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Xoom bricked

Hi there everyone,
I have a huge problem. Last night i bricked my xoom. I was following a tutorial on this forum. and after unlocking the bootloader it told to flash a file called boot.img after doing so and typing fastboot reboot, the device wouldnt start behind the motorola logo. i tried allot of thing and also did flash some other stock android 4.0.4 boot.img files now with the last one mentioned i managed to get the xoom (wifi) to boot a little further. because the ripple movie with the motorola logo is shown. but it stucks at that movie.
Does anyone know if i can flash an image on the xoom that will atleast fix the problem of not rebooting so i can try another tutorial.
I have searched the internet for solutions, many of them linked to threads on this forum. but almost all download links in these tutorials are old and broken.
Can someone please help me unbrick my device? And maybe a link to a good working unroot tutorial for my xoom wifi with android 4.0.4.

Try get back to Stock.
Download from HERE
and do some OTA updates afterwards so everything will be up to date.
Then wipe and try again from scratch..
Worked for me perfectly just a few days ago.

If you can still get into fastboot, then its not bricked.
Get some stock images and flash them via fastboot and you'll be fine.

Cubanluke88 said:
If you can still get into fastboot, then its not bricked.
Get some stock images and flash them via fastboot and you'll be fine.
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Indeed it worked. i downloaded the official images and flashed them im on android 3.0.1 again and all seems to work just fine now.
Next problem is i cant find a descent tutorial on this forum how to root the xoom. all download links are either removed due to copyright issues or the links are just broken.
How does it work actually?
1. I unlocked the boot loader wich is very easy.
but then? Do i need to flash a rooted image over the existing? i dont really understand how this works. I rooted my Desire HD with a good tutorial in minutes. Not many people seems to really know how to root the Xoom.
Also i would like to know if the different tutorials are for different android versions or can i aply all tutorials of rooting when i stay on android 3.0.1?
I also tried to flash a recovery.img to the recovery partition and press volume down 3 seconds after the moto logo apears but when i do i get an android robot with a big " ! " on his belly and it takes 5 minutes to load the menu. when im in it tells me there is no sdcard present when i try to flash a rooted rom (zip file).
Is there someone reading this thats willin to explain to me how to do a root the easiest way? Please if links are posted be sure everything on that thread is working. Im pretty sure i will pull it off with some push in the right direction.
Thank you!
(edit) omg im stupid, offcourse the sdcard wont work... it never worked at 3.0.1. on the xoom. can i follow this tutorial:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/451-how-to-root-the-wifi-only-xoom-301/
Could someone read over it and see if this is a good tutorial? last time i flashed a boot.img the whole xoom got stuck... is that because i had the wrong boot.img on the wrong android version? or should boot.img always work?

Do you plan on flashing to a custom rom after rooting? If so, you can just skip rooting altogether.
I say this because I'm not particularly familiar with that rooting method you linked (though reading through it, it makes sense, all its doing is pushing the necessary files for root access to the xoom via adb). I used a rooting script flashed through a custom recovery over a year ago - unfortunately the download link seems to be broken (I might have a copy at home).
So there's a few things you can do:
1. If you just want a custom rom - download the rom zip file and store on your device. Flash TWRP (my preferred recovery) in fastboot. Boot into TWRP and flash the rom zip file.
2. If you want stock OS root access -
a) Follow those steps you linked and see what happens. If things go wrong, you should be able to just flash those stock images again.
b) Wait for me to get home and see if I have the root script. You'll need to flash a custom recovery though in order to use it.

Cubanluke88 said:
Do you plan on flashing to a custom rom after rooting? If so, you can just skip rooting altogether.
I say this because I'm not particularly familiar with that rooting method you linked (though reading through it, it makes sense, all its doing is pushing the necessary files for root access to the xoom via adb). I used a rooting script flashed through a custom recovery over a year ago - unfortunately the download link seems to be broken (I might have a copy at home).
So there's a few things you can do:
1. If you just want a custom rom - download the rom zip file and store on your device. Flash TWRP (my preferred recovery) in fastboot. Boot into TWRP and flash the rom zip file.
2. If you want stock OS root access -
a) Follow those steps you linked and see what happens. If things go wrong, you should be able to just flash those stock images again.
b) Wait for me to get home and see if I have the root script. You'll need to flash a custom recovery though in order to use it.
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Ok thanks for your answer. Ill try to unroot with that method flashing directly to the recovery.img i also know now what i did wrong. i flashed the recovery.img not to the recovery partition but to the boot partition LOL. thats why the xoom didnt boot anymore
I see allot about Nightlies Eos, 4.1.1. is that a good rom? Does it look like the stock version?

eos 4.1.1 is simply awesome and its also pre rooted' so your bootloader is unlocked, all you gotta do now is install twrp recovery via fastboot ( my preffered recovery) then flash eos via recovery
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sygys said:
Ok thanks for your answer. Ill try to unroot with that method flashing directly to the recovery.img i also know now what i did wrong. i flashed the recovery.img not to the recovery partition but to the boot partition LOL. thats why the xoom didnt boot anymore
I see allot about Nightlies Eos, 4.1.1. is that a good rom? Does it look like the stock version?
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EOS is a pretty AOSP rom. No theme, though you can apply one if you like and change a few colors. There are various toggle additions you can add that make the user experience much better. It also comes with an overclockable kernel and is very very stable (despite being a nightly) The team has been supporting the Xoom for over a year and is very committed to the Xoom.
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sygys said:
Ok thanks for your answer. Ill try to unroot with that method flashing directly to the recovery.img i also know now what i did wrong. i flashed the recovery.img not to the recovery partition but to the boot partition LOL. thats why the xoom didnt boot anymore
I see allot about Nightlies Eos, 4.1.1. is that a good rom? Does it look like the stock version?
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As for flashing, just gotta make sure your text is good before hitting the enter key. Recovery flash should look something like this:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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Some instructions for flashing can be found here
While that page is specifically for locking and flashing to return to stock, the commands are universal for fastboot. Hell, if you wanted to, you could manually restore a nandroid backup via fastboot and flashing images.

Update from ICS when unlocked with TWRP?

I am on ICS 4.0.3... 9.4.5.30 I am rooted, unlocked and have TWRP. I can't find anything consistent online to get this thing to JB so I can install the latest Clean Rom. And I can no download anything from Asus' website... It just DOESN'T work! Nothing there to DOWNLOAD........
"*Remember you must be on the JellyBean bootloader for CROMi 3.xx"
It seems like there are no consistent way to do this, if anyone has a way please help.....
Thanks

darkreaper476 said:
I am on ICS 4.0.3... 9.4.5.30 I am rooted, unlocked and have TWRP. I can't find anything consistent online to get this thing to JB so I can install the latest Clean Rom. And I can no download anything from Asus' website... It just DOESN'T work! Nothing there to DOWNLOAD........
"*Remember you must be on the JellyBean bootloader for CROMi 3.xx"
It seems like there are no consistent way to do this, if anyone has a way please help.....
Thanks
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First make sure you have TWRP version 2.3.1.0 or 2.3.3.0 recovery, if you have the old version it will brick your device when you wipe data. Next you need to download the latest Asus full firmware from Asus site. Go here http://www.service.asus.com/ then click on download, then type in search box tf700 hit search, then pick tf700, then pick O/s is Android, click on firmware and find the correct SKU for your region like US for United State, under neath you see a icon of a floppy disk called "Global" click on it to download. Asus site is slow to nagivate so be patient. Once you download the zip file, first unzip it to another zip file, then copy to your sdcard, then boot into twrp (the recommended version), then flash this zip, once done, you will lose TWRP because this is a full firmware with JB bootloader. You need to fastboot back TWRP, then use twrp to flash Cleanrom. That's it!! Just ask if still need help.

Well I finally got the asus website to download the file for me.. Chrome issue I guess..
I then got lucky when I flashed it because I have No Clue what version of twrp I have.. lol I just flashed it with goo manager so I am amusing latest. This is my first experience with these asus products.... sorry for the ignorance. (only moto and samsung devices in the past)
It says right on the NV flash page to not use it with post 9.4.5.30....
"'THIS ONLY WORKS IF YOU HAVE A PRE 9.4.5.30 BOOTLOADER"
That is what I had, now I have 10.4.4.25... um 9 is < 10 right?....
Even though I used OTA root keeper I lost root too, I guess I have to start over from here.....?
Thanks!

darkreaper476 said:
Well I finally got the asus website to download the file for me.. Chrome issue I guess..
I then got lucky when I flashed it because I have No Clue what version of twrp I have.. lol I just flashed it with goo manager so I am amusing latest. This is my first experience with these asus products.... sorry for the ignorance. (only moto and samsung devices in the past)
It says right on the NV flash page to not use it with post 9.4.5.30....
"'THIS ONLY WORKS IF YOU HAVE A PRE 9.4.5.30 BOOTLOADER"
That is what I had, now I have 10.4.4.25... um 9 is < 10 right?....
Even though I used OTA root keeper I lost root too, I guess I have to start over from here.....?
Thanks!
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No, you unlocked right? read my instruction you need to reflash twrp then you can flash custom rom. You can follow instruction from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1938129 start with section 2, make sure you download the latest twrp (2.3.3.0 goomanager won't help you here).

I am unlocked. I will have to use the fastboot method to get twrp again right? Is there another way? My computer has been having issues with ADT, since you can't just get the good ol SDK anymore....
I'll try anyway..

darkreaper476 said:
I am unlocked. I will have to use the fastboot method to get twrp again right? Is there another way? My computer has been having issues with ADT, since you can't just get the good ol SDK anymore....
I'll try anyway..
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Eventually you will need to use fastboot/adb, so I suggest to get it working. Once it's working it only take a few seconds to flash twrp. In the future when Asus release another firmware with a different bootloader, you will need to do the same again.

buhohitr said:
Eventually you will need to use fastboot/adb, so I suggest to get it working. Once it's working it only take a few seconds to flash twrp. In the future when Asus release another firmware with a different bootloader, you will need to do the same again.
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OK so I ran the fastboot command to install twrp
sending 'recovery' (7618 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.842s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 6.945s]
finished. total time: 9.789s
But my tab seems stuck. It shows the fastboot screen with a bar that is highlighted about 60% of the way. Do I reboot my self? I would hate to brick this thing...

darkreaper476 said:
OK so I ran the fastboot command to install twrp
sending 'recovery' (7618 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.842s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 6.945s]
finished. total time: 9.789s
But my tab seems stuck. It shows the fastboot screen with a bar that is highlighted about 60% of the way. Do I reboot my self? I would hate to brick this thing...
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do fashboot reboot command to reboot. BTW, you flash the 2.3.1.0 or 2.3.3.0 version of TWRP right? if not may brick your device if you try to wipe. Once boot into twrp, please check the version.

buhohitr said:
do fashboot reboot command to reboot. BTW, you flash the 2.3.1.0 or 2.3.3.0 version of TWRP right? if not may brick your device if you try to wipe. Once boot into twrp, please check the version.
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Yes I did "openrecovery-twrp-2.3.3.0-tf700t.blob".
Thank you!! now I need to figure out how to re-root.. I found a how to for CWM..
Edit:
I found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1929712
This is why these forums drive me nuts. No one seems to put what version of android any of this if for....
Edit2:
comments say it works for JB. Going for it.. lol
Edit3: Worked, time for Clean Rom then ubuntu. LOL
Thanks for all your help, and for not being a typical XDA a$$.

You could have just updated to the 10.4.4.25 bootloader in post 2 of the cromi thread from twrp.

[Q] Bricked Device? Please Help me!!!!!!!!! im LOST

hi, iam new user of TF300t, i installed the Energy.TF201.or.TF300..JB.03.18.2013.( i dont remebmer is the STOCKED or THEMED) ! after that i wanted to install BAKED_TF300T_BB-8, but the device stay on the boot menu! so what i did , installed the 6.0.2.3 CWM ( [CWM][6.0.2.3 / 5.5.0.4] Official CWM Recovery for JB/ICS + ROOT) ! after that i rebooted the device. Stock in the Asus LOGO! After i rebboted by holding the power menu and volume down, i choosed the wipe option ( i dont know why) and from tht time, it rebbots only in the 6.0.2.3 CWM what ever i do!
For 5 days, i have tried to flash via fastboot twrp.blob, i have pushed the firmware from asus to /sdcard and flashed via fastboot always, i have tried and read similaire problems! didt succed! i have always the message tht Can not mount sdcard! cant mound E/data! cant mount anythingg!! What ever i do, always reboot to this CWM !!!!!
please any one help me!!!!!!! thanks a lot!!!

You have installed an incompatible older custom recovery on the 4.2.1 bootloader. What you should have one is downgraded the bootloader from the energy thread to 4.1.1. You didn't need to downgrade your recovery.
Anyway I think you have bricked now.

sbdags said:
You have installed an incompatible older custom recovery on the 4.2.1 bootloader. What you should have one is downgraded the bootloader from the energy thread to 4.1.1. You didn't need to downgrade your recovery.
Anyway I think you have bricked now.
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but i can use adb commands, and fastboot commande ( except tht i have waiting for device each time) so its bricked for EVER?!

You appear to have the same brick as everyone else. Caused by an older recovery on the latest bootloader.
If you can get fastboot to accept a lower bootloader or get it to accept TWRP 2.4.4.0 you should be able to recover but as you said it won't accept anything........

sbdags said:
You appear to have the same brick as everyone else. Caused by an older recovery on the latest bootloader.
If you can get fastboot to accept a lower bootloader or get it to accept TWRP 2.4.4.0 you should be able to recover but as you said it won't accept anything........
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yes, it accept nothing! even if i downgrade to ics to apply the nvflash its worse! so should i say bye forever to my tf300t?!! if yes, which tablets tht cn be less bricked than others? thks a lottt! wht would u do if u were at my place? thksssssssssss

buy a new mainboard (motherboard)
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How are you trying to downgrade? Can you get to the booloader? If yes, try this:
In bootloader, wipe data
Reboot into bootloader
Then, using fastboot, flash system blob from Asus stock ROM using fastboot (fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash staging blob)
If that succeeds, flash appropriate TWRP from bootloader using fastboot, then flash bootloader compatible ROM
If it only (re)boots to recovery, then you'll have to hang in there until a solution is invented. Until that time, you're bricked
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On a side note - can I flash 4.1 compatible ROMs on a 4.1 bootloader using the newest patched 2.4.4.0 TWRP without getting into trouble?

Ti2 said:
How are you trying to downgrade? Can you get to the booloader? If yes, try this:
In bootloader, wipe data
Reboot into bootloader
Then, using fastboot, flash system blob from Asus stock ROM using fastboot (fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash staging blob)
If that succeeds, flash appropriate TWRP from bootloader using fastboot, then flash bootloader compatible ROM
If it only (re)boots to recovery, then you'll have to hang in there until a solution is invented. Until that time, you're bricked
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On a side note - can I flash 4.1 compatible ROMs on a 4.1 bootloader using the newest patched 2.4.4.0 TWRP without getting into trouble?
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thanks for yr reply ill try even im bricked! ill by another tabelt but not asus, maybe samsung, i have a GS2 , i install every thing without problem, i think there tables dont brick easly! true?

You wouldn't be bricked if you had read the instructions and followed them to the letter (and ask questions when unsure).
With that in mind - you can just as easily brick any device.

Ti2 said:
You wouldn't be bricked if you had read the instructions and followed them to the letter (and ask questions when unsure).
With that in mind - you can just as easily brick any device.
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No that's just wrong for a bunch of people. At the time I did it. There was no warning, no indication of any problems. Just decided to do it at the wrong time. If it was 1 day later, I would have seen the bricked threads or had the patched TWRP.

sevenalive said:
No that's just wrong for a bunch of people. At the time I did it. There was no warning, no indication of any problems. Just decided to do it at the wrong time. If it was 1 day later, I would have seen the bricked threads or had the patched TWRP.
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Wrong? No.
Harsh? Yes.
Read read read. Learn learn learn. Then read some more. When unsure, ask questions. Don't just try, then read the manual tot learn how you screwed up...
I am unsure tot flash 4.1 bootloader based roms through the 4.2 patched TWRP. I am NOT just going to try, I am awaiting an answer for 3 days now.
Is a Tab(2) as easily to brick as a Transformer? Yes it is.

sevenalive said:
No that's just wrong for a bunch of people. At the time I did it. There was no warning, no indication of any problems. Just decided to do it at the wrong time. If it was 1 day later, I would have seen the bricked threads or had the patched TWRP.
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true wht u said !

Not trying to be harsh but that's why they call it "bleeding edge". You take the risks if you cannot be patient.
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hi,
did you try to use TWRP 2.4.4.0 - 4.2 this is the only one can read and write the sdcard on my TF300t after update to 4.2.1 good luck

lk2l said:
hi,
did you try to use TWRP 2.4.4.0 - 4.2 this is the only one can read and write the sdcard on my TF300t after update to 4.2.1 good luck
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no succes to flash anything! always back to cwm 6.0.2.3...

when you type fastboot devices or adb devices can you see the device?

lk2l said:
when you type fastboot devices or adb devices can you see the device?
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i can see this 0123456789ABCDEF, thts not the device name sure! isn't ? i can flash via fastboot ( sending ok, flashing ok) i flashed the blob file tht comes with the Asus frimwork 10.6.1.8 but nothing, always i go back to the 6.0.2.3 CWM! i flashed the twrp.blob file! same thing! im turning in an empty circle! good for trash??

depend if the code you write is only an example probably it is, is the device code.
don't worry until you can see the device you should be able to fix it... only thing is to found how

lk2l said:
depend if the code you write is only an example probably it is, is the device code.
don't worry until you can see the device you should be able to fix it... only thing is to found how
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hope so! thkssssssssssssssssssssss

can you tell me which procedure you do to flash the recovery?
here you can found all I have used to flash my tf300t with the bootloader 4.2.1
fastboot+twrp recovery 2.4.4.0-4.2
is possible your fastboot dosen't work correctly?

[Q] I have root and I am not sure what to do now

Hello all, yes, this are going to be a very noob questions, but I do not want to end up with bricked device, so lets start.
1. After OTA upgrading TF300T from 4.0.x to 4.2.1, it made my device absolutely useless, well I am gamer and lot of my games just start lagging, extremely lagging, i have made factorial, reinstal, but not helps at all, so I decided to make it hard way.
2.I have never edited Android, so after studying lot of threats I have install adb, asus drivers and made a root via motochopper, which allows you root access but your bootloader will remain lock.
3.But what now??? (next steps is only my theory)
Can i just unlock bootloader via Unlock Device App: Unlock boot loader from ASUS support site (after success it will reboot or something) and then flash ClockworkMod recovery via ROM Manager? And then I just download CleanRom and put it on sd and just flash it and it will be all?
As I said, I have no idea, no idea which rom is the best fo gaming, which ClockworkMod recovery is the best for my device and if that Unlock Device App will working ... or even if my theory is right. Also I have som knowledge about fastboot but every quide was for 4.1 non rooted only. This is my very first post, so please be permissive.
Thank you for answers.
ASUS Transformer TF300T 4.2.1 stock but rooted with locked bootloader, WW sku

You will want to unlock your device with the Asus tool first.
Then you will want to install TWRP, I don't think CWM is working right on 4.2. Twrp works flawlessly. You will want to make sure you get the correct version of TWRP for 4.2, or you may brick your device. It will be called twrp-2.5.0.0-tf300t-4.2.blob . the important part of the filename is the -4.2
This is the link for it. http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/tf300t/openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-tf300t-4.2.blob
You will want to use that on the Asus 10.6.1.15.3 firmware.
rename the .blob file to twrp.blob
You will need to flash through command prompt while device is in fastboot mode with the command:
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery twrp.blob
Then put you desired rom on your SD card and flash away. I recommend trying CROMI, very fast, stable, and polished.
There are excellent tutorials in the general section. this one is particularly good: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187982

You will want to read, read and read again. You could build a house with all of the bricks here. Don't rush into anything or you will join the club.
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Reilly1812 said:
You will want to read, read and read again. You could build a house with all of the bricks here. Don't rush into anything or you will join the club.
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That would be some house. +1 to this sentiment though. It's not hard, but there are risks to consider.

CBank said:
You will want to unlock your device with the Asus tool first.
Then you will want to install TWRP, I don't think CWM is working right on 4.2. Twrp works flawlessly. You will want to make sure you get the correct version of TWRP for 4.2, or you may brick your device. It will be called twrp-2.5.0.0-tf300t-4.2.blob . the important part of the filename is the -4.2
This is the link for it. http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/tf300t/openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-tf300t-4.2.blob
You will want to use that on the Asus 10.6.1.15.3 firmware.
rename the .blob file to twrp.blob
You will need to flash through command prompt while device is in fastboot mode with the command:
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery twrp.blob
Then put you desired rom on your SD card and flash away. I recommend trying CROMI, very fast, stable, and polished.
There are excellent tutorials in the general section. this one is particularly good: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187982
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thank you very much for the guide, of course, I will asking about every step I do not understand well. I will start next week (because school) but now I can safety unlock bootloader via Asus App. thx

Reilly1812 said:
You will want to read, read and read again. You could build a house with all of the bricks here. Don't rush into anything or you will join the club.
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I couldn't have said it better myself.
Read, read, and read some more. If you have questions, ask.
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Success
I just did all of this on my TF300T today and can confirm that it works without issues. I just did them in a slightly different order... I'll explain the entire process. First, I downloaded the newest official firmware listed on Asus's website, put that shizzy on my MicroSD, plugged it into my device, booted, and waited. If you do not automatically receive an update notification, head to your settings and press, "Check for Updates" (that is what I had to do). Once you finally get the message to update to the firmware on your SD Card, accept and wait for the process to finish. Next, I rooted my tablet with motochopper. Then, I downloaded the correct version of twrp from the site. If you update your TF300T to the latest official firmware on Asus's website, you will need to downloaded the .blob ending in -4.2 (and place it in the root of your, "sdcard," directory). Finally, I installed the custom recovery through terminal. SUCCESS! Best of luck, man!

[SOLVED] TWRP Instal

Just got a brand new TF700T today. I unlocked it and rooted it successfully. I am trying to instal TWRP so I can instal CM11 however I cannot make it happen the easy way. Goomanager is gone (what happened with that?) from the play store. Both Flashify and TWRP Manager can't find a recovery for the TF700T. What gives?
Firmware 10.6.1.14.4-20130329 if it matters. JB 4.2.1.
Id really like to avoid fastboot if I can.

edgex said:
Just got a brand new TF700T today. I unlocked it and rooted it successfully. I am trying to instal TWRP so I can instal CM11 however I cannot make it happen the easy way. Goomanager is gone (what happened with that?) from the play store. Both Flashify and TWRP Manager can't find a recovery for the TF700T. What gives?
Firmware 10.6.1.14.4-20130329 if it matters. JB 4.2.1.
Id really like to avoid fastboot if I can.
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fastboot is the way to go...
really if you want to avoid fastboot, you should have left it locked ...
We can get you up and running, let me know
Thx Josh

lj50036 said:
fastboot is the way to go...
really if you want to avoid fastboot, you should have left it locked ...
We can get you up and running, let me know
Thx Josh
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Alright well lets start with updating the firmware. That should leave root intact right? So whats the best way to do that?

edgex said:
Alright well lets start with updating the firmware. That should leave root intact right? So whats the best way to do that?
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If you are still on stock the easiest way is to flash the latest Asus firmware.
Download your JB 4.2.2 SKU version from Asus support downloads site, unzip the downloaded file once resulting in another zip, and copy that second zip to the root of your internal SD.
The system should recognize the update file, pop up a notification about an update being available and flash it. If it doesn't, reboot.
You will loose root, but you don't need it to flash a custom rom following this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2688891

Thanks to lj50036 I was able to get CM11 on there successfully. Everything is running so much better than it was with the stock rom. I really appreciate it!