So I pretty much bricked my tablet and can't get into the recovery or fastboot menus and now I'm stuck at the Asus logo screen.
I've searched high and low for a way to un-brick my tablet and get it back in working order but no dice...
My question is.... Do you think/know if there will be a way to un-brick these tablets (without NVflash) in the future? I would send it in to ASUS but I literally just received it back from them due to a screen manufacturing defect.
I just wonder if someone out there has managed to do it and hasn't shared their knowledge or if someone is working on something right now.
Hopeful as ever,
Kordman916
What did you do that you bricked your tablet?
I unlocked the tablet and tried installing Twrp recovery on it. It froze every time I tried booting into recovery so I opened the fastboot menu and hit "Wipe Data" now it just sits at the boot screen with "The device is unlocked" in the corner
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I unlocked the tablet and tried installing Twrp recovery on it. It froze every time I tried booting into recovery so I opened the fastboot menu and hit "Wipe Data" now it just sits at the boot screen with "The device is unlocked" in the corner
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i guess you wiped entire your tablet so there is no system to boot.
You are unrecoverable bricked! I'm sorry.
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Hazard17 said:
You are unrecoverable bricked! I'm sorry.
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Are you serious??? I feel like someone would've come up with a solution by now...
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Are you serious??? I feel like someone would've come up with a solution by now...
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Yeah, I think we are screwed. I have fastboot and recovery, but my recovery is the TWRP that doesn't support 4.2.1. Fastboot says is flashes, but it doesn't. It just hangs.
Without the ability to flash a working recovery, I'm afraid we can't fix it. It sucks, I bought my tablet 11 months ago. Waiting for the warranty to be almost over before i flash it. If I would have waited 2 days, I would be fine.
From what I read, Asus wants between $80 and $200.
i thought this was well know by now but by using that wipe data button you brick, completely. you cannot recover. DO NOT EVER USE "WIPE DATA" in bootloader menu. there needs to be a massive banner or something that says this when you enter the tf300 forums IMO.
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sevenalive said:
Yeah, I think we are screwed. I have fastboot and recovery, but my recovery is the TWRP that doesn't support 4.2.1. Fastboot says is flashes, but it doesn't. It just hangs.
Without the ability to flash a working recovery, I'm afraid we can't fix it. It sucks, I bought my tablet 11 months ago. Waiting for the warranty to be almost over before i flash it. If I would have waited 2 days, I would be fine.
From what I read, Asus wants between $80 and $200.
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Have you tried fastboot flashing the latest version of TWRP?
If you haven't tried it yet, I would recommend you follow the instruction in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187982
to install a patched TWRP recovery image (2.4.4.0). This should then let you reinstall a copy of the downloadable ROM from the Aus website.
Once you have installed the update you must re-install the same TWRP 2.4.4.0 again because the Asus ROM update over writes the TWRP recovery files.
Good luck!
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Good luck.
markymark567 said:
i thought this was well know by now but by using that wipe data button you brick, completely. You cannot recover. Do not ever use "wipe data" in bootloader menu. There needs to be a massive banner or something that says this when you enter the tf300 forums imo.
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why the f*** did asus put that option there if that's all it does??? It should say "click here if you wanna brick your tablet"
Kordman916 said:
why the f*** did asus put that option there if that's all it does??? It should say "click here if you wanna brick your tablet"
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lol - but who would hit something without knowing what will happen? I wouldn't dare choose this "wipe data" without knowing, what it means
You can enter wipe data from bootloader menu, when your twrp is working. When your TWRP doesn't exist, wipe data will brick your tablet. So maybe in the future we will be able to install mod which will change icon from Wipe Data to picture with Brick
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why the f*** did asus put that option there if that's all it does??? It should say "click here if you wanna brick your tablet"
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Because it works if your on all stock. and apparently it can work if your twrp is working right, although i say dont even risk it. But im sure it was not known by asus when they put it in there. These tabs are just finiky like that... especially when it comes to recovery
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Because it's fine with their stock firmware. They don't want you to root it and change it, because they didn't take the proper precautions to prevent bricks. I'm sure they also don't mind the free $$$ for fixing bad flashes. There is a reason why unlocking voids their warranty. They want to charge you to fix it.
I honestly can't imagine ASUS replacing the motherboard of the tablet just to fix it they must be doing something software wise.... I just wonder what it is to fix my damn tablet
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I honestly can't imagine ASUS replacing the motherboard of the tablet just to fix it they must be doing something software wise.... I just wonder what it is to fix my damn tablet
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im sure they have the files and knowledge to restore the tablet through apx mode. they probably use something like nvflash actually..
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I think that they shouldn't replace motherboard, they only need replace nand memory. They do this for money!
I imagine it must be easier to train employees how to change the motherboard then to flash. Then just have 1 or 2 guys flash motherboards and sort them.
Or they could just be lying and just hook it up to a computer that sends the special stuff needed to flash unrestricted. Then charge you an insane amount for at most 20-30 minutes.
I'm mailing mine off today, won't get to TX until Tuesday since the weekend is here. But I think I'll get mine back before March is out. I'm not happy about the money. I waited for my warranty to be over before I decided to unlock. I killed it by being stupid. i just hope it's not more then the $87 quoted.
This tablet felt slow, never fast. App switching and soft keyboard lag was a big one. I attributed that to the crap flash memory they put in. IO is just as important as CPU/RAM. I think all owners will agree with that. I believed those that they custom firmware is so much better and the tablet speed is improved. I still do. Just sucks I have to pay quite a bit of money to get it fixed and not having a tablet for a few weeks.
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Hi guys,
So I think I f^&*ed up royally. I got the official jellybean update, but of course, not to be content with what I had, I tried to flash CWM recovery on it using fastboot.
It didn't work. I tried to reboot to recovery and it would just freeze, so I would have to force a hard reboot.
No big deal, right? I'll just flash TWRP. I tried to initiate fastboot again and it would just freeze again...
So I rebooted once again (holding vol down) and tried the factory reset option... surely that would fix my problem, right? WRONG! It tried to boot recovery (which is now a non-working CWM) and it totally sh*t the bed. I cannot boot the tablet now nor will it do anything when I try to hold vol down. It just sits at the boot screen no matter what I do.
If there anything I can do, or am I totally screwed? My bootloader is unlocked, so I believe the warranty is void.
Help, please?
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Hi guys,
So I think I f^&*ed up royally. I got the official jellybean update, but of course, not to be content with what I had, I tried to flash CWM recovery on it using fastboot.
It didn't work. I tried to reboot to recovery and it would just freeze, so I would have to force a hard reboot.
No big deal, right? I'll just flash TWRP. I tried to initiate fastboot again and it would just freeze again...
So I rebooted once again (holding vol down) and tried the factory reset option... surely that would fix my problem, right? WRONG! It tried to boot recovery (which is now a non-working CWM) and it totally sh*t the bed. I cannot boot the tablet now nor will it do anything when I try to hold vol down. It just sits at the boot screen no matter what I do.
If there anything I can do, or am I totally screwed? My bootloader is unlocked, so I believe the warranty is void.
Help, please?
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Join the club, I think you're victim #4 or 5 at this point.
Check out the last couple posts here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841211&page=2
As your bootloader is unlocked, like mine -- Asus doesn't have an obligation to help per the "Revised" warranty the Unlocking process warned you about.
Asus does have representatives that hang around here, so give them a holler and see if they'll help. I've e-mailed both Gary Key and Asus_USA about my/our situation.
Well u do have APX mode... is there a day to do something with that?
I7
darthvince said:
Hi guys,
So I think I f^&*ed up royally. I got the official jellybean update, but of course, not to be content with what I had, I tried to flash CWM recovery on it using fastboot.
It didn't work. I tried to reboot to recovery and it would just freeze, so I would have to force a hard reboot.
No big deal, right? I'll just flash TWRP. I tried to initiate fastboot again and it would just freeze again...
So I rebooted once again (holding vol down) and tried the factory reset option... surely that would fix my problem, right? WRONG! It tried to boot recovery (which is now a non-working CWM) and it totally sh*t the bed. I cannot boot the tablet now nor will it do anything when I try to hold vol down. It just sits at the boot screen no matter what I do.
If there anything I can do, or am I totally screwed? My bootloader is unlocked, so I believe the warranty is void.
Help, please?
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You were locked, got OTA, and then flashed custom recovery?
Or you were unlocked, returned to stock, flashed jb and then custom recovery?
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krhainos said:
Join the club, I think you're victim #4 or 5 at this point.
Check out the last couple posts here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841211&page=2
As your bootloader is unlocked, like mine -- Asus doesn't have an obligation to help per the "Revised" warranty the Unlocking process warned you about.
Asus does have representatives that hang around here, so give them a holler and see if they'll help. I've e-mailed both Gary Key and Asus_USA about my/our situation.
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the bold part is where I can really use some help!!!!
have a tf300t, neither unlocked nor rooted atm.... I never got an OTA after purchase, always had to manually download zip and update, i cannot even unlock the damn device!!!! some unknown network error issue, even tough m fully connected ! its begining to irritate me to the core that anyone asking me advice on what to buy , i say straight up that if its asus it will be crap don't buy it!
i can really use some help regarding this.... it looks like some serial number issue..... :'(
ASUS Rep HELP me please!
Paschalis said:
I7
You were locked, got OTA, and then flashed custom recovery?
Or you were unlocked, returned to stock, flashed jb and then custom recovery?
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You hit the nail on the head with the second guess. I was unlocked, returned to stock, got the OTA update, then tried to install recovery with fast boot. Now bricked. Can't boot, can't get into fast boot or anything. Vol down doesn't do anything. I can get into apx mode, if only I knew what to do with it.
I've been trying to figure this out. But so far nothing. I've tried flashing cm10 images in fastboot. I built a recovery and used it to try and go back to stock but it give me a mismatch error. I tried flashing cm10 in recovery and everything takes me back to asus screen. Any other ideas I could try?
I would love to be able to use my tablet again.
darthvince said:
You hit the nail on the head with the second guess. I was unlocked, returned to stock, got the OTA update, then tried to install recovery with fast boot. Now bricked. Can't boot, can't get into fast boot or anything. Vol down doesn't do anything. I can get into apx mode, if only I knew what to do with it.
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Okay.
I am so lucky for now!!!
Same situation but, flashed twice recovery with goo app(twrp), didnt worh, flashed twice again twrp with fastboot, and then flashed cwm with fastboot!
And still bootable!
But recovery dont work!!
Also another user who managed to get cwm to work, had a non working recovery first, but not bricked device!
Why installing custom recovery bricks some users and others dont?
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Paschalis said:
Okay.
I am so lucky for now!!!
Same situation but, flashed twice recovery with goo app(twrp), didnt worh, flashed twice again twrp with fastboot, and then flashed cwm with fastboot!
And still bootable!
But recovery dont work!!
Also another user who managed to get cwm to work, had a non working recovery first, but not bricked device!
Why installing custom recovery bricks some users and others dont?
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Perhaps it has something to do with how the recoveries were flashed. This only happens if you tried to REflash the recovery AFTER applying JB.
I did fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery recovery.img
Some people noticed they didn't have a recovery working, and didn't try reflashing. Those that did, seemed to have bricked.
There seems to be a test recovery floating around in the other thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841211&page=2
It seems all the recoveries need to be updated to the new kernel.
krhainos said:
Perhaps it has something to do with how the recoveries were flashed. This only happens if you tried to REflash the recovery AFTER applying JB.
I did fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery recovery.img
Some people noticed they didn't have a recovery working, and didn't try reflashing. Those that did, seemed to have bricked.
There seems to be a test recovery floating around in the other thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841211&page=2
It seems all the recoveries need to be updated to the new kernel.
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I tried to flash my recovery the exact same way except it took me about 8 tries before I finally bricked
for those wanting to flash a recovery to the jb OTA it looks like TWRP is going to be updated soon so I would wait till then
Drgravy said:
I tried to flash my recovery the exact same way except it took me about 8 tries before I finally bricked
for those wanting to flash a recovery to the jb OTA it looks like TWRP is going to be updated soon so I would wait till then
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I have a TWRP version for someone to test here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1843694
Flash with fastboot.
I created an RMA request with Asus, the fellow on the phone says it's bewteen $87 to $100 to repair the OS on a device with an unlocked bootloader. This excludes the cost of you shipping Asus the tablet. However, it includes the cost of labor, diagnostic, and shipping back to you.
For those of you weighing your options, there's one answer.
:/ If only i lived in the states i would send it to Asus for 100 bucks if its necessary. Im going to have to check with the Asus representative here in Colombia...
If you do get your tablet fixed please tell us, that would be awesome.
Rompf said:
:/ If only i lived in the states i would send it to Asus for 100 bucks if its necessary. Im going to have to check with the Asus representative here in Colombia...
If you do get your tablet fixed please tell us, that would be awesome.
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If anyone is curious -- I've sent my tablet to Asus but I haven't heard anything other then that they've started to work on it.
TF300T in repair in Texas as well...
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If anyone is curious -- I've sent my tablet to Asus but I haven't heard anything other then that they've started to work on it.
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My TF300T is in Grapevine TX having the same exact thing done as I am bricked at the moment. Can you please let me know what they end up charging you? Have they contacted you at all at this point? Please post updates as I am interested if we both end up with the same charges and repairs. Mine is stuck on the boot screen with no fastboot or adb access.. just like yours.
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My TF300T is in Grapevine TX having the same exact hting done as I am bricked at the moment. Can you please let me know what they end up charging you? Have they contacted you at all at this point? Please post updates as I am interested if we both end up with the same charges and repairs. Mine is stuck on the boot screen with no fastboot or adb access.. just like yours.
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They have not charged me yet, and it's still in Grapevine, TX as well. I'll keep this thread updated too -- a couple people have been posting their experiences over here though : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1825265&page=3
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They have not charged me yet, and it's still in Grapevine, TX as well. I'll keep this thread updated too -- a couple people have been posting their experiences over here though : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1825265&page=3
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Thanks
I'm just curious where the problems are truly coming from. I got the jb update ota, unlocked after and installed cwm recovery with no issues at all. Is it possible the wrong recovery was installed? Ii think v6 cwm is the only one that works with jb.
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funnel71 said:
I'm just curious where the problems are truly coming from. I got the jb update ota, unlocked after and installed cwm recovery with no issues at all. Is it possible the wrong recovery was installed? Ii think v6 cwm is the only one that works with jb.
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What I understood is that's a partitioning difference on JB... Bricked mine too, more and more showing up on these boards... I guess the more issues will show up, the bigger the chance we can have someone fix them (Not me, that's for sure )
Happened to me too. I'm hoping that ASUS will fix it for a reasonable price. Otherwise I'm just going to get a Nexus 7.
Hi there xda-community!
I'm a little bit shocked - It seems I managed to break my Asus TF300t while trying to install Cyanogenmod (latest version).
I followed the guide in the wiki "Asus_Transformer_Pad_TF300T:_Full_Update_Guide"
And I'm already at the last step where you should reboot your tablet but I'm stuck on the Asus-Booting Screen. I can't even turn the tablet off. (Automatically reboots)
It says in the top left corner "The Device is UnLocked." followed by a large ASUS-Logo in the middle and a small NVIDIA TEGRA logo in the lower right corner.
I'm still able to go into the recovery and already tried to install the ROM again. But I'm still stuck at the loading screen.
I'm not an expert on this topic but still thought I would be able to install CM - but right now I have no idea what to do next. I don't even know how to turn my pad off.
I would greatly appreciate any help!
Nijin said:
Hi there xda-community!
I'm a little bit shocked - It seems I managed to break my Asus TF300t while trying to install Cyanogenmod (latest version).
I followed the guide in the wiki "Asus_Transformer_Pad_TF300T:_Full_Update_Guide"
And I'm already at the last step where you should reboot your tablet but I'm stuck on the Asus-Booting Screen. I can't even turn the tablet off. (Automatically reboots)
It says in the top left corner "The Device is UnLocked." followed by a large ASUS-Logo in the middle and a small NVIDIA TEGRA logo in the lower right corner.
I'm still able to go into the recovery and already tried to install the ROM again. But I'm still stuck at the loading screen.
I'm not an expert on this topic but still thought I would be able to install CM - but right now I have no idea what to do next. I don't even know how to turn my pad off.
I would greatly appreciate any help!
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More info needed. What version of recovery are you using? The last time you successfully booted, were you on ICS or jb? What version of cm are you trying to flash?
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funnel71 said:
More info needed. What version of recovery are you using? The last time you successfully booted, were you on ICS or jb? What version of cm are you trying to flash?
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My guess, as many went before him: Official JB update, adepted bootloader and then... A wipe.
The end! All you can do now is ship it to ASUS to have it fixed. I had mine back yesterday, they fixed it under warranty within one week. But this is Europe, I've read different (horror ) stories here, ranging from tablet in RMA for more than 1.5 month, up to replacing the mainboard (charging a total of 200 dollar).
If you are in Europe, ship it back, lie, say it's stuck after JB upgrade, they will fix it (fast!).
Good luck!
funnel71 said:
More info needed. What version of recovery are you using? The last time you successfully booted, were you on ICS or jb? What version of cm are you trying to flash?
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Hi funnel, thanks for your help - sorry for missing the Infos.
I'm using "CWM-based Recovery v6.0.1.3" (showthread.php?t=1668173). Last time I booted the stock JellyBean Firmware. I'm trying to flash "cm-10-20120920-NIGHTLY-tf300t.zip"
Sphinix said:
My guess, as many went before him: Official JB update, adepted bootloader and then... A wipe.
The end! All you can do now is ship it to ASUS to have it fixed. I had mine back yesterday, they fixed it under warranty within one week. But this is Europe, I've read different (horror ) stories here, ranging from tablet in RMA for more than 1.5 month, up to replacing the mainboard (charging a total of 200 dollar).
If you are in Europe, ship it back, lie, say it's stuck after JB upgrade, they will fix it (fast!).
Good luck!
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Oh.. this doesn't sound good. What would be the way I should have taken?
I did now flash (after a full wipe + cache wipe) the official firmware (from ASUS Website).
THIS DID WORK!!!
I am now back with my pad on the official ROM. (With an unlocked bootloader - but otherwise like it was when I bought it.)
This fixed my problem but I'm still wondering where I went wrong... Could someone explain me what I did wrong and how do prevent it next time?
Thanks for your help!
Nijin said:
Hi funnel, thanks for your help - sorry for missing the Infos.
I'm using "CWM-based Recovery v6.0.1.3" (showthread.php?t=1668173). Last time I booted the stock JellyBean Firmware. I'm trying to flash "cm-10-20120920-NIGHTLY-tf300t.zip"
Oh.. this doesn't sound good. What would be the way I should have taken?
I did now flash (after a full wipe + cache wipe) the official firmware (from ASUS Website).
THIS DID WORK!!!
I am now back with my pad on the official ROM. (With an unlocked bootloader - but otherwise like it was when I bought it.)
This fixed my problem but I'm still wondering where I went wrong... Could someone explain me what I did wrong and how do prevent it next time?
Thanks for your help!
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CM10 currently doesn't work with the JB bootloader (which you have since updating) as far as I'm aware, which would probably explain why it went wrong.
Check out Hydro or CleanROM perhaps, both have been updated for new JB bootloader.
mozyman said:
CM10 currently doesn't work with the JB bootloader (which you have since updating) as far as I'm aware, which would probably explain why it went wrong.
Check out Hydro or CleanROM perhaps, both have been updated for new JB bootloader.
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Ah okay - thanks for the info. I'm now running Hydro ROM and I am very happy with it!
In case someone finds this topic and would like to know which firmware I used to get it back again - it was "ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T Firmware: V10.4.2.13 "
Nijin said:
Ah okay - thanks for the info. I'm now running Hydro ROM and I am very happy with it!
In case someone finds this topic and would like to know which firmware I used to get it back again - it was "ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T Firmware: V10.4.2.13 "
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Any chance you could give me the steps? My stock TF300T is stuck on the boot-logo now.
I never had a chance to even put a single app on it, just turned it on and let it download JB when I went to work, came home tried to install and BRICK. Can I follow your steps if my bootloader is not unlocked?
Sorry for noob questions but I was so excited for my first tablet and now it's dead, I feel like a kid again when I found out Santa wasn't real
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Any chance you could give me the steps? My stock TF300T is stuck on the boot-logo now.
I never had a chance to even put a single app on it, just turned it on and let it download JB when I went to work, came home tried to install and BRICK. Can I follow your steps if my bootloader is not unlocked?
Sorry for noob questions but I was so excited for my first tablet and now it's dead, I feel like a kid again when I found out Santa wasn't real
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I'm afraid that you will not be able to follow my steps because I used the CW Recovery. (This can only be installed with an unlocked bootloader (as far as I know)).
But since your bootloader is not unlocked you still have your warranty. I'd suggest to call the ASUS Support Hotline / Mail them and ask if they can help you. In worst case scenario you will have to send them your tablet but should get in repaired for free.
Yeah, ASUS will RMA but I have to pay shipping >.<
Trying to get supplier to just send me a new one, heres to hoping!
TF300T said:
Yeah, ASUS will RMA but I have to pay shipping >.<
Trying to get supplier to just send me a new one, heres to hoping!
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I don't know if this was mentioned but have you tried to wipe data first? Just a though
T.
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funnel71 said:
I don't know if this was mentioned but have you tried to wipe data first? Just a though
T.
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1. Hold the Power button in for about 5-7 seconds to get it to reboot. (Seems stupid for the device to auto restart, wish I could change that.)
2. After the screen goes black, hold the Power and the Volume Down buttons until you get the words in the upper left corner to say something about hitting the Volume Up to load Recovery (don't hit the volume up, there's no recovery on an locked bootloader).
3. Hit the Volume Down button unless the "Wipe Data" icon is highlighted and then hit the Volume Up to confirm. This will go through the factory reset option and should bring your tablet back to working condition if it's possible.
* if you get the android laying on his back you tried to boot the recovery partition after step 2, just start over and hold the power button down to reset the device and remember do NOT hit the Volume Up button after it restarts until you have hit the Volume Down button to highlight the Wipe Data icon.
Let us know if this works.
-Nate
herschwolf said:
1. Hold the Power button in for about 5-7 seconds to get it to reboot. (Seems stupid for the device to auto restart, wish I could change that.)
2. After the screen goes black, hold the Power and the Volume Down buttons until you get the words in the upper left corner to say something about hitting the Volume Up to load Recovery (don't hit the volume up, there's no recovery on an locked bootloader).
3. Hit the Volume Down button unless the "Wipe Data" icon is highlighted and then hit the Volume Up to confirm. This will go through the factory reset option and should bring your tablet back to working condition if it's possible.
* if you get the android laying on his back you tried to boot the recovery partition after step 2, just start over and hold the power button down to reset the device and remember do NOT hit the Volume Up button after it restarts until you have hit the Volume Down button to highlight the Wipe Data icon.
Let us know if this works.
-Nate
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I had the same problem trying to install CM10 with the JB bootloader. As soon as you restart after its installed it hangs at the ASUS logo.
I tried wiping everything but my backup and still had no luck. Thanks for this procedure though. I was really scared I bricked it for a bit there. Was especially scared at the thought that I live in the US and would never get lucky enough to have mine replaced under warranty.
So yes I can confirm your procedure will correct the issue.
k4killer said:
I had the same problem trying to install CM10 with the JB bootloader. As soon as you restart after its installed it hangs at the ASUS logo.
I tried wiping everything but my backup and still had no luck. Thanks for this procedure though. I was really scared I bricked it for a bit there. Was especially scared at the thought that I live in the US and would never get lucky enough to have mine replaced under warranty.
So yes I can confirm your procedure will correct the issue.
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im using CleanROM 2.1 at scottsroms .com
with TWiRP 2.2 ( advice to all CWM users, i was one too, uninstall, install TWRP, TEAM WIN RECOVERY PARTITION)
RUNS smooth..
launcher choice: apex or asus stock
its great...
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I had the same problem trying to install CM10 with the JB bootloader. As soon as you restart after its installed it hangs at the ASUS logo.
I tried wiping everything but my backup and still had no luck. Thanks for this procedure though. I was really scared I bricked it for a bit there. Was especially scared at the thought that I live in the US and would never get lucky enough to have mine replaced under warranty.
So yes I can confirm your procedure will correct the issue.
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CM10 will not work with the JB Bootloader unfortunately. The bootloader will hang at the ASUS logo because of it. Hopefully there will be some development to correct this issue or a CM10 port into the JB bootloader soon, but until then you have the Stock (which has been rooted), Hydro's ROM, and Scott's CleanROM - which I use and love. It's very minimalistic and easy to install.
-Nate
Hi all,
Firstly apologies if this is posted in the wrong place......
I think I might have messed up my Transformer infinity but hoping to see some light at the tunnel.
When I got my tablet I rooted it and unlocked the bootloader (wish I hadn't done that). All of that went fine and I got it all set-up perfectly. I then tried to use CWM to make a back-up of the ROM which didn't work. I read a little online and got the impression that CWM doesn't work as it does with most android devices and then read about being able to get to recovery mode (where I assumed I could make a back-up) using an app called Transformer Pad Recovery Tool so I ran this......BOOM!!!!
My Infinity will now not boot and I have the following....
Normal Boot
Sticks at the first Asus Logo with the white 'Device is Unlocked' text
Powering on with Power & Vol DOWN pressed.
Hangs on the Asus logo with.......
'Android cardu-user bootloader <2.10e> released by "US_epad-9.4.5.30-20120907" A03
Checking for android ota recovery
Booting recovery kernal image
but it doesn't do anything further
Powering on with Power & Vol UP pressed
Tablet goes black screen but windows picks it up as an APX device whereas before it wouldn't pick it up at all. I also have it listed in device manager as 'Asus Transformer TF700 APX interface'
I'm guessing that the APX connection is my only potential route to salvation but I don't know where to go from here. I can't seem access fastboot on the tablet itself and am I right in thinking I can't push anything to it through the PC without this?
- I've read about NVflash but apparently this only works if already on the device before it's KO'd? (I wish I'd have read this article before the recovery app one)
- I've also read somewhere that I can copy the stock blob file to an sd card and then reboot the tablet it will recover from there but it doesn't seem to work (I've tried it with both the blob & meta inf folder and with the zip file)
I'm really worried becuase I can't return it now and I may have messed up big time. I've been reading loads online but can't find a specific answer for my dilema and I'm trying to avoid experimenting too much in case I make things worse.
Can anyone help point me in the right direction?
Thanks
I am sorry mate but it looks like your device it's stuck in the so called "recovery boot loop" and this happened mostly because you have used that app, wich btw was already known for causing bricks and you can find more than one thread warning about it. AFAIK there's no fix for that yet, at least not without NvFlash so it seems that the only way to fix it is sending the device to Asus and pay for the repairs (some users said they paid 250$ for this).
ahh crap. Getting a warranty repair could be fun as well because I'm in the UK using a US model and they haven't even released here. Is it the sort of thing where a solution might come out in the near future or would that just be wishful thinking?
BTW - Edit: The app was called 'Transformer reboot to recovery so everyone steer clear of that as well
It's strange how that app works for some (I can use it without problem) and causes others to get in this "recovery bootloop"... I just don't understand that...
Man, it really sucks that you didn't install NVFlash.
So there is nothing that he can do even though APX mode is working? When I last read of this problem, I thought that the person couldn't even get APX mode working.
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jtrosky said:
It's strange how that app works for some (I can use it without problem) and causes others to get in this "recovery bootloop"... I just don't understand that...
Man, it really sucks that you didn't install NVFlash.
So there is nothing that he can do even though APX mode is working? When I last read of this problem, I thought that the person couldn't even get APX mode working.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2
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Sadly the APX mode is useless for users without working NvFlash,so considering that OP is on .30 bootloader and didn't used the nvflash tool to backup the needed files, then for him Asus is the only solution, at least for now.
cwm works fine on the infinity. my guess is you were using rom manager which does NOT work on the infinity.
there are several guides posted here to walk people through the recovery/backup process.
I would suggest reading through all of them to see if there is anything you can try.
did you even install cwm through fastboot before running these apps?
DNO1978 said:
ahh crap. Getting a warranty repair could be fun as well because I'm in the UK using a US model and they haven't even released here. Is it the sort of thing where a solution might come out in the near future or would that just be wishful thinking?
BTW - Edit: The app was called 'Transformer reboot to recovery so everyone steer clear of that as well
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Of course they have been released here... they were released around 3 weeks ago.
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Of course they have been released here... they were released around 3 weeks ago.
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oops....of course. I remember seeing the gold ones for sale but not the Grey
Well I've submitted my return form now and will be waiting to take the hit from Asus. I'm sure it will be an expensive lesson to learn!!
"Kiddies to avoid bricking your brand new Asus Infinity in two seconds - Make sure you read EVERYTHING before doing ANYTHING!"
<walks away with his head down in shame> :crying:
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oops....of course. I remember seeing the gold ones for sale but not the Grey
Well I've submitted my return form now and will be waiting to take the hit from Asus. I'm sure it will be an expensive lesson to learn!!
"Kiddies to avoid bricking your brand new Asus Infinity in two seconds - Make sure you read EVERYTHING before doing ANYTHING!"
<walks away with his head down in shame> :crying:
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Id hate to have to see you do that. Have you tried to flash something from recovery, or reinstall recovery from fastboot (e.g. fastboot flash staging twrp.blob), or reflashing the firmware?
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rightonred said:
Id hate to have to see you do that. Have you tried to flash something from recovery, or reinstall recovery from fastboot (e.g. fastboot flash staging twrp.blob), or reflashing the firmware?
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Yep, fastboot wont pick the device up attached to the computer. It just hangs at waiting for device. I decided just to send it off as I needed it fixed quick.....pretty sure a solution will turn up the day I get it back
At least it's a chance to test out the customer services in turning it around and how much they charge......
DNO1978 said:
Yep, fastboot wont pick the device up attached to the computer. It just hangs at waiting for device. I decided just to send it off as I needed it fixed quick.....pretty sure a solution will turn up the day I get it back
At least it's a chance to test out the customer services in turning it around and how much they charge......
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Did Asus repair your table? I have to repair mine because the same brick and I would know how much cost :fingers-crossed:
They repaired it and they didn't charge me!
DNO1978 said:
They repaired it and they didn't charge me!
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They reflashed your bootloader?
I hope to have your luck
Congrats! :good:
Hey guys. Semi newb here. I unlocked my TF300t a while back on the first offical JB update from ASUS. I then followed all the steps to unlock it and use fastboot to install TWRP. This was months back. I have been steadily updating CleanROM Inheritance as the revisions are released.
This latest revision to 3.4.4 flash was easy....as always. I wiped all and installed. When the system came back up I noticed my wifi was broken. I couldnt get it to initialize. So I booted to recovey so I could wipe all and reflash again just in case. Well, TWRP asked me for a password. Ive never encrypted my tablet nor have I used passwrods in the past as I know they can cause issues with access or permissions. I can hit cancel and use twrp but it wont mount anything or allow me to do anything until I 'decrypt' it. Not sure where to go from here. I guess Id like to flash the new official 4.2 from asus but I need advice on how to do this using fastboot.
Any help or pointers are welcomed. I only used the fastboot once to install twrp so I dont completely remember how to use it or if I can use it to flash a full ROM to hopefully reset the tablet. Thanks for any help! Cause I am stumped...
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So I tried to turn off the tablet and pressed VOL DN + PWR to get to recovery options and choose fastboot, it just boot loops back to the asus logo twice then goes back in to TWRP. I cant even get into the OS now like I could. I need to unlock TWRP. PLEASE HELP!
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I just wanted to add that by no means am I putting any blame on the ROM. Its a badass ROM that I love. The issue I am having is most definitely due to the bootloader and TWRP I suspect. I just dont know what I can do in TWRP locked down the way it is to regain some control...or at least fastboot.
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Hey guys. Semi newb here. I unlocked my TF300t a while back on the first offical JB update from ASUS. I then followed all the steps to unlock it and use fastboot to install TWRP. This was months back. I have been steadily updating CleanROM Inheritance as the revisions are released.
This latest revision to 3.4.4 flash was easy....as always. I wiped all and installed. When the system came back up I noticed my wifi was broken. I couldnt get it to initialize. So I booted to recovey so I could wipe all and reflash again just in case. Well, TWRP asked me for a password. Ive never encrypted my tablet nor have I used passwrods in the past as I know they can cause issues with access or permissions. I can hit cancel and use twrp but it wont mount anything or allow me to do anything until I 'decrypt' it. Not sure where to go from here. I guess Id like to flash the new official 4.2 from asus but I need advice on how to do this using fastboot.
Any help or pointers are welcomed. I only used the fastboot once to install twrp so I dont completely remember how to use it or if I can use it to flash a full ROM to hopefully reset the tablet. Thanks for any help! Cause I am stumped...
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So I tried to turn off the tablet and pressed VOL DN + PWR to get to recovery options and choose fastboot, it just boot loops back to the asus logo twice then goes back in to TWRP. I cant even get into the OS now like I could. I need to unlock TWRP. PLEASE HELP!
EDIT 2:
I just wanted to add that by no means am I putting any blame on the ROM. Its a badass ROM that I love. The issue I am having is most definitely due to the bootloader and TWRP I suspect. I just dont know what I can do in TWRP locked down the way it is to regain some control...or at least fastboot.
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It sounds like you flashed the 4.2 update, as that has a new bootloader which causes the behavior you describe. Did you update it to 4.2 before flashing? If so, then check the threads associated with rooting/recovery with 4.2. Basically, you need to install a patched TWRP 2.4.4.0.
jimpmc said:
It sounds like you flashed the 4.2 update, as that has a new bootloader which causes the behavior you describe. Did you update it to 4.2 before flashing? If so, then check the threads associated with rooting/recovery with 4.2. Basically, you need to install a patched TWRP 2.4.4.0.
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Hey thanks for the reply! Actually, no I was not installing 4.2. I would like to install a newer version of twrp but I cant do anything in twrp because it says its encrypted. I did read that other thread but all the options given are not available to me. I cant get to fastboot.
BUT heres an update:
I got the PC to recognize my device as a Transformer. But I couldn't get the naked drivers nor the newer Asus drivers to work. So I modified the .ini file for both the MTP install and USB driver install to include the Hardware ID shown in windows under device manager properties for the device. Basically I modded the .ini so that it also looks for the device ID, then saved and had windows look at the folder I gain to install the driver and this time is installed. So now I am going to try to use a fastboot command....Ill update if this works. Otherwise I may need to try adb and Im a total newb at adb...
UPDATE:
Got the driver installed but 2 issues:
1: Device manager says Device Cannot Start
2: I cant get recovery menu to show. Tablet goes right into TWRP recovery after looping through the ASUS boot screen twice.
I am stumped. I don't want to give up but I think I may have to
UPDATE
Just an update for those who were following:
I can boot into APX but since I never loaded NVFLASH I was screwed. Nothing I did to try to force it into download mode worked. Bootloader must be screwed. In any case, I went on ebay and bought a TF300T mainboard that was pulled from a damaged screen unit. It was 80 bukcs and should be here soon. I figure 80 bucks is better that 180 from ASUS or drop another 300-400 on a new tablet. I wish there was a JIG for the tablet. I used it on a SG SII once.
cubaniche1 said:
Just an update for those who were following:
I can boot into APX but since I never loaded NVFLASH I was screwed. Nothing I did to try to force it into download mode worked. Bootloader must be screwed. In any case, I went on ebay and bought a TF300T mainboard that was pulled from a damaged screen unit. It was 80 bukcs and should be here soon. I figure 80 bucks is better that 180 from ASUS or drop another 300-400 on a new tablet. I wish there was a JIG for the tablet. I used it on a SG SII once.
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300-400? buy nexus10 for strong cpu and gpu. and retina display. asus build quality very bad. And support only need money.
chanhny said:
300-400? buy nexus10 for strong cpu and gpu. and retina display. asus build quality very bad. And support only need money.
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Nexus 10 has it's drawbacks too, I love my TF300T.
UPDATE:
Installed new mainboard and got her back up and running quickly. Already updated to 4.2.1. I like it. Well done ASUS!
chanhny said:
300-400? buy nexus10 for strong cpu and gpu. and retina display. asus build quality very bad. And support only need money.
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Lol. I love my TF300T. Sure, i can buy a better tablet but I would also have to spend a lot more money. I've only got $299 invested in my 32gb tablet plus $49 in my dock. I'm a happy camper. My tablet , when connected to the dock, will last almost twice as long as the Nexus on one charge. I can also keep using the tablet while the dock is charging. I really never even need to put the tablet itself into the charger. You can't do that with the more expensive Nexus 10.
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This feature is one of the reasons I love this tab. I'm having the same problem as op. I can still get into my 4.2 is though but cannot get recovery to read anything. Maybe ill have to wait for a twrp update.
For now as long as the tab works I can deal with it. I would like to get it working the right way again though.
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klownin5643 said:
This feature is one of the reasons I love this tab. I'm having the same problem as op. I can still get into my 4.2 is though but cannot get recovery to read anything. Maybe ill have to wait for a twrp update.
For now as long as the tab works I can deal with it. I would like to get it working the right way again though.
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Have you added the patch yet? This will allow TWRP to pick up your sd card.
I tried flashing the patched one via fastboot but it did not seem to take. Its still encrypted. I'm thinking its not flashing properly. I'm not the only one having this issue. Hopefully I can just wait it out till a fix is found. I'm afriad of screwing it up to where its completely unuseable.
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Hello,
i m trying to update the firmware of my asus tf700t and all i get when i use the power and volume down recovery is the droid that wants to install but then falls over with the exclamation mark. dont know why it wont update. any ideas? any tricks?
thanks
Ben
ben9000 said:
Hello,
i m trying to update the firmware of my asus tf700t and all i get when i use the power and volume down recovery is the droid that wants to install but then falls over with the exclamation mark. dont know why it wont update. any ideas? any tricks?
thanks
Ben
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Did you download updated firmware, unzip it, rename the zip in the zip appropriately as outlined in guides, put it in the root directory of your external sdcard formatted for FAT32, all before you entered recovery?
elfaure said:
Did you download updated firmware, unzip it, rename the zip in the zip appropriately as outlined in guides, put it in the root directory of your external sdcard formatted for FAT32, all before you entered recovery?
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yep did all of the above. since my device is unlocked I cant do the ota update. and everytime I run the update from the SD card it shows the red exclamation mark. I reset my tablet but that didn't help. I cant update to anything newer. no matter how I do it (when the tablet shows that there is an update or when I do It with the power button and the volume down)
ben9000 said:
yep did all of the above. since my device is unlocked I cant do the ota update. and everytime I run the update from the SD card it shows the red exclamation mark. I reset my tablet but that didn't help. I cant update to anything newer. no matter how I do it (when the tablet shows that there is an update or when I do It with the power button and the volume down)
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Tell me all about your system. You said you are unlocked. Lets gather some info for the next guy to help you. Do you have a custom ROM or recovery? Have you ever? Are you rooted? Have you ever upgraded after unlocking this way?
As a fallback, you can try to copy the update.zip file to the root directory of your INTERNAL sdcard and repeat the stock recovery process and see if that works. If not you will have to wait for someone else to help you. I have no experience with unlock, just root. I think you can flash with Goo but I am not at all sure. Wait for some who knows for sure. There is no margin for error when flashing!
@Tylorw1 are you around?
ben9000 said:
Hello,
i m trying to update the firmware of my asus tf700t and all i get when i use the power and volume down recovery is the droid that wants to install but then falls over with the exclamation mark. dont know why it wont update. any ideas? any tricks?
thanks
Ben
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I am guessing the way you speak you never installed a custom recovery? What version are you on(not 4.2.1 or 4.1.1, but the ROM number) and have you ever flashed a custom ROM? Just wanna get this aired a bit.
Tylor
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My 2 cents worth: Did you uninstall or freeze any system or Asus apps or anything that came with the tablet? If you did you'll have to restore them or the stock update will fail.
Another question: If you're unlocked, why by all means are you on stock????
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berndblb said:
My 2 cents worth: Did you uninstall or freeze any system or Asus apps or anything that came with the tablet? If you did you'll have to restore them or the stock update will fail.
Another question: If you're unlocked, why by all means are you on stock????
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I agree with you there. I was thinking if he cannot get the stock recovery to work correctly, depending on the boot loader he is on, he could install a custom recovery and flash the stock kernel from there, but until there is more specifics given on his tablet's state a definite way cannot really be given.
Tylor
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Tylorw1 said:
I agree with you there. I was thinking if he cannot get the stock recovery to work correctly, depending on the boot loader he is on, he could install a custom recovery and flash the stock kernel from there, but until there is more specifics given on his tablet's state a definite way cannot really be given.
Tylor
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well i have to admit that i didnt think that rooting would be that complex/complicated and from my old days with the iphone unlocking always seemed like a good idea. (i know better know.)
i will probably end up rooting it.
the update doesnt work in general....i reset my tablet back to (i think it was ) 4.1.1 and download the 2 versions afterwards but both dont work. the first update i made was OTA before i unlocked. afterwards no update possible.
i have to look up my bootloader later and will post the information.
ben9000 said:
well i have to admit that i didnt think that rooting would be that complex/complicated and from my old days with the iphone unlocking always seemed like a good idea. (i know better know.)
i will probably end up rooting it.
the update doesnt work in general....i reset my tablet back to (i think it was ) 4.1.1 and download the 2 versions afterwards but both dont work. the first update i made was OTA before i unlocked. afterwards no update possible.
i have to look up my bootloader later and will post the information.
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Iphone unlocking is not android boot loader unlocking. Unlocking an iphone is to make it so you can use it on multiple carriers. Jailbreaking the iphone gives root rights to the user, though the hardware is not very detailed and is not as controllable as on android. Rooting gives root rights and is mostly for backup purposes. Unlocking your boot loader on android(talking TF700 here because they just give you access to your recovery partition, not the whole boot loader) gives you access to write whatever you want to your recovery partition. Kinda like your motherboard bios, for nothing can be done if they become corrupted.
You said you downloaded the zip file, unzipped it once, stuck it on a MicroSD card, and stuck in your tablet and the update popped up and clicked it and it still failed?
Tylor
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Tylorw1 said:
Iphone unlocking is not android boot loader unlocking. Unlocking an iphone is to make it so you can use it on multiple carriers. Jailbreaking the iphone gives root rights to the user, though the hardware is not very detailed and is not as controllable as on android. Rooting gives root rights and is mostly for backup purposes. Unlocking your boot loader on android(talking TF700 here because they just give you access to your recovery partition, not the whole boot loader) gives you access to write whatever you want to your recovery partition. Kinda like your motherboard bios, for nothing can be done if they become corrupted.
You said you downloaded the zip file, unzipped it once, stuck it on a MicroSD card, and stuck in your tablet and the update popped up and clicked it and it still failed?
Tylor
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ahhh i understand...thank you.
and yes. unzipped it...put it on sd card....then in the lower right corner where the time is and where it tells me that is downloading files it told me that an update is found and ready to be installed and if i want to install it. i clicked yes....it shut down and started up with the droid all happy....and then it fell over with the red exclamation mark.
i guess i will just root it...and hope that i wont brick it.
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ahhh i understand...thank you.
and yes. unzipped it...put it on sd card....then in the lower right corner where the time is and where it tells me that is downloading files it told me that an update is found and ready to be installed and if i want to install it. i clicked yes....it shut down and started up with the droid all happy....and then it fell over with the red exclamation mark.
i guess i will just root it...and hope that i wont brick it.
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Rooting wont fix the problem. May I ask, since you mentioned something about is in the op, did you use the unlock tool from ASUS? Meaning when the tablet boots is says "This Device is unlocked" in the upper left hand corner?
Tylor
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Tylorw1 said:
Rooting wont fix the problem. May I ask, since you mentioned something about is in the op, did you use the unlock tool from ASUS? Meaning when the tablet boots is says "This Device is unlocked" in the upper left hand corner?
Tylor
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Thats what i did. so yes it says the device is unlocked in the upper left hand corner. does that have any influence on things?
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Thats what i did. so yes it says the device is unlocked in the upper left hand corner. does that have any influence on things?
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It allows you to access the recovery partition. What version of android are you on?
Tylor
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Tylorw1 said:
It allows you to access the recovery partition. What version of android are you on?
Tylor
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you mean 4.1.1? or the bootloader version?
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you mean 4.1.1? or the bootloader version?
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Ok then you need to root, then download GooManager. Using Goomanager, install TWRP, which is a custom recovery. Boot into recovery and flash the stock ROM from there. Then it will wipe out TWRP and you will be 100% stock again with new boot loader and recovery.
Tylor
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Tylorw1 said:
Ok then you need to root, then download GooManager. Using Goomanager, install TWRP, which is a custom recovery. Boot into recovery and flash the stock ROM from there. Then it will wipe out TWRP and you will be 100% stock again with new boot loader and recovery.
Tylor
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Thanks for taking over @Tylorw1.
Ok. so.....magic!
i got it to work. the trick was to copy the file to the internal memory. (i did that before i wiped my system and it didnt work then and now i just tried it again out of desperation and it worked). i was suprised since i expected the red exclamation mark again. so i m officially on 4.2.1
thank you very much.
Ben
ben9000 said:
Ok. so.....magic!
i got it to work. the trick was to copy the file to the internal memory. (i did that before i wiped my system and it didnt work then and now i just tried it again out of desperation and it worked). i was suprised since i expected the red exclamation mark again. so i m officially on 4.2.1
thank you very much.
Ben
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Awesome! Glad I could help. Please thank my meter (click the thanks button). Its always a good thing to know more than one way to do something. _that 's a trick not well published.
[Edit] If it worked on your internal memory after the wipe but still didn't on your external memory, then something is wrong with the external sdcard. Its either not FAT32 or its corrupt and you should consider reformatting it with GNU GParted (live). On Windows, you'll need to download the iso image and burn that to a CD or DVD, which makes it bootable. Then all you may possibly have to do is reorder your boot devices in your BIOS so the CD/DVD comes before the HDD so if you have a bootable disk in the player at boot it will boot from CD/DVD. Stick it in there and try to boot off it first. Some (most?) newer PCs should already have this BIOS boot order as stock. If not, change it.
Alternately, a better or more convenient option if your PC supports it would be do basically the same thing as above except flash the iso to a flash thumb drive and boot from that. Your choice. I use a free Windows program called Astroburn Lite which can burn or flash iso's to either media. Does files too.
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Awesome! Glad I could help. Please thank my meter (click the thanks button). Its always a good thing to know more than one way to do something. _that 's a trick not well published.
[Edit] If it worked on your internal memory after the wipe but still didn't on your external memory, then something is wrong with the external sdcard. Its either not FAT32 or its corrupt and you should consider reformatting it with GNU GParted (live). On Windows, you'll need to download the iso image and burn that to a CD or DVD, which makes it bootable. Then all you may possibly have to do is reorder your boot devices in your BIOS so the CD/DVD comes before the HDD so if you have a bootable disk in the player at boot it will boot from CD/DVD. Stick it in there and try to boot off it first. Some (most?) newer PCs should already have this BIOS boot order as stock. If not, change it.
Alternately, a better or more convenient option if your PC supports it would be do basically the same thing as above except flash the iso to a flash thumb drive and boot from that. Your choice. I use a free Windows program called Astroburn Lite which can burn or flash iso's to either media. Does files too.
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alright...i looked and looked but cant find the thank you button...could you give me a little hint on where to find it?
ben9000 said:
alright...i looked and looked but cant find the thank you button...could you give me a little hint on where to find it?
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