i recently bought a t-mobile nexus one. if i go into "about my phone" it says that i have system 2.2 installed. i have tried going through all of the steps in the newby section but cannot seem to get it past 2.2. am i doing something wrong?
Do you want to root and install a custom rom / rooted stock rom or stay on the official path? Have you tried the #*CHECKIN*# or whatever it is to force a client side request for an official update?
I have a t-mobile HTC One. My job has google apps/gmail for our email service and to connect to it they have a policy in place via google policy device manager to force android device encryption if you connect to it. And I must have my work email on my phone.
I hate the stock 4.2.1 that came with my HTC One (for all the reasons everyone hates it) so I rooted it and tried a few roms. I really liked Maximus and Android Revolution roms based on 4.3 but my problem is that everytime there is an update to the rom I am unable to install it without wiping the device first due to the device encryption. Its a big pain because there is an update almost weekly.
Is there anyway that anyone knows of that I can run any rom with the android device encryption so I wont have this issue? I have looked at TWRP and it seems they have the feature to access encrypted devices built into the nexus version but not the M7 HTC One so I am at a road block with that and I am thinking I have to give up on roms..
If I cant use a rom I am considering going to either the converting to a 4.3 Google Play Edition or trying to load the factory unrooted 4.3 sense based ruu.
Does anyone out there have any experience with device encryption?
You need this mod: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265236
It's installed and I thank you for showing me but I still need access to my calendar, gdrive, and gtalk/hangout.
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Hello ya'll, I'm new to the forum, I joined because of the wealth of information here.
So I'm not new to Android, had one ever since I was 16. I rooted both my droid phones(droid X with that awesome slider keyboard, and RAZR MAXX) to remove those pesky bloatware apps, but didn't ROM them, as it just wasn't something I wasn't aware of when I did it. So rooting was as far as I got.
But rooting and ROM-ing a tablet seems like it could be a daunting job, I'm new to the tablet world But I already have most of the tools, from previous roots, minus a few that are platform specific that I'm currently downloading to support the new CROMBi-X
I figure I'll go about getting everything I need, so when I get my tablet back from the shop, I'll be able to dive right into the CROMBi ROM.
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I don't want to brick my tablet so hence the questions I am unclear on.
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Question 1: Asus doesn't have the standalone unlock tool on their website. How do I go about getting that tool to unlock the tablet? Was it done OTA or downloaded and installed onto the tablet?
I have searched a few places, and browsed the developer forums, but haven't come up with a surefire way yet. I've seen everything from asking ASUS to unlock the tablet, to flashing CWM recovery, and than flashing a rooted version of the stock ROM, 've read several of the forums, but I need a little bit of "English" on the topic, as this is something new to me. I did come across a root.zip link but I'm not entirely sure that is what I am looking for, or if it is version/BLoader specific. If it is, then that pretty much covers that question.
Question 2: Are all the drivers on the ROM? Or do I need to use something like [ADB/FB/APX Driver] Universal Naked Driver 0.7?
Question 3: Mods. Are they downloaded OTA from the play store, or is there a list of compatible mods for the ROM? I realize that most of them are probably cosmetic right? I'm probably asking in the wrong forum, but since this is LINUX based, once rooted, if I put Ubuntu on the tablet, and then run a ROM on top of it? or Do I have to choose between one or the other?
I'm only asking because I run a few programs that aren't able to run on the android platform that I use for recreational purposes.
Anyway, that about covers a few of the base questions I have for now. Time to get ready for work. Thanks for any help in advance!
For 1:
It's on ASUS website
www.service.asus.com/#!downloads/c1wax
Version V1.0
Unlock Device App: Unlock boot loader of TF701T.(Only works with 4.2 JB and later OS)
For 2:
It's been a while since I rooted however I think you only need fastboot to be able to put the custom recovery on the tablet. If you have ADB/FB drivers already installed your pc should see your tablet without an issue. I don't know what APX is.
For 3:
Not sure what you mean by Mods. And last I checked I don't think that you can and Linux to this tablet yet however even if you could you only get one or the other.
Oh and make sure you read through all of the instructions for rooting and roming
Gone_phishing said:
Hello ya'll, I'm new to the forum, I joined because of the wealth of information here.
So I'm not new to Android, had one ever since I was 16. I rooted both my droid phones(droid X with that awesome slider keyboard, and RAZR MAXX) to remove those pesky bloatware apps, but didn't ROM them, as it just wasn't something I wasn't aware of when I did it. So rooting was as far as I got.
But rooting and ROM-ing a tablet seems like it could be a daunting job, I'm new to the tablet world But I already have most of the tools, from previous roots, minus a few that are platform specific that I'm currently downloading to support the new CROMBi-X
I figure I'll go about getting everything I need, so when I get my tablet back from the shop, I'll be able to dive right into the CROMBi ROM.
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I don't want to brick my tablet so hence the questions I am unclear on.
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Question 1: Asus doesn't have the standalone unlock tool on their website. How do I go about getting that tool to unlock the tablet? Was it done OTA or downloaded and installed onto the tablet?
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sleepy2 gave you the link. You find the Unlock Tool under "Utilites" on the TF701 downloads page
I have searched a few places, and browsed the developer forums, but haven't come up with a surefire way yet. I've seen everything from asking ASUS to unlock the tablet, to flashing CWM recovery, and than flashing a rooted version of the stock ROM, 've read several of the forums, but I need a little bit of "English" on the topic, as this is something new to me. I did come across a root.zip link but I'm not entirely sure that is what I am looking for, or if it is version/BLoader specific. If it is, then that pretty much covers that question.
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First you need to determine what firmware you are running now and decide which JB version you want to run.
Check under Settings > About Tablet > Software version. On stock your firmware version and bootloader version are identical.
If you are on JB 4.3 you have either 10.26.1.7 or 10.26.1.18 (if you have the former, update to .18)
If you are on JB 4.4.2 you have 11.4.1.17
On JB 4.3
a) You can root the tablet without unlocking the bootloader with Towelroot v1.
b) You can unlock, flash CWM and then flash sbdag's stock rooted rom, one of several custom roms or just the root.zip
On JB 4.4.2
Right now there is no way to root without unlocking the bootloader and flashing a custom recovery first.
Once unlocked and with CWM installed, you can flash sbdag's rooted stock rom or flash the root.zip.
CROMi-X 7.0 for 4.4.2 is in the works. I do not know if the other custom roms (CM, CROMi-X 6, CROMbi-KK) are compatible with the 11.4.1.17 bootloader yet, but that's just a matter of time.
To install CWM follow the insructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2604462
Question 2: Are all the drivers on the ROM? Or do I need to use something like [ADB/FB/APX Driver] Universal Naked Driver 0.7?
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Try it. I did not have to install new adb/fastboot drivers and the device drivers installed on my PC automativcally. YMMV
Open Device Manager, then connect the tablet. Let the drivers install and see if it shows up in Device Manager.
Then boot the tablet into fastboot, connect it to PC and see if it shows up as a fastboot device.
Enable USB debugging in Developer Options, then connect the tablet booted into Android and see if it shows up as ADB interface in Device Manager.
If you need drivers you can use the ones you mentioned.
Question 3: Mods. Are they downloaded OTA from the play store, or is there a list of compatible mods for the ROM? I realize that most of them are probably cosmetic right?
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You'll find mods in the rom thread or at least the links for those that work with that rom.. No OTA updates
I'm probably asking in the wrong forum, but since this is LINUX based, once rooted, if I put Ubuntu on the tablet, and then run a ROM on top of it? or Do I have to choose between one or the other?
I'm only asking because I run a few programs that aren't able to run on the android platform that I use for recreational purposes.
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There's a thread in the TF700 dev section on dual booting Android and Ubuntu. Not aware that anybody has tried it on the TF701.
Thanks for the link Sleepy! I had searched the website a couple times before, but I must have missed that part of it. Every other time I went somewhere to find it, it came back page unavailable. I'm really disliking this Kuwaiti right now! Well I won't know until I get the tablet back what JB is on it, but I imagine it would be sent back to a factory setting because of the issues I was having, or just get a whole new tablet all together depending on what was causing it not to charge.
I appreciate the clarification on everything guys, without the tablet in my hands I'm pretty much downloading everything I can that might help me out. I already have CWM, and several versions of it to be on the safe side.
I have been doing nothing but non-stop research, but it's daunting to try and go through 115 pages of information and tools, and version changes and what's compatible and how to use them. Watching videos has simplified it a little bit.
The reason I asked about Ubuntu, was I saw it dual booted to an older CROMi 2.X on the 700T
I used to run XP pro/Ubuntu on my laptop. Which was really nice when I needed a lightweight OS to free up processing power. Well before I had to format due to a near catastrophic drive failure and unrepairable data corruption. Anyway, that is a project for another time, one thing at a time!
I'll be around, busy with work 6 days a week!
Thanks again!
berndblb said:
First you need to determine what firmware you are running now and decide which JB version you want to run.
Check under Settings > About Tablet > Software version. On stock your firmware version and bootloader version are identical.
If you are on JB 4.3 you have either 10.26.1.7 or 10.26.1.18 (if you have the former, update to .18)
If you are on JB 4.4.2 you have 11.4.1.17
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4.4.x is KitKat, not Jelly Bean, isn't it?
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4.4.x is KitKat, not Jelly Bean, isn't it?
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Yes.
List of repairs done
So what I thought was a simple battery not charging issue turned out to be a host of things. I had to have the LCD, Touchpadboard, Docking cable and LCD cable replaced, luckily I was under warranty. I imagine that would have been expensive!
I just purchased a droid 4 from Verizon, have wiped it a few times, but my front facing camera, keyboard, soft key lights are not working. I have searched online for fixes, Motorola said i could pay 150.00 in order to get it replaced. I figured i would come here first to see if anyone had a suggestion or a link to where i could wipe it before it took the 4.4 patch to where it seems to have totally messed it up according to other online sources .
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I just purchased a droid 4 from Verizon, have wiped it a few times, but my front facing camera, keyboard, soft key lights are not working. I have searched online for fixes, Motorola said i could pay 150.00 in order to get it replaced. I figured i would come here first to see if anyone had a suggestion or a link to where i could wipe it before it took the 4.4 patch to where it seems to have totally messed it up according to other online sources .
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Are you running with the stock rom?
Have you tried a custom rom?
I mean do you know if it't software issue or hardware issue?
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dom2319 said:
Are you running with the stock rom?
Have you tried a custom rom?
I mean do you know if it't software issue or hardware issue?
Sent from my XT894 using Tapatalk
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I am running the latest version of android for that series of phone, believe its 4.4 from verizon, i have not rooted it yet, i am trying to figure out how to get it back to the original state before the updates. As it seems since the update many consumers have had these same issues with out being able to fix them, i have tried fixes that i obtained from the Motorola forums and the lighting situation did not work. Am not sure its hardware due to the keyboard being functional. I appreciate any and all help.
ok found a video on how to bypass the non sim set up panel and here are the versions of android i am running.
98.72.188.xt984.Verizon.en.US
Android version 4.1.2 sorry i messed up the version earlier.
timothy_pierce said:
ok found a video on how to bypass the non sim set up panel and here are the versions of android i am running.
98.72.188.xt984.Verizon.en.US
Android version 4.1.2 sorry i messed up the version earlier.
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Hi Timothy,
OK you're running Android JellyBean, AFAIK Verizon never released a Kit-Kat (Android 4.4) update for the device.
Personally, given that AFAIK it's not possible to roll back to a previous version of Android (you can only reinstall the previous version), I would suggest you root it, install SafeStrap and do a quick install of something like Cyanogen (not the best ROM for Droid 4 IMHO but will quickly do the job). At least those can be rolled back.
Rooting and installing SafeStrap is SO utterly easy on this device that it should be made harder
For a start, everything you'll need, if you want, can be grabbed from my Google Drive
h t t p s://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3MTT4jOK738fmdLLURMQVBGWkVpTDBMTmg1UGFUd3JWNDNlcUVzQWZFQXBpT3dCMFJhdTg&usp=drive_web&tid=0B0EWnwDplBc0fnBGbDg3ZmdZNC1ET1JZeVRWdE8tZ2p1Um41OThLeTZ2WWtRNE9TUXJpS2M
If you don't have any file manager yet (as you'll need one), ES File Explorer is a great one, as you'll most certainly need it.
Rooting:
Get Towel root from:
h t t p s://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B0EWnwDplBc0fi1KMVVIRmQteDhFYWcwSGFselpXWmpfV29LWlZlZVVHdlU0b0FBQnYtNkk&usp=drive_web&tid=0B0EWnwDplBc0fnBGbDg3ZmdZNC1ET1JZeVRWdE8tZ2p1Um41OThLeTZ2WWtRNE9TUXJpS2M#list
install it and root your Droid4
Installing SafeStrap:
Check out this page for info about SafeStrap
h t t p://blog.hash-of-codes.com/how-to-safestrap/
Once your device is rooted, you can install SafeStrap
Again you can grab a copy from my Google drive:
h t t p s://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B0EWnwDplBc0fk5aeUhFSjlQMzZ2TXNYM0lsWVRDWklLOU1nYkUybzU1emJDV1IwS0tkazg&usp=drive_web&tid=0B0EWnwDplBc0fnBGbDg3ZmdZNC1ET1JZeVRWdE8tZ2p1Um41OThLeTZ2WWtRNE9TUXJpS2M
Installing a custom rom:
Once you have installed SafeStrap
You can download CM11 which I've tested from:
h t t p s://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B0EWnwDplBc0fnJJd0s1ZV85aEE1YkF0TjNzM28tcmxfOVkzZVJ0OUVhLThrR29sb19vVW8&usp=drive_web&tid=0B0EWnwDplBc0fnBGbDg3ZmdZNC1ET1JZeVRWdE8tZ2p1Um41OThLeTZ2WWtRNE9TUXJpS2M
- Copy the file to your SDcard0 (usually named MOT)
- Boot into SafeStrap, create a small partition (1000 MB for data is enough) in Slot1
- install CM 11 and see if the problem is fixed in CM11 and report back to me
Take care
Dominique
or just see [INDEX] Motorola Droid 4
Hey guys! I'm tryinig to upgrade to a 5.0 device. I've got several apps that are not supported on 4.4.2.
I'm currently running: DynamicKat 7.1 NH1
Safestrap I've got on here is version 3.75
Baseband says NC2 at the end.
It's the AT&T phone, SM-N900A.
I'm trying to get to 5.0, while still having a rooted phone. I think the only real "feature" I ever used was tethering that the stock image didn't support... as well as a few apps that require root.
I've been looking through forums for a few hours... I keep thinking I find what I need to do, but it's really confusing. I see warnings that "you must be on a 5.0 bootloader!" or "You must be at this baseband!". It seems like I'm not sure which set of instructions I actually need.
Thanks in advance for any help...