yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Div033:
That is insane. How on earth is it so much crisper than our year newer phones?

Ah oh well. At least it was an upgrade over my Droid Incredible.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] yokken:
You can see how I am disappointed.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] eyecon82:
i agree..i was disappointed as well...i noticed this right off the bat
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] v8bait:
A couple tricks you may try are enabling the "auto contrast" feature, it seems to help a lot in indoor environments.

In my comparison I didn't see the GS3 have any worse low light performance than any of the other phones... but after using the phone for a little while now, I have definitely noticed a lot of blooming with my ZD firmware with white/bright objects that are not being focused on. Hopefully this is something they can fix in firmware updates.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tcb4:
Verizon all default settings aside from macro unknown fw.

Room was lit by a single 18 inch fluorescent light.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tcb4:
Stop fretting and take a look at this thread.

Zd firmware compared to the 4s.

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1771006
[Thinkpad Tablet General] darkhandsome18:
I thought the bootloader was locked and we can't access nvflash without the proper keys. Has the ics bootloader been unlocked or are the keys not needed? Sorry I'm a bit confused here
[Thinkpad Tablet General] suntechnic:
AFAIK bootloader is locked for Ideapad (but the key has been already disclosed). Thinkpad comes with unlocked bootloader.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] horsse:
It's very interesting. Thank you.

Does this mean that we can make a backup of partitions, and do not need more in CWR?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] suntechnic:
We need CWR for different other actions, i.e. for applying unsigned patches in case we had modified our system and normal update fails with consistency check error.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Exe557:
Not working for me:

Nvflash started

rcm version 0X4

Command send failed (usb write failed)

Edit:

Maybe you are lucky and have one of the first relased TPT. I heard they have open bootloader but it was closed in later produced ones.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] jaba_cz:
In my case it does not work. Holding rotation (or any other hardbutton) prevents TPT from powering on.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] ker2gsr:
I need more help with this in order to try I believe my will work if I only knew how I don't know where to put that .IMG file were I have adb setup?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Exe557:
That's normal. Holding rotation and power on will bring the TPT to APX-Mode.

If you plugin to USB while in APX-Mode it will request new drivers.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] suntechnic:
Please verify that you have write permissions for usb device:

$ cat /etc/udev/rules.d/95-nvflash.rules
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0955", ATTR{idProduct}=="7820", MODE="0660", OWNER="suntechnic"

You can adjust idVendor and idProduct corresponding values you see with lsusb command, i.e.:

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0a5c:2110 Broadcom Corp. Bluetooth Controller
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 0483:2016 SGS Thomson Microelectronics Fingerprint Reader
Bus 001 Device 045: ID 0955:7820 NVidia Corp.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] osse:
Is it possible to fix my unit through Nvflash?

Hi,

Just wondering if it would be possible to fix my unit from nvflash. ?

I by mistake applied the wrong cwm file to my device, and now it's stuck at "Booting recovery kernel image"

Regards

Anders
[Thinkpad Tablet General] rovertech1:
This is what I need to fix my /system partition it looks like :good: Has to be run in Linux i'm guessing?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zeb crs:
I only get error 04 as well.

I have European model 1838.

Mine got bricked trying to install ics. Now it is just in a boot loop and won't even go into recovery.

If this doesn't work I guess I'll have to send it in for service.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Exe557:
AFAIK rcm version 0X4 means the bootloader is locked. Just google for it.

Without SBK which is not leaked for TPT yet we have no chance to use it!
[Thinkpad Tablet General] rovertech1:
Was worth a shot but mine is version 0x4 as well :(
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Lens_flare:
Damn, guy where you were when my tablet was just a big 10' brick? :D

You are perfectly know what a service quality is in Russia ;[

alright sorry, I shouldn't.. great finding even too late, maybe we'll have an unlock key for it, call me when its done, I don't want to brick my tablet anymore.. but do want to be a part of a custom rom development.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] osse:
Where can I find the nvflash to use?

/Anders
[Thinkpad Tablet General] rovertech1:
I ended up finding it googling around...it was for the asus transformer but it seemed to work(as far as I could get with my locked bootloader)
[Thinkpad Tablet General] obscure.detour:
I ended up using this simple guide from modaco, here.

For the people that "can't" get into APX mode, the screen at least mine gave NO indication that it was in APX mode. After trying a few times I flipped the tablet over and noticed the red LED was on. I then proceeded to connect it to my PC and install the drivers and follow the guide.

Unfortunately, I believe my bootloader is also locked because I typed nvflash --sync and received the output:

Nvflash started

rcm version 0X4

Command send failed (usb write failed)

Now, granted this is within windows. I haven't tried it on my Linux machine yet. So who knows what the actual issue is, but I am fairly certain the bootloader is locked. It also took me a few minutes to get my device out of APX-mode and boot normally again (or maybe my power button is on the verge of DEATH). :(

Edit: I have a US TPT 16GB (WiFi only) 183822U, that I bought practically a year ago.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] osse:
Same here

Nvflash started

rcm version 0X4

Command send failed (usb write failed)

Device : 1838-2CG
[Thinkpad Tablet General] ker2gsr:
This is how far I gotten
[Thinkpad Tablet General] ker2gsr:
I'll try a different USB port
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Pathogen-David:
I am getting the 0X4 error as well.

Using the Linux nvflash found in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1123429/

I did find this post on rootzwiki forums that had what is supposedly the SBK...for the IdeaPad (via androidroot.mobi).

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/7593-bootloader/#entry183787

http://androidroot.mobi/2011/10/03/...the-current-state/comment-page-1/#comment-167

sudo ./nvflash -w -bl 04.EBT.img --go --sbk 0x0d0a6f49 0x6c577634 0x4d634e55 0x47336d55
Nvflash started
unknown command: -bl
pathogen-david@TWILIGHT-SPARKLE:~/Downloads/nvflashtf$ sudo ./nvflash -w --bl 04.EBT.img --go --sbk 0x0d0a6f49 0x6c577634 0x4d634e55 0x47336d55
Nvflash started
rcm version 0X4
Command send failed (usb write failed)

I'm exploring with compiling AOSP JB or CM10 and testing it on my TPT, but I'm not willing to go forward without nvflash since it will be my last resort if I mess something up.

EDIT: I was reading on a Chinese TPT forum and it seems that this might be an issue with the US version of the tab. http://forum.51nb.com/thread-1236787-2-1.html
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mr toasty:
My anecdotal evidence seems to support this. I have a 32 GB ROW and nvflash --sync comes back with

Nvflash started
rcm version 0X20001
System Information:
chip name: t20
chip id: 0x20 major: 1 minor: 4
chip sku: 0x8
chip uid: 0x0a8051884080a117
macrovision: disabled
hdcp: enabled
sbk burned: false
dk burned: false
boot device: emmc
operating mode: 3
device config strap: 0
device config fuse: 0
sdram config strap: 1

Does this imply that my tablet is bootloader unlocked?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Pathogen-David:
I'm not an expert with nvflash, but it would appear so!
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mr toasty:
few questions about NVFlash.

For one, how dangerous is it? I know that it can easily brick devices, but is it possible to screw your device up so bad that you lose APX mode?

Two, will this allow me to backup my partitions, flash OTA3.5 to try it out, and come back to OTA2 later?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Pathogen-David:
My understanding based on my research and understanding of a similar feature in Samsung devices (called ODIN Download Mode) is that it is literally impossible to ruin APX since it is stored on read-only memory inside your device. You can however "soft brick" your tablet if you were you modify the partitions of the device in a manner which kept it from booting. However, APX mode lets you undo mistakes like this.

The first thing I'd do if I got APX mode was backup all the partitions of my device (and start experimenting with JB roms.)
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mr toasty:
That was exactly my plan ^_^

I attempted flashing suntechnic's JB build with no luck.

I'm going to try the lenovo ICS build out now (hopefully it doesn't do something crazy like lock me out of APX!)

Let me know if there are any files anyone needs me to dump
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Pathogen-David:
My understanding was that APX mode can't be locked if it was unlocked from the factory, but I could be wrong.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] eug:
I have an Australian-stock ROW (A400_03_0069_0121_ROW, 183823M) 16GB wifi TPT on unrooted ICS and am wanting to install Koshu's CM10 port.

Fortunately for me, nvflash works - no 0x4 error. But what do I do from here? Do I flash the rooted 0089/OTA 2.5 stock image http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1536693 with nvflash and proceed from there?

The next problem is, the getpartitiontable command gives me a different output:

C:\nvflash>nvflash\nvflash -r --getpartitiontable ptable.txt
Nvflash started
[resume mode]
receiving file: ptable.txt, expected size: 480 bytes
- 480/480 bytes received
file received successfully

This is the resulting ptable.txt file (there's some high-ascii there that isn't showing):

BCT PT EBT GP1 SOS LNX APP	CAC „
MSC * PIA ¢ SEC ¢
USP ¶ Œ PDA B	UDA V	x2 GPT Î;
[Thinkpad Tablet General] allquixotic:
Locked bootloader, US model. Dead in the water. Bricked device, can't restore. Gonna have to send it back to Shanghai so they can replace the motherboard. Absolutely ridiculous that I have to do this due to a software problem. Can't anyone find the SBK? Brute force maybe? :confused:

Would give anything for that SBK...
[Thinkpad Tablet General] emuandco:
do i get this right, if someone dumps a rooted WE system image of ics 130 and i would flash it using nvflash, i would get my root? or can these dumps be mounted on a linux system and be hand edited?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Pathogen-David:
Unfortunately the only way we'll get it is if it is leaked like it was for the Ideapad. Since the bootloader is encrypted using AES128, brute forcing is completely out of the question.

And I share your pain, my tablet was just bricked by a bad CWM and OTA 3.5, now I'm without my tablet for at least a week.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] emuandco:
Does not work at all here. Seems like the device is locked. Getting 0x4 Error.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] goodboynyc:
This is depressing to say the least. I just stumble on this thread hoping to find a way to root my TPT before classes start next week.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] allquixotic:
For those who bricked, you may want to go with a local certified Lenovo warranty repair shop. They have incredible supply lines for Lenovo parts and do all the work in the USA. They get the parts from China and warehouse them in your country to give the repair shop a fast turnaround. DSR Inc in Maryland is giving me a free repair under warranty and the tablet is only going to be out of my hands for three to four days.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Pathogen-David:
My tablet has been out for repair for nearly three weeks now, don't always count on a quick repair.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] berbecverde:
found the answer myself.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] gbraad:
I am trying to get my TPT booting ICS, but to no avail at the moment. I have restored a nandroid of Honeycomb 3.1 and this works, but as soon as I update using the ICS OTA3 it fails to boot. I have tried to use 07.lnx.img from a ROW tablet, but same results. I have described my steps and effort in http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1991173 It seems a kernel and system are not enough to make the tablet boot into ICS. Any clues of what I am missing? Also, what are the other partitions as mentioned in the ptable.txt marked with a '?'
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mnb123123:
nvflash with sbk code?

i have the 0x4 error but given that we may have an 'sbk' code, is there some way to use nvflash? i would need it urgently as i'm in a bootscreen-loop but i would be happy to save my app and internal sd data before doing a factory reset... any hope?

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/7593-bootloader/

and the perhaps good sbk code for tpt:

0x0d0a6f49 0x6c577634 0x4d634e55 0x47336d55
[Thinkpad Tablet General] emuandco:
No Way, no SBK, no nvflash, sorry...
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mnb123123:
so you imply that the sbk in the link i included is not working (it is not for the thinkpad)? that's sad.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] emuandco:
Its for the IdeaPad
[Thinkpad Tablet General] martiniturbide:
I will like to join the club of people that had this device dead. I had tried to use nvflash, but when i run the NVFlash command, the device gets disconnected. It looks like it is also the case of a locked bootloader.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] martiniturbide:
I had been trying to get some attention to Lenovo about this subject.

On the following Lenovo forum threads we had been insisting the Lenovo people for a solution. Lenovo staff had answered that they are testing for a solution, but it is talking a long time for they to answer.

You are welcome to support this on the following forum Lenovo threads:

Lenovo Tablet keeps rebooting / restarting

Thinkpad Tablet 1: Errors on Recovery Menu

[Petition] Please Unlock the Bootloader of TPT

If you have also a

bricked Thinkpad Tablet

with or without warranty you can also put your voice on the social networks at Lenovo's Twitter or/and Facebook.

Regards

Martin
[Thinkpad Tablet General] shad2bla:
First of all, thank you for your help. I powered off my thinkpad tablet and it didn't boot the other day. remained blocked on the still lenovo image.

I've ran nvflash, everything works fine I even downloaded a CWM recovery.img. But it doesn't resolve my problems. I can't factory erase.

When i go in the stock recovery i get:

E:Can't open /dev/block/mmcblk0p5

(no such file or directory)

E:failed to mount /cache (no such file or directory)

E:failed to mount /cache/recovery/last_log

If i try to run nvflash.exe -r --getpartitiontable ptable.txt

I dont get a easy readable file ( text ) i get something with a lot of giberish. High ASCII's.

Any ideeas on what can i do next ? Thank you in advance.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mihnea_gsm:
I can not comunicate with tablet

hello

I have a Lenovo tablet that starts and stays stuck in the logo and read the nvflash would be saved (lenovo briked-pictures) although.

I do not know how and do not know the commands.

First can not communicate with the tablet. But starting with the rotation and pow 2 seconds .. connect to pc install APX driver (naked driver) PC recognizes the asus because before I connected as an asus tf 300.

Now the first line driven it well written?

It is a connection problem? Otherwise need a other driver?

What are the comands (nvflash) to revive tablet?

Br

Mihnea
[Thinkpad Tablet General] martiniturbide:
Hi shad2bla, mihnea_gsm

I have the same problem with the Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet and had been bricked for more than 80 days.

If you are following the instructions of this thread, turning on the tablet on bootloader mode (power+rotation button for 5 sec), windows recognize it, but when you execute the nvflash command the tablet get disconnected (turn off from APX mode), it means that the bootloader is locked.

There is no way to access the bootloader to fix this problem if Lenovo does not unlock the bootloader by giving the SBK codes. (According to all the stuff I have read about this problem). The other solution is to change the mainboard, but that does to give us the warranty that you are going to have the same problem in the future.

I had been fighting over this on the Lenovo Forum for the last 80 days.

If your tablets are under Lenovo Warranty, hurry up and ask for a mainboard replacement.

Please join me on the Lenovo forum to keep complaining about this. - Lenovo Forum.

I had been documenting everything I can about this tablet on the XDA-Developer Wiki:

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet

Regards

Martin
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mihnea_gsm:
ok in this moment I obtain this:

c:\nvflash\nvflashtf>nvflash -w --bl /space/android/_tpt/device/04.EBT.img --go

Nvflash started

rcm version 0X20001

System Information:

chip name: t20

chip id: 0x20 major: 1 minor: 4

chip sku: 0x8

chip uid: 0x043c704444012157

macrovision: disabled

hdcp: enabled

sbk burned: false

dk burned: false

boot device: emmc

operating mode: 3

device config strap: 0

device config fuse: 0

sdram config strap: 0

file not found: /space/android/_tpt/device/04.EBT.img

command failure: bootloader download failed

What it means?

What can I do ?

Mihnea
[Thinkpad Tablet General] martiniturbide:
Hi Mihnea

I don't have experience with nvflash since I can not make it work because the bootloader is locked in my case. In my opinion it does not look that bad since I had never reached that message, my tablet just disconnect.

It only seems that you are pointing to the wrong direction (path) the 04.EBT.img file.

The tutorial says:

Here's small tutorial. Put attached file 04.EBT.img on your hard disk (/space/android/_tpt/device in my case).

Download 04.EBT.img on the same folder that you have nvflash and run it like :

nvflash -w --bl 04.EBT.img --go

Please notice that I don't have experience with nvflash, I can not be responsible for something going wrong with you tablet. I'm just following the tutorial.

Regards.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mihnea_gsm:
c:\nvflash>nvflash -w --bl 04.EBT.img --go

Nvflash started

rcm version 0X20001

System Information:

chip name: t20

chip id: 0x20 major: 1 minor: 4

chip sku: 0x8

chip uid: 0x043c704444012157

macrovision: disabled

hdcp: enabled

sbk burned: false

dk burned: false

boot device: emmc

operating mode: 3

device config strap: 0

device config fuse: 0

sdram config strap: 0

downloading bootloader -- load address: 0x108000 entry point: 0x108000

sending file: 04.EBT.img

/ 6291456/6291456 bytes sent

04.EBT.img sent successfully

waiting for bootloader to initialize

bootloader failed NvError 0x0

command failure: bootloader download failed

c:\nvflash>

---------- Post added at 12:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:54 AM ----------

where you find the tutorial ?

BR mihnea
[Thinkpad Tablet General] martiniturbide:
Hi.

It is the first page of this thread.

Regards
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mihnea_gsm:
other pc win xp Core 2 duo

Nvflash started

rcm version 0X20001

System Information:

chip name: t20

chip id: 0x20 major: 1 minor: 4

chip sku: 0x8

chip uid: 0x043c704444012157

macrovision: disabled

hdcp: enabled

sbk burned: false

dk burned: false

boot device: emmc

operating mode: 3

device config strap: 0

device config fuse: 0

sdram config strap: 0

downloading bootloader -- load address: 0x108000 entry point: 0x108000

sending file: 04.EBT.img

/ 6291456/6291456 bytes sent

04.EBT.img sent successfully

waiting for bootloader to initialize

bootloader downloaded successfully
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mihnea_gsm:
After this I created partion OK

I write partion 6 with cwm OK

The tablet now starts and remains stuck in logo LENOVO

If I go into CWM says: cant mount sdcard (see in pictures)

What are these commands to solve this problem?

I saw (nvflash for asus transformes) as it would be a commands to reflash tablet.

Does anyone have these commands (nvflash) tailored for Lenovo tablet thingpad

My tablet model 1838-22g. I took several firmwares on the net but do not know if they are correct for this model

BR

Mihnea
[Thinkpad Tablet General] da_reeseboy:
What cwm did you use?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mihnea_gsm:
cwm 6.0.1.2 see in pictures.. work on ics - tested on other tablet thinkpad
[Thinkpad Tablet General] berbecverde:
You should try to flash other partitions too.If I understand correctly you flashed the recovery partition.

If your bootloader is unlocked(and it seems it is) you can fully restore all your partitions.

You can reflash the tablet but you must have a backup of the partitions.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] da_reeseboy:
I just wanted to confirm that you got the cwm that is for the TPT from here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1831161

not just a random 6.0.1.2 from a google search.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mihnea_gsm:
this is cwm that I used.

I used this cwm to other tablete lenovo thinkpad with 4.0.3. and this tablet is very ok

---------- Post added at 02:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:04 PM ----------

I dont know how I must flash the tablet..because I put Update.zip on sdcard and nothing...And I can not du this :update from sd card -> can;t mount sdcard.

That's why I asked if I can reflash the tablet from nvflash ... and how to do this. COMMANDS PLS

BR

MIHNEA
[Thinkpad Tablet General] nparslow:
bricked lenovo tablet - stuck trying to recover with nvflash

Hi all, my tablet self-bricked a couple of days ago, and following the advice here has me at a tantalising point:

nvflash -r --download 6 ./cwm/recovery.img

Nvflash started

[resume mode]

sending file: ./cwm/recovery.img

- 3211264/5462016 bytes sent

and here it's stuck with no progress.

I have a suspicion that my bricking was due to the internal SD card filling up (it had been very close to full, and the tablet died after (I think) an android update followed by app updates. I'm wondering if I need a way to clear some space using nvflash? Any suggestions welcome!
[Thinkpad Tablet General] impersonatr:
Hello, I just recently had my tablet self-brick as well. Did some looking, found this tutorial. My problem is I can't ever get nvflash to recognize the device while in APX mode. I attempt to follow the first step in the tutorial, and it runs me back to the large list of commands for nvflash. When attempting other commands I get the following output:

NVIDIA Firmware Update Utility (Version 5.142)

ERROR: No NVIDIA display adapters found

C:\nvflash>

Because of this I can't even tell if my bootloader is locked or not, since it isn't a disconnect but won't return anything more meaningful.

Please, someone tell me I'm just doing something simple wrong!
[Thinkpad Tablet General] tarekboukaf:
thnks
[Thinkpad Tablet General] tarekboukaf:
hi, when i tried this : nvflash -r --getpartitiontable ptable.txt i have this :

[resume mod]

thats all................................ :(:(:(
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Ameisentaetowierer:
Use -r only for subsequent commands!

If Tablet shows something like "nv3p server", it's time for -r

Micky
[Thinkpad Tablet General] eKeith:
Sadly, today I joined the 0X4 club... what a waste...
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Shinkoku:
Is there any way to incept the erased framework.res file back to Thinkpad Tablet using NVFlash? After the file is erased, the device sticks on Lenovo logo