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Move to dev if better suited there.
Thanks goes to saltxyz for this find.
For those of us on the TF300 JB bootloader you can revert back to ICS using my instructions in my other post here only be sure to grab the new .30 firmware: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873635
Not only is ICS running smoothly again thanks to the bootloader but THE .30 BOOTLOADER ALLOWED THE JB KERNEL TO RUN!!
That's right I was able to flash my own TF300 ROM which has everything but the kernel removed from the blob and it ran JB while leaving the bootloader intact.
nice! good to hear asus has things figured out.
I'm guessing this is part of the prep for JB with the bootloader supporting both.
Mike02z said:
I'm guessing this is part of the prep for JB with the bootloader supporting both.
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I can only assume so.
Can we just flash the .30 zip file in TWRP?
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amaury48 said:
Can we just flash the .30 zip file in TWRP?
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Yes, but you have to extract US_epad_user_9_4_5_30_20120907_UpdateLauncher.zip to US_epad-user-9.4.5.30.zip and flash it.
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Can we just flash the .30 zip file in TWRP?
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I've flashed it several times today. You will have to re-install TWRP via fastboot, and then flash SuperUser, if you care about root.
LMMT said:
I've flashed it several times today. You will have to re-install TWRP via fastboot, and then flash SuperUser, if you care about root.
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I know it's stated that you have already done this, but I really don't want to screw something up and I don't have NVFlash to recover from a hard brick.Can you, or others, confirm that you can indeed move from the .13 JB bootloader to the .30 ICS bootloader successfully and then be able to use the NVFlash?
Edit: Oops, I guess this is for the TF700 only, or will this work on the actual TF300 as well? Anyone know?
-Nate
herschwolf said:
I know it's stated that you have already done this, but I really don't want to screw something up and I don't have NVFlash to recover from a hard brick.Can you, or others, confirm that you can indeed move from the .13 JB bootloader to the .30 ICS bootloader successfully and then be able to use the NVFlash?
Edit: Oops, I guess this is for the TF700 only, or will this work on the actual TF300 as well? Anyone know?
-Nate
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Actually a user in the nvflash thread said he tried it for the TF300 and it worked.
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Hey guys, im trying to flash my htc one xl to viperXL. I've gotten TWRP on it and I made a backup and installed ViperXL but it keeps going to a boot loop.I managed to get it into recovery and it showed that my SDCard was wiped. I couldnt restore it, any help? I will provide more detail if asked. I just want to restore it to stock
Please someone help me ;( I just want to get back to stock.
Did you factory reset in bootloader?
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SD has been corrupted. Possibly because you did a factory reset in bootloader (known bug) as mentioned in the previous reply.
Plug the device into a Windows PC, go to device manager and format the SD. Then mount the SD in TWRP and move a ROM to the device, and flash.
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Did you factory reset in bootloader?
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redpoint73 said:
SD has been corrupted. Possibly because you did a factory reset in bootloader (known bug) as mentioned in the previous reply.
Plug the device into a Windows PC, go to device manager and format the SD. Then mount the SD in TWRP and move a ROM to the device, and flash.
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Holy ****! thank you!!!!!! I searched everywhere for a fix. You guys are lifesavers I thought It was bricked for good!!!!!
Zehmistah said:
Holy ****! thank you!!!!!! I searched everywhere for a fix. You guys are lifesavers I thought It was bricked for good!!!!!
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Also don't forget if you are S-ON that you should flash the boot.img manually after you flash a new ROM. I use TN_WIN_Boot_Installer to ease this task.
drubin333 said:
Also don't forget if you are S-ON that you should flash the boot.img manually after you flash a new ROM. I use TN_WIN_Boot_Installer to ease this task.
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What's hard about "fastboot flash boot boot.img" to begin with.... Using tools only adds risk
Or flashimagegui
One of my friends BRICK his phone and he has no idea how. He has a rooted HTC ONE X on AT&T network with Viper XL (Not even sure what version of the ROM) probably from last december.
It is now stuck on the Booting animation screen and won't get passed that. I am able to access TWRP recovery, but there is not zip files or backups any longer. When I originally flashed this phone for him I had a zip file on the root of the internal SD CARD. It no longer is there and i have not rooted/flashed a phone for almost a year and can't remember.
I tried to fastboot oem lock and it fails (was thinking i could some how get it to boot and install stock jelly bean)
I am able to mount the SD card via TWRP and throw a rom in there via zip, but when i unmount i and go to restore or install i do not see any zip. When I mount again the file i put in the phone no longer exists.
Is there a work around or another way to flash any custom room. I was thinking of CM10 nightly evita... I don't care what rom as long as i can get the phone working again for him.
Is there a way to flash a rom the way we flash boot.img via fastboot where the files can reside on the PC and not the phone? Any assistance/tips would be great. Again i don't care which rom I flash and i have TWRP recovery access. Currently i have CM10 downloaded if hat helps. Thank you in advanced
Is there anything showing up on the sd card at all in TWRP? You could try formatting the sd card in Windows and trying to move a ROM over again.
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timmaaa said:
Is there anything showing up on the sd card at all in TWRP? You could try formatting the sd card in Windows and trying to move a ROM over again.
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Im able to see folders and stuff like the typical android folders. So you are saying i should mount the SD card/try to format the sd card via windows then try to put a zip file in there to see if i can access it? Question.. All i would need to do is flash the boot.img first via fastboot then install the zip via twrp right?
Yeah that's what I mean. Most people flash the boot.img afterwards but I believe you can do it before flashing the ROM.
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Yeah that's what I mean. Most people flash the boot.img afterwards but I believe you can do it before flashing the ROM.
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When i format the sd card does it need to be FAT32? What format?
Yep, fat32 is the right format.
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Yep, fat32 is the right format.
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Weird i get the same results as before. I formatted the SD card via fat32, through the zip in there, then I unmount the sd card so i can get back to twrp menus to install and android folders are back, but no zip. I am able to successfully copy the cm10 zip there so i don't get it.
Which version of TWRP are you using? And what process are you following when wiping before the flash?
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Sounds similar to what happened to me when i did factory reset in bootloader. Others seem to be able to just format in pc and have it work in recovery but it didn't work for me so i just ruu'd to fix it. Since it might have been awhile since you setup his phone you might as well s-off the phone then run latest jb ruu so you have flash latest cm10.1 nightlies which also no longer needs touchscreen downgrade. Afterwards flash latest twrp 2.6.0.0 and copy rom of choice to sdcard and flash.
How will he s-off if he can't boot into the OS?
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Which version of TWRP are you using? And what process are you following when wiping before the flash?
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TWRP version 2.3.1.0
Weird I never had issues before and fyi this phone used to be mine so i did all the flashing originally then sold it to a friend of mine and he refused to go back to stock and preferred to stay with viper xl. Now i'm trying to help him out, any thoughts?
DvineLord said:
Sounds similar to what happened to me when i did factory reset in bootloader. Others seem to be able to just format in pc and have it work in recovery but it didn't work for me so i just ruu'd to fix it. Since it might have been awhile since you setup his phone you might as well s-off the phone then run latest jb ruu so you have flash latest cm10.1 nightlies which also no longer needs touchscreen downgrade. Afterwards flash latest twrp 2.6.0.0 and copy rom of choice to sdcard and flash.
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That's the problem I downloaded the latest RUU from HTC and I don't have a way to flash it or else I would have. Not sure what else I can do here. Anyone have any ideas what I can try next or is this consider a Permanently bricked phone? If it is then i don't want to spend time on it as I have already dedicated over 2 hrs, thanks.
XsMagical posted a fix for corrupted sd cards on this forum a while back, you could give that a try.
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timmaaa said:
XsMagical posted a fix for corrupted sd cards on this forum a while back, you could give that a try.
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So that's what it probably is a corrupted SD CARD? Thanks I will search his posts.
Yeah that's my best guess. It does seem odd that you can still view the Android folders from within recovery though. When you copy something from your pc across does it definitely succeed? I had a wild thought earlier that maybe it had been formatted as read only or something like that.
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Yeah that's my best guess. It does seem odd that you can still view the Android folders from within recovery though. When you copy something from your pc across does it definitely succeed? I had a wild thought earlier that maybe it had been formatted as read only or something like that.
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Yeah it successfully completes and I am able to see the file there. Even if i remove the USB cable without unmounting and then plug it back the file is still there. It's when I unmount from TWRP when it then vanishs. I found the article from the guy who wrote a tutorial on how to fix corrupted SD cards, but the link is now broken and no longer exists, doh!
Have you tried upgrading to TWRP 2.6? Not sure if it's gonna help, but anything is worth a try at this stage, right?
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Have you tried upgrading to TWRP 2.6? Not sure if it's gonna help, but anything is worth a try at this stage, right?
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Sure it's worth a try. How do i upgrade twrp? It's been a while. Is it just flashing via fastboot? BC if it's a zip remember I can't do that.
Download it from here. Put it in your fastboot folder. Issue these fastboot commands:
fastboot flash recovery "recovery.img"
(whatever the exact filename is, minus the talking marks)
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now you can enter recovery from your phone screen.
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Download it from here. Put it in your fastboot folder. Issue these fastboot commands:
fastboot flash recovery "recovery.img"
(whatever the exact filename is, minus the talking marks)
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now you can enter recovery from your phone screen.
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Great thanks.
Hi,
I'm no expert in flashing tablets but I have done a few phones in the past, but I'm stuck with a problem trying to get the firmware file (10.6.1.1.10) upgraded to my Jellybean 4.2.1 install, so that I can eventually get CROMI-X on my tablet. I had '10' on my TF700 via OTA and downgraded to '8' to get root (as per the CROMI-X instructions but I can't get '10' to load via TWRP, I just get "refresh failed. Please try again" I've tried shortening the filename-loading from SD card and Internal storage-redownloading the file but nothing changes. I did notice that when I boot into TWRP, it will say 'Updating partition tables' even before I attempt to flash the update and it will appear to be stuck at this point after checking the .md5 file.
Can anyone offer any suggestions or anything I can try without bricking the thing?
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Hi,
I'm no expert in flashing tablets but I have done a few phones in the past, but I'm stuck with a problem trying to get the firmware file (10.6.1.1.10) upgraded to my Jellybean 4.2.1 install, so that I can eventually get CROMI-X on my tablet. I had '10' on my TF700 via OTA and downgraded to '8' to get root (as per the CROMI-X instructions but I can't get '10' to load via TWRP
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Any 10.6.1.14.x bootloader is compatible with CROMI-X 5.x, so you don't need to upgrade to .10.
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Any 10.6.1.14.x bootloader is compatible with CROMI-X 5.x, so you don't need to upgrade to .10.
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So you think I can just go ahead and install CROMI-X now? For future reference, is the 'Updating partition details' in TWRP normal? I don't remember seeing this when I first installed.
Thanks for the help.
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So you think I can just go ahead and install CROMI-X now?
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To be 100% sure, check in the bootloader menu (before you select RCK) that your bootloader build version is 10.6.1.14.x, with x either 4, 8, or 10.
Argenti12 said:
For future reference, is the 'Updating partition details' in TWRP normal?
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Yes.
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To be 100% sure, check in the bootloader menu (before you select RCK) that your bootloader build version is 10.6.1.14.x, with x either 4, 8, or 10.
Yes, its '8'.
Yes.
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I was going to just try and install Cromi but now TWRP doesnt see the downloaded .zip!
This is becoming a headache.
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I was going to just try and install Cromi but now TWRP doesnt see the downloaded .zip!
This is becoming a headache.
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Did you browse to the right folder that has the cromi zip file? In TWRP, you can select the internal sd or external sd. Make sure that you have selected the right sd card...
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Did you browse to the right folder that has the cromi zip file? In TWRP, you can select the internal sd or external sd. Make sure that you have selected the right sd card...
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Okay, I redownloaded the ROM file and copied it to the SD...plugged it back in the tablet and booted into TWRP, ....now I see both! oh well, I installed the ROM and now have CROMI-X running on this baby! Thanks for your help and advice guys.
One small thing that I noticed, again with TWRP is that when I invoke the power menu, I don't get any options to boot to recovery...or anything non-standard for that matter. I think my TWRP might be broken, is there a way to uninstall/reinstall?
Thanks again guys.
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Okay, I redownloaded the ROM file and copied it to the SD...plugged it back in the tablet and booted into TWRP, ....now I see both! oh well, I installed the ROM and now have CROMI-X running on this baby! Thanks for your help and advice guys.
One small thing that I noticed, again with TWRP is that when I invoke the power menu, I don't get any options to boot to recovery...or anything non-standard for that matter. I think my TWRP might be broken, is there a way to uninstall/reinstall?
Thanks again guys.
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TWRP on tf700t, you have only two options on the boot menu. One is a reboot to your system. Second is power off your device.
About the uninstall/reinstall, all you need is to flash the TWRP blob on top of your existing one....
Edit: I think that your TWRP is working properly. If you don't have to flash your custom recovery again, you can minimize the risk of brick your device. Please don't mess with your bootloader and your recovery unless you must touch them for a good reason. Otherwise, just leave them alone. Just my two cents....
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TWRP on tf700t, you have only two options on the boot menu. One is a reboot to your system. Second is power off your device.
About the uninstall/reinstall, all you need is to flash the TWRP blob on top of your existing one....
Edit: I think that your TWRP is working properly. If you don't have to flash your custom recovery again, you can minimize the risk of brick your device. Please don't mess with your bootloader and your recovery unless you must touch them for a good reason. Otherwise, just leave them alone. Just my two cents....
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Great, thanks for clearing up that doubt...and also for the good advice! I'm already enjoying the CROMI-X experience!
Is there a place where I can download (old) bootloaders?
Or do I just have to download a full ROM image, and extract the bootloader from there?
I want to flash a different bootloader without flashing anything else.
Which one are you looking for? And why flash an old bootloader???
Upgrade/downgrade of the BL is usually done through flashing the official firmware. You can do it in fastboot, but that's risky stuff... Why would you?
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Which one are you looking for? And why flash an old bootloader???
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I have ICS installed on my /system partition, and the 10.6.1.14.40 bootloader I recently installed fails to boot the ICS kernel that I usually use. (It does boot Ubuntu however)
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Upgrade/downgrade of the BL is usually done through flashing the official firmware. You can do it in fastboot, but that's risky stuff... Why would you?
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I have nvflash keys, so I like to live dangerously.
bsammon said:
I have ICS installed on my /system partition, and the 10.6.1.14.40 bootloader I recently installed fails to boot the ICS kernel that I usually use. (It does boot Ubuntu however)
I have nvflash keys, so I like to live dangerously.
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I'll say....
I don't know of anyone collecting old bootloaders so you'll have to flash the system blob in fastboot I think.
Praetoriano had a collection of those: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1946456
AFAIK you cannot downgrade to anything earlier than 9.4.5.30. That was the last ICS version
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I'll say....
I don't know of anyone collecting old bootloaders
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Now you do...
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[email protected] ~/android/tf700/bootloaders $ ls blob.EBT*
blob.EBT.10.4.4.16 blob.EBT.10.4.4.23 blob.EBT.10.6.1.14.4-US blob.EBT.9.4.5.26
blob.EBT.10.4.4.18 blob.EBT.10.4.4.25-US blob.EBT.10.6.1.14.4-WW blob.EBT.9.4.5.30
blob.EBT.10.4.4.20 blob.EBT.10.6.1.14.10-WW blob.EBT.10.6.1.14.8-US
@bsammon: which one do you want?
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[email protected] ~/android/tf700/bootloaders $ ls blob.EBT*
blob.EBT.10.4.4.16 blob.EBT.10.4.4.23 blob.EBT.10.6.1.14.4-US blob.EBT.9.4.5.26
blob.EBT.10.4.4.18 blob.EBT.10.4.4.25-US blob.EBT.10.6.1.14.4-WW blob.EBT.9.4.5.30
blob.EBT.10.4.4.20 blob.EBT.10.6.1.14.10-WW blob.EBT.10.6.1.14.8-US
@bsammon: which one do you want?
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Well.. I think I'd start with 9.4.5.30 -- in hopes that that is close enough to load my 9.4.5.26 kernel
And if that doesn't work, or if I'm feeling adventurous, I'd try the 9.4.5.26 image, and see if I can install it from the Flatline bootloader.
Or, you could send me all of them, and I'll find a website to host them on.
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Now you do...
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LOL
Why am I not surprised? [emoji38]