yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] beastley:
edit:nvm working now
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ThunderRootedDragon:
Great thanks! ..Yea I read the guide a few times and this entire thread as well as what was available on the other forum...never read explicitly that is was run in the pc...thanks again
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ThunderRootedDragon:
okay...just to put it out there -- hopefully somebody can offer a hand:

all set up, ran the first cmd and got < waiting for device > Been waiting for some time now...any ideas?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] GirLuvsDroid:
I have read through this entire thread and didn't find an answer to my specific question -- so please forgive me if I missed it. I've successfully completed all the steps, including:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>wheelie --blob blob.bin

Wheelie 0.1 - Preflight for nvflash.

Copyright (c) 2011-2012 androidroot.mobi

========================================

Waiting for device in APX mode...

[=] Chip UID: 0x15d07875xxxxxxxx

[=] RCM Version: 0x30001

[=] CPU Model: Tegra 3

[+] Sending bootloader...

Sending file: 100 %

[!] Done - your device should now be ready for nvflash

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>nvflash --resume --raw

deviceread 0 2944 bricksafe.img

Nvflash started

[resume mode]

Bytes to receive 12058624

receiving file: bricksafe.img, expected size: 12058624 bytes

/ 12058624/0 bytes received

file received successfully

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>nvflash --resume --rea

d 14 factory-config.img

Nvflash started

[resume mode]

receiving file: factory-config.img, expected size: 5242880 bytes

/ 5242880/0 bytes received

file received successfully

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>nvflash --resume --rea

d 7 unlock-token.img

Nvflash started

[resume mode]

receiving file: unlock-token.img, expected size: 8388608 bytes

/ 8388608/0 bytes received

file received successfully

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>

_______________________________________________________________

Here's my problem: There are no bricksafe.img, factory-config.img or unlock-token.img files in my platform-tools folder, or after conducting a search, on any other part of my computer. I thought it might be the "0 bytes received" that was the problem, but after reading this thread, it seems that others got that message too, and still received the files. Any ideas why those files were not copied to my computer, and what I might do about it? I have Windows 7 x64 and I followed the guide you find in the link in the OP, and Swiftks's guide at post #150 in this thread.

Using the "nvflash --resume --go" command rebooted my device just fine, so I'm at a complete loss as to why those files didn't copy. By the way, I've tried again several times and even rebooted my computer and my device, but I keep getting exactly the same result.

Any help would be much appreciated.

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You're not giving a lot of detail concerning exactly where you are in the process, but did you install the most recent Naked Universal Drivers, and copy the NVFlash binaries in your folder where your adb and other NVFlash files are?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aicts:
bricked tf201 cannot access fastboot

hi,

i have bricked mine and cannot access fastboot.

anyone can help please

FW Jellybean 4.1

Tablet Eeepad Asus transformer prime (tf201)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lilstevie:
did you even read the post you quoted? my guess is you didn't.

If you haven't got your nvflash blobs, you are screwed, call asus cause that is your only hope.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aicts:
i have nvflash and blobs...

while i run wheelie in windows it hangs for several hours... and in linux it is aborted... if you want i can give you out put results..

thanks for the reply!

regards,

aicts
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kmdm:
It would be fair to say that since you're the one seeking advice and you want help it'd be in your best interests to provide all the pertinent information rather than asking us to ask you for it - we're really not that interested in your device. ;)

We'll help where we can - but come on, we're not going to jump through your hoops as you drip feed us information... (well, I'm not, anyway :P)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ThunderRootedDragon:
Hahaha...It seemed more of a "would it be acceptable for you if I provide the output" type question to me...But I def see where you're coming from --- If you're having issues, put everything out there and see what catches.

Wish I could help, but I needed help getting through it myself. GL.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] morgan39:
After reading and reading I've decided to install nVFlash and has been hard because it seemed that was not in apx mode because it was unclear how enter that way, especially until the screen is black, but finally everything went OK and I have my files safely. Now I'm reading to try to understand how to restore the files in question after a brik.......

Thanks to all who are putting their knowledge into this thread and especially joe ferreira (Post 125) and Swiftks (Post 150) for their great clarification.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sauliiin:
Does NVflash really dont work on Jelly bean?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kmdm:
It works fine IF you already have your blobs.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sauliiin:
Do you know any other alternative for nvflash on JB or we just have to be braver and have nerves of steel to root and flash a custom rom?

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To have it, i would have to use nvflas when I was on ICS, right?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tedr108:
I think the important thing is what "bootloader" you are on, not the Android OS. If you received your TF201 with JB or updated your ICS with a JB OTA update from Asus, then you have the JB bootloader ... and can no longer install nvflash. If you had ICS and went straight to custom ROMs, such as CM10, you could very well still have the ICS bootloader ... then you could still install nvflash. There are not that many custom ROMs with the JB bootloader: Craig Gomez' CM10 Unofficial and Energy come to mind -- if you did install them before installing nvflash, then you are also out of luck.

Most of us TF201 owners had to have nerves of steel for many months when rooting and flashing because nvflash took quite a while to come out. You may want to think long and hard about it. I was ridiculously careful. If I ever had doubts about anything, I asked on the forums before moving forward. Even then, I did say to myself a few times: "I can't believe I'm doing this."
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lilstevie:
Yes to have your blobs you would have had to follow the instructions for the mod while you still had the ICS bootloader.

There is no way around this
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sauliiin:
Thansk a lot... ia am in the same way... Rerading a lot and preparing to flas anmdrowook 1.5, that will be aout until the weekend.:good:

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Sorry for my keyboard... translating:

Thanks a lot... i am in the same way... Reading a lot and preparing to flash androwook 1.5, that will be out until the weekend.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] KingDavid63:
after we've bricked how do we use the files to get back online? any write up or instructions anywhere?

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ok here's my problem i got all my backup files and trying to put my tablet into apx mode, ive updated to windows8 now too, i try to update the apx drivers with the device manager and it's not installing the naked drivers like it did on win7? any way to get the drivers installed or a workaround for windows 8, not pickin up tablet in apx mode
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] KingDavid63:
I was on official jb rooted and flashed twrp now stuck at splash screen.

Sent from my Beast of a Note 2
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lilstevie:
This is expected, the drivers aren't signed. The work around I would suggest is a linux livecd or linux liveusb setup.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] KingDavid63:
ok i moved to my girls laptop my device is picked up in apx mode using wheelie and i have all my files that we were told to take care of in triplicate, there all in one folder platform-tools that is and now my device is in apx mode what is the actual commands to restore now from this point? any help would be greatly appreciated ive searched and searched and my knowledge of this is min to nill since ive never done it not to mention im not the sharpest tac in the box, any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.....
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] duckied:
You guys think they will have nvflash for jelly bean bootloader in the future?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hx4700 Killer:
Would be nice but your question might be better directed at the folks over at: http://androidroot.mobi/t3_nvflash/ to the folks who made it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lilstevie:
I wouldn't go as far as saying it will never happen, one day a flaw may be found in the jb bootloader, but at this stage I would say no.

Given that this thread by us (The AndroidRoot team) I think this is a rather appropriate place to ask.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] KingDavid63:
No help or guide on how we use the files we made on ics/nvflash to restore

Sent from my Beast of a Note 2
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kmdm:
Help is available on a case by case basis on IRC... There isn't really a one size fits all solution.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cam30era:
Craigcgomez made a kind of informal one. Go here > http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1927818
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] omiks3:
My tp has a black screen and will only go into apx mode. When u type in./wheelie --Bob blob.bin it says sending broader then error-1 sending command. It's there a way to get wheelie to work?

Thanks
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wwjoshdew:
I have a video right here man!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3ypzUaKxvo

[YOUTUBE]J3ypzUaKxvo[/YOUTUBE]
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hassanman1997:
HELP!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

did somebody find a solution to tf201 hardbrick if you dont have a blob file???

or

did somebody got success by giving it to asus for service???:crying::crying:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wwjoshdew:
This is what one of my subscribers said (One person didn't have to pay anything, because it was a Screen issue, not caused by unlocking the bootloader.)

http://www.youtube.com/comment?lc=REMETyy6zGvxqZlLx5mHiHrw7c8kLgASaX5zUVEcFvI
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] KJThaDon:
Maybe a dumb questions or dumb move..I installed NVFlash and got everything right..I have my backup files saved in multiple places. I am new to flashing on tablets. I proceeded to factory wipe and all, and it deleted my AndroidRoot folder. Does this mean i deleted NVFlash?

I was running Virtuous Prime ICS and wanted to do factory clean before preparing a JB Rom..

PS. It still says Androidroot at the top left when i reboot..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] beekay201:
No, proof is below

no factory reset erases the installed bootloader. which, in your case, if you got multiple backups of the generated files by this process, makes your tablet (almost, apart of physical damage, of course) unbrickable.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lilstevie:
No, as long as you have those files backed up you have nvflash access. Past the original setup you no longer require anything on the device itself.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] KJThaDon:
Awesome! Thank you both!

I have updated my recovery and installed a JB Rom AndroWook

I did notice AndroidRoot at the top left is now gone. I believe it just said this device is unlocked. Is that anything I should worry about?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lilstevie:
no, nvflash is accessed with blob.bin, the bootloader is something needed during creation of blobs (boot patch etc) but once you have nvflash access is no longer strictly required
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Rushing:
wheelies

hi, i finished here is a tip from me, where what I got stuck:

apx mode doesnt get "visually recognized" in linux unlike windows apparently. just use su in terminal and use ./ before your commands. goodluck this was the key=> ./ for me
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] deuse:
Wish they could get nvflash working with JB....
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] beekay201:
this confused me; so KJThaDon updated his bootloader to JB, is that it? No problem keeping AndroidRoot bootloader, right? No compatibility issues so far with JB for anyone so far? Personally, I haven't encountered any drawbacks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] DonGateley:
Sorry, but this is a more than a litttle patronizing. It is a very good idea to give people instructions that work without the need to go seeking help when the time comes that they have the need. If said instructions are well thought out, complete and with reasonable closure your caveat is moot.

Sorry again, but you assume considerable context that I, and many others, wouldn't have to make any sense of this.

By ALL the backups do you mean

bricksave.img

factory-config.img

unlock-token.img

The contents of the /sdcard/AndroidRoot device directory subsequent to the "fastboot -i 0x0b05 boot nvfblobgen.img" step.

I really don't want the future hanging on the availability of informal, interactive, sufficiently knowledgeable help if at all possible and I doubt I'm alone on that.

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If you've done this successfully on ICS 9.4.2.28 what happens if you upgrade to JB 10.4.2.15? Do you then have to go through it again or will it stick across the upgrade?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kmdm:
And you contradict yourself. If you can't make sense of that then you couldn't make sense of any instructional guide on how to recover your tablet in the event of a brick. Sad, but true. That's life. ;)

(Let's face it [for example]: In general do you read through reams of instructions to fix a car breakdown or take it to a garage / call a breakdown service?)

We provide targeted recovery instructions on a case by case basis.

That aside, if you really want to crack a walnut with DIRTY GREAT BIG HAMMER - I've already posted recovery instructions in this very thread please have the courtesy to actually read stuff before complaining something is absent.

Yes.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kMogs17:
any info on this error? i get the same one and it doesnt apear anyone responded to it. i did all the other steps and am in apx mode and the computer recognizes it as such but i still get "Failed to open a blob file: lob" Thanks in advance

Found the issue: Misread the command i did -blob instead of --blob. Still isn't working though, different error this time. moving in the right direction
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kMogs17:
which is the blob.bin file from the wheelie step? i cant seem to find this file
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wha2do:
It's one of the nvflash blob files created by running the "fastboot -i 0x0b05 boot nvfblobgen.img" command. All are found in the /sdcard/AndroidRoot folder including the blob.bin file.

It's implicitly included in the above quote. This section could possibly could be re-worded to something like: "To do this please move a copy of blob.bin from /sdcard/AndroidRoot into the folder containing the extracted tf300_nvflashpack.zip files. Then reboot your tablet into APX mode by holding..."

Hope that clarifies matters...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] thenrz:
Popping in to see if there is progress for a jb bootloader version... not a ton of info available:(
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Hawke84:
Hi,

does anyone know if NVFLASH will restore pad firmware too, i installed a firmware OTA update for the TF300 by accident and wanted to find a way back. thanks!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dlads:
Had NVflash on my Prime, prior to RMA and now on JB, i was able to unlock, root and install a custom rom.

Do you think that NVflash will be made available for the 4.2 update?

I mean my pads ok but it'd be nice to be able to get NV back? Any future plans for this?

Thanks. :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] promiseofcake:
Just got my Prime back from Squaretrade for Green Camera fix. Was returned locked on HC so decided to re-do nvflash just incase the hardware had changed (serial number was still the same).

Flashed Asus ICS Blob, unlocked with Asus tool.

The first go of it everything was fine up until wheelie.

fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash staging ebtblob.bin

fastboot -i 0x0b05 reboot

fastboot -i 0x0b05 boot nvfblobgen.img

Since the provided wheelie as well as the 32bit recompile wasn't working (Ubuntu 12.04 x64) I made the super mistake of just starting over.

fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash staging ebtblob.bin

fastboot -i 0x0b05 reboot

Here it froze. Here was my last dmesg output:

Mar 20 20:49:26 ___ kernel: [1119322.176230] usb 1-5: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd fastboot rqt 128 rq 6 len 254 ret -110

Now I get a black screen. If I hold power long enough it will vibrate and stay on the black screen. Dmesg isn't giving me any output anymore upon plugging it in. Am I toast?

Edit -- Got into APX Mode. I think we are on our way. Thanks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dj-bilbo:
wrong section

It's time to kick ass, and chew bubblegum... and i'm all outta gum
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] joshkun:
JB NVFlash

Hi Guys

Is there any developments in NVFlash for the new JB OS? :o
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Tallon:
Guys, I would really appreciate some help...

My device is unlocked and I have been running the AndroWook Prime Hairy Bean ROM for a while.

When it froze recently (again) I reset it and set it to one side to reboot. During reboot, the lid got closed ... and my problems started.

The good news (I hope) is that I followed the instructions for NVFlash and I have the blob.bin, bricksafe.img, factory-config.img and unlock-token.img files.

Up until today, I could only get into APX mode, so after some reading, I found that I could use wheelie to get into NVFlash mode.

One set of instructions advised that in this mode, I just needed to flash the bricksafe.img file and that would be enough to get back into TWRP, so I tried this and rebooted. Unfortunately that just caused a boot loop and I still can’t get into fastboot mode … so that was a mistake.

I can still access APX mode and get to NVFlash mode using wheelie, however now when I try to run any NVFlash command, it sits at the following prompt and doesn’t go any further.

Nvflash started

[resume mode]

In hindsight, I think I should have ran the four restore commands listed here before rebooting :confused:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28997245&postcount=150

Any constructive advice would be most welcome.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sahilcc7:
Does NVFlash still work? ASUS downgraded my prime to ICS. I unlocked but now I can't run NVFlash. I get signature mismatch error on the prime.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Postal Psycho:
I've been holding off on updating my 4.1.1 tf201, in the hopes of nvflash finally supporting this version. But it seems unlikely, OP hasn't updated in almost a year. Maybe I'll just go ahead and update, might as well. Losing hope of rooting/unlocking my prime. I don't have a blob saved and don't know how to fix my prime if I brick it. From my understanding only NVFlash can provide foolproof protection against bricking?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Thomasba:
As a bit of a noob to this ROM flashing and nvflash stuff can someone confirm if I'm OK to install nvflash on my prime please.....

or am I too late to do this?

It is already unlocked and I have installed HairyBean 2.2
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Subsonic44:
Sorry, but you're too late. NvFlash can only be installed on ICS. :(
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Thomasba:
OK thanks for letting me know.

I've been on JB since it came out and have only just gone over to HB. so it's not like I've just missed out then :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Subsonic44:
Just be sure you don't try to "upgrade" TWRP unless you get guidance from Flumpster in the HB thread. That's caused some close calls with near-bricks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Thomasba:
Thanks and believe me you have no idea how long it took me to grow a pair big enough just to move over to JB. Flumpster was really helpful with that.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Subsonic44:
Yes, he's very good with guidance and really goes the extra mile to help out. I'm on the testing team and done some crazy things to my prime helping out HB development. That being said, I do have NvFlash backups, but have never needed them as of yet (knocks on wood!).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Thomasba:
I take it then that for mere mortals like me there is a) no going back to ICS to put NvFlash on and b) no NvFlash in the pipeline for anything beyond ICS?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Subsonic44:
Unfortunately, that seems to be the case at the moment. There are a lot of posts in this thread questioning if NvFlash will ever work with JB bootloader, and so far it doesn't seem possible. For me, the only reason I would want to go back to ICS would be to do the NvFlash backup if I didn't already have it. In HB2.2, you are actually using a TF300 JB bootloader, but you can always go back to the TF-201 bootloader if you ever decide you don't want to run HB any longer (perish the thought!) Flumpster has the directions in the first few posts on his thread.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Thomasba:
shame I wasn't as keen to root my device as I was to upgrade to JB, but I'm more than happy with HB2.2. Thanks for all your advice and I shall keep monitoring the various boards with interest.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xda_kerby:
Was there ever a guide for the automated linux recovery?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wwjoshdew:
THIS GUIDE helped me Unbrick my Transformer Prime. I was stuck at "this device is unlocked". I was able to downgrade to ICS (just to try it), after being on JB. Then I upgraded back to JB.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Rushing:
edited think i found it guys

I was just looking for a list of the files that I needed to upload to SourceForge for my safest keeping (thahnks SourceForge =])

blob.bin
blob.log
bootloader.ebt
bricksafe.img
create.bct
factory-config.img
recovery.bct
unlock-token.img

justin case anyone else is looking around for a simple list of the files that need to be triplicated or quadruplicated and saved.

they changed the web-page at the Andromobi website I believe the files were there to see at one time.. the devs @ https://www.androidroot.mobi/?p=452 probably just figured you would know which files came from where from where. but just shy of a year ( and a new computer) later I couldnt tell anymore,
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jynlude:
Error 3 receiving response from command

I got to the part where you run the wheelie --blob blob.bin command, but am getting this: Error 3 receiving response from command

I'm pretty sure I'm successfully in APX mode and have reinstalled the universal naked drivers after the first time booting into apx. My initial problem was that it was unable to detect APX mode, but after a reinstall of the drivers, it seemed to have fixed that problem.

Anyone else seeing error 3 and have a resolution?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] joshkun:
JB nvflash is here

Check it out => http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2455920 :victory:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] CrazyKoala:
Sorry but I am lost.

How am I supposed to install those drivers ?

Right clic on the files then "install" won't work.

Plus where can I find adb and fastboot ? I couldn't find them in any package to download from this thread.

Thx for the help.