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recover options for bricked TF700 Please Help!!!

I just got my TF 700 and rooted an unlocked it, and all was ok, but then installed an app from the app store and now I only get "booting recovery kernel image" I was able to boot to APX mode install the driver and use Universal root toolkit for the TF and install the firmware from ASUS website but I think the boot image file is the problem. The transformer.bct is not for the TF700. Thanks in advace for any help.

xdatester11 said:
I just got my TF 700 and rooted an unlocked it, and all was ok, but then installed an app from the app store and now I only get "booting recovery kernel image" I was able to boot to APX mode install the driver and use Universal root toolkit for the TF and install the firmware from ASUS website but I think the boot image file is the problem. The transformer.bct is not for the TF700. Thanks in advace for any help.
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Are you able to boot in recovery?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2

Pretoriano80 said:
Are you able to boot in recovery?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2
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No I cannot boot into recovery only APX mode and use nvflash. I am able to flash files. I have flashed the factory firmware from Asus. I think it is the boot image that is still bad. I used the recovery tool BRK_RootKit_v8.0_final to flash the image file but it tries to flash the original TF transformer.bct boot file. I think If I had the correct transformer.bct for the TF700 it would work.

xdatester11 said:
No I cannot boot into recovery only APX mode and use nvflash. I am able to flash files. I have flashed the factory firmware from Asus. I think it is the boot image that is still bad. I used the recovery tool BRK_RootKit_v8.0_final to flash the image file but it tries to flash the original TF transformer.bct boot file. I think If I had the correct transformer.bct for the TF700 it would work.
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AFAIK the nvflash method doesn't work for TF700 and is possible that you really bricked your device... The only solutionn i can see is to flash a recovery in fastboot mod and flash the Asus stock from there,but if you can't even boot in fastboot then i don't see any other way to recover the device.

xdatester11 said:
No I cannot boot into recovery only APX mode and use nvflash. I am able to flash files. I have flashed the factory firmware from Asus. I think it is the boot image that is still bad. I used the recovery tool BRK_RootKit_v8.0_final to flash the image file but it tries to flash the original TF transformer.bct boot file. I think If I had the correct transformer.bct for the TF700 it would work.
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I was hoping someone would be willing to make a backup of their file using nvflash. I think the zip should help.

xdatester11 said:
I was hoping someone would be willing to make a backup of their file using nvflash. I think the zip should help.
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NVFlash works with the TF700??? That's news to me!
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2

xdatester11 said:
I was hoping someone would be willing to make a backup of their file using nvflash. I think the zip should help.
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Sorry mate,but according to this --> http://androidroot.mobi/2012/07/15/nvflash-for-tegra3-transformer-prime/ <-- i don't think you will be able to use nvflash for recovery and it clearly states that you need to get fastboot working in order to use that method. (to get in fastboot mode press Volume down + Power and release the buttons when the message about having 5 second to press Volume Up shows...if this work you will get to a menu with the "USB icon" wich means boot in fastboot mode).
P.S : Can you tell us why you had to mess with nvflash?That is the most advanced way to recover/backup the Transformer 101/201 series and you have really high chances to brick your device for good.
EDIT: I don't think someone here will be able to make a backup for you with nvflash...it will only lead to more bricks.
EDIT 2: Can you please tell us the name of the app that bricked your device so we can avoid other people bricking their device?

The app was transformer reboot recovery I think.
I only used nvflash because it was the only option left as the tab wouldn't work with adb or fastboot.
I guess I'll keep it as a paper weight.

xdatester11 said:
The app was transformer reboot recovery I think.
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weird, ive been using that app for a couple of days with no issues. but now I think I will uninstall it until someone can confirm that this causes problems.

henbone11 said:
weird, ive been using that app for a couple of days with no issues. but now I think I will uninstall it until someone can confirm that this causes problems.
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Yes,i also used that app with no issue,but one of the developers behind TWRP advised to not use it at all,because if for some reason your recovery gets corrupted (that app send a custom command to boot into recovery) the device will boot loop trying to get in recovery and without nvflash we don't have many options to recover from that.
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KEEP AWAY from that app for the moment,just stick with the old good " Volume Down + Power and then Volume UP " method to get into recovery.

Same issues here as well
I had rooted the TF700 ( as i wanted to download a market fix for my region, as i wasnt able to download GTA III) and had installed the eris market fix app :sillymy stupidity) it changed certain values to the original market application. After a reset/ reboot i was stuck at the powered by Nvidia Screen. I tried colding booting/ wiping etc non would work. I tried reinstalling the boot/system files through fastboot still no luck. what i cant understand is the fastboot setup seems to work when i id the Device it shows:
"? Fastboot"
i can reboot, push the system/ boot and recovery files, but cant boot into recovery mode. i have even pushed the twrp 2.2 file through fastboot. My only bet would be to boot into recovery so that i could mount and push custom roms.
I have even tried flashing the rom update through the following command "Fastboot flash update filename" however i get the archive cannot find android-info.txt error .
Is there anyway i could boot into recovery. (previously i could boot into recovery, but when i formatted/ erased the system and boot files i only get 2 options 1. Wipe Data & Cache & 2. Fastboot (USB). I tried holding the vol down button and the power button but that just puts me into blank screen mode and the APX driver pops up on the device manager.
I had to uninstall all my current drivers supporting asus and manually select the asus fastboot interface to get the fastboot working.
Any ideas would be helpful.

shasan2 said:
I had rooted the TF700 ( as i wanted to download a market fix for my region, as i wasnt able to download GTA III) and had installed the eris market fix app :sillymy stupidity) it changed certain values to the original market application. After a reset/ reboot i was stuck at the powered by Nvidia Screen. I tried colding booting/ wiping etc non would work. I tried reinstalling the boot/system files through fastboot still no luck. what i cant understand is the fastboot setup seems to work when i id the Device it shows:
"? Fastboot"
i can reboot, push the system/ boot and recovery files, but cant boot into recovery mode. i have even pushed the twrp 2.2 file through fastboot. My only bet would be to boot into recovery so that i could mount and push custom roms.
I have even tried flashing the rom update through the following command "Fastboot flash update filename" however i get the archive cannot find android-info.txt error .
Is there anyway i could boot into recovery. (previously i could boot into recovery, but when i formatted/ erased the system and boot files i only get 2 options 1. Wipe Data & Cache & 2. Fastboot (USB). I tried holding the vol down button and the power button but that just puts me into blank screen mode and the APX driver pops up on the device manager.
I had to uninstall all my current drivers supporting asus and manually select the asus fastboot interface to get the fastboot working.
Any ideas would be helpful.
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1The first step is to get your recovery back and working...here's a how-to:
1) Download the recovery from here
2) Follow the instruction on how to flash the recovery in fastboot mode
If the flash went good and you can get in recovery mode follow this steps:
1)Download the 9.4.5.26 firmware from Asus site (the SKU for your region)
2)Extract the .zip file somewere on your desktop (the result will be another .zip file,use it for step 3)
3)Put the extracted zip to a MicroSD card
4)Insert the MicroSD card in your tablet and boot into recovery
5)Install the zip from recovery and restard when done
If all goes well your tablet will be again up and running

Ray of Teamwin
:good::good::good:Thanks a million, seeing the team win screen relieved me. The only problem is i cant boot into recovery (teamwin screen is visible)through the wipe data mode, wherein everything is wiped and it reboots automatically. I cant seem to force the table into recovery without this is there any fastboot command which i can use to force the tablet into recovery.

Need Stock Boot, Recovery, System img
Still no luck with the recovery mode. Every time i wipe the device it automatically reboots. I was wondering if i could get hold of stock recovery, boot and system .img files so that i can push them or flash them through fastboot.
i tried using the blob pack and unpack but i cant seem to get around the blob header thing.
Anyone to spare me stock .img files

End of Infinity
Okay my frustration has led me to "fastboot erase bootloader" and now i am permanently stuck in APX mode.
However as nvflash is not avaliable for tf700t i guess i wont be using this for quiet sometime. Unless nvflash is made available

shasan2 said:
Okay my frustration has led me to "fastboot erase bootloader" and now i am permanently stuck in APX mode.
However as nvflash is not avaliable for tf700t i guess i wont be using this for quiet sometime. Unless nvflash is made available
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There's a thread (I can't find it again) that talks about this "Reboot into Recovery" app and how it might be bricking TF700T's. This guy wrote in, because he could not get to the recovery menu at all any more and could not do the "PWR+VOL-DOWN" combo. Nothing would happen. Maybe this was the thread, I don't know.
An XDA Mod in another thread said the app *might* be bricking them, but was waiting for confirmation before posting that it does.
I wish to confirm that IT DOES BRICK TF700T's! IT DOES!!!
And there is NOT A DAMN THING you can do! Your PC will not even recognize that the device is connected! You cannot get to the little icons to pick USB Mode, or whatever it's called.
This is the free app, not the other pay one in the Market. I don't know about that one, but this one is called, "Reboot into Recovery" and if you can somehow find that thread if I don't and just copy my post there, I would really appreciate it! I just want to warn people, ya know?
Also, using ANY of the "ROM Managers", whether it's CWM's, or GooMgr's, will take away all ability to get to a recovery menu at boot, at all! The device will still work and everything and boot to your Home Screen and everything. It won't be bricked like the app listed above does to it, but it will take away your recovery menu altogether and the PWR+VOLDOWN thing won't work any more either.
You can Unlock the TF700T, you can Root it. But you cannot use ANY ROM Mgr and you cannot use that Reboot into Recovery app.
But the app I listed above WILL BRICK YOUR DEVICE BEYOND ANY RECOVERY METHOD!
Please pass this on, I am confirming the experience. It doesn't matter if others say it worked for them. It is bricking them at random and even one of the guys who reviewed the app (diff guy than the one who posted here) said it bricked his. It is happening! It is not the user messing up! I did do it right!
Thanks!

I'm not sure if you are talking about the app named "Transformer Reboot to Recovery", but that particular app works fine on the TF700 - I use it all of the time.
The only time that it *can* cause problems is if your recovery is already corrupt or there is some other issue, in which case it can cause a bootloop.
But, if there are no issues, it works fine... There is a risk involved, like I said, if there are pre-existing problems with your device, but if you know that everything is working fine on your device, the app mentioned above works fine.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2

jtrosky said:
I'm not sure if you are talking about the app named "Transformer Reboot to Recovery", but that particular app works fine on the TF700 - I use it all of the time.
The only time that it *can* cause problems is if your recovery is already corrupt or there is some other issue, in which case it can cause a bootloop.
But, if there are no issues, it works fine... There is a risk involved, like I said, if there are pre-existing problems with your device, but if you know that everything is working fine on your device, the app mentioned above works fine.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2
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No offense, but I think a huge problem in forums, is that people don't read carefully.
1) I think you are referring to the paid app. Read what I said about that.
2) You're saying what you're saying, in a thread started by a guy who had a running device and who didn't after using the app.
3) I said that it bricks them AT RANDOM.
4) Another problem with forums, is that whenever someone has a problem, A LOT of users want to post responses that ignore the users' experience and they want to act like the problem doesn't "really" exist. If multiple people are posting the same problem, then IT DOES EXIST. It just doesn't exist for YOU! But something working for you, does not mean it works for everybody and it does not mean there is a problem with their device, nor that they did something wrong.
5) And yet another problem with forums, is that when someone like me points things like this out, many users will respond by jumping on me, instead of those who try to make the guy feel like he's hallucinating and who, instead of trying to help him out, or just keep their mouths shut if they have nothing helpful to offer, think the right thing to do is to argue with the person having the problem.
These forums are for help and information. If someone has neither to offer the person, or at least warn others, then why are they responding at all? And why would anyone defend someone doing that?! It's ridiculous! But that's what typically happens, especially in XDA doe some reason (lots of snobs here, who like to prove they are, by doing as I just described).
The bottom line is, you do not run the app I talked about and even if you did, that does not take away from the experience that some have had and the best thing, is to avoid the app, because there's a risk involved and there is no recovery from it. I decided to warn people. You decided to tell us that we're hallucinating and that people should use the app. You did not carefully read what I wrote, or you would have checked the Market to see what the name of the app that does not have a pay version is. The one I am talking about does not.
I will tell you this. I am posting this from my laptop, because I had to return my Tablet and have a replacement shipped and now I have to spend a few days getting it all set up again the way I had it.
Avoid the ROM Mgr apps on the TF700T. And avoid the free app called "Reboot into Recovery". A user told me about it for my device, who had seen it used successfully. However, if you look at the reviews in the Market, you'll see that one of them says it bricked his *WORKING* *FINE* tablet and this thread right here has told you about two more. So just believe it and don't criticize, huh?
Okay Mods, feel free to jump on me again, just like last time.

I agree with many of your points, Zeuszoos, and thanks for pointing that out, but I believe there are many senior members at XDA willing to help if they have knowledge/abilities to do so, that's been my experience so far and hopefully it can be yours too. Of course, a little SEARCH won't hurt before posting one's problem, as you reasonably mentioned yourself
"reboot to recovery" has been in my apps STICKY thread in the sections "apps to avoid" (RED) for quite some time now after first reports of bricking users' devices started popping up and I believe it has helped some users who did a little reading before clicking...

[Q] Stuck on boot Asus spinning wheel

First I'd like to thank the mods and everyone who contributes to this forum. It's an invaluable resource. Now to my problem.
Asus Tf700 is unlocked and rooted on latest TWRP recovery, which does work. However, after making a backup with the new TWRP version, the tablet is stuck on the boot screen (spinning wheel). Last week I flashed a JB ROM, didn't like it, so went back to ICS with the .30 firmware. Flashed it using old version of TWRP from micro-SD card. Device has been working fine since then. I tried reflashing the .30 kernel again using the same method. It installs kernel, but no luck, still stuck on boot screen. Then I tried TWRP restore, using the new restore file. It restores, but goes to the boot screen and just spins. Any ideas? nvFlash is unavailable to me. What else can I do? Should I try a factory restore in TWRP? I'll keep messing with it later today, but any suggestions are appreciated.

When you install a stock rom, doesnt it install back the stock recovery? I would try reflashing twrp and installing cleanrom, keep it as stock as possible and see if it boots.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T Infinity using Tapatalk HD
Rom: CleanRom 3.4.4

A spinning Asus wheel is always recoverable.
You have some incompatible rom / kernel / bootloader / data combination I suspect. It's easily done.
I'd make sure you are on a more recent version of TWRP - something like 2.3.1.0 or 2.3.3.0 that supports ICS and JB. It's very dangerous leaving such an old version of TWRP if you go to JB.....
Personally I'd update TWRP to 2.3.1.0 and then install the latest JB file from the Asus website to start with.

missiveusa said:
First I'd like to thank the mods and everyone who contributes to this forum. It's an invaluable resource. Now to my problem.
Asus Tf700 is unlocked and rooted on latest TWRP recovery, which does work. However, after making a backup with the new TWRP version, the tablet is stuck on the boot screen (spinning wheel). Last week I flashed a JB ROM, didn't like it, so went back to ICS with the .30 firmware. Flashed it using old version of TWRP from micro-SD card. Device has been working fine since then. I tried reflashing the .30 kernel again using the same method. It installs kernel, but no luck, still stuck on boot screen. Then I tried TWRP restore, using the new restore file. It restores, but goes to the boot screen and just spins. Any ideas? nvFlash is unavailable to me. What else can I do? Should I try a factory restore in TWRP? I'll keep messing with it later today, but any suggestions are appreciated.
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1. What bootloader are you on currently? (See 4)
2. By flashing the ".30 kernel" I assume you mean flashing the .30 stock ROM, am I right?
Your device went into a hung boot after making the backup, so I'm not really surprised it does exactly the same when you restore that backup. Have you tried flashing .30 stock ROM again?
3. Which recovery do you currently have? As Tylorw1 said, if you flash a full stock ROM, you'll reflash everything, up to and including the bootloader and recovery.
4. If you still have fastboot available (pick the USB symbol instead of RCK after POWER+VOL_DOWNing), you might want to try to reflash either TWRP or CWM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1926286 for the latter; I have VERY limited experience with the former and you may well have more than me ).
Updating your bootloader just to be sure is recommended, as most current ROMs will not boot properly without it.
Has the fiddling brought any new points of view, or new discoveries?

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Just got in from work. Of course can't do anything else but try to get this unworking device to boot. Not in panic mode yet, as I assume if I get to the spinning wheel, there is hope for recovery.
Just flashed back to the stock ROM, which indeed restored stock recovery. Still would not boot past Asus wheel. Now I will attempt to install the latest TWRP version using fastboot, then try to flash new ROM. Panic is slowly creeping in, but I think I just need to keep at it. How should I proceed once latest version of TWRP is installed? Backup? Flash? Android is new territory for me, a bit rockier than Windows. If this were a laptop on Windows 7 I'd be up and running already . Thanx for the replies and any help.
OK. I used stock recovery to to a system restore. That worked, but of course all user data and apps are gone. Assume root access is also history, so it's just a matter of getting root access and restoring apps. I made a backup to SD card using Titanium Backup. Can I restore from here using the backup file, or should I just stop complaining and be happy I got the damn thing to boot?!!! No big deal really: I'm back to STOCK .26, virgin device (except for being unlocked). Guess I'll get root and move on. Thanks. Great work here. I've learned a lot browsing these forums. Maybe one day I'll graduate from N00B status!

missiveusa said:
Just got in from work. Of course can't do anything else but try to get this unworking device to boot. Not in panic mode yet, as I assume if I get to the spinning wheel, there is hope for recovery.
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Agreed.
Just flashed back to the stock ROM, which indeed restored stock recovery. Still would not boot past Asus wheel. Now I will attempt to install the latest TWRP version using fastboot, then try to flash new ROM. Panic is slowly creeping in, but I think I just need to keep at it. How should I proceed once latest version of TWRP is installed? Backup?
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No use -- it won't boot.
Flash?
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CROMI, redownload, hash check.
Android is new territory for me, a bit rockier than Windows. If this were a laptop on Windows 7 I'd be up and running already .
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I know exactly what you're talking about. Was there once as well, and still it is changing so fast it's hard to keep up.
Thanx for the replies and any help.
OK. I used stock recovery to to a system restore. That worked, but of course all user data and apps are gone. Assume root access is also history, so it's just a matter of getting root access and restoring apps. I made a backup to SD card using Titanium Backup. Can I restore from here using the backup file, or should I just stop complaining and be happy I got the damn thing to boot?!!!
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I would not take the chance, and just leave it as it is.
No big deal really: I'm back to STOCK .26, virgin
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<< and still complaining?
device (except for being unlocked). Guess I'll get root and move on. Thanks. Great work here. I've learned a lot browsing these forums. Maybe one day I'll graduate from N00B status!
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Maybe...
J/K!
You've done great, and I am happy to hear you got it up and running. I started out answering before reading your post in full, assuming it wasn;t fixed yet. Left the comments for reference (and fun, or mockery... -- good job, see you around!

same issue
Hi,
I have a same issue. I still was using the original ROM of ASUS. Now JB.
The device was once rooted in ICS, but that was lost when going to JB. And I did not yet try to reroot it. I was running JB already several months.
The device is unlocked, but I did not install a custom boatloader yet.
This week I was working in the car. Using the 3G connection of my phone and shared it via bluetooth to my pad to access my mails.
Suddenly the pad rebooted, and it never got further than the ASUS screen with the spinning wheel.
I can boot in recovery mode (power and V-), but then I cannot use my V+ buttom. I can only select the RCK, but unfortunately, It's not succesful. I first get the android with open lid and the spinning ball, but after a few seconds it changes to the android with the open lid laying on his bag with the red triangle on it. And it stays like this forever.
I cannot seem to enter fastboot mode (power and V+)
any suggenstion? All data can be erased. No problem as long as the tablet is working again.

TeTTiweTTi said:
Hi,
I have a same issue. I still was using the original ROM of ASUS. Now JB.
The device was once rooted in ICS, but that was lost when going to JB. And I did not yet try to reroot it. I was running JB already several months.
The device is unlocked, but I did not install a custom boatloader yet.
This week I was working in the car. Using the 3G connection of my phone and shared it via bluetooth to my pad to access my mails.
Suddenly the pad rebooted, and it never got further than the ASUS screen with the spinning wheel.
I can boot in recovery mode (power and V-), but then I cannot use my V+ buttom. I can only select the RCK, but unfortunately, It's not succesful. I first get the android with open lid and the spinning ball, but after a few seconds it changes to the android with the open lid laying on his bag with the red triangle on it. And it stays like this forever.
I cannot seem to enter fastboot mode (power and V+)
any suggenstion? All data can be erased. No problem as long as the tablet is working again.
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When you hold down vol- and power button to boot into stock recovery, then when you see white text on the screen, let go both buttons, then hitting the Vol down button to move the highlighted to USB icon, can you try that?
Edit: if that's working move the highlighted to the "WIPE" icon, then hit Volume up twice, this will perform factory reset and wipe all your data and reset your device back to factory setup. You will see the Android spinning for awhile then your tablet will reboot and you will have to do the setup again, just like when you just brought the device.

buhohitr said:
When you hold down vol- and power button to boot into stock recovery, then when you see white text on the screen, let go both buttons, then hitting the Vol down button to move the highlighted to USB icon, can you try that?
Edit: if that's working move the highlighted to the "WIPE" icon, then hit Volume up twice, this will perform factory reset and wipe all your data and reset your device back to factory setup. You will see the Android spinning for awhile then your tablet will reboot and you will have to do the setup again, just like when you just brought the device.
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Thanks for your help. I can boot into stock recovery. But I could move to the USB icon or the the Wipe Icon previously. Now I was able to select the Wipe Data Icon and currently I'm at the virgin "Welcome" screen again.
I don't understand why now it's working and previously not. Did I switch the v- and v+ button? If that's the case, I'm even a bigger idiot then I thought :silly:
Anyhow, All well that ends well.

Stuck on spinning wheel as well
sbdags said:
A spinning Asus wheel is always recoverable.
You have some incompatible rom / kernel / bootloader / data combination I suspect. It's easily done.
I'd make sure you are on a more recent version of TWRP - something like 2.3.1.0 or 2.3.3.0 that supports ICS and JB. It's very dangerous leaving such an old version of TWRP if you go to JB.....
Personally I'd update TWRP to 2.3.1.0 and then install the latest JB file from the Asus website to start with.
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Hi sdbags! Thanks for all the work that you have put in to make this rom!
I am stuck on the spinning wheel as well. I installed cromi x last week. The tab was working okay. Very laggy, was very disappointed. I guess I did something wrong? Last night I used lagfix and rebooted. Since then the tablet has been stuck on the spinning wheel stage. I am pretty sure I installed the latest version of TWRP and checked I had the latest bootloader. Can I check these things now? Also if they are outdated how I do I update them if my tablet wont boot up?
Thanks!

TransformingPad said:
Hi sdbags! Thanks for all the work that you have put in to make this rom!
I am stuck on the spinning wheel as well. I installed cromi x last week. The tab was working okay. Very laggy, was very disappointed. I guess I did something wrong? Last night I used lagfix and rebooted. Since then the tablet has been stuck on the spinning wheel stage. I am pretty sure I installed the latest version of TWRP and checked I had the latest bootloader. Can I check these things now? Also if they are outdated how I do I update them if my tablet wont boot up?
Thanks!
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Lagfix takes a good 20 mins to complete, even though it says it has finished after 5. I wonder if you rebooted too early. If you have sync off it can cause corruption on the data partition which might be your issue.
The fix is to format data from the twrp wipe menu and reflash. You will lose Everything on internal so back up in twrp first please.

Sigh - all for naught

stuck on spinning cyan screen
i rooted the tf700t and installed twrp, flash cm 10.2 rc 1, then rebooted and now it is stuck on boot screen. now i find i cant get back to stock recovery or twrp to correct the issue or bootloader. anyway that my tablet isnt totalled?

tcemle said:
i rooted the tf700t and installed twrp, flash cm 10.2 rc 1, then rebooted and now it is stuck on boot screen. now i find i cant get back to stock recovery or twrp to correct the issue or bootloader. anyway that my tablet isnt totalled?
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Why can't you go back? Vol down and power doesn't work?
CM requires you to be on the 10.6.1.14.4+ bootloader first. Also a wipe before installing is mandatory.

sbdags said:
Why can't you go back? Vol down and power doesn't work?
CM requires you to be on the 10.6.1.14.4+ bootloader first. Also a wipe before installing is mandatory.
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i have tried several times to use the vol- and power buttons but it doesnt seem to work. i press them and then i feel like its trying but doesnt go anywhere just stays on the black screen. adb recognizes the tablet but says it is offline because the boot screen is stuck. it usually only took a few seconds for it to go to the fastboot screen but nothing now. any ideas, if i get to the fastboot i can correct the problem.

tcemle said:
i have tried several times to use the vol- and power buttons but it doesnt seem to work. i press them and then i feel like its trying but doesnt go anywhere just stays on the black screen. adb recognizes the tablet but says it is offline because the boot screen is stuck. it usually only took a few seconds for it to go to the fastboot screen but nothing now. any ideas, if i get to the fastboot i can correct the problem.
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Hmm that sounds like apx mode to me. If you didn't save nvflash backups I suspect it has bricked

I just updated to KitKat via this threat: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52214068
I noticed that the tablet was running excessively slow and so I decided to do a Factory Reset from within the tablets Setting. Now it's rebooted and it's sitting at the Android and the spinning thing in it's chest for more than 5 mins. Does it normally take this long?

stuck itwrp 2.7.0.0
Hey guys
Long time reader 1st time asking for help. Had tf700t unlocked, rooted and running cm 10.2.1 with twrp 2.6.3.1. Tried several times to load cm 11 and met only with failure. Read a post to try twrp 2.7.0.0. Loaded twrp 2.7.0.0, via goo, backed up everything and tried to flash cm 11. Tablet stuck in wipe mode for 90 minutes. (didn't even get a chance to load it!) I stopped it and re-started into twrp 2.7.0.0. Tried to recover and got pictured error, basically stating that at the wiping data point - E:Unable to mount '/data'. Tried to flash new rom and get the same thing. I can get into recovery but that is about it..............spock help me

gothamhill said:
Hey guys
Long time reader 1st time asking for help. Had tf700t unlocked, rooted and running cm 10.2.1 with twrp 2.6.3.1. Tried several times to load cm 11 and met only with failure. Read a post to try twrp 2.7.0.0. Loaded twrp 2.7.0.0, via goo, backed up everything and tried to flash cm 11. Tablet stuck in wipe mode for 90 minutes. (didn't even get a chance to load it!) I stopped it and re-started into twrp 2.7.0.0. Tried to recover and got pictured error, basically stating that at the wiping data point - E:Unable to mount '/data'. Tried to flash new rom and get the same thing. I can get into recovery but that is about it..............spock help me
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TWRP 2.7 does take a long time to wipe. You shouldn't have interrupted it. Now you probably have a corrupted data partition and you will have to format it. That will erase all your data, but if the nandroid you made was successful, that should not be a problem.

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berndblb said:
TWRP 2.7 does take a long time to wipe. You shouldn't have interrupted it. Now you probably have a corrupted data partition and you will have to format it. That will erase all your data, but if the nandroid you made was successful, that should not be a problem.
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1st of all thank you, unfortunately the nandroid bu was on a laptop that was stolen. Anything else I can do?

[Q] Loaded Wrong TWRP on TF300T and can only access APX mode

Hello,
I loaded the wrong version of TWRP on my TF300T. When it rebooted it loaded CM10.1 just fine. I then rebooted a second time in recovery mode and I have been stuck at the ASUS screen with the "device is unlocked" message. I am able to get into APX mode but my research has shown that mode doesn't do me any good if I haven't ran a nvflash backup. I am stuck and I would appreciate some advice or suggestions. I wonder what the factory reset fee would be from ASUS.
Thank you for your responses!

what version where you on? what version did you load that you think you shouldn't? Can you enter recovery mode? fastboot mode? I used fastboot to fix my recovery TWRP just can't find the thread I got my info from.
if your seeing the asus screen like you say I don't think it has anything to do with your recovery. I just went though fixing my mistake and breaking my install of TWRP 2.4.4 patched had to install 2.5 TWRP and when I restored my backup 2.4.4 was back and working again. anyway while the recovery was broken I could still run the stock rom that was installed at that time. I think if your on the asus screen your kernel has an issue.
I don't know where I read about issues like this but I know others have had em and recovered search or someone else should be able to point in a direction but have hope doesn't sound bricked yet.
Sent from my Customized Transformer TF300T using TapaTalk HD

macgyver40 said:
what version where you on? what version did you load that you think you shouldn't? Can you enter recovery mode? fastboot mode? I used fastboot to fix my recovery TWRP just can't find the thread I got my info from.
if your seeing the asus screen like you say I don't think it has anything to do with your recovery. I just went though fixing my mistake and breaking my install of TWRP 2.4.4 patched had to install 2.5 TWRP and when I restored my backup 2.4.4 was back and working again. anyway while the recovery was broken I could still run the stock rom that was installed at that time. I think if your on the asus screen your kernel has an issue.
I don't know where I read about issues like this but I know others have had em and recovered search or someone else should be able to point in a direction but have hope doesn't sound bricked yet.
Sent from my Customized Transformer TF300T using TapaTalk HD
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Thanks for the speedy response =)
Version History: Stock 4.1 -> CM 10.1 Nightly 0503 or 0429. I had CWM on it before trying to load openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-tf300t-ICS.blob using the terminal emulator method. I think I should have loaded the JB blob but the warning on the TWRP site said to use that if you ran the offical OTA update, which I never did so I stuck with the ICS. It installed fine, then rebooted into CM 10.1 just fine. I then rebooted from there into recovery and have been stuck at the ASUS screen since.
The Vol + - button keeps me in the ASUS screen. Reset button keeps me in the asus screen. Vol + + puts me in APX mode.
I try running fastboot in APX mode but it hangs stating "waiting for device" so I don't think it'll work in APX mode.
Thanks.
T

Try waiting for the battery to die, then boot in CM10 and flash the correct recovery.

c0ded said:
Try waiting for the battery to die, then boot in CM10 and flash the correct recovery.
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I bled it last night. I'll try booting it this evening. Thanks!

racet said:
I bled it last night. I'll try booting it this evening. Thanks!
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No luck. I bled it twice and I'm still stuck at the ASUS logo with "the device is unlocked"
Am I looking at repair here?

If you send it in for repair, ASUS will charge you $198. I suggest you buy a replacement motherboard off of eBay and replace it with the one in your tablet. Also, to save other people's tablets from bricks, you may want to look into this petition.

if you get stuck in fastboot mode then there is a zip file I will find the thread again and it has cmd files that run the fastboot stuff. I was stuck not able to use fastboot commands and then the zip I found worked like a charm.
its a zip file called adb-t.. instructions where to put the twrp.blob in the folder and the update in my case 10.6.1.15.3.zip and it flashed it even though i couldn't manually do it. really wish I could find that thread but I don't have my laptop right now
Sent from my Customized Transformer TF300T using TapaTalk HD

c0ded said:
If you send it in for repair, ASUS will charge you $198. I suggest you buy a replacement motherboard off of
Wow 200$ what a load. To what degree of difficulty are we talking with replacing the mobo? Ifixit makes it look doable, yet at the end he messed up his LCD screen.
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macgyver40 said:
if you get stuck in fastboot mode then there is a zip file I will find the thread again and it has cmd files that run the fastboot stuff. I was stuck not able to use fastboot commands and then the zip I found worked like a charm.
its a zip file called adb-t.. instructions where to put the twrp.blob in the folder and the update in my case 10.6.1.15.3.zip and it flashed it even though i couldn't manually do it. really wish I could find that thread but I don't have my laptop right now
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I would def like to try it if you can find it.
T

please give me some time. laptop is home again but I need time to look thought my browser history to find the thread. I was searching TWRP 2.5 threads.
I could also find a place to drop the zip file its very small. you would just need the correct TWRP.blob file and a ROM if you want to do that also from this file set I found.
Sent from my Customized Transformer TF300T using TapaTalk HD
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2041528
found it. Hope this helps you like it helped me out of my broken recovery. once you download and add the files you want its pretty easy. the script in english makes it pretty easy to understand what your doing and hope it works since I know my TWRP was broken I couldn't even sit at the recover,android wipe screen for more then 3 mins without it bootlooping. I put it on that screen while connected to laptop ran the recovery flash and all went well installing TWRP 2.5 which I then recovered my backup and that even restored my 2.4.4 patch TWRP like nothing happened at all. tablet runs great and have made 3 backups that work after all this.
Good luck

macgyver40 said:
please give me some time. laptop is home again but I need time to look thought my browser history to find the thread. I was searching TWRP 2.5 threads.
I could also find a place to drop the zip file its very small. you would just need the correct TWRP.blob file and a ROM if you want to do that also from this file set I found.
Sent from my Customized Transformer TF300T using TapaTalk HD
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Please take your time. I have no problem waiting especially if the only solution is to drop 75$ on a replacement mobo.
You could send me the file via email or drop box if it's easier. I was going to use the TWRP 2.5 JB with CM 10.1 nightly. I appreciate all the help!
T

look at my please wait thread. found the link in 2 mins and added it above plus a little on why I used it and how bad mine was so to explain why I have hope for yours.
Sent from my Customized Transformer TF300T using TapaTalk HD

Power up your tablet while holding down the Vol- button, then wait until a menu appears on your tablet. Within 10 seconds, hit the Vol- button.
On your computer, run "fastboot devices". If it finds your tablet, then download the correct recovery (http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/tf300t/openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-tf300t-JB.blob), copy it to your fastboot directory, then flash it using:
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-tf300t-JB.blob
Followed by a reboot:
fastboot reboot

macgyver40 said:
look at my please wait thread. found the link in 2 mins and added it above plus a little on why I used it and how bad mine was so to explain why I have hope for yours.
Sent from my Customized Transformer TF300T using TapaTalk HD
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I tried running through your tread but none of the commands worked on the script. Probably because I can't get fastboot to work. When it tries to load a recovery it just states: "waiting for device" and sits there. =/

c0ded said:
Power up your tablet while holding down the Vol- button, then wait until a menu appears on your tablet. Within 10 seconds, hit the Vol- button.
On your computer, run "fastboot devices". If it finds your tablet, then download the correct recovery (http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/tf300t/openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-tf300t-JB.blob), copy it to your fastboot directory, then flash it using:
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-tf300t-JB.blob
Followed by a reboot:
fastboot reboot
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Thanks for the info. I am unable to get fastboot to recognize the device. The only way the PC recognizes it is via APX mode. Download mode just sits there at the ASUS screen and windows doesn't see any devices.

Still no love. Am I bleeding out the battery correctly? I am just running the boot screen until it dies then I try to power it on again.
I popped the back open today to see how difficult it would be to replace the mobo, doesn't look too bad. Just having difficulty finding a good online guide.
Also, just so I have the terminology straight, when the tf300t goes into a "boot loop" does it ever leave the asus screen and go black or does it just hang? Mine never goes black, just sits at the ASUS screen with "the device is unlocked" message. The only time I can get it to leave this screen is when I do a reboot and hold the + sign. then it goes black and APX is detected on windows.
Just wasn't sure if any of that information was useful.
T

One other solution is to unplug the battery for 30 minutes, then plug it back in.

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One other solution is to unplug the battery for 30 minutes, then plug it back in.
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Ok,
Tried disconnecting the mobo, no love. Ordered a new one for 75$ on ebay. Replaced the mobo and now the volume button doesn't work. Checked all the ribbon cables and they're snug. Probably broke something but I can't find what, so I am thinking of sucking that up. I can control volume with the settings. The only downfall is without a volume button I can't enter the boot loader, so no rooting/ cwm.
Least I'm back in business for now! And another positive is the mobo I received was 32 gig storage so it's like I got an upgrade... with a broken volume button =)

racet said:
Ok,
Tried disconnecting the mobo, no love. Ordered a new one for 75$ on ebay. Replaced the mobo and now the volume button doesn't work. Checked all the ribbon cables and they're snug. Probably broke something but I can't find what, so I am thinking of sucking that up. I can control volume with the settings. The only downfall is without a volume button I can't enter the boot loader, so no rooting/ cwm.
Least I'm back in business for now! And another positive is the mobo I received was 32 gig storage so it's like I got an upgrade... with a broken volume button =)
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Usually, the volume button does not fail. Remember the volume button connects to, but is NOT part of the mother board. If it feels stuck when you push it, that's because you snapped the back cover in wrong. You need to slide it in at the corner where the buttons (volume & power) are, then pop in the rest of it. Take it out and do it again.

[Q] Bricked?

Hi,
Someone gave me a Tf700t. On bootup it says unlocked, shows the Asus screen and then keeps rebooting. If I reboot and hold down the volume down arrow I get the menu with four choice ROC, Android, USB, Wipe.
When I press ROC I get the red triangle.
I've read many threads and I think this indicates its bricked and can't be recovered. I just want to confirm before I sell it for parts.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Mark

mmanis said:
Hi,
Someone gave me a Tf700t. On bootup it says unlocked, shows the Asus screen and then keeps rebooting. If I reboot and hold down the volume down arrow I get the menu with four choice ROC, Android, USB, Wipe.
When I press ROC I get the red triangle.
I've read many threads and I think this indicates its bricked and can't be recovered. I just want to confirm before I sell it for parts.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Mark
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Actually, since you do have access to the bootloader this may be recoverable.
You have 4 icons in the BL menu, so it's a ICS bootloader. The dead Droid on his back when you select RCK is normal - it's the stock recovery not finding a valid update file.
The easiest way to try to get your tablet back to life would be to download the full Asus firmware from here: http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T&p=28&s=1
Select "Android" as the OS. From the resulting list, choose the firmware for your SKU: US if you are in the USA.
If you are considering running a custom rom do yourself a favor and go for the 10.6.1.14.8 version, NOT the latest firmware 10.6.1.14.10. The .8 version can be rooted, the .10 not.
Download the .zip file, extract it ONCE, getting another zip and rename that file to: EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip
Copy that file to a FAT32 formatted microSD (that's the factory default) and insert it into the tablet.
Boot into recovery (Power and Volume Down, then Volume Up to select RCK) and hopefully the recovery will recognize the file and start to flash it. Be patient - it'll take a while. Wait for it to reboot.

berndblb said:
Actually, since you do have access to the bootloader this may be recoverable.
You have 4 icons in the BL menu, so it's a ICS bootloader. The dead Droid on his back when you select RCK is normal - it's the stock recovery not finding a valid update file.
The easiest way to try to get your tablet back to life would be to download the full Asus firmware from here:
Select "Android" as the OS. From the resulting list, choose the firmware for your SKU: US if you are in the USA.
If you are considering running a custom rom do yourself a favor and go for the 10.6.1.14.8 version, NOT the latest firmware 10.6.1.14.10. The .8 version can be rooted, the .10 not.
Download the .zip file, extract it ONCE, getting another zip and rename that file to: EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip
Copy that file to a FAT32 formatted microSD (that's the factory default) and insert it into the tablet.
Boot into recovery (Power and Volume Down, then Volume Up to select RCK) and hopefully the recovery will recognize the file and start to flash it. Be patient - it'll take a while. Wait for it to reboot.
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Well that partially worked. Thanks so much!!!
It was able to flash the firmware. It rebooted 5 times before the os came up. I then shut it down. When I turned it on it goes to the Asus screen and then keeps on rebooting indefinitely. I then hit the volume up and power button to reset and then it rebooted 5 times before the OS came up. BTW I flash with 10.6.1.14.10.
Any ideas?
Thanks again,
Mark

mmanis said:
Well that partially worked. Thanks so much!!!
It was able to flash the firmware. It rebooted 5 times before the os came up. I then shut it down. When I turned it on it goes to the Asus screen and then keeps on rebooting indefinitely. I then hit the volume up and power button to reset and then it rebooted 5 times before the OS came up. BTW I flash with 10.6.1.14.10.
Any ideas?
Thanks again,
Mark
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Hmm, still bootlooping.
Next thing I would try is to boot into the bootloader, select 'Wipe Data' with the Volume Down button, hit Volume Up execute.
And actually, before even booting back to system (that would be choosing the Android), I would reflash the firmware - just for good measure after the data wipe.
Can't wait to hear if that solves it!

So I downgraded to .8. Rooted. Was able to install TWRP. Reflashed, wiped and it still reboots multiple time before coming up. I tried to flash CyanogenMod but all I get is the spinning Cyanogen wheel. I was able to restore .8. Its not bricked anymore. Its just weird that it keeps rebooting before coming up. But at least its now consistent and will come up every time whether from power on or reset.
Thanks,
Mark

mmanis said:
So I downgraded to .8. Rooted. Was able to install TWRP. Reflashed, wiped and it still reboots multiple time before coming up. I tried to flash CyanogenMod but all I get is the spinning Cyanogen wheel. I was able to restore .8. Its not bricked anymore. Its just weird that it keeps rebooting before coming up. But at least its now consistent and will come up every time whether from power on or reset.
Thanks,
Mark
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Great job so far! That you got TWRP installed is very good and gives you many more options. It's version 3.6.1? Have you tried to capture a logcat of the boot process?
The logcat may reveal the cause of this and then you could target the problem easier.
If you can't get a logcat my next step would be to format the data partition. Since you probably do not have that much data on it yet, this is the perfect time for that. Always a good idea when you move to a different rom and major framework change.
Go for a Wipe > Advanced > Format Data. It could be that there's something left behind from a former installation that causes the bootloop.
After the format you have to reflash the rom - or restore your .8 nandroid. Although I would go for CROMi-X 5.0.4. Love that rom. Excellent support too.
sbdags, creator of this rom, also provides a bootloader and several kernels.
I mean, if you flash a new bootloader and kernel, format data, clean install the rom and you still get bootloops, it's got to be hardware related. At least I would be out of ideas at that point.

berndblb said:
Great job so far! That you got TWRP installed is very good and gives you many more options. It's version 3.6.1? Have you tried to capture a logcat of the boot process?
The logcat may reveal the cause of this and then you could target the problem easier.
If you can't get a logcat my next step would be to format the data partition. Since you probably do not have that much data on it yet, this is the perfect time for that. Always a good idea when you move to a different rom and major framework change.
Go for a Wipe > Advanced > Format Data. It could be that there's something left behind from a former installation that causes the bootloop.
After the format you have to reflash the rom - or restore your .8 nandroid. Although I would go for CROMi-X 5.0.4. Love that rom. Excellent support too.
sbdags, creator of this rom, also provides a bootloader and several kernels.
I mean, if you flash a new bootloader and kernel, format data, clean install the rom and you still get bootloops, it's got to be hardware related. At least I would be out of ideas at that point.
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Hi, how do you capture a logcat. FYI, I flashed with CROMi. It kept hanging on reboot. Finally it booted and worked. I shut it down and now I'm back into the endless looping boot cycle. One thing I didn't mention before when the unit is off the only way it will turn on is if I hold the power button down for 10 seconds.
Thanks,
Mark

mmanis said:
Hi, how do you capture a logcat. FYI, I flashed with CROMi. It kept hanging on reboot. Finally it booted and worked. I shut it down and now I'm back into the endless looping boot cycle. One thing I didn't mention before when the unit is off the only way it will turn on is if I hold the power button down for 10 seconds.
Thanks,
Mark
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Did you format data?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1378491

berndblb said:
Did you format data?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1378491
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Yes I formatted data. Its very weird it only will boot correctly after I re-flash or about once every 10 times.
Thanks again.
Mark

mmanis said:
Hi, how do you capture a logcat
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This was at the top of the xda portal http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274119
best bookmark it for future reference its a really good tutorial

mmanis said:
Yes I formatted data. Its very weird it only will boot correctly after I re-flash or about once every 10 times.
Thanks again.
Mark
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At this point only a bootloop logcat can shed light on this. Check the tutorial JTR recommended. It's truly good - thanks for the link!

Hi,
I've attached the logcat. What I did first was do a total wipe, system, data, cache and then reinstalled the rom.
Still having trouble booting once I shutdown and turn it back on.
All the help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark

mmanis said:
Hi,
I've attached the logcat. What I did first was do a total wipe, system, data, cache and then reinstalled the rom.
Still having trouble booting once I shutdown and turn it back on.
All the help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark
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Great! Now we need to try to get someone's attention who can actually read and interpret the logcat - that is where my usefulness ends...
@sbdags, @_that, @JoinTheRealms to the rescue???
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 4

berndblb said:
Great! Now we need to try to get someone's attention who can actually read and interpret the logcat - that is where my usefulness ends...
@sbdags, @_that, @JoinTheRealms to the rescue???
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 4
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Right try booting without the microsd card in. Something is wrong with it. Also turn off the Bluetooth, what ever it is trying to connect to is adding lots of entries to the log.

[Q] TF101 Running CM10 Won't Factory Reset

I've been scouring the Googlenets for days now trying to figure out how to fix this, and nobody has either had the exact same problem I have (doubtful), or no one has posted it.
I'm currently running CM10 and Android 4.1.2. I was planning on upgrading to lollipop via http://forum.xda-developers.com/eee-pad-transformer/development/rom-t2942560, but somehow my recovery stopped working. I had TWRP 2.3 and was going to upgrade to 2.8 (as recommended), and that's where something went wrong. I'm not exactly sure what I did, or what step I was on when it happened, but I rebooted the tablet and ended up with a never ending Asus splash screen. POWER + VOLUME DOWN to access recovery didn't get me anywhere but the same splash screen with some white text promising a recovery that would never come.
I tried APX flashing with Easy Flasher to no avail. I tried POWER + VOLUME DOWN, wait, then select wipe. Nothing. When I POWER + VOLUME DOWN, and wait, I can boot into CM10 just fine and everything appears dandy. That's when I tried Factory Reset in the settings. Still nothing!
Am I being dumb? Any help or even just some empathy would be great about now. What should I do?
Thanks in advance.

bump for luck...

I'm guessing this is a new problem and the device is too old to tinker.

I would suggest returning to stock and starting over again.

barkeater said:
I would suggest returning to stock and starting over again.
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By returning to stock do you mean factory reset? My problem is I am unable to factory reset. Do you know another way to factory reset that I didn't try? Thanks.

I had a little time to mess around with this again, but unfortunately I didn't succeed. I tried using EasyFlasher from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688012. It taught me that the difficulties continue. It would appear tat I am not able to turn on APX mode, as I get no connection after holding power and volume up for what seems like an eternity.
I also started to wonder if something is wrong with my partitions. When I look at storage in settings, it says I have 13 GB total space, but when I add up the apps, pictures, audio, downloads, and available, it only ends up at 4 GB. That's weird.
Anyone out there have any ideas? Thanks.

ZachTMartin said:
I had a little time to mess around with this again, but unfortunately I didn't succeed. I tried using EasyFlasher from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688012. It taught me that the difficulties continue. It would appear tat I am not able to turn on APX mode, as I get no connection after holding power and volume up for what seems like an eternity.
I also started to wonder if something is wrong with my partitions. When I look at storage in settings, it says I have 13 GB total space, but when I add up the apps, pictures, audio, downloads, and available, it only ends up at 4 GB. That's weird.
Anyone out there have any ideas? Thanks.
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Sounds like your OS is still loading? If so you might try this apk. "Reboot2Recovery" if that gets you into recovery you can flash the new twrp from there.

No luck. It boots to the never ending Eee Pad splash screen, which is the same screen it hangs on if I reboot normally.

ZachTMartin said:
No luck. It boots to the never ending Eee Pad splash screen, which is the same screen it hangs on if I reboot normally.
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Anything here help you?
http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...-recovery-kernel-need-help-desperately-2.html
or here
http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...ogo-screen-keeps-restarting-eternal-loop.html
Stock firmware is still avaialble
http://www.asus.com/ca-en/support/Download/28/1/0/1/32/

None of them had an answer to my problem. When I do the volume down + power I get the two icons, wipe and cold boot. Wipe doesn't do anything and the other option puts me back in my OS.
I really think it's something to do with my partitions, but I haven't been able to find anything to fix it. Is there a way to reset my partitions without APX? I can't seem to APX either.

ZachTMartin said:
None of them had an answer to my problem. When I do the volume down + power I get the two icons, wipe and cold boot. Wipe doesn't do anything and the other option puts me back in my OS.
I really think it's something to do with my partitions, but I haven't been able to find anything to fix it. Is there a way to reset my partitions without APX? I can't seem to APX either.
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When I read your problem again t seems that you have CM10 installed with stock recovery? Must be due to failed install in your first post.
Did you try the firmware download from the asus link above? Wonder what happens if you copy to system and if cm10 would recognize it as a system update ans install.
http://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1011948/
Watch out for asus's zip in a zip.

I dusted this off with the long break. Tried to install the Asus firmware and ended up hanging on the load screen again. I'm starting to think it must be something with my bootloader, but I can't seem to figure out how to get in there.
This is probably a lost cause at this point. Thanks for the help.
Happy new year!
Edit:
I decided not to give up and ended up getting recovery back! Woohoo! I'm not really sure exactly what the problem was, but I was looking here (http://blog.chazomatic.us/2013/10/27/updating-and-rooting-an-asus-transformer-tablet/) and it looks like the following fixed it:
Code:
adb shell mv /data/local/tmp /data/local/tmp.bak
adb shell ln -s /dev/block/mmcblk0p4 /data/local/tmp
I'm still not sure why, but now it boots normally and goes into recovery just fine. :good: