Confused - working TWRP, no Fastboot, boot-looping CM 10.2 - Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

OK,
I have bootloader 10.6.1.8, TWRP 2.4.4.0 and until this morning a working CM10.2 (latest stable). The device began to switch itself off randomly a few days ago, so I used that as a reason to try Omnirom 4.4.
So, I followed this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575727
And when I read the line "ONLY WHEN YOU ARE ON THE 4.2+ BOOTLOADER", I looked up what 10.6.1.8 was and decided (rightly or wrongly) it WAS the 4.2+ bootloader. So I flashed TWRP 2.6.3.1 for kitkat.
That resulted in a split screen TWRP, which I managed to use enough to restore my backup (including recovery) and the tablet rebooted into my old working ROM (yay!)...until I rebooted into the recovery again and tried to flash last nights nightly 10.2 build (to see if that solved the power off issue) which failed - and now my ROM bootloops.
Where I am now:
- I can get into fastboot, my device manager (on two machines, a Win7 x86, and a Win8.1 x64) shows the Asus bootloader device, but fastboot shows no devices. ADB shows no devices as well.
- I can get into TWRP, but I cannot see all of the zip files I put on my external card. I put a new ROM there, and TWRP just doesn't see it. So I cannot flash a new ROM. I've tried re-flashing an old version of CM10.2 I found on my internal SD, but that also bootloops.
- The ROM loads up until the lockscreen, where it bootloops. Even when it tries safe-mode, it loops again. My computer see's the tablet when it's booting (if the cable is plugged in at the time) but it loops before I can put anything on the internal SD.
Before I do anything else....what do I do?
(Thank you for any help you can give, in advance).:crying:

dewils80 said:
OK,
I have bootloader 10.6.1.8, TWRP 2.4.4.0 and until this morning a working CM10.2 (latest stable). The device began to switch itself off randomly a few days ago, so I used that as a reason to try Omnirom 4.4.
So, I followed this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575727
And when I read the line "ONLY WHEN YOU ARE ON THE 4.2+ BOOTLOADER", I looked up what 10.6.1.8 was and decided (rightly or wrongly) it WAS the 4.2+ bootloader. So I flashed TWRP 2.6.3.1 for kitkat.
That resulted in a split screen TWRP, which I managed to use enough to restore my backup (including recovery) and the tablet rebooted into my old working ROM (yay!)...until I rebooted into the recovery again and tried to flash last nights nightly 10.2 build (to see if that solved the power off issue) which failed - and now my ROM bootloops.
Where I am now:
- I can get into fastboot, my device manager (on two machines, a Win7 x86, and a Win8.1 x64) shows the Asus bootloader device, but fastboot shows no devices. ADB shows no devices as well.
- I can get into TWRP, but I cannot see all of the zip files I put on my external card. I put a new ROM there, and TWRP just doesn't see it. So I cannot flash a new ROM. I've tried re-flashing an old version of CM10.2 I found on my internal SD, but that also bootloops.
- The ROM loads up until the lockscreen, where it bootloops. Even when it tries safe-mode, it loops again. My computer see's the tablet when it's booting (if the cable is plugged in at the time) but it loops before I can put anything on the internal SD.
Before I do anything else....what do I do?
(Thank you for any help you can give, in advance).:crying:
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You need to upgrade you bootloader. 10.6.1.8 is not new enough, as said here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48508679&postcount=7. Flash the latest stock blob from fastboot or from TWRP.
After that, you can install TWRP 2.6.3.1 and then OmniROM.

cmendonc2 said:
You need to upgrade you bootloader. 10.6.1.8 is not new enough, as said here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48508679&postcount=7. Flash the latest stock blob from fastboot or from TWRP.
After that, you can install TWRP 2.6.3.1 and then OmniROM.
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Hi - thanks for the reply!
I didn't think I could do that ---^ because I couldn't get fastboot to work on either of my windows machines. But I installed fastboot and adb on my Ubuntu machine, and that worked seamlessly. :laugh:
So I now have the latest Asus firmware on and running, and a working TWRP 2.6.3.0.
That should let me flash the TWRP 2.6.3.1 zip from that thread linked above - and then flash Omnirom. :victory:
For anyone else in this predicament: I had to erase all of the device partitions with fastboot BEFORE flashing the Asus firmware. Without the erase, the Asus ROM just sat on the logo screen doing nothing.
Thanks again.

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Bootloop, no ADB, no APX

Hello friends,
So I wanted to switch my TF101 to Cyanogenmod this weekend. I've been using Revolver, but with other devices on CM, I wanted some consistency in the experience among my devices.
I started by updating my Clockworkmod Recovery version. Flashing the latest 6.0.1.3 version caused problems with Install Zip from Sdcard, for some reason. So I downgraded to the 5.8.3.4 Touch version. Now Recovery works, but I cannot utilize adb reboot-recovery (it reboots system), Reboot System Now from CWM (it reboots recovery), or manually power off to reboot system (it reboots recovery). I can manually reboot back to system by Power+Vol Down and letting it cold boot, but this is less than ideal.
Here's my big problem. I went ahead with trying to flash CM anyways. I booted into the recovery, with the CM zip on my sdcard partition. I wiped cache and data, flashed the sdcard, and then tricked my tablet into cold booting (sigh). Then I waited. CM's logo spun around, and around, and around...and did this for the better part of an hour.
So I tried flashing it again. Same problem. I would have tried flashing back to Revolver, but apparently the new CWM looks for my internal partition rather than my microSD card, and that's where Revolver is stored. Bad luck there.
I went hunting for some unbricking tools. I got the tablet into APX mode once, and got my computer to recognize that something was there. But by the time I'd installed the drivers, Windows wouldn't recognize that anything was connected. So I can't use any APX tools.
tl;dr: Here's my problem:
Bootlooping ROM
Recovery Access (CWM Touch 5.8.3.4)
No ADB access
No APX access
jordanjay29 said:
Hello friends,
So I wanted to switch my TF101 to Cyanogenmod this weekend. I've been using Revolver, but with other devices on CM, I wanted some consistency in the experience among my devices.
I started by updating my Clockworkmod Recovery version. Flashing the latest 6.0.1.3 version caused problems with Install Zip from Sdcard, for some reason. So I downgraded to the 5.8.3.4 Touch version. Now Recovery works, but I cannot utilize adb reboot-recovery (it reboots system), Reboot System Now from CWM (it reboots recovery), or manually power off to reboot system (it reboots recovery). I can manually reboot back to system by Power+Vol Down and letting it cold boot, but this is less than ideal.
Here's my big problem. I went ahead with trying to flash CM anyways. I booted into the recovery, with the CM zip on my sdcard partition. I wiped cache and data, flashed the sdcard, and then tricked my tablet into cold booting (sigh). Then I waited. CM's logo spun around, and around, and around...and did this for the better part of an hour.
So I tried flashing it again. Same problem. I would have tried flashing back to Revolver, but apparently the new CWM looks for my internal partition rather than my microSD card, and that's where Revolver is stored. Bad luck there.
I went hunting for some unbricking tools. I got the tablet into APX mode once, and got my computer to recognize that something was there. But by the time I'd installed the drivers, Windows wouldn't recognize that anything was connected. So I can't use any APX tools.
tl;dr: Here's my problem:
Bootlooping ROM
Recovery Access (CWM Touch 5.8.3.4)
No ADB access
No APX access
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Reconnect tablet into APX mode, if u have installed all drivers laptop should recognize your tablet in APX mode... once in apex, use easy flash
Sent from my Transformer using xda app-developers app
You didn't read, clearly.
No worries, I got this unbricked by following this guide: http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...overy-bootloop-fix-tested-my-c10-windows.html

Here's How I Bricked My TF300T

Hello Forum! I've come here for a little help! Here's My Story.
After running Cyanogen 10.1 Nightlies on 4.2.2 for quite some time, I decided to do a factory reset because my TF300T seemed to be running a little slugish. I DID NOT back it up (mistake #1), DID NOT have USB Debugging on (mistake #2), and, while CWM was wiping /data, I shut off the tablet (STRIKE THREE). Prior to my bonehead move, I had everything else squared away. The unit was fully functional. Now, I'm stuck in this infernal boot loop on the ASUS screen.
I can reboot into recovery, so CWM is not compromised. I have tried to push a new ZIP of the ROM via ADB (unsuccessful, thinking the drivers are nerfed) and through CWM (also unsuccessful).
If anyone has any ideas, please feel free to comment.
P.S. Please don't kill me Mods, I'll be good after this
Update:
After looking through the forums more I tried all of these:
Installed the Universal Naked Driver (Sorta Worked)
Reflashed the system blob from the most recent CyanogenMod Nightly (Says it wrote, I doubt it did)
Went into CWM, tried to Sideload the CM zip (Didn't work)
Then, I took my external SD, placed the CM zip onto it, rebooted the tablet w/ the SD in it, booted into CWM, TRIED a full system wipe (couldn't mount /data), and reflashed the ROM. That worked! ... sorta. Upon "successful install", I had CWM reboot the TF300T. It came to the ASUS Screen w/ a progress bar (went from 1% to 100% within a second). However, after that, it went back to the bootloop ASUS screen
I feel like I'm close on this one, any tips?
Kazman101 said:
Update:
After looking through the forums more I tried all of these:
Installed the Universal Naked Driver (Sorta Worked)
Reflashed the system blob from the most recent CyanogenMod Nightly (Says it wrote, I doubt it did)
Went into CWM, tried to Sideload the CM zip (Didn't work)
Then, I took my external SD, placed the CM zip onto it, rebooted the tablet w/ the SD in it, booted into CWM, TRIED a full system wipe (couldn't mount /data), and reflashed the ROM. That worked! ... sorta. Upon "successful install", I had CWM reboot the TF300T. It came to the ASUS Screen w/ a progress bar (went from 1% to 100% within a second). However, after that, it went back to the bootloop ASUS screen
I feel like I'm close on this one, any tips?
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I would try to install TWRP recovery since CWM is sometimes a bit flaky, I would use TWRP 2.3.3.0 since I believe is the most stable but you can install the latest one 2.4.4.0, then flash the blob file via fastboot (instructions are at the twrp site) and repeat the same process as you did with CWM, wipe everything and then flash CM.zip from external SD and see if it works that way. If that does not work, try reflashing the stock system blob from Asus this time using fastboot and that will put you completely stock and then you can start over.
hope it helps.
Erik
ricco333 said:
I would try to install TWRP recovery since CWM is sometimes a bit flaky, I would use TWRP 2.3.3.0 since I believe is the most stable but you can install the latest one 2.4.4.0, then flash the blob file via fastboot (instructions are at the twrp site) and repeat the same process as you did with CWM, wipe everything and then flash CM.zip from external SD and see if it works that way. If that does not work, try reflashing the stock system blob from Asus this time using fastboot and that will put you completely stock and then you can start over.
hope it helps.
Erik
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It Unbricked!
Step 1: Flashed TWRP 2.4.4.0 blob file to overwrite CWM (Check)
Step 2: Factory Reset and Wipe Entire Device (CHECK!?!?!)
Step 3: Flash CM.zip!?!?! (Not So Check ... PLAN B!)
Downloaded Chinese Stock system blob (don't ask, I know it was stupid, but go with me here)
Flashed the system blob (after 3 minutes ... SUCCESS!)
No more boot loop and back to stock ... now to root it again to get my sweet CyanogenMod back ...
Thank you Erik, your help was much appreciated!

[Q] How to restore CWM recovery from TWRP terminal?

[SOLVED]
So after having my Transformer for some time now (unlocked, rooted, and running CROMI) it began to get sluggish. I wanted to upgrade to something else, and decided to try PA HALO http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2376927
I missed something somewhere, prob the fact that I installed TWRP over my CWM that I had from long ago, instead of upgrading to the new CWM, or the fact that I'm still on the 10.4.4.25 bootloader. I rebooted into recovery, flashed the PA zip, rebooted into recovery, flashed the new GAPPS, and wiped the cache and Delvik. When I went to boot it up the "ParanoidAndroid3+" text and neon jellybean/fish thing show up, then nothing.
I (stupidly) did not make a new backup before doing this change (though there is one from my CWM, but TWRP doesn't seem to recognize it).
ADB does not seem to be working. When I select the USB icon, while using the power+volDown, I get the message "starting fastboot usb download protocol" and ADB does not see the device. If I let the device try and boot (when it gets stuck at the neon jb/fish) ADB sees the device, but gives the error <waiting for device> when I try and flash the new CWM. I seem to be able to access the terminal from TWRP, so I know there is a way to load the old CWM restore files, I just don't know how.
Help is needed.
found a way to do it, but I guess it took away my root when I flashed the new rom. Now I get "su is not recognized" from the terminal..... I'm downloading http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2107271 and will try to get the os to boot. I can always re root the device, but I kinda need the device to boot into something first.
You missed quite a lot to get yourself into that pickle.
The second line of the PA thread reads:
GET THE LATEST BOOTLOADER AND RECOVERY
The link leads you to the CM 11 thread where it says in no uncertain terms that you need to be on the 10.6.1.14.4 or later bootloader. You think a 10.4.4.25 bootloader will run a JB 4.3 rom?
I hope you get it working.... Good luck
berndblb said:
You missed quite a lot to get yourself into that pickle.
The second line of the PA thread reads:
GET THE LATEST BOOTLOADER AND RECOVERY
The link leads you to the CM 11 thread where it says in no uncertain terms that you need to be on the 10.6.1.14.4 or later bootloader. You think a 10.4.4.25 bootloader will run a JB 4.3 rom?
I hope you get it working.... Good luck
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Thanks for the kind kick to the nuts guy. I flashed the new bootloader (10.6.1.14.4) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2223918 that was already on the root of my tablet, downloaded GAPPS (4.2.2-4.3) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405292 and placed it on MicroSD card, and already had the PA rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2039557
Did some searching and came across a thread (can't find it now) that said to wipe before and after installing GAPPS.
It works now. The process went as follows:
1. Flash bootloader and reboot into recovery
2. Wipe cache/Delvik, flash GAPPS, wipe again
3. Flash rom
4. Reboot and wait for the rom to settle
Something is still wrong, or I'm not understanding the layout of PA, because I'm missing some options and buttons for some apps I've downloaded. I've made a back up with TWRP (for just in case), and am going to try getting CM 10.2 on there.
datboyc said:
Thanks for the kind kick to the nuts guy. I flashed the new bootloader (10.6.1.14.4) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2223918 that was already on the root of my tablet, downloaded GAPPS (4.2.2-4.3) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405292 and placed it on MicroSD card, and already had the PA rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2039557
Did some searching and came across a thread (can't find it now) that said to wipe before and after installing GAPPS.
It works now. The process went as follows:
1. Flash bootloader and reboot into recovery
2. Wipe cache/Delvik, flash GAPPS, wipe again
3. Flash rom
4. Reboot and wait for the rom to settle
Something is still wrong, or I'm not understanding the layout of PA, because I'm missing some options and buttons for some apps I've downloaded. I've made a back up with TWRP (for just in case), and am going to try getting CM 10.2 on there.
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The "kick" was really meant as a friendly slap upside your head which was probably unnecessary since I hope you did that yourself already extensively - so I apologize
Glad you got it working :thumbup:

[Q] Stuck in recovery some time after flashing cwm

Actually it might be a little more complicated...
Full story: I was trying to flash cyanogenmod so I unlocked the bootloader and flashed cwm and SuperSU. Until this point everything worked just fine. I copied the CM-zip to the root of my phone. When trying to install CM however I got an error saying "Some changes failed" (Status 7), basically this. Also I started having trouble booting the system normally. The phone would either get stuck at the bootloader unlocked screen or just boot into recovery. I had done a backup at some point (not prior to starting to try to flash CM, I didn't really think I'd need one since the phone was brand new and I didn't there was any data on it I'd miss... yeah, well...) and sometimes restoring it would enable me to boot normally. However, after the factory reset before my nth attempt to install CM, that was gone as well. After doing a bit of research I found this thread. Since I had version 6.0.13 of cwm as well, I flashed twrp v2.7.1.2 instead. The interface is a little friendlier, but other than that there have been no changes.
Now I can't boot the system normally, not even by selecting "System" when rebooting it from recovery, it will just keep booting into recovery. I can still fastboot, though. My CM-zip is gone since that infamous factory reset and I can't get it back on the phone, or anything else for that matter, since my pc only detects the phone when it's booted normally. I tried pushing CM with adb but when I try to mount any partition I get an error saying E: Unable to find storage partition to mount to USB.
Any ideas how I could fix this mess? Or suggestions on how to avoid ****ing it up any further...
If you can adb, you can adb push... You are just adb push'ing to the wrong place I suppose.
Code:
adb push blah.zip /sdcard/
Should work...
Or even better, just sideload (put phone in recovery & 'sideload mode' before running):
Code:
adb sideload blah.zip
Either way, CWM for our device is ancient and does not support the latest ROM's. The version of TWRP should work fine, as should the latest OpenRecovery (2.09 IIRC).
Sideload worked perfectly! Thank you so much!
cm11 working only TWRP here , with cwm appears same error
mmichaelalves said:
cm11 working only TWRP here , with cwm appears same error
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Did you not read my post?
arrrghhh said:
Either way, CWM for our device is ancient and does not support the latest ROM's. The version of TWRP should work fine, as should the latest OpenRecovery (2.09 IIRC).
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Oneplus one(bacon) boot and recovery partition crashed. Can fastboot. phone brick

I have unlocked the boot loader on oneplus one long back. I tried to upgrade my rom to Resurrection Remix 7.1.1
I successfully upgraded the ROM and also flashed SuperSu in it. I wanted to flash the Opengaps Aroma 7.1 and that is where I ran into issue because of my stupidity.
I found from GitHub that there were some issues with twrp versions to run the aroma installer thus I tried multiple TWRP versions via (Google play - official TWRP recovery app) by downloading them and flashing it to recovery.
I have taken the full nandroid backup but unfortunately didn't keep it on external devices. So it was in the phone itself.
Now the issue -
When I tried flashing TWRP 3.0.2.0 from existing 2.8.4.1 I tried to run the Aroma but it didn't work. Then I tried to flash the recovery with TWRP 2.8.6.1 but Aroma failed again.
However, on the GitHub there was a info stating that known working TWRP recovery on Oneplus one is of TWRP 2.8.4.1
I tried to flash that into recovery and flash the Aroma, but it didn't boot into recovery with that image. Later I restarted the phone, and again flashed the latest recovery version 3.0.2.0
From here I ran into issue. When tried again to flash the Aroma, it didn't work. So I booted recovery again and in that I selected the recovery version 2.8.4.0 for both recovery and boot partition.
After that, phone is neither booting the system nor into recovery. I don't want to loose my data (which is in phone backup) and neither want to try Aroma again. (Even if all the 900mb data needs to be deleted.).
Can the XDA members confirm can I reinstall recovery working image (2.8.4.1) once again through the adb flash recovery <image>. And boot into recovery mode so that I can delete the boot partition once again and reinstall the ROM and data ?
I tried doing that once but one of the laptops which I had access didn't recognize the adb devices. May be the driver was not working for Win10 OS. However, on my personal laptop earlier I was able to run adb commands through CMD prompt. Currently, I don't have personal laptop and may get it by next week.
Can anybody please share me the links of working android driver so that I can install them on current laptop and then try adb commands from SDK to connect my phone.
Any suggestion from members would be of great help.
Note: Please don't suggest the methods to factory reset or lock bootloader to factory settings. As I don't want to loose all my contacts and data.
If there is a way to get just recovery working on the phone, it would be of great help. So that I can wipe other partitions and rebuild it again.
Thank You.

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