so i have a b90 tf101 with .21 which was previously rooted with vipermod. I wanted to avoid flashing cwm until ics came out to keep it as stock as possible for upgrade.
So i was trying to figure out ubuntu installer, and it wouldnt work for some reason, so i figured i might try to reinstall busybox. Anyway somewhere along the line my wifi stopped working it gets stuck on obtaining ip, then i tried factory reset, and wiping all data to fix that issue (didnt work). I then noticed i somehow lost my root access. so i tried rerooting and it keeps saying -exec 'system/bin/sh' failed: no such file or directory.
So i guess my best option is to try to get this thing flashed with stock firmware using stock recovery if possible, and would love an explanation of how to do that (searched for miles online and couldnt find anything about how to use the stock recovery) or if anyone has any other advice it would be much appreciated
Thanx
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so i have a b90 tf101 with .21 which was previously rooted with vipermod. I wanted to avoid flashing cwm until ics came out to keep it as stock as possible for upgrade.
So i was trying to figure out ubuntu installer, and it wouldnt work for some reason, so i figured i might try to reinstall busybox. Anyway somewhere along the line my wifi stopped working it gets stuck on obtaining ip, then i tried factory reset, and wiping all data to fix that issue (didnt work). I then noticed i somehow lost my root access. so i tried rerooting and it keeps saying -exec 'system/bin/sh' failed: no such file or directory.
So i guess my best option is to try to get this thing flashed with stock firmware using stock recovery if possible, and would love an explanation of how to do that (searched for miles online and couldnt find anything about how to use the stock recovery) or if anyone has any other advice it would be much appreciated
Thanx
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Well, if you still have cwm and can get to it...you're good. just download the super wipe lite file from the revolution hd thread...download a ROM such as revolution hd...put both in external sd...go to cwm recovery...flash the wipe script...then flash the rom.
Then just wait till ics is out...then flash a custom ics ROM...instead of trying to go stock again and messing things up...cause i bet that there will be a root stock ics rom within hours of release.
thats my problem i never installed cwm. cant i flash a stock rom using the stock recovery? do you know anything about the wifi issue? if not how can i get rid of superuser so i can rma?
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thats my problem i never installed cwm. cant i flash a stock rom using the stock recovery? do you know anything about the wifi issue? if not how can i get rid of superuser so i can rma?
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After you have download the file from Asus, make sure to extract the files from within. Put it on the root of your sd card.
Power off the TF.
Push and hold Vol down plus power button
As soon as you see words scrolling at the top left corner
Push Vol up immediately (within 5 sec) to get into recovery mode.
Hopefully it read the update file and flash it.
sry hopefully this is the last question. when i extract the file there is a folder called asus inside it with another zip inside that and a blob with some files inside that. Which should i put on the sd card. and by sd card do you mean the internal memory or microsd.
thanks a million for the help
IIRC, after you extract there's an Asus folder, in that folder is an Update folder.
It's the zip inside the Update folder that need to go on the external micro sd card
as a side not the reason that the ubuntu installer id not work is that you have a b90 which it clearly states ubuntu does not work on becasue of sbk2
i could be wrong but im pretty sure it just visualizes ubuntu and doesnt actually install it. anyway thanks for all the help guys it turns out to flash the stock firmware you just put it in the microsd and press the tiny exclamation mark next to the clock on the stock rom. took me forever to figure out, but it fixed everything. I got wifi working, then re-rooted, then flashed team-rogue recover (thanks for that one baseballfanz) as rom manager said it wasnt compatible with tf101, but do u guys know if there is any way to get regular cwm, and finally flashed krakd.
Thanks again to everyone,and let me just say this is one of the most helpful forums i have ever been on
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i could be wrong but im pretty sure it just visualizes ubuntu and doesnt actually install it. anyway thanks for all the help guys it turns out to flash the stock firmware you just put it in the microsd and press the tiny exclamation mark next to the clock on the stock rom. took me forever to figure out, but it fixed everything. I got wifi working, then re-rooted, then flashed team-rogue recover (thanks for that one baseballfanz) as rom manager said it wasnt compatible with tf101, but do u guys know if there is any way to get regular cwm, and finally flashed krakd.
Thanks again to everyone,and let me just say this is one of the most helpfull forums i have ever been on
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sorry i was not sure if you were talking about native ubuntu or choroot ubuntu. choroot should run fine
Bigmanslim said:
but do u guys know if there is any way to get regular cwm, and finally flashed krakd.
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Not sure what the "regular cwm" is but you should be able to flash krakd rom with the team rouge cwm recovery.
The only other recovery I recommend would be Roach's 3.2.0.1 version.
Both version can be found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22359727&postcount=218
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So i am running cm6 currently on phone. I seem to recall erasing the stock rom when installing another program on the phone as this is what it asked me to do (can't remember which program). Anyways I have downloaded at least 5 other roms I wanted to check out and everytime I tried to load one it says E:/ bad and something about the directory. I can run cm6 with no problem and it always lets me restore into my nandroids. Anything I can do. I was trying to go with a stock, rooted rom to run sprint football live but can't get anyhting to work. Any help is greatly appreciated.
What recovery are u using? try updating to 1.7.
Sounds as if you may be using Clockwork, try flasing a different recovery. I use Godspeed and it cuts down the time and never lets me down. Here is a link to the image as well as abd instructions on how to install it on your Hero.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=672324&highlight=recovery
Good luck
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So i am running cm6 currently on phone. I seem to recall erasing the stock rom when installing another program on the phone as this is what it asked me to do (can't remember which program). Anyways I have downloaded at least 5 other roms I wanted to check out and everytime I tried to load one it says E:/ bad and something about the directory. I can run cm6 with no problem and it always lets me restore into my nandroids. Anything I can do. I was trying to go with a stock, rooted rom to run sprint football live but can't get anyhting to work. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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yeah thats a great idea, use godspeed or open rom manager app and scroll all the way to the bottom then choose flash alternate recover and flash 1.6.2 recovery. and when u download new roms to flash, after u transfer them to your phone make sure you hit eject before u just pull or yoink it out ur comp.
Heres the dealio- I have a Charge I want to root and put a custom rom on. I have done this before, with my Inc and my Archos tablet so I'm not a complete idiot.
I did use Odin and thought everything went fine, followed directions to install a zip from the card but the recovery menu never gave me that option. I am unable to get to the sdcard from the recovery menu. I got the option to install the update.zip but thats all. (I followed one of the many thousand "how to root your charge" threads)
Can someone tell me what happened?
Also, the first time I tried to do it, I realized I didn't have the right file, so I pulled the plug on my Charge while in Odin, also because it kept looping. Now Windows XP on that machine won't recognize the phone anymore.
Anyone have any ideas on that?
One more, I read that you need to downgrade the EE4 in order to root? Is that why recovery didn't work the first time, because I have the EE4? (I did see that info AFTER I installed the recovery)
I've been over these threads hundreds of times but I just don't have alot of time and there is alot of redundant information that makes it hard to get anywhere so I'd appreciate if someone could help me out.
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Heres the dealio- I have a Charge I want to root and put a custom rom on. I have done this before, with my Inc and my Archos tablet so I'm not a complete idiot.
I did use Odin and thought everything went fine, followed directions to install a zip from the card but the recovery menu never gave me that option. I am unable to get to the sdcard from the recovery menu. I got the option to install the update.zip but thats all. (I followed one of the many thousand "how to root your charge" threads)
Can someone tell me what happened?
Also, the first time I tried to do it, I realized I didn't have the right file, so I pulled the plug on my Charge while in Odin, also because it kept looping. Now Windows XP on that machine won't recognize the phone anymore.
Anyone have any ideas on that?
One more, I read that you need to downgrade the EE4 in order to root? Is that why recovery didn't work the first time, because I have the EE4? (I did see that info AFTER I installed the recovery)
I've been over these threads hundreds of times but I just don't have alot of time and there is alot of redundant information that makes it hard to get anywhere so I'd appreciate if someone could help me out.
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1) don't choose the option to select 'update.zip', that option doesn't work on the Charge... also it sounds like you were in the stock recover, you do flashing/wiping in ClockWorkMod recovery (CWM)
2) NEVER pull the cord out during an Odin flash unless its been like 30+ minutes and it looks like it froze or nothings happening, this is probably why your phone can't be recognized now (that is a good way to brick your phone and it sounds like you've got one)... now you will need to get the phone into download mode (if it still will) and flash the stock EE4 rom with the Charge PIT file (can't link from phone but these are in the How To Fix Your Phone sticky in Development) and start over
3) I don't quite understand your last question but no you don't need to be on EE4 to root and you can put CWM on any rom with Odin, EE4 at this point is mostly a 'return to stock' rom
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge
The phone seems to be working fine, but maybe that is why I was in stock recovery mode, because it looks fine, but won't download now. Because I just tried to install a rom and I get an error. I had tried to install CWM, and thought thats what I was going to when I ended up in the stock recovery. I will try the Charge PIT file that you mentioned and see if that fixes anything, and then start over from there. If not I may be returning the phone since it's fairly new.
Thanks for your time
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The phone seems to be working fine, but maybe that is why I was in stock recovery mode, because it looks fine, but won't download now. Because I just tried to install a rom and I get an error. I had tried to install CWM, and thought thats what I was going to when I ended up in the stock recovery. I will try the Charge PIT file that you mentioned and see if that fixes anything, and then start over from there. If not I may be returning the phone since it's fairly new.
Thanks for your time
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when using the pit file be sure to have the repartition box checked in Odin
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge
I don't have a PIT option on my Odin, or a repartition. It's version 4.13...is there a better version of Odin to work with and stick with? I'm working with 3 different computers here, so I know I have an Odin at home that was working but this one doesn't seem to connect. It's easier to troubleshoot whats going wrong if the proggies I'm using are at least a consistent version number. I DO know I had PIT on the Odin at home but version I'm using (at work) doesn't have it.
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I don't have a PIT option on my Odin, or a repartition. It's version 4.13...is there a better version of Odin to work with and stick with? I'm working with 3 different computers here, so I know I have an Odin at home that was working but this one doesn't seem to connect. It's easier to troubleshoot whats going wrong if the proggies I'm using are at least a consistent version number. I DO know I had PIT on the Odin at home but version I'm using (at work) doesn't have it.
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You need Odin3 1.82 (not just plain Odin). You can get it from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160580
Thanks for the help guys. I got everything back to normal. Drivers and sdcard working properly now. Rooted. Now I just need to get Clockwork back on, and a different rom. Anyone have any fav roms so far? Would love some input on what everyone sees with the different radio builds.
If anyone can answer this, can we get mobile hotspot working on this? Thats a big part of why I need to root and rom this thing.
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Thanks for the help guys. I got everything back to normal. Drivers and sdcard working properly now. Rooted. Now I just need to get Clockwork back on, and a different rom. Anyone have any fav roms so far? Would love some input on what everyone sees with the different radio builds.
If anyone can answer this, can we get mobile hotspot working on this? Thats a big part of why I need to root and rom this thing.
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Everyone will have an opinion on ROM's and radios. My setup is in my sig. As for hotspot, android-wifi-tether works fine on all rooted roms. I've found 3.0pre12 to work the best. 3.1beta6 requires a reboot to get wifi working normally after tethering, but I don't have that issue on 3.0pre12. Be sure to immediately reboot after you install it, and then go in and set your phone type to Samsung Fascinate, and you should be good to go.
My TF is in a complicated mess because im stupid!
I need your help XDA Community!
My TF was rooted with KRAKD rom. I decided I wanted to unroot my TF and followed what seemed like a popular guide from theunlockr.com
And it worked except it rolled me back to the stone age - 8.2.3.13
Naturally I connected to my WIFI network to update to the latest version but it kept saying that there's no update available so I thought I would give a manual update a try which I have done before so I know I followed the correct procedures.
In asus recovery mode the loading bar pops up for a while then the triangle with the exclamation mark appears. When I booted it a window popped up which read something like "update failed (12)".
Then I tried something I saw in a forum which apparently is another way to do a manual recovery. Renaming the zip file to EP101_SDUPDATE.zip and leaving it on the root of external SD or internal (tried both) and booting in recovery. It didn't work.
So I stupidly thought that I might aswell try rooting it again with nachoroot and flash recovery then flash the latest stock rom. Well what happened was that it rooted but I could not flash CWM following any methods. The one click recovery installer apk didnt work just said file parsing error. Tried doing it through ADB but always eventually leads to permission denied.
So I have a half rooted transformer with 8.2.3.13 on which razor claw and one click recovery cant be installed and I cant update it to the latest firmware.
Device Details:
Model Number: EPAD
Android Version: 3.0.1
GPS Version: V1.2.4
WIFI Version: V5.248.35
Bluetooth Version: V6.12
Kernel Version: 2.6.36.3-00004-g069b8b5 [email protected] #1
Build Number: HRI66.WW_epad-8.2.3.13-20110511
Dont have a mobile dock.
COME ON XDA SEE IF YOU CAN SOLVE THIS ONE!!!
Try to use nflash of any ROM, Revolver for example
Cant believe NVFLASH slipped my mind
I will give it a go
thank you for the suggestion
samsung said:
Try to use nflash of any ROM, Revolver for example
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NVFLASH doesn't seem to detect my device
When I put the TF in APX my computer recognises but when I run NVFLASH it doesn't detect it plus I can hear the Windows 7 disconnect sound only when I run NVFLASH.
The drivers seem to be fine.
did you even install superuser from market after you rerooted?
Get the 8.6.5.23 ROM, put it on your SD card and make 2 copies, name one WW_epad-user-8.6.5.23.zip and name the other EP101_SDUPDATE.zip, I find the first one is good enough, but having multiple copies can't hurt.
Now try to let stock recovery flash your SD card file
That worked for me..(the 8.6.6.23 is for the tf101G, but it works as well on mine which is standard tf101, if you happen to find that one, just name the zip file appropriately)
Let me know if this works, your problem is not complicated BTW haha
First of all I feel bad for making a thread because I feel like the answer is out there and I just cant find it.
The unit is a TF101G and WW version B9O.
Basically I used this to return to stock http://theunlockr.com/2011/11/28/how-to-unroot-and-remove-cwm-recovery-on-asus-transformer/
This worked fine but now i can't seem to update to stock ICS the tablet does not find any updates automatically (or going into settings and forcing a search)
and when manually downloading ICS from Asus both 9.2.2.4 and 9.2.2.6, neither work.
I was originally using CWM but with no luck there i tried using stock recovery current firmware version is 8.2.3.13
I cant seem to figure this out.
Do a factory reset then update thatll do it
Hit the thanks button if i helped
You need to be completely stock for the update to go, as in no CWM and sometimes it matters which SKU you are on. You can always NVFlash stock ICS if nothing else works
Nvflash does not work for tf101G
So ive got 3 files on my microsd card now after wipingdata as ROM CHIEF suggested the orifinal file name unchanged(yes its unzipped once) the same file called EP_UPDATE.zip and the same file again called UPDATE.zip still when i boot into stock recovery it shows a progress bar for a few seconds then goes to the android and '!' sign and no combination of vol up/down power on seem to activate any controls (like it does on my phone)
Edit: I'm now trying to root VIA PERI and it does not work i get "cannot open for write access is denied" i also tried using wolfs method manually (Im pretty sure PERI just automates wolf) to flash the ICS blob directly and get the same access denied. I guess the exploit isn't working ?
What fw are you on? You need to be on a ICS firmware, yes PERI automates wolf's exploit.
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What fw are you on? You need to be on a ICS firmware, yes PERI automates wolf's exploit.
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yeah I was on 8.2 something which i think was the problem. managed to get it to update by renaming the zip to EP101_SDUPDATE.zip. It didnt really help that i had 5 different people telling me to rename it to different things. I'm happy I got it to work in the end.
PERI saved me in the first place when i originally couldn't flash anything (CWM was from rom manager) so thanks for the nifty program.
I've been using Gnabo v_7 version for quite a long time, and a very simple and beautiful day when I woke up my Samsung GT-N8000 was stuck on bootscreen. I wasn't able to do much so I got this "Brazil stock rom" that I found in a website, and it flashed all right, except for the detail that there is something at the screen that I haven't got a bloody clue how to remove. hahaha
And still, whenever I try to install another room, I got stuck at bootlogo and so on. I'm kinda lost here, mind a little help?
I traveled around the forum but well, I'm a little dumb so I couldn't find any proper information about, how to solve this. I would like to know if there is a way to remove this thing from the main screen, and post here the image for you guys to see it please.
I tried to post the image here to make it easier understanding, but since I got this login recently I can't =\
Thanks
Install custom recovery (if you haven't already. If you already have it installed, make sure to update to latest version), root device, wipe everything and flash custom ROM.
DroidTwe4kz said:
Install custom recovery (if you haven't already. If you already have it installed, make sure to update to latest version), root device, wipe everything and flash custom ROM.
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So far I've tried the rom = N8000XXUDNE4 [still bootloop], then another 4.1 android version of other German rom XXALGA and nothing. Downloaded 3 Brazilian versions, and nothing. [I am from Brazil]. The only one that worked flashing using Odin was one called "KIES_HOME_N8000UBALGA_N8000ZTOALG3_N8000UBLG5.tar". And still, not recognizing my cellphone chip, and with some big watermark at the middle of the screen showing some information about the ROM and the version is 4.0. Even though this one worked fine, I was able to root and when I tried to flash another room, BANG! Bootloop again! =\
I was looking at the forum topics and I read some about ADB or something like that can fix this and "break" this bootloop making the device work normally again with the roms. But i haven't got a clue how to use it. Please help me! =\
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So far I've tried the rom = N8000XXUDNE4 [still bootloop], then another 4.1 android version of other German rom XXALGA and nothing. Downloaded 3 Brazilian versions, and nothing. [I am from Brazil]. The only one that worked flashing using Odin was one called "KIES_HOME_N8000UBALGA_N8000ZTOALG3_N8000UBLG5.tar". And still, not recognizing my cellphone chip, and with some big watermark at the middle of the screen showing some information about the ROM and the version is 4.0. Even though this one worked fine, I was able to root and when I tried to flash another room, BANG! Bootloop again! =\
I was looking at the forum topics and I read some about ADB or something like that can fix this and "break" this bootloop making the device work normally again with the roms. But i haven't got a clue how to use it. Please help me! =\
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You can use ADB to push/pull files to Android. I don't know if you can use it to fix bootloop. With it, you can also reboot to recovery and sideload zip
DroidTwe4kz said:
You can use ADB to push/pull files to Android. I don't know if you can use it to fix bootloop. With it, you can also reboot to recovery and sideload zip
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Well, after 2 days of research and paying attention on things here, I found out that my problem is "/EFS error". Meaning to use ADB to recover or fix it? But I don't know how to use this. I've downloaded 3GB of it but I was lost about using, and uninstalled. Is is there any short or better version and some good tutorial about using to retrieve my EFS so I can install another roms? I'm using original stock rom now, Brazilian android 4.0 and that's the only only the device is working fine but of course missing things as my cellphone card and the yellow message at the top of the screen. Please guide me through ADB.
P.s Is there a way to create /efs or something like so the device work properly? Cause I've deleted when I installed some rom, and I have no backup here. =\
Thanks!
vitortakeda said:
Well, after 2 days of research and paying attention on things here, I found out that my problem is "/EFS error". Meaning to use ADB to recover or fix it? But I don't know how to use this. I've downloaded 3GB of it but I was lost about using, and uninstalled. Is is there any short or better version and some good tutorial about using to retrieve my EFS so I can install another roms? I'm using original stock rom now, Brazilian android 4.0 and that's the only only the device is working fine but of course missing things as my cellphone card and the yellow message at the top of the screen. Please guide me through ADB.
P.s Is there a way to create /efs or something like so the device work properly? Cause I've deleted when I installed some rom, and I have no backup here. =\
Thanks!
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Here is tutorial about how to install ADB and Fastboot drivers and use them. Unfortunately, I don't know how to use it to restore efs. Sorry.