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[Q] Rooted and installed the ICS Rom. Can I go back to Stock if necessary?

Hello. First off, I want to thank everyone for their hard work here. I have followed many tutorials and have seen many great conversations to keep noobs like me from making mistakes when trying to delve into the world of ROMs and rooting. However, I did encounter some troubles while installing the ICS rom onto my bionic (running on .902). I think I may have accidentally overwritten the stock rom backup that I made with safe strap or whatever that app is (I'm sorry, like I said, I am a complete noob). Is there a way to restore the phone to stock, as in before I even touched it, even if the backup I made during the process is gone by my mistake?
I'm sure this has been asked a million times, and if so, I apologize, but as I noob, I have no idea how to even begin to search for clues. Walkthroughs would be nice, but links are fine too, since I'm sure there are plenty of the same questions out there.
Thanks!!!

Pete's motorola tools check it out you will find what you need there just google Pete's tool bionic
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Also I believe if you disable safe mode it will boot up rooted stock from don't quote me on that I am not for sure. Also I believe there is a unroot method in development not sure if it is for 902 or not though..
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Thanks for the info!

No problem here to help
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R3l3as3DRoot and for3v3r root will take you back to 886
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Thanks! Can that be used after the .902 update? Is it possible to do a dual-boot type deal between stock and the ICS version I have installed? I've seen mentions of dual-boot around here, but I can't get a clear grasp on whether it is possible or not, or if so, how to do it. Thank you very much!

Lonepalm said:
Thanks! Can that be used after the .902 update? Is it possible to do a dual-boot type deal between stock and the ICS version I have installed? I've seen mentions of dual-boot around here, but I can't get a clear grasp on whether it is possible or not, or if so, how to do it. Thank you very much!
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Yeah I'm sure you can.
Get on stock .902(here).
Install SafeStrap.
Backup Stock Rom by Toggling "SafeMode"
Boot up ICS.
When you want to go to Stock .902 undo "SafeMode" and the Stock Rom should boot up on Reboot

Thanks for the answer! Hopefully I can give this a shot soon!

Lonepalm said:
Thanks for the answer! Hopefully I can give this a shot soon!
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Yeah those instructions above are correct. I just came back from the AOKP ICS Rom to stock. 902. Worked fine. I have all my apps and stuff too.
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Don't know what I'm doing wrong here, but when I plug my phone in to my PC, the phone realizes it, but doesn't seem like the PC does. Also, when I open RSD Lite and try to load the file, it doesn't do anything after clicking "Start". Please help me try to diagnose what I may be doing wrong if you can! Thank you!

Lonepalm said:
Don't know what I'm doing wrong here, but when I plug my phone in to my PC, the phone realizes it, but doesn't seem like the PC does. Also, when I open RSD Lite and try to load the file, it doesn't do anything after clicking "Start". Please help me try to diagnose what I may be doing wrong if you can! Thank you!
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Enable Usb Debugging and Unknown Sources. Download Motohelper drivers
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I'm sorry I probably should be a little more specific. I have both of those enabled and I do have the Motohelper drivers installed. I am following the steps here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22758211#post22758211
On step 8, I do not see a file named FXZ or a file with that extension, but I figured it was the file with the name that the zip file had. I chose that file after clicking "..." and hit Start, but it doesn't do anything.
I am running the ICS version cyanogen mod 9.0.0-rc0-droid_bionic-kang build number alpha_2012_02_10
I already have SafeStrap installed (used that to get this rom on). So, looks like I'm stuck on or around step 8 from the other steps posted. Once I can get past that, I can continue with the steps posted in this thread!
Thanks!!!

Lonepalm said:
I'm sorry I probably should be a little more specific. I have both of those enabled and I do have the Motohelper drivers installed. I am following the steps here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22758211#post22758211
On step 8, I do not see a file named FXZ or a file with that extension, but I figured it was the file with the name that the zip file had. I chose that file after clicking "..." and hit Start, but it doesn't do anything.
I am running the ICS version cyanogen mod 9.0.0-rc0-droid_bionic-kang build number alpha_2012_02_10
I already have SafeStrap installed (used that to get this rom on). So, looks like I'm stuck on or around step 8 from the other steps posted. Once I can get past that, I can continue with the steps posted in this thread!
Thanks!!!
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SafeStrap disables ADB(that Im sure of) which will not let RSD run(im pretty sure) you have to select the xml file
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Yes, the XML file is the one I select. However, it will not do anything in RSD. Is there anything I can do to enable ADB in order to let RSD run?

Update: I found a way to do it. I think things are going okay so far. Looks like it is installing. If it does install successfully, I would like to do everything perfectly right going forward.
So, after this is installed, I will want to:
1. Get root access again using Motofail? I assume doing this return to stock will remove root access.
2. Install SafeStrap. Once that is done, I toggle Safemode to enabled, which will backup my stock rom and protect it from being overwritten?
3. Then, flash ICS from the zip files on my sdcard?

Lonepalm said:
Update: I found a way to do it. I think things are going okay so far. Looks like it is installing. If it does install successfully, I would like to do everything perfectly right going forward.
So, after this is installed, I will want to:
1. Get root access again using Motofail? I assume doing this return to stock will remove root access.
2. Install SafeStrap. Once that is done, I toggle Safemode to enabled, which will backup my stock rom and protect it from being overwritten?
3. Then, flash ICS from the zip files on my sdcard?
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Yes sir.
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[ROM] Verizon i815 STOCK ICS rooted IMM76D.LP11 - Verizon OTA as CWM flashable ROM

UPDATE: My hosting I had for XDA related work expired, so I re-uploaded everything here: http://www.mods4cars.com/pub/xda
Here's the new Verizon OTA packaged up as a full CWM flashable ROM. Wiping should not be necessary if you are coming from our last ICS ROM (LP10).
This is meant for those who have CWM installed and for those who modified their system to the point that the OTA does not work because it expects certain files.
If you are on full stock (rooted) ICS LP10 and are not getting the OTA update the regular way, you can look here for a way to manually install it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1932597&page=26
The rom is pre-rooted. After installing, run super-su and let it check for binary updates. Also a cached copy of su for restoring with Voodoo OTA rootkeeper is included (for extra safety).
Part1: The ROM
Install with CWM
http://electron73.org/XDA/i815/electron_ICS-LP11_i815.zip
Part2: The MODEM
Flash with ODIN in PHONE section
http://electron73.org/XDA/i815/electron_ICS-LP11_i815_modem.tar
Part3 (optional): Stock Recovery
If you want to be full stock afterwards, flash with ODIN in PDA section
http://electron73.org/XDA/i815/electron_ICS-LP11_i815_recovery.tar
Part4 (optional): Stock SBL
If you did all 3 parts above and want to be able to receive future Verizon OTA's flash this in ODIN in BOOTLOADER section
http://electron73.org/XDA/i815/electron_ICS-LP11_i815_sbl.tar
Enjoy

Many thanks!

Thanks Electron. You da man for us i815 owners.

Many thanks! I just decided to go back to stock for stability reasons. Your method works perfectly.
I don't know where many of us i815 users would be without your help. Thanks again man!
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Gilbot said:
Many thanks! I just decided to go back to stock for stability reasons. Your method works perfectly.
I don't know where many of us i815 users would be without your help. Thanks again man!
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So I was installing the ROM zip in CWM and it froze at "double-checking /data partition." Am I hosed?

esoh said:
So I was installing the ROM zip in CWM and it froze at "double-checking /data partition." Am I hosed?
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How long did you wait?
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electron73 said:
How long did you wait?
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20 mins or so. I was getting no movement on the status bar. I rebooted and I can get into Odin mode and I was able to get into CWM once, but that's it. Otherwise it just hangs on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 screen.
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esoh said:
20 mins or so. I was getting no movement on the status bar. I rebooted and I can get into Odin mode and I was able to get into CWM once, but that's it. Otherwise it just hangs on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 screen.
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So I wound up getting back into CWM and tried reflash and it's going now. Will let you know result

esoh said:
20 mins or so. I was getting no movement on the status bar. I rebooted and I can get into Odin mode and I was able to get into CWM once, but that's it. Otherwise it just hangs on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 screen.
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So I wound up getting back into CWM and tried reflash and it's going now. Will let you know result
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Did you have lots of apps installed? I just realized it's doing a run_program("/tmp/fsck.ext4", "-Dfy", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p10");
on the data partition. If that partition is full with lots of files then the check might take a while. The status bar doesn't move while this command is executing. I never tried it on a "full" partition! A freshly wiped data partition is checked in 2 seconds

electron73 said:
Did you have lots of apps installed? I just realized it's doing a run_program("/tmp/fsck.ext4", "-Dfy", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p10");
on the data partition. If that partition is full with lots of files then the check might take a while. The status bar doesn't move while this command is executing. I never tried it on a "full" partition! A freshly wiped data partition is checked in 2 seconds
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Yeah, I had about 100 apps installed. In any case, I tried it again through CWM. When it did the check this time, it took about 10 secs. So the first one must've been a hiccup or something. I was able to flash ROM and then radios through ODIN, so I think I'm good. I looked at the files on the internal storage and the SD card and they are still there, so I'm assuming that I'm good. Anything else to check or are there any log files that you want me to try to grab for you? Thanks again.

esoh said:
Yeah, I had about 100 apps installed. In any case, I tried it again through CWM. When it did the check this time, it took about 10 secs. So the first one must've been a hiccup or something. I was able to flash ROM and then radios through ODIN, so I think I'm good. I looked at the files on the internal storage and the SD card and they are still there, so I'm assuming that I'm good. Anything else to check or are there any log files that you want me to try to grab for you? Thanks again.
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Hmm ok, definitely good to hear that it ran through the 2nd time. Maybe I should kick the FS checks out. They are still left over from last time where we had all those partition problems...
If you want, go check in the /cache dir for any log files left by CWM, maybe there's something in there.
Btw. Thank you for the generous donation! It is very much appreciated
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electron73 said:
Hmm ok, definitely good to hear that it ran through the 2nd time. Maybe I should kick the FS checks out. They are still left over from last time where we had all those partition problems...
If you want, go check in the /cache dir for any log files left by CWM, maybe there's something in there.
Btw. Thank you for the generous donation! It is very much appreciated
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I think the logs from the successful install are there but I don't see anything from the unsuccessful one, as far as I can tell.
RE: the donation, I meant to give you something from the original LP10 update and I just plumb forgot (after telling you that I was going to send something), so I figured that there was some interest involved. Thanks to all of your hard work.
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esoh said:
I think the logs from the successful install are there but I don't see anything from the unsuccessful one, as far as I can tell.
RE: the donation, I meant to give you something from the original LP10 update and I just plumb forgot (after telling you that I was going to send something), so I figured that there was some interest involved. Thanks to all of your hard work.
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Also, regarding the current ROM, I really curious about the supposed batt life increases. My tab at this point is barely getting 4-5 hours screen time with it set fairly dim. Is that normal or should I be getting more that that? I don't suppose that a ROM update will help with screen time much, but just curious to hear what others are getting.

Update was painless
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My battery life is just shy of 8 hours with 40% brightness, wifi and 4G on. GPS off. This is better than LP10.

The first step went flawlessly using TWRP. I'll flash the LP11 modem.bin tonight using Odin.
Thanks for this, Electron. I'm about to make another small donation to your beer (or whatever) fund!

jkrell said:
The first step went flawlessly using TWRP. I'll flash the LP11 modem.bin tonight using Odin.
Thanks for this, Electron. I'm about to make another small donation to your beer (or whatever) fund!
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I have never tried TWRP on this tab. What's the current version for our i815? Does it work well? I assume just like CWM it doesn't accept stock OTAs though, does it?
I still keep going back to stock recovery in order to accept OTAs (which never come for me haha and I end up updating manually!)
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electron73 said:
I have never tried TWRP on this tab. What's the current version for our i815? Does it work well? I assume just like CWM it doesn't accept stock OTAs though, does it?
I still keep going back to stock recovery in order to accept OTAs (which never come for me haha and I end up updating manually!)
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It was hard to flash (the apk method didn't work, I had to use Odin -- which really is no big deal, just scary for some). In any event, I'm running 2.3.10 available here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809295
I love TWRP... so much easier than fumbling with the volume and power buttons.
Never tested with OTA because I rely on you! :good:

I like TWRP but wish it could mount my encrypted /data partition like it could for my Nexus 7.

Stuck on 4G LTE Boot Screen
I'm going back from CM10 but after flashing ROM I'm now stuck on the Verizon 4G LTE screen. Not sure what you recommend?

mindstream98 said:
I'm going back from CM10 but after flashing ROM I'm now stuck on the Verizon 4G LTE screen. Not sure what you recommend?
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Did you wipe data/cache? Coming from CM10 you definitely need to do a clean install. You can simply flash the "wipe" version of the LP10 rom first, then upgrade to the LP11
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I'm buying you dinner tomorrow (well, I hope the donation I send you will ) ROM and modem installed without a single hitch. Only thing that caught me off guard again was the modified hosts file, bit I fixed that. Wife is happy! Thanks for your work on this.

tried searching, no answers found

I have a samsung galaxy exhibit II 4g. I would like to root it and put Cm10.1 on it. can anyone point me towards a step by step? I've done it on the nook.

OK well first you need two files 1. A custom recovery cwm or twrp 2. Grab the rooted stock file located here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1686384
Flash your recovery reboot wipe everything then install the rooted stock file when it boots check and see if superuser or su is installed if so your root and then find the rom you like wipe then flash then your done.
Make sure you back up your contacts photos or anything you need before wiping or it will be erased.
Please note to those who's going to say there no need to wipe i do it to avoid any fc's taking the extra step aint going to hurt.

I would also make a nandroid backup just in case
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You can just flash a ROM after you install a recovery. No need to root a ROM you are just going to replace.

meekrawb said:
You can just flash a ROM after you install a recovery. No need to root a ROM you are just going to replace.
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Not all ROM are rooted unless stated in the op

still no answers-please help
I have asked a few places, all wrong I am sure of it. Newbie! I have successfully rooted. Successfully been using 10.1. I am just having a hard time getting the swap sd function that is right for this phone. some zips don't show up on my sd card during recovery. so that just tells me I need to try something new. I even tried starting over and attempting slim bean and aoim 1.0. these weren't there either. For fear of totally jacking up my phone. I will stick with 10.1 I like it and it is working.
to make a long story short. anyone know of a sd swap that will work on this phone? please include instructions if possible. I am loosing my mind. and I know it has to be a simple fix and probably a really dumb oversite on my end, I can admit it. I need my music and need to take pics that I can save!
Thanks guys
schuylkillparanormal said:
Not all ROM are rooted unless stated in the op
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jmcpheeters said:
I have asked a few places, all wrong I am sure of it. Newbie! I have successfully rooted. Successfully been using 10.1. I am just having a hard time getting the swap sd function that is right for this phone. some zips don't show up on my sd card during recovery. so that just tells me I need to try something new. I even tried starting over and attempting slim bean and aoim 1.0. these weren't there either. For fear of totally jacking up my phone. I will stick with 10.1 I like it and it is working.
to make a long story short. anyone know of a sd swap that will work on this phone? please include instructions if possible. I am loosing my mind. and I know it has to be a simple fix and probably a really dumb oversite on my end, I can admit it. I need my music and need to take pics that I can save!
Thanks guys
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If you want to use aoip, i can walk you through it, couldn't be easier to swap sd on aoip and it works great.
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yes please
That would be awesome! Is there anything special to remove 10.1 and are the gapps the same?

For best results wipe 3x flash ROM then gapps. Whenever you flash a new ROM you lose gapps unless they are included.
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jmcpheeters said:
That would be awesome! Is there anything special to remove 10.1 and are the gapps the same?
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When you do a wipe and install aoip and it's gapp's let me know, I'll subscribe to this topic so I get a notification when your ready
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Here is a walk through for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2341881
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schuylkillparanormal said:
OK well first you need two files 1. A custom recovery cwm or twrp 2. Grab the rooted stock file located here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1686384
Flash your recovery reboot wipe everything then install the rooted stock file when it boots check and see if superuser or su is installed if so your root and then find the rom you like wipe then flash then your done.
Make sure you back up your contacts photos or anything you need before wiping or it will be erased.
Please note to those who's going to say there no need to wipe i do it to avoid any fc's taking the extra step aint going to hurt.
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reckin i'll be able to get cm10.1 with gapps on it?

vikingmedic said:
reckin i'll be able to get cm10.1 with gapps on it?
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There should be a link in the op for gapps

thanks
wiped 3x. put it on my sd card. still cant put it on this darn phone!!!!
[\\QUOTE=mwhitt;43026239]When you do a wipe and install aoip and it's gapp's let me know, I'll subscribe to this topic so I get a notification when your ready
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no matter how many times I wipe my sd card and re copy the zip files over, they aren't showing up on my sd during recovery mode.
mwhitt said:
When you do a wipe and install aoip and it's gapp's let me know, I'll subscribe to this topic so I get a notification when your ready
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What recovery are you using
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clockwork mod
mwhitt said:
What recovery are you using
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What version
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2.0
sorry for the time lag in response. but I am new so I am moderated. no biggie. I appreciate the help
mwhitt said:
What version
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What version of cwm, what size is your sd card?
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it just says clockworkmod . i'm sorry. mayby 2.0 isn't right. I have a completely empty 16gb sd card
mwhitt said:
What version of cwm, what size is your sd card?
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[Q] Tablet full freezes when left idle after a second flash of CROMBi-kk

I got my tablet just the other day and was really looking forward to using it.
I fiddled with the stock for a few seconds, but coming from a TF101 with 4.4 through KatKiss, there was no way I was going to deal with all the ugly ASUS UI and - more importantly - the lack of immersive mode. So right away, I downloaded CROMBi-kk (the release on 4/30 - it was quite nice seeing a ROM updated the very day I decided to install it) and set about getting to work.
I went with a pretty lightweight install. Mostly default settings/Nexus-like stock stuff, turned off most of the tweaks and didn't have it install almost any apps by default. Worked great for the first day. But I was having an issue with Google Calendar simply not having a sync adapter under my account settings, and rather than try and repair it I thought I'd first try re-flashing with Google Calendar installed in AROMA.
Ever since, no matter what I do, if I leave my tablet to idle it will freeze. It takes very little idle time - I'd estimate around 30-40s. So long as I keep touching and pressing buttons, it will keep running great, but once I set it down it freezes and can only be affected by holding the power to force a reboot. Whatever the image on the screen was will sit there doing nothing, and stay that way no matter how long I leave it.
I tried changing the kernel with the CROMBi-kk's installer. It tried the CM11 nightly, as well. Nothing I do is affecting the issue.
Right now, I'm trying to put on CROMi-X 6.1 to see if downgrading from KitKat fixes the issue, but this is very frustrating - it was working just fine before with just a calendar issue!
Didn't see any similar issues. Anyone have any ideas for what I can try? I didn't even make a nandroid of the first working install of CROMBi-kk because it was less than 12 hours flashed and I had no reason to expect any issues.

MilesWilford said:
I'm trying to put on CROMi-X 6.1 to see if downgrading from KitKat fixes the issue
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I flashed the ASUS kernel and installed CROMi-X 6.1 and it fixed nothing. So long as the screen is off, it doesn't seem to be a problem, but now it will go black and reboot if left idle for the same ~30-40s.
edit: if I abort any mobile dock upgrades (or don't start them), it seems to stay stable.

Sounds like you are on the wrong bootloader? What number are you on?

sbdags said:
Sounds like you are on the wrong bootloader? What number are you on?
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Shoot, you're right. 10.26.1.7. And now I see all the threads others have posted doing the same thing. I've really screwed the pooch. All this stuff reminds me how much I love my Nexus 5.
So now I just need to follow the instructions in this thread to get myself where I need to be, it looks like. But sadly, all the links are dead...
The link to the US and WW stock firmware both lead to a "Sorry, the file you have requested does not exist." Google Drive page, and the http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/?p=3223 link to the stock recovery leads to a 502 Bad Gateway.
Any chance I could ask one more favor of you - pointing me to some maintained download links?

If you're looking for stock firmware for the Tf701t, go here: http://www.asus.com/Tablets_Mobile/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_TF701T/HelpDesk_Download/
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(Under OS, select "Android', and then "firmware".)
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Trevor_g said:
If you're looking for stock firmware for the Tf701t, go here: http://www.asus.com/Tablets_Mobile/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_TF701T/HelpDesk_Download/
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(Under OS, select "Android', and then "firmware".)
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I got that one after some fight with their D/L servers, I don't believe the stock recovery.img I need is part of that firmware.
Did I just miss it?

MilesWilford said:
I got that one after some fight with their D/L servers, I don't believe the stock recovery.img I need is part of that firmware.
Did I just miss it?
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Posting the link here also so you don't miss it
http://droidbasement.com/asus/tf701t/stock/

I am on the *.18 bootloader now. For posterity, here's exactly what I did in the simplest guide I can write up.
Download stock recovery.img from http://droidbasement.com/asus/tf701t/stock/
Place stock recovery.img into my fastboot.exe folder
Downloaded SD update from ASUS support. This probably varies by SKU, so hopefully you know if you are US/TW/CN/WW http://www.asus.com/us/Tablets_Mobile/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_TF701T/HelpDesk_Download/
Unzipped the SD update and put it on the root of a MicroSD card
Put the MicroSD in the tablet
Reboot tablet to Bootloader mode and connect to my computer through USB
From a command prompt in the fastboot.exe folder,
Code:
fastboot boot recovery.img
The tablet boots to stock recovery and the Android appears showing an update is in progress. Done!

MilesWilford said:
I am on the *.18 bootloader now. For posterity, here's exactly what I did in the simplest guide I can write up.
Download stock recovery.img from http://droidbasement.com/asus/tf701t/stock/
Place stock recovery.img into my fastboot.exe folder
Downloaded SD update from ASUS support. This probably varies by SKU, so hopefully you know if you are US/TW/CN/WW http://www.asus.com/us/Tablets_Mobile/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_TF701T/HelpDesk_Download/
Unzipped the SD update and put it on the root of a MicroSD card
Put the MicroSD in the tablet
Reboot tablet to Bootloader mode and connect to my computer through USB
From a command prompt in the fastboot.exe folder,
Code:
fastboot boot recovery.img
The tablet boots to stock recovery and the Android appears showing an update is in progress. Done!
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I tried that and it messed up my TF701..The speaker is shot and I tried putting UL-K00C-US-10.26.1.18-user.zip in my SD card and went to RCK and the device comes back with an error...I want to just go back to stock to fix the problem I am having.

pachi72 said:
I tried that and it messed up my TF701..The speaker is shot and I tried putting UL-K00C-US-10.26.1.18-user.zip in my SD card and went to RCK and the device comes back with an error...I want to just go back to stock to fix the problem I am having.
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Read MilesWilford's post carefully!
He did not flash the stock recovery to the tablet, he booted it in fastboot and since he had the firmware on the microSD, it recognized it and flashed it.
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Download booster on lollipop?

Anyone know if theres a way to get this back? Using the original sql edit i can get the title, it doesnt work though, does the rest of the original process work? I'm up for giving it a shot as long as i can be assured it wont blatantly brick me.
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Rakuu said:
Anyone know if theres a way to get this back? Using the original sql edit i can get the title, it doesnt work though, does the rest of the original process work? I'm up for giving it a shot as long as i can be assured it wont blatantly brick me.
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There hasn't been much talk around here about the download booster since G900AUCU2AND3 was the latest firmware about 6 months ago. You'd have to downgrade back to NCE and do some other tweeks before you can get that running without losing your GPS or Camera. There is a guide somewhere around here for that. So on lolipop right now, no.
And that nova launcher tweek doesn't really work either like some people claim. It only unhides the feature but doesn't get it to actually work.

I had it working on 4.4, was just wondering since like you said theres not been much talk.g900v has it so maybe port it from there?
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It worked in XDK but that was based on a g900f rom which is why I assume it worked. Perhaps I'll need to do this to get it working again. I'll try to look into it but I have so much on my plate I can't promise anything yet.
Ahh download booster is in AllianceROM which I'm running right now. So this seems to be the case. Just wait patiently. It'll find its way back eventually

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It worked in XDK but that was based on a g900f rom which is why I assume it worked. Perhaps I'll need to do this to get it working again. I'll try to look into it but I have so much on my plate I can't promise anything yet.
Ahh download booster is in AllianceROM which I'm running right now. So this seems to be the case. Just wait patiently. It'll find its way back eventually
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Verizon has the download booster enabled by default on lollipop, and they are also on BOC3, am i wrong im thinking itd be considerably easier to port from g900v not f?
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Rakuu said:
Anyone know if theres a way to get this back? Using the original sql edit i can get the title, it doesnt work though, does the rest of the original process work? I'm up for giving it a shot as long as i can be assured it wont blatantly brick me.
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There hasn't been much talk around here about the download booster since G900AUCU2AND3 was the latest firmware about 6 months ago. You'd have to downgrade back to NCE and do some other tweeks before you can get that running without losing your GPS or Camera. There is a guide somewhere around here for that. So on lolipop right now, no.
And that nova launcher tweek doesn't really work either like some people claim. It only unhides the feature but doesn't get it to actually work.
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Rakuu said:
I had it working on 4.4, was just wondering since like you said theres not been much talk.g900v has it so maybe port it from there?
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talkingmonkeys said:
It worked in XDK but that was based on a g900f rom which is why I assume it worked. Perhaps I'll need to do this to get it working again. I'll try to look into it but I have so much on my plate I can't promise anything yet.
Ahh download booster is in AllianceROM which I'm running right now. So this seems to be the case. Just wait patiently. It'll find its way back eventually
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Rakuu said:
Verizon has the download booster enabled by default on lollipop, and they are also on BOC3, am i wrong im thinking itd be considerably easier to port from g900v not f?
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This Link was the original guide to install Download booster. I'm sure there are updated methods to installing it, so you should search for those. (I followed this guide, but had some issues so I just stopped using it.)
Anyways, follow the guide all of the way to the end. Then open up Rom Toolbox Pro, or similar app. Locate RTBP's app manager, then go to the Settings.apk, tap on it, then go to "Advanced Freeze"
Scroll down until you see Download Booster, tap on it to Enable. (It is disabled by default.)
Reboot phone and it should work... for a little while. For whatever reason mine keeps turning off. I guess I should have used the files that were updated for 4.4.4.
Common sense would indicate this (but I'm lazy) but if I had to guess, Just download the 5.x version of the files indicated in the guide above and then enable download booster in the advanced freeze menu. It will probably work then...
Hope this helps.
P.S. I'm pretty sure you won't have to downgrade. But if you do, I suggest that you refrain from doing so. In the end, it will only be an @$$ pain.
P.P.S If someone wants to smali these files on the 5.x firmware for AT&T I'll see if I can edit/recompile them for download booster. After that I will need the 5.x Download booster.apk and I will try to write a more comprehensive guide.

allcaps33 said:
This Link was the original guide to install Download booster. I'm sure there are updated methods to installing it, so you should search for those. (I followed this guide, but had some issues so I just stopped using it.)
Anyways, follow the guide all of the way to the end. Then open up Rom Toolbox Pro, or similar app. Locate RTBP's app manager, then go to the Settings.apk, tap on it, then go to "Advanced Freeze"
Scroll down until you see Download Booster, tap on it to Enable. (It is disabled by default.)
Reboot phone and it should work... for a little while. For whatever reason mine keeps turning off. I guess I should have used the files that were updated for 4.4.4.
Common sense would indicate this (but I'm lazy) but if I had to guess, Just download the 5.x version of the files indicated in the guide above and then enable download booster in the advanced freeze menu. It will probably work then...
Hope this helps.
P.S. I'm pretty sure you won't have to downgrade. But if you do, I suggest that you refrain from doing so. In the end, it will only be an @$$ pain.
P.P.S If someone wants to smali these files on the 5.x firmware for AT&T I'll see if I can edit/recompile them for download booster. After that I will need the 5.x Download booster.apk and I will try to write a more comprehensive guide.
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So am i just replacing the services.jar?
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Rakuu said:
So am i just replacing the services.jar?
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Make a backup before you do anything
1) Just follow the link I posted earlier, with exception that the files come from a more recent ROM (i.e 5.0).
2)Be sure to copy/install them to the correct location.
3)Then use whatever app that allows an "Advanced Freeze/Unfreeze" and Unfreeze the Download Booster.
*****Example*******
I have Rom Toolbox Pro, so I would open it. Then tap "App Manager." Then scroll down to "Download Booster," tap on it, then tap "OK" to enable.
Then I nav to the corresponding folder, rename old files to "services.jar.bak" and so on, Then paste/move/whatever the new files into the directory.
*****End Example*****
Once again, I should point out that I have had issues trying to use this. The booster would randomly crash, and other times it would just disable the Activity completely, I'm not sure why it did that though... So I just gave up on this until I can find the updated files.
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Rakuu said:
Verizon has the download booster enabled by default on lollipop, and they are also on BOC3, am i wrong im thinking itd be considerably easier to port from g900v not f?
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I have the notion to agree with this statement. My Idea was to take a peak at these files and then add the necessary lines to the AT&T packages, to help ensure compatibility. Then bundle in the DB.apk and viola! (Or, at least in theory it should work... right?)
I just need to find the files in the first place. If you can somehow provide a link the the VZW files, I can try work on it... no guarantees of any kind though.

allcaps33 said:
Make a backup before you do anything
1) Just follow the link I posted earlier, with exception that the files come from a more recent ROM (i.e 5.0).
2)Be sure to copy/install them to the correct location.
3)Then use whatever app that allows an "Advanced Freeze/Unfreeze" and Unfreeze the Download Booster.
*****Example*******
I have Rom Toolbox Pro, so I would open it. Then tap "App Manager." Then scroll down to "Download Booster," tap on it, then tap "OK" to enable.
Then I nav to the corresponding folder, rename old files to "services.jar.bak" and so on, Then paste/move/whatever the new files into the directory.
*****End Example*****
Once again, I should point out that I have had issues trying to use this. The booster would randomly crash, and other times it would just disable the Activity completely, I'm not sure why it did that though... So I just gave up on this until I can find the updated files.
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I have the notion to agree with this statement. My Idea was to take a peak at these files and then add the necessary lines to the AT&T packages, to help ensure compatibility. Then bundle in the DB.apk and viola! (Or, at least in theory it should work... right?)
I just need to find the files in the first place. If you can somehow provide a link the the VZW files, I can try work on it... no guarantees of any kind though.
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I had some issues with rom toolbox, so i replaced the services.jar with this one https://www.dropbox.com/s/vziudszmba2l9zm/services.jar (I did backup the original) and rebooted, planning on finishing the process with rom toolbox on boot, but i got stuck at the AT&T logo screen until the battery died, i'm not sure which file you were referring to, but i either used the wrong one or you need to activate download booster immediately after replacement of the file, either way i'm going to have to reflash so anyone else be advised. Didn't have a backup sadly, worse things have happened though.

Rakuu said:
I had some issues with rom toolbox, so i replaced the services.jar with this one https://www.dropbox.com/s/vziudszmba2l9zm/services.jar (I did backup the original) and rebooted, planning on finishing the process with rom toolbox on boot, but i got stuck at the AT&T logo screen until the battery died, i'm not sure which file you were referring to, but i either used the wrong one or you need to activate download booster immediately after replacement of the file, either way i'm going to have to reflash so anyone else be advised. Didn't have a backup sadly, worse things have happened though.
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One of the reasons why AT&T has the download booster disabled is because it's not fully compatible with their software. I got mine working a while ago, but had issues with private mode, hotspot, gps, and camera. It just made the phone too unstable, the reason why the original poster as well as the others from that thread got away from it. It worked best on NCE, but after upgrading, there were too many issues that were never resolved.