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Update after OTA 4.2.2 Lost root as expected, and followed procedure in post #2 to gain root back. Also updated OP file versions to current as of this post as they all worked successfully. Only thing I would note: If you get a "offline" notice after trying 'adb devices', be sure to check your...

Late response, but I'll answer for future users following this thread... Once your bootloader is unlocked by any means, no need to relock in order to follow this guide. We simply have to have it unlocked so we can gain root Drivers are probably the most common issues people have in any...

ah, so the file is actually: /lib/libwebrtc_audio_preprocessing.so not /lib/libweb/rtc_audio_preprocessing.so That makes a little more sense. On cp over the original file, as you discovered the /system partition needs to be remounted as writable before you would be able to make changes. You...

Curious, just went looking for "rtc_audio_preprocessing.so" in a factory 4.2 system.img and can not locate it, or the lib/libweb directory. Perhaps a third party app made these additions and thus the integrity check is failing as the files are unknown/unaccounted for? At any rate, I went ahead...

Some root procedures, or third party apps like Titanium Pro can make changes to certain system files that will cause an official update to fail. In your case, it appears at least "rtc_audio_preprocessing.so" located in "/system/lib/libweb" has been altered. The easiest solution is to flash the...

4.1.2 and 4.2.1 updates... Thought I would revisit the thread as we've had two updates since I wrote the above. I installed 4.1.2 OTA with no problems but as expected, I lost root and CWM. Because I'm lazy, I didn't worry over it much and then 4.2.1 shows up and also installed perfectly...

Another option since your rooted: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33998291&postcount=49

Also came from a Gnex. While I loved the unlocked freedom the device gave me, I had similar complaints over signal and battery life. I learned to work around battery life by having multiple chargers around all the time, but I finally had enough of poor signal and voice call quality. Note: I do...

I prefer to use the stock Mobile Hotspot app as I find it convenient and more reliable than third party apps. Although, I hear FoxFi works well ;) Here is a quick walk-thru using some free sql apps if you want to avoid paying for SQLite Manager. As always, all standard caveats apply - ie perform...

Why not just use the disable option via 'manage apps'? This way you can still receive OTA updates without having to unfreeze or replace removed apps. Disabled apps will also not appear in your app drawer or nag for updates.

Yes, I switch between several phones seamlessly by simply swapping the sim. Obviously the phones need to have clean ESN so keep that in mind if purchasing used.

Similar story here. Went from Bionic to Nexus as I wanted unlocked freedom. After a period of time I became tired of poor radio strength for data coupled with poor call reception/quality. After the Bionic received ICS OTA I decided to switch back temporarily. Night and day difference. My phone...

Not erasing bootloader makes sense - if the device gets rebooted, it wont know what to do. Although I thought I read somewhere that there was a fail-safe to prevent that from happening. Might try to find the reference. However, whats the danger in erasing radios? Could you not simply flash a...

Which patch for the rooted stock ROM are you referring to?

You can temporarily boot into a custom recovery using fastboot. Think of it as using a boot cd or usb stick to try out linux on your windows pc without affecting anything on you hard drive. The command would be: fastboot boot custom_recovery.img

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30624425&postcount=194

For those waiting on a more rugged case for the Nexus 7, Gumdrop is now taking pre-orders. http://www.gumdropcases.com/google-nexus-7-droptech.html I had one on my TF101 and it was well made and served me well. Very rugged and offered great protection while not being overly intrusive to me...

Or, you could learn a little about your device and unlock/root manually. Don't be intimidated by all the steps, its pretty simple if you follow along. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1816048

mis-post, my bad.

Not here. Unlocked/rooted from day one of purchase and Google Movies working fine. I've streamed the free Transformer movie several times.

There are some apps out that may retain root. OTA RootKeeper in the play store has one Nexus 7 reviewer that claims he retained root from 4.1.0 to 4.1.1 But you are correct, even if you lose root reflashing is a trivial matter. WugFresh has a toolkit that can do all this for you, including...

I would and did. This is a known issue. Some people have had luck by quickly cycling the tablet to sleep/wake and it goes away. Didn't work for me, and even if it did I wouldn't be able to live with it. My replacement has been perfect so far.

This HOW-TO is meant for individuals who like to do things manually and see each process as they occur, versus using a toolkit. I prefer manually unlocking/rooting as I can confirm each step visually and I believe it makes for a more educational experience. Familiarity and confidence with...

Walmart. Tax free weekend, I can have it now, and easy returns which unfortunately is a big possibility with this device. In fact, I've already returned one in 12 hrs due to ghosting, back light issues, and image retention. I tried to get the csr to annotate it on the return slip..but she just...

some more info... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1763137

Not sure how it was dumb idea..While I can see some radio SMC differences between CDMA and GSM who would think a screen would be different? Thanks for giving it a shot and letting us know for future reference. Most likely saved some people $$ and anguish.

I apologize, you are correct sir. Apparently I've spent too much time staring at https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images and failed to remember that there were other variants previously. I should have paid more attention to his model spec and radio. My bad OP!!!

You can follow efrant's most excellent guide to return to official 4.0.4. The guide contains all the links you will need.

IMM76K = Verizon Your device = CDMA

Yes to stock experience. I mentioned "verified and official if posted". What I was referring to was xjman's post on using a 'pre-rooted' stock ROM. I'd rather root myself manually and know that the files came direct from Google untouched. Your procedure is exactly what I'll be doing if I don't...

No way of knowing how long until you receive the OTA notification, you could try manually checking for the update: Tap on Settings Tap on About phone Tap on System updates As to switching to Yakju,,,your OP lists that you have a Yakju device?

You fixed terrible signal issues by flashing the phone? That's weird as signal issues have been reported as hardware related all over this forum. But as its now fixed and working for you, I'd certainly keep it..There's a reason why you bought it in the first place, since its working why not...

I'll be going back to stock to catch OTA, or grab the verified and official files if posted. I'm a bit of a purist so I like unmodified code if going for the OEM experience. I also prefer to root/install myself for learning/practice purposes vs using a "modified for me" stock ROM. For me, a...

JB OTA is rolling out now for your device, or you could grab the official .zip from this thread and apply it yourself! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764536

The glass is fused to the digitizer, but most likely is removable with patience, careful/steady hands and a heat gun. Replacement glass can be purchased from Hong Kong for $25. I've performed similar procedures on various electronics that have components attached with adhesive, its really not...

Considering how quickly the unlock process takes to complete, I think its safe to assume it does not zero out the partition. If the OP has not written much data to the partition he may get lucky and recover quite a bit of it. As efrant mentioned, if the OP can get the partition mounted in linux...

You mentioned having some difficulty getting the device recognized consistently by different programs, most likely driver issues. Follow efrant's guide here to get your driver issues sorted and ensure adb is set up correctly. To test adb type: adb devices which should give you a response. If...

While on this subject, is a wiping script really necessary? Does using flash via fastboot leave remnant files about? If so I would think most guides would recommend "fastboot erase" first, then flash. Does anyone know if there is a wipe sequence in the update script conducted when crossing...

thanks, installed and so far ROM looks great. Glad its living up to all the hype. Appreciate all the hard work.

+1 on alternate link for slim_common. Been trying all morning to get 20mb @ 10KB only to early terminate at about 89% I can appreciate we are maintaining the "slim theme" with slim bandwidth, but this is killing me!! ;) edit: noticed md5 does not match on the dropbox version?

Don't think you are going to be able to take OTA while running a TMO sim. Have you looked through: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297714

Mine is still a little quirky, but to be fair it was also before the update when I was on vanilla .902

Whelp, after installing lost all data connectivity! LOL!! Rebooted into stock recovery, cleared cache, reboot - got 3g would not switch to 4g Cleared all app cache via TiPro, reboot - 4g back and all seems fine. We'll see. FWIW: Was rooted and had applied "forever root", verified kept root...

yeppers, was browsing the moto bionic forums and noticed all the chatter over it, checked on mine for updates and its d/l now.

x2 on network issue. I've noticed 4g issues many times lately on my phone and also on stock .902

Verizon considers 3g and 4g the same regarding pricing/contracts/packages. As of now, upgrading from 3g to 4g equipment will not start a new contract unless you elect to subsidize the phone with Verizon. ---------- Post added at 10:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:10 AM ----------...

The article may be a month old, but it references the most recent known "official' statement from Verizon concerning keeping unlimited plans if customers do not subsidize or elect for discounted phones. I haven't seen anything else officially released from Verizon changing that position. There...

I would think with just a rooted phone,,,the only area of concern would be loosing root in the event of an OTA update. That certainly seems to be the case with everything I've read so far, and even on other platforms other than the Bionic. Even if something went wrong,,would not a factory...

Where as finding an adequate charger seems easy enough, its the cable that's the problem. Has to be an official B&N cable for fast charging. A standard microUSB will charge very slowly. I've yet to find an aftermarket equivalent.

Thanks clearing that up leapinlar. I gave it a shot using TIB, and it reported 2 files as not needed for a total of 5.1mb removed. I do remember viewing a thread somewhere in reference to that modified CWM. After review, I felt that taking simple SD image backups would suffice rather than...