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Stuck in APX mode

powered up with PWR and (-) key and wont come out of it

Hold the power down for at least 5 seconds. You should see the screen go completely dark (better in a semi-dark room, as it's easier to see).

still stuck
tried your solution, nothing.
let it charge overnight to make sure I wasnt being a total scrub and the battery was dead....nothing
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

skip this, finally woke it up...on to next problem thanks all

When I first tried to flash to 1.1a, something like this happened. I don't think it was the ROM -- I think something malfunctioned inside the file system.
It was in the continuous Off/VS Birds/G-TabletLogo loop and even the power switch would not turn it off!
I wound up flashing CWM, and when I got into CWM I re-partitioned and re-formatted everything and then was able to successfully re-flash to TnT 2.2.0. (With the file system fixed, I am guessing I probably could have gone back to 1.01a if I have wanted to.)
Glad you are back working.
Rev

ARGHH!!
So has anyone found a definitive way to get these devices out of APX mode? I did a full restore on new device to clean up all the partitions and such, now nothing seems to get this thing to come out of APX. I suppose I could power it up with nvflash and leave it on the nvflashing screen until the battery dies, but there had to be a better way than burning the battery down overnight...
I have tried all sorts of combinations of powering on and off, is there a magic sequence lol...

my gtab wont boot up
my gtab wont go past the viewsonic and then gtab screne pleaseeeeeee some one help do i need to return it. i installed the tnt lite last night then this morning i couldnt sink mu gmail account then all of a sudden this....help

georgetirone said:
my gtab wont go past the viewsonic and then gtab screne pleaseeeeeee some one help do i need to return it. i installed the tnt lite last night then this morning i couldnt sink mu gmail account then all of a sudden this....help
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Please don't hijack threads. There are LOTS of threads about boot loops. Check out some of the boot loop threads.

I was able to finally get the device unlocked and running much better. I used the nvflash recovery to get back to stock, then used Z4Root to get the device rooted stock. The rooting seems to have un-apx'd the device, and it works fine from there. So I would recommend keeping z4root on your drive so you can install it and root the device if it gets stuck in apx mode lol. It's a dirty hack but it worked for me when nothing else did.

Both of you,
I don't see that the thread was hijacked -- both of you are/were stuck in loops. Or at least something I think have a common cause.
What I was saying in my earlier post is that I am seriously wondering if the boot loops are caused by problems with the file system. Say, the system malfunctions or a flash makes something so it can't find the files it need to start.......
From my reading, it seems like most of the loops wind with the file system having to be fixed, or a new mod flashed over it, etc.
If we could determine that, perhaps we could know if loading CWM and fixing, or some such -- might save a tablet w/o having to re-flash.
Ideas or opinions?
Rev

butchconner said:
Both of you,
I don't see that the thread was hijacked -- both of you are/were stuck in loops. Or at least something I think have a common cause.
What I was saying in my earlier post is that I am seriously wondering if the boot loops are caused by problems with the file system. Say, the system malfunctions or a flash makes something so it can't find the files it need to start.......
From my reading, it seems like most of the loops wind with the file system having to be fixed, or a new mod flashed over it, etc.
If we could determine that, perhaps we could know if loading CWM and fixing, or some such -- might save a tablet w/o having to re-flash.
Ideas or opinions?
Rev
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Hi,
Would a logcat (adb logcat) show anything?
Just a thought...
Jim

blue tooth stuck in apx
my bluetooth was stuck in apx. i unstuck it by installing a bluetooth switcher from the market.
Hop this helps someone.

roebeet said:
Hold the power down for at least 5 seconds. You should see the screen go completely dark (better in a semi-dark room, as it's easier to see).
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what worked for me is holding down the same buttons to getting into apx mode.
both +/- volume buttons and then power until the screen turns off.

nickmaccombs said:
skip this, finally woke it up...on to next problem thanks all
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May I ask how you got it started up? The only way I can get it to start is to NVFLASH. If I turn it off again, it'll be stuck in APX mode...

[Q] Okay need some serious Help

ok i know this has been mentioned already just not sure if those topics/posts apply to me.
before i did the below, i tried the tnt lite enhancement pack and had upgraded to 3588 from viewsonic, don't know if that mattered, but i reinstalled clockwork .8 afterword and started to flash zpad
was flashing zpad and zpad enhancement pack (though i don't think i needed to) and i flashed the mdpi tegra gapps now i have a borked tablet.
at first when i was trying to flash zpad and the enhancement pack it would restart with viewsonic logo and then it would just be blank black screen that was lit up so the screen was on. and it took atleast 5 seconds of holding power button to get it off, but it was still able to go into recovery.
so i figured something i was flashing was causing something to go wrong, so i just flashed zpad and the gapps no enhancement pack and it booted, read that pershoots kernel was best so i downloaded it from his site, maybe it was the wrong one, idk but after flashing that all that would happen is the screen would turn on to the viewsonic logo, did not recognize the command to enter recovery by holding volume button.
so i was like wth turned it off and literally touch the button for like 2 seconds and it would turn off. tried going into recovery no dice. wth do i do, i just passed the 30 day mark from sears. (i was gonna return it but after seeing honeycomb, hells no)
any advice???

Instructions if you have a brick.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11230514&postcount=1

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950
Try that before you take apart your machine.....It sounds like you flashed the zpad kernel for the zpad. That kernel is for the malata zpad not the zpad rom on the gtab. If you can get to apx mode then you can nvflash stock and start over.

Don't even have nvflash or how to use it.
Kinda lost....I downloaded pershoots kernel for zpab/gtab of his site.....
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your gonna have to read that thread...it tells you how to get and flash nvflash

K thanks ill update later once I get a chance to try the fix
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get on the irc channel at freenode.....#tegratab....someone there is usually around to walk you through it

Hehs never used irc
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well crap i did the nvflash stuff and some last part or something failed and now it really is a brick

got back to stock now how do i get clockwork working? i have the right update.zip, but i get the android txt then a triangular sign with a ! any suggestions

thorpe24 said:
got back to stock now how do i get clockwork working? i have the right update.zip, but i get the android txt then a triangular sign with a ! any suggestions
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Have you followed the instructions in the following thread? Sounds like you're missing the recovery folder, or did not extract the the clockwork.zip which would have an update.zip file and the recovery folder with command file. You need both on the sdcard for clockworkmod to install from stock recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245

yeah realized that myself. well i finally got it working right except that now when i try to restore with titanium or download something from the market etc. the damn thing restarts.
would that be a kernel or rom probem, trying to run zpad. was on vegan 5.1 for forever but i need to play around with stuff to find what is the most stable and quick, i use it for work and now i can't it's really irritating.

what did you do to get back from the brick state? Nvflash ran for me, something at the end failed and now it looks like I have no APX mode because the tablet wont turn on at all. I have done apx and nvidia flash before so I think I know when the tablets turns on and goes into apx mode. My pc also tells me by attaching the device when I enter APX mode. So no APX mode, no turning on. Whats does the internal pushbutton really do? There is another post about touching/bridging two contact points together but no pictures. I think its talking about the place next to the interal pushbutton but I am not sure nor do I know which two contacts to bridge/short together. Is the second pushbutton location something like a flash recovery. I used my nvflash bat file and folder that I used before to do recovery so I am not sure why nvflash failed and screwed my tablet but this not looking good.
Any help recovering from this would be appreciated because this is not looking good. I am hoping its a dead battery so I am charging now and when I get back from work I will check again and then maybe take it apart.

nvflash crash, gtab is dead
charged the battery and still no apx mode, the gtab appears to be dead. nvflash errored out, and either rebooted this gtab or crashed it immediately but I have no signs of life and not sure what the disassembly can help with at this point.

[Q] Think I bricked my G Tablet

I'm a newbie, and have somehow managed to get the g tablet in a loop.
I tried to reload the gtabletrestore file by pressing PWR and the Vol+, but go into CWR. There I can't access the SD card to run update. Upon reboot, I get the message:
magic value mismatch.
I need help.....

Do you have ADB setup on your PC so you can use nvflash and/or a shell on the tablet?

Nope,... to be honest, I'm not sure what to do now...

Google "Install ADB for" whatever you have ie windows, mac, linux. If you have a 64bit windows then google 64bit. You will also need to read this thread for nvflash. ADB must be working first. If you are a user of IRC then go to freenode and enter the #tegratab channel. Someone there can usually walk you thru everything. Its very easy once you understand and when you can do this your tab is virtually unbrickable.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950

Okay, will do and will post my results.
thank you!

Oy Vey,
Ok so, if nothing but a blank screen comes up..
and I mean Power btn + Volume Up btn does nothing what so ever but the device is powering on with nothing but blank screen, is it possible the GTAB is bricked??

It sounds like you need to do the same process....adb and nvflash

thebadfrog said:
It sounds like you need to do the same process....adb and nvflash
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Thank you,
I pretty much bricked my GTAB after I flashed the experimental version of CWM on the DL page of GoJimi's Site. I rebooted and got a "Black Screen" with nothing else.
So it's safe to say we shouldn't use that experimental version... AT ALL!!!
Oy Vey, my heart was in cardiac arrythmia all this time...*lol*

tekrhino said:
Thank you,
I pretty much bricked my GTAB after I flashed the experimental version of CWM on the DL page of GoJimi's Site. I rebooted and got a "Black Screen" with nothing else.
So it's safe to say we shouldn't use that experimental version... AT ALL!!!
Oy Vey, my heart was in cardiac arrythmia all this time...*lol*
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Just the experimental version of cwm....the regular bekit 0.8 should work

Has anyone found a solution
Hello,
I am new to the forum., I am in the same situation. I think I bricked my tablet. I am able to use nvflash to revert back to the stock image, but when the tablet is turned off it does not come back on. I have to flash it again. Does anyone have any ideas?

Needs some help with G-Table NVFlash

I keep trying to load the APX USB drivers and I keep getting this error...Can someone please help?
Cannot Continue with Hardware Update Wizard.
The wizard could not find a better match for your hardware than the software you currently have install.
I have tried every version of of the drivers that I can find.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Matt

Are you running a rom or stock, and if so which one? Have you tried this yet? That should work for you, but if you are running the ICS rom you will need to follow the instructions in the first post of the ICS thread under 'How to Install MTP Drivers'.

I am just using stock install right now and I am trying to get a rom on there. When I go to boot into APX it just sits at "Booting recovery kernel image" - it never gets past that. I am not sure why.
I actually did try your post before I posted myself. I have tried this multiple time on multiple machines with various flavors of Windows - XP, Vista, and Win7.
Thanks for the help.
Matt

Strange ... sounds like it is failing to boot into recovery, not APX mode. When you boot to APX it should show the 3 birds screen for a second, then go completely black (looks like it is turned off, but it is actually in APX). It shouldn't say anything. Are you holding Volume Down while pressing the power button? If you are, try holding Volume Up instead, I have heard that some Gtabs have the volume controls switched.
About the 'Booting Recovery Kernel Image', did you install a different recovery (CWM)? If so, which bootloader are you on and which recovery version did you try to install?

hutchinsonm said:
I am just using stock install right now and I am trying to get a rom on there. When I go to boot into APX it just sits at "Booting recovery kernel image" - it never gets past that. I am not sure why.
I actually did try your post before I posted myself. I have tried this multiple time on multiple machines with various flavors of Windows - XP, Vista, and Win7.
Thanks for the help.
Matt
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Hey there, there are a few pre-steps that need to be done befor you can start flashing ROMs on a gtab.
A good reference is here
You will crap oout your gtab but as long as you know how to NVFlash a gatb is almost impossible to brick. KEYWORD ALMOST. The scret is ensureing you NVFLash the right BootLoader to the ROM you are trying to load. An example nvflash BL1.2 for a 1.2 ROM like CM7 there is also BL1.1 so be certain of what you are trying to load...
GLTY

hutchinsonm said:
I am just using stock install right now and I am trying to get a rom on there. When I go to boot into APX it just sits at "Booting recovery kernel image" - it never gets past that. I am not sure why.
I actually did try your post before I posted myself. I have tried this multiple time on multiple machines with various flavors of Windows - XP, Vista, and Win7.
Thanks for the help.
Matt
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Your gTab is displaying the same behavior as mine. I went to install CWM, and it failed to install. Afterwards, my Amazon App store kept crashing every time I opened it. I tried reinstalling, and everything else (mostly games for the kids) started crashing also. I decided to go back to factory settings. It powered off, and then gave me the same message: Booting recovery kernel image with the three birds on the screen. It does not give me an option to choose a recovery. I followed instructions to recover from the external SD card, but it only sits there at the booting recovery kernel image message. Doesn't seem to make a difference whether I power on with the volume key pressed or not. It always goes to the same message.
Did you have any luck getting past that message with your gTab?
Peter

hutchinsonm said:
I keep trying to load the APX USB drivers and I keep getting this error...Can someone please help?
Cannot Continue with Hardware Update Wizard.
The wizard could not find a better match for your hardware than the software you currently have install.
I have tried every version of of the drivers that I can find.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Matt
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Matt, If I'm not mistaken you're using the wizard to try and install the APX USB drivers to your computer. You have to MANUALLY point Windows to the folder containing the correct driver and it should find it. Otherwise it will give you that same message.

Stuck no recovery. No nothing.

I have a sl101. I only get eeepad screen. My son did something to the machine. I can get it to say booting recovery but nothing happens. I also can get a text that says cold booting Linux. Again nothing happens. Nvflash says USB write fail. But when I check adb the device is recognized. Is there a way for me to adb push a recovery in there for me to boot too, so I can reflash a rom. I have a little dilema here. I also was wondering if I can flash rom thru adb. I read once that's how they used to do it on g1. I don't know if I am speaking accurately though. Any kind of light shed on me will be greatly appriciated
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using xda premium

not sure about the slider but i had a customer return yesterday with this exact issue on the tf101 and i couldnt get out of it. the tf just kept switching itself back on and getting stuck on the splash screen.
found this set of instructions but im not sure if its what you need or if it will work:
http://androidroot.mobi/technical/asus-eee-pad-transformer-tf101-root-cwm-recovery/
good luck

That is exactly what is going on with mine. The slider is basicly the same thing. I plug it in and I tries to boot. I thought you had to be booted into recovery or the rom for adb to work? That's why I believe this method you just revealed to me. Or some variation of it will work. I will be trying shortly.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using xda premium

not working transformer
i have asus tranfrormer 9.x.x.x, recovery 5.8.x.x, after i did superwipe , every thing is gone and i cant flash any rom through adb/nvflash saying cant write to sdcard (read only). any suggestions?

HELP : Same problem, no apx, recovery strange, no boot
I still have access to clockwork but nothing seems to install, i tried update clockwork nothing worked, reboot gives me clockwork, APX don't work...
please HELP !!!!

densleonis said:
I still have access to clockwork but nothing seems to install, i tried update clockwork nothing worked, reboot gives me clockwork, APX don't work...
please HELP !!!!
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nvflash if your TF101 is compatible model.. (must B60 and below).
Or read Wolf's thread HERE. It might helped everyone here..

Thanks but everything needs adb connexion and as apx is not working, i can't connect ADB..
I have a B50 model

Nobody have a clue ?
well, I have to send it back to my reseller that will change it but before that I need to delete clockwork mode or brick it, how can i do ?
I tried every thread here, update rom does nothing, looks like it does not write anything on the tablet
Thanks in advance

try to follow this procedure...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25636698&postcount=5
let me know

Hello, thanks, but as I can't get to apx mode, I can't use nvflash, so still stuck with my recovery, I tried to modify super Wipe package to do things but can't get through...
If someone can make a package to delete recovery, then I can try it on my tablet, I really yneed it to be bricked cause now it load with Rogue's recovery on and on, so the reseller will new it has been modified and I will have to pay to get it back ...
Thanks in advance

with the procedure posted in the previous link you don't need APX mode and don't need NVflash...
Just boot your TF in recovery mode and plug it to your pc...
remove all previous drivers and install the new one that you can find in the post
ciao
ps... at the end of the procedure you will have your TF101 with stock rom and stock recovery

I will try but even when I am on recovery, nothing appears in Hardware management, no recognition from My computer, still strange... And when I power + vol down key, It never says to presse vol up in the text in the upper left corner, just says booting linux kernel...
When I try to boot pressing vol up + power, nothing happens, not even the clics that can be heard when it powers up...

I had a similar issue when I used SuperWipe and discovered my ROM on the external SD Card could not be accessed by CWM
I tried pushing the file with adb but kept receiving errors - protocol, etc. I suspected it was a driver issue along with the fact that 64 bit systems don't always play nicely with drivers. I actually dug up an old hard drive and did a very basic install of 32bit Win7. I booted the Transformer into CWM and when I connected it to my PC - I pointed it to the universal naked driver. I was then able to successfully push the rom to internal storage and used CWM to flash it

Hello,
I tried to connect my tablet to an old Windows 2000, but still nothing happens

Hello every one, I finally sendt back my transformer to my reseller, now I can buy a new one...
Thanks again