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Please identify my SM-T705 build!!!

Hi there,
I have the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE version, which I purchased through Ebay - I believe it came from Asia somewhere as it showed up with an international adapter for the power supply. It was sold as a "Verizon" model - I ditched that sim card and have been using it with Bell Mobility in Canada.
Recently, I tried to update my firmware using the latest version of Samsung Kies and I'm running Windows 10 latest version. For some reason Kies needs to reinstall the USB driver before performing the update to the firmware and this causes Windows 10 to crash without fail. (This is also happening to my Note 3 - Samsung informs me Kies is not compatible with Windows 10 although it seems to work for everything else - just not the update). Kies doesn't seem to care that I already have the latest drivers installed.
I can't update via the tablet because my device has been "modified" - rooted.
Finally I went to Sammobile for the firmware, however I can't find any US firmware for a compatible carrier under SM-T705. I am debating flashing the Bell Canada firmware, but the model is listed as SM-T705W. In case this is not ok and I need to revert to the original, I'm hoping someone can help me identify my build? The samsung agent offered to identify it but once she discovered it was from outside Canada she said she had no information. So much for Samsung International!
Please help! I'm having battery issues and I'm hoping updated firmware will help, plus I would like to have the latest version of Android. Thanks!

If you're in Canada then just flash the Canadian firmware.

ashyx said:
Cellular south is us
Region XAR
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Hi there, forgive me for being thick, but how do you tell it's Cellular south, and what do you mean by region XAR? I'm sure that the fellow I bought this unit from flashed US firmware, however I can't find it on the Sammobile site - in fact I can't find any US carrier firmware listed for this model.
As mentioned above, I did find Bell mobility (Canada) firmware listed for the SM-T705W but nothing for the SM-T705.
Further explanation greatly appreciated!

LostinCanada said:
Hi there, forgive me for being thick, but how do you tell it's Cellular south, and what do you mean by region XAR? I'm sure that the fellow I bought this unit from flashed US firmware, however I can't find it on the Sammobile site - in fact I can't find any US carrier firmware listed for this model.
As mentioned above, I did find Bell mobility (Canada) firmware listed for the SM-T705W but nothing for the SM-T705.
Further explanation greatly appreciated!
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You can flash any firmware for that model, so just flash the Canadian firmware, no point in flashing a us firmware.

ashyx said:
You can flash any firmware for that model, so just flash the Canadian firmware, no point in flashing a us firmware.
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Ok great. I would like to locate the US firmware though for future use. I travel alot in the US and in the event I need a different carrier's modem... Are the US carriers listed somewhere else or am I blind? http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/search/SM-T705/
Thanks!

LostinCanada said:
Ok great. I would like to locate the US firmware though for future use. I travel alot in the US and in the event I need a different carrier's modem... Are the US carriers listed somewhere else or am I blind? http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/search/SM-T705/
Thanks!
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You have root so install twrp from the development section and do a full back up of your current system.
You can then restore as you please.
Seems no US firmware for the t705.

ashyx said:
You have root so install twrp from the development section and do a full back up of your current system.
You can then restore as you please.
Seems no US firmware for the t705.
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LOL... ok now I have another problem. I had already downloaded the Bell mobility file from Sammobile and hadn't seen this response - in the meantime I hooked up with Odin and my download failed twice - I don't get it. I just did my Note 3 10 minutes ago without any issues. Rebooted device and odin between both attempts.
Thoughts?

Don't flash anything until you make that full backup with TWRP, trust me it will save a massive headache should you need it.
Download Flashfire from the link below then set your date back to August, run Flashfire then load up the firmware, select the Flash firmware package option.
From the partitions list select system.img and boot.img only.
Under the reboot options select download mode then hit the flash button.
Once it has flashed and booted to download mode you will need to flash a lollipop bootloader (assuming you are flashing lollipop?)
You will find them in the bootloader thread.
After that just reboot the tablet, it will take about ten minutes for it to fully boot.
http://likewaphd.in/filewap-1-load/...2015/FlashFire_Pro_v0.21_-_Likewap.apk-0.html

Uh... ok you lost me early on. I downloaded the file - how do I install it? I remember using the TWRP thing several phones back when I was messing with custom ROMs. I had a problem with recovery and since then have never gone this route - I've been happy with stock rom and root - installed using Odin... sortof the KISS principle.
I can try TWRP, but could you dumb down the instructions a bit - as I mentioned, I'm a bit thick - particularly with some of the terminology! LOL
This is the file I downloaded - yes, Lollipop - I don't understand why I have the Odin Fail - google isn't helping me understand either. I have root, USB debugging is enabled and I followed the same steps as with my Note 3 - the message said write fail.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/52301/T705WVLU2BOE4_T705WOYA2BOE4_BMC/ Is this what you mean by bootloader?

TWRP - flash with odin then boot into twrp using POWER + HOME + VOL UP - http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...p-2-8-6-1-unofficial-sm-t800-805-807-t3074633
Bootloader - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3099362

ashyx said:
TWRP - flash with odin then boot into twrp using POWER + HOME + VOL UP - http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...p-2-8-6-1-unofficial-sm-t800-805-807-t3074633
Bootloader - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3099362
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Ok but those "bootloaders" are custom ROMS are they not? And I don't see my device on the TWRP site - I have the LTE version, it only shows Wifi.
Really all I want to install the Bell stock firmware (assuming it is indeed compatible - SM-T705 vs SM-T75W) I linked to from the Sammobile site and then do Chainfire's auto-root.
Why isn't Odin writing the firmware to my device? I've never had this issue before and I don't see what I might have done differently with this device - it's the first time I've tried to update it, but I had no trouble rooting it with the chainfire auto-root.

LostinCanada said:
Ok but those "bootloaders" are custom ROMS are they not? Really all I want to install the Bell stock firmware (assuming it is indeed compatible - SM-T705 vs SM-T75W) I linked to from the Sammobile site and then do Chainfire's auto-root.
Why isn't Odin writing the firmware to my device? I've never had this issue before and I don't see what I might have done differently with this device - it's the first time I've tried to update it.
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No they are bootloaders they are required to boot the firmware , roms are the os.
Odin won't flash because certain devices will refuse to flash another regions firmware.
My advice to you is to flash the lollipop bootloader first, to make sure it will flash then flash the firmware with flashfire.
Obviously make the twrp backup first.

ashyx said:
No they are bootloaders they are required to boot the firmware , roms are the os.
Odin won't flash because certain devices will refuse to flash another regions firmware.
My advice to you is to flash the lollipop bootloader first, to make sure it will flash then flash the firmware with flashfire.
Obviously make the twrp backup first.
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Ok I flashed the bootloader, and then I tried to flash the firmware with Odin again but it still won't do it - write fail again. I've never used flashfire - windows 10 won't open it...
UDATE: Ok I read to transfer the file to the download folder on the tablet, and then install on tablet. So I did that, but when I click on the icon it doesn't run. How the heck do I use this to install the firmware update?

Figured out the date bit, ran Flashfire.... problems during the install - got stuck in boot loop - tried a factory reset - that didn't work... stuck in loop. I think I'm bricked....
Left the default settings in place - very little in the way of instructions - read the bit about not trying to write over protected settings...
And got this:

You're not bricked as long as the tablet starts up and you can boot to Download mode.
I've seen that error with corrupt downloads so not sure why you're getting it.
Reboot to download mode. Just hold POWER + HOME + VOL DOWN until the device restarts and boots to download mode.
Doesn't matter if it's boot looping.
Reflash TWRP and restore the backup you made earlier. You will be back to where you started.
At this point I think the best option is to flash a custom lollipop rom.
There is a very good one I use on my t805 which is practically stock with a bit of bloatware removed.
Its in the development section called sweetrom.
At least one positive is that you were able to flash the lollipop bootloader, so upgrade is not impossible.

I'm definitely able to get to download mode - I was surprised that the factory recovery mode didn't work. I'm wondering if the file from sammobile is corrupted - I used the same file with Flashfire - now I think Odin was trying to save me. I'm downloading the same file again fresh, and it looks like Telus and possibly the other Canadian variants are the same - unless it's the same corrupted file.
I just hope the problem isn't because my phone identifies itself as a straight SM-T705. That is why I asked about that point earlier. There are plenty of straight 1705 options available - just don't know which country would be compatible - particularly for the modem.
I didn't understand how to use TWRP and I've had problems with it in the past (recovery) when I did figure out how to use it and was messing with custom ROMS a couple of years ago. I would really like to get myself back in order with a proper stock ROM and root. This tablet belongs in my car and right now I just want it to work properly - I'm using Torque to resolve some ongoing engine issues and it will suck if I have to go back to using the small screen on my Note 3.
If there is any way to figure out which of those countries for the 705 are compatible with Canadian carriers, in case this Bell firmware is defunct, that would be appreciated.
As well, is that bootloader going to cause any problems with stock firmware? I've already flashed it - does stock firmware come with bootloaders included?

OK before I go any further with this I need you to install twrp and make that back up. Twrp is now very stable.
Twrp will back up some very important partitions namely the Efs and modem. Don't take this warning lightly. The amount of people that have soft bricked their device because they didn't do this.
Boot into twrp then simply select the backup option and make sure the partitions on the left are ticked particularly boot,
Efs and modem.
Now as regards which firmware.
I would forget about installing the Canadian firmware.
It looks like this firmware will only install specifically on a Canadian device.
It doesn't really matter which firmware from which region you install as they are pretty much all the same except for the carrier ones which just add more bloat and some csc specific stuff.
Just go for an international rom. You've already flashed a bootloader from one of these roms so that proves you can flash.
Use odin to flash.
If you have connection issues afterwards then all you need do is restore your modem backup with TWRP.
That's why it's important you do this.
Follow these instructions and we will get you up and running.

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Whole again!
For the record, I read elsewhere that it is NOT recommended to flash other letter variants of a model. In the meantime I downloaded all four Sammobile Canadian Carrier files and they appear to be the exact same file and all install attempts failed For anyone else with an actual SM-705W I read in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/t705-lollipop-t3099945 a fellow Canadian was having a problem with those same files. Dunno what happened with him in the end, however I tried one more W file I found elsewhere that appeared to be different but it failed as well.
Based on the comments in the above thread, I flashed the Hong Kong variant for the SM-705 from Sammobile - apparently it was the first firmware widely available and users from several countries posted they had used it successfully. So far it seems to be working ok - after flashing it, I did a factory reset on the device as was also recommended in the above thread. Sure hope the battery life will be better than before - love this tablet but I've never seen a device drain so rapidly! CF-Auto Root restored!
As a side note my Ebay seller did reply to my origins query and was helpful once he realized I wasn't complaining about the device and wanting to return it... LOL. Apparently my unit originated in Singapore and arrived with that firmware along with a Verizon SIM which I never tested. As long as the OS is smooth, and the modem compatible, and unless someone advises a better country variant, I guess I'll stick with this one.
Now just need to get Torque reconfigured!

Great hardware but what is going on with stock firmware/sofware?

Hello there.
I just got Asus Zenfone 2 in my hands. Btw I ordered Asus ZenFone 2 32GB version ZE551ML but instead I got asus_z00ad. Does this matter?
Also seller sent me an item from Chine because UK warehouse (btw I ordered from amazon.co.uk) was out of stock...
Anyways I got a phone in my hands and after a boot I was shocked. Litereally 30+ preinstalled apps. From Clean master to some weird shorcuts on the screen to I don't know what, to asus backup and some other asus preinstalled apps and I almost puke when I saw it. I own Motorola mogo g 1st gen with nearly AOSP rom. And I can tell you that my Morotola moto G 1st gen encrypted is more responsive than Asus Zenfone 2 now unencrypted - I'm testing it
What did I miss here? Why does a monster of a hardware have 30+ preinstalled apps (probably has 40+) I just can't use it and when I tried to uninstalled an app it just soft rebooted and app was still there.
I tried to wipe/factory reset but I still have a ton of ugly bloated apps. Also when I installed antutu and run tests, it shows my phone as Auss z00ad and is bellow Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML <- the one I thought I ordered.
Should I return the phone? Should I get ZE551ML?
Since they shipped it from China will I have working LTE in EU? How do I Check what frequencies this phone from Chine works on?
Did everybody here get 30+ preinstalled apps on this phone?
Is there any stable AOSP rom for this phone because sorry Asus **** like this is just not acceptable. Maybe it's just my phone like that and maybe I should write an open letter to Asus
Sorry for writing like that but right now I don't know what to think.

You need to up to date to unsiall all apps you want. Yeah you should return it.

ElmirBuljubasic said:
You need to up to date to unsiall all apps you want. Yeah you should return it.
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What do you mean by "up to date"?

Perform a system update from the app drawer or settings menu. The later updates allow you to uninstall almost everything.
Also the Z00AD is the ZE551ML
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Yeah mine is also ze551ml with z00ad version.
2.3 ghz 4gb 32 gb its ww out off the box. Maybe its just revised version of hardware , really dont know because asus has some strange model naming which can be misleading

jmoak said:
Perform a system update from the app drawer or settings menu. The later updates allow you to uninstall almost everything.
Also the Z00AD is the ZE551ML
Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD using Tapatalk
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Ok I tried to do system update but I don't have any icon system update under Settings -> About I've attached screenshot. Also I don't see any system update from the app drawer
P.S. did anyone got preinstalled that blue robot from the right corner?

I think you should return this phone and order another Zenfone 2 from Amazon.fr or amazon.it. They sell WW versions. Getting a ch version or any version from Asia is no fun. Because, as you have already seen, they sometimes alter the software to prevent you from updating your phone. The WW version, officialy sold in Europe via Amazon I suggested above can let you update to the latest firmware, and then you can unintstall or disable most of the annoying apps.
Yeah you are totally correct, this phone has some good specs and is cheap, but the software is crap.

I'm with you on this. I think the stock FW is terrible. I guess that the best I can say on the matter is that people here are working on the problem....
I have no idea what blue robot you mean, though. You might want to try resetting to default, maybe your phone was gently used before you got it?
frojnd said:
Ok I tried to do system update but I don't have any icon system update under Settings -> About I've attached screenshot. Also I don't see any system update from the app drawer
P.S. did anyone got preinstalled that blue robot from the right corner?
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If you still can - return it. You got a CN device with CN sku and broken WW firmware loaded on it. You can make it WW by changing sku and side loading full WW firmware, however your LTE bands most likely would not work. Save your self a headache and just return it.
frojnd said:
Ok I tried to do system update but I don't have any icon system update under Settings -> About I've attached screenshot. Also I don't see any system update from the app drawer
P.S. did anyone got preinstalled that blue robot from the right corner?
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DiGecko said:
If you still can - return it. You got a CN device with CN sku and broken WW firmware loaded on it. You can make it WW by changing sku and side loading full WW firmware, however your LTE bands most likely would not work. Save your self a headache and just return it.
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That's bad :/ I will try and return it. I hope I won't have any problems with tax officers.
faddat said:
I'm with you on this. I think the stock FW is terrible. I guess that the best I can say on the matter is that people here are working on the problem....
I have no idea what blue robot you mean, though. You might want to try resetting to default, maybe your phone was gently used before you got it?
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The blue robot heh, you can see it on my attachment one post above (right of the android version).

Ah, I know that blue guy! I lived in China for a while and that blue guy is some sort of ridiculous phone assistant-- I think that it is the one from baidu.com, but it could be one of the other Chinese tech sites. Most people there are mobile-only, and have never used a PC-- stuff like that is quite popular with many people. Then again, keep in mind that if you took your phone to China and gave it to someone, they'd tell you it was broken, because nothing would work because it hadn't had the google stripped from it, so it wouldn't be able to load-- anything at all coming from google.com. If you buy a phone in China:
1) Usually google's blocked at a FW level
2) Google has been stripped from android
3) Google has been replaced with baidu or a number of other popular chinese portals.
Scary facts:
Baidu maps owns google maps
The chinese web is getting so gosh-darn vital and chock-full of good software, even I can understand how people might not miss the big G that much.

frojnd said:
Hello there.
I just got Asus Zenfone 2 in my hands. Btw I ordered Asus ZenFone 2 32GB version ZE551ML but instead I got asus_z00ad. Does this matter?.
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You got right model only. Asus Got 3 versions under the same model number ZE551ML & Z00AD (Yes. It's awfully confusing ). Top of the line model with 4GB RAM & 2.3GHz Intel Atom Z3580 processor, Mid range model with 4GB RAM & 1.8GHz Intel Atom Z3560 processor and Low end model with 2GB RAM & 1.8GHz Intel Atom Z3560 processor. All these models come with 5.5-inch 1080p Full HD display.
For further clarification see this post
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Ok you helped me alot already.
Is there a way I can check what frequencies my phone supports? Especially I'm interested for LTE if it supports 1800 and 800 or just one of them? How would I test this with a software?

DiGecko said:
If you still can - return it. You got a CN device with CN sku and broken WW firmware loaded on it. You can make it WW by changing sku and side loading full WW firmware, however your LTE bands most likely would not work. Save your self a headache and just return it.
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What if I can't return?
What is Chinese sku and why did I get broken firmware?
Can you link me to some guides on how I can change sku and sideload full ww firmware? Would it be better for me to first root device, then install twrp make a backup and then try to change sku and sideload ww?
How can I check with software what bands does current lte support?
EDIT: Ok sku means stockkeeping unit. Meaning if my phone is really from China then it has CN sku. Ok my current firmware loaded on a phone is: LRX21V.WW-ASUS_Z00A-2.19.40.18_20150612_1183_user

frojnd said:
What if I can't return?
What is Chinese sku and why did I get broken firmware?
Can you link me to some guides on how I can change sku and sideload full ww firmware? Would it be better for me to first root device, then install twrp make a backup and then try to change sku and sideload ww?
How can I check with software what bands does current lte support?
EDIT: Ok sku means stockkeeping unit. Meaning if my phone is really from China then it has CN sku. Ok my current firmware loaded on a phone is: LRX21V.WW-ASUS_Z00A-2.19.40.18_20150612_1183_user
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http://www.asus.com/zentalk/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=14962&extra=page=1&mobile=2

^^^
That is the guide that I used. Once you get to the step 6 - grab the 2.20.40.90 files and follow the instructions
I had to do that for mine with 2.20.40.93 full firmware and it side loaded fine.
I also did factory restore once I completed all the steps. My phone is perfectly fine, and I was able to flash latest firmware on it when it came out few days ago (I don't get OTA because I used Asus tool to get boot loader unlocked, so I have to do it by hand now, but if you just follow the guide, you should still receive OTA as it comes out no problem).
On the side note, once getting the phone to the latest firmware and disabling several app, and uninstalling others, since we have that option now - I really like the phone, and battery life is pretty good with the 139 firmware.

@miku1024 Thank you! I had CN recovery sku and I've upgraded it by upradig system firmware to the latest firmware: 2.20.40.139
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That is the guide that I used. Once you get to the step 6 - grab the 2.20.40.90 files and follow the instructions
I had to do that for mine with 2.20.40.93 full firmware and it side loaded fine.
I also did factory restore once I completed all the steps. My phone is perfectly fine, and I was able to flash latest firmware on it when it came out few days ago (I don't get OTA because I used Asus tool to get boot loader unlocked, so I have to do it by hand now, but if you just follow the guide, you should still receive OTA as it comes out no problem).
On the side note, once getting the phone to the latest firmware and disabling several app, and uninstalling others, since we have that option now - I really like the phone, and battery life is pretty good with the 139 firmware.
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Hm. How can I uninstall for example Bbbler Actors? Or at least disable it? Or Easy Mode?
But overall... much faster experience without that silly beidu robot Now I just have to test LTE if it's working in EU. BTW, any app that tells what bands my phone supports? It can be also linux/windows apps by connecting phone to the system.

Double post. Please delete it.

Bbbler Actors uninstalled for me when I removed updates for it. As far as easy mode goes, that's part of ZenUI, so it will stay.

Bought Zenfone 2 Z00AD from AmazonUK... but OTA doesn't work

Right... so, I think I traced down why OTA doesn't work.
Namely, whenever I click on system update to search for update, it searches, but nothing happens.
Online I found that this is likely because a WW custom ROM was flashed... and so OTA doesn't work.
My phone is brand new (got it today actually), but 'stuck' on Android 5.0 (ugh).
So... I would like to ask for the recommended course of action so I can get either latest OTA, or just install a stable and up to date clean Android ROM (without all the Zen bloatware) that works.
Also, I'm relatively new with flashing this phone and there's tons of info on rooting, different CWM and TWRP's, etc.
Problem is, which ones to use?
How to determine if you're using the right one and avoid bricking the phone in the process?
My phone arrived with SuperSU... which would indicate it's been rooted (and I was able to install AdAway).
So bearing that in mind... what would you recommend?

Your phone should not be rooted when bought in a store. So it seems to be used before, and not correctly refurbished.
Anders
As there is no possibility to get evidence that you did not do that yourself, you can only hope to get a replacement from the vendor,or any warranty.
On the other side: the device is already rooted, so you can flash a 6.01 rom yourself.
Depending on the way the phone was rooted in the first place, OTA will not always work.
I did see an original rom surface recently. With that you can go original, Unrooted and locked, so the vendor will not be able to void your warranty claims.
Verstuurd vanaf mijn ASUS_Z00A met Tapatalk

Sorry for the late reply.
Was busy.
The phone was bought off Amazon UK, and no modifications to the device were done by me apart from installing my apps.
Trouble is, I don't know how to flash a new ROM onto this thing.
The forums are overflowing with information which is all over the place and it is extremely confusing.
Yes, I tried the search function and found some info, but it is all over the place.
I have to be able to figure out the original firmware apparently if I want to flash the CWM or TWRP... and in some cases, flashing TWRP can break the device it would seem (what's up with that?), and I cannot figure out the original firmware because the mobile was not delivered with one (a custom WW ROM was apparently flashed on top of I don't know which version), and I really do not know where to look for this.
So, I'm very confused.
There's too many threads to sift through and each seems to be giving its own unique information and a list of no no's which appear to contradict each other.
I could use some help in sorting through this 'mess' (well, 'mess' for me) so I could try at least flashing the original ROM and get OTA (for which I require concise instructions).
Also, something else seems to be happening... Asus Zentalk forums appear to refuse to load on my laptop for whatever reason.

Settings>About - will show you what rom you have.
I would recommend unlocking bootloader 1st as this seems to have helped me. If you have any recovery but stock or have a white splashscreen then this has already happened... I used the unofficial unlock tool to do this and thus my imei numbers stays off the "no warranty" list..
If you go to the pre-rooted rom thread you can download the newer stock roms. These also have the recovery, boot and droidboot.img files included with the .rar file of a system.img (unrar it of course)...
I believe it may also contain the flashtools, if not look at the CN to WW thread...
Using fastboot you can flash these onto your phone using commands -
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
Make sure, if do this the commands are correct. Copy and paste can be your enemy because if you use the same command and just overwrite your boot/droidboot or recovery every time you flash, it may result in a brick...
Good luck and happy flashing...
I seem to get OTA's pushed now..

Tnx.
Now that I look back, it doesn't seem too complicated.
My bootloader seems to already be unlocked though.
One other thing... about flashing that system.img
I think I stumbled upon similar instructions before, however, I couldn't find system.img file (everything else was accounted for).
Also, does the the procedure for flashing new ROM's or possibly just OTA's require repetition of ALL those commands, or just some?
Oh and I was able to access the stock recovery (which the seller said he used to flash the custom WW rom). Could I use it to update OTA's manually? And would I need to first unroot the mobile?

Upgrading from MM to Nougat - Three UK ROM, unlocked bootloader?

Hi all,
I've got a Lenovo P2 that's from 3 UK with an unlocked bootloader.
I'd be interested to upgrade up to Nougat without unlocking my bootloader or anything like that, using an official ROM.
Is that possible? I'm looking for the lowest risk way to do it. Reading around - there seem to be a lot of approaches that require bootloader unlocking, and lots of people having problems with modems and so forth.
With a few of my other phones, tablets, it was a simple as copying the ROM across, then starting in recovery and doing an upgrade - is there anything like that for the P2?

I'm on mobile so I cant link right now, there should be a thread with update instructions. You rename the update file to update.zip and boot into stock recovery.

Flipperdolphin said:
I'm on mobile so I cant link right now, there should be a thread with update instructions. You rename the update file to update.zip and boot into stock recovery.
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ah - that was the clue I needed. Thanks!
I got the stock recovery files here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-p2/development/7-0-lenovo-p2a42-stock-nougat-update-t3581517
stuck it on the root of a formatted microSD card and renamed to update (lower case, my computer hides the file extensions, ymmv)
Turned off phone, turned on stock recovery with power button + volume up + volume down
Selected to upgrade. Got to Nougat with all my old apps and files. Now found additional system updates of 77mb and then 125mb available (think these are only security updates).
All working perfectly, and very straightforward. Thanks!

Sweet! Enjoy nougat, so much smoother in my opinion

Question Steps to root

I have a WW version of ROG Phone 6. I have had it since mid-July.
Previously, I had ROG 2 but it died on me unexpectedly and I switched to Pixel 6, which was very underwhelming. I pre-ordered ROG 6 as soon as it became available.
I have not seen a concise guide to rooting ROG 6. I think it should be the same as ROG 2 but just in case, I read guide to rooting ROG 5.
Are the steps to rooting ROG 6 the same as ROG 5?
Asus ROG phone 5: unlock bootloader and root guide
Asus rog phone 5 guide note: you follow this guide on your own responsibility. also You should note that unlocking via the official Asus app will void warranty and blacklist the device for future otas. bootloader unlock: ! note that unlocking...
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Thank you!

I sure hope so. . . I cant find much material online but I'm going to try to just run this tool from asus https://rog.asus.com/phones/rog-phone-6-model/helpdesk_download/ and then flash magisk via recovery.
Sorry extract boot.img move it to phone, patch it with magisk and then run
Code:
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
and that should do it. Although you may want/need to flash the official files first by running the flashall_AFT.cmd file.
Found this all on https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...e-6-can-be-used-for-cn-ww-converting.4474383/ and https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-guide-you-should-read.4474241/#post-87255303

It worked for me without even needing to flash the full firmware (you'd have to, to switch versions though) let me know if you need help. the guides I linked might be overkill.
Just
1.) Fully update on phone.
2.) Install apk to unlock bootloader from my first link
3.) reboot to fastboot and run the command I gave above. (after extracting the boot.img from payload.bin and patching it, although the last link includes one prepatched that may work)

leathan said:
It worked for me without even needing to flash the full firmware (you'd have to, to switch versions though) let me know if you need help. the guides I linked might be overkill.
Just
1.) Fully update on phone.
2.) Install apk to unlock bootloader from my first link
3.) reboot to fastboot and run the command I gave above. (after extracting the boot.img from payload.bin and patching it, although the last link includes one prepatched that may work)
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Thank you for replying.
I read the guide about "flashall_AFT". I think the guy needed to do that because he was converting CN to WW. So, I think you are right in that the guide might be overkill since my phone is WW.
Thank you for taking time to outline the steps. The steps you outlined seems the same as for ROG 5. Glad to know that ASUS is consistent on this.
ROG 6 is the first phone that I ever pre-ordered. Usually, I buy phones when there are already guides on rooting. So, I am a bit nervous on rooting ROG 6 since there is not dedicated and concise guide yet.

ausaras said:
Thank you for replying.
I read the guide about "flashall_AFT". I think the guy needed to do that because he was converting CN to WW. So, I think you are right in that the guide might be overkill since my phone is WW.
Thank you for taking time to outline the steps. The steps you outlined seems the same as for ROG 5. Glad to know that ASUS is consistent on this.
ROG 6 is the first phone that I ever pre-ordered. Usually, I buy phones when there are already guides on rooting. So, I am a bit nervous on rooting ROG 6 since there is not dedicated and concise guide yet.
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Your good, just proceed as normal, I already got LSPosed, Zygisk+safteynet and all the goodies running. I see why you preordered this thing, its an absolute beast!! I am in love with it.
I wasn't even aware these phones existed but when I saw them and saw ASUS releases bootloader unlock publicly I instantly bought one as in general that's the main thing needed for rooting.
If you need any help It only took me about 15 minutes to root everything without using the guides at all as like you said it was pretty standard process. Like I said I extracted and patched the boot myself but just to potentially save time as I'm almost positive the patched image in the last link will work, and if it does not you can just reflash the one from the OTA.zip.
Good luck! (if you decide to root it will work fine)

leathan said:
Your good, just proceed as normal, I already got LSPosed, Zygisk+safteynet and all the goodies running. I see why you preordered this thing, its an absolute beast!! I am in love with it.
I wasn't even aware these phones existed but when I saw them and saw ASUS releases bootloader unlock publicly I instantly bought one as in general that's the main thing needed for rooting.
If you need any help It only took me about 15 minutes to root everything without using the guides at all as like you said it was pretty standard process. Like I said I extracted and patched the boot myself but just to potentially save time as I'm almost positive the patched image in the last link will work, and if it does not you can just reflash the one from the OTA.zip.
Good luck! (if you decide to root it will work fine)
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I rooted my phone over the weekend. It went well.
Now, I am wondering how to update firmware. I know I need to download the full firmware from ASUS website and then place it in the root directory.
Should I flash back the stock boot.img and then update firmware?
Or, just simply flash the firmware update and then go through the whole extract boot.img from firmware, patch in Magisk, and then flash patched boot.img in fastboot?

ausaras said:
I rooted my phone over the weekend. It went well.
Now, I am wondering how to update firmware. I know I need to download the full firmware from ASUS website and then place it in the root directory.
Should I flash back the stock boot.img and then update firmware?
Or, just simply flash the firmware update and then go through the whole extract boot.img from firmware, patch in Magisk, and then flash patched boot.img in fastboot?
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You should be done. I just fully updated and then rooted and set up my phone.
The firmware flash would have been to swap over to CN or WW. If you do that then yes you would re-factory reset + re flash stock boot.img. Then afterwards repeat the boot.img patch to obtain root + repeat setting up your safteynetfix + any other magisk modules.

ausaras said:
I rooted my phone over the weekend. It went well.
Now, I am wondering how to update firmware. I know I need to download the full firmware from ASUS website and then place it in the root directory.
Should I flash back the stock boot.img and then update firmware?
Or, just simply flash the firmware update and then go through the whole extract boot.img from firmware, patch in Magisk, and then flash patched boot.img in fastboot?
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Hi, I am sorry the last answer I gave you was just wrong. I totally forgot when we root we wont get automatic OTA updates. Which for me is a really good thing anyway. But to get the OTA updates we need to download the firmware files from ASUS website. The same place we downloaded the unlock app but its under firmware. Download every WW firmware and put them one by one in order from oldest to newest on the /sdcard and boot up and it will detect an update. I'm pretty sure we cannot just skip to the latest update like we can with custom rom otas so I am going in order.
I left root, and when done updating will again patch the boot.img and flash it over.
Over the weekend I helped a guy root and set up safteynet and if it helps others I might just write up a tutorial.
Cheers!

Hi! Thank you very much for sharing and helping. I have Tencent edition, from CN to WW, but a couple of things don't work properly:
- Android Auto does not communicate with my car (phone detected and bluetooth connected) bit app stops.
- Gboard voice dictation does not work (google assistant yes)
Country is WW. Safetynet passed. Play certified.
..I followed your guide.
I flashed the posted xda raw throuh fastboot and the the Magisk patched .img
When I tried TO apply latest updates (160) the Same message error appeared.
There is spmething strage (or are least I think It strage):
When I start in "fastboot" (black screen with capital text single line) my device isn'r recognized by PC. Then I switch to "recovery" and then to "fastboot" and a menu (several lines) with title "fastbootd" appears and the phone is recognized by PC (fastboot devices). If I choose bootloader the first screen appears.
I tried to reflash the raw but either the phone isn't recognized or a message appears on the cmd window showing "not rog 6" (more or less) and stops. But the phone is recognized everywhere as rog6...
I miss my broken rog2, it was much easier to root
Do you have any idea what's going on? Or when the twrp boot will be released so that I can brutally flash any zip?

i need fastboot driver for win 64

Anyone know if I root my phone following these instructions, will it factory reset or wipe my data partition? Sorry it's been a while since I rooted any phone, and I am excited about going this route

can anyone provide the patched boot image to have root? Tried looking and asking in other areas but no luck. Or is there a way to patch a bot image that contains root already?