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[Asus Transformer TF700] SndChsr:
Can someone please have mercy on me and help with upgrading TWRP?? I currently have v2.5.5 installed with Goo Manager. This thing does not see my ext mem card and I'd like to do a full wipe of my tablet and install the latest ver of Cromi. In TWRP 2.5.5, for some reason I cannot mount my ext card. Is there a safe, idiot proof way to wipe upgrade from 2.5.5 to 2.6? I've tried looking for an update from Goo Manager but found nothing. How can I update my existing 2.5.5 to 2.6? All help is greatly appreciated.

Asus TF 700T

SndChsr
[Asus Transformer TF700] drewski_1:
I don't think so, but you can quickly clear it with a left swipe

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In Goo Manager -> Click on the 3 dot menu in the upper right corner and select "Install OpenRecoveryScript"
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
Fastboot Install

All credit goes to team win, right on there web site!!!!!:p

http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/tf700t/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-tf700t.blob

You will need adb and fastboot for this method. Download the above file, check the md5, rename to twrp.blob and put the file in the same directory as your fastboot.exe (unless you have /platform-tools in PATH then you can flash from anywhere). Turn off your device and boot to fastboot (power on while holding volume down, then select the usb icon and hit volume up to confirm). The device will now be in fastboot mode. Plug the device into your computer. Run the following command via the command line:

fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery twrp.blob
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
and then issue one of the following when it finishes ;)

fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot

or

fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot-bootloader

:
[Asus Transformer TF700] abbyl75:
Got some problems for installing TWRP.

I Have a TF700T with asus ROM for the moment, rooted and unlocked. I installed Goomanager.

When i want to install TWRP via the three buttons for menu. I got a sheet telling me that my download is about to start but it never starts...

Same when I tried alternatives solutions, in bootloader I got 3 icons, RCK one, Android one and the wipe data one. And so I don't find any USB one...

Can someone help me ?
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Fastboot USB is turned on always now in the boot loader - there is no icon anymore.

You can no longer install TWRP from goo manager. They have removed that functionality - at least for now. You'll have to use the fastboot method from a pc.
[Asus Transformer TF700] abbyl75:
Ok, so how can I install it ? Could you guide me please?
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Try my favorite website: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=fastboot+tutorial

;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] abbyl75:
Since with it...which by the way I did prior to your answer... that does not help at all so.

Maybe my question is too nooby for you and I'm sorry for that... I used the scott program with the image of WRTP and then bootloaded and arrived on the three icons.

Then what do I do?
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
You use the next option on Scotts program. I think it walks you through the steps.

Be careful though Scotts recovery installer installs a very old recovery now so you may need to update it. The old recoveries can brick if you factory reset on the boot loader.
[Asus Transformer TF700] abbyl75:
thanks sbdags :good:, I succeeded with it. I am now flashing the cromi x rom.
[Asus Transformer TF700] mikew29:
I'm seeing twrp 2.6.3.1 in goomanager. Is this a working version?
[Asus Transformer TF700] CalPolyRock:
So can we depend on TWRP anymore or not? CM11 thread says that it may not work for backups and restores due to SElinux issues.

There's also a slightly newer version via goo manager that's not mentioned in the OP.

Is nobody maintaining it anymore?

I like it much better than CWM, so kinda sad if this really happening.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
[citation needed] :) where does it say that it doesn't work for backups? I know that the current official TWRP version doesn't work for *installing* Android 4.4, but you can use the unofficial build from bryce09's OmniROM thread for now.

It is being maintained, but there are still some 4.4-specific compatibility issues to sort out, for example compatibility with old and new update-binaries in the flashable zips (the in-memory format for properties has changed).
[Asus Transformer TF700] CalPolyRock:
Here's the citation - a post from [MENTION=2077215]dasunsrule32[/MENTION] on a CM thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48203897&postcount=4
[Asus Transformer TF700] dasunsrule32:
I think the main issue [MENTION=912474]Dees_Troy[/MENTION] had mentioned, was that it was getting too large for the recovery partition on the tf700t. I'd have to talk with him on this though. We had some discussion as well about SELINUX, but that may have been resolved since.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
2.6.3.0 was a bit too large for the recovery partition, then Dees_Troy changed kernel compression to LZMA and created 2.6.3.1. But this kernel still doesn't support the ext4 security attributes, so setting metadata fails in 4.4 installers.

In the OmniROM thread, bryce09 posted an unofficial 2.6.3 build with a SELinux-enabled kernel, and the changelog for 2.6.3 says "Proper backup and restore of SELinux contexts (thanks to Tassadar)", so I would assume it should work.

A new official build would be nice though.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
2.6.3.2 has been released a few days ago. No official changelog and I haven't tested it yet, but I'd guess that it works with 4.4 ROMs.
[Asus Transformer TF700] MotoFlasher:
I just tested the new TWRP 2.6.3.2

Menu, settings, .... everything works.

Backup - OK

WIPE - OK

Flash CM11 - OK

For me everything Works with CM11/Kitkat. The only thing is ... it seems "slower". From my feeling it takes a lot longer to flash/wipe etc.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Ozark_8125:
I'm not sure it's a twrp issue - cwm is taking forever also. I'm going to try flashing cm11 with cwm like suggested first, but then switch back to twrp and try it after taking a nandroid.. cwm seems so... 2009.. :silly:
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Twrp has always been much faster than cwm but cwm offers a more robust recovery especially when it comes to running scripts.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Ozark_8125:
e.g., running aroma installer (or does that bypass the scriptability variance between cwm and twrp?)
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Aroma works the same on both, but there are other shell scripts I have that run fine in CWM but TWRP does not have the libraries or capabilities to execute them like a simple odex script or zip align script or other basic features that work fine in CWM. Don't get me wrong I prefer TWRP due to it's speed. It is much faster backing up and restoring, fixing permissions, etc. It has a better interface and CWM feels like working in treacle sometimes but I still fall back to CWM to do the work horse jobs ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
If you have a specific shell script that works in CWM but not in TWRP, let me know.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
I'll send you the link now ;)

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319202699

That is the reodex script I use. I know the zip align binary needs updating but even when I did that with a TWRP compatible binary it still executes but doesn't complete.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
OK, the dexopt-wrapper and zipalign binaries in this zip are dynamically linked against Android system libraries, and you don't set LD_LIBRARY_PATH in your script.

Fix: set it near the beginning of your odex script:

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/system/lib:.:/sbin

Tell me if it works. :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Ah OK that makes sense - I'll add that - first have to switch back to TWRP and install my deodex rom to test it against ;)

Edit : [MENTION=4878287]_that[/MENTION] did it work? Yes it did!! :D You can't believe how long that has been annoying me and such a simple fix :) Means I can now roll out a deodex rom and have people odex on their own now :) Many thanks mate!
[Asus Transformer TF700] Ghorin:
It's not often that i see you learning something here. Usually you are one of the teachers here ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
That is the master teacher mate ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
2.6.3.2

I am having issues with format data....I click the button, type yes and it just hangs, the tablet will still put itself to sleep and I can turn it back on and swipe and get back into recovery ....says it formatting data but nothing ever happens..Am I missing something... Thx as always lj

And now on reboot its asking for a password... Which Ive help xda member fix after they have installed the wrong recovery... I am sure I got the corrent blob for my 700.... not sure what the deal is????

Be aware it ended in a Soft Brick.... Just a FYI
[Asus Transformer TF700] Ozark_8125:
Simple? Hmm.. reminds me of watching the amazing, late Mr. Bob Ross on PBS here in the states - he made painting look so simple.. but then like a fool I pick up my paintbrush and make a mess!! You guys rock, but there's a lot of work behind 'simple' :good:
[Asus Transformer TF700] Ozark_8125:
I'm having the same problem. Was having shutdowns with ET / ov (I'm sure it was an overheat issue) then tried rebooting and got one of those UID data partition problems / take your chances... ended up that just reflashing cromi took care of it... whew... but it looked hopeless for a while because trying to factory reset from twrp 2632 was always failing. Might have to take a second look at CWM even though the backups take 15 minutes or so...
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Official 2.7 is now available on the TWRP web site. http://teamw.in/project/twrp2

If you format /data with this version and it appears to hang, give it 1-2 hours, it is erasing unused blocks on the eMMC (trim/discard). At least that was the case with my unofficial version.
[Asus Transformer TF700] andybarker:
Not able to install TWRP recovery from the app. Going to the goo.im site, download redirects to

an unavailable server at 108 dot 166 dot 171 dot 37. Not sure if this is a goo im issue or a TWRP issue?

Edit:

Working now. Wasn't using goo.im, but a similar looking site. Guessing there was a glitch somewhere for a few days.
[Asus Transformer TF700] drewski_1:
looks like a Goo issue. i got a same error trying to download a GApps package.
[Asus Transformer TF700] bloodylipp:
i need the zip file, i cant use the playstore due to not being able to get from a boot screen. i need to do a format and im stuck.
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Hu???????
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
You can use TWRP to install the blob directly. Here are the steps. This assumes you currently have some version of TWRP 2.6.1+ installed already.

Grab the 2.7.1.1 TWRP blob file from http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/tf700t (scroll to the bottom).

Copy the TWRP blob file to your microSD. For the sake of these steps rename it twrp_2711.blob.

Insert the microSD into the tablet, and boot the tablet into recovery.

Go to Advanced --> Terminal Command

In the Browse to Starting Folder dialog that pops up, be sure to find your microSD (/external_sdcard - you may need to go up one level first, maybe even twice, as it may default to the internal storage).

Select /external_sdcard, and once you can see the contents of that folder (basically, the folders on your microSD) then press the Select Folder button at the right.

Enter the following command EXACTLY (assuming you named the file twrp_2711.blob as I said to above:

dd if=twrp_2711.blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4

. NOTE: there is a space between blob and of, and the mmcblk0p4 has to be exactly correct, or you may brick the device. That's M M C B L K Zero P Four. Also, I know the original instructions included the full path to the location of the twrp_2711.blob, but since the terminal command allows you to select your starting location, and you select where the file is located, you do not need to enter the path, only the file name itself, not even a leading / is needed

Let it do its thing, then exit out of terminal command, and then reboot and let the recovery get installed (blue progress bar). Then it will automatically reboot again.

That should get you working with latest TWRP.

Non-booting system, I'm assuming, but has a working recovery - and since he's trying to install TWRP, I'm hoping / assuming he already has a previous version of TWRP on there.

HTH
[Asus Transformer TF700] RedSkyRoad:
I'm on CWM and the Play store App does not download/install anything. Just freezes up...

I need another way of installing this please...
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Jeez! Is there a contest happening on XDA for "most nebulous post possible" I don't know about?????

This is the third one today...

Guys, if you need help, could you be bothered to write a detailed post with your setup, version numbers, how you got into the mess and what you've tried instead of expecting us to mind read between non-existing lines???

Some app from the Play Store not working? For what? How about this: http://bit.ly/1lWOKzX
[Asus Transformer TF700] KilerG:
Seems TWRP doesn't want to mount either of my microSD cards. I just got a new one, and now it won't seem to mount in Android either (though it mounts on Windows just fine). Strange though, because my old one mounts in Android (why does the brand new one not mount in Android after mounting there all day?), but neither mount in TWRP. I want to install a ROM to my SD card...
[Asus Transformer TF700] LetMeKnow:
It sounds like your sd format in ntfs...:confused: You may want to check your sd format or refomat it with exfat or fat32 to see if it works, good luck...:fingers-crossed:
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
What brand did you buy? Could be a faulty card if it worked all day and then not anymore. It pays to invest in a good quality card like ScanDisk.
[Asus Transformer TF700] KilerG:
I bought a 16GB Sandisk Ultra card, it shouldn't be a cheap card.

It's always been FAT32. I reformatted it to exFAT, nothing. I reformatted it again to FAT32, nothing. It weird, it doesn't do anything when I plug it in, but when I remove it, it tells me I removed an SD card unexpectedly.

Also this card was working under CWM, but not TWRP or Android....
[Asus Transformer TF700] mikew29:
Deleted. . .fixed
[Asus Transformer TF700] bsammon:
fastboot method vs dd method

So, reading the doc page at

http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/105

I see a "fastboot method" of install which has you do "fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery twrp.blob"

and a "ADB/terminal method" of install which has you do "dd if=/sdcard/twrp.blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4"

It looks like the ADB/terminal method is to flash to the Staging partition, while the fastboot method is to flash it directly to the Recovery partition.

Am I reading this correctly, and if so, can anyone explain the difference?
[Asus Transformer TF700] Sunset Rider:
Im getting a problem trying to update my TWRP.

Im going from a slightly older version, and I have been unable to get the play store link to work. It keep erroring out and freezing. It's giving a huge page of code and errors. Im coming from 2.6.3.1
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Both methods flash the recovery to the staging partition. The next boot will flash them to the recovery partition.

I don't understand... You cannot update TWRP from the Play Store. Either you have to flash the latest version in fastboot or use an app like GooManager or Flashify.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Sunset Rider:
I uh somehow got it working LOL.

I googled adb and found a link on XDA and followed the instructions off twrp's site and I have now 2.7.1.1

Im really surprised that worked.

The app wasnt working and neither was goomanager
[Asus Transformer TF700] bsammon:
Wouldn't "fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash staging twrp.blob" flash it to the staging partition?

Do all three methods do the exact same thing?
[Asus Transformer TF700] BobBro:
Thanks :)

Thanks-followed everything you said here and it all worked great.

Love to green coats on the birds :cool:
[Asus Transformer TF700] Mikerla:
I was told to drop you guys a note about a backup restore changing the format of my data partition.

I backup a ext4 (System/data) of Crombi-KK 4.4.4 and tried to restore to a Data2SD where I formatted the data partition to F2FS before the restore. Then I did the restore and TWRP 2.7.1.1 reformatted my data partition on my micro sd card to ext4 before the data was partition was restored. Is this supposed to happen?

I was told that TWRP did not do this previously.

Thanks
[Asus Transformer TF700] edgex:
Just got a brand new TF700T today. I unlocked it and rooted it successfully. I am trying to instal TWRP so I can instal CM11 however I cannot make it happen the easy way. Goomanager is gone (what happened with that?) from the play store. Both Flashify and TWRP Manager can't find a recovery for the TF700T. What gives?

Firmware 10.6.1.14.4-20130329 if it matters. JB 4.2.1.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
Yes, I am sure they have been disabled as those programs cant tell what BL version you are on ....

If you are on 14.4 i would say you need to upgrade to 14.10 ..

Then use fastboot to flash the recovery to the tablet ....

Shoot me a PM if you need more help with this ...

Thx Josh
[Asus Transformer TF700] edgex:
is it safe to update to 14.10? wont break my root or anything? Sorry to be that guy who cant use search, do you mind linking me to the best way to update? i downloaded it from asus' website already
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
You are unlocked right? So root isn't a problem but yes for LOCKED devices .10 used to break root but I think some of the later exploits like towelroot still work - but you won't nee them any more ;)

You can just flash a supersu package or full custom rom from custom recovery.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Mikerla:
Restore converts my data partion from f2fs to ext4

I have created nandroid backups on my data2sd configuration and have chosen to use f2fs for my data partition. Every time I restore one of my backups using TWRP 2.7.1.1 my data partition gets converted to ext4.

Is there any way to keep the partition formatted as f2fs when doing the restore?

I have been flashing data2sd1.zip before doing the restore.

Can you tell me if the 2.8.0.0 version has corrected this?
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
If the nandroid was off an ext4 partition TWRP 2.7.x will format the partition you want to restore to to ext4. No way around it...

2.8 just came out, no idea how it handles that particular task. Care to test it and let us know?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
There was a commit shortly after the 2.7.1.1 release that is supposed to correct that problem.
[Asus Transformer TF700] nibblet787:
I haven't tried this yet on my TF700T, but this works on my Nexus 4 TWRP backups:

Find your backup files in the TWRP directory on your SD card. Notice that, for each of the partitions, the file name contains file system it's formatted to. Simply rename the part of each backup file and replace the file system name with the one you want.

For example, if you have an ext4 backup and want to restore to an f2fs partition, simply locate all instances where it says "ext4" in the file name and replace with "f2fs". It's really that simple.

Again, I know for sure this works on Nexus 4 and TWRP, since I just did it earlier today. So, I'm hoping the same trick applies across all TWRP-supported devices. I've also done it with TWRP versions prior to, and including, the newest 2.8.0 release.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Mikerla:
I tried nibblet787's fix and it worked. The data partition restored to f2fs. Thanks nibblet787!
[Asus Transformer TF700] nibblet787:
You're welcome. Just glad I could finally contribute something back to the community!
[Asus Transformer TF700] CalPolyRock:
Awesome to see a twrp update! Has anyone confirmed that its backing up and recovering zombi on f2fs correctly?

I assume the f2fs restore bug fix is in there too?

Mtp working?

Thanks
[Asus Transformer TF700] toolmanz:
I just downloaded the .blob file. If I remember correctly I just rename to a .zip instead of .blob and then flash in existing 2.7.0.1 TWRP. Just checkin' :what:
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Er no. You must flash it from fastboot....
[Asus Transformer TF700] toolmanz:
Thanks for the quick reply - I always mess this up - why don't they post a .zip file? Dummy like me can't mess that up - I think?

Thanks again
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
So that you learn how to update your device properly? I don't know really as it's just another method of applying it and very handy if you don't have a PC avail. I mean some people just use tablets right?

You can make the zip yourself. Find a previous flashable zip and update the blob inside with the new one - just give the same name to overwrite the old one and it will work ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] Bobg1231:
You could also flash the blob using terminal emulator on the tablet.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
You can but that method is much more dangerous if you get the command wrong = brick ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] Mikerla:
Can we change the name of the zip file after replacing the boot.blob file with the new openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-tf700t.blob (after renaming it to boot.blob of course)?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
You can name the zip file whatever you want. Only the name of the blob inside the zip must match with the name reference in updater-script inside the zip.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Mikerla:
Thanks

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So I used this the flashable TWRP 2.6.3-that3 as the container replaced the blob and renamed the zip file twrp-2.8.0.1.zip and flashed this from TWRP. The version shows up as 2.6.3-that3. Is there some reference to the file name inside the zip or did my blob replacement not work?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
You must reboot after flashing a recovery or kernel so that the bootloader can move the boot image to the target partition. After you see the blue progress bar on the bootloader screen and it vibrates again, you can immediately press Volume-down to get to the bootloader menu.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Mikerla:
I used the zip for a container replaced the blob and rebooted after the flash. The top of the screen says that I am on 2.6.3 that's recovery. I was on 2.7.0.1(I think). It was the first version that included whatever the 2.6.3-that3 had in it.

Is there something in the zip that needs to be changed to fix the version
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Nope - it sounds like you haven't done it right.

You take the latest twrp.blob and rename it to whatever the 2.6.3.blob files is called inside the flashable zip. Then you copy that renamed file into the zip so it overwrites the old blob

job done.
[Asus Transformer TF700] RedSkyRoad:
I tried terminal, it did not work.

I tried this (fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery twrp.blob), it just hangs... Do I cancel it?

PS: The Play store app is just a farse...

This is the first time I have issues with this damn recovery...
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
That's a fastboot command. You can't use it in terminal...???
[Asus Transformer TF700] RedSkyRoad:
You misunderstood me- I tried the terminal command AND i tried the fastboot command via PC
[Asus Transformer TF700] powder man:
download TWRP 2.8.0.1

hi,

can someone provide me with a direct link to "TWRP 2.8.0.1 touch recovery" for my asus tf700t.:eek:

looks like i can not find it :crying:

thank you.

pm
[Asus Transformer TF700] andybarker:
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/tf700t
[Asus Transformer TF700] powder man:
hi andybarker,

thank you very much:good:

did you already installed this blob?

if, what method did you use?

pm
[Asus Transformer TF700] andybarker:
Look at the TeamWin site for all the details.

http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/105
[Asus Transformer TF700] phazer11:
I'm using TWRP v2.6.1.0 I assume there's no reason to go through the bother of putting the new version on there?
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
On where?

What bother? It's a 8 sec flash...

Depends on what you want to run and if you want the new features....