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[Q] Please help - ASUS Transformer Infinity TF700 Brick

Hi there so, I received my ASUS Transformer Infinity yesterday and I managed to root and unlock successfully. However, after downloading ROM Manager I stupidly clicked flash CWRM it did it's thing and I thought, well, it was successful so let's try and boot into it to flash a custom ROM I had downloaded. From ROM Manager no dice, tried getting into recovery manually and it worked. However, it was clearly stock recovery. New to Android slates I clicked the volume buttons a couple times to try and see how to move the cursor... this of course wiped my device. At this point, I was pretty sure I was done for, after this completed I rebooted again and low and behold cannot get into the device on normal boot. Tried rebooting, nothing. Tried the keyboard dock, same deal. Stuck on ASUS screen and I never get the spinning wheel. Tried to get back in recovery and I get stuck at loading recovery kernel image. BRICK. The only thing I can do is get into APX recovery but as I understand there is no use for this mode yet on the TF700? Please help! My last option is to RMA to Newegg, if I do this what should I say? I feel being honest is the only way to grantee a repair. How much would this cost out of warranty?

GRIM1337 said:
Hi there so, I received my ASUS Transformer Infinity yesterday and I managed to root and unlock successfully. However, after downloading ROM Manager I stupidly clicked flash CWRM it did it's thing and I thought, well, it was successful so let's try and boot into it to flash a custom ROM I had downloaded. From ROM Manager no dice, tried getting into recovery manually and it worked. However, it was clearly stock recovery. New to Android slates I clicked the volume buttons a couple times to try and see how to move the cursor... this of course wiped my device. At this point, I was pretty sure I was done for, after this completed I rebooted again and low and behold cannot get into the device on normal boot. Tried rebooting, nothing. Tried the keyboard dock, same deal. Stuck on ASUS screen and I never get the spinning wheel. Tried to get back in recovery and I get stuck at loading recovery kernel image. BRICK. The only thing I can do is get into APX recovery but as I understand there is no use for this mode yet on the TF700? Please help! My last option is to RMA to Newegg, if I do this what should I say? I feel being honest is the only way to grantee a repair. How much would this cost out of warranty?
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I am having the same issue. Just rooted today. Please help!

dpadaddict said:
I am having the same issue. Just rooted today. Please help!
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Are you able to get into fastboot? If you press and hold power and volume down until you get the option to press volume up to boot to recovery, but don't press voume up, then you will boot into the bootloader screen, with fastboot as an option.
At this site you will find the correct twrp (choose Download - Recovery Image / Fastboot Method) and instructions to flash:
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/105
Instructions for fastboot and adb you'll find by searching around.
Hope that helps!

fordwolden said:
Are you able to get into fastboot? If you press and hold power and volume down until you get the option to press volume up to boot to recovery, but don't press voume up, then you will boot into the bootloader screen, with fastboot as an option.
At this site you will find the correct twrp (choose Download - Recovery Image / Fastboot Method) and instructions to flash:
Instructions for fastboot and adb you'll find by searching around.
Hope that helps!
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I wish I could... The message I receive is as follows when I do that:
The Device is UnLocked.
Android cardhu-user bootloader <2.10 e> released by "US_epad-9.4.5.26-20120720" A03
Booting recovery kernel image
And nothing ever shows up. Just the ASUS logo.

Did you solve your problem? I'm having the same issue and tried to install custom ROMs without solving the problem

reboot the device! (power and vol down for 5 sec)
hold vol down at the ASUS screen, but don't go to recovery, just wait until you see a 3 different logos on your screen.
An Android, a Wipe and a USB Icon
go between theese logos with vol down choose USB Icon with vol up!
Now you are in Fastboot mode and with your PC you can flash another recovery image.
But by the way!
WHY THE HELL DID YOU UNLOCKED YOUR DEVICE IF YOU ARE TOTALLY NEW TO ANDROID?!
You don't need this if you are new to android, even root does a good deal for first serious steps!

kabauterman said:
But by the way!
WHY THE HELL DID YOU UNLOCKED YOUR DEVICE IF YOU ARE TOTALLY NEW TO ANDROID?!
You don't need this if you are new to android, even root does a good deal for first serious steps!
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Hey, we were all new to Android at some point! That's how you learn though, by doing this sort of stuff. Nothing wrong wth trying! Just need to be careful and read alot. But, you have to start somewhere!
I'm sure that he was reading all of the "Jelly Bean ROM's are so awesome" posts and wanted to see for himself, that's all....
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2

jtrosky said:
Hey, we were all new to Android at some point! That's how you learn though, by doing this sort of stuff. Nothing wrong wth trying! Just need to be careful and read alot. But, you have to start somewhere!
I'm sure that he was reading all of the "Jelly Bean ROM's are so awesome" posts and wanted to see for himself, that's all....
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2
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I never said I was new to Android. I was new to the ASUS stock tablet recovery orientation (its landscape as I found out). Hence, hit up twice, wiped data. I am by no means new in general. I did not fix the problem. I requested an RMA with Newegg and it was approved I said the issue with it was bad screen bleeding (no lie but it is normal for this tablet but bad was exaggerated) In any case! RMA approved should be getting my new unit Tuesday!

unlocked and RMA because of your own stupidity?
ok do it..
have you tried it with fastboot?

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GRIM1337 said:
Hi there so, I received my ASUS Transformer Infinity yesterday and I managed to root and unlock successfully. However, after downloading ROM Manager I stupidly clicked flash CWRM it did it's thing and I thought, well, it was successful so let's try and boot into it to flash a custom ROM I had downloaded. From ROM Manager no dice, tried getting into recovery manually and it worked. However, it was clearly stock recovery. New to Android slates I clicked the volume buttons a couple times to try and see how to move the cursor... this of course wiped my device. At this point, I was pretty sure I was done for, after this completed I rebooted again and low and behold cannot get into the device on normal boot. Tried rebooting, nothing. Tried the keyboard dock, same deal. Stuck on ASUS screen and I never get the spinning wheel. Tried to get back in recovery and I get stuck at loading recovery kernel image. BRICK. The only thing I can do is get into APX recovery but as I understand there is no use for this mode yet on the TF700? Please help! My last option is to RMA to Newegg, if I do this what should I say? I feel being honest is the only way to grantee a repair. How much would this cost out of warranty?
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Just follow this method and you will be fine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1755576

kabauterman said:
unlocked and RMA because of your own stupidity?
ok do it..
have you tried it with fastboot?
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If you had my OP in its entirety, you would know that is impossible. :/ Unfortunately, after the data + cache wipe two things happened that I do not understand. 1. The device wouldn't boot (this shouldn't happen unless all partitions were formatted which the device did NOT report it did), 2. This is the really strange part, recovery no longer existed after JUST WORKING - even after my mistake with ROM manager stock recovery remained until the wipe and then I received the message mentioned in my OP (namely: Booting recovery kernel).

GRIM1337 said:
If you had my OP in its entirety, you would know that is impossible. :/ Unfortunately, after the data + cache wipe two things happened that I do not understand. 1. The device wouldn't boot (this shouldn't happen unless all partitions were formatted which the device did NOT report it did), 2. This is the really strange part, recovery no longer existed after JUST WORKING - even after my mistake with ROM manager stock recovery remained until the wipe and then I received the message mentioned in my OP (namely: Booting recovery kernel).
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Any resolution to this other than the RMA?

HelgesenJ said:
Any resolution to this other than the RMA?
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Please don't tell me you have used ROM Manager recently. : S Are you having the same issue?
APX available, or not (as with the OP)? NvFlashed? What have you done, or tried to do, yourself?
Moar. Info.

MartyHulskemper said:
Please don't tell me you have used ROM Manager recently. : S Are you having the same issue?
APX available, or not (as with the OP)? NvFlashed? What have you done, or tried to do, yourself?
Moar. Info.
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One more who used ROM manager recently and now I have a nice tray for serving beers :crying:
I'm having the same issue with APX available by powering on the transformer holding volume+up but with no nvflash backup.

I don't understand why people keep using ROM manager to install recovery, this is a death wish to your device. If they read all the "How to" posts, none of them instructed to use rom manager to install recovery, so I don't know where they got this idea from???? beat me!!!
GRIM1337, you need RMA to send out for repair. Sorry but there's no hope to recovery this.

Didn't use ROM Manager
Updated to JB (from rooted ICS), then tried to unlock and flash recovery: Bootloader is still locked, recovery and system partitions are simply gone!
All I can access is fastboot now, but as bootloader is locked, I cannot flash any custom image/blob or whatsoever.
Can someone generous post their stock recovery or help me flash the JB update ZIP again?
I extracted the blob, but I'm not sure how to flash it? I suppose it contains all the partitions I would need to flash! But how to flash them?
I tried this:
fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash staging blob
Fails after having downloaded the 800Mb blob, the exact same way it fails flashing a custom kernel!?
sending 'staging' (800199 KB)...
OKAY [145.978s]
writing 'staging'...
FAILED (remote: (InvalidState))
finished. total time: 205.000s

3c said:
Updated to JB (from rooted ICS), then tried to unlock and flash recovery: Bootloader is still locked, recovery and system partitions are simply gone!
All I can access is fastboot now, but as bootloader is locked, I cannot flash any custom image/blob or whatsoever.
Can someone generous post their stock recovery or help me flash the JB update ZIP again?
I extracted the blob, but I'm not sure how to flash it? I suppose it contains all the partitions I would need to flash! But how to flash them?
I tried this:
fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash staging blob
Fails after having downloaded the 800Mb blob, the exact same way it fails flashing a custom kernel!?
sending 'staging' (800199 KB)...
OKAY [145.978s]
writing 'staging'...
FAILED (remote: (InvalidState))
finished. total time: 205.000s
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How did you get into fastboot mode for your device??

buhohitr said:
How did you get into fastboot mode for your device??
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Well that one's hard: With ICS bootloader, there was like no fastboot mode!!! On the bootloader menu I could only confirm recovery or cancel to boot as usual!!! WTF? But then once with JB bootloader, the menu allowed me to select a different option: a new one had appeared showing a USB logo too! Can't tell if I simply missed the option or proper steps in ICS bootloader though.

3c said:
Well that one's hard: With ICS bootloader, there was like no fastboot mode!!! On the bootloader menu I could only confirm recovery or cancel to boot as usual!!! WTF? But then once with JB bootloader, the menu allowed me to select a different option: a new one had appeared showing a USB logo too! Can't tell if I simply missed the option or proper steps in ICS bootloader though.
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ICS bootloader had the fastboot option disabled if the device's bootloader was still locked and the USB icon wasn't showing at all.
With the JB bootloader Asus made the USB icon available even if the device was locked so you can access fastboot mode but you can't flash anything (yes,it doesn't make sense, but this is Asus).
Anyway, if you are able to boot in recovery you should be able to restore you device easily,just follow my guide from the general forum.

Re: Help needed i will try
OK WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IS WIPED THE OS FROM THE UNIT...AND LEFT THE BOOTLOADER FILES...SO THERE ISNT
ANYTHING TO BOOT TO AT THE MOMENT... I DID THIS LAST WEEK... IT WAS A BIT SCARY AND FRUSTRATING UNTIL
I FIGURED OUT HOW TO FIX IT.. ITS NOT HARD. ILL PUT DOWN HERE WHAT I DID...
1. DOWNLOAD THE GOOGLE NEXUS 7 TOOL KIT... ( this is a very good rescue tool )
2. RUN IT... INSTALL THE DRIVERS... REBOOT IT ALL AND START THE TOOL KIT AGIAN WITH YOUR TRANSFORMER
CONNECTED TO USB...
3. YOU SHOULD SEE THE SERIAL NUMBER OF YOUR TABLET AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE IN THE TOOLKIT...
IF SO..YOUR ALMOST DONE !
4. THERE ARE MANY CHOICES..SOME WORK SOME DONT ON THE TRANSFORMER...
5. I CHOOSE THE ROOT OPTION...
6. NOW..WHEN IT GETS TO THE PART WHERE IT SAYS ARE U IN FASTBOOT MODE.. SAY NO !!! THAT WILL ACTUALLY
PUT IT IN FASTBOOT AND THEN PROCEED AS DIRECTED ON THE SCREEN TO ROOT...
THATS WHAT I DID...CAUSE I NEEDED ROOT AND I HAD A STUCK BOOT LOOP JUST LIKE YOU.....
BASICALLY YOU NEED TO ROOT IT AGIAN AN THEN REBOOT AND TRY TO GET INTO CWM..OR HAVE IT REINSTALL CWM...TO FLASH A ROM...THAT WORKS..

My Asus TF300T Is Completely Dead!

I had upgraded to 4.2 firmware (WW_epad-user-10.6.1.8) using the second method described on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187982. This worked well and everything was working until I messed up today D: I was trying to flash SuperSU using TWRP but it couldn't recognize my Internal SD Card so I thought there might be something wrong with my installation. When I entered the bootloader I noticed the message: Key driver not found.. Booting OS. I don't know what this means. I did not read the first thread in the General section and tried to do a restore using the 4.2 firmware package. I used the "fastboot flash system blob" command and this time everything was messed up. The blue bar that appears on installation is no longer appearing and I have an "unrecoverable bootloader" error. Nothing I did worked! What should I do?? Please provide me some simple steps. I used these commands before flashing system blob...
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
This was a very stupid move on my part but I thought this would allow a clean install D: D: Please help!

gee man you completely wiped the sucker, you may be bricked =(. i would start by trying to fastboot flash the patched version of twrp. unless you can boot into twrp already then try to flash the asus package again thru twrp. also, could twrp see your internal sd before you bricked?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app

markymark567 said:
gee man you completely wiped the sucker, you may be bricked =(. i would start by trying to fastboot flash the patched version of twrp. unless you can boot into twrp already then try to flash the asus package again thru twrp. also, could twrp see your internal sd before you bricked?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app
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No, that is the reason why I wiped everything (stupid move I know)...TWRP was screwed up to begin with. I flashed 2.5 JB version and it couldn't detect my internal SD card. I made sure it was the right model and everything so TWRP messed me up. I don't know how to flash a working version of TWRP since I don't know what version works with 4.2 tf300 firmware.

sonar2854 said:
No, that is the reason why I wiped everything (stupid move I know)...TWRP was screwed up to begin with. I flashed 2.5 JB version and it couldn't detect my internal SD card. I made sure it was the right model and everything so TWRP messed me up. I don't know how to flash a working version of TWRP since I don't know what version works with 4.2 tf300 firmware.
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there is a modded 2.4.4 version i believe that sees all correctly. the post on how to root and update describe and link it. but being now you flashed the wrong one. you cant mount anything to flash correct one. i think you are s.o.l. i hope iam am wrong. good luck.

kaos420 said:
there is a modded 2.4.4 version i believe that sees all correctly. the post on how to root and update describe and link it. but being now you flashed the wrong one. you cant mount anything to flash correct one. i think you are s.o.l. i hope iam am wrong. good luck.
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I'm not sure how to flash it...I tried fastboot flash recovery twrp.blob (2.4.4.0 v4.2). It just freezes although the cmd says it was successful

I keep getting a bootloader error (0x0000000) everytime I try and enter RCK, Android, Wipe Data... Is there a way to reinstall the bootloader? WW_epad 10.6.1.8

No mate
As of now there's no solution to that.
Do ppl ever read before they flash? I've never seen as much bricks as I've seen on this device since the new 10.6x.x Asus bootloader... it's a shame
Read read read, understand understand understand, then read more. I almost feel sorry for you guys who are "just flashing away"

FML :crying::crying:

sonar2854 said:
I keep getting a bootloader error (0x0000000) everytime I try and enter RCK, Android, Wipe Data... Is there a way to reinstall the bootloader? WW_epad 10.6.1.8
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Bump!
I have a couple of questions.
I would like to know about your bootloader (how many icons and which ones) and whether you can still get into twrp.

tobdaryl said:
Bump!
I have a couple of questions.
I would like to know about your bootloader (how many icons and which ones) and whether you can still get into twrp.
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Okay, so when I press Volume Down + Power, I enter the bootloader. The bootloader has three icons: RCK, Android Logo, Wipe Data. I have no access to TWRP since there is a unrecoverable bootloader error 0x0000000 when I try to enter RCK.

sonar2854 said:
Okay, so when I press Volume Down + Power, I enter the bootloader. The bootloader has three icons: RCK, Android Logo, Wipe Data. I have no access to TWRP since there is a unrecoverable bootloader error 0x0000000 when I try to enter RCK.
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The odds are slim but let's try a couple of things.
From power off, hold power and volume down, release when you see the icons. You should see the entering fastboot message in the upper left.
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot bootloader
if that fails
Power off and use the same procedure.
fastboot reboot bootloader
Tell me the result.

tobdaryl said:
The odds are slim but let's try a couple of things.
From power off, hold power and volume down, release when you see the icons. You should see the entering fastboot message in the upper left.
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot bootloader
if that fails
Power off and use the same procedure.
fastboot reboot bootloader
Tell me the result.
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Okay, I tried both and it doesn't work without adding a hyphen in between reboot and bootloader so reboot-bootloader. Otherwise, with the hyphen added, both work.

sonar2854 said:
Okay, I tried both and it doesn't work without adding a hyphen in between reboot and bootloader so reboot-bootloader. Otherwise, with the hyphen added, both work.
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Sorry for that mistake. Now try rck and let's see if the bootloader is now accepted. If we are lucky the result has changed.

tobdaryl said:
Sorry for that mistake. Now try rck and let's see if the bootloader is now accepted. If we are lucky the result has changed.
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Eh...I don't really know how to explain this but this is what happened. Once the bootloader rebooted after entering the CMD command, I pressed volume up to access RCK and there was a "blink" and there is now a green glowing square around the Android Icon. I cannot move the volume up or down (it is frozen on the Android Icon with the green square glowing), so I don't know what that "blink" was. If i try to press volume up now there is the bootloader error again.

sonar2854 said:
Eh...I don't really know how to explain this but this is what happened. Once the bootloader rebooted after entering the CMD command, I pressed volume up to access RCK and there was a "blink" and there is now a green glowing square around the Android Icon. I cannot move the volume up or down (it is frozen on the Android Icon with the green square glowing), so I don't know what that "blink" was. If i try to press volume up now there is the bootloader error again.
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Download the 10.4.2.20 stock firmware. Unzip once and rename the resulting zip EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip. Place this on your external sdcard and boot into your bootloader. Volume up on RCK.

tobdaryl said:
Download the 10.4.2.20 stock firmware. Unzip once and rename the resulting zip EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip. Place this on your external sdcard and boot into your bootloader. Volume up on RCK.
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Um, I don't have an external SD Card? The only SD Card I have is the Internal Storage

sonar2854 said:
Um, I don't have an external SD Card? The only SD Card I have is the Internal Storage
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Uh!
Tell me what 2.5 JB version is.
Unzip 10.6.1.8 stock firmware twice and place the blob file into the directory with adb and fastboot. Boot into the bootloader and don't press anything.
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash system blob
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
if the command fails try again without -i 0x0B05

tobdaryl said:
Uh!
Tell me what 2.5 JB version is.
Unzip 10.6.1.8 stock firmware twice and place the blob file into the directory with adb and fastboot. Boot into the bootloader and don't press anything.
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash system blob
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
if the command fails try again without -i 0x0B05
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When you say 2.5 JB version...are you talking about TWRP? I don't think TWRP is on the tablet because I can't access it. All I saw was a blink when I pressed volume up on RCK, not TWRP? I have tried flash system blob before I posted here and it did nothing. There is no progress bar when fastboot flashing =/ I think it froze. Yup it froze, just tried to do fastboot reboot-bootloader and it said failed. Also, after the system was done writing, after 2 seconds it said complete so it didn't work.

sonar2854 said:
When you say 2.5 JB version...are you talking about TWRP? I don't think TWRP is on the tablet because I can't access it. All I saw was a blink when I pressed volume up on RCK, not TWRP? I have tried flash system blob before I posted here and it did nothing.
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I understood about twrp and flashing system blob but I thought we had been able to get stock recovery working instead of twrp.
I 'm sorry that is all I have with no sdcard and no adb.

tobdaryl said:
I understood about twrp and flashing system blob but I thought we had been able to get stock recovery working instead of twrp.
I 'm sorry that is all I have with no sdcard and no adb.
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I have never used the stock recovery so what is it supposed to look like? Is it that dead Android with the battery because that didn't show up? I will try and get an external sd card tomorrow and try it if you think it might work. I have the 4.2 bootloader so are you sure that I should put Version V10.4.2.20 and recover using that version? Anyways, if it ends up not working, I would just like to say thank you very much for trying.

[Q] Unable to flash recovery.img after enabling nvflash.on a TF300T

I configured nvflash on a new unrooted, unlocked TF300T, running the 9.4.3.30 firmware by following the directions at. androidroot mobi t3_nvflash. The AndroidRoot9.4.0.30r01 bootloader and nvflash were installed and the tablet was successfully booted into APX mode, nvflash was bootstrapped using wheelie, and the bricksafe.img, factory-config.img and unlock-token.img files were generated and saved.
Unfortunately, I was not able to use fastboot to install clockworkmod recovery or enable root. Flashing was attempted initially using Windows XP and again later using Ubuntu 12.04, with the following result:
# fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery recovery.img
sending 'recovery' (5306 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.443s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 2.058s]
finished. total time: 4.500s
# fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
rebooting...
All seems well, but recovery does not install, the tablet does not reboot, and will not accept further flashboot commands. It has to be restarted by holding down the start button. On restart a blue line quickly flashes across the screen, but on boot to fastboot/recovery mode there is no icon to access recovery.
Device: TF300T Transformer Pad
Android Version 4.0.3;
Build Number: IML74.US_epad-9.4.3.30-201220604
Questions:
To what partition/folder is the recovery image flashed on the TF300T?
Has anyone ever actually used nvflash to unbrick a TF300T? If so will someone point me to instruction how to repair/restore the original/unlocked bootloader using nvflash, or something close?
Is there a procedure to install CWM recovery using nvflash?
Thank you for your help, any assistance is appreciated.

Some Hard Learned Advice
I'm still unable to flash a custom recovery, but the good news is that my tablet works although it's not rooted, and I have a functioning nvflash
If you want to avoid my problem, I recommend that you root your tablet before you install nvflash. Remember that at present, you can only install nvflash on a TF300T running ICS but, definitely do install nvflash. Follow the instructions from the folks at androidroot.mobi, but don't forget to root first.

listerism said:
I'm still unable to flash a custom recovery, but the good news is that my tablet works although it's not rooted, and I have a functioning nvflash
If you want to avoid my problem, I recommend that you root your tablet before you install nvflash. Remember that at present, you can only install nvflash on a TF300T running ICS but, definitely do install nvflash. Follow the instructions from the folks at androidroot.mobi, but don't forget to root first.
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I believe you would want to follow the guide in the General section for the TF300 to upgrade from ICS to JB 4.1.1. Its called
[GUIDE]Upgrade your TF300t to Jellybean 4.1, root & remove bloatware[Noobproof]
Then update to the newest version of 4.1.1. Then finally put a version of TWRP that is compatible with the 4.1.1 bootloader on the device. Also when I Installed the recovery I used the "recovery.blob" file, not the .img

listerism said:
I configured nvflash on a new unrooted, unlocked TF300T, running the 9.4.3.30 firmware by following the directions at. androidroot mobi t3_nvflash. The AndroidRoot9.4.0.30r01 bootloader and nvflash were installed and the tablet was successfully booted into APX mode, nvflash was bootstrapped using wheelie, and the bricksafe.img, factory-config.img and unlock-token.img files were generated and saved.
Unfortunately, I was not able to use fastboot to install clockworkmod recovery or enable root. Flashing was attempted initially using Windows XP and again later using Ubuntu 12.04, with the following result:
# fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery recovery.img
sending 'recovery' (5306 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.443s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 2.058s]
finished. total time: 4.500s
# fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
rebooting...
All seems well, but recovery does not install, the tablet does not reboot, and will not accept further flashboot commands. It has to be restarted by holding down the start button. On restart a blue line quickly flashes across the screen, but on boot to fastboot/recovery mode there is no icon to access recovery.
Device: TF300T Transformer Pad
Android Version 4.0.3;
Build Number: IML74.US_epad-9.4.3.30-201220604
Questions:
To what partition/folder is the recovery image flashed on the TF300T?
Has anyone ever actually used nvflash to unbrick a TF300T? If so will someone point me to instruction how to repair/restore the original/unlocked bootloader using nvflash, or something close?
Is there a procedure to install CWM recovery using nvflash?
Thank you for your help, any assistance is appreciated.
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Since you already have installed nvflash and have your files I'll try to answer with that in mind.
First I suggest using twrp of the latest version for ICS not cwm.
The partition for recovery is recovery. The commands you provided are correct (I do suggest using a blob file with fastboot - and twrp not cwm).
For unbrick with nvflash yes others have here is a link with the commands needed.
Remember you only have to flash what is needed to recover your tablet.

Did you perhaps download the wrong version of recovery? There is specific versions for ICS and JB 4.1.1 and JB 4.2.1. However I think of you use a blob instead it may work. But as above posters said, I would update to the version of stock android that you want. Cuz when you update your going to loose root and recovery anyways so why bother putting it on there? So I wouldn't flash anything till you are on the version you want to root. Also it will be safer to upgrade with stock recovery. TONS of people have bricked by updating to 4.2.1 with an incompatible recovery. You've been warned.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app

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No USB icon
Hi Guys,
I have 4.2.1 installed and want to move up to 4.2.2 however i now notice that when I try to boot back into recovery I have no USB icon to reinstall TWRP. I used TWRP 2.5 to install 4.2.1. Can someone explain how I can get TWRP back onto the system and get my USB icon back so I can keep up to date.
Your assistance will be gratefully appreciated.
Cheers
Asus TF300T

The 4.2 bootloader doesn't have a separate fastboot mode. As soon as you're in the bootloader, fastboot starts. There's no icon to select because it's already in fastboot mode.

speye007 said:
Hi Guys,
I have 4.2.1 installed and want to move up to 4.2.2 however i now notice that when I try to boot back into recovery I have no USB icon to reinstall TWRP. I used TWRP 2.5 to install 4.2.1. Can someone explain how I can get TWRP back onto the system and get my USB icon back so I can keep up to date.
Your assistance will be gratefully appreciated.
Cheers
Asus TF300T
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The new 4.2 bootloader has no usb icon. When you enter the bootloader do not press any keys you will automatically enter usb mode. Watch the upper left for a message showing fastboot started..
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EndlessDissent said:
The 4.2 bootloader doesn't have a separate fastboot mode. As soon as you're in the bootloader, fastboot starts. There's no icon to select because it's already in fastboot mode.
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You were to quick for me that time.

tobdaryl said:
The new 4.2 bootloader has no usb icon. When you enter the bootloader do not press any keys you will automatically enter usb mode. Watch the upper left for a message showing fastboot started..
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You were to quick for me that time.
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Thanks I'll let you know it goes

speye007 said:
Thanks I'll let you know it goes
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Well thanks that did work however I now have and issue with TWRP wanting a password and I've tried the
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187982
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fix but I get a dual screen of TWRP and can't do a thing with it is there a way that I can wipe the unit and start again this is getting frustrating and from what I can see no one from TWRP is offereing any suggestions to fix this issue either.....very frustrating as this is my daily
Your assistance would be gratefully appreciated
Cheers

speye007 said:
Well thanks that did work however I now have and issue with TWRP wanting a password and I've tried the fix but I get a dual screen of TWRP and can't do a thing with it is there a way that I can wipe the unit and start again this is getting frustrating and from what I can see no one from TWRP is offereing any suggestions to fix this issue either.....very frustrating as this is my daily
Your assistance would be gratefully appreciated
Cheers
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The reason no one from TWRP is fixing it is because there's nothing to fix. It wasn't a TWRP bug. It was ASUS's bug, and they fixed it in the most recent OTA update. I would suggest using fastboot to flash back to stock to get your stock recovery back, then update to the most recent OTA, then you can flash TWRP back.
Edit: What I just said was actually kind of in the OP of the thread to which you linked, in bright red letters. It said that you need to be on the very latest OTA for that version of TWRP to work. In fact, those were, more-or-less the very first words in the post.

EndlessDissent said:
The reason no one from TWRP is fixing it is because there's nothing to fix. It wasn't a TWRP bug. It was ASUS's bug, and they fixed it in the most recent OTA update. I would suggest using fastboot to flash back to stock to get your stock recovery back, then update to the most recent OTA, then you can flash TWRP back.
Edit: What I just said was actually kind of in the OP of the thread to which you linked, in bright red letters. It said that you need to be on the very latest OTA for that version of TWRP to work. In fact, those were, more-or-less the very first words in the post.
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Hi sorry its taken me time to get back. I've had some issues with this I now get a double TWRP screen that I can't do anything with and when I can get back to a normal screen it asks for a password all the time and I've tried to factory reset from inside (not from twrp) and it does nothing at all
So I'd like to try and reset back to factory and start again if thats possible? And is there a good tutorial on this?
Cheers & thank you for your assistance

speye007 said:
Hi sorry its taken me time to get back. I've had some issues with this I now get a double TWRP screen that I can't do anything with and when I can get back to a normal screen it asks for a password all the time and I've tried to factory reset from inside (not from twrp) and it does nothing at all
So I'd like to try and reset back to factory and start again if thats possible? And is there a good tutorial on this?
Cheers & thank you for your assistance
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If you want to go back to stock, just flash the stock firmware in fastboot. There are lots of guides for flashing stock ROMs throughout the forum.

EndlessDissent said:
If you want to go back to stock, just flash the stock firmware in fastboot. There are lots of guides for flashing stock ROMs throughout the forum.
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I found the issue you need to go to this version of TWRP (which I may add is not on the download list fromTWRP) http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/tf300t/openrecovery-twrp-2.4.4.0-tf300t-4.2.blob
I now have TWRP working and I'm running 10.6.1.8 however I find that I can not factory reset or use TWRP to upgrade firmware to 10.6.1.15 or any other ROM. The device says "Device is unlocked" & I'm also having an issue trying to locate a good tutorial on how to flash new firmware or kernel with fastboot. If anyone knows of a great tutorial that is easy to follow and also how I can obtain any of the required .img files that would be great.
This is getting frustrating now not being able to flash anything at all (angry)
I'm also getting an error message when I try to use the Asus unlock apk (An unknown error occurs,which maybe a network connection issue. Please wait and try again later) yes done toooo many times.
I've now even tried to flash CWM instead of TWRP and nothing ....the device boots fine and works fine I just can not factory reset, or install a new or updated rom from TWRP.
Message from TWRP :
Updating partition details...
Simulating actions...
Updating partition details...
and TWRP says Successful but nothing happens
can someone help me out here before I rip what little hair I still have out ggggrrrrrrrr

(Q) Boot Loop fix

Well my dumb fast moving self has backfired once again. While using chain fire 3D I have now got myself stuck in a boot loop. I have tried wipe data both from menu and from paperclip. I have tried getting latest firmware from asus site and using RCK but for some reason it just shows me a dead DROID. So any tips would be great I can't send it back because it's unlocked and rooted. So if anyone knows of a way to get RCK or the wipe data's to work I would be forever in your debt

Sevyth said:
Well my dumb fast moving self has backfired once again. While using chain fire 3D I have now got myself stuck in a boot loop. I have tried wipe data both from menu and from paperclip. I have tried getting latest firmware from asus site and using RCK but for some reason it just shows me a dead DROID. So any tips would be great I can't send it back because it's unlocked and rooted. So if anyone knows of a way to get RCK or the wipe data's to work I would be forever in your debt
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You have to flash TWRP recovery via fastboot. BUT, be sure to flash the correct version of TWRP. Flashing the wrong TWRP recovery blob can brick your tablet.
Since, you did not mention the firmware version running on your tablet, we can only guess...
If you were on Android 4.0.x (also known as Ice Cream Sandwich or ICS), you need to flash TWRP blob with "-ICS" suffix. For example, openrecovery-twrp-2.4.4.0-tf300t-ICS.blob.
If you were on Android 4.1.x (also known as JellyBean or JB) before ASUS firmware version 10.6.1.8, you need to flash TWRP blob with "-JB" suffix. For example, openrecovery-twrp-2.4.4.0-tf300t-JB.blob.
If you were on ASUS firmware version 10.6.1.8 (Android 4.2.1) you need to flash openrecovery-twrp-2.4.4.0-tf300t-4.2.blob.
If you were on ASUS firmware version 10.6.1.15.3 (Android 4.2.1) you need to flash openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-tf300t-4.2.blob.
And, if you have TF300TG model, get the TWRP blob with -tf300tg-. Once again, flashing the incorrect TWRP can brick your tablet. So, please be extra careful.
To download the necessary TWRP recovery blob files, and for the instructions on how to flash it to your tablet, visit the TWRP official website for TF300T(G) here: http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/97
After flashing the correct TWRP recovery, you can now launch the TWRP recovery via RCK. From there, you can flash ASUS stock firmware to fix your bootloop. I would recommend following method 3 outlined in the GUIDE found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187982

How is this supose to work if my RCK always shows a dead DROID. And how do I get fast boot to work when fast boot freeze when I click the usb icon

"If you were on Android 4.1.x (also known as JellyBean or JB) before ASUS firmware version 10.6.1.8, you need to flash TWRP blob with "-JB" suffix. For example, openrecovery-twrp-2.4.4.0-tf300t-JB.blob."
I believeThis is the Firmware i was On but im still not sure how to get fastboot to work. or RCK
EDIT: Seems that Link you provided to learn how to put the recovery on is out of date,
EDIT II: "You will need fastboot for this method. Download the above file, check the md5, rename to twrp.blob and put the file in the same directory as your fastboot.exe (unless you have /platform-tools in PATH then you can flash from anywhere). Turn off your device and boot to fastboot (power on while holding volume down, then select the usb icon and hit volume up to confirm). The device will now be in fastboot mode. Plug the device into your computer. Run the following command via the command line:
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery twrp.blob" - Will ya translate to english , And as I said when i go into fastboot mode and click the USB icon it freezes.
EDIT III: 10.4.2.20 is my model # i belive
EDIT IIII : Downloaded fastboot But cant run it . i open fastboot and it just closes. Any ideas?

PLEASE HELP - Stuck in Loading

Hi guys,
I need help. My kid's Asus TF300T suddenly got stuck at the loading process. I turn it on, and it keeps loading and then reboot itself and kept loading again. This keeps going forever.
The bootloader is unlocked and I had a custom ROM on it, though I don't remember what it is.
I am still able to enter recovery (TWRP 2.4.4.0) while pressing the vol - and Power buttons.
But what else can I do? How do I get the tablet to work again?
Thanks so much.

smokarz said:
Hi guys,
I need help. My kid's Asus TF300T suddenly got stuck at the loading process. I turn it on, and it keeps loading and then reboot itself and kept loading again. This keeps going forever.
The bootloader is unlocked and I had a custom ROM on it, though I don't remember what it is.
I am still able to enter recovery (TWRP 2.4.4.0) while pressing the vol - and Power buttons.
But what else can I do? How do I get the tablet to work again?
Thanks so much.
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I'm assuming that "loading" means that the boot animation is still working, but not going into Android at the end of it.
You can first try clearing the cache in TWRP: Go to the WIPE category and only select Dalvik Cache and Cache and wipe those. Reboot and see if anything changed.
If that doesn't work, then you can try factory resetting, but this will erase all data not backed up on the tablet. Do NOT wipe data from the fastboot menu. Only factory reset from within TWRP.

cmendonc2 said:
I'm assuming that "loading" means that the boot animation is still working, but not going into Android at the end of it.
You can first try clearing the cache in TWRP: Go to the WIPE category and only select Dalvik Cache and Cache and wipe those. Reboot and see if anything changed.
If that doesn't work, then you can try factory resetting, but this will erase all data not backed up on the tablet. Do NOT wipe data from the fastboot menu. Only factory reset from within TWRP.
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Yes, that's correct. It's at the boot animation and never get into Android.
I tried to wipe Cache and Dalvnik but that didn't help.
I also just tried Factory Reset, and it did not help either.
Is there anything else I can do? I can try to flash the ROM again, but I just don't remember which ROM I had on it.

smokarz said:
Yes, that's correct. It's at the boot animation and never get into Android.
I tried to wipe Cache and Dalvnik but that didn't help.
I also just tried Factory Reset, and it did not help either.
Is there anything else I can do? I can try to flash the ROM again, but I just don't remember which ROM I had on it.
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Before you enter TWRP, the bootloader information appears in the top left corner of your screen. Which bootloader version are you on and what does the boot animation say/look like?

It says:
Key driver not found... Booting OS
Android cardhu-user bootloader <1.00 e> released by 'US_epad-10.6.1.8-20130225" A03
Starting Fastboot USB download protocol.
Then I had the option to select RCK - Android - Wipe Data
When I selected RCK, it brings me to TWRP.
The boot animation has the word ANDROID flashing from left to right. It probably was a custom boot animation.
Please let me know if you need anything else.
Thanks

Any suggestions guys?
How can I get this tablet to boot again?
Thanks

smokarz said:
It says:
Key driver not found... Booting OS
Android cardhu-user bootloader <1.00 e> released by 'US_epad-10.6.1.8-20130225" A03
Starting Fastboot USB download protocol.
Then I had the option to select RCK - Android - Wipe Data
When I selected RCK, it brings me to TWRP.
The boot animation has the word ANDROID flashing from left to right. It probably was a custom boot animation.
Please let me know if you need anything else.
Thanks
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So what I would do is first flash an updated Stock ROM via fastboot: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697227
Flash the "ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T Firmware: V10.6.1.27.5" for your region. Then it will reset.
Then using fastboot, you can follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48508679&postcount=7
And you should be up and running with a new CM11 ROM.

cmendonc2 said:
So what I would do is first flash an updated Stock ROM via fastboot: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697227
Flash the "ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T Firmware: V10.6.1.27.5" for your region. Then it will reset.
Then using fastboot, you can follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48508679&postcount=7
And you should be up and running with a new CM11 ROM.
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Thanks cmendonc2,
I really want to make sure I got this right, please let me know if I am missing anything.
1) Install adb/fastboot on my PC
2) Flash Updated Stock Rom via fastboot (which is the latest stock rom and where can I get it?) Do I reboot the tablet after I flashed this?
3) Flash TF300T Firmware: V10.6.1.27.5 via fastboot. I guesss reboot again after I flashed the firmware?
4) Then follow the last link you posted to flash CM11?

smokarz said:
Thanks cmendonc2,
I really want to make sure I got this right, please let me know if I am missing anything.
1) Install adb/fastboot on my PC
2) Flash Updated Stock Rom via fastboot (which is the latest stock rom and where can I get it?) Do I reboot the tablet after I flashed this?
3) Flash TF300T Firmware: V10.6.1.27.5 via fastboot. I guesss reboot again after I flashed the firmware?
4) Then follow the last link you posted to flash CM11?
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1.) The minimal software from here should work fine: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42407269
2.) The Stock ROM is the tf300t firmware: V10.6.1.27.5 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697227 Reboot.
4.) Then follow the guide.

Thanks again,
What are the commands to flash rom and reboot/

smokarz said:
Thanks again,
What are the commands to flash rom and reboot/
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Extract the blob from the zip file and put it in the fastboot folder:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash system *blob name*
That will take a while and you can watch the progress meter on the device.
Code:
fastboot reboot
will reboot it then.

Thank you. And with fastboot, I don't need to flash the necessary TWRP?
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

smokarz said:
Thank you. And with fastboot, I don't need to flash the necessary TWRP?
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
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Well if you install everything by fastboot, you don't need TWRP. But if something goes wrong and a computer isn't nearby or stops working, having an onboard recovery is essential.

Hopefully, this will be the last question.
Before I use fastboot, should I power up the tablet with the Vol- & Power and then go into RCK mode?
And I don't see a link to download this from that thread.
ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T Firmware: V10.6.1.27.5 Only for US SKU (Android 4.2) - 2013.09.13 update

I downloaded the stock firmware straight from the ASUS website, I hope that was correct.
I ran fastboot, and this is the result of it.
When I did fastboot reboot, the device did not reboot at all and I had to manually power it off.
Now, when I power it on. I am stuck at the ASUS screen, it does even get to the bootloader animation.
Did I do something terribly wrong?

smokarz said:
I downloaded the stock firmware straight from the ASUS website, I hope that was correct.
I ran fastboot, and this is the result of it.
When I did fastboot reboot, the device did not reboot at all and I had to manually power it off.
Now, when I power it on. I am stuck at the ASUS screen, it does even get to the bootloader animation.
Did I do something terribly wrong?
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Thats weird, the colored text used to be a link to a download in that thread...
What firmware zip did you download? I've never seen that error before. What was the exact name of the file?

cmendonc2 said:
Thats weird, the colored text used to be a link to a download in that thread...
What firmware zip did you download? I've never seen that error before. What was the exact name of the file?
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I downloaded this file from the ASUS website.
TF300T-US_epad-10_6_1_27_5-UpdateLauncher.zip

smokarz said:
I downloaded this file from the ASUS website.
TF300T-US_epad-10_6_1_27_5-UpdateLauncher.zip
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And which file did you extract to flash?

After I extracted, I got this file.
US_epad-user-10.6.1.27.5
And that is the file I used to flash.

smokarz said:
After I extracted, I got this file.
US_epad-user-10.6.1.27.5
And that is the file I used to flash.
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extract one more layer and get the blob file. Then flash with the blob file.