Transformer only boots to recovery.
Tried to use the usual 'echo boot | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3' trick, but it seems something overwrites it whenever i reboot (it just goes back to the old content).
Can't flash blobs, dd works fine and writes the blob to mmcblk0p4, but it seems like the bootloader doesn't even try to flash it, no progress bar, nothing.
power+voldown does not even ask me if i want to go to recovery, it just says it's doing a cold boot and wiping data and then "booting recovery kernel"
I'm a B80 so I can't use nvflash.
any ideas?
Well the flag for the bootloops is "boot-recovery" so when you echo "boot" you are just adding "boot" over "boot-recovery".
Maybe something like "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 count=13"
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Considering even if i zero out 100 bytes it restores the previous contents of mmcblk0p3, that's not the issue.
EDIT: in fact, it seems like the first few bytes of mmcblk0p3 are zeroes, then the word 'recovery', then a bunch of more zero bytes, then --wipe-data.
kind of weird, isn't it?
It is very odd. Maybe you have some form of fake/temp root? What does "getprop ro.secure" show in terminal?
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~ # getprop ro.secure
getprop ro.secure
/sbin/sh: getprop: not found
I am stuck in cwm, so I don't think getprop should work?
EDIT:
~ # cat /default.prop
cat /default.prop
#
# ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES
#
ro.secure=1
would that be it?
I think so- your system is secure so changes don't stick. I'm not too familiar with ro.secure=1, but I know it gets in the way of a lot of fun things.
You might try the dd trick from cwm via adb.
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That really has nothing to do with the rom- it works because I put sumpthin' sumpthin' in the updater script to remove the bootloops. I'll see about making a stand alone fix in zip format since everyone and their brother seems to get the recovery bootloops. And I even told them that if they keep on rebooting like that, they'll go blind!
There is a trouble shooting thead in the dev section for cwm 5504. Essentially, some of the cwm 5504 and 3201 don't handle the "reboot to recovery" flag well, so if you use an app or menu to reboot to recovery (out of sheer laziness)? then you'll get stuck in recovery boot loops. These recoveries don't clear the reboot flag, so they keep on rebooting to recovery. If you are old school and use the hardware buttons, then it never happens. See the thread for all the gory details. EDIT: I think that some of the recoveries have been patched, but you can't flash a patched version until you get out of the loopy ones.
The fix is to overwrite the first 13 or 80 or 100 bytes of the misc partition to remove the reboot to recovery flag that is set with the app/menu/software (not hardware buttons).
So to translate, the sumpthin' sumpthin' is just a bit of code in the zip file that fixes the issue.
I made a flashable zip file that just has the reboot fix. If you are truly curious, you can unzip it and try to figure out how it works.
Flash at your own risk! and yes, the file is tiny 151K. BE CAREFUL, since this will fix the recovery and anything in the staging partition will flash when the tf reboots. The zip won't write over anything, but that leftover meatloaf that you flashed in the staging partition will.
http://www.mediafire.com/?5ih9s5i59xys9zd
MD5(cwm_bootloop_fix_tf101_d6695210ed.zip)= d6695210edbb755526e450ab8fe20180
Now, back on topic, the OP has a similar issue, but based on this posts, I can tell that he has tried the usual solutions on his own. In this case, it seems like something else is wrong.
Well, I do say flash at your own risk, so if you have to ask then the answer is no It's probably fine if you have a classic recovery bootloop. It doesn't overwrite any of the usual partitions, but watch out for the leftover meatloaf in the staging if you tried to flash something unsuccessfully. Google around for the staging partition to see how it works.
gee one said:
Well, I do say flash at your own risk, so if you have to ask then the answer is no It's probably fine if you have a classic recovery bootloop. It doesn't overwrite any of the usual partitions, but watch out for the leftover meatloaf in the staging if you tried to flash something unsuccessfully. Google around for the staging partition to see how it works.
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Could you just format staging in the CWM advanced menu before flashing your zip? Wouldn't that eliminate the chances of any "leftover meatloaf" messing things up?
Not every version of cwm will let you format the staging partition. I don't think it's formatted to start with, so formatting might be overkill- it might be better to do one of the following- empty it, write something safe, remove any blobs, or overwrite the blob header.
Can I flash the zip file that you uploaded for my TF101 problem as well?
I was using 9.2.1.17, stock rom and stock kernel but with root, and then I did the update OTA by asus to 9.2.1.21
After the update, it went to CWM bootloop. I am running CWM Recovery v3.2.0.1 by roach2010
Can I flash this to fix the issue?
Thanks in advance
wzseow said:
Can I flash the zip file that you uploaded for my TF101 problem as well?
I was using 9.2.1.17, stock rom and stock kernel but with root, and then I did the update OTA by asus to 9.2.1.21
After the update, it went to CWM bootloop. I am running CWM Recovery v3.2.0.1 by roach2010
Can I flash this to fix the issue?
Thanks in advance
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There's always a danger in flashing anything- it will fix "typical" recovery bootloops caused by the reboot to recovery apps, but be careful because it will unstuck anything that is stuck in the staging partition. So if you flashed some hanson mp3's to the staging partition, then they will try to flash at reboot mmmmbop!
As far as I know, the recovery bootloop is caused by using a software method to reboot to recovery- using a menu or app. Rebooting using the hardware buttons does not seem to have the same issue. I also don't use OTA rootkeeper, so I have no experience with that to know if there are any potentially bad interactions. It might be fine, but I can't say with any certainty. There are lots (too many) threads about recovery bootloops- perhaps someone in the exact same situation as you has posted something about what works and what doesn't.
You'll lose latest touch/whatever recovery, but the reboot to recovery works with Rouge Xm recovery, and it reads from both internal and external SD card. You can download a cwm flashable zip of that and flash it. I almost never use the reboot to recovery options though, I just use the buttons -shrugs-
As far as fixing issues, you can try flashing a stockrooted-no recovery full update, then wipe it and flash a Rom/new recovery too. It'd be like you rebaked an entirely new loaf of bread! (gee one.. you got me on food metaphors..) Do check to make sure there's no 'leftover meatloaf' as that would seriously screw you, so see his post.
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I've now flashed the recovery using both rom manager and fastboot 4 times, and each time it works fine the very first time after, but then the 2nd and succeeding times after lead to the little android and then the triangle and exclamation point. This is with the latest clockwork 3.1.0.1 on a Nexus S 4G. I have no idea what the problem could be and I'm hella frustrated.
Thanks for any help you can provide in advance.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=856999
Trying this, will update with results after I just try flashing cyanogen.
EDIT: UPDATE problem solved after flashing cyanogen. Sorry for taking up extra space. Here's the fix incase others were searching.
-Flash recovery
-Enter recovery while it's still working, nandroid backup, wipe, flash cyanogen.
-Done
If that doesn't work use the commands from that link.
The problem is solved cause CM fixed it for you.
If you don't have a ROM fixing it for you (eg stock Android), you need to rename the install-recovery.sh inside /system/etc to something else to make a recovery stick through reboots. Renaming system data requires root/super user.
The order would be:
Flash recovery
Flash su.zip
Boot into Android
Use a root explorer (eg Super Manager or Root explorer) to rename the file above
Flash recovery again
Hi guys, Im having a little Problem with my tf300. I've been running Baked 6 rom for a couple months and saw that version 7 was released which is full 4.2.1. Backed up, wiped, flashed, and rebooted.
Got stuck at Asus splash screen. unable to turn device off, it just turns right back on to the splash screen. I am able to hold volume down + power to get into TWRP recovery.
Restored back up, rebooted and still stuck on ASUS screen. Tried another backup with same result
Tried re-downloading rom copying it to external memory card and flashing again, still stuck at asus screen.
I am so lost here, not sure if i should throw this thing out the window, or get on my knees and pray.
any help is greatly appreciated.
I have googled the problem and have seen similar issues, but not anybody that can access recovery and still has the problem.
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Hi guys, Im having a little Problem with my tf300. I've been running Baked 6 rom for a couple months and saw that version 7 was released which is full 4.2.1. Backed up, wiped, flashed, and rebooted.
Got stuck at Asus splash screen. unable to turn device off, it just turns right back on to the splash screen. I am able to hold volume down + power to get into TWRP recovery.
Restored back up, rebooted and still stuck on ASUS screen. Tried another backup with same result
Tried re-downloading rom copying it to external memory card and flashing again, still stuck at asus screen.
I am so lost here, not sure if i should throw this thing out the window, or get on my knees and pray.
any help is greatly appreciated.
I have googled the problem and have seen similar issues, but not anybody that can access recovery and still has the problem.
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Are you sure to be still rooted ?
Simply question
If you aren't still root, just root again before to try some rom install
philos64 said:
Are you sure to be still rooted ?
Simply question
If you aren't still root, just root again before to try some rom install
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sorry for the delay - thanks for the reply.
I dont know how to tell if im rooted from recovery.
So just went ahead and flashed the root file i found here:
http://www.androidgadgematic.com/2012/10/root-asus-transformer-pad-tf300-install-cwm.html
flashed Baked 7 and gapps again with same result.
(however i noticed at first reboot the asus screen shows a quick blue loading bar under center logo. then nothing.)
rebooted into TWRP - wiped - flashed root.zip again - restored backup.......asus screen.
another thing i noticed was when i try to install (flash) anything, it says no md5 found or if i select "force md5 check" it fails.
im a seasoned novice. I've gotten myself out of some sticky jams. but im totally lost here....
cavz903 said:
Hi guys, Im having a little Problem with my tf300. I've been running Baked 6 rom for a couple months and saw that version 7 was released which is full 4.2.1. Backed up, wiped, flashed, and rebooted.
Got stuck at Asus splash screen. unable to turn device off, it just turns right back on to the splash screen. I am able to hold volume down + power to get into TWRP recovery.
Restored back up, rebooted and still stuck on ASUS screen. Tried another backup with same result
Tried re-downloading rom copying it to external memory card and flashing again, still stuck at asus screen.
I am so lost here, not sure if i should throw this thing out the window, or get on my knees and pray.
any help is greatly appreciated.
I have googled the problem and have seen similar issues, but not anybody that can access recovery and still has the problem.
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I suggest flash latest stock with twrp. You will loose twrp but with a working unit you can fastboot twrp again.
tobdaryl said:
I suggest flash latest stock with twrp. You will loose twrp but with a working unit you can fastboot twrp again.
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thanks
ive looked around. but cant find a flashable stock download.
i did find a method to flash a blob via fastboot. but i dont know how to tell if i have a WW or a TW sku.(to DL firmware from asus site)
is TW for users in Taiwan? and WW for everybody else world wide?
cavz903 said:
thanks
ive looked around. but cant find a flashable stock download.
i did find a method to flash a blob via fastboot. but i dont know how to tell if i have a WW or a TW sku.(to DL firmware from asus site)
is TW for users in Taiwan? and WW for everybody else world wide?
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The SKU versions on the asus firmware page, are as follows:
- US = USA
- CN = China
- TW = Taiwan
- WW = Worldwide
- DE = Germany
- JP = Japan
- TB = Belgium, Turkey, Luxembourg
But you can flash US or WW, they are compatible
philos64 said:
The SKU versions on the asus firmware page, are as follows:
- US = USA
- CN = China
- TW = Taiwan
- WW = Worldwide
- DE = Germany
- JP = Japan
- TB = Belgium, Turkey, Luxembourg
But you can flash US or WW, they are compatible
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ok so, downloaded WW stock firmware from Asus site. flashed blob file via fastboot.
it said it finished "okay"
rebooted and, back at the Asus Screen.
and now i dont have recovery either. any suggestions?
thank you
any other ideas? im lost here... thanks
cavz903 said:
any other ideas? im lost here... thanks
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This is normal. The stock blob contains stock recovery and is flashed over the recovery you have in place.
Time to reflash your twrp.
tobdaryl said:
This is normal. The stock blob contains stock recovery and is flashed over the recovery you have in place.
Time to reflash your twrp.
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Ok so i will re-flash twrp via fastboot. but then what!? re-root via an update.zip? and flash a few custom rom? beacuse i am still stuck at the Asus boot screen.
cavz903 said:
Ok so i will re-flash twrp via fastboot. but then what!? re-root via an update.zip? and flash a few custom rom? beacuse i am still stuck at the Asus boot screen.
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Flash the latest twrp (2.4.1.0). There were issues of using 4.2 and custom recoveries. That was the reason for the last two versions of twrp.
All custom roms here I have checked are pre rooted so the only time I flash root is with a stock rom.
If you were not already using twrp 2.4.1.0 then reflash your stock rom. Earlier versions might not flash the roms properly for 4.2. We need to get working first then you can flash your rom choice.
I hope your version of twrp is less than 2.4.1.0 because if not I'm lost at the moment. I'll be thinking and searching while you play.
Good Luck!
Note: Sorry I should have said twrp 2.4.1.0 JellyBean!
cavz903 said:
Ok so i will re-flash twrp via fastboot. but then what!? re-root via an update.zip? and flash a few custom rom? beacuse i am still stuck at the Asus boot screen.
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How are you getting the roms onto your device to flash them, the TF300 doesn't have any external memory. Unless there is a way to push the file to the internal sdcard via fastboot, that I'm looking into right now, I dont understand how you are able to flash anything besides .img files or an update.zip.
flukeSG2 said:
How are you getting the roms onto your device to flash them, the TF300 doesn't have any external memory. Unless there is a way to push the file to the internal sdcard via fastboot, that I'm looking into right now, I dont understand how you are able to flash anything besides .img files or an update.zip.
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Flash recovery with fastboot
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
Note: recovery is in the directory with fastboot on the pc
Flash recovery with adb
adb shell
su
adb push twrp.blob /sdcard/twrp.blob
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 Then reboot to complete installation.
adb reboot
Note: twrp.blob is in the directory with adb and fastboot on the pc and is copied to the sdcard
Flash recovery with android terminal
su
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
exit
Note: twrp.blob is on the sdcard
/sdcard as used here is an example – paths to both (internal or external) sdcards change with rom and you need to look at the proper path for the sdcard you wish to use. A root browser is what I use for this.
These are examples for the tf300 there are others.
Red text are actual commands typed!
Maybe this will help to explain the most commonly used methods.
Your internal and external sdcards are normally mounted when your tablet is plugged into your pc
I'm sorry I had to respond!
tobdaryl said:
Flash recovery with fastboot
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
Note: recovery is in the directory with fastboot on the pc
Flash recovery with adb
adb shell
su
adb push twrp.blob /sdcard/twrp.blob
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 Then reboot to complete installation.
adb reboot
Note: twrp.blob is in the directory with adb and fastboot on the pc and is copied to the sdcard
Flash recovery with android terminal
su
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
exit
Note: twrp.blob is on the sdcard
/sdcard as used here is an example – paths to both (internal or external) sdcards change with rom and you need to look at the proper path for the sdcard you wish to use. A root browser is what I use for this.
These are examples for the tf300 there are others.
Red text are actual commands typed!
Maybe this will help to explain the most commonly used methods.
Your internal and external sdcards are normally mounted when your tablet is plugged into your pc
I'm sorry I had to respond!
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I apparently don't have drivers for adb for my tf300t. I have no problem with fastboot. I am able to successfully flash the recovery, but I am unable to push any data to my sdcard.
Without being able to fully boot my tablet, I'm not sure I can even get adb to work? If I install drivers for adb, won't I lose my fastboot capabilities that I currently have? My tablet shows up as a fastboot device in my device manager, would I just open it's properties and select new drivers for it?
My next idea is to get ahold of the system.img, boot.img and recovery.img from a rom to flash from fastboot. I can't seem to find these inside any roms I've downloaded yet, where would I find them? I am thinking I would prefer the latest stock asus rom if possible. I've downloaded the rom from Asus website, unzipped it and no .img files in it. I've also downloaded the rooted stock rom from xda here and also no .img files inside it. Does this even sound plausible, to flash those .img files from inside fastboot to make the tablet boot up?
Edit: Small side question, what exactly is "-i 0x0B05" that for? I seem to be able to accomplish flashing things without that small bit in my commands for example I can just type \fastboot flash recovery recovery.img and that works just fine. So what is that small code?
flukeSG2 said:
I apparently don't have drivers for adb for my tf300t. I have no problem with fastboot. I am able to successfully flash the recovery, but I am unable to push any data to my sdcard.
Since you did not provide data about your situation I looked at your previous posts. Notice the big red line in my signature about WIPE DATA.
I'll try to help but this is a hard one to fix. You have to be willing to keep chipping away till I give or we have success. It can be very frustrating.
Without being able to fully boot my tablet, I'm not sure I can even get adb to work? If I install drivers for adb, won't I lose my fastboot capabilities that I currently have? My tablet shows up as a fastboot device in my device manager, would I just open it's properties and select new drivers for it?
My next idea is to get ahold of the system.img, boot.img and recovery.img from a rom to flash from fastboot. I can't seem to find these inside any roms I've downloaded yet, where would I find them? I am thinking I would prefer the latest stock asus rom if possible. I've downloaded the rom from Asus website, unzipped it and no .img files in it. I've also downloaded the rooted stock rom from xda here and also no .img files inside it. Does this even sound plausible, to flash those .img files from inside fastboot to make the tablet boot up?
Edit: Small side question, what exactly is "-i 0x0B05" that for? I seem to be able to accomplish flashing things without that small bit in my commands for example I can just type \fastboot flash recovery recovery.img and that works just fine. So what is that small code?
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-i 0x0B05 is an identification provided by google for Asus android products. Each vendor is provided with a number. My tablet does not require it either but some do so we just suggest it to everyone.
I'm skipping everything else you asked for the moment.
Prior to flashing CWM were you on JB or ICS?
Either way we need to replace your non working CWM with twrp (2.4.1.0). Here is the link if you were on JB then flash JB if you were on ICS flash ICS.
tobdaryl said:
-i 0x0B05 is an identification provided by google for Asus android products. Each vendor is provided with a number. My tablet does not require it either but some do so we just suggest it to everyone.
I'm skipping everything else you asked for the moment.
Prior to flashing CWM were you on JB or ICS?
Either way we need to replace your non working CWM with twrp (2.4.1.0). Here is the link if you were on JB then flash JB if you were on ICS flash ICS.
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Hey I appreciate your help man. I was on CM10 JB 4.1.1, but that was before they required us to have the JB Bootloader, which is where I started to mess up at. I've had CWM since I was running CM10, so when I wiped data, it wasn't from a stock recovery, but I'm guessing that doesn't make a difference. Anyways right now, I'm waiting for the battery to charge up a bit, let it die out last night. I will post as soon as I get TWRP flashed.
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Hey I appreciate your help man. I was on CM10 JB 4.1.1, but that was before they required us to have the JB Bootloader, which is where I started to mess up at. I've had CWM since I was running CM10, so when I wiped data, it wasn't from a stock recovery, but I'm guessing that doesn't make a difference. Anyways right now, I'm waiting for the battery to charge up a bit, let it die out last night. I will post as soon as I get TWRP flashed.
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Good. While waiting you can download the latest ICS stock 9.4.3.30. You will find it in post 3 of this thread.
So I've got an interesting snag now. I've flashed TWRP 4 times, it never takes. When I boot into recovery, it's still CWM. When I use fastboot, it says it's sending and writing are both ok, but when I reboot into recovery it's still CWM 5.5.0.4.
Edit: I even went as far as to try using the JB version of TWRP, because I was on JB before, just not the 4.2.1 that requires JB bootloader. Still gives me the same result.
Edit 2: I have the stock boot.blob also I just tried flashing, same thing, still got CWM after flashing the blob.
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So I've got an interesting snag now. I've flashed TWRP 4 times, it never takes. When I boot into recovery, it's still CWM. When I use fastboot, it says it's sending and writing are both ok, but when I reboot into recovery it's still CWM 5.5.0.4.
Edit: I even went as far as to try using the JB version of TWRP, because I was on JB before, just not the 4.2.1 that requires JB bootloader. Still gives me the same result.
Edit 2: I have the stock boot.blob also I just tried flashing, same thing, still got CWM after flashing the blob.
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Your recovery has to be the same as your bootloader. Don't mistake JB in rom name and JB bootloader. They are two different things and if your bootloader is ICS then we need ICS.
OK. Let's see what we have to work with now. Boot into CWM, plug your tablet into your pc and check for adb access.(adb devices)
tobdaryl said:
Your recovery has to be the same as your bootloader. Don't mistake JB in rom name and JB bootloader. They are two different things and if your bootloader is ICS then we need ICS.
OK. Let's see what we have to work with now. Boot into CWM, plug your tablet into your pc and check for adb access.(adb devices)
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It's not charging fast enough on my pc, so I had to disconnect it and plug it into the wall for awhile again. I can pm you if you'd like when I get it fully charged.
First off, let me start out by saying that the Infinity is running on what is possibly the worst software ever designed. Props, Asus. You've made my life hell until the last second.
So, here's my problem. The tablet was working fine 24 hours ago. I turned it off last night, turned it on this morning, working great on CROMi-Xeno (which is awesome, it actually makes the tablet bearable.) and played on it for a while before turning off again. While playing it, I noticed it lag a little more than usual, so I decided to cold boot it. Booted bootloader, hit cold boot, and.... bootlooping. Awesome. No biggie, I'll just restore a backup. I waited for it to restore, and when it was finished, wiped cache and Dalvik, and.... bootlooping again. I tried wiping system and data. Still bootlooping. I downloaded Asus 's official firmware from their website, and flashed. Bootlooping. Someone help me fix this and get it back to stock firmware, so I can sell it and be done with it once and for all. I will never buy another Asus product again.
greydelta38 said:
First off, let me start out by saying that the Infinity is running on what is possibly the worst software ever designed. Props, Asus. You've made my life hell until the last second.
So, here's my problem. The tablet was working fine 24 hours ago. I turned it off last night, turned it on this morning, working great on CROMi-Xeno (which is awesome, it actually makes the tablet bearable.) and played on it for a while before turning off again. While playing it, I noticed it lag a little more than usual, so I decided to cold boot it. Booted bootloader, hit cold boot, and.... bootlooping. Awesome. No biggie, I'll just restore a backup. I waited for it to restore, and when it was finished, wiped cache and Dalvik, and.... bootlooping again. I tried wiping system and data. Still bootlooping. I downloaded Asus 's official firmware from their website, and flashed. Bootlooping. Someone help me fix this and get it back to stock firmware, so I can sell it and be done with it once and for all. I will never buy another Asus product again.
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I'm wondering if my version of TWRP is too old or something. Can anyone explain in detail how to update to a newer version of TWRP or install CWM in order for flashing to fully work?
greydelta38 said:
I'm wondering if my version of TWRP is too old or something. Can anyone explain in detail how to update to a newer version of TWRP or install CWM in order for flashing to fully work?
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what version do you currently have, just download the .blob from twrp's site boot into fastboot and run "fastboot flash recovery *name of blob*.blob"
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what version do you currently have, just download the .blob from twrp's site boot into fastboot and run "fastboot flash recovery *name of blob*.blob"
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Yeah - I'm also wondering what bootloader you are running with it.
If you are not current on either flash the bootloader/TWRP package from CROMi-X OP, boot back into system, let it bootloop if it does, boot back into TWRP and reflash the rom.
That seems like it would be the only explanation, but now it won't even boot into recovery. I can get it into fastboot, but as soon as I select recovery image it shows the firmware upgrade symbol and then immediately shows the Android Error symbol, and sticks there until I hard power down. When I'm in fastboot, here's what I'm gonna do:
1. connect fastbooted Infinity to pc with all necessary drivers installed
2. download filename.blob from TWRP's website for the Infinity
3. on command console enter -fastboot flash recovery filename.blob- and it will push the recovery through fastboot hopefully
Is that correct? I'm under the impression that as long as I can get to the fastboot menu, ANYTHING is repairable.
greydelta38 said:
That seems like it would be the only explanation, but now it won't even boot into recovery. I can get it into fastboot, but as soon as I select recovery image it shows the firmware upgrade symbol and then immediately shows the Android Error symbol, and sticks there until I hard power down. When I'm in fastboot, here's what I'm gonna do:
1. connect fastbooted Infinity to pc with all necessary drivers installed
2. download filename.blob from TWRP's website for the Infinity
3. on command console enter -fastboot flash recovery filename.blob- and it will push the recovery through fastboot hopefully
Is that correct? I'm under the impression that as long as I can get to the fastboot menu, ANYTHING is repairable.
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The command is
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery filename.blob
Since you can boot into the bootloader, check the version# and make sure you flash a compatible recovery.
Most of the time, as long as you can get into the BL, it's fixable. But to make it unbrickable you need nvFlash. And that's just become possible for or tablet on JB. May be a project for once you got this problem fixed: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2455925
I suspect you need to format data to fix the issues (you'll lose everything on the internal sd card) but before you do follow bernd's recommendation and get TWRP on there (you wiped it out when you flashed ASUS stock) and then use the file explorer in TWRP to copy anything important to an external SD and make sure the cromi-x rom is on sd too. Then format data from the wipe menu and reinstall. You'll be back to normal in no time. :good:
BTW You may have got some corruption from turning f-sync off.
berndblb said:
The command is
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery filename.blob
Since you can boot into the bootloader, check the version# and make sure you flash a compatible recovery.
Most of the time, as long as you can get into the BL, it's fixable. But to make it unbrickable you need nvFlash. And that's just become possible for or tablet on JB. May be a project for once you got this problem fixed: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2455925
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sbdags said:
I suspect you need to format data to fix the issues (you'll lose everything on the internal sd card) but before you do follow bernd's recommendation and get TWRP on there (you wiped it out when you flashed ASUS stock) and then use the file explorer in TWRP to copy anything important to an external SD and make sure the cromi-x rom is on sd too. Then format data from the wipe menu and reinstall. You'll be back to normal in no time. :good:
BTW You may have got some corruption from turning f-sync off.
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I tried wiping internal before recovery was lost and it didn't work. I suspected that some problems arose from turning fsync off too. I'm pushing TWRP 2.6 to the Infinity now, will try flashing your excellent rom again and see if it takes without bootlooping.
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I tried wiping internal before recovery was lost and it didn't work. I suspected that some problems arose from turning fsync off too. I'm pushing TWRP 2.6 to the Infinity now, will try flashing your excellent rom again and see if it takes without bootlooping.
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You need to specifically format data in twrp not just wipe data. Only formatting will restore the device now once data corruption has occurred.
I originally had Katkiss 4.3 v19 and it was working fine. I then wanted to update to the recent 4.3.1 v27 but when I tried to flash the new ROM, it says that it can't open the zip file and failed. I backed up beforehand, so I wiped the cache and dalvik. I then tried to flash the ROM again, but it still says failed. I went to restore the backup to go back and for some reason, it is also failing.
I have TWRP 2.6.0.0 and I am stuck in recovery where I can't flash anything. Not even when I wanted to flash to stock.
I have the Asus EEE transformer tf101 tablet.
How do I fix this?
Please Help.
Are you trying to flash from Micro SDCard ?
Maybe the card has corrupted - try formatting the card in a PC, then copy #27 back to it, and try flashing again
Or try another MicroSD Card
*Detection* said:
Are you trying to flash from Micro SDCard ?
Maybe the card has corrupted - try formatting the card in a PC, then copy #27 back to it, and try flashing again
Or try another MicroSD Card
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I did this and it says successful but I don't think it's completely flashed because the last line says E:Unable to mount '/staging'. Plus when I reboot, it just goes back to recovery. I flashed SuperSU but it didn't change anything.
EDIT: Ok. So I tried flashing any rom and it says 'successful', yet it seemed like it flashed the rom too quickly. Afterwards, I'd reboot but it just goes from the Eee transformer logo to twrp recovery. This happens to all of the 'successful' flashes. When I tried to flash the stock rom, it would just say failed.
I really don't know what to do at this point. I tried formatting the SD card, changing the SD card, reinstalling twrp using the EasyRecovery app and I wiped my internal and external data (which I think is the problem and IDK how to recover them). I even tried flashing a new recovery (CWM) and, like the other 'successful' flashes, still goes back to TWRP.
gigases said:
I did this and it says successful but I don't think it's completely flashed because the last line says E:Unable to mount '/staging'. Plus when I reboot, it just goes back to recovery. I flashed SuperSU but it didn't change anything.
EDIT: Ok. So I tried flashing any rom and it says 'successful', yet it seemed like it flashed the rom too quickly. Afterwards, I'd reboot but it just goes from the Eee transformer logo to twrp recovery. This happens to all of the 'successful' flashes. When I tried to flash the stock rom, it would just say failed.
I really don't know what to do at this point. I tried formatting the SD card, changing the SD card, reinstalling twrp using the EasyRecovery app and I wiped my internal and external data (which I think is the problem and IDK how to recover them). I even tried flashing a new recovery (CWM) and, like the other 'successful' flashes, still goes back to TWRP.
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The /staging/ error is normal, nothing to worry about.
Question, if you shut down the tablet from recovery. Then turn it on with a 3 second power button press, does it go directly to recovery?
If so, this is causing your tablet NOT to finish the flash when it reboots. It needs to reboot normally and you should see the Eee Pad logo with a progress indicator.
If you do have a recovery boot loop, try this. Boot to recovery and go to the Advanced section and open a terminal window.
Code:
echo boot | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=0
Then reboot normally (not to recovery). Then after it tries to boot not into recovery, boot back to recovery and try restoring your 019 backup.
frederuco said:
The /staging/ error is normal, nothing to worry about.
Question, if you shut down the tablet from recovery. Then turn it on with a 3 second power button press, does it go directly to recovery?
If so, this is causing your tablet NOT to finish the flash when it reboots. It needs to reboot normally and you should see the Eee Pad logo with a progress indicator.
If you do have a recovery boot loop, try this. Boot to recovery and go to the Advanced section and open a terminal window.
Code:
echo boot | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=0
Then reboot normally (not to recovery). Then after it tries to boot not into recovery, boot back to recovery and try restoring your 019 backup.
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Yes. When I reboot/shutdown from recovery, it shows the eee pad and nvidia logo on the bottom and then goes to recovery. I did what you said with the terminal window. I also typed in the code. and it says:
5+0 records in
5+0 records out
5 bytes (5B) copied,
0.006015 seconds, 831B/s
Afterwards, I rebooted normally and it still goes back to recovery. It doesn't even go to the 'ASUS' logo where there is a wheel on the bottom.
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Yes. When I reboot/shutdown from recovery, it shows the eee pad and nvidia logo on the bottom and then goes to recovery. I did what you said with the terminal window. I also typed in the code. and it says:
5+0 records in
5+0 records out
5 bytes (5B) copied,
0.006015 seconds, 831B/s
Afterwards, I rebooted normally and it still goes back to recovery. It doesn't even go to the 'ASUS' logo where there is a wheel on the bottom.
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May need to do it from an ADB shell, but adb shell is blocked on TWRP 2.6.X.X for security reasons.
I would suggest flashing TWRP again using EasyFlasher. See my guide here: www.transformerforums.com/forum/asu...nt/31927-frederucos-guide-root-rom-tf101.html . Grab one of the repacked versions with TWRP 2.6 and you should be back in business in no time.
I did everything and it all seemed fine. Now I'm in a bootloop. I used the TWRP 2.6.3.0 EasyFlasher
Okay. I just tried other recoveries (CWM and Rogue) and they seemed to go well. I tried flashing, yet it still does the same thing as before where it goes to the logo and then to the recovery.
gigases said:
I did everything and it all seemed fine. Now I'm in a bootloop. I used the TWRP 2.6.3.0 EasyFlasher
Okay. I just tried other recoveries (CWM and Rogue) and they seemed to go well. I tried flashing, yet it still does the same thing as before where it goes to the logo and then to the recovery.
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At this point, I would try restoring stock using EasyFlasher. Just download the asus firmware file and leave it as is (do not unzip) and put it in the asusupdate folder in EasyFlasher.
Once you flash back to stock and can boot, then flash TWRP with EasyFlasher and you should be good to go.
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At this point, I would try restoring stock using EasyFlasher. Just download the asus firmware file and leave it as is (do not unzip) and put it in the asusupdate folder in EasyFlasher.
Once you flash back to stock and can boot, then flash TWRP with EasyFlasher and you should be good to go.
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That did it. I flashed back to stock and it can boot again. I'll flash TWRP again.:fingers-crossed: Thank You
Any time! I have a few EasyFlashers with newer versions of TWRP in the EasyFlasher thread. Start and the end and read backwards to find them.
after finally being able to fix my broken recovery partition, I tried to create a backup of katkiss 4.4 using twrp. twrp would crash and reboot back into itself every time I tried. so what did I do? I made a backup using online nandroid backup. it worked. after trying to go back and restore said backup, my tablet is now stuck in an infinite reboot loop of death. if reboots into twrp, wipes my data, and does it all over again. I can't even go into android anymore because if I hold down the volume down button+power, it goes straight to recovery and enters the death loop. it's currently sitting on the floor in that loop. I might try to fix it. I might smash my foot through it. depends on what I can do. does anybody have any ideas. and no, I can't use a PC to restore it. can't be detected. (I can make the boot loop stop by putting it in apx mode. that's about it)
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Use APX mode to reflash the recovery. You'll need correct drivers and Nvflash for that. Wheelie simplifies the process greatly.
Here are the instructions: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_tf101
Follow the "Installing a Custom Recovery" section.
After you get CWM recovery running, flash the latest TWRP from sydneyk's thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2434422
As for your backup, I'm not quite sure how it'll work out. These things tend to break quite a lot. If everything else fails, remember that you can salvage some files by browsing the backup itself. Good luck
EDIT: Read some of your earlier posts and it seems like you're somewhat familiar with the process. If you get any trouble flashing TWRP inside CWM, install any rooted ICS ROM to get ADB access and do:
su
echo boot | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=0
reboot
as doppelhelix suggested earlier, but only after the boot following TWRP flash.