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[Android General] groumfi:
OTA 4.4.2 on 7600ef

Hi,

Just received 4.4.2 OTA update on my HP Slate 8 Pro 7600ef

Build number is 1.01.02 (KOT49H)

Once installed root was gone. I had to re-root it again using the CWM build in OP.

Cheers

--

G.
[Android General] 2k1197:
Stock Recovery?

Guys for some reason I seem to be missing the stock recovery or it has become damaged, could one of you send me the stock jellybean recovery.img for the Slate 8 Pro 7600ea please? thanks in advanced ;)
[Android General] heino69:
Also received the update, but the update process FAILED...

So I'm still on build number 1.00.12 (JDQ39)

Any ideas how to force the update again, or better, what the reason could be for the failure?

Thanx!
[Android General] 2k1197:
Flash

For some reason I had no working stock recovery, I had to extract the one from the ota kitkat zip located in "/cache" flash that and i still get an error when attempting to flash the rom...something about "status 7" error with /system/app/MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk" going to attempt a removing the wallpaper from the zip and try again
[Android General] heino69:
OK, I also tried to make a factory reset in forefront of the update (so no root, or other modification) -> also failed

2nd try: additionally to the factory reset I removed my SDcard also -> failed again

After the update reboots the device and the HP logo is visible for a short time, the screen becomes "gray" (black with some visible backlight) and after some minutes (without any display information) the device reboots and says "update failed"

No idea where the problem is or how to proceed...

Is this fu.. update also downloadable as factory image?
[Android General] dlabadie:
I'm also missing the Stock Recovery and the CWM posted in OP is not compatible with KitKat. Can anyone post a stock recovery so we can update to KK?

Thank you!!
[Android General] heino69:
After several tries I succeed in updating to 4.4.2 - but what a mistake!

My runtime is only half the time I had before and the Slate runs really hot now.

Android system is consuming the most battery time now...

I will try to downgrade to 4.2.2 again!
[Android General] dje2007:
Hi,

I bought an Slate 8 Pro in france, this one had the 1.00.12 4.2.2 android version. I had successfully rooted this one with rootgenius (but replaced kingroot by supersu).

by OTA I've received the new one 1.01.02 / 4.4.2 (kitkat) android and I've installed it successfully (just some issue with /system/debuggerd due to link2sd ).

unfortunately , I ve not installed CWM or another similar thing before installing kitkat. Do you know a way to root this one (4.4.2)

Thank you
[Android General] heino69:
It's pretty easy with SuperSU from Chainfire:

If you install it just via Playstore, SuperSU will fail if it tries to update the binaries.

To do this you must

1.) copy the update zip files to your device (UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.02.zip) from >download.chainfire.eu/452/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.02.zip<

2.) boot with the temp. CWM recovery image from the OP

3.) install this zip via CWM

4.) reboot and open SuperSU again -> all necessary updated should be already installed

this worked for me...
[Android General] dje2007:
Hi heino69,

I rooted my Slate 8 pro with your help and OP informations ( nacked ADB/USB driver to unlock,and the temp CWM recovery to install SuperSU-v2.02.zip )

thanks a lot
[Android General] 2k1197:
Update Failed

Even after removing the wallpaper and reinstalling numerous times I still cannot get the update to flash regardless of anything that I do, I have contacted HP support who claimed they would send me a replacement tablet...for the 3rd time in the space of 2 months :rolleyes: however the replacement tablet is yet to turn up as HP claim they are "out of stock until further notice" so...lucks like I am stuck with jellybean for the time being
[Android General] andyjoecn:
who has HP slate 8 pro business can help me?

Hi xda experts,

I just bought a HP slate 8 pro business tablet several weeks ago. But now I cannot enter into the Android OS. I think the images in the internal storage has been corrupted. But fastboot works well. I downloaded the update.zip from HP website.

However, the restore image cannot apply to my device because the release date of my device is later than restore image.

When I applied the update.zip, it failed with error message "can't install this package over newer build".Can anyone tell me how to work around this problem.

Another way to solve my problem is to share with me your CWM backup if you have the same type of device.

Thanks,
[Android General] heino69:
Time to say goodbye...

I sold my Slate yesterday.

It was bit a challenge to handle a non-mainstream device (rooting, etc.), but I learned a lot with this device about Android

Special thanks to >roustabout< ;)

The main reason for me to quit: No custom ROMs for this tablet but I like to have a choice...

And I'm sure the latest HP update (which made a lot of problems) was the last one

Waiting now for Nexus 9...

Farewell,

heino69
[Android General] dredghawl:
I did everything as suggested by OP but I'm stuck at the point where I'm supposed to install the universal naked driver. I have a device in the device manager called "HP tablet" for which I can't install the universal naked driver. When I right click on the device and choose update driver, I choose to manually search for the driver and navigate to the folder where the driver is. When I hit next it says that the driver could not be found.

I rund Win8.1 and already have deactivated Driver Signature Enforcement but still no success. Any advices?
[Android General] dredghawl:
Ok I got the driver to run. But now I can't download the recovery.img since it's down :/

EDIT: I downloaded the recovery from http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/?p=3423

But I can't seem to get fastboot to boot the recovery without flashing it. I found this command but I don't know if it works with the Slate 8 Pro:

fastboot -c "lge.kcal=0|0|0|x" boot recovery.img
[Android General] dredghawl:
No matter what I do, I can't boot a custom recovery. I downloaded http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/?p=3423 and http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2708724. I tried booting them with

fastboot -i 0x03F0 boot recovery.img

or with

fastboot -i 0x03F0 -c "lge.kcal=0|0|0|x" boot recovery.img

I even tried flashing them with

fastboot -i 0x03F0 flash recovery recovery.img

But with no success. Booting without flashing does not work, when I flash the recovery it tries to boot into recovery, fails and then boots Android normally. Then the stock recovery is restored again. Can someone upload Drgravy's Clockwork 6.0.3.7 so I can try getting it to work with it?

Or does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm on 4.4.2 KitKat
[Android General] dredghawl:
I managed to root my device using Kingo ROOT. Anyway thanks roustabout for your instructions, learned a lot from it.

If anyone could upload the CWM working with the Slate 8 Pro I'd appreciate, since I'm thinking about flashing it permanently.
[Android General] groumfi:
I've also tried to boot/flash cwm-recovery-6.0.4.8.img without any success

Only cwm-recovery-6.0.3.7.img seems to work. For your convinience I've attached it to this post
[Android General] dlabadie:
Is there any way to upgrade to the newest OTA using previous methods. Seems I'm stuck on Jelly Bean.
[Android General] crazypotato:
Downgrade to 4.2

Is it possible to downgrade from 4.4.2 back to 4.2?

I find that my radio app is being killed when low memory event kicks in. It is a well-known bug in 4.4.2. HP should really release an update for 4.4.4 instead. Silly!
[Android General] Doga7:
Hi Guys,

I'm trying to Root this HP Slate 8 for a friend. I've been following the excellent instructions posted and I've failed at one point.

To give you guys some background:

Model No: HP 8

Android Version: 4.2.2

Kernel Version: 3.3.0

Build Number: 1.0.7_WW-FIR-13.20140211

Now with that out of the way:

I typed adb start-server into a command prompt and got as expected:

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

I then typed the command adb devices and got the following

List of devices attached

51364243418348a0906 device

so then adb reboot-bootloader

so I went to the device manager and adder the driver as instructed, all was looking great.

I then typed the following fastboot -i oem unlock. I got the following response:

...

OKAY [ 7.877s]

finished. total time 7.877s

and that is where it ended. The device was stuck on the HP logo. I can't find a recovery.img file on my Win 7 PC. Have I created the right ini file?

Where have I gone wrong?

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Regards,

Doga7
[Android General] Doga7:
anyone have an answer to this?
[Android General] groumfi:
Hi

It seems that you have successfully unlocked your bootloader, so you should be able to complete root process :

Download recovery (I attached it to post 129)

Reboot in booloader mode : adb reboot bootloader

Boot the recovery : fastboot -i 0x03f0 boot cwm-recovery-6.0.3.7.img

Once in recovery, select "Install zip", then "Install zip from sideload"

Assuming that you have downloaded SuperSu-2.37 from http://download.chainfire.eu/, install it thru sideload : adb sideload UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.37.zip

Reboot (no need to select "fix root access")

Et voila
[Android General] Doga7:
Cheers for that.

I've done what you've instructed. Up to the part :

Boot the recovery : fastboot -i 0x03f0 boot cwm-recovery-6.0.3.7.img

In the command prompt I get the following:

"Downloading 'boot.img' ...

OKAY [ 0.343s]

booting...."

Been stuck there for a while.

On the tablet it is stuck on the HP logo.

Have i bricked it?
[Android General] groumfi:
Hi,

So, recovery is not booting the recovery. Otherwise, can you boot it normally ? Or is it really stuck ?

If you can boot it normally, can you use adb to reboot in bootloader (adb reboot bootloader) and check if bootloader displays "Device - unlocked" ?
[Android General] groumfi:
Stock recovery needed

Hi there,

Is there anybody who could extract stock recovery (4.2 and 4.4 would be welcome)

I am managing to build a new CWM but I'm a bit stuck (recovery boot but screen is black)

I would liket unpack the stock recovery to understand better what is wrong

Thx
[Android General] groumfi:
New recovery and modified ROMs

Hi there,

I've been able to successfully build a new CWM 6.0.5.1 which works with 4.4.2 ROM for our HP Slate 8 Pro

I've also modified the old recovery so that it can be used to flash old 4.2.2 ROM (changed the product name to fig)

The sad thing it that CWM 6.0.5.1 is too large to fit into the recovery partition.

I have no clue neither on how to reduce its size, nor on how to increase the recovery partition size on the Slate.

Therefore, it is bootable, but it cannot be flashed.

Also I have modified the 2 ROMs (4.2.2-1.00.09 and 4.4.2-1.01.02) according to the following:

Changed install_script so that ROM can be installed thru CWM

Removed all built-in apps that can be installed thru Play Store (eg: Gmail, Youtube, Box, etc.)

Added AOSP browser on 4.4

Added AOSP bookmark sync apk on both ROMs

Added CM LockClock widget

So, we have now the choice to install 4.2 or 4.4. Here are the ways to do it:

Installing 4.2.2

Download recovery 6.0.3.7 from here: http://kriko.fr/files/cwm_fig-6.0.3.7.img

Download modified 4.2.2 ROM from here: http://kriko.fr/files/android_4.2.2-1.00.09_20150102-groumfi-fig.zip

Download SuperSU 2.40 from here: http://download.chainfire.eu/641/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.40.zip?retrieve_file=1

Reboot in bootloader mode: adb reboot bootloader

Boot recovery 6.0.3.7: fastboot -i 0x03f0 boot cwm_fig-6.0.3.7.img

Install ROM thru sideload: adb sideload android_4.2.2-1.00.09_20150102-groumfi-fig.zip

Install SuperSU thru sideload: adb sideload UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.40.zip

Do a full wipe and reboot

Notice

After a while, OTA will occur and upgrade your tablet to 4.4.2.

You can prevent this by applying the solution described here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2429820

Installing 4.4.2

Download recovery 6.0.5.1 from here: http://kriko.fr/files/cwm_fig-6.0.5.1.img

Download modified 4.4.2 ROM from here: http://kriko.fr/files/android_4.4.2-1.01.02_20150102-groumfi-fig.zip

Download SuperSU 2.40 from here: http://download.chainfire.eu/641/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.40.zip?retrieve_file=1

Reboot in bootloader mode: adb reboot bootloader

Boot recovery 6.0.5.1: fastboot -i 0x03f0 boot cwm_fig-6.0.5.1.img

Install ROM thru sideload: adb sideload android_4.4.2-1.01.02_20150102-groumfi-fig.zip

Install SuperSU thru sideload: adb sideload UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.40.zip

Do a full wipe and reboot

MD5 sums

9a362f9e536c9ffc6d53e5abf0caaa3d android_4.2.2-1.00.09_20150102-groumfi-fig.zip
a5667cd6b175a04bae738ed631ec41dd android_4.4.2-1.01.02_20150102-groumfi-fig.zip
5ac18e7e9c819ef37f5cb8e021ac6c00 cwm_fig-6.0.3.7.img
899561e038f4e8ecb2e66b7b84d47d07 cwm_fig-6.0.5.1.img

Help needed

Any advice on the way to reduce the size of cwm_fig-6.0.5.1.img so that it can be flashed is welcome

Greetings !

S.
[Android General] Avensac:
Do you maybe know if this will work with HP 8 1401 Tablet?
[Android General] groumfi:
No idea

But if your bootloader is unlocked you can safely try to boot on one of the recovery image provided

fastboot -i 0x03f0 boot cwm_fig-6.0.5.1.img
[Android General] eseregin:
Thank you very much for your help in upgrading my device, all went as butter 8-)

Great job, really appreciate it
[Android General] UMGixxer:
Does any of this by chance enable OTG on this device if possible?

Also I just bought this tablet used and it already has 4.4.2 on it, can I still use these methods to unlock and root etc.
[Android General] groumfi:
Sure
[Android General] UMGixxer:
Just found out that you can use OTG with this device just need to use ES File Explorer it may work with another one as well but haven't tried.
[Android General] fantabrothe:
hi mates, just found a new hp slate 8 pro 7600el and i need to know if it can receive the 4.4.2 kitkat update, since i can't find it in hp support sites...i'm scared to be blocked with the old jelly bean version..
[Android General] eseregin:
The previous page explain how yo go to 4.4.2, just follow it...
[Android General] voidmain01:
After much searching with Google a few weeks ago I found this URL for the KitKat image. [ h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-137494-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en ] Sorry for goofy URL but the site won't let me post a URL since I'm a new user.

Note, the KitKat image has been removed from the main download page for the Slate 8 Pro on HP's site. Choose Android, click Software Solutions, and it shows KitKat, but the download is null. Perhaps HP wants the KitKat image to only be available via OTA? Grab the above image while it's available.
[Android General] fantabrothe:
yes, it's true, i'm downloading from your link!

So, this tablet is available here in Italy at 138 euros, brand new and i need a middle range tablet for my wife: this is a heavy tablet, coming with only 1 gb ram, no custom rom or kernels but screen and form factor are really attractive for me! i've read all this thread but i've not a "full" idea about this product.

What about kitkat update? the tablet is quite fast for everyday usage?
[Android General] voidmain01:
I've been using the tablet for one month. Here are my observations:

There are very few nice covers available for it. I had to purchase a cover for it from Ebay and it is heavy, but usable. The HP Stand Case is the best, but it's not available in North America, only in Europe/Africa. I paid $100CDN for this tablet, and to purchase a case from the UK for > $60 is just dumb.

Yes, this tablet is heavier than others which may make for uncomfortable reading, especially without a cover. With the cover it's a lot more comfortable as it's easier to hold, or to have it stand on its own.

The 1GB of RAM does make it a little sluggish to return to the home screen from apps.

The virtual keyboard does not always appear when I need to type into any sort of field. This is very annoying, but according to a search with Google, not limited just to this device. It happens on a lot of devices. I am thinking of restoring the JellyBean image to see if an older OS will eliminate this problem.

The 4:3 ratio of the screen is great, and the resolution is great.

The auto-dim for the display isn't reliable. In bright ambient light, the screen is too dim. I have to run the display with manual brightness.

Once or twice while trying to play audio, either streaming or a local file, there was no sound from the speakers, or from the 3.5mm jack. Once the camera app failed to find the camera. After I rebooted the tablet these problems went away.

Overall I like the tablet. If I could have afforded the Google/Asus Nexus 7 2B32 (2nd generation) I would have bought it since Android is directly provided by Google, but they are very hard to find new, and even used they are expensive.

03-MAR-2015: The tablet just received an OTA update from HP labeled 1.01.14. This update appears to have eliminated the problem with the keyboard not appearing. The Android version is still 4.4.2, and I'm not sure what else has changed. It was about 150MB in size.
[Android General] fantabrothe:
thanks for your observations, very useful for me!
[Android General] groumfi:
Hi there,

Time to leave this thread for me. Focusing on porting CM onto the SlateBook x2.

My Slate 8 Pro is on sale on ebay with extra accessories (cover, stylus, 32 Gb micro-sd) at good price : http://www.ebay.fr/itm/151615071741

Take care

S.
[Android General] ]Devilman[:
Hello, I hope this post is still watched :)

I bought the HP Slate 8 Pro quite cheap few monthes ago.

It's the french version 7600ef.

I've updated it to KitKat 4.4.2 (build 10.01.14), but since, I can't unlock the bootloader... which was unlocked when it was on Jelly Bean.

So, I can't root neither.

So, as it is today, is there a way to unlock the bootloader for a HP Slate 8 Pro on KitKat 4.4.2 (build .14) ?

Or to downgrade to Jelly Bean ?

I really like this tab, but it's very annoying for me to be unable to root it.

One last question... let's suppose there a way to unlock, root, install a custom recovery etc... is it possible to install Lollipop ?

Thanks ;)
[Android General] dlabadie:
Try this...

http://androidxda.com/root-hp-slate-8-pro
[Android General] wric01:
Need slate 8 pro kitkat 1.01.02 update.zip

Unfortunately my slate 8 pro 7600us was bricked following the latest ota update to kitkat 1.01.02 and it won't let any other version of update.zip to install , does anyone still have the 1.01.02 update.zip for this?

As hp has totally remove it from their website and left only jelly bean yet i can't downgrade as my root is still locked. so no adb or fastboot options for me. Any help is appreciated. Google drive is fast/free and perfect for sharing large files, please share with it me, right click the file after upload and then select share to my email: ppsx@yahoo.com. thanks.
[Android General] ]Devilman[:
Hello :)

I managed to root it using the last version of King Root :)

Now I'd like to know if there's a way to install KitKat 4.4.4 (the final official version is 4.4.2), or Lollipop ?

Thanks :)
[Android General] darthmelk:
I wonder if this is fake or not, they claim it's Lollipop for Slate 8 Pro.

http://www.unlock-bootloader.info/mp3-0/hp-slate8-pro-5885.html

Anybody tried this or maybe have a reliable source for Lollipop?
[Android General] vdings:
Looks fake

Tried to download those links because I wanted to us lollipop on the device.

But no dice. they want me to complete their stupid surveys.

If anyone has an update.zip. I would appreciate it, I am the owner of a bricked device and cant get the update.zip firmware anywhere.
[Android General] ]Devilman[:
I'm getting tired of this device, I spend more time searching how to do what I seemingly can't do than actually using it...

I don't understand, I once managed to unlock the bootloader, but since I installed 4.4.2, it's locked again, and it seems that I can't do anything about it...

Updating to 4.4.2 was a huge mistake, the slate is locked at every level, I can't even install or copy apps (or even files !) to an external SD card (I just bought a 64Gb SDXC)... that sucks...

Can anybody tell me how to unlock (if it's possible) the bootloader again ?

If not, I'll consider selling it (but I'm pretty sure nobody would buy it anyway, in France, you can sell a slate only if it's a Samsung or an iPad), or giving it to my daughter for playing games, though with that completely idiot "no external SD writing", she will be pretty limited with what she can install...

It's so sad, how good this slate is on the paper, but almost unusable just because a crappy corporation wants to lock you in their system, why couldn't I choose what I want to install or not in my slate ? I've paid for it, they already have the money, so, why locking people ?

This is the very last time I buy a HP product (and the last time I buy a Tegra device too), next time, I'll try something more "geek-friendly", maybe a chinese slate.
[Android General] eseregin:
The post number 138, just 2 pages ago, explained very well how to root device, or even return to 4.2.2 if you wish...
[Android General] rhodry999:
I get FAILED everytime. I can't unlock the bootloader. Using King I can root but that is it.

fastboot -i 0x03f0 oem unlock

...

(bootloader) Showing Options on Display.

(bootloader) Use device keys for selection.

(bootloader) erasing userdata...

(bootloader) erasing userdata done

(bootloader) erasing cache...

(bootloader) erasing cache done

(bootloader) unlocking...

FAILED (remote: (Timeout))

finished. total time: 27.276s
[Android General] IndyUK:
Hi All,

Does anyone know where to get the update.zip file for a factory restore? I can't believe HP don't have it on their site anymore or at least I can't find it.

Thanks
[Android General] digixmax:
FWIW the update.zip for US models are available at http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Nav?..._page=hpcom&h_client=S-A-R163-1&cc=us&lang=en
[Android General] donbudafuko:
hello all..I got the slate 8 from sprint an was wondering if this would work on it as this is the only think I can find for the slat is the hp variant.. Any help would be great thanks.

Sprint slate 8in AQT80 running 5.1.1
[Android General] benny3:
I havn't been able to get anything to work for my Sprint Slate 8
[Android General] donbudafuko:
That sucks...thanks.. .tablet is not bad but needs some improvements for sure...
[Android General] benny3:
Mine is a slug, It seems that i need to tap anything at least twice before it does anything. Not sure if its or you nee to be spot on tapping a icon/widget.
[Android General] donbudafuko:
Ya that's some of what need to be improved lol...I should of went with the lg g pad 7f
[Android General] pax-eterna:
This is a really late entry to this thread, but will this method work for the HP Pro Slate 12?

Thanks
[Android General] wric01:
parts HP slate 8 pro 7600us

Anyone need parts? HP slate 8 pro 7600us kids cracked screen, plenty of life in it as i only used it 6 months or less, motherboard and and every still powers on.
[Android General] handlolo:
You have also? im interested in the back plastic
[Android General] wric01:
sorry trash it already.
[Android General] dapxichlo:
can i root HP8 slate pro Lollipop

thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albie999:
OK, think I must be being a little bit blind around the forum, but cannot seem to locate how and links to perform a root once I update to 4.3

I'm running 4.1.2 and am currently rooted (I used CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4 since forever and always seems to work), which seemed to work fine on 4.1.2. However, reading all over the place about rooting being different on 4.3, but as I said, just cannot seem to find links and info on how to do it on the latest

I know I can easily install the 4.3 update using ODIN to replace 4.1.2, but would then like to re-root once this has been done

Any help and links much appreciated

Cheers

Albie