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[Q] Problem booting into Recovery (ClockworkMod)

Please help this newbie out!... I recently rooted my Inspire 4G with attn1's hack kit. That went smooth without issue and I have tried a variety of custom ROMs thanks to this great community, but I have noticed a random issue with booting into ClockworkMod Recovery since... I installed Rom Manager and ClockworkMod Recovery 3.0.0.6 and the problem is that sometimes I can boot into recovery and sometimes not. It only seems to work is the first time I reboot immediately after flashing ClockworkMod, then subsequent reboots the phone just boots normally. (I hold volumn down and press power.) I have also tried installing Amon's Recovery (supersonic 2.3) manually using Fastboot - it seems to install without error but when I try holding the down volume button and hitting power - phone just boots normally. So it seems I am stuck with a ClockworkMod install that does not really work with reliability.... I am lost now trying to figure out why this is happening.
Can someone that has seen similar issues provide some tips/suggestions?
TIA
-Reebo

I had the same problem... quit using version 3.0.0.6 and go back to the earliest version, 2.5.1.3 through All ClockworkMod Recoveries. Worked for me.

reeboblue said:
Please help this newbie out!... I recently rooted my Inspire 4G with attn1's hack kit. That went smooth without issue and I have tried a variety of custom ROMs thanks to this great community, but I have noticed a random issue with booting into ClockworkMod Recovery since... I installed Rom Manager and ClockworkMod Recovery 3.0.0.6 and the problem is that sometimes I can boot into recovery and sometimes not. It only seems to work is the first time I reboot immediately after flashing ClockworkMod, then subsequent reboots the phone just boots normally. (I hold volumn down and press power.) I have also tried installing Amon's Recovery (supersonic 2.3) manually using Fastboot - it seems to install without error but when I try holding the down volume button and hitting power - phone just boots normally. So it seems I am stuck with a ClockworkMod install that does not really work with reliability.... I am lost now trying to figure out why this is happening.
Can someone that has seen similar issues provide some tips/suggestions?
TIA
-Reebo
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You don't have 'fast boot' enabled in settings/application? If so it will not really shut off completely and when you power it up with VOL- it will not work.

i'm also having issues getting cwm to work outside the black screen. i have tried sense/ no sense roms and none have been able to bring up cwm outside the blank screen. i am also running 3.0.0.6 or whatever it is but that has not helped my issue

nyamoV2 said:
i'm also having issues getting cwm to work outside the black screen. i have tried sense/ no sense roms and none have been able to bring up cwm outside the blank screen. i am also running 3.0.0.6 or whatever it is but that has not helped my issue
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did you use the Simple Root method to root your phone?
can you confirm if you have s-off and root?
Read post #2400 in the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961406&page=240

reeboblue said:
Please help this newbie out!... I recently rooted my Inspire 4G with attn1's hack kit. That went smooth without issue and I have tried a variety of custom ROMs thanks to this great community, but I have noticed a random issue with booting into ClockworkMod Recovery since... I installed Rom Manager and ClockworkMod Recovery 3.0.0.6 and the problem is that sometimes I can boot into recovery and sometimes not. It only seems to work is the first time I reboot immediately after flashing ClockworkMod, then subsequent reboots the phone just boots normally. (I hold volumn down and press power.) I have also tried installing Amon's Recovery (supersonic 2.3) manually using Fastboot - it seems to install without error but when I try holding the down volume button and hitting power - phone just boots normally. So it seems I am stuck with a ClockworkMod install that does not really work with reliability.... I am lost now trying to figure out why this is happening.
Can someone that has seen similar issues provide some tips/suggestions?
TIA
-Reebo
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Sounds like fastboot is enabled. If you turn it off you will be able to boot into recovery.

i used the simple one click. yes i have root and s-off. but i'm stuck now. can not see cwm by manually booting into hboot. or through the app and clicking boot into recovery

[Q] Clockworkmod recovery not booting up
I have my phone rooted and ready to flash a custom ROM. I want to install android revolution 4g 4.0. I read that I need to ahve CWM version 3.0.0.6 to flash a 2.3 ROM. Anyways, when i select reboot into recovery in ROM Manager, my phone reboots and shows the HTC logo but then it fades to black screen and does nothing. If i press the power button, the phone reboots normally into the OS. Does anyone know how to fix this so i can install a custom ROM?

I have this exact same issue. Although i can load roms from choosing "Install from sd card" i cannot just boot into recovery and install it from there.
I just recently bought my inspire 4g a week ago.

Mine is 2 days old. Now i cant get it to boot up because it keeps trying to boot into CWM recovery but it cant. Its and endless loop.

Mine wont even load recovery. It reboots the phone but then just fades to a black screen. I cant get back into the OS

flrdast2 said:
Mine wont even load recovery. It reboots the phone but then just fades to a black screen. I cant get back into the OS
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just press power button and it will reboot your phone.

still stuck doing that too. can get the phone to reboot. but stuck at htc screen or black cwm screen. also checked sd card and is corrupted. i was thinking if i could just flash a new rom over to fix boot issue. but i need some screens to blindly walk through to flash. cwm is 3.0.0.5 if that matters. thanks. on a side note. i think i have a new cm7rc2 build on a formated sd card to try and minimize the guess work on what to click

nyamoV2 said:
still stuck doing that too. can get the phone to reboot. but stuck at htc screen or black cwm screen. also checked sd card and is corrupted. i was thinking if i could just flash a new rom over to fix boot issue. but i need some screens to blindly walk through to flash. cwm is 3.0.0.5 if that matters. thanks. on a side note. i think i have a new cm7rc2 build on a formated sd card to try and minimize the guess work on what to click
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do you know how to confirm if you have S-OFF and if your phone is rooted?

no but when in hboot it says s-off in the top of the screen

nyamoV2 said:
no but when in hboot it says s-off in the top of the screen
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OK...I sent you a PM just follow those directions and you will be good.

habanosrus said:
OK...I sent you a PM just follow those directions and you will be good.
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thanks for the help, but i can't get back into the os to make sure that debugging is checked.

nyamoV2 said:
thanks for the help, but i can't get back into the os to make sure that debugging is checked.
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pull your battery and just turn you phone on without going into Fastboot menu.

downloading now. will give update in a few min
also does it matter that my phone will not go past the white htc screen?

nyamoV2 said:
downloading now. will give update in a few min
also does it matter that my phone will not go past the white htc screen?
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Are you saying that your phone shows the white HTC screen then fades to black?
if so, no, it doesn't matter...just press the power button to reboot your phone.

Stuck in startup animation loop

I unlocked and rooted my tablet yesterday and everything appeared to be working fine. After using it for a couple hours and restarting it a few times it stopped working and is now locked in a boot loop. When I try boot the tablet it comes on and gets to the animation where the glint of light goes across the Asus logo but it does not finish and instead it stops there and I get the moving circles at the bottom. I've left it running there for several hours and it just hangs.
I've tried erasing the data and booting to linux but the same thing happens when I try either of those.
I've also tried flashing a number of different ROMs, but all that happens is it starts installing and then I get the Android guy on his side error screen.
I hadn't done anything to the ROM and was still running 10.6.1.14.4. I even downloaded that same ROM from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266519 but I get the same error message when I try flash that ROM.
I would really, REALLY appreciate any ideas at all - and thanks in advance for any suggestions.

stuck on animation loop
slap_shot_12 said:
I unlocked and rooted my tablet yesterday and everything appeared to be working fine. After using it for a couple hours and restarting it a few times it stopped working and is now locked in a boot loop. When I try boot the tablet it comes on and gets to the animation where the glint of light goes across the Asus logo but it does not finish and instead it stops there and I get the moving circles at the bottom. I've left it running there for several hours and it just hangs.
I've tried erasing the data and booting to linux but the same thing happens when I try either of those.
I've also tried flashing a number of different ROMs, but all that happens is it starts installing and then I get the Android guy on his side error screen.
I hadn't done anything to the ROM and was still running 10.6.1.14.4. I even downloaded that same ROM from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266519 but I get the same error message when I try flash that ROM.
I would really, REALLY appreciate any ideas at all - and thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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this gonna sound odd but i had exact same prob when i rooted and flashed chromix rom. it went. what i did was flash it once with the rom with secure wipe, then i flashed again. and it got stuck at optimizing apps,then i tried reflashing couldnt get it to boot, what i ended up doing was using clockwork mod to factory reset my tablet, then had to restart, and reflash, this time it actually got to main screen. dont let it discharge/reboot for awhile as im bout to post a issue im having with it. but thats what i did to make it work for me.

shadowarez said:
this gonna sound odd but i had exact same prob when i rooted and flashed chromix rom. it went. what i did was flash it once with the rom with secure wipe, then i flashed again. and it got stuck at optimizing apps,then i tried reflashing couldnt get it to boot, what i ended up doing was using clockwork mod to factory reset my tablet, then had to restart, and reflash, this time it actually got to main screen. dont let it discharge/reboot for awhile as im bout to post a issue im having with it. but thats what i did to make it work for me.
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I'm not sure I understand --- how do I get to the clockwork mod if i can't get past the startup animation? And I've tried a bunch of roms with secure wipe and i get an error from every one of them.

didnt you install clockwork mod first?
slap_shot_12 said:
I'm not sure I understand --- how do I get to the clockwork mod if i can't get past the startup animation? And I've tried a bunch of roms with secure wipe and i get an error from every one of them.
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the thing i found showed me to installed the clockwork mod first before i did any flashing, i rooted device then i flashed once clockwork mod was installed, i had to root, then install rom manager and goo manager, from within there i installed the clockwork recovery script/mod then i proceeded to flash chromi-X DEODEX.

Did you flash the correct bootloader? I had the same problem, look for my posts in the last few pages of ChromiX.
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41658701&postcount=2716

slap_shot_12 said:
I unlocked and rooted my tablet yesterday and everything appeared to be working fine. After using it for a couple hours and restarting it a few times it stopped working and is now locked in a boot loop. When I try boot the tablet it comes on and gets to the animation where the glint of light goes across the Asus logo but it does not finish and instead it stops there and I get the moving circles at the bottom. I've left it running there for several hours and it just hangs.
I've tried erasing the data and booting to linux but the same thing happens when I try either of those.
I've also tried flashing a number of different ROMs, but all that happens is it starts installing and then I get the Android guy on his side error screen.
I hadn't done anything to the ROM and was still running 10.6.1.14.4. I even downloaded that same ROM from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266519 but I get the same error message when I try flash that ROM.
I would really, REALLY appreciate any ideas at all - and thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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Seems to me you installed Asus factory stock rom JB 4.2.1 (10.6.1.14.4), which means you have the latest bootloader, then you unlocked and rooted your device, however, you never installed any custom recovery like TWRP or CWM (clockmod). Now your device is boot looping. You need to boot into stock recovery by turn off your device, hold volume down and power button until you see white text on the screen, now release both buttons, you should see 3 icons (RCK, Android and wipe data). NOW you are in fastboot mode. Let me know at least you can get that far, before we continue....

buhohitr said:
Seems to me you installed Asus factory stock rom JB 4.2.1 (10.6.1.14.4), which means you have the latest bootloader, then you unlocked and rooted your device, however, you never installed any custom recovery like TWRP or CWM (clockmod). Now your device is boot looping. You need to boot into stock recovery by turn off your device, hold volume down and power button until you see white text on the screen, now release both buttons, you should see 3 icons (RCK, Android and wipe data). NOW you are in fastboot mode. Let me know at least you can get that far, before we continue....
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buhohitr -- You're exactly right. I can boot into stock recovery. When I select Android or wipe data it goes back to the animation screen and hangs up. When I select RCK it goes to the Android guy and says installing update but then it show him fallen over and the word Error. I've tried RCK with a memory card that has a number of different ROMs on it but the same thing keeps happening.

slap_shot_12 said:
buhohitr -- You're exactly right. I can boot into stock recovery. When I select Android or wipe data it goes back to the animation screen and hangs up. When I select RCK it goes to the Android guy and says installing update but then it show him fallen over and the word Error. I've tried RCK with a memory card that has a number of different ROMs on it but the same thing keeps happening.
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Give this a try, the factory Asus firmware zip file that you downloaded, unzip the file, you should see another zip file, rename this new zip file to "EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip" (without quotation), then copy it to the root of your sdcard then boot into stock recovery and execute the RCK again. Make sure you don't have any other zips laying around in the root of your sdcard.

You are truly a god among men.
buhohitr said:
Give this a try, the factory Asus firmware zip file that you downloaded, unzip the file, you should see another zip file, rename this new zip file to "EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip" (without quotation), then copy it to the root of your sdcard then boot into stock recovery and execute the RCK again. Make sure you don't have any other zips laying around in the root of your sdcard.
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THIS WORKED!!! Thanks so much. I was really worried I had bricked it.
So now one last question --- WHY did that work? Is there somewhere I could go to read up on this kind of stuff? I've tried surfing the XDA forum but there's a lot of stuff like this where someone gets there problem solved, but not much explaining why something worked so I can learn more about it.

slap_shot_12 said:
THIS WORKED!!! Thanks so much. I was really worried I had bricked it.
So now one last question --- WHY did that work? Is there somewhere I could go to read up on this kind of stuff? I've tried surfing the XDA forum but there's a lot of stuff like this where someone gets there problem solved, but not much explaining why something worked so I can learn more about it.
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Somehow the stock recovery was reinstalled on your tablet, thus letting this method work. It however does not on CWM or TWRP. All you did was manually reinstall a stock rom back onto your tablet. How it got the stock recovery is beyond me unless you flashed a stock ROM from CWM and didnt realize what you were installing.
Tylor
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD

slap_shot_12 said:
THIS WORKED!!! Thanks so much. I was really worried I had bricked it.
So now one last question --- WHY did that work? Is there somewhere I could go to read up on this kind of stuff? I've tried surfing the XDA forum but there's a lot of stuff like this where someone gets there problem solved, but not much explaining why something worked so I can learn more about it.
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Since the JB 4.2.1 upgrade, this is the most reliable method to install Asus full stock firmware. Also, since you're unlocked, let root the device by go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230763 download the tool and root it. Once rooted, I suggest that you should install TWRP custom recovery, by download Goomanager from the market, open the app and tab on the 3 little boxes on the top right hand corner, select "install recovery scripts" , this will shutdown your device and install custom TWRP recovery script, once this installed, you can download "rebooter" from the market and this app has many options, one of them is allowed you easily boot into custom recovery.

[Q] tf300t

Hi. I had endless issues last night trying to install a nightly build of Cyanogenmod 10.2 on my Asus tf300t. Long story short, after the CM update from within android, the recovery mod (CWM) had trouble mounting the sd card. I then flashed the latest version of TWRP and tried to update the bootloader by installing the latest firmware from asus, at this point everything went well. Back to the updated bootloader, I tried to install the nightly CM and still got mounting problems so again, I tried switching between TWRP and CWM. Now, I'm suck. I cannot get passed the asus boot logo: after a few seconds, it falls back to the recovery mod (I may have wiped the newly installed system). At any point, holding power+vol-down has no effect, I cannot get into the bootloader menu and enable fastboot. Only thing I have left is access to CWM and access the device via ADB. Can anyone recommend me a course of action?
Also, I'm trying to get one thing straight: what is actually needed to install a recent version CM? There seems to be some intricate dependencies between the bootloader version you're using along with the version of the recovery mod and the CM / android you're about to install. (If anyone can clarify this for me, it would be really appreciated).
Any suggestion regarding any ways on how I could recover my device will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

Stravor said:
Hi. I had endless issues last night trying to install a nightly build of Cyanogenmod 10.2 on my Asus tf300t. Long story short, after the CM update from within android, the recovery mod (CWM) had trouble mounting the sd card. I then flashed the latest version of TWRP and tried to update the bootloader by installing the latest firmware from asus, at this point everything went well. Back to the updated bootloader, I tried to install the nightly CM and still got mounting problems so again, I tried switching between TWRP and CWM. Now, I'm suck. I cannot get passed the asus boot logo: after a few seconds, it falls back to the recovery mod (I may have wiped the newly installed system). At any point, holding power+vol-down has no effect, I cannot get into the bootloader menu and enable fastboot. Only thing I have left is access to CWM and access the device via ADB. Can anyone recommend me a course of action?
Also, I'm trying to get one thing straight: what is actually needed to install a recent version CM? There seems to be some intricate dependencies between the bootloader version you're using along with the version of the recovery mod and the CM / android you're about to install. (If anyone can clarify this for me, it would be really appreciated).
Any suggestion regarding any ways on how I could recover my device will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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READ BEFORE YOU START!!!!!!
CM10.2 is for the 4.2 BOOTLOADER AND CWM IS NOT WORKING WITH IT! you now have a bricked tablet! sorry :'(

noahvt said:
READ BEFORE YOU START!!!!!!
CM10.2 is for the 4.2 BOOTLOADER AND CWM IS NOT WORKING WITH IT! you now have a bricked tablet! sorry :'(
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"Bricked" seems to be oftenly abused around here. Having ADB access and being able to boot into CWM, isn't there anything I can do to enable fastboot, force a bootloader downgrade or something?
Thanks!

This is the only thing I can do for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45120193
Sent from my TF300T using xda app-developers app

noahvt said:
This is the only thing I can do for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45120193
Sent from my TF300T using xda app-developers app
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Moral of this story: "bricked" really is an abused word around here. For anyone in my situation, namely: stuck in a boot loop where power+volume down has no effect and thus is preventing access to fastboot, if you still have adb access, you can issue: adb reboot bootloader, it should at least allow you to access the bootloader again and from there, fastboot. The above linked post really was helpful. Thanks!

Stravor said:
Moral of this story: "bricked" really is an abused word around here. For anyone in my situation, namely: stuck in a boot loop where power+volume down has no effect and thus is preventing access to fastboot, if you still have adb access, you can issue: adb reboot bootloader, it should at least allow you to access the bootloader again and from there, fastboot. The above linked post really was helpful. Thanks!
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"ricked" may be abused, but I don't understand your situation very well, much less how you extricated yourself from it. If you're in a boot loop, you cannot complete the booting process (much like a tab with bootloader, recovery, but no OS installed). Without it, you have no access to ADB. Which in turn doesn't allow you to issue ADB commands. If additionally, you have no access to fastboot because volume down+power, and/or reset+volume down, does nothing (bootloader with icons absent), you cannot issue fastboot commands. Without the two, and the uselessness of APX mode, I'm not sure why that's not characteristic of a soft brick.
I have a mainboard that shows nothing but the initial Asus logo (not the one with boot animation, i.e., spinning dots) and "the device is unlocked." If I use either fastboot or ADB from PC, it returns with "waiting for device..." You were in the same boat, were you not? Looks like part of the firmware is still there (I assume if you replace the nand with a brand new, blank one, nothing would show up on display) , but the bootloader is messed up. If you'd succeeded in resurrecting your tab, then how do I rectify it, if you care to enlighten? Thank you in advance.

Possibly bricked trying to update to CM11

A couple of months back, I had unlocked the bootloader (I had stock 4.2.1) and rooted this tablet in order to put Cyanogenmod on it. The current version was CM10.2 (nightlies). I was able to update to different nightly versions and then to the stable 10.2 version. Recently, I saw CM11 nightly versions beginning to appear, so I thought I'd install it.
Using TWRP 2.6.1.0, I had been able to do all of my CM10.2 updating. However, with CM11, the initial flash didn't work (I did clear cache and Dalvik), and so I thought I had to update TWRP. I downloaded TWRP 2.6.3.0 for the TF300T (both .img and .blob) and tried to fastboot them to my device. .img did not work, but then the blob fastboot was able to install TWRP, however, there was a password lock. Reading about this online, I thought I just had to reflash TWRP 2.6.3.0. I tried that and got the same password issue.
Then, I thought that CWM would be a better option (although I thought I may have seen things about it not playing well with the 4.2.1 bootloader...). I flashed a version of that (not exactly sure what version... (which may be the source of my problem) but it was for the TF300T...). Then, upon rebooting, it got stuck on the ASUS loading screen (with "The Device is UnLocked." in the corner). So then I tried rebooting into the recovery, but then I couldn't access the recovery menu from power + vol. down buttons anymore.
Basically, what I can do now is restart the tablet (via holding the power button or pressing the reset slot), but it always gets stuck on the ASUS screen, or I can enter APX mode, but don't think that'll do much good since I don't have nvFlash installed...
Is my tablet bricked?
Thanks in advance!
PS - I saw some solutions that required opening up the tablet. I would be okay with doing that, but only as a last resort!

Quevvy said:
A couple of months back, I had unlocked the bootloader (I had stock 4.2.1) and rooted this tablet in order to put Cyanogenmod on it. The current version was CM10.2 (nightlies). I was able to update to different nightly versions and then to the stable 10.2 version. Recently, I saw CM11 nightly versions beginning to appear, so I thought I'd install it.
Using TWRP 2.6.1.0, I had been able to do all of my CM10.2 updating. However, with CM11, the initial flash didn't work (I did clear cache and Dalvik), and so I thought I had to update TWRP. I downloaded TWRP 2.6.3.0 for the TF300T (both .img and .blob) and tried to fastboot them to my device. .img did not work, but then the blob fastboot was able to install TWRP, however, there was a password lock. Reading about this online, I thought I just had to reflash TWRP 2.6.3.0. I tried that and got the same password issue.
Then, I thought that CWM would be a better option (although I thought I may have seen things about it not playing well with the 4.2.1 bootloader...). I flashed a version of that (not exactly sure what version... (which may be the source of my problem) but it was for the TF300T...). Then, upon rebooting, it got stuck on the ASUS loading screen (with "The Device is UnLocked." in the corner). So then I tried rebooting into the recovery, but then I couldn't access the recovery menu from power + vol. down buttons anymore.
Basically, what I can do now is restart the tablet (via holding the power button or pressing the reset slot), but it always gets stuck on the ASUS screen, or I can enter APX mode, but don't think that'll do much good since I don't have nvFlash installed...
Is my tablet bricked?
Thanks in advance!
PS - I saw some solutions that required opening up the tablet. I would be okay with doing that, but only as a last resort!
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Try using fastboot to install this version of TWRP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48512729&postcount=16
It will only work if you were on 10.6.1.15 or above. It allows flashing CM11.

cmendonc2 said:
Try using fastboot to install this version of TWRP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48512729&postcount=16
It will only work if you were on 10.6.1.15 or above. It allows flashing CM11.
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The thing is, I can't get into fastboot the typical way; pressing power and volume down does not go into the fastboot mode like it did before. I can get into APX mode, though. Can I use that to flash a recovery? I haven't been able to find a way of doing that yet…

Quevvy said:
The thing is, I can't get into fastboot the typical way; pressing power and volume down does not go into the fastboot mode like it did before. I can get into APX mode, though. Can I use that to flash a recovery? I haven't been able to find a way of doing that yet…
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No, you need nvflash backups to use APX mode. Since you can't get to the recovery menu, I can't think of any other solutions....?

Same here
I'm in the same state after trying to update from 10.2 to 11. Just sits at the ASUS logo screen. No fastboot or recovery. I can get it to turn off by holding the up volume and inserting a paper clip into the reset switch hole. Otherwise I have been totally unsuccessful in getting it to do anything else. At this point I'm not adverse to opening it up. Do you have the link to the solution you found that required opening the tablet? Maybe I'll give it a try.

boggessb said:
I'm in the same state after trying to update from 10.2 to 11. Just sits at the ASUS logo screen. No fastboot or recovery. I can get it to turn off by holding the up volume and inserting a paper clip into the reset switch hole. Otherwise I have been totally unsuccessful in getting it to do anything else. At this point I'm not adverse to opening it up. Do you have the link to the solution you found that required opening the tablet? Maybe I'll give it a try.
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You would have to open it and replace the motherboard with a new one like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2368372
With a new part like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/390706401658?lpid=82

Phone stuck at Boot screen after installing TWRP recovery 3.2.1-berlin

I have BLN-L22 device. I installed TWRP recovery 3.1.1- berlin and it installed correctly. Then I found the latest version 3.2.1-berlin on official TWRP app. So I flashed that one and rebooted to recovery. Since then the phone is stuck at the bootscreen which shows 'Phone is unlocked, booting' message.
I can't connect to PC and how can I recover to original?

Official TWRP app (and relative site obviously) leads to a non working build of TWRP, i stumbled upon the same scene too while flashing official 3.1.0 version took by their site... Don't know why. Modded versions of TWRP made by OpenKirin team and HassanMirza01 works correctly instead. Here https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/development/twrp-honor-6x-hassanmirza01-t3733201 you'll find a working 3.2.1-0 version, i tested it by myself.
Now, to get rid of this and flash a working TWRP, you have to boot to fastboot mode with manual method, so begin with completely shut off the phone by keeping held power button for 10+ seconds.
Then, connect the phone to PC with the USB cable, and boot it up by keeping pressed power button and held down volume - immediately as you hear the vibration. From fastboot, you'll be able to flash back the working TWRP.

Problem Solved
RedSkull23 said:
Official TWRP app (and relative site obviously) leads to a non working build of TWRP, i stumbled upon the same scene too while flashing official 3.1.0 version took by their site... Don't know why. Modded versions of TWRP made by OpenKirin team and HassanMirza01 works correctly instead. Here https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/development/twrp-honor-6x-hassanmirza01-t3733201 you'll find a working 3.2.1-0 version, i tested it by myself.
Now, to get rid of this and flash a working TWRP, you have to boot to fastboot mode with manual method, so begin with completely shut off the phone by keeping held power button for 10+ seconds.
Then, connect the phone to PC with the USB cable, and boot it up by keeping pressed power button and held down volume - immediately as you hear the vibration. From fastboot, you'll be able to flash back the working TWRP.
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Hi Thank you so much. The phone was restarting continuously after holding the power button. So I tried by pressing the power and volume down button which took me to fastboot.
Then I could install the compatible version of TWRP successfully.:good:

kpk1307 said:
Hi Thank you so much. The phone was restarting continuously after holding the power button. So I tried by pressing the power and volume down button which took me to fastboot.
Then I could install the compatible version of TWRP successfully.:good:
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Good job!

RedSkull23 said:
Good job!
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Hello there!!! help me. i too installed the 3.1 berlin and got stuck.even i have tried installing 3.2 and still i am stuck.no error while installing in both the images though.the screen just got stuck your device is booting..plz help

Venom0425 said:
Hello there!!! help me. i too installed the 3.1 berlin and got stuck.even i have tried installing 3.2 and still i am stuck.no error while installing in both the images though.the screen just got stuck your device is booting..plz help
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Did you solve your issue.....I am also having same issue now. ..whatever recovery I flash....its get success but still it gets stuck on you are booting now

nokiasatyam said:
Did you solve your issue.....I am also having same issue now. ..whatever recovery I flash....its get success but still it gets stuck on you are booting now
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You can successfully flash even non compatible images. the problem only arises when you boot them. Simply, they won't be able to boot because they're incompatible.
first, get into fastboot, flash compatible recovery(they are different for emui 5 and 8, so check before you flash). Then boot to recovery by pressing and holding power and volume up button at once from the fastboot mode itself.
Update me with the result. I'll tell you what to do next based on whether the flash works or not.