yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] AVinaSh_S:
Post my other thread for Android Oreo with OTA with TWRP ( https://xdaforums.com/asus-zenfone-max-pro-m1/how-to/rom-update-stock-firmware-keeping-t3808269 ), wanted to continue the same but found pretty good solutions to have the process more quick and seamless.

So to have rooted Pie with TWRP and to flash OTA please follow below procedure.

Files needed,

Latest Pie full OTA file from Asus website.

Latest TWRP from here.

Decrypt File for Pie (recommedned).

Magisk (optional).

Debloat File (optional).

Steps to be followed to update to latest OTA,

Flash the latest TWRP and boot into it.

Flash downloaded full OTA package (point-1 above) from Asus website

then reboot to recovery

from TWRP menu.

Mount /system & /vendor partitions and flash decrypt-pie.zip file (point-2 above).

Reboot to recovery again, mount /system & /vendor and flash Magisk. (point-3 above)

Reboot to recovery and mount /system & /vendor and flash Debloat zip (point-4).

Finally reboot to system and HIT THANKS if it worked for you. This helps me and also gives confidence/credibility to others to try.

Post issues if any below.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] jiiva23:
It's not working bro
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] dr.faramroze:
This ROM package works very well but cam2api is getting disabled. Did the build.prop method after root and also the fastboot method. It works for a few days than gcam stops.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] Tianhe:
As pointed out in the guide, official Pie zip is to be DL and flashed through TWRP. However, since it is official zip, will it flash successfully through TWRP recovery instead of Stock Recovery ?

Also, can anybody confirm if the phone is now system-as-root after upgrade to Pie ? (I am on v340 Oreo and system-as-root is not mandatory for devices upgrading to Pie).

Edit: Ok, so took the plunge and successfully updated from stock rooted v340 (Oreo) to v56 (Pie). Did everything as per the guide except for 2 steps:

1) Used TWRP flashable ROM instead of stock ROM zip.

2) Did not reboot to TWRP recovery after flashing updated recovery. Instead, continued through updated recovery, flashed ROM and then rebooted to recovery.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] Tianhe:
Bugs in the update v056 (Pie):

1) Sometimes "Recent Apps" list goes blank / stops working. Workaround: Reboot to safe mode and check "Recent Apps" (it usually is working), reboot to normal mode and everything works fine again.

2) Cam2Api breaks, even if you enable <persist.camera.HAL3.enabled=1> it will not work.

Add these lines to build.prop, save and reboot:

persist.camera.HAL3.enabled=1

persist.vendor.camera.HAL3.enabled=1

persist.camera.stats.test=5

persist.vendor.camera.test=5

persist.camera.eis.enable=1

(DO NOT FORGET to backup your original build.prop !)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Rayan:
I normally wouldn't do this, but this time it happened to a dear personal friend of mine.

This guy (Jakeypoo) is selling lots of ATT Tilts over at HowardForums and even here on this forums, but instead once paid, he's actually sending el-cheap-o Nokias and worst case a BROKEN CANDLE! (see post #56)

Please be careful when dealing with this guy!

For more info please check HoFo...

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1374313&page=1&pp=15

Moderators: I really hope you consider this a public service :(

Thank you!

UPDATE:

The HoFo thread has been reopened but locked.

UPDATE #2:

The HoFo Mods have contacted me and explained the deleted thread issue (in fact it was not deleted, it was hidden and then relocated to the correct section). The Mods at HoFo are working on this case and issued a temporary ban on Jakeypoo which could eventually turn into a permanent ban!

Thank you HoFo Mods and I apologize for jumping into conclusions!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] KD8DNS:
Thank you for the info. I think everyone needs to use your "jakeypoo" sig pic for a while. What a PR1CK
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Rayan:
My thoughts exactly!!!! :p
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] gqstatus0685:
Did your friend pay via Paypal? If so, he could put a claim. Find someone else who was robbed from this guy and include that persons name and email address in the claim. That way paypal will take your word if many people come forward and complain. I'm guessing since he was scamming people he didn't use paypal. Hope that helps somewhat.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] KD8DNS:
I for one really appreciate a thread like this, you never know, this guy could come over here and start trying to pull this trick..
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] NFRCER:
The email from Jakeypoo is very similar to someone here.:o cuboosh@gmail.com

Which leads me to this thread here,with a person named cuboosh too :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=393906

While I am not implying anything neither taking sides,

I will state to everyone to stay alert and becareful,

because if its like that i almost bought that tilt

but I changed my mind and i decided to do it in a month and a half

if he would have more available.

Partial quote:

Like i said im not implying anything neither taking sides,

but stay put and lets see the where this wild ride takes us too.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] gqstatus0685:
The Thief is among us?! I saw this thread but it looked fishy to me so I didn't buy it. I wouldn't buy anything unless it was through Paypal. If you buy something from someone make sure you pay through PAYPAL. Ask for a tracking number so you can see if it was actually sent.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] gqstatus0685:
Good detective work NFRCER .... That's SEARCH for your ass!!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] cushcalc:
Be careful not to lump people together . . .

I would be very careful about who you are possibly disparaging. AFAIK cuboosh is a long-standing member of xda-developers and a

solid

reputable and helpful member.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] NFRCER:
Dude that was the first thing i said. im not looking to blame anyone, but the emails are the same and thats a red flag to me. i never said he was a thief. i simply pointed out some similarities. with that being said, its an issue that both parties need to work on and its sad thing to say but if its not resolve there will always be an ugly stain on the seller.

im also aware that he is a long standing member of xda. you should read the thread, and you will find out two people received nokia cellphones.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Rayan:
asdf

Yes, NFRCER is correct... Same thief, I mean dude... :mad:

Please check the HoFo thread and see for yourself...

Neo001 is a respectable member of HoFo and many people like myself back him up 100%...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Neo001:
Dude . . . I am Neo001 , pleased to meet you , and dude let me tell you this , I will gladly post all of the emails (well there is not that many mails) that I received from this dude , and yeap he is a thief , he has openly accepted that he sent me a Nokia 2610 when I paid for an AT & T Tilt !! just take a look at this last page of the thread I made in HoFo . . . and judge for yourself (specially post #82) :

Link

Heck he is offended when I am the one that got mugged !! WTF ?? he might be "reputable and helpful" but never the less he is a thief !!

please before you back him up , take 10 minutes to read to this whole thread , please dude . . .

Link
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] P1Tater:
All I can say is WOW. Un-freaking-believable.:(

For others, Be sure that the truth will find you out. BTW, what goes around, comes around. Good luck neo, I hope it gets resolved to your satisfaction.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] redbandana:
He is a member here too? Don't you have his mailing address? or at least get his mailing address from others he sent phones too. Once you receive the mailing address contact local police with the information you have from emails, proof of the sale, and his response over at hofo. If he charged you more than $250, it should be a felony.

However, I on the otherhand am not a rat. I would handle this matter differently which wouldn't be appropriate to say here.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] cannibust:
i also got robbed by this guy. would post emails if needed. was gining him the chance to make right, and he never did. then i saw neos thread and flipped out.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] gqstatus0685:
Wow. That sucks. Kind of ruins a chance for a honest seller to make a sale on here. That's just wrong.

Yeah I would look up state laws and see if it is actually a felony. Report his ass. Just hope he didn't deactivate that email address.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] RizwanKhan:
this is truly sad. for consulation all i can tell u is be patient. what goes around comes around.

i can't stand cheats ... a@@holes
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] gqstatus0685:
thesire.... ok buddy that's a little too drastic. Let's just keep it at what goes around comes around
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] dampeal:
I would be finding out where this guy lives and contacting local law enforcement and possibly paying him a personal visit if that didn't help...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Neo001:
Thanks for all the suggestions guys , the thing is that I live in Tijuana Mexico , so yeap going to his house (as much as I want to) its just not an option for me , so all I can do is warn other so this coward thief will not scam anyone again !!

Please do keep a close look to the thread I started in HoFo . . . he obviously has no shame , no honor , no integrity and he just does not care !!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] logitechbb:
oh i was readin thread about the 4x4 guy.. this is too funny
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fade2black:
I don't think that is him. It's a drive from Boardman, but you never know.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] logitechbb:
this may be sorta off key.. but bright point tech.. well they are a shipping source for t-mobile. i know this because when i received a replacement blackberry it came from bright point tech. according to the top right return address. maybe he is a t-mobile employee? that does seem far-fetched because of the fact these are att branded phones but is it possible he might indeed have purchased a tilt or a few tilts then sold him? reason i am saying this is because earlier it was pointed out he could be a att sales rep or agent. i looked up google maps and clinton seems to be about 1hr 10mins or so from youngstown/boardman ohio area. so its plausible but i would not call that number causing a hassle until you can confirm its indeed him. that may land you in phone harassment. i think the best route is to watch for him. see if some new guy pops up selling tilts and try for a setup. i read over either here or at howardforums that he will be selling diamonds too.. maybe wait until that gets released and see if someone in ohio with a 330 area code is selling them instant setup!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Vinnie1:
He probably had someone helping him as suggested, maybe a women.

Someone just answered the phone, sounded like a dope head or had just woken up, I asked for Jacob Bradley and he put the phone down. Tryed again and the phone is of the hook.

Will keep trying..... Answer phone now

I cant see this as harassment as I am only asking if he or someone there is called Jacob Bradley so as they can confrim or deny that they are involved.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] logitechbb:
think you may have found your man!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] kyphur:
Guys,

Seriously, you are now talking about taking actions that XDA-Devs cannot condone.

I suggest someone start a Yahoo group and the scam victims all join it to duscuss/coordinate further actions (hopefully legal ones).

If this thread continues to degrade in this manner it will be closed and possibly removed.

I don't want to resort to that but my first duty here is to XDA-Devs.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fade2black:
Me too. That number goes right to voicemail now telling me Jacob is busy. Probably trying to find a way out of this ****hole he has dug himself into. :D
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Vinnie1:
Additionally, it seems he has been scamming since the start of the year.

It looks as if his ebay account was removed as well.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=357761&highlight=ebay

@ kyphur

Sorry if the mentioning of the phone calls is against the rules. Didn't think it was illegal to call someone that you think may have ripped you off, especially when other avenues have been closed off (email). His number is in the public domain, google contact pages, any nutter could call him.

If I bought something from a shop and got ripped I would be in my right to call them?

There has been some great support in this thread by really clued up people an it would be a great shame to loose there valuable input by going elsewhere.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fade2black:
I agree, let's not cross the line into illegal areas.

I beleive this is our man.

http://tinyurl.com/5eagup

Google cache of his myspace page. Going to start scanning his friends to find more info. He took the page down, but this has a lot of good info in it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] P1Tater:
The power of the internet is out of this world. Can we say *****

BUSTED

*****
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] hellomoto_25:
I'd say that's him for sure.

Good job.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Burko:
Wow, good work.....
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] logitechbb:
awesome job on google cache that is crazy. careful doing the friends thing it is possible he could counter with harassment if this matter goes legal.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] hellomoto_25:
That is funny.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] whk:
Did you notice on his "myspace": Quoting now:

"Jacob's BlurbsAbout me:

i like bright colors.

i am a techy person.

i love my windows mobile phone..**** a blackberry and a iphone.

i like to take pictures. weapon of choice: sony dsc-t100.

i like fruit/flower scents. brand of choice: yankee candle.

i have a pretty small group of friends.

i live with the girlfriend of 7months in austintown.

we have a pitbull together (oreo), hes a spook.

i have aim, its cuboosh"

End quote

The favorite fruit/flower scent? Yankee CANDLE?

How appropriate?

It looks like on his myspace that March 27 was a BIG night for him? Next Level?

Small group of friends as well.... Wonder why - ????

Bill
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] xxx_mosh:
lol yes we know he love birght blue if we got rid of this cooler he would be crushed bawhahaha >:]
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] hellomoto_25:
His DOB is on there as well. Look at the comments from his friend and you'll see.

Is anybody moving on this. You have more than enough info to give the PoPo.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] whk:
High school - where he works - it says he has been living with his girlfriend for 7 months but his status is "married"?

Seems even in his personal life as if he has some "issues" with truth.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] P1Tater:
LOL, after seven months he might as well be. I'm sure she carries "them" around in her purse and let's him use "them" when she deems appropriate.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] logitechbb:
Wild at Work seems to be a ad agency in san diego, ca.. so where is he staying in ohio or in ca? guys seem to have the right guy but maybe wrong location?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] SouthernLuke:
Doesn't seem likely that he works there. Wild at work returns a benefits program for employers on everything i can find.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ricethief:
Pretty sure he is in OH. Check out the first post. He hasn't posted there in couple days, wonder if he had planned on running a similar scam on fatwallet or was looking for a way to spend all that stolen cash.

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/831553?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fade2black:
I think I have an address.....give me a minute to verify this info.......
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fade2black:
Gotcha you friggin bastard. Got an address, full name and DOB so far. But that is good enough for me right now. It's good to have friends in the right places. Thanks to his friends wishing him a happy birthday on his myspace I matched the dates. This is great info to give to the Boardman or Youngstown PD.

Jacob B Gaul

XXXX Depauw Ave (not going to post the exact address)

Youngstown, OH

DOB 2/9/1985
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ChumleyEX:
I'm suprised this thread hasn't been closed and deleted. There is a fedex account number and someone's address. Yikes. Seriously all, there is no need to share info unless it's the case number. You just call the FBI/PD/Whoever canuks use, make your case and then swap numbers and give the list to your cop.

My thoughts are that this guy was stealing tilts from work and selling them. He realized how much money he could make and decided to do bad things.

Also I notice that the 40th floor guy stopped posting. I think that was your man.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fade2black:
The address is not posted, just the street. And to be honest, i want this douchebag to know i am on his ass breathing down his friggin neck. He screwed over how many people???
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] logitechbb:
everyone who has hopes of "getting him put away" likely that will not happen, worst case for cuboosh is he will have to refund the monies of people inside of USA, outside of USA he might be clear. maybe contact him via his email and say hey listen i know exactly where you are, you can either issue a refund or deal with whats coming to you.. that may be your best bet since he will then know that people know where he is it may help more. remember, this is more of a civil matter instead of mail fraud, basically small claims court system.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Vinnie1:
Great work!!!

Tryed to do a google cache on his eaby add but nothing comes up, dont think its possible.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] JimmyMcGee:
40th Floor Stopped Posting after I called him out. His "tone" reminded me too much of cuboosh. I had to say something. But you are correct, Lets not be posting FedEx Account numbers openly. This forum has a great way to Privately Message each other such information. Its Called Private Messages!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fade2black:
I created a yahoo group to continue this so this thread doesn't get removed.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cuboosh_phone_fraud/

If everyone that was scammed by this guy can post a message with any and all relevant information, I will compile it all along with everything I have found and get it all to the local PD so they can take it from there. Feel free to PM me on here as well if you want. I have about 4 pages of notes on this asshat to give to the PD as well.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fade2black:
If you add up the total amount of money this guy scammed from everyone it is well above small claims court.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] P1Tater:
I thought the same thing but it looks like he had only one Tilt. He just kept selling the same one. Over and over and over again. Anyways, I wish everyone who was scammed that they get every amont stolen from them back plus punitive damages. LOL, add pain and suffering charges as well. The infamous "McDonald's hot coffee lady" got punitive and pain and suffering and it was just coffee. Good luck guys. I wish you the best.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] raiisak:
- edited steambloooo -
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fade2black:
His PayPal is already frozen. I am getting my money back from my credit card company since I luckily paid with a credit card though PayPal. I just want to get as much money back from this idiot for everyone else as possible. I am going to let the PD handle this, but I will follow up with them to make sure he doesn't get away with this. Any punishment this turd gets is better than just rolling over and letting him get away with it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Vinnie1:
That address adds up as it also close to the Kinko Fedex in Boardman...

​

Also looks like he needed the money ($300) to buy some new glass's, maybe thats why he packed a candle by mistake instead of a tlit!: http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/231255?query=cuboosh
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] logitechbb:
^^^

priceless!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] raiisak:
Removed, read a bit down on site.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] logitechbb:
ok apprently people aren't too smart on these forums when talking people who scam others when you post something like this..

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/9792/****edeq1.th.jpg

now i hope you do realize that if cuboosh is able to see copy of this thread he likely has saved that in the event that something happens to his house if someone "visits" him since you guys have openly posted his address (not numbers but street name) and it was openly posted at howardforums so im sure people did save it, in the event something does happen the stuff raiisak and livefastdiefun87 have said along with others can indeed be used against them. and since it has already been notated that there are backups in dutchland there would be no problem getting those with a court order if need be. come on people use common sense. you want to screw the scammer not let the scammer screw you..
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ChumleyEX:
serioulsy guys, posting things like that is bad for this forum. Please respect the site and take that stuff down.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] raiisak:
ALrighty. sorted

Edit: I removed it cause I agreed it was a silly comment todo, and doesnt belong on this forum. It was one of those idea that seemed cool right there and then, nothing more :rolleyes:
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] KD8DNS:
Can someone p.m. me this jearks phone number, the telecommunications company i work for, we have some pretty good ways of figuring out who people are!!!!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fade2black:
The information I posted, ie his street name, is freely available to the public. Nothing I posted is private or out of line. You can get more info on his location from the friggin phone book than what I posted.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fade2black:
I already figured out who he is. Look back a page or two.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2248325&postcount=204
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] whk:
OK - I LOVE technology - but let me give you a little history -

George Clooney - had a wreck and got checked into a hospital - severl EMPLOYEES used their hospital IDs to INAPPROPRIATELY check out his medical record and they GOT FIRED!

To use or even SAY that you would break the law to check out something that you are not supposed to check out is NOT a good idea.

Bill
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] F2504x4:
There is nothing illegal about posting someones info that has already been made public . this has been proven many times over on many forums, Pirate4x4.com is well known for doing this to scammers and ripp off artists . They have even posted pictures of the guys house, his high school pictures, his parents info , you name it they have done it, and there is not a damn thing anyone can say about it legally.

In reality this is the best weapon that we users have to fight these thieves and to give others second thoughts about scamming others.

Any info you find on the thief , be sure to make a copy of it.

XDA , I understand that you need to protect your interests , but you should also look after your users as well.

Once word spreads, many others will know not to try and scam the users here. which is the best thing one can hope for.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fade2black:
Amen brother. :D