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[Q] ICS update failed. Manual Download?

I have been having issues applying updates to my Transformer TF101. During the update process, I receive a yellow exclaimation point symbol and the update fails. In the past I have downloaded the update and placed it on the SD card to install, but it does not seem to be posted yet. Does anyone know where I can get it, or does anyone know where the Transformer puts the OTA update file so maybe I can transfer it?

are you rooted or do you have a different recovery installed?

I am rooted, but I do not have a custom recovery... at least not that I'm aware of.

the same thing happened to me. I am rooted on stock recovery. Looks like I may be installing CMW soon huh..
Now I don't have the option to try to download it again either. strange.

I've tried to install the update a few times, but it fails at 25%. I dont have a rooted TF, just stock rom. Anyone else? And any ideas how to fix this?
Oh yeah: ive tried to reset it to factory defaults already.

lkneppers said:
I've tried to install the update a few times, but it fails at 25%. I dont have a rooted TF, just stock rom. Anyone else? And any ideas how to fix this?
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Yeah, we are in the same boat. I have tried doing a factory restore and then doing the update and that fails as well. I am not sure why it is failing. See if the factory restore works for you.

If you ever changed something in system you need to revert back all the ota updates are checking every file by check sum , if one single file had the wrong check sum then you get the yellow triangle.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk

How would you suggest I follow through with that?
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium HD app

Okay, i fixed it. Here's what i did:
- Downloaded the latest stock rom from the ASUS website
- Copied the .zip file to a SD card
- Inserted the SD card, and my TF started installing the update
- After the update i was able to update to ICS

Has anyone else had any luck with this ^
I'm already on the most recent firmware, even tried this. still no luck.
I'm so confused!

yes works
lkneppers said:
Okay, i fixed it. Here's what i did:
- Downloaded the latest stock rom from the ASUS website
- Copied the .zip file to a SD card
- Inserted the SD card, and my TF started installing the update
- After the update i was able to update to ICS
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I had been rooted stock and had to do the same thing. I lost root in the process. I likely could have prevented that maybe, not sure.

lkneppers said:
Okay, i fixed it. Here's what i did:
- Downloaded the latest stock rom from the ASUS website
- Copied the .zip file to a SD card
- Inserted the SD card, and my TF started installing the update
- After the update i was able to update to ICS
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I am not rooted. Do I need to be for this to work?
Thanks!

I'm also experience this, mine rooted with nacho root and don't have a custom recovery. Already tried 3x, and still fail

ziffbam said:
I have been having issues applying updates to my Transformer TF101. During the update process, I receive a yellow exclaimation point symbol and the update fails. In the past I have downloaded the update and placed it on the SD card to install, but it does not seem to be posted yet. Does anyone know where I can get it, or does anyone know where the Transformer puts the OTA update file so maybe I can transfer it?
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Same problem on my WW transformer. I used NVFlash to flash my WW to a US one. Then installed ICS OTA
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

I ended up having to install the very first firmware and then updating every firmware from then on . it took about four times. And now I have ics
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium HD app

codeles said:
I am not rooted. Do I need to be for this to work?
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No, my TF is not rooted.

Anybody found a way to solve this? I still get the error after the android with turning gears appears. I'm stock. not rooted. I was once rooted but after the dec update I never rooted again. Any help would be appreciated
Thanks

After you download the latest update from ASUS.
http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=20&s=16&m=Eee+Pad+Transformer+TF101&os=32
You have to unzip the file you download to the sdcard and it should show up as a folder named "ASUS".
Put the sdcard back into the transformer and you should be prompted for an update found on the sdcard. Run that update and then you will be able to successfully run the ICS update.

ftdn2006 said:
Same problem here. Would it install if I did a factory reset?
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I think someone posted that he factory restored and it dint take either. I dont know how to root this version / or install cmw

OK so my update did not take this evening. What I had to do was go to the Unlockr site and get the downloads .13 and the stock recovery. (Actually I already had them downloaded for this reason exactly). Booted into CWR and wiped data/factory reset, flashed US stock firmware. Rebooted. Booted back into recovery the manual way and flashed stock recovery. Booted back up and went to settings and updated firmware. Had to update 3 times. 4th was ICS. Then plugged in to computer and let drivers reinstall. Opened ViperMod (make sure USB debugging is on) ran exe file and once it came up used option 1 for tf201 (not option 3 like you would think). Then once it was rebooted I was rerooted and ready to go. OTA Rootkeeper did not work for me. Also my internal SD is still intact. Lost data but since rooted was able to restore via TBPro. I am actually typing this on the tablet and not my PC.
Edit:::Factory reset alone did not work for me. So I had to do the above method. Also from what I have read (all frigging day long) the CWR versions seem to have mounting issues, unless someone has made a patch.
Btw mine is US version.

[HELP?] Soft-Brick?

So i decied to go to carbon rom because my phone has been acting strange, YouTube would keep resigning in everything i would launch it, Random crashed and freezes and has just been acting up for no good reason. I was running CM 10.1 nightly and dont apply ant mods to it or anything like that becuase i like it simple.
When i flashed the rom i did it with gapps but they were not intalled when i boot, all i got was my SIM pin popup like i usualy get. So i re-flashed gapps and still no luck. So i said f*** it and found another build of it and copyed it to my SD Card and was going to flash it. Like i allways do i went to factory reset and all i got was a long log of cant remove lost+found and same happed when i tryed to wipe the system. and that didnt look good so i pulled the battery and booted recovery with the key press and it would get to teamwin screen but would reboot. Opened oden on my desktop, reflashed teamwin tar and that didnt help it. So i was lucky that i loaded the rom and i rebooted to recovery and am copying all my /data/media to a sdcard that i have
So can anyone give me some links to the 16GB PIT and all that jazz so i can get thing back up and running
And no i am not a n00b becasue i have been working with android and other phones long enough to know what i am doing

powercamg4 said:
So i decied to go to carbon rom because my phone has been acting strange, YouTube would keep resigning in everything i would launch it, Random crashed and freezes and has just been acting up for no good reason. I was running CM 10.1 nightly and dont apply ant mods to it or anything like that becuase i like it simple.
When i flashed the rom i did it with gapps but they were not intalled when i boot, all i got was my SIM pin popup like i usualy get. So i re-flashed gapps and still no luck. So i said f*** it and found another build of it and copyed it to my SD Card and was going to flash it. Like i allways do i went to factory reset and all i got was a long log of cant remove lost+found and same happed when i tryed to wipe the system. and that didnt look good so i pulled the battery and booted recovery with the key press and it would get to teamwin screen but would reboot. Opened oden on my desktop, reflashed teamwin tar and that didnt help it. So i was lucky that i loaded the rom and i rebooted to recovery and am copying all my /data/media to a sdcard that i have
So can anyone give me some links to the 16GB PIT and all that jazz so i can get thing back up and running
And no i am not a n00b becasue i have been working with android and other phones long enough to know what i am doing
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I think this is what you are looking for. Follow the guide and you will be on stock, rooted, and unlocked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439

mapatton82 said:
I think this is what you are looking for. Follow the guide and you will be on stock, rooted, and unlocked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
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Iv been able to load a rom but now i cant write to the phone, i have now found a guide talking about unbricking it useing odin anf a nand erase all and thats not working eather, any story i can tell verizon so i can get a replacement today?

Update!
Iv been useing http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030 to try to get my phone back and so far it has failed but i decied to switch computers, all my computers are now running windows 8 and i ws doing this on my development computer / server and then i switched to the last computer to have windows 7 next to my main computer and what do you know it worked, the nand erase worked and now its booting im sure i will have to re-unlock the bootloader and all but im happy now

Minor Screen Defect

Hi all, I bought a new TF700 two days ago. I proceeded to successfully unlock, root, flash Cromi-x. After some teething problems got it working beautifully. Unfortunately my girlfriend noticed what looks like a big smear of some type of adhesive inside the glass. Kind of looks like something has wiped the back of glass or the panel itself, and has dried but with residue. Anyway its only visible when the screen is off or on a black background but I contacted Asus anyway and they immediately advised me to get it replaced at place of purchase.
I realise they don't normally allow this but they've given me the Return Authorisation number and the store has shipped the replacement device to my nearest store for collection. SO, do I just go ahead and swap it or do you think it will come back to bite me later on? Even if they do come back later and say they found it was unlocked, Ill have already unlocked + flashed the replacement so I figure whats the worst that can happen?
It seems the rumored 'database update' back to Asus when unlocking isnt accurate as I got through no problems and they checked serial number etc.
Any thoughts?

Great Minds Think Alike!
rogannzb said:
Hi all, I bought a new TF700 two days ago. I proceeded to successfully unlock, root, flash Cromi-x. After some teething problems got it working beautifully. Unfortunately my girlfriend noticed what looks like a big smear of some type of adhesive inside the glass. Kind of looks like something has wiped the back of glass or the panel itself, and has dried but with residue. Anyway its only visible when the screen is off or on a black background but I contacted Asus anyway and they immediately advised me to get it replaced at place of purchase.
I realise they don't normally allow this but they've given me the Return Authorisation number and the store has shipped the replacement device to my nearest store for collection. SO, do I just go ahead and swap it or do you think it will come back to bite me later on? Even if they do come back later and say they found it was unlocked, Ill have already unlocked + flashed the replacement so I figure whats the worst that can happen?
It seems the rumored 'database update' back to Asus when unlocking isnt accurate as I got through no problems and they checked serial number etc.
Any thoughts?
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A fellow immediate modder...I like it
For me, you've already answered your own question. Once you've got your new tablet, what do you care? Even if they do notice that your original tablet was rooted, what are they going to do, force you to give the new one back....threaten to sue you if you don't? Not likely. You've got to remember that it's all about money for these guys, so once you've got your new tablet, even if they do spot your rooted original, it's going to cost them more to try to get the new one back from you than it would for them to just repair & re-sell the original.
I think that once you've got your new one, start enjoying it

Ok so Im taking it back tomorrow for replacement. But before I do...
For my reference can anyone explain to me how to flash this back to the stock Rom? I downloaded from Asus website, rebooted into TWRP and tried to install the stock software, which failed.
Also I'd like to know if I should be 'removing TWRP somehow? I know I cant reverse the unlock process but can I revert everything else back to factory configuration?
When one reboots via power and holding volume down, you get the menu with RCK, Android and Wipe Data - what are the definitions of RCK and Android? From what I gather one boots recovery and the other the installed ROM?
Finally - when one does a Restart from within Cromi and there are options for Bootloader and Recovery - what is the difference between these two options? Do they achieve the same things as the point above (ie reboot to recovery versus the installed rom?)
Thanks, sorry for the noob questions.

Unzip the zip from Asus first and you will see an update zip inside. Flash this from twrp and it will reset you back to stock.

rogannzb said:
Ok so Im taking it back tomorrow for replacement. But before I do...
For my reference can anyone explain to me how to flash this back to the stock Rom? I downloaded from Asus website, rebooted into TWRP and tried to install the stock software, which failed.
Also I'd like to know if I should be 'removing TWRP somehow? I know I cant reverse the unlock process but can I revert everything else back to factory configuration?
When one reboots via power and holding volume down, you get the menu with RCK, Android and Wipe Data - what are the definitions of RCK and Android? From what I gather one boots recovery and the other the installed ROM?
Finally - when one does a Restart from within Cromi and there are options for Bootloader and Recovery - what is the difference between these two options? Do they achieve the same things as the point above (ie reboot to recovery versus the installed rom?)
Thanks, sorry for the noob questions.
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If you flash the stock firmware it will replace TWRP with the stock recovery.
If you bot with Power + Volume down you boot into the bootloader menu. Your correct on RCK and Android.
It is not recommended to use Wipe Data fro the bootloader if you have a custom recovery installed, btw. If you want to wipe do it fro TWRP.
The Restart options are just a more convenient way to boot into the bootloader or recovery .
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD

Thanks to you both for the replies.
@ sbdags - Its funny I actually noticed the zip within the zip and after it failed the first time removed the zip out on its own. I astill got the same error message. To be clear, I was using the install option from within TWRP and selecting this file on my external sd card. Im re-downloading it now to test this again.

rogannzb said:
Thanks to you both for the replies.
@ sbdags - Its funny I actually noticed the zip within the zip and after it failed the first time removed the zip out on its own. I astill got the same error message. To be clear, I was using the install option from within TWRP and selecting this file on my external sd card. Im re-downloading it now to test this again.
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I've done it lots of times and it works fine for me.

Ampe A85 A31S - 0.00kbs, format and factory reset every boot

Hey guys. Forgive my noobity but I could do with some help and might have a unique problem although I dare say someone has had this or similar.
Firstly, after putting a 64GB stick in my tablet the other day, it all went badly wrong. I had done it before with my previous 64GB that had been playing up so I sent it back and got a new one. The new one seems to be where it all went pear shaped. I might add, the 64GB is for my phone really but my phone cam was playing up so I was swapping it over and stuff... anyway the card itself seems fine in my phone.
Anyways... now my ampe tablet is suffering some strange effects that have changed. initially it would not boot up unless I redone it with the official firmware.. but then wouldn't boot up again, unless I did the same thing over and over. then one time it just refused to boot up past the initial boot screen. I gave up for weeks then picked it up again two days ago.
Now I give it the firmware installed using pheonix again and it booted up. Ahh I thought... lets play. Now I plug it into the pc but the pc says I need to format the 5GB internal partition. So I did. I then looked how to fix the fact that the tab still says it has 0.00kbs internal storage in settings. Then after a while it came up saying 5GB so i copied some files onto it.. great. But I still can't install apps as I found when trying to do this tested working fix http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJlpek6w624
I then read about using android commander to move busybox from xbin to bin in the system folder but mine is already there.
So now I am stuck. I can't test if my tab is rooted for the youtube link fix above although this is what I said to Nayeem on youtube:
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Hi Nayeem. I'm really struggling with this. At first my tab was staying at the 2nd initial boot up screen after I put in a 64GB SD card. Using pheonix I managed to get it to boot by reinstalling the updated official rom from szampe but every reboot back to square one. I left it alone for weeks and came back to it, reinstalled the factory rom again and now it will boot up everytime but it has factory reset every time. I cant run the apps you supply for some reason. Everytime I have rebooted the tab, and connected back to pc it says I need to format the internal 5GB partition. I don't know if I have rooted it properly as I can't check. The commands you give above, work as it changes the location proven when I 'get' it. I'm really stumped. I'm trying out a method someone said about moving busybox from sys/xbin to sys/bin but it's already there (using android commander) so I am really stumped now. When I format the partition, it allows me to copy files to it.
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So far I am stuck with boot up being a factory reset and the partition needs formatting and although the tablet seems a little laggy, everything I have tried works including wifi and incoming email alerts after logging into google account for playstore but no apps will install or update. the best warning I get is there is no memory to install anything and Nayeems method of moving the install location to the sd card seems to work but nothing will install still saying NOT INSTALLED when I try.
Sorry for the long winded thing but I am really new to all of this.
My hat is off to you if you read all of this and can offer a solution so i can give this tablet back to the kids.

Do you have an installed recovery
Try installing a recovery and wipe data and cache. If it does not work u have to repartition ur tablet

nelsontky said:
Try installing a recovery and wipe data and cache. If it does not work u have to repartition ur tablet
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I am gonna look into this tonight and see what I can find out. I really don't know exactly what I am doing outside of getting pheonix up and sending a standard rom back to it as previously mentioned.
How would I repartition it ? Sounds stupid asking as i can build pcs... just want to make sure I am doing the correct method.

F***ed up badly, now downloading factory rom, need help to continue

Hi guys, I just registered @ xda because it looks like it's the only serious and feedback active community available. In 10 minutes I found most of the info I was looking for, but I still want to make sure what Im planning to do is fine before I mess up again. Here's the issue:
I was fooling around with the tablet and had just rooted it so I could get rid of some bloatware, and decided to go further and install cyanogen, just for the looks. So I got this thing cm-10.1-20130411-EXPERIMENTAL-p3110-M3 from the official site, which was I put on a folder inside the tablets storage (not on the 16gb SDcard it had in it). I downloaded Rom Manager and skipped through the "search and download rom" and went for the option of looking for it inside the SD card. I had the Backup options and the wipe cache and data ON.
So I proceeded and it booted, started to do the backup and at some final point it had an error, something like "could not backup Data!". I had the options of rebooting, some other stuff and the option of installing a rom from the SD Card. I went for it and searched for the .zip inside the storage, and installed it. It did it withouth trouble, and when it finishd it prompted me to install an update, which I didn't (don't know why).
Then, I went for the reeboot option and when it started I get the normal samsung's black screen with the device's name on it, but then I get a fast glitching image that sweeps through the screen and the cyanogen startup logo which gets stuck for ever.
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Now Im past it, I can get to download or recovery mode, so I moved onto getting the original firmware so I can clean-install again. I got it from sammobile, chose the one belonging to Chile (that's where I got the tablet), and it's 729mb of data. The tablet is a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3110
If I flash it with Odin will everything be fine? All I have to do is that thing in downloadmode when I rooted it, but with that 729mb file? Should I put it in the external SD or is it more convenient to place it in the internal storage?
I appreciate your help in advance, I know this is as basic as it gets but messing up again would cost me dearly, since I have to do other stuff.

forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1900055 read here, all the information you will need.
It's fine to flash through odin, you will back at stock provided you don't overlook small details and do exactly like the way it is shown. Don't worry, Don't panic. Just be careful to use the files meant for your device only. Second be extra careful when you are dealing with kernel file, pit file or reparation in odin in future.
Third, get root and custom recovery,twrp.
Fourth, after your device start running take backup from twrp recovery. That will save you from most of the trouble.
Most of the details and instructions are already here

billysam said:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1900055 read here, all the information you will need.
It's fine to flash through odin, you will back at stock provided you don't overlook small details and do exactly like the way it is shown. Don't worry, Don't panic. Just be careful to use the files meant for your device only. Second be extra careful when you are dealing with kernel file, pit file or reparation in odin in future.
Third, get root and custom recovery,twrp.
Fourth, after your device start running take backup from twrp recovery. That will save you from most of the trouble.
Most of the details and instructions are already here
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hey thanks a lot, im feeling better ow. There's just one issue left: I cant download the original firmware (it's 699mb, and the download keeps stopping midway through it). What happens if I go into clockwork recovery mode and do a factory reset? would that bring me to the original OS? Im kinda scared of downloading an erroneous file again.
EDIT: im doing a factory reset and then flashing this rom called AOSP Project Android 5.1.1 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3110 which is a 161mb file. Will that work?

aguscanzani said:
hey thanks a lot, im feeling better ow. There's just one issue left: I cant download the original firmware (it's 699mb, and the download keeps stopping midway through it). What happens if I go into clockwork recovery mode and do a factory reset? would that bring me to the original OS? Im kinda scared of downloading an erroneous file again.
EDIT: im doing a factory reset and then flashing this rom called AOSP Project Android 5.1.1 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3110 which is a 161mb file. Will that work?
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Factory reset is just clearing data and cache, if you have made changes in kernel or system, factory reset won't reset them, in your case, system has been altered so you will have to format system, then flash the new rom. If you were on jelly bean stock, you are good to flash it.

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Factory reset is just clearing data and cache, if you have made changes in kernel or system, factory reset won't reset them, in your case, system has been altered so you will have to format system, then flash the new rom. If you were on jelly bean stock, you are good to flash it.
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You guys have helped me a lot. I've worked everything out and now i've got to reinstalling android on it, AOSP's 5.1.1 Lollipop. It's beautiful. There's just one problem: Since it came with no apps at all, I wanted to install everything on it again. Problem is, when I go to google play, it shows that i've already got my apps installed, so it wont let me download them, and it doesn't matter if I place the APK's inside the tablet as there's no manager to open them. Even if I download apk's through the tablet's own web browser, it says it can't open the file. Any ideas on this?