my tablet, but i also updated to kernel 10 accidentally and now it is unrootable with this tool, is there gonna be a later version that is able to root it?
[Sony Tablet S] sebarkh:
'_hack_recovery.zip'

doesn't work, giving me sku base version error.

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I changed every single one above, and even some more and still... "system up to date".

I also tried to use option:

Disable recovery update.zip signature-check [temporarly till reboot].

And this Is what I got:
[Sony Tablet S] mcnaz:
Archive is either in unkown format or damaged

Hi there.

I've downloaded signed-nbx03_001-ota-120410004.zip twice but am getting a "Archive is either in unknown format or damaged" when trying to extract with either WinRAR or 7zip.

Am I missing something?

Thanks in advance
[Sony Tablet S] Cero92:
Hello, there's a way i can downgrade?

It says that the kernel i'm using is not rootable for now :(
[Sony Tablet S] Maine_Coon:
You don't need to extract the archive. You need to put it in the root directory of the external SD card and run it from there, as described on the first page of this thread.
[Sony Tablet S] Plays2:
Hey will the tweaks in this work with ics? i have it updated and rooted but the tweaks menu doesnt work/:
[Sony Tablet S] nutsymtom:
hi condi

cause of reading about some ICS-bugs, i want to know, if it is possible, after update a prerooted ICS, to flash back to 3.2.1r2 with an prerooted 3.2.1r2 - wich is saved on my pc.(in case i want to)

I'm on 3.2.1r2 at the moment - i have the 3G Version - so i have to wait anyway. Only want to know if it is possible.

hope you understand my bad english

nice work keep on!

greets nutz
[Sony Tablet S] ejchis:
I haven't really seen a response for the bricked people. Maybe I missed it. If so, I apologize.

Is this potentially fixable? Or should I be shipping my tablet to a service center? I'm on who can only access recovery. I would love to hear some thoughts.

Thanks.
[Sony Tablet S] mmisep:
Hello Condi I've flashed the recovery and got the following .log file.
[Sony Tablet S] sebarkh:
Let me speak for Condi, as he is from Poland where we have 9 days of holiday now, and it is also firstnwarm time this year. Let him hav a rest. I am sure he will not leave anyone without assistance.

I just wonder how many bricks we have now?

Perhaps none, that is why no response been made... :-D
[Sony Tablet S] animaleyes76:
anyone know hw to reverse the add wifi ad hoc functionality? My ability to turn on wifi has gone since i updated using it. i have the back up ones but hav eno idea wehere to put them

cheers

got it ...........
[Sony Tablet S] MSmith1:
There are plenty of people that are still bricked. I am one of them.
[Sony Tablet S] k.bergmann2:
i've updates to ics via aio tool. now my tab tells me that there is an update. shall i download and install it?
[Sony Tablet S] ejchis:
I am too. If anyone had been and somehow isn't anymore, please let us know how that happened.
[Sony Tablet S] mmisep:
I think what sebarkh is saying is that we are not really bricked. I mean, I thought I was not even able to ADB to the tablet, but I could still pull the log file, and the tablet boots to recovery, so there is still a hope, and the tablet itself is not yet an unsusable peace of plastic.

I will keep waiting for Condi's magic, I understand that he has more in life than this forum thread, and he needs some time off. I mean, the guy is freshly married, so let him enjoy his time with his wife, I'm sure he'll not let us waiting forever.
[Sony Tablet S] blambo:
NO...

I'm not sure why some people get this update message direct from Sony and most don't. I got the same message, so, I didn't want to risk it. My answer, (IMHO of course,) is:

NO, don't risk it.

Just use the AIO tool again, go to #4 "Tweaks and Mods", then #3 to toggle "OTA system updates" to "Disable." I did, and everything works just fine.

We can then hope that there will be a sweet new XDA developer ROM sometime soon, with an even more powerful kernel. In the meantime, send condi a fine tip for his accomplishments here, and hope that he continues his incredible work on this frustratingly complicated project. You know he deserves it.
[Sony Tablet S] sebarkh:
The funny thing is I also semi-bricked mine, I only had access to recovery.

But, I made wipe, rebooted a couple of times (it was stucking on sony logo), and finally it booted well...

Still don't know why....

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I think the reason one gets the ota notification, other doesn't is quite obvious:

In one region there is an update available and in other there is not any ICS update.
[Sony Tablet S] a random person:
Probably a noob question, but what if we install something like ota rootkeeper and then update via official, unmodified ota? Would that allow us to keep root? Or is that only for updates to the same version? (eg 3.x -> 3.x)
[Sony Tablet S] robinwilson16:
Hello

The rom I have won't work for you if your region is set to Italy.

There seems to be a different 3.2.1 rom for every region and then for each device type (16GB no 3G, 32GB no 3G, 16 GB and 3G, 32GB and 3G) so there must be many roms.

The rom that worked for me (16GB and 3G for UK region) was: info.update. sony.net/ST003/nbx03_004/contents/0009/signed-nbx03_004-ota-0042.003.zip (can't post links as I need 8 posts it says!)

As far as I understand it I was able to downgrade to Android 3.2.1 as the ICS rom which is generated using the AIO tool has the backdoor patch in it which lowers the version number. That way it believes that 3.2.1 is newer than the ICS version and it matched the UK region and device type so lets me "upgrade to it". Once back on 3.2.1 I was able to repeat the exploit using the AIO tool and get ICS back.

I think that the ICS rom is only for USA so that if you change your region afterwards it then fails to boot as it no longer matches the expected region and as it doesn't boot you can't get back into the AIO tool and change it back again.

The key to this is looking at recovery.log in the tmp folder inside the AIO folder after recovery fails. From recovery you can run adb pull /tmp to place the files there then open with notepad.

It then gives you info on the expected region and device type after it errors with the E:failure message.

I'm still not sure how you work out which rom you need to get from Sony's servers though but there must be some logic to the numbering.

So I think as long as you used the rom from the AIO tool then you have the backdoor and can "upgrade" to 3.2.1 (after working out the correct rom). However if you have the OTA ICS update from Sony then you will not have the backdoor and will stuck until a newer Sony rom comes out.

Also this is the reason you keep being prompted to update. The backdoor patch has lowered your version number therefore the device thinks a newer rom exists. But if you install this then you will be on the official ICS rom which will be the same except you will lose root.

P.S. Some of what I have written may not be correct so please correct me if anything I have said is wrong.

Robin
[Sony Tablet S] blambo:
Possibly, but I think we are all using condi's AIO to force the US region update model, then updating with root via the AIO only.

I have two Sony Tablet S models, both from the US, but I have not been in the USA since January. One S is 32gb, the other 16gb. The 32gb was/is rooted, the 16gb was not.

When condi's AIO featured the tweak to block updates (>Honeycomb to ICS with the possibility of losing root<,) and knowing that ICS was imminent, I used it. The block worked perfectly. The un-rooted 16gb received the ICS update message as normal, the rooted (and update blocked) 32gb did not. (TY condi!)

So, again, I think that the Sony update notice, that some of us are getting after doing the AIO ICS update, is some sort of holdover "update" message triggered from the previous OS. It's just an intuitive assumption though, nothing to back it up. But now think about how many ghosted glitches and prompts there are when Windows OS versions are updated... hundreds? Each machine never have the same ones either, always random, similar to the situation here.

Ideas?
[Sony Tablet S] bandrea15:
where I can find italian 3.2.1 rel.2?
[Sony Tablet S] whiterider13:
Unfortunately, OTA RootKeeper will not work. I took a chance and tried, now I am stuck without root until a new exploit is found.

Sent from my Sony Tablet S using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[Sony Tablet S] robinwilson16:
Hello bandrea15

I'm not sure how to identify the correct rom as Condi told me to use that one and it worked. I'm guessing it is somewhere on Sony's servers.

It may help if you put your device into bootloader mode and then try to use Condi's rom or the hack_recovery one. Then once it has failed run adb pull /tmp when connected to the computer and post the log here which should contain the region and model details and someone may be able to work out the correct rom for you.
[Sony Tablet S] haenraets:
So i'm trying this but there is nothing happening after the "installation" from the _hack_recovery zip the first time. How long do I have to wait, reboot or something?

I tried it last friday but didn't have enough time at that moment. But that step worked without any problem.
[Sony Tablet S] samyukta88:
Hello

I m in a great dilemma n mess with my 3g tablet

I dint read condi's instruction prior to the update and got my 3g tab updated to official usa ics firmware by changing the region

After upgrading I lost my root as well as 3g

Now I m left with no 3g n no root

So is it possible for me to get the 3g back once when sony releases the 3g firmware without root?

Plz someone be kind enuff to reply me and help me out plz
[Sony Tablet S] bandrea15:
How can I run adb? is possible in recovery mode?condi's tool says no device found...
[Sony Tablet S] ejchis:
This is encouraging. I'm rebooting and rewiping repeatedly. Hopefully it will break through one time.
[Sony Tablet S] quiqsilver:
3.2.1 r2 IT no3G.

3.2.1 IT no3G.

3.2 IT no3G.

3.2.1 r2 IT 3G.

3.2.1 IT 3G.
[Sony Tablet S] rfreeman:
I cant use the fix, not working for me, I put it in the PC in the All in One directory run it and after that I run the AIO tool, still red screen telling about is not rootable.

Thank you.
[Sony Tablet S] obicom:
A quick question ... since the update I have a issue with the led notification LED.

I don't know why but often the red LED (low battery) is blinking without a understandable reason. Do only I have this issue or can someone of you confirm this?

Is there a setting or something else to switch this notification off?
[Sony Tablet S] sebarkh:
And why are you trying this? What you trying to fix using this.?.
[Sony Tablet S] SudaDreamS:
condi, I just love your work, I just bought you a cold drink :) since I don't drink :)

also as a cheer to help us find a root for the OTA ICS
[Sony Tablet S] rfreeman:
I lost the root in the process, and now Iam trying to root again, I followed all the steps, including rooting and signing, now I am in 4.03 but without root.

Thanks
[Sony Tablet S] ejchis:
Condi,

I would very much appreciate any assistance in unbricking my device. I'm on a US device, and I have years of experience with rooting and custom roms on Android devices. I was also very careful in following you procedure on Saturday morning.

What can I provide to help you help me? I've never pulled a log from within recovery, so please let me know what I need to do to get that.

I'll happily donate for any progress you can help me make.

Thanks.
[Sony Tablet S] rainbow2112:
Same situation, tablet bricked after try to update http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1622939

I hope to help to solving problem.
[Sony Tablet S] quiqsilver:
Flash this in recovery mode to revert to 3.2.1 r2, root, and start the upgrade process over.
[Sony Tablet S] ejchis:
E:Prohibit update as a result of checking version or base sku

Installation aborted.
[Sony Tablet S] quiqsilver:
If that won't flash, then you're probably looking at either a corrupted region.zip or your ro.sony.build.incremental value hasn't been decremented. Can you pull tmp/recovery.log and post the contents?
[Sony Tablet S] SudaDreamS:
will this work with unrooted ICS? as I have changed region & updated to US official ICS!
[Sony Tablet S] quiqsilver:
No, recovery will not accept a lower version without edits that require root to make. You're stuck pending a new root vulnerability.
[Sony Tablet S] obicom:
Hi Condi, it looksw like that I have now a US vendor.prop but a German region.zip

What should I change to get OTA notification?

-- Edit --

Enclosed vendor.prop and region.zip
[Sony Tablet S] ejchis:
I really appreciate you helping with this. Thank you very much. I've never changed anything related to region.

Am I doing this wrong? I'm not super comfortable with adb. This is all I get:

C:\Users\>adb pull /tmp/recovery.log

1014 KB/s (7274 bytes in 0.007s)
[Sony Tablet S] quiqsilver:
You're doing it right. 'adb pull' pulls the file from the tablet to your computer. Look in whatever path you ran adb from (on your computer) for recovery.log. You can upload the file or open it with notepad or your text editing tool of choice.
[Sony Tablet S] quiqsilver:
Your region.zip is corrupt/missing and there's no known way to gain the necessary permissions to remedy the problem. You will have to contact Sony for service or try a store exchange. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
[Sony Tablet S] ejchis:
Well, damn. At least I know. Again, thanks for the assistance. Hopefully there isn't any trouble with servicing it after it's been rooted.
[Sony Tablet S] sebarkh:
If you used SuperSu on honeycomb, look for the Condi's script a few pages back, or PM me, I had the same problem, and successfuly recovered root with the forementioned script
[Sony Tablet S] sservati:
I think the tutorials are not clean and all in one place to follow, that is why many people get into mistakes, too many ifs and get from here and there and read here and there...I think it would be a good idea that some one who has done successfully and has knowledge makes a thread for noobs or if condi have time to do it will sure be the best...

I haven't done that my self since I do want to sell mine and don't want to risk brick!

Same thing is in ATRIX forum for noobs although there are other threads here and there.
[Sony Tablet S] blambo:
Java update

UPDATE JAVA

If everyone would just make sure that they have the latest "JAVA UPDATE" (USE INTERNET EXPLORER ONLY!!! AND CLICK HERE) for their respective computer's operating system, all of condi's instructions (on the first page) become abundantly and perfectly clear. Clear as day, and it is the only way.

Condi's instructions on the first page are very fine, perfect actually, but:

Without updated JAVA drivers, you ARE NOT going to see the correct text instruction sets in the AiO. PERIOD.

:( You will keep thinking that something is wrong, the prompts aren't the same.

:( You won't be able to figure out what you are doing wrong, the prompts aren't the same.

:( And, of course, it will never ever work. BECAUSE THE PROMPTS AREN'T THE SAME.

YES, REALLY!

Condi if you are around these fine days, you may want to add the JAVA update imperative to the first page.
[Sony Tablet S] sebarkh:
Hmmm, I thought, when Java JRE/SDK is not installed prompts are the same , but the EFFECTS of internal commands are not the same, for instance:

It correctly prompts you if you want to sign the update. But then It throws an error or giving you 0 bytes zip file...

Because Java in entire proces is only needed for signing the update. Nothing else.

It will not change prompts...

Correct me if I'm wrong.

And these are not DRIVERS. This is just software that enables us to run programs written in Java programming language.

Driver is a software designed for make some devices running in the system, allowing communication between computer and an external device.

Like video card, sound card, motherboard, mouse, keyboard, or even phone [adb drivers]

If we could connect Java Island of Indonesia to the PC we would need a Java driver to use it ;)
[Sony Tablet S] haenraets:
I followed this one. Worked without any problem. Step 3 does the trick I think.

Got a rooted tablet S with ICS in Belgium.
[Sony Tablet S] blambo:
Not wrong.

I personally thrashed about with this for a full two hours on the first go-round when condi originally released the ICS update. For the life of me, I couldn't update and, obviously, couldn't get root. Then recognizing anomalies in what was supposed to be there and what wasn't, I went back to the basics and decided to update java (via IE) on the Win7 X64 boxes. It instantly became clear that I had been getting incorrect outputs from the AiO all the way along previous to the java update.

I've done four so far now, two hands-on and two remotely, in each instance the JAVA platform update is the only thing that made the AiO ICS update into a simple routine, (and totally without incident.) Each and every ICS update that I have done, after updating java, has taken 5 minutes. Again, without a whisper of a problem. (I have automatic java updates turned off on all of my 6 client machines, the 2 Active Directory servers get them for security measures. At any rate, they're freaking annoying don't you think?)

So, the only thing that worked for me was updating java to SE31. The return prompts were totally different than when using SE25. Semantically, calling the java update a 'driver' update sounds far more benign than referring to it as a 'platform' update. My guess is that this is something that was addressed last "Patch Tuesday" in November of last year. Umm, I didn't get that one either. ;)

Can't say much more on it other than that, the AiO now works for me... perfectly. Thanks.
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
v2.8

Hi guys,

I've almost done v2.8.

Many changes in code, many additional region.zip checks for be secure,

I could say that now (I hope) there is no way to get it empty! ;)

Also:

1) I've made 'rescue-backdoor' ICS ready - its now modifying vendor.prop values,

2) Finishing new ver of 'region changer' ICS ready - changes values also in vendor.prop corresponding to the region.zip,

3) added check in custom update maker script - if su binary is in other then default path,

and many many other small changes :)

So everybody who wants to use it for ICS flashing, just wait till evening,

gonna make final tests, downgrade my tab to 3.2.1 and then test everything from the beginning.

br

condi
[Sony Tablet S] madchicosmina:
Hi,

I know that a lot of us asked before and still don't know how to downgrade from ICS to stock Honeycomb.

I will have to travel and need 3G. If i downgrade will i be able to put the tab exactly as i bought it?

Thanks in advance

Madchico
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
The question is - do you have rooted device?
[Sony Tablet S] Johny1fin:
Hi Condi,

After what several users including me have found to be a java issue are you able to check for a minimum java version and halt or even backstep the update if not sufficient? I needed java 64 bit I thought even though I updated the 32 bit java regularly when prompted to do so.
[Sony Tablet S] sebarkh:
Java version is the requirement. No need to waste time on checks like this, because if we follow the path of such detailed checks, the next checks would be if you have tablet s or galaxy tab, or check if you are a moron or not.... For an user there is a clean and straightforward message: have a latest Java installed. If you fail to comply to this small requirement then I wouldn't advise you to continue with playing with the AIO tool. Some basic knowlwdge and skills are a must. Sorry.

Rough words, but it has to be said.

Java problems report at Sun Java forums.

Br.

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I think he has. He uodated 3g version with wifi firmware. And now he needs to downgrade...

If I got it well reading the previous posts...
[Sony Tablet S] madchicosmina:
I'm the one who, after install ICS, didn't have root, i applied you patch and still didn't have root.

I did a factory reset and now i have root...

MAdChico

Edit: I have a 3G, 16Gb, Portuguese Tab (SGPT113)
[Sony Tablet S] obicom:
@Condi

I am confused regarding my current status (problem of a beta tester ;-) )

My region.prop looks like a German one ...

My vendor.prop has a lower ro.sony.build.incremental value then the original:

(original : ro.sony.build.incremental=120410004)

and my current build.prop 'ro.build.version.incremental' is =120410002

I guess this is the same like the original one.

It looks like a little bit 'messy'.

Is there a chance to clean up this chaos? What should I do?

Could you advise me please?
[Sony Tablet S] quiqsilver:
These are the ota updates for Germany. They were requested in a PM, but are posted here in case others need them as well:

3.2.1 r2 DE no3G. (build5?)

3.2.1 DE no3G. (build10?)

3.2 DE no3G.

3.2.1 r2 DE 3G. (build9?)

3.2.1 DE 3G.
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Gooood :)

Yes, with (upcoming) v2.8 you will clean all this with just a rerun of new version of Region Changer :)
[Sony Tablet S] obicom:
@Condi

That sounds fantastic .. I will try immediately after release and will report

Really all tree files will be fixed? Awesome ! :D

@quiqsilver

I don't need the German OTA files ..

but I would like to learn how you find the proper links on Sony server.

I have already the German files but with the German ICS update in the next weeks I want to download this for German users. Could you be so kind to explain how I could find or create the correct links for Germany? Thanks in

advance. :rolleyes:

@Condi & madchicosmina

Now I am total confused. All users repots that the lost root after factory reset. What did you do? First factory reset and then root again? :confused: