Hi again guys. (Please note, I have read through just about every conceivable thread)
I feel I'm making headway with regards to attempting to get a rom installed on my desire s...but, there has to be something I'm not doing right, even thought it seems everything progresses as it should.
To get to this stage,I managed to wipe my system...and not have a back up to restore to. So now I just get a white screen with htc. I have an unlocked bootloader, adb and fastboot installed.
I've been trying the official desire s roms,as listed on here.
My cmd screen looks like this while flashing the boot.img:
C:\Users\Dionne\Desktop\HTC FILES>fastboot devices
HT13STJ37846 fastboot
C:\Users\Dionne\Desktop\HTC FILES>fastboot flash boot boot.img
sending 'boot' (2140 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.359s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [ 0.359s]
finished. total time: 0.718s
C:\Users\Dionne\Desktop\HTC FILES>
I have then tried both, the" fastboot reboot" option, and rebooting via the bootloader. Only one one occasion have I had a progress bar on the phone, then once I reboot, nothing happens.
The last rom I tried to flash was the pacman one, I had a VERY brief progress bar that ran vertically up the right hand side of the screen. I then rebooted, and the screen went from the white htc one, to a dark, but illuminated one, and there it stays.
With the rom I download, I go to the containing download folder, then open with 7zip, and then drag the boot file over to my htc file folder which contains,adb, and fastboot file needed. I then hold shift,and right click on the boot file to open a command window, and then proceed with the commands.
What am I doing wrong? there has to be something, but I just cant fathom it out.
My phone is s-on, bootloader unlocked. adb, and fastboot installed.
I cant do anything apart from boot into the 4EXT recovery.
I do a full system wipe, cache, and dalvik before I try to boot another rom, but just don't get anywhere.
Can anyone shed some light as to what I am doing wrong?
Thankyou.
Read step 4 thoroughly Link
4) Open the rom (.zip file) you downloaded in step 1 and put the ''boot.img'' file in ''C:\android-tools'' (depending on where ur adb files are is)
If you followed this tutorial correctly, you already copied your desired rom your onto your MicroSD card.
Now we boot into the bootloader again, this time we select recovery.
Go to: wipe | format>and select: wipe data/factory reset (this may take a while), then select wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache(if you are on 4ext just select wipe all except sd).
Go back to main menu in EXT4 recovery and select ''install from sdcard'' select ''Reaper_V2.1.ZIP''(rom of your choice). After the rom is installed turn your phone off again.
Boot into recovery, connect your phone to your computer and select fastboot on your phone.
Go to start->run-> type cmd and press enter. A command prompt will now appear.
*the rest of it is in the link, read and type the command in to flash the boot.img "
Which roms have you tried? Only cm10/jb based roms?
Then you might have a non-Sony panel, check the thread in the general section. If that's the case, then any sense rom would work, or you could try the 82n kernel from andromadus.
If you've already tried installing sense roms and it doesn't work, the only thing I can suggest is to try doing "fastboot erase boot" just before "fastboot flash boot boot.img".
MASSIVE thanks to you rain987. That was the missing part, I supernoobishly overlooked placing the rom zip file onto my sd card.
I am now making a back up,and having a tinker around on reaper.
Thankyou very very much.
How were you flashing ROM without having it on the SD Card??
Did you assume that fastboot flash is the only thing required to flash a ROM?
What were you doing in recovery?
Did you succeed in flashing it?
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I have the att one x, rooted, and twrp flashed onto the device. Me being stupid, i flashed viper x 2.6.0 and it worked great. I went to flash another rom and it was stuck in boot loop. now every rom i try to flash gets stuck in bootloop. Is there a way to fix this or just get it back to stock so i can start over again? Please help, ive tryed to run htcs ruu 2.20 to get back to stock but it wouldnt take. any help would be appreciated. thanks
omarh3 said:
I have the att one x, rooted, and twrp flashed onto the device. Me being stupid, i flashed viper x 2.6.0 and it worked great. I went to flash another rom and it was stuck in boot loop. now every rom i try to flash gets stuck in bootloop. Is there a way to fix this or just get it back to stock so i can start over again? Please help, ive tryed to run htcs ruu 2.20 to get back to stock but it wouldnt take. any help would be appreciated. thanks
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if you're running hboot 1.14 and 2.20, go into recovery and wipe system, data, cache, etc.
flash the ROM you want, reboot bootloader and flash the boot.img via fastboot
"fastboot flash boot boot.img"
"fastboot reboot"
w/o quotes
I did that same thing, Do you have the international version? if so, then do the above.
If not, you may have overwritten your boot partitions. You'll have to run your device specific RUU. There are a few threads on here with different RUUs and links to outside sources to get the device specific RUU.
I say that you may have over written your boot partitions because ViperX 2.6 is for the international version only. My ROM ViperXL 2.1.2 is the one for us.
you should ruu back to stock then use your unlock token. can't believe you flashed an international after being in here for a little while.
I ran stock ruu and then tried to unlock bootloader, it says it was successful but it still says relocked and now when I tried to do it again with another unlock token it gives me an error message in cmd, same error when flashing recovery. It took me to the prompt on my phone asking if I wanted to unlock and I said I did but still says relocked in bootloader. Also won't let me flash recovery from goo so I can root.
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Viper X 2.6.0 and TWRP 2.3.1
I'm a newbie that recently rooted the att one x 2.20 firmware. I currently have boot loop problem that I would most appreciate advice on. I have twrp recovery 2.3.1 flashed. I used the backup function first to backup the rooted stock rom and then attempted to install ViperX 2.6.0. Here are my exact steps and problem in sequence.
1. I placed the ViperX zip file into the main phone directory.
2. I extracted the boot.img file from the Viper zip file and placed it into a desktop directory
3. I loaded fastboot usb and ran the command prompts to flash the boot.image. Getting the following message.
C:\android>fastboot flash boot boot.img
sending 'boot' (4302 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.631s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [ 1.134s]
finished. total time: 1.765s
4. Then I erased the cache based on instructions from onexroot.com
C"\android>fastboot erase cache
erasing 'cache'...
OKAY [0.121s]
finished. total time: 0.121s
5. Next I went into TWRP and used the wipe menu to do factory reset, wipe cache, and wipe dalvik cache in that order.
6. Go into Install menu and selected ViperX 2.6.0 zip file. Confirmed flash
7. Followed the installation guide - Full installation, non-custom kernel, full wipe.
8. The flash completed. Hit finished button.
9. The phone now boot loops on the HTC Think Brilliant screen with the legal disclaimer. I got back into the TWRP recovery tool and tried to restore my stock rom using the Restore menu. The script runs successfully, but then continues the bootloop at the Think Brilliant screen.
10. I repeated steps 1 to 8 twice but continue to have the bootloop. Am I missing steps to install Viper X or restoring my stock rom?
jzsqrd said:
I'm a newbie that recently rooted the att one x 2.20 firmware. I currently have boot loop problem that I would most appreciate advice on. I have twrp recovery 2.3.1 flashed. I used the backup function first to backup the rooted stock rom and then attempted to install ViperX 2.6.0. Here are my exact steps and problem in sequence.
1. I placed the ViperX zip file into the main phone directory.
2. I extracted the boot.img file from the Viper zip file and placed it into a desktop directory
3. I loaded fastboot usb and ran the command prompts to flash the boot.image. Getting the following message.
C:\android>fastboot flash boot boot.img
sending 'boot' (4302 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.631s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [ 1.134s]
finished. total time: 1.765s
4. Then I erased the cache based on instructions from onexroot.com
C"\android>fastboot erase cache
erasing 'cache'...
OKAY [0.121s]
finished. total time: 0.121s
5. Next I went into TWRP and used the wipe menu to do factory reset, wipe cache, and wipe dalvik cache in that order.
6. Go into Install menu and selected ViperX 2.6.0 zip file. Confirmed flash
7. Followed the installation guide - Full installation, non-custom kernel, full wipe.
8. The flash completed. Hit finished button.
9. The phone now boot loops on the HTC Think Brilliant screen with the legal disclaimer. I got back into the TWRP recovery tool and tried to restore my stock rom using the Restore menu. The script runs successfully, but then continues the bootloop at the Think Brilliant screen.
10. I repeated steps 1 to 8 twice but continue to have the bootloop. Am I missing steps to install Viper X or restoring my stock rom?
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You are missing something. You are flashing a rom that isn't for your phone. ViperX could of killed your phone, you need to flash ViperXL. Try downloading ViperXL and repeat the steps again.
[ROM][OCT 31] Team Venom ViperXL 2.1.2 - Sense 4.1 | Venom Tweaks | OTA Updates
Hi all,
I have the att one xl, carrier unlocked. I used it for a month now in my country with no problems, I had it rooted,bootloader unlocked etc.
I used clockworkMod to backup everything and to try to flash this ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2075783
I followed the instructions on this page
http://www.teamandroid.com/2013/04/09/update-htc-one-xl-hatka-android-411-jelly-bean-custom-rom/2/
I got to the final step and rebboted phone. After that, problems began. It runs again the clockworkmod recovery and it says it cannot mount the sdcard. I read that i have to flash the stock ROM. I tried that getting the recovery.img from the clockworkmod backup folder nad now when phone reboots,it starts the clockworkmod but when i make i choice on this it goes for rebooting...
Any help please????
xtrg said:
Hi all,
I have the att one xl, carrier unlocked. I used it for a month now in my country with no problems, I had it rooted,bootloader unlocked etc.
I used clockworkMod to backup everything and to try to flash this ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2075783
I followed the instructions on this page
http://www.teamandroid.com/2013/04/09/update-htc-one-xl-hatka-android-411-jelly-bean-custom-rom/2/
I got to the final step and rebboted phone. After that, problems began. It runs again the clockworkmod recovery and it says it cannot mount the sdcard. I read that i have to flash the stock ROM. I tried that getting the recovery.img from the clockworkmod backup folder nad now when phone reboots,it starts the clockworkmod but when i make i choice on this it goes for rebooting...
Any help please????
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First off, I'd use TWRP since it's compatible with all ROMs and CWM has very little compatibility with our phone.
To do that, download TWRP 2.3.3.1 Check MD5
boot to bootloader/fastboot
then fastboot flash recovery twrpfilename.zip
then wipe cache, dalvik, system, factory reset in TWRP
Flash rom.
If you are on hboot 1.14, you then need to extrract the boot.img from the ROM's zip and fastboot flash boot boot.img
As for the not able to mount SDCard, did you factory reset in the bootloader?
Hey my friend thnks for the reply. I'll try all of these right now. If u can please follow the thread, I might have more questions...Thnks again!
I've reache the point where i mount again my sd card and making all thw wipe things...
I' ve installed the rom but after it says that is succesfully installed and rebooting it shows the htc logo and after that...nothing!
The device turns off(or at least i think it is)black screen, no charge little orange light...But when it comes to this mode, I can hear the soun of the pc like when u do connect a device!
What am I doing wrong?
And yes I have hboot 1.14. What is the correct sequence in the actions????
Did you extract the boot.img from the rom and then flash it using fastboot?
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exad said:
First off, I'd use TWRP since it's compatible with all ROMs and CWM has very little compatibility with our phone.
To do that, download TWRP 2.3.3.1 Check MD5
boot to bootloader/fastboot
then fastboot flash recovery twrpfilename.zip
then wipe cache, dalvik, system, factory reset in TWRP
Flash rom.
If you are on hboot 1.14, you then need to extrract the boot.img from the ROM's zip and fastboot flash boot boot.img
As for the not able to mount SDCard, did you factory reset in the bootloader?
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exad said:
Did you extract the boot.img from the rom and then flash it using fastboot?
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Yes I did.
Booting in bootloader
going to fastboot and it changes to fastboot usb
typing in command prompt
>fastboot flash boot boot.img
I get
sending 'boot' (6076 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.901s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [ 1.528s]
finished. total time: 2.430s
from the bootloader options i choose recovery
phone restarts on twrp
I swipe everything out
I go to install and choose the zip file from the sd card which contains the rom
installation starts ok and it finishes saying all ok
I choose reboot in system from the twrp
(In this point i get a question on fixing root permissions and i choose yes)
after rebboting, htc logo comes up and after that...nothing...
Please help...
xtrg said:
Yes I did.
Booting in bootloader
going to fastboot and it changes to fastboot usb
typing in command prompt
>fastboot flash boot boot.img
I get
sending 'boot' (6076 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.901s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [ 1.528s]
finished. total time: 2.430s
from the bootloader options i choose recovery
phone restarts on twrp
I swipe everything out
I go to install and choose the zip file from the sd card which contains the rom
installation starts ok and it finishes saying all ok
I choose reboot in system from the twrp
(In this point i get a question on fixing root permissions and i choose yes)
after rebboting, htc logo comes up and after that...nothing...
Please help...
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You're wiping after flashing the boot.img... so you need to reflash the boot.img don't wipe anything, just fastboot flash boot boot.img and then reboot the phone.
Hi there,
thanks to this forum I was able to flash several HTC phones sucessfully, but today I got perfectly stranded.
The original android version (jelly bean) of the Acer A700 was 4.1.1.
The plan was to get root access and put on CyanogenMod cm-10.1.0-RC5-a700.zip
Here is what I did:
- unlock the booloader (fastboot oem unlock)
- getting root access using easyroot.bat
I checked root access via "rootchecker" and everything appeared to be fine.
- Installing ClockWorkMod Recovery
- Under "recovery" I selected the A700 and also flashed the touch version of CWM
I opened up CWM and selected "reboot into recovery"
The A700 did was it was told and I got the usual CWM menue and could see the
desired cm-10.1.0-RC5 on my SD card
So far I was impressed how simple everything went and carried on flashing the CM10.1.
Before I did so I made a backup of the actual ROM on my SD card, then I selected
"wipe cache" an started the flashing process from the SD card.
Everything went fine and after a short time the rotating CyanogenMod Logo appeared.
However, the logo keeps on spinning an nothing else happens any more (20+ minutes)
I powered off the device and tried it again with the same result.
I also tried to press [power] + [vol -] to boot into recovery.
Letting go the [power] button and keeping the [vol-] button pressed after the device
vibrates for the first time brings up only "bootloader version JB365b3d3 (unlock mode)"
but the second line "loading recovery kernel image" does not appear anymore
In other words pressing the keys will show no difference to a normal start procedure.
When I connect the A400 with my PC and type in "adb devices" I get its number but the comment "offline"
In short, I have no idea what I could have done wrong nor how to access the device again
Is there someone out who can help me? - Thanks a lot in advance!
Comming from stock ROM, You must do Factory Reset / Wipe ALL to boot properly CM 10.1
About ADB, you must upgrade your Android SDK/ADB tools to the latest version, ADB changed a little with Android 4.2.2
With adb working, you can launch
adb reboot recovery
It should work, then make factory reset, and try to boot
Thanks a lot for the very fats response ... to be honest I thought, questions like mine are unlikely to be answered (oh no, not another dung-head who bricked his device)
However, I downloaded the latest adb version (dated 2013-05-22) and tried it again, but without success.
I can apply [pwr] + [vol-] ... [lock] to bring it into fastboot download mode.
At least the A700 shows the following lines:
Bootloader: Version JB-652b3d3 (unlock mode)
Bootloader: Version JB-652b3d3 (unlock mode) Starting Fastboot USB download protocol
Having achies this I tried to re-flash the initilally installed but now missing CWM
fastboot flash recovery root/recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.2.3-a700.img
sending 'recovery' (5018 KB)...
OKAY[ 1. 326s]
wriiting 'recovery' ...
OKAY[ 1.154s]
finished. total time: 2.480s
fastboot erase cache
*** Did you mean to fastboot format this partition?
erasing 'cache'...
OKAY[ 0. 406s]
finished. total time: 0.406s
fastboot reboot
rebooting ...
finished. total time: 0.016s
Having done this I expected the CWM to be again on the A700, but when I start with [pwr] + [vol-] the A700 still does not boot into recovery.
Again I get this:
Bootloader: Version JB-652b3d3 (unlock mode)
followed by the nevern ending spinning CM10.1 logo ...
Without the adb running I'm pretty hopeless ... does a factory reset change anything at this stage?
You can try
fastboot boot root/recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.2.3-a700.img
to go in recovery
and then in CWM
wipe all/factory reset
flash CM 10.1 again
flash gapps
reboot
We are ariborne, Sir!
Ereasing all partitions and flashing CWM again did the trick
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-6.0.2.3-a700.img
To be honest I don't understand why could not boot into recovery before?!
However all appears to be fine again!
Thanks a lot!
same problem
Hello, i have the same problem. I tried to flash CM with CWM but I didnt factory reset so my device is stuck. And i dont know anything about Sdk and Adb, can someone please explain to me how to do it
P.S: my bootloader was already unlocked so im very new to skd bull****, i dont know anything
2 hours I'm looking for a solution and this thead save my life
thanks for advises
the way I took is by the erasing all and fastboot boot recovery.img and after I install the last CM11 by the sdcard slot
Thanks a lot I can go to sleep
:good::good:
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Hi guys,
I had a stock tf700, running ICS (4.1.1) and I followed the really good guide by sdbags on how to unlock/root.
I rooted it with no problems, and used the ASUS unlock tool which seemed to work (it says that my device in unlocked), but now I am stuck in a boot loop
It fully boots up and can stay working for about 30 seconds to a minute and then it just reboots.
I can get access to the bootloader but I have no idea what I'm doing. I haven't installed TWRP yet either.
I'm sceptical of just hitting "wipe data" as I hear I could brick it for good.
Any help would be greatly appreciated....I'm really at a loss!!
I've seen this behavior when the kernel was newer than the bootloader and incompatible - but if you haven't installed anything yet this is unlikely to be the reason for your problems. You can try to enable USB debugging, run "adb pull /proc/last_kmsg" and see if that file contains any interesting information about the reboot.
If you want to wipe data, you can choose RCK from the bootloader menu - if it loads the stock recovery (Android mascot with red triangle), you know that the recovery is good and you should be safe to run "wipe data". I have only seen the stock recovery once and that was almost 2 years ago, but if you press the Power button in the recovery, you may even get a menu from which you can wipe directly from the recovery (use power and volume keys to navigate).
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_that said:
I've seen this behavior when the kernel was newer than the bootloader and incompatible - but if you haven't installed anything yet this is unlikely to be the reason for your problems. You can try to enable USB debugging, run "adb pull /proc/last_kmsg" and see if that file contains any interesting information about the reboot.
If you want to wipe data, you can choose RCK from the bootloader menu - if it loads the stock recovery (Android mascot with red triangle), you know that the recovery is good and you should be safe to run "wipe data". I have only seen the stock recovery once and that was almost 2 years ago, but if you press the Power button in the recovery, you may even get a menu from which you can wipe directly from the recovery (use power and volume keys to navigate).
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Thanks for the advice. I chose RCK from the bootloader menu but it just boots normally....no Android mascot. Am I doing something wrong there?excuse my complete newbness)
Is there a big risk in running "wipe data"? If I haven't installed any custom ROMs or flashed anything yet, is the risk of a brick slightly reduced?
bnscow said:
Thanks for the advice. I chose RCK from the bootloader menu but it just boots normally....no Android mascot. Am I doing something wrong there?excuse my complete newbness)
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There's not much one can do wrong here - turn on tablet and hold volume-down until the bootloader menu appears, then hit volume-up to confirm "RCK", that should boot the recovery. If it starts the regular OS instead, something is wrong.
bnscow said:
Is there a big risk in running "wipe data"? If I haven't installed any custom ROMs or flashed anything yet, is the risk of a brick slightly reduced?
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I wouldn't risk it if you can't even get to recovery manually ("wipe data" uses the recovery to wipe - if the recovery doesn't work, it's a hard brick).
Try installing TWRP via fastboot.
_that said:
There's not much one can do wrong here - turn on tablet and hold volume-down until the bootloader menu appears, then hit volume-up to confirm "RCK", that should boot the recovery. If it starts the regular OS instead, something is wrong.
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Thanks for the advice. I took a couple of days break but I'm back trying to fix it.
I tried RCK and it just boots to a dead android man with the triangle error.
_that said:
Try installing TWRP via fastboot.
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Also, I tried flashing TWRP via fastboot but after entering the flash recovery command, I keep getting an error message after entering saying "Too many links". Do you have any idea why that may be? I'm flashing TWRP 2.6.3.2
Thanks in advance!
Asus TF700T Tablet fix
Try this, it worked for me....and the standard disclaimer: I am not responsible if you misunderstand instructions I give here, if my instructions are wrong, if you forget to charge the battery and the tablet dies halfway through a flash or if your house goes up in flames. YOU DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK
Ok, so I think that I may have lost power during an upgrade (can’t think of any other reason for it!!) and ended up soft bricking my Asus TF700T tablet and recovery attempts would just lead to the dead Android with a red triangle with an exclamation point in the middle. My warranty having expired with Asus and any attempt for their assistance proved fruitless.
Well I researched and tried absolutely everything out there – (Hard Reset, installing TWRP, used a tool called Motochopper and flashing a custom ROM, downloaded and renaming .zip files, putting it onto a Micro SDcard is formatted Fat32, Scotts Tf700t Recovery etc.etc. etc.)
I even took it to the local shops and paid to have one of the Mobile Technician pop-up stores take a look at it, then a friendly techno geek………all with the same suggestions most likely a motherboard/hard drive problem.
My Asus TF700T tablet eventually ended up with just the plain white ASUS logo in the middle of the screen, some small print in the top left corner followed by the dreaded words “Unrecoverable Bootloader Error (0x00000000)”.
During all of my research I was led to believe that if you can still get to the recovery screen, where you see the 4 icons, all is not lost so I persisted.
Here is the instructions that I followed that restored my TF700T:
Download and install ADB, Fastboot and the required drivers - Download and run this cool little tool which has it all packed into one: [TOOL] [WINDOWS] ADB, Fastboot and Drivers - 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.1 - xda-developers (don't forget to hit the Thanks button)
NOTE: at the moment Fastboot seems to have issues with Windows 8
This awesome tool installs the ADB and Fastboot.exe to a folder on your C:\ drive (look for a file titled “adb”) as well as the corresponding drivers. This takes about 15 seconds to install following the prompts.
I installed the device drivers - if you have already tried to connect the tablet to your PC and it's recognised as a portable device you should be ok. If not, download the Asus Sync Utility from their support/downloads site and install it.
Download the latest firmware from Asus (Always make sure that you download the correct SKU version -WW, US etc.) and extract the zip twice so you access the blob file (a blob is a collection of binary data stored as a single entity) – copy and paste this blob file into the previously mentioned “adb” folder on your C:\ drive.
Reset the device with a paperclip/needle (about 2 cm down of the SDcard slot)
Power down the tablet and disconnect it from the keyboard dock.
Connect it to your computer via the original USB cable.
Push and hold the Volume Down key (left side of the rocker) and the Power key until you feel the tablet vibrate twice. Let go when you see the tiny script. Read it and it tells you that your tablet is now in Fastboot mode and you will see three or 4 icons (depending on the bootloader version). Select the USB icon to get into the Fastboot mode.
Your PC should acknowledge that a USB device has been connected (an audible indication) Don’t panic if the device does not appear under “My Computer” (as mine did not either – Fastboot will still communicate with it), you can go into Control Panel/Hardware and Sound/ Device Manager and you may see “Fastboot” icon, expand this and the device will be represented again by the “Fastboot” icon. Right click, select “Properties”, Driver tab and then select “Update Driver” and allow it to search automatically and update from the internet. This should then update and change to Asus icons. You now can be certain that you have the current device drivers.
In Windows Explorer navigate to the folder that contains your adb.exe and fastboot.exe
Win 7 press Shift + right click and select "Open command window here".
In the resulting command prompt screen type the following codes (those in bold):
C:\adb\ (or whatever the path to your fastboot folder is..)
fastboot devices (If that command returns a string of numbers and letters, you are good as gold. If it returns: "No devices found", fastboot is not working - yet - and you have to troubleshoot)
Followed by each in turn of the below, selecting Yes as required and allowing each to complete the process:
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase misc
fastboot erase cache
The resulting screen should look something like this below – NOTE, I did make a couple of typos while I was attempting this which returned some multiple choice garble if this happens recheck you input instructions:
E:\asus>fastboot erase system
******** Did you mean to fastboot format this partition?
erasing 'system'...
OKAY [ 1.979s]
finished. total time: 1.980s
E:\asus>fastboot erase recovery
erasing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 1.023s]
finished. total time: 1.025s
E:\asus>fastboot erase userdata
******** Did you mean to fastboot format this partition?
erasing 'userdata'...
OKAY [ 39.623s]
finished. total time: 39.624s
E:\asus>fastboot erase boot
erasing 'boot'...
OKAY [ 0.303s]
finished. total time: 0.304s
E:\asus>fastboot erase misc
erasing 'misc'...
OKAY [ 0.602s]
finished. total time: 0.603s
E:\asus>fastboot erase cache
******** Did you mean to fastboot format this partition?
erasing 'cache'...
OKAY [ 1.459s]
finished. total time: 1.460s
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash system c:\adb\TF700T\blob - depending where you stored your blob, also this was the first time that I saw the loading bar appear on my tablet.
It will now go through the process of reinstalling your Android stock ROM and you should see the something similar to the following:
E:\asus>fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash system e:\asus\blob
erasing 'system'...
OKAY [ 1.731s]
sending 'system' (800935 KB)...
OKAY [134.276s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [131.640s]
finished. total time: 267.649s
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
E:\asus>fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
rebooting...
finished. total time: 0.020s
E:\asus>
I disconnected and rebooted My Asus TF700T and I now have a fully functioning Tablet with a stock ROM.
It has been reported that after completing this you may have some issues getting back get into recovery, hitting RCK and getting the dreaded dead Android (with a red triangle with an exclamation point in the middle). I have not attempted this but have been led to believe that flashing TWRP 2.7.0.1 via Fastboot works.
All acknowledgement and appreciation for this method should go to Buster99, a Senior Member of XDA Developers
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179759&page=2
And to Snoop05, also a Senior Member of XDA Developers for the awesome ADB/Fastboot/Driver tool.
http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
To whom I am most grateful for the return of my tablet to a working state, I hope this works for you. Good Luck.
hi
I would like to install twrp image, but adb says device not found, while on the list it sees, the serial nr is there..
I can even install the img, it writes 2x the okay, but doesn't boot. I'm stuck on fastboot screen, can I fix it?
When at the bootloader, you need to use fastboot commands, not adb.
So the command should be "fastboot boot imgname.img"
Hunter3U said:
When at the bootloader, you need to use fastboot commands, not adb.
So the command should be "fastboot boot imgname.img"
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+1 for this.
Folks often mix up fastboot and adb. They are related, but different. Different operation requirements and functions.
adb:
- Only works in OS, or alternately in TWRP.
- Requires debugging toggled on in settings.
Fastboot:
- Only works in bootloader-fastboot mode.
- Does not require debugging to be toggled on.
Fastboot is typically what you want for unlocking bootloader, and booting TWRP (for root, etc.).
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ii9 said:
adb says device not found
I can even install the img, it writes 2x the okay, but doesn't boot. I'm stuck on fastboot screen, can I fix it?
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Not completely clear based on your description. But is sounds like you are trying to do "adb devices" and then "fastboot flash twrp.img"?
In fastboot, you want to do "fastboot devices" (no quotes) and should see the phone's ID number in response.
Then you want to do "fastboot boot twrp.img" to boot TWRP, then flash the TWRP installer zip within TWRP. This is per the recommended install guide from the TWRP thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...nt/recovery-unofficial-twrp-recovery-t3931322
Although it's hard to determine exactly what you did wrong, unless you provide a more detailed sequence of what you did, and with the exact commands.
And to be clear, your bootloader is unlocked, correct?
well, sorry for being noob, for me was never a problem with older phones. I always managed to root, put twrp, change rom without any pc, but this double slot system kills me
so I managed to wipe everything before, vendor, sytem.., all
I wanted to put the havoc rom after formatting, but there was 5 local disks when I opened the phone folder on the pc, and obviously didn't copy the files on it. Therefore I did reboot to recovery, since that I had only the fastboot screen.
After that I unbricked it, all was fine again on the stock
After opened again the bootloader (yes, also before it was) installed the twrp.img, Installed the twrp zip, reboot it.
I followed the steps from havoc, but it said error 7, few times I tried. I reboooted the recovery again, and now I'm again the fastboot only, doesn't even show the warning msg about open bl, and doesn't go anywhere again.
I tried now with the fastboot command You gave, it says:
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 1.265s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: Failed to load/authenticate boot image: Load Error)
finished. total time: 1.312s
So I'm affraid I need to unbrick again.
If You can help me out, I'd apprecite :good: thanks!
Edit: I'm doing the unbrick again, but this time I'll wait for some info before I try the havoc. Also I'd love to get rid off this double slot thing, is there any way to do the normal method?
ii9 said:
*SNIP*
I tried now with the fastboot command You gave, it says:
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 1.265s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: Failed to load/authenticate boot image: Load Error)
finished. total time: 1.312s
So I'm affraid I need to unbrick again.
If You can help me out, I'd apprecite :good: thanks!
Edit: I'm doing the unbrick again, but this time I'll wait for some info before I try the havoc. Also I'd love to get rid off this double slot thing, is there any way to do the normal method?
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I ran into the same error (and I have not been able to narrow down what causes it), and I had to fastboot flash boot twrp.img and actually flash TWRP to boot.
Once you flash TWRP to boot, and reboot your phone, you will be dropped right into TWRP.
Once in TWRP I was able to flash the stock boot image, then flash the TWRP installer zip, and finally Magisk. Basically you need to follow the instructions in the TWRP thread, with the only difference being that you flash TWRP to boot and not use fastboot boot. I hope to look into what the possible causes for this failure could be this weekend.
As for getting rid of slot A/B -- nope. That is part of the bootloader, so you will just have to get used to it. It is actually quite useful once you get the hang of it. For example, dual booting if you never intend to take OTA updates. It requires a bit of work to get setup (for example, you have to partition userdata since there is no userdata_a and userdata_b), and you need kernels and ROMs that understand the partitioning scheme.
-- Brian
Did you do fastboot flash boot imagename or fastboot flash recovery imagename
runningnak3d said:
I ran into the same error (and I have not been able to narrow down what causes it), and I had to fastboot flash boot twrp.img and actually flash TWRP to boot.
Once you flash TWRP to boot, and reboot your phone, you will be dropped right into TWRP.
Once in TWRP I was able to flash the stock boot image, then flash the TWRP installer zip, and finally Magisk. Basically you need to follow the instructions in the TWRP thread, with the only difference being that you flash TWRP to boot and not use fastboot boot. I hope to look into what the possible causes for this failure could be this weekend.
As for getting rid of slot A/B -- nope. That is part of the bootloader, so you will just have to get used to it. It is actually quite useful once you get the hang of it. For example, dual booting if you never intend to take OTA updates. It requires a bit of work to get setup (for example, you have to partition userdata since there is no userdata_a and userdata_b), and you need kernels and ROMs that understand the partitioning scheme.
-- Brian
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I guess I lost it, time to accept the stock rom :crying:
I' not that old, but I can understand now why my grandma doesn't know even what is a phone
At the end I managed to do the unbrick again, after I installed havoc, I get rid of the error 7, and it showed me st like qualcomm crashdump, I was about to give up, but I went back to twrp installed again, now it's fine. Such a pity that it's not stable yet, I don't dare to touch after this..
tHanks for the info, in case I'll ever need I'll try to read again another 100x maybe I'll find out.
Bradl79 said:
Did you do fastboot flash boot imagename or fastboot flash recovery imagename
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fastboot flash boot imagename
I did this
ii9 said:
I tried now with the fastboot command You gave, it says:
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 1.265s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: Failed to load/authenticate boot image: Load Error)
finished. total time: 1.312s
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I think you are doing something wrong.
boot.img is basically a kernel, not TWRP.
Booting TWRP and flashing a boot.img are two completely different things.
It would help if you cut/paste the actual command you typed, so we can see what you did.
The command should be: fastboot boot twrp.img
That isn't what you did.
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ii9 said:
fastboot flash boot imagename
I did this
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Nobody told you to do this.
The proper syntax is:
fastboot boot twrp.img
Seems similar, but this does something very different from the command you used. Syntax in fastboot/adb is absolutely ciritical. Always type fastboot and adb commands exactly as indicated, and double check everything before issuing the command.
fastboot boot twrp.img This boots the image file that is named. Note that you are not flashing anything with this command. Think of it as a remote boot of the TWRP file that is on your computer.
fastboot flash boot imagename This flashes the named file to the boot partition (basically the kernel)
If Havoc is the end goal here, from absolute stock start to finish it would be
1. Enable developer options
2. Enable oem unlock and usb debugging through the developer options menu (I also enable advanced reboot but not required)
3. Reboot to bootloader via the advanced reboot menu or through adb command "adb reboot bootloader"
4. While in bootloader, type in cmd, "fastboot oem unlock"
5. Allow bootloader unlock and wipe and let system reboot back to oos
6. Repeat steps 1-3 to get back to bootloader
7. While in bootloader, type in cmd, "fastboot boot twrpimagename.img"
8. Wipe Data and Dalvik (after data wipe, you might not be able to copy files to phone)
9. Reboot back to bootloader
10. While in bootloader, type in cmd, "fastboot boot twrpimagename.img"
11. Copy Havoc, TWRP.zip, GAPPS, Magisk to device (GAPPS and Magisk are optional...if not needed, skip the steps for them)
12. Flash Havoc and TWRP.zip through normal install process
13. Reboot to recovery
14. Flash Havoc and TWRP.zip through normal install process again
15. Reboot to recovery
16. Flash GAPPS and Magisk (If error 70 thrown with GAPPS install, reboot to system once and run through any setup then reboot back to recovery to flash)
17. Reboot system
As long as no other errors are thrown, you should now be in Havoc with GAPPS and Magisk installed
redpoint73 said:
Nobody told you to do this.
The proper syntax is:
fastboot boot twrp.img
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Sorry, I messed up with the copy and paste, I didn't sleep too much in the last days for the hot, I'm a bit heavy in the head, pls exuse my bs. I also tried this one that you wrote, but didn't manage to boot still.. I have no clue what went wrong, but again, thanks, in case I can come back to read again.
Hunter3U said:
If Havoc is the end goal here, from absolute stock start to finish it would be
1. Enable developer options
2. Enable oem unlock and usb debugging through the developer options menu (I also enable advanced reboot but not required)
3. Reboot to bootloader via the advanced reboot menu or through adb command "adb reboot bootloader"
4. While in bootloader, type in cmd, "fastboot oem unlock"
5. Allow bootloader unlock and wipe and let system reboot back to oos
6. Repeat steps 1-3 to get back to bootloader
7. While in bootloader, type in cmd, "fastboot boot twrpimagename.img"
8. Wipe Data and Dalvik (after data wipe, you might not be able to copy files to phone)
9. Reboot back to bootloader
10. While in bootloader, type in cmd, "fastboot boot twrpimagename.img"
11. Copy Havoc, TWRP.zip, GAPPS, Magisk to device (GAPPS and Magisk are optional...if not needed, skip the steps for them)
12. Flash Havoc and TWRP.zip through normal install process
13. Reboot to recovery
14. Flash Havoc and TWRP.zip through normal install process again
15. Reboot to recovery
16. Flash GAPPS and Magisk (If error 70 thrown with GAPPS install, reboot to system once and run through any setup then reboot back to recovery to flash)
17. Reboot system
As long as no other errors are thrown, you should now be in Havoc with GAPPS and Magisk installed
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Not exactly, the end goal to have a clean rom, with basic custumization, that even stock should include in my opinion, like disable headups.., extended screen etc. Plus without google staff, for me it's too strict. As in this moment not so many choice, havoc looked the most near to my wishes, in fact very nice after these hours, I guess I'll be fine with it when the bugs will disappear.
Anyway 1-7 was always without problem. Today after 2 unbrick and bl opening what I did is, through fastboot I entered to the img, from there I flashed the zip, reboot recovery to make sure it stays. I put files on the phone, wiped dalvik and data, install rom+twrp and as it is written here and also on that thread, I rebooted recovery. And I wanted to repeat the flash, but I had the internal storage 0mb thing. So I needed to format data (that's the solition I found) and reboot again, put back files, flash, reboot, flash again, and after I got that qualcomm crashdump screen. I hold the up+power to get back to twrp (or down, not sure) and I flashed again, but only once, so after it worked finally. Since that I'm fine
But sure I need to learn this stuff, it cannot be that I always face st that nobody else does
I hope the managed soon the ota for custom roms and we can do it easy and quick without setting the phone over and over again with all the apps, settings.. (probably only me in the world need to do so, as I start to loose it with the tech staff)
Poor phone is just couple of weeks old, but already saw everything
Thanks for writing
If it means anything to you, I use stock OOS+TWRP+Magisk+Renovate ICE+Xposed (to ignore the secure flag, otherwise Netflix doesn't work over HDMI). Everything works, including Google Pay.