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Can't load fastboot??

I'm trying to get into fastboot
reboot while holding vol down
select the USB icon and press vol up
but I am stuck at "Starting Fastboot USB download protocol"
am i doing something wrong?

xdeslitx said:
I'm trying to get into fastboot
reboot while holding vol down
select the USB icon and press vol up
but I am stuck at "Starting Fastboot USB download protocol"
am i doing something wrong?
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No you are doing it right. THAT IS IS FASTBOOT. If you run the fastboot commands from your pc you will see it working on the pc.

xdeslitx said:
I'm trying to get into fastboot
reboot while holding vol down
select the USB icon and press vol up
but I am stuck at "Starting Fastboot USB download protocol"
am i doing something wrong?
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sbdags said:
No you are doing it right. THAT IS IS FASTBOOT. If you run the fastboot commands from your pc you will see it working on the pc.
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The above is correct, you are in fastboot if you see this (similar to download mode on samsung devices for use with ODIN).
Be sure to add path to environmental variables so that you can use fastboot commands at prompt (if in NT (windows) environment)

sbdags said:
No you are doing it right. THAT IS IS FASTBOOT. If you run the fastboot commands from your pc you will see it working on the pc.
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i tried running the command " fastboot devices" and it doesnt see my tf700
i have all drivers loaded

Poser said:
The above is correct, you are in fastboot if you see this (similar to download mode on samsung devices for use with ODIN).
Be sure to add path to environmental variables so that you can use fastboot commands at prompt (if in NT (windows) environment)
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i added the path to environmental variables.

Fastboot works fine for me.
Suggest you go over to the nvflash thread and download the windows drivers.
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xdeslitx said:
i tried running the command " fastboot devices" and it doesnt see my tf700
i have all drivers loaded
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Isn't that adb commands you are trying to run. I.e., adb devices. I think you are confusing fastboot.
What are you trying to do?

sbdags said:
Fastboot works fine for me.
Suggest you go over to the nvflash thread and download the windows drivers.
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Isn't that adb commands you are trying to run. I.e., adb devices. I think you are confusing fastboot.
What are you trying to do?
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fastboot devices is also a fastboot command from what i understand...i was trying to run that command to see if the computer can even see my tablet in fastboot...which it doesnt.
and i actually did get the drivers from the nvflash thread because that's what i am trying to accomplish
what does your tablet look like when you are in fastboot mode?
because i am doubting the fact that mine is even in that mode...i get the feeling that it gets stuck when trying to load fastboot

xdeslitx said:
fastboot devices is also a fastboot command from what i understand...i was trying to run that command to see if the computer can even see my tablet in fastboot...which it doesnt.
and i actually did get the drivers from the nvflash thread because that's what i am trying to accomplish
what does your tablet look like when you are in fastboot mode?
because i am doubting the fact that mine is even in that mode...i get the feeling that it gets stuck when trying to load fastboot
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It just says starting Fastboot mode. It never changes from that.

im going to try and uninstall/reinstall the drivers to see if thatll work

finally got it to work...had to reload my drivers
haha so i did the whole nvflash thing but i dont really know how it works
all i know is that itll keep me from bricking my tf700

xdeslitx said:
finally got it to work...had to reload my drivers
haha so i did the whole nvflash thing but i dont really know how it works
all i know is that itll keep me from bricking my tf700
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You can still brick your device but it's 100% recoverable, at least if it's not a hardware failure. Just make sure to keep your backup files safe.

Pretoriano80 said:
You can still brick your device but it's 100% recoverable, at least if it's not a hardware failure. Just make sure to keep your backup files safe.
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are there any instructions on how to recover using these files in case of brick?
i didnt see any on the thread under development

xdeslitx said:
are there any instructions on how to recover using these files in case of brick?
i didnt see any on the thread under development
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There's no guide so far, but i'm sure you would get some help from xda users when needed.

cool thanks for the replies

I'm stuck at fastboot mode with my TF700. Windows XP recognizes my device but the command "fastboot devices" doesn't show up my TF700. I tried to reinstall drivers from univeral naked drivers package 0.7 with success - tried it three times. Bootet up TF700 in fastboot mode but still fastboot doesn't see my device.
Has anyone an idea what I can do? I tried it also in my virtual linux machine without succes. I want to flash new CWM recovery over old TWRP recovery to update to JB and after this to get proprietary files needed to build CM10 from sources.
As I understand, without fastboot, I can't update my bootloader to JB. Not a nice device...

thunderger said:
I'm stuck at fastboot mode with my TF700. Windows XP recognizes my device but the command "fastboot devices" doesn't show up my TF700. I tried to reinstall drivers from univeral naked drivers package 0.7 with success - tried it three times. Bootet up TF700 in fastboot mode but still fastboot doesn't see my device.
Has anyone an idea what I can do? I tried it also in my virtual linux machine without succes. I want to flash new CWM recovery over old TWRP recovery to update to JB and after this to get proprietary files needed to build CM10 from sources.
As I understand, without fastboot, I can't update my bootloader to JB. Not a nice device...
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Try to use this command to check if fastboot it's working : " fastboot -i 0x0b05 reboot ". If your device reboot after sending that command it means you can use fastboot just fine.
To be honest i've seen many bricks reports from people that tried to only flash the JB bootloader so imo the best way to get the JB bootloader is to flash the official JB firmware, then install the latest TWRP OR CWM recovery via fastboot, use the custom recovery to make a backup of the stock rom. Once you've did all that you can install CM10 just fine but also you will have the opportunity to go back to stock JB in case you need to.

thunderger said:
I'm stuck at fastboot mode with my TF700. Windows XP recognizes my device but the command "fastboot devices" doesn't show up my TF700. I tried to reinstall drivers from univeral naked drivers package 0.7 with success - tried it three times. Bootet up TF700 in fastboot mode but still fastboot doesn't see my device.
Has anyone an idea what I can do? I tried it also in my virtual linux machine without succes. I want to flash new CWM recovery over old TWRP recovery to update to JB and after this to get proprietary files needed to build CM10 from sources.
As I understand, without fastboot, I can't update my bootloader to JB. Not a nice device...
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Fastboot devices does not work on this device. I've used fastboot to swap recovery images several times and update to the JB bootloader by itself. It definitely works as a whole.

Pretoriano80 said:
Try to use this command to check if fastboot it's working : " fastboot -i 0x0b05 reboot ". If your device reboot after sending that command it means you can use fastboot just fine.
To be honest i've seen many bricks reports from people that tried to only flash the JB bootloader so imo the best way to get the JB bootloader is to flash the official JB firmware, then install the latest TWRP OR CWM recovery via fastboot, use the custom recovery to make a backup of the stock rom. Once you've did all that you can install CM10 just fine but also you will have the opportunity to go back to stock JB in case you need to.
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I've tried this command many times, and all I ever get is < waiting for device > and nothing else. This is getting annoying as hell. I've tried so many different things, all with the same result. I guess I'll just have to wait until there is an exploit found to root the JB firmware without having to use fastboot, then use TWRP from Goomanager, and hopefully by then there will be a zip of CWM Recovery.

[Q] HELP! I think i bricked my TF700 while installing Jelly bean.

Hi All,
i have unlocked bootloader, Rooted ICS
now i installed the latest JB update via the SD card method (renaming it to E201_768_SDUPDATE).
did the power+vol down method. intstalled it and reboot.
now all i get is this message coming up.
"The Device is UnLocked.
Android cardhu-user bootloader <2.10 e> released by "US_epad-9.4.5.26-20120720" A03
Booting recovery kernel image"
and it gets stuck there at the ASUS screen.
i have tried to install the APX driver from universal driver 0.7 TF700, and all i get is unknown device in win7 device manager.
hence i cant get into NVflash or Fastboot.
is there anything else that i can do to unbrick this tablet.
are there any other drivers that i need to install in win7 x64 or it to recognize that it is an asus tablet.??

Looks like the JB update didn't write everything properly - you still have the old bootloader. You should really have created backups for nvflash before trying to upgrade to JB.
But it's still not too late. Can you switch yout device to fastboot mode? If yes, then it's just a matter of getting your PC configuration right.
Then the next thing I would do: re-flash some custom recovery via fastboot, make sure it works and you have adb root access, check if /sdcard is ok, then install the AndroidRoot bootloader to create your blobs for nvflash, reboot into recovery, pull the blobs to your PC via adb, and only then try to upgrade to JB again.

_that said:
Looks like the JB update didn't write everything properly - you still have the old bootloader. You should really have created backups for nvflash before trying to upgrade to JB.
But it's still not too late. Can you switch yout device to fastboot mode? If yes, then it's just a matter of getting your PC configuration right.
Then the next thing I would do: re-flash some custom recovery via fastboot, make sure it works and you have adb root access, check if /sdcard is ok, then install the AndroidRoot bootloader to create your blobs for nvflash, reboot into recovery, pull the blobs to your PC via adb, and only then try to upgrade to JB again.
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Hi, no unfortunately i cant access fastboot, i have tried using the TWRP method of and all i get it a message saying waiting for device. when i try to push the TWRP.blob file.
i think my problem is that the usb device drivers are not working hence win7 x64 cant recognize the tablet when it is turned off (APX mode i believe)

dazzyd said:
Hi, no unfortunately i cant access fastboot, i have tried using the TWRP method of and all i get it a message saying waiting for device. when i try to push the TWRP.blob file.
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Let's check it step by step:
- On the device, can you still activate the fastboot mode (USB icon)?
- On your PC, you should see a USB device with vendor ID 0b05 and product ID 4daf. Should be visible somewhere in Device Manager under Windows, maybe someone else can give you details (under Linux everything is much simpler with lsusb).
- On the PC, "fastboot devices" should give you more than no output at all (some question marks, AFAIR).

_that said:
Let's check it step by step:
- On the device, can you still activate the fastboot mode (USB icon)?
- On your PC, you should see a USB device with vendor ID 0b05 and product ID 4daf. Should be visible somewhere in Device Manager under Windows, maybe someone else can give you details (under Linux everything is much simpler with lsusb).
- On the PC, "fastboot devices" should give you more than no output at all (some question marks, AFAIR).
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Hi again, no i cant see the usb icon,
i am only getting this Asus screen
the Device is UnLocked.
Android cardhu-user bootloader <2.10 e> released by "US_epad-9.4.5.26-20120720" A03
Booting recovery kernel image"
and it gets stuck there at the ASUS screen.

dazzyd said:
and it gets stuck there at the ASUS screen.
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And if you hold down Volume-down while powering on, it's the same? In that case, 3 icons should appear before it tries to start the recovery kernel.

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And if you hold down Volume-down while powering on, it's the same? In that case, 3 icons should appear before it tries to start the recovery kernel.
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yes i have tried holding down the volume-down while power on and still nothing. no icons appear.

dazzyd said:
yes i have tried holding down the volume-down while power on and still nothing. no icons appear.
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Sorry, then I am out of ideas.

dazzyd said:
Hi All,
i have unlocked bootloader, Rooted ICS
now i installed the latest JB update via the SD card method (renaming it to E201_768_SDUPDATE).
did the power+vol down method. intstalled it and reboot.
now all i get is this message coming up.
"The Device is UnLocked.
Android cardhu-user bootloader <2.10 e> released by "US_epad-9.4.5.26-20120720" A03
Booting recovery kernel image"
and it gets stuck there at the ASUS screen.
i have tried to install the APX driver from universal driver 0.7 TF700, and all i get is unknown device in win7 device manager.
hence i cant get into NVflash or Fastboot.
is there anything else that i can do to unbrick this tablet.
are there any other drivers that i need to install in win7 x64 or it to recognize that it is an asus tablet.??
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You're done. You need to send out for repair. Sorry, but I haven't see any one here able to recover the device with the above message.

buhohitr said:
You're done. You need to send out for repair. Sorry, but I haven't see any one here able to recover the device with the above message.
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hmm bummer.. no other way to force install a device driver to detect the tablet on my win7 pc.? all i need is a glimmer of hope that i can still talk to the tablet at the lowest level interface. ie APX mode.

dazzyd said:
hmm bummer.. no other way to force install a device driver to detect the tablet on my win7 pc.? all i need is a glimmer of hope that i can still talk to the tablet at the lowest level interface. ie APX mode.
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The driver on your PC is not the problem. For using nvflash in APX mode you'd need the Secure Boot Key, which is unique for each device and which Asus does not give us, or the blob for the wheelie tool that can be created with the AndroidBoot hacked bootloader, which is also unique for each device. But for creating this blob, you need working fastboot access.

[Q] missing usb icon from boot screen

ok i have a tf300t flashed a stock asus (latest rom) it rebooted into asus now when i try and go into rck it just gets to little man falls down. I have no usb icon to choose to let me fastboot the twrp/cwm recovery and i wanted to flash the rom android blue. What can i do?

yoshaben said:
ok i have a tf300t flashed a stock asus (latest rom) it rebooted into asus now when i try and go into rck it just gets to little man falls down. I have no usb icon to choose to let me fastboot the twrp/cwm recovery and i wanted to flash the rom android blue. What can i do?
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The tablet is already in fastboot when you see RCK and the other options. If youlook above the options, you'll see 'starting fastboot usb download protocol' So you dont need to select the usb icon to enter fastboot.

Ok, thanks.... However one other thing I noticed there is also a message that says key driver not found booting Os. Is that important?
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda premium

yoshaben said:
Ok, thanks.... However one other thing I noticed there is also a message that says key driver not found booting Os. Is that important?
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda premium
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I read about it that it's not important. i also see that on my tablet too. i've flash my tablet more that 20 times without any problems. SO dont worry about it.

crazynitro said:
The tablet is already in fastboot when you see RCK and the other options. If youlook above the options, you'll see 'starting fastboot usb download protocol' So you dont need to select the usb icon to enter fastboot.
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I have the same problem on my tablet; the point is:
if it is already in fastboot mode, how can i install clockworck mode recovery or install a new rom?
Beside, I've noticed that when i plug it into the pc, open a terminal (in ubuntu) and type "fastboot device", the pc does not recognize it and just displays on the terminal this message "<waiting for device>;
what does it mean??

se242196sa said:
I have the same problem on my tablet; the point is:
if it is already in fastboot mode, how can i install clockworck mode recovery or install a new rom?
Beside, I've noticed that when i plug it into the pc, open a terminal (in ubuntu) and type "fastboot device", the pc does not recognize it and just displays on the terminal this message "<waiting for device>;
what does it mean??
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You need to install the Naked Universal Drivers to use ADB and Fastboot. Look for the device in device manager as well.

[Q] Problems installing TWRP on unlocked JB, wont go into fastboot

Hello everyone,
I am new to XDA but not new to the Android rooting, flashing industry. I've flashed and rooted several phones, aswell as my own phone with a custom ROM. So I figured, since mine tf700t hasnt any warranty anymore that I will install Cromi due to the lag of the original software.
In order to install Cromi you need an unlocked bootloader and TWRP installed. The unlocking of the bootloader was like stealing candy from a baby. Then i wen't on to install TWRP with this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833212
1) Install Android SDK
2) Download TWRP Recovery blob and check the MD5 sum (don't skip MD5 check,is there to make sure the file is not corrupted)
3) Rename the downloaded file to twrp.blob and put the file in the same directory as your fastboot.exe (unless you have /platform-tools in PATH then you can flash from anywhere)
4) Turn off your device and boot to fastboot (power on while holding volume down, then select the usb icon and hit volume up to confirm)
5) Plug the device into your computer
6) Run the following command via the command line:
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery twrp.blob
At step 4 I ran into some problems. No matter what I do, i can't seem to boot the device into fastboot where you will see the three icons, among them the USB icon. I watched several youtube videos and read everything i could find but still no solution. What am I doing wrong at this point? What I did noticed was that the volume up and down buttons in some videos where at a different place then mine are. I have a Tf700t, when it is in landscape the volume buttons are at the top right corner on the edge of the device, the power button is on the top left on the edge of the device. At some videos the volume button was on the left side and on the top right side. Does this maybe have anything to do with it?
Thanks for the help in advance. I feel kinda stupid to not get it into fastboot mode, this never was a problem with other devices...

What firmware are you on? That guide is not updated for newer firmwares as newer firmwares have already removed that usb icon in the bootloader screen. In order to enter fastboot mode, all you need to do is power + volume down (holding down both buttons) and you should already be inside fastboot mode, no other button needed. Otherwise, through adb, you can try "adb reboot bootloader", which should take you to fastboot mode as well.

huy_lonewolf said:
What firmware are you on? That guide is not updated for newer firmwares as newer firmwares have already removed that usb icon in the bootloader screen. In order to enter fastboot mode, all you need to do is power + volume down (holding down both buttons) and you should already be inside fastboot mode, no other button needed. Otherwise, through adb, you can try "adb reboot bootloader", which should take you to fastboot mode as well.
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Ah this explains a lot. Now when I connect it to my PC it is recognized, but when i run a 'fastboot devices' (eveything is set properly with paths etc) my tablet isn't recognized. Should I install a different driver? As for now my PC says it has APX drivers

tf700tTRANSF said:
Ah this explains a lot. Now when I connect it to my PC it is recognized, but when i run a 'fastboot devices' (eveything is set properly with paths etc) my tablet isn't recognized. Should I install a different driver? As for now my PC says it has APX drivers
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It most likely means that you have the wrong fastboot driver. You should follow the instructions here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263822) to install the correct fastboot driver from the Universal Naked Driver pack. If you install the driver correctly, the tablet should appear as "ASUS fastboot device" in Windows' Device Manager. Then fastboot commands should work. As a quick reminder, the fastboot driver is a different driver from the adb driver. Windows will only see the fastboot device when you connect your tablet to your PC while the tablet is in fastboot mode, hence a separate driver is needed.
Moreover, when you flash the recovery later, you need to remove the dock and connect your tablet directly to your PC. In my case, even though fastboot recognized my tablet, the flash recovery command failed if the dock was connected.

huy_lonewolf said:
It most likely means that you have the wrong fastboot driver. You should follow the instructions here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263822) to install the correct fastboot driver from the Universal Naked Driver pack. If you install the driver correctly, the tablet should appear as "ASUS fastboot device" in Windows' Device Manager. Then fastboot commands should work. As a quick reminder, the fastboot driver is a different driver from the adb driver. Windows will only see the fastboot device when you connect your tablet to your PC while the tablet is in fastboot mode, hence a separate driver is needed.
Moreover, when you flash the recovery later, you need to remove the dock and connect your tablet directly to your PC. In my case, even though fastboot recognized my tablet, the flash recovery command failed if the dock was connected.
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I tried many drivers from the universal naked driver pack. But still, wen i type in 'fastboot devices' nothing happens, and with getvar i only get 'waiting for device'.....I really dont get it, what am I not seeing her....
But then again I cant seem to get "ASUS fastboot device" in windows device manager. Only Asus fastboot interface and some others with ADB etc. Am I looking at the wrong drivers?

tf700tTRANSF said:
I tried many drivers from the universal naked driver pack. But still, wen i type in 'fastboot devices' nothing happens, and with getvar i only get 'waiting for device'.....I really dont get it, what am I not seeing her....
But then again I cant seem to get "ASUS fastboot device" in windows device manager. Only Asus fastboot interface and some others with ADB etc. Am I looking at the wrong drivers?
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Let me try to recall the exact steps that I did to get the driver installed. I am using Windows 8.1, so the first step for me was to boot into troubleshooting mode of Windows to disable driver verification, but you won't have to do that if you use windows 7 or earlier. After that, open Device Manager, right click on ASUS bootloader interface (or a different name with the yellow question mark, but I remember when I first connected my tablet to my PC, the name was "ASUS bootloader interface"), choose Update Driver Software, then choose "Browse my computer for driver software", and click on "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer". At the next screen choose "Have Disk", browse to the Universal Naked Driver folder and select the file "android_apxusb.inf". From the list you should be able to find "ASUS Fastboot Interface" and install it.

huy_lonewolf said:
Let me try to recall the exact steps that I did to get the driver installed. I am using Windows 8.1, so the first step for me was to boot into troubleshooting mode of Windows to disable driver verification, but you won't have to do that if you use windows 7 or earlier. After that, open Device Manager, right click on ASUS bootloader interface (or a different name with the yellow question mark, but I remember when I first connected my tablet to my PC, the name was "ASUS bootloader interface"), choose Update Driver Software, then choose "Browse my computer for driver software", and click on "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer". At the next screen choose "Have Disk", browse to the Universal Naked Driver folder and select the file "android_apxusb.inf". From the list you should be able to find "ASUS Fastboot Interface" and install it.
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I really dont get it....It just wont work. Fastboot still wont recognize my tablet.
If i get my hands on another Windows PC I will make a second attempt.
If someone knows a different solution, please tell me. Fastboot on the pc is properly installed for whats it worth....

Try Goo manager Open Recovery Script
I am not sure if this will help you because I am also new to this but I unlocked and rooted my tf201 prime using the steps you did. I rooted my Tf700T a few days ago and my unlocked didnt work until yesterday using unlocker 8 from the Asus site but I still could not make changes to my recovery with Clockwork Mod or TWRP until I used Goo manager and ran the Open recovery script. It worked on my TF700T with build number JOP40D.US_epad-10.6.1.14.8-20130514 which has Android 4.2.1. Give it a try it is easy.
Peace. I hope this helps
tf700tTRANSF said:
Hello everyone,
I am new to XDA but not new to the Android rooting, flashing industry. I've flashed and rooted several phones, aswell as my own phone with a custom ROM. So I figured, since mine tf700t hasnt any warranty anymore that I will install Cromi due to the lag of the original software.
In order to install Cromi you need an unlocked bootloader and TWRP installed. The unlocking of the bootloader was like stealing candy from a baby. Then i wen't on to install TWRP with this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833212
1) Install Android SDK
2) Download TWRP Recovery blob and check the MD5 sum (don't skip MD5 check,is there to make sure the file is not corrupted)
3) Rename the downloaded file to twrp.blob and put the file in the same directory as your fastboot.exe (unless you have /platform-tools in PATH then you can flash from anywhere)
4) Turn off your device and boot to fastboot (power on while holding volume down, then select the usb icon and hit volume up to confirm)
5) Plug the device into your computer
6) Run the following command via the command line:
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery twrp.blob
At step 4 I ran into some problems. No matter what I do, i can't seem to boot the device into fastboot where you will see the three icons, among them the USB icon. I watched several youtube videos and read everything i could find but still no solution. What am I doing wrong at this point? What I did noticed was that the volume up and down buttons in some videos where at a different place then mine are. I have a Tf700t, when it is in landscape the volume buttons are at the top right corner on the edge of the device, the power button is on the top left on the edge of the device. At some videos the volume button was on the left side and on the top right side. Does this maybe have anything to do with it?
Thanks for the help in advance. I feel kinda stupid to not get it into fastboot mode, this never was a problem with other devices...
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mustafa_droid said:
I am not sure if this will help you because I am also new to this but I unlocked and rooted my tf201 prime using the steps you did. I rooted my Tf700T a few days ago and my unlocked didnt work until yesterday using unlocker 8 from the Asus site but I still could not make changes to my recovery with Clockwork Mod or TWRP until I used Goo manager and ran the Open recovery script. It worked on my TF700T with build number JOP40D.US_epad-10.6.1.14.8-20130514 which has Android 4.2.1. Give it a try it is easy.
Peace. I hope this helps
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Oh! GooManager works again? Which TWRP version did it flash when you ran the Open Recovery script?

TWRP
berndblb said:
Oh! GooManager works again? Which TWRP version did it flash when you ran the Open Recovery script?
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I had to flash it with openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-tf700t.blob. using the platform-tools because I could not use the one with Open Recovery script by that time I wiped the entire device! It could have been my fat fingers but I just installed CM 11-20131221 (Kit Kat 4.4.2) on my tablet today without any issues. I have not done much with it yet but I will let you know later.

[SOLVED] Recovery and fastboot problems (soft bricked?)

I was given my friends tablet to try and fix for him. Basically the recovery (TWRP 2.5.0.0) cannot mount any partitions at all (and asks for a password for some reason - can be bypassed with the cancel button). The tablet will boot straight into the recovery mentioning that no OS is installed. I have attempted to boot into fastboot to flash an older version of the recovery (which I've read up on a few websites that say it will fix the mounting problem) however while pressing VOL DOWN and POWER it will boot up to the ASUS logo and no message appears about fastboot in the top-left. I'm out of ideas now and the only way I'll be able to fix this (from what I know) is either by flashing the ASUS firmware or an older version of TWRP via fastboot. Has anyone got any ideas on how I can fix this? Thanks.
EDIT: May be of reference https://github.com/TeamWin/Team-Win-Recovery-Project/issues/138
EDIT 2: I have finally solved the problem! I have quoted the important parts below in case anyone else has the same problem.
Basically I had some problems with the drivers the whole time on Windows 8. So what I did was disabled driver signature enforcement in Windows 8 (I think it re-enables after some time). I downloaded the drivers from this post and followed this other post , specifically this part:
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Making Windows recognize the TF300T
You will need to add the hardware IDs for the TF300T in the driver to make it recognize the ADB interface
Open the file android_winusb.inf in the naked drivers directory.
Look for the section titled [Google.NTx86] (for 32-bit systems) or [Google.NTamd64] (for 64-bit systems)
Add the following lines to make it recognize the TF300T hardware (it doesn't matter where, but I put it after the existing entries for the TF201 APX interface)
Code:
%AsusTransformerADBInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0B05&PID_4C81&REV_0232&MI_01
%AsusTransformerADBInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0B05&PID_4C81&MI_01
%AsusTransformerADBInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0B05&PID_4C83&REV_0232
%AsusTransformerADBInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0B05&PID_4C83
After the information is added, you should be able to install the drivers as usual for the device. If for some reason the device is still not recognized, you'll need to find its hardware IDs and add those to the file.
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Then I booted up the tablet and connected to my computer. The drivers finally worked! I went into command prompt and typed "adb devices" and the device was there! Then I typed "adb reboot bootloader" and I got into the bootloader.
I had to look for the SKU too and since I couldn't find it cause I couldn't boot into Android it was in really small text in the bootloader at the top. Unfortunately after trying to flash the firmware in the bootloader it would not write over the system every time. So I followed this post instead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49164067&postcount=167
After following the procedure it finally worked! Thanks cmendonc2 and everyone for your help, my friend is happy!

firtvid20 said:
I was given my friends tablet to try and fix for him. Basically the recovery (TWRP 2.5.0.0) cannot mount any partitions at all (and asks for a password for some reason - can be bypassed with the cancel button). The tablet will boot straight into the recovery mentioning that no OS is installed. I have attempted to boot into fastboot to flash an older version of the recovery (which I've read up on a few websites that say it will fix the mounting problem) however while pressing VOL DOWN and POWER it will boot up to the ASUS logo and no message appears about fastboot in the top-left. I'm out of ideas now and the only way I'll be able to fix this (from what I know) is either by flashing the ASUS firmware or an older version of TWRP via fastboot. Has anyone got any ideas on how I can fix this? Thanks.
EDIT: May be of reference https://github.com/TeamWin/Team-Win-Recovery-Project/issues/138
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What bootloader is it on? It is on the top left corner of the screen wneh you enter the recovery menu in the bootloader.

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What bootloader is it on? It is on the top left corner of the screen wneh you enter the recovery menu in the bootloader.
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It doesn't say in TWRP recovery. When I boot the device straight up in the top-left corner it saw device is unlocked. However holding VOL DOWN does nothing and the tablet boots straight into TWRP

firtvid20 said:
It doesn't say in TWRP recovery. When I boot the device straight up in the top-left corner it saw device is unlocked. However holding VOL DOWN does nothing and the tablet boots straight into TWRP
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You can still use fastboot in TWRP, but you will need to find the bootloader in order to figure out which recovery to flash over TWRP. There should be a fastboot command to find out.

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You can still use fastboot in TWRP, but you will need to find the bootloader in order to figure out which recovery to flash over TWRP. There should be a fastboot command to find out.
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Okay that's good to know. I am still unfortunately not able to get into fastboot. So I'll have to figure out what version the bootloader is before flash the firmware over.

Okay I got access to APX mode (useless from my understanding since my friends has no backups via nvflash), the bootloader while the recovery is loaded (although the driver isn't working for the bootloader), but I CANNOT GET INTO THE BOOTLOADER VIA VOLUME DOWN + POWER. Please help, somebody!

Here's a video explaining my problem.

firtvid20 said:
Here's a video explaining my problem.
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Have you tried pressing the reset pin, then going into TWRP and going into ADB mode.
Then type ADB reboot bootloader and then try getting into fastboot by pressing volume down.

cmendonc2 said:
Have you tried pressing the reset pin, then going into TWRP and going into ADB mode.
Then type ADB reboot bootloader and then try getting into fastboot by pressing volume down.
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Hmm I'll give that a go. Is ADB already on when I'm in TWRP? Otherwise how do I get into ADB mode?

firtvid20 said:
Hmm I'll give that a go. Is ADB already on when I'm in TWRP? Otherwise how do I get into ADB mode?
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Its an option somewhere in TWRP called "ADB sideload".

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Its an option somewhere in TWRP called "ADB sideload".
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I tried it out but I get the the message "ADB Sideload Complete" and below it a message in red" Failed". I have it plugged into the computer and I didn't hear a connection sound.
I have also looked in Device Manager and there is the Transformer with no driver loaded with it. Further searching using the device information gave me this link: http://binarydb.com/driver/ASUS-Android-Bootloader-Interface-208738.html
EDIT: Found a driver on softpedia and installed it: http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/Ot...iver-4004-for-Vista-Windows-7-Windows-8.shtml Doesn't look like it's working though.

firtvid20 said:
I tried it out but I get the the message "ADB Sideload Complete" and below it a message in red" Failed". I have it plugged into the computer and I didn't hear a connection sound.
I have also looked in Device Manager and there is the Transformer with no driver loaded with it. Further searching using the device information gave me this link: http://binarydb.com/driver/ASUS-Android-Bootloader-Interface-208738.html
EDIT: Found a driver on softpedia and installed it: http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/Ot...iver-4004-for-Vista-Windows-7-Windows-8.shtml Doesn't look like it's working though.
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While the ADB is attempting to connect, reinstall the naked drivers. If you are on Windows 8, use test mode.

cmendonc2 said:
While the ADB is attempting to connect, reinstall the naked drivers. If you are on Windows 8, use test mode.
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Sorry, what is test mode? I am on Windows 8.

firtvid20 said:
Sorry, what is test mode? I am on Windows 8.
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This should help: http://www.wugfresh.com/faq/8/

cmendonc2 said:
This should help: http://www.wugfresh.com/faq/8/
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Hi cmendonc. I have already disabled driver signature enforcement. I have installed the drivers however I don't think I've had luck with them unfortunately.

firtvid20 said:
Hi cmendonc. I have already disabled driver signature enforcement. I have installed the drivers however I don't think I've had luck with them unfortunately.
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Hmm. Try using a different USB cable ( if u have it) or a different USB port.

cmendonc2 said:
Hmm. Try using a different USB cable ( if u have it) or a different USB port.
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I tried out both USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports on my computer but I still have the failed message come up. Any ideas still?

firtvid20 said:
I tried out both USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports on my computer but I still have the failed message come up. Any ideas still?
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I vaguely remember someone posting that he succeeded to use adb/fastboot by installing a VirtualBox with Linux. You might have to search for the details.
Sent from my TF300T using Tapatalk

cmendonc2 said:
Hmm. Try using a different USB cable ( if u have it) or a different USB port.
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Just an update. I got it working!! I did the following on this post to the universal drivers and then tried installing them on Windows 8. After booting my tablet to TWRP and plugging it in to my computer ADB works! I can reboot into fastboot now. Now I either have the option of flashing a JB compatible recovery or flashing the Asus firmware...

Since I'm not able to boot into Android would anyone be able to tell me what is the SKU on the picture below? So I can flash the correct firmware.
EDIT: Found it in the bootloader in small text. -.- It was the "WW" version.