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Hello encountered problem that occurs in my TF700 into a brick.
When the issue first picture with the ASUS logo in the top right corner says::
The Device is Unlocked.
When you try to go to recovery mod it produces here
Android cardhu-user bootloader <2.10. e> released by "WW_epad-9.4.5.26-20120720" A03
Checking for android ota recovery
Booting recovery kernel amage
* and everything in it got stuck
Have u tryed downloading the stock update from asus and install from microSD
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using xda app-developers app
Do you have an SD card in that might have an update on it? If so, try removing the micro SD and see if you can boot.
tbtaf said:
Do you have an SD card in that might have an update on it? If so, try removing the micro SD and see if you can boot.
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Eap i have but did not work:crying::crying:
I haven't tried a usb jig myself, but my friends said it worked as sort of a repair/clear. like a windows CD in a pc and choosing repair windows. only the jig does it automatically. they cost like 10 bucks. my friends said it did something and they were able to get into recovery to full wipe and reinstall rom.
try a jig, it has worked for others soft bricked.
tbtaf said:
Do you have an SD card in that might have an update on it? If so, try removing the micro SD and see if you can boot.
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entwicklun said:
I haven't tried a usb jig myself, but my friends said it worked as sort of a repair/clear. like a windows CD in a pc and choosing repair windows. only the jig does it automatically. they cost like 10 bucks. my friends said it did something and they were able to get into recovery to full wipe and reinstall rom.
try a jig, it has worked for others soft bricked.
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but where is it
I asked for help and answer a specific question
entwicklun said:
I haven't tried a usb jig myself, but my friends said it worked as sort of a repair/clear. like a windows CD in a pc and choosing repair windows. only the jig does it automatically. they cost like 10 bucks. my friends said it did something and they were able to get into recovery to full wipe and reinstall rom.
try a jig, it has worked for others soft bricked.
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How u gonna used the USB jig without the USB on it???? C'mon now
dough30i said:
How u gonna used the USB jig without the USB on it???? C'mon now
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USB Jig that I have for my Samsung phone is for micro usb port. I thought it only worked with Samsung devices.
I have a jig too, for my SGS2 -- I have never heard a report that it worked for other devices.
MartyHulskemper said:
I have a jig too, for my SGS2 -- I have never heard a report that it worked for other devices.
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That's what I'm Saying, the infinity doesn't have a micro USB port only hdmi so unless some one cleverly found a way to unbrick the infinity sheit let me know I'll be the first to try anything to get out of brick...
ANYTHING...
Having exactly the same issue. I issued a rma but it looks like Asus has denied it. Only method I have found is the NVflash method (vol up + pwr) , but it is not up to date with the tf700 otherwise it will make things worse. So now I'm just waiting on an update :-[. Let me know if you find a working method please.
saph27 said:
Having exactly the same issue. I issued a rma but it looks like Asus has denied it. Only method I have found is the NVflash method (vol up + pwr) , but it is not up to date with the tf700 otherwise it will make things worse. So now I'm just waiting on an update :-[. Let me know if you find a working method please.
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Even if we will have nvlash someday you will need to have working fastboot mode on your device,if not nvflash would be useless to you.
How did you flash recovery?
Did you do anything other then boot it up after flashing?
Can you connect using adb or fastboot?
lafester said:
How did you flash recovery?
Did you do anything other then boot it up after flashing?
Can you connect using adb or fastboot?
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No I can not sound when you POWER VOL DOWN VOL UP I get the message that is written in nachade theme.
Ave you POWER VOL UP my computer to see it in ATC mode ostaetsya black screen and no movement:crying:
I will try to contact the service сenter
israodin said:
No I can not sound when you POWER VOL DOWN VOL UP I get the message that is written in nachade theme.
Ave you POWER VOL UP my computer to see it in ATC mode ostaetsya black screen and no movement:crying:
I will try to contact the service сenter
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To go in fastboot mode you need to press just Volume Down + Power and wait untild you see the 3 icons.Use Volume Down to navigate to the USB icon (fastboot) and Volume Up to confirm selection.
Pretoriano80 said:
To go in fastboot mode you need to press just Volume Down + Power and wait untild you see the 3 icons.Use Volume Down to navigate to the USB icon (fastboot) and Volume Up to confirm selection.
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Eap i know but I try to do I get
The Device is Unlocked .
Android cardhu-user bootloader <2.10. e> released by "WW_epad-9.4.5.26-20120720" A03
Checking for android ota recovery
Booting recovery kernel image
The problem is that it just wont leave the very first boot screen. Unless there is a way to fix it in APX mode that does not require already being set up through the device (which is possible see this) and knowing the secure boot key there is no way to access recovery or fastboot. Until we know the Secure Boot Key I have a bad feeling its not fixable. And god knows how long it will take them to release that. I do not understand how releasing this information to the public could impact their company, or why even have them in the first place. I paid for the device, I should be able to access every part or it.
saph27 said:
The problem is that it just wont leave the very first boot screen. Unless there is a way to fix it in APX mode that does not require already being set up through the device (which is possible see this) and knowing the secure boot key there is no way to access recovery or fastboot. Until we know the Secure Boot Key I have a bad feeling its not fixable. And god knows how long it will take them to release that. I do not understand how releasing this information to the public could impact their company, or why even have them in the first place. I paid for the device, I should be able to access every part or it.
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Agree on 100
but as yet to solve this problem .... I now put him into tsenter service waiting for an answer
After sending in my device with this same issue I got a reply saying they needed to replace my motherboard for $177.00 + Labor at $65.00 ($242 total). Does not make since to me. You would think they would have a way to fix it without charging me for a new motherboard. What do you guys think?
Hello encountered problem that occurs in my TF700 into a brick.
When the issue first picture with the ASUS logo in the top right corner says::
The Device is Unlocked.
When you try to go to recovery mod it produces here
Android cardhu-user bootloader <2.10. e> released by "WW_epad-9.4.5.26-20120720" A03
Checking for android ota recovery
Booting recovery kernel amage
* and everything in it got stuck
Hi all,
I gave her a tablet for service center
They said that since mashines Ulocked
then there are no guarantees and they have no right to engage in such restoration devices
may at this time have someone new ideas as restore
Anybody have one? It's Best Buy's brand tablet.
insigniaproducts.com/products/computer-speakers-accessories/NS-14T002.html
(can't post a link...)
Just picked up a Flex 8 on Black Friday. Not bad for $80. Not sure if I'd pay full price for it though.
It seems good for the price so far, except I'm having a rough time trying to root it.
Anyone have one and root it?
Employee here and I had to pouch one up as well for the price of $80. Now to figure out root.
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app
Let us know if you get it.
I've tried Bin4ry, doomlord, tpsparky, played around with it myself a bit. Still not luck. Closest I got is normal on Bin4ry. Just when it reboots, it has no root privaledges. su is in /data/local/tmp but it fails to do anything...
I haven't messed around with it until this very moment. I will admit that the price is killer but initial impression with the device could be better. I was impressed and I mean really impressed with its quadrant score. I'll root this device later today. Black Friday sales and I am tired.
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I found a link to root this device on both ICS and jellybean. I will personally look into it tomorrow but I will post it if you would like to go ahead. The guide itself was written for ICS but later down the thread you will find another link to a working root for jellybean.
http://androidforums.com/insignia-flex-all-things-root/661247-how-root-insignia-flex.html
Please root at your own discresion and I sure hope you purchased a protection plan (GSP) for your tablet.
also picked this up at my BB, was surprised when i walked in at 3pm and they still had about 10. i want to root too
We had a large quantity to sell as well and they all went. It is honestly not half bad. And I would really recommend getting the GSP for the tablet in case of anything. Will report back after rooting.
Let us know if you have any luck. I found the link you posted before which led me to try Bin4ry. The script seems to be updated for JB in general but still had no luck. I'm on a Mac and haven't tried any of the windows rooting apps, like posted at the bottom of that thread. I do have a windows partition and would be willing to try that method if needed. That chinese one at the bottom seems shady regardless though.. I hope there is an alternative to that
Is there a way to flash clockworkmod onto this tablet?
rekagear20 said:
Is there a way to flash clockworkmod onto this tablet?
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I managed to get the CX-803 version of CWM for Rockchip 3066 from AndroTab.info to work by replacing its kernel with ours by unpacking and repacking with RK3xxx-Firmware-Tools by Sergio.
Note: This is for the Insignia NS-14T002 (aka iRiver NS-14T002) tablet that shipped with Android 4.2.2
Be EXTREMELY careful! Highly recommend you dump your current kernel and recovery partitions and save them somewhere before flashing anything.
If for some reason the recovery doesn't work, you can flash your stock recovery back as long as you can get back into root shell. But, if it fails to boot normally, I have no idea how to fix it. I have not been able to get any of the Rockchip flashing utilities to recognize the tablet so far, in bootloader mode (these devices have no fastboot) or otherwise. So don't blame me if you somehow brick your tablet.
You have been warned!!
CWM & Stock* Recovery image for NS-14T002
* if for some reason you can't back up your own, but again highly recommend backing up your existing recovery in case it's different from mine
You need root, and you need to do the install from root shell (don't forget to su) as described here.
I used /data/local instead of /dev - anywhere writable should be okay.
To boot into recovery:
adb reboot recovery
power off tablet, disconnect USB, press and hold Vol+ and Power until recovery comes up.
USB disconnect is not a strict requirement, but the battery status thing tends to get in the way.
In stock recovery, push Vol+ and Vol- simultaneously to bring up the menu. CWM menu should be visible at launch.
install petrus's Reboot App and use it to Reboot into recovery
Note: In CWM recovery you can swipe up for Vol+ (move up), swipe down for Vol- (move down), swipe left for Power (select), and swipe right for Back.
Re:Insignia Flex Tablet
I actually just purchased one of these last night. It was on sale at Best Buy for $99! I have successfully rooted it and it actually works great! I used Kingo Root to root but first I installed pda net first to install the necessary drivers. I have used this program to root several Android devices and haven't had a problem thus far!
http://www.kingoapp.com/
cramamarshall said:
I actually just purchased one of these last night. It was on sale at Best Buy for $99! I have successfully rooted it and it actually works great! I used Kingo Root to root but first I installed pda net first to install the necessary drivers.
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Great news! I didn't have luck with that one but it might have been the machine I was using at the time.
Just to confirm, your model came with Jellybean 4.2, Model NS-14T002?
The previous version with Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 was easier to root.
Sent from a device with no keyboard. Please forgive typos, they may not be my own.
bhiga said:
Great news! I didn't have luck with that one but it might have been the machine I was using at the time.
Just to confirm, your model came with Jellybean 4.2, Model NS-14T002?
The previous version with Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 was easier to root.
Sent from a device with no keyboard. Please forgive typos, they may not be my own.
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Yes my device came with 4.2.2 Jelly Bean! My first attempt using Kingo Root it did not see my device. Windows would not install the drivers needed. So I installed PDA net for windows and choose other in the program and once it was done installing it had configured the necessary drivers for Kingo Root to find my tablet and it rooted fine within a couple minutes after that! :good:
help!
klowdhaus said:
Anybody have one? It's Best Buy's brand tablet.
insigniaproducts.com/products/computer-speakers-accessories/NS-14T002.html
(can't post a link...)
Just picked up a Flex 8 on Black Friday. Not bad for $80. Not sure if I'd pay full price for it though.
It seems good for the price so far, except I'm having a rough time trying to root it.
Anyone have one and root it?
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I was wondering, because I rooted my insignia flex 8 tablet and downloaded an app to try and customize the navigation bar and the developer provided a way on how to do it but said it was risky and took the risk anyway. Unfortunately, after turning on my tablet, it gets stuck on the insignia logo which I'm assuming it is stuck in the boot screen. I emailed the developer on how to fix this and said to flash a ROM to it. But I am just wondering if I am able to still do this even if my tablet gets stuck on the boot screen and freezes. I used ultimate dynamic navbar lite to try and customize my navbar.
arahmahndy said:
I was wondering, because I rooted my insignia flex 8 tablet and downloaded an app to try and customize the navigation bar and the developer provided a way on how to do it but said it was risky and took the risk anyway. Unfortunately, after turning on my tablet, it gets stuck on the insignia logo which I'm assuming it is stuck in the boot screen. I emailed the developer on how to fix this and said to flash a ROM to it. But I am just wondering if I am able to still do this even if my tablet gets stuck on the boot screen and freezes. I used ultimate dynamic navbar lite to try and customize my navbar.
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I don't have the tablet anymore as it was a gift for a family member that lives elsewhere (I just wanted root so I could remote control it with TeamViewer QuickSupport), but will try to help from my notes and memory.
Flashing ROM may be difficult.
There is no fastboot on these Rockchip devices...
I couldn't find a way to flash without it being bootable and accessible via ADB
None of the Rockchip flashing tools would recognize it, even when I thought I got it booted into flash mode - it loaded drivers, but the flash tools still didn't see it.
The only way I know how to flash is to use a flash tool via ADB root shell.
Have you tried plugging it into USB on computer and booting it? Even if it doesn't reach the launcher, maybe it is accessible from ADB?
If you can access ADB, you may be able to reverse whatever the app changed from ADB shell and uninstall the app. (Politely ask the author for help)
You might be able to flash the system image I took too, but that has potential to brick it even worse.
If you have custom recovery loaded, you should just be able to restore from a backup.
If you don't have custom recovery loaded, things get a little more hairy...
You can try booting into Safe mode, maybe it'll bypass the offending app.
Power off tablet
Unplug USB*
Press and hold Vol- and Power until (hopefully) it completely boots
Try booting into standard recovery and see what your options are there - Factory Reset might help (depends what was changed and where)
Power off tablet
Unplug USB*
Press and hold Vol+ and Power until recovery comes up (Android with open chest)
Press Vol+ and Vol- simultaneously to bring up the menu.
* while unplugging USB isn't really required, because a battery app launches shortly afterward, it can make getting into recovery and safe mode more difficult
The folks over at Freaktab and Vondroid are really the experts at this Rockchip stuff.
For reference, the platform is RK3066, but there are many variations of the platform (different WiFi, memory configuration, etc) so you can't just grab any ROM.
Thank you!
bhiga said:
I don't have the tablet anymore as it was a gift for a family member that lives elsewhere (I just wanted root so I could remote control it with TeamViewer QuickSupport), but will try to help from my notes and memory.
Flashing ROM may be difficult.
There is no fastboot on these Rockchip devices...
I couldn't find a way to flash without it being bootable and accessible via ADB
None of the Rockchip flashing tools would recognize it, even when I thought I got it booted into flash mode - it loaded drivers, but the flash tools still didn't see it.
The only way I know how to flash is to use a flash tool via ADB root shell.
Have you tried plugging it into USB on computer and booting it? Even if it doesn't reach the launcher, maybe it is accessible from ADB?
If you can access ADB, you may be able to reverse whatever the app changed from ADB shell and uninstall the app. (Politely ask the author for help)
You might be able to flash the system image I took too, but that has potential to brick it even worse.
If you have custom recovery loaded, you should just be able to restore from a backup.
If you don't have custom recovery loaded, things get a little more hairy...
You can try booting into Safe mode, maybe it'll bypass the offending app.
Power off tablet
Unplug USB*
Press and hold Vol- and Power until (hopefully) it completely boots
Try booting into standard recovery and see what your options are there - Factory Reset might help (depends what was changed and where)
Power off tablet
Unplug USB*
Press and hold Vol+ and Power until recovery comes up (Android with open chest)
Press Vol+ and Vol- simultaneously to bring up the menu.
* while unplugging USB isn't really required, because a battery app launches shortly afterward, it can make getting into recovery and safe mode more difficult
The folks over at Freaktab and Vondroid are really the experts at this Rockchip stuff.
For reference, the platform is RK3066, but there are many variations of the platform (different WiFi, memory configuration, etc) so you can't just grab any ROM.
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Thanks for the information! I know I have ADB from rooting my tablet so I'm gonna check how that is when I get home and I have found some rockship information on vondroid so I will check that out also. Thanks for the reply again!
arahmahndy said:
Thanks for the information! I know I have ADB from rooting my tablet so I'm gonna check how that is when I get home and I have found some rockship information on vondroid so I will check that out also. Thanks for the reply again!
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If you can access ADB then try loading the CWM recovery I posted above. If you can at least get CWM up, at worst case I can give you a copy of my stock backup to restore.
Sent from a device with no keyboard. Please forgive typos, they may not be my own.
arahmahndy said:
Thanks for the information! I know I have ADB from rooting my tablet so I'm gonna check how that is when I get home and I have found some rockship information on vondroid so I will check that out also. Thanks for the reply again!
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Did you get things sorted out?
If anyone is interested or needs it, Insignia sent me the GPL source.
You can also request it directly from them like it says on the website but it took a week or two (they might not have had a procedure in place yet, the agent had to forward my request to a different department) and I had completely forgotten until an unexpected package arrived.
Performance NS-15at10, ta120, ITQ701
Just thought someone might want to know, kingo root works, updated to 4.4.2, Booster plus battery saver pro is worth the money, better than 3c so far, still looking for more sources, any advice or help is appreciated especially for a recovery, dual bootloaders, ugh
cramamarshall said:
I actually just purchased one of these last night. It was on sale at Best Buy for $99! I have successfully rooted it and it actually works great! I used Kingo Root to root but first I installed pda net first to install the necessary drivers. I have used this program to root several Android devices and haven't had a proble
Can I install drivers without PC?
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Hi.
I own a TF700T and seems to have bricked it. Last status was: I had the latest stock ROM with root running and wanted to get a CM11 based 4.4.2 image from here. I downloaded it and used rom manager to get it installed. But the install script failed at some point and I thought the recovery might be outdated. So I used ROM Manager to update recovery... I tried CWM and TWRP option. Finally I booted up into recovery trying again to install those damn rom - I used the option to wipe all data / settings from the main menu and tried again to install the ROM which again failed (I do not remember the error message clearly). I gave up. I used the "reboot" option.
Now:
- Powering up gets me into the screen with the ASUS logo (left upper corner says "the device is unlocked"). Here it is stuck forever.
- Power + Vol-Down is same as just Power - I do not get into flashboot with those 3 small icons... I just get the ASUS logo and nothing else happens. Reset hole does not change situation. The device is pretty much "always on" now (till battery is exhausted) as long-press Power turns off and immediately on again
- Only thing that seems to work: Power + Vol-Up ends up in APX mode - my computer recognizes the device via USB at this point
Unfortunately I never did any set up to nvflash.
Do I have any chance to get this thing alive again?
Thanks a lot in advance,
q2.
Quentin2 said:
Hi.
I own a TF700T and seems to have bricked it. Last status was: I had the latest stock ROM with root running and wanted to get a CM11 based 4.4.2 image from here. I downloaded it and used rom manager to get it installed. But the install script failed at some point and I thought the recovery might be outdated. So I used ROM Manager to update recovery... I tried CWM and TWRP option. Finally I booted up into recovery trying again to install those damn rom - I used the option to wipe all data / settings from the main menu and tried again to install the ROM which again failed (I do not remember the error message clearly). I gave up. I used the "reboot" option.
Now:
- Powering up gets me into the screen with the ASUS logo (left upper corner says "the device is unlocked"). Here it is stuck forever.
- Power + Vol-Down is same as just Power - I do not get into flashboot with those 3 small icons... I just get the ASUS logo and nothing else happens. Reset hole does not change situation. The device is pretty much "always on" now (till battery is exhausted) as long-press Power turns off and immediately on again
- Only thing that seems to work: Power + Vol-Up ends up in APX mode - my computer recognizes the device via USB at this point
Unfortunately I never did any set up to nvflash.
Do I have any chance to get this thing alive again?
Thanks a lot in advance,
q2.
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Unfortunately ROM Manager does not work with the TF700 and you are not the first one to find out the hard way...
If you cannot find a way to boot into the bootloader to have fastboot, there's nothing you can do anymore without the NVflash blobs.
Did you try holding Vol - and then pressing the reset button in that little pinhole on the side of the tablet?
If you have ADB drivers installed on your PC you could try if you can establish an ADB connection at any point. If you did, you could issue the command: "adb reboot bootloader", which would enable you to flash a recovery and/or bootloader. This probably won't work since you need to be in the recovery or have Android booted for ADB to work, but worth a try anyway...
Admittedly these are very thin straws - but what have you got to loose?
Also: Just a few days ago a user here was stuck on a bootloop to recovery and couldn't get out of it. He left it alone overnight and all the sudden the bootloop sorted itself out... I have no explanation for it and it is unlikely to happen in your case, but you never know...
Good luck!
Thanks for replying.
Yes, I did keep Vol-Down (means Vol-Left) pressed while pinching the reset button. It did not help.
I will experiment a bit more. It's not really a boot "loop" - it gets stuck at the ASUS logo and this does not change anymore. Not overnight.
So far I could only see it being recognized as USB device in APX mode. Can you give me a bit background here? I have nvflash here. The blobs are not available anywhere on the net? Or why is that all a big fuzz? I used to have a Notion Ink Adam and APX saved my life several times, but the blobs were available to everybody. Nobody has the blobs here? Or are they device-specific?
I cannot believe that a today's device with a non-bricked bootloader and working APX is totally lost and even the manufacturer will only offer a costly RMA to replace the whole mainboard!?
Best regards,
q2.
Quentin2 said:
Thanks for replying.
Yes, I did keep Vol-Down (means Vol-Left) pressed while pinching the reset button. It did not help.
I will experiment a bit more. It's not really a boot "loop" - it gets stuck at the ASUS logo and this does not change anymore. Not overnight.
So far I could only see it being recognized as USB device in APX mode. Can you give me a bit background here? I have nvflash here. The blobs are not available anywhere on the net? Or why is that all a big fuzz? I used to have a Notion Ink Adam and APX saved my life several times, but the blobs were available to everybody. Nobody has the blobs here? Or are they device-specific?
I cannot believe that a today's device with a non-bricked bootloader and working APX is totally lost and even the manufacturer will only offer a costly RMA to replace the whole mainboard!?
Best regards,
q2.
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For the TF700 the nvflash blobs are device specific - sorry.
Damn. That was the only answer I didn't want to read
Thanks a lot. So chances are gone, only RMA could help... I will ask friendly at Asus what costs they will charge...
q2.
Update:
Reply is here.
They only want to exchange mainboard. They of course know (and it seems that this is the only thing they know) that my bootloader was unlocked, therefore this is no case of guarantee for them. I know, I wrote to them that I just want to know how much they wanna charge me to fix this issue.
But: they don't want to tell me how much. They say they do not even know which revision and what hardware is inside my tablet, not even from my serial number. And I must first send them my tablet and they will charge me 95 Euro to check what's going on. And then they will tell me how much it will cost (and according to other threads I saw prices of over 400 Euro for a mainboard change - the TF701 successor model cost 450 Euro new in store)...
I somehow feel the need to reply that if they would've put only half the energy the put into logging who has unlocked the bootloader into the fact of making APX usable as a emergency recovery (as obviously not even Asus is able to generate a working blob for my device), they would have higher customer satisfactory statistics. I still just cannot believe a today's device lacks of all recovery options after a bootloader fails for some reason - as well as I cannot understand why Koush did not display a warning in ROM manager if problems are known to the community with this specific device (I mean the problem did not arise last week and ROM manager had tenths of updates since then).
I know that in the end all was my fault. And all flashing is done on our own risk. I will have to deal with it.
Phew...
Unlucky. It should be be stickied here somewhere that ROM Manager bricks the TF700 but then there is no guarantee it would be read. It is well known on this forum but that doesn't help people that don't visit frequently.
You can replace the mainboard yourself fairly easily. Watch the you tube vids on how to do it,. That is what I would do if I was in your position.
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For the TF700 the nvflash blobs are device specific - sorry.
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Is there a way to backup my blobs before I leave all stock then?
Thanx! Zeddock
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zeddock said:
Is there a way to backup my blobs before I leave all stock then?
Thanx! Zeddock
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2455925&highlight=nvflash
Any Solution?
Quentin2 said:
Hi.
I own a TF700T and seems to have bricked it. Last status was: I had the latest stock ROM with root running and wanted to get a CM11 based 4.4.2 image from here. I downloaded it and used rom manager to get it installed. But the install script failed at some point and I thought the recovery might be outdated. So I used ROM Manager to update recovery... I tried CWM and TWRP option. Finally I booted up into recovery trying again to install those damn rom - I used the option to wipe all data / settings from the main menu and tried again to install the ROM which again failed (I do not remember the error message clearly). I gave up. I used the "reboot" option.
Now:
- Powering up gets me into the screen with the ASUS logo (left upper corner says "the device is unlocked"). Here it is stuck forever.
- Power + Vol-Down is same as just Power - I do not get into flashboot with those 3 small icons... I just get the ASUS logo and nothing else happens. Reset hole does not change situation. The device is pretty much "always on" now (till battery is exhausted) as long-press Power turns off and immediately on again
- Only thing that seems to work: Power + Vol-Up ends up in APX mode - my computer recognizes the device via USB at this point
Unfortunately I never did any set up to nvflash.
Do I have any chance to get this thing alive again?
Thanks a lot in advance,
q2.
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Unfortunately I'm stuck in same boat I tried to wipe out settings completely and clockwork mode was stuck and I was able to wipe recovery with TWRP or so I thought tried to reboot into recovery got stalled and now stuck on asus screen. I'm not opposed to buying a new motherboard but I find it very hard to believe that no one has come up with a solution to flashing the mainboard with the original firmware. I'm tempted to ask asus but I know the bill will be more then the tablet. Did you find an easier solution or do I just have to swap out the mainboard?
sbdags said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2455925&highlight=nvflash
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Thanx, but it seems like to backup blobs I have to do the very thing that will risk me needing backup of my blobs? ... install a custom bootloader before I have a backup?
Is this right?
Is this a safer method?
zeddock
zeddock said:
Thanx, but it seems like to backup blobs I have to do the very thing that will risk me needing backup of my blobs? ... install a custom bootloader before I have a backup?
Is this right?
Is this a safer method?
zeddock
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That's correct. You have to flash a modified bootloader and recovery. Done correctly this is not risky at all. But if there is a single line in the instructions you are not sure you understand, you are not quite ready.
There are quite a few tutorials on flashing in fastboot on this forum. Read them.
But generating your nvflash blobs you have to do without a safety net. It's worth it though! I have become much more adventurous with my tablet since I have the blobs squared away...
berndblb said:
Done correctly this is not risky at all.
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How do you define risk?
Flashing a bootloader (without having nvflash access) is always risky by my definition, it *can* permabrick your tablet if something goes wrong at the wrong moment. But it's the best we have.
Just got me new-to-me TF700 this afternoon. Trying to root it.
Unlocking was easy (all manufacturers should do it this way).
Now trying to root.
I've downloaded (and copied to /sdcard0) CWM touch for KK (recovery-kk-touch-6046.img)
Press [pwr] +[vol-down] gets me to what appears to be a fastboot screen. I have 3 options "RCK", "Android", and "Wipe data".
None of these lets me run recovery on the CWM image.
I'd just go into ADB and run from there, but the tablet came without the stock USB cable (the one that plugs in the keyboard port).
Is there another way to do this - of am I doing the wrong thing anyway?
Not a major deal if I need to order a cable and wait.
Thanks!
PS: tablet is on stock 4.2.1. There are a lot of instructions that say, basically, select 'USB' from the fastboot screen. That's not appearing.
bobkoure said:
I'd just go into ADB and run from there, but the tablet came without the stock USB cable (the one that plugs in the keyboard port).
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Without that cable, how do you connect it to the charger?
bobkoure said:
There are a lot of instructions that say, basically, select 'USB' from the fastboot screen. That's not appearing.
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There are also instructions updated for the current bootloader that tell you that fastboot is already active in the bootloader menu.
bobkoure said:
Also. What the heck is the port next to the headphone jack that looks mike a micro USB, but isn't?
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Micro HDMI.
You could try if the recently released towelroot works for you until you get your cable.
It came with an aftermarket charger; charger and cable are a single piece. I'm not sure the separate chargers are available at all now.
I saw those instructions - and it looked like I was in fastboot. What I mostly wanted to do was install the CWM image. I think there's a way to do that as recovery, as well, but the img has to get packaged in a zip file with instructions and then named whatever recovery is looking for. Not something I'm going to be able to whack together.
Yeah, realized it was micro HDMI just as soon as I started looking at "tf700 cable". Duh! Removed it from my OP, didn't realize someone had already looked at it and was looking to save someone (you?) some typing. Didn't work.
Time to get a cable.
Found one of the OEM chargers. $55 + shipping. Not planning to buy.
bobkoure said:
Found one of the OEM chargers. $55 + shipping. Not planning to buy.
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If Towelroot works (it probably will since it does work on the TF701) and you get root, you can use the dd command in terminal to flash the custom recovery. But better do some reading on that! One little typo and you could have yourself a brick.
You cannot flash a custom recovery using the stock recovery however - or did I misunderstand?
You can get by without a USB cable if you can get it rooted, but what if something goes wrong? What if you cannot enter recovery and only fastboot is available?
I would not flash custom software without a working ADB and fastboot connection! And for those you need the USB cable. Get it - you'll regret it if you don't.
berndblb said:
! And for those you need the USB cable. Get it - you'll regret it if you don't.
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Oh, I got one. Just was itchin' to get a new ROM. Hoping KK's a bit speedier (it had ought to be) - and it's desperately slow now.
Towelroot, indeed, worked fine. Mixed feelings on that one. It working means basically any app that gets installed can get root. But I'm happy I got root to play with in the couple of days it took Newegg to get a cable to me
bobkoure said:
Oh, I got one. Just was itchin' to get a new ROM. Hoping KK's a bit speedier (it had ought to be) - and it's desperately slow now.
Towelroot, indeed, worked fine. Mixed feelings on that one. It working means basically any app that gets installed can get root. But I'm happy I got root to play with in the couple of days it took Newegg to get a cable to me
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Good choice getting the cable.
Install SuperSU from the Play Store. That will allow you to control which apps get root.
berndblb said:
Good choice getting the cable.
Install SuperSU from the Play Store.
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Did that immediately. Paid for pro ages ago
Now trying to get fastboot via USB.
power off (or reset)
power & [vol dn]
stock JB so it goes right into fastboot (3 selectable icons, no "USB" icon)
connect USB
on win pc cmd line go to adb/fastboot directory
"fastboot devices" gets me... nothing.
Not sure how to get CWM installed without fastboot (?)
Trying to figure out if I maybe have bad win drivers. adb works (e.g. "adb shell" works fine) - not when in fastboot mode, of course.
Any ideas? Pointers to the right drivers (win 64)?
Thanks!
bobkoure said:
Did that immediately. Paid for pro ages ago
Now trying to get fastboot via USB.
power off (or reset)
power & [vol dn]
stock JB so it goes right into fastboot (3 selectable icons, no "USB" icon)
connect USB
on win pc cmd line go to adb/fastboot directory
"fastboot devices" gets me... nothing.
Not sure how to get CWM installed without fastboot (?)
Trying to figure out if I maybe have bad win drivers. adb works (e.g. "adb shell" works fine) - not when in fastboot mode, of course.
Any ideas? Pointers to the right drivers (win 64)?
Thanks!
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Windows is infamous for driver problems.....
Connect the tab in fastboot and open device manager. Near the top you should have an entry for Android device, bootloader mode or something similar, and probably a yellow ! next to it.
Right click it and choose "update driver", let Windows search for it.
If you're lucky it'll install the driver by itself.
If not: What Windows version are you running?
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If not: What Windows version are you running?
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Win 7 Pro / 64.
If you don't mind, I'm going to re-ask this in the general forum - if it's like other forums, when the question changes tack, often people who might know the exact answer never read it because the title was about the original question.
I put it here
BTW, Got CROMBi-KK on there without fastboot (so without a USB cable ) as follows
towelroot - got root
installed supersu, loaded binaries, uninstalled towelroot
goo.im - open bootloader - installed TWRP
installed CROMBi-KK by copying zip to sdcard0, then install from TWRP.
Even without booting / using a fast external SD card, it's perceptibly faster than the stock JB ROM. I did kind'a like the way the stock JB screen was laid out to make it easy to use while attached to a keyboard (controls at L & R bottom corners where you can easily poke 'em with a thumb.) Ah, well.
Ah yes - forgot about Goo. For quite a while it didn't support flashing TWRP anymore, but it's back.
There's also TWRP Manager (which I haven't tried yet) and Flashify which I really like.
It does make flashing a recovery easier, but.....
Call me old-fashioned, but all of those require Android to run. What if you're stuck in a bootloop and need to flash a recovery, clear partitions in fastboot etc? To get drivers working when the tablet is already compromised can be a challenge - to say the least.
I wouldn't be surprised if we see more and more users here who went your route, never got ADB and fastboot going and find themselves stuck when Android does not boot....
That said, I'm glad you can experience KK goodness now and I'll head over to your new thread - maybe I have another idea
Anyone had any luck rooting one of these tablets yet? They seem to be a pretty good deal right now. I picked one up from Walmart for 49 dollars. Not bad for a quad core 10in IPS tablet. I got a 128gb micro SD I'd like to use in this and extend my swap. Can I do this without root? Any info would be greatly appreciated.
You can unfortunately not do this without root, but you can move some apps over (only ones that support it!) and photos and what not, good luck!
crakkajakka15 said:
Anyone had any luck rooting one of these tablets yet? They seem to be a pretty good deal right now. I picked one up from Walmart for 49 dollars. Not bad for a quad core 10in IPS tablet. I got a 128gb micro SD I'd like to use in this and extend my swap. Can I do this without root? Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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you still got yours im working on this one to see if anything can be done
TheMadScientist420 said:
you still got yours im working on this one to see if anything can be done
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i just won one from a raffle and have been trying to root the thing. any ideas?
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i just won one from a raffle and have been trying to root the thing. any ideas?
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I dont think i did i got rid of it pretty quick. Ill look here in a few to see if i did
TheMadScientist420 said:
I dont think i did i got rid of it pretty quick. Ill look here in a few to see if i did
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thanks. thing is alright it just lags like crazy
Any Luck?
I also have one of these tablets. the hardware specs look nice but its bogged down by soo much bloatware .
I want to root this with a striped down version of the OS it came with. You know, factory but with bloatware removed..
Has anyone rooted this tablet yet, I imagine its pretty popular as the price point for a 10.1 tablet with these specs can't be beat!
rooted my ares10 tablet
used this threade to root mine
How to Root Nextbook Ares 11A [NX16A11264]
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/tutorial-how-to-root-nextbook-ares-11a-t3652060
its rooted but twrp wont backup data partition and i dont know how to compile a new twrp for our tables nandroid over the air does backup all the partitions though got it at the google app storre
I got it rooted and unencrypted but lost my dats partion info and wifi access
Using and ares8 root kit and twrp got it rooted and unencrypted hersa a copy of it you can find instructions on how to use it on xda by vampire
This guide helped alot
Root Nextbook Ares 11A [NX16A11264] | Android Development and Hacking
Get ADB drivers installed in your pc
After bbot lo0ading twrp temp in tablet make a full system and systemimage backup don’t wanna loss that stuff
Well we both already did lol
It took me like 3 weeks to figure this **** out so don’t think I know it all ?
But using the links guideance and a new system image for nx16a10132s
You can get the tablet working again
If you get stuck in a boot loop hold pwer button til tablet turns off 10 secs
Then hold volume down button while pressing power button when table starts let go of poewer botton but not the volume button till it boot into bootloader
If power button don’t work for that
Power off again
Hold volume down button and plug in usb cable it will power up kepp holding vol button and it will boot into bootloader
Don’t flash any thing but the recovery imge
I flashed my sytem and ****e dit up even more
Use adb commands in recovery mode
Use fastboot commands in bootloader mode
Basicall boot into recovery mode the use adb
Use adb devices command to see if tablet is connected to pc
Used adb bootloader unlock command to unlock bootloader
flash twrp_recovery to your tablets recovery.imag
Then reboot into recovery again install supers.zip
Reboot this reboot will take a couple of minits this unroots thetablet
Checkout this link to find ares 10a tables for like $25-$45 at local Walmart could be easier and cheaper to just replace the damn thing unfourtunately my local walmartas don’t have any in stock but that might not be he case for you
Walmart YMMV: Nextbook Ares 10A 10.1 android 6 $49 BM - Slickdeals.net
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I got it rooted and unencrypted but lost my dats partion info and wifi access
Using and ares8 root kit and twrp got it rooted and unencrypted hersa a copy of it you can find instructions on how to use it on xda by vampire
This guide helped alot
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/tutorial-how-to-root-nextbook-ares-11a-t3652060
Get ADB drivers installed in your pc
After boot looading twrp temp in tablet make a full system and systemimage backup don’t wanna loss that stuff
It took me like 3 weeks to figure this **** out so don’t think I know it all ?
But using the links guideance and a new system image for nx16a10132s
You can get the tablet working again
If you get stuck in a boot loop hold pwer button til tablet turns off 10 secs
Then hold volume down button while pressing power button when table starts let go of poewer botton but not the volume button till it boot into bootloader
If power button don’t work for that
Power off again
Hold volume down button and plug in usb cable it will power up kepp holding vol button and it will boot into bootloader
Don’t flash any thing but the recovery imge
I flashed my sytem and ****e dit up even more
Use adb commands in recovery mode
Use fastboot commands in bootloader mode
Basicall boot into recovery mode the use adb
Use adb devices command to see if tablet is connected to pc
Used adb bootloader unlock command to unlock bootloader
flash twrp_recovery to your tablets recovery.imag
Then reboot into recovery again install supers.zip
Reboot this reboot will take a couple of minits this unroots thetablet
Checkout this link to find ares 10a tables for like $25-$45 at local Walmart could be easier and cheaper to just replace the damn thing unfourtunately my local walmartas don’t have any in stock but that might not be he case for you
Walmart YMMV: Nextbook Ares 10A 10.1 android 6 $49 BM - Slickdeals.net
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Nextbook 10
How does one get past initial activation? I have rooted several phones but never anything prior to activation . Thanks for your time.
i need the stock backup asap
i need orig boot.img i have unencypted sys.image its been debloated a little too but i flash wrong file to wrong partition and messed up my biit.img if anyone has it i might know a guy that can fix it for rooting get rid of verificaton errors and decrypt it tooo
you help me i help you
kaos731 said:
I also have one of these tablets. the hardware specs look nice but its bogged down by soo much bloatware .
I want to root this with a striped down version of the OS it came with. You know, factory but with bloatware removed..
Has anyone rooted this tablet yet, I imagine its pretty popular as the price point for a 10.1 tablet with these specs can't be beat!
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if your tablet is still working do you have twrp installled if not i can sent you temp twrp (restore backup) and get yours rooted yippie but to permanantly root i need to get a copy of your boot.img and check build versions kernal version andriod version can you send me a screen shot of your about table page in settings which tablet do uou have tha 10,1 has a physical keyboard im looking for the ares 10a nx16a10132s 10 inch silver tablet w android 6.0.1 with no keyboard
if this is the tablet you have let me know i'll send instructions to temp twrp it to get boot.img then i'll send theat to get decrypted and have security verification removed then i'll send it back to you with instyctions for how to root it
i just successfullly rooted my ares 8a in one try in ten ,ins yesterday
read the root ares 8A with android 6.0.1 thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=74213185#post74213185
takes like 30 min to read it straght thru (only need to read first five pages to show montys method
but HAVVE TO GET A COPY OF THE BOOT.IMG to modify or you have a STRONG chance of bricking the device
I have a nextbook ares 10a and I was wondering if anyone has a stock backup still. Installed busybox and bricked my tablet.
i have a rooted debloated system image but i need a copy of the boot.img i wrote over mine by accident now i have twrp installed you can use the ares 8a twrp by vampilla?? i can send it if needed if you can get me a backup of the boot partition i can give you my copy of system.img can contact me directly please
Here's the stock firmware for this Ares 10a. http://www.nextbookusa.com/downloads/
Just tic "choose catagory" on rght side, for a dropdown, to the firmware. It also includes a doc on how to update, and I assume, to reload it.
i have been unable to get the root method descride here to work on my nextbook ares 10A if anyone can tell me the proper way to do it please
Spooky2 said:
Here's the stock firmware for this Ares 10a. http://www.nextbookusa.com/downloads/
Just tic "choose catagory" on rght side, for a dropdown, to the firmware. It also includes a doc on how to update, and I assume, to reload it.
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I checked the website and they only have the ares 8" and ares 11" firmwares if you have the ares 10" firmware could you please share it
Sent from my SM-G955U1 using XDA-Developers Legacy app
darkfirekid said:
I have a nextbook ares 10a and I was wondering if anyone has a stock backup still. Installed busybox and bricked my tablet.
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I got it if you still need it
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I have 10a stock if anyone wants a copy.
billybleu97 said:
I got it rooted and unencrypted but lost my dats partion info and wifi access
Using and ares8 root kit and twrp got it rooted and unencrypted hersa a copy of it you can find instructions on how to use it on xda by vampire
This guide helped alot
Root Nextbook Ares 11A [NX16A11264] | Android Development and Hacking
Get ADB drivers installed in your pc
After bbot lo0ading twrp temp in tablet make a full system and systemimage backup don’t wanna loss that stuff
Well we both already did lol
It took me like 3 weeks to figure this **** out so don’t think I know it all
But using the links guideance and a new system image for nx16a10132s
You can get the tablet working again
If you get stuck in a boot loop hold pwer button til tablet turns off 10 secs
Then hold volume down button while pressing power button when table starts let go of poewer botton but not the volume button till it boot into bootloader
If power button don’t work for that
Power off again
Hold volume down button and plug in usb cable it will power up kepp holding vol button and it will boot into bootloader
Don’t flash any thing but the recovery imge
I flashed my sytem and ****e dit up even more
Use adb commands in recovery mode
Use fastboot commands in bootloader mode
Basicall boot into recovery mode the use adb
Use adb devices command to see if tablet is connected to pc
Used adb bootloader unlock command to unlock bootloader
flash twrp_recovery to your tablets recovery.imag
Then reboot into recovery again install supers.zip
Reboot this reboot will take a couple of minits this unroots thetablet
Checkout this link to find ares 10a tables for like $25-$45 at local Walmart could be easier and cheaper to just replace the damn thing unfourtunately my local walmartas don’t have any in stock but that might not be he case for you
Walmart YMMV: Nextbook Ares 10A 10.1 android 6 $49 BM - Slickdeals.net
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I got it rooted and unencrypted but lost my dats partion info and wifi access
Using and ares8 root kit and twrp got it rooted and unencrypted hersa a copy of it you can find instructions on how to use it on xda by vampire
This guide helped alot
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/tutorial-how-to-root-nextbook-ares-11a-t3652060
Get ADB drivers installed in your pc
After boot looading twrp temp in tablet make a full system and systemimage backup don’t wanna loss that stuff
It took me like 3 weeks to figure this **** out so don’t think I know it all
But using the links guideance and a new system image for nx16a10132s
You can get the tablet working again
If you get stuck in a boot loop hold pwer button til tablet turns off 10 secs
Then hold volume down button while pressing power button when table starts let go of poewer botton but not the volume button till it boot into bootloader
If power button don’t work for that
Power off again
Hold volume down button and plug in usb cable it will power up kepp holding vol button and it will boot into bootloader
Don’t flash any thing but the recovery imge
I flashed my sytem and ****e dit up even more
Use adb commands in recovery mode
Use fastboot commands in bootloader mode
Basicall boot into recovery mode the use adb
Use adb devices command to see if tablet is connected to pc
Used adb bootloader unlock command to unlock bootloader
flash twrp_recovery to your tablets recovery.imag
Then reboot into recovery again install supers.zip
Reboot this reboot will take a couple of minits this unroots thetablet
Checkout this link to find ares 10a tables for like $25-$45 at local Walmart could be easier and cheaper to just replace the damn thing unfourtunately my local walmartas don’t have any in stock but that might not be he case for you
Walmart YMMV: Nextbook Ares 10A 10.1 android 6 $49 BM - Slickdeals.net
BrickSeek – Locating the impossible
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Dude, you mentioned using a fresh system image, but i cant seem to find one for the 10a anywhere. any help would be appreciated greatly