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After my thread for the TF101, here are my first repackaged OTA updates for the TF700:
First of all let me make this clear:
If you have root and want to keep it, use OTA Rootkeeper.
The original recovery is removed from the blob, so you won't lose your current recovery.
If after flashing one of these zips you still have the OTA update notification, do this:
Go to Settings -> Apps -> All and clear data from DMClient.
Current OTA 9.4.5.26:
US version:
us-9.4.5.22-to-9.4.5.26-TF700-CWM-v1.0.zip MD5: 2C6C763D0A7618E4AB4CB530D714F833
WW version:
ww-9.4.5.22-to-9.4.5.26-TF700-CWM-v1.0.zip MD5: E9597AD7C18483445A1F006D91A44C1B
IMPORTANT! If you deleted/changed some files, these updates will NOT work. These updates are meant for people on a stock rooted rom.
Sweet I know a few people were looking for a flashable OTA update.
...for CWM that hasn't been ported yet
tweeklulz said:
...for CWM that hasn't been ported yet
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AFAIK cwm zips are compatible with TWRP.
It's a generic name which is supported by most recoveries.
(TWRP or CWM) As far as we are able to unlock our TF700... That not my case...
But it's a good news for those who can
Lizard, a better title would be "[ROM][FLASHABLE]" or something. People tend to get very confused when you say "CWM" because they think no other recovery can flash it .
eyeballer said:
Lizard, a better title would be "[ROM][FLASHABLE]" or something. People tend to get very confused when you say "CWM" because they think no other recovery can flash it .
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I've changed the title to flashable, since I don't consider the update zips to be roms. I hope this will take away some of the confusion.
Lizard said:
I've changed the title to flashable, since I don't consider the update zips to be roms. I hope this will take away some of the confusion.
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Thanks! Will reduce our support requests for TWRP
Bad Link To zip File
Oops! This page appears broken. DNS Error - Server cannot be found.
This is the message I get when I click the link to download your OTA update, need that update, can you help. Please.
TECHNOLLIC said:
Oops! This page appears broken. DNS Error - Server cannot be found.
This is the message I get when I click the link to download your OTA update, need that update, can you help. Please.
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Look at the date of the OP - 9.4.5.26 is very old. Why do you need this old update?
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Look at the date of the OP - 9.4.5.26 is very old. Why do you need this old update?
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To install NvFlash. I have 9.4.5.30, NvFlash will not install with this Rom version, it has to be before that.
TECHNOLLIC said:
To install NvFlash. I have 9.4.5.30, NvFlash will not install with this Rom version, it has to be before that.
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You cannot downgrade from 9.4.5.30 to 9.4.5.26; the 9.4.5.30 bootloader and above accepts only signed bootloaders and the older ones are not signed.
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You cannot downgrade from 9.4.5.30 to 9.4.5.26; the 9.4.5.30 bootloader and above accepts only signed bootloaders and the older ones are not signed.
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So how will I be able to install the NvFlash Tool? I want to flash custom roms but I want to protect my tablet from getting bricked.
TECHNOLLIC said:
So how will I be able to install the NvFlash Tool? I want to flash custom roms but I want to protect my tablet from getting bricked.
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You can no longer able to install nvflash once you already flashed above .26 version, like .30 and up. You're out of luck.
buhohitr said:
You can no longer able to install nvflash once you already flashed above .26 version, like .30 and up. You're out of luck.
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That sucks, I didn't flash .30, it came with it already installed. I'm used to flashing my phones, so it should be no problem flashing my tablet. Thank you very much for your help.
If you've flashed roms on other phones or tablets in the past then you should be fine. Just don't do anything crazy and you shouldn't brick it. I don't have NV Flash capabilities on mine, though I had the chance to but updated my bootloader anyway. Doesn't bother me as I'm not a dev and won't be doing anything crazy on mine. I've done plenty of flashing on many phones and the Asus Prime in the past, so I'm not worried about it
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TECHNOLLIC said:
That sucks, I didn't flash .30, it came with it already installed. I'm used to flashing my phones, so it should be no problem flashing my tablet.
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Just be careful to never choose "wipe data" in the bootloader menu without a working (compatible to bootloader) recovery, that is the #1 reason for hard bricks:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917304
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Just be careful to never choose "wipe data" in the bootloader menu without a working (compatible to bootloader) recovery, that is the #1 reason for hard bricks:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917304
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Thanks again for your help and support.
I just received my TF700T for Christmas and it has JB. Can I flash this to go back and get root without unlocking?
rocketjr said:
I just received my TF700T for Christmas and it has JB. Can I flash this to go back and get root without unlocking?
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Yes. see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1925230
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Infinity TF700 running Android JB (rooted) via Tapatalk HD
Move to dev if better suited there.
Thanks goes to saltxyz for this find.
For those of us on the TF300 JB bootloader you can revert back to ICS using my instructions in my other post here only be sure to grab the new .30 firmware: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873635
Not only is ICS running smoothly again thanks to the bootloader but THE .30 BOOTLOADER ALLOWED THE JB KERNEL TO RUN!!
That's right I was able to flash my own TF300 ROM which has everything but the kernel removed from the blob and it ran JB while leaving the bootloader intact.
nice! good to hear asus has things figured out.
I'm guessing this is part of the prep for JB with the bootloader supporting both.
Mike02z said:
I'm guessing this is part of the prep for JB with the bootloader supporting both.
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I can only assume so.
Can we just flash the .30 zip file in TWRP?
rooted/unlocked
amaury48 said:
Can we just flash the .30 zip file in TWRP?
rooted/unlocked
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Yes, but you have to extract US_epad_user_9_4_5_30_20120907_UpdateLauncher.zip to US_epad-user-9.4.5.30.zip and flash it.
amaury48 said:
Can we just flash the .30 zip file in TWRP?
rooted/unlocked
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I've flashed it several times today. You will have to re-install TWRP via fastboot, and then flash SuperUser, if you care about root.
LMMT said:
I've flashed it several times today. You will have to re-install TWRP via fastboot, and then flash SuperUser, if you care about root.
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I know it's stated that you have already done this, but I really don't want to screw something up and I don't have NVFlash to recover from a hard brick.Can you, or others, confirm that you can indeed move from the .13 JB bootloader to the .30 ICS bootloader successfully and then be able to use the NVFlash?
Edit: Oops, I guess this is for the TF700 only, or will this work on the actual TF300 as well? Anyone know?
-Nate
herschwolf said:
I know it's stated that you have already done this, but I really don't want to screw something up and I don't have NVFlash to recover from a hard brick.Can you, or others, confirm that you can indeed move from the .13 JB bootloader to the .30 ICS bootloader successfully and then be able to use the NVFlash?
Edit: Oops, I guess this is for the TF700 only, or will this work on the actual TF300 as well? Anyone know?
-Nate
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Actually a user in the nvflash thread said he tried it for the TF300 and it worked.
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As the title says. I uploaded the tf300 firmware while rooted and an unlocked bootloader. I had twrp
I've heard that flashing the 'update' removes root and relocks the bootloader.
I really have no idea how to go back to ICS but i've read that theres a way. I just can't find any clear directions.
just download the new rom from asus and flash it in recovery.
when it reboots you will be back to stock with new bootloader.
I thought the bootloader went untouched by reflashing the stock ROM? (I might be mistaken here, but isn't that the entire issue with not being able to get back to the ICS bootloader after flashing the JB bootloader?)
New ROM has a new boot loader which will flash over jb.
lafester said:
New ROM has a new boot loader which will flash over jb.
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However. there's no way to relock the bootloader as the OP had heard, correct?
okantomi said:
However. there's no way to relock the bootloader as the OP had heard, correct?
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No you can't relock. Not sure where the op may have heard that as I have not seen it posted anywhere.
Might be confused with losing root?
lafester said:
just download the new rom from asus and flash it in recovery.
when it reboots you will be back to stock with new bootloader.
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It was removed from the asus site, could you provide a link?
Also....do I need to rename it to anything and place it anywhere specific? Because I have already tried and it doesnt work for me. When i go into recovery i get the android with the exclamation point in red. So....idk....
its there i just looked.
you do need to unzip it since it is double zipped for some reason.
then flash as usual.
I've installed Nvflash and have grabbed the files intended for restore per the instructions. Now I'd like to restore my tablet. I'm on .26 with TRWP installed and am having issues restoring stock recovery. I want to upgrade to .30, then jb. My only known alternative is to use Nvflash. So, can someone point me in the direction of instructions for this process?
devlop said:
I've installed Nvflash and have grabbed the files intended for restore per the instructions. Now I'd like to restore my tablet. I'm on .26 with TRWP installed and am having issues restoring stock recovery. I want to upgrade to .30, then jb. My only known alternative is to use Nvflash. So, can someone point me in the direction of instructions for this process?
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You do have unlocked boot loader right?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803343
Yep, unlocked bootloader. The link you provided is what I've been trying to do. Just like the other person at the end of the thread, I get a signature error during boot and my recovery remains custom with TWRP. I'm not sure what the problem is, this is why I am considering nvflash.
devlop said:
Yep, unlocked bootloader. The link you provided is what I've been trying to do. Just like the other person at the end of the thread, I get a signature error during boot and my recovery remains custom with TWRP. I'm not sure what the problem is, this is why I am considering nvflash.
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If it's not working for you, you could try to downgrade to .22. Basically, download full .22 version, extract, renamed and copy to your SDcard then use twrp to flash.
How to downgrade.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30223822&postcount=1
EDIT: On a second note, why you want to restore back to "stock recovery"??
devlop said:
I've installed Nvflash and have grabbed the files intended for restore per the instructions. Now I'd like to restore my tablet. I'm on .26 with TRWP installed and am having issues restoring stock recovery. I want to upgrade to .30, then jb. My only known alternative is to use Nvflash. So, can someone point me in the direction of instructions for this process?
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you don't have to use nvflash for this,just download JB from Asus site and install with TWRP,done.Why you need o complicate your life?
Hmmm, I thought the process for getting to jb was to first upgrade to .30. From what I've searched through, I've only found instructions to upgrade to .30 by means of stock recovery. Is it possible to jump straight to jb from .26?
devlop said:
Hmmm, I thought the process for getting to jb was to first upgrade to .30. From what I've searched through, I've only found instructions to upgrade to .30 by means of stock recovery. Is it possible to jump straight to jb from .26?
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haha, I doubt that anyone here have tried to go directly from .26 to JB, You probably the first if you try. Why don't you twrp to .30 and let the OTA to JB? based on my knowledge, OTA upgrade one version at a time.
Perhaps I have some info wrong. I can install the factory updates with TWRP? I don't need stock recovery?
devlop said:
Perhaps I have some info wrong. I can install the factory updates with TWRP? I don't need stock recovery?
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OK let start over. This is how i would do this:
1. Downloaded .26 from Asus site.
2. Unzip and moved the zipfile inside to root of internal sd card.( /mnt/sdcard)
3. Rebooted, your device should found the update and prompt you to update, flashed the update. You should be back on .26 with stock recovery and unrooted.
4. Reroot and download OTA root keeper to save root. Run root keeper to save root
5. OTA to .30. (if OTA is not working, let me know).
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OK let start over. This is how i would do this:
1. Downloaded .26 from Asus site.
2. Unzip and moved the zipfile inside to root of internal sd card.( /mnt/sdcard)
3. Rebooted, your device should found the update and prompt you to update, flashed the update. You should be back on .26 with stock recovery and unrooted.
4. Reroot and download OTA root keeper to save root. Run root keeper to save root
5. OTA to .30. (if OTA is not working, let me know).
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I'm already on .26. Should I be downloading .30? Also, even though I have TWRP installed, the tablet should still pick up the fact that there is an update on the memory? Just a side note, I'm unlocked, so ota's will not work for me.
devlop said:
I'm already on .26. Should I be downloading .30? Also, even though I have TWRP installed, the tablet should still pick up the fact that there is an update on the memory? Just a side note, I'm unlocked, so ota's will not work for me.
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Sure if you want to, download .30. Tablet should pick it up, make sure you unzip it first. Yes, you're correct you have to upgrade using manual process. Every methods here on XDA are not 100% work for everyone (you already knew that). But it should work for most ppl.
Great. I appreciate your help. I'm at work, tablet's at home. I'll give this a go tonight and report back.
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haha, I doubt that anyone here have tried to go directly from .26 to JB, You probably the first if you try. Why don't you twrp to .30 and let the OTA to JB? based on my knowledge, OTA upgrade one version at a time.
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Mate do you actually know what you are saying? The JB firmware from Asus site it's a full rom not just an OTA (incremental) update, this means you can update from any version (do you see any word from Asus saying you must be on. 30 before installing?) because everything will be updated (BL, Kernel, etc) so installing this with TWRP will get you Full Stock JB (yes, you will loose twrp too).
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Mate do you actually know what you are saying? The JB firmware from Asus site it's a full rom not just an OTA (incremental) update, this means you can update from any version (do you see any word from Asus saying you must be on. 30 before installing?) because everything will be updated (BL, Kernel, etc) so installing this with TWRP will get you Full Stock JB (yes, you will loose twrp too).
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I'm not disagree with you! just saying no one here have tried to go straight before. The only question here is the bootloader between .26 and JB is different and why Asus pre upgrade to .30 before JB? IDK, maybe there is a reason, maybe not. Some how I think they need to prep the bootloader on .30 to be ready for JB? again I don't know.
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I'm not disagree with you! just saying no one here have tried to go straight before. The only question here is the bootloader between .26 and JB is different and why Asus pre upgrade to .30 before JB? IDK, maybe there is a reason, maybe not. Some how I think they need to prep the bootloader on .30 to be ready for JB? again I don't know.
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My personal opinion on that is that Asus did this because they made a mess by letting people install TF300T Jelly Bean on TF700T (that should never be possible with locked bootloader and official firmware) so they updated the bootloader on .30 update so ppl could downgrade from that tf300t Jelly Bean rom.Maybe i'm wrong,but it does make sense and if i'm not wrong TF700T is the only transformer device that can downgrade from JB to ICS so easily.
Good news, I was able to flash .30 and now jb. I had no idea it was that simple. I thought I had to be back on stock recovery. Thanks for the help guys.
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Good news, I was able to flash .30 and now jb. I had no idea it was that simple. I thought I had to be back on stock recovery. Thanks for the help guys.
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Guys you can just install the JB firmware from asus. Unzip, flash that file in twrp and boom straight from .26 to JB with no issues. It even keeps all your data.
I downgraded to ICS using the method I found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1925230 and followed all the steps. The I unlocked and rooted my infinity with success. The only thing I didn't do was let my device upgrade to the stock JB to get the JB bootloader. I flashed CleanRom JB Rom and everything seems to be working fine, pretty smooth rom. So how do I tell if I have the JB bootloader??
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I downgraded to ICS using the method I found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1925230 and followed all the steps. The I unlocked and rooted my infinity with success. The only thing I didn't do was let my device upgrade to the stock JB to get the JB bootloader. I flashed CleanRom JB Rom and everything seems to be working fine, pretty smooth rom. So how do I tell if I have the JB bootloader??
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If you followed the instruction and asked you to flash full Asus firmware .30, then you don't have JB bootloader. You only have ICS bootloader.
SugarCoatedAngel said:
I downgraded to ICS using the method I found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1925230 and followed all the steps. The I unlocked and rooted my infinity with success. The only thing I didn't do was let my device upgrade to the stock JB to get the JB bootloader. I flashed CleanRom JB Rom and everything seems to be working fine, pretty smooth rom. So how do I tell if I have the JB bootloader??
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If you downgraded you were already on JB... you couldn't really have downgraded if you weren't. If you did downgrade from JB to ICS, that means you have the JB bootloader. The JB bootloader sticks with you, even if you downgrade to ICS.
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If you downgraded you were already on JB... you couldn't really have downgraded if you weren't. If you did downgrade from JB to ICS, that means you have the JB bootloader. The JB bootloader sticks with you, even if you downgrade to ICS.
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Thanks Firebraze, thats what I thought. Someone told me otherwise, but I couldn't tell. thanks again
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If you followed the instruction and asked you to flash full Asus firmware .30, then you don't have JB bootloader. You only have ICS bootloader.
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Hmm. well if I don't have JB bootloader, how am I able to have a JB rom?
SugarCoatedAngel said:
Hmm. well if I don't have JB bootloader, how am I able to have a JB rom?
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Maybe it works even with the ICS bootloader.
I know a nice way to find out which bootloader you have: Look in /proc/cmdline - if it contains "vmalloc" then it's the ICS bootloader. They removed this parameter in the JB bootloader.
You cross-posted this question in the CleanROM thread where I just answered. I'll copy my reply out here:
The easiest way to check is booting with VOL_DOWN pressed -- if you ''immediately'' get four options (with "RCK" being the leftmost), you're running a JB bootloader.
MartyHulskemper said:
The easiest way to check is booting with VOL_DOWN pressed -- if you ''immediately'' get four options (with "RCK" being the leftmost), you're running a JB bootloader.
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IIRC this feature was already introduced with 9.4.5.30.
MartyHulskemper said:
You cross-posted this question in the CleanROM thread where I just answered. I'll copy my reply out here:
The easiest way to check is booting with VOL_DOWN pressed -- if you ''immediately'' get four options (with "RCK" being the leftmost), you're running a JB bootloader.
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If you hold vol down while booting, then select recovery, the bootloader version will be displayed briefly in the top left corner...
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IIRC this feature was already introduced with 9.4.5.30.
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Ran out of thanks for today, so I'll have to do it manually: thanks.
I didn't flash .30 stock, but as far as I know, only the JB bootloader did this. You may very well be right, however, because of the aformentioned fact I did not actually flash the "full" .30.
Furthermore, the current version of CleanROM has the prerequisite of a JB bootloader, so in this case it is a moot point: the OP has a JB bootloader (check Scott's OP at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919851)
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Furthermore, the current version of CleanROM has the prerequisite of a JB bootloader
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Such a "prerequisite" can be any of "I've never tried anything else" or "I don't want users to try anything else to reduce possible support issues" or "It really doesn't work".