[Q] Help understanding my current rom/recovery situation - Asus Transformer TF700

Hi,
Sorry for the noob question here, I've managed to get myself very confused as to the state of my tf700t.
Some time ago I unlocked my bootloader and rooted my device (stock ROM with su I believe) and installed TWRP. All was well, but of course I couldn't get Android 4.2 OTA, so given I don't really use root much I decided to try to get back as close to stock as possible. I downloaded the 10.4.4.20 firmware from Asus and flashed it in using TWRP, so far so good.
Still no option to OTA, so I figured I would download and flash 10.6.1.14 instead and do the same thing, but I have problems! If I boot into recovery, instead of TWRP I get the android logo with the open door and spinning blue icosahedron. Poor old android then keels over backwards with an open chest and an alert sign. The tablet then reboots normally.
Question 1: Have I overwritten my recovery when I flashed the stock ROM? - I'm not sure if the ROMs should even overwrite the recovery partition; if this shouldn't happen, are there any clues as to what I have done?
The system actually recognises that I have 10.6.1.14 on my SD card and offers to install it, but that reboots and gives me the same dead android lying on his back. Question 2: Could this be related to the (broken?) recovery image, or could it just be a duff download of the firmware?
I suppose the bug question is how should i proceed? Should I look for a way to re-root the device, reinstall TWRP (maybe using goomanager) and flash again or am I just hopelessly misunderstanding where I am? Many thanks for any steers you chaps can offer.

Anatosuchus said:
Hi,
Sorry for the noob question here, I've managed to get myself very confused as to the state of my tf700t.
Some time ago I unlocked my bootloader and rooted my device (stock ROM with su I believe) and installed TWRP. All was well, but of course I couldn't get Android 4.2 OTA, so given I don't really use root much I decided to try to get back as close to stock as possible. I downloaded the 10.4.4.20 firmware from Asus and flashed it in using TWRP, so far so good.
Still no option to OTA, so I figured I would download and flash 10.6.1.14 instead and do the same thing, but I have problems! If I boot into recovery, instead of TWRP I get the android logo with the open door and spinning blue icosahedron. Poor old android then keels over backwards with an open chest and an alert sign. The tablet then reboots normally.
Question 1: Have I overwritten my recovery when I flashed the stock ROM? - I'm not sure if the ROMs should even overwrite the recovery partition; if this shouldn't happen, are there any clues as to what I have done?
The system actually recognises that I have 10.6.1.14 on my SD card and offers to install it, but that reboots and gives me the same dead android lying on his back. Question 2: Could this be related to the (broken?) recovery image, or could it just be a duff download of the firmware?
I suppose the bug question is how should i proceed? Should I look for a way to re-root the device, reinstall TWRP (maybe using goomanager) and flash again or am I just hopelessly misunderstanding where I am? Many thanks for any steers you chaps can offer.
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The stock Asus firmware includes bootloader, kernel, recovery and apps. You have flashed the stock recovery. Head over to the twrp thread or my ROM thread in my sig to see how to get twrp 2.5 onto your tab.

Anatosuchus said:
Hi,
Sorry for the noob question here, I've managed to get myself very confused as to the state of my tf700t.
Some time ago I unlocked my bootloader and rooted my device (stock ROM with su I believe) and installed TWRP. All was well, but of course I couldn't get Android 4.2 OTA, so given I don't really use root much I decided to try to get back as close to stock as possible. I downloaded the 10.4.4.20 firmware from Asus and flashed it in using TWRP, so far so good.
Still no option to OTA, so I figured I would download and flash 10.6.1.14 instead and do the same thing, but I have problems! If I boot into recovery, instead of TWRP I get the android logo with the open door and spinning blue icosahedron. Poor old android then keels over backwards with an open chest and an alert sign. The tablet then reboots normally.
Question 1: Have I overwritten my recovery when I flashed the stock ROM? - I'm not sure if the ROMs should even overwrite the recovery partition; if this shouldn't happen, are there any clues as to what I have done?
The system actually recognises that I have 10.6.1.14 on my SD card and offers to install it, but that reboots and gives me the same dead android lying on his back. Question 2: Could this be related to the (broken?) recovery image, or could it just be a duff download of the firmware?
I suppose the bug question is how should i proceed? Should I look for a way to re-root the device, reinstall TWRP (maybe using goomanager) and flash again or am I just hopelessly misunderstanding where I am? Many thanks for any steers you chaps can offer.
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Yes, you did. Everytime you install stock file of any version, it will update your bootloader, rom, and kernel. Just use Motochopper to root your device and reinstall your custom recovery with goomanager.
No, it is stock recovery. Just reroot with motochopper and install custom recovery with goomanager. Have fun. :good:

Right, thanks! If I want to stay completely stock I just need to figure out why the newer update is failing. Could be the file name now I think about it.
Otherwise I'll re-root and re-TWRP...

Anatosuchus said:
Hi,
Sorry for the noob question here, I've managed to get myself very confused as to the state of my tf700t.
Some time ago I unlocked my bootloader and rooted my device (stock ROM with su I believe) and installed TWRP. All was well, but of course I couldn't get Android 4.2 OTA, so given I don't really use root much I decided to try to get back as close to stock as possible. I downloaded the 10.4.4.20 firmware from Asus and flashed it in using TWRP, so far so good.
Still no option to OTA, so I figured I would download and flash 10.6.1.14 instead and do the same thing, but I have problems! If I boot into recovery, instead of TWRP I get the android logo with the open door and spinning blue icosahedron. Poor old android then keels over backwards with an open chest and an alert sign. The tablet then reboots normally.
Question 1: Have I overwritten my recovery when I flashed the stock ROM? - I'm not sure if the ROMs should even overwrite the recovery partition; if this shouldn't happen, are there any clues as to what I have done?
The system actually recognises that I have 10.6.1.14 on my SD card and offers to install it, but that reboots and gives me the same dead android lying on his back. Question 2: Could this be related to the (broken?) recovery image, or could it just be a duff download of the firmware?
I suppose the bug question is how should i proceed? Should I look for a way to re-root the device, reinstall TWRP (maybe using goomanager) and flash again or am I just hopelessly misunderstanding where I am? Many thanks for any steers you chaps can offer.
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The Android on his back is your stock recovery and it does not find a valid update file.
Weird is, that your system seems to see the 10.6.1.14 file (I assume you get an automatic notification and click "install" or "update" ) and then the recovery does not seem to install it...?
You could have a bad download, so try that first if you want to get the latest stock rom, or you can try to rename the downloaded file to EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip, put it on your microSD card and reboot into recovery. The recovery should recognize the update file and start flashing it.
But since you are unlocked anyway - why don't you give CromiX a try? It runs so much better than the stock rom!
And for that, yes you would have to root again using the Motochopper tool and then install TWRP 2.5 with Goo Manager.
If you go that route make sure you flash the latest bootloader from the OP of the CROMiX thread first, boot back into your old rom once before you flash CROMiX.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD

Alright, I'm convinced - I'll try going totally custom! Presumably CromiX handles the external keyboard and touch pad properly?

Anatosuchus said:
Alright, I'm convinced - I'll try going totally custom! Presumably CromiX handles the external keyboard and touch pad properly?
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It's based on the stock rom, cleaned up and tweaked and optimized. Everything works - and better than on stock! I recommend selecting the option to disable fsync during installation. It boosts performance considerably, and since the rom is totally stable, the "risk" is neglible.
You will love it!
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD

OK, ChromiX installed! Looks interesting already, will tinker with it over the next couple of days.

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Can't load recovery

Hello everyone,
My problem is this: I wanted to install a CM10 nightly on the device, so I root using the DebugfsRoot method, install rom manager, flash a recovery, try to install a ROM and it did not work. Rebooting into recovery got me the red triangle, but using the volume buttons allowed me to get in (only it did not have the option to install updates or anything. I think it was just he mounting and partition options)
Since I did not unlock the device before doing this, I chose to do so using ASUS's unlock utility. Once done, I tried booting into recovery, but the device would be stuck at "booting recovery kernel image" and won't budge. I tried flashing different version of CW but it did not seem to work.
Finally, for some reason, I chose the "wipe data" option from the bootloader and the device was stuck, again, at "booting recovery kernel image", only this time I can't boot into a ROM nor can I boot back into bootloader.
What happens when I boot using power and volume down is this:-
The device is Unlocked
Android cardhu-user bootloader <2.10 e> released by "US_epad-9.4.5.26-20120720" A03
Checking for android ota recovery
Booting recovery kernel image
and then everything's stuck.
Booting normally makes the device stop at "the device is unlocked" message because, I assume, there is no ROM flashed into the device.
Thanks for helping in advance.
It's not just that I can't get the unit to go into recovery, It's that I can't even get to fastboot (it tries to go into recovery every time I try to get into fastboot)
ShiroiKage said:
It's not just that I can't get the unit to go into recovery, It's that I can't even get to fastboot (it tries to go into recovery every time I try to get into fastboot)
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I believe your device is bricked. Using a wrong version of custom recovery may caused this. I haven't seen anyone able to fix the issue that you having right now, the only thing is to send out to Asus for repair.
buhohitr said:
I believe your device is bricked. Using a wrong version of custom recovery may caused this. I haven't seen anyone able to fix the issue that you having right now, the only thing is to send out to Asus for repair.
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So, if I get it repaired/replaced, what version of CW recovery should I get? It seems that there is not, yet, a version for the Infinity tab. I really want to get a custom ROM because the stuff ASUS has slapped on their version of Android gets under my skin.
ShiroiKage said:
So, if I get it repaired/replaced, what version of CW recovery should I get? It seems that there is not, yet, a version for the Infinity tab. I really want to get a custom ROM because the stuff ASUS has slapped on their version of Android gets under my skin.
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The Team Win TWRP version 2.3.1.0 works really well. It's a touch recovery and very easy to use and full featured.
okantomi said:
The Team Win TWRP version 2.3.1.0 works really well. It's a touch recovery and very easy to use and full featured.
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One very last question:-
Would it work if I get the CM10 nightly for the TF300T installed on a TF700T (since it's practically the same device with a different screen)? If not, is there a ROM that's pure JB without ASUS's stuff installed one it?
Your replies are very much appreciated.
ShiroiKage said:
One very last question:-
Would it work if I get the CM10 nightly for the TF300T installed on a TF700T (since it's practically the same device with a different screen)? If not, is there a ROM that's pure JB without ASUS's stuff installed one it?
Your replies are very much appreciated.
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I would NOT recommend you do so with tf300 on tf700. There is no pure stock debloated version for JB, however, if you want to stay as close as stock and stable I would recommend "Cleanrom for JB". This rom doesn't have Asus bloatware and a few performance tweaks make it very good.
buhohitr said:
I would NOT recommend you do so with tf300 on tf700. There is no pure stock debloated version for JB, however, if you want to stay as close as stock and stable I would recommend "Cleanrom for JB". This rom doesn't have Asus bloatware and a few performance tweaks make it very good.
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So I got it replaced (Best Buy swapped it for a new one) and everything's fine. I even installed Clean ROM and it's good. Problem is that the left speaker is not working and I need to flash the stock ROM to make sure it's nothing caused by software, before I go back and re-return the unit. However, ASUS's firmware is not longer wanting to flash. It gives me the "failed" message in TWR's recovery (no backup because my internal memory was wiped when installing ASUS's JB update :/)
EDIT: Never mind. I thought the holes at the bottom, on either side of the USP port, were the speakers. Turns out I was not thinking straight. Still, I'd like to know if anyone has an idea as to why the ASUS firmware is not wanting to install.
ShiroiKage said:
So I got it replaced (Best Buy swapped it for a new one) and everything's fine. I even installed Clean ROM and it's good. Problem is that the left speaker is not working and I need to flash the stock ROM to make sure it's nothing caused by software, before I go back and re-return the unit. However, ASUS's firmware is not longer wanting to flash. It gives me the "failed" message in TWR's recovery (no backup because my internal memory was wiped when installing ASUS's JB update :/)
EDIT: Never mind. I thought the holes at the bottom, on either side of the USP port, were the speakers. Turns out I was not thinking straight. Still, I'd like to know if anyone has an idea as to why the ASUS firmware is not wanting to install.
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You can't install the ASUS firmware through custom recovery. It has to be stock. I believe there are signature checks that prevent it from installing otherwise.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T
did you unzip the file? should be a zip within a zip. you flash the zip inside
lafester said:
did you unzip the file? should be a zip within a zip. you flash the zip inside
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You know, I unzipped the file the first time I installed it to get Clean ROM to flash, I had the unzipped folder there yet I managed to forget to use the unzipped file. /InfiniteFacePalm

TouchScreen stopped working Tf300t

Hi i'm new to all of this but after reading a lot i decided to root my asus Tf300t and instaled a recovery ( CWM).
i instaled a custom rom ( cleanrom 3.4.2) and everything was working good ,but i decided to flash the Unters kernel for Tf 300T.
It reboots and a message appears Android is upgrading Panel Firmware 0%. After that Touch Screen never worked again .
I tried reinstalling cleanrom , stock rom downloaded from Asus Website WW_epad 10_4_2_20 was flashed with fastboot without
results. I do not know what to do next , any help is really appreciated.
nmvp said:
Hi i'm new to all of this but after reading a lot i decided to root my asus Tf300t and instaled a recovery ( CWM).
i instaled a custom rom ( cleanrom 3.4.2) and everything was working good ,but i decided to flash the Unters kernel for Tf 300T.
It reboots and a message appears Android is upgrading Panel Firmware 0%. After that Touch Screen never worked again .
I tried reinstalling cleanrom , stock rom downloaded from Asus Website WW_epad 10_4_2_20 was flashed with fastboot without
results. I do not know what to do next , any help is really appreciated.
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This happened to me once. You must make sure that the CWM you installed is for JB, not ICS. Even then, CMW might give you problems. I tried to flash the stock rom you mentioned (10_4_2_20) from CWM recovery without success. I extracted the above ROM twice in my laptop. First try gave another zip file*. The second time would create a folder with a blob file inside. I transferred that blob to the platform-tools folder. Went to CMD (run as administrator) in Windows, then to the platform-tools folder, and issued the following commands:
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash staging blob
took a few minutes to finish (rebooted a few times if my recollection serves me right. You might want to check other threads for accuracy). Once done, type:
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
You're done. Custom recovery has been overwritten. If you want TWRP, you can install it again with ADB. Hope this helps.
* I've been flashing this zip file with TWRP recovery without encountering any glitches.
Thanks for your quick reply. Did what you told me but without success.
I forgot to say that the first time I loaded the stock rom 10_4_2_20, automatically lost the CWM recovery and as I have no dock can not even have
access to anything. Also I can not load the recovery again.
I talked to ASUS support and postage plus diagnosis is 50 € plus the cost of repair. And if I choose to send it to ASUS, the pad is locked again.
I do not know what to do anymore.
:crying:
What do you think I can do more?
nmvp said:
Thanks for your quick reply. Did what you told me but without success.
I forgot to say that the first time I loaded the stock rom 10_4_2_20, automatically lost the CWM recovery and as I have no dock can not even have
access to anything. Also I can not load the recovery again.
I talked to ASUS support and postage plus diagnosis is 50 € plus the cost of repair. And if I choose to send it to ASUS, the pad is locked again.
I do not know what to do anymore.
:crying:
What do you think I can do more?
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If this thing doesn't boot and you've no access to custom recovery, I can't suggest anything more. Sorry. Does it show in windows as fastboot device? What does ADB say when you type the command?
I do not think you understood well, I can do the boot, the touchscreen does not work after having appeared "Android is updating Firmware Panel 0%."
As I do not have a dock, the pad stays at the initial settings menu when a new rom is flashed because touchscreen do not work.
My problem is only the touchscreen .
And now because i flashed stock rom i lost recovery and from now on i can not enable install from insecure locations in android .
For that reason the pad w'ont let me install another recovery again.
nmvp said:
I do not think you understood well, I can do the boot, the touchscreen does not work after having appeared "Android is updating Firmware Panel 0%."
As I do not have a dock, the pad stays at the initial settings menu when a new rom is flashed because touchscreen do not work.
My problem is only the touchscreen .
And now because i flashed stock rom i lost recovery and from now on i can not enable install from insecure locations in android .
For that reason the pad w'ont let me install another recovery again.
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Evidently, I have a hard time making out what you're saying. For instance, this: "from now on i can not enable install from insecure locations in android.." What are insecure locations in Android? Beats me.
In short, you're right. The reason I gave directions was that I thought you were asking for a way to flash stock ROM (104220), which apparently you already had ("..because i flashed stock rom i lost recovery..."). If you already have the latest stock ROM on, then I totally misunderstood. Forget I ever said anything.
Thanks for trying to help me.What i mean with unknown sources is an option in Android settings - Security-allow programs install from unsecure locations
I think this is more clearly now.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda app-developers app
nmvp said:
Thanks for trying to help me.What i mean with unknown sources is an option in Android settings - Security-allow programs install from unsecure locations
I think this is more clearly now.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda app-developers app
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That setting in android has nothing to do with flashing a recovery from fast boot. Can you get to fastboot? Yes? Then you can flash a recovery from a PC.
there a new update rolling just wait
it may fix your problem first go back to stock
Yes i can use fastboot but if i try to flash a .IMG recovery it gives me always error, but if i flash stock blob files it goês OK .That's why i thougt that was necessary to enable install apps from unsecure locations.
OK i went to stock but touch screen still not working.
try cold booting 2 times
Tryed cold boot 5 times.Didn't work.I think that the problem is with painel driver .I want to know if driver is loaded with ROM or not.
This is solved. I sent the tablet to ASUS and they despite being unlocked, solved the problem without any cost, because it was not a root cause
that this happened, and activated the Asus warranty. I must say they were very honest and professional.
Congratulations ASUS.:good:

Stuck on ASUS screen while installing CM10

Hi, I unlocked my TF300T sotck ICS 4.0.3 with the Asus app, I flashed CWM and the root_signed thingy without a problem. I then did a data wipe, cache and dalvik wipe and flashed CM10 stable build for TF300T and the Gapps zip. I reboot and it's stuck on ASUS screen. I'm currently doing a restore of the "nandroid". Will this restore my tablet to ICS? What did I do wrong? How do I get either Cm10 to work or return to the ICS? Also, if I need to flash something else, how do I do it? Does the CWM recognize msd cards? Because all I have on the internal memory is the CM10 which currently did not work for me. I'm a little desperate right now. Thanks.
EDIT: DAMN IT, I just got an error restoring data. What the hell do I do? Please!
i tried restoring again and reflashing cm10 and the gapps and still nothing changes. I did wipe again the caches and still nothing. Also I can't download other roms to the tablet because my computer doesn't recognize the tablet because it hasn't booted and the cwm won't recognize micro sd cards. So I think flashing something else isn't an option. Did I break my tablet completely? I'm almost in tears
I tried several things due to some searches on different forums but nohitng works. I tried wiping caches and reflashing Cm10, didn't work. I tried pluggin my tablet to my computer and sending the asus stock rom via ADB and flashing that, but CWM gives me an "installacion aborted" error. I just don't know what to do nor I understand what went wrong. I did everything according to multiple tutorials. Unlocking, flashing CWM and rooting went just fine. But installing CM10 ended up pretty much destroying my tablet. I wanna kill myself.
I think you have a brick??!! :'( cm10 is jellybean and you where on ics and you probably didn't flash the jellybean bootloader did you?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T
Not a single tutorial said that I had to do that. Every tutorial says "unlock bootloader, flash cwm, flash root_signed, flash cmrom". I did just that. Are you telling me that my tablet is lost forever?
in most cm threads (except cm9) their is stated that you atleast need android 4.1.1 with it's bootloader or 4.2 with it's bootloader, what i suggest you try is to flash a bootloader and upgrade staight to 4.1.1 you can download the firmware from asus the links are on this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39272826 FOLLOW THIS GUIDE CORRECTLLY OR YOU MIGHT PERMANENTLY BRICK YOUR TABLET!!!!
EDIT: if you get an error during flash it's probably the drivers or a fastboot flash brick wich is only fixable by replacing the motherboard!!
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T
If what you say is true, then you can't flash CM10 on a stock ICS tablet, and that goes against every freaking tutorial I've read before messing with my tablet.
What exactly is your bootloader version?
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I'm not sure what my answer is. The "bootloader" was unlocked by the Asus app from their website. I did that by downloading (I believe it was V7) the apk from their website and installing that and unlocking the tablet. From there on, I just followed did fastboot flashing CWM and rooting. I never read a tutorial that said "you should flash JB bootloader before installing cm10". In fact I thought that just by unlocking the tablet, rooting and flashing the custom recovery one could just install a custom rom regardless of wether it's JB or not. It's funny because I didn't want to upgrade to stock JB because it seemed buggy from a lot of reviewers, and CM10 was the classic option to have JB and a lot of great features and speed. So I google time and time again how to flash CM10 on a ICS stock ASUS. I just followed the tutorials for that.
is my tablet unrecoverably bricked? I also tried fastbooting and "flash system blob" with the blob for the ICS 4.0.3 firmware, after a while of "sending" the file in the command prompt, I got a blue progress bar in the fastboot screen on the tablet and then "FAILED". So I guess that doesn't work either.
Nothing will work?
Try entering fastboot reboot: does your tablet reboot or does it hang?
cm10 is android 4.1 it seems logical that it only runs on a 4.1 bootloader and not on an ics one! most posts must have said that you atleast need jelllybean 4.1.1
I was confused in the beginning aswell because my phone accepts any rom no matter what bootloader version!
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T
If it makes so much sense that CM10 with JB 4.1 only boots with the JB bootloader, then how the hell one can go from ICS to CM10?! Google tutorial flash cm10 on asus tf300t stock ics and you'll find a thousand tutorials not one of which says you need JB bootloader. I mean, I assume one could upgrade to the official JB rom and then unlock bootloader, etc, but I'm telling you, every tutorial that said "stock ics to cm10" did no mention the bootloader version issue. I'm not trying toblame anyone other than myself for "bricking" my tablet, but I read so many tutorials to ensure I wouldn't mess it up that I'm very upset about this.
I can use fastboot and adb commands. But I haven't been able to flash the ICS stock rom so far. First of all, it's not on the Asus website anymore, and the one I got from the web gave me this error on CWM "instaling update.. installation aborted". I also tried flashing the .blob via fastboot and it also failed. It seems nothing works. Any thoughts, anyone?
philos64 posted links to some old ICS ASUS firmwares in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33883254&postcount=3
Maybe worth a try ? Never been on ICS myself - just thought I'd mention this source...sorry for wasting your time if this is what you already tried.
Yeah, I tried flashing the ICS 9.4.3.30 (my stock rom) and it didn't fly (said installation aborted) and also tried to flash it as a blob and it failed. I guess I deserve this, but I just can't bellieve this isn't fixable.
samus88 said:
Yeah, I tried flashing the ICS 9.4.3.30 (my stock rom) and it didn't fly (said installation aborted) and also tried to flash it as a blob and it failed. I guess I deserve this, but I just can't bellieve this isn't fixable.
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We would like to know what bootloader you now have. You use the bootloader menu to get to cwm. Tell us how many ICONS you have and what they are. This way we will have more info to consider options if any.
It's ICS. I have the Wipe Data and the Coldboot option. If I'm connecte with the usb cable, there's also the usb icon.
Currently I don't have the tablet, because I send it to a tech support place and they should give me a repair budget (if they deem it repairable, I guess) by tomorrow, but I'm not confident that they'll be able to fix it. So I'm still open to suggestions. Thanks!
samus88 said:
It's ICS. I have the Wipe Data and the Coldboot option. If I'm connecte with the usb cable, there's also the usb icon.
Currently I don't have the tablet, because I send it to a tech support place and they should give me a repair budget (if they deem it repairable, I guess) by tomorrow, but I'm not confident that they'll be able to fix it. So I'm still open to suggestions. Thanks!
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I reread the thread and I believe I would make a blob with just stock recovery (4.03) to match your bootloader. I know fastboot is failing on a complete blob but may process something as small as recovery. The blob could also be pushed to your tablet with adb and flash with that.
I made these choices as a place to begin since we need to match your bootloader.
Once stock recovery was in place we could use adb to push a once unzipped stock firmware (4.03) and get stock recovery to install it for us.
Thanks a lot man. When I get the tablet back and you make me that blob I'll definitely give it a try. Although I have a question, I already have the once unzipped stock ICS on my tablet (pushed it with ADB), how do I install it with stock recovery should flashing that blob work?
samus88 said:
Thanks a lot man. When I get the tablet back and you make me that blob I'll definitely give it a try. Although I have a question, I already have the once unzipped stock ICS on my tablet (pushed it with ADB), how do I install it with stock recovery should flashing that blob work?
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With stock recovery in place go into bootloader and pretend you are going into cwm that activates stock recovery now. If android lays down we'll rename the zip to EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip and try again.
I'll download 4.03 and make the recovery blob tomorrow so we'll be ready.
Sorry about that. I read "I would make" as "I will make", lol. Is there a stock recovery 4.0.3 blob on the internet for download? I'll get some sleep now, but I'll try to prepare everythng for when I get the tablet back, assuming I don't have fixed for me by tech support (although I'd love not to have to pay forit, right)
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Sorry about that. I read "I would make" as "I will make", lol. Is there a stock recovery 4.0.3 blob on the internet for download? I'll get some sleep now, but I'll try to prepare everythng for when I get the tablet back, assuming I don't have fixed for me by tech support (although I'd love not to have to pay forit, right)
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No, there is the full blob in the factory firmware and that is what I'll use. It only takes a couple of minutes to extract the recovery image file which might flash and then re-blob just the recovery partition.
Downloading takes longer than everything else.
Update:
This zip contains stock 4.03 recovery as a blob and as an image file.
Unzip and try flashing the blob - if it fails try flashing twice more or until success. If it still fails try flashing the image file - three times if it fails.
Note:
These are to be flashed with fastboot or adb, not cwm.
Great, thanks man. Unfortunately, I won't have my tablet until at least wednesday because of the holiday on my country (independence day and such). But I'll give it a try and get back to you.

How can I get root and custom ROMming back?

Hi
At the weekend I tried to update my TF300T from CM10.1 to CM10.2. That didn't work as I ended up in a boot loop. Then I thought, maybe I need to flash the latest system blob.
So I did that, only to find that I then couldn't install anything from zip or sd card as the recovery would not mount anything at all. Still got fastboot, so I've tried TWRP 2.6. TWRP 2.5, TWRP 2.4 and CWM, none of them will mount anything at all.
So I find myself with stock ROM, but no way of rooting or installing any custom ROMs.
I'm sure I've made a bloop somewhere, so all suggestions to resolve welcome!
Thanks
Rob
What is your bootloader? Sometimes, if you reflash the same recovery, it *may* work properly the second time around.
I am using TWRP 2.6 with my 127.5 bootloader, just for your knowledge.
aarsyl said:
What is your bootloader? Sometimes, if you reflash the same recovery, it *may* work properly the second time around.
I am using TWRP 2.6 with my 127.5 bootloader, just for your knowledge.
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That was the tip I needed - I knew I had the right bootloader but I had downloaded the wrong TWRP (I had flashed the JB version instead of the 4.3 version). Doh!
Now flashed CM10.2 and is running Android 4.3. CPU-Z tells me I'm rooted though at the moment I can't get any root apps to work with SuperSU. I'll leave that for another day!
Rob

Updating Android 4.1

Hey there, guys. I've been around XDA a while & have messed around with different ROMS. I had found one that I liked (decent battery life is the most important for me) & stuck with ParanoidAndroid 3.60 (4.2 based ROM) for Android 4.1 (I believe the firmware version is 10.4.2.20). TWRP is 2.5.0.0. This was around 1-2 years ago, and I finally decided it was time to upgrade it.
Can anyone point me the direction on where to start? I would like to update to the latest (or most stable) android version, if possible. I have a basic knowledge of fastboot & how it works.:fingers-crossed:
First, you will have to upgrade your bootloader to the latest version to run the latest recovery. I don't know if there's an easier way of doing this, but I'd suggest installing a stock ROM and then unlocking/rooting/installing recovery again.
You can download the latest official firmware from here (assuming you have a TF300T model): http://www.asus.com/Tablets_Mobile/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_TF300T/HelpDesk_Download/
Make sure to select the one with the correct SKU.
Then, follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1757077
This will wipe all your data so make sure to backup all the files you need.
The bootloader will most likely remain unlocked, so what you need now is root and recovery. There are plenty of guides for those, so find the right one for you. You can download the latest TWRP from here: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/97
An installation guide is on the same page, but make sure to download the one ending with 4.2 since you will be on the latest firmware version (here's the name of the file you'll probably need if you have a TF300T model: openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-tf300t-4.2.blob).
Hope this will help
Duchman said:
First, you will have to upgrade your bootloader to the latest version to run the latest recovery. I don't know if there's an easier way of doing this, but I'd suggest installing a stock ROM and then unlocking/rooting/installing recovery again.
You can download the latest official firmware from here (assuming you have a TF300T model): http://www.asus.com/Tablets_Mobile/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_TF300T/HelpDesk_Download/
Make sure to select the one with the correct SKU.
Then, follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1757077
This will wipe all your data so make sure to backup all the files you need.
The bootloader will most likely remain unlocked, so what you need now is root and recovery. There are plenty of guides for those, so find the right one for you. You can download the latest TWRP from here: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/97
An installation guide is on the same page, but make sure to download the one ending with 4.2 since you will be on the latest firmware version (here's the name of the file you'll probably need if you have a TF300T model: openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-tf300t-4.2.blob).
Hope this will help
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Thanks for replying! I got it to boot, but it stays stuck on the Asus logo with the loading circle. I installed the correct TWRP recovery. I tried rebooting, but it says no OS installed. Furthermore, it does not mount the External storage. I can browse the files through the file Manager in TWRP.
EDIT: It rebooted & I have everything back. It just took forever to reboot. Thanks for your help!!
boxer3310 said:
Thanks for replying! I got it to boot, but it stays stuck on the Asus logo with the loading circle. I installed the correct TWRP recovery. I tried rebooting, but it says no OS installed. Furthermore, it does not mount the External storage. I can browse the files through the file Manager in TWRP.
EDIT: It rebooted & I have everything back. It just took forever to reboot. Thanks for your help!!
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I'm glad I was able to help. Could you tell me the order of your actions and what happened after what? I'm a bit confused as to why it'd get stuck like this.
Also, you might need a newer recovery for more recent ROMs. There are both 2.7.0.1 and 2.7.1.0 versions available in the development section.
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I'm glad I was able to help. Could you tell me the order of your actions and what happened after what? I'm a bit confused as to why it'd get stuck like this.
Also, you might need a newer recovery for more recent ROMs. There are both 2.7.0.1 and 2.7.1.0 versions available in the development section.
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I did everything as you posted:
1. Downloaded the most current firmware for the TF300T from the Asus site.
2. Pushed it to my device using fastboot
3. Installed custom recovery for my version of Android
4. Rebooted.
The Installation bar completed after I pushed the firmware & recovery. It just took long to reboot. I read that you have to let the ROM "stabilize," so I suspect it might have been the cause of the hang. Everything went pretty smooth after the reboot, though. I installed TWRP 2.7.1.0 (as you posted above) and installed a new ROM. Thank you very much for taking the time to reply. I love this update! :victory:

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