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[Q] Cannot Enter Recovery!!!

Hi.
Just rooted my TF101 (B80) using ViperMod V4,5.
SU working fine, got root access and everything.
My only problem is that i cannot enter recovery mode. I get the android with the red triangle.
I press Volume- + power, then volume+ and it says:
"booting recovery kernel image"
After that i get the android with the triangle.
Any idea how to solve this problem?

What you see is the recovery, only it's the stock recovery.
To get cwm recovery, use RecoveryInstaller by Gnufabio. Just look in the theme app section

baseballfanz said:
What you see is the recovery, only it's the stock recovery.
To get cwm recovery, use RecoveryInstaller by Gnufabio. Just look in the theme app section
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I have used the recoveryinstaller.apk and still the same result. Then i tried installing a recovery using rom manager but still the same.
Can i use adb shell dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 command?
P.S. I forgot to mention that i am on stock ICS ww.9.2.1.17

read the (epic noob guide) by luna_C666 in the general section.its got all the answers and more!
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium

original21 said:
I have used the recoveryinstaller.apk and still the same result. Then i tried installing a recovery using rom manager but still the same.
Can i use adb shell dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 command?
P.S. I forgot to mention that i am on stock ICS ww.9.2.1.17
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is your tf rooted?

baseballfanz said:
is your tf rooted?
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Yes (I think). I used basic root checker and it says that is rooted. It also ask for super user access for it.
Ok. Solved.
I re-downloaded the recovery installer and everything is ok now. Thanks

I had the issue where I had the constant recovery loop and had to manually cold-boot linux every time. Then I followed all the directions that supposedly fixed that and it seemed to work (I could boot straight to android from power off). Now I can't boot into recovery at all. It just hangs at the Asus logo if I choose "reboot into recovery" and it hangs at "booting recovery image" if I use volume down. CWM shows that my recovery image is installed but there is something preventing it from launching.
Is there a way to format the recovery partition and flash it again? I tried the CWM "erase recovery" and that didn't work.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium HD app

I've got the same issue, can do what I want, but can't boot to recovery ... grrrr

Same issues with boot and recovery
I am experiencing the same issue too, except I can't boot into the OS either so I am not sure what to do... I'll read the epic noob guide as described above and if I don;t come right there i'll post a thread as my challenges are slightly different to what is already posted.

Enigma_2k4 said:
I am experiencing the same issue too, except I can't boot into the OS either so I am not sure what to do... I'll read the epic noob guide as described above and if I don;t come right there i'll post a thread as my challenges are slightly different to what is already posted.
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You have to hold the volume down at boot like you are booting to recovery, but then don't do anything and a menu to coldboot linux or to erase userdata comes up. Just wait and it will boot android.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium HD app

original21 said:
Hi.
Just rooted my TF101 (B80) using ViperMod V4,5.
SU working fine, got root access and everything.
My only problem is that i cannot enter recovery mode. I get the android with the red triangle.
I press Volume- + power, then volume+ and it says:
"booting recovery kernel image"
After that i get the android with the triangle.
Any idea how to solve this problem?
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After being rooted and flashing CWM instead of holding volume down+power.. just download this app from the market. Called: Transformer reboot to Recovery.
The app in your drawer icon is two blue arrows instead of orange and blue like the developers picture.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...recovery&rdid=com.transformer.recovery&rdot=1
Ive noticed alot of people having issues booting with Clockworkmod into recovery or using power down and selecting recovery. (unless its done by hand). That app is a direct way into recovery. Most ROMs ive seen do not enter recovery even when the option is present.
Here is gnufabio, Recovery Installer - flash CWM with a Click
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346180
after flashing use the Transformer reboot to Recovery app i listed above. Ive used it and it works.. i use the app to enter recovery all the time.

need help with nvflash

ive used easyflash and the flash completes 100% but doesnot boot up just stays on the nv screen or it shows battery empty sign?

anyone? i have problems getting it into apx mode, been trying for half an hour and still cant get it in to apx. would the bootloaders be a reason why i cant restore via nvflash?

Could it have gone flat during a flash? and it wont go into apx mode after the failed flash? Someone can correct me if im wrong but im sure partitions doesn't effect nvflash. what screens are you stuck at currently?

Ausboy 2011 said:
anyone? i have problems getting it into apx mode, been trying for half an hour and still cant get it in to apx. would the bootloaders be a reason why i cant restore via nvflash?
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When you press power+volume up buttons together it gets into APX mode... when you are in that mode "tablet screen will be blank" till you start working with it.... laptop will say APX device connected.... what kind of situation are you facing?
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also stuck
i'm not sure if i'm jacking this thread, but i have the exact same issue- was stuck in cwm boot. could cold boot into the normal os, but who wants that. so i used easyflasher to flash the newest asus update and attempt to fix this situation. used sbk2. now stuck on the nvflash recovery screen. computer says i'm still in apx mode. can't get the sucker to reboot for the life of me. it will record on the tablet screen when i flash and reflash, but won't let me reboot. also tried to flash all three recoveries (cwm, twrp, and roachxm) to no avail. some help would be appreciated.

yup
i know somebody has an answer to this. i cannot be the only idiot to get stuck here.

jkieffer46 said:
i know somebody has an answer to this. i cannot be the only idiot to get stuck here.
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Try flashing different kernel.... I'm on custom kernel with team EOS JB ROM...... currently I'm using the kernel from the link below..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29675167
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda app-developers app

Dont i have to use cwm to flash a kernel? Right now its stuck in apx mode. I cant get it to do anything.

jkieffer46 said:
Dont i have to use cwm to flash a kernel? Right now its stuck in apx mode. I cant get it to do anything.
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Doesn't nvflash (easy flash) flash rogue recovery by default... have you installed naked drivers ? You can get into APX mode and then u r stuck ?
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda app-developers app

I dont think it does. Theres an option to flash cwm, rogue, and one by roach (the name is slipping my mind), none of them seem to work. The computer is registering as apx but the tablet says im in nvflash recovery.

jkieffer46 said:
I dont think it does. Theres an option to flash cwm, rogue, and one by roach (the name is slipping my mind), none of them seem to work. The computer is registering as apx but the tablet says im in nvflash recovery.
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There is option right... as far as i remember, when yo flash stock using nvflash it removes root access... so you need to root and flash cwm again using nvflash right... so best option is removing root n going back to stock using easy flash.... boot it normally... let it settle and then root it again and install rogue recovery
That what I did when I had issues with my tablet...
Sent from my Trasformer TF101 using xda app-developers app

fixed!!!
ok got it. easyflasher 0.8.3b fixed it. whitekidneys has it working great now. the problem was getting easyflasher to finish the recovery kernel. something stopped or failed to transfer to the tablet while flashing the recovery. that means no recovery. that means i get stuck in apx mode. he updated it to 0.8.3b and it worked right away.

jkieffer46 said:
ok got it. easyflasher 0.8.3b fixed it. whitekidneys has it working great now. the problem was getting easyflasher to finish the recovery kernel. something stopped or failed to transfer to the tablet while flashing the recovery. that means no recovery. that means i get stuck in apx mode. he updated it to 0.8.3b and it worked right away.
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Hey there,
I had exactly the same problem , I had a boot loop tried easyflasher and after that only apx worked.
Now I have tried the new version and it boots again but the bootloop remains...
Any idea what else I could try?

MadMaddin05 said:
Hey there,
I had exactly the same problem , I had a boot loop tried easyflasher and after that only apx worked.
Now I have tried the new version and it boots again but the bootloop remains...
Any idea what else I could try?
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You flashed a recovery and reflashed the os? When you say new version you mean 0.8.3b right? Cause 0.8.3 doesnt work. You have the newest system update zip from the asus site in the asusupdate folder? When you say bootloop do you mean you can only get to your recovery or do you mean a real bootloop- it just keeps rebooting on the eee pad or asus screen?

jkieffer46 said:
You flashed a recovery and reflashed the os? When you say new version you mean 0.8.3b right? Cause 0.8.3 doesnt work. You have the newest system update zip from the asus site in the asusupdate folder? When you say bootloop do you mean you can only get to your recovery or do you mean a real bootloop- it just keeps rebooting on the eee pad or asus screen?
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I used the option Flash stock/unbrick at first but this didn't help so i tried flashing a recovery and then reflash the os from my external sd card but this result in an error code 7.
Yes I used 0.8.3b ( at least the zip I downloaded says so, program itself says 0.8.3)
With bootloop I mean that I can access recovery/apx but if the system trys to boot it gets stuck at the "Asus Inpiring inovation..." screen.
And yes I copied the latest zip from the asus site to the update folder.
I also tired putting the DE_epaduser9_2_1_21UpdateLauncher.zip from the asus site because I'm from germany and thought it may help...
But none of that worked for me
Thank you for your reply btw.

MadMaddin05 said:
I used the option Flash stock/unbrick at first but this didn't help so i tried flashing a recovery and then reflash the os from my external sd card but this result in an error code 7.
Yes I used 0.8.3b ( at least the zip I downloaded says so, program itself says 0.8.3)
With bootloop I mean that I can access recovery/apx but if the system trys to boot it gets stuck at the "Asus Inpiring inovation..." screen.
And yes I copied the latest zip from the asus site to the update folder.
I also tired putting the DE_epaduser9_2_1_21UpdateLauncher.zip from the asus site because I'm from germany and thought it may help...
Kidneys
But none of that worked for me
Thank you for your reply btw.
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Crap. Try all of the updates. If you can get to your recovery its definitely a problem with the os. Try othe other updates or get ahold of whitekidneys. He helped me. Or maybe youre having another issue he needs to address.

Unable to flash recovery.

Hello. I have ran into a problem and was wondering if anyone knew how to fix it.
I purchased my TF300T a couple days ago and upgraded to 4.2. I unlocked the boot loader and installed cwm recovery. It seemed as if the recovery would not mount or recognize any storage and would not let me install or wipe any thing. I tried to install another recovery through fast boot. It would say successful in my adb command window, but the boot loader would freeze and I would have to force reboot. I tried wiping the recovery, then flashing the new one and still no luck. Now I am stuck with no recovery and unable to flash a new one.
I can still boot up into android.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using Tapatalk 2

You flashed bad recovery! You tried to install CWM for JB 4.1.1, now you can't install recovery for 4.2.1. You must wait for new version of recovery (TWRP is the best!).

Joshrodg said:
Hello. I have ran into a problem and was wondering if anyone knew how to fix it.
I purchased my TF300T a couple days ago and upgraded to 4.2. I unlocked the boot loader and installed cwm recovery. It seemed as if the recovery would not mount or recognize any storage and would not let me install or wipe any thing. I tried to install another recovery through fast boot. It would say successful in my adb command window, but the boot loader would freeze and I would have to force reboot. I tried wiping the recovery, then flashing the new one and still no luck. Now I am stuck with no recovery and unable to flash a new one.
I can still boot up into android.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using Tapatalk 2
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You are trying to flash the blob file right?
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Yes. I have been trying to flash the blob file.
Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2

So is my only option to wait for a recovery to be made for 4.2 ?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using Tapatalk 2

Joshrodg said:
So is my only option to wait for a recovery to be made for 4.2 ?
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You have TWRP 2.4.3.0 now => [RECOVERY][TF300T/TG] TWRP 2.4.3.0 Touch Recovery! [2013-3-1] by eyeballer and the download link
You have all versions:
openrecovery-twrp-2.4.3.0-tf300t-ICS.blob
openrecovery-twrp-2.4.3.0-tf300t-ICS.img
openrecovery-twrp-2.4.3.0-tf300t-JB.blob
openrecovery-twrp-2.4.3.0-tf300t-JB.img

I tried flashing those. It would say that it was successful in the adb window, but the boot loader would freeze. When I try to boot into recovery it goes straight to the android os-
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using Tapatalk 2

[Q] Cwm 6.0.1.4 blocked my TF700

Hi all,
I tried to root my TF700 by installing cwm 6.0.1.4 (non touch) and at the moment the tablet is always rebooting to the recovery cwm 6.0.1.4 directly, even if the battery ends when i reconnect my TF700 it's goes directly to that menu. This wouldn not be a problem, but the volume + and - do not work so i am not able to wipe data or flash the tablet.
Can anybody help me?
Thanks in advance.

Kalimeruh said:
Hi all,
I tried to root my TF700 by installing cwm 6.0.1.4 (non touch) and at the moment the tablet is always rebooting to the recovery cwm 6.0.1.4 directly, even if the battery ends when i reconnect my TF700 it's goes directly to that menu. This wouldn not be a problem, but the volume + and - do not work so i am not able to wipe data or flash the tablet.
Can anybody help me?
Thanks in advance.
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I have seen a few weird issues with cwm, so I just want to recommend TWRP, I never have any issue with twrp.

buhohitr said:
I have seen a few weird issues with cwm, so I just want to recommend TWRP, I never have any issue with twrp.
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But how can i leave that screen of Cwm? I'm not able to do it

Kalimeruh said:
But how can i leave that screen of Cwm? I'm not able to do it
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I believe that you are using an old version of cwm. I need to know what rom and what version and what bootloader you're using right now?

buhohitr said:
I believe that you are using an old version of cwm. I need to know what rom and what version and what bootloader you're using right now?
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It was the last firmware update (jb). I did not have the time to do anything
What i now is that if the turn off the tablet i'm able to see it as APX on device manager.
Thanks

Kalimeruh said:
It was the last firmware update (jb). I did not have the time to do anything
What i now is that if the turn off the tablet i'm able to see it as APX on device manager.
Thanks
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OK, you must be very careful if not you may brick your tablet. Can you boot into the 3 icons mode (recovery)?

buhohitr said:
OK, you must be very careful if not you may brick your tablet. Can you boot into the 3 icons mode (recovery)?
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Nop, the screen loads directly to cwm when i connect.

Kalimeruh said:
Nop, the screen loads directly to cwm when i connect.
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If you power off your device, then hold volume down and the power buttons, when you see white text appeared on the screen, release both buttons, what do you see? or what happened?
edit: just want to verify that currently you are unable to boot up normally?

Ok,your device boot directly in recovery,but the recovery is functional or what?Can you navigate thru the CWM options ?

Pretoriano80 said:
Ok,your device boot directly in recovery,but the recovery is functional or what?Can you navigate thru the CWM options ?
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No, he can't " but the volume + and - do not work so i am not able to wipe data or flash the tablet."

buhohitr said:
If you power off your device, then hold volume down and the power buttons, when you see white text appeared on the screen, release both buttons, what do you see? or what happened?
edit: just want to verify that currently you are unable to boot up normally?
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Just to update you all the version of cwm is not 6.0.1.4 but 6.0.1.3
It always boots to the screen Cwm-based recovery v.6.0.1.3, is shows up Asus and then it goes to Cwm.

Kalimeruh said:
Just to update you all the version of cwm is not 6.0.1.4 but 6.0.1.3
It always boots to the screen Cwm-based recovery v.6.0.1.3, is shows up Asus and then it goes to Cwm.
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Are you able to control the recovery?
Tylor
Sent from my ASUS Transformer TF700T Infinity Pad Using Tapatalk HD
Rom: Stock 4.2.1 Rooted.
UPDATE FOR TF700 USERS!!! AND THE 4.2.1 UPDATE http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2204100

Tylorw1 said:
Are you able to control the recovery?
Tylor
Sent from my ASUS Transformer TF700T Infinity Pad Using Tapatalk HD
Rom: Stock 4.2.1 Rooted.
UPDATE FOR TF700 USERS!!! AND THE 4.2.1 UPDATE http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2204100
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Nop, the volume up and down does not work. I'm only abe to select restart option. But it enters again on cwm sceen directly again :/

Kalimeruh said:
Nop, the volume up and down does not work. I'm only abe to select restart option. But it enters again on cwm sceen directly again :/
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Try going into fastboot and flashing TWRP 2.5. I cant really think of a solution until we can find a way to make some type of progress. You said you do get the USB in the bootloader, you should be able to flash TWRP. If you are unable to then it looks like its bricked.
Tylor
Sent from my ASUS Transformer TF700T Infinity Pad Using Tapatalk HD
Rom: Cromi-X 4.3b4 with _That's V2 kernal
UPDATE FOR TF700 USERS!!! AND THE 4.2.1 UPDATE http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2204100

Tylorw1 said:
Try going into fastboot and flashing TWRP 2.5. I cant really think of a solution until we can find a way to make some type of progress. You said you do get the USB in the bootloader, you should be able to flash TWRP. If you are unable to then it looks like its bricked.
Tylor
Sent from my ASUS Transformer TF700T Infinity Pad Using Tapatalk HD
Rom: Cromi-X 4.3b4 with _That's V2 kernal
UPDATE FOR TF700 USERS!!! AND THE 4.2.1 UPDATE http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2204100
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If the USB is going directly to the CWM, yes. But when i try to usei the fastboot it says that there are no devices On the device manager i'm only able to see APX. That or Transformer if that is connected on CW

Kalimeruh said:
If the USB is going directly to the CWM, yes. But when i try to usei the fastboot it says that there are no devices On the device manager i'm only able to see APX. That or Transformer if that is connected on CW
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If you can get adb shell access to your recovery, you have possibilities to diagnose and eventually recover. The first thing would be to post the output of "ls /dev/block".

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If you can get adb shell access to your recovery, you have possibilities to diagnose and eventually recover. The first thing would be to post the output of "ls /dev/block".
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Sorry about the question, but how can i do it? Adb when on APX or when on Transformer mode on device manager? Which are the guidelines?

Kalimeruh said:
Sorry about the question, but how can i do it? Adb when on APX or when on Transformer mode on device manager? Which are the guidelines?
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Sorry, I can't help you with Windows driver issues. With the right drivers and adb.exe, you should be able to access adb shell while the recovery is running, so not in APX mode. Maybe someone else can guide you through the process of finding and installing the required software on your PC.

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Sorry, I can't help you with Windows driver issues. With the right drivers and adb.exe, you should be able to access adb shell while the recovery is running, so not in APX mode. Maybe someone else can guide you through the process of finding and installing the required software on your PC.
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Thanks. When i try to install the drivers on the device manager, "Mr." windows says that he has found some issues and the drivers could not be installed.

Not able to reboot into recovery or auto-install ROM's

I had unlocked my TF700T and installed CM10, but it has never had the capability to reboot into recovery when enabled in the developer options -- selecting that when rebooting simply makes the ASUS logo come up several times, then it boots normal without going into recovery.
A related issue is when I download a CM10.1 update and tell it to upgrade, it reboots but doesn't install the new version from recovery.
I'm assuming something isn't unlocked or enabled somehow... but on the ASUS boot screen it does say "device is unlocked".

Nerva said:
I had unlocked my TF700T and installed CM10, but it has never had the capability to reboot into recovery when enabled in the developer options -- selecting that when rebooting simply makes the ASUS logo come up several times, then it boots normal without going into recovery.
A related issue is when I download a CM10.1 update and tell it to upgrade, it reboots but doesn't install the new version from recovery.
I'm assuming something isn't unlocked or enabled somehow... but on the ASUS boot screen it does say "device is unlocked".
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I assume you can still access the recovery per the button-press method?

Yes, that's the only way I can access it.

Nerva said:
Yes, that's the only way I can access it.
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The button press method is the proper way to flash anything. If you unlock you BETTER know how to flash in recovery. Also, GooManager will not flash firmware on the TF700, you must do it manually from recovery, thus why the upgrade is failing.
Tylor
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD

Yes I certainly can and do flash all sorts of stuff from recovery -- first CM, now TWRP. But on my Epic 4G I just use CM Updater to download the latest ROM, then it asks me if I want to install, I say yes, and it reboots and installs it for me. But on my TF700T it isn't happening -- when I answer "yes" it just reboots without installing the new ROM.

Is it NORMAL with the TF700T to be unable to boot into recovery by using the power menu??
Is there something I don't have configured properly or didn't install something properly?

Nerva said:
Is it NORMAL with the TF700T to be unable to boot into recovery by using the power menu??
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Yes (with the stock ROM).

Sorry, I should have been clear: I meant "with any version of CM?"

I use goo manager just to reboot into recovery, than flash manually. If I had to do the button boot recovery I wouldn't flash anything anymore.
Always sweaty hands when I see those three icons.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

Interesting. Rebooting to recovery with Goo Manager doesn't work for me either -- it just flashes the ASUS logo several times and then boots normally.
Seems like my recovery isn't setup properly -- any suggestions on how I can fix it?

Nerva said:
Interesting. Rebooting to recovery with Goo Manager doesn't work for me either -- it just flashes the ASUS logo several times and then boots normally.
Seems like my recovery isn't setup properly -- any suggestions on how I can fix it?
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Sorry I can't help you fix it. But getting into recovery is as simple as typing this at the terminal if you have busybox installed or use the rebooter widget from ROM Toolbox or the market app. They all do the same thing.
Code:
reboot recovery