yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
you can't flash what you build, V7 still has to wait for what it looks like they just did for the V8. the new ifwi and droidboot.img files is what allows flashing the unsigned images.
[Dell Venue] sic-ever:
But, I've received an update for Venue 7 too. And new IFWI is present.

Swyped on Venue 7
[Dell Venue] lovemyram4x4:
That's pretty cool, don't have buy an actual dev device just flash your normal retail version into one.

I'm happy to see they did this, I'll being doing it to mine once I have. If anyone needs some done with a rooted 4.2.2 let me know ASAP so I don't do it before hand.

Still not happy that they never gave us the regular recovery files.

Sent from my Venue 8 3830 using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
How did you get the update off a non rooted device? and i really need that ifwi file by the way please.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
its the way all devices should be...
[Dell Venue] saintii2:
I can't seem to find the 2 programs...

1)	Run the “iSocUSB-Driver-Setup-1.2.0.exe” installer

2)	Open the “xfstk-downloader-setup-1.5.1.exe”

Anybody have any ideas where to get these?
[Dell Venue] lovemyram4x4:
Yeah, partly why I'm switching cell carriers and going with an international phone that will have an unlockable boot loader. On Verizon I had to by the dev edition for my last phone just to make sure I was limited to safestrap.

Sent from my Venue 8 3830 using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[Dell Venue] sic-ever:
It's just a regular ota update.

Swyped on Venue 7
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
sucks guess you do have to buy a dev edition then, i have these files but i don't wanna be responsible for bricking a device.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
do you have the ifwi.zip file i'm in need....
[Dell Venue] sic-ever:
If you would told me that earlier xD I've done the update last night.
[Dell Venue] saintii2:
can you post or send? bricking is a hazard that goes along with this that I think we all accept.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
I'll pm you a link when I get home.
[Dell Venue] saintii2:
That'd be great. I appreciate it.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
Thanks for being the Guinea Pig for all the other V8 users
[Dell Venue] kairnage:
We need to know the specific error. Root doesn't break the ota so even if it was that shouldn't be it.

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Were you having the issue where it wouldn't see external microsd at all or just the media_rw permission issue? A few users are already reporting no microsd at all on Dells forums, my self included.
[Dell Venue] sic-ever:
It was just a media_rw issue.

Swyped on Venue 7
[Dell Venue] mutation101:
update fail

QUOTE=kairnage;52774368]We need to know the specific error. Root doesn't break the ota so even if it was that shouldn't be it.

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Were you having the issue where it wouldn't see external microsd at all or just the media_rw permission issue? A few users are already reporting no microsd at all on Dells forums, my self included.[/QUOTE]

I download and reboot the update gets about a third of the way through the install and then just says error over a picture of the droid on it back
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
Power plus vol up will show the actual log i thought you said you never rooted but from where you describe the error sound like its error at validating the boot or fastboot image this isn't that uncommon it happens when the boot fastboot and system image aren't correctly paired. Which is why myKIT_BATCH has a restore to v1.16 and an upgrade path specified.
[Dell Venue] kairnage:
I download and reboot the update gets about a third of the way through the install and then just says error over a picture of the droid on it back[/QUOTE]

When you see that screen press and hold volume + then press power and release volume +. That will take you to the recovery screen with the full error message.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
When you see that screen press and hold volume + then press power and release volume +. That will take you to the recovery screen with the full error message.[/QUOTE]

Sounds like [MENTION=4221403]kairnage[/MENTION] has the q and a under control so I'll stay off the forum till after the instructions are finished.
[Dell Venue] mutation101:
update fail

Sounds like [MENTION=4221403]kairnage[/MENTION] has the q and a under control so I'll stay off the forum till after the instructions are finished.

I bought the taplet used so maybe it was rooted so I will wait for your instructions to be finished and then see what happens. That's for everyone's fast responses.
[Dell Venue] LordKillZone:
What we are waiting for???
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
Me and my dislike for how office programs suck ms word screwed me
[Dell Venue] joanthanmajh:
Publisher is usually better then word for pictures ;)
[Dell Venue] BirdmanDon:
TYVM

Ist time poster, long time admirer.

Thank you social-design-concepts for all the work you've done.

I have 2 (Venue8) tablets.

One is updated with the developers version of 4.3

The 2nd is my wife's tablet, whom updated it to 4.4.2 when it asked her to update.

Sorry to be so stupid, but will your update work for both?

Thanks for the patience, and stupid questions.

Lastly, will you post the link to your toolkit once it's finished.

I've read every post in this forum and could only find the original firmware links (TYTYVM)

Cheers!!!
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
ToolKIT is not up problems with instructions at the moment ms word deleted half my pictures originally when opening the word 97 - 03 format I saved in from libre office. No big deal there half had to be edited. Then it gave me a fit exporting PDF so I saved and I'm hoping it doesn't give me issues opening it back in libre off when I get home.

It will allow you to restore the dev edition back to a some what factory state so that you can follow the upgrade path to KitKat. Root for jb root for KitKat.

But you touch on something I forgot to address. The tool kit doesn't support v7 and v8 at the same time while there are some checks to somewhat keep you from flash the wrong files to the wrong device it is still recommend that if you have both device to delete the extracted files first when switching between the two or just set up one myKIT for each device I'll try to explain that better later. Need to add that to the instructions. Didn't even think of it till now.
[Dell Venue] streak4m3:
Error while trying to update to 1.25

Will there be a path from 1.16 to 1.26 directly without 1.25? For some reason my system fails to update to 1.25. I have tried a rooted image, a stock image, wiped data and cache with no luck. It aborts at the stage shown in the picture:
[Dell Venue] sic-ever:
I had the same error. In my case, I've had to unroot my system first. Then I updated to 1.25 and after that to 1.26 without problems. I've removed SD too for safety reason.
[Dell Venue] streak4m3:
Doesn't flashing the stock unrooted image (that sdc provided) unroot the device? I've tried that and still could not update.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
That's the issue I discuss a few post back myKIT resolves this every part of the upgraded path was heavily tested to avoid this error if you get this error trying to upgrade to 1.25 you have to flash the factory base pkg.
[Dell Venue] streak4m3:
I flashed this package : Factory Default Device Firmware for Dell Venue 8 jb4.3_sw1.16 + update to jb4.3_sw1.25

But could not update due to the same error. Unless it was flashed incorrectly somehow, I flashed is as one .gz file.

BTW, don't let my issue be in the way of getting the toolKit instructions completed. I can wait.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
The you flash all of the images? If that's my package it should be fine no v8 tester reported that issue to me.
[Dell Venue] streak4m3:
Yeah, I flashed your package. Not sure why I'm getting the error.

Wait you said all of the images, did I need to flash boot, recovery in addition to the big .gz file? I thought it was all inclusive..
[Dell Venue] BirdmanDon:
Want to help.

Like I said before,

I have (2) devices:

One that has the Dell development version of 4.3,

and the 2nd one that has been upgraded (ota) to 4.4.2 (by my wifely)

I'm just offering anything I can help you in the development phase of your task.

If I brick either device, Oh well.

Sorry to keep on bothering you, social-design-concepts.

I'm SO Sure that this to late to ask you for helping you.

I watch in anticipation.

Just moved from Felicity Ohio to Northern Alabama.

Family matters Most !!!

Peace Bro, no reply required.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
myKIT_BATCH for Dell Venue 7 / 8 initial

the instructions are still a work in progress if you feel i need to cover anything in them more than they have been please use as your quote:

[QUOTE=social-design-concepts]myKIT_BATCH Instruction[/QUOTE]

make sure to follow the setup instructions take special note to make sure the path you place myKIT_BATCH does not contain spaces.

example: My Document folder in the path will break the myKIT_BATCH

if your user name contains space same applies :

example: social design concepts instead of social-design-concepts

issues please use as your quote:

[QUOTE=social-design-concepts]myKIT_BATCH ISSUE[/QUOTE]
[Dell Venue] streak4m3:
[MENTION=348056]sdc[/MENTION]

I see that slide 27 in the instructions shows that I needed to flash all of the images in the package not just system (.gz) image. Thank you that fixed it.
[Dell Venue] yizedxl:
Thank you, I have successfully rooted my device V8(1.26).
[Dell Venue] kairnage:
Are you using the tool or just manually flashing the system gz? The tool initially returns the device to then updates incrementally. For it to work for certain you need to do it that way.
[Dell Venue] streak4m3:
I did it manually. My error was in not flashing all of the images in the stock factory package that SDC created. Once I saw that I needed to flash all of the images I went back and did that and was able to update to 1.25 through recovery. I don't know why I thought the .gz file was all inclusive. I'm back on stock 1.25 now.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
so before any one points it out myKIT has a bug well kitkat has a bug dell didn't ln busybox to uname so on kitkat it doesn't show kernel under device info i meant to correct the script and have it call busybox uname direct but it slipped my mind. derp
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
so far no one has reported any issues guess its off to bed then finish the forum clean up tmrw through out the day
[Dell Venue] death-people:
ALSO that question ,when i update to 4.3sw1.25,it's no run,the cmd is nothing ,and when i flash to no_root ,the fastboot flash error:

sending 'fastboot' (11089 KB)...

OKAY [ 1.234s]

writing 'fastboot'...

FAILED (remote: flash_cmds error!

)

finished. total time: 2.094s:confused:

PS:I try agin,update is run ,but when it go recovery to install update,the robot down. im 4.2 flash to 4.3root.
[Dell Venue] BLACK91:
Hi, I'm from Ukraine. There is a problem. I was android 4.4 firmware, but I fell back to 4.3 v1.16 using the myKIT_BATCH. Now not comes sitemy update, and I can not install android 4.4. Is there any way you install android 4.4? Advise what to do? tablet 7 (v7)
[Dell Venue] LordKillZone:
I cant root My Venue 7 (4.4.2). I have failed in toolkit

And i had error. Device not found.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
more than likely the issue is being caused because the path containing run-me.bat has a space in it i troubled shot two users that had similar problems and both times it was caused by then running from the Desktop and their username had a space in it. can you post a screen shot of explorer showing where you have placed the myKIT_BATCH folder?

with the device not found trying to root more than likely you're trying to use the JB root on KK.

based that the numbers on downloads don't add up people don't seem to be downloading everything.....
[Dell Venue] LordKillZone:
Ok, please
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
can't really tell but it looks like you have a space " ROOT TABLETA " and not something like ROOTTABLETA , ROOT_TABLETA, ROOT-TABLETA

the space between ROOT and TABLETA will break certain parts of myKIT_BATCH
[Dell Venue] LordKillZone:
ROOT TABLETA. Its a folder in my desktop where i copy your myKIT_BATCH.
[Dell Venue] kairnage:
You can't skip from 1.16 to 4.4 you have to run the 1.25 update before running the 4.4 upgrade.

That means either your device drivers are not set up correctly, the device is not connected correctly, or you did not enable debugging through the developer options in Settings.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
i understand that but the space in the folder name will cause issues replace the space with a "hyphen" ROOT-TABLETA and try again...
[Dell Venue] hellios1:
I just tried to install ADB drivers via myKIT but when it starts i got error info:

"The current language is not supported by the Device Driver Installation Wizzard. Contact the vendor that provided you this package."

Im on Windows 8.1 (polish lang). Any suggestions?
[Dell Venue] LordKillZone:
Ok i will check it.

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Ok man it works. Thank you for help. Small thik but important :D
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
the driver is located in the plugins\driverKIT\ADB

see this link for editing dpinst.xml for your language:

The current language is not supported by the device Driver Installation Wizard
[Dell Venue] Tornade69:
Thanks!!!

I own Venue 8 32GB and few months ago i installed the Dev-Edition to my device. I was having trouble with skype and some others apps, So i flashed the Jcase System over the Dev-Edition and everything was working good but couldn't get OTA. Yesterday when i saw your kit was ready i decided to upgrade. i had same error for driver installation (language error) but it was already installed on my pc so i continue by flashing the 1.16 unrooted image, followed by the 1.25 update package and then kit kat update and finally root kitkat. Everything went perfectly fine. I have to say thank you to bring this to us. You put a lot of times on this and without you, we probably still using an unrooted device. Good works, thanks again!
[Dell Venue] uan:
A big THANK YOU to SDC for the myKIT!

Update to KitKat 4.4.2 from Venue 8 4.3 Dev Edition. Follow the instruction and everything went well :good:

The only problem is unable to restore using myKIT. It just close the window and do nothing. No big deal, just need to restore by TB. Perhaps due to a space in backup filename?

BACKUPS FOUND IN:
C:\myKIT_BATCH\backup\

0 -ay-2014-21.45.45-full.nosystem.ab
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
hmm thought i fixed that i'll look into it thanks for letting me know..
[Dell Venue] BirdmanDon:
Update Status (Venue 8 4.4.2 Root)

Thank you social-design-concepts.

I have successfully updated my dev edition 4.3 to 4.4.2 [rooted].

(Verified root with root checker)

The directions are not a step by step,

but they do give you enough details to perform the process without any problems.

Just read all the descriptions and think of what you should do.

Just a few notes:

- Xposed (Install with Menu E3)

However, when I download and install GravityBox it complains with:

"GravityBox system framework not responding. Exiting"

[Not sure what to do here]

- SU is installed

(DO NOT install another SU program because they will error out.

PLUS: they will ask you to remove other SU programs which will mess SU up)

-BusyBox Pro v13

Did not see it in the drawer.

However, Root Checker said it was installed.

Still, I installed it and it did, with no problems.

Other Notes:

DO NOT try to apply ROOT for a 2nd time.

It will soft-brick your device.

I only tried this after trying to install SuperUser and it deleted the installed SU -- Bad Move !

Tried to go into recovery mode and "wipe data/factory reset", No success -- Still bootlooped.

Re-applied KitKat update (menu A5) SUCCESS. Booted.

Then re-root device (Menu #2)

Back to rooted 4.4.2 device.

All is well.

If we could find the fix for GravityBox, it would be great.

However, please note that GravityBox did not work on the rooted dev edition 4.3 either.

And again, Thank you social-design-concepts. (and all the testers that helped).

Last Note:

The worst thing about the Dell Venue 8 is that it draws too much current and will NOT charge if it plugged into the computer.

The standard USB port supplies 500mA and is insufficient. I've tried a wall adapter rated at 700mA and still will not keep it charged.

The only to keep it fully charged while using it, is to plug it into the wall adapter provided by Dell.

Cheers!!!
[Dell Venue] streak4m3:
Rooted here as well. Thanks SDC!
[Dell Venue] death-people:
thank you
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
thank you for your feedback:

the instructions are very much still a work in progress.... correct the instructions are not step by step nor do i intend them to be there are several scenarios and writing a step by step for each one would be too time consuming.

they cover the basic from restoring to jb4.3v1.16 through updating up to kk4.4.2v1.26 and rooting a lot is still missing once the instructions are closer to complete i will link the actual doc so users can put together translated instructions. if any user would like the instructions DOC now for translating please pm me and put translation request in the subject with the language you will be translating to.

I've not had any issues with Gravitybox / Exposed on any version Dell sw v1.16 , v 1.25 , v 1.26

from your description it sounds as if you are forgetting to enable the module under exposed, i suggest reading the xposed documentation you have to do more than just download the exposed module it has to be enabled just like the framework does. also note some modules in exposed are android version specific so you must use Gravitybox JB on Jellybean and Gravitybox KK on KitKat.

you might have the early instruction they have been updated since i first posted yesterday and they detail this issue and what causes it, if you wish to switch su it is recommend to run the unroot first this should prevent it but not guaranteed.

superSU v1.97 came out yesterday i think. i hope to have a write up put together and a download by the weekend on how to update the su installer in myKIT_BATCH i have to look at the new su installation script and adapt it for myKIT_BATCH first..
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
did the drivers install correctly?

how you have it setup shouldn't cause issues with myKIT_BATCH,

looks as if you're on windows 8 or 8.1 please be sure to follow the instructions in the links for unsigned driver installation.

recommend on win8 / win 8.1 the first time running myKIT_BATCH to run it from the unsigned driver mode all the way through once to ensure all the drivers properly install on my only test i did on 8.1 if i only did the adb driver install from the unsigned driver mode when it reboots to fastboot windows 8 would not allow the fastboot driver to install i had to run the kit all the way through from the unsigned driver install mode once so that windows would install the fastboot driver.
[Dell Venue] death-people:
yes, i install the driver in unsigned mode.i flash the 4.3pre_root image you give me also has this issues,flash fastboot error but flash other successful.

maybe the reason is im flash the 4.2 to 4.3 not update?:confused:
[Dell Venue] BirdmanDon:
Files Needed for Dell Venue 7/8 myKIT_BATCH by social-design-concepts

Just download, and extract these, and all should be well:

myKIT_BATCH and [extract here] to --> "C:\"

"rootKIT-kkv1.26.zip" and [extract here] to --> "C:\myKIT_BATCH\plugins\rootKIT"

<Venue7>

"venue7_jb4.3_sw-ver.1.16-images.zip" and [extract here] to --> "C:\myKIT_BATCH\packages"

"venue7otherKIT-kkV1.26.zip" and [extract here] to --> "C:\myKIT_BATCH\plugins\otherKIT"

<Venue 8>

"venue8_jb4.3_sw-ver.1.16-images.zip" and [extract here] to --> "C:\myKIT_BATCH\packages"

"venue8otherKIT-kkV1.26.zip" and [extract here] to --> "C:\myKIT_BATCH\plugins\otherKIT"

Hope this helps somebody and doesn't confuse.

CHEERS !!!
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
Run the restore to 4.3 this should work without issues then the the updates.
[Dell Venue] :
Okay , i have a packages installed but my v7 doesnt want to install kk ...
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
explain the steps you are using and where it is failing start from the beginning...... also alot of users are ignoring the blank space issue in folder names it seems i'm trying to figure out a condition check that will give an error if the path contains a space and not allow the KIT to start if it does. . .
[Dell Venue] BirdmanDon:
sorry social-design-concepts, and TYVM

I did not mean to offend you on the instructions.

I just wanted to state that if you read them carefully, and think about what you are doing, they will work great.

And, I had no idea on enabling the modules in Xposed.

Once I checked the box under modules in the Xposed Installer it worked.

Thank you very much.

Lastly, why fix something that is not broken.

Since, you already included SU in your release,

why should somebody want to install another version?

I was just telling others what NOT to do.

Thanks again, social-design-concepts.

Your work is great.

Alot of time was put into your myKIT, it shows.

CHEERS!
[Dell Venue] death-people:
this issues is in 4.3, when i update 1.16 to 1.25 ,the install will error. the program i do is

1, flash full non rooted/oem/stock package (flash fastboot error)

2,update the update 4.3_1.25 (update error ,when v7 change screen to recovery to install,the robot down and error)
[Dell Venue] BirdmanDon:
after you update to v1.16, make sure you re-enable the developers option and turn USB debugging back on.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
update wont work if full restore does not send a screenshot of explorer showing the address bar so i can see how its setup.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
you didn't offend at all was just explaining what was going on feed back is always appreciated, as for su your correct it works fine but i read he made some changes to the app and binary and while the binary updates correctly through the app i don't believe the daemonsu does its about future proofing, koush's SU for example does not support updating the su binary through the app so until a recovery is built if ever the only way to update koush's su binary is through the toolKIT well the root method...
[Dell Venue] death-people:
i do it
[Dell Venue] :
Please place here kk in img.gz format if u can
[Dell Venue] ~Mindfreak~:
Help Needed!!

[MENTION=4821597]social-design-concepts[/MENTION] - thnx for helping every1 rooting dere dell venue 7/8.. bt after going through this i understood dere r sum bugs & errors.. can u upload all d reqd files for rooting without bugs.. plzzz.. and i'l folow ur instuctns..

can u repost wad to do again and how to avoid the errors

.. Cz i'm new to rooting droids and this is not my era of xpertiz.. P.S. - Doctors are not good at programing :( :P

Dell Venue 7 (A week old) with android 4.4.2

Rest all are Windows Devices :)
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
it won't be till later the kit should work fine though.........
[Dell Venue] :
Well ... after i wiped all device and flashed boot recovery and system again , it revived . then i downloaded update in settings but when i touches "install" it disapeard after 5 secs , it didnt reboot to installing update . as i tried to update sw to 1.25 ... ERROR ... When tried to install KK for yourKIT ... Rebooting then ERROR again ...
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
you forgot to flash fastboot image all images have to be paired except recovery as recovery is rebuilt on boot as long as boot and system are paired correctly boot, fastboot, system image must all be paired correctly option A1 should do this for you....