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[Q] TF boots, flashes locked screen for a second and shuts down! :(

Hello friends, Please note that i tried installing ClockworkMod 3.1.0.1 but it refused to setup for some reason, even though i did everything right i.e. holding down the down vol key and power button etc but like others i only get the green android with the exclamation mark in the middle, so i do not have a backup unfortunately ;(
Anyway the story starts here:
Please be patient with me though as i am new to all this but learning fast.
Got a new Asus transformer TF101 (with keyboard) for only 5 days with
Device serial: B70KAS3?????
Build number: HMJ37.WW_epad-8.4.4.11-20110711
Android version: 3.1
Didnt know about Razorclaw ability to root B70 :-(
Anyway on going online on the TF101 for the first time, I immediately got a message saying there was a new os update available, the TF101 auto downloaded it and i then immediately updated it, thinking that the new update was best for me :-(
After the update, i then had -
Build number: HTK75.WW_epad-8.6.5.21-20111216
Android version: 3.2.1
Razorclaw doesnt work on my TF101 however i was able to use use the WW_epad-user-8.6.6.19.zip update on it and then was able to root using Razorclaw.
After that everything worked fine until i used 'Rom Manager' to create a script that was to change my hostname to my preferred one instead of the usual 'android_????????????', i then set it to do so on boot within 'Rom Manager'.
I then used 'Rom Manager' 'reboot' script to reboot the TF and now it boots then flashes locked screen for a second and shuts down and the same thing happens when i power it up again
If i am lucky and quick, i can put in the password and see the desktop just before it shuts down.
I have a feeling it the script i created and set to execute on boot is what is causing the shutdown.
Is there anyway to fix this?
It not a low battery issue, already checked that.
Was thinking along the lines of a key combination to prevent scripts running on boot time.
Dont really want to wipe the TF, as it already taken me 5 days to get it setup how i want it and now this!

It sounds like you have a stock recovery and a buggered up system.
You might be able to recover with adb, but you'll have to know what to stop/kill before it reboots. If it's enable, adb will be active well before you see the lock screen. There might also be some tools in the android sdk, perhaps ddms.
What exactly is in this rom manager script? Perhaps it is passing a reboot via one of the partitions. You would need to clear the command to stop the reboots or just kill the process that is rebooting.
That's all I gots. Good luck!

gee one said:
It sounds like you have a stock recovery and a buggered up system.
You might be able to recover with adb, but you'll have to know what to stop/kill before it reboots. If it's enable, adb will be active well before you see the lock screen. There might also be some tools in the android sdk, perhaps ddms.
What exactly is in this rom manager script? Perhaps it is passing a reboot via one of the partitions. You would need to clear the command to stop the reboots or just kill the process that is rebooting.
That's all I gots. Good luck!
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thanx for responding mate...appreciated.
the script is just a simple script with just one line with tr3ble being the new hostname, its exactly as below:
setprop net.hostname tr3ble
I'll have a tinker with adb but what how do i search for processes to stop/kill using adb as im not that clued up with linux commands

I'm not a pro either, but I think "ps" will show you the process and "kill <pid>" will kill them. There might be a better way and I haven't tested this, so if you end up in a worse situation than then one you are in, it's all on you.
I don't think that changing the hostname will cause a reboot. I think the "reboot" command from rom manager is somehow stuck. I think it passes a reboot command via one of the partitions so that it can "find" it when it restarts. You would just have to clear the command. I think it's somewhere in the /cache directory, but that is just a guess.

gee one said:
I'm not a pro either, but I think "ps" will show you the process and "kill <pid>" will kill them. There might be a better way and I haven't tested this, so if you end up in a worse situation than then one you are in, it's all on you.
I don't think that changing the hostname will cause a reboot. I think the "reboot" command from rom manager is somehow stuck. I think it passes a reboot command via one of the partitions so that it can "find" it when it restarts. You would just have to clear the command. I think it's somewhere in the /cache directory, but that is just a guess.
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Wow...you are definitely pointing me in the some direction though, in the begining i didnt have a clue what to do and where to look but now i have a few things to try...i'll see how things go with adb and report back.
Thank you for your time and patience mate

Update:
I tried everything i could but just didnt seem to have much time to do much using adb so i bit the bullet and did a data wipe, but to my joy, after the data wipe the TF was still rooted and my adhoc hack was still in place. If only took me bout an hour to then reinstall all my apps, which was more or less easy as i had them all in one folder on my microSD.
So all in all, the data wipe which cured the shutdown after restart wasnt sooo bad afterall.
Thank for your help mate!
....Happy New year!

b00b said:
Update:
I tried everything i could but just didnt seem to have much time to do much using adb so i bit the bullet and did a data wipe, but to my joy, after the data wipe the TF was still rooted and my adhoc hack was still in place. If only took me bout an hour to then reinstall all my apps, which was more or less easy as i had them all in one folder on my microSD.
So all in all, the data wipe which cured the shutdown after restart wasnt sooo bad afterall.
Thank for your help mate!
....Happy New year!
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Did the same exact procedure when the same thing happened to my TF earlier this month.... Good to know that i wasn't the only one that faced this situation.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium

How to Root and upgrade from ice cream sandwich to jelly bean??

Dear all,
I received an Asus Transformer Tf101 for Christmas, 16gb internal RAM,
OS 4.0.3 (ice cream). Can someone please guide me how to enable root and upgrade the os?
I tried to rooted with Sparkyroot but, kept getting " exploit not found". Please help!
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Check to make sure the rooting method works with your device. Have you checked out the sticky threads here about it ? I remember that I tried three different ways of rooting (all from here) before it worked - I think it was a PC driver issue and a lack of support for one.
After that, you will need to install a custom recovery in order to flash from. I really like TWRP, and was advised to download "Goomanager" from the Play Store - from there you can go to the menu dots in the upper right and choose "Install OpenRecoveryScript" and it will install it. I also like the "Reboot2Recovery" app, although it's not as useful on a custom ROM that includes the feature, but is easier than holding down buttons just right for that first time.
After that, you can flash a ROM via that custom recovery you installed (on TWRP it is very user-friendly and very obvious what you need to do as long as you know what you need to "wipe" beforehand - all you need is to use the "Install" button and thereafter).
ROM+Kernel(optional)+GAPPS(Google proprietary apps) . You need to wipe both caches, /system and internal data. You could use Titanium Backup prior to this to backup apps and of course back up data to an external source. A Kernel is sort of an underlayer of the "OS" that works on a low level with the hardware. You can read about some of the available ones in the Development section and see why people are using them, what possible benefits they get, et cetera.

arabic support
do custom roms support foreign languages and fonts, i use to visit arabic web sites and arabic tweets, do CM10, AOSP or Teom eos support such fonts
Pennycake said:
Check to make sure the rooting method works with your device. Have you checked out the sticky threads here about it ? I remember that I tried three different ways of rooting (all from here) before it worked - I think it was a PC driver issue and a lack of support for one.
After that, you will need to install a custom recovery in order to flash from. I really like TWRP, and was advised to download "Goomanager" from the Play Store - from there you can go to the menu dots in the upper right and choose "Install OpenRecoveryScript" and it will install it. I also like the "Reboot2Recovery" app, although it's not as useful on a custom ROM that includes the feature, but is easier than holding down buttons just right for that first time.
After that, you can flash a ROM via that custom recovery you installed (on TWRP it is very user-friendly and very obvious what you need to do as long as you know what you need to "wipe" beforehand - all you need is to use the "Install" button and thereafter).
ROM+Kernel(optional)+GAPPS(Google proprietary apps) . You need to wipe both caches, /system and internal data. You could use Titanium Backup prior to this to backup apps and of course back up data to an external source. A Kernel is sort of an underlayer of the "OS" that works on a low level with the hardware. You can read about some of the available ones in the Development section and see why people are using them, what possible benefits they get, et cetera.
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You should be fine with foreign languages as the custom rom is generally built on what Android uses, so if you can do it on stock than you should be fine on custom.
I use a different recovery than the above post, but if you follow his steps then you should be fine. You don't NEED a custom kernel to run JB per say, but it does give you a bit more power if you want to get into overclocking etc. Also, I try to stress, once you have custom recovery and are ready to flash whatever rom you chose, wipe everything. My first and only real panic was a bootloop from not wiping everything.

Like somebody mentioned above, make sure your device is compatible with each tool. Look at your serial number on the bottom of the tablet next to the usb port. Should see B60blahblah or B70blahblah, or maybe something higher (if it's newer).
I use a nice tool put together by whitekidney called EasyFlasher. It's an all in one package where you can root, install custom recovery, and install new firmware. Check this thread. It works very well for me, and is super easy.
whitekidney says:
Works for:
ANY TF101:
SBK1 (B10-B70)
SBK2 (B70,B80,B90++)
Some B70 models are SBK1, some newer B70 are SBK2, if you don't know which one you have, try both!
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It's real easy to use. Put your tablet into apx mode by holding the power button and the volume up button. The screen will look like it's off but if you plug it into your Windows computer, you should hear the sound when a device is plugged it. Then it'll try to install the drivers for an apx device, or some MTP drivers, I believe. If they fail to install, download PDAnet and install it. This will correctly install your drivers. There's also another method of getting your drivers to install correctly. Here's a universal driver package that 1wayjonny put together. To clarify, only use PDAnet or the universal driver package if your drivers didn't install correctly when you plugged your transformer (which should be in apx mode) into your computer.
Now you can use EasyFlasher to install a custom recovery. I left it on the very first option, (a touch recovery, so you don't have to use your buttons to change your selection). During this process, EasyFlasher should first open up a command prompt (it might pop up behind your current programs running so you won't see it until you minimize everything except for EasyFlasher). The cmd prompt will ask you to overwrite some files on your device, just type a for "always" and let it do it's thing. It's really running NVflash which you should also get familiar with too.
After you have a custom recovery installed, flash your ROM of choice. Here's a nice JB 4.1 that I've tried out. Download that file, put it on a micro sd card, pop it in your transformer, and reboot into recovery by holding volume down and the power button. When it reboots, press volume up to enter your new custom recovery (like it should say on the screen). If you installed the same recovery that I recommended above (hopefully these are the correct steps, as I don't have my device in front of me), click on flash .zip, then click on from sd card. You should see the zip that you transferred from your computer, click on it, and it should install.
Once that's finished, reboot your transformer, let it load the new rom, either set it up or skip all the junk in the beginning. Once you're on the main home screen, remove your micro sd card and transfer the superuser zip that you can find inside the tools folder in EasyFlasher's directory (on your computer) to your sd card. Reboot into recovery, and now flash that super user zip the same way you flashed the rom.
Now you have a brand new, 4.1.2 JB rooted device!

Quick question, do i need to connect my asus eee transformer pad tf101 to my windows xp pc to root it? Or can i used my ibook g3. The reason i ask is because i keep getting an error about MTP error. I have search everywhere for this error and i cant find a solution.
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jbusti75 said:
Quick question, do i need to connect my asus eee transformer pad tf101 to my windows xp pc to root it? Or can i used my ibook g3. The reason i ask is because i keep getting an error about MTP error. I have search everywhere for this error and i cant find a solution.
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I am sure it can be done, but most of the tools (like EasyFlasher) use Windoze.
Even if you are getting an MTP error, it should not matter as you will be using the APX device. Just make sure you have the APX driver and update the unknown device that appears after you boot to APX mode.

Need a Microsoft Surface RT Recovery

Hi all, I have completely screwed my surface rt last night.
I was trying to do a reset and it wasn't working then I tried a bunch of other things ive read on the forum and my surface wont even boot up. its just in a constant loop ive trying to do an automatic repair and diagnosing and keeps bringing me to the boot menu.
I made a recovery usb but it doesn't seem to be working so im assuming the OS was already corrupt hence the reason the reset option in "change pc settings" wasn't working.
I would really love if someone could upload a recovery image of their surface rt. I cannot find one any where and the ones I have found they have pulled the links down.
hope someone can help me out here.
cheers.

adam_4049 said:
Hi all, I have completely screwed my surface rt last night.
I was trying to do a reset and it wasn't working then I tried a bunch of other things ive read on the forum and my surface wont even boot up. its just in a constant loop ive trying to do an automatic repair and diagnosing and keeps bringing me to the boot menu.
I made a recovery usb but it doesn't seem to be working so im assuming the OS was already corrupt hence the reason the reset option in "change pc settings" wasn't working.
I would really love if someone could upload a recovery image of their surface rt. I cannot find one any where and the ones I have found they have pulled the links down.
hope someone can help me out here.
cheers.
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Next time do a search. You would have found a thread on this. And, as was said in the aforementioned thread these recoveries are device specific, so even if I got mine to you, it wouldn't work for you. Take it to Microsoft and have them replace it.

C-Lang said:
Next time do a search. You would have found a thread on this. And, as was said in the aforementioned thread these recoveries are device specific, so even if I got mine to you, it wouldn't work for you. Take it to Microsoft and have them replace it.
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i did do a search and nothing has been able to help me so far. i also did read that it is device specific but have also read it has worked for some people. unfortunatley in australia we do no have any microsoft stores so its not that easy to just take it somewhere.
I feel like there are files missing from c drive. Almost like it started to do a restore then stopped halfway. In which I have never been able to get it to that stage for that to be the case.
I did some reading and was able to find the recover partition and tried to run the install.wim file from which I understand to basically be the “OS”. When I try to run it it says “no such interface supported”
From what I understand there is just no way to do a fresh install on these things regardless of what the problem is which is disappointing on Microsoft’s behalf.

C-Lang said:
And, as was said in the aforementioned thread these recoveries are device specific, so even if I got mine to you, it wouldn't work for you.
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No. Those recovery images are device-type specific. Not device-specific. You can safely take one WIM file from the recovery partition of your device and use it to recover a different device of the identical model.
adam_4049
I see that you were able to start a restore process and it fails in the middle.
You may try the following: boot into the command line mode and format the boot partition (probably drive C: ). This would fix the disk errors if they are present, but you'll lose everything. Use diskpart tool to find the disk letter. Be careful with diskpart - do not delete partitions or issue "clean" command.
Then assign the letter to recovery partition with diskpart (say, R: ), then expand WIM file from the recovery partition with the command like this:
Code:
Dism /apply-image /imagefile:R:\RecoveryImage\install.wim /index:1 /ApplyDir:c:\
R:\RecoveryImage\install.wim - a path to install.wim on the recovery partition.
More info: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824910.aspx - you need only "Dism /apply-image" part, bcdboot is unnecessary. Lets hope that "apply-image" option is present on RT.
This would forcibly expand the WIM file to your disk C:. Or at least you'll be able to see why it fails.
This may help. Or may completely brick the device and you'll need to go to service. So use it on your own risk. And you should be familiar with the command line - so don't ask how to use diskpart.
I had a problem with the recovery process when I've played with BCD and added a boot from VHD option. Had to delete that extra boot setting - and then recovery went fine. But I assume that you have not played with BCD.

Yeah, looks like people dont use search, what you want is a nice useful soul that creates a USB recovery from his EN-UK Surface_RT and puts it up on Copy, or Dropbox or something like that...

[Q] custom rom for my tf300t ?

hi,
I'm afraid that installing a custom rom on my asus tf300 would break compatibility
with the keyboard dock. Also mine is azerty .
I'm looking for cyanogenmod in particular, what do you think ?
Also there are other consideration for a custom rom:
- my main motivation to install a custom is to get rid of the bloatware.
I just do not wish to spend time with every added apps to understand their purpose,
and they take space.
- ads. I've installed overcome rom in my previous tablet (unfortunately bricked),
and one thing I really liked, is how lot of ads in apps were filtered.
Too much ads popping from nowhere now , which discourage the use of "free" apps.
- if there's some built in mechanism to limit the risk of bricking that would be nice.
My previous tablet was bricked without any reason, perhaps because I didn't use the original charger.
- somehow all the updates that pop up frequently, nags me.
To summarize, I'm looking for a custom rom, that is compatible with my azerty keyboard dock of the tf300;
and preferably all the criteria mentioned above ( no bloat, blocked ads, anti bricking mechanism, less updates).
Thanks

extrabigmehdi said:
hi,
I'm afraid that installing a custom rom on my asus tf300 would break compatibility
with the keyboard dock. Also mine is azerty .
I'm looking for cyanogenmod in particular, what do you think ?
Also there are other consideration for a custom rom:
- my main motivation to install a custom is to get rid of the bloatware.
I just do not wish to spend time with every added apps to understand their purpose,
and they take space.
- ads. I've installed overcome rom in my previous tablet (unfortunately bricked),
and one thing I really liked, is how lot of ads in apps were filtered.
Too much ads popping from nowhere now , which discourage the use of "free" apps.
- if there's some built in mechanism to limit the risk of bricking that would be nice.
My previous tablet was bricked without any reason, perhaps because I didn't use the original charger.
- somehow all the updates that pop up frequently, nags me.
To summarize, I'm looking for a custom rom, that is compatible with my azerty keyboard dock of the tf300;
and preferably all the criteria mentioned above ( no bloat, blocked ads, anti bricking mechanism, less updates).
Thanks
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Curious AZERTY Keyboard is french layout? But still ASUS Brand Keyboard Dock correct?

Lummers said:
Curious AZERTY Keyboard is french layout? But still ASUS Brand Keyboard Dock correct?
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yes. With US keyboard the first letters you see in top left are QWERTY, while for french keyboard it' s AZERTY.
If I set improperly the local, I guess I'll get the Q letter when I type A on keyboard and so on.
I think the layout of keyboard was selected, with first run (choose you language , hour etc...).
My guess is that asus use a "standard rom" despite the different keyboards , but I'm not 100% sure.
Maybe cyanogenmod handle this ?
Annoying, with my samsung P1000 using a custom rom, was more straightforward.

Finally used CROMi-Xenogenesis mod.
It was harder than I thought, with silly unexpected problems from time to time.
For instance, you can't use the bootloader unlocker from asus, if you set the font size of system to max (try if you don't see why).
The dos shell that refused to change dir once in administartor mod , in order to use that fastboot thing ( weird, but worked after typing a drive letter ). Twrp that refused to mound the sd card even with fat32 system (I realized later I could reset while keeping the rom to install).
And finally , no f***** step by step manual, to install the custom rom.
Overcome was more newbie friendly.
No problem with locals, as already announced before by the author of rom.
Now it seems : less bloated, and I have ads blocked .
Will customize more later.

extrabigmehdi said:
Finally used CROMi-Xenogenesis mod.
It was harder than I thought, with silly unexpected problems from time to time.
For instance, you can't use the bootloader unlocker from asus, if you set the font size of system to max (try if you don't see why).
The dos shell that refused to change dir once in administartor mod , in order to use that fastboot thing ( weird, but worked after typing a drive letter ). Twrp that refused to mound the sd card even with fat32 system (I realized later I could reset while keeping the rom to install).
And finally , no f***** step by step manual, to install the custom rom.
Overcome was more newbie friendly.
No problem with locals, as already announced before by the author of rom.
Now it seems : less bloated, and I have ads blocked .
Will customize more later.
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I'm using Comi-X a well, I didn't know you were looking for that I had a post earlier that I had great help from people on the board.
I'm using Hund's Kernel so I'm overclocking a little on that machine.
No more lag!! It's amazing how much faster it is with the rom.
Please let me know if you need a hand with anything, I'm still a noob but I'll try my best to help you out.

extrabigmehdi said:
Finally used CROMi-Xenogenesis mod.
It was harder than I thought, with silly unexpected problems from time to time.
For instance, you can't use the bootloader unlocker from asus, if you set the font size of system to max (try if you don't see why).
The dos shell that refused to change dir once in administartor mod , in order to use that fastboot thing ( weird, but worked after typing a drive letter ). Twrp that refused to mound the sd card even with fat32 system (I realized later I could reset while keeping the rom to install).
And finally , no f***** step by step manual, to install the custom rom.
Overcome was more newbie friendly.
No problem with locals, as already announced before by the author of rom.
Now it seems : less bloated, and I have ads blocked .
Will customize more later.
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I would suggest doing the NvFlash for your tablet so it becomes unbrickable now that you have a custom ROM. Link in sig

cmendonc2 said:
I would suggest doing the NvFlash for your tablet so it becomes unbrickable now that you have a custom ROM. Link in sig
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Unfortunately I just find this nvfash thing just too much confusing.
For miscellaneous reasons:
1) there's no "official" tutorial to restore bricked tablet with nvflash
2) I don't understand what nvflash (or the steps to create "nvflash backup files" ) will exactly change to my current install, if there's a risk of incompatibility/conflict, if I'll need to re-install twrp afterward. Would the bootloader be changed ? Its there a nvflash bootloader ? Unclear.
3) Sorry the part " you will need to flash the AndroidRoot patched custom bootloader" is just Chinese to me.
4) If I install in future , a new rom based on a new android version (and I guess a new bootloader ?) , would I loose the ability to use nvflash ?
5) which file do I need to keep exactly, and where. Let's say I want to save space, do I need to keep blob files etc inside tablet ?
6) ironically there's a risk of bricking my tablet while following this "anti-brick" tool, and with the not so clear tutorial, I have reasons to hesitate.

extrabigmehdi said:
Unfortunately I just find this nvfash thing just too much confusing.
For miscellaneous reasons:
1) there's no "official" tutorial to restore bricked tablet with nvflash
2) I don't understand what nvflash (or the steps to create "nvflash backup files" ) will exactly change to my current install, if there's a risk of incompatibility/conflict, if I'll need to re-install twrp afterward. Would the bootloader be changed ? Its there a nvflash bootloader ? Unclear.
3) Sorry the part " you will need to flash the AndroidRoot patched custom bootloader" is just Chinese to me.
4) If I install in future , a new rom based on a new android version (and I guess a new bootloader ?) , would I loose the ability to use nvflash ?
5) which file do I need to keep exactly, and where. Let's say I want to save space, do I need to keep blob files etc inside tablet ?
6) ironically there's a risk of bricking my tablet while following this "anti-brick" tool, and with the not so clear tutorial, I have reasons to hesitate.
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1.) Google NvFlash Commands, or read original NvFlash thread, or ask a dev at AndroidRoot
2.)NvFlash files are backups. It doesnt change the BL. The BL just needs to be jellybean
3.) NvFlash is done using a custom version of CWM recovery, so it runs all the scripts for u. You just have to press a few buttons
4.) If you've done NvFlash once, it doesnt matter what you do to your tablet like changing BL
5.) The blob file is about 2 MB, the other backups that are recommended are about 10MB. You wont run out of space. The files that need to be saved are listed in the guide, as well as the way to save them
6.) If you follow the guide down to the word, there is no problem. Unlocking your bootloader and and flashing a rom has the same risk of bricking. If you have any questions ALWAYS ask before proceeding.

cmendonc2 said:
1.) Google NvFlash Commands, or read original NvFlash thread, or ask a dev at AndroidRoot
2.)NvFlash files are backups. It doesnt change the BL. The BL just needs to be jellybean
3.) NvFlash is done using a custom version of CWM recovery, so it runs all the scripts for u. You just have to press a few buttons
4.) If you've done NvFlash once, it doesnt matter what you do to your tablet like changing BL
5.) The blob file is about 2 MB, the other backups that are recommended are about 10MB. You wont run out of space. The files that need to be saved are listed in the guide, as well as the way to save them
6.) If you follow the guide down to the word, there is no problem. Unlocking your bootloader and and flashing a rom has the same risk of bricking. If you have any questions ALWAYS ask before proceeding.
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I was reading about the NvFlash as it was just recently released.
Couple of questions (sorry if hijacked this thread)
Does it work with TWRP? Or will I have to use CWM?
I've read the NvFlash Guide but I'm still unsure of the necessities.

Lummers said:
I was reading about the NvFlash as it was just recently released.
Couple of questions (sorry if hijacked this thread)
Does it work with TWRP? Or will I have to use CWM?
I've read the NvFlash Guide but I'm still unsure of the necessities.
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So to get TWRP, u flash a custom CWM, but after you have your backups and blobs, you can flash back TWRP

cmendonc2 said:
1.) Google NvFlash Commands, or read original NvFlash thread, or ask a dev at AndroidRoot
2.)NvFlash files are backups. It doesnt change the BL. The BL just needs to be jellybean
3.) NvFlash is done using a custom version of CWM recovery, so it runs all the scripts for u. You just have to press a few buttons
4.) If you've done NvFlash once, it doesnt matter what you do to your tablet like changing BL
5.) The blob file is about 2 MB, the other backups that are recommended are about 10MB. You wont run out of space. The files that need to be saved are listed in the guide, as well as the way to save them
6.) If you follow the guide down to the word, there is no problem. Unlocking your bootloader and and flashing a rom has the same risk of bricking. If you have any questions ALWAYS ask before proceeding.
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All right , basically you replace the "recovery tool" with one custom that allows to save the nvflash files (how I interpret it).
I tried to follow the steps but not without problems.
I tried to install "Universal Naked Driver" , but it didn't work.
I uninstalled the asus official driver first , but the universal naked driver wasn't recognized.
Reading some discussions, suggested that it doesn't work with win 7 x64 anyways.
So I re-installed again the "ASUS Pad PC Suite" in order to get the driver again, but also all the stuff I don't care , such like asus clouds and asus sync (if I try to skip, the setup freeze).
Then I followed the step for nvflash, and I got a problem at step where I type "adb pull /data/media/AndroidRoot " . I got the error "device not recognized" .
I retyped again the menu command to generate the blob ; thinking it might help, and all I got is a new wifi error.
So I searched a bit on the web, some discussion suggesting I do the adb command in regular android mode, and after enabling "debug mode".
But enabling the debug mode is not anymore straightforward, you must do some kind of magical trick, where you tap seven time the version build :crying:. I'm happy I didn't install the java sdk, some people suggest to install it in order to use the adb thing :silly:.
So I finally got 8 files .
Reboot in "APX mode" , I get this time the error in windows that the driver is missing. This time I used "universal naked driver " for this,
driver recognized. Reboot of windows, just in case.
Finally I got a frightening black screen, making you think that the tablet might be bricked (they say "blank screen" in tutorial , but I was hoping a white background ).
But fortunately I ended all the nvflash steps successfully.
And then I reflashed TWRP.

extrabigmehdi said:
All right , basically you replace the "recovery tool" with one custom that allows to save the nvflash files (how I interpret it).
I tried to follow the steps but not without problems.
I tried to install "Universal Naked Driver" , but it didn't work.
I uninstalled the asus official driver first , but the universal naked driver wasn't recognized.
Reading some discussions, suggested that it doesn't work with win 7 x64 anyways.
So I re-installed again the "ASUS Pad PC Suite" in order to get the driver again, but also all the stuff I don't care , such like asus clouds and asus sync (if I try to skip, the setup freeze).
Then I followed the step for nvflash, and I got a problem at step where I type "adb pull /data/media/AndroidRoot " . I got the error "device not recognized" .
I retyped again the menu command to generate the blob ; thinking it might help, and all I got is a new wifi error.
So I searched a bit on the web, some discussion suggesting I do the adb command in regular android mode, and after enabling "debug mode".
But enabling the debug mode is not anymore straightforward, you must do some kind of magical trick, where you tap seven time the version build :crying:. I'm happy I didn't install the java sdk, some people suggest to install it in order to use the adb thing :silly:.
So I finally got 8 files .
Reboot in "APX mode" , I get this time the error in windows that the driver is missing. This time I used "universal naked driver " for this,
driver recognized. Reboot of windows, just in case.
Finally I got a frightening black screen, making you think that the tablet might be bricked (they say "blank screen" in tutorial , but I was hoping a white background ).
But fortunately I ended all the nvflash steps successfully.
And then I reflashed TWRP.
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Woah....
Totally sounds like a little bit of a challenge for people that are new to the android scene..
I'm going to give this a whirl this week sometime and get it backed up.

Im also looking into NVflash, my bootloader is unlocked but I have yet to root and pick a rom. I am also looking for something that will work with a keyboad, I have yet to buy one but my birthday is coming up.

[Q] Check this out: Att One X - NO OS, SD card wiped and won't mount BUT..

Hello -
I have done weeks worth of research in my spare time before finally caving in and asking for help. I believe my situation irritatingly enough is different than typical no os corrupt sd card issues and I have not been able to find a solution here or on the www unless I am forgetting something simple. Here's why:
I am S-Off
I have super cid
I have access to bootloader
I have access to recovery which is TWRP 2.3.1 and I can access terminal command
My card WONT MOUNT (meaning no fixing permissions, no wiping external sdcard or side loading)
If I reboot system, it freezes at the initial boot screen image with the Viper logo and the red developer caution statement below it
Fastboot and ADB do not recognize my phone and I have used every one click, script, and trick on this website and others using different drivers, Android SDK and all the different drivers I can find. No Dice.
I DO HAVE AN HTC EVO 4G LTE that I htc dev unlocked, s-off, supercid etc on this very laptop (Windows 7) this week so I have a pretty good idea what what doesn't work in terms of drivers/scripts with my current laptop configuration.
I have used Ubuntu as an installed desktop and as a live cd. This is as close as I have been to having my phone recognized in adb or fastboot. I was using the SD FIX see here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942519 (What I don't get is why that thread was closed. Makes no sense to me that since a particular version of TWRP becomes available, that it would render that fix obsolete when its obvious how many scenarios can come up in particular with these HTC One Xs and not everyone is going to have a specific version of recovery. Anyway... this brings me to Ubuntu. And this is as close as I have been to success with getting back into my sdcard so I can command prompt/flash my way outta this mess. It was the only version of the SD fix I could find which of course was for Mac, Linux or Ubuntu. In terminal when the script would initialize it comes back as "Fastboot: Permissions Denied" or something to that effect. That was last night.. or errr.. this morning and I'm determined to do this.
Has anyone heard anything about a way to create a virtual sd card using AVD in an old version of the SDK? From what I can see it looks fairly simple. What I have dug up sounds easy enough but not sure why I haven't come across it here or anywhere else or nobody else has mentioned it? However, I am not a dev and perhaps it being a couple years old, counter measures have been put in place by these phone companies... lol we'll see... Thank you so much for your time.
I have attached a snap shot of my bootloader screen. Yes, I know the screen is cracked lol

The thread you linked to isn't closed, and if you visit the website the page is still up and running. The only problem I can see with that method is that you need to have fastboot working. Unfortunately the only other option I can think of needs fastboot working too, that is to flash TWRP 2.6 and use the advanced wipe feature to wipe/fix your corrupted sd card.
Have you uninstalled HTC drivers and then installed the latest drivers (4.10.xxxx I think)? Have you made sure your version of adb/fastboot is the latest?
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
The thread you linked to isn't closed, and if you visit the website the page is still up and running. The only problem I can see with that method is that you need to have fastboot working. Unfortunately the only other option I can think of needs fastboot working too, that is to flash TWRP 2.6 and use the advanced wipe feature to wipe/fix your corrupted sd card.
Have you uninstalled HTC drivers and then installed the latest drivers (4.10.xxxx I think)? Have you made sure your version of adb/fastboot is the latest?
Sent from my Evita
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Thought the thread was closed after the last comment on there. But yes you are correct regarding the website. That is how I was able to obtain the SD Fix I have now... although it is for Linux and isn't the one that was initially created for PC. The link to the Fix for PC is dead. However, I did just find a list of HTC drivers on XDA that could probably help a lot of peeps lol. Hopefully me! Here's that link: http://forums.team-nocturnal.com/in...le-internal-storage-on-the-htc-one-xxl/page-2
I'm going to uninstall current drivers again and start tinkering with these now. I sure wish I had TWRP 2.6 installed though. I will also double check the ADB and Fastboot drivers are the latest as well and get back to you on any changes. Thanks again.

bportega said:
Thought the thread was closed after the last comment on there. But yes you are correct regarding the website. That is how I was able to obtain the SD Fix I have now... although it is for Linux and isn't the one that was initially created for PC. The link to the Fix for PC is dead. However, I did just find a list of HTC drivers on XDA that could probably help a lot of peeps lol. Hopefully me! Here's that link: http://forums.team-nocturnal.com/in...le-internal-storage-on-the-htc-one-xxl/page-2
I'm going to uninstall current drivers again and start tinkering with these now. I sure wish I had TWRP 2.6 installed though. I will also double check the ADB and Fastboot drivers are the latest as well and get back to you on any changes. Thanks again.
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Have you tried mounting the sd card in windows through twrp? If it's corrupted windows will pop up a box to format card. Do that. Then the sd card should work fine. Won't fix adb fastboot issues but it's one less problem to contend with
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

bportega said:
Thought the thread was closed after the last comment on there. But yes you are correct regarding the website. That is how I was able to obtain the SD Fix I have now... although it is for Linux and isn't the one that was initially created for PC. The link to the Fix for PC is dead. However, I did just find a list of HTC drivers on XDA that could probably help a lot of peeps lol. Hopefully me! Here's that link: http://forums.team-nocturnal.com/in...le-internal-storage-on-the-htc-one-xxl/page-2
I'm going to uninstall current drivers again and start tinkering with these now. I sure wish I had TWRP 2.6 installed though. I will also double check the ADB and Fastboot drivers are the latest as well and get back to you on any changes. Thanks again.
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How did you wipe your sd card to begin with? If you wiped it in the bootloader with the factory restore option then this will currupt your sd and the only option is to connect to your pc or computer and under my computer right click the drive of your phone and format the sd card that way and this will restore your sd card to working order but you must have all the right drivers installed for your phone. Which installing HTC sync will install all the right drivers
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda app-developers app

I had the same problem with my HTC ONE XL Evita with Hboot 1.14 S-ON Unlocked. Here are the steps I took to fix it - hope it helps (I run from a mac, so that's why the fastboot code looks the way it does)
I updated to TWRP 2.6.3.0 via Fastboot USB
./fastboot.osx flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-evita.img
I also extracted the Boot.img from CleanROM 6.5 and installed via Fastboot USB
./fastboot.osx flash boot boot.img
I then rebooted into TWRP recovery
Went to advanced wipe
wiped elements (cache / data / etc) independently
then performed factory reset
I was then able to mount to the iMac
Transferred CleanROM 6.5 in the TWRP folder
Was able to flash the ROM via TWRP

31ken31 said:
Have you tried mounting the sd card in windows through twrp? If it's corrupted windows will pop up a box to format card. Do that. Then the sd card should work fine. Won't fix adb fastboot issues but it's one less problem to contend with
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If you mean literally plugging my phone into my pc...going into device manager, seeing if the sdcard is being picked up.. of course I have. I can freely go between recovery TWRP 2.3.1.0.0. and bootloader and I can even boot the system even tho there isn't an OS and get as far as the VIPER logo with the developers text below it in red. I have both windows and Ubuntu and I have tried everything. I have gone into what files and folders I do have on the phone and using terminal in recovery I have found all the proc contents in tact.. all the dev contents in tact and sub folders... all the usb folders and contents I believe are still there too. Including fastboot. HOWEVER, after days of trying every adb usb driver combination imaginable... including editing .inf files, and taking signature verification off win 7.. I still can't get my phone to be picked up when i plug it in. Every once in a while I will get the bell sound when I plug it in to a usb port but when I look in device manager nothing...but when I plug my evo 4g lte in its whamo... ding ding and no issues. As far as this phone goes...I see all the files and folders there but even even ran htc drivers in compatability mode with XP... nothing.
I am learning how to create virtual sdcard images and how I can potentially be able to attach it to a devices sdcard giving one the ability to transfer or delete files which could help some folks get back into their devices...Also, here is a really cool idea although still in its infancy and how you can mount an sdcard as an mtp device using a fuse filesystem based on libusb. https://github.com/hanwen/go-mtpfs So at this point there are options out there but only pretty heavy manipulation of data and extentions and stuff over my head lol..

dtonshel said:
I had the same problem with my HTC ONE XL Evita with Hboot 1.14 S-ON Unlocked. Here are the steps I took to fix it - hope it helps (I run from a mac, so that's why the fastboot code looks the way it does)
I updated to TWRP 2.6.3.0 via Fastboot USB
./fastboot.osx flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-evita.img
I also extracted the Boot.img from CleanROM 6.5 and installed via Fastboot USB
./fastboot.osx flash boot boot.img
I then rebooted into TWRP recovery
Went to advanced wipe
wiped elements (cache / data / etc) independently
then performed factory reset
I was then able to mount to the iMac
Transferred CleanROM 6.5 in the TWRP folder
Was able to flash the ROM via TWRP
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Hey thanks. Yup. This is exactly what I need to do. It's just that last time I tried to run the sdfix script in terminal using ubuntu i ran into a permissions issue. fastboot-permission denied or something to that nature. Do you know what that means? Thanks tho I will give this a shot.