Hi. I've recently bought my TF700 and upgraded to JRO03C.US_epad-10.4.4.25-20121228 (JB 4.1.1). Now I want to root my device, so I first unlocked the bootloader using the ASUS unlocker. That went fine, since it says "the device is unlocked" in the boot sequence. The device boots and works properly.
Now I wanted to get to the stock recovery mode for a backup, but it fails miserably. I get to the four icon menu (RCK, Android, USB, Wipe) and select RCK. Then an android icon with a blue rotating icosahedron in its chest apears for a couple of seconds and then a "dead" android with it's cover opened and a "!" enclosed in a red triangle. After a couple of minutes, the device reboots normally (I can force that by pressing down the power button for 10 seconds).
I tried to get to fastboot by choosing the USB icon, but it does nothing (just freezes in the four icon screen and stops responding to any other buttons); the PC doesn't see an USB device of any kind. I tried connecting the USB cable both before and after selecting the USB icon with no difference. I'm sure I have at least some good drivers because I can use adb with my device when the OS is running.
I'm new to this device, so I may be doing something wrong. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
The stock recovery can only apply stock updates, you cannot use it for making backups.
Fastboot mode should display some message similar to "fastboot protocol enabled", the rest appears to be driver problem on your PC. Fastboot mode uses a different USB ID, so having ADB working does not mean that also Fastboot will work.
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The stock recovery can only apply stock updates, you cannot use it for making backups.
Fastboot mode should display some message similar to "fastboot protocol enabled", the rest appears to be driver problem on your PC. Fastboot mode uses a different USB ID, so having ADB working does not mean that also Fastboot will work.
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Thank you, _that. Whatever drivers it might need, I cannot install them because no USB device of any kind appears in my computer besides my keyboard. I think I should be getting "Starting Fastboot USB download protocol" or something. How can I get fastboot to work?
Sorry, it seems it was a USB port problem! I changed the port and the fastboot device is now available in my PC. Fastboot is now able to send commands like 'reboot' to my device.
Thanks for your clarification about the stock recovery mode, _that.
Hi All:
First-time poster here. I searched the forums but could not find an answer to my problem.
I want to root my A700 and install a custom ROM but I can't get the bootloader unlocked. I have followed the instructions from this post but can't get past the first step. ADB definitely recognizes my device [adb devices] by returning the correct s/n. When I enter [adb reboot-bootloader] my tab reboots but then hangs on the green Acer logo and goes no further. Any attempts to use ADB result in a "waiting for device" message. My only option is to power off by holding the power button then reboot normally.
Here's my device/PC info:
A700:
Android version: 4.1.1
Kernel version: 3.1.10+
Image version: Acer_AV051_A700_RV18RC01_PA_CUS1
Build Number: Acer_AV051_A700_1.052.00_PA_CUS1
PC:
Windows 8 Pro 64bit
Android SDK 64 bit (I also tried 32bit with no luck)
I have rooted devices before so I am not totally new to the process, but no expert either! Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance for any advice/info shared!
Note: Had to use Acer USB driver for ICS. There was no USB driver for JB. Could that be the problem?
Perhaps try to reboot into bootloader manualy. For this first switch off your device, then press power button and volume (-) together. As soon as the tab vibrates, release the power button and switch the screen lock two or three times. Then you should get into the bootloader mode and can try to use the adb commands. Of corse, with a connected usb cable.
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georgepcde said:
Perhaps try to reboot into bootloader manualy. For this first switch off your device, then press power button and volume (-) together. As soon as the tab vibrates, release the power button and switch the screen lock two or three times. Then you should get into the bootloader mode and can try to use the adb commands. Of corse, with a connected usb cable.
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Good thought but no luck.
Thanks, though.
After rebooting with "adb reboot bootloader" you should be in the bootloader, and in fastboot mode. Try issuing "fastboot devices" after rebooting.
Edit: Just tried the unlock guide from that thread, and with the ICS driver from Acer. Getting the driver to install was way worse than unlocking the bootloader (many "installations" that didn't create any files for whatever reason).
After ADB recognized my tab, I was able to follow the guide up to the "flash recovery" part.
- with "adb reboot-bootloader" you should land in the bootloader. It only shows the Acer logo and some very small written things in the upper-right corner;
- from here on you need to use fastboot: "fastboot oem unlock". Typing "fastboot devices", as I said before, works just like "adb devices";
- the whole unlocking procedure is very frustrating, because the instructions are so small and the timeout so fast. If I'm not mistaken, you need to choose with VOL- and confirm with VOL+.
PS: pmrmx was faster
rgkjr1 said:
Hi All:
First-time poster here. I searched the forums but could not find an answer to my problem.
I want to root my A700 and install a custom ROM but I can't get the bootloader unlocked. I have followed the instructions from this post but can't get past the first step. ADB definitely recognizes my device [adb devices] by returning the correct s/n. When I enter [adb reboot-bootloader] my tab reboots but then hangs on the green Acer logo and goes no further. Any attempts to use ADB result in a "waiting for device" message. My only option is to power off by holding the power button then reboot normally.
Here's my device/PC info:
A700:
Android version: 4.1.1
Kernel version: 3.1.10+
Image version: Acer_AV051_A700_RV18RC01_PA_CUS1
Build Number: Acer_AV051_A700_1.052.00_PA_CUS1
PC:
Windows 8 Pro 64bit
Android SDK 64 bit (I also tried 32bit with no luck)
I have rooted devices before so I am not totally new to the process, but no expert either! Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance for any advice/info shared!
Note: Had to use Acer USB driver for ICS. There was no USB driver for JB. Could that be the problem?
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After the ADB reboot-bootloader, there should be some really tiny white type in the upper left corner of the green logo screen.
This is when you type "fastboot OEM unlock" then volume +, then volume -
The tiny type should change. Forever after you will have a tiny message up there about the bootloader is unlocked.
smirneger said:
After rebooting with "adb reboot bootloader" you should be in the bootloader, and in fastboot mode. Try issuing "fastboot devices" after rebooting.
Edit: Just tried the unlock guide from that thread, and with the ICS driver from Acer. Getting the driver to install was way worse than unlocking the bootloader (many "installations" that didn't create any files for whatever reason).
After ADB recognized my tab, I was able to follow the guide up to the "flash recovery" part.
- with "adb reboot-bootloader" you should land in the bootloader. It only shows the Acer logo and some very small written things in the upper-right corner;
- from here on you need to use fastboot: "fastboot oem unlock". Typing "fastboot devices", as I said before, works just like "adb devices";
- the whole unlocking procedure is very frustrating, because the instructions are so small and the timeout so fast. If I'm not mistaken, you need to choose with VOL- and confirm with VOL+.
PS: pmrmx was faster
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After the ADB reboot-bootloader, there should be some really tiny white type in the upper left corner of the green logo screen.
This is when you type "fastboot OEM unlock" then volume +, then volume -
The tiny type should change. Forever after you will have a tiny message up there about the bootloader is unlocked.
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Unfortunately, the problem is that the little white text never appears - that's where it hangs - the screen is completly blank except for the green Acer logo. And if I try to enter "fastboot devices" I simply get another adb prompt (nothing else - it just jumps to a new line.) If I enter "fastboot oem unlock", adb returns "<waiting for device>" and then goes nowhere. All the while, for both commands, the tab is stuck on the Acer logo.
rgkjr1 said:
Unfortunately, the problem is that the little white text never appears - that's where it hangs - the screen is completly blank except for the green Acer logo. And if I try to enter "fastboot devices" I simply get another adb prompt (nothing else - it just jumps to a new line.) If I enter "fastboot oem unlock", adb returns "<waiting for device>" and then goes nowhere. All the while, for both commands, the tab is stuck on the Acer logo.
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You probably need to install adb USB drivers ( android universal USB driver I think which is different than the Acer USB driver ). While adb will work when tablet is in USB debugging mode, once it rebooted your PC can't communicate with it anymore that's why its waiting for the device.
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hey_joe said:
You probably need to install adb USB drivers ( android universal USB driver I think which is different than the Acer USB driver ). While adb will work when tablet is in USB debugging mode, once it rebooted your PC can't communicate with it anymore that's why its waiting for the device.
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Thanks, hey_joe. I actually already tried that but decided to try again. This time it worked! I don't know what I did differently but bootloader is now unlocked!
Thanks, All!!!
Tablet ubislate 9ci hanging on bootloading
Dear sir/madam, I am new to this forum. I purchased a new tablet Datawind Ubislate 9ci. It is a 9 inch no-bluetooth tablet.
>Details:
>*.Android 4.1.1
>*.Rock chip RK2928
>*.KERNEL linux version 3.0.36 i was trying to install CWM through mobile odin and ROM manager but my tablet was not supported so i downloaded build.prop editor from google play and changed it to some other cwm recognizable model viz. Samsung, nexus etc. When i was doing the above mentioned procedure, suddenly my tablet is coming up to bootloading and hanging there only and not opening i tried to go to recovery by pressing power and vol but i am not getting recovery menu, i also tried to hard reset by pressing reset with a needle at the back but all in vain again hanging on bootloading i also tried press and hold power & vol- and several other combinations , all in vain so kindly help me and guide me Thank you
Hello there. First of all thank you for your support. I'm here because I have the same problem as OP, but first a little context.
I have already rooted my A700 before, without any difficulties. But after a crash, I restored it to factory and tried to redo the whole procedure.
So, here I am, USB driver installed (I had to modify android_winusb manually for windows to finally accept the drivers), adb up and running, adb reboot-bootloader executed and...
Acer screen, no text, just like the OP. And a yellow "Fastboot" device in my Device Manager window. So I'm stuck here. I've tried to uninstall/reinstall the google USB drivers to no avail, unlike OP. I can access the Acer recovery with the reboot recovery prompt, but I'm not confident enough to ignore the step in this tutorial.
Additional precisions : when the device is stuck with the Acer Logo (without text) trying to use a fastboot prompt (like oem unlock) only gives me the <Waiting for device> message.
I could use the Acer recovery to install a rom from external storage, but I'm unsure if it's a good idea to NOT use CWM or TWRP
Thank you, I'm starting to miss Android 4.4 (yeah, because the Acer update manager give an error 400)
Update : I did manage to access fastboot. Just as I had to modify android_winusb with the PID of my tablet when it was running, I also had to edit the file with the PID of the tablet waiting in fastboot. I didn't noticed they were different.
So I had some trouble with my device bad third party app im guessing, it would crash all the time and i couldn't restart it. so I wiped it that worked fine, now a few days ago i decided I'd like to get kitkat on it. before doing anything i wanted to test if i can get in to RCK, so I start my device volume down and a message appears at the top corner:
Key driver not found,,booting os
Android cardhu-user bootloader <1.00 e> released by "ww_epad-10.6.1.27.5-20130902" A03
Starting fastboot usb download protocol.
then when I press up volume on RCK I get the dead andriod error message after a few seconds of initializing
anything I have read about this tells me to re flash my device the problem is the device is not flashed.
So if I understand the process correctly i need to get in to RCK in order to get to the usb connection and then flash my device
so I'm kinda stuck.
appreciate any help you can give me.
btw I'm running the original asus 4.2 update never did anything to the device besides the bad app
nebunami said:
So I had some trouble with my device bad third party app im guessing, it would crash all the time and i couldn't restart it. so I wiped it that worked fine, now a few days ago i decided I'd like to get kitkat on it. before doing anything i wanted to test if i can get in to RCK, so I start my device volume down and a message appears at the top corner:
Key driver not found,,booting os
Android cardhu-user bootloader <1.00 e> released by "ww_epad-10.6.1.27.5-20130902" A03
Starting fastboot usb download protocol.
then when I press up volume on RCK I get the dead andriod error message after a few seconds of initializing
anything I have read about this tells me to re flash my device the problem is the device is not flashed.
So if I understand the process correctly i need to get in to RCK in order to get to the usb connection and then flash my device
so I'm kinda stuck.
appreciate any help you can give me.
btw I'm running the original asus 4.2 update never did anything to the device besides the bad app
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You are not bricked, that means that you have not yet flashed a recovery.
First you have to flash a compatible recovery. That means you have to install fastboot on your computer and use it with this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48508679&postcount=7
If you tablet detects a computer plugged in, it will automatically go to fastboot, despite the dead android. Therefore, plug your tablet into your computer, and then turn it on while holding the vol down key.
I have a customer who bought a tf300t used...knowing it was broken.
I have experience unlocking, rooting and installing custom ROMS on previous tablets and phones...but, no experience with the transformer.
After hours of reading I can only guess someone flashed the wrong recovery version on this thing.
It boot loops the ASUS screen with "The device is UnLocked" in the upper left corner.
When holding VOL DWN key, I get a little more... it says:
The Device is UnLocked.
Android cardhu-user bootloader <2.10 e> released by "US_epad-9.4.3.30-20120604" A03
Checking for android ota recovery
Booting recovery kernel imageThen it reboots after about 4 seconds.
On the SD card that is in the device is a recovery.img file and a META-INF directory. Digging through that it looks like its for some version of CWM.
ADB and Fastboot never see the device nor does device manager in Windows.
I tried various original firmwares and recovery IMG and ZIP files on the root of the SD card to no avail... nothing changes, nothing boots.
Thoughts? Is my customer S.O.L?
I can get Windows to recognize it in APX mode... thats it.
motorcyclegoat said:
I can get Windows to recognize it in APX mode... thats it.
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After power+vol down try to press vol up when it shows "Device is UnLocked".
motorcyclegoat said:
I can get Windows to recognize it in APX mode... thats it.
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If the PC will never show the device as adb or fastboot and it will not boot into recovery .....
There is nothing that can be done ....:crying:
Do you see the screen with a usb icon ??
APX mode is only if you have backed up the tablet nvflash files, which has to be done before the tablet is in this kind of state....
Sorry for the bad news....
Thx Josh
That's what I was figuring, too. Just wanted someone with specific knowledge of the tf300t and its recovery process to confirm.
I believe whoever sold this to her knew they were selling a bricked device. They sold it to her for $50... a year ago. And, at that price, they knew it was broken...but, told her it just needed an SD Card.
Thanks for your input!
Hey everyone. So some time ago I unlocked the Bootloader, rooted and flashed with custom ROM my Nvidia Shield K1 and flashed TWRP. All was going well untill I decided to flash another ROM with an app (which was stupid indeed) Long story short it seems now as if I have no ROM and no recovery and all I got is the "Bootloader info screen" or whatever its called.
So the only thing I can make it display is:
[nvtboot] (version UNDEF_BUILD)
[bootloader] (version UNDEF_BUILD)
Device - Unlocked
Serial Number xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Press <Power> to select [...]
Continue
Fastboot Protocol
Recovery mode
Reboot
Poweroff
1. Using Continue does nothing, just says booting failed for like 100ms and goes back to where it was.
2. Fastboot Protocol just reboots the devices to the same thing after like 2 sec
3. Recovery mode same as Fastboot Protocol
4.Reboot and Poweroff does what it says
I've tried everything I could find online with it. No physical key combination can make it boot the ROM or TWRP.
I tried adb fastbooting with minimal adb and fastboot like Ive done times before with this Shield K1 and I cant make it see this device. ( "adb devices" wont list it)
I have tried using different USB ports, usb drivers, usb cables, PCs, fastboots and reinstalled everything multiple times and nothing changes.
I tried using any and every USB driver, ADB fastbooting Nvidia offers for this device.
The PC itself seems to detect the tablet just fine. Pluggin and unpluggin results in a notification and the android device is detected in Device Manager properly.
Powering off and on the tablet also results in a notification on the PC.
I have no idea what to do at this point and my last hope is this thread.
I had the same issue. Finally decided to reflash to stock and all is well