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[Q] ICS update failed

Hi,
I just tried performing the ICS update on my Transformer. However during this process, the tablet showed a yellow triangle with a black exclamation mark in it. I waited for about 10 minutes to see if anything would happen, but it just stayed on this screen. So I powered it down and tried turning it back on, but it just gets stuck on the Asus/Nvidia splash screen on boot.
I have tried holding the power button and volume down and entering recovery mode, however I get the same yellow triangle as I had before. If I wait without going in to recovery I get the option of performing a cold boot or wiping the data on the tablet. If I select cold boot, it just hangs, I have left it there for 10 minutes or so to see if it would work but get nothing. I have also tried wiping the data from this menu then retrying all the steps I have mentioned above, but it still doesn't work.
It is not rooted and I have applied all other updates to it without trouble so far. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
Thanks,
Ryan

I had the exact same problem. Got it fixed. Use the method from this thread: tabletroms.com/forums/transformer-rom-development/1071-asus-transformer-nvflash-stock-3-1-stock-3-2-recovery-roms-unbricking-tools.html

Thanks for your reply. I noticed on that page that it says that if the serial number is BD70 or above (which mine is) do not use the tool. Has there been an update that allows this to be used on the newer units?
Thanks,
Ryan

Hi there!
I got a similar problem yesterday and the error was that a file inside the DATA partition could not be deleted. I noticed when doing a factory reset from CWM.
If you have CWM and you can flash the "super wipe tool" you can fix the problem. Then you re-flash the ROM. I got it working and now I'm on a clean clean clean clean.... clean shiny install
check my threat if you want:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1516204
Hope it helps!

I'm guessing I do not have CWM as I do not know what it is?
Thanks,
Ryan

sh.assassin said:
Hi,
I just tried performing the ICS update on my Transformer. However during this process, the tablet showed a yellow triangle with a black exclamation mark in it. I waited for about 10 minutes to see if anything would happen, but it just stayed on this screen. So I powered it down and tried turning it back on, but it just gets stuck on the Asus/Nvidia splash screen on boot.
I have tried holding the power button and volume down and entering recovery mode, however I get the same yellow triangle as I had before. If I wait without going in to recovery I get the option of performing a cold boot or wiping the data on the tablet. If I select cold boot, it just hangs, I have left it there for 10 minutes or so to see if it would work but get nothing. I have also tried wiping the data from this menu then retrying all the steps I have mentioned above, but it still doesn't work.
It is not rooted and I have applied all other updates to it without trouble so far. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
Thanks,
Ryan
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Ok, I'm going to help you unbrick your device. But you need to forget everything other people in here have told you. Ok? And just do. Don't question. Just follow the steps.
(1) Go to the following asus webpage, choose android as OS and download your version of the 21 firmware. WW, US, TW, etc.
http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/#download
(2) Rename the downloaded zip file to "EP101_SDUPDATE.zip"
(3) Move zip file to a micro sdcard.
(4) Insert microsdcard into the TF.
(5) Turn off TF.
(6) Power on by pressing power button and volume down buttons at the same time. When white texts appear on upper left hand corner, release power button and volume down buttons and press volume up button.
(7) Watch your TF unbricking itself.
(8) Leave it alone to do its thing.
(9) Write me a check for 2,000 yen.

Thanks, that has sucessfully unbricked the tablet.
However if I try to attempt the ICS update again it says checking integrity of firmware file and then says update failed.
Does anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening?
Thanks,
Ryan

british.assassin said:
Thanks, that has sucessfully unbricked the tablet.
However if I try to attempt the ICS update again it says checking integrity of firmware file and then says update failed.
Does anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening?
Thanks,
Ryan
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Download is corrupted. Have you tried again?

Yes I have, about 10 times and it always comes up with that error.

I had the same failure and had to install .13 and update 3times to get to ICS. Got it from the Unlockr link. Worked great and then rooted with ViperMod.
A clean install is seemingly not having as many issues. Plus I already have an AOKP ICS rom on my phone, so I already know most of the ICS features.

I did try downloading .13 and installing it the same way as I did .21 (putting in on the micro sd and powering on with power & vol - to get into recovery mode), however when I try this I get the yellow triangle and black exclamation mark again, only this time it does not stop my tablet from booting back in to .21.

british.assassin said:
Yes I have, about 10 times and it always comes up with that error.
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This error comes up when you have a corruption in your stock recovery.
You won't be able to "downgrade" to .13 the way you did with this. Unfortunately, there's no easy way for you to go about this. Here is what you need to do. Yeah, it will be a little long.
(1) Root via nachoroot.
(2) Install CWM via recovery installer. Can be found in the app portion of this forum.
(3) Download the repacked .13 version from the following link.
http://dl.project-voodoo.org/transformer-roms/3.0.x/
(4) Download stock recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=606402&d=1306284085
(5) Flash the repacked .13 version via CWM.
(6) Restart the TF.
(7) Flash the stock recovery.
(8) Restart TF.
(9) Upgrade via OTA. One of the updates will give you the appropriate stock recovery.
Failure to follow my instructions precisely will result in brick.

Help: Unable to hard reset my Sprint Nexus S

Hi there,
I need some help here. My wife's Sprint Nexus S is acting up - keep popping messages such as "Unfortunately XXX has stopped." So I decided to do a hard reset. I followed the instructions but weirdly the phone did not do it. It acted like doing the hard resetting but then rebooted with nothing changed. I tried both the software way - Settings, factory reset, and the hardware way - Vol up button + Power, then recovery, then Vol up + Power again at the Android with exclamation image, chose "Wipe all data and factory reset." However, the phone boots with nothing changed.
Can anyone help me with this? What else can I try?
Thanks much in advance.

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You could try fixing the permissions on the files through Rom Manager; it fixes a lot of Force Close generally.

kwudude said:
Have you tried installing a custom recovery and doing a hard reset through that route yet? E.G. ClockworkMod or TWRP
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Thanks. I will give it a try. Can you point me to some instructions / files for downloading, etc.?

Cpu.gastronomy said:
You could try fixing the permissions on the files through Rom Manager; it fixes a lot of Force Close generally.
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This one is actually the Sprint stock rom untouched. So... no Rom Manager on it. Thanks anyway. I guess a custom recovery is the only way to go now...

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I wouldn't install a custom recovery, and ultimately technically void your warranty, for the sole purpose of resetting it though...

Just use a one click root tool, it flashes superuser, cmw, but keeps the rest of the (stock) rom you're on!
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Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Thanks to you all for all the good suggestions. I have tried several things but did not succeed.
1. Flashed a clockworkmod recovery. That was successful. So I went ahead to use its factory reset function. The process completed without error but once rebooted, the phone remains the same as before.
2. Connected the phone to a PC, turned on USB storage, copied a ROM image zip file to a folder. Then tried to install it through Recovery. But the file I copied was nowhere to be found.
3. Put then phone into the bootloader mode, connected to PC, use fastboot to flash boot, system, recovery, userdata, radio image files. All went through with any issue. Rebooted, phone is the same.
In short, whatever I do, the phone remains the same. No changes can be made.
I also tried the one-click tool but could not proceed ahead. It required USB debugging turned on. I turned it on, the check mark was there, but it was really NOT turned on because on the PC, the message is that it is not on. On the phone, if I switch to a different application, or simply go back one step, and then go to developer option, the checkmark was not turned on.
It feels like the internal memory/storage becomes read-only. No changes can be made. I am not sure if the hardware is bad, or some permission issue.
Any ideas that I should try next?

From what I read and understand, I think I had a bad nand problem. Guess time to let the phone go RIP.

[Q] Bricked?

Hi,
Someone gave me a Tf700t. On bootup it says unlocked, shows the Asus screen and then keeps rebooting. If I reboot and hold down the volume down arrow I get the menu with four choice ROC, Android, USB, Wipe.
When I press ROC I get the red triangle.
I've read many threads and I think this indicates its bricked and can't be recovered. I just want to confirm before I sell it for parts.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Mark

mmanis said:
Hi,
Someone gave me a Tf700t. On bootup it says unlocked, shows the Asus screen and then keeps rebooting. If I reboot and hold down the volume down arrow I get the menu with four choice ROC, Android, USB, Wipe.
When I press ROC I get the red triangle.
I've read many threads and I think this indicates its bricked and can't be recovered. I just want to confirm before I sell it for parts.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Mark
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Actually, since you do have access to the bootloader this may be recoverable.
You have 4 icons in the BL menu, so it's a ICS bootloader. The dead Droid on his back when you select RCK is normal - it's the stock recovery not finding a valid update file.
The easiest way to try to get your tablet back to life would be to download the full Asus firmware from here: http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T&p=28&s=1
Select "Android" as the OS. From the resulting list, choose the firmware for your SKU: US if you are in the USA.
If you are considering running a custom rom do yourself a favor and go for the 10.6.1.14.8 version, NOT the latest firmware 10.6.1.14.10. The .8 version can be rooted, the .10 not.
Download the .zip file, extract it ONCE, getting another zip and rename that file to: EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip
Copy that file to a FAT32 formatted microSD (that's the factory default) and insert it into the tablet.
Boot into recovery (Power and Volume Down, then Volume Up to select RCK) and hopefully the recovery will recognize the file and start to flash it. Be patient - it'll take a while. Wait for it to reboot.

berndblb said:
Actually, since you do have access to the bootloader this may be recoverable.
You have 4 icons in the BL menu, so it's a ICS bootloader. The dead Droid on his back when you select RCK is normal - it's the stock recovery not finding a valid update file.
The easiest way to try to get your tablet back to life would be to download the full Asus firmware from here:
Select "Android" as the OS. From the resulting list, choose the firmware for your SKU: US if you are in the USA.
If you are considering running a custom rom do yourself a favor and go for the 10.6.1.14.8 version, NOT the latest firmware 10.6.1.14.10. The .8 version can be rooted, the .10 not.
Download the .zip file, extract it ONCE, getting another zip and rename that file to: EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip
Copy that file to a FAT32 formatted microSD (that's the factory default) and insert it into the tablet.
Boot into recovery (Power and Volume Down, then Volume Up to select RCK) and hopefully the recovery will recognize the file and start to flash it. Be patient - it'll take a while. Wait for it to reboot.
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Well that partially worked. Thanks so much!!!
It was able to flash the firmware. It rebooted 5 times before the os came up. I then shut it down. When I turned it on it goes to the Asus screen and then keeps on rebooting indefinitely. I then hit the volume up and power button to reset and then it rebooted 5 times before the OS came up. BTW I flash with 10.6.1.14.10.
Any ideas?
Thanks again,
Mark

mmanis said:
Well that partially worked. Thanks so much!!!
It was able to flash the firmware. It rebooted 5 times before the os came up. I then shut it down. When I turned it on it goes to the Asus screen and then keeps on rebooting indefinitely. I then hit the volume up and power button to reset and then it rebooted 5 times before the OS came up. BTW I flash with 10.6.1.14.10.
Any ideas?
Thanks again,
Mark
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Hmm, still bootlooping.
Next thing I would try is to boot into the bootloader, select 'Wipe Data' with the Volume Down button, hit Volume Up execute.
And actually, before even booting back to system (that would be choosing the Android), I would reflash the firmware - just for good measure after the data wipe.
Can't wait to hear if that solves it!

So I downgraded to .8. Rooted. Was able to install TWRP. Reflashed, wiped and it still reboots multiple time before coming up. I tried to flash CyanogenMod but all I get is the spinning Cyanogen wheel. I was able to restore .8. Its not bricked anymore. Its just weird that it keeps rebooting before coming up. But at least its now consistent and will come up every time whether from power on or reset.
Thanks,
Mark

mmanis said:
So I downgraded to .8. Rooted. Was able to install TWRP. Reflashed, wiped and it still reboots multiple time before coming up. I tried to flash CyanogenMod but all I get is the spinning Cyanogen wheel. I was able to restore .8. Its not bricked anymore. Its just weird that it keeps rebooting before coming up. But at least its now consistent and will come up every time whether from power on or reset.
Thanks,
Mark
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Great job so far! That you got TWRP installed is very good and gives you many more options. It's version 3.6.1? Have you tried to capture a logcat of the boot process?
The logcat may reveal the cause of this and then you could target the problem easier.
If you can't get a logcat my next step would be to format the data partition. Since you probably do not have that much data on it yet, this is the perfect time for that. Always a good idea when you move to a different rom and major framework change.
Go for a Wipe > Advanced > Format Data. It could be that there's something left behind from a former installation that causes the bootloop.
After the format you have to reflash the rom - or restore your .8 nandroid. Although I would go for CROMi-X 5.0.4. Love that rom. Excellent support too.
sbdags, creator of this rom, also provides a bootloader and several kernels.
I mean, if you flash a new bootloader and kernel, format data, clean install the rom and you still get bootloops, it's got to be hardware related. At least I would be out of ideas at that point.

berndblb said:
Great job so far! That you got TWRP installed is very good and gives you many more options. It's version 3.6.1? Have you tried to capture a logcat of the boot process?
The logcat may reveal the cause of this and then you could target the problem easier.
If you can't get a logcat my next step would be to format the data partition. Since you probably do not have that much data on it yet, this is the perfect time for that. Always a good idea when you move to a different rom and major framework change.
Go for a Wipe > Advanced > Format Data. It could be that there's something left behind from a former installation that causes the bootloop.
After the format you have to reflash the rom - or restore your .8 nandroid. Although I would go for CROMi-X 5.0.4. Love that rom. Excellent support too.
sbdags, creator of this rom, also provides a bootloader and several kernels.
I mean, if you flash a new bootloader and kernel, format data, clean install the rom and you still get bootloops, it's got to be hardware related. At least I would be out of ideas at that point.
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Hi, how do you capture a logcat. FYI, I flashed with CROMi. It kept hanging on reboot. Finally it booted and worked. I shut it down and now I'm back into the endless looping boot cycle. One thing I didn't mention before when the unit is off the only way it will turn on is if I hold the power button down for 10 seconds.
Thanks,
Mark

mmanis said:
Hi, how do you capture a logcat. FYI, I flashed with CROMi. It kept hanging on reboot. Finally it booted and worked. I shut it down and now I'm back into the endless looping boot cycle. One thing I didn't mention before when the unit is off the only way it will turn on is if I hold the power button down for 10 seconds.
Thanks,
Mark
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Did you format data?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1378491

berndblb said:
Did you format data?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1378491
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Yes I formatted data. Its very weird it only will boot correctly after I re-flash or about once every 10 times.
Thanks again.
Mark

mmanis said:
Hi, how do you capture a logcat
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This was at the top of the xda portal http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274119
best bookmark it for future reference its a really good tutorial

mmanis said:
Yes I formatted data. Its very weird it only will boot correctly after I re-flash or about once every 10 times.
Thanks again.
Mark
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At this point only a bootloop logcat can shed light on this. Check the tutorial JTR recommended. It's truly good - thanks for the link!

Hi,
I've attached the logcat. What I did first was do a total wipe, system, data, cache and then reinstalled the rom.
Still having trouble booting once I shutdown and turn it back on.
All the help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark

mmanis said:
Hi,
I've attached the logcat. What I did first was do a total wipe, system, data, cache and then reinstalled the rom.
Still having trouble booting once I shutdown and turn it back on.
All the help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark
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Great! Now we need to try to get someone's attention who can actually read and interpret the logcat - that is where my usefulness ends...
@sbdags, @_that, @JoinTheRealms to the rescue???
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 4

berndblb said:
Great! Now we need to try to get someone's attention who can actually read and interpret the logcat - that is where my usefulness ends...
@sbdags, @_that, @JoinTheRealms to the rescue???
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 4
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Right try booting without the microsd card in. Something is wrong with it. Also turn off the Bluetooth, what ever it is trying to connect to is adding lots of entries to the log.

[Q] TF101 Running CM10 Won't Factory Reset

I've been scouring the Googlenets for days now trying to figure out how to fix this, and nobody has either had the exact same problem I have (doubtful), or no one has posted it.
I'm currently running CM10 and Android 4.1.2. I was planning on upgrading to lollipop via http://forum.xda-developers.com/eee-pad-transformer/development/rom-t2942560, but somehow my recovery stopped working. I had TWRP 2.3 and was going to upgrade to 2.8 (as recommended), and that's where something went wrong. I'm not exactly sure what I did, or what step I was on when it happened, but I rebooted the tablet and ended up with a never ending Asus splash screen. POWER + VOLUME DOWN to access recovery didn't get me anywhere but the same splash screen with some white text promising a recovery that would never come.
I tried APX flashing with Easy Flasher to no avail. I tried POWER + VOLUME DOWN, wait, then select wipe. Nothing. When I POWER + VOLUME DOWN, and wait, I can boot into CM10 just fine and everything appears dandy. That's when I tried Factory Reset in the settings. Still nothing!
Am I being dumb? Any help or even just some empathy would be great about now. What should I do?
Thanks in advance.

bump for luck...

I'm guessing this is a new problem and the device is too old to tinker.

I would suggest returning to stock and starting over again.

barkeater said:
I would suggest returning to stock and starting over again.
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By returning to stock do you mean factory reset? My problem is I am unable to factory reset. Do you know another way to factory reset that I didn't try? Thanks.

I had a little time to mess around with this again, but unfortunately I didn't succeed. I tried using EasyFlasher from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688012. It taught me that the difficulties continue. It would appear tat I am not able to turn on APX mode, as I get no connection after holding power and volume up for what seems like an eternity.
I also started to wonder if something is wrong with my partitions. When I look at storage in settings, it says I have 13 GB total space, but when I add up the apps, pictures, audio, downloads, and available, it only ends up at 4 GB. That's weird.
Anyone out there have any ideas? Thanks.

ZachTMartin said:
I had a little time to mess around with this again, but unfortunately I didn't succeed. I tried using EasyFlasher from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688012. It taught me that the difficulties continue. It would appear tat I am not able to turn on APX mode, as I get no connection after holding power and volume up for what seems like an eternity.
I also started to wonder if something is wrong with my partitions. When I look at storage in settings, it says I have 13 GB total space, but when I add up the apps, pictures, audio, downloads, and available, it only ends up at 4 GB. That's weird.
Anyone out there have any ideas? Thanks.
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Sounds like your OS is still loading? If so you might try this apk. "Reboot2Recovery" if that gets you into recovery you can flash the new twrp from there.

No luck. It boots to the never ending Eee Pad splash screen, which is the same screen it hangs on if I reboot normally.

ZachTMartin said:
No luck. It boots to the never ending Eee Pad splash screen, which is the same screen it hangs on if I reboot normally.
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Anything here help you?
http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...-recovery-kernel-need-help-desperately-2.html
or here
http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...ogo-screen-keeps-restarting-eternal-loop.html
Stock firmware is still avaialble
http://www.asus.com/ca-en/support/Download/28/1/0/1/32/

None of them had an answer to my problem. When I do the volume down + power I get the two icons, wipe and cold boot. Wipe doesn't do anything and the other option puts me back in my OS.
I really think it's something to do with my partitions, but I haven't been able to find anything to fix it. Is there a way to reset my partitions without APX? I can't seem to APX either.

ZachTMartin said:
None of them had an answer to my problem. When I do the volume down + power I get the two icons, wipe and cold boot. Wipe doesn't do anything and the other option puts me back in my OS.
I really think it's something to do with my partitions, but I haven't been able to find anything to fix it. Is there a way to reset my partitions without APX? I can't seem to APX either.
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When I read your problem again t seems that you have CM10 installed with stock recovery? Must be due to failed install in your first post.
Did you try the firmware download from the asus link above? Wonder what happens if you copy to system and if cm10 would recognize it as a system update ans install.
http://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1011948/
Watch out for asus's zip in a zip.

I dusted this off with the long break. Tried to install the Asus firmware and ended up hanging on the load screen again. I'm starting to think it must be something with my bootloader, but I can't seem to figure out how to get in there.
This is probably a lost cause at this point. Thanks for the help.
Happy new year!
Edit:
I decided not to give up and ended up getting recovery back! Woohoo! I'm not really sure exactly what the problem was, but I was looking here (http://blog.chazomatic.us/2013/10/27/updating-and-rooting-an-asus-transformer-tablet/) and it looks like the following fixed it:
Code:
adb shell mv /data/local/tmp /data/local/tmp.bak
adb shell ln -s /dev/block/mmcblk0p4 /data/local/tmp
I'm still not sure why, but now it boots normally and goes into recovery just fine. :good:

Nexus 5 won't start "no command" HELP PLEASEEE!

Installed the newest patch from Google April. I restarted the device after install and it wouldnt go through.
DEVICE IS NOT ROOTED
So I went into recovery mode
I tried clearing partition... it didnt work (did that 5 times)
I tried reboot system (didnt work)
I turned it off and on like 10 times and it didnt work
I tried Wipe data/factory reset....lost everything (which sucks because I had photos that never got backed up)
I am official lost, can someone help me? I am not sure what to do next!
I have a macbook, if someone can help me I will greatly appreciate it!

agentjucey said:
Installed the newest patch from Google April. I restarted the device after install and it wouldnt go through.
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Hello. I have this same problem.
I can't start my phone.
I have no idea what happened. Phone was connected to charger and everything looked ok, but this s**t happend ...
On error screen I've pushed power + volup button
Wipe cache
wipe device ...
nothing helped ...
Still getting this same error ...

Are you getting an error message on the screen or is the phone stuck at the boot animation?

audit13 said:
Are you getting an error message on the screen or is the phone stuck at the boot animation?
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Android with red triangle and exclamation mark inside ...

Same problem here. This was after applying OTA latest security patch for April.
Would try to boot ("Google" word) 2x then go back to Android bot with red "!" - no command.
Tried wiping cache; factory reset - both multiple times. Still the same.
Tried also draining battery, then full re-charge, still the same problem.
Hope somebody could figure this out.
Thanks in advance.

The red triangle screen is what you see before entering recovery. To get into recovery, press the power button and press volume up.

audit13 said:
The red triangle screen is what you see before entering recovery. To get into recovery, press the power button and press volume up.
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I did that ...
wiped cache - no result
reset to factory - no result

Flash the factory image. If your phone is not bootloader unlocked do that first

GtrCraft said:
Flash the factory image. If your phone is not bootloader unlocked do that first
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I never did that before ... is there any tutorial for absolute beginners which you could recommend?

tupper said:
I never did that before ... is there any tutorial for absolute beginners which you could recommend?
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Yeah its here in the general section

Flash factory images from NRT tool
1 Unlock ur bootloader
2 flash latest factory image and clear ur internal memory also! Coz the tool has an option to clear internal memory or not to clear internal memory!
3 Done!