[Q] Unable to update razr, No blur_facebook.apk - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have been trying to update my droid razr to the latest 6.12.173 from verizon, but the update fails on 'Verifying current system'
The error is:
apply_patch_check("/system/app/blur_facebook.apk"...
When I first rooted my phone I deleted this apk by accident. (noob mistake, I should have froze it instead)
I have tried replacing the apk with one I downloaded from 4shared, but I don't know if it was a working file or not.
I have also tried a factory reset and still have the problem.
Is there a way to replace this file or get around the verifying process?
Thanks for all your help.

You should be able to grab the right apk from a ROM dump. You'll probably want to use something like Root Explorer to copy the file so you can set the permissions on it.

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[Q] Error in OTA update error in /cache/blur_version.4.1.83.MB860.ATT.en.US.zip

hi guys, I have an error that i couldnt find a solution by searching in this forum:
i had a full, stock OLYFR_U4_4.1.83 image SBF'd, rooted it, WIFI&tether enabled and sideloading enabled. Also I believe HDMI mirror AND/OR used the Webtop Mod that doesnt require the docking bay. my problem is now, that i get the OTA update to 4.5.91 (about 161 MB), but at reboot-install i get the error
error in /cache/blur_version.4.1.83.MB860.ATT.en.US.zip
status 7
install aborted
I did the WebTop Restore Mod and I *BELIEVE* its put back to "stock"but I am not 100% sure.
can somebody please point me in the right direction to fix this so OTA can be applied ? In addition are there certain things to be considered that I have used the GingerBreak Mod for Root access before the OTA upgrade to 4.5.91 ?
thx-a-thon
cheers
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imhaving the same issue! Help please!
If I am not mistaken you cannot pull and apply the OTA via the Software update function if you have modified anything in the /system directory. I had a problem because I changed by bootanimation, which got me in a boot loop when trying to install the update. I ended up unlocking via pudding and flashing the 2.3.4 update... You could also update via MSU (Motorola Software Update) via the Motorola Support site..
Edit: Are you using Stock recovery to try to install the update?
Im getting the same error, i think it's because i messed with the bootanimation.zip to remove the default at&t logo... How do I restore that damn logo?
The name of the file which the install/update fails on is in the error. Replace it with the stock apk and you'll be good. It helps to know what mods modified what system file apk's so you can reverse the changes. dockservice.apk, the odex files and portalapp.apk all stopped me from updating OTA; but once I restored factory apk's in the system app path I was good to go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163342&page=1
use that .zip to extract any files that you modified. I don't know if that will work but you can try.
It will work as long as all the modified apks are replaced and it is made easier by the fact the ota update tells you which apk or odex file is failing the install.
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[Q] Remove Bootstrap Recovery before installing ICS OTA?

I'm expecting to see the OTA show up any time now and I want to be ready for it. I'm running stock .181 rooted with bootstrap recovery. I've seen lots of threads with instructions for sideloading the 211 ICS update, and all say to use Matt's utility to start with clean version of .181 with no bootstrap. I'm willing to wait a day or a week or whatever for the OTA and don't see a need to rush and sideload ICS, so do those instructions still apply? I"m sure it's cleaner if I wipe everything before applying the OTA update, but I'd rather not spend the hours it will take to restore and recover all my apps and data and such if I don't have to.
So, do I have to rsd back to clean 181 to get rid of bootstrap recovery? Can I just uninstall the Razr Bootstrapper app? Any recommendations or advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
OK. Found a simpler option than RSDing to re-install 181. I followed instructions to remove CWM posted at http://theunlockr.com/2012/01/24/how-to-install-bootstrap-recovery-on-the-motorola-droid-razr/ . I also un-installed the RAZR Bootstrapper app just to be on the safe side. I plan to back up root with OTA rootkeeper before installing OTA which I am hoping is soon.
Astrobrewer said:
OK. Found a simpler option than RSDing to re-install 181. I followed instructions to remove CWM posted at http://theunlockr.com/2012/01/24/how-to-install-bootstrap-recovery-on-the-motorola-droid-razr/ . I also un-installed the RAZR Bootstrapper app just to be on the safe side. I plan to back up root with OTA rootkeeper before installing OTA which I am hoping is soon.
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I can't delete the files, I keep getting "error deleting file". Also am attempting to get in to adb shell using the utility and keep getting "the system cannot find the path specified". I have debugging enabled. Really getting fed up with this. I tried to use the utility to revert to at least a clean install of 181 and the path specified is never available. Root is good. Constant error messages.
Try opening the su app, then hit menu, then update your su binaries, then do it again, then open rom manager, or what ever app you may have, or boot into cwm and run fix permissions, reboot and try again, though, even if you remove bootstrap, if you've frozen, removed any bloat, or you/an app you installed altered your build.prop at all any update from vzn/moto will fail. Also I don't think ota rootkeepr works for going to ics. When you have root, ti backup and a nandroid are amazing time saving tools to have.
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To delete/rename files using ES file explorer I had to go to preferences and check the root explorer option and the mount /system read/write option. Then all was good.
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Astrobrewer said:
OK. Found a simpler option than RSDing to re-install 181. I followed instructions to remove CWM posted at http://theunlockr.com/2012/01/24/how-to-install-bootstrap-recovery-on-the-motorola-droid-razr/ . I also un-installed the RAZR Bootstrapper app just to be on the safe side. I plan to back up root with OTA rootkeeper before installing OTA which I am hoping is soon.
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Can anyone confirm this method works? I would like to avoid rsd if at all possible. Wanna keep all my files / settings intact for the update.
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Computer doesn't see your phone for adb? And you have the motorola usb drivers installed on the pc?
UrbanDroid said:
Can anyone confirm this method works? I would like to avoid rsd if at all possible. Wanna keep all my files / settings intact for the update.
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I can confirm you do need to remove bootstrap. However, that method did not work for me to remove it to install the soak test. I'm not sure the reasoning, but the following steps:
[Removing CWM on Boot]
1) Delete file /system/bin/mot_boot_mode
2) Rename file /system/bin/mot_boot_mode.bin to /system/bin/mot_boot_mode
My phone did not have a mot_boot_mode.bin. I found an alternate set of instructions that did work and allowed me to receive the OTA soak.
This thread has the instructions I followed (also pasted below):
droidforums.net/forum/droid-razr-hacks/188690-how-remove-razr-bootstrap-custom-recovery.html
"I found a thread on DroidXForums.com by Abe21599, which suggested the following for a Droid X:
1. Reroot (If not currently rooted)
2. Get root explorer in the market
3. Uninstall the bootstrap app
4. Go into root explorer to system/bin
5. In top right corner tap r/w
6. Delete the file called hijack
7. Delete logwrapper
8. Rename logwrapper.bin to just logwrapper
9. Reboot and it should be gone.
(thanks to Droidforums member Hostility6)"
You also need to unroot, which I did with the Razr Utility 1.6. After all of this, I was able to install the soak OTA without any further issues!
The theunlockr.com article with instructions that I used referred back to a 12/18/2011 post by J.Y Daddy on xda, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20447149&postcount=47 . The instructions are pretty much the same as what brgr had but also have you delete the /preinstall/recovery directory. That may be why it didn't work for brgr.
Here are the instructions given in the J.Y. Daddy post:
It's complicated to remove.
Because, it must also be removed CWM recovery.
Follow the below with very careful:
Please work with RootExplorer.
[Removing CWM on Boot]
1) Delete file /system/bin/mot_boot_mode
2) Rename file /system/bin/mot_boot_mode.bin to /system/bin/mot_boot_mode
[Removing CWM Recovery]
1) Delete file /system/bin/logwrapper
2) Delete file /system/bin/hijack
3) Rename file /system/bin/logwrapper.bin to /system/bin/logwrapper
4) Delete directory /preinstall/recovery
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I'm optimistic that it will work, but until I get the OTA I won't know. If it doesn't work out then I'll start clean with the razr utility.
Astrobrewer said:
The theunlockr.com article with instructions that I used referred back to a 12/18/2011 post by J.Y Daddy on xda, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20447149&postcount=47 . The instructions are pretty much the same as what brgr had but also have you delete the /preinstall/recovery directory. That may be why it didn't work for brgr.
Here are the instructions given in the J.Y. Daddy post:
I'm optimistic that it will work, but until I get the OTA I won't know. If it doesn't work out then I'll start clean with the razr utility.
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I don't have the mot_boot_mode.bin file. Only the one without the. bin extension.
Will that make a difference to remove Bootstrap / CWM?
Thanks
Florestan2 said:
I don't have the mot_boot_mode.bin file. Only the one without the. bin extension.
Will that make a difference to remove Bootstrap / CWM?
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Sounds like you didn't set up CWM to automatically run at boot, so you just skip the two steps in that section. As I understand it the mot_boot_mode.bin file is just a back-up of the stock mot_boot_mode file that is replaced when you run the set up to have CWM always come up when you reboot. To get rid of CWM on boot is to delete/rename to get the original file back. The stock version boots to your normal system ROM, the other version for CWM at boot boots phone to CWM. If you don't have a mot_boot_mode.bin file then just leave the mot_boot_mode file as is -- you definitely don't want to delete it.
I didn't set up CWM to come up automatically at boot, so I didn't have the .bin file either. It shouldn't matter because the mot_boot_mode file is the stock version (wasn't replaced to make CWM run at boot). Still need to do the rest of the steps to remove CWM recovery.
Hope this helps.
Good to know, that's what I was hoping for. I boot normally, not going into recovery first, so it makes sense.
Thanks
Ill let you all know how the OTA goes if and when i receive it. Just a waiting game now.
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Finally got OTA. I temp un-rooted with Voodoo before installing. Went very smoothly with no issues. After update i restored root with Voodoo and I'm back in the game.
Removing CWM using the steps i followed and temp un-rooting allowed OTA to work and let me keep root. Done.
Thanks
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[Q] Manually update TF201 to Jelly Bean

Greetings All,
I am attempting to update my TF201 to Jelly Bean but am not having any luck. The OTA update failed initially, and now when I search for updates, the tablet says there are none. I then decided to get the update file manually, but I can't get my tablet to discover that the update is present and ready to be installed. Can't figure out what I am doing wrong. Everything I have read thus far says to download the update, extract the zip file (resulting in another zip file with a slightly different name - I am on the WW version of the tablet BTW) to the root of the tablets internal storage, and reboot the device. Once it boots up again, it should detect the update and prompt me to install it.
Regardless of whether I put it on the internal storage, or on the external SD card, I cannot get this thing to detect the update and prompt me to install. I have also attempted extracting the second zip file so I end up with a META-INF folder and the blob. Putting this in the root of the internal storage and the root of the SD card didn't work either.
The device is currently rooted, and has been reset to factory several times during this process.
Any suggestions? Have I missed something totally obvious here?
Thanks!
Edit: Currently running ICS, on the stock 9.4.2.28 build from Asus.
Can't post links right now but trekest has a method that worked for me
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McJesus15 said:
Can't post links right now but trekest has a method that worked for me
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This one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32099246&postcount=154
Followed it to the letter. Rebooted the tablet once I had done everything specified via shell and the tablet simply rebooted. Still on ICS. Tried to replace the build.prop as mentioned at the bottom (after backing up my existing one of course), and it still simply rebooted.
Update: After a few more reboots, the tablet detected the update file. Unfortunately, the dlpkgfile I got was the US version (I need the WW version). An alternate download link from the one listed in the link above also gave me the US version (even though the poster said it was WW). Once I find the WW version, I should be able to get this update wrapped up.
I had the same problem.
In my case the solution was to copy the extracted ZIP file to the root folder, rename it to 'dlpkgfile' then reboot.
When it restarted, I then had the prompt that a system update was available but on checking the root folder, the 'dlpkgfile' file had been deleted so I repeated the process above, then clicked the update notification & away it went & did the update normally.
Hope that helps.
magrath1 said:
I had the same problem.
In my case the solution was to copy the extracted ZIP file to the root folder, rename it to 'dlpkgfile' then reboot.
When it restarted, I then had the prompt that a system update was available but on checking the root folder, the 'dlpkgfile' file had been deleted so I repeated the process above, then clicked the update notification & away it went & did the update normally.
Hope that helps.
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Seems to have worked. Thanks!
I backed up my root from ICS, but when I started VooDoo again, my root backup was gone. Is there a working root tool available yet? Or is JB rooting still being worked on? I've been poking around the forum but have only turned up rooting tools that work for ICS thus far.
dochouse said:
Seems to have worked. Thanks!
I backed up my root from ICS, but when I started VooDoo again, my root backup was gone. Is there a working root tool available yet? Or is JB rooting still being worked on? I've been poking around the forum but have only turned up rooting tools that work for ICS thus far.
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Yeah. Same here.
Apparently it can be done by rolling back to an old ICS version, updating to .28, backing up root with RootKeeper, re-flashing JB & restoring root. Seems like a lot of trouble though.
Think I'll just wait until someone meare learned than I comes up with a working exploit...I'm sure it won't be too long.
magrath1 said:
I had the same problem.
In my case the solution was to copy the extracted ZIP file to the root folder, rename it to 'dlpkgfile' then reboot.
When it restarted, I then had the prompt that a system update was available but on checking the root folder, the 'dlpkgfile' file had been deleted so I repeated the process above, then clicked the update notification & away it went & did the update normally.
Hope that helps.
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I just tried doing this several times and on my tablet the update starts but then at about one third in it stops and fails. I have repeated the process 5 times using all the suggestions and even re downloading the file and same thing, I am just going to wait but so far no OTA available yet when I do the firmware update check it just tells me no update available for my device .
Finally tried using Baxbuda's manual method by downloading the firmware from Asus then renaming the file EP201_SDUPDATE.zip and copying the file to my MicroSD card and started the update using the power + vol. down, then releasing the power button and pressing the vol. up and it completed the upadate and I now have JB and so far it is fast and smooth with no issues to report
Jesse6749 said:
I just tried doing this several times and on my tablet the update starts but then at about one third in it stops and fails. I have repeated the process 5 times using all the suggestions and even re downloading the file and same thing, I am just going to wait but so far no OTA available yet when I do the firmware update check it just tells me no update available for my device .
Finally tried using Baxbuda's manual method by downloading the firmware from Asus then renaming the file EP201_SDUPDATE.zip and copying the file to my MicroSD card and started the update using the power + vol. down, then releasing the power button and pressing the vol. up and it completed the upadate and I now have JB and so far it is fast and smooth with no issues to report
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Tried both of the reported method and I had no luck at all. With the Power+vol down. then releasing power and then pressing vol.up... when is this done?
The following worked for me.
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To update to new firmware versions for the tablet.
Download the appropriate update from ASUS support website for the TF201 Transformer Prime Tablet
Extract the zip file within the downloaded zip file from ASUS support.
Get an SD card of some sort.
Create the Folder \ASUS
Create the folder \ASUS\Update within the ASUS folder
Copy and Paste the US-epad-user-x.x.x.x.zip file into the \ASUS\Update folder.
Plug the SD card into the Tablet. It will show a triangle with ! in the system area.
Tap on it to start the update process.
anyone managed to root a tf201 with the latest asus jellbean rom on? seems a real pain to have to flash down to the factory rom, unlock, root then install a custom rom.
when i say "real pain" i mean, it's a heap more hassle than trying out a few custom roms on my i9300!

need SmartCarDock.apk for ota update

Have followed all directions for applying this update. I keep getting the error on SmartCarDock.apk when applying the update. I have downloaded a system dump and extracted the file, placed it in the system/apps folder and set the permissions. Still getting the same error on the file. I think I need the correct hash on the file. Attaching a screenshot of my error.
UPDATE - I used the AP Fastboot using instructions by Tomsgt123. THANKS! Worked great. Haven't re-rooted yet, but my mobile hotspot entitlement edit held through the update so I don't really need the root right now. May apply Razr Blade at a later date.

[Q] I broke it

Hi guys!
I was hoping one of you could help me.
Yesterday i modified a build.prop file on my NextBook EBM8000ND (Next800T) tablet, causing it to get stuck in a bootloop every time it's turned on. I've been searching the Internet all day long but it's hard to find support when you have a device which no one in the world uses . It was rooted but I did a factory reset hoping that it would fix it. It didn't and now it's also unrooted. I tried to make a custom update.zip with the backup of the original build.prop file but the stock recovery simply refuses to load any update file. It always stops at verification. I used 7zip with store option. I tried signing the zip, I even edited the updater script to only print some text on the screen but the recovery still wouldn't load it. I tried to find a way to install CWM using sdcard but with no luck. When i tried to use ADB in recovery the device says: "failed to open driver control: No such file or directory". It might be worth mentioning that I found my device's ROM online with boot.img and recovery.img files and a .tar file which contains the original system folder.
Is there any way to make the stock recovery (since installing CWM or TWRP seems impossible) read my update file? Or is there another way to fix this? I only need to replace that single file.
Hoping to get help soon.
Cheers!

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