yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
yeah, i had two choices - run rollback, and most probably get root very rarely, unstable process, or pay no attention to data and get stable tool with fast root :)

here you've got info how to install drivers in windows 8 x64

PS. you want to flash R5A or higher? you will loose adb and preroot function! im thinking about some possibility to keep shell in recovery with higher versions!
[Sony Tablet S] sapphire88:
as you were saying, i have to install the driver for recovery, i can see sony in device manager with the yellow triangle, but if i try to install the driver it says that there isn't any driver available for the device, i'm using the same driver that i have for adb.. where is the problem? driver signature already off
[Sony Tablet S] shahzaib.khan:
thnx alottttt i got super user :D....but now can any one guide me what to do to flash honeycomb or xperia tablets rom into my sony tab s and will root remains or it will gone ?

and yea very very easy method thnx alott condiiii
[Sony Tablet S] sapphire88:
never mind about driver installation, i just had to manually change some string to make them work :)
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
remember that even if you will flash prerooted r5+ firmware it will update recovery and block/disable adb shell in recovery !

btw if you will flash some fw via automode - post results also :)
[Sony Tablet S] sapphire88:
for now i'm not going to flash any update, i will just stay with the r2a because it is a 3g tablet and i need 3g function, anyway, it has created the decrypted zip but if i try to make it pre rooted and with backdoor installed it gives me a lot of error..
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
have you tried with 'run-as-admin'? and have you unpacked AiO to root of C:\ ? (C:\S.onyTablet.S v5.0\...) ?

pm me log of custom-up-make errors.
[Sony Tablet S] shahzaib.khan:
cant go further after decripting...it gives me a error assert failed and a long message and then i go to the sd card and flash install.zip file while during verification and then installation aborted i dont know what to do now ?

yes i have again installed the adb driver in recovey but tell me that is the same method to install drivers right ? now my device is shown as andoir device/ composite device
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
take a look at one of videos in OP, the one which shows how decrypting etc goes, from a to z ;)

you will see how it should look/proceed like.
[Sony Tablet S] shahzaib.khan:
i saw that video the error showed up in that videi is installation abort msg but i got error and status 7 i dont remember that its just crap written there

and yeah i also cant find hack recovery in my sd card/......i didnt format my sd card and there are more files in that sd card can that cause this problem ? anyways now backing up my 32gig sd card and then try after format
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
delete files\_hack_recover.zip from AiO and try again :)
[Sony Tablet S] xperia_pro:
before say me vpn faker injected reboot my tablet and say waiting for device

before say unfortanely don't open terminal emulator exploited

what can i do?
[Sony Tablet S] mikajo:
I also get the error code seven :( Thus, I cannot update from HC to ICS and thus I cannot try this great tool :( But I even tried to update immediately via OTA and didn't even connect my phone to the PC (I tried earlier to use AiO-Tool v 4.1., are there maybe any files remaining on my tablet?)
[Sony Tablet S] shahzaib.khan:
Mikajo try to delete file hack recovery from aio tool folder and try again I am also trying this right now.....

Xperia pro just close aio tool and remove usb from tablet and again plugin and try again
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
wipe via recovery, and try again. only some certain devices got problems with injected package (you cant take a look at /data/system/uiderrors.txt),

or after reboot packages.xml is being restored/rebuild somehow... after good permissions, and writable packages.xml somehow...

but for sure - after XX times you will get root :)

try several times, wipe, try again.
[Sony Tablet S] xperia_pro:
yes work, i rooted succesfully my tablet :D

THANK YOU VERY MUCH CONDI you are my idol :DDDDDDD

thanks thanks thanks

before more than 50 trys workkk yeaaaah
[Sony Tablet S] shahzaib.khan:
still cant see abort message and goy an error of tmp/desklunrv/desklunvr.zip

(status 7)

and the aio tool is not also going further because of i think this error

i have formated my sd card and copy this file into it (signed-nbx03_016-ota-0042.004)<<this is honeycomb right ?
[Sony Tablet S] psxpetey:
Is it possible to downgrade ure recovery?
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
tmp/desklunvr error is also correct hm.............

show me. recovery.log.
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
unfortunatelly for now no. its in hidden.img which is encrypted blob,

and device refuses to update with lower than present recovery version.

great :)

am I remember good? you waited very looong time to get root? ;)
[Sony Tablet S] shahzaib.khan:
how to do that i didnt know how to show recovery log
[Sony Tablet S] stifilz:
V5.0 Up BTW.... Worked a treat. Deleted apps but that is expected. Once again condi you came through. :D

THANK YOU
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
my pleasure :D btw im thinking still about disabled recov shell... got some ideas ;)

oh and got in my mind a way to make hack_recovery work on new Xperia Tab,

do you know if there is also disabled adb? what is recovery revision? 3 fw versions,

maybe in some its still not disabled?

br

condi
[Sony Tablet S] mikajo:
I think the error code seven does not have anything to do with AiO-Tool, cause it also appears when I try to update to unrooted ICS via OTA directly. Maybe something in the build.prop is wrong
[Sony Tablet S] stifilz:
So this would be for future R5 installs....? So i missed the boat.... again lol :crying:

Anyway for me revision is: rev.36, BL: 0x00000008, EC: master

Well yeah 4 version for Xperia; 4,5,6,6a (6a being the most difficult :P) not sure about disabled recovery, have not heard about it....

.... Had a hard enough time convincing people pre-root etc would not longer work with new recovery... rofl

Once again great work. We have missed you :laugh:

Stifilz
[Sony Tablet S] shahzaib.khan:
Tried every way but cant do further after that status 7 error...:(....

Now I m gonna show u the pic of my tab and laptop .....

Once again how to know the recovery log?

http://db.tt/4Ucccl3B

http://db.tt/5X7Kbd6f

http://db.tt/cXxUTVW4

Here are the screen shots...
[Sony Tablet S] psxpetey:
Ahhhh that sucks

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Thats why I cant downgrade to 3.2.1 it all makes sense now!! The recovery wont let me because its ylthe 4.03 rv5 recovery I bet
[Sony Tablet S] shahzaib.khan:
so no downgrading :S?
[Sony Tablet S] psxpetey:
Once you have 4,03 r5a recovery which is 3e I dont believe so ive treid everything but if you have lower than 3e you should be able to
[Sony Tablet S] shahzaib.khan:
I have 4.0.3 release1a.....can I downgrade?? And how plx can u guide me:/
[Sony Tablet S] psxpetey:
Sure its pretty easy are you rooted right now?

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Go into recovery and check your recovery version if its not 3e than yep you can downgrade let me know
[Sony Tablet S] shahzaib.khan:
Yes I have rooted but my recovery version is 3e :/....

Wtf really I hate tablets ics it jusst pissed me off alot .....

So it means I cant go back ???

And after root I am receiving a popup msg for update??? What is that? Should I do?
[Sony Tablet S] psxpetey:
For now yep thats correct Ive tried it on like every firmware except us 4.03 no revision and us rv1a

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I agree id rather have honeycomb:( but if you want to try to downgrade ill give you the step by step
[Sony Tablet S] shahzaib.khan:
U said I cant go back then how u can guide me ??? I mean did u manage to go back to honeycomb from 3e recovery?
[Sony Tablet S] psxpetey:
No but I accidentally updated to 4.03 ra5 before I managed to try downgrading you might be able to tho if your tab has never been on that firmware give it a shot it wont hurt your tab if you get bootloop just reboot and you will be back to normal
[Sony Tablet S] shahzaib.khan:
Arright then guide me I will give it a try

I am again trying one more time after changing region to US
[Sony Tablet S] psxpetey:
On the other thread of mine you posted on I wrote you out a quick guide let me know if you need any furthur help
[Sony Tablet S] TheGuuH:
I was able to root my tablet with >>> 4.0.3 release1a

but.. it deleted everything only some apps is still remainnin ( idk why) but I dont have google market or Astro.. so I'm not able to do anything on it :S maybe it's possible to create a .zip with the GAPPS or something like that... (or any file manager)

Thank you guys

EDIT: I MANAGED TO DOWNLOAD THE APK VIA THE STANDARD BROWSER, INSTALLED IT AND NOW IT IS WORKING

EDIT2: No it's not working... when download anything it just FC
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
just go to settings and make factory reset - wipe.

root will remain, and you will have all the factory apps like market etc :)
[Sony Tablet S] bjanice44:
Xperia

Thanks for all the hard work. Just so I am clear, 5.0 of the AIO tool is not compatible with the Xperia. Tablet, correct?
[Sony Tablet S] TheGuuH:
I updated to the 'newest' google play APP using the script after it NOW IT'S WORKING, I'm able to download the apps once again :)

So i'll try wipe... if it does not work i'll burn you like jesus... no no just kidding :):silly:

EDIT: Doing it now Codi, I guess you deserve a good cup of beer!

EDIT: @Codi okay my apps are back! Thanks sir! waiting for the end of the months to donate :D (pay day)
[Sony Tablet S] obicom:
Hallo DerHerrStefan,

ist denn dein Device nun gerootet? Ansonsten hift dir die prerooted Version wirklich wenig, denn du kannst diese, wie Condi schon sagte, nur nutzen auf einem gerootetem Device.
[Sony Tablet S] DerHerrStefan:
Nein ist es nicht. Aber hatte ich das falsch verstanden, das wenn man ein gerootetes custom rom flasht, dass es dann wieder gerootet ist?
[Sony Tablet S] Schrammi:
Hatte ich auch gehofft, ist aber nicht so. Also hängen wir doch auf Build 10. Na toll.

---

I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?25dejx
[Sony Tablet S] sebarkh:
English, for god's sake! ;)

Or Polish :)
[Sony Tablet S] coolfire000:
Dear friend Condi,

Any possiblity of root on Kernel 10.

Please guyz do smthing even we are waiting :-(
[Sony Tablet S] DerHerrStefan:
Damn...please develop a solution to root kernel 10 and i spend you 100 beer ;-)
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
users, who had kernel build#10, and then suddenly (after reboot or other operations)

get lower rootable kernel build - I think that it may be related to /system partition(s).

sony tablet s has got two /system partitions.

1st - /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 - is used 'daily'.

2nd - /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 - is a second copy of /system.

On the beginning of update.zip operations - one of system

partitions is being written to another one,

which one will be overwritten - it depends on

index of /blflags, and 'update area' thing.

if 'update area' is '0' = make copy of mmcblk0p3 to mmcblk0p2,

and mmcblk0p2 is mounted to /system, and updated with new firmware.

if 'update area' is '1' = make copy of mmcblk0p2 to mmcblk0p3,

and mmcblk0p3 is mounted to /system, and updated with new firmware.

if anybody wants to mess with the 'other /system',

then it can be easly mounted, or even swapped on-the-fly,

and tablet will use it (yes - root is required, so only for rooted already devices):

adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /
mkdir /oldsystem
busybox mount -o move /system /oldsystem

now we need to use full path command because

device dont know where binary is :D :

/oldsystem/xbin/busybox mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /system

and voila, till reboot you will have 'the other one' /system mounted.

..or if you dont want to swap the partition,

then just make new dir, and mount mmcblk0p3

to get it investigated.

as far as unrootable devices are concerned,

maybe we could find out how to force tab to use mmcblk0p3,

or copy partition from one to other one.

don't know if its useful, and will help us to get build#10 rooted,

but everything is worth a try.

two /system's are worth to take a closer look - for sure.

br

condi
[Sony Tablet S] sebarkh:
But, wait... didn't you say that now we can root any kernel using custom prerooted update zip?
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Yes, but you've got to do this before flashing!

For example german users newest ota is unrootable.

You download it, make it custom with root built-in,

and THEN flash it.

It will be unrootable, but already rooted :)
[Sony Tablet S] Maeur1:
Just a heads up that ics is currently releasing for the tab in the end of April and so should we wait until you make a rooted version of it so that even people with build 10 can root it?
[Sony Tablet S] DaDDy ICEPOC:
I know what it says... but is there anything i can do to the device to reset the kernel back to the original factory kernel?
[Sony Tablet S] sebarkh:
But anyway there is a way.

Even if you have kernel 10, you can gain root access. This is what we want, eventually, don't we? To gain root access in ANY circumstances.

And we CAN DO it now.

Maybe it's a hard way, but it is a solution.

(Wow, I'm convincing the author, that his amazing solution is what we need. ...All we need...)

:)

Next step can be simplicity: Simplifying rooting this damn tablet is the goal now.

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Yes you can. Make a custom rom, add root and flash it onto your device. If any questions PM me.
[Sony Tablet S] fenix37197:
It's hard for me to remember exactly what I've done. I remember using the tool to install rescue-backdoor, which I recall it finishing and successfully rebooting. Next I ran OTA ZIP autodownloader, let it download the update, then let the script create a custom one. I know the script made a backup in the internal memory and a backup on my computer, but after attempting to use the provided script to digitally sign it, it would fail and the file would be removed from my system. I think I recall my last step to be installing init.d support, then after rebooting, running into the issue I currently have.

Currently my tablet will turn on with the Sony logo, then after about 10-15 seconds will turn off, I don't even get to see the boot animation.

I'm not entirely sure if I get the chance to use ADB during that process, I'll check to see, and hopefully access to root. In recovery I only have userlevel privileges with ADB and it cannot access a shell (/system/bin/sh doesn't exist).

Also, I really don't recall messing with the region changer at all.
[Sony Tablet S] sebarkh:
I don't know if we are living in two separate worlds, but I will state it once more.

:-)

Loud:

U CAN GAIN ROOT ACCESS WHEN YOU HAVE KERNEL BUILD 10

Thank u. :-D
[Sony Tablet S] Schrammi:
And how?

Gesendet von meinem Sony Tablet S mit Tapatalk
[Sony Tablet S] sebarkh:
Maybe I will make some tutorial later. For now, a short one:

Use options:

8 Create decrypted update.zip [+optional make custom].

9 Add root, "rescue-bckdr", init.d, to decrypted zip [make custom zip].

10 Sign decrypted custom-update.zip [with test-keys].

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

Using option 11 (flashing _hacked recovery zip) you can flash the custom rom with root: the one you made with option 9.

Remember to read carefully the prerequisites on first page!!!
[Sony Tablet S] Randy Edge:
I know it's a bit noobish but how to connect tablet to pc? Bought it today only.

Thanx.
[Sony Tablet S] sebarkh:
Physicaly, through an usb cable. You need to buy a separate one.

Next time choose a thread or forum to ask questions wisely.

It's not that difficult to learn to read as it seems.
[Sony Tablet S] Randy Edge:
I have this one will it work?

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/st...551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&partNumber=SGPUC1
[Sony Tablet S] Aspire4520:
Yes Please :D
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Some functions are compatible, if root is based on same method - then it should work just fine.

Dont use rescue-backdoor - I got it already fixed for Xperia Tab (upcoming v5.1 :D).

Maybe you could find some time evening, and make a teamviewer session with me?

I'd like to see how it works on Xperia Tab, and take a to know how region of device looks now in Xperia.

pm me if you would like to help ;)

gonna drink for your health :D its so fckn good to see another happy tab user :)
[Sony Tablet S] shahzaib.khan:
Can we bring device back to any firmware because I think I bricked my device now it just go further from boot animation....this device really sukcs
[Sony Tablet S] psxpetey:
Its not bricked bro reflash ics and shell start right up

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@condi for revision 5.1 do you think you could include a way to downgrade? alotta the boys are hurtin:P
[Sony Tablet S] shahzaib.khan:
I am not hurtin I am gonna hurt this device if this ****t doesnt gose to honey comb.....
[Sony Tablet S] psxpetey:
Ya its a pain lotsa peeps want to downgrade I was considering buying a factory one and sellin this one haha
[Sony Tablet S] shahzaib.khan:
I am never gonna buy a tablet again.....can u plx gimme the link of ics u have installed it because the one I downloadrd is also givong me a error that signature verification failed
[Sony Tablet S] psxpetey:
Ill give you the link just a sec
[Sony Tablet S] shahzaib.khan:
Thnx it worked...

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Wow in saudia Arabia ics version is sucks but this r5 updates looks very good....

Using ics r5 rooted....Thnx Condi and psxpetey
[Sony Tablet S] TheGuuH:
Hey guys, its possible to overclock this thing? (with defy we have the bootmenu for it...) :)
[Sony Tablet S] psxpetey:
Whats defy?
[Sony Tablet S] SWFlyerUK:
Wow condi, well done indeed, my Tab S is now rooted, It never worked for me when I did it manually.

Have just changed my region to the USA and now have the release 5 downlading.

Good job condi, good to have you back and someone working on this rather un-popular device.
[Sony Tablet S] papacarla:
Hi, condi! I'm glad to see you again.

Great work!

Did you solve the issue with unavailableness of shell in new version of recovery(r5)?
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
im glad :) enjoy it!

thank you :)

about disabled shell - nope, not yet, trying to find the solution.

br

condi
[Sony Tablet S] Vinny1967:
Hi Condi,

This might be a stupid question,but will rooting wipe my game data ?.I can't remember so far back earlier in the year when I first rooted my tab if I lost data or not :confused:
[Sony Tablet S] jamminjon82:
Yes,do adb backup
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
v5.1 finished :) Xperia Tab root now available :)

also i've made modifications to "rescue-backdoor" function

- now its also compatible with Xperia Tab :)

Xperia Tab users - PLEASE POST RESULTS! ITS VERY IMPORTANT!

up :cool:
[Sony Tablet S] Cat McGowan:
Thanks for your time and labor in creating S.onyTablet.S [ALLinONE] v5.1.
[Sony Tablet S] daniel910821:
Thanks, finally i got to root my tablet, and update to r5

Enviado desde mi Sony Tablet S usando XDA Premium HD app
[Sony Tablet S] elfeneco:
Sorry if this question seems stupid but, can we hope to see jelly bean any day on this tablet ? Thx.
[Sony Tablet S] TheGuuH:
My phone... Motorola Defy (last motorola thing that i bought lol)
[Sony Tablet S] bjanice44:
Works great on my xperia tab. Thanks condi.
[Sony Tablet S] noriya:
hi condi,my xperia tab fw 4.0.3 release3,can i root it with this too?i don't understand.
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
Thanks for the info! :)

Sure, when done post results :)
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
lol guys I was just analyzing last incremental update (US R1A >> R5) and found loll like an easter egg hahahah:

ui_print("Removing unneeded files...");
...
"/system/app/PlusOneAppManagerService.apk", "[B][I]/system/bin/su[/I][/B]",
"/system/etc/bluez/bluecore6.psr",
"/system/etc/permissions/com.sony.remotecontrol.ir.xml",
"/system/etc/permissions/com.sony.smallapp.xml",
"/system/framework/com.sony.remotecontrol.ir.jar",
"/system/lib/libgcomm_jni.so", "[U][B]/system/xbin/su[/B][/U]",
"/system/recovery.img");

hahahah s.ony friends are watching us lol ;) best regards for you guys :D

BTW im still pushing AiO further (v5.2 is being made ;) )

PS. thats another image where I see in middle/end of the script to delete /system/recovery.img.

So my point is that there is some way to boot /system/recovery.img instead of already flashed one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Sony Tablet S] psxpetey:
Let us know when you figure out how to boot it because lets fsce it....we all know you will hahaha
[Sony Tablet S] jamminjon82:
If you are able to build a custom recovery I will be super excited! I vote for twrp.
[Sony Tablet S] psxpetey:
That would be so awesome I agree
[Sony Tablet S] SWFlyerUK:
Got my Xperia Tab back today, but sadly it would seem that the root exploit has been patched in 6A, ohhh...
[Sony Tablet S] jamminjon82:
Voodoo ota root keeper worked for me for those who want to update
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
important note about ota rootkeeper!

it will work only on incremental update which patches files, the regular (full) update replaces all the partition,

so please do not mislead people, there is no chance to get rootkeeper to work on full upd !
[Sony Tablet S] Dancougar:
welcome back...

condi,

Welcome back...just wanted to thank for your effort and provide some feedback...

US Tab S running 4.0.3 r5. Script ran through twice without being able to start the terminal. On third try the script hung. I reset the tab and tried again. No luck. I remembered seeing a few notes in the original ICS root process thread about installing the terminal emulator from the store and moving it to the SD card before running the process. This worked like a charm! Seems that some tabs (mine included) have this quirky issue.

Might it be possible to script the install and move into AiO?

Thanks again!

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

As far as I remember the problem with terminal occured on some very first script versions,

where terminal app was installed to internal memory (/data/app),

and after reboot it just disappears.

In current version terminal.apk is being installed automatically to storage card

(adb install -s) which should be the same as manual move to external storage ;)

The problem with intent error 3 as far as I was trying to resolve it,

was with packages.xml - even when 'injecting' was successfully,

device after reboot restores packages without vpnfaker.

Unfortunatelly (for now) I dont know the way to keep it, or force it,

to stay there ;) you have just to try and try..

You can check what I said easly:

1) after vpn faker injected:

adb.exe shell "cat /data/system/packages.xml | /data/local/tmp/busybox grep vpndialogs"

2) and just after reboot again.

when intent error 3 will appear - vpnfaker will be gone.

I've even changed permissions to /data/system /data/system/packages.xml etc.,

and yes - vpnfaker was there, but sony looped on animation,

or intent still didnt work.

So again - I think that if it worked for you after manual installing terminal,

most probably it would be coincidence ;)

Thanks for the info, and if you would have some further ideas

of course write ! - i will appreciate all of them :)

br

condi

PS. to be 100% sure I will modify script and try to install to internal, then after that move to external ;)
[Sony Tablet S] Ultimate Chicken:
Hi Condi,

I'm sorry, this thing don't work at all. (v5.1.7) VpnFaker and the modded packages.xml simply vanishes after the reboot. I think Sony did something to r1a already, unfortunately that's the firmware that came with the new tablet.

Singaporean Tablet S 4.0.3 r1a. Unfortunately I need root to change region, so no US tab for me!

(Sis bought this one because it was on a fire sale. No wonder - It's a dead end purchase. These guys are worse than Samsung. <_<)

Edit: ...persistence pays off. After about 30+ tries, I finally got the exploited terminal running.

Thanks for your hard work attempting to get around Sony's protection. :3