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[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] cmstlist:
Update: Ok I managed to figure out the trick is to hold the volume down button, press power for 2 seconds until it vibrates, let go of power and continue holding the volume until recovery starts.

The problem is I always get stock recovery, which gives me a FAIL message.

I discovered that on my Springboard I have the May 2012 OTA update already installed, which included the dreaded /system/recovery-from-boot and /etc/install-recovery files. This means any time it boots successfully into the OS, it reinstalls the stock recovery.

So now I have a paradox because I'm still not rooted yet. I can install CWM from fastboot, but there is no way to cleanly power down the tablet. I have been unable to force it from fastboot directly to recovery, because the only way to get it out of there is to hold down the power button which... yup, starts rebooting into the OS. I can hold down power during that reboot cycle, but again it just initiates a reboot and not a power down.

So how do I get into recovery after flashing CWM in fastboot... without letting it boot the OS before I get there?

So far the only idea I have remaining is to flash CWM in fastboot and then just leave it on the fastboot screen, stick it in a box somewhere, and come back in a day or so when the battery has died. Charge it up and then boot it into recovery. A little extreme?
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] dark_fighter:
Boot into fastboot normally pressing power and VOL-

When in fastboot press the power button for 10 sec to reboot and then keep pressing the VOL+ button, it'll show the mediapad logo twice and the you will be in the cwm.

Hope it helps.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] cmstlist:
I tried that. It just booted into the OS.

Also the Springboard firmware has an annoying loud T-Mobile startup chime, so to be considerate with my roommate, the moment I see it booting into the OS I have to wrap it with my duvet in order to muffle the sound :-P

Is it possible this CWM just isn't compatible with the Springboard on Honeycomb?
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] dark_fighter:
Just a question... if you want to update to ICS but stock, why don't you use the official rom from Huawei? and If you don't like it you can always flash back a HC rom from Huawei.

Sorry if I didn't get something and this is a stupid suggestion :D
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] cmstlist:
Huawei doesn't offer any stock ROM files for the Springboard. I would like to install and run CWM from the Springboard while leaving the T-Mobile Honeycomb intact, in order to root it without any other modifications.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] cmstlist:
UPDATE: I did not notice at first that I had to flash both recovery *and* recovery2.

Even after noticing this, I was unable to leap from fastboot straight into recovery. However, I left it in fastboot this morning after flashing, to drain the battery. Then I got home and plugged it in to charge for about 5 minutes. I unplugged it, used the recovery key combo, and FINALLY made it into CWM! I used an SD adapter to copy su.zip onto the microSD, plugged in, remounted /sdcard and installed that zip. I have plugged it back in to charge, and I am doing a nandroid backup of stock rooted.

First thing I will have to do once booted is install Root Explorer and rename the offending files that keep replacing CWM. Then I'll be off to the races. :)

EDIT: The backup stalled during the system partition. Don't know why. Maybe something different about the layout of Springboard vs. MediaPad.

Also, adb in recovery does not work (unless there is a driver I am missing? but ADB works for me booted into the OS). That's unfortunate - this is an incredibly useful feature of CWM that should get fixed up ASAP.

I also noticed that a 10 second press of the power button actually shuts it down from CWM, as opposed to the reboot I get from fastboot or anywhere else in the OS.

EDIT again: Oh crap crap crap. Now it just bootloops when I try to start it up! This does not bode well. All I did was install a superuser zip, and attempt a nandroid backup.

FINAL edit once more again: Okay well now I'm back to square minus one. I wiped userdata and it still bootlooped. So then I tried flashing the system img from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1550694

No more bootloop. It's booted up. The firmware is now an older one than what I received it with. Oddly when I did "fastboot erase userdata" from fastboot it did NOT actually wipe anything! It still remembers my desktop, wifi passwords, installed apps etc.

On the bright side - the dreaded recovery-reinstalling files are not in this system.img.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] dark_fighter:
you can change whatever file name you want through pc using the usb cable... and sorry for the dumb suggestion earlier, i hadn't noticed that you had a springboard...
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] cmstlist:
I am not sure what you are getting at. You cannot rename files in /system over USB without root.

So anyway - as far as I can tell, the original su.zip that I tried to use for rooting was corrupted or something. It's the one that ruined my system partition.

But I tried redownloading the official su.zip from androidsu.zom, and CWM just gave me errors and aborted when trying to install it.

So I'm still stuck trying to root the official TMo ROM. If I had a Linux installation I could open up that stock image and insert su into it, but I do not.

EDIT: Victory! After trying a few superuser zips, it occurred to me to try out SuperSU:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1538053

It appears to have worked. I am now stock-rooted!

---------- Post added at 08:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:02 PM ----------

So to sum up for T-Mo users on the updated HC:

1) Put the SuperSU zip on your external SD card and put it in the tablet.

2) From fastboot, install CWM on recovery and recovery2.

3) From fastboot, hold down the volume key furthest away from the power button (there seems to be disagreement which is +/-) and then hold down power. When the screen shuts off, let go of power briefly (still holding volume) and then hold it down again. When it vibrates, release the power button and continue holding volume. If this successfully boots into recovery you will see a white screen, at which point let go and wait for CWM to load.

4) If it boots into the OS instead of CWM, start again at 1. If no dice after a few times, then go through steps 1 and 2 and then leave your tablet in fastboot, unplugged, for hours until the battery dies. Then charge it for at least 15 minutes, then try the key combo for recovery again.

5) From inside CWM, find the superSU zip on your SD card and install it. Reboot and you are rooted!
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] ary12282:
Bump. Any further progress?
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] cmstlist:
Something is definitely amiss with the data partitions created in these backups. On any other device I can restore apps from a nandroid using Titanium and it lets me choose from a list of apps.

For a backup made with this CWM, I get a list of partition names instead when I try to open it from Titanium.

I tried opening it from Nandroid Browser and here's what I see:

- /data/app/ contains all the APK files

- /data/backup, cust, dun

- /data/property bunch of system files

- /data/share contains everything on the internal SD - my downloads, my Titanium backups, absolutely everything. No wonder it is such a big bloated file!

- /data/system/ contains what /data/system should have in it

- /data/tombstones and /user/0

What I don't see any sign of is /data/data which is where app data is stored. So it's backing up both *too much* and *not enough*.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] ScratchD:
Hi everybody!

I've got problem with my MediaPad, Partitions are erased, and to restore them, I need CWM backup file of any MediaPad.

Can anybody upload one? Thanks!
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Bogdan45:
Just roote my MediaPad

Just finished rooting my MediaPad from t-mobile. I had to install into recovery one and two so now I have no original recovery but I don't really care, I've got the latest Android Ice Cream update beforehand. What usefull apps with root access do I need now? I've got ad free and ROM Toolbox. Was there a phone app that I could use now?
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] hamdimo:
this isn't the right forum for your question.

post this in Apps and Themes
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] a4280a:
Seems like winteam's recovery can do a better job on this device
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] eurobass:
I agree. I've done a full backup/wipe/restre with teamwin's . If people are having an issue with CMW, I would definitely suggest TWRP.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] lilaliend:
Haven't loaded CWM myself yet so can't checked it for recovery. Have you tried using "Quick Boot" though? I know you can use it to power down though, rather then waiting to drain your battery. I always power down, hate the 'deep sleep' nonsense.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] cmstlist:
The problem I was having was that I could only flash CWM from fastboot, but booting into the OS immediately wiped CWM and replaced it with stock recovery, and it was impossible to fully power off from fastboot without first booting into the OS. So there were no apps that could help.

However, I've since learned that getting from fastboot to recovery just takes a lot of patience. Hold down the opposite volume button from the one that got you into recovery, hold power, and then when the screen blinks off, let go of power while still holding the volume button. Hold it through the splash screen, be patient, and eventually you get recovery without going through the OS.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] lilaliend:
Flashed TWRP instead of CMW... but yeah, quick boot works just fine to boot to recovery, bootloader, or just power down. Don't have to "be patient" holding buttons and letting go at the right time. It's been annoying with this device.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] cmstlist:
Look at the date on my first post in this thread. It was many months ago. I was posting when I had an UNrooted tablet and was trying to use CWM to apply a root zip. The instructions are intended for a tablet that is unrooted.

Again, the problem is, if the ROM installed on your device contains files that reset recovery (and it only does if your current ROM had been upgraded by an OTA), then even if you flash an alternate recovery to both recovery and recovery 2, the custom recovery is ERASED the moment you boot into the OS.

So the "Quick Boot" app was useless to me because if I flashed custom recovery, booted into the OS (which ERASES custom recovery) and then tried to use an app to get into recovery, I would find myself in stock recovery and NOT custom recovery. (Also doesn't Quick Boot require root in the first place? So if you aren't rooted yet, it will not help you boot into custom recovery to apply a root zip.)
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] lingweiyong6:
Questions

Hi i need to confirm this recovery can be use for HC mediapad?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] augus7:
Im using a galaxy s2 with Lite'ning rom (android 4). But i couldnt resist the MIUI UI (android 2) so decided to change to it. I placed my zip files in the internal storage and reboot CWM to install the zip. But to no avail, my phone gets stuck in boot loop twice. so im wondering is it because of the different android version that my phone refuse to boot? How can I overcome it to install MIUI?

Thanks in advanced
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draak22:
Did you do a full wipe?

- Reboot in CWM

- Wipe data/factory reset

- Wipe Cache

- Wipe Dalvik Cache

- Flash MIUI.zip
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] augus7:
I missed the Wipe Dalvik Cache. Will try again later. Thanks for your help ^^
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] augus7:
I did all of this and it still loops at welcome screen T_T
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chakker3D:
- Reboot in CWM

- Wipe data/factory reset

- Wipe Cache

- Wipe Dalvik Cache

- /format system

- Flash MIUI.zip

I would throw /format system at the end.

Its under mounts and storage in your CWM menu
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] augus7:
still fails. everytime it bootloop, i need to use odin to install lite'ning to enter CWM again
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
....................................

Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .

Backup data first if phone is working .

Boot CWM recovery

Mounts and Storage

Format cache data system sd card .

Remove battery

Boot to download mode

Open Odin

Install correct stock firmware or even your original firmware .

Still fails install old bootloader .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imatrix83:
hi

hi there

here is the best way solve ur problem as this has happened to me as-well,

first thing is download the stock rom form sammobile.com, then flash it using odin and then re-root and install CWM then install Miui Rom, if ur still stuck in the boot-loop then do a full wipe, if still stock, then try a deferent miui rom customized here is whet i have in my phone and its amazing and fast and batter saver for me,

MIUISP V.12 by Dragon

i hope this was helpful for you

Regards

iMatrix:D
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] xxdababyonexx:
I am really getting frustrated on how to go back to HC. I'm a newbie, I get stuck on android logo everytime I put in a new update.zip in my sd card, can anybody please help me step by step on how I go back?:( Sorry I meant to put this thread in the General section
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] cheeb:
Take your time and read carefully..

Originally Posted by jondi23

Yes you can downgrade. To downgrade from ics to hc. Download this rom.This rom Can be updated to the new hc 3.2.1. http://vache-android.com/v1/download.php?fileID=109. This YouTube vid is to show you how to do a hard reset for a500 and a100. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k9HY...e_gdata_player first update your tablet to hc. Than when it done shut off your tablet and do the hard reset to get hc to work

QUOTE=crossix;22970185]I was able to go back to HC from ICS by dd'ing the recovery and boot partitions from my signature then flashing http://vache-android.com/v1/download.php?fileID=109 then doing a hard reset. My guess is that it doesnt wipe cache /restore dalvik so a hard reset is necessary. To hard reset press and hold the right volume button then press the power button. When the acer logo appears flip the screen lock switch back and forth a few times and the green android should show and wipe out /data /cache and dalvik.

Thank to peporras and crossix for finding how to get hc again

****Follow these directions...its what I did when I first got tired of ICS....I've done it about 3-times...it works great.....

****First...download that rom...unzip...in the folder you'll see "update.zip" ...put that on the root of your EXTERNAL sd card...

***Next...turn off tab....turn it back on holding the up volume button and power...let go of the power button BUT KEEP your finger holding down the up volume button....LET TAB DO ITS THING..

***After that...it'll reboot...hold the power button down until the tab turns off (yes...during the reboot phase)...

***Flip the screen lock switch down...(so you see the red)....turn on tab holding the power button and the down volume button...LET GO OF THE POWER BUTTON BUT NOT THE VOLUME DOWN....flip the screen lock flip a few times...you'll see some writing on the tab (i believe like its wiping the cache etc)...

***The tab will restart...I wouldn't set anything up...because your next step is to UPGRADE your rom with this package

Acer_A100_2.007.04_COM_GEN1 : http://fileshost.fr.mu/download/84/S...l_user.7z.html

***Same procedure as before...put the zip on the root of your external sd....rename it update.zip...

***Flash like you did before...set your rom up....and your done...

***Follow this method to root your HB tab..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1472521

its the easiest root solution one in my opinion...hope this helps.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] notsointeresting:
BTW: just so you know, this is the wrong section. You should have posted this in General. Not flaming intended
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] nullcool:
Link Down..

It looks that vache-android is down D=..

Does anyone has another link to that update.zip file?

--Sorry for my english
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] fisterkev:
I had the same problem when trying to do the hard reset, then found better instructions. When you do the hard reset follow these steps exactly:

1. Place the rotation lock switch in the up position

2. Press and hold the Volume down button, which is located farthest from the rotation lock

3. With the Volume down button held, press and hold the Power button for 3 seconds then release it. Continue holding the Volume down button.

4. Once the tablet vibrates, switch the rotation lock on and off repeatedly while still holding the Volume down button.

5. Release the Volume down button and stop switching the rotation lock once the "Erasing Userdata..." message appears in the upper left corner of the screen

6. Once the factory reset has been completed your tablet will load to the Welcome screen.

7. Your Factory Data Reset has completed now follow the onscreen steps to setup your tablet.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Land Master:
Stock Rom (Update.zip) needed for step one can be found HERE

I have been unable to get my hands on the 3.2.1 update. Still looking. If anyone has it let me know so I can upload/share.

Edit: Both files required for this procedure are now available at the link I provided
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Land Master:
Hi Cheeb!

The 2nd file that you provided a link for seems to be an entire image (based on size). Are you sure it is necessary to flash the original firmware first or do you think we can simply flash the 3.2.1 and then perform the Hard Reset?

Thanks!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] cheeb:
I've never tried it that way (only because I did EXACTLY as the other post specified)...I think there was some sort of issue with the flashing of the 3.2.1 straight from ICS....either a boot loop or something similar....
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] abbas:
I started a thread here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1592993 which some moderator in an apparent moment of tyranny closed.

However, before it was closed, someone had given an helpful answer. So if you run into trouble trying to revert back to honeycomb, flash the ICS 009 leak first and you can follow the other steps as detailed in this thread.

That is the only step that worked for me.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] cheeb:
Yes....that is the only step IF YOU UNLOCKED YOUR BOOTLOADER WITH ICS AND NEED TO RETURN BACK TO HONEYCOMB....

BTW...why are you returning to honeycomb?? I have not done the whole bootloader bit because of the large amount of incompatibility with ICS..
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] yanksrock1000:
I have the ics leak. Would this let me go back to HC and then would I be able to get the OTA? Anyone try? Thanks
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] cheeb:
What leak? 012?....if so...it will let you go back to HC..as far as the OTA ..well...I don't know...

If you want the "OTA" rom..then the 014 posted in the devs section IS the OTA your looking for...it has been confirmed from people who received the OTA (014) and people who flashed the posted rom (014) that they are the SAME.

As far as going back to HC...my MAIN concern was always having the opportunity to go back to it because of the touch screen issues.....the new STOCK rom that has been posted fixed those issues for the most part...there are still some compatibility issues but that is to be expected when moving to a new operating system....

Just flash the rom...screw the OTA..

OR if you have the 012 leak (or any other leak prior to the 014...and I say that only because I haven't tried to go back to HC from 014) then try this procedure that I've done damn near 20 different times which worked perfectly...
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] goofball2k:
Yes, that is what I did, and I followed the steps in Post #2. The only difference is that I didn't use the 2007.04 zip file since I had already downloaded the 2007.01 download. All that did was ensure that I had one more update OTA to get to 2007.04 but it worked all the same.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] rocarneval:
File not found

****Follow these directions...its what I did when I first got tired of ICS....I've done it about 3-times...it works great.....

****First...download that rom...unzip...in the folder you'll see "update.zip" ...put that on the root of your EXTERNAL sd card...

***Next...turn off tab....turn it back on holding the up volume button and power...let go of the power button BUT KEEP your finger holding down the up volume button....LET TAB DO ITS THING..

***After that...it'll reboot...hold the power button down until the tab turns off (yes...during the reboot phase)...

***Flip the screen lock switch down...(so you see the red)....turn on tab holding the power button and the down volume button...LET GO OF THE POWER BUTTON BUT NOT THE VOLUME DOWN....flip the screen lock flip a few times...you'll see some writing on the tab (i believe like its wiping the cache etc)...

***The tab will restart...I wouldn't set anything up...because your next step is to UPGRADE your rom with this package

Acer_A100_2.007.04_COM_GEN1 : http://fileshost.fr.mu/download/84/S...l_user.7z.html

***Same procedure as before...put the zip on the root of your external sd....rename it update.zip...

***Flash like you did before...set your rom up....and your done...

***Follow this method to root your HB tab..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1472521

its the easiest root solution one in my opinion...hope this helps.[/QUOTE]

Any time I went to http://vache-android.com I got the answer "The page you are looking for cannot be found". Could you help? Thanks in advance.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] plznote:
Giant necro.
[Galaxy S II General] Faryaab:
Samsung Galaxy S II GT-I9100 Stock Official Firmwares

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These stock firmwares are brought to you by Mod Edit link removed

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I9100XWMS2 Mod Edit on links.]Download[/URL]

Base Firmware: I9100XWMS2 (4.1.2)

Region: Europe

Country Slovenia

Carrier: Mobitel

Build Date: 03 December 2013

Modem: XXMS4

CSC: MOTLS3

Change List: 1484249

Instructions For Flashing Firmware:

Extract the firmware

Open the included Odin

Turn off your device

Put your device into Download MODE (Home + Volume Down + Power)

Click PDA and select *.tar.md5

Then finally click START! :D

Instructions For Changing CSC:

Download Samsung Galaxy S / S2 CSC app from the Play Store

Open Samsung Galaxy S / S2 CSC app

Tap "Change CSC" button

Select the CSC for you Country

Tap "Install" button (Keep in mind changing CSC wipes your device)

Some of the Enhancements in the new Jelly Bean Update:

Buttery Smooth Performance & Great Stability (Thanks to Project Butter)

Full User Interface Revamp (Same UI as of the Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II)

TouchWiz Nature UX

Samsung’s S Cloud services

New Lockscreen With Many Customization Options

New Features like Direct Call, Smart Stay and Pop-up Play

New Widgets (From Galaxy S III)

Free 50GB Dropbox Storage

2 Home screen modes

New Notification bar With More Notification Toggles

Google Now

Screenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] Faryaab:
Stock Kernels & Modems

Stock Kernels & Modems​

PLACE HOLDER!
[Galaxy S II General] Faryaab:
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[Galaxy S II General] xmoo:
Any mirrors?
[Galaxy S II General] Faryaab:
Uploading to Mirrors..
[Galaxy S II General] ZonyX:
Im on o2 uk,

no update recieved, best have a crack at this then...

I used CF_Root before will this affect the update?
[Galaxy S II General] @home:
Have you installed this on your UK phone? Does everything run OK?
[Galaxy S II General] Tulips:
torrent? want one?:)
[Galaxy S II General] Faryaab:
This is the update for European devices! GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] rajarshi10:
Where's the kernel download link?
[Galaxy S II General] Faryaab:
Everything is awesome!:D
[Galaxy S II General] norpan111:
Cwm disapear?:p