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I have seen a lot of unfinished info on UNROOTING so rather than see a bunch of people stuck like I was last night I thought I would toss a little guide together for everyone.
I take no credit for any guides I post just pitching in, if I help you CLICK me a THANKS!
download the asus firmware from here: http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/EeePAD/TF101/UpdateLauncher_US_epad_user_8239.zip
extract the blob from the zip file and put it in your adb folder located at something like:
AndroidSDK/platform-tools/
as you did to root the device.
open cmd promt window type the following and return after each.
\cd
\cd AndroidSDK\platform-tools\
adb devices
*adb your device make sure it is hooked up and id'ing your transformer.*
adb push blob /data/local
adb shell
*at the # type the following*
dd if=/data/local/blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
*wait a few mins to be safe*
now reboot the device, on reboot you should see a progress bar indicating the flashing of the “blob” file. this will remove the clockwork recovery and put your tablet into BOOTLOOP this is ok.
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Now that your tablet is stuck in a boot loop, put on the root of the micro sd card on your computer-> the update normally found in the asus/update/ folder from the firmware zip you download from asus. I used the .9 US update and it worked fine, you must then rename it to EP101_SDUPDATE.zip make sure you leave it a zip dont change the extension AND->make sure it is on the root of the card.
Now put your card in your transformer, hold the down volume and power till it prompts you in the upper left about wiping or booting to recovery**> let go and push up on the volume, which will load the factory recovery android with a box and a loading bar *** IF IT IS STILL CLOCKWORK RECOVERY THEN YOU MISSED SOMETHING START OVER DO NOT CONTINUE***> it will begin to flash the update do not bother it turn it off or anything else will take up to 10 mins to complete. it will restart and you will see the bar load again on boot up then it will boot to the asus logo and then to the homescreen and your good.
-Ian
Faved for later use when INeed to RMA
Sent from my Transformer TF101
I don't have .12 for you, but here is a link to .9 (That's the one that really matters anyway right?). I would appreciate a link to .12 just for my OCD.
V8.2.3.9(US)
http://db.tt/EEElFqP
If you could please rehost it somewhere.
Thanks for this. I have been holding off trying to root my Tablet until I had some clear indication that there would be a "way back".
I will PM you a link to V8.2.3.9 US Firmware as soon as it's done uploading to MegaUpload (Aborted as someone beat me to it)
I haven't found a need to root my TF yet as all I need for it is running pretty smoothly.
My phone on the other hand gets flashed with a new ROM every few days.
Great to know that I can go back if I do root one day. Thx
I get to this point...
ianandamy said:
...let go and push up on the volume, which will load the factory recovery android with a box and a loading bar...
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See the box with a loading bar for about three seconds then the screen switches to the image of the android robot logo and an exclamation point within a triangle. I think its because I accidentally wiped my data last night when I was trying to fix the boot loop issue. I'm about to give up on this one...
Edit: Hey it works great, just make sure you don't add a .zip extension to the E101_SDUPDATE rename.
Big Thanks to ianandamy this works great! Got it up and running. The only problem is that I am being prompted to enter a password in order to get it to the homescreen...The second problem is that I never had a security password in order to access the tablet. I have a feeling this has to do with it being rooted by the previous owner before I purchased the tablet. Would the settings return to how he customized it pre-root? If so the password the tablet is asking for would be the one he set before I ever owned the tablet. How do I get around this?!
worked great, and like the profile pic
Added to ultimate thread. Nice job.
isdnmatt said:
I don't have .12 for you, but here is a link to .9 (That's the one that really matters anyway right?). I would appreciate a link to .12 just for my OCD.
V8.2.3.9(US)
http://db.tt/EEElFqP
If you could please rehost it somewhere.
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Can someone host it and pm me a link to post
It's also still on the website, even though its been removed from the support page.
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/EeePAD/TF101/UpdateLauncher_US_epad_user_8239.zip
isdnmatt said:
It's also still on the website, even though its been removed from the support page.
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/EeePAD/TF101/UpdateLauncher_US_epad_user_8239.zip
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GREAT!
I've extrapolated the WW version with that http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/EeePAD/TF101/UpdateLauncher_WW_epad_user_8239.zip
This cool and all.. but what would really be nice is to have the stock recovery yanked out of that 500MB blob so we don't have to transfer 500MB around, instead maybe 8-10MB (guessing based on CWM blob).
I'd do it, but I'm lame and don't have a linux box or VM setup .. that and I sold my eeePad to pay for vet bills... something about 'daddy save the puppy' is haunting me now.
P.S. Thanks for the info, just trying to save time if this is possible
sirmx said:
This cool and all.. but what would really be nice is to have the stock recovery yanked out of that 500MB blob so we don't have to transfer 500MB around, instead maybe 8-10MB (guessing based on CWM blob).
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There you go. I extracted the recovery.img from the stock 8.2.3.9 US blob and put it into a clockwork flashable package. Tested it on Prime 1.3r2
After flashing this you should be able to use ASUS firmware packages again, but ymmv.
Segnaro said:
There you go. I extracted the recovery.img from the stock 8.2.3.9 US blob and put it into a clockwork flashable package. Tested it on Prime 1.3r2
After flashing this you should be able to use ASUS firmware packages again, but ymmv.
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Mind explaining what exactly this is going to allow me to do? I flash it, then do what with the original firmware? And in doing this would it be a more complete restore back to stock removing everything related to root/cwm/custom boot and so on?
Either or, appreciate the work, you guys are awesome!
StirCwazy said:
Mind explaining what exactly this is going to allow me to do? I flash it, then do what with the original firmware? And in doing this would it be a more complete restore back to stock removing everything related to root/cwm/custom boot and so on?
Either or, appreciate the work, you guys are awesome!
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After flashing it, you take the ASUS folder from the original firmware and put it on your SD card. The Transformer will ask you if you want to install that firmware.
Now that clockwork recovery has been replaced by stock recovery, it should be able to install normally.
I went from Prime 1.3r2 back to unrooted stock 8.2.3.9, no problem.
Segnaro said:
After flashing it, you take the ASUS folder from the original firmware and put it on your SD card. The Transformer will ask you if you want to install that firmware.
Now that clockwork recovery has been replaced by stock recovery, it should be able to install normally.
I went from Prime 1.3r2 back to unrooted stock 8.2.3.9, no problem.
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Sorry to be a bit pesky here, but just want to be real sure: Based on ROM work I've done on my Android phone, unrooting is not the same as going back to a stock ROM. Actually the reverse is true: you can apply a stock ROM< and it will effectively unroot the phone.
So, if we have put PRIME on (or other ROMS...I think there is another...), then do this process, the phone will be stock, and in shape to send in for warranty if necessary?
ewingr said:
So, if we have put PRIME on (or other ROMS...I think there is another...), then do this process, the phone will be stock, and in shape to send in for warranty if necessary?
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Yes, and after a factory reset it would be like when you just took it out of the box.
Will this un-root process work for the HC 3.1 leak? And if not what modifications would need to be done to unroot from HC 3.1? Am I able to wipe data/cache/dalvik from CWM then install HC 3.0.1 (Prime) so I can then follow this unroot process?
Edit: I found my answer in another thread. I'll post the link because I think it might be helpful to others with the same question.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103147
b1ackplague said:
Will this un-root process work for the HC 3.1 leak? And if not what modifications would need to be done to unroot from HC 3.1? Am I able to wipe data/cache/dalvik from CWM then install HC 3.0.1 (Prime) so I can then follow this unroot process?
Edit: I found my answer in another thread. I'll post the link because I think it might be helpful to others with the same question.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103147
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Yes, I went from 3.1 direct to .9 without any issue.
Hey,
My TF101 got bricked by a simple reboot - "encryption unsuccessful" splash screen.
I used the nvflash-package from the devel-section "[Tool] Nvflash unbricking released!" for getting back a fresh, clean install of 3.2.1, which seems to work well.
Sadly, no OTA-Update to ICS is found and no microSD-Update is recognized.
Wipe, another cold-boot tried.
Q:
nvflash repartition and format - thus there couldn't be hassle with my old "broken" Android, right?
Q2:Anyone has an idea why updates dont work? Within the thread mentioned above I found some posts about updates which where recognized.
Searched a lot but nothing specific to the nvflash image solution...
BR / Adarof
NvFlash the RougeXM touch recovery CWM and use that to flash a new ICS firmmware/ROM. That's probably the easiest route to take. You can flash total stock that overwrites the custom recovery if you'd like too. Should fix your ota problem too.
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Okay, I have flashed ww-9.2.1.11-CWM-full-rooted.zip.
Wipeing everything tried.
But still no updates...
I found http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1655976, which are the same log-entries like I found
But no luck on googling further on
If you have anything but a stock recovery, you will not get an OTA. You need to here to get the stock recovery and flash it through CWR. Then when you boot to recovery, using the power+vol down wait to see the text at top right corner and then hit volume up, method, you'll see an android laying on his back with a ! above him. This is stock recovery. Should be able to push OTA through settings after this.
Wohu - Thanks, thats one of the very gernal infos I missed :-/
I tried your mentioned tutorial. The process itself seems to be fine.
But...still no updates (it takes ages for the 1st update-check and is very fast for the 2nd and ongoing checks)
I'm from Germany, thus I would expect to require a firmware and recoveryimage for DE but the tutorial just links a WW for firmware and just US for reecovery?
Well ... DE has gone to WW since .21, thus I tried ... but the process uses a repacked Android3, thus I should care about DE ?
Might this be the reason? Is there a repacked-CWM-enabled firmware-image with recovery for DE?
Thanks again so far!
BR / Adarof
adarof said:
Wohu - Thanks, thats one of the very gernal infos I missed :-/
I tried your mentioned tutorial. The process itself seems to be fine.
But...still no updates (it takes ages for the 1st update-check and is very fast for the 2nd and ongoing checks)
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When the file goes to update, it will fail if there are any apps missing from /system/app that ASUS put in there. There is a checker that looks for these app. If you deleted any of these or any were deleted in the CWR version you flashed earlier, you'll have to replace them before the update will install.
adarof said:
I'm from Germany, thus I would expect to require a firmware and recoveryimage for DE but the tutorial just links a WW for firmware and just US for reecovery?
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All you need from that link I posted above is the SURecovery image and nothing else. You can get the firmware.zips from Asus directly. The SURecovery is universal, meaning it will work no matter what region you are in. It is the ROM/Blobs that are region specific. Don't forget that if you download one from the Asus site, that you need to extract it first and then push the zip that was inside the original file you downloaded.
So it would look like this WW.zip->extract->firmware.zip<<<---This is your ROM
adarof said:
Well ... DE has gone to WW since .21, thus I tried ... but the process uses a repacked Android3, thus I should care about DE ?
Might this be the reason? Is there a repacked-CWM-enabled firmware-image with recovery for DE?
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Not sure about these questions.
Woodrube said:
When the file goes to update, it will fail if there are any apps missing from /system/app that ASUS put in there. There is a checker that looks for these app. If you deleted any of these or any were deleted in the CWR version you flashed earlier, you'll have to replace them before the update will install.
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Okay, I havent known this either...
Is there a list of asus-default installed apps? I havent found :/
Woodrube said:
All you need from that link I posted above is the SURecovery image and nothing else.
You can get the firmware.zips from Asus directly.
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SURecoverty means the USRecovery.zip, right?
So, in summarize
1) Rogue XM Touch recovery via nvflash from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446019
2) Use RogueXM to flash original asus-firmware (decompressed download archive)
3) Use RogueXM to flash USRecovery.zip from http://theunlockr.com/2011/11/28/how-to-unroot-and-remove-cwm-recovery-on-asus-transformer/
Am I right?
...on 2) I get
Code:
assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/blob","staging")
E: Error in /sdcard/WW_epad-user-9.2.1.24.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
...but I could install the repacked-8.2.3.13_WW+root-CWR-update(su_removed).zip.
I assume the RogueXM requires a blob-File within the zip, which is not provided by asus-original-downloads?
A bit confused ;-)
BR / Adarof
adarof said:
Okay, I havent known this either...
Is there a list of asus-default installed apps? I havent found :/
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That is a tough one. i would suggest looking at the OP's for the custom ROMs and see if the have an Add-on pack that will put them in their custom ROMs. That way you'll be able to extract the apps from them and push to /system/app on your own (don't forget to set permissions also on the ones you push). If not, I will see if I can pull them from mine, zip them up and them send a link to you, but that won't be until I 1 get home and 2 get some time which unfortunately won't be tonight.
adarof said:
SURecoverty means the USRecovery.zip, right?
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Yes sorry about that. I was typing too fast. :/
adarof said:
Am I right?
...on 2) I get
Code:
assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/blob","staging")
E: Error in /sdcard/WW_epad-user-9.2.1.24.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
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This is the 3rd Status 7 I have seen today from someone. The other two were in my phone forums and it is bc of a mismatched CWR version. In my phone forum, they just needed to flash a different kernel. Not sure what is going on with it here, but see below...
adarof said:
...but I could install the repacked-8.2.3.13_WW+root-CWR-update(su_removed).zip.
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If you can get this far, then NVflash this and get it to boot up completely. That way you shoudl have all the /system/apps anyways. You can root it (if you lose it somehow) with Razerclaw since it is HC.13 (if you accidentally update all the way to ICS .11 without rooting, you can use ViperMod or any of the other root tools out there) Remember that once you root it, you can use OTA Rootkeeper to preserve your Root status, accept the OTA and then restore Root (this is what I have done since HC). Then install this app and flash the USRecovery.zip and you should be good to go. Reboot to full boot up and then try to reboot into recovery using Key Combo. It should throw the Android on his back with ! above him.
I would then uninstall the Recovery Installer to make sure you don't accidentally hit it and you are back where you started. But you'll have the APK to reinstall whenever you want later on.
Sorry for the long post, just trying to cover everything bc I have log out for a bit and won't be on until later on. Maybe Thing O Doom will swing through, though.
Edit::: Check this out too.
Woodrube said:
That is a tough one. i would suggest looking at the OP's for the custom ROMs and see if the have an Add-on pack that will put them in their custom ROMs.
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Well, Ok...since I "just" would like to have back a real stock system, with OTA - there should be another way ;-)
Woodrube said:
This is the 3rd Status 7 I have seen today from someone. The other two were in my phone forums and it is bc of a mismatched CWR version. In my phone forum, they just needed to flash a different kernel. Not sure what is going on with it here, but see below...
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Okay! This explains why I cant find any 1000000 hits on google related to my prop, which seems to me rather "simple" in principle ;-)
Woodrube said:
If you can get this far, then NVflash this and get it to boot up completely. That way you shoudl have all the /system/apps anyways.
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Agreed...apps should be there. But even the Asus storage app was missing? Thus no stock-apps included?
Its an old Andoroid 3.0.1 and it wouldn't find OTA updates - thats correct?
Woodrube said:
Then install this app and flash the USRecovery.zip and you should be good to go. Reboot to full boot up and then try to reboot into recovery using Key Combo. It should throw the Android on his back with ! above him.
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Okay, while Power-VolDown -> VolUp (this gave me Rogue XM before but since I installed USRecovery it was overwritten, right?) -> a Droid on its back with a "!" comes up.
...and now?
The .24 update on SDCard is recognized but when I try to install the knocked-out droid with "!" comes on reboot again and next reboot yields to a popup "failed update, reverted to old system" or so.
Woodrube said:
Sorry for the long post, just trying to cover everything bc I have log out for a bit and won't be on until later on. Maybe Thing O Doom will swing through, though.
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THANKS for your time so far and dont stress anything
I really appriciate it! Im feeling lost on android...even I work with Linux/Unices since a decade or so :-/
Woodrube said:
Edit::: Check this out too.
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Thats a Win-solution :-/
Most propably I need a stock DE .21 or WW .24 , repacked for flashing with CWM ... right? But that doesnt exists?!?! Cant imagine...
BR - Adarof!
Im still on this problem and have no idea - searched a lot, but havent found any real howtos for DE-tf101 for unbricking.
So my main thoughts are about this Error7, which is really ...strange.
I could flash the repacked, which is available for .11. But I dont have a change to get anz further...
I SHOULD be able to flash a original asus stock Firmware with the Rogue XM Touch recovery, right?
Since Im not able to ... should I try an older version of Rogue XM?
BTW: Is the region info somewhat hard-wired thus it couldnt be changed?
BR - Adarof
There's a WW .24 available for tf101 and I'm making a 9.2.2.6 for the Tf101G,
so there is the latest FW available.
If you are flashing, then that means you have a custom recovery. That is why no OTA.
I'm mobile now but IIRC from before, you flash a working CWR version of the ROM. Thne boot up. Then flash the stock recovery. Then you should be able to OTA after that.
Just make sure whatever ROM you flash is full. If you can nvflash that would be better and then put stock recovery in after your first boot.
Thanks to both of you!
@Woodrube: Flashing means using RogueXM...
Summary:
1) Rogue could flash me either CWR/rooted images or the repacked one - both without OTA.
Just RogueXM is left as bootloader, which shouldnt prevent OTA?!
2) Rogue gives Error7 on flashing the asus-downloaded-onetime-depacked-firmwares, doesnt matter if the DE.21 or current WW.24. :-/
Trying to make the long story short:
For comming back to a "known" system I would like to really go back to a stock system.
I conclude that using nvflash would be the best for this, right?
But where do I get the img-Files for flashing using nvflash?
I just found one package which included a download.sh: It repartitioned, formated and installed a WW android3 (3.2.1) version and deleted the RogueXM. It mentioned its a stock firmware (thus should have all apps).
Sadly no updates afterwards...
I think it could be since its the WW version and I would need a WW .21/.24 (since 21/24 dont distinguish DE and WW anymore) or an older DE-version. But for nvflash I need the img files of these firmwares, which I dont find. ...
Maybe you could simply point me to such img files for nvflash, please?
BR / Adarof
Finally I managed to borrow a win pc and thus could give EasyTool of your posting #8 a try: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688012
After some hassle with the driver I managed to flash asus stock download DE_epad-user-9.2.1.21, which is "DE_Special" for coming to WW of german tf101s. the tf was wiped and boots just fine - it states that it has
IML74L.WW_epad9.2.1.21-20120413 - as I think is fine.
Sadly no update again:
The OTA doesnt find any.
The microSD recognizes WW_epad-user-9.2.1.24.zip, but during rebooting I get the Droid with ! and after another reboot a popup with something like "update failed (12)" (in german Systemaktuallisierung fehlgeschlagen (12)). It mentiones that the new version in not compatible ...but ....the .24 is for the DE_special .21 the next ... ?!
I could flash the .24 using Easytool, but this would mean to loose always all data for an update ....
Installing rogue still gives error7 on flashing stock (once decompressed) .zip
I've been reading and Rouge gives errors with stock otas X.x
You can manually install the stock blobs with adb shell, but they will overwrite recovery and etc..
If you want total stock you need to NvFlash, and for whatever reason your tf does NOT like updates.
Rouge V1.3 will take otas, if you don't mind the downgrade.
Thanks for the hint - but I was to lazs to install the rogue 1.3.
I found a .zip, which I tried to install by Rogue 1.5 hoping for a downgrade overall, but during installation it stated "Returning to recovery" and still 1.5 was installed .
What I finally found is a ww-9.2.1.21-to-9.2.1.24-CWM-v1.0.zip image.
I installed this using rogue 1.5 and got a clean .24 installation.
So I'm using this installation hopeing either
1) OTA will work, if asus releases .24++ or
2) I find an ww-9.2.1.24-to-9.2.1.24++
Still I dont get why the EasyTool .21 installation yields to a non-OTA state ... but ...
So, THANKS all of you for your support and hints!
I'll come back here and report further on, if .24++ is out
BR / Adarof
bad luck
....meanwhile my tf101 has started to ignored the dock battery, while the keyboard still works. I tried cleaning ....no luck, the dock battery does not come up within the menues ...
Thus it was returned and I'm waiting for repairing or refunding ...
BR / Adarof
Hi people. Just this morning, I finally got the nerve to unlock. I had to downgrade doing it. Now, I heard after unlocking, an ota will brick tablet. For some reason, the new firmware downloaded. It's trying to update, and I don't know how to stop it. Also, stock browser disappeared too. What can I do before tablet bricks?
redheadplantguy said:
Hi people. Just this morning, I finally got the nerve to unlock. I had to downgrade doing it. Now, I heard after unlocking, an ota will brick tablet. For some reason, the new firmware downloaded. It's trying to update, and I don't know how to stop it. Also, stock browser disappeared too. What can I do before tablet bricks?
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go to the root of your external sd card and delete all the zip file(s), you probably left it there when you downgrade. Also delete file from internal sdcard in /cache/recover if any. Once you unlocked you shouldn't receive anymore OTA.
redheadplantguy said:
I finally got the nerve to unlock. I had to downgrade doing it.
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Strange, many people said the unlock tool works fine on JB.
redheadplantguy said:
Now, I heard after unlocking, an ota will brick tablet.
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Where?
I don't say it cannot brick your tablet, but I am not aware of any reports that it does.
redheadplantguy said:
Hi people. Just this morning, I finally got the nerve to unlock. I had to downgrade doing it. Now, I heard after unlocking, an ota will brick tablet. For some reason, the new firmware downloaded. It's trying to update, and I don't know how to stop it. Also, stock browser disappeared too. What can I do before tablet bricks?
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As said by the first responder, you can delete the cached firmware file. I do not expect the OTA to brick your tablet, but you could interrupt the process if you really wanted to.
Even with a brick, there are loads of possibilities of flashing a firmware file from ASUS' repository. Then you'd have a fresh tablet OS to your convenience. The situation you describe above does not exactly ruffle any my feathers.
EDIT: just in case you are not yet on .30 or higher... get Nvflash on there!
MartyHulskemper said:
As said by the first responder, you can delete the cached firmware file. I do not expect the OTA to brick your tablet, but you could interrupt the process if you really wanted to.
Even with a brick, there are loads of possibilities of flashing a firmware file from ASUS' repository. Then you'd have a fresh tablet OS to your convenience. The situation you describe above does not exactly ruffle any my feathers.
EDIT: just in case you are not yet on .30 or higher... get Nvflash on there!
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i could be mistaken. alas, i can't get nvflash. i wish i could. i didnt expect firmware to come in after unlock.
redheadplantguy said:
i could be mistaken. alas, i can't get nvflash. i wish i could. i didnt expect firmware to come in after unlock.
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If you unlocked your device, there will be NO OTA update, unless the download happened before you unlocked or you may have the update software sitting in your external SDcard or in internal SDcard /cache/recovery.
buhohitr said:
If you unlocked your device, there will be NO OTA update, unless the download happened before you unlocked or you may have the update software sitting in your external SDcard or in internal SDcard /cache/recovery.
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It downloaded, showing a progress bar. Later I reset, and this morning, it downloaded again. It showed it actually downloading.
redheadplantguy said:
It downloaded, showing a progress bar. Later I reset, and this morning, it downloaded again. It showed it actually downloading.
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You must be "the chosen one", first I heard of OTA stills working after you unlocked. Just verify that you actually "unlocked", by reboot your device and it should shows "your device is unlock" during booting up. If it does, then you are the chosen one. You can update as long as you are pure stock rom, and if you have root, just use OTA root keeper to keep root then you can update your pure stock rom to the new version. If you mod/freeze system apps then the update will fail. I never heard of updating of a stock rom with unlocked bootloader will brick your device. It will brick your device if you modded or using custom rom.
EDIT: If you don't want to do through OTA, you could download full package rom from Aus site, unzip then copy the new zip file to the root of your external SDcand. Disabled wifi (no more download) then delete the update file located in your internal memory /cache/recovery. Turn off your device, go into recovery mode by hold down volume down+power button, then install from there.
buhohitr said:
You must be "the chosen one", first I heard of OTA stills working after you unlocked. Just verify that you actually "unlocked", by reboot your device and it should shows "your device is unlock" during booting up. If it does, then you are the chosen one. You can update as long as you are pure stock rom, and if you have root, just use OTA root keeper to keep root then you can update your pure stock rom to the new version. If you mod/freeze system apps then the update will fail. I never heard of updating of a stock rom with unlocked bootloader will brick your device. It will brick your device if you modded or using custom rom.
EDIT: If you don't want to do through OTA, you could download full package rom from Aus site, unzip then copy the new zip file to the root of your external SDcand. Disabled wifi (no more download) then delete the update file located in your internal memory /cache/recovery. Turn off your device, go into recovery mode by hold down volume down+power button, then install from there.
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Thanks. Yeah, says "the device is unlocked." In tiny white letters very top left. I hope my glitch doesn't interfere in me flashing new ROM's
Odd, did factory reset, and lost root AND twrp. Had to reflash it.
redheadplantguy said:
Thanks. Yeah, says "the device is unlocked." In tiny white letters very top left. I hope my glitch doesn't interfere in me flashing new ROM's
Odd, did factory reset, and lost root AND twrp. Had to reflash it.
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That does sound like it actually flashed something (at least partly). I would run that unlock tool another time just to be sure I wouldn't get into trouble down the road (Having an ASUS OTA flash right on top of your CleanROM/CM10/AOKP could be a minor disaster, or a pretty disastrous disaster, depending on what ROM of these you were on. Flashing over stock, well... minor nuisance, but it would be majorly inconvenient to have to flash root and stuff all the time.)
MartyHulskemper said:
Having an ASUS OTA flash right on top of your CleanROM/CM10/AOKP could be a minor disaster, or a pretty disastrous disaster, depending on what ROM of these you were on.
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No, it just doesn't work. The updater-script inside the OTA package compares the checksums of the system apps to be patched, and aborts as soon as one doesn't match the previous stock ROM.
The only potential danger I see is the communication with the bootloader which kernel to boot - the OTA downloader (DMClient) somehow has to instruct the bootloader to load the recovery kernel to install the dlpkgfile from /cache, and if that process is still not understood by custom recovery creators (there were some problems apparently, I don't know if they are solved), you might end up with a device that only boots into the recovery and not into Android.
Thanks. I will.
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Hey guys,
my asus transformer pas infinity which i own like two years now, has been just refusing to come on... it keeps on restarting and restarting . any way you guys can help me out?
Reser\/ed_TT said:
Hey guys,
my asus transformer pas infinity which i own like two years now, has been just refusing to come on... it keeps on restarting and restarting . any way you guys can help me out?
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Are you running stock? Which version? Have you tried downloading the stock image from Asus and manually updating?
sbdags said:
Are you running stock? Which version? Have you tried downloading the stock image from Asus and manually updating?
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um, im so going to sound like i know nothing about technology................................................................but yes its stock never rooted nor gave any issues like this before. version, im not sure is there a way i can find that out without having to turn it on? as thats kinda not possible
have not tried dowloading anything . i just factory reset it to see if that helps....
How did you factory reset? From the Settings menu and then it started to bootloop?
Or did you figure out how to get into the bootloader menu and used the Wipe Data option there?
If you did the latter already your last option (short of sending it in for repair) is to reflash the firmware.
Here's a step-by-step that I updated fairly recently: http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...e-firmware-tf700-tf701-tf300-tf101-tf201.html
anyway to find path?
if i cant get my tab on how do i know what sku to use?
trial and error?
Reser\/ed_TT said:
if i cant get my tab on how do i know what sku to use?
trial and error?
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Hold down volume down and power when powering on and it will stop on the bootloader screen. It will tell you your current version and sku in the top left.
tab working
guys thank you soooo much, you just basically taught me about rooting my device along with the steps provided. hehe
but my infinty is back up n running as of last night.
again guys bless you all so much with all the desires you guys got.
humbly grateful.
Reserved,
Trinidad & Tobago
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Hey guys,
it did come on and work properly for a while, but after installing just a few apps, i held the power button and hit resart. and well it has not restarted since.
im unsure if i did something wrong on the initial root and install. i followed the instructions step by step. grr :crying:
so? is it advisable to go back into the bootloader menu, wipe data again, and try the install again?
NO!!!
Never wipe data from bootloader or Settings with a custom recovery installed!
Do it in recovery to your heart's content but nowhere else.
I don't have time to research your story right now and no idea what steps you followed, so I'm not giving any advice right now. Maybe someone else can, I'll be back tonight...
So, i got accepted to the nougat beta but i decided to hold off until later to install it. I finally decided to take the plunge and just to be sure i wiped my device and then installed it just to be sure that no problems arose.
After it installed i was greeted with the usual startup procedure but when it came to signing in there was no keyboard, only google voice typing which doesn't work for passwords. As a result i am now left with a phone with an unlocked bootloader and factory reset protection on without any way to get past setup (unless anyone knows a glitch/bug)
Any advice on the situation??
colliflower1107 said:
So, i got accepted to the nougat beta but i decided to hold off until later to install it. I finally decided to take the plunge and just to be sure i wiped my device and then installed it just to be sure that no problems arose.
After it installed i was greeted with the usual startup procedure but when it came to signing in there was no keyboard, only google voice typing which doesn't work for passwords. As a result i am now left with a phone with an unlocked bootloader and factory reset protection on without any way to get past setup (unless anyone knows a glitch/bug)
Any advice on the situation??
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It happened the same to me!
I had to rollback to b131 and do the update again.
Check my thread here
ViCioPT said:
It happened the same to me!
I had to rollback to b131 and do the update again.
Check my thread here
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Thank you SOOO much!!! It worked
colliflower1107 said:
Thank you SOOO much!!! It worked
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No problem, just thank me pushing Thanks button on the thread
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That is strange. I wonder if this is due to a software issue.
ViCioPT said:
It happened the same to me!
I had to rollback to b131 and do the update again.
Check my thread here
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Isn't it easier to just download an APK for a keyboard (E. g. Google keyboard, Swiftkey) and install that via ADB or push it to the phone and install it?
FreeLineTM said:
Isn't it easier to just download an APK for a keyboard (E. g. Google keyboard, Swiftkey) and install that via ADB or push it to the phone and install it?
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I just installed a keyboard apk and it fixed that issue for me.
Similar issue
Just encountered a very similar problem, (sorry if I don't explain well enough, I'm a newbie with this stuff) with a uk L09 model.
I recently had to reinstall an app using adb due to compatibility issues preventing me from using it. due to a misunderstanding on my part, I believed I needed to install it to an external sd card, rather than the /sdcard/ directory, this came up with some errors that I'm still unsure of, specifically it claimed the sd card was read-only despite me still being able to conventionally copy a file onto it and then play it back, so I went about looking for how to make it writeable, all solutions to this pointed to rooting the phone, so I decided to try that, I got as far as unlocking the bootloader, and failed to flash, after much frustration, I re-read the original advice for the app and managed to install it successfully. because the original issue was resolved, I decided not to finish rooting as It turns out, I didn't need it.
The next day I went about trying to re-lock the bootloader, this worked, but when I hard reset it, it directs me through the login process, at which point, I cannot proceed because there is no keyboard available. I still have the default recovery, I can use fastboot but not regular adb, and I cannot get to settings. I tried unlocking again through fastboot, but it returned command not allowed, reading other guides, it seems my only option involves the rollback, but I don't currently have a microsd adapter to put files directly onto it without using the phone, I've ordered one, but I'm unsure if it will allow me to considering even fastboot continue returned (Remote: Command not allowed). so far I've had no luck in flashing anything, so I'm incredibly nervous that my phone's effectively bricked.
Thank you for reading
Rommco05 said:
If you have relocked bootloader can't fastboot and adb. Try download this zip. Make dload folder in root of your internal storage. Unzip files and pu to dload. Turn phone off and turn on with holding vol+/vol-/on,off buttons, this can may help
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I can't access my phone's internal storage because it defaults to charge only, and does not allow me to change the access to enable file transfer because I cannot get past the login due to the lack of keyboard.
Rommco05 said:
So, anyway you will need sdcard
edit: u can't skip all settings?
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No, it requires a google account which was previously synced, which I can't input, sadly. microsd reader has been ordered, will have to wait a little while though.