I got my TF yesterday, I rooted today, and everything has been working marvelously.
That is, until I got ambitious. This is the fifth android device I've installed a custom ROM to, so I figured it would be smooth sailing. I did a nandroid backup in CWM, and then installed the newest version of Prime, which then refused to boot. Ever the optimist, I restore my backup. Which also won't boot. Then I get frustrated. Moving on, I try out Revolver, which then boots just fine. I download Revolver Parts, and it tells me there is an update (I installed 3.5.2), which I confirm for install. The tablet reboots, and never makes it into CWM..
Every time it boots, I get to the initial screen, that says Eee PC, Asus, and NVidia. after two or three seconds, it goes black, and starts again. If I tell it to enter recovery, it reboots and never gets to CWM. The only way I found to get it to boot is to hold volume down, and then NOT hit volume up to enter recovery, and cold boot android from there.
The tablet is still functioning, but without being able to get into recovery, I'm feeling paranoid about something happening that would need recovery to... recover from.
I wasn't able to find any answers after looking for most of the day; I thought perhaps NVflash would help (I can get into USB mode by holding volume up), but the download link isn't working. Does anyone have any suggestions, or have heard of anything like this before? Any answers at all would be appreciated, thanks in advance.
nvflash and only nvflash...if the link is dead,try here..
btw nvflash links here in xda works well
linux
http://www.mediafire.com/?vyci8t4i5ayg2t1
windows
http://www.mediafire.com/?004a8n53arbc5o6
sert00 said:
nvflash and only nvflash...if the link is dead,try here..
btw nvflash links here in xda works well
linux
http://www.mediafire.com/?vyci8t4i5ayg2t1
windows
http://www.mediafire.com/?004a8n53arbc5o6
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yea, this happen somtime, not sure why, especially with prime for me. use nvflash and push revolver 3.5.2 with cwm, busybox, and su. then make a nand and try and restore it.
you could always try holding low vol + pwr for 6 secs then let go of owr but still hold low vol untill promt tells you to hit high vol to load cwm. that should work as well....
Thanks for the replies, both of you. Nvflash fixed it, works like a charm now. I love this device
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I stupidly installed TNT Lite 5.0 before reading the instructions. My gtab locked at white screen. I panicked. Did a full restore using Nvflash. That put g-tab to 2638. But when I shut off power I can get nothing but a black screen when powering on. The only way to get the tablet to function again is to flash another full restore, and then same problem occurs when I shut down. I cant update because the tablet screen goes black when attempting reboot. I've been reading posts here in the developers forum all day and I haven't come closer to solving my problem, so I need help from someone smarter please.
jesusgi said:
I stupidly installed TNT Lite 5.0 before reading the instructions. My gtab locked at white screen. I panicked. Did a full restore using Nvflash. That put g-tab to 2638. But when I shut off power I can get nothing but a black screen when powering on. The only way to get the tablet to function again is to flash another full restore, and then same problem occurs when I shut down. I cant update because the tablet screen goes black when attempting reboot. I've been reading posts here in the developers forum all day and I haven't come closer to solving my problem, so I need help from someone smarter please.
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nvflash to the version included in the tntlite post there is an apk file link there
Do you mean 3588 stock?
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Do you mean 3588 stock?
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yes check the first post in the lite thread. It is linked as APK 3588
I downloaded it, but I am not sure how to use it with nvflash as compared to the restore which was relatively simple using the included bat file. Am I missing something or am I just a hopeless Noob?
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I stupidly installed TNT Lite 5.0 before reading the instructions. My gtab locked at white screen. I panicked. Did a full restore using Nvflash. That put g-tab to 2638. But when I shut off power I can get nothing but a black screen when powering on. The only way to get the tablet to function again is to flash another full restore, and then same problem occurs when I shut down. I cant update because the tablet screen goes black when attempting reboot. I've been reading posts here in the developers forum all day and I haven't come closer to solving my problem, so I need help from someone smarter please.
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Hmm?.. Seems there are a lot of users trying to prove the GTAB is in fact Brickable..*lol*
It is NOT!
Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950
Yes I feel dumb about it. I did read that thread before posting. I did the restore. I can get the gtab to boot up and it is usable.......until I power down, then the only way to use it again is to reflash the restore again. I mean its usable. Not really bricked, really, but I am frustrated because it seems like I am missing the solution.
I used the nvflash from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950 to prep my gtab for 5.0. Once it flashed and booted to the OS, I had it join wireless, then it prompted to start the update to 3588 immediately. Have you tried this?
Yes it downloads the update but to complete the update, it must reboot. When it goes to reboot then the screen goes black and then nothing The only way I can get it to work again is to nvflash it to the complete restore I have been going round in circles with it for hours and hours
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Yes it downloads the update but to complete the update, it must reboot. When it goes to reboot then the screen goes black and then nothing The only way I can get it to work again is to nvflash it to the complete restore I have been going round in circles with it for hours and hours
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Been there.......months later the tablet is still there. I can not power it off or reboot it. I bought another tablet and use "the unbootable" one at home where it sits in a dock until needed.
I have tried every nvflash recommendation out there...
There are about 4 or 5 tablets like this. Most have either been returned/swapped out or set aside and no longer used (from my reading of others with the same problem).
I can get it to boot by formatting partition 2 so if it ever goes off or I need to "update" it I turn it off.....connect it and nvflash it...holding volume + if I need to get to recovery. If not...once nvflash sends the bootloader over and formats partition 2, the device boots.
Something on mine is preventing the bootloader from booting.....the nvflash sending it over executes it and the tablet runs......
redundant - double posted
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Yes it downloads the update but to complete the update, it must reboot. When it goes to reboot then the screen goes black and then nothing The only way I can get it to work again is to nvflash it to the complete restore I have been going round in circles with it for hours and hours
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I got the same problem. I can only power my gtab by doing nvflash, and if i reboot, it only goes into apx mode.
Ouch. That has stopped me in my tracks. It's really bad news.
"Something on mine is preventing the bootloader from booting.....the nvflash sending it over executes it and the tablet runs......"
That's my problem exactly. My wife is going to be very upset. I thought I could keep her gtab updated without bricking it. Oh jeez that's exactly what I've done..........
Suggestion? don't do the update after you nvflash.. let the device boot up normally and put a different ROM zip file on the SD via USB.
Calkulins new ROM is based in TnT is super smooth.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=985705
From there try to reboot into recovery mode with an app like quick boot AniReboot and flash the different rom.
It may be the ROM you're trying to flash is corrupt.
I did the same too. . An didn't read the fine print. After getting the info
on how to fix my bricked gtab. Also, I had to do some Googling on apx
USB drivers for windows 7.
Long story short.. had a few pints. .. got it back to stock and installed tntl 5
The next day.. I'm using it now and I'm happy. Time for another pint.
I thought I bricked my GTab, after several hours of tweaking I was
able to flash it and run TnT Lite 5.0 now. Here is the procedure I did:
a. nvflash to stock rom. download the usb driver for windows 7 here and install (link from post by syntrix) : http://developer.download.nvidia.com/tegra/files/os/tegra_ventana_froyo_20110207.msi
b. grab the stock rom from the post by roebeet, choose "nvflash_windows_20100500.zip" and ""nvflash_gtablet_2010110500.zip": http://db.tt/Wm25t7U
c. following roebeet's instruction, put Gtab to APX mode (volume down + power on), run nvflash_gtablet.bat, should flash the rom fine.
d. boot the Gtab after flashing, should be able to run the original stock rom.
e. download the 3588 stock rom from this thread:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842000
f. run recovery (volume up + power on) to upgrade to 3588 rom, remember to make a "recovery" folder with "command" (check the prefix and see if is name "sdcard") and rename the downloaded 3588 rom to "update.zip". Put both to the root of the sdcard.
g. now you should have 3588 rom after the recovery
h. download tnt lite 5.0 rom and run a recovery. you will get stuck at a black screen. Just reboot and enter recovery mode again (volume up + power on). do a "wipe data" and reboot. Then you will be able to run TnT lite 5.0. In the recovery mode, the "power" button is "enter", not the "home" button in CWM 0.8. Anyway, just follow the instruction on screen for button layout.
Thanks. I have actually done those and would do them all but G-Tab will only boot once after flash (step d) after that if I power down, I gotta black screened brick until reflashing original ROM again. It is impossible for me to do step "F" from Gaspra post
and with that I give up. I ordered another G-Tab, and I'm using the old one as a plant stand. Who said this can't be bricked? I managed to do it.
Send it to me. I'll pay shipping.
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Thanks. I have actually done those and would do them all but G-Tab will only boot once after flash (step d) after that if I power down, I gotta black screened brick until reflashing original ROM again. It is impossible for me to do step "F" from Gaspra post
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did you try to erase the rom? try this before flashing to the stock rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=974422
Ok, I swear I have read 100 pages of similar problems, but it looks like everyone else is able to get into apx mode at least to run nvflash or easy flasher.
1. Turn on xformer with power button - stuck at Asus Eee Pad screen
2. Try to boot into recovery with vol - + power;
- volume up to enter recovery, ded android with an exclamation
- volume down to choose between 'wipe' and 'cold boot' both result in getting stuck at Asus screen
3. Plug in xformer, hold power and vol +; nothing. Never shows up in device manager and it doesn't beep or anything like the ones in all the videos do.
I really just want to get up and running at the very least, as I handle all of my businesses billing through my xformer, but my ultimate goal is to get on the HD-ROM.
I have downloaded the newest firmware from asus, have all the drivers installed (I think), have tried booting into recovery with one, some or all of the new software on the sdcard.
Any more ideas I can try? Do you just have to hold your mouth right to get it into apx mode? I have held those buttons so much I think I'm getting Nintendo thumb!!!
Thanks all!
nobody?
Throw something at me! What update.zip file do I put on the sd card? I have tried putting the newest asus update.zip on there with both its original name and the update.zip name. still comes up with a dead android and an exclamation point.
Download a firmware from Asus, rename it to EP101_SDUPDATE.zip
Put it on the root of your sd card and boot into recovery, hopefully it will flash it and let you boot up.
As for NVFlash, make sure you install teh APX driver.
Still won't get past about a second or two of trying to boot with EP101_SDUPDATE.zip on the sd card. Think I'm stuck, or is there something else I need to try?
Thanks!!
..Do the apx process and try using brks tool......just dont flash touch recovery! I couldnt get the drivers to show but still managed to nvflash recovery using the tool. Its install solarnz external sd recovery so you can put a rom zip onto micro sd.
My issue was after doing this normal on off reboot kept booting to recovery and i had to cold boot into the rom.
I tried the wheelie beta and it has ended up wiping the tf completely.....so dont do that lol. Its still a soft brick as i could still nvflash recovery but decided that aslongs its wiped of root etc id just send it to asus.
If brks tool flashes for you then id try nvflashing prime and see if that works.......i think it will but i ran out of time and patience this morning to do it......at your own risk of course.
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..Do the apx process and try using brks tool......just dont flash touch recovery! I couldnt get the drivers to show but still managed to nvflash recovery using the tool. Its install solarnz external sd recovery so you can put a rom zip onto micro sd.
My issue was after doing this normal on off reboot kept booting to recovery and i had to cold boot into the rom.
I tried the wheelie beta and it has ended up wiping the tf completely.....so dont do that lol. Its still a soft brick as i could still nvflash recovery but decided that aslongs its wiped of root etc id just send it to asus.
If brks tool flashes for you then id try nvflashing prime and see if that works.......i think it will but i ran out of time and patience this morning to do it......at your own risk of course.
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i am the same issue by flashed the touch CWM and window wont able to reconigzed my TF as a APX device
i tried many drivers it still not able to work.
how can i get back to normal CWM? i dont have havy roms or update.zip in internal roms.. and Touch CWM wont able to recongized Removerable sdcard
god~~
The root and backup option should flash you an external recovery.
While tablet reboots hold down volume up and power until reboot stops.
Then try brks tool again and select root and backup.......during the process it may ask if you want to back up but its not worth while as i dont think theres anything to backup. You should end up with ext micro sd recovery.
As i said id look for the prime rom thread and download the nv flash version and see if it works first.
If asus restore the wiped TF without question and everything goes ok il let you know as it may be worth wiping it with wheelie nv recovery and just RMA.
I just simply CAN'T get it into apx mode. I've installed, uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers. Trying to flash ep101_sdupdate.zip still just results in an error. crap.
Hold Volume-UP BEFORE holding power, then hold power for 5 secs (Still holding vol-up( doing this all while connected. It should show in device manager.
Couldnt get Tf to show in device manager either no matter what.
I know it may not seem as though its in apx but if it has stopped rebooting when you do v up and power then it seems it is......
Seems to be an issue thats starting to become more common and very difficult to fix properly.
PC will just not recognise the TF.
Hmm - sorry i couldnt help more but id still try nv flashing Prime and if you can get to a blank screen using volume up and power without the TF rebooting theres a chance its in apx.
Best of luck dude.......
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Couldnt get Tf to show in device manager either no matter what.
I know it may not seem as though its in apx but if it has stopped rebooting when you do v up and power then it seems it is......
Seems to be an issue thats starting to become more common and very difficult to fix properly.
PC will just not recognise the TF.
Hmm - sorry i couldnt help more but id still try nv flashing Prime and if you can get to a blank screen using volume up and power without the TF rebooting theres a chance its in apx.
Best of luck dude.......
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same case for me~~~just cant install the driver
You all can try running Puppy or DSL (damn small linux) in a virtual box on your windows pc. Comes with drivers included and only is a 200/60 Mb download.
Got so frustrated with it I just went and bought a tf-300
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Got so frustrated with it I just went and bought a tf-300
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no better way to fix it than that
nice one
Yea, I like it pretty good so far. Volume is WAY louder on the 300, even though there is only one speaker. The screen also gets darker, which is nice if you watch tv or browse the interwebs in the bed. Also, wifi reception is great. Haven't tried gps yet, but I'm sure it is improved.
It did get really laggy, but I did a factory reset and it seemed to clear out the cobwebs.
Thanks for y'all's help! I'm still going to try to unbrick that tf-101 and sell it or something. Hate to have a $400 paperweight...
People will buy bricked ones on Ebay for a reduced price, just clarify that it is in fact bricked.
Ok my TF101 has a LOT of problems and I've been searching for days with no solution. Im on HTJ85B.Revolver-3.2_epad-8.6.5.9-20110816 Rom, Just an old version of "Revolver" and Kernal 2.6.36.3 [email protected] #15. Anyways at this point no matter what I do I cant get into recovery to flash ANYTHING. Holding the power and down button brings up the script and if I dont press anything, it cold boots. If I press up afterwards it brings up the recovery script, but will stay there forever and never boot into recovery. Even if I boot the TF without holding any arrow, it will stay at the boot screen forever. So the ONLY way to even turn it on is to hold volume down and power, then wait for the cold boot. Another thing is my TF will not connect to my PC via USB storage, It'll charge, but no storage ever.
After I tried almost every fix with no avail and one fix advised using an unRoot app. I used that and not only can I still not boot into recovery, I cant even use my root apps like rom manager or setcpu. The recovery script still shows up if I hold down then press up when booting, so I think I'm at some kind of semi root. I think I'm screwed at this point, but if there's ANY way to just get my back to stock again, thats all I ask because Root on the TF doesnt seem as worth it compared to with phones.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Ok my TF101 has a LOT of problems and I've been searching for days with no solution. Im on HTJ85B.Revolver-3.2_epad-8.6.5.9-20110816 Rom, Just an old version of "Revolver" and Kernal 2.6.36.3 [email protected] #15. Anyways at this point no matter what I do I cant get into recovery to flash ANYTHING. Holding the power and down button brings up the script and if I dont press anything, it cold boots. If I press up afterwards it brings up the recovery script, but will stay there forever and never boot into recovery. Even if I boot the TF without holding any arrow, it will stay at the boot screen forever. So the ONLY way to even turn it on is to hold volume down and power, then wait for the cold boot. Another thing is my TF will not connect to my PC via USB storage, It'll charge, but no storage ever.
After I tried almost every fix with no avail and one fix advised using an unRoot app. I used that and not only can I still not boot into recovery, I cant even use my root apps like rom manager or setcpu. The recovery script still shows up if I hold down then press up when booting, so I think I'm at some kind of semi root. I think I'm screwed at this point, but if there's ANY way to just get my back to stock again, thats all I ask because Root on the TF doesnt seem as worth it compared to with phones.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Probably posted question in wrong place, but try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688012 it may help
Try quickboot for getting into recovery
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium
Transfomer reboot to recovery app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS50cmFuc2Zvcm1lci5yZWNvdmVyeSJd
For your "root" problems. Try looking in system/xbin to see if you still have SU there.
If not see if you have SU in system/bin and copy it over to system/xbin.
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Ok my TF101 has a LOT of problems and I've been searching for days with no solution. Im on HTJ85B.Revolver-3.2_epad-8.6.5.9-20110816 Rom, Just an old version of "Revolver" and Kernal 2.6.36.3 [email protected] #15. Anyways at this point no matter what I do I cant get into recovery to flash ANYTHING. Holding the power and down button brings up the script and if I dont press anything, it cold boots. If I press up afterwards it brings up the recovery script, but will stay there forever and never boot into recovery. Even if I boot the TF without holding any arrow, it will stay at the boot screen forever. So the ONLY way to even turn it on is to hold volume down and power, then wait for the cold boot. Another thing is my TF will not connect to my PC via USB storage, It'll charge, but no storage ever.
After I tried almost every fix with no avail and one fix advised using an unRoot app. I used that and not only can I still not boot into recovery, I cant even use my root apps like rom manager or setcpu. The recovery script still shows up if I hold down then press up when booting, so I think I'm at some kind of semi root. I think I'm screwed at this point, but if there's ANY way to just get my back to stock again, thats all I ask because Root on the TF doesnt seem as worth it compared to with phones.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Use "easy flash" to go back to recovery and then root if you like to... but go back to stock so that u r on latest stock OS
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Ok im trying easy flash but i cant even get into apx mode. Volume up and powerjust causes it to reset, i cant even install the drivers.
I also just learned that I do not have root anymore by using the rootchecker app, despite still being on a custom firmware.
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Ok im trying easy flash but i cant even get into apx mode. Volume up and powerjust causes it to reset, i cant even install the drivers.
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I have a tf101. Today I was poking around at it, trying to fix some odd issues I have with it. Its rooted, and on cyanogen 10 nightly.
Its sbk2 or maybe even newer.. sbk3? Not sure if that exists. Anyway, when I rooted it I was unable to get insecure boot, and I had it in my head that this was the cause of some of my issues. So I grabbed tool from the tf101 development forum here (I'll get the link and add it once I'm at a computer) which claimed to work on sbk2 and newer. Ran through its procedure. And at the end I was back to my cm10 but supposedly with insecure boot. One of the things that. Ever worked for me was the reboot to recovery option in the shut down menu. So I tried that. And it worked! But its cwm 3.x. figured I'd take care of that through ROM manager later. I rebooted, and I stead of booting to android, it went to recovery again!
If I power it on holding vol down it'll let me 'cold boot' android, but I can't get it to boot normally any other way. I can't get to... apx? Power and vol up, if just never powers on...
Did my recovery get flashed to the wrong partition or something? Is there some bit I can flip back to tell the tablet to boot normally?
Oh, also, I flashed cwm 6 a d it never took. It still boots this 3.x version.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
Here's a link to the tool i used.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688447
I seem to have fixed my issued by using the following threads advice:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23339963&postcount=249
Okay Guys and Gals!
Now comes a mess.
Prestory: I was kinda disappointed by the performance of the stock 4.0 ICS and wanted to try out 4.2 or at least 4.1.
So I went flashing 4.2 and it didn't worked flawlessly. My Power button is somehow broken. I don't know if it's a hardware problem or software. Anyhow, I tried 4.1 and it didn't work aswell. My final conclusion was to send it back to ASUS to repair it. Of course not with a modded OS, so my goal was to flash the stock 4.0 again. Here, the trouble began.
I followed this manual [UNROOT]The easiest unrooting method (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527931&highlight=status+7) and had a Status 7 error. One post assumed that it might be the TWRP (or so) Recovery and to try out a stock CWM.
So I downloaded the latest CWM which causes another trouble, because I downloaded the nonTouch version without possesing a dock. Well. After I got a dock I just thought: Thats it. Nope. When I try to flash a .zip from the SD Card it says, that it can't mount the SD card. So, that seems to be a dead end. I managed to install an older CWM (.13 i think) via ROM Manager but this one can't mount the SD either. The SD is accesible when the tablet is connected to the PC and through ASTRO File Manager.
I also tried Windows Tools like Easy Flasher (which fails because I can't enter APX mode for some reason), 1-Click Transformer Root (which seems to abort because of 4.1.2?) and OneClickrecovery (which also fails)
Some Infos: B40
Currently running on Cyanogen Mod 10-20130131_UNOFFICIAL-tf101 4.1.2
Well, I'm sure I forgot to mention a thousand things, so please ask.
And pleaaaase help me. The Tablet is right now pretty much useless to me and I'm really starting to miss using it.
So if you have any ideas?!
Regards from Germany, Michele
I would first try to reseat the power button by opening the device. That seems to fix the button issues for some. Then give easyflasher another try.
Or, keep trying to go into APX. It's tricky since the device doesn't appear powered on unless you have leaks on your screen, but just keep trying. Eventually you will hear the USB sound of your computer detecting it. Make sure you have the APX drivers installed too.
OK, if you have a recovery that will boot, you can try using PERI to flash Rogue Touch recovery.
The EASIEST way to flash back to stock IMO is this: http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...frederuco-s-guide-flash-tf101-back-stock.html
You can use CWM recovery to flash the stock firmware as well.
Keep in mind, if your tablet is OFF, you can hold VOL UP and then plug in the USB cord to your PC to enter APX mode (plugging it in will trigger the power on).
Same thing to enter recovery manually, hold VOL DOWN, plug in, then hit VOL UP when prompted to enter recovery.