yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Striatum_bdr:
Man ,this command just reboots your device, give up with it.

Try the real command to make your backups.

To come back to nvflash you start in APX mode and do the wheelie part.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] shreddintyres:
^^^ this

Just remember you have to use wheelie every time to bootstrap into NVflash mode.

-Cheers
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] malybru:
Hi,

I Cannot get it into APX mode anymore.

Yesterday,it went in first time.

I am using Quick Boot to do the reboot.

Holding volume +.

The screen stays black.

But the PC does not pick it up.

Any help would be appreciated...

:)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cam30era:
The TFP often does not respond well to reboot commands from 3rd party apps. Try shutting down and booting directly into apex mode as described in the androidroot.mobi instructions.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] malybru:
Hi,

I changed USB port holes,and it all kicked in. :D

Got the images and it's now all backed up.

@ [OP] :good:

:)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jrkart99:
nvflash started then nothing

I have sacked up and gotten almost all the way through. I have access APX mode and gotten to the Wheelie --blob blob.bin and gotten into nvflash recovery mode. after I type in nvflash --read 14 factory-config.img I get "nvflash started" and nothing happens. I used the nvflash from post 125 and i still get nothing after 5-10 minutes. Am i missing something? I'm so close!

UPDATE: and i'm a dumb ass who didn't add "--resume" in the command lines.... i'm tired
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cam30era:
I had exactly the same problem. Solution was to use Swiftkys files and guide in post #150. I had to redo the wheelie command with a command window opened in the file that he links in that referenced post. Then everything worked fine.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jrkart99:
I think I'm going to put together an idiots guide for nvflash this weekend. Its actually very easy to do, just not very intuitive for the novice. Having step by step with everything spelled out would make this much easier and would have saved me about an hour's worth of time just jockeying back and forth between posts.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hunter99507:
That would be great. It would also be cool if you could do a youtube video!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] teknomar7:
I got finally got all of these files backed up after going through a bunch of hoops to figure everything out. Just to fill my curiosity with the commands above, what do the number mean after --download?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Striatum_bdr:
Numbers are the partition's ID according to flash.cfg file given with nvflash zip.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skarfreak:
wwjoshdew will actually make video today or tomorrow...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dvickers79:
So here is my experience with this process:

After pushing this part of the process:

$ fastboot -i 0x0b05 boot nvfblobgen.img

my prime rebooted, as it should. Directly afterwards, I am getting "USB Device Not Recognized". This happens in every mode, even when booted into the rom normally. As the prime is now showing as an unknown device, I am unable to update drivers.

I have tried different usb ports, etc. but this happened directly as a result of the nvflash process.

I am no longer able to access the prime via adb/fastboot.

Anyone come across this issue?

EDIT: Even though I can't manipulate the drivers on my main machine, it is still most definitely a driver issue. More as I figure this out.

EDIT: Wrong again, not a driver issue...back where I started...something happened after the step stated above that has caused my Prime to not be properly detected, in any mode, via usb.

EDIT: ..and now, stuck in a cwm bootloop so on the shelf it goes.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Striatum_bdr:
Unplug the prime, remove all your drivers, plug your prime and when asked for driver update point the installer to the Universal Naked Drivers you've had downloaded and extracted, and let the install happens, while you are in recovery.

Through adb get rid of the bootloop (see unbrick thread).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dvickers79:
Thank you, but that's the problem...even on a fresh install of windows, it never asks for drivers..instead, unknown device and then the error of "usb device not recognized". I have even tried it in Ubuntu, where it is also not recognized.

The only other thing that I can think of is that out of some crazy happenstance, the cable died suddenly, but it still charges fine.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] shreddintyres:
Manually install the drivers using windows using device manager, unless something got seriously trashed I think you should be ok
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hunter99507:
When I flash what do i need installed? I assume i need the naked drivers. Anything else? Do i need to install adb?

Ok so i got naked drivers installed. So now i have rebooted into fastboot mode. The tablet says "Starting Fastboot USB download protocal" and it looks like the tablet is frozen. I think windows reconizes it becuase i heard the sound.

Now i am stuck. I opened a administrator command prompt in "D:\Downloads\tf201_nvflash pack". After that i typed "fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash staging ebtblob.bin". I dont think it worked becuase the command prompt said 'fastboot' is not reconized as a internal or external command, operablt program or batch files

What am i doing wrong? Thanks
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] djkinetic:
U need to have fastboot on your PC check in platform-tools folder of the android sdk
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hunter99507:
Ok so I got to the step "wheelie --blob blob.bin". I assume that went sucessful becuase im at the asus splash screen. It sayd at the top "Entering NVFLASH recovery mode / nv3p server" below that "Chip udid" and below that !!!!!device update successful"

Now i am on the next step "nvflash --resume --go"

In my command prompt it tells me "nvflash is not reconized as a internal or external command, operablt program or batch files"

What do i do from here?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Striatum_bdr:
Perhaps download nvflash and put it in the adb/fastboot folder? See OP.

The --go command is only to reboot the device, perhaps just do it at the end....
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hunter99507:
Ok i figured it out. I didnt download the file posted in 125. That fixed my issue. I have completed everything.

Ok so I guess my new questions is what does all of this do? I understand it saves you from bricking your device and somehow you can flash new roms, but thats really all i know. So if you could go through each of the items and let me know what they do that would be GREAT

So what does this do? Below are the files i recieved through this process.

-Blob.bin

-Blob.txt

bootloader.ebt

bricksafe.img

create.bct

factory-config.img

recovery.bct

unlock-token.img

Also what else does nvflash do? How do i go about flashing a new rom? Or If i brick my device how do I recover from that. Are their any other cool features that i should know about? Also should i continue using TWRP to flash my roms?

If you could answer all of my quesions that would be a GREAT learning experince. Again thank you for all of your help!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] teknomar7:
Check the permissions on the file to make sure it is executable.

I did a chmod 777 on mine which is overkill, but I'm not very Linux savvy. I think you can do a chmod -x

You can check by doing

ls -la

I think. That might not be the correct command. Can't remember off the top of my head.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jrkart99:
work on the infinity?

Hey does this work on the inifinity yet?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dvickers79:
Alright so, turned out that weirdly enough, it was the cable. Two of the wires inside had broken solder.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xray49er:
Thinking of doing this tonight I looked in the thread but did not see it posted anywhere. ihave two questions. I am currently on a jellybean rom will this still work? 2 Does this completletly wipe my prime including internal storage? Thanks in advanced
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rift999:
The rom you are on does not affect it nor will your data be lost.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] malybru:
Hi

1. Yes

2. No

:)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xray49er:
Thanks just did it there were some rough patches but i figured it out
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Gersonian:
Never mind. Figured it out.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wwjoshdew:
I've got to many projects, a kid, wife, and full time job. But yes, I'm going to make a video. I meant to make it Thursday, but my say was consumed by Physical Therapy and etc.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jokester902:
I've actually watched a bunch of your videos, you do a good job. I'll wait till you make one before taking the plunge.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skarfreak:
it's fine josh.. i can wait... family first...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Pithism:
I would really appreciate a video. Im so lost, i never use windows, and only use my windows vmware with basic android operations.

How do we start the process with the commands, is their an app we open or do we use the command prompt?

I am also using a windows 7 6 bit os if that helps
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] apd:
You need to start by installing the android sdk (Google it). You then need to install the drivers (see earlier in the thread or install pdanet (Google it). You then need to download the files in the android.mobi site (see the OP) and the files in post 125 in this thread. Then there are detailed instructions as to what to do about 2 or three pages back from here
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lilstevie:
So is linux or mac your main operating system, cause well either way you should probably use the linux versions, even if you have to install it in a new VM. The windows version of wheelie is the least tested as we all use linux.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Pithism:
I have linux set up as well. Ubuntu 11.10 64 bit. do i need to upgrade?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kmdm:
No.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Pithism:
what should i use then?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kmdm:
Your Ubuntu 11.10 installation...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Striatum_bdr:
Please read OP and go on... all instructions are trivial. If you have adb/fastboot access on you ubuntu computer it's just a five minutes process.

No one will come to your home and make it for you. Just jump in the water and swim.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] danber76:
I'm too stupid... weelie and apx mode is working

... but when i try to run nvflash nothing happens... nvflash --resume ... etc :-/ (on Windows 7 x86)

Gesendet von meinem Galaxy Nexus mit Tapatalk 2
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Pithism:
sorry, i read your response wrong, i just skipped everything you wrote and saw no, and forgot completely what i wrote.

Ill take a look tomorrow to see if i habe adb fastboot set up, which i doubt because i never have used ubuntu for any android stuff.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] apd:
Have you gone into APX mode and is the tablet recognised by Windows in APX mode? Have you downloaded nvflash?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] danber76:
Yes, booted into apx mode (screen appears) and device is found as asus apx device... weelie is working. i've downloaded an nvflash archive (6.62MB) but i don't now whether it is the right on. it's a file for the transformer inside. where can i download it?

Gesendet von meinem Galaxy Nexus mit Tapatalk 2
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] apd:
You still need to download nvflash - you have downloaded the wrong file. The correct file is a zip filed attached to post 125 in this thread. Extract the contents to a directory on your pc. Then copy the nvflash files and all the libn***.dll files into the same directory where you have put wheelie. Then when you issue the wheelie command from the command line, you will then be able to issue the nvflash commands immediately afterwards. The backup files from your Prime will also be saved into that directory.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jetbruceli:
Do you all think an all in one installer may be released for those of us having issues?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Pithism:
This is from http://androidroot.mobi/2012/07/15/nvflash-for-tegra3-transformer-prime/

"Important note: We kind of forgot to clarify what the license for wheelie was so here goes. Due to the nature of wheelie and the importance of people always using the latest version, Wheelie is NOT redistributable! You are allowed to download it and use it, but you are not allowed to redistribute it in any way -- this means no GUI’s including it, no reposting zips/tar.gz’s and similar! At a later date, we will be releasing our source code and relicense it as GPL."

so hopefully this will be released soon.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] danber76:
i'll give it a try :)

Thanks... It works :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mythoc:
i successfully finished fast boots commands, but i cant get wheelie to work. i have tried many versions but none of them works for my W7 64 bit PC. the one in this thread simply says it cannot be used on 64bit windows. Another one from the guide's site says it doesnt recognize --blob command. Could someone help me pls?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cam30era:
I had exactly the same problem. Try the files from post #150, from Swiftks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
holy cow I did it.. :p thanks for your help today RaYmAn, it's appreciated. Hope you got those cold ones I sent ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Striatum_bdr:
The team will never release one, because :

- it's not complicated to run threee commands

- it's a last chance restore tool, and 95% of people will never have to use it

- they've already said it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mythoc:
Files removed.. Any chance you could send me yours?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cam30era:
Check your PM.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Blairware:
Link appears to be broken, please help

So the link on first page on this thread is looping right back to the page (opens a new tab, no download, but just opens the page again ) I really want to get this in place, now that a Windows Version is available. Can someone with appropriate credentials or the OP take a look at the link please?

Appreciate it!

SmartAssPhone
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Rushing:
stuck with fastboot not working

Im using linux mint and fastboot is not working. Im doing this turning off prime then plugging it into usb to pc.. then rebooting with volume down then get into fastboot mode. use terminal to enter command ~fastboot devices but it just gives me command prompt again i try it with su and that doesnt work either. adb works fine when prime is not in fastboot mode.. what can I try to get fastboot working? btw fastboot command seems to work in terminal ie tpeing in fastboot alone brings up the possible commands so it is in path I believe
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] brantje:
Got my devices blobs, and images :).

Brick safe now :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hunter99507:
So what are the additional commands to use NVFLASH? I got all of the required files but if something goes wrong with flashing I have NO idea what to do. Is there a page out there that tells me how to use NVFLASH? Thanks
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] EndlessDissent:
If you're using the 64-bit version, make sure you install ia32-libs and ia32-libs-dev. I know I need those in Crunchbang to make ADB and fastboot work.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] litetaker:
What he says.. just out of curiosity!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Vaanhoot:
+1
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Rushing:
I was leaving out the -i commands in the OP forgive me, I just woke up one day realizing that was what it was.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] whycali:
did you add the vendor id to adb_usb.ini?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] EndlessDissent:
ia32-libs only applies for 64-bit distributions. They provide compatibility for 32-bit instructions.

Crunchbang is just another Linux distribution.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Fireplug:
Just wanted to pass this on because I couldn't find this explicitly spelled out (probably because it was so obvious to the androidroot.mobi guys) but the blob.ini file referred to in the "wheelie --blob blob.bin" command is the blob.bin that we created earlier in the process with the "fastboot -i 0x0b05 boot nvfblobgen.img" command. I didn't realize, and never saw mentioned, that when I copied those to my computer and other safe places that I also had to place a copy in the same folder as all those other files we are using. Kept getting an error that blob.bin couldn't be opened before that.

Hope this helps another learner like myself.

Other than that, I have protected my Prime. Thank you.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cam30era:
No, there no guide or how to. Been asked several times (including by me). Basically as I understand it, until a recovery guide is created by someone, you just come here and ask for help if you get bricked.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Rushing:
i love a good guide

I wish there was noob guide to explain what is it that everything ( wheelie, nvflash, etc) is doing why and how. it would just be a great lesson for everyone who doesnt know wheelie and how to unbrick with the saved files and all that good stuff. under it all id like to eventually know whats it ALL about. thanks for considering spending the time to make a learners guide... I even saw Jermaine in rootzwiki sa that unless ou have a great understanding o f linux then you sholuld wait for a how to do everthing guide.. its been said that it is just to basic by some of the xda members and that we shouldnt be messing with our primes if we dont understand the very simple commands for doing the install. well I still want it and I bet I can learn to do it with some help isnt that what is nice about XDA is that others help noobs all the time and then those noobs in turn help other noobs and become helpful noobs which in turn help the geeks by helping the newbs. LOL is a great cycle I lke XDA for the reason that people are helping people on a regular basis.

till I get fastboot to work, which is rediculous that it wont just work im on linux no drivers needed (right?), I'll be reading up on fastboot and the new linux distro maya... or should I just move it up to the latest Unbuntu??
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] KingDavid63:
Just wanted to say thank you for clarifying there post, used the nvflash you specefied and it worked perfectly the first time, tried this for two days before i found your post, thanks alot bro...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lilstevie:
I disagree, I believe that every prime owner SHOULD do this (as long as they understand the risks). The main reason why we haven't spelt it out clearly how to recover fully is because it gets overused, on the tf101 it was fine to just do it (partly due to only having 2 sbks across 2 series) but with the tf201 if something goes wrong and you lose those blobs you are done. Best way is to make sure that it is used for its primary purpose, brick recovery. To date I do not think I have seen anyone need it *YET* after having set this up. I have seen it however during because of not following the instructions.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hunter99507:
So how about making a gui program for this so people won't mess it up? Kinda like super 1 click or something along those lines.

Really the only thing I know about my backed up nvflash files is somehow it can unbrick my prime. I guess if I understood exactly what I did I would feel better about this.

Thank you for all your hard work on this.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] shreddintyres:
Please search the thread it had been repeatedly said that due to licensing issues the good folk at Android.root will not make an automated gui version to set this up, also its only a handful of steps, if that's too much you really shouldn't be messing with this kind of stuff as you can easily screw up your tablet. Please take time to read and understand the steps, they are not difficult if you still have issues ask questions here and people will try and guide you in the right direction
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mythoc:
Please if anyone could pm me a working wheelie file for windows 7 (64bit). File at OP isnt doing the job.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lilstevie:
that is against the licence of wheelie, one thing you could do is tell us what is happening rather than "the one in the op isn't working" the issue may not be wheelie at all but some other issue. Also there is only one version of wheelie at this stage for the tfp so any version someone would pm you would be no different
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mythoc:
Actually there isnt only one version. i have tried 2 and both of them wont work on my pc. Ofc i can use fastboot and i reached the point that wheelie is needed. But when i use the wheelie command from the guide, nothing happens as the command says it cannot be recognized. Everything in cmd and variables is correct. im out of ideas.

Tapatalked from SGS2 CM9+Siyah
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lilstevie:
command not recognised is a windows error, not a problem with wheelie, you are either not invoking it correctly or are trying to run a 64 bit version on a 32bit windows computer or it is not in teh same directory or you are trying to run the linux version on it, etc.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mythoc:
nope, nothing you said helped. everything is in its correct position. thanks anyway. i can't figure it out.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rayman:
There is only one windows version that works with tegra3/TFP and that's linked in the OP.

I personally built all windows versions of wheelie, so I'm pretty sure I would know.

It's compiled for windows x86, but all development and testing was done on windows 7 x64.

If it can't be recognized, you're either not in the right directory or you are failing in some other way.

If you insist it's "our" fault, take a screenshot of the cmd window you are running the command in and a screenshot of "dir" in that directory.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Gage_Hero:
If you are opening the command prompt within the directory the files are in (press and hold shift, right clcik in empty space of the directory, select open command prompt here), copy the command from the web site (not type it in) and paste it in the command prompt window (right click + paste) This eliminates any typing errors.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mythoc:
well i finally finished nvflash!

a lot of my friends had the same problem as me. Well in my laptop everything worked fine. Dunno what happen on my main PC. anyway!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lilstevie:
Following what rayman said would still really help us in at least finding the problem if one exists and fixing it
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] whycali:
Was there a specific reason nvflash was not included in the androidmobi download? Should I have already had it from some other source? I only mention this because it is not mentioned in the guide and is kind of important.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lilstevie:
because nvflash is nvidia IP and we do not have the authority to distribute it
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] badsmoke:
Hello I have a problem

I have the command “NVFLASH – resume – go” a step input at the same time and I’m no longer in the APX MODE

please help me
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lilstevie:
This is not a problem or an issue. You also do not need any help. You just told nvflash to --resume (continue talking with nv3p server) and --go (continue booting as normal) so as far as I can see, the expected result happened.