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[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] jeremydk:
For what it's worth, tar'ing and appending the md5 does allow you to pass the Odin check:

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> part4.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> part4.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> part4.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)

Seems like this may be a valid course of action.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] dsh897:
Pershoot and I were able to flash fastboot bootloader with nvflash not Odin. I I'm sure it will work. There is an .img file earlier in these posts I'm sure you can use to create an Odin flashable. Tar

Flash the .tar under PDA and you should have fastboot but will lose recovery option when booting
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] pokey9000:
Thanks dsh. I've given up on this approach since finding that we can just flash a new recovery with ODIN.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] mashi:
how you flash with nvflash ?

nvflash --resume --download 4 part4.img --go ?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] dsh897:
It would hang, if you tried to flash directly. You had to format part4 first then flash. Hope this helps
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] mashi:
oh. but i did try to format_partition 4. it hang also
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] mashi:
what do i miss ? please help. thanks

part4.zip from http://droidbasement.com/galaxy/nvflash/ is from i/o ?

nvflash --resume --format_partition 4

Nvflash started

[resume mode]

Formatting partition 4 please wait.. done!

nvflash --resume --download 4 part4io.img

Nvflash started

[resume mode]

sending file: part4io.img

| 2031616/2097152 bytes sent
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] jeremydk:
I'm still focused on a way to odin this onto a Locked tablet.

If I Tar/MD5 append part4.img, it appears to pass the odin signature check, but never actually flashes to the device:

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> bootloader2.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> bootloader2.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)

If I, however, tar/MD5 the bootloader.bin from a stock IO tablet:

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> bootloader.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> bootloader.bin

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/003>

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

and the tablet displays "Invalid binary signature"

For what it's worth, the tablet started rebooting into Download mode with a "Failed Download" error, and I had to flash CWM via Odin to kick it out of that loop.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] stinky73:
The partition 4 that you are trying to send the I/O bootloader.bin into is TOO SMALL

The last line says it all......2031616/2097152 bytes sent....the I/O bootloader.bin is 2097152 bytes, the space available only 2031616 :(

Have you at some time installed/re-installed something that has re-written the partiton table? I know, for example that the current new game of installing TouchwizUX sent through odin re-partitions the tegra and partition 4 becomes too small for stock I/O bootloader...

If you are still struggling to get the thing started at all, extract the bootloader bin from the download of touchwiz here http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4G6GS03R This version of bootloader.bin is 1920064 bytes.

Just extract it from the archive then rename it to something that differentiates it from other bootloader bins that you have to save confusion, lets say mytwbl.img. (where, for example, tw =touchwiz). Copy it to your nvflash directory... By renaming it and changing the file extension you are ready to do this

nvflash --bl bootloader.bin --format_partition 4 (probably not necessary but best to be sure)

When you do this the machine will probably disconnect from the tab so restart the tab onto nvflash boot recovery mode again then do the second step..

nvflash --bl bootloader.bin --download 4 mytwbl.img

Hopefully you'll see a message like this...

sending file: bootloader.bin

/ 2097152/2097152 bytes sent

bootloader.bin sent successfully

waiting for bootloader to initialize

bootloader downloaded successfully

sending file: mytwbl.img

\ 1920064/1920064 bytes sent

mytwbl.img sent successfully

You should now be able to reboot into whatever you have loaded on the tab

NB this bootloader from the touchwiz update offers Recovery and Download (Odin) from the two button start-up, no fastboot.

If anyone has a bootloader.bin for Fastboot/Download that is smaller than the 2031616 byte limit on this partition it would be great to hear from you ;)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] mashi:
time to learn how to exam the file and hex editor ;)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] yyhoney:
hm.......Thx for your hard working.

and i want to know how i pull the bootloader.bin

would you give me some tips or helpful sites?

and i'm srry for pool english
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] computerkid23:
my results

any ideas?

C:\nvflash>nvflash --bl bootloader.bin --go

Nvflash started

rcm version 0X4

Command send failed (usb write failed)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] FourCrows:
Perhaps you have this problem: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15958349&postcount=57

That post is from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1153378
[Eee Pad Transformer General] coachclass:
Hi,

For those who went over the RMA date on their Transformer, but had something crop up, how has Asus been about replacing/fixing it?

Did they just send you a new one if it's something small like the charger?

If you had to send in the tablet itself, are they pretty quick about returning it to you?

Long waits / run-arounds from customer service?

Are they admitting to your issue?

Any feedback would be nice.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dorino1:
Customer service is snappy. I said I had a problem, told the CS rep the problem, and then got an e-mail minutes later with RMA details.

Asus will usually just replace the tablet because it's considerably quicker, rather than "repairing" it. If you provide a good description of your problems with the device when returning it, you may get it repaired.

Screen problems are usually just replacements, rather than replacing the screen and sending back the tablet.

Dock issues are almost always replacements.

They admit to issues when you explain them well. Light bleed is a known problem with edge lit backlights and it is often unacceptable; they admit that. They admit the IPS displays occasionally ship with stuck or dead pixels. They also admit that certain batches were manufactured poorly and shipped with dust under the glass.

They're very honest that "Yes, your unit is defective. Our fault. We'll fix it."

Just expect to pay shipping to Texas. Otherwise, their RMA process is pretty good.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dazz87:
Asus customer service is a joke........ My status still shows "waiting for parts" on my dead screen which Asus has in their hands since June 13th....
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dorino1:
I didn't comment on how long it took to get the whole processed finished. It's comparable to other tech companies I've worked with
[Eee Pad Transformer General] finalhit:
Which would be what?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] flight777:
Same here, had to RMA it for the second time after they forgot to repair the tablet the first time and sended it back :( Why is Asus outsourcing this in Europ??? :mad:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] finalhit:
Did they pay for shipping the second time around?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Tubular:
Welp, looks like I'm in trouble then. I included a fairly lengthy list of issues. One of which was the light bleed and a stuck pixel and it looks like they're going to repair it, not replace it (contrary to what you're saying).

Unless I'm wrong. The status says "Repairing", is this normal if they're replacing it?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dazz87:
Wtf! how the hell could they forget to fix it when you send it in to their repair Center!!! Wow and I was thinking in purchasing a laptop from Asus in the future (UA21 which comes out in Sept) now I'm going to take my business somewhere else.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] tekkitan:
Every manufacturer has it's problems. The fact they are admitting there are problems and are working to fix them is great. Would you rather they give you a run around and not fix it? Hell LCD computer displays are usually not replaced/repaired unless there are more than eight dead/stuck pixels.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] magicpork:
others are no better...

to be honest, Asus is one of the best in the industry
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Malandro2011:
So the known issues so far have been display, dock & ac adapter?

Display - light bleed, dead pixels, dust

AC Adapter - not charging?

Dock - What's wrong with these?

Anything else?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] krighton:
Screen/bezel creaking also....

mine is now in REPAIRING mode...whatever that means...i'd be shocked if they actually do any sort of repair in grapevine texas....i'm hoping they just pull a new one off the rack and send it to me...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dazz87:
Good luck with anyone that sending there tablet for a screen issue. I still waiting for a magical part.......looks like it could take up to 15 business day. Lol Asus had my tablet longer the I had it. Joke
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Tutti-frutti:
So I'm not the only one! Just got it back and seems as if nothing is repaired! WHAT THE HELL is going on there in Czech rep. :confused: Speaker and accelerometer should have been fixed, but I got my TF returned in the same box as it left my house. I doubt if it even left the box !?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dazz87:
one of the best in what??? we have members who sent in their TF for repair and Asus send it back without fixing it!! If there are companies worst then this please name them.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] harrys:
I`m in the same path, light leak(photo, blurred, I dont know how to shoot at night ) and creaking left back cover.

They told me to send it to asus in Italy(bought there) to repair it!(not replace I suppose...)

I`m thinking if I`ll sent it, I`ll be without it for a month...and I need it for my trip to EU next month...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] krighton:
where did you send yours......hopefully not texas
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dazz87:
Texas...Why? :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] krighton:
cause that's where i sent mine.....sigh....................hope they're not really trying to fix problems there, and ordering parts from taiwan.....they could have it for months.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] krighton:
i hope these asus repair guys realize they have to fix these screen issues in a WHITE/CLEAN room...i'll probably get some overly hairy guy fixing mine while he's taking a break in the lunch room.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] madsquabbles:
they have the highest reliability rating for their laptops. it's strange that their tablet qc is so bad. this isn't even their first tablet so they've got experience.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dazz87:
Thats why I was shocked when my TF screen died. I had their motherboards in all my computers and they've been great. I have heard great things about their notebooks, plus they are the only company that offers 1 year accidental warranty on all their notebooks. So, when the Asus announce the TF at the beginning of the yr I knew then that the this was the tablet.

When I called in for RMA they stated that it could take up to 14 business days....Today called them up and they stated that it could take longer then 14 business days....I even asked why cant you guys just replace my tablet with another one and customer service couldnt give me an answer. All they said its waiting for parts. There was one member one the fourm who said that it took 5 weeks before he got his back, due to a bad screen.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jadesse:
I must be one of the fortunate one's that ordered late & didn't get mine from the original batch. I don't have any of these problem & not even the slightest amount of light bleed. I have only had 3 issue & two ended up being none issues.

1. I was having to push the power button 2-3 times in order for my Transformer to wake up. Once I disabled the lock screen that issue went away.

2. The GPS would only lock if wifi location was enabled. Installed GPS Fix & that problem went away.

3. Now the only real issue I have is the battery does last very long with wifi enabled. This was the same with my Dell Axim. I wish that they would have put a bigger battery in the Transformer or just a better battery.

No company or person is perfect. I know that it sucks when you receive a bad or defective product. However there are processes & procedures that need to be followed by us the end user. What sucks even more when the processes & procedures are not followed on the company's end. You received your Transform back from Asus & it appears that it wasn't fixed. I don't know what to tell you but there should be a paper trail on the other end. It should be in their system as being received & inspected by someone. You should be able to call Asus & find out what if anything was actually done.

In Asus's defense, there are a lot of dishonest people in the world. I am not necessarily talking about anyone on here. I am sure that Asus has received some Transformers & computers back that people have perhaps dropped, damaged, or misused. Then claiming manufacture defects.

Back in the day I had a Gateway computer & after about 1.5 years the hard drive crashed. I called Gateway & yes they confirmed that hard drive had crashed but since the computer was out of warranty they weren't going to help me. I then called Western Digital because that was who supplied the hard drive. In the end they sent me out a brand new hard drive to me with absolutely no cost to me. All I had to do was put the old drive in the box & drop it off at UPS. I am sorry to say but those days seem to be over because few decided to take advantage of the system & ruin it for everyone else.

Another perfect example are car insurance companies. Wind shield replacements are no longer being covered because people were scamming the system.

In the end it is you & I, the people that play by rules are the ones that end up suffering for the acts of a few.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] marcmarshall:
I got a defective keyboard out of the box. The agent told me they have a repair only policy and there are no replacements. If I receive a defective item that needs repair I am esentially buying a refurb, even worse because of the interruption of my use. I am not happy with them.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Bob Smith42:
Maybe it is like Best Buy, you have to return something on warranty three times before it gets replace. LOL.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] diecast17:
I sent my tablet back via UPS and it was delivered on Tuesday 6/21 in the morning. I called today Thursday 6/23 and they told me they still didn't receive the tablet. I told the Rep that the UPS tracking number said that it got there Tuesday morning and all she could say is maybe the system isn't updated yet.

I am not happy that I may have to wait a couple weeks to get it back. As someone said I haven't had it that long and I had to pay to ship it out to them.

My issues were the power adapter was buzzing and sparking

The screen had a lot of light bleed

and the bezel on the right side were my right hand goes was loose and made the creaking noise a lot of other people had.

With the issues and the bad service I don't think I would recommend the Transformer anymore.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] coachclass:
I tried to start a thread to capture "things to watch out for", the common manufacturing defects seen so far. Take a look.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1135936
[Eee Pad Transformer General] coachclass:
Jadesse - I also have to push the power button more than once to wake it up sometimes. If I recently (within 15 seconds) put it to sleep, I only have to push once. If it was asleep for a while (3 minutes), I have to push twice. What is "lock screen"? Sorry, I'm new to Android.

How do you test the GPS issue? I'm not sure what wifi location is...I suppose you turn off "wifi location" and see if GPS positioning works? I'm not sure if I have this issue, since I'm not sure what wifi location is...can you elaborate?

I've only done my first charge. So far, it's lasted about 6 hours on the first charge, and I"m almost depleted.

Can anyone else explain what some of Jadesse's problems are, or explain how to test these issues? I don't know Android well enough to know what he's talking about.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jamdev12:
Hi coachclass,

Below each of your questions are my answers.

For those who went over the RMA date on their Transformer, but had something crop up, how has Asus been about replacing/fixing it?

I'm pretty sure they will be able to reissue you a new RMA number in this case. You do have warranty on the darn thing so I don't understand why they wouldn't honor it.

Did they just send you a new one if it's something small like the charger?

No. They told me to send my TF in because of the defect. My defect was related to the ejection mechanism for the microsd slot.

If you had to send in the tablet itself, are they pretty quick about returning it to you?

They are pretty quick at sending it to you. I just wish they would use USPS Priority instead of Fedex Ground. I sent it to them via USPS Priority so I would expect the same.

Long waits / run-arounds from customer service?

No. The only thing I would have to say that was bad about customer service is that I used their VIP service website to report my issue. I never received a response back and they state on the site that a response will be given to you within 24 to 48 hours. After I called them and told them about this, it seemed like the customer service staff either did not know about the VIP site, or probably didn't get notified about my issue.

Are they admitting to your issue?

Yes. They didn't hesitate to tell me to send it in for repairs.

Hope this helps you with your issue.

jamdev12
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Tubular:
FFS I sent mine to Grapevine, TX too and now it's waiting on parts.

God damn it!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] vicci:
I have sent mine for the same defects and after 3 days I got a call from CS that my LCD display has a crack and needs to be replaced for almost $300.00 (213.00 display, 65.00 labor + shipping). Asus blames me I have sent damaged unit, because shipping box has no damage and they don't have a box to prove it.

Do not send it to ASUS you can get in the same situation.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] deadman3000:
Damn! Dude I feel for you. Hope you can resolve this.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] deadman3000:
BTW if you have issues the best thing you can do is write a snail mail letter to the CEO. I don't know what the Asus central office is but if you can find that address and put the CEO's name 'Jerry Shen' on it (also mark it private and confidential to avoid the support monkies opening it). It may get to him (Or at least his secretary). I have found this a very effective method to bypass all the support BS and red tape.

Things get done usually once you go this route. If you do decide to take this route make sure your letter is polite but firm. Do not use abusive language. Outline your problem clearly and concisely (Nobody likes reading a long boring complaint).

If I have further problems I may have to go this route myself.

Good luck!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] vicci:
Thanks, it's a good idea.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] flight777:
RMAs are picked up by DHL paid by Asus :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] azizmulhim:
I have a couple of white dots in the corner of my TF & these are only visible in dark background or dark room.

I bought it from B&H which it seems they don't have a replacement policy for Computer & tablets (contacted several times with RMA but no reply back).

I have read the Asus replacement policy on their warranty card & it seems that I might be eligible for replacement. But will they accept the device sold by a distributor & I can't send any electronic devices outside my country neither to US or the far east due to strict security law being enforced on all shipping companies.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] gremmie:
:( I just bought one and after these posts im bummed out :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] b1ackplague:
So far Asus has been great for me. My first tablet died because of the FOTA, I was able to contact an Asus Technician via these forums and he said Asus would pay shipping both ways for me and send me a replacement (I wasn't able to choose this option because I had already sent the tablet back to newegg). I received a second tablet that was 99% flawless, the only issue was that if i turned brightness up over 50% the backlight would shut off and not come back on (I had to guess my way to the auto-brightness button). So I sent my second one to California RMA which they had offered shipping both ways yet again, however, I live in a small town and wasn't able to use their free shipping via fedex so it was no fault on Asus. I'm happy to see that, after only a week, my device was processed through their RMA department and I have a replacement in the mail as I type this. The delivery estimate is for tomorrow.

Total time without my TF will be 13 days (including one weekend and days spent shipping the old device and new one) when it arrives at my place tomorrow.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dazz87:
See we sent ours to the Mickey Mouse repair center in Texas. Looks like Texas is where they repair the TF, and Cali is where they exchange the TF.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] fl4r3:
I hope that isn't true...I want a replacement lol! Well, as long as I get it back in a decent time...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] b1ackplague:
I received my replacement transformer yesterday and spent all all last night testing it and making sure everything was working properly and i'm very happy to say that the B6O batch device that I received is working fantastic!! The build quality is definitely improved, it feels very solid with no creaking, no separation, speakers are balanced as well. The only issue I have now is a single stuck pixel; I can only notice it on a white screen so it doesn't bother me.

They shipped the device out pretty fast considering I had a shipping confirmation on Monday and it arrived wednesday. Overall, with my personal experience, I'm very impressed with Asus RMA. Fast shipping, fast turnaround time and quick status updates.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] rirawin:
So creaking is definately an issue then becasue I sent mine back and I'm worried Asus are going to blame me when I been looking after it carefully.
[General Topics] Bray90820:
to everyone that thinks the android source code should be locked down i agree with you but not in the same way that apple locks down IOS. IOS is locked down so no one can edit it and resell it as an inferior product. until Honeycomb 3.0 android has ben 100% open source. the reason the locked down Honeycomb is because they say the system isn't ready for phones and they dont want someone editing it and selling as an inferrer product. what google should do with honeycomb and all future versons of android is copy left it saying that the system can not be sold on phones or vice versa. for all of you that dont know what copy left is its like copy write but you are given a specific set of terms and you are able to redistribute it under those terms no more no less.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] fadownjoo:
Headphone volume is too low , is it possible to increase it at this point? the equalizer doesn't work.haven't found any threads..
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sls60jg:
Hopefully somebody has an answer