[SOLVED] Uninstalled system app, factory reset, now still lost system apps

[nooktablet]

[solved, see 5th post]

my tablet was rooted, then i uninstalled some system apps, but i figured out some features won't work, so i unrooted, and did a factory reset, now all system apps are gone,
i thought a factory reset will restore it back to the original stock with all system apps no matter that i uninstalled them. now i can't even go to settings->accounts and syncs, it force closes, i guess i uninstalled an app that manage accounts,

is there a way to go back to stock with all system apps without unlocking bootloader, i don't want to do that.
i also do not have any knowledge about unlocking,flashing,roms,...

or can i just reinstall all system apps and do a factory reset, then it will be fine? (but i don't have backups of those system apps)

i'm on firmware .30 ICS
now i just want a clean system, i don't want it to be messed up like this

 

[nooktablet]

After researching i found that factory reset does not restore system apps, so no surprise here.
now i have 2 ways to have a "fresh/clean" system:

1. root and copy all missing system apks to /system/app. But can i root now (using the 1 click transformer root tool) because i uninstalled many system apps and i don't know what they are, can this affect the root?
if this way is ok, can someone on firmware .30 ICS please upload all the files in /system/app. Thanks a lot.

2. flash the stock rom. but i don't want to unlock bootloader, (i don't want to void warranty), how can i flash the stock rom? (and where can i download the stock rom .30 ICS? is it the .zip file on asus support website?) i heard some people say "you can flash a STOCK rom with a locked bootloader" but in another device, not tf300.
i think this way is best because it restores everything, which is what i want, i'm hoping i can do this without unlocking my bootloader.

I guess if i can solve this problem, from now i will never delete any system apps. if i knew factory reset does not restore system apps i did not uninstall them . but it just does not make sense, it's called "factory reset", so shouldn't restore to "factory" state?

Please help. Thank you.

 

[funnel71]

After researching i found that factory reset does not restore system apps, so no surprise here.
now i have 2 ways to have a "fresh/clean" system:

1. root and copy all missing system apks to /system/app. But can i root now (using the 1 click transformer root tool) because i uninstalled many system apps and i don't know what they are, can this affect the root?
if this way is ok, can someone on firmware .30 ICS please upload all the files in /system/app. Thanks a lot.

2. flash the stock rom. but i don't want to unlock bootloader, (i don't want to void warranty), how can i flash the stock rom? (and where can i download the stock rom .30 ICS? is it the .zip file on asus support website?) i heard some people say "you can flash a STOCK rom with a locked bootloader" but in another device, not tf300.
i think this way is best because it restores everything, which is what i want, i'm hoping i can do this without unlocking my bootloader.

I guess if i can solve this problem, from now i will never delete any system apps. if i knew factory reset does not restore system apps i did not uninstall them . but it just does not make sense, it's called "factory reset", so shouldn't restore to "factory" state?

Please help. Thank you.

If you are on ICS you can still root using the debugfs method aka the one click.

Yes you can still download the firmware from Asus. You can try to put the zip within the zip into /sdcard and see if it installs it full but not sure if that would replace the system apps. I don't think there would be harm trying it.

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app

 

[nooktablet]

If you are on ICS you can still root using the debugfs method aka the one click.

Yes you can still download the firmware from Asus. You can try to put the zip within the zip into /sdcard and see if it installs it full but not sure if that would replace the system apps. I don't think there would be harm trying it.

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app

ok, i think i'll go the rooting way.
so can someone on .30 ICS please upload ALL the files in system/app? i need all of them because i don't know what files i deleted and what i did not delete.
Thank you a lot.

 

[nooktablet]

UPDATE: Problem solved.
i downloaded .30 firmware from asus website, did a manual update, after updating it restored the system apps. so it solved the problem. thanks funnel71.
to get a "clean" system i did a factory reset, now back to the beginning lol.

so when you accidentally (or purposely) delete system apps, just do a manual update and it will restore, make sure to download the right firmware.