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[Q] i wiped it a just a lil to clean

it seems that i thoroughly wiped my tablet and now it has no OS at all the pic below is all i got and i cant do anything else. so how screwed am i?
*EDIT* ok so i managed to get it to the point where the 4 icons are :RCK android USB wipe data: by running the command abd reboot bootloader. but it says its in cold boot and was stuck there where i could do nothing but shut it back down. any ideas what i should try next?

You are doomed!
J/K.
Have you try to install TWRP and flash a custom ROM? Looks like your tablet is already unlocked.

i did have twrp and was running clean rom 2.5. i was gonna sell it today and my eagerness to wipe it clean i failed to have a ROM zip file ready to go and wiped the system. from what i can tell i no longer have an OS.
so i might in fact be doomed

hellcatt said:
i did have twrp and was running clean rom 2.5. i was gonna sell it today and my eagerness to wipe it clean i failed to have a ROM zip file ready to go and wiped the system. from what i can tell i no longer have an OS.
so i might in fact be doomed
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As long as you can still get in the bootloader you'll be fine (others might correct me here). You should be able to get into USB mode and use ADB on another machine connected via USB to copy a ROM to the internal SD card. I also think TWRP can load a ROM off the removable SD card.
Good luck.

i mean i have no recovery now or anything. i can turn it of with the reset button and vol+ but if i turn it on that pic is all it does. and i cant even find a twrp download
*EDIT* ok so i managed to get it to the point where the 4 icons are :RCK android USB wipe data: by running the command abd reboot bootloader. i cant flash a rom off of my external sd card
is there anything i can flash from my exsd using twrp 2.2.1.5. right now my tablet is still not found in abd or fastboot

You'll be fine.. go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2029364
Follow directions 2nd post... that'll get back so you can flash a rom...
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well that updated twrp to 2.3.0.1 but i still cant flash a rom. i still have no OS

download a rom to your external SD card, flash it from twrp...
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yea i was doing that with a few roms but finally that overclock rom worked and now im flashing blackbean. thanks for the help i think im all good.
hope someone else gets help from this short thread

Cannot Flash anything!

Alright, so, my tablet decided to one day just cease stop working. The recovery for some reason can't flash anything now, is used to be able to flash a backup, but not anymore. It used to be able to boot past the animation, but not anymore. I cannot flash a ROM from recovery because it says that the file is bad (and please, don't tell me to check to see if the md5's are correct, they are, I've triple checked.) I've flashed CWM recovery and TWRP recovery, and TWRP cannot fix permissions, but CWM recovery can, but neither can flash a single ROM. I've tried sideloading a rom but i get this error from the CMD window
Code:
* failed to write data 'protocol fault (no status)' *
. I'm at my wits end here. The bootloader is perfectly fine, it works 100% but I can't flash a single thing from recovery. I've flashed non-corrupted recoveries, and still I cannot flash a thing.

You have flashed the latest TWRP via fastboot and it still wont flash roms? Also, what bootloader are you on?
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Rom: CleanRom 3.4.4

Phultara said:
Alright, so, my tablet decided to one day just cease stop working. The recovery for some reason can't flash anything now, it used to be able to flash a backup, but not anymore. It used to be able to boot past the animation, but not anymore. I cannot flash a ROM from recovery because it says that the file is bad (and please, don't tell me to check to see if the md5's are correct, they are, I've triple checked.) I've flashed CWM recovery and TWRP recovery, and TWRP cannot fix permissions, but CWM recovery can, but neither can flash a single ROM. I've tried sideloading a rom but i get this error from the CMD window
Code:
* failed to write data 'protocol fault (no status)' *
. I'm at my wits end here. The bootloader is perfectly fine, it works 100% but I can't flash a single thing from recovery. I've flashed non-corrupted recoveries, and still I cannot flash a thing.
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What tablet do you have?
From where did you download which recovery for which Asus tablet.
Sounds like the recovery version doesn't match the device.

Thats OK said:
What tablet do you have?
From where did you download which recovery for which Asus tablet.
Sounds like the recovery version doesn't match the device.
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Asus Tf700 32 GB. I got the recovery from the TWRP website. In answer to the boot loader question, I have no idea how to check. All I know is that I can choose between RCK, Cold Boot, Fast boot and Wipe Data.

Phultara said:
Asus Tf700 32 GB. I got the recovery from the TWRP website. In answer to the boot loader question, I have no idea how to check. All I know is that I can choose between RCK, Cold Boot, Fast boot and Wipe Data.
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Have you ever unlocked the bootloader? (If not: do so by searching on Asus' site for the Unlock Bootloader Tool v7) It's a simple apk which you install and then check and let it unlock.
Only then, you can start flashing!
If you already have unlocked, maybe you sent it in (?) Or flashed an official Asus rom (?), you might want to unlock it again.
Let us know if any of these answers above helped

Phultara said:
Asus Tf700 32 GB. I got the recovery from the TWRP website. In answer to the boot loader question, I have no idea how to check. All I know is that I can choose between RCK, Cold Boot, Fast boot and Wipe Data.
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If you have the 4 icons that indicates JB.
Sounds like the custom recovery is not installed if your on the RCK icon and press the up volume rocker and nothing happens.

adelancker said:
Have you ever unlocked the bootloader? (If not: do so by searching on Asus' site for the Unlock Bootloader Tool v7) It's a simple apk which you install and then check and let it unlock.
Only then, you can start flashing!
If you already have unlocked, maybe you sent it in (?) Or flashed an official Asus rom (?), you might want to unlock it again.
Let us know if any of these answers above helped
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Unlocking it would require an OS to be installed, but none is installed because I was wiping to install a different ROM. I have unlocked it. In response to the boot loader, yes, it has 4 icons. So I guess it is the JB boot loader. When I go to RCK it does boot recovery but from there on its unable to open any zips besides any backups I have. When I reload a backup it doesn't install the OS, but it restores everything else.

Phultara said:
When I go to RCK it does boot recovery but from there on its unable to open any zips besides any backups I have. When I reload a backup it doesn't install the OS, but it restores everything else.
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Can you get adb shell access to your recovery?
Which ZIP are you actually trying to flash? What is the exact error message from the recovery? Try running md5sum (inside the adb shell) on the file you want to flash. Check the output of "mount". Check if /cache/recovery/log contains interesting info.

Phultara said:
Unlocking it would require an OS to be installed, but none is installed because I was wiping to install a different ROM. I have unlocked it. In response to the boot loader, yes, it has 4 icons. So I guess it is the JB boot loader. When I go to RCK it does boot recovery but from there on its unable to open any zips besides any backups I have. When I reload a backup it doesn't install the OS, but it restores everything else.
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AH sorry!
I only read the title and replied lol
Does adb do anything?
Or is adb not working either?

adelancker said:
AH sorry!
I only read the title and replied lol
Does adb do anything?
Or is adb not working either?
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How would I go about connecting through ADB?

Phultara said:
How would I go about connecting through ADB?
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* Connect your tablet to a computer with proper drivers and adb installed.
* Boot tablet to recovery.
* On computer, type "adb shell".

_that said:
* Connect your tablet to a computer with proper drivers and adb installed.
* Boot tablet to recovery.
* On computer, type "adb shell".
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Alright, I'll have to try that when I get home in about 3-4 hours. I'll get back to you on that. Also, I noticed last night that when I was on fast boot, it would stay stuck as waiting for device on the cmd window. I'm not sure if it was my computer that didn't detect it or a new symptom. O hope its just a fluke!

Alright, here's the log from my recovery.

Phultara said:
Alright, here's the log from my recovery.
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OK, I assumed that you're not using data2sd. 1. Make sure your microsdcard is good (reformat and recopy your backup or rom if needed),2. Boot into twrp and wipe cache, dalvik cache, factory reset, wipe system, wipe internal then finally the most important part, FORMAT SDCARD. Now reflash a new rom or try to restore from backup. I would try step#2 first. Good luck.
EDIT: format sdcard instead of wipe sdcard.

buhohitr said:
OK, I assumed that you're not using data2sd. 1. Make sure your microsdcard is good (reformat and recopy your backup or rom if needed),2. Boot into twrp and wipe cache, dalvik cache, factory reset, wipe system, wipe internal then finally the most important part, FORMAT SDCARD. Now reflash a new rom or try to restore from backup. I would try step#2 first. Good luck.
EDIT: format sdcard instead of wipe sdcard.
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That did it!!! Thank you!!!! Looks like it was the SD that was the root of the issue! Thanks!!

Did i brick it???

Hello
I'm not sure if i bricked my tablet or not...i've spent the last 4hrs googling and surfing looking for answers but i can't seem to find anything definitive. Here's what i did
1) Was on CM10.1 nightlies and wanted to update to the newest ones on the JB Bootloader
2) downloaded all the necessary files (stock Asus, twrp2.5-42 and newest CM nightly)
3) went to go into recovery but accidentally hit Wipe Data (no idea how i managed that one)
4) tablet was wiped and rebooted into a fresh from the box Android install
5) went back into recovery and wiped data/cache and flashed stock Asus
6) rebooted and it hung at the Asus "loading screen"
I still have fastboot and recovery access...i fastbooted twrp 2.5-42 recovery on to the device and can flash roms they just don't boot
Is there a fix for the this or am i screwed...i should also point out when i go into the bootloader menu at the top it says "key driver not found.. Booting OS" before it tells me the bootloader and starting fastboot
Any help is appreciated

moosehead11 said:
Hello
I'm not sure if i bricked my tablet or not...i've spent the last 4hrs googling and surfing looking for answers but i can't seem to find anything definitive. Here's what i did
1) Was on CM10.1 nightlies and wanted to update to the newest ones on the JB Bootloader
2) downloaded all the necessary files (stock Asus, twrp2.5-42 and newest CM nightly)
3) went to go into recovery but accidentally hit Wipe Data (no idea how i managed that one)
4) tablet was wiped and rebooted into a fresh from the box Android install
5) went back into recovery and wiped data/cache and flashed stock Asus
6) rebooted and it hung at the Asus "loading screen"
I still have fastboot and recovery access...i fastbooted twrp 2.5-42 recovery on to the device and can flash roms they just don't boot
Is there a fix for the this or am i screwed...i should also point out when i go into the bootloader menu at the top it says "key driver not found.. Booting OS" before it tells me the bootloader and starting fastboot
Any help is appreciated
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This is a link if you want more explenation! : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39272826
go to the stock asus site and download firmware for your sku
extract the zip in the zip flash the "blob" file to your tablet
reboot your bootloader
flash twrp 2.5.0.0 -4.2
that zip you extracted from that download? put it on your device and flash it
this should work!
about the "key driver not found.. Booting OS" it's normal everyone has it!
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noahvt said:
This is a link if you want more explenation! : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39272826
go to the stock asus site and download firmware for your sku
extract the zip in the zip flash the "blob" file to your tablet
reboot your bootloader
flash twrp 2.5.0.0 -4.2
that zip you extracted from that download? put it on your device and flash it
this should work!
about the "key driver not found.. Booting OS" it's normal everyone has it!
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I've tried flashing stock Asus a few different times either form fastboot, twrp or sideload none seem to work...given i can't boot should i be worried if i decided to wipe data, format system or just doing a factory reset before trying again

What error does it give when you try to flash?
Sent from my sensational HTC Desire C

noahvt said:
What error does it give when you try to flash?
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no errors...i flash the ROM (in either TWRP or fastboot) and reboot...after the reboot i get to the ASUS "boot screen" (the one with the spinning circle under the Asus Logo) and it hangs there...have left it there "loading" for 30 minutes and nothing
scared of bootloader/fasboot access...can i wipe data/cache, format system and try again...would factory resetting in TWRP help maybe?

moosehead11 said:
no errors...i flash the ROM (in either TWRP or fastboot) and reboot...after the reboot i get to the ASUS "boot screen" (the one with the spinning circle under the Asus Logo) and it hangs there...have left it there "loading" for 30 minutes and nothing
scared of bootloader/fasboot access...can i wipe data/cache, format system and try again...would factory resetting in TWRP help maybe?
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you forgot somethink (i think) after you have flashed it via fastboot you have to flash twrp 2.5.0.0 -4.2 then reboot bootloader then go to twrp and wipe everything! then flash via twrp!
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noahvt said:
you forgot somethink (i think) after you have flashed it via fastboot you have to flash twrp 2.5.0.0 -4.2 then reboot bootloader then go to twrp and wipe everything! then flash via twrp!
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So flash the rom and twrp via fastboot and then reboot bootloader...then in twrp install cm?
I thought you needed to let the rom fully boot before adding the recovery so the new bootloader gets installed properly
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moosehead11 said:
So flash the rom and twrp via fastboot and then reboot bootloader...then in twrp install cm?
I thought you needed to let the rom fully boot before adding the recovery so the new bootloader gets installed properly
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Flash blob file from fastboot
Type fastboot reboot bootloader
Flash twrp
Type fastboot reboot bootloader again
Launch twrp and wipe /system /data etc
In twrp flash the zip where the blob was in
Reboot
That's how I did it! I downgraded and upgraded
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noahvt said:
Flash blob file from fastboot
Type fastboot reboot bootloader
Flash twrp
Type fastboot reboot bootloader again
Launch twrp and wipe /system /data etc
In twrp flash the zip where the blob was in
Reboot
That's how I did it! I downgraded and upgraded
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So you are flashing the stock asus rom twice?
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Let's just get the Asus stock ROM on there first. Do you get the blue bar after flashing it from twrp (make sure you flash the zip inside the Asus zip)?

sbdags said:
Let's just get the Asus stock ROM on there first. Do you get the blue bar after flashing it from twrp (make sure you flash the zip inside the Asus zip)?
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Yes...after flashing the ROM in twrp and rebooting i get the blue bar

moosehead11 said:
Yes...after flashing the ROM in twrp and rebooting i get the blue bar
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And what happens if you leave it for 20 mins to boot?

sbdags said:
And what happens if you leave it for 20 mins to boot?
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reflashing as we speak...i've left it going for about 30min on one attempt and it just kept "loading"
i did notice that if i check the file verification before flashing it fails to verify the zip...is that normal?
UPDATE: Left it for 2hrs while i sent out to do something when i got back still "loading"

Try my method! First flash blob via fastboot then wait till blue bar is full then flash twrp then open twrp wipe /system /data /cache then install that zip in twrp
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noahvt said:
Try my method! First flash blob via fastboot then wait till blue bar is full then flash twrp then open twrp wipe /system /data /cache then install that zip in twrp
Sent from my sensational HTC Desire C
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is it normal for the zip to fail verification in twrp?

Yes it's normal disable that verification!
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noahvt said:
Yes it's normal disable that verification!
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Well i tried your method and still no go
What would happen if i tried an older Asus rom from the 4.1 bootloader...would that maybe fix things
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you could try BUT REMEMBER AFTER FLASHING IN FASTBOOT: FLASH THE 4.1 TWRP!!!!!!
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[Q] Soft bricked after CWM installation / SOLVED

Hi all,
I have a TF300T with stock 4.2.1 android.
As i also own a nexus 7 with cyanogenmod, i decided to also give it a try on my TF300T
Unfortunately it ended in a endless loop of CWM recovery :crying:
This is what i did :
- i started with this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2055430
- it reference to another thread that describes how to install CWM recovery - > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668173
I followed all 9 point in the CWM installation guide.
After that i wanted to flash the root zip and recognized that the CWM is not able to mount the sdcard and internal memory.
So i was not able to root the device and also not able to flash any custom rom.
After reading in the forum i was able with "adb reboot fastboot" to boot again into the stock ROM.
- Reading more in the forum i learned that TWRP should have been used . So i tried with fastboot to overwrite the existing recovery , but with no success.
- Reading even more in the forum i saw that there is a way to remove the CWM by restoring the orginal stock ROM with the folloing command.
"fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash staging blob" with blob coming from TW_epad-user-10.6.2.6.zip from asus web page.
After that i can not even reboot to the stock android ROM.
I still have CWM after booting of the device.
I can still open adb shell. But su is not working as i do not have root.
What is the best way now to get back to a working android on my TF300T?
Many thanks in advance for any good hints.
/BR

Is that the firmware that was already on it? I'd try installing 10.6.1.15.3 which is the newest firmware via fastboot. Should erase the recovery. I wouldn't do the 27.3 firmware, not all ROMs support it

as i do not have fastboot anymore , how to flash the stock ROM?
Can this be done with adb?
Or is there a way to get fastboot again?
I currently have endloess boot loop into CWM.
And as i can not access in CWM the sdcard and internal memory i am not able to flash anything.
I just saw this thread here - > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236885
They had similar problems and also no fastboot
Other point is , do i need root access to fix it?
Even with adb i can not push files as the partitions are not mounted.
What about using sideload feature in CWM? will this allow to send a custom rom zip?

I finally got back my fast boot.
I made an hard reset (with hole below sdcard)
After that I could start the tablet with volume down and got back to fastboot
By that I am now able to start again the stock android that was already installed. So as long as I do not shutdown the tablet I at least can use it.
I see quiet a lot of discussions in the forum about soft brick tf300 after 4.2.1 ubdates.
I will now follow these and see if there will be a proper solution for my issue.
Thx
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kreutpet said:
I finally got back my fast boot.
I made an hard reset (with hole below sdcard)
After that I could start the tablet with volume down and got back to fastboot
By that I am now able to start again the stock android that was already installed. So as long as I do not shutdown the tablet I at least can use it.
I see quiet a lot of discussions in the forum about soft brick tf300 after 4.2.1 ubdates.
I will now follow these and see if there will be a proper solution for my issue.
Thx
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Found a recovery that actually works with 10.6.1.8 (4.2 bootloader): http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/tf300t/openrecovery-twrp-2.4.4.0-tf300t-4.2.blob
Good to get you back to flashing happy. Not sure if it works with the 10.6.1.27. update though.

Finally have reached my goal...
CyanogenMod 10.1 nightly , trap, rooted....
After Ben back to stock I used this guideline staring from 4.2.1 stock
http://www.android-hilfe.de/root-cu...1-10-6-1-15-3-twrp-recovery-2-5-0-0-root.html
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Asus TF300T issues with CWM 6.0.2.3
I bought an Asus TF300T for Christmas 2014. It had JellyBean 4.2.1 on it.
I decided to try to update the device to Lollipop CM12 and admittantly I am a noob when it comes to Android tablets.
So, I installed the ClockworkMod (which installed correctly), but it has my tablet stuck in a loop. It won't mount the /sdcard
and when I open a Command Prompt with Administrator Privileges and attach the usb cable to the device, it won't find it.
I've downloaded the stock rom from Asus for the device and placed it on a 2 GB MicroSD Card that the device will not find or see.
After reading through this thread, I am feeling a bit out of my league on how to recover the device.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Possible brick, possible progress.

So, after finally deciding to upgrade from 4.1 to 4.2.1 I inadvertently installed just the JB TWRP recovery.
Won't do anything but sit on the asus screen and repeatedly flash
So, after trying to flash the proper recovery (and the 4.2.1 update) multiple times. I decided I'll try downgrading back to 4.1
That worked. I'm back on the 4.1 bootloader.
GREAT!! Flashed back to the 2.5 TWRP for 4.1 Alls, good, it gets me into recovery and able to see partitions and stuff.
Try to restore from my backup gets me a failed on it.
wipe everything(save for sd card)
Factory reset
restore just boot partition SUCCESS!
restore both boot and system SUCCESS!!
reboot. nada
Any help, would be appreciated.

It IS Lupus said:
So, after finally deciding to upgrade from 4.1 to 4.2.1 I inadvertently installed just the JB TWRP recovery.
Won't do anything but sit on the asus screen and repeatedly flash
So, after trying to flash the proper recovery (and the 4.2.1 update) multiple times. I decided I'll try downgrading back to 4.1
That worked. I'm back on the 4.1 bootloader.
GREAT!! Flashed back to the 2.5 TWRP for 4.1 Alls, good, it gets me into recovery and able to see partitions and stuff.
Try to restore from my backup gets me a failed on it.
wipe everything(save for sd card)
Factory reset
restore just boot partition SUCCESS!
restore both boot and system SUCCESS!!
reboot. nada
Any help, would be appreciated.
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Make sure the nandroid you are trying to restore is on an external sd card and then format data form within the wipe screen. Sounds like your data partition got corrupted.

sbdags said:
Make sure the nandroid you are trying to restore is on an external sd card and then format data form within the wipe screen. Sounds like your data partition got corrupted.
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Thank you. This worked. I'm back up and running
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It IS Lupus said:
Thank you. This worked. I'm back up and running
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You are welcome! :good:

If you still want to update to 4.2.1 (i did it just for a friend that wanted root and wanted to test out cm10.2) and got some probs with partition mounting as well.
i earlier posted a solution for a nother prob (but it deals with PIT probs) ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44244313&postcount=12 ) and it solved it without the need to downgrade.
cheers
-Buster

Buster99 said:
If you still want to update to 4.2.1 (i did it just for a friend that wanted root and wanted to test out cm10.2) and got some probs with partition mounting as well.
i earlier posted a solution for a nother prob (but it deals with PIT probs) ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44244313&postcount=12 ) and it solved it without the need to downgrade.
cheers
-Buster
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Just to clarify, when you force fastboot by paper clip resetting+volume down, the screen should show something like "entering fastboot/download mode..." correct? Failing that, with just the Asus logo and "the device is unlocked", then it's not in fastboot mode at all, right? Because I tried your method, but when issuing fastboot commands, PC says "waiting for device." "Fastboot devices" returns no serial number. How many times should I try to jump-start the hardware, do you think? Thanks.

its like normal fastboot
when you see rck, android, wipe data - this is fastboot mode(check top left corner)
cheers
-Buster
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