Okay, so I've had the issue with CWM 5.8.3.4
And unfortunately I didn't fix the the boot issue and the problem I'm running into now is that I have super wiped my internal space so I have no roms to flash back to.
I can't cold boot into an OS because there is Android OS installed on it right now.
I don't know how to place anything onto the Asus TF101 internal memory.
The clockwork mod doesn't detect my external micro sd card either.
My device is a SBK1, B40
Anyone have any ideas on how I can access my microsd from recovery? or how I can get adb working.
I tried booting into APX mode, but that doesn't seem to be working either (Vol up + Power)
Not sure what to really do now.. Stumped that I'm stuck on recovery mode with no way to access its storage.
Thanks
EDIT - RESOLVED (taken from my last post) 10-07-12
Hey All,
I wanted to update this thread, I just got it fixed tonight and it was the cable.. One of those difficult to realize and pinpoint for troubleshooting..
But if anyone ever has problems with their computer not detecting their device, it can be the cable (which in my case it was)
I was able to get APX mode working, and adb via recovery working as well with the new cable.
Thanks for all the help!
xShadoWxDrifTx said:
Okay, so I've had the issue with CWM 5.8.3.4
And unfortunately I didn't fix the the boot issue and the problem I'm running into now is that I have super wiped my internal space so I have no roms to flash back to.
I can't cold boot into an OS because there is Android OS installed on it right now.
I don't know how to place anything onto the Asus TF101 internal memory.
The clockwork mod doesn't detect my external micro sd card either.
My device is a SBK1, B40
Anyone have any ideas on how I can access my microsd from recovery? or how I can get adb working.
I tried booting into APX mode, but that doesn't seem to be working either (Vol up + Power)
Not sure what to really do now.. Stumped that I'm stuck on recovery mode with no way to access its storage.
Thanks
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I would clear Dalvik Cache, then retrying.
and your microsd cant be seen or you cant load stuff from it?
use Easyflasher to flash a different recovery to your tablet that supports external sd card reading, like the twrp option in easyflasher
fohdeesha said:
use Easyflasher to flash a different recovery to your tablet that supports external sd card reading, like the twrp option in easyflasher
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The problem is that I'm not sure how to get Easyflasher working since I'm having trouble connecting the tablet into APX mode.
I plug in the tablet and power it off, and after powering it off I try to get into APX mode, vol up and power.
But my computer doesn't detect anything. To me it seems like it doesn't get into APX mode.
Not sure how to really connect with Easyflasher..
Probably a silly comment... but every time I have used APX I have done it this way:
1. Unplug
2. Power off
3. Plug
4. Vol Up + Power
I have tried inverting 3 and 4 and it also worked. But I always start with th TF unplugged and powered off.
Probably it is the same, but maybe you can try. Have you tried another uSD?
Easy flash will work... unplug, power off, press vol up+power for at least 5 sec then plug it in.... comp should detect APX device... look up YouTube videos... there must be some kind of video abt easy flash or apex mode....
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What I remember I tried was:
1. Powered Off and unplugged
2. If I plug it into the usb drive, the device starts booting up
3. Unsuccessful with APX
Another method:
1. Powered Off while plugged
2. Held Vol up + Power
3. Nothing happened
I'll try again and report back tonight. I'll try another uSD, but I think this recovery doesn't detect any uSD's unfortunately
Thanks
Remember in apex mode or tablet won't turn on... but laptop should detect apex mode, if not laptop should say unknown device or unable install drivers...
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I don't know whats wrong..
At this point I considered my tablet bricked and cursed with ClockworkMod Recovery v5.8.3.4
I tried 3 different computers and none of them detect my tf101, they don't detect it as an unknown device, don't detect it as APX
I've tried running APX mode several times, with different ways of holding VOL UP + Power as well.
It refuses to go into APX mode unless I'm still lacking the magic touch.
I can get into cold boot mode, but there isn't an internal OS to boot into. If only I could do that as well to put things onto the internal memory.
At this point I might try to RMA.. but probably out of warranty and voided it with rooting recovery on it as well..
Damn bricked!...
Just don't understand why APX mode won't work..
If you have the keyboard dock you might want to try to use an external usb stick, you can mount it with clockworkmod
nh76 said:
If you have the keyboard dock you might want to try to use an external usb stick, you can mount it with clockworkmod
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I have an external usb stick and the keyboard, but I'm not sure how I can mount it in clockwork mod
I answered your question here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32277020#post32277020
Yes, you need to get into APX mode. And yes, it will work. You can't wipe APX mode off your tablet, it's stored in the first few blocks of your emmc, in fact it's so hidden the device uses the secondary partition table instead of the primary, so nothing can touch the partition containing APX code
On whatever computer you're using, open device manager. I'll assume you know how to get there (right click on my computer>properties>device manager) This will let you see any new device pop up clearly
Like everyone said, you just need to hold down up, and power. It doesn't matter if your usb cable is plugged in first or not. If it makes you feel any better just leave it plugged in. When my original transformer was messed up so bad I couldn't turn it off, and it just kept bootlooping, I forced it to boot into APX mode by just holding down power and vol up for a good 45 seconds, until the screen was black. It would keep retarting a few times, but eventually the screen went black, and that's how you know you're in apx. I then plugged in the usb cable
You should see something pop up in device manager - if nothing does, it's possible it's already installed a proper driver - do you see something like "apx transformer" at the top of device manager? if so, you're ready to open easyflasher.
if you hold down power and vol up, and the screen is black, and the device doesn't boot up, then you're in APX mode. Now just work on getting your pc to see it. Try right clicking in device manager and hitting refresh
Edit: make sure to do this without the dock! Use the tablet only, no other accessories
There's absolutely no reason to RMA your tablet, it's perfectly fine. You flashing a recovery didn't do any damage or alter APX mode. Worst case scenario and you still can't get into apx mode (it's easy just keep trying it). What you can do is boot into your recovery, then connect it to your computer. Then you can use ADB to push a different recovery zip (like raymanfx's hybrid cwm, which can read from external and internal) to your external sd card in the device, and mount it as /data so your recovery can see it, then use your current recovery to flash it. then you have a recovery that can read from sd cards. A quick guide here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24793571&postcount=25
Instead of pushing over superwipe like he says, push over the cwm hybrid zip. Put it in the same folder as the adb.exe . If you've never used adb before, it's incredibly easy. Just google it.
Trust me, you're tablet is far from RMA status. My first transformer has bad blocks in the internal memory that I'm working on partitioning around using command line parted via a recovery shell, if people can do that then you can easily fix yours
fohdeesha said:
I answered your question here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32277020#post32277020
Yes, you need to get into APX mode. And yes, it will work. You can't wipe APX mode off your tablet, it's stored in the first few blocks of your emmc, in fact it's so hidden the device uses the secondary partition table instead of the primary, so nothing can touch the partition containing APX code
On whatever computer you're using, open device manager. I'll assume you know how to get there (right click on my computer>properties>device manager) This will let you see any new device pop up clearly
Like everyone said, you just need to hold down up, and power. It doesn't matter if your usb cable is plugged in first or not. If it makes you feel any better just leave it plugged in. When my original transformer was messed up so bad I couldn't turn it off, and it just kept bootlooping, I forced it to boot into APX mode by just holding down power and vol up for a good 45 seconds, until the screen was black. It would keep retarting a few times, but eventually the screen went black, and that's how you know you're in apx. I then plugged in the usb cable
You should see something pop up in device manager - if nothing does, it's possible it's already installed a proper driver - do you see something like "apx transformer" at the top of device manager? if so, you're ready to open easyflasher.
if you hold down power and vol up, and the screen is black, and the device doesn't boot up, then you're in APX mode. Now just work on getting your pc to see it. Try right clicking in device manager and hitting refresh
Edit: make sure to do this without the dock! Use the tablet only, no other accessories
There's absolutely no reason to RMA your tablet, it's perfectly fine. You flashing a recovery didn't do any damage or alter APX mode. Worst case scenario and you still can't get into apx mode (it's easy just keep trying it). What you can do is boot into your recovery, then connect it to your computer. Then you can use ADB to push a different recovery zip (like raymanfx's hybrid cwm, which can read from external and internal) to your external sd card in the device, and mount it as /data so your recovery can see it, then use your current recovery to flash it. then you have a recovery that can read from sd cards. A quick guide here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24793571&postcount=25
Instead of pushing over superwipe like he says, push over the cwm hybrid zip. Put it in the same folder as the adb.exe . If you've never used adb before, it's incredibly easy. Just google it.
Trust me, you're tablet is far from RMA status. My first transformer has bad blocks in the internal memory that I'm working on partitioning around using command line parted via a recovery shell, if people can do that then you can easily fix yours
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Thanks for the reply, I'll note what I left in the ROM thread and post it here as well.
I've tried 3 different computers and my tablet never shows up under device manager. Nothing new pops up on the bottom right of my screen. I've tried it on a fresh install of windows as well.
Could it be my cable? Or my tablet is really broken with its usb connection. At this point I would ship it to someone on xda to fix it for me!
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I've been flashing custom roms, via recovery etc since the g1, it's just strange to me that the computer has no detection of my device at all. And that I've tried 3 different computers as well.
When I get back home, I will hold Vol Up + Power in a dark room for at least 1 minute to see if I can get APX Mode.
For the ADB push while recovery mode is on, my computer doesn't detect that either (I've tried on other computers as well, one which was a recently fresh install of windows).
I'll update later today again.
Thanks
xShadoWxDrifTx said:
I have an external usb stick and the keyboard, but I'm not sure how I can mount it in clockwork mod
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Mounts & Storage -> Mount USB storage
probably needs to be fat32 or something...
Can you enter in recovery?
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Lethe6 said:
Mounts & Storage -> Mount USB storage
probably needs to be fat32 or something...
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Unfortunately CWM 5.8.3.4 doesn't have mount usb storage option
Badbullet said:
Can you enter in recovery?
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium HD app
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I can enter recovery, but nothing I can do in there because I wiped all data from internal.
xShadoWxDrifTx said:
Unfortunately CWM 5.8.3.4 doesn't have mount usb storage option
I can enter recovery, but nothing I can do in there because I wiped all data from internal.
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Tried the unbrick threads? I'm not allowed to link yet but one of them saved me and allowed me to do a factory reset/nvflash of official firmware.
It's not seeing an ADB device either? Dude, it honestly sounds like you have a bad cable. Especially if you've tried on multiple computers
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It's not seeing an ADB device either? Dude, it honestly sounds like you have a bad cable. Especially if you've tried on multiple computers
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Yeah I might try to get a new cable, or use someone else's I know that has the tablet.
Trying to narrow down possible problems..
xShadoWxDrifTx said:
Yeah I might try to get a new cable, or use someone else's I know that has the tablet.
Trying to narrow down possible problems..
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if multiple computers can't see a device when it's in recovery and you plug it in, it's a connection issue
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My transformer suffered what appears to be a hardware failure today. My screen won't turn on at all. I can hear the tablet click on and off, I can see it in windows, but the screen won't turn on. Second screen issue I've had with it, there may have been a loose cable from the last time or something. I need to send it back.
I don't want to send it back with a custom rom unless I have to. I want to NVFlash back to stock. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get into APX mode, and I can't see why I'm having problems.
I can hold the power off button till I hear the click that it has turned off, and it is no longer seen by windows. Power + Volume Up, and nothing happens, or it boots normally. No idea why.
I do have a version of CWM on there that has been intercepting normal booting, so that may be causing the problems? I don't know, can someone confirm that they can get to APX mode with a bad CWM? Is there any way to fix CWM without looking? Better yet, is there a different way to boot to APX mode? Maybe through command line or something. Windows or linux. Any help would really be appreciated. The last thing I need is for them to refuse repairs, or try and charge me $100 for repairs/shipping on this tablet. At that point, the investment to fix it may not be worth it.
Finally, although I'm 99% certain it's a hardware problem due to the symptoms and the fact I haven't flashed anything for a while, I would like to be 100% sure. I don't feel any particular need for Asus to repair my device for free if I screwed it up. An NVflash to completely reset the thing would be a good way to know for sure.
Edit: Not sure if it matters, but this is a B30K serial number.
Re: My screen won't turn on at all. I can hear the tablet click on and off, I can see it in windows, but the screen won't turn on. Second screen issue I've had with it, there may have been a loose cable from the last time or something. I need to send it back.
The screen stays off in apx mode. If you can see the tab in windows, then my understanding is that you're in apx mode.
You then need to do the nvflash commands. See unbrick guides on xda for that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123429
Did a little hunting and there doesn't seem to be a command to get into apx mode.
If your computer can detect it I'm not sure why it won't go into apx mode.. is the vol-up key working?
To get into APX Mode it's Vol up + power button. The screen will be black and blank (there's nothing telling you is in APX mode).
If you have the correct APX driver installed, you'll get the "ping"sound on the PC.
Your B30 should be nvflash compatible
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Re: My screen won't turn on at all. I can hear the tablet click on and off, I can see it in windows, but the screen won't turn on. Second screen issue I've had with it, there may have been a loose cable from the last time or something. I need to send it back.
The screen stays off in apx mode. If you can see the tab in windows, then my understanding is that you're in apx mode.
You then need to do the nvflash commands. See unbrick guides on xda for that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123429
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I understand that. My screen won't turn on in any mode. As is, I can't see the recovery, can't see the main OS. Anything. That is why I'm RMAing it in the first place. As for seeing the tab in windows, I see it mounting like it does on a normal boot, not in APX mode. I did try running download.bat anyway, just in case. Did not see anything mounted.
Thing O Doom said:
Did a little hunting and there doesn't seem to be a command to get into apx mode.
If your computer can detect it I'm not sure why it won't go into apx mode.. is the vol-up key working?
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Yes, the volume up key was working. I appreciate looking for a command though. Is there perhaps an easy way to reflash the recovery to stock at least?
baseballfanz said:
To get into APX Mode it's Vol up + power button. The screen will be black and blank (there's nothing telling you is in APX mode).
If you have the correct APX driver installed, you'll get the "ping"sound on the PC.
Your B30 should be nvflash compatible
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I do have the APX driver, it's simply not going into APX mode. I'm holding volume and power. I'm aware there's nothing to tell me I'm in APX mode. However, there's currently nothing on screen at all in any mode. That's my problem. The screen isn't working at all, so it's very difficult for me to tell if I've gone into some mode besides APX. I'm hoping there is another way to get into APX I can try, or at least a way to flash stock recovery easily.
alright, can you get into normal cwm recovery?
If you memorized the screens very carefully you could wipe data and flash a stockrom/recovery.
Sorry that's about all I can think of at this point.
Does the HDMI-out port work? you could cable out and use that to navigate easily.
If you can get into adb in recovery then you can flash anything you want through the staging partition. It sounds like you have the recovery bootloops, so you'll have to clear out the reboot command in the /misc partition. Search for the troubleshooting thread for cwm 5.5.0.4 in the dev section(I think?) to fix the bootloops. Then search for how to flash blobs through the staging partition. viola! easy as pie!
Of course, you might get APX mode back after you fix the bootloops, then you can skip the blob and flash via nvflash.
Thing O Doom said:
alright, can you get into normal cwm recovery?
If you memorized the screens very carefully you could wipe data and flash a stockrom/recovery.
Sorry that's about all I can think of at this point.
Does the HDMI-out port work? you could cable out and use that to navigate easily.
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I have been trying along these lines. It is very confusing though. If someone was able to guide me through the button presses of getting to factor reset, and getting to the filesystem when choosing what to flash. I imagine I could just name whatever I needed to flash zzzzzzz.zip and simply pressing up at the top of the lest would get me too it. Oh, and how many times I need to press down to get to yes I want to flash.
I don't believe the HDMI out is active that early on. Worth a shot I guess.
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If you can get into adb in recovery then you can flash anything you want through the staging partition. It sounds like you have the recovery bootloops, so you'll have to clear out the reboot command in the /misc partition. Search for the troubleshooting thread for cwm 5.5.0.4 in the dev section(I think?) to fix the bootloops. Then search for how to flash blobs through the staging partition. viola! easy as pie!
Of course, you might get APX mode back after you fix the bootloops, then you can skip the blob and flash via nvflash.
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Thanks, I'll try that.
Edit: I'm looking for the troubleshooting thread, and cannot find it. Does anyone have a link?
Not sure how, but I managed to get it to boot to APX. Everythings good now, minus the hardware problems. Time for a second screen-related RMA.
Sorry I'm typing this on a phone. I want to sell my transformer. What is the best way to clear my Rona and go back to pure factory settings? Thanks!
nvflash ( showthread.php?t=1688012 ) using a stock asus firmware from their site
Lethe6 said:
nvflash ( showthread.php?t=1688012 ) using a stock asus firmware from their site
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The only problem is that I'm still on a beta rom from when ICS just came out. I'm on revolver it looks like. My Clockworkmod is also broken because I had a manual install, created by Roach I believe, and I then installed the one from the clockworkmod app before reading on xda not to. The tablet does not pick up that it is plugged into my computer, but it works with a wall charger. My current version of clockworkmod also won't let me update roms for some odd reason....
What would be the best way to get to a rom that will allow me to use my tablet with my computer so that I can run nvflash and restore the device to factory settings?
Thanks.
BloodyRory said:
The only problem is that I'm still on a beta rom from when ICS just came out. I'm on revolver it looks like. My Clockworkmod is also broken because I had a manual install, created by Roach I believe, and I then installed the one from the clockworkmod app before reading on xda not to. The tablet does not pick up that it is plugged into my computer, but it works with a wall charger. My current version of clockworkmod also won't let me update roms for some odd reason....
What would be the best way to get to a rom that will allow me to use my tablet with my computer so that I can run nvflash and restore the device to factory settings?
Thanks.
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You just need to put your tablet into apx mode to flash to stock.
To do that power off the tablet
Plug the usb cable in
press and hold the power and vol up keys for about 5 seconds.
If you are on windows you should hear a notification sound.
There are a few tools you can use, like the poster above suggested
Easy Flash:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688012
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Brk's root toolkit.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688447
They both essentially do the same thing but i prefer the brks toolkit for the layout.
fauxsoul said:
You just need to put your tablet into apx mode to flash to stock.
To do that power off the tablet
Plug the usb cable in
press and hold the power and vol up keys for about 5 seconds.
If you are on windows you should hear a notification sound.
There are a few tools you can use, like the poster above suggested
Easy Flash:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688012
-or-
Brk's root toolkit.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688447
They both essentially do the same thing but i prefer the brks toolkit for the layout.
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The brks toolkit will probably more suit you, but I do have to agree, follow the above and install the latest ICS rom direct from asus, and you should be good as gold.
Did I mention that CWM auto boots up? The only way to get to android is to press power + vol up at boot up, let it load past cwm and then cold boot linux.
So I think whenever I try to get apx mode or whatever, it's trying to get into android, but it can't.
Can anyone help me? Sorry...
Okay so you're running linux with dual boot? Which method did you use to install it? Franks tools/Olife or the pseudo dual boot method.
Most threads like that will have info on going back to stock.
try power button and vol down.
otherwise when in recovery just try holding down power and vol up for a while 30 seconds plus (while plugged into a pc)
See if it will kick you into apx mode.
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Okay so you're running linux with dual boot? Which method did you use to install it? Franks tools/Olife or the pseudo dual boot method.
Most threads like that will have info on going back to stock.
try power button and vol down.
otherwise when in recovery just try holding down power and vol up for a while 30 seconds plus (while plugged into a pc)
See if it will kick you into apx mode.
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No, I didn't. I have to do "cold boot linux" which brings me into android.
I try to run adb and it cannot find the device, so I cannot do anything. I can boot into android, but I cannot wipe or change roms due to this cwm being broken.
Which method did you use to install it? Can you be more specific about what exactly is on your tablet right now?
Is your USB cable good? Can you sync from within a computer?
Did you install the apx drivers from windows?
I have yet to see a device that does not enter apx mode. When mine was looping in CWM only, this is the method I used to fix it. Unless your USB cable is damaged or you don't have the drivers installed... I "unbricked" 4 devices using apx without any issues.
As fauxsoul said, please provide install method and step by step of what you're doing.
I have been trying out some jelly bean roms on my TF101G but decided to go back to stock as I didn't want to deal with the bugs anymore.
I flashed the WW_epad-user-9.2.2.6 rom from the ASUS website, but now it is stuck at boot with the asus logo and a spinning icon.
I had TWRP recovery on it and kat kernal, I'm guessing it isn't booting because the kernal doesn't support it?
Anyway what do you guys reckon is the best way to fix this, I can get into the stock recovery, but I'm pretty sure APX doesn't work on tf101G
You've tried coldbooting it right? -gulp- this could be bad.
Attempt to put update.zip on the root of your internal and external storage to see if it boots.
Thing O Doom said:
You've tried coldbooting it right? -gulp- this could be bad.
Attempt to put update.zip on the root of your internal and external storage to see if it boots.
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A coldboot doesn't seem to help.
I'm not exactly sure how I'd access the internal memory. But I have tried an external SD card but I'm not exactly sure what should be in the update.zip
Adb push?
and a stock tf101g update from asus.
Thing O Doom said:
Adb push?
and a stock tf101g update from asus.
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How do I get into adb mode with stock recovery?
I've done vol down+power then vol up does that enable adb? If it does maybe I need to check the drivers on my computer
kinemortophobia said:
How do I get into adb mode with stock recovery?
I've done vol down+power then vol up does that enable adb? If it does maybe I need to check the drivers on my computer
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Settings, Developer Options, USB Debugging
Volume Up and Power enables APX mode, 30~ seconds holding power resets you out of APX
Volume down and power enters recovery
*Detection* said:
Settings, Developer Options, USB Debugging
Volume Up and Power enables APX mode, 30~ seconds holding power resets you out of APX
Volume down and power enters recovery
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Thanks for clarifying that, but I can't get into system so I have no idea if USB debugging is enabled or not. And APX doesn't work.
I'm getting the feeling that I'll have to try and RMA it.
kinemortophobia said:
Thanks for clarifying that, but I can't get into system so I have no idea if USB debugging is enabled or not. And APX doesn't work.
I'm getting the feeling that I'll have to try and RMA it.
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APX will not show any other signs than a black screen, so leave the PC to USB connected and once you hear the USB connect sound, you'll know it is in APX mode
Unless you have a serious hardware problem, USB cable or port problem, or dead battery, APX will almost definitely always work, it is the fall back recovery option that is not ROM reliant, so basically if you are software bricked, APX should work
APX does not rely on USB Debugging being enabled either
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APX will not show any other signs than a black screen, so leave the PC to USB connected and once you hear the USB connect sound, you'll know it is in APX mode
Unless you have a serious hardware problem, USB cable or port problem, or dead battery, APX will almost definitely always work, it is the fall back recovery option that is not ROM reliant, so basically if you are software bricked, APX should work
APX does not rely on USB Debugging being enabled either
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I've tried APX, the drivers install but I get a 'usb write failed' whenever I try to flash with it, I believe it is because the SBK for the TF101G is unknown
The 3G tf doesn't have working NvFlash, your only hope is getting stock recovery to function tbh.
I guess, ill just keep trying update.zip files until I fix it or I give up, thanks for the help anyways.
Thing O Doom said:
The 3G tf doesn't have working NvFlash, your only hope is getting stock recovery to function tbh.
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Damn, sorry OP I missed the G, pretty sure there are other recovery methods for the G though
About 6-7 months back I rooted my phone and installed CWMR Touch 5.5 and now as of recently I'm experiencing some problems. I've decided to flash the phone's first ROM, but I want to update the CWM version to newer one. I try to hold VOL-UP + VOL-DOWN and inserting the USB cable but it just jumps to Recovery mode, not Download mode.
I've also not been able to browse my phone's USB storage from ANY of my computers unlike usual. I can still charge the phone though; does this mean that I have a problem with my phone's USB?
Darkeligos said:
About 6-7 months back I rooted my phone and installed CWMR Touch 5.5 and now as of recently I'm experiencing some problems. I've decided to flash the phone's first ROM, but I want to update the CWM version to newer one. I try to hold VOL-UP + VOL-DOWN and inserting the USB cable but it just jumps to Recovery mode, not Download mode.
I've also not been able to browse my phone's USB storage from ANY of my computers unlike usual. I can still charge the phone though; does this mean that I have a problem with my phone's USB?
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read the stickies, if u did u would know that u can flash a newer cwm or twrp within the recovery.
as for getting it into dl mode you are doing it wrong, read the sticky in my sig, follow the directions to the "t" and keep trying until u succeed
vincom said:
read the stickies, if u did u would know that u can flash a newer cwm or twrp within the recovery.
as for getting it into dl mode you are doing it wrong, read the sticky in my sig, follow the directions to the "t" and keep trying until u succeed
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Ahh I see the small print flashable zip down at the bottom now. I went over the stickies a few times but must have missed that one line.
Also the phone doesn't recognize the USB any more for anything but charging, so download mode is impossible, though my procedure was impeccable.
Darkeligos said:
Ahh I see the small print flashable zip down at the bottom now. I went over the stickies a few times but must have missed that one line.
Also the phone doesn't recognize the USB any more for anything but charging, so download mode is impossible, though my procedure was impeccable.
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Try a different computer
jd1639 said:
Try a different computer
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Thats what is weirding me out, none of my PCs which have always been able to access USB storage can connect. Also the phone no longer pops up with "USB Storage connected". I've tried enabling/disabling USB Debugging, USB Utilities mount function, also the *#7284# options. It is rather strange.
Never read your stickies vincom. Nice write ups. There is another way to try and access DL mode though. OP take out the battery and leave it out. Plug the phone into the micro usb cable. Plug the USB end into your comp. Hold both volume rockers down and reinsert the battery. That way has worked for me every time. Although vincoms way should work as well. If neither of those work after you have tried different cables and different computers your micro USB data pin outs are hosed. Replace the port.
Darkeligos said:
Thats what is weirding me out, none of my PCs which have always been able to access USB storage can connect. Also the phone no longer pops up with "USB Storage connected". I've tried enabling/disabling USB Debugging, USB Utilities mount function, also the *#7284# options. It is rather strange.
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could be a bad cable/not oem or bad phone port
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Never read your stickies vincom. Nice write ups. There is another way to try and access DL mode though. OP take out the battery and leave it out. Plug the phone into the micro usb cable. Plug the USB end into your comp. Hold both volume rockers down and reinsert the battery. That way has worked for me every time. Although vincoms way should work as well. If neither of those work after you have tried different cables and different computers your micro USB data pin outs are hosed. Replace the port.
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it should always work the way I posted, but what ever works, i'll edit the sticky to add that
If you have a sticky power button it won't enter download mode, and you do not need to root your phone to flash a custom recovery
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Hi, this situation is kind of strange and I hope it's just the battery and not the whole goddamn phone.
What I'm dealing with at the moment is:
The phone doesn't boot
When plugged onto charger or USB cable it boots but stuck at Google logo after a blink and stays there. Also, Home, Back and other buttons are lighten.
When "forcefully" put into fastboot mode, e.g. after plugging it onto USB and instantly pressing Vol Up + Power it stuck there as well, volume rocker no more response neither does the power button. Also, I notice there are no commands at the end like "USB int" etc we see normally.
Fastboot or ADB returns no device found
Please help. I personally believe it could be due to battery, what do you guys think?
Thank you.
As long as you can see the google logo, your device is not bricked. GIve more useful information; like your computer operating system, the last thing you did before this happened, etc.
ej8989 said:
As long as you can see the google logo, your device is not bricked. GIve more useful information; like your computer operating system, the last thing you did before this happened, etc.
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Thanks. My OS is Windows 8.1 Update 1. The last thing was to install UPDATE-SuperSU to root so that I can install ROM Manager to update Recovery but the installation was aborted so I attempt to flash it via Fastboot with success. Then, wanted to install SlimKat but it couldn't let me mount USB storage so that I can put the .zip file. I, then stupidly click on install via ADB but didn't know how to go back so I pulled the battery and powered up; used ADP push command to transfer said the file, but again for some reason I had to pull the battery and since then I am in above position.
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Put the device in bootloader and plug it into the computer, be patient, my phone is rather slow to get detected sometimes.. (Up to 30 min.) Check your drivers on the computer, try rebooting the boot loader from just pressing the power button (while in boot loader mode)..
If all else fails, read up on Wugs NRTK page and about ODIN...
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Setting.Out said:
Put the device in bootloader and plug it into the computer, be patient, my phone is rather slow to get detected sometimes.. (Up to 30 min.) Check your drivers on the computer, try rebooting the boot loader from just pressing the power button (while in boot loader mode)..
If all else fails, read up on Wugs NRTK page and about ODIN...
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Hi, device doesn't go into bootloader without plugging it to computer (I've to press required buttons BEFORE plugging OTG cable). And when it boots in fastboot mode it doesn't let me press any button either. I kept it plugged in for sometime as well when it when it was at Google logo; will try to do the same while in fastboot mode too and let you know. As for drivers, same computer was used before when it was working and it detected just fine immediately (gave me a pain to find the right drivers though - PDANet was a life saver).
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I should mention that I broke the OS before this happened by formatting /system folder and wiping other data from CWM recovery - I think, I also rebooted it without flashing the ROM as well.
BaghiXDA said:
Hi, device doesn't go into bootloader without plugging it to computer (I've to press required buttons BEFORE plugging OTG cable). And when it boots in fastboot mode it doesn't let me press any button either. I kept it plugged in for sometime as well when it when it was at Google logo; will try to do the same while in fastboot mode too and let you know. As for drivers, same computer was used before when it was working and it detected just fine immediately (gave me a pain to find the right drivers though - PDANet was a life saver).
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I should mention that I broke the OS before this happened by formatting /system folder and wiping other data from CWM recovery - I think, I also rebooted it without flashing the ROM as well.
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I recently had to update my drivers on my computer.. after it did an update, my phone wasn't recognized..
Try Wugs Nexus Root Toolkit,.. use the options for "bricked".. do this from the bootloader screen (power/volume +)...
I don't have experience with ODIN, so you'll need to read that forum/threads...
Setting.Out said:
I recently had to update my drivers on my computer.. after it did an update, my phone wasn't recognized..
Try Wugs Nexus Root Toolkit,.. use the options for "bricked".. do this from the bootloader screen (power/volume +)...
I don't have experience with ODIN, so you'll need to read that forum/threads...
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The problem is, even the Toolkit doesn't recognize the device no matter what. Even the keys for ODIN don't work, aren't they Home+VOL+ and Power?
EDIT1:
Kept plugged in for little longer as suggested but it heats up (it's too hot here) so I plugged out. Going to be running it off of Linux and lets see how it goes. :fingers-crossed:
EDIT2:
Tried Adam's UnBrickable method on Linux and even that couldn't find device. But that was to be expected since Adam clearly mentioned in his post that this tool isn't for those who see anything on their screen.
Whelp! Currently I can only see I:\ drive in device manager and that's all under portable devices and that's all. I see the same even in BIOS boot options, it's listed as "Google".
Guess need to close this thread now.