yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Transformer TF300T General] kaos420:
part of the reason i haven't done mine. until we get a o.c kernel its not worth it i have o.c on cm10.1 with 4.2.2 . not worth the plunge until then . once we get source and sd does his magic. ill do it. but i feel like ive read the thread so much i see it in my sleep.lol

Sent From My Unlocked & Rooted 4.2.2 Android Powered []D [] []V[] []D TF300T
[Transformer TF300T General] wetbiker7:
I'm glad you made this thread Joel. Hopefully people will take the time to actually read because It will definitely help them out.

I've decided to revert back to CROMI 3.3 for now. Everything works for me plus I still have the option to change ROMs and overclock the kernel.

Hopefully an OC Kernel will be released soon.

Sent from my LG-LG855 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Transformer TF300T General] Langduscher:
Just to make sure: this file contains the patched TWRP for 4.2.1

Good post! :good:
[Transformer TF300T General] joelalmeidaptg:
Just bumping up this post ;)

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using CROMI
[Transformer TF300T General] treo4life:
Hopefully people will read this!
[Transformer TF300T General] wetbiker7:
No doubt. The TF300 makes a VERY expensive paperweight. :cool:

I'm actually surprised that I haven't seen anyone in here asking for help using Team Viewer. lol :cyclops:
[Transformer TF300T General] Winter Is Coming:
Unbelievable!!!

I just went to stock 4.2 and was in the process of fastbooting the new TWRP recovery (for 4.2) onto my tablet. I flashed recovery and then entered the reboot command. Just then, I noticed I was in the wrong folder and I flashed the wrong twrp.blob file - the old one!! I panicked and unplugged immediately (about 10 seconds after the reboot command was entered). I didn't know what to do then, so I chose the wipe data option on the fastboot protocol screen.

Now I'm stuck on the ASUS screen - the one that says "The Device is Unlocked" in the top left. If I hold power and volume down it reboots right back to this screen - not able to get to the fastboot protocol screen. I'm pretty sure I'm bricked. Can someone confirm if this is the case? Is there anyway out of this mess?

So mad at myself right now...
[Transformer TF300T General] joelalmeidaptg:
Yup, you are... :( I think only Asus can fix it now :'(

Hey could you please try something? There is a reset spot on our tablet, bellow the SD card thing. Use a paper clip or something to click on it and tell me if that helped
[Transformer TF300T General] Winter Is Coming:
Good idea on the reset button, but it did not help in this case. After pressing the button with a paperclip the screen would go black for ~3 seconds and then go right back to the ASUS screen. I tried again to get into fastboot mode, but no dice. This thing is toast! I guess I'll have to RMA this brick.

Folks, please don't be careless like me and make sure you flash the correct recovery files.
[Transformer TF300T General] joelalmeidaptg:
Well, now we know that the reset button is useless... :( Bad luck for you man...
[Transformer TF300T General] omidz:
Well...I actually tried to flash old ROMs a good number o times but it didn't bricked my tab! Thanks for warning though :)
[Transformer TF300T General] sbdags:
Roms aren't the issue. It's the old recovery with the latest bootloader that causes the brick.
[Transformer TF300T General] ocapad:
I didnt get bricked doing this , Why ?

Ive instaled twrp 2.4.4.0 In my tf300 with android 4.2.1 and it worked but it not mount any directory , so i cant instal any rom . Next i found a custom twrp recovery and it mount all but i try to instal PA from aospa and it not boots , so i reinstal OTA with any problem .
[Transformer TF300T General] sbdags:
Where does it say you can install PA above? You must be on the 4.1.1 bootloader for PA. There are only 2 roms currently compatible with the 4.2.1 bootloader as it says above.......
[Transformer TF300T General] ocapad:
What i mean is That i could instal a recovery with out hardbricking my tf300.

Enviado desde mi ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T usando Tapatalk 2
[Transformer TF300T General] joelalmeidaptg:
How did you reinstalled OTA without a working recovery? o0

There are many reports on Q&A of people that hard bricked their tablets, they broke even their fastboot by installing a wrong recovery. Godly was an example of a "experienced" user that ended up with an unrecoverable tablet.

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using CROMI
[Transformer TF300T General] ocapad:
The oficial twrp.blob file v2.4.4.0 didnt work because it didnt mount any partition but i found a modified file That solve this problem. After flashing this recovery ive could instal the ota firmwere but losing my recovery. After i just reinstal the recovery.

Enviado desde mi ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T usando Tapatalk 2
[Transformer TF300T General] pcoussa:
Joel! You have just saved my tablet man! I was just about to flash an incompatible ROM and somehow came across this thread.

A BIG thanks to you mate!

Cheers
[Transformer TF300T General] lk2l:
untill you ave fastboot access or adb acces should be possible to restore the system to stock version with out big big trouble..
[Transformer TF300T General] VICODAN:
Yes this happened to me. Is there any fix?

---------- Post added at 02:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:17 PM ----------

Can you provide the steps to do this?
[Transformer TF300T General] spikehome:
I bricked mine to see post HERE

got it today back from asus.

it is runnung now 4.1

want to install cyanogemod again but a bit afraid now:silly:
[Transformer TF300T General] Rhian:
If you're on 4.2.1 there is only one way to get roms for pre-4.2.1 working and that is by downgrading your FW. (Note that you DO need the patched TWRP for it to work!

See: [HOW-TO] Upgrade or Downgrade to any stock JB Firmware

Other than that you are UNABLE to install any other roms than the ones listed in the OP at the moment.

As with everything else on this site

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY!
[Transformer TF300T General] cmendonc2:
This needs to be stickied and bolded in the dev section :D
[Transformer TF300T General] chrismine:
Just to make sure – I have TWRP unpatched and if I want to install JB4.2 it will work as the recovery is already installed. Not AFTER upgrading to 4.2...

Sorry if it sounds like a stupid question as I have bricked another TF300TG before.
[Transformer TF300T General] splashg:
What "modified file" was this?
[Transformer TF300T General] joelalmeidaptg:
Updated the main thread with info about the new TWRP!
[Transformer TF300T General] pcoussa:
This is correct. On the TWRP site you will see a JB variant that has 42 in its file name. This is the one you want after you have the 4.2 boot loader.

Just flash it the normal way and you're right to go!
[Transformer TF300T General] chrismine:
Again to make doubly sure, I do the upgrade to JB 4.2 first with existing recovery which is now 2.5 JB version and then install the TWRP 4.2 recovery?
[Transformer TF300T General] joelalmeidaptg:
yes, that's right

Sometimes I die... - PDA
[Transformer TF300T General] chrismine:
Thanks a lot!
[Transformer TF300T General] grcsus51:
There is no solution?

I was a victim of flashing the 2.5 TWRP.

Now I only have access to APX Mode. Is there anything I can do?
[Transformer TF300T General] joelalmeidaptg:
Send the tablet to Asus...

Sometimes I die... - PDA
[Transformer TF300T General] kaos420:
How were you q victim? You didn't read and flashed.your own fault

Sent from magical jelly bean.
[Transformer TF300T General] Vep-User:
TWRP 4.2.2.0 Mod resqued me.

I've been sitting on the TF300T 10.6.1.8 update for a month now simply because I didn't see a reason to update from JB 4.1.

Today I installed the update which removed my recovery, forced TWRP to present me with a "Password" prompt (once I reinstalled it), and

locked me out of my units storage. After a couple of hour of searching, a link brought me back here to xda where I found a link for the

team at twrp, to a modified copy of TWRP v.4.2.2.0.

I fastbooted the TWRP, and installed "root-signed & UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.25" at the same time.

Everything is back to normal; No Worries!

:fingers-crossed:

P.S. I had installed over a rooted Asus version JB 4.1, so my unit was never bricked, it just wasn't rootable.
[Transformer TF300T General] funnel71:
Has anyone successfully gotten the tarp 2.5.0.0 4.2 build installed and working? I'm using the patched 2.4.4.0 and kind of skid dish of trying it. Its on their site. Can't imagine them posting it if it didn't work but just fishing for others that tried.
[Transformer TF300T General] joelalmeidaptg:
Read what I wrote at the end of TWRP thread. The recovery is messed up and shows a double screen. We have to wait for the developer to fix it

Sometimes I die... - PDA
[Transformer TF300T General] f69m:
Congrats, finding and using the patched TWRP prevented you from bricking your beloved tablet.

Glad to hear some people can search and read and do the right thing!

Oh well, sarcasm off, really glad to hear it worked for you.

To be honest, I am not sure I would not have bricked mine, if it had been delivered with 4.2.

I guess I just needed to vent off on all the reports of the poor people who did. ;)
[Transformer TF300T General] Vep-User:
I don't believe I was ever in danger of Bricking my unit. I just wasn't able to Root it.

I previously rooted the unit with JB 4.1, and undated it using TWRP 2.5.0.0. After the update, all versions of TWRP, and the latest version

CWM locked me out of accessing my storage in these Recovery modules.

P.S. I first reinstalled TWRP 2.5.0.0 JB, then tried TWRP 2.5.0.0 4.2.

Version 2.5.0.0 4.2 resulted in a unresponsive double screen.
[Transformer TF300T General] joelalmeidaptg:
Yes, the developer messed that out. You need to use 2.4.4.0 !

Sometimes I die... - PDA
[Transformer TF300T General] Vep-User:
What about TWRP 2.5.0.0

Can any one confirm that once Root is set back in place with TWRP 2.4.4.0, TWRP can then be updated to version 2.5.0.0-4.2?

That is the version that should be used with the 4.2 bootloader right?

:confused:
[Transformer TF300T General] joelalmeidaptg:
Search before asking... TWRP 2.5 is bugged, it results on a double-unresponsive-screen. Stick with 2.4.4 for now

Sometimes I die... - PDA
[Transformer TF300T General] joelalmeidaptg:
I removed the 2.5.0.0 warning from the main thread since it is now compatible with our tablet (please make sure you took the last update from Asus). Also added instructions for manual download of TWRP for the new bootloader.

This post is now also valid to TF300TG since they recieved the new update.
[Transformer TF300T General] tt1106:
Sadly, My tf300t is Bricked. TWRP update killed it. I bought another one....swore I was going to leave it stock....and I did.....for 2 days. :angel:
[Transformer TF300T General] spikehome:
LOL
[Transformer TF300T General] matt95:
too late :D mine has been bricked since april :D
[Transformer TF300T General] ZenoTasedro:
thank you

Thank you for posting this! I haven't bricked my tablet yet and this will help keep it that way (i hope)
[Transformer TF300T General] kream21:
Words of wisedom.

MOD EDIT: No need to quote the entire OP. ;)

I learned all of this today just by using Google. Be very careful with this new bootloader. Thanks to xda and Google and some others who have had some issues with this problem I was able to get twrp 2.5, root and flash AOSPA from from paranoidandroid. Make sure that when you are flashing from fastboot that you are connect to USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 ports. TWRP 2.5 needs a fast connection and won't flash it you not connected to at least USB 2.0. Good luck everyone and thanks xda!
[Transformer TF300T General] manikkumar20:
Hi

Confused after reading lot of threads and other details to flash custom recovery an all...

i have few confusions plz help me..

I am having Unlocked boot loader with stock and rooted 4.2.1 jb..but no TWRP or CWM yet.

my tablet came with ICS but Now i am on latest 4.2.1 by ASUS via OTA.

1. So should i flash TWRP 2.5.0.0 jb 42.blob or TWRP 2.4.4xx.Blo as i read that 2.5 have bugs? what do u suggest ??

2. and My factory firmware is TW SKU...not WW or US..so if i flash TWRP recovery can i flash WW or US SKU based Custom Rom for 4.2.1?

Please help me i have searched a lot read a lot..just final clarifications...i am frustrated want to flash custom rom ASAP and dnt wanna Brick my Tablet!

Thanks in advance.:)
[Transformer TF300T General] djlunatix:
It's not that serious.:cowboy:

I accidentally installed TWRP-JB on my TF300TG 10.6.2.3... twice.

I only discovered TWRP-4.2 AFTER I spent 30 minutes puzzling with TWRP wouldn't mount any folders :angel:

Thank God for exceptional devices?
[Transformer TF300T General] funnel71:
You were lucky. others who have done the same have bricked their devices, in that nothing would load but twrp on boot and no way to flash a ROM.
[Transformer TF300T General] tirjahhl:
So do I understand this?

Ok, I'm now effectively swamped with way too many version numbers and acronyms (Things used to be so simple before they started messing with the bootloaders)

I have read through ALL the posts at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2187982 and no know that the TWRP version is pretty important. Unfortunately I cannot figure out from any of the posts the exact order of flashing 4.2.1, new TWRP, old TWRP, etc...

I'm now on 4.1.1 (CleanROM Inheritence - it's pretty much stock, but with a cool kernel) and I've got Clockworkmod Touch Recovery... I've read that I need TWRP, so I'll load it. Now tell me if I'm doing this right?

1 - flash/fastboot TWRP for 4.1

2 - follow Method 3 in the link above (btw thanks http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=4658366 for the post)

3 - flah the 4.2 version of TWRP before or after??? reboot?

(I'll admit to being a (half-)noob in the JB circle, but not in the ROMing/flash/fastboot circles)

Anyways, thanks to OP for the heads up on the recovery version whatsists....

EDIT....

Ok, after two days of Google and lurking on XDA (and a very tense moment when my battery died during flash - NOOB mistake, I know:)

If one wants to up from 4.1 and use the bootloader discussed here...

1 - charge battery (Obvious, yes - this is just in case :)

2 - Get the 4.2.1 firmware from ASUS website

3 - Flash it - I had to use fastboot, the .zip didn't want to flash (got the tf300tg, always been buggy)

4 - DO NOT ENTER RECOVERY YET... First download a recovery for 4.2. I tried it and was stuck in a weird screen - I have seen plenty of bootloops, but this was not one... Luckily fastboot helped, I reflashed the stock 4.2.1 and let the initial boot/setup finish

5 - Use fastboot to install the new TWRP (the one for 4.2.1, Version 2.5.0.0)

...and there it is.

P.S. I know this might be slightly off topic (soz OP), but I'm not sure where else to post :)
[Transformer TF300T General] tirjahhl:
TWRP 2.6.0.0 made available

[MENTION=4658366]joelalmeidaptg[/MENTION] added TWRP 2.6.0.0...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2187982&page=51
[Transformer TF300T General] ebi4321:
It's not too late, bro ;)

hey guys, finally a solution is found :)

spread the word, because many people out there need it :)

I've opened a new thread in General section...

I recovered mine very easily :)
[Transformer TF300T General] noahvt:
LOL when you said this

I flashed a TF700T kernel multiple times, result: everything works except wi-fi!
[Transformer TF300T General] joelalmeidaptg:
You probably flashed one tf700 4.2 kernel. In the time I wrote this post there wasn't 4.2 for TF700 yet.

Enviado do meu TF300T utilizando Tapatalk 4
[Transformer TF300T General] t3chwizard:
I just flashed an old recovery.........what can I do to fix it.....or is it permanently bricked
[Transformer TF300T General] e.coyote:
Have you try this...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2403674

hope it works
[Transformer TF300T General] t3chwizard:
I can't even get into recovery or fastboot all the device does is constantly reboot when I try the reset button or hold volume down I don't know what to do
[Transformer TF300T General] larscn:
confused

What is the difference between twrp for JB and the ones for 4.2. ???

My tablet is 4.2.1 and I've upgraded over the air with official updates from ASUS.

Build number is JOP40D.WW_epad-10.6.1.27.5-20130902

Need to root to flash new digitizer firmware (and I'd like to remove som bloatware or install CM). Motochopper didn't work so I need custom recovery to root.

Which version of TWRP should I flash?

From the TWRP website I understand I should go with the JB version:

Have I understood it correctly?:confused:

edit:

Read some more on the TWRP:

So JB is for 4.1 as I understand it. Close call. Going to flash a -4.2 twrp now.....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] blackinches:
I have a Gnex with JBSourcery v4.3

I recently browsed the forums and saw there was a new version(v5). I downloaded the rom and GAPPS for it. Plugged my Gnex into my computer via USB and transferred the files to the root directory.

I went to recovery to wipe/flash but NONE of the roms on my phone(even the v4.3 JBSourcery I had from earlier this year) were no where to be found. I loaded my phone back up(after restoring of course) and connected USB again, all of the files are there(even the new ones).

What's the deal? I don't see ANYTHING when I go to apply update from SD card except default folders(android, DCIM, etc). not one single file is to be found.

ANy idea?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
update your recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] blackinches:
why would that matter? i installed several different roms a month ago without any problems.

about to update CWM and try

thx
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] blackinches:
just updated. same problem still. god damn it, i don't understand.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] standa75:
Did you turn on encryption? Because cwm is not able to list encrypted partitions.I prefer to use twrp recovery.

Edit: if you can list other folders this is not related to encryption. I would suggest to check that there really exists zip files in your update folder or permissions are ok for your files.

Btw are you aware of 0 folders in your path listing?

Odesláno z mého Galaxy Nexus pomocí Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] blackinches:
i don't know what encryption is or really any of the stuff you mentioned. i've had this phone since the fall and have had 0 problems flashing roms(cm10, jbsourcery, etc). this is the first time i've not been able to see any zip files in recovery.

can any one help me?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] najaboy:
Have you trotted pointing your recovery to the proper folder? It seems that you may have an issue with nested directories.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] blackinches:
well any time i've flashed any other roms once i went to the option to pick which zip i want to install/update it has never done this. the files have always showed at the root directory(where i keep my rom files) of the gnex itself.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
did you go from a 4.1.x based rom to a 4.2.x based rom?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Zook024:
Currently my phone cannot boot up, get's stuck at the HTC white screen. I am trying to follow the directions here but I'm having some trouble. I can get into the recovery screen and by doing so it automatically starts loading the PG32IMG.zip file but does not do anything after that and I am unsure how to proceed. So far I have tried installing the .zip using the ClockworkMod Recovery but when I attempt to do so it says it can't open and just says (bad), installation aborted. Currently it is S-ON and I do not know if I can change it to S-OFF if I cannot boot it up. Right now I am waiting for the download to finish for this guide and I will hopefully be able to switch it but in the meantime if anyone has any ideas I would certainly like to hear from you.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] gtdtm:
What happened before it got stuck at the white screen? Were you trying to flash a rom?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Zook024:
yes. I managed to root it last night and was attempting to add this rom this morning. I don't remember what steps I took exactly (I knew I should have written it down!) and now it refuses to boot up. I am able to get into the recovery mode and access the SD card by mounting it to my PC but that's it.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] gtdtm:
So you are HTC dev unlocked but not s-off if I'm understanding correctly. The flashing steps are a little different. You need to look around for flashing instructions for dev unlocked phones. I believe the Viper rom thread has the instructions, and they work for any rom.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Zook024:
yes you would be correct in that understanding, is this the one you are talking about?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] gtdtm:
Yes, his install instructions from that OP are:

Be s-off (or dev unlock)

Install a custom recovery (twrp/4ext)

Download the ROM and place it on your external SD card.

Do a nandroid backup!

Start rom install process and make sure you select to wipe data in aroma

Select your desired setup in aroma, and finish

Reboot the device and enjoy!

If you are dev unlock, you need to pull the boot.img from the rom zip and fastboot it in hboot

I'm not dev unlock, so I've never actually done this, which is why I'm not being more specific. The boot.img is already in the zip you downloaded for the rom.

If you look in this thread, the phone is different, but the flash steps should be identical according to my understanding:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28301167&postcount=1
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Zook024:
well I managed to install the ROM successfully but it still refuses to boot up, I've run out of ideas at this point, no idea why it refuses to boot up.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] gtdtm:
More details will be very helpful to any of us that might be able to help you.

What rom are you trying to install?

What do you mean by won't boot up. Are you getting past the HTC screen now?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Zook024:
my apologies, I had originally attempted to install this ROM. I thought I had followed the directions to the letter, obviously I screwed up somewhere. I then attempted to perform a factory reset from the ClockworkMod Recovery which yielded no results. I then attempted the Viper ROM, again wiping the data and that said installation was successful. Still it refused to boot. I then tried this return to stock and with that, the .zip folder is automatically loaded but then does nothing. As of right now I cannot get past the HTC screen.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] gtdtm:
Well don't panic first of all. It's not super easy for me to figure out what's going on because your setup is quite different from mine, but I'm willing to offer any knowledge I have gleaned from reading these forums (a lot).

When you tried to go to stock, you went to the bootloader and it found the PG32IMG? Or it just stayed on the options screen of reboot, recovery, factory reset, etc?

If it found the PG32IMG did it give you any messages? Did you check the md5 sum before trying to load it?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Zook024:
haha too late for that, I'm already freaking out. It does find the PG32IMG automatically as I said and proceeds to load it. I was able to catch the message it flashes before it goes back to the default list, "wrong zipped image!" That doesn't sound good. I had not checked the md5sum prior to this, just did so now, says the codes do not match. Pardon my utter cluelessness but what on earth does that mean?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] gtdtm:
You need to post the md5 sum from the return to stock thread, it is right below the download. If it doesn't match after that, you have a bad download and need to download it again on a good connection. I can't see the md5 very well in your screenshot, but it looks like it is correct. Then the other thing to check is that windows didn't add an extra .zip to the file name. You'll have to go into folder options and make it show known file types then see if it says it is PG32IMG.zip.zip or something. I'll keep looking around to help, but I'd suggest reading through a lot or all of that return to stock thread.

Is the file in the root of your microsd or in a different folder like downloads?