yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Dell Venue] viveknaudiyal:
Can you suggest which all files to use and in which order. I have downloaded "Venue_8_WiFi_KK4.4.2v1.33_FLASHPKG.7z" from the OP and after extracting I found the below files

Venue_8_WiFi_KK4.4.2v1.33.boot.img

Venue_8_WiFi_KK4.4.2v1.33.fastboot.img

Venue_8_WiFi_KK4.4.2v1.33.recovery.img

Venue_8_WiFi_KK4.4.2v1.33.system.img

dnx_fwr_firmware_P801_NoModem.bin

ifwi_firmware_P801_NoModem.bin
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
Keep this as img.gz or it will be to large to flash : Venue_8_WiFi_KK4.4.2v1.33.system.img.gz

fastboot flash dnx dnx_fwr_firmware_P801_NoModem.bin
fastboot flash ifwi ifwi_firmware_P801_NoModem.bin
fastboot flash fastboot Venue_8_WiFi_KK4.4.2v1.33.fastboot.img

fastboot reboot-bootloader

fastboot flash system Venue_8_WiFi_KK4.4.2v1.33.system.img.gz
fastboot flash boot Venue_8_WiFi_KK4.4.2v1.33.boot.img
[Dell Venue] vampirefo:
There is no order, I would flash system then boot then recovery then fastboot, then the other two files.

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[Dell Venue] viveknaudiyal:
HI SDC, Thanks a lot for your valuable inputs. I have been able to flash the stock ROM and get back the stock taste on my Dell Venue 8 again.

Thanks for all your support
[Dell Venue] tennyleaz:
Hi developer,

Any chance to root the Acer A1-840 tablet?
[Dell Venue] NhanNgoc:
Root

Acer a1 830. I'm waiting too.
[Dell Venue] bergerkos:
SD card problem

My Dell Venue 8 (that's waiting to be rooted) has this problem: microSD card isn't recognized after reboot. For it to get recognized after complete reboot I have to pop it out and then back in -- perhaps, a couple of times at that. Now the system mounts it as /dev/fuse, according to the command prompt feedback from the `busybox df -h` command. Do you think this issue will be resolved by rooting?

I used to think it was a hardware problem (i.e. a bad contact in the micro-SD slot), but since the card isn't recognized after reboot, it seems to be rather a software problem. A number of Venue 8/11 Pro also report this problem. I just wonder if rooting will solve it.
[Dell Venue] tomtom1265:
/dev/fuse should be internal sdcard, micro sdcard should mount /dev/block/vold/179
[Dell Venue] Taroven:
I'm leaning towards either a janky SD card or Android's mount system having a panic attack, personally. If you can try with another sdcard, give it a spin for a few reboots and some hours of messing with the tablet between. If it works fine, replace your sdcard and call it good. If not, continue below.

You may not need root for this: Check the contents of /dev/block/ when the sdcard is MIA. You're looking for /dev/block/mmcblk1 and /dev/block/mmcblk1p1. mmcblk1 is your sdcard, mmcblk1p1 is your sdcard's first partition (in my case I also have '1p2, because I have an ext4 partition in addition to the visible exFAT partition on '1p1).

Are those there? If yes, FUSE is borked and a reflash may fix it. Even if you manually mount the partition, Android won't report it to apps and you'll have a heck of a time doing anything useful with it. I haven't found any methods yet to mess with FUSE on my 3730.

If they're not there, the sdcard isn't being detected at all. Assuming you tested with another sdcard, this may mean contact issues on the Venue's end of things (warranty issue), or some more obscure software issue. I'd recommend looking through logcat and dmesg to see if there's any mention of a storage device problem being detected.

Any way about it you're probably looking at a reflash. Root can and will help diagnose the issue (access to mount commands, easier time of things when looking in /dev, etc), but very likely won't be of much help in repairing it.
[Dell Venue] vampirefo:
should mount /dev/block/vold/179:51

vampirefo@vampirefo-GA-MA78GM-US2H:~/Desktop$ adb shell
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
root@yellowtail:/ # busybox df -h
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 992.3M 132.0K 992.2M 0% /dev
none 992.3M 12.0K 992.3M 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
tmpfs 992.3M 0 992.3M 0% /mnt/secure
tmpfs 992.3M 4.0K 992.3M 0% /mnt/asec
tmpfs 992.3M 0 992.3M 0% /mnt/obb
/dev/block/platform/intel/by-label/factory
122.0M 44.0K 119.4M 0% /factory
/dev/block/platform/intel/by-label/system
991.9M 958.0M 17.9M 98% /system
/dev/block/platform/intel/by-label/cache
743.9M 788.0K 727.8M 0% /cache
/dev/block/platform/intel/by-label/config
122.0M 60.0K 119.4M 0% /config
/dev/block/platform/intel/by-label/data
25.9G 9.0G 16.9G 35% /data
/dev/block/platform/intel/by-label/logs
19.6M 1.9M 17.3M 10% /logs
/dev/fuse 25.9G 9.0G 16.9G 35% /mnt/shell/emulated
/dev/block/vold/179:51
10.8G 4.8G 6.1G 44% /mnt/media_rw/sdcard1
/dev/fuse 10.8G 4.8G 6.1G 44% /storage/sdcard1
root@yellowtail:/ #
[Dell Venue] Lt1streconbn:
Can someone share V8_images.zip???

Gdrive has shut down the download... typical lol. Anyone have the zip that can put up a link to download it? I just got a V8 & reading what I have so far, I was tempted to box it back up when I read it has a locked bootloader. I kind of assumed Dell wouldn't have it locked down honestly. I've scanned thru this long thread. A copy of Supersu 2.0 update for updating myKit would maybe work... not sure since it all seems mixed and rather hit & miss on the thread. I saw the CWM img and got excited at that, so I decided to give it a go. Is there a solid process with this tablet and rooting process? I saw a lot of files to download at the beginning of the thread and grabbed them and read instructions... seemed pretty straight forward, then skipped to the end and backed up a bit... said 'uh ohh' and went back to the front and started thru it and saw a lot of issues thru page 50ish... scanned over the rest. If I missed the true fix for this in there please list page number... still need a link to V8_images.zip though or it's pointless and that seems to be the latest process. Thanks! :eek:

Okay, I misread there... I apparently need the SuperSU 2.0 update for myKit FIRST to get root in the tablet... THEN I can use the zip file and contents and cwm_recovery.img after I already have root access... am I up to speed yet? lol... Been rooting for quite a while, but... I havnt actually ever rooted anything but Samsung devices before... shhhhhh lol I am familiar with fastboot though :)
[Dell Venue] joanthanmajh:
first for rooting, everything you need to know is in the OP, the stuff about Supersu was for the old root kit.

for CWM follow the first half of the OP on this thread http://xdaforums.com/dell-venue/general/dell-venue-8-cwm-unsecure-boot-recovery-t2866925

for the unlocked_firmware those are available in the second post or you can download it here https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwvFJ8wh88nocDFBVlZkQy1FRzQ&authuser=0
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
Would you mind if I packaged your recovery for myKIT_BATCH to make the unlock and flashing in one step?
[Dell Venue] vampirefo:
Not a problem, Might make it easier on some users to do it that way.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
superSU 2.0 is already packaged in myKIT I just ask vamp if he would mind if I packaged his recovery for applying through myKIT to make the bootloader unlock and recovery one step.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
OK I'll get it up after my daughter goes to sleep. Thanks
[Dell Venue] haruitk:
FYI, I also had to delete the recovery-from.boot.p file
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
I was just going to commit the check out of install-recovery-2.sh but thanks for the heads up.
[Dell Venue] Lt1streconbn:
Quick confirmation question...

CLVP_CYAB_IFWI_vF9.6C_ww42_005_P801_wifi_uos.bin will work on Venue 8 32gb wifi version? Just didn't want partitioning issues or worse to occur... never be too careful with flashing :) Oddly enough... my OS looks just like CM without root access on this tablet! Im surprised there's no bloatware from Dell on it... I bought it from Amazon warehouse for $77 in like new condition. I even had to push build number 6 times to get dev options to appear! It's on version 4.3 currently and hits error when I try to install the update it says it downloaded which makes me wonder if it was rooted, then unrooted when it was returned. It would explain the AOSP apps along with Gapps in the device. Strange lol... if this will work with 4.3 without issues I'll give it a go. Thanks... :cool:
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
What's the version number sounds like its already dev-edition check /system/etc/system.prop if its v1.22 its probably already dev-edition if you adb shell and drops direct to root with out having to issue adb root or has intel inside splash on boot it is for sure dev-edition.
[Dell Venue] Lt1streconbn:
I wish...

v.1.23 no Intel Inside splash on boot... just Dell. Sorry, putting son to bed... I have it responding to fastboot just fine atm. I havnt flash anything to get root as of yet, I just checked about device for the v.1.23. Need to know if the img I asked about is okay for my device though... if not wouldn't I be able to flash recovery and root the device from recovery as I would normally do? Like I said... I'm new to this outside of Sammy devices and it's an intel chipset to boot, so I'm being certain about everything before I do much.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
you need the fw dnx and the ifwi you asked about. . .

fastboot flash dnx dnx-filename

fastboot flash ifwi ifwi-filename
[Dell Venue] Lt1streconbn:
I'm missing something...

Of course it's 3:30am here too... I followed the seemingly simple steps several times in different ways... I have no root access. I tried myKit which errors and says read only filesystem when trying to install supersu that way. I flashed the two nonsecure images and then flashed cwm recovery image and it installed fine, and has stayed installed after rebooting device but it can't install supersu either, even though it should have needed root access to install and stay installed I'm thinking. I've reset and wiped cache and dalvik repeatedly and tried it from every angle possible I can think of short of being wreckless, and I havnt made any headway outside of what I mentioned... meaning, I've found several ways not to gain root access to this device :D I'm getting some sleep, and I'll try again tomorrow. Good chance it'll hit me like a brick soon as I wake up and think about it... if not feel free to give me a bit of insight if possible. I now realize why I have always liked Samsung devices lol... super simple! Good learning exercise though, so no worries :fingers-crossed:
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
Are your using the correct root kit for myKIT.
[Dell Venue] bergerkos:
Can anybody tell me, please this: the ROOTKIT has the "unroot" option in the menu. Now will this operation restore the rooted device to the original condition?
[Dell Venue] vampirefo:
No, it simply removes root.

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---------- Post added at 09:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:30 AM ----------

CWM Recovery doesn't install root, you could install root via CWM, by adding the root files to a zip, then write a update-script to drop them in place and set permission.

Best to use SDC root method, I can make a root zip for you when I get home, if you can't get SDC method to work.

Not sure what the problem could be, as SDC method has been proven to work.

Also if in CWM recovery, after selecting reboot system, any questions recovery ask select no, as it can't fix root even though it may ask.

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[Dell Venue] Lt1streconbn:
Yep... I have jb 4.3 on the tab and using the kit for it also. Even downloaded it separate after it failed and used a fresh root kit. I have deleted everything, downloaded all again, and started from step one and read thru all carefully and repeated them with the same result... It still has the issue when trying to flash SuperSU. I'll run it thru again and get a shot of the PC errors... Perhaps that'll shed light on it.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
This is a WiFI device not 3G correct?
[Dell Venue] Lt1streconbn:
Sounds good... If you have time so make the update, I'll flash it thru cwm. I won't have time til the weekend with work and kids. I can only repeat the steps so many times lol. There is something strange with my OS on the tablet and perhaps that is the issue with this method.

---------- Post added at 02:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:38 PM ----------

WiFi only... No modem... 32 gb
[Dell Venue] cline2:
Is CWM recovery necessary? Since there is no ROM for it yet.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
Personally I would simply update the device to JB4.3v1.25 images are in post 2, the JB4.3v1.23 is kind of a bastard build on the WiFi if i recall correct it was never available as an ota update for the WiFi device it replaced the JB4.2.2 production Image from the factory in late February or sometime in the middle of March . . .

what is the result of the mount check . . . it should appear briefly before the install-su script runs.
[Dell Venue] Ali.exe:
Dell

Venue 7 WiFi 3730 :

JB4.2.2 : ro.build.fingerprint=dell/Tablet7/thunderbird:4.2.2/JDQ39/eng.XYX.20131114.170109:user/release-keys

Venue_7_WiFi_JB4.2.2v1.42_FLASHPKG.7z

JB4.3 : ro.build.fingerprint=dell/Tablet7/thunderbird:4.3/JSS15Q/eng.XYX.20140226.114853:user/release-keys

Venue_7_WiFi_JB4.3v1.25_FLASHPKG.7z

KK4.4.2 : ro.build.fingerprint=dell/Tablet7/thunderbird:4.4.2/KOT49H/eng.build.2014062.120901:user/release-keys

Venue_7_WiFi_KK4.4.2v1.33_FLASHPKG.7z

Hi,

Please tell me how to flash a ROM (KK4.4.2) using the ToolKit step by step, i can't seem find a tutorial about it or please send a link about it :D
[Dell Venue] Lt1streconbn:
Very briefly indeed... The final one fails "too many links..." As much as I read in the second it was up... Also when we t changes over to actually placing su files... The first isn't read only error... It 'input/output' error then all subsequent are read only errors.That's the daemon I believe, and that would explain the rest of the issues. I'll try flashing to update to v.1.25 but I did flash the 2 from your post last night/early morning and they were successfully flashed. It still says v.1.23 however, so apparently it wasn't as successful as I had believed. Okay :) I'm going to have to make a donation after all this lol, but perhaps something good will result also!

The post above mine mentioned flashing a ROM... I wasn't this far yet, but is there any reason I can't use recovery to wipe system, data, cache, dalvik, reset and just flash a ROM with SuperSU binaries in it already? Normally, this is a common way to get root... Flash a non secure kernel. I'm not sure that'll work with the dell v8 though... I'm not even sure there are any ROMs honestly yet. Haven't really looked much... Had planned to just keep my stock OS since it looks AOSP anyway.
[Dell Venue] Ali.exe:
I want to "Flash a ROM" or whatever you call it on a DELL Venue 7 to change its ROM( A English STOCK kitkat) the main reason is that the device comes from TAIWAN and has bloatware application that is not on a english language and won't let me install GAPPS.

If there is an otherway to solve my problem that would be great all of i can think of now is to flash a rom.

Flashing a samsung device is much easier :(
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
the two you asked about last night simply allows for booting of unsigned images all my files in post 2 are all factory dumps nothing custom (stock as stock can be) its just as if your device had taken an ota update and looks AOSP as they all do this is the one you want . . .

JB4.3 : ro.build.fingerprint=dell/Tablet8/yellowtail:4.3/JSS15Q/eng.XYX.20140226.115029:user/release-keys

Venue_8_WiFi_JB4.3v1.25_FLASHPKG.7z

change filename to the name of the file in the _FLASHPKG you want to flash

fastboot flash system filename.system.img.gz

fastboot flash boot failename.boot.img

fastboot flash fastboot filename.fastboot.img

as for pre-rooted images that's what i had provided in the beginning but is to hard to maintain for so many images and being generally when the su binary needs to be updated you have to manually reroot big head ache.

you'll have to manually flash the images through fastboot. . .
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
it's really not that hard but you have to flash manually for now. . .

change filename to the name of the file in the _FLASHPKG you want to flash

fastboot flash system filename.system.img.gz

fastboot flash boot failename.boot.img

fastboot flash fastboot filename.fastboot.img
[Dell Venue] Ali.exe:
i encountered this problem

C:\Users\Poge\Desktop\MYKIT_~1.X\MYKIT_~1.X\toolkit\google>fastboot flash Venue_7_WiFi_KK4.4.2v1.33.system.img

unknown partition 'Venue_7_WiFi_KK4.4.2v1.33.system.img'

error: cannot determine image filename for 'Venue_7_WiFi_KK4.4.2v1.33.system.img

would you happen to know what have i done wrong? do i have to change the location of the files or simply run the commands?
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
Yeah you forgot to specify system before the file name

fastboot flash system Venue_7_WiFi_KK4.4.2v1.33.system.img.gz

And it needs to be kept in the .img.gz format or it will fail flash do to size
[Dell Venue] Ali.exe:
fastboot flash system Venue_7_WiFi_KK4.4.2v1.33.system.img.gz

error: cannot open 'Venue_7_WiFi_KK4.4.2v1.33.system.img.gz'

i still getting an error
[Dell Venue] saintii2:
I can do this if you'd like. I really don't need a Dev edition. Let me know.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
the final will be up in a hour if you done everything already you just need to erase system and flash the rooted-dev-system.img part
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
i need a user that will work with me later to do the part dev edition to dump the factory image from first.
[Dell Venue] darklordofthesith:
Well, massive thanks to Social-Design-Concepts for guiding me to root on my venue 8. All is working fine. Even froze a few system apps using titanium backup already. Once he gets the package done for distro, I think all of us will be happy campers.
[Dell Venue] saintii2:
No problem. If you need someone to put a regular rooted image over a dev image, I'm your man.
[Dell Venue] jp0555:
Yeah! Root for 4.3! Big thanks to social-design-concepts for all his work and Dell for releasing the Dev files.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
i actually need a user to do the part-dev to dump the system then another user to do just the rooted-factory-system so i can you that device to dump the non dev boot recovery droidboot off it then i can repackage and sign and then a dev user could flash them don't think it will fix updates though as im sure the ifwi from the dev is check when it checks for update. but again i'm full of tons of ideas from the past couple of months leading up to this point.
[Dell Venue] tomtweber:
Dell Venue 7

The V8 having root is awesome. Thanks Social!!! I have a v7 and am anxiously awaiting a root for the v7. I am willing to attempt any type of testing. Let me know if you need anything.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
thanks: i have a V7 when its done its done it wont need testing but i'll let you know if i do. the v8 i don't have, its why it took most of the weekend to work out all the issue.

pm me with v7 in the subject so i can let you know when it comes about.
[Dell Venue] Breathe of fate:
You`ve diserved it man :)

We are waiting with impatience for root access for v7 in Russia :)
[Dell Venue] darklordofthesith:
The only issue im having is the sd card. It won't let me save anything to it
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
Like anything or apps to SD?

Try wipe data factory rest from settings or just reformating it on the PC I'll dig through the boot.img and system later today.

Internal or external or both? I need to know any other users that have done the dev conversion having this issue?
[Dell Venue] saintii2:
I just backed up an app using titanium backup to the sd card.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
it is a symlink issue ill fix the boot.img it's going to be a couple of days till i get to it and add support for legacy sdcard some apps that didn't grow up correctly with android will probably have issue if they look for storage under:

/sdacrd, /mnt/sdcard, or /mnt/sdcard_ext instead of under /storage/sdcard0 and /storage/sdcard_ext
[Dell Venue] ns218:
I tried doing this, but for some reason fastboot erase system fails, on the tablet screen it says:

E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 ERASE FAILED!

Now when I power the tablet off and back on, it just boots in fastboot. I then tried to reflash the stock system image and it fails, says no space on device, So I had to start from scratch, I ran the step2 batch file, and everything appears to work, including your rooted image. I really appreciate your hard work on this.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
I don't own the device so I never tried that I'll remove this instructions and speak with a couple of users that have only flashed system to see how they did it but the from start to end batch files did work for you?
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
You'll all find this funny so been dealing with dell on fb for a while if you clicked the like fb post from post one you know this already. Well are conversation went pm dealing with warranty after the v8 dev drop on Friday I msg them back telling them there was no point to sending my device in to be reloaded at the factory if they were going to be releasing dev files soon why be out my device 8 to 12 weeks if the files if I'll soon get the option to do the dev conversion here is his reply.

Hi William,

Currently Dell has not released any backup and recovery related applications on the android phones.

- Ravi BC

Sad when end users know more about what's going on then Dell support prime example of what happens when good company's get to large no one at dell has any idea what is going on at dell.

And people wonder why I don't believe the kit kat rumors that dell support told them or dell sales support told them.
[Dell Venue] ns218:
Yes, start to end on the step2_flash batch file worked. I'm not sure if I actually needed to do every step in the batch file, like erasing my data and stuff, but figured I would try to be safe.
[Dell Venue] Sheffield Steve:
3483355914

It worked perfectly for me. No issues so far.

Many thanks to: social-design-concepts. All the hard work is appreciated.
[Dell Venue] bergerkos:
So it does NOT restore it to the condition right before the rooting? This is what I wanted to know in particular. Or, put it this way: will the techsupport guys have no suspicion with the unrooted tablet?
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
You have to specify the full path to the image I find it easiest to do

fastboot flash system

Then drag the file in to the command prompt window
[Dell Venue] vampirefo:
I have no ideal what you are talking about restore, root means to add root files, unroot means to remove the root files.

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[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
safest bet is to manually flash one of the dumps in post 2
[Dell Venue] vampirefo:
Yes, the recovery will flash a rom, so you could flash a rooted system.

This is the way I flashed 4.3 on my micro sdcard, my tablet dual boots 4.4.2 and 4.3. To switch between OS, I just need to flash the correct boot.img.

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[Dell Venue] Ali.exe:
i was able to flash the rom, thanks again.
[Dell Venue] Lt1streconbn:
Holy cow... We got root!!!

That was the issue man... v.1.23 is a hard no-go. Might want to make a note to first thing, flash v.1.25 to prevent literally hours of confusion lol. I was at my wits end honestly! Check your paypal in a bit... going to get you part of the way to the V8 you said you needed. Thank you so much! I also clicked thanks on every post you made to me. I'm a very happy guy atm... oh, and I still have CWM also. Maybe we can get a few nice ROM's for these devices. They really are quite nice and you can't beat the price for a 32gb tablet. No init.d support though darn it.. Thanks again :laugh: