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where is my OTA stored?

Hello. Yesterday, my tab downloaded firmware update. Tried to install, but didn't work. Now, Asus took them down. Is the one i downloaded still somewhere in memory where i can copy to SD and install?

redheadplantguy said:
Hello. Yesterday, my tab downloaded firmware update. Tried to install, but didn't work. Now, Asus took them down. Is the one i downloaded still somewhere in memory where i can copy to SD and install?
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http://support.asus.com/Download.as...&m=ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T&os=32
Try this link it should be here now.

Thats OK said:
http://support.asus.com/Download.as...&m=ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T&os=32
Try this link it should be here now.
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poop. still not back up. just shows .26

redheadplantguy said:
poop. still not back up. just shows .26
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Damn them...
It was there at midnight PDT.
I know you probably already tried to update from settings.
Might work if you haven't tho...

Its back on the asus site. If your rooted USE rootkeeper or else you'll lose root, and debugsroot tool wont work at least it didn't for me
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maverickmarc said:
Its back on the asus site. If your rooted USE rootkeeper or else you'll lose root, and debugsroot tool wont work at least it didn't for me
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Thanks. I got it. Voodoo Root Keeper Didn't work AGAIN. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. Debugfs worked for me. I didn't even have to do it manually. Auto tool worked. Perhaps if you reset, debugfs will work.

Still Showing Asus OTA Notification After Unlocking

Hey all,
My tablet is still telling me that there is an OTA update waiting for me.
I just unlocked using the Asus tool, and am on .26. I am about to set up NvFlash but this seems a little odd. Shouldn't that notification go away?
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Was it there before (I'm assuming yes since you said it is *still* there)? Then it is probably residual b/c the file still exists in your cache directory, Try wiping cache and rebooting and see if it goes away....

The message will also show up if you have a firmware file in the root directory of your MicroSD card...
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Rooting my Tf300

So here is the long story.. Over the summer I had unlocked my bootloader and rooted my tablet. I did have a rom on it but i decided to go back to stock because my family and I were going to go on vacation and I wouldn't have access to a computer if something were to mess up. I then returned home and was going to root it again and install a custom recovery. I tried to plug it in to my laptop and it said that the device had an error and could not be read and that it malfunctioned. I had never seen this before. I could charge it and use it on my keyboard dock correctly but my computer would not recognize it at all. I then contacted ASUS support and they just fed me with bull****. I played their game and reinstalled drivers, factory reset it, tried a different computer, all of that and NOTHING would work. I then sent it to them just to see if they could fix it. They had it for almost 2 months and sent it back because I had unlocked the bootloader. Ever since I had gotten it back, it has been the absolute slowest tablet in the world. It lags 24/7 and it is almost boiled down to a piece of ****. I cannot connect it to a laptop of computer in hopes of putting CM on it to fix it. Can anyone please offer me any advice!!! Is there a way to use an app to somehow root it, should I buy a new usb cord if that could be the case, something??!??!!! FYI my bootloader is still unlocked and I am running stock (US version) 10.4.2.17. Thank you.
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Even if you flash stock JB on your tablet, after having CWM or TWRP on it, that shouldn't replace your custom recovery. You should still be able to get into recovery by shutting off the tablet and then booting up holding vol/d and power and then selecting RCK. From there you can flash any ROM you want even if you are no longer rooted.
I'm not 100% about this but i'm pretty sure.

Ramrod421 said:
Even if you flash stock JB on your tablet, after having CWM or TWRP on it, that shouldn't replace your custom recovery. You should still be able to get into recovery by shutting off the tablet and then booting up holding vol/d and power and then selecting RCK. From there you can flash any ROM you want even if you are no longer rooted.
I'm not 100% about this but i'm pretty sure.
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Actually I think if you flash a stock ROM, your recovery is wiped, but you can put it back easily since you're unlocked. If you made any backups to internal storage, those will stay if you don't wipe the data partition. Flashing stock ROM doesn't erase data, just the system partition.
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funnel71 said:
Actually I think if you flash a stock ROM, your recovery is wiped, but you can put it back easily since you're unlocked. If you made any backups to internal storage, those will stay if you don't wipe the data partition. Flashing stock ROM doesn't erase data, just the system partition.
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Well I honestly dont care about keeping data or not, its all cloud for me. I got into the recovery and I wasnt able to get past the screen where there is the android logo with the red triangle and a "!" in it. I thought there was some key combination with the power and volume key but i couldnt get to the recovery menu. If i were able to navigate that could I somehow add CWM or TWRP???
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Ramrod421 said:
Even if you flash stock JB on your tablet, after having CWM or TWRP on it, that shouldn't replace your custom recovery. You should still be able to get into recovery by shutting off the tablet and then booting up holding vol/d and power and then selecting RCK. From there you can flash any ROM you want even if you are no longer rooted.
I'm not 100% about this but i'm pretty sure.
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How would I go about doing that with the stock recovery?
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OK so stock out of the box, you have no recovery. That's why you get the droid with the red triangle when you try to access it. You have none. You must download recovery and flash it in. I recommend twrp. You can find links and instructions in the Dev section.
If you have recovery and flash a stock ROM, you lose it because where recovery is gets written over during flash, but you can easily reload it. That's what I have to do every time Asus releases an update - no sweat.
You must have your bootloader unlocked before you can do anything I just said.
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If you are getting the android with the red triangle then you need to flash recovery again. Sorry about that, I thought it stayed when you flashed stock roms but obviously not.
So yeah, just flash TWRP again and you can flash the ROM of your choice.

funnel71 said:
OK so stock out of the box, you have no recovery. That's why you get the droid with the red triangle when you try to access it. You have none. You must download recovery and flash it in. I recommend twrp. You can find links and instructions in the Dev section.
If you have recovery and flash a stock ROM, you lose it because where recovery is gets written over during flash, but you can easily reload it. That's what I have to do every time Asus releases an update - no sweat.
You must have your bootloader unlocked before you can do anything I just said.
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Ramrod421 said:
If you are getting the android with the red triangle then you need to flash recovery again. Sorry about that, I thought it stayed when you flashed stock roms but obviously not.
So yeah, just flash TWRP again and you can flash the ROM of your choice.
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Ok I understand what you guys are saying and all and I have looked up ways to root and recovery my tablet. But I cannot connect this to a computer! I cannot make a stable connection for some reason, therefore I cannot access ADB to somehow flash the recovery to my tablet. I am stuck with the stock recovery with an unlocked bootloader and can't connect to a computer at all.

dtraini7 said:
Ok I understand what you guys are saying and all and I have looked up ways to root and recovery my tablet. But I cannot connect this to a computer! I cannot make a stable connection for some reason, therefore I cannot access ADB to somehow flash the recovery to my tablet. I am stuck with the stock recovery with an unlocked bootloader and can't connect to a computer at all.
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Then do it right on the tablet. Instructions to do that are on game same site where you get twrp.
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funnel71 said:
Then do it right on the tablet. Instructions to do that are on game same site where you get twrp.
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I cannot do it right on my tablet because I am not rooted.
This is what I used. http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/97

ADB can also be done over wifi. I've never used it but know quite a few who have.

wetbiker7 said:
ADB can also be done over wifi. I've never used it but know quite a few who have.
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Really? I will have to look into that. Thanks.
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No problem. It's available on the Market.
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wetbiker7 said:
No problem. It's available on the Market.
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Unfortunately you need root to attempt that method
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dtraini7 said:
Unfortunately you need root to attempt that method
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I just did a quick search on Google and there looks to be a way to use wireless adb on non rooted devices. You may be able to get it done if you do a little reading. Not sure if it'll work on our tablet. It's worth checking into though.

Well I just got a new USB connector for the TF300 and it now works!!! I rooted and installed cm10.1 and all is well Mods can delete
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[Q] What bootloader do I have?

Hello I am very new to the android scene and I am interested in learning more, I have done a little flashing of roms and adb commands "very little" I recently bought a Asus TF700 and after reading this post "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901479&highlight=search+this+forum" I am interested in trying to brick proof my tab before I run amok with custom roms and such, what I would like to know is what someone that actually knows what their doing would recommend for me to do at this point my tablet is still stock everything if some kind soul could throw me a bone it would be much appriciated. I love the tab but all the asus appz have got to go I have managed to unlock and root it but it still has stock recovery and loader can someone tell me what bootloader I have the programs I got to tell me all say unknown bootloader I bought this tab for $325 off newegg as a refurb heres a screenshot of the specs

You must boot into the boot loader to see the version. You do this by powering off your device, and booting the device up holding the power button and the volume down button. It gives you a screen with 3 icons and text in the upper left hand corner. The number will either be 10.4.4.25, or 10.6.1.14.4, which are the two most current, but of course it can be older. To boot out of the bootloader, just use the volume down button to select android, and click the volume up button. This is actually how you perform a cold boot, but it will take you into android, AND speed up the device some .
Tylor
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Tylorw1 said:
You must boot into the boot loader to see the version. You do this by powering off your device, and booting the device up holding the power button and the volume down button. It gives you a screen with 3 icons and text in the upper left hand corner. The number will either be 10.4.4.25, or 10.6.1.14.4, which are the two most current, but of course it can be older. To boot out of the bootloader, just use the volume down button to select android, and click the volume up button. This is actually how you perform a cold boot, but it will take you into android, AND speed up the device some .
Tylor
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Why not just go into settings, about tablet, and look at the build number? You'll need a magnifying glass to read it from bootloader.

elfaure said:
Why not just go into settings, about tablet, and look at the build number? You'll need a magnifying glass to read it from bootloader.
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Because he seems to be unlocked, and the boot loader is not specified in ROM settings.
Tylor
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Wow Thanks for the speedy replys guys I appriciate it and Tylorw1 thats worked Thanks it is a 10.4.4.25 so I guess that puts me out of the NVflash as explained here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901479&highlight=search+this+for um unless its possible to downgrade and then do it Thanks again

xdadroidnoob said:
Wow Thanks for the speedy replys guys I appriciate it and Tylorw1 thats worked Thanks it is a 10.4.4.25 so I guess that puts me out of the NVflash as explained here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901479&highlight=search+this+for um unless its possible to downgrade and then do it Thanks again
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It is not possible to downgrade after you past the .30 firmware, which you have. However, NVFLASH is only safety and devs, if you follow proper procedures and use the correct recovery then you wont have any issue. I flash kernels, mods and ROMS all the time and dont have NVFLASH, but I READ before doing anything . It is key to modding.
Tylor
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Error Firmware Update

Hello,
i m trying to update the firmware of my asus tf700t and all i get when i use the power and volume down recovery is the droid that wants to install but then falls over with the exclamation mark. dont know why it wont update. any ideas? any tricks?
thanks
Ben

ben9000 said:
Hello,
i m trying to update the firmware of my asus tf700t and all i get when i use the power and volume down recovery is the droid that wants to install but then falls over with the exclamation mark. dont know why it wont update. any ideas? any tricks?
thanks
Ben
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Did you download updated firmware, unzip it, rename the zip in the zip appropriately as outlined in guides, put it in the root directory of your external sdcard formatted for FAT32, all before you entered recovery?

elfaure said:
Did you download updated firmware, unzip it, rename the zip in the zip appropriately as outlined in guides, put it in the root directory of your external sdcard formatted for FAT32, all before you entered recovery?
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yep did all of the above. since my device is unlocked I cant do the ota update. and everytime I run the update from the SD card it shows the red exclamation mark. I reset my tablet but that didn't help. I cant update to anything newer. no matter how I do it (when the tablet shows that there is an update or when I do It with the power button and the volume down)

ben9000 said:
yep did all of the above. since my device is unlocked I cant do the ota update. and everytime I run the update from the SD card it shows the red exclamation mark. I reset my tablet but that didn't help. I cant update to anything newer. no matter how I do it (when the tablet shows that there is an update or when I do It with the power button and the volume down)
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Tell me all about your system. You said you are unlocked. Lets gather some info for the next guy to help you. Do you have a custom ROM or recovery? Have you ever? Are you rooted? Have you ever upgraded after unlocking this way?
As a fallback, you can try to copy the update.zip file to the root directory of your INTERNAL sdcard and repeat the stock recovery process and see if that works. If not you will have to wait for someone else to help you. I have no experience with unlock, just root. I think you can flash with Goo but I am not at all sure. Wait for some who knows for sure. There is no margin for error when flashing!
@Tylorw1 are you around?

ben9000 said:
Hello,
i m trying to update the firmware of my asus tf700t and all i get when i use the power and volume down recovery is the droid that wants to install but then falls over with the exclamation mark. dont know why it wont update. any ideas? any tricks?
thanks
Ben
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I am guessing the way you speak you never installed a custom recovery? What version are you on(not 4.2.1 or 4.1.1, but the ROM number) and have you ever flashed a custom ROM? Just wanna get this aired a bit.
Tylor
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My 2 cents worth: Did you uninstall or freeze any system or Asus apps or anything that came with the tablet? If you did you'll have to restore them or the stock update will fail.
Another question: If you're unlocked, why by all means are you on stock????
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berndblb said:
My 2 cents worth: Did you uninstall or freeze any system or Asus apps or anything that came with the tablet? If you did you'll have to restore them or the stock update will fail.
Another question: If you're unlocked, why by all means are you on stock????
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I agree with you there. I was thinking if he cannot get the stock recovery to work correctly, depending on the boot loader he is on, he could install a custom recovery and flash the stock kernel from there, but until there is more specifics given on his tablet's state a definite way cannot really be given.
Tylor
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Tylorw1 said:
I agree with you there. I was thinking if he cannot get the stock recovery to work correctly, depending on the boot loader he is on, he could install a custom recovery and flash the stock kernel from there, but until there is more specifics given on his tablet's state a definite way cannot really be given.
Tylor
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well i have to admit that i didnt think that rooting would be that complex/complicated and from my old days with the iphone unlocking always seemed like a good idea. (i know better know.)
i will probably end up rooting it.
the update doesnt work in general....i reset my tablet back to (i think it was ) 4.1.1 and download the 2 versions afterwards but both dont work. the first update i made was OTA before i unlocked. afterwards no update possible.
i have to look up my bootloader later and will post the information.

ben9000 said:
well i have to admit that i didnt think that rooting would be that complex/complicated and from my old days with the iphone unlocking always seemed like a good idea. (i know better know.)
i will probably end up rooting it.
the update doesnt work in general....i reset my tablet back to (i think it was ) 4.1.1 and download the 2 versions afterwards but both dont work. the first update i made was OTA before i unlocked. afterwards no update possible.
i have to look up my bootloader later and will post the information.
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Iphone unlocking is not android boot loader unlocking. Unlocking an iphone is to make it so you can use it on multiple carriers. Jailbreaking the iphone gives root rights to the user, though the hardware is not very detailed and is not as controllable as on android. Rooting gives root rights and is mostly for backup purposes. Unlocking your boot loader on android(talking TF700 here because they just give you access to your recovery partition, not the whole boot loader) gives you access to write whatever you want to your recovery partition. Kinda like your motherboard bios, for nothing can be done if they become corrupted.
You said you downloaded the zip file, unzipped it once, stuck it on a MicroSD card, and stuck in your tablet and the update popped up and clicked it and it still failed?
Tylor
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Tylorw1 said:
Iphone unlocking is not android boot loader unlocking. Unlocking an iphone is to make it so you can use it on multiple carriers. Jailbreaking the iphone gives root rights to the user, though the hardware is not very detailed and is not as controllable as on android. Rooting gives root rights and is mostly for backup purposes. Unlocking your boot loader on android(talking TF700 here because they just give you access to your recovery partition, not the whole boot loader) gives you access to write whatever you want to your recovery partition. Kinda like your motherboard bios, for nothing can be done if they become corrupted.
You said you downloaded the zip file, unzipped it once, stuck it on a MicroSD card, and stuck in your tablet and the update popped up and clicked it and it still failed?
Tylor
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ahhh i understand...thank you.
and yes. unzipped it...put it on sd card....then in the lower right corner where the time is and where it tells me that is downloading files it told me that an update is found and ready to be installed and if i want to install it. i clicked yes....it shut down and started up with the droid all happy....and then it fell over with the red exclamation mark.
i guess i will just root it...and hope that i wont brick it.

ben9000 said:
ahhh i understand...thank you.
and yes. unzipped it...put it on sd card....then in the lower right corner where the time is and where it tells me that is downloading files it told me that an update is found and ready to be installed and if i want to install it. i clicked yes....it shut down and started up with the droid all happy....and then it fell over with the red exclamation mark.
i guess i will just root it...and hope that i wont brick it.
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Rooting wont fix the problem. May I ask, since you mentioned something about is in the op, did you use the unlock tool from ASUS? Meaning when the tablet boots is says "This Device is unlocked" in the upper left hand corner?
Tylor
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Tylorw1 said:
Rooting wont fix the problem. May I ask, since you mentioned something about is in the op, did you use the unlock tool from ASUS? Meaning when the tablet boots is says "This Device is unlocked" in the upper left hand corner?
Tylor
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Thats what i did. so yes it says the device is unlocked in the upper left hand corner. does that have any influence on things?

ben9000 said:
Thats what i did. so yes it says the device is unlocked in the upper left hand corner. does that have any influence on things?
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It allows you to access the recovery partition. What version of android are you on?
Tylor
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Tylorw1 said:
It allows you to access the recovery partition. What version of android are you on?
Tylor
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you mean 4.1.1? or the bootloader version?

ben9000 said:
you mean 4.1.1? or the bootloader version?
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Ok then you need to root, then download GooManager. Using Goomanager, install TWRP, which is a custom recovery. Boot into recovery and flash the stock ROM from there. Then it will wipe out TWRP and you will be 100% stock again with new boot loader and recovery.
Tylor
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Tylorw1 said:
Ok then you need to root, then download GooManager. Using Goomanager, install TWRP, which is a custom recovery. Boot into recovery and flash the stock ROM from there. Then it will wipe out TWRP and you will be 100% stock again with new boot loader and recovery.
Tylor
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Thanks for taking over @Tylorw1.

Ok. so.....magic!
i got it to work. the trick was to copy the file to the internal memory. (i did that before i wiped my system and it didnt work then and now i just tried it again out of desperation and it worked). i was suprised since i expected the red exclamation mark again. so i m officially on 4.2.1
thank you very much.
Ben

ben9000 said:
Ok. so.....magic!
i got it to work. the trick was to copy the file to the internal memory. (i did that before i wiped my system and it didnt work then and now i just tried it again out of desperation and it worked). i was suprised since i expected the red exclamation mark again. so i m officially on 4.2.1
thank you very much.
Ben
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Awesome! Glad I could help. Please thank my meter (click the thanks button). Its always a good thing to know more than one way to do something. _that 's a trick not well published.
[Edit] If it worked on your internal memory after the wipe but still didn't on your external memory, then something is wrong with the external sdcard. Its either not FAT32 or its corrupt and you should consider reformatting it with GNU GParted (live). On Windows, you'll need to download the iso image and burn that to a CD or DVD, which makes it bootable. Then all you may possibly have to do is reorder your boot devices in your BIOS so the CD/DVD comes before the HDD so if you have a bootable disk in the player at boot it will boot from CD/DVD. Stick it in there and try to boot off it first. Some (most?) newer PCs should already have this BIOS boot order as stock. If not, change it.
Alternately, a better or more convenient option if your PC supports it would be do basically the same thing as above except flash the iso to a flash thumb drive and boot from that. Your choice. I use a free Windows program called Astroburn Lite which can burn or flash iso's to either media. Does files too.

elfaure said:
Awesome! Glad I could help. Please thank my meter (click the thanks button). Its always a good thing to know more than one way to do something. _that 's a trick not well published.
[Edit] If it worked on your internal memory after the wipe but still didn't on your external memory, then something is wrong with the external sdcard. Its either not FAT32 or its corrupt and you should consider reformatting it with GNU GParted (live). On Windows, you'll need to download the iso image and burn that to a CD or DVD, which makes it bootable. Then all you may possibly have to do is reorder your boot devices in your BIOS so the CD/DVD comes before the HDD so if you have a bootable disk in the player at boot it will boot from CD/DVD. Stick it in there and try to boot off it first. Some (most?) newer PCs should already have this BIOS boot order as stock. If not, change it.
Alternately, a better or more convenient option if your PC supports it would be do basically the same thing as above except flash the iso to a flash thumb drive and boot from that. Your choice. I use a free Windows program called Astroburn Lite which can burn or flash iso's to either media. Does files too.
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alright...i looked and looked but cant find the thank you button...could you give me a little hint on where to find it?

ben9000 said:
alright...i looked and looked but cant find the thank you button...could you give me a little hint on where to find it?
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LOL Lower left corner of any of my replies