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How to upgrade to new latest Asus firmware through custom recovery

Check the device firmware type by going to Setting - about tablet - built number
Download the right firmware pack for your device.
http://www.asus.com/Tablet/Transformer_Pad/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_Infinity_TF700T/#download
Now extract the zip file and you will have another zip file.
Rename that zip file as "EP201_768_SDUPDATE" and place it to an external sd card if you do not have a custom recovery. If you are rooted and unlocked plus you have a custom recovery you don't need to rename it you can place it in internal sd is well.
Now turn off your device. Hold power button including the volume down button and enter custom recovery. For stock recovery it should detect it automatically and will install. once in custom recovery clear your cache and install the file with the name above or whatever name you have. once installation is complete. reboot the system be patient and you have the latest update.
You can obtain root easily using this method.
Just download the DebugfsRoot_Generic_v2.3.zip file from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1706588
extract the content and run RootDebugfs, then follow the on screen instruction and you will have root.
Make sure you have USB debugging on.
To get custom recovery. Download goomanager from playstore and you can install TWRP recovery from the option list. which is Option - install OpenRecoveryScript.
I am not responsible if you mess up your device. do these at your own risk. Nonetheless these steps work perfectly for me.

Renaming is not needed.

lafester said:
Renaming is not needed.
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Exactly thats for people without custom recovery

Isn't this already covered here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833212
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rizanx said:
Exactly thats for people without custom recovery
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does the update push the stock recovery as well?
and root is lost right?

Yes and yes.
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odeccacccp said:
does the update push the stock recovery as well?
and root is lost right?
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Yes you will lose root.
But you can obtain root easily using this method.
Just download the DebugfsRoot_Generic_v2.3.zip file from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1706588
extract the content and run RootDebugfs, then follow the on screen instruction and you will have root.
oh and make sure you have USB debugging on.

sorry for the mix up. yes you do lose recovery. Download goomanager from playstore and you can install TWRP recovery from the option list.

rizanx said:
Through custom recovery stock recovery is not pushed! you will still have custom recovery. You will only lose root.
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Wrong, flashing an official rom will make you loose the custom recover too, you will have a clean stock rom once you do that. AND also this thread has nothing to share with the development forum.

Pretoriano80 said:
Wrong, flashing an official rom will make you loose the custom recover too, you will have a clean stock rom once you do that. AND also this thread has nothing to share with the development forum.
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+1 You WILL lose custom recovery with this method. This has all been covered before...
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Pretoriano80 said:
Wrong, flashing an official rom will make you loose the custom recover too, you will have a clean stock rom once you do that. AND also this thread has nothing to share with the development forum.
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Thanks for clear up.

MysticMgcn said:
Isn't this already covered here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833212
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
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Where in there? Can;t find it?
1) If I am on a custom ROM can I flash the new update or I have to go back to STOCK first?
2) What's the big deal with loosing CWR and Root, it takes like 2 min to put it back, I mean there is another way to not loose it?
Thanks

I also have a question! Will this allow for OTA updates even if our bootloader is unlocked? And will we be able to flash the JB update from ASUS manually if not? Anyone know?

GRIM1337 said:
I also have a question! Will this allow for OTA updates even if our bootloader is unlocked? And will we be able to flash the JB update from ASUS manually if not? Anyone know?
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No. when you unlocked it clearly stated no more ota updates for you.
Yes. of course you can flash manually just like any other rom.

odeccacccp said:
Where in there? Can;t find it?
1) If I am on a custom ROM can I flash the new update or I have to go back to STOCK first?
2) What's the big deal with loosing CWR and Root, it takes like 2 min to put it back, I mean there is another way to not loose it?
Thanks
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You don't need to have stock rom. As long as you have the stock kernel your ok. You will of course lose custom recovery but its easy to download again as i have mentioned in my first post.
There is a lengthy way to do this. But why do that when it takes you literally 2 minute to root it with DebugfsRoot .
Hope it went well for you.

[Q] Repurposing ruined HOX

I've got an HTC One X that unfortunately has not survived several attempts to tinker with it (screen replacement didn't go as planned). I'd like to attempt to repurpose it. It boots, I can access it via adb. I was hoping that I'd be able to use something like my hdmi out dongle to get some kind of output, but for some reason, it's not working (can't remember if I need to enable it in the software or not). Wondering if there's a way I can either flash some software to the phone, access it via abd to get hdmi working, or some other solution that I haven't thought of. It's currently running some version of CleanRom (can't remember which at the moment) and I can get a screen cast (albeit laggy) from a java app I found floating around the internet.
Any suggestions from the smart folks here?

ChummyDays said:
Your phone feels like its been raped multiple times and been beaten. Haha it sounds like you trashed that thing
I'm sorry I couldn't resist
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Well... You're not wrong.

nice avatar Smackdog

Just how stubborn/capable are you? Here's one idea if you're persistent enough.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1728222
This is for the Tegra 3 HOX but seems like someone could manage a port.

iElvis said:
Just how stubborn/capable are you? Here's one idea if you're persistent enough.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1728222
This is for the Tegra 3 HOX but seems like someone could manage a port.
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This is a pretty good solution. At this point I think I'm just looking to figure out a way to flash a rom that would give me HDMI out by default. I used to be able to flash things via Odin, but that was with my samsung phones. Not sure if there's a similar process for the HTC guys. And also not sure if there's a way to get whatever ROM to output to HDMI without having to mess with settings. Ideas?

Smackdog said:
This is a pretty good solution. At this point I think I'm just looking to figure out a way to flash a rom that would give me HDMI out by default. I used to be able to flash things via Odin, but that was with my samsung phones. Not sure if there's a similar process for the HTC guys. And also not sure if there's a way to get whatever ROM to output to HDMI without having to mess with settings. Ideas?
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I haven't tried it but I thought we had that stock?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1651296

iElvis said:
I haven't tried it but I thought we had that stock?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1651296
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Then it might be the fact that my ROM doesn't support it? I'd have no problem flashing back to stock, I just need a way to flash either via adb, or another non-recovery based method.

Smackdog said:
I just need a way to flash either via adb, or another non-recovery based method.
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You can flash roms via adb on some phones via fastboot update if you are HTCDev unlocked. I have not done this nor I have I heard of anyone doing it with a One X. But since your phone is already on life support, what's the harm?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Flashing_Guide_-_Android#ROM_Flashing_2
I would try to use a stock rooted rom rather than anything custom.

iElvis said:
You can flash roms via adb on some phones via fastboot update if you are HTCDev unlocked. I have not done this nor I have I heard of anyone doing it with a One X. But since your phone is already on life support, what's the harm?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Flashing_Guide_-_Android#ROM_Flashing_2
I would try to use a stock rooted rom rather than anything custom.
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Excellent. I wasn't sure if you could do this with any ol' zipped ROM or if there was a special file format that needed it. I'll give this a go tonight and see if it pans out. Thanks again for the suggestion!

Fastboot won't let you flash any unsigned zips. Ur best bet is to pull the system.img and boot.img from a ruu, then with adb, dd the system.img to dev/block/mmcblk0p33 and boot.img to dev/block/mmcblk0p21, reboot and your back to stock
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18th.abn said:
Fastboot won't let you flash any unsigned zips. Ur best bet is to pull the system.img and boot.img from a ruu, then with adb, dd the system.img to dev/block/mmcblk0p33 and boot.img to dev/block/mmcblk0p21, reboot and your back to stock
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Sorry, don't quite understand what you mean by "dd the *.img files". Could you elaborate?

18th.abn said:
Fastboot won't let you flash any unsigned zips. Ur best bet is to pull the system.img and boot.img from a ruu, then with adb, dd the system.img to dev/block/mmcblk0p33 and boot.img to dev/block/mmcblk0p21, reboot and your back to stock
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Smackdog said:
Sorry, don't quite understand what you mean by "dd the *.img files". Could you elaborate?
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For system.img
dd if=/"location of system.img without quotes" of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p33
For boot.IMG
dd if=/"location of boot.img without quotes" of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p21
I had to do something similar to another device
The screen wouldn't come on, I had to boot into boot and select recovery then used adb shell with similar commands above to set it to stock
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How to get Custom Recovery on rooted G2? [Noob]

So I recently rooted my G2 to remove the bloatware apps and maybe install CM 11. I downloaded ROM Manager and I tried to install the CWM recovery through there but it seems like it's not doing anything. Every time I press "Reboot into Recovery", it restarts into the stock recovery (I'm assuming). And this recovery doesn't have an option to install from .zip, which means I can't install the CWM recovery. It only has install from SD card, which doesn't have anything in it, install from cache and install from adb. I have CM 11 running on my nexus 4 ( I used the installer) and that has a CWM recovery so I know what it looks like.
Am I doing something wrong or missing a step? Is there another way to do it?
Thanks

what firmware does your phone currently have on it? That will determine what method you will need to use to get a recovery.

rquiett said:
what firmware does your phone currently have on it? That will determine what method you will need to use to get a recovery.
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I attached a screen shot of the software info. I think that's what you mean right?

Nizi123 said:
I attached a screen shot of the software info. I think that's what you mean right?
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That was exactly what I needed. The issue with stock KitKat is the bootloader is locked and the way we got around it with JB has been patched. There are some amazing people though that found a way to downgrade the bootloader and kernel to get around this. You can find the very simple and easy to use app over here. I recently used it myself and it literally takes about 30 seconds to do and you will have TWRP 2.7 when its all done

rquiett said:
That was exactly what I needed. The issue with stock KitKat is the bootloader is locked and the way we got around it with JB has been patched. There are some amazing people though that found a way to downgrade the bootloader and kernel to get around this. You can find the very simple and easy to use app over here. I recently used it myself and it literally takes about 30 seconds to do and you will have TWRP 2.7 when its all done
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I see. I will try the app out. Thanks for the help

Wow that was fast! It's already done.

Nizi123 said:
Wow that was fast! It's already done.
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Yeah I was really impressed by how fast it worked myself. One of the easiest things I have ever used for any phone. Glad it worked for ya

I have stock 4.4.2 unrooted. How do I get custom recovery?
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Root it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxdt0yWULrg
then install TWRP using this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcxqn82X2zM

How do i flash radios on nexus 5

So ill try to make this short and sweet but i need help. since 4.4.4 i really noticed bad signal issues and with a speed test my ping is 160 making online gaming really bad. ( its the only connection i have where i live to play online before 4.4.4 it was fine ping was like 70ms)
So i figured out the to get the radios say from 4.4.2 i would download the rom from https://developers.google.com/androi...s/images?hl=de
extract the file and the radio file is inside right. now how do i flash it. using Android SDK is there a tutorial or video somewhere. And can i use the roms from that site on a canadian nexus 5 my 4.4.4 build number matches the one on the site so im guessing yes.

android.4.0 said:
So ill try to make this short and sweet but i need help. since 4.4.4 i really noticed bad signal issues and with a speed test my ping is 160 making online gaming really bad. ( its the only connection i have where i live to play online before 4.4.4 it was fine ping was like 70ms)
So i figured out the to get the radios say from 4.4.2 i would download the rom from https://developers.google.com/androi...s/images?hl=de
extract the file and the radio file is inside right. now how do i flash it. using Android SDK is there a tutorial or video somewhere. And can i use the roms from that site on a canadian nexus 5 my 4.4.4 build number matches the one on the site so im guessing yes.
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From start to finish, skip over what you've already done.
1. Unlock your bootloader.
2. Root.
3. Install custom recovery using fastboot,
Google TWRP Hammerhead and the site for the recovery image and instructions will show up.
4. Have the modems downloaded, search for the thread here in Nexus 5 forum.
5. Go to Install .zip in TWRP recovery and flash the respective modems.
Protip : look up how to make an EFS backup just in case you somehow manage to corrupt your IMEI.

TheLastSidekick said:
From start to finish, skip over what you've already done.
1. Unlock your bootloader.
2. Root.
3. Install custom recovery using fastboot,
Google TWRP Hammerhead and the site for the recovery image and instructions will show up.
4. Have the modems downloaded, search for the thread here in Nexus 5 forum.
5. Go to Install .zip in TWRP recovery and flash the respective modems.
Protip : look up how to make an EFS backup just in case you somehow manage to corrupt your IMEI.
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I dont really wanna root just flash back to 4.4.2 radios so i can get better service.

android.4.0 said:
I dont really wanna root just flash back to 4.4.2 radios so i can get better service.
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Check APNs if that doesn't work then
Return to factory default.
Not much else you can do without root.

TheLastSidekick said:
Check APNs if that doesn't work then
Return to factory default.
Not much else you can do without root.
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Theres nothing wrong with the APN i hear lots of people have issues and sadly only a few countrys got 4.4.4r2 to fix radio issues

android.4.0 said:
Theres nothing wrong with the APN i hear lots of people have issues and sadly only a few countrys got 4.4.4r2 to fix radio issues
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Which without root is impossible unless the OTA comes through and its dependant on the country you're in. You could flash the 4.4.4r2 stock image using fastboot.

TheLastSidekick said:
Which without root is impossible unless the OTA comes through and its dependant on the country you're in. You could flash the 4.4.4r2 stock image using fastboot.
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Im going to unlock my bootloader and flash radios from 4.4.2 to my phone thats running 4.4.4 cause the radios on 4.4.4 are garbage. i dont think i need to be rooted to flash radios or a rom

android.4.0 said:
Im going to unlock my bootloader and flash radios from 4.4.2 to my phone thats running 4.4.4 cause the radios on 4.4.4 are garbage. i dont think i need to be rooted to flash radios or a rom
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You don't need to be rooted persay to flash a modem, just a custom recovery. It just makes things easier. If you're going to unlock for sure, rooting makes things easier even though you don't REQUIRE it.
Best of luck and let us know how it all goes.

Why not extract the radio from the Android image and flash it via fastboot? That doesn't require root, only the phone to be unlocked.
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TheLastSidekick said:
You don't need to be rooted persay to flash a modem, just a custom recovery. It just makes things easier. If you're going to unlock for sure, rooting makes things easier even though you don't REQUIRE it.
Best of luck and let us know how it all goes.
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You don't need a custom recovery to flash a radio

Lethargy said:
You don't need a custom recovery to flash a radio
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That is news to me. Haha, how would one go about doing this? I only knew about flashing a stock image that comes with the radio, and the radio zips in recovery...or did I miss something can you extract the radio from the factory image and flash it alone?

TheLastSidekick said:
That is news to me. Haha, how would one go about doing this? I only knew about flashing a stock image that comes with the radio, and the radio zips in recovery...or did I miss something can you extract the radio from the factory image and flash it alone?
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Extract it and fastboot flash radio radio.img? Lol

Lethargy said:
Extract it and fastboot flash radio radio.img? Lol
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Gotta be a man and admit I wasn't aware of the radio parameter. I learned something lol, thanks.

TheLastSidekick said:
Gotta be a man and admit I wasn't aware of the radio parameter. I learned something lol, thanks.
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See first link of my signature and read threads before posting
Jk :angel: Learn something new everyday, huh? Lol

We have answered all your questions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2839307.
Why open the same thread again?
Tapatalk Team SlimRoms

Tylog said:
We have answered all your questions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2839307.
Why open the same thread again?
Tapatalk Team SlimRoms
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OP decided to create more (mostly useless) threads in one day than I ever have on my account lol..

[Q] OTA bootloader update when rooted?

Hi guys,
I run rooted unlocked Nexus 5 with CM11. I wanted to update the ROM but it failed - I read a bit and found out that it is due to old bootloader version. I would like to update it but I'm not a friend with ADB and stuff.... It would be great to use the most easiest way. I got OTA update notification but have no idea what it does - will it unroot the phone? will I lose CM11 ROM? Just trying to figure out what backups and steps shall I do to update my ROM. How shall I continue from here?
Thanks a bunch!

devcager said:
Hi guys,
I run rooted unlocked Nexus 5 with CM11. I wanted to update the ROM but it failed - I read a bit and found out that it is due to old bootloader version. I would like to update it but I'm not a friend with ADB and stuff.... It would be great to use the most easiest way. I got OTA update notification but have no idea what it does - will it unroot the phone? will I lose CM11 ROM? Just trying to figure out what backups and steps shall I do to update my ROM. How shall I continue from here?
Thanks a bunch!
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Attempting to take the OTA will fail.
Download the factory image and extract bootloader-hammerhead-hhz11k.img
Boot your device into bootloader:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-hammerhead-hhz11k.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader

You have a custom recovery installed, right? Flash the bootloader zip via recovery. However, you need to get familiar with adb/fastboot as you're gonna need them if you ever find yourself in a tight situation to fix your device.
Open the "must read" thread linked in my signature and find the thread which has all the info about adb and fastboot.

vin4yak said:
You have a custom recovery installed, right? Flash the bootloader zip via recovery. However, you need to get familiar with adb/fastboot as you're gonna need them if you ever find yourself in a tight situation to fix your device.
Open the "must read" thread linked in my signature and find the thread which has all the info about adb and fastboot.
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Thank you! I get it about ADB, I had to solve one my problem in the past via ADB. Anyway, I just need to find the 4.4.4 bootloader in ZIP (or probalby .img will work too?) and flash it? That's it? Does it wipe my phone or something?

You just need to flash the IMG via fastboot, no wiping required!

EddyOS said:
You just need to flash the IMG via fastboot, no wiping required!
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Alright. One more thing. Is it possible to convert the IMG file I have into zip to be able to flash it in TWRP?
EDIT: I found that Nexus Toolbox for my 5 has the option to flash the bootloader image so I will try this variant.

devcager said:
Alright. One more thing. Is it possible to convert the IMG file I have into zip to be able to flash it in TWRP?
EDIT: I found that Nexus Toolbox for my 5 has the option to flash the bootloader image so I will try this variant.
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You don't need to. Just boot into fastboot, connect to PC, fastboot flash bootloader name_of_file.img, reboot, done

it's easy you must become familiar with fastboot and add the second you aren't it will come back to haunt you
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devcager said:
Alright. One more thing. Is it possible to convert the IMG file I have into zip to be able to flash it in TWRP?
EDIT: I found that Nexus Toolbox for my 5 has the option to flash the bootloader image so I will try this variant.
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so you learned nothing. awesome.

Zepius said:
so you learned nothing. awesome.
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Brick waiting to happen.
Add to ignore list
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rootSU said:
Brick waiting to happen.
Add to ignore list
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I'm still waiting for someone to make a thread saying their device is "bricked because flashed fastboot to adb using bootloader while in recovery with x toolkit"