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[Q] Tried to install CM - stuck on Asus Boot Logo

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

TF300T said:
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.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app

funnel71 said:
I don't know if this was mentioned but have you tried to wipe data first? Just a though
T.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app
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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...

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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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

Help with root

Hi, i unlock bootloader following a guide of a not professional user in another forum, now i have my tf300t unlocked but without root , there is a good guide for rooting my tf300? thx for help
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anthraxx90 said:
Hi, i unlock bootloader following a guide of a not professional user in another forum, now i have my tf300t unlocked but without root , there is a good guide for rooting my tf300? thx for help
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http://www.androidauthority.com/transformer-pad-tf300t-install-clockworkmod-recovery-97756/
I used that link plus a video on youtube. you should check out the development thread theres a good guide and videos

ok i followed the guide and now i've cwm , but how can i root my tablet now?

1st of all on which Rom is your TF300 right now? Jb or Ics?

For FT300T I recommend to use TWRP recovery and SuperSU, but if you have CWM right now just use "install zip from sdcard" and use it to install binary pack (see in Development forum).
Regards.

I recommend twrp as well but whichever you choose, step 3 of this guide will root you - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30516010
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trying to root my Asus tf300t
Hi Guys
I am new and am trying root my tablet. I have bootloader unlooked and I also have the file downloaded and unzipped on my tablet. So I hold down the volume and the power button. Then I press volume up on RCK and wait. The droid spins for a bit then a dead droid comes up. After a bit my tablet boots up again. What am I doing wrong? I have JB with the lastest up date 10.4.2.13.
Please help an old girl
Thanks
Linda

Lindamary, sounds like your recovery is not properly installed. Had the same twice with twrp, never been able to start with it. I then installed cmw with fastboot, and now it works.

bigsatan said:
Lindamary, sounds like your recovery is not properly installed. Had the same twice with twrp, never been able to start with it. I then installed cmw with fastboot, and now it works.
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I am tying to root with it with the stock jb. SURDUPETRU has this posted. There are three methods. I am tring to do the first one.

Lindamary said:
Hi Guys
I am new and am trying root my tablet. I have bootloader unlooked and I also have the file downloaded and unzipped on my tablet. So I hold down the volume and the power button. Then I press volume up on RCK and wait. The droid spins for a bit then a dead droid comes up. After a bit my tablet boots up again. What am I doing wrong? I have JB with the lastest up date 10.4.2.13.
Please help an old girl
Thanks
Linda
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I recommend you install twrp and install the zip using that. Once you install twrp, the next time you go into rck you won't get the sick robot screen . You'll find all you need for it in the Dev section.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app

Bricked my TF300T

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

Kordman916 said:
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.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using XDA Premium HD app

Hazard17 said:
You are unrecoverable bricked! I'm sorry.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using XDA Premium HD app
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Are you serious??? I feel like someone would've come up with a solution by now...

Kordman916 said:
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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Possible Fix?
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.
Sent from my asus transformer pad tf300t using xda app-developers app
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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

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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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

Kordman916 said:
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.

[Q] APX mode NVFlash with Jelly bean and 10.x bootloader

Dear all,
I didn't arrived to get proper answer on this topic.
On NVFlash page here http://androidroot.mobi/2012/09/23/nvflash-for-tegra3-transformer-tf700t/, it is said that
http://androidroot.mobi/2012/09/23/nvflash-for-tegra3-transformer-tf700t/
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And here
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Originally Posted by calvinb1 View Post
Sbdags,
Did you ever get confirmation that nvflash files can still be restored on this new bootloader? I know you had some concerns a while back that Asus 'may' have tinkered with the bootloader to prevent restores but I do think think I ever saw a confirmation that it still works. I have my nvflash files backed up and want to make sure I don't loose the ability to recover from a soft brick in the event something goes drastically wrong.
Cheers!
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD
Yes nvflash works fine.
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I'm personnaly in a 10.6.1.14.4 bootloader. But I would be interested getting all files to prevent a day a soft or hard brick.
Then is there a way for me to get those files?
If this topic has ever been discussed (even if I ever looked for it on the forum), do you have any reference I could look into?
Thank you a lot for your help

florck said:
Dear all,
I didn't arrived to get proper answer on this topic.
On NVFlash page here http://androidroot.mobi/2012/09/23/nvflash-for-tegra3-transformer-tf700t/, it is said that
And here
I'm personnaly in a 10.6.1.14.4 bootloader. But I would be interested getting all files to prevent a day a soft or hard brick.
Then is there a way for me to get those files?
If this topic has ever been discussed (even if I ever looked for it on the forum), do you have any reference I could look into?
Thank you a lot for your help
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No way for you to gain NvFlash access, sorry.Only devices with 9.4.5.26 or lower firmware are eligible for NvFlash (you can't downgrade to 9.4.5.26, only to 9.4.5.30).
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD

Pretoriano80 said:
No way for you to gain NvFlash access, sorry.Only devices with 9.4.5.26 or lower firmware are eligible for NvFlash (you can't downgrade to 9.4.5.26, only to 9.4.5.30).
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD
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Thank you Pretorian. Is this due to new asus protections and we have very few hope, or dev just need some more time to adapt this ?

florck said:
Thank you Pretorian. Is this due to new asus protections and we have very few hope, or dev just need some more time to adapt this ?
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Its the former. In the 9.4.5.30 and above bootloaders, Asus locked it. Meaning when you "unlock" you are really only unlocking recovery and fastboot but the bootloader remains locked and signed with a cryptographic key. It prevents any previous Asus bootloader and any non-OEM bootloader from ever being loaded again. So far, there has been no success at circumventing (hacking) the locked bootloader and its not looking promising. There is a petition out for NVFlash asking Asus to allow wheelie to prevent bricking but I doubt if that goes anywhere.
The next best thing is @_that as you've already experienced. He is a human recovery. They have a 95+% fix rate for Transformer soft bricks here at XDA.

Error Firmware Update

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
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD

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????
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD

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????
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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.

ben9000 said:
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?
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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?
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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?

ben9000 said:
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?
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It allows you to access the recovery partition. What version of android are you on?
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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.
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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.
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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.

elfaure said:
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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LOL Lower left corner of any of my replies