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[Sony Tablet S] SWFlyerUK:
What was happening was strange.

- Went into recovery.

- Installed a stock OTA JB zip from the update links thread by [MENTION=4428363]stifilz[/MENTION]

- The update would run , but when the device rebooted it would hang at the Sony logo. Was there for a total of 8 hours!

- Then, when I rebooted the tablet, the device would boot up as to how it was before update. So the update hadn't taken any affect.

I thought it may have been an issue with my modded build.prop, so I properly replaced it with the original. But then it bootlooped.

- I then managed to flash ICS using condi's flasher. At the moment, I've got a very laggy ICS with no WiFi, JB installation from recovery is aborting but I've narrowed the issue down to a symlink problem that I'll hopefully fix tomorrow. Someone else has had it and reported it all worked afterwards, so hoping that is the case for my device, other wise there will be a pool of tears around me.
[Sony Tablet S] jappaj:
[MENTION=422959]condi[/MENTION]: Did I interpret correctly how your flasher works? So that it creates /system/vendor FOLDER and extracts vendor files to that folder? But my XTS has symbolic link from /datapp/vendor/vendorX to /system/vendor. Doesn't this mean that flasher makes non-standard arrangements for vendor apps and this potentially causes problems with OTA updates?

I am asking this because it seems many people are struggling with updates and more then not they are related to that vendor folder. And it should be easy enough to create "fix" script, which fixes vendor related stuff for people who are now doing it manually.
[Sony Tablet S] jimbohurt:
Wtf. My remote is gone, plus it didnt root me. And ads pop up as notifcations randomly?

Is there a way for me to flash just stock jelly bean?

If not is there anyway to still root! :eek: I just bought a ps3 controller for sixaxis which I cant use now

Any help would be very apperciated
[Sony Tablet S] fortissimo:
Well, let me tell you that I learned from the hard mistake, and that you "think wrong". If you don't flash hidden at the last part, you will get a broken boot. I also tried to save the recovery, but it died in the process. I should have used "1" instead and it is not by "accident" but it is a must!

I have spent 3+ hours trying to fix this mistake now!
[Sony Tablet S] fortissimo:
I read your post and I was in same situation (very similar anyway) and I almost took it as gospel so I almost gave up on it. But....I persisted in trying it out.

1. I used a stock AT&T 3.2 to restore it to working order. Everyone said it cannot be rooted, despite some asked even if it is Build 5 (in kernel), which should be rootable if it is under Build 8 (some are Build 10). At first, I couldn't get it to root, (using latest allinone tool), I tried again and it failed. So I almost gave up and was planning on just selling it on eBay instead. But I came back, reading up more, and noticed that indeed Build 5 should be rootable and thus, no need to get 3.2.1 (plus it is not available anyway). So I tried again, and the third time luck, it got root. Now, the allinone tool never showed any errors, the rooting process completed everything just that the root didn't get put in. But I had experience with similar situation on another Android phone in the past, so I knew this is not foolproof and might need more trials. In other words, there is no need to hunt for the unavailable 3.2.1 for the US AT&T model. You are scaring other members here unnecessarily.

2. I then flashed via Flasher tool 3.0, (this time I don't make the same mistake, so I flashed hidden as well), and it worked. So the Flasher tool works from a stock, rooted 3.2, all the way to 4.0.3, and it is working. So your assumption that 3.2 to 4.0 is too far a jump for the Flasher tool, is not correct.

3. You suggested using Region Changer and then Flashing a pre-rooted ICS. Months ago I tried that, but that method failed. Somehow it didn't work and I don't know why. I almost bricked mine but it didn't (whew), so I haven't touched it for months until now. I left it at 3.2.1 and that was for a while.

To recap, condi's Flasher 3.0 works well for the AT&T Tablet P from stock 3.2. (originally I said I had a 3G problem, but I just didn't wait long enough, as fresh factory reset requires a longer time for network scanning, it is not a true problem).

What I suggest to condi is the instruction, w/ the warning about R5+, can be misleading / or confusing as it is not clear enough. That prompted me to skip the hidden flashing, and cost me some extra hours to try to find a solution.

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I want to tell everyone that a SIM locked such as AT&T model, does not affect rooting. I have rooted it from stock 3.2.1 and also a restored 3.2 (although the latter took a few more tries), via allinone tool. The reason is very obvious: rooting is a hack in the system / kernel, it has to do w/ the Linux OS inside. SIM (or more accurately, Network Lock), has to do w/ the modem card, or the baseband area, in this particular case, the F5521gw "3G card" inside. One has nothing to do with the other.

From looking at the download list, it is hard to tell which firmware is 3G + WiFi version and which firmware is WiFi only (for the Tablet P), may be all have 3G?
[Sony Tablet S] stifilz:
WOW. You would be the first, congratulations. Only reporting what all the others had experienced. I.e not being able to root 3.2 and flasher not working from HC to ICS. But well done for the persistence.
[Sony Tablet S] CoolApps:
Can someone get the recovery.img from the Sony Tablet S Release1a?, I am going to see if I can flash it using a binary method with the bootloader locked.
[Sony Tablet S] CoolApps:
I found the detailedSKU.lst file that contains the values that is required to flash the zip, maybe you can modify it so you can flash that zip no matter what android version your on.
[Sony Tablet S] stifilz:
Exciting :D. Flasher downloads r1a if you need it 2 so the link will be in condi's code :D
[Sony Tablet S] CoolApps:
That means that I have to decrypt it, modify it and encrypt it again which should be possible with that file I have and that root toolkit.
[Sony Tablet S] Fracke:
for me flasher was the solution for update to JB...

I flash JB and hidden and all works perfectly...

only I had a problem... Can't enter to recovery pressing Power button + Vol(+).... :(

In JB is another form for enter to recovery?
[Sony Tablet S] CoolApps:
On the Sony Xperia Tablet S right?, maybe the hidden.img file messed up while flashing.

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Anyway, I was thinking why can't we make a custom rom for our poor locked devices like set up the detailedSKU file to work with the highest version of the SKU value and sign the custom rom zip to create a workaround for the bootloader?
[Sony Tablet S] jumper62:
I dont think we can encrypt the roms
[Sony Tablet S] CoolApps:
We should be able to with Condi's tools and also sign it, right?
[Sony Tablet S] eric1214:
Hi all

My S1 have be root by this tool , well if want upgrade to 4.1.1 , is still is use this 3.0 ver. To upgrade is ok? Or need do something for ready to upgrade?

In case , i need backup all frist?

Thanks ur reply frist ^_^
[Sony Tablet S] Cat McGowan:
Sony's Android 4.1.1 is for the Xperia Tablet S, it cannot be installed on the Sony Tablet S.
[Sony Tablet S] CoolApps:
Maybe if someone creates a BLOB file of a recovery we can use the following command to install it in Android Terminal Emulator:

su

dd if=/sdcard/twrp.blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
[Sony Tablet S] psxpetey:
the function of which would be to downgrade? Because then you can swap recoveries?

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What about if they were in the proper format? There is a tool that will put roms and kernels into ftf format.
[Sony Tablet S] CoolApps:
The whole point is to downgrade from r5a to r1a recovery allowing ADB.
[Sony Tablet S] psxpetey:
Thats what I thought hope it works:)
[Sony Tablet S] russianspy4:
R5A Update now stuck on Sony logo

Hi everyone,

Tried to update to R5A using this tool and now I am stuck on the Sony logo and cannot access ADB Shell in recovery.

Should have known doing something like this before going on vacation is a bad idea. Looks like I am going out to buy a new tablet.

Anyone have any ideas? I tried to flash via SD but I get SKU errors, not sure how to check region info without ADB.

Thank you in advance!
[Sony Tablet S] kennedytruong:
Mine is SGPT211US/S (At&T) running 3.2.1 rooted.

Can I change region and update by your Flash Tools.

Does it lost 3g connection ? Thanks so much !
[Sony Tablet S] CoolApps:
You can if you choose the correct carrier in the flash options (in this case AT&T) and follow the instructions if there is.

For your massive question, yes.
[Sony Tablet S] russianspy4:
Bought a Galaxy Tab 2 7" as a replacement. If anyone has any ideas on how to recover my Tablet S there is a beer in it for you =) :good:
[Sony Tablet S] CoolApps:
Try wiping the data in recovery, it that does not work then of course it can be the system or something.

Try to find out the latest SKU version on your tablet and that note of that value, decrypt the flashable zip using Desklunvr.exe (assuming you have those files), Go into the zip, go into the folder META-INF and then look for the file with the name "DetailedSKU" has the name (does have file extension), edit the file so it has the same SKU value which you had in the beginning but count up in ones until you made a list of SKU'S like 1 per line till you reach line 3, save that file and back out, use Condi's tool to sign it and try to flash it via recovery.
[Sony Tablet S] russianspy4:
Thanks andyabc, i used the S.onyTablet.S [FLASHER] v3.0 and attempted to install Option 2 (4.0.3 R5A wifi only for Sony Tablet S) so all files were pulled down automatically by the tool. Everything went smoothly and i selected "FLASH R1A's hidden.img [last shell-enabled]", all checked out and the tablet rebooted before it got stuck.

Your solution sounds feasible but I have no ADB access so what would be the best way to find the SKU. Also, am i correct to assume that to use Condi's tool to sign the package I would need a working rooted tablet?

It sounds like there is no quick solution to this and I am flying out tomorrow. I guess I will attempt this battle when i return. Thanks again for the ideas.
[Sony Tablet S] CoolApps:
For the second solution you just need a PC, device on Recovery and an SD Card, no ADB required.

I messed up on the signing and decrypting.

So for decrypting use the same method as encrypting.

As for Signing you will need an app on an other Android device if it works and get this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kellinwood.zipsigner2

After you got that you must move that decrypted file over to that device, open the app, select the input and output file, change the mode to platform and start signing.

After that was successful move the file to the file to the SD Card (if you have USB OTG support, if not then use PC) insert it into the tablet, go to recovery mode to flash it and you should get output, if you get errors in the output tell me them, if you don't remember them then try again.

Because we are on R5A's recovery it is really tricky to get that working.

It it fails then Sony must of either placed a special signing or a file still needs modifying.
[Sony Tablet S] Silvist:
I just want to confirm that this is the best way to update from 4.0.3(version 5) to jb?

I also had an issue since i used AIO a long ways back when i first updated to 4.0.3. Where each time i booted up my tablet i would be stuck loading in the startup animation for ever. If i rebooted from there it would start up as normal, but it would say building android apps 0/105....and would take a bit till it finished.

Anyone else experienced this or ever heard of it happening?
[Sony Tablet S] ktdt00:
Xperia tab SGPT12 experience

Tried updating xperia s tab SGPT12 that was running 4.1.1 stock rooted with motochopper. I was trying to use FLASHER because system was requesting an OTA to 4.1.1 even though it was already running 4.1.1. Couldn't figure that out so thought I'd try this...

FLASHER d/l'd the fw fine and said the flash was fine but reboot hung at Sony boot screen for about 30 minutes. Hard powered down. Rebooted to Xperia with popup saying system update failed.

Had 2 SU apps (Superuser and Super SU). Neither of them worked. No longer appeared to have root (apps requesting root failed). Removed Super SU. Same problem. Restored factory resets in recovery which cleaned up the UI but still no root.

Not exactly sure where I'm at now. Still playing.
[Sony Tablet S] saf4xdadev:
First off the AiO would have been able to stop the update notices and would have been the best choice I believe.....AiO 6.2 was the latest and what I used at the time but may be updated to higher rev. no. by now.

Second I think if your tablet fails boot from Flasher tool that you are pretty much hosed. If you read back from when the Flasher was first updated for use with JB, Flasher v3.0.....around post #271 April 18, 2013 5:32pm....and read all the way up to present then you will see what I mean.

Luckily for myself, I was out of town and not able to update anyway and by the time I was going to do the update I read that the Flasher tool v3.0 had some problems and that anyone who used it had to send their tablets back to Sony. So I waited a short time and then motochopper was presented so i just did the OTA update directly from Sony then used motochopper and then used AiO to apply a few tweaks, one being to turn off update notifier.

Lastly when you read back through from the post number 271 you will see a couple of guys exchanging some lines and a reference to another thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2242683 titled 'Debricking ideas for Xperia Tablet S' that may be of some help or not??? Either way, the author of that 'debricking' thread is a very intelligent person and the conversation within is a very good read, quite engaging, and quite possibly the answer you are looking for.....if not, you'll still feel smarter at the end of the thread, I did.

Good Luck
[Sony Tablet S] Maine_Coon:
andy,

I've missed lot of posts here.

one of my tablet s has OTA r5a installed, therefore no root or anything.

is there a way to downgrade and have a root?

thanks.
[Sony Tablet S] Cat McGowan:
You can use the latest version of Condi's S.onyTablet.S [ALLinONE] Tool to root 4.0.3r5a.
[Sony Tablet S] CoolApps:
You can root using Condi's Sony.Tablet.S root tool in this thread.

EDIT: Not in this thread, the other thread. :p
[Sony Tablet S] ktdt00:
Thanks for all of the great info!!! I also heard from Cat about the AIO tool but I had already jumped the gun. :)

The Flasher didn't brick my device. I actually think it did something of what it was supposed to do. I just somehow ended up with two SU applications and they were conflicting with each other. The net effect was no root.

Anyway, I finally managed to unroot and remove SuperSU and Superuser using a combination of uninstalling, unrooting and running a couple of the clean-up routines from the AIO tool. I then rerooted with motochopper and all is once again good.

Thanks again!!
[Sony Tablet S] buytamil:
need help.

i have a rooted r5a wifi only. In the first screen I selected option 2 and it downloaded 3 files - system, hidden and data. after sometime the tool asked me to choose 1 - FLASH hidden.img from this stock fw version 2) R1A's hidden.img [last shell-enabled]? 3) skip hidden.img. Which one should I choose ? I need JB.
[Sony Tablet S] passat25:
I am glad I chose to flash hidden at the last part... And I though I messed up by choosing not to update hidden... Still, the upgrade to JB didn't work for me... I still have Android 4.0.3 (r5a released) when I go to About Tablet on Settings... At the same time, my Sony Tablet S seems to be working as before.. It's still rooted
[Sony Tablet S] passat25:
OK - I rooted my Sony Tablet S using SonyTablet.S ALLinONE v6.5... Then I used SonyTablet.S FLASHER v3.0 to upgrade to JB and It seemed like it worked ok, but.......

Initial Device: Sony Tablet S, 4.0.3 r5a rooted, Kernel version 2.6.39.4 integ-build@build8 #1

At first junction I chose 2: Sony Tablet S, 4.0.3 R5A wifi only

Next, the Flasher ran fine and downloaded 3 files, system.zip, hidden.zip, and datapp.zip

Next, inflated, pushed, etc....

At next junction I chose 1: to install the hidden.img

After that my tablet went into an 'optimizing apps? I think and then it rebooted the tablet automatically.. After rebooting, nothing looks like has changed... No errors, no NOTHING.. No booting issues

When going to Settings under About Tablet, my system tools indicates 4.0.3 release5a but now I get notification that 5a update is available!!! :eek:... I still have the SuperUser App working properly so I believe my tablet is still rooted... Google Play Store is working fine.. However, I will verify if my tablet is still rooted... Should I use Root Checker??

So my question is... Should I just left it alone at rooting and not messed around with Flasher v3.0 since I originally had 4.0.3 r5a rooted??? At this point, I would like to know what else is to be done... I don't really want to push my luck and mess my tablet... What should I do about the notification??? It's asking me about updating but it's already updated to version 4.0.3 (released5a)... I am afraid it might messed it up if I update.

About JellyBean... Why it didn't upgrade??? Did I miss any steps??? or it's just the fact my tablet was already updated to r5a before it was rooted??? Gosh, it was easier to upgrade my HP Touchpad to Android 4.1.2!!!

Thanks in advance... Your feedback will be greatly appreciated.
[Sony Tablet S] bryangb:
Has anyone managed to get JB running on the original Tablet S yet? I think this version was posted as being Xperia Tab-only. My STS wouldn't take the Xperia version, anyhow. :(
[Sony Tablet S] CoolApps:
If you even try to install firmware which is not for a certain device then in Sony's case you will get a possible hard brick due to a updated unsupported bootloader and unsupported hardware so you cannot use the GPU, CPU, Touch Screen, WiFi, Bluetooth or anything so I wouldn't even try unless you do true hackary and modifications to the OTA which is flashable/installable.
[Sony Tablet S] Cat McGowan:
There is no Jelly Bean update for the Sony Tablet S and probably never will be.

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The reason the Jelly Bean update did not work with your Sony Tablet S is because the update is for the Xperia Tablet S only. There is no Jelly Bean update for the Sony Tablet S and probably never will be.
[Sony Tablet S] smgdev:
You can use the S.onyTablet.S aio for togging update notification because the firmware that you installed is modified and protected with decreasing system update incremental for avoiding or recovering from soft bricks. It is the cause of notification.
[Sony Tablet S] passat25:
Thanks for your reply... I really do.

At the same time, I wish it would have been made very clear at the beginning of the thread that the flasher only work for the Xperia Tablet S... Even when you open the Flasher program, there is an option 2 to flash Sony Tablet S... Hopefully, I didn't do any harm to my tablet even though it seems to be working just fine..

Is there any way to undo what Flasher v.30 did to firmware??? or just leave it like it is... I will greatly appreciate your response.
[Sony Tablet S] Cat McGowan:
You said you started with 4.0.3r5a installed and ended up with 4.0.3r5a installed, and after rebooting, you had no boot issues, no errors, and nothing looked changed. From that, it sounds like your 4.0.3r5a install is healthy. Count your blessings, eh?

For the "update available" notification, use Condi's S.onyTablet.S [ALLinONE] Tool and select Tweaks and Mods, then select Toggle OTA system updates and notifications.

You can check to see if you still have root access by running Superuser, which should already intalled, or any app that requires root access.
[Sony Tablet S] passat25:
I guess I better count my blessings!

I will use AiO to toglr OTA system updates and notifications.. Yeah, I still have Superuser installed under Apps but I will know for sure when I run app that requires root access... Will let you know..

Thanks for your help once again.
[Sony Tablet S] bryangb:
Given that my 3-year-old HTC Desire is running Jelly Bean 4.2, putting it on the (far more capable) STS ought to be quite feasible. I assume you mean "there probably never will be from Sony".

But I should have asked my question more accurately: has anyone tried, or is anyone working on porting JB (from the XTS, I guess) to the STS? I suspect the answer is no, but I'm curious!
[Sony Tablet S] smgdev:
*cough*locked bootloader
[Sony Tablet S] bryangb:
Is there still no way around that? Damn... :crying:
[Sony Tablet S] slave2anubis:
Hi.

I am trying to flash a Sony Tablet S, its from a friend, the tablet dose not start anymore, just animation, i can get into recovery, but the flasher dose not work with recovery adb.

Can someone please help me flash a firmware?

I think the firmware on the device was a ICS.

Thank you.
[Sony Tablet S] blackbeans:
Thank you for your all working! Just upgraded my P with just few clicks & without problems! (Y)
[Sony Tablet S] bg_man:
Did you try to reset to factory settings?
[Sony Tablet S] slave2anubis:
hi,

yes i did but still nothing, can someone give me a hint how to upload the firmware without the tablet booting into the OS?
[Sony Tablet S] bg_man:
Try to flash it from recovery with sony flash file placed in the root of external sd card.
[Sony Tablet S] slave2anubis:
Yes. But how if i dont have the original, firmware. I have tried with the some firmware from here on the forum but no luck. Can you give me a tutorial how to de-brick my tablet?
[Sony Tablet S] stifilz:
Please see my FAQ in my signature links below.
[Sony Tablet S] tsunagi:
First, thanks all for your support, and Condi for this amazing tools.

Sucessfully donwgraded my tablet P to 3.2.1 and rooted with all in one and flashed with flasher.

Everything´s ok, except mtp drivers, they´re not working anymore; whith mass storage support script, that´s not a problem ;)

But when I look version.. it´s 4.0.3 r5a ... Shouldn´t be 4.1 Jelly Bean?

Did I something wrong or am I missing something?

Thanks in advance . :D
[Sony Tablet S] smgdev:
There are no jb for tablets and tablet p, only for xperia tablet s.

Sony Tablet S cihazımdan Tapatalk kullanılarak gönderildi
[Sony Tablet S] boby1911:
I dont understand it means our sony tablet s will be only at the rom 4.05a? and no 4.1.1 or 4.3?
[Sony Tablet S] smgdev:
Yes, no 4.1. Or above.

Sony Tablet S cihazımdan Tapatalk kullanılarak gönderildi
[Sony Tablet S] Koto99:
Flasher not work anymore.

Option 2 Tablet S Wifi Only

Bandwiide Error.
[Sony Tablet S] smgdev:
Files may has been removed. Somebody should fix them. [MENTION=422959]condi[/MENTION] if you are still there, you should look at it.

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[Sony Tablet S] mrlove6:
not sure if this thread is still alive, but anyway i downloaded the flasher and all in one, rooted the tablet i think it was on r5a, anyway root went well, checked root checker all ok, used the flasher and there was the ( 1d 4.1.1 JB! wifi only ) so i flashed it waited to the end, and asked me if i want to flash the hidden.img from 2 roms or 0 to skip, so i skipped it...later on after restart the tab stuck on SONY logo nothing more, tried factory reset but the same, tried flashing an ota from sd card kept giving me something about wrong verification and never flash....any idea how to turn on back the tablet ?? thanks