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From mobileread I found this amazing post:
the Nook Tablet is still bootable from SD. The rep said that while they think only 3% of sales of the NC go to people who want to root it, they are still sales they wouldnt otherwise have. And they aren't interested in removing the ability to root for those who want to do that. I was pleasantly surprised how ok they are with rooting. Plus, he said they have to keep the boot from SD option. When someone brings a messed up device into a B&N store, they can wipe the device clean and restore it to its original condition by booting the system from an SD card (by using the OS on the card to restore the system on the device).
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OMG the monkey hitting my head XD
Edit - Not yet found the way to bypass bootloader.
Oh man, I'm really starting to like B&N management.
Smart, smart, smart.
Stuff like this is why I still bought B&N books on my rooted nook.
Perhaps wishful thinking on my part, but I thought I could take a bootable CM7 uSD from my NC and put it in the NT. No dice. It just boots up into the Nook OS. The same card works on my NC.
yeah i tested it out myself today with no luck. when i get mine i'm gonna try an install just to see what happens. maybe you need to run the installer on the device you want? i know that doesn't make sense but i'll have mine tomorrow so if it works i'll post back here. but the boot from sd was invaluable when i deleted the boot file on my nc. and i've seen people get sold on the tablet based on how easy the nc was to root and tinker with. but the stock experience is nice enough that i won't NEED to root it right away.
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yeah i tested it out myself today with no luck. when i get mine i'm gonna try an install just to see what happens. maybe you need to run the installer on the device you want? i know that doesn't make sense but i'll have mine tomorrow so if it works i'll post back here. but the boot from sd was invaluable when i deleted the boot file on my nc. and i've seen people get sold on the tablet based on how easy the nc was to root and tinker with. but the stock experience is nice enough that i won't NEED to root it right away.
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Unfortunately it wouldn't even run the installer. I created a fresh bootable uSD using the image from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
Then dumped the latest CM7 NC nightly on it, put it in the NT, and turned it on. The NT just went straight into the Nook OS.
Just to make sure nothing was wrong with it, I put it in my NC. The installer started up, CM7 installed, and after a reboot I was in a fresh install of CM7. Next I took the uSD, put it in the NT, and restarted it. Still didn't work.
lionclaw said:
Unfortunately it wouldn't even run the installer. I created a fresh bootable uSD using the image from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
Then dumped the latest CM7 NC nightly on it, put it in the NT, and turned it on. The NT just went straight into the Nook OS.
Just to make sure nothing was wrong with it, I put it in my NC. The installer started up, CM7 installed, and after a reboot I was in a fresh install of CM7. Next I took the uSD, put it in the NT, and restarted it. Still didn't work.
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This method can't simple directly used with NT, we need edit something like autonooter or supernooter to work with the new hardware.
Btw try the supernooter file please.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=871940
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Perhaps wishful thinking on my part, but I thought I could take a bootable CM7 uSD from my NC and put it in the NT. No dice. It just boots up into the Nook OS. The same card works on my NC.
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smatticus said:
yeah i tested it out myself today with no luck. when i get mine i'm gonna try an install just to see what happens. maybe you need to run the installer on the device you want? i know that doesn't make sense but i'll have mine tomorrow so if it works i'll post back here. but the boot from sd was invaluable when i deleted the boot file on my nc. and i've seen people get sold on the tablet based on how easy the nc was to root and tinker with. but the stock experience is nice enough that i won't NEED to root it right away.
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This won't work because each version of CM is tailored to work for the specific device in question, based on the hardware that device has. The NC does not have the same hardware as the NT, therefore you can't use the version of CM built for the NC on the NT. CM has drivers built-in in order to communicate with the device in question, and the drivers for communication with the NC cannot be used to communicate with dissimilar hardware on the NT.
We will just have to wait until the CM devs rebuild CM to include the drivers for the NT.
Solidsnake726 said:
Stuff like this is why I still bought B&N books on my rooted nook.
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+1. They've bought my loyalty. The NT also just shot straight to the top of my Christmas list as a result of this.
I just got ahold of my Nook Tablet today. I can't wait until the developers get going on this. I definitely will still support B & N for allowing this to be done.
Honestly, B&N is way better off letting users hack away at it. It makes it a hot sales item, resulting in free advertising and better company image (good for shareholder confidence). Also, hopefully they learned from Sony on how NOT to provide an "open" system--giving freedom then taking it away.
It appears that it may only boot signed code..
also, I'm not able to open build.prop on the device using a file manager or when I transfer it to my local machine..
Hopefully some devs will pick it up soon and let us know where we stand
I don't have the machine yet, but why doesn't the superoneclick program work for the Nook tablet as well? Has anyone tried?
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I don't have the machine yet, but why doesn't the superoneclick program work for the Nook tablet as well? Has anyone tried?
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it don't work.
Don't panic people. Just because a bootable card does not boot up the Tablet does not mean it will not boot from a card. A whole new CWR will need to be created for the tablet.
Even without root right now, most everything is available.
Obviously we are still missing the android market, but almost all other gapps are currently working, home replacements as well.
I know this doesn't work as well as CM, but it is definitely a huge improvement over what we had yesterday morning.
diamond_lover said:
From mobileread I found this amazing post:
OMG the monkey hitting my head XD
Edit - Not yet found the way to bypass bootloader.
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The problem with your quoted text: There's a difference between "booting from SD" and "booting ANYTHING from SD".
B&N can allow the former in order to permit unbricks at the store (signed B&N images) without allowing the latter (unsigned images).
need to look at the xft/mlo boot file on sdcard
hello. I think that the NT might boot from SD but is not seeing the right MLO file on the card. If I remember from the OMAP 3 boot sequence, the MLO has to be put on the sdcard first. The reason is that the MLO is the very low level boot code that get into the internal SRAM of the chip. TI provided a tool to convert the xft image to an MLO file and added some kind of magic number so that the chip accepted it as valid for execution. You do not want to use the NC MLO on a NT. that might kill the OMAP. The first thing to do is get the OMAP4 XFT source code and covert it to an MLO using the OMAP 4 TOOL and put it on an sdcard on the first sector to see if the NT will take it.
Just my 2 cents
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hello. I think that the NT might boot from SD but is not seeing the right MLO file on the card. If I remember from the OMAP 3 boot sequence, the MLO has to be put on the sdcard first. The reason is that the MLO is the very low level boot code that get into the internal SRAM of the chip. TI provided a tool to convert the xft image to an MLO file and added some kind of magic number so that the chip accepted it as valid for execution. You do not want to use the NC MLO on a NT. that might kill the OMAP. The first thing to do is get the OMAP4 XFT source code and covert it to an MLO using the OMAP 4 TOOL and put it on an sdcard on the first sector to see if the NT will take it.
Just my 2 cents
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If this is true, BN needs to follow Amazon and release the source code for NT.
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If this is true, BN needs to follow Amazon and release the source code for NT.
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I thought they did, there is a link in the NT developer forum I believe.
help those who need a nook tablet 8gb/16gb factory restore please post here to help out. THANK YOU.
AdamOutler posted a an acclaim_update.zip around here somewhere.
I'm not even sure I understand what's being asked for here... The ROMs are available here on the site or the current version is available from B&N's website. Download 1.4.2 HERE. Is that what you're looking for?
B&N sell two very different devices under the same name. The HUGE problem is the 8GB Nook Tablet have the different ROM structure than 16Gb version.
In process of experiments it will be broken and I cant find really intact ROM to restore it. B&N site provide only upgrade for 16GB version. Please help me.
If you think that they have different rom structures, you're either dumb or can't read. They sell 2 devices, but starting at 1.4.2, they have the same structure by using conditions based on GPIO's. .__.
Okay, this thread is going to have A TON of info. I recommend that if you are new to Android you read this thread and any questions you have I will attempt to answer to the best of my knowledge or I'm sure someone else will.
It is, in my opinion, imperative that you understand the material of this post prior to playing around with your new Android device. Much of this topic is general purpose, i.e. it could apply to any Android device but I will be making specific references for the Nook Tablet.
Root: The Android OS is a linux based OS. Thus "root access" is a term that signifies full access to the file system of the OS. Consider root access similar to "administrative privileges" on Windows. An even more extreme analogy may be if you were to buy a Windows computer and find that you only had access to "My Documents;" the Android equivalent would be buying a device like the Nook Tablet (or pretty much any other android device) and not having root access.
Root for the Nook Tablet: We have various methods for rooting the Nook Tablet. The best method, IMO, is the sdcard method found here. This method will allow you to create an external microSD card that allows you to boot into a custom recovery (more on this later) and run a script which will get you "root access."
Why do I want root?: Root access allows you to do things you otherwise would not be able to do. Installing google apps is probably the biggest reason, but other reasons include making certain modifications to the device to allow you to do more "stuff." Another big reason is to install indirect's app which will allow you to flash (fancy word for install) a custom recovery to the internal memory of the Nook. He even has an app that will allow you to unroot the device and restore it to stock (I believe as of this post the unroot app only supports the 16GB model).
Custom Recovery? What's that?: A custom recovery is, IMO, the number 1 priority when tinkering with Android. The first instance of a custom recovery you may encounter is the one I mentioned previously, the sdcard version. I actually have a card that I keep imaged with the custom recovery (Clockworkmod Recovery) ready to go should I ever need it.
Within Clockworkmod Recovery or any other custom recovery, you will be able to do a few things: install zip files, make a backup of your current OS (and restore said backups), wipe data/cache. The key here, as with a lot of this stuff, is DO NOT START SELECTING THINGS YOU DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND. For some reason a lot of users have a habit of wiping system and other things within CWM thus resulting in broken partitions and other issues. Follow directions. If you are unsure of something, ask a question.
Custom ROM: ROM stands for Read Only Memory. It is the operating system of Android that is on your device. The stock ROM that comes with the device, a modified version of Android by B&N is very restricting. Getting root access on this rom will open up many options for users. However, as Android is open source, we have the ability to create custom ROMs that provide even more freedom and a "pure" Android experience.
These ROMs almost always come "rooted" as well. What I mean by this is that a developer could create a ROM that does not allow the user root access. In fact, the newest policy of Cyanogenmod (a very popular and hard working ROM development team) is that ROMs will no longer come "rooted" by default. Users will have to toggle root access in settings.
Custom roms are flashed (installed) via a custom recovery like Clockworkmod Recovery. Basically, if you have CWM on your external sdcard or flashed internally, you can store the ROM zip file on your internal memory (or the external card should you choose), boot into recovery, flash the ROM and voila you will be ready to boot into a new OS (you should probably wipe data/cache as well if its a new ROM). I must stress here that it is IMPERATIVE that you make a backup of your current OS prior to installing a new ROM. This way, you can restore your previous setup should you not like the new one or if there are any issues with the new one.
Boot from sdcard? Yes we are quite lucky with the Nook such that we can boot from the external sdcard. I have already mentioned booting into CWM from sdcard but we even have the benefit of booting into a custom ROM (CM7 only currently) from external sdcard. What this means is that you leave the internal OS completely intact. This would thus allow "dual booting" i.e. you can boot into internal or boot from external.
Back to stock: Getting back to stock is incredibly easy with the Nook Tablet. I've done it myself a few times on two devices for various reasons. Many people are afraid to root or flash custom ROMs because it voids the warranty. While true, if you are able to return the device to stock conditions, B&N has no way of knowing that the device has been tinkered with and thus the Warranty remains intact.
To wrap this up, I must stress how important it is that you read, read, read and read more when doing this stuff. Follow directions to the T. Ask questions if you aren't sure about something. I know this is a long post as well but I can't stress how important it is that users understand the information I have put forth here when rooting and/or flashing custom ROMs.
Also, if someone wants to add benefits to why rooting the stock OS is useful please feel free to do so (I admittedly have little experience with the B&N stock OS and thus am not 100% positive of the benefits of rooting the B&N stock OS).
Reserved.
The Download link for the Cyanogen Mod 7 Final Image is down?
I would like to download the latest Cyanogen Mod 7 Final Image, so I found this webpage containing the latest version of this Image =
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481826
and tried to download the SD card for the Nook Tablet..
BUT the link to the SD Card for the Nook Tablet appears to be dead..at the very least, it's not working properly.
Please, can someone direct me to a proper link to download the correct Cyanogen Mod 7 Final Image for the 16 gig Nook Tablet ?
Thanks!
I'd check/ask in the thread for that rom.
I tried to make a similiar comment on that thread, however; I recieved a notice that since I was new here, I'm not allowed to post a comment on that development thread.
That is why I'm making a similiar request on this thread.
All I'm attempting to do at this point is simply download the correct Cyanogen Mod 7 Final Image, so, I'm requesting help in that regard.
Thanks again~
um, i have a request. could you please post your questions in the 'Q&A' section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1508
thx.
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now having 'asked nice' for that... i have another link. imho, @succulent has a better version of the cm7 internal for 16GB. it is here.
http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/cm7-2-rc1-build-20120612/#more-739
thank you, "old fart"..
Please, accept my apologies for posting on an incorrect thread.. I honestly thought that I was posting on a thread that might be able to help.
Also, thank you for posting a webpage that contains the correct Cyanogen Mod 7 Image. In regard to this better Build of the Cyanogen Mod 7 for the Nook Tablet..I admit that I'm a real noobie, I'm simply asking because I don't know.
Is the Cyanogen Mod 7 Image in the Mediafire Folder listed on that webpage ?
If so, I've opened that Mediafire folder ..this folder contains a long list of various files.. which is the correct file that I should download, and write to my sd card ?
Thank you much for your help in answering my questions~
Please take it to another thread~
GENERAL CONDUCT REQUEST
@sinatrafan:
please refrain from using CAPS to get your point across, I'm sure people with be able to read a few sentances and respond without you needing to e-yell. Another suggestion, as a new member, maybe read some of the forum guidelines to better understand how we operate. In general, ask as many questions as you'd like, but do not expect an answer every time or on your time table, just hope that you get what you're looking for. Don't forget to search for yourself, I'm sure you could have found current links, just as the link was provided to you, I'm sure they foud that link by searching. Also, you'll likely receive better help if you are polite. Thank you.
I went to that link for you, here's the direct link for both (assuming the newest is the one to get).
ROM > http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5gw47zw4xx108gc
GAPPS > http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
@OP and other senior members:
please don't flame people with less than 10 posts, they're new here, remember when you were new? Just try to answer questions and be helpful, or don't post. If somebody is out of line, report the post and I'll get to it soonish. Thank you.
Installing/Flashing CWM on Rooted 1.4.0 NT w/ Blocked OTA Updates
Gents,
I stepped away from the world of the Nook Tablet over the last 5-6 months in order to focus on other Android devices.
Last time I was involved with the NT, I rooted my son's NT with Indirect's 'Full Root (v1.4.0) w/ Blocked OTAs w/ ZergRush exploit' Thread.
From what it seems, there have been a few changes, including obtaining root access for NT's that have 1.4.1+ through the SDCard boot method.
Quick question:
I want to load a custom recovery on my son's NT, such as Xionia or CWM. The root via SDCard method includes this as part of the overall root method.
Is there a preferred way that I can install/flash custom recovery on my son's NT, knowing that I have a rooted 1.4.0 NT Blocked OTA updates?
Just curious.
Thank you,
BJ.
Anyone?
b1ggjoe said:
Is there a preferred way that I can install/flash custom recovery on my son's NT, knowing that I have a rooted 1.4.0 NT Blocked OTA updates?
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I have a preference for the internal method. Plug in things are sometimes troublesome for me.
LOL! Well that's not exactly what I was asking however. As I stated, I currently have a rooted Nook Tablet (1.4.0) with Blocked OTA Updates (I used the original method from November 2011).
I am not interested in loading any kind of Custom ROMs at this time, but I do wish to add CWM or some other kind of custom recovery to my son's Nook Tablet.
Is there a recommended method to do this, without going through a re-rooting process with the 'Boot from SDCard method'?
Thanks,
BJ.
Anyone?
Nook RecoveryFlasher.apk
Search on Nook Recovery Flasher.apk and see if that app will meet your need. I believe it was created by Indirect.
Aaah ok will do. Thank you!!!!
Nook won't boot with CWM on card
Guys, am I the only one having this problem or are there others?
I've read and clearly understand the procedure to root my Nook Tablet. The problem is that no matter what I do, any time an SD card with a bootable CWM is inserted, the Nook simply refuses to start. Removing the card or for that matter replacing it with any other card that does NOT have a bootable CWM fixes the problem. It'll even boot and run the pseudo-root ROM that runs off the SDCard without actually rooting the tablet.
I've tested this with many cards and with several different ways to prepare it, and the end result is always the same regardless of what mode the Nook is in. I'm thinking that if somehow I'm not preparing the card correctly, then wouldn't the tablet simply boot up normally as it does with any other card that has no bootable CWM in it?
Since I bought my tablet at about the end of August 2012, I'm thinking B&N put something in the stock ROM to detect any other recovery and stop cold if that's what it finds. I say this because the problem is only with bootable recoveries, any bootable non-recovery works OK.
Any ideas??
humb11 said:
Guys, am I the only one having this problem or are there others?
I've read and clearly understand the procedure to root my Nook Tablet. The problem is that no matter what I do, any time an SD card with a bootable CWM is inserted, the Nook simply refuses to start. Removing the card or for that matter replacing it with any other card that does NOT have a bootable CWM fixes the problem. It'll even boot and run the pseudo-root ROM that runs off the SDCard without actually rooting the tablet.
I've tested this with many cards and with several different ways to prepare it, and the end result is always the same regardless of what mode the Nook is in. I'm thinking that if somehow I'm not preparing the card correctly, then wouldn't the tablet simply boot up normally as it does with any other card that has no bootable CWM in it?
Since I bought my tablet at about the end of August 2012, I'm thinking B&N put something in the stock ROM to detect any other recovery and stop cold if that's what it finds. I say this because the problem is only with bootable recoveries, any bootable non-recovery works OK.
Any ideas??
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Try powering off, inserting your bootable SD card in the tablet, then plugging the B&N USB cable into your tablet. Some tablets (and there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it) will only boot from the external card if they detect the USB cable.
Saludos,
Steve
Post to Q&A and someone will sort you out.
The OP mentioned that he only dual boot bootable Cyanogenmod image is CM7. Is there a reason why CM10 is not possible? It seems the N2A people are advertising that capability on their website. I would like to be able to do that myself if possible.
Hi, I am newly registered user here who bought a 32GB Tablet S on the Woot deal the other day, long story short there is a question about the configuration of the Woot deal tablets over in the developer section, but since I am a new user with less than 10 messages posted, I can't answer there, so I am answering here in hopes someone will point them to this message, and it may be helpful for others:
About Tablet reads:
Android Version 3.2
Kernel version 2.6.36.3 [email protected]#1
Build number 1.10.001100001
On a side point I would like to ask if these are rootable from 3.2? and should I upgrade to 4.03, I have read some on lack of root access on these devices?
thanks
p.s. I am fairly new to Android, have a version 2.2 phone, but have been running Linux as my primary OS for over a decade
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Hi, I am newly registered user here who bought a 32GB Tablet S on the Woot deal the other day, long story short there is a question about the configuration of the Woot deal tablets over in the developer section, but since I am a new user with less than 10 messages posted, I can't answer there, so I am answering here in hopes someone will point them to this message, and it may be helpful for others:
About Tablet reads:
Android Version 3.2
Kernel version 2.6.36.3 [email protected]#1
Build number 1.10.001100001
On a side point I would like to ask if these are rootable from 3.2? and should I upgrade to 4.03, I have read some on lack of root access on these devices?
thanks
p.s. I am fairly new to Android, have a version 2.2 phone, but have been running Linux as my primary OS for over a decade
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Hey. Thanks I thknk that was me. I don't have min.e yet but I think from reading alone that you can pull a zip from an early ics build and root it using condi's aio method. Don't quote me... I also think that you cannot root it out of the box.. but ics should hav e a new kernel.
As a linux dude maybe you can help out with the dev on these things.... it seems to be needed.
I would wait for someone in the know about this process to answer.
Thanks...I really hbope I can root it. Custom roms would be nice but a root is almost a requirement for me.
Thanks agaain for the reply
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Isaac-1 said:
Hi, I am newly registered user here who bought a 32GB Tablet S on the Woot deal the other day, long story short there is a question about the configuration of the Woot deal tablets over in the developer section, but since I am a new user with less than 10 messages posted, I can't answer there, so I am answering here in hopes someone will point them to this message, and it may be helpful for others:
About Tablet reads:
Android Version 3.2
Kernel version 2.6.36.3 [email protected]#1
Build number 1.10.001100001
On a side point I would like to ask if these are rootable from 3.2? and should I upgrade to 4.03, I have read some on lack of root access on these devices?
thanks
p.s. I am fairly new to Android, have a version 2.2 phone, but have been running Linux as my primary OS for over a decade
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The kernel being build 10 will probably cause a failure trying to root the 3.2 directly to 4.0.3. First, run Condi's All-in-One tool (use AiO v4.0, I believe v4.1 has a bug that Condi needs to fix) to pre-root and install a version of 3.2.1r2 with a kernel build that is less than 10 like THIS ONE or THIS ONE. Then run Condi's All-in-One tool again to pre-root and install version 4.0.3r1a. Remember to take your time and read slowly, carefully, and completely before using the AiO tool. Good luck. BTW, I also bought the same Woot deal (my second Sony Tablet S). It is scheduled to arrive Monday and I will be doing the same pre-root and install.
Thanks, by chance do you know if there is a step by step howto on the condi All-in-One tool that is not full of insider only alphabet soup acronyms, I think I get the concepts, but I also know messing up can create a fairly expensive paperwieght. I have googled a few sets of instructions, but they seem to all inlcude steps like before running AIO make sure your ABC or XYZ is up to date, this may be fine for people that have done this a dozen times, but for those of us going down this road for the first time we have no idea of what an ABC or XYZ is, or even what it stands for, much less how to find out if they are up to date. It also seems most of these instructions take steps for granted, saying things like "copy file onto an SD" with no further explanation, such as must it be an SD card or will SDHC work, is file name or directory structure important, etc. I am not so much looking for handholding here as just some confirmation that my assumptions may be right, even such things as if these tools should be downloaded onto a computer running windows or onto the Tablet itself. With the woot sale I suspect that there will be many more people here soon with these sorts of questions, and many will be completely clueless, at least I do have 25+ years of running Unix like operating systems, and have been using Linux as my primary OS since the 2.0 kernel days, and to tell the truth am rather lost in all these messages full of acronyms and short hand descriptions.
Ike
Isaac-1 said:
Thanks, by chance do you know if there is a step by step howto on the condi All-in-One tool that is not full of insider only alphabet soup acronyms, I think I get the concepts, but I also know messing up can create a fairly expensive paperwieght. I have googled a few sets of instructions, but they seem to all inlcude steps like before running AIO make sure your ABC or XYZ is up to date, this may be fine for people that have done this a dozen times, but for those of us going down this road for the first time we have no idea of what an ABC or XYZ is, or even what it stands for, much less how to find out if they are up to date. It also seems most of these instructions take steps for granted, saying things like "copy file onto an SD" with no further explanation, such as must it be an SD card or will SDHC work, is file name or directory structure important, etc. I am not so much looking for handholding here as just some confirmation that my assumptions may be right, even such things as if these tools should be downloaded onto a computer running windows or onto the Tablet itself. With the woot sale I suspect that there will be many more people here soon with these sorts of questions, and many will be completely clueless, at least I do have 25+ years of running Unix like operating systems, and have been using Linux as my primary OS since the 2.0 kernel days, and to tell the truth am rather lost in all these messages full of acronyms and short hand descriptions. Ike
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In the thread that covers Condi's All-in-One tool, what you see is what you get. But to get a good gest of how to root the Sony Tablet S, I recommend you watch BluechipJ's VIDEO and read TheHurf's POST, which is the post BluechipJ was following in his video. I also recommend you watch the video and read the post several times before you actually attempt performing the root. Please note that the video and post are based on using All-in-One v2.7. Regarding "SD", a standard SD or SDHC card can be used, but it must be formatted FAT32. I used a SanDisk 32 GB SDHC card. Again, good luck.
Thanks, I found the videos last night, but not the message threads they were refering too. Together I am sure they will be most helpful
So I read the posts referenced earlier on, and I watched the video, but both start from a rootable ROM already on the tablet. Since the Woot ones come with 3.2 with the un-rootable kernel 10, I'm not sure how to do the intermediate step of getting the rootable 3.2.1 version on there?
The tablet is offering me an OTA update, but it says it's for 4.0.3 - it doesn't seem to give an option to go to an earlier version first. Does this mean that we're boned on these ones, or is there another way to get a rootable version on first?
It looks like the ALLinONE tool can't do anything for us unless we either root the tablet or make it rootable - am I missing something or looking at something the wrong way?
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So I read the posts referenced earlier on, and I watched the video, but both start from a rootable ROM already on the tablet. Since the Woot ones come with 3.2 with the un-rootable kernel 10, I'm not sure how to do the intermediate step of getting the rootable 3.2.1 version on there? The tablet is offering me an OTA update, but it says it's for 4.0.3 - it doesn't seem to give an option to go to an earlier version first. Does this mean that we're boned on these ones, or is there another way to get a rootable version on first? It looks like the ALLinONE tool can't do anything for us unless we either root the tablet or make it rootable - am I missing something or looking at something the wrong way?
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If you want to have root access on your tablet, DO NOT ALLOW THE TABLET TO PERFORM AN OTA UPDATE.
First, download the 3.2.1r2 and 4.0.3r1a files from the previously given links and store them on your computer. Next, download and install on your computer Condi's All-in-One tool. The most popular versions seem to be 2.7, 3.4, and 4.0. The previously mentioned video and post are based on version 2.7.
Now manually update the 3.2 to 3.2.1r2; don't not attempt to root it yet. Just copy the 3.2.1r2 file to a SD card (formatted FAT32) and install the card in your tablet. Power off (not sleep mode) your tablet. Power on your tablet into recovery mode by continuously holding down the VOL+ button and momentarily pressing the POWER button. Release the VOL+ button after you see the recovery mode logo. From the recovery mode's menu, select 2 Update system from SD card. (VOL+ and VOL- buttons are used to navigate the menu, POWER button is used to select the highlighted selection.) From the next menu, choose and select the 3.2.1r2 file. Allow the manual update to complete.
After your tablet has been updated to 3.2.1r2, leave the copied 3.2.1r2 file on the SD card and use Condi's All-in-One tool to root and reinstall 3.2.1r2 by following the directions given in the previously mentioned video and post.
Finally, after 3.2.1r2 is rooted and installed, delete the 3.2.1r2 file from the SD card and copy the 4.0.3r1a file to the SD Card. Again use Condi's All-in-One tool to root and install 4.0.3r1a by again following the directions given in the previously mentioned video and post.
To summarize: first update 3.2 to 3.2.1r2, then root and reinstall 3.2.1r2, then lastly root and install 4.0.3r1a. Good luck.
Thanks! It was late last night, and I must have been in the wrong headspace to be trying this, because I woke up in the middle of the night and thought "Oh, I bet I have to put it in recovery and flash that file..."
After that, everything went pretty smoothly along, just as everyone said. A couple places where the process varied from what the ALLinONE tool seemed to expect (the _hack_recovery.zip file doesn't get pushed, or rather gets pushed as "install.zip," which I guess is supposed to make it auto-flash when you enter recovery, but on mine it didn't, so I copied _hack_recovery.zip over manually and ran it with the same results). Otherwise very smooth. Everything looks great.
Thanks!
Cat: your link above with the 3 files (THIS,THIS and version 4.0.3r1a) to donwload, seems to have an issue, specifically the link to version 4.0.3r1a goes to a file with the exact same name as one of the "THIS" files, maybe a different copy of the same file as the link is different. Before making a major mistake I wanted to confirm that "this" is correct.
Ike
p.s. one more detail, should the zip files be copied to the SD card still zipped, or should they be unzipped to the SD?
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Cat: your link above with the 3 files (THIS,THIS and version 4.0.3r1a) to donwload, seems to have an issue, specifically the link to version 4.0.3r1a goes to a file with the exact same name as one of the "THIS" files, maybe a different copy of the same file as the link is different. Before making a major mistake I wanted to confirm that "this" is correct.
Ike
p.s. one more detail, should the zip files be copied to the SD card still zipped, or should they be unzipped to the SD?
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I checked all the links. They are correct.
The first THIS ONE and the second THIS ONE are links to the same file stored at two different locations; that is why I wrote "or". Both files are signed-nbx03_001-ota-0042.001.zip, which is a rootable version of 3.2.1r2. The first was uploaded to 4shared by Condi, the second was uploaded to 4shared by me. I provided both links just in case one of us decides to delete our upload. After all, the files are eating up our allotted 4shared storage space, eh?
The link for the 4.0.3r1a file signed-nbx03_001-ota-120803002.zip links directly to Sony's servers.
The zip files are to be used as is. Do not unzip them. They are encrypted and signed files. If you attempt to unzip them using programs like 7zip or WinRAR, you will receive error messages saying the files are corrupted even though they are not corrupted.
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Cat: your link above with the 3 files (THIS,THIS and version 4.0.3r1a) to donwload, seems to have an issue, specifically the link to version 4.0.3r1a goes to a file with the exact same name as one of the "THIS" files, maybe a different copy of the same file as the link is different. Before making a major mistake I wanted to confirm that "this" is correct.
Ike
p.s. one more detail, should the zip files be copied to the SD card still zipped, or should they be unzipped to the SD?
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Brand new FAQ here will answer your question. You will prob need to flash 0035 then 0042 as you are 11000. Please refer to FAQ. It works.
Stifilz
stifilz said:
Brand new FAQ here will answer your question. You will prob need to flash 0035 then 0042 as you are 11000. Please refer to FAQ. It works.
Stifilz
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Thank you for posting a much need FAQ.
A couple of hours ago, FedEx delivered my (second) Sony Tablet S from Woot. It is a model SGPT112US/S. About tablet says Android version 3.2, Kernel version 2.6.36.3 [email protected] #1, Build number 1.10.001100001.
Above, you state 11000 (I assume you mean Build number 1.10.001100001) must be updated to 0035 (version 3.2 file signed-nbx03_001-ota-0035.001.zip) before updating to 0042 (version 3.2.1r2 file signed-nbx03_001-ota-0042.001.zip). I am curious, please explain why 11000 cannot be directly updated to 0042? Why the need for the intermediate 0035 update?
Like i said in an ealier post, I planned on updating 3.2 to 3.2.1r2, then rooting and reinstalling 3.2.1r2, then rooting and installing 4.0.3r1a. Is my plan with error? Am I wrongly advising others to do the same?
Cat McGowan said:
Thank you for posting a much need FAQ.
A couple of hours ago, FedEx delivered my (second) Sony Tablet S from Woot. It is a model SGPT112US/S. About tablet says Android version 3.2, Kernel version 2.6.36.3 [email protected] #1, Build number 1.10.001100001.
Above, you state 11000 (I assume you mean Build number 1.10.001100001) must be updated to 0035 (version 3.2 file signed-nbx03_001-ota-0035.001.zip) before updating to 0042 (version 3.2.1r2 file signed-nbx03_001-ota-0042.001.zip). I am curious, please explain why 11000 cannot be directly updated to 0042? Why the need for the intermediate 0035 update?
Like i said in an ealier post, I planned on updating 3.2 to 3.2.1r2, then rooting and reinstalling 3.2.1r2, then rooting and installing 4.0.3r1a. Is my plan with error? Am I wrongly advising others to do the same?
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Not too sure with US but have had a user woth Mexico and had to install 0035 3.2.1 before 0042 3.2.1r2 as installation would abort. If it works without 0035 than thats awesome but atleast the way I described It will 100% work :fingers-crossed:
I assume it must be done this way because 0035 is 3.2.1 and 0042 is 3.2.1R2???
Check thread below posts 60 thorugh to 69.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1687429&page=7
Thanks
Stifilz
stifilz said:
Not too sure with US but have had a user woth Mexico and had to install 0035 3.2.1 before 0042 3.2.1r2 as installation would abort. If it works without 0035 than thats awesome but atleast the way I described It will 100% work :fingers-crossed:
I assume it must be done this way because 0035 is 3.2.1 and 0042 is 3.2.1R2???
Check thread below posts 60 thorugh to 69.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1687429&page=7
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Stifilz
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No, thank you! I will change my plan to first updating with 3.2.1 file signed-nbx03_001-ota-0035.001.zip.
Cat McGowan said:
No, thank you! I will change my plan to first updating with 3.2.1 file signed-nbx03_001-ota-0035.001.zip.
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OK........ WTF?? I was meaning if you wanted proof for the reason I suggest this method (0035 > 0042) then look at that thread. I was not implying you were a noob and needed to follow a step-by-step.
Stifilz
stifilz said:
OK........ WTF?? I was meaning if you wanted proof for the reason I suggest this method (0035 > 0042) then look at that thread. I was not implying you were a noob and needed to follow a step-by-step.
Stifilz
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You seem to have misunderstood my reply to you. You said "Thank you" to me and I replied "No, thank you!" to you meaning that no, you should not be thanking me; instead, I should be thanking you. I hope I have cleared up the confusion.
Cat McGowan said:
You seem to have misunderstood my reply to you. You said "Thank you" to me and I replied "No, thank you!" to you meaning that no, you should not be thanking me; instead, I should be thanking you. I hope I have cleared up the confusion.
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LOL, I get it now. Haha gotta love forum confusion . Anyway you may have been right aswell, over on FAQ thread, a US user managed to get by without flashing the 0035 inbetween....... Yet the Mexican region's update needed the 0035 inbetween. But I guess there is only 1 way to find out......
Stifilz
A friend of mine picked up a Proscan PLT7044k. Great cheap tablet from BigLots they wanted to gift me as a late birthday present. Sure it's cheap, but cheap can be good right? Especially if it's a backup device or something to tinker with.
Trouble is we're running into some issues. Fine. Great it's a cheap Chinese tablet. We both get that we're not expecting nexus or ipad mini or even kindle fire quality. However GetJar is, apparently, not working correctly, Amazon Marketplace (which it was linked to in the device) will not let you change settings, and My friend isn't wanting to try rooting to get google play working just yet because we're not sure if the Thread found on the matter has all the bugs worked out.
This Thread seems to be closest to what 'we' want but the model number is different (it's supposed t obe the same device save for the one we're working with included a hardware keyboard/case, but one never knows.)
Of Note when queried my friend only saw a one gig internal storage device instead of the four gig advertised and described the external media slot as a SD slot instead of a micro-sd.
So, since I am, for the moment, treating this device as different and not wanting to risk bricking before info can be gained on if it's worht keeping or taken back, trying to figure out the following:
Very minimum how does one get google play on this gizmo.
Is there anything that can be done about the touch screen lag?
Is there a CyanogenMod port that will work or other custom rom that might help with the issues of lag?
Any advice would be welcome/useful. Even 'RTFM' with links to other threads.
Edit: Be Aware my 'primary' computer is running linux (peppermint OS3, ubuntu 12.04 based distro.)
I just got this tablet. You have root accesses out of the box. There are 2 ways I have installed play store. Through root explorer and through adb push. google gapps for jellybean. here is the manual and firmware proscanvideo.com/item.asp?itemnmbr=PLT7044K . I can make a tute anyone needs.
I ended up taking mine back and getting a Nook Touch. Sure I'll still need to root the thing to get much use out of it beyond being an e-reader but even with it not-rooted it's still actually a pretty good experiance.
Sorry Icouldn't be a trailblazer to anyone getting a proscan and wanting to improve on it.
a noob, but I honestly have tried...
Tearran said:
I just got this tablet. You have root accesses out of the box. There are 2 ways I have installed play store. Through root explorer and through adb push. google gapps for jellybean. here is the manual and firmware proscanvideo.com/item.asp?itemnmbr=PLT7044K . I can make a tute anyone needs.
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ok, I have tried very VERY hard to find out how to root my proscan plt7044k. I've tried following the few links that I have found, and have found them to be broken. Or the items just won't download onto my computer or just flat don't work. It appears that what I have to do is to find a driver for this thing so that my computer can recognize it, and the Curtis website doesn't give any driver information. Yes, I did download their manuals and tech material, and they DON'T WORK. All they provide is a powerpoint thing that says to "find program x, do y, etc", without providing that program. I cannot find a driver for this p.o.s. ANYWHERE, nor any that would work for an earlier model and then also "might" work for mine.
I really want to get rid of the "getjar" crap, as well as all of the bloatware that google puts into these things!
Tearran said:
I just got this tablet. You have root accesses out of the box. There are 2 ways I have installed play store. Through root explorer and through adb push. google gapps for jellybean. here is the manual and firmware proscanvideo.com/item.asp?itemnmbr=PLT7044K . I can make a tute anyone needs.
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I have checked device for root it is not rooted out of the box. If you have a tutorial to actually get root it would be appreciated.
Sent from my SGH-T889 using xda premium
musicafe said:
I have checked device for root it is not rooted out of the box. If you have a tutorial to actually get root it would be appreciated.
Sent from my SGH-T889 using xda premium
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The tablet is semi rooted out of the box it only needs supersu (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053). You need to adb push this file.
[HOW-TO] Install & Use ADB tool (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474956)
How to push files through ADB (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=642437)
Basic adb/shell commands for noobs (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3820215)
Tearran said:
The tablet is semi rooted out of the box it only needs supersu (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053). You need to adb push this file.
[HOW-TO] Install & Use ADB tool (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474956)
How to push files through ADB (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=642437)
Basic adb/shell commands for noobs (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3820215)
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I've looked everywhere including the links you provided, and adb don't find this device, oh well, bout to give up on this
side load
Goggles2114 said:
A friend of mine picked up a Proscan PLT7044k. Great cheap tablet from BigLots they wanted to gift me as a late birthday present. Sure it's cheap, but cheap can be good right? Especially if it's a backup device or something to tinker with.
Trouble is we're running into some issues. Fine. Great it's a cheap Chinese tablet. We both get that we're not expecting nexus or ipad mini or even kindle fire quality. However GetJar is, apparently, not working correctly, Amazon Marketplace (which it was linked to in the device) will not let you change settings, and My friend isn't wanting to try rooting to get google play working just yet because we're not sure if the Thread found on the matter has all the bugs worked out.
This Thread seems to be closest to what 'we' want but the model number is different (it's supposed t obe the same device save for the one we're working with included a hardware keyboard/case, but one never knows.)
Of Note when queried my friend only saw a one gig internal storage device instead of the four gig advertised and described the external media slot as a SD slot instead of a micro-sd.
So, since I am, for the moment, treating this device as different and not wanting to risk bricking before info can be gained on if it's worht keeping or taken back, trying to figure out the following:
Very minimum how does one get google play on this gizmo.
Is there anything that can be done about the touch screen lag?
Is there a CyanogenMod port that will work or other custom rom that might help with the issues of lag?
Any advice would be welcome/useful. Even 'RTFM' with links to other threads.
Edit: Be Aware my 'primary' computer is running linux (peppermint OS3, ubuntu 12.04 based distro.)
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You can side load the Play Store, also, what version of Android is the tablet running?
IRIE4IPIER said:
I've looked everywhere including the links you provided, and adb don't find this device, oh well, bout to give up on this
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You probably have a driver problem. I use ADB Konnect (wireless ADB) To push over wifi.
Is there any possible way to flash a custom ROM to it the factory ROM has too much crap on it memory wise?
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Is there any possible way to flash a custom ROM to it the factory ROM has too much crap on it memory wise?
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I Titanium backup to uninstall the bloat. You also can use Root explorer or adb to rename the apk extension of the bloat to get rid of the eyesore
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proscan 7" tablet.
you kngoo root, make sure your using windows...anything past vista.
i used wkindows 7 or 8 from an internet cafe and my proscan is plt7602g and it worked fine...i even reset from the android service menu (green dead dude) and it worked but make sure most of all that you have the verify apps off so you can root it. because it will still be a danger to ur tablet. there is always a bricking chance, one you instakll kingoo root and run the program plug in ur tablet press root and the app takes care of it all. and if you google kingoo app or kingoo root it will show a main website and go from there
i got my proscan PLT1077G and i haven't found a **** yet i want to change my tablet android OS but don't have a developer who can help us with this one i think proscan is not that popular
Tearran said:
The tablet is semi rooted out of the box it only needs supersu (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053). You need to adb push this file.
[HOW-TO] Install & Use ADB tool (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474956)
How to push files through ADB (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=642437)
Basic adb/shell commands for noobs (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3820215)
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Going to try this on the PLT7650G
Need firmware file for plt7223g
prepaidguy9081 said:
Going to try this on the PLT7650G
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so much for this method - I used kingo root for windows, slow but works. just go grab a beer and come back in ten.