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Rooted Hero wont boot

a little background: rooted sprint htc hero with fresh1.1 gumbo kernel and setCPU (528/160 ondemand). everything was great until i downloaded the free version of lockbot. while messing with the phone i held the home screen icon for too long i guess and a menu popped up asking me to choose two options; one was home and the other i believe htc sense. i clicked the home option which threw me into some funky looking theme- no fresh 1.1 with sense ui i guess. i tried to reboot but my phone keeps getting stuck at the fresh boot screen with the yellow [WAIT] flashing. if i hit a bunch of buttons it takes me to my actual phone dial pad but a message pops up saying "the application HTC Sense (process com.htc.launcher) has stopped unexpectedly. please try again and asks to force close.
i tried going back to stock with the RUU exe file on my pc- wont let me.
PLEASE help me out!

artex101 said:
a little background: rooted sprint htc hero with fresh1.1 gumbo kernel and setCPU (528/160 ondemand). everything was great until i downloaded the free version of lockbot. while messing with the phone i held the home screen icon for too long i guess and a menu popped up asking me to choose two options; one was home and the other i believe htc sense. i clicked the home option which threw me into some funky looking theme- no fresh 1.1 with sense ui i guess. i tried to reboot but my phone keeps getting stuck at the fresh boot screen with the yellow [WAIT] flashing. if i hit a bunch of buttons it takes me to my actual phone dial pad but a message pops up saying "the application HTC Sense (process com.htc.launcher) has stopped unexpectedly. please try again and asks to force close.
i tried going back to stock with the RUU exe file on my pc- wont let me.
PLEASE help me out!
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Boot into recovery and use your last nandroid backup. You did do a nandroid backup right?

not sure why you would be thrown into a boot loop all you did was go from sense to vanilla android but yeah restore your last backup

yes sir i do have one. do i restore it from the phone?

artex101 said:
yes sir i do have one. do i restore it from the phone?
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You should be able to boot while holding the home button down and you'll go into recovery mode. Just restore your nandriod backup. Easy as that.

i am such a fn noob. i decided to format my sd card
so i went into setting/sd card and pone storage/unmount after which i pressed format.
now i get a notification saying that my sd card is blank or of unsupported format.
i forgot that my nandroid backup that you guys told me to restore was on it. i have a copy on my pc but now i cnt get the sd to work.......

Are you using Windows? Is it inside a virtual machine?

artex101 said:
i am such a fn noob. i decided to format my sd card
so i went into setting/sd card and pone storage/unmount after which i pressed format.
now i get a notification saying that my sd card is blank or of unsupported format.
i forgot that my nandroid backup that you guys told me to restore was on it. i have a copy on my pc but now i cnt get the sd to work.......
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If you were able to go into settings, you should have just cleared the data pertaining to your mistaken home app... then the next boot it would ask you again.
Now, as to the SD card, you will need to boot to recovery and format it that way. If you had an ext partition that's probably what's causing your problem... Then, you can copy the nand backup back onto the sd card and restore. You will lose app data that was stored on the sd card (as well as pictures and music), but your settings and applications will return.

im no expert,but maybe u can try flashing fresh again,over what u have,maybe somewhow sense got messed up,or isnt compatible with lockbot..who knows...id try restoring to a backup,or flashing fresh again...good luck.

[Q] Formatted to much on my Wildfire.

Hello,
Here's the deal.
I managed to format pretty much everything with my Wildfire which was kind of stupid. So now it won't start because I don't have android installed anymore. Both the phone system and the SD card is formatted so I no longer have any source from which I can install.
What should I do?

Shiftypants said:
Hello,
Here's the deal.
I managed to format pretty much everything with my Wildfire which was kind of stupid. So now it won't start because I don't have android installed anymore. Both the phone system and the SD card is formatted so I no longer have any source from which I can install.
What should I do?
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you have recovery?

I can enter recovery. I have ClockworkMod Recovery.
But there I can't to a factory reset as I managed to format it.

Dont you have a stored nandroid backup? what network you on?

I was to eager to move forward with everything so I never created a backup... Stupid mistake really, but that's why I'm trying to fix it.
Right now when I start the phone I only see a white screen and the htc logo in green and then it is like that until I remove the battery.
EDIT: The only solution that I think is possible would be to stick the sd card into a card reader and add a rom so I can flash the phone again in order to get the OS back. Would that be possible?

One word... ****... :S

Shiftypants said:
I was to eager to move forward with everything so I never created a backup... Stupid mistake really, but that's why I'm trying to fix it.
Right now when I start the phone I only see a white screen and the htc logo in green and then it is like that until I remove the battery.
EDIT: The only solution that I think is possible would be to stick the sd card into a card reader and add a rom so I can flash the phone again in order to get the OS back. Would that be possible?
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If you can get into clockwork recovery, that should work....hopefully.

tigger69 said:
If you can get into clockwork recovery, that should work....hopefully.
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I can get into clockwork recovery. Problem is I can't access the SD card as I don't have a card reader myself. But I guess that's my only option atm so I'll have to wait until I get a chance to try it out.

Cant you mount the sdcard from the advanced options in clockwork recovery and dump the rom onto it?

tigger69 said:
Cant you mount the sdcard from the advanced options in clockwork recovery and dump the rom onto it?
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This should work, i always use this option to put files on SD
Goto partitions menu in recovery then goto mount usb storage and put the rom on and flash it

Shiftypants said:
Hello,
Here's the deal.
I managed to format pretty much everything with my Wildfire which was kind of stupid. So now it won't start because I don't have android installed anymore. Both the phone system and the SD card is formatted so I no longer have any source from which I can install.
What should I do?
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copy any rom to your microSD with a card reader and boot recovery!

Yes it's working. Thanks for all the help.

I have done the same mistake ....but I didn't quite understand what I have to do ...
I download any ROM on my sd card, put it back on my wildfire and then reboot recovery?? it that it?

Read through this thread, and if your still stuck, i will help you sort it out.

ROM fixed, touchscreen failed
I succeded with a new rom so I was very happy that I could pass the white screen with the htc logo on it. But then another problem came up. f***** frustrating. My touch screen does not respond. I tried rebooting. takind the battery off. Nothing!!! I have not dammaged the touch screen in any way ....like drop it or something like that . it just didn't respond.
Is there any possibility to fix it myself?

Try reinstalling the rom, if that does not work, try another rom. Let us know how it goes.

I've tried both options and the touchscreen is still not working. I can't understand how it stop workin...

Someone Please Help me!

Ok. I ran into a problem. I fastbooted StreakMod Recovery and got to the update.zip from SD card and went through with it. Then When I booted the phone up I keep getting a pop up that says System Exception. And When I tried to open the keyboard, (Update was Gingerbread Keyboard) it ended the process of it everytime. The pop up keeps comming up and I keep hitting quit. How can I fix this?

dont worry
Terrigno said:
Ok. I ran into a problem. I fastbooted StreakMod Recovery and got to the update.zip from SD card and went through with it. Then When I booted the phone up I keep getting a pop up that says System Exception. And When I tried to open the keyboard, (Update was Gingerbread Keyboard) it ended the process of it everytime. The pop up keeps comming up and I keep hitting quit. How can I fix this?
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long press the text box/input method/select a different keyboard, if you dont have a different one then you will need to either use adb to push one or pc to put it onto sd. then between force closes try and install it. last option is obviously a factory reset.
be careful what you install without reading compatibility.

Thank you. What I did was went into root explorer syste/app and deleted the Latin APK and IMI files. Took the keyboard out. But I dont understand, Im trying to get the gingerbread keyboard installed?

[Resolved] Stuck in a boot loop

I was trying to re-install stock apps that i deleted in order to get the OTA update, but in the process i accidentally deleted some thing i shouldn't have(no idea what it was). I had previously been running the odex optimized apps and framework by dc13, and after copying the stock apps to the system/app folder i attempted to delete all of the .odex files. this is where i accidentally deleted some thing essential. i rebooted and was face to face with boot loop. been there ever since please help, i dont want to be stuck with an expensive brick!

swampy67 said:
I was trying to re-install stock apps that i deleted in order to get the OTA update, but in the process i accidentally deleted some thing i shouldn't have(no idea what it was). I had previously been running the odex optimized apps and framework by dc13, and after copying the stock apps to the system/app folder i attempted to delete all of the .odex files. this is where i accidentally deleted some thing essential. i rebooted and was face to face with boot loop. been there ever since please help, i dont want to be stuck with an expensive brick!
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Would someone (aka moderator) simply sticky a bold
DO NOT REMOVE ANY FACTORY FILES, u goty plenty of room.......
to prevent this kinda stuff

Reinstall your system by using this file -
http://www.filesonic.com/file/958397621/acer_a500_0.000.00_1.122.01_emea_gen5_update.zip.html

dr1337 said:
Reinstall your system by using this file -
http://www.filesonic.com/file/958397621/acer_a500_0.000.00_1.122.01_emea_gen5_update.zip.html
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but how do i reinstall when im stuck in a boot loop? is there some way to execute adb?

Rename the file Update.Zip, put the file on the root folder of your SDcard. Power on the tablet with the volume down button held

anubis13 said:
Rename the file Update.Zip, put the file on the root folder of your SDcard. Power on the tablet with the volume down button held
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Thanks I'll give it a shot
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA Premium App

thanks this worked like a charm. Gotta love the XDA community.

A strange thing happened to me, i was working with the tab, and layed it
aside for a while, suddenly it shutted down, and rebooted.
(Not sure where i went wrong, or why this happened,cant remember doin anything out of the ordinairy)
Then i got stuck in this bootloop.
Tried to update, wich goes okee i guess, but after the reboot, i got stuck in a
different boot loop.
Im sure i didnt mess with the standard files that came with the device,
however i have another bootanimation, than stock, could this be causing the "second"
bootloop?
Kinda out of options now, hope you guys can shed more light to this, but i think
i have to return it to Acer for repairs.
Btw: great device anyway!

Just want to let you know that was not the correct update.zip for our Country you make consider going back to the USA rom. Or you will not receive the Correct Updates. If any at all. These are the files and instructions you will need to get back to stock and be able to receive all updates.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1101859
Give thanks and support if this helps.

Chaz36 said:
A strange thing happened to me, i was working with the tab, and layed it
aside for a while, suddenly it shutted down, and rebooted.
(Not sure where i went wrong, or why this happened,cant remember doin anything out of the ordinairy)
Then i got stuck in this bootloop.
Tried to update, wich goes okee i guess, but after the reboot, i got stuck in a
different boot loop.
Im sure i didnt mess with the standard files that came with the device,
however i have another bootanimation, than stock, could this be causing the "second"
bootloop?
Kinda out of options now, hope you guys can shed more light to this, but i think
i have to return it to Acer for repairs.
Btw: great device anyway!
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Okay so this is what i did as directed by the guys above.
1. Download this file. have to warn you though this service is horribly slow http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...ww.filesonic.com/file/958397...pdate.zip.html
2. Put your external SD card into your computer, and copy over the file to the root of the card.
3. Rename the file update.zip(make sure it isn't named update.zip.zip)
4. Put the SD card back it the tab.
5. Make sure your tab is completely shut down.
6. Hold down the volume down button and press the power button.( dont let go of the volume down button till the screen turns on)
7. The recovery will boot and the update should hopefully restore your tab.
8.(optional but recommended) follow these steps in order to revert back to the latest OTA american version so that your able to upgrade to 3.1 when it comes out.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1101859
Hope this helps.

Thanks for quick reply, i did exactly those steps before, and it seems that the
update goes well, then after the update, the tablet reboots loads up a bit, and then
again runs into a bootloop.
That is what is different in comparison with the un brick methods come-out, i read all over this forum.
So im a little affraid something different is goin on, with or in my tablet after the update completes.
It just never really recovers from the boot loop with or without the update.
sadly.

Chaz36 said:
Thanks for quick reply, i did exactly those steps before, and it seems that the
update goes well, then after the update, the tablet reboots loads up a bit, and then
again runs into a bootloop.
That is what is different in comparison with the un brick methods come-out, i read all over this forum.
So im a little affraid something different is goin on, with or in my tablet after the update completes.
It just never really recovers from the boot loop with or without the update.
sadly.
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Well sorry that didn't work, i am not to experienced with development for this tab, so im fresh out of ideas. It might help to start a new thread explaining that you tried to un-brick your tab via this method and that a boot loop still occurs. Maybe some super smart devs can help you.

Crsdr37 said:
Just want to let you know that was not the correct update.zip for our Country you make consider going back to the USA rom. Or you will not receive the Correct Updates. If any at all. These are the files and instructions you will need to get back to stock and be able to receive all updates.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1101859
Give thanks and support if this helps.
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yeah i did that right after i un-bricked it, but thanks for the heads up anyways.

For anyone else who has bootloop problems and finds his/her way to this thread, there is another option. Plug in a USB keyboard, then boot up the tab by holding the power button and volume down (the side closest to the power button) at the same time until text starts appearing in the upper left corner of the screen. Hit the home button on the keyboard, and boom! You are in a recovery screen. Use the keyboard to select factory reset, and your tab is back to the original state. You will lose root and all of your info, but you have your tab working again. There really should be a way to do this without adding a keyboard, but it works fine.

SmittyRN said:
For anyone else who has bootloop problems and finds his/her way to this thread, there is another option. Plug in a USB keyboard, then boot up the tab by holding the power button and volume down (the side closest to the power button) at the same time until text starts appearing in the upper left corner of the screen. Hit the home button on the keyboard, and boom! You are in a recovery screen. Use the keyboard to select factory reset, and your tab is back to the original state. You will lose root and all of your info, but you have your tab working again. There really should be a way to do this without adding a keyboard, but it works fine.
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Dude, you just made my day.
Thanks.!!!!!

[Q] So my Acer will not boot after the ICS update

I had the 3.2.1 and I used the script to turn backdoor on and also OTA updates back on. My Acer is rooted but stock rom. It saw the ICS update and downloaded and rebooted and I got the android guy with the gears turning and that progress bar went all the way and it looked like it rebooted again.
Now it is stuck at the "Android" name...usually its a black screen with a few seconds of that Android screen popping up then going back to black and it never progresses...i've tried rebooting. Anyone else having this issue?

Can you boot into recovery?

moonrakerone said:
Can you boot into recovery?
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Actually it's been so long since I have done that I don't remember how..power button and vol down or something? I didn't ask that cause I know it can be easily found just been running around this morning so haven't had time to check it out. Sucks..didn't think i'd have an issue due to being on a stock rom
EDIT: Yes just tried it...it booted into recovery I believe..shows the android guy laying on his back with his stomach opened and a red triangle with an exclimation point
This may be posted somewhere but what app do I need to use to get my tablet back and running from recovery mode?

im in da same boat as you.......i need a downgrade or something!!

Me too. I have an image file, but cannot get it onto the tablet. Can someone tell me how I can use a PC to get an update.zip file onto the tablet so I can get it working again? I can get into recovery, but do not have a zip file to select from. I have an old SD card from a DX that I just got rid of for a Galaxy Nexus, but I do not have the phone anymore. I have a card reader, but cannot get windows to recognize the card. If I can get widows to recognize the card reader, I can get the zip file and transfer it that way. Please help???

Capadac said:
im in da same boat as you.......i need a downgrade or something!!
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Me too this sucks
I'm trying to follow directions on how to unbrick from other threads but they all mentions doing things on the tablet that I can't access because my tablet won't do anything at all. When I boot into recovery mode it gives me no options at all and my pc cannot see any of my files/drives on my tablet so how do you guys even do anything with it?

dxharmon said:
Me too. I have an image file, but cannot get it onto the tablet. Can someone tell me how I can use a PC to get an update.zip file onto the tablet so I can get it working again? I can get into recovery, but do not have a zip file to select from. I have an old SD card from a DX that I just got rid of for a Galaxy Nexus, but I do not have the phone anymore. I have a card reader, but cannot get windows to recognize the card. If I can get widows to recognize the card reader, I can get the zip file and transfer it that way. Please help???
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Me either...everyone seems to have a recovery mode with options...I have nothing at all but an android guy logo. Even if I could take my SD card out of my tablet and into my phone to put any kind of files on there..if I put it back into my tablet I woudn't be able to access them anyways.

Fee454 said:
Me either...everyone seems to have a recovery mode with options...I have nothing at all but an android guy logo. Even if I could take my SD card out of my tablet and into my phone to put any kind of files on there..if I put it back into my tablet I woudn't be able to access them anyways.
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Do you need help getting into recovery?
Power Off, hold in landscape so your volume buttons are on the upper left. Hold the volume + and power button for a few seconds, when the 'ACER' logo comes up, let go of the power button and keep the volume+ until you are into recovery.
I'm going to have to borrow a phone on Monday from someone to get the image file onto an old Droid X SD card I have and hope that solves my problem.
I fought with ACER customer support for an hour. Because I bought it on WOOT, they have the tablet registered to some other company and are telling me it is not in warranty.

dxharmon said:
Do you need help getting into recovery?
Power Off, hold in landscape so your volume buttons are on the upper left. Hold the volume + and power button for a few seconds, when the 'ACER' logo comes up, let go of the power button and keep the volume+ until you are into recovery.
I'm going to have to borrow a phone on Monday from someone to get the image file onto an old Droid X SD card I have and hope that solves my problem.
I fought with ACER customer support for an hour. Because I bought it on WOOT, they have the tablet registered to some other company and are telling me it is not in warranty.
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Hmm for me the power button and volume - button puts it into recovery but the problem is it doesn't give me any options but shows the android character laying down with a red triangle above him. I don't have any options like I do when I go into recovery on my infuse phone. I still have a warranty as my tablet was purchased in December but I'd really rather not have to send it out :-/
When you go into recovery you have options?
And that sucks about the warranty situation...that's messed up

A500 wont boot after ICS update
I have the same issue. ACER logo comes on then Android then it goes blank, flashes and seems stuck in a loop.
Trying to go into recovery does not work and you get the android down with a red triangle above its chest. It looked like it was looking for update.zip which was not on the SD card or external SD card. Not sure if it looked at both.
Please Help

noahbody said:
I have the same issue. ACER logo comes on then Android then it goes blank, flashes and seems stuck in a loop.
Trying to go into recovery does not work and you get the android down with a red triangle above its chest. It looked like it was looking for update.zip which was not on the SD card or external SD card. Not sure if it looked at both.
Please Help
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Yes. Exactly what happens with mine. Do we need to load an update.zip onto the sd card and then try recovery or would it only search on the internal memory? If that is indeed what it is trying to do.

Fee454 said:
Yes. Exactly what happens with mine. Do we need to load an update.zip onto the sd card and then try recovery or would it only search on the internal memory? If that is indeed what it is trying to do.
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Update.zip goes on the root of an external SD.

wolverine423 said:
Update.zip goes on the root of an external SD.
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I am not completely sure if my tablet ever actually updated to ICS or failed and stayed at HC and "bricked" Does anyone know where I can get an update.zip file that would possibly work?
Found this site from another thread..not sure if it'll work but may try.
http://vache-android.com/v1/index.php?site=files&cat=28
Nope...put update.zip on root of external sd..looked like it was updating and then a configuring screen popped up and then rebooted and now its back to the same loop again

The only thing u can think of is to make sure the screen orientation switch is locked in landscape (towards the left) when gilding it landscape.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

dxharmon said:
The only thing u can think of is to make sure the screen orientation switch is locked in landscape (towards the left) when gilding it landscape.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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Yeah it is :-/ Might end up having to send it in unless there is a fix.

Yup, returned mine to work, they took it back even though it was a few days outside of the warranty.
If I buy another one I'll buy direct from acer.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

dxharmon said:
Yup, returned mine to work, they took it back even though it was a few days outside of the warranty.
If I buy another one I'll buy direct from acer.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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I got mine from walmart and I checked acers site and I must have registered it the day I got it...shows when purchase date was and that the warranty is still good so I should be ok with sending it to them if I cannot find a fix.

Fee454 said:
I am not completely sure if my tablet ever actually updated to ICS or failed and stayed at HC and "bricked" Does anyone know where I can get an update.zip file that would possibly work?
Found this site from another thread..not sure if it'll work but may try.
http://vache-android.com/v1/index.php?site=files&cat=28
Nope...put update.zip on root of external sd..looked like it was updating and then a configuring screen popped up and then rebooted and now its back to the same loop again
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If the OTA was successful it should tell you, so we will assume you're still on the HC b/l.
If you cannot boot to the OS or Recovery AND the update.zip method doesn't work THEN
Use TD's V4 if your original build is gen2 OR
a EUU package from vaches thread to recover your tab
If you can boot to recovery then restore from backup

Fee454 said:
I had the 3.2.1 and I used the script to turn backdoor on and also OTA updates back on. My Acer is rooted but stock rom. It saw the ICS update and downloaded and rebooted and I got the android guy with the gears turning and that progress bar went all the way and it looked like it rebooted again.
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yep i used td's backdoor/rootkeeper the first time i got the same result as you.
took a couple of tries but finally i'reverted to 3.01 and then OTA'ed up to 3.2.1
i did the following to get it to work
1) make sure backdoor is on, check sound is off - i had to run it twice before sound turned off
2) run busybox and backed up su location
3) run rootkeeper
4) opened acer recovery installer and loaded up stock recovery
5) and enabled the option in settings just to make sure and rebooted
6) checked system update and yes i have a new update
all four OTA's installed fine, i did lose root tho but opened backdoor and reset sticky bits
opened ari once again and got superuser request for access
loaded up cwm and booted into recovery and got recovery verified failed message. i had forgotten to uncheck the load stock recovery option in settings.
once i did that i was back to cwm
yeh it was a bit of a process and once i get the ICS OTA - i'll save it before installing - just for future possible borks - then put stock recovery back unroot b4 trying the OTA install - with any luck i should be ok....

Can you explain better what you did.
I over the air updated my tablet. And now am in the loop.
I do not have an update.zip. How do I recover to any version of android.
I had back door on.