I just bought a new TF700T and have unlocked the bootloader, and am now trying to root. However, when I start the device by holding down Power and VolumeDown, the bootloader immediately loads the recovery kernel without giving me the opportunity to select fastboot.
What's up with that?
Rand Brittain said:
I just bought a new TF700T and have unlocked the bootloader, and am now trying to root. However, when I start the device by holding down Power and VolumeDown, the bootloader immediately loads the recovery kernel without giving me the opportunity to select fastboot.
What's up with that?
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What is your build number (look in settings -> about tablet)
buhohitr said:
What is your build number (look in settings -> about tablet)
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JRO03C.US_epad-10.4.4.20-20121026
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JRO03C.US_epad-10.4.4.20-20121026
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So you turn off your device, hold down volume down and power buttons, as soon as you see the white text appeared on the top left of your screen and you let go both buttons, you don't see 4 icons??
buhohitr said:
So you turn off your device, hold down volume down and power buttons, as soon as you see the white text appeared on the top left of your screen and you let go both buttons, you don't see 4 icons??
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I see them, but the device immediately announces that it's taking me to the recovery kernel images.
Or I let go too soon and it boots normally. I haven't found a way to actually be allowed to make the selection yet.
Having tried something different, even using "adb reboot bootloader" from the command prompt reboots the device to the bootloader, but still gives me no chance to make any selection other than the recovery kernel image.
Okay, solution to the problem found: even though the bootloader tells you that Vol- moves the selection and Vol+ selects it, it's the other way round.
Problem solved.
Rand Brittain said:
Okay, solution to the problem found: even though the bootloader tells you that Vol- moves the selection and Vol+ selects it, it's the other way round.
Problem solved.
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Nice finding, you have a reverse one, maybe Asus QA guy put the button in backward! LOL
buhohitr said:
Nice finding, you have a reverse one, maybe Asus QA guy put the button in backward! LOL
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It acts normally once the system is booted up when I turn volume up or down, so I dunno. It is a mystery.
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i was trying to do a factory reset on my TF700, and it was rooted.. but it froze during the reset, now when i try to turn it on it says "device is unlocked" and shows the asus and tegra logos, but stays there, if i hold volume down when i hole the power button it says "booting recovery kernel image" and freezes... i have no selection that i can select between here.... and lastly if i hold volume up, im able to detect APX through my computer and have the proper driver installed, but i dont know where to go here
so is it bricked? what do i do now?
jason41987 said:
i was trying to do a factory reset on my TF700, and it was rooted.. but it froze during the reset, now when i try to turn it on it says "device is unlocked" and shows the asus and tegra logos, but stays there, if i hold volume down when i hole the power button it says "booting recovery kernel image" and freezes... i have no selection that i can select between here.... and lastly if i hold volume up, im able to detect APX through my computer and have the proper driver installed, but i dont know where to go here
so is it bricked? what do i do now?
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Can your pc see it through fastboot mode? connect your pc to your device, then hold down volume down and power button, when see white text let go both buttons, hit volume down to switch to the USB icon, then hit volume up button twice. On your computer, open command prompt (cmd) go to the directory where fastboot.exe is installed and type :
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
hit enter, is your computer reboot??
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Can your pc see it through fastboot mode? connect your pc to your device, then hold down volume down and power button, when see white text let go both buttons, hit volume down to switch to the USB icon, then hit volume up button twice. On your computer, open command prompt (cmd) go to the directory where fastboot.exe is installed and type :
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
hit enter, is your computer reboot??
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as i said, when i hold volume and power i get no option to select anything, the white text just says "booting recovery kernal image".. no option to select USB or fastboot
jason41987 said:
as i said, when i hold volume and power i get no option to select anything, the white text just says "booting recovery kernal image".. no option to select USB or fastboot
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Then not much you can do but to send out for repair, you could try to keep it off for awhile and try again, hopefully it can boot into recovery, but very slim at this point.
Just for the hell of it, hit the reset button too, maybe magic will come!
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Then not much you can do but to send out for repair, you could try to keep it off for awhile and try again, hopefully it can boot into recovery, but very slim at this point.
Just for the hell of it, hit the reset button too, maybe magic will come!
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ive tried the reset button too.... will asus repair it even though its been rooted?
jason41987 said:
ive tried the reset button too.... will asus repair it even though its been rooted?
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Being rooted is not a problem. Being unlocked might be a problem.
jason41987 said:
ive tried the reset button too.... will asus repair it even though its been rooted?
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MartyHulskemper is correct, you should be ok. You should exchange with the company you purchase it from if within 30 days.
buhohitr said:
MartyHulskemper is correct, you should be ok. You should exchange with the company you purchase it from if within 30 days.
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aah, it was unlocked too
jason41987 said:
aah, it was unlocked too
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Just return it and play dumb. Worst case you have to pay for your repair.
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Just return it and play dumb. Worst case you have to pay for your repair.
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what do you think such a repair would cost? not needing anything hardware fixed?
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what do you think such a repair would cost? not needing anything hardware fixed?
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I your case I think they just need to reflash the bootloader should cost around $100. If mainboard or screen range from 250-350 (shipping, parts and labor). Can you just exchange from where you purchased?
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I your case I think they just need to reflash the bootloader should cost around $100. If mainboard or screen range from 250-350 (shipping, parts and labor). Can you just exchange from where you purchased?
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i wouldnt want to exchange it.. wouldnt trust someone else with the data, and also, im partial to this one now.. kind of sentimental
according to other brick cases, bricked devices due to bootloaders need their motherboard replaced. after repairs you will not be able to unlock it again.
tweeklulz said:
according to other brick cases, bricked devices due to bootloaders need their motherboard replaced. after repairs you will not be able to unlock it again.
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that sounds absolutely rediculous for a bootloader error, and unable to ever be unlocked again?.. thats insane that they would do that, but i heard about it before.. this all happened because of a faulty backup image to begin with, that froze my damn tablet while reverting to factory settings... makes me so angry that this is their policy....
so has anyone else had this issue before? and what did it cost?
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that sounds absolutely rediculous for a bootloader error, and unable to ever be unlocked again?.. thats insane that they would do that, but i heard about it before.. this all happened because of a faulty backup image to begin with, that froze my damn tablet while reverting to factory settings... makes me so angry that this is their policy....
so has anyone else had this issue before? and what did it cost?
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is it possible to fix this myself? i am able to get an apx connection with my computer... if o hold power and press volume down it attempts to load a backup image which im guessing was corrupted in the first place... not sure the bootloader is really the issue?
anyone?
If you don't have nvflash backup(for use with APX mode), and you can't get to recovery. You pretty much done.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using xda premium
nvflash backup had to have been installed on the tablet prior to this happening?.. or do i use nvflash to install a backup, and if so, couldnt i get a vanilla backup image somewhere?
jason41987 said:
nvflash backup had to have been installed on the tablet prior to this happening?.. or do i use nvflash to install a backup, and if so, couldnt i get a vanilla backup image somewhere?
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Well obviousely you don't have nvflash backup. You only can make a backup of nvflash if you have build version .26, once you updated, there is NO WAY you can make nvflash backup. The problem is there is no way we can communicate with your device to dump any image since the recovery is gone (corrupted). You need this recovery so you can push or load file/image etc.. from your sdcard or from your PC. All you can do now is keep playing with it and hope for miracle for some how you can get back in recovery mode.
well this is exactly what comes up when i hold power and volume down... im not sure if this means much to anyone
also, it speaks of checking for an android ota recovery, however it cannot find one... where is an ota recovery image located? im assuming somewhere over the internet?... or is it on a removable SD card?
the device is unlocked.
Android cardhy-user bootloader <2.10 e> released by "US_epad-9.4.5.30-20120907" A03
checking for android ota recovery
Booting recovery kernel image
Hi guys, new on the forums.
I just wanted to introduce myself and say hello
Also, I just bought a TF700 for a killer price and he told me that someone (either him or someone else) tried to root the tablet and messed up. I've been told by the guy I've bought it from that it just stays at the Asus bootup logo.
Based on my reading from around the xda-dev board, the first thing I should check is see if Fastboot is installed/enabled. If so I should be in good shape and be able to restore the tablet, correct?
Overall I'm jumping into working with this tablet not knowing its condition so I'd like to know what my procedure should be to a) determine the problem and b) fix it.
Thanks guys!
-O
97prelude said:
Hi guys, new on the forums.
I just wanted to introduce myself and say hello
Also, I just bought a TF700 for a killer price and he told me that someone (either him or someone else) tried to root the tablet and messed up. I've been told by the guy I've bought it from that it just stays at the Asus bootup logo.
Based on my reading from around the xda-dev board, the first thing I should check is see if Fastboot is installed/enabled. If so I should be in good shape and be able to restore the tablet, correct?
Overall I'm jumping into working with this tablet not knowing its condition so I'd like to know what my procedure should be to a) determine the problem and b) fix it.
Thanks guys!
-O
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OK, turn off your device, hold volume down and power button, this should boot you into recovery, what do you see??
buhohitr said:
OK, turn off your device, hold volume down and power button, this should boot you into recovery, what do you see??
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I can't boot into recovery. All I see is "boot loader unlocked". I tried holding Power + Vol Down but nothing happens
97prelude said:
I can't boot into recovery. All I see is "boot loader unlocked". I tried holding Power + Vol Down but nothing happens
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Not good...So with the device is OFF. hold volume down button first, then the power button next, you only see "boot loader unlocked" ? try to hit the volume up button twice and wait a bit, what do you see?
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Not good...So with the device is OFF. hold volume down button first, then the power button next, you only see "boot loader unlocked" ? try to hit the volume up button twice and wait a bit, what do you see?
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I followed the procedure per your instrux. Still same result of "This device is unlocked" message in upper left corner. Pushed Vol up 2x, nothing. The device resets every 2 minutes or so.
That being said, I am able to boot into APX mode, however the drivers I found don't seem to be compatible with the device.
I think an issue may be that because of the fact that I'm stuck in this infinite boot loop the device never really turns off and therefore I can't get it into recovery. I think what I'm going to do is let it drain the battery and then charge it back up and try to get it into recovery mode off of a fresh power up.
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I think an issue may be that because of the fact that I'm stuck in this infinite boot loop the device never really turns off and therefore I can't get it into recovery. I think what I'm going to do is let it drain the battery and then charge it back up and try to get it into recovery mode off of a fresh power up.
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When you hold volume up and power button during boot up what did you see?
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When you hold volume up and power button during boot up what did you see?
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Blank screen, no logo, no text, nothing
97prelude said:
Blank screen, no logo, no text, nothing
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How did you get into APX mode?
nismmin series
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How did you get into APX mode?
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Connected it to the computer, held Vol UP and power.... then i heard the conenction of usb device sound on the computer. Didn't install properly cause I don't have the drivers but in my device manager I see in other devices a device labled APX Device
Sounds like it is hard bricked to me - no fast boot and no recovery. Only known way to fix is either presaved nvflash blob files (which I doubt you have from the info above) or send it back to Asus to replace motherboard.
sbdags said:
Sounds like it is hard bricked to me - no fast boot and no recovery. Only known way to fix is either presaved nvflash blob files (which I doubt you have from the info above) or send it back to Asus to replace motherboard.
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yea i am sending it out to Asus today
97prelude said:
yea i am sending it out to Asus today
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How much you paid for it? You mentioned "very cheap".
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to flash a custom ROM, and every method requires me to unlock the bootloader via HTCdev, but I have two problems:
1) I can't boot into bootloader. When I hold power + volume-down, the phone boots into safe mode (I don't think that's normal right?). I took care of this by using adb and (adb reboot bootloader) to get into the bootloader.
2) When I'm in the bootloader, the power button (to make any selections) doesn't work. So I'm always stuck at the last screen that says "Unlock bootloader?" and I just have to select "yes" with the power button, but I simply can't!
Does anyone know how I can get the bootloader to work normally, or get my power button to work when I'm in fastboot?
Thanks in advance!
Did you get around this? I keep having the same issue!
todavchich said:
Did you get around this? I keep having the same issue!
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Read the screen on your phone , you got to use volume up or volume down button to select yes or no , i think volume up is for yes and than press power
todavchich said:
Did you get around this? I keep having the same issue!
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Maybe certain fastboot commands may help a little, if the power button is damaged. (Maybe take off the back cover and see if you can then push it down properly..)
Mile_zdr said:
Read the screen on your phone , you got to use volume up or volume down button to select yes or no , i think volume up is for yes and than press power
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And not exactly.
If I recall correctly,
vol down means moving down on the list
vol up means moving up on the list
& power button is 'select'
Nicx59 said:
Maybe certain fastboot commands may help a little, if the power button is damaged. (Maybe take off the back cover and see if you can then push it down properly..)
And not exactly.
If I recall correctly,
vol down means moving down on the list
vol up means moving up on the list
& power button is 'select'
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i know , but we are talking about HTCdev see here http://i.imgur.com/wexUA3G.jpg
Mile_zdr said:
i know , but we are talking about HTCdev see here http://i.imgur.com/wexUA3G.jpg
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with power button you are selecting
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Pleas help - same problem
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hi, was you able to fix the problem since i have the exact same problem and i am not able to accept to unlock the bootloader...
Berkaypkk said:
hi, was you able to fix the problem since i have the exact same problem and i am not able to accept to unlock the bootloader...
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Did you have this screen on your phone?
Mile_zdr said:
Did you have this screen on your phone?
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Yep, exactly where i am stuck at, i can use the volume buttons down to move up and down but i cant use the power button to select ;(, i just dont get it, why does it work on normal use but not in bootloader, weird...
Berkaypkk said:
Yep, exactly where i am stuck at, i can use the volume buttons down to move up and down but i cant use the power button to select ;(, i just dont get it, why does it work on normal use but not in bootloader, weird...
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When you are in that screen that i showed you, what happens when you press Volume up , does it select on the scree YES unlock the bootloader (may avoid you warranty) ? If yes it select's than press power button to continue... and you will unlock you bootloader if not i don't have anything else on my mind :/
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When you are in that screen that i showed you, what happens when you press Volume up , does it select on the scree YES unlock the bootloader (may avoid you warranty) ? If yes it select's than press power button to continue... and you will unlock you bootloader if not i don't have anything else on my mind :/
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Volume up works but the power button doesnt
I'm also stuck in this screen for the past week, I got this phone for free, but now I want to root it but I'm stuck in this screen. I've tried several tools like kgs1992utility, hasoon2000's utility, even the windroid tool for htc sensation, but somehow I simply cannot get passed this screen. Is there any adb commands to replace the power button to select?
only the volume down button works, but it works in the opposite way(ex volume down actually takes you up not down) -__-
cant finish power button will not select yes
I am having the exact same problem the power button suddenly will not work on yes but does on no WIERD and very FRUSTRATING
Hotrodanimal said:
I am having the exact same problem the power button suddenly will not work on yes but does on no WIERD and very FRUSTRATING
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So I had the exact same issue. I pressed the power button and volume down together and the phone rebooted back into the bootloader, this time it says *** UNLOCKED*** at the top of the screen.
SF
Hello everyone,
This is my first post here so forgive my errors (if any):
I have tried a few things on my TF700:
1. I have installed the rooting tool from asus website and after activating it,
The first boot scrren said (on top left corner) "the device is unlocked"
When running the app again it would give an error.
2. I tried soft reset - nothing there.
3. I went for hard reset - I accidently went for the left most icon....
After a little investigation on a few pages here I think it is in APX mode..???
It turns on but stays in the first screen with the white ASUS logo on screen & thats it...
Any ideas anyone???
How do I save my precious TF700??
I tried connecting to it through USB installing (Linux):
cat > /etc/udev/rules.d/60-nvflash.rules <<END
# nvflash support for Nvidia Tegra systems attached to USB
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0955", ATTR{idProduct}=="7820", MODE="0660", GROUP="plugdev"
END
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With no luck...
What can I do???
Thanx...
jadeye said:
Hello everyone,
This is my first post here so forgive my errors (if any):
I have tried a few things on my TF700:
1. I have installed the rooting tool from asus website and after activating it,
The first boot scrren said (on top left corner) "the device is unlocked"
When running the app again it would give an error.
2. I tried soft reset - nothing there.
3. I went for hard reset - I accidently went for the left most icon....
After a little investigation on a few pages here I think it is in APX mode..???
It turns on but stays in the first screen with the white ASUS logo on screen & thats it...
Any ideas anyone???
How do I save my precious TF700??
I tried connecting to it through USB installing (Linux):
With no luck...
What can I do???
Thanx...
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If you use the Asus unlock tool, you should not brick your device. It looks like that you wipe your system some how. I am guessing here... Can you do some test for me? If you on the Asus screen, just press the power button for about 10 seconds until it shuts down and then keep holding the power button with the volume down at the same time until you are going back to the three icons, thanks. I just want to see if you can get back to your recovery...
LetMeKnow said:
If you use the Asus unlock tool, you should not brick your device. It looks like that you wipe your system some how. I am guessing here... Can you do some test for me? If you on the Asus screen, just press the power button for about 10 seconds until it shuts down and then keep holding the power button with the volume down at the same time until you are going back to the three icons, thanks. I just want to see if you can get back to your recovery...
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Than you for you reply...
I already tried that...it just loops the same shut down to ASUS LOGO screen with no response to the volume down button.
I also let it run out of power so to try & get it out of this loop which resembles an APX loop but in vain...it just keeps on powering up to the same state...
Will give it another go....
There isn't even a pause where I can slip the volume down button in, that is why I let it run out of power to slip the volume down button in...& that is what I am going to do now...let it charge for a short while and power it up with the volume down button (which did not work for several tries...)
jadeye said:
Than you for you reply...
I already tried that...it just loops the same shut down to ASUS LOGO screen with no response to the volume down button.
I also let it run out of power so to try & get it out of this loop which resembles an APX loop but in vain...it just keeps on powering up to the same state...
Will give it another go....
There isn't even a pause where I can slip the volume down button in, that is why I let it run out of power to slip the volume down button in...& that is what I am going to do now...let it charge for a short while and power it up with the volume down button (which did not work for several tries...)
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Just powered it up with volume down & same screen...
What can I do?
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Just powered it up with volume down & same screen...
What can I do?
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I believed that I can not help you any further with this issue because my knowledge is limited in this situation. I hope that somebody else can give you a good advice.. Good luck..
Hold down volume down and keep held down whilst holding the power button down for at least 10 secs. What happens?
sbdags said:
Hold down volume down and keep held down whilst holding the power button down for at least 10 secs. What happens?
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I have do this several times (but will try again) and it just powers back up to the same screen...
Did anyone refer you my suggestion of it being in APX mode??
What happens if I put a micro SD Card in the slot??
What is that left most logo on the hard reset screen?
What is that right most logo on the hard reset screen?
I know the center is the android...
HELP!!!
Where are all the experts here??
If an SD Card does function, what do I need to have on it in order to restore the state of my ASUS to functional?
Thanx to all those who are giving my POST some thought...
jadeye said:
I have do this several times (but will try again) and it just powers back up to the same screen...
Did anyone refer you my suggestion of it being in APX mode??
What happens if I put a micro SD Card in the slot??
What is that left most logo on the hard reset screen?
What is that right most logo on the hard reset screen?
I know the center is the android...
HELP!!!
Where are all the experts here??
If an SD Card does function, what do I need to have on it in order to restore the state of my ASUS to functional?
Thanx to all those who are giving my POST some thought...
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The device will enter in APX mode only with the Volume UP + Power buttons combo and to get out of that mode you need to hold the Power button for at least 10 seconds.
If you can't get to the bootloader menu (the one with the 3 icons) anymore you are out of luck and only Asus can repair your device. APX it's useful only if you have the NvFlash backup.
Inserting a microSD with an original Asus firmware is also useless if you can't access the bootloader menu because you can't boot in recovery mode.
jadeye said:
I have do this several times (but will try again) and it just powers back up to the same screen...
Did anyone refer you my suggestion of it being in APX mode??
What happens if I put a micro SD Card in the slot??
What is that left most logo on the hard reset screen?
What is that right most logo on the hard reset screen?
I know the center is the android...
HELP!!!
Where are all the experts here??
If an SD Card does function, what do I need to have on it in order to restore the state of my ASUS to functional?
Thanx to all those who are giving my POST some thought...
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Make sure you do EXACTLY what sdbags said - he IS the expert.
With the tablet powered OFF, press and hold BOTH the power button and volume down button together, for at least 10 seconds. It should bring you back to the screen with the 3 icons. RCK, android robot icon, wipe. RCK gets you to recovery mode where you can use TWRP for recovery/flash installs, etc. Middle android is the cold boot option which sometimes fixes problems like you're having. Don't do wipe unless someone like sdbags explicitly tells you.
Hope you can fix this.
jt1998 said:
Make sure you do EXACTLY what sdbags said - he IS the expert.
With the tablet powered OFF, press and hold BOTH the power button and volume down button together, for at least 10 seconds. It should bring you back to the screen with the 3 icons. RCK, android robot icon, wipe. RCK gets you to recovery mode where you can use TWRP for recovery/flash installs, etc. Middle android is the cold boot option which sometimes fixes problems like you're having. Don't do wipe unless someone like sdbags explicitly tells you.
Hope you can fix this.
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Well guys...thank you all for your help & time...
I tried everything anyone here suggested but unfortunately ended up with the same result: ASUS white logo screen.
The tablet is still under the first year time period...any suggestions as for how to get it fixed (RMA) without paying tones of money?
What should I say happened???
Guess RCK does not work on my device...(?)
Thank you all...
Did you try the middle android icon to see if that helped? You switch to the middle one by pressing volume down, then select it by pressing volume up.
The device also have a reset button (a tiny hole near the micro hdmi port),use a paperclip to press it and hope for the best.
As for the RMA ,Asus could charge you for repairing because you unlocked the bootloader but some users here on XDA also reported that Asus repaired their device for free even if the bootloader was unlocked.
Pretoriano80 said:
The device also have a reset button (a tiny hole near the micro hdmi port),use a paperclip to press it and hope for the best.
As for the RMA ,Asus could charge you for repairing because you unlocked the bootloader but some users here on XDA also reported that Asus repaired their device for free even if the bootloader was unlocked.
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Sorry guys...NOTHING WORKS!!! :crying:
:angel: Thank you all for your time & assistance...
jadeye said:
Sorry guys...NOTHING WORKS!!! :crying:
:angel: Thank you all for your time & assistance...
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im having same issue. and for me its worse because my volume rocker is broken
crappy devices by asus - NO SUPPoRT!!!
qman66 said:
im having same issue. and for me its worse because my volume rocker is broken
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Sorry to hear...I could never get it fixed and asus support does NOT EXIST!!!
I am never buying such crappy devices by asus ever again!!!
I did write the like 5 times, they do have service labs here but these service labs know much less then xda-devs...:laugh:
Pretoriano80 said:
The device will enter in APX mode only with the Volume UP + Power buttons combo and to get out of that mode you need to hold the Power button for at least 10 seconds.
If you can't get to the bootloader menu (the one with the 3 icons) anymore you are out of luck and only Asus can repair your device. APX it's useful only if you have the NvFlash backup.
Inserting a microSD with an original Asus firmware is also useless if you can't access the bootloader menu because you can't boot in recovery mode.
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I have only APX mode available and I have the NvFlash backup.. Is there any way to bring him to life? I can't enter bootloader menu or recovery.
Prizrak_M said:
I have only APX mode available and I have the NvFlash backup.. Is there any way to bring him to life? I can't enter bootloader menu or recovery.
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You can try this treat, xda-developers Asus Transformer TF700 Transformer TF700 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting i screwed up by Motawa88
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2742274
Best regards
Scenic-3
Scenic-3 said:
You can try this treat, xda-developers Asus Transformer TF700 Transformer TF700 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting i screwed up by Motawa88
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2742274
Best regards
Scenic-3
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I'm a little confused, but if I can't get access to fastboot, is it all?
Ok.. I'm about to lose hope, please any creative ideas will be much appreciated..
I think i did a big mistake trying to update to the latest nightly release of CM 10.2 using the auto-update feature of cm 10.1...
The end result is a bootloop, gets up to the CM rotating animation for a few seconds and reboots.
on top of that:
unable to get into bootloader using pwr+vol up nor vol down
unable to access device using adb nor fastboot - shows no device connected
the PC does not recognize the device though there are drivers installed, the charging LED lights up but no PC activity
all of the solutions i've seen assume either the recover/bootloader is available or the phone is accessed via fastboot/adb.
in this case neither are correct....
for some time i wanted to upgrade to htc one but not yet....
please help
Press and hold power until the phone shuts off.
Then let go of power and press and hold volume down until bootloader comes up.
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exad said:
Press and hold power until the phone shuts off.
Then let go of power and press and hold volume down until bootloader comes up.
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tried it again several time, but as I said it doesn't work.
I get a black screen (not the CM animation) and than reboot all over again.
You could try letting it drain completely. Then charge a bit and try again.
Is your phone plugged in while your trying? My phone will not enter bootloader while its plugged in.
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spitfireatz said:
tried it again several time, but as I said it doesn't work.
I get a black screen (not the CM animation) and than reboot all over again.
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You are mostly likely not performing the button combo correctly. If there were no bootloader (hboot), the screen would not be coming on at all. Not getting into bootloader is almost always a case of not doing the button combo correctly. The one possible exception, is if your volume rocker has failed (and simply not registering the vol down being pressed).
Make sure you hold vol down, and do not let go until the while bootloader screen comes up.
Recovery is a different story, as you can indeed not have recovery installed, and the phone will still function. But hboot and recovery are 2 different things.
redpoint73 said:
You are mostly likely not performing the button combo correctly. If there were no bootloader (hboot), the screen would not be coming on at all. Not getting into bootloader is almost always a case of not doing the button combo correctly. The one possible exception, is if your volume rocker has failed (and simply not registering the vol down being pressed).
Make sure you hold vol down, and do not let go until the while bootloader screen comes up.
Recovery is a different story, as you can indeed not have recovery installed, and the phone will still function. But hboot and recovery are 2 different things.
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I wish it was the case,
when i try to go into hboot the device instead of going into another boot until animation cycle, goes into black screen boot cycle. which means most likely that the action (PWR+Vol) does have an effect otherwise it would have continued to go into same boot cycle through the CM animation..
besides there is a recovery installed, or at least was...
is there anyway to re-install the hboot part without the hboot/fastboot availability?
spitfireatz said:
is there anyway to re-install the hboot part without the hboot/fastboot availability?
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If you are s-off, try running the RUU.