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Hey Everyone,
Im new to android, and having a small issue, I am attempting to root my wifi xoom, I get up to the part where its time to select android recovery so that I can select the root zip, however when I use the volume down key to scroll the options the only 3 available are NVflash, RSD and Fastboot, theres no android recovery option I have searched the forums and googled it, but I seem to be the only one with this issue, my xoom is running 3.1 and bought in Aus, dont know if this makes a difference? any help would be greatly appreciated, I have got an OTG cable and would like to mount my external HDD so I need to get it rooted. Should probably mention I have unlocked it too.
Cheers
ha i just posted a thread with exactly the same issue. Hopefully one of us will get an answer!
djleez82 said:
ha i just posted a thread with exactly the same issue. Hopefully one of us will get an answer!
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Your post was already answered in the General section. No need to post twice.
The answer did not fix my problem however. Still stuck at the same place as before just like terreboo. Possibly theres an issue with this type of xoom? I bought mine in australia as well. According to my about tablet info it says this:
Firmware Configuration Version: GAS_ASIA_UCAHUBLWFRTIRD_P006 so im assuming this is an asian tab? Just wondering terreboo what does yours say under firmware configuration?
yeah sorry didnt mean to post it in the general section, I alerted it to the mods to delete they just havent got around to it yet, yeah mate I have the same version as you, although I doubt this is the reason, we cant be the only two in Aus trying to root them? I think the problem probably lies else where, it has been suggested I'm getting the timing wrong, so I'll try again and post back my progress or lack of.
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I have tried it 10+ times now, I'm confident its not the timing of pressing the down key on reboot having varied the length of time everytime I tried, possibly its because of the firmware version? Im at a loss, I have followed the instructions of the root guide to the letter and seem to be one of the only ones with this problem!
this is the guide im using
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1078019
Same problem here!
I have the same problem guys.. Any solution?? The developers some help??
Im using the same guide btw....
I've freaked out im trying this for 8 hours now and no results....
im having a similar problem that my factory reset is corrupt or something because it doesnt actually DO anything.
I did the long root method as opposed to the supposedly easier method and thank heavens I got through it unharmed. I was ****ting my pants the whole way through. I wish I were more savvy with this so I can offer help. If I were u guys I would PM the devs from TIAMAT. They are probably the most knowledgeable ppl here to ask.
solution
OK guys i have a solution a guy from #xoom channel told me to write in windows command line
abd recovery reboot
And it worked!
I'm currently posting this from my costum rommed xoom
DrGreem said:
OK guys i have a solution a guy from #xoom channel told me to write in windows command line
abd recovery reboot
And it worked!
I'm currently posting this from my costum rommed xoom
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Would that be adb recovery reboot? Can you give more information?
assuming you have adb setup on your computer already. Plug your xoom into your comp and make sure its in debug mode. Settings-applications-development. Open a command prompt and type in "adb reboot recovery" without quotes. Your device will then reboot into recovery mode.
I will say I'm having the same issue. I flash the new recovery and I don't see it in the menu. I'm running a US wifi xoom.
okantomi said:
Would that be adb recovery reboot? Can you give more information?
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Yes that's right. I followed the guide and i waited 3 seconds but i never had the option 'android recovery so i turned on the device and this guy told me to run this command from cmd.
So after that xoom rebooted into clockwork recovery state and i flashed thecostum rom.
According to the guide that were using, if you allow the xoom to boot fully into honeycomb it reinstalls the stock recovery, and you need to redo the process all over. Also, you need to be in honeycomb to use the ADB command, if your in fastboot it won't detect the xoom. This did not work for me. Anyone else try it?
no luck for me here either. I can flash recovery successfully (according to the prompt) no problems there. I just have the exact same trouble booting into it as above.
Vol Down key combo doesn't work and if you leave the OS to boot straight after install, CWM is replaced by stock recovery. No fun at all.
Any further news or suggestions on this?
autodc5 said:
im having a similar problem that my factory reset is corrupt or something because it doesnt actually DO anything.
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Same as my Xoom, opened a thread just for it, but no one can help
much easier... download rom manager and click boot to recovery haha ...
If not rooted,
adb reboot recovery via a cmdline window works a treat _
fkofilee said:
much easier... download rom manager and click boot to recovery haha ...
If not rooted,
adb reboot recovery via a cmdline window works a treat _
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Just make sure that Rom Manager doesn't trick you into flashing a non-compatible updated recovery version.
In my experience it doesn't play well with the Xoom.
If all you want is a non manual way to boot into recovery from the OS, download Quick Boot (if rooted) or if you're already on the Tiamat Moray Rom, it's something you can choose when you press the power button on the back.
the problem is that for me and others with this issue, you can't use adb to boot recovery. If you install recovery from fastboot then boot into the regular OS without booting to recovery and rooting, the OS replaces CWM with the stock recovery. This means if you use adb or another app to reboot into recovery, you just get stock recovery which is totally useless. I can't load recovery or root using anay of the universal methods I have come accross. We need a way to boot into recovery without having it replaced with stock or another rooting method or something. Any other ideas?
aussiechris said:
the problem is that for me and others with this issue, you can't use adb to boot recovery. If you install recovery from fastboot then boot into the regular OS without booting to recovery and rooting, the OS replaces CWM with the stock recovery. This means if you use adb or another app to reboot into recovery, you just get stock recovery which is totally useless. I can't load recovery or root using anay of the universal methods I have come accross. We need a way to boot into recovery without having it replaced with stock or another rooting method or something. Any other ideas?
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Look, this is how I had to flash CWM image file- through adb,/fastboot just like you. No matter what you say, it comes down to a question of timing.
I'm not sure about everyone else with the no recovery option, but timing just isnt the issue for me. Without a lie i've tried to enter recovery over 50 times at various points, 95% of those attempts were at the 3 second mark that is stated in the xda guide we've been using. I'm aware of one other person here whos tried it MUCH more than me with exactly the same result.
However theres one thing that we could narrow it down with. Thus far the people having this issue are using the asian firmware xoom's. Could everyone else having this problem on this thread say whether or not theyre using the asian firmware too? Maybe the asian firmware can't be rooted this way?
I was working fine, enjoying my new HTC One S with CM9 rom installed. Well the battery life wasnt the best on it, and i didnt install the custom kernel. So I looked for the custom kernel download(on my phone, not on my computer) and i found a .zip file. Well I thought that you could just download the kernel straight to my phone and open it up with "Rom Manager" which i did, it than said i needed to reboot the phone in recovery to continue the installation, so I did... it took me to recovery "to continue the installation" well than I looked away, looked backed down and it was black.... and i have tried powering up, booting into boot loader, booting into recover, and nothing... its just BLACK! nothing works, its literally useless ATM. I really messed up, is there anyway to fix this? Thanks in advanced!
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I think I accidentally flashed the kernel like i would normally flash a rom.... cause i downloaded the .zip file(directly to my phone, not using a computer), than i tapped the download and it asked me if i wanted to open it up with rom manager, so i did. and i think rom manager thought i was flashing a rom, when i wasnt, it was a kernel.... am i screwed? or is there anyway out of this?
Do you know the exact kernel you flashed--where did it come from
Some you need to extract and push
Assume you just tried to boot into bootloader thru phone buttons
Does your pc recognize your phone when plugged in, if so can you open a command window and try to access phone as in adb devices then adb reboot bootloader
assuming you are familiar with sdk adb/fastboot comands
otherwise i don't know what else to say--may be bad--sorry
Came from an XDA thread
Here is where it came from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1708676 from "sun90" (half way down the page "CM9 KERNEL remix edition.zip - [Click for QR Code] (5.53 MB, 9 views) ")
i downloaded that straight to my phone and opened it up with Rom Manager, which i think the app took it as a rom, and installed it like a rom even though it was not a rom. I just tried to access it through adb, it comes up with no devices my PC does recognize it when i plug it in though...
Ive tried to get into bootloader tons of times, it just stays black... :'(
Thanks for your answer!
You flashed a galaxy s2 kernel on your one s? why would you ever think that was a smart thing to do?
Looking at the updater script in that zip it seems it wipes some partitions, the partitions on a SGS2 and the ONE S are different, so if that script accidentally wiped say the hboot partition, or some other critical-for-boot partition, you have a fully bricked phone.
For any devs that may know what partitions are what on the One S, the script wiped
mmcblk0p7, and wrote a zimage to mmcblk0p5
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Normally this is a cwm flashable zip on the Samsung Galaxy S II, which is why rom manager flashed it, as it met all the requirements, the only issue is, it was not made for the ONE S and probably overwrote some important things.
I tried for hours and hours to fix the same issue on a friend's One S (same symptoms, not same cause) to no avail. I tried QPST and telnet and a ridiculous amount of things. Had to bring it to the store and get a new one.
Good luck, but I don't believe there's anything you can do to fix it.
Just answered your question in the help thread, Didnt see this thread too !
Im afraid its not looking good, I think your best bet would be to call your provider and blame it on an OTA update.
And hope for the best
Alright, thanks for the help!
Well it looks like i bricked my phone than.... I thought that CM9 was only on the One S, so I just looked for the CM9 kernel, which obviously was for the sg2, i feel like such a dumb ass now! haha well thanks for all the help guys! ill be heading to the t-mobile store today to blame it on a OTA:]
yeah, others wont agree with what your about to do but........
just act like a complete noob, dont mention anything about software / firmware / ROMs / bootloader etc ect
just say your phone made a noise, you selected update and it died lol
good luck--I know it is heartbreaking
not sure of your situation with carrier, but you could go thru Retention if needed
Hi peeps.
i'm very new to all this but sort of know the basics
i'm running on Axiom now but tried to flash cm10 but after install i got a black screen so had to do a restore.
Today i just flashed venom and after the instal process is done, i hear the start up music but nothing on the screen.
I have had 3 other roms on my phone and never had a problem!
these are the steps i do
download rom - place on sd
put phone in recovery
reset factory
reset cache
install from sd
when it finish's reboot
blank screen.
Am i missing something?
Any help would be great and i can't post on the thread because i'm a noob with less than 10 and dont want to spam my way to the 10 :silly:
you are missing a lot, like reading the OP page and following install instructions
you missed separate flash of boot image and wiping system plus data and caches
i wipe system 3x to be safe
rugmankc said:
you are missing a lot, like reading the OP page and following install instructions
you missed separate flash of boot image and wiping system plus data and caches
i wipe system 3x to be safe
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Thanks but i think that is now the least of my problems!
I used Goomanager and installed CM10, When I did it i installed teamwin recovery. It started to do a lot of strange things, when it finally rebooted i got a load of errors "phone is not working" nearly every 10 seconds?
it will not connect via usb, i discovered the the SD was not mounted.
I tried to mount the SD but it doesnt work, so i rebooted to recovery and tried to mount there but its coming up with - error unable to mount? ive tried everything but no joy
please please help
Thanks:crying:
see if this is your situation
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630459
can you connect phone to pc and use fastboot commands
rugmankc said:
see if this is your situation
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630459
can you connect phone to pc and use fastboot commands
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I've got a mac
not sure what fastboot is.
I'll check out the link, and thank you very much for trying to help:good:
sorry i do know what fastboot is, yes can get in to it. but ive gone from CWM to teamwin recovery if i go in to the recovery section but that wont let me do anything because the mount. cant even load the phone up
I don't know Mac commands
My idea is to install htc drivers and set up fastboot/adb on pc--the info can be found in dev section on rooting
then open a command window and and boot into fastboot and flash a new recovery, maybe stock per the link, clear storage and try to get mounted
how did you unlock bootloader--
you will need to do alot of reading on adb/fastboot and flashing roms--first step is to have backups of rom and sdcard
since i don't the Mac commands to do fastboot, someone else will chime in at some point
you can alos go to the noob section in Q&A and resubmit your issue
someone will work you thru this, but in meantime study up on android sdk/fastboot/adb. a necessity to get out of these problems
you are not bricked, just need the info and right steps to get back on track
rugmankc said:
I don't know Mac commands
My idea is to install htc drivers and set up fastboot/adb on pc--the info can be found in dev section on rooting
then open a command window and and boot into fastboot and flash a new recovery, maybe stock per the link, clear storage and try to get mounted
how did you unlock bootloader--
you will need to do alot of reading on adb/fastboot and flashing roms--first step is to have backups of rom and sdcard
since i don't the Mac commands to do fastboot, someone else will chime in at some point
you can alos go to the noob section in Q&A and resubmit your issue
someone will work you thru this, but in meantime study up on android sdk/fastboot/adb. a necessity to get out of these problems
you are not bricked, just need the info and right steps to get back on track
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im going to use someone elses alp top with windows. i'll ytry the all in one thing because thats how i rooted it in the first place. thanks for helping it means alot
good luck on it
I was trying to find a custom recovery, or any recovery that will work on my lg realm. I boot recovery and it gives me a error message so im guessing its either wiped out or blocked...any ideas out there on how to correct or replace it
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I was trying to find a custom recovery, or any recovery that will work on my lg realm. I boot recovery and it gives me a error message so im guessing its either wiped out or blocked...any ideas out there on how to correct or replace it
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Looking for one as well. I have not found one.
Recovery is actually preinstalled
I found this just tooling around. Use your favorite file browser, I used
Total commander. /system/vender/itson
The zip file is there. Hope this helps. (Rooted LG ls620)
Could you explain in a little better detail on what you mean Enigmatic177... I'm pulling my hair out Hehe
If anyone makes or finds a working recovery please post it.
Itson is a zip file that was installed after last update it has the basics to unlock the boot loader. I unpacked it used Rom toolbox pro rebooted to RECOVERY did regular reboot system upgraded.
A couple if bit mapp errors 11111. Then I basically flashed CWM.
Before you do this the partitions change from ext2-ext4. I'd advise
Backing them up.
LG Realm & exceed 2 TWRP recovery/fastboot files
No computer needed!!!
Lg realm & exceed 2 twrp custom recovery/fastboot downloade
All you need to do is follow the steps in the read me and you will have the recovery or fast boot to do as you please! Make sure u do a backup!!!!!!
I spent countless hours trying to do this and i finaly got it to work
Now all we need is them roms please make some if you can wold like cm12!
Sorry for not spacing the link im a newb so i cant post links yethttps://mega.co.nz/#!FVQ0GSaI!525LBPtwo696CvZrjY032tKkfS7aaURG-xATm2uzWhw
TWRP recovery help L620 LG Realm
hello I followed the steps in the read me file and i succeeded in installing twrp although im having troubles booting up to my system os. when i power on my device it takes me straight to twrp. i have a feeling i might of missed a step. i tried creating a backup but i cant because i noticed my screen turns off fast. do you think you might know what might be the problem why i cant boot up to my os? thanks!
I think i know what seems to be the problem. I think i might have accidentally replaced the boot img with the twrp recovery img. i did not make a backup before this happened. is there anything i can do to make my phone boot up to its normal image? thanks
Nope. It is officially a paperweight and no one I know of has access to the stock ROM either.
Sent from my LGLS620 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Hey
Has anybody found a custom rom?
Finally. Easy as pie
Ok, I downloaded an image (w5c_twrp_bumped.img)
put that img on the root of my sd card
downloaded Rashr from the google play store
opened rashr and tapped 'recovery from storage', navigated to external sd and tapped the image and tapped
ýes please'
flashed it. after the flash the phone rebooted into the twrp recovery.
then just rebooted back into the system
worked perfectly.
im new here im not allowed to post outside links yet, just google "w5c_twrp_bumped.img" should take you to a link for a download of that recovery
i got twrp now as a custom recovery. on my lg realm.
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hello I followed the steps in the read me file and i succeeded in installing twrp although im having troubles booting up to my system os. when i power on my device it takes me straight to twrp. i have a feeling i might of missed a step. i tried creating a backup but i cant because i noticed my screen turns off fast. do you think you might know what might be the problem why i cant boot up to my os? thanks!
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You have the bumped recovery so all i can say if u messed up is to flash a stock rom u can find on google i had to re flash mine a few times messing with root
right on, thanks for the info. I had no problems at all. it all fell in place like i was hoping. The Realm is the easiest device Iv ever rooted, flashed, and messed with. Well, as far as rooting and flashing a custom recovery. dunno bout roms though. Im sure its simple?
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No computer needed!!!
Lg realm & exceed 2 twrp custom recovery/fastboot downloade
All you need to do is follow the steps in the read me and you will have the recovery or fast boot to do as you please! Make sure u do a backup!!!!!!
I spent countless hours trying to do this and i finaly got it to work
Now all we need is them roms please make some if you can wold like cm12!
Sorry for not spacing the link im a newb so i cant post links yethttps://mega.co.nz/#!FVQ0GSaI!525LBPtwo696CvZrjY032tKkfS7aaURG-xATm2uzWhw
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OK, I grabbed and extracted this. I used Flashify to simply flash the recovery (w5c_twrp_bumped.img) and it works like a dream on my LG Realm.
OTOH, trying the same on an Exceed 2 gets me TWRP, but it cannot mount much of anything and the backup fails. After failing, it tells me "No OS found, continue?" I continue and get the message "Appears your device has no Root, install now?' I am absolutely certain I have root, or wouldn't even be able to run Flashify, so I continue and it simply boots into the OS just fine. Perhaps the readme isn't complete, as I see the following file in the extracted folder (resources.zip) with no explanation of why it's there. It "appears" to be a flash-able zip that installs "itson" (whatever THAT is). Note that the Realm has this in the /system/vendor/itson, yet the Exceed 2 doesn't.
Have you actually used this on an Exceed 2? And if so, what am I missing here?
The_android_Modder said:
No computer needed!!!
Lg realm & exceed 2 twrp custom recovery/fastboot downloade
All you need to do is follow the steps in the read me and you will have the recovery or fast boot to do as you please! Make sure u do a backup!!!!!!
I spent countless hours trying to do this and i finaly got it to work
Now all we need is them roms please make some if you can wold like cm12!
Sorry for not spacing the link im a newb so i cant post links yethttps://mega.co.nz/#!FVQ0GSaI!525LBPtwo696CvZrjY032tKkfS7aaURG-xATm2uzWhw
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Link is DEAD. Any chance you can reupload this file? I can't make heads or tails of some of this thread and I don't want to destroy this phone. Thanks!!!
petermg said:
Link is DEAD. Any chance you can reupload this file? I can't make heads or tails of some of this thread and I don't want to destroy this phone. Thanks!!!
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I'll do you one better. Just forget about the post you replied to, as it's convoluted as hell. Install TWRP 2.8.6 from here. Ignore the big red warning about the Realm, as he evidently hasn't updated the OP. You can view my notes regarding the Realm in this reply. Tested several times and verified working better than anything else available. Easiest recovery to install I've ever dealt with (all done with an .apk). The option to access via cold boot (battery pull procedure) is something to behold
Be sure to thank the developer, even if you need to create an account to do so. Very VERY nice work!
fathergweedo said:
I'll do you one better. Just forget about the post you replied to, as it's convoluted as hell. Install TWRP 2.8.6 from here. Ignore the big red warning about the Realm, as he evidently hasn't updated the OP. You can view my notes regarding the Realm in this reply. Tested several times and verified working better than anything else available. Easiest recovery to install I've ever dealt with (all done with an .apk). The option to access via cold boot (battery pull procedure) is something to behold
Be sure to thank the developer, even if you need to create an account to do so. Very VERY nice work!
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THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Before you replied I installed the version 2.8.5 from here:
http://androidforums.com/threads/twrp-2-8-5-0-for-realm-ls620-and-exceed-2-vs450pp.908704/
Is 2.8.6 better? Looks like the 2.8.5 can't be booted into via key combo from power off? Are there any other differences? I just used the Rashr flash tool from the market to flash 2.8.5. Worked flawlessly. This is actually my mom's phone and it wanted to do a system upgrade but I wanted to back it up first so that's the reason I wanted a recovery.
Pretty cool though, this recovery installs just via an APK!!!? That's amazing!
I'm tempted to install this on her phone next time she comes over... it should be fine right?
Thanks again!!!!!!!!!!
petermg said:
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Before you replied I installed the version 2.8.5 from here:
http://androidforums.com/threads/twrp-2-8-5-0-for-realm-ls620-and-exceed-2-vs450pp.908704/
Is 2.8.6 better? Looks like the 2.8.5 can't be booted into via key combo from power off? Are there any other differences? I just used the Rashr flash tool from the market to flash 2.8.5. Worked flawlessly. This is actually my mom's phone and it wanted to do a system upgrade but I wanted to back it up first so that's the reason I wanted a recovery.
Pretty cool though, this recovery installs just via an APK!!!? That's amazing!
I'm tempted to install this on her phone next time she comes over... it should be fine right?
Thanks again!!!!!!!!!!
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That one will cold boot with the battery pull procedure too. A little further down that thread you'll see I modded it to work correctly with the Exceed 2 in addition to the Realm. I like the 2.8.6 better if only that the dates of the backup are correct now. The 286.apk will work fine and overwrite your current recovery. If you leave it installed, you can always open it and reboot to recovery from within the app. If I have more time I'll post a screenshot, but running late for work. I think the screen dimming/timeout issue was fixed as well, but I haven't verified that. I normally disable that in TWRP anyway, as I like to monitor what it's doing during a backup/restore in case of errors.
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That one will cold boot with the battery pull procedure too. A little further down that thread you'll see I modded it to work correctly with the Exceed 2 in addition to the Realm. I like the 2.8.6 better if only that the dates of the backup are correct now. The 286.apk will work fine and overwrite your current recovery. If you leave it installed, you can always open it and reboot to recovery from within the app. If I have more time I'll post a screenshot, but running late for work. I think the screen dimming/timeout issue was fixed as well, but I haven't verified that. I normally disable that in TWRP anyway, as I like to monitor what it's doing during a backup/restore in case of errors.
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THANKS!!!! I'll make it a point to flash that to my mom's phone next time I get the chance!
Hi everybody ! Ill try to keep it simple as I'm sure its covered somewhere but here goes ....
Ive been using my shield portable, rooted, for ages now no problems.
Like many Ive updated it in short ever since nothing whatsoever has worked properly , most annoyingly the screen doing backflips when you go near it and hundreds endless strange updates when rebooting.
Anyway I don't think you or I or any of us want to waste time trying to figure out why its done any of this but I just want to be able to fix it. I guess I'm going to have to start again somehow! its worth noting here that all my backup apps like Helium now don't seem to work.
After the update I of course ReRooted and it appears fine from boot loader , still says unlocked. but upon usage its clearly very confused about whether its rooted or not !
In short its useless. Advice please My kung Fu warriors
May your arrows fly straight and true
I have no idea about the various issues, but I would perform a factory reset, and clear cache and dalvik cache using at least 3 swipes per each function. The method of rooting I recommend is by flashing a zip of SuperSU from a custom recovery menu. CWM or TWRP are both available for the NSP. After flashing SuperSU, when you reboot and go into SuperSu you'll see that it's installed (locked down tighter) as a system app.
Downloads:
SuperSU (latest stable version) v2.65
CWM Recovery Menu (latest version) v6.0.4.4
TWRP (Modified recovery (based on TWRP v2.8.7.0)
Sorry. This is the best I can offer you right now. If this doesn't work I would reflash the stock images of whatever OTA you wanna be on. The images can be found @:
SHIELD Open Source Resources and Drivers. You'll need at least the platform-tools portion of the Android SDK (to use Fastboot to flash from recovery). A user friendly PC app that can basically do all this sort of stuff is Shield Ram v1.1. You might find that easier to use.
Oh and here's the latest Minimal ADB and Fastboot Drivers installer [v1.3.1]
If you need further help, let me know.
Hi ! Thanks for the good advice.
I should have mentioned, I'm using a Mac now.
From what I understand it's still possible , maybe
Even easier.....
Sorry to throw a spanner in your super helpful works !
Thanks again
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Marrhead said:
Hi ! Thanks for the good advice.
I should have mentioned, I'm using a Mac now.
From what I understand it's still possible , maybe
Even easier.....
Sorry to throw a spanner in your super helpful works !
Thanks again
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Yeah, pretty much the rule is generally "as long as you can still see the screen, it's probably fixable". Sounds to me like your best bet, would be to download the OTA you wanna be on, and flash a new install to your Shield. It's the quickest way from A-B. I'm about 99% sure that this would solve the problem (as long as you re-root it properly). Though if you have your reasons, you can try some of the other things first. You're welcome and let me know how things go!
So where does one get the latest OTA?
cheers
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So where does one get the latest OTA?
cheers
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I did link up the main Nvidia page that would lead to the OTA images, but here's a direct link to DL just the OTAs:
Edit: you can get there through the link I included in my previous post: SHIELD Open Source Resources and Drivers. I'm having issues with editing posts, and all sorts of odd **** with the link trying to post a more direct link. It's an Nvidia site, just scroll down to Shield Portable Recovery OS Images (something like that).
Unfortunately there are only Linux and Windows downloads available. I'm not sure what your best option would be, as you have a Mac. You could contact Nvidia support, and see what they say about it. Sorry, but I don't think I can probably help much more than this.When I contacted Nvidia support about a year ago, they were pretty helpful. Hopefully you get this sorted soon. Oh and the OTAs are flashed via a terminal/command prompt. So if you can emulate DOS on your Mac (which I don't see why not...DOSbox? maybe) then that sounds to me like the solution.
Ok , hit another brick wall. Im using a windows computer now, followed all the instructions i can find, and now the bootloader seems dysfunctional.
Ive got adb and fastboot and its recognising the device but once rebooted into bootloader which loads fine, the commands say no device found and nothing works in this mode.
If i hit recovery mode then a little dead android appears! poor little guy.
I tried shield ram but it had same problems, seems to run fine but cant find shield once its in bootloader...
Ive got the image zip of the update i want to flash but no idea if im doing it right- not sure how to use it.
Help!
First off, my tablet isn't bricked. I can boot it up fine. But when I try to install the factory downloaded software it just hangs on boot indefinitely. Similar things happens if I try to enter recovery. It goes fine until I have to press Volume ^, then it just freezes and I have to hold down the power key for 10 seconds. I've searched around and all I can find is threads from people stuck in a boot loop. Any help appreciated
A little more information. This tablet has been sitting for a while because it was such a disappointment. Before I decided I was fed up with it, it looks like I unlocked and rooted it. Iooks like I may have also tried to install Clockwork Mod on it. Trying to fix it has reminded me of why I stopped using it in favor of my nexus 7. The UI feels like it was designed specifically to make people not want to use tablets.
The problem probably is the How.
And unfortunately you don't give us any info on that.
Why do want to flash stock if you hate it so much?
If you have CM on there you should have a custom recovery installed.
Which one?
What's the bootloader version?
And lastly, you can boot into fastboot mode? The screen with the 3 icons?
If yes, almost anything is fixable.
But you need to give us more info.
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The problem probably is the How.
And unfortunately you don't give us any info on that.
Why do want to flash stock if you hate it so much?
If you have CM on there you should have a custom recovery installed.
Which one?
What's the bootloader version?
And lastly, you can boot into fastboot mode? The screen with the 3 icons?
If yes, almost anything is fixable.
But you need to give us more info.
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@berndblb. Thanks for the reply. It has been so long since I did anything with this tablet that I completely forgot what I had been doing since the last time I was trying to make up for it deficiencies. I seem to have gotten everything sorted. Uninstalled then reinstalled Busybox & Supersu. Then used TWRP's apk to re-install custom recovery 3.0. Install said it failed, but when I booted into the bootloader I could actually make a selection, instead of it hanging indefinitely while it tried to load the recovery. Win for me I guess. Finally able to make a backup which always feels good. The whole point of this is to install a custom ROM so that my tablet becomes more than a really expensive coffee table decoration.
The current install on my device is. Android 4.1.1, Kernel 3.1.1, & build 10.4.4.23-20121171
Any suggestions on moving forward and a recommendation on a clean ROM would be appreciated. But I can always take the time to read as well.
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@berndblb. Thanks for the reply. It has been so long since I did anything with this tablet that I completely forgot what I had been doing since the last time I was trying to make up for it deficiencies. I seem to have gotten everything sorted. Uninstalled then reinstalled Busybox & Supersu. Then used TWRP's apk to re-install custom recovery 3.0. Install said it failed, but when I booted into the bootloader I could actually make a selection, instead of it hanging indefinitely while it tried to load the recovery. Win for me I guess. Finally able to make a backup which always feels good. The whole point of this is to install a custom ROM so that my tablet becomes more than a really expensive coffee table decoration.
The current install on my device is. Android 4.1.1, Kernel 3.1.1, & build 10.4.4.23-20121171
Any suggestions on moving forward and a recommendation on a clean ROM would be appreciated. But I can always take the time to read as well.
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The first thing you should have done is upgrade your bootloader to the latest version. I would not actually use TWRP 3.0 for anything at this point if I were you. I have no idea if TWRP 3.0 works with that ancient JB 4.1 BL you got there, but I would not chance it. As a matter of fact, since you have to flash either stock rom or just the bootloader (and for both you use your recovery) I would highly recommend you flash an older TWRP version that is compatible with your BL. That combo - BL and recovery - is nothing you want to screw around with. You should go back to TWRP 2.4.1 or so.
TWRP Manager forced the latest TWRP version (developed for MM roms) on you and that's why I hate these apps! They do not check for compatibility at all....The proper way to flash a recovery is in fastboot and in fastboot only.
so I am going to give you a bunch of links and a general plan of attack, but you will have to do a fair share of reading.
First things is: Get fastboot working on your PC!!!!!! The first part of this guide I wrote way back tells you how: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2688891
Once you got that working flash TWRP 2.4.1 - instructions on how to are in the same thread. Reboot the tablet, then boot into TWRP.
Now flash the latest bootloader (Packaged with a slightly younger TWRP version from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/transformer-tf700/general/firmware-10-6-14-10-twrp-t2867157
Reboot the tablet, then boot back into TWRP.
Now you again need to update your recovery to a version you can use with a current rom. I'd recommend this baby and it comes in a zip you can flash in your current recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tra...overy-kang-twrp-tf700t-2-8-x-xarea51-t3049395
Flash the Kang recovery, then reboot and boot back into TWRP.
Format your data partition in TWRP. It takes an hour or so but it does a great job of leaving you with a clean slate for the new rom and is required before you flash a major change (which you are doing in any case).
Now you are ready to flash a rom.
I am going to recommend a really old one and a really new one. There are plenty of others to choose from in the Development section, but none of them is still under active development.
CROMi-X Resurrected. Based on Asus stock anno JB 4.2.1 but modded and fine tuned to the gills. LMK still puts out an update now and then, but those are more fine tunings of the fine tuning. Very slight changes - nothing major is going to happen here anymore. But it's a very stable and well working rom for those that actually like the Asus interface. http://forum.xda-developers.com/tra...pment/cromi-x-5-4-resurrected-tweaks-t3273515
KatshMallow by Timudru. Yeah, Android MarshMallow for the TF700. Most Android users are still dreaming about MM and you can rock it on this ancient machine. And it's a beauty, just absolutely unbelievable what Tim has cooked up for this hardware. Trust me! Fantastic rom! http://forum.xda-developers.com/transformer-tf700/development/rom-t3282166
For both of them you should convert your data partition to f2fs which you can do in recovery. Instructions are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tra.../guide-convert-data-to-f2fs-twrp-2-8-t3073471
Actually, for CROMI-X Resurrected you don't have to do this - it's build into the rom installer.
You could try to short cut all this and just flash a new bootloader/recovery combo in your current TWRP 3.0. Maybe it works. Maybe it hardbricks your tablet. Nothing worse than trying to do something substantial (like flashing a bootloader) in an incompatible recovery....
Ok, now I shut up and let you read.
Have fun!
@berndblb thank you so much. I really appreciate you taking the time to help me out with this. This isn't my first time to the rodeo, but I'm def not ever going to ride in the pros. Trying to install a custom rom an this tablet has really shown my how much I don't know. I'm going to follow your instructions. I will get back later and let you know how it goes.
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@berndblb This isn't my first time to the rodeo, but I'm def not ever going to ride in the pros. Trying to install a custom rom an this tablet has really shown my how much I don't know. I'm going to follow your instructions..
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I could tell. That's why you got the self-help version
I know how it feels. After 3 years I am fairly proficient on this device. But I still felt like a total n00b when I got the first Nexus! :cyclops:
So much of this stuff is so device specific... takes a while to sink your teeth into.
Enjoy.
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I could tell. That's why you got the self-help version
I know how it feels. After 3 years I am fairly proficient on this device. But I still felt like a total n00b when I got the first Nexus! :cyclops:
So much of this stuff is so device specific... takes a while to sink your teeth into.
Enjoy.
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I have fast boot running and back-checked it via the fastboot devices. I downloaded twrp-2.4.1.0-tf700t.blob. the tried to load it. I keep getting a FAILED( command write failed (Invalid Argument)). Any thoughts
Plenty. Unfortunately Windows is very finicky with fastboot...
If push comes to shove you may want to try a Linux live CD or distribution and I'll add a link later, but try this first: and try "fastboot reboot" to see if you can execute anything.
Sure you got the original cable?
Reboot pc and tablet
Try a different USB port
Connect the tablet booted into fastboot and check the entry in Device Manager for problems.
Now we're getting desperate....
Boot into Android, check if you have a data connection by push/pulling a small file which you put into the same directory.
adb devices
adb push filename /sdcard/
adb pull /sdcard/filename
adb reboot-bootloader
Then see if you can do anything in fastboot.
http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...t/46090-guide-adb-fastboot-linux-live-cd.html
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Plenty. Unfortunately Windows is very finicky with fastboot...
If push comes to shove you may want to try a Linux live CD or distribution and I'll add a link later, but try this first: and try "fastboot reboot" to see if you can execute anything.
Sure you got the original cable?
Reboot pc and tablet
Try a different USB port
Connect the tablet booted into fastboot and check the entry in Device Manager for problems.
Now we're getting desperate....
Boot into Android, check if you have a data connection by push/pulling a small file which you put into the same directory.
adb devices
adb push filename /sdcard/
adb pull /sdcard/filename
adb reboot-bootloader
Then see if you can do anything in fastboot.
http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...t/46090-guide-adb-fastboot-linux-live-cd.html
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Got fastboot running properly on my work computer with windows 7. I've gotten everything installed up to formatting the data partition. Doing that now. Super stressful & hard not to mess with it while it makes its way through a hour long process.
What did the trick to get fastboot working?
berndblb said:
Plenty. Unfortunately Windows is very finicky with fastboot...
If push comes to shove you may want to try a Linux live CD or distribution and I'll add a link later, but try this first: and try "fastboot reboot" to see if you can execute anything.
Sure you got the original cable?
Reboot pc and tablet
Try a different USB port
Connect the tablet booted into fastboot and check the entry in Device Manager for problems.
Now we're getting desperate....
Boot into Android, check if you have a data connection by push/pulling a small file which you put into the same directory.
adb devices
adb push filename /sdcard/
adb pull /sdcard/filename
adb reboot-bootloader
Then see if you can do anything in fastboot.
http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...t/46090-guide-adb-fastboot-linux-live-cd.html
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Looks like I got it sorted. Decided on going with the KatKiss rom. And the performance is night and day. Thanks so much for all your help. Next time I will probably do more reading before I try anything more... But then again I tell myself I will read the instructions before I start assembling ikea furniture & never do. So only time will tell. Anyway. Thanks again.
berndblb said:
What did the trick to get fastboot working?
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Installing it on a different computer. This one runs windows 7. My laptop runs windows 8.1, could be as simple as that. But who knows.