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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] adslee:
For some odd reason, people have been reporting that their IMEI information on the phone was wiped while flashing ROMs through recovery. That information isn't supposed to be touched, but nobody has really found out the reason why that data gets wiped during the flashing process for some users.

When this happens, the phone loses its ability to connect to your mobile network (because it has no IMEI information to present to the network), so it's essentially an iPod. Last week I randomly lost my IMEI from restoring a nandroid backup from CWM (luckily I backed up my IMEI information and was able to restore it within minutes), but I've heard people saying that it happens on TWRP as well.

I'm not saying that it will happen to you whenever you flash a new ROM, but when it comes to these things it's always better to be safe than sorry.

Also, welcome to the SGS3 forums :). Leaving the childish drama behind in the Amaze forum alone was worth the upgrade for me.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] XoCareBear3417:
Really up to you... me personally i always root my phones :cyclops:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] eggydrums:
I did it!! Got imei and got slimbean with ktoonez kernel so awesome :D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fuego77:
How'd it go bro? Was it difficult???
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] d3athb4dishonor:
Trial and error always the best course with roms. I would root mine was rooted a few hours after I pulled it out the box.

Very easy to do and with our development section well worth it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] psykhotic:
Except for find an answer without starting a new thread.
[HTC EVO 3D] Jaklo:
Hello developers!! :)

INFO:

I have a rooted htc evo 3d gsm, s-on hboot 1.53.007 rooted htc dev way.

My recovery is 4ext. I normaly use smartflash.

Now lets get down to buisness :D

I realy like the looks of the viper 3d rom by the venom team. But on their forums its listed at the cdma section and the rom index for the

htc evo 3d gsm says that if i wanna use it on my phone i have to use the "multi" version. On their download section there is only one download, so

i downloaded the rom. I want to know, how do i find out if i have the "multi" version and is there any precautions that i have to take when flashing

a multi rom.

Thanks in advance!!

Jaklo​
[HTC EVO 3D] flashallthetime:
The last download says multi version 9-12, it will not install if it is a cdma version as far as I know.

( Don't ask me for help, as I couldn't care if your phone explodes, eh!!!)
[HTC EVO 3D] EM|NEM:
open the rom zip file and check whether the kernel folder has shooteru in it. simple :)
[HTC EVO 3D] johnnyboi1994:
if the download says multi, you just flash it as if it were a gsm rom

make sure the dl you had said multi, (which what i think the last version was) and you'll be set
[HTC EVO 3D] Jaklo:
thx everybody for quick replies! :D

I checked and it says shooteru in it so i will try flashing the rom. Wish me luck ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] flashallthetime:
Good luck, but you may have issues flashing it, hboot 1.53 has had problems with flashing vipers rom, what I would suggest is either going s-off and downgrading hboot or try this.http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29327389

( Don't ask me for help, as I couldn't care if your phone explodes, eh!!!)
[HTC EVO 3D] umarshafi:
Go to htcevohacks.com go to the section of HTC evo 3d gsm roms.....scroll down and there will b a viper3d Rom...download it and flash it through 4ext recovvery............

Hit thanks if I helped......

I have same HTC evo 3d like you rooted with HTC dev s-on and hboot 1.53.0007.....and I m using viper 3d Rom......its really awesome.......:good:
[HTC EVO 3D] :
heh

Yup....If it works on the phone,than you have the "multi" version
[HTC Sensation] daedra1k:
Hi.

I'm very new to flashing roms and such. I managed to get my Xe to the state I can flash roms and was hoping to flash CM10. The guide says I must perform a 'full wipe' but depending where I read I get different answers. I'm currently running 4.0.3 stock.

Could some one list how this would be done using Ext4 recovery touch. Thanks
[HTC Sensation] OllieArmageddon:
I shall reboot into recovery now and check for you.

Full wipe generally means format everything except SD card :)
[HTC Sensation] OllieArmageddon:
First page you want Wipe / Format

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Then the second to bottom option,

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Press ok and it will perform a full wipe :)
[HTC Sensation] OllieArmageddon:
Odd, the images are really low quality even though in galary they are full quality, any way, the instructions should help :)
[HTC Sensation] daedra1k:
Cheers mate I'll give it a go later. Thanks for your help.
[HTC Sensation] realsis:
When I use 4ext a full wipe is wipe cash, wipe dalvik cash, wipe data factory reset, then install Rom. Make sure and always do a nandroid backup before any installation incase you get in a pinch you can restore your old Rom.

sent from HTC sensation, soff, 3.33 firmware, viper Rom, sense 4.1, kernel version PYD-X stable 3.1, mugen battery 3800mah. Please press thanks if I helped in anyway.
[Asus Transformer TF700] cedesmith:
Hi.

I upgraded to JB without being rooted, now want root but i'm not ready to unlock bootloader yet. After reading the guide here and seen it requires unlocked bootloader i tried another approach.

WARNING: As always there is a chance something may go wrong... If you do it i'm not responsible for bricks, do it on your own risk.

WARNING: This will wipe your data

WARNING: As with all updated make sure your battery is charged

This is what i did:

1. download .30 firmware from asus site that matches your SKU

2. extract the zip file to the root of your microSD card

3. rename extracted file (ex: US_epad-user-9.4.5.30.zip as mine is US SKU) to EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip

4. insert sdcard and power off tablet

5. press power+voldown, release them after it starts and press volup within 5 seconds to enter stock recovery

6. working android displayed .................. wait patiently to finish update...........

I think this method is peaty safe as is a normal update, no fastboot, root or unlocked bootloader.

I sincerely thought asus recovery will skip the update because is a lower version then the one installed but it did not.
[Asus Transformer TF700] bckldwn:
Thanks, I might just try this.. the DPI really bugs me on JB!
[Asus Transformer TF700] -lukin-:
Thanks bro - that worked perfect.
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
This was already posted elsewhere b/c it is how I rooted my JB 4 days ago. I think it was Praetorian or jrotsky who posted it.

I tried the same method with trying to revert 9.4.5.30 to 9.4.5.26 but that is a no go - only 10.4.4.16 will revert to 9.4.5.30
[Asus Transformer TF700] Pretoriano80:
Yeah,OP did a nice found..hehehe --> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1833212 :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] doncieslacco:
Thanks for you guide, I am waiting for my TF700T, but read a lot about rooting process without unlocking bootloader, so please tell me:

What about root after your guide ?? Just use rooting instruction from here and use OTA rootKeeper and should work ??

Regards

Doncieslacco
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
JB cannot currently be rooted, so you'll need to root 9.4.5.30 first, then use OTA rootkeeper to make a backup of root and enable OTA survival (I also enabled OTA survival in superuser), then apply the JB update, and finally use OTA rootkeeper to restore root.

Also, I would highly advise not installing any apps on it in ICS, b/c a lot of people are experiencing idiosyncrasies in JB that are fixed if you perform a factory reset - since your tablet will be brand new, a factory reset will be a lot less painful with no apps installed.

If you are about to receive your tablet, and it is on 9.4.5.26 or lower, I'd seriously consider first using nvFlash to make a pure backup of the entire before updating to 9.4.5.30, b/c nvFlash does not work on 9.4.5.30 nor 10.4.4.16.
[Asus Transformer TF700] bckldwn:
Thank you OP, this worked great; back to 160 DPI! :victory:
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
However that requires unlocking first,voiding your warranty.
[Asus Transformer TF700] cferd:
Thanks OP, this worked. At first I lost the long-press function, where for example an app on the home screen is long-pressed then moved to the top to remove. The apps would always open, regardless of whether I just touched them or long-pressed them. A factory reset in recovery fixed it, in case anyone else experiences this.
[Asus Transformer TF700] hit173:
I keep getting the android with red exclamation mark. I did everything posted here but I did it through my tablet. I named the file like it says here and put it on the root of my SD. I extracted the file. Do I need to extract or no?
[Asus Transformer TF700] flhthemi:
The file you get from Asus is a .zip file. Inside it is another .zip file. Unzip ONE TIME and rename the .zip file while it is on your PC. Then copy it to the sdcard. I used a sdcard reader connected to my PC to copy the file then popped it in the tablet.

when I tried to do it all on the tablet I got the same results. (it no workie)
[Asus Transformer TF700] Shohou:
Can new JB 10.4.4.18 be downgraded to ics too?
[Asus Transformer TF700] hit173:
This?
[Asus Transformer TF700] KoRoZIV:
I don't see why not, it's only a minor update
[Asus Transformer TF700] hit173:
Wtf I keep getting the Android with red exclamation...... I am locked with no root still on .16 I wiped everything and I'm still getting the freaking same ****.. Is pissing me off cuz IM really trying to go back down to ics. I need help. I did everything posted here. I even did through the computer now and still nothing.. I swear I am about to shove it out a window
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
Can you describe exactly what steps you did in your own words here so I can help?
[Asus Transformer TF700] pr4wn3r:
do i have to copy that to an SD card, or would it be enough to copy it on the tablet? dont have an SD card yet^^
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
yes, you can copy it to the root of your internal sdcard.
[Asus Transformer TF700] pr4wn3r:
having the same problem.

when trying to get into recovery mode (power + vol down, then select the recovery mode) i dont get into recovery mode, but i get a dead android with an exclamation mark..
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
You need to describe the process in your OWN words, so we can help.

Also make sure you don't have any ZIP files in the root of your internal sdcard.

Red exclamation mark usually caused by:

1. Corrupted download file (re download)

2. Incorrect file name (make sure the download file from Asus website is unzip, the second zip file rename to EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip

3. Extra zip files in the root directory (delete all the zip file in internal or external root directory of SD card)

4. corrupted external sd card (if you use external sdcard, just reformat with fat32).

5. Frozen system apps/modified properties file.(unfreeze sall system apps and restore original properties file)
[Asus Transformer TF700] hit173:
I have done evrything possibleto get this to work. I even wiped mytab clean and still nothing. This is what i did.

1. I downloaded the file from asus website unzipped it nd renamed it.

2. Placed it on the root of my card

3. Went into recovery mode holding down power+volume down

4. Pressed volume up before the 5 seconds to get into the recovery.

5. Boom red exclamation with open android.

6. Redownloaded did everything again.

7. Made sure I didn't have any other zip file inside the root of my Sd card.

8. Same **** again.
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
Have you tried to download straight from your tab, unzip renamed and copy to the root of your INTERNAL SD card??
[Asus Transformer TF700] hit173:
Yup 1st time i tried it was like that
[Asus Transformer TF700] xcal321:
I recovered from a softbricked JB .16 (rooted and locked) just 3 days ago. I could have recovered JB .16, but I wanted to get root back. So after I recovered to ICS .30 I rooted it and then manually upgraded to JB .16 using the OTA package I had kept aside (backed up to NAS). The next day JB .18 OTA was released and worked just fine.

Before I could restore/downgrade I had to buy a MicroSD card. Looking for a suitable one, I discovered some of the cards do not work when working from recovery mode. Have you tried using a different card? Also, my card (Kingston SDHC 32GB class 10) came formatted as FAT32, which is what I used for the recovery. I'm not sure if it has to be FAT32, but at least for me it worked.
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
I have one more you can try. Download the full package file from Asus, unzip the file but DO NOT RENAME. The file name should be US_epad-user-10.4.4.16.zip, copy this to the root of your micro SD card. Insert the card back to your tablet. As soon as you inserted, about couple seconds, you should see a notification ask you to upgrade. Good luck.
[Asus Transformer TF700] hit173:
im going to try this right now

---------- Post added at 12:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:05 AM ----------

For some strange reason it worked I named the update to the original name again and it popped up like an ota update after I restarted
[Asus Transformer TF700] pr4wn3r:
I did a full wipe and a factory reset to make sure that all teh system apps were fine!the problem is,i dont get to the point where i can flash the .16

The dead android already comes when trying to enter recovery mode..

Samsung Galaxy Sll - CM9

Asus Transformer Pad TF700T - rooted
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
Try this:

Download the full package file from Asus, unzip the file but DO NOT RENAME. The file name should be US_epad-user-10.4.4.16.zip, copy this to the root of your micro SD card. Insert the card back to your tablet. As soon as you inserted, about couple seconds, you should see a notification ask you to upgrade. If you don't see it just reboot your device. Good luck.
[Asus Transformer TF700] taaz69:
Unable to downgrade to ICS

Has anyone been able to get this to work? I'm able to get into recovery and the Android starts churning on the EP201_768_SDUPDATE. After a little bit, I get the android with red exclamation mark. I tried unzipping the .30 file and placing the zip on the SD card. The tablet sees the update and goes through the usual "Do you really want to downgrade, etc" and then goes into the install but, again after a bit I get the android with red exclamation mark.

Currently I'm on JB .18. I had just got this tablet after doing a warranty return and shortly after firing up, I got the notice to upgrade to JB 16. I could kick myself for not reading the forums first.

So, has anyone found a way?

Thanks.
[Asus Transformer TF700] ingenihero:
Tried with a exFAT microSD, it did not worked but then tried with a FAT32 micro SD it worked. Here is what I did:

1. Format micro SD to FAT32 format (not a quick format) if it is not FAT32 already

2. Copy needed downgrade firmware to microSD without renaming

3. Insert micro SD to tablet

4. Tablet recognizes the downgrade update and ask for continue

5. Continue with the process

6. Tablet reboots

7. Tablet downgrades its OS to 4.0.3

This worked for me...
[Asus Transformer TF700] taaz69:
I finally got time to do this. Worked perfectly. Thank you so much for the assist.
[Asus Transformer TF700] dirtyharryiv:
Hi,

i cant find the correct firmware on the asus site.... any help?

thx

harry

---------- Post added at 03:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:05 PM ----------

Found it here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1734005
[Asus Transformer TF700] holyfrey:
What most I rename the update file when I gonna copyed in to the internal storage and not a microsd card ?

As I know you can update from internal storage, what most I name the file then ? is i EP201_768_UPDATE.zip then or ?
[Asus Transformer TF700] aznmode:
You need to copy the renamed file to root of micro sd card. Turn tablet off and when you turn it on hold the volume down (one closer to the inside). When you see texts on the left corner of the screen, press the other volume button. Let it flash and thats it. You will be back to ICS welcome screen after.
[Asus Transformer TF700] fortunz:
already answered above. post deleted
[Asus Transformer TF700] DjKarras:
I have one question regarding this method... When going to the Asus website, I notice that I cannot download the ICS .30 firmware anymore, only the JB one! I understand that if I want to root I need to be ICS, but right now my tablet is in JB already (and not behaving extremely well, that's why I want to root). Is there any other mirror I can use to download the .30 firmware?

Thanks!
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
Sure, right here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1946456
[Asus Transformer TF700] DjKarras:
Thanks! I feel stupid, I swear I did a search of the forums before posting... :o
[Asus Transformer TF700] ShockDoctor7:
What worked for me was renaming it: EP201_768_SDUPDATE ---- but BUT but: It needs to be a .zip file type. I removed the .ZIP from the end and it worked! No more Android on his back with a red exclamation mark. It's what I had to do because I am using windows 7 which doesn't show the .zip extension in the file name even though it's really there. So, when the miniSD card is read it would appear to the tablet as EP201_768_SDUPDATE.ZIP.zip - which would give a bad result by having the double extension in the file-name.

The post I followed was down the page about halfway here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1833212

The OP there made a note of this in red but it's easy to overlook. This is probably what many of you are doing...give this a try if you're using Win7, remove the .zip in the filename from the post that you use to rename the download....worked for me like a champ...then I followed instruction at the top of the same post I linked to get root......used Voodoo root keeper to backup root.....temp unroot...then pushed the Jelly Bean update....restored root from backup with Voodoo root keeper....and WHAM! I've now got root on JB. I'd strongly recommend a factory reset once this work is all finished to keep things running well.

I don't take any credit for this work.....this is just a post to help you find the goodies the great guys have provided here for us...I had a hard time and kept getting the droid on his back with a red exclamation mark.....this is what finally worked for me....hope it helps someone.
[Asus Transformer TF700] androidHacks:
Will not work with exFAT

Note that this method will not work with a MicroSD card formatted in exFAT (for example a 64GB microSD card). You will get the working android flash to a supine android with a red exclamation point, and then it will reboot itself in a minute or two, unhurt.

I then tried this method with a smaller FAT32 microSD card I took out of my phone and everything proceeded just fine.
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
Did you try the same 64 GB card formatted as anything else but exFat? It might have been the size of the card, not the formatting.

More than one topic in here about the Infinity having issues with 64 GB cards, intermittently - perhaps recovery doesn't like big cards sometimes?

I have a UHS1 16 GB card I can try one day - Just bought it and I have another in the dock, so I can try and see if it works.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Far more likely is that the recovery does not like Microsoft's proprietary exFAT filesystem, which only works on Android due to a binary driver module that is licensed from Tuxera (http://www.tuxera.com/products/tuxera-exfat-embedded/).

Quoting Wikipedia (emphasis mine):

So thank the people who allowed patents on software, ideas and algorithms.
[Asus Transformer TF700] NIKEstickER:
gonna try this on my infinity rn on the latest .23 update.

EDIT: put it on the root of my internal memory and did not work thru stock recovery but it did work if i left the name as is "US_epad-user-9.4.5.30.zip" and did the downgrade thru the notification that comes up
[Asus Transformer TF700] tjy8tim:
hello, does anyone has any idea how to make this work on the similar model tf300? they seem to be basically the same except hardware...possible for me to follow the guide and downgrade on tf300 as well?
[Asus Transformer TF700] third son:
Just did this successfully. Make sure you unzip the file you download from Asus. It is a zip within a zip file. Then double click to make sure the contents has the requisite blob file.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tjy8tim:
you were able to do this on a tf300? I was able to downgrade to 10.4.2.18 to 10.4.2.9 but I can't downgrade into any ICS roms. It shows "signature mismatch" on top right.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tjy8tim:
Hello, my tablet is running 9.4.5.30 and i'm trying to flash the jb update from tf300 10.4.2.9. I keep getting the following error and cannot complete flash. Any idea how to fix this?

Installing update...

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

E:resource mismatch, it's not mdpi!

E:check resource fail

SD Installation aborted

That's the log, any help is appreciated.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Falkenhorst:
I tried to downgrade with the steps from first post but wasn't successfull with the latest firmware version .23

There is a simple way to downgrade anyway.

1. copy the firmware to the root folder of your internal memory

2. don't rename it, just leave the original name (for example "WW_epad-user-9.4.5.30.zip")

3. reboot your device

4. you find a message for downgrading your firmware in the notification drawer
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
So you are currently running a firmware for the Infinity on your TF300?
[Asus Transformer TF700] tjy8tim:
yes that is correct
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Well, since this is not a supported configuration, there are no official updates from a TF700 firmware to a TF300 firmware. Any incremental (OTA) update will definitely not work across firmwares for different devices. You can only flash a complete firmware for your device. Or you try to stay with the TF700 firmware and upgrade to 10.4.4.18, of course on your own risk.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tjy8tim:
can you tell me which firmware are complete ones that I can try?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
The ones downloaded from the Asus support site. These are around 450 MB, at least for the Infinity, so I'd expect those for the TF300 are a similar size. Note that they will overwrite the complete system partition, so you cannot keep root.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tjy8tim:
all of the firmware gave me an error saying "E:resource mismatch, it's not mdpi!" sigh...anyone know the problem is?
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtwags:
Hi Guys. First post. Thanks for all the great info. I would like to downgrade from 10.4.5.23 US on tf700t so I can root and clear up this laggy browser garbage. I am having a heck of a time finding the old ICS firmware to flash. I have been looking for 9.4.5.30 and can't find it on the asus site. Can someone direct me to the best place to download this file? Thanks!
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
Here you go bro:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1734005
[Asus Transformer TF700] 3c:
You actually lost custom recovery. This is the stock recovery failing to find an update ZIP. At times (don't ask me why) I was able to see what's behind the graphics: the recovery menu, by pressing once the power button (when Android logo is displayed with exclamation mark). Then I found the actual errors and the path to the missing files!

I discovered the TF700 with ICS bootloader don't seem to recognize its internal card. It tried to mount /sdcard, but until I actually put a microSD card in the slot, that was a no go. Then I added the proper zip file with their name, reboot to recovery and it installed! That was cool.

But then I bricked it trying to gain root again: Couldn't flash any recovery, but was able to erase the recovery partition even though device is locked!!!!
[Asus Transformer TF700] enrico di capri:
Thank you very much. It worked perfectly for me too!!

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
[Asus Transformer TF700] Yodarage:
Trying to downgrade 10.4.4.20, followed the instructions in the first exactly but keep on getting a red triangle when going into recovery. Any ideas?