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[Asus Transformer TF700] strangestribu:
I'm still somewhat new to all this but after buying my tf700 last December I've been trying out a few things, unlocked/rooted and I have been happily using TWRP and various versions of Cromi X for months without any problem. Suddenly one day it didn't want to boot the ROM anymore and I have no idea the cuase (didn't just flash some kernel or drop the tablet, etc). I have TWRP 2.5.0.0 and CROMI-X 5.0.2.

I've dug through the forums and there doesn't seem to be anyone I can find who's having exactly the same problems:eek:. There was no special data I particuarlly needed on the tablet and I have backups on saved elsewhere so I am totally happy to wipe everything and start from scratch. I just want my tablet back. I'm just looking for the easist way to fix this (and I hope there is a way!) so any help is greatly appreciated.

Info is as follows:

Cromi x won't load stuck on ASUS logo. Same goes for cold booting

When I boot into recovery it says "Key driver not found.. Booting OS" at the top left

[when I enter TWRP it asks for password and says it can't mount E as below

when i "cancel" the password request i am taken to the usual home screen but installing from internal storage shows no files and a size of "0"

strangely I can get into the Micro SD card and load CROMI X from there which all goes through normally but at the finish when I'm going to reboot it says "No OS Installed!" and after restarting i'm back to same problem

I'm not getting the Fastboot USB logo I think I'm supposed to get in recovery when it is plugged it into my PC and ADB sideload in TWRP also not working (not so experienced with these though)

When I try to wipe data in TWRP I get "Failed" the message about being unable to mount E below

E: Unable to find partition size for '/misc'

E: Unable to find partition size for '/staging'

E: Unable to find partition size for '/data'

E: Unable to find partition size for '/boot''

E: Unable to find partition size for '/recovery'

Updating partition details...

E: Unable to mount '/system'

E: Unable to mount '/cache'

E: Unable to mount '/cache'

E:TNFunc::Copy_Log -- Can't open destination log file: '/cache/recovery/log'

E: Unable to set emmc bootloader message.

E: Unable to mount '/cache'

Updating partition details...

E: Unable to mount '/system'

E: Unable to mount '/cache'​
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Looks like some issue with the internal eMMC. Reboot your tablet into TWRP, connect it to your PC and run on the PC:

adb shell dmesg > dmesg.txt
adb shell ls -l /dev/block/mmc* > mmc.txt

Post the 2 resulting files.
[Asus Transformer TF700] strangestribu:
can't seem to connect through PC

Thanks very much for this. The problem I am having is I can't past the "error: device not found" message I get in the CMD on my (windows 7) PC. (yes I am opening the command line window on my android ADB folder). In fact the tablet doesn't appear in the Device Manager either. I'll admit I'm not so experienced working on the tablet through the PC (though I'm guessing I'm about to learn a lot), but I think the fact I get "Failed" when trying to ADB sideload in TWRP and nothing in the Device Manager is a big part of my problem though I'm stumped how to fix it.

Any ideas?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
You may not have the correct drivers, but even then it should at least appear as unknown device.

I don't know which drivers you need for Windows (it's easier under Linux) but maybe someone else can help you here. I remember sbdags once posted which drivers worked for him, maybe you find it using the search function.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Try these drivers:
[Asus Transformer TF700] strangestribu:
PC doesn't recognize tablet is plugged in

Thanks both for this, but the problem that I'm facing is I can't seem to get my PC to recognize the existence of the tablet (connected via USB with TWRP running) even as an unknown device. Because of this I'm not sure how to get the drivers loaded. Also have loaded Android SDK Build-Tools and Google USB Driver through the Android SDK Manager. That doesn't seem to solve it either.

Not surprisingly when I run fastboot from a cmd line window and look for adb devices the list is blank.

Not sure what else to do. Would be willing to create a second Ubuntu boot on my machine if using linux would help me get this fixed. Just at a loss about what to do.

Any further insights are welcome!!!
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Is the tablet connected directly to the PC? No dock, no USB hub?

To check if your USB cable works, you can boot your tablet into APX mode (hold volume-up while turning on). The screen will stay black but the backlight should be on. You can only do something useful in this mode if you have previously created your blob file for wheelie/nvflash, but at least your PC should recognize the Tegra APX device (vendor 0x0955, device 0x7030).

If that also doesn't work, boot any live Linux distribution and run "lsusb". If that also shows no trace of the tablet (vendor ID should be 0b05 for normal operation or recovery, or 0955 for APX mode), then either your cable or your tablet's USB connection is broken.
[Asus Transformer TF700] strangestribu:
Am I bricked?

Well you gave some great advice...I hadn't thought that the cable (which charges the tablet perfectly) could be the issue. I borrowed a cable from a friend who has the same machine and voila, recognized and could get into fastboot.

...and then with that problem solved, things got really bad.

I attempted to reflash TWRP on the tablet by pushing via fastboot as described on TeamWin's website. All was going perfectly until the tablet froze partway through the flash. Now when i power on, whether or not I hold vol down, I get a brief .5 seconds of the "Asus Inspiring innovation..." logo with a blue bar that goes up to about 75%, with "The device is unlocked" in the corner. After this brief 1/2 second it goes directly into APX -- black screen (though possibly back-lit) but, with the working Asus cable, Windows 7 recognizes the tablet as "Unknown Device"

I fear the device is now bricked as all the forums I've read seem to imply this. No, I didn't really know about creating a blob file for wheelie/nvflash before so don't have one (sure have read plenty about it now).

So...is this the end? Can I create a working blob file from my friend's device (I'm guessing not or it would have been thought of before)? or any other solution?

Or if not I've heard you can replace the motherboard though this is really unknown territory for me...I'm a bit curious so would be up for having a go but don't want to sink money into a helpless situation. Plus I don't know why any of this has happened in the first place so i fear there may be other parts that are not working properly.

Any useful insights on how to solve this problem I've created for myself would be greatly appreciated.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Sounds like it is bricked if you can't get into the bootloader.

What was the exact command you used to 'push' TWRP and which file did you use?
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
If you cannot get into the bootloader and APX mode is your only access .... without nvFlash - sorry, it's a brick :crying:

The blobs for nvFlash are device specific, so somebody elses would not help you.

Your only option is to sell it for parts or have the main board replaced.

I don't have experience with that (thank God), but there are tear-down videos and instructions on iFixit.com. Maybe that'll help you decide if it would be something you can do yourself.

Otherwise sending it to Asus and have them fix it would be your only option. It is expensive....

My condolences....
[Asus Transformer TF700] chickenmusket:
TF300T help

I've worked on this now for about 12 hours. I cannot figure it out. I run into the same roadblocks. I know this is an old thread, hopefully by now there's a solution for this kind of issue.

Can this be fixed in Odin or platform tools or something?

I've got TF300T where I believe I bungled the process by format/wiping from bootloader menu instead of TWRP. It's technically not bricked at all. But it's screwed up in the following ways (I was trying to get it to be a Clean Rom tablet, and there were so many sets of instructions, had them all open, and was trying to be careful about this, I've rooted and ROMed so many times and this is the first time I haven't been able to solve the issue in a reasonable amount of time)

-TWRP 2.5.0.0 asks for password, no pw ever set anywhere, tried all possibles that could feasibly be, but nothing works. This TWRP issue causes all cards to be invisible, it wiped by external SD, shows internal SD as having nothing in it but this is false as the OS boots ok (see below).

-cold boot or reboot leads to going straight into TWRP 2.5.0.0

-issuing command 'adb reboot bootloader' while in TWRP does take me into (bootloader?) 3 iconed menu, this menu is the only way I can boot the tablet into the normal Android system

-cannot factory restore the tablet from normal Android as it goes straight into TWRP following this action

-in the bootloader 3 iconed screen it is not seen by issuing that 'devices' command,

-thus cannot do 'fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash staging blob', TWRP disallows this also as the damn thing is locked down by a non-existent password.

I issued your commands:

DMESG.TXT (output too long to post here, exceeds xda allowable) &

MMC.TXT

brw------- 1 root root 179, 0 Jul 12 00:32 /dev/block/mmcblk0

brw------- 1 root root 179, 1 Jul 12 00:32 /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Without a working fastboot connection you are one or two steps away from a hard brick. Proceed with caution!

Odin is for Samsung devices only, the platform tools give you adb and fastboot, see below

Usually the reason if TWRP is asking for a password is a corrupted data partition. The recovery cannot read /data, so it assumes that it's encrypted and it asks for the password. Surprising is that you can boot into Android if your data partition is corrupted!!

That's what stumps me... Most of the time, if you use the "Wipe Data" option in the bootloader or do a factory reset from within the stock rom with TWRP installed, you end up in a forced reboot to recovery loop - no boot to rom, no boot into the bootloader. So you are saying a normal boot goes straight into TWRP, but you can adb reboot into the bootloader and from there, by selecting the Android icon, boot into the rom??

That's totally normal because the factory reset command calls the recovery to perform a wipe of data. Since you don't have the stock recovery it calls TWRP - but TWRP cannot resolve the command. Read this for background, but you probably don't need bootit.ko since you can boot into the bootloader anyway.. http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...my-transformer-tf700-boots-only-recovery.html

This is the part that worries me. Without a fastboot connection you could be dead in the water pretty quickly. And that's the problem you should tackle first.

How did you get TWRP installed on the tablet? Not in fastboot? Most often fastboot not working is a PC driver problem. Read this to get fastboot working:

http://xdaforums.com/transformer-tf300t/general/beginners-guide-unlock-custom-rom-tf300-t3061648

There's also one very important information missing from your post: What bootloader are you on? your bootloader and recovery have to match and the rom you flash has to match both.

You COULD try to just format data in TWRP which should take care of the "missing password" problem and then flash the rom you want to run, but you better make sure the bootloader supports the rom!

And again - if that goes wrong and you don't have fastboot working, you could end up with a paperweight. Be careful!
[Asus Transformer TF700] chickenmusket:
Thanks for taking the time to answer. Understanding more of this is helpful (doesn't drive me as mad when I know that I don't need to keep trying passwords in TWRP). I'd like to be in a position where I knew knew all this stuff & could be helping others instead.

I thought the reason for all the lock ups was my wiping data from the 3 iconed menu rather than from twrp (the latter was supposed to do)

YES >>>So you are saying a normal boot goes straight into TWRP, but you can adb reboot into the bootloader and from there, by selecting the Android icon, boot into the rom?? >>>YES

How did you get TWRP installed on the tablet? Not in fastboot? Most often fastboot not working is a PC driver problem.

>>I got TWRP into the tablet by issuing this command

fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash recovery twrp.blob

>>Tablet is already unlocked via the Asus way. Am I supposed to go through a procedure to re-do fastboot somehow?

There's also one very important information missing from your post: What bootloader are you on? your bootloader and recovery have to match and the rom you flash has to match both.

>>Android cardhu-user bootloader <1.00 e> released by "US_epad-10.6.1.27.5-20130902" A03

and when I boot into this OS,

>>Android version 4.2.1

Kernel 3.1.10-g215ae8bf / android@Pisces#1

Build: JOP40D.US_epad-10.6.1.27.5-20130902

Pad EC version PAD-EC20T-0216 (too much info?)

You COULD try to just format data in TWRP which should take care of the "missing password" problem and then flash the rom you want to run, but you better make sure the bootloader supports the rom!

>>Cannot format data in TWRP, after entering yes to confirm

E: unable to find partition size for '/misc'

E: ...a bunch of unable to finds, unable to mount, unable to wipe, unable to cache

everything unable to ...

I had tried that already.

Do you think I should try this:

http://xdaforums.com/transformer-tf300t/help/guide-t2854495/page7
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Stick around enough long enough, read a ton and you will be ;)

It probably was. Although with a different effect than usual...

Yes. That would be the safest way to go, but you need fastboot for it. I thought you don't get the device ID returned when issuing 'fastboot devices' while in the bootloader??

As long as you can boot into the BL you don't need bootit.ko so follow that guide from the "fastboot devices" input
[Asus Transformer TF700] chickenmusket:
Correct, I do not have a fastboot ID.
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
That's what i mean: Probably a driver problem. Open Device Manager on the PC. then connect/disconnect the tablet while in the bootloader. Check if anything changes, check for yellow triangle next to the driver if it shows as Fastboot interface.

You can also try this in adb shell in recovery since you do have that working. This will also format your data partition:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=54521117&postcount=10
[Asus Transformer TF700] chickenmusket:
The issue was resolved with the help of Joshua Lynch. He saw my post and PMed me. For those that are losing hope like I was, if you're coming back to this old tablet, all is not lost. I will post how this resolved as soon as I have time. Thanks for the answers. Bounty has been claimed.

the issue was a driver. the computer would only have one driver installed at a time and installing fastboot driver again fixed the not seen issue. I had installed another driver (as part of this process, and it eliminated the presence of fastboot driver), and was racking my brains because I didn't think to reinstall the original fastboot driver.
[Asus Transformer TF700] chickenmusket:
I had help from Joshua Lynch a couple months back on this. It turns out that the reason the tablet wasn't seen was indeed a driver issue. What had confused it with me is that I did physically install both drivers fastboot & adb. However, my system only allowed one to be active at a time. So when I was trying to, if I'm remembering this correctly, fastboot into the tablet to console, it wasn't seen because adb was the active driver. All that needed to be done was remove adb & put in fastboot.

Just to let you all know, I did a full one & zero wipe of the tablet & installed Zombi-Pop rom with Joshua's help. The tablet was still slower than hell. Slower than any device I've ever used. I'm talking 5 to 15 second delay time from when touching something & getting a response. I found that disabling everything google (except play store & play services) helped a great deal.

But the tablet has never returned to its former speed prior to the asus update. Tinfoil hat: I have this feeling that they sent out an update that permanently screwed up the hardware on purpose.
[Asus Transformer TF700] chickenmusket:
Question: do you know if the original stock software that the tablet came with (before the update) can be installed? Is there a full set of instruction on this (and the stock rom)? I've got a ton of files (some roms, some files from asus website) downloaded for this tablet. I've taken a break from this thing, returning to it now... Ready to take another crack at it.

If someone wants to make some money and help me out with this, I'll pay them a total of 50 if all goes well. First 20 for their service to get the thing back on stock, original out of box software and updates disabled, another 30 when I've seen after a few days, that indeed it was done right and fast like it originally was.

Reason for this is that I already gave someone 50 for their help with this and the outcome wasn't acceptable. I've invested a ton of time in this and the $$ put in so far exceeds the value of the tablet.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] joseph_lin:
I received mine yesterday, have been testing it all day, everything looks fine, no significant lag. One thing I cannot test out is the MHL function. I tried mt MHL adapter, it does not work at all. Can anyone help me test if this feature exists or I got a lemon?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] Itchiee:
Yes, it does.

This is the adapter I am using that I had bought for my Note 2 (I'm sooo happy Samsung decided to go with Micro-USB on this device).

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009XGK688/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] joseph_lin:
Watch out community, I purchased this adapter from amazon

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006FTKM12/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

it does not work!

Anyone tried Nyrius ARIES Prime/pro Digital Wireless HDMI Transmitter & Receiver System on note 10.1 yet? I think this will be the perfect solution for wireless display.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] Itchiee:
It might be the older 5 pin version when the newer Samsungs have moved onto 11 pin adapters.

You could either upgrade or get an 5 pin to 11 pin adapter.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] The_Maverick:
On a somewhat related note: Does this tablet have miracast support?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] atg284:
crap I have one for the HTC EVO 3d. I wonder if that one will work I will test later today :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] joseph_lin:
It should...it has a mirror screen function that works with Samsung all share cast hub(kind of miracast?)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] aburns7487:
The Samsung all share cast works as long as unrooted.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] jayveon:
I tried the Samsung HDMI adapter I bought last year for my Note 2. It works for the Note 2 but not Note 3. The HML adapter will show like a dark snow effect and without it on it is a blank TV. I'm not sure if it has something to do with the TV resolution :/
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] carlitos66:
same here, my MHL adapter for Note 2 doesn't work with this tablet.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] ChrisNee1988:
You need the new version that they released with the s4
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] louvass:
I just purchased the black on mentioned in the 2 post hope that works ok.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] fonze73:
MHL works

l picked up one from Monoprice that came with the 5 to 11 pin converter. Worked fine with the tablet and my S3 watching streamed content with the Hulu plus subscription included with the tablet.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] jkcarp94:
I'm sorry but I am not following this thread very well. If I want to connect my 10.1 2014 to a HDMI TV what exactly do I need (as has been confirmed to work)?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] ChrisNee1988:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ET-H10FAUWESTA

I haven't tested it but It works with my S4, says its compatible with Note 3 and Note 8 so should work on this.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] glassjosh:
I haven't tested this on my new 10.1 2014 yet, BUT

It works great on my Galaxy S 4 so I'm confidant it will work. I normally don't order generic and always go with Samsung OEM, but since it's near impossible to find a genuine Samsung one for a reasonable price I ordered from mycablemartDOTCOM since I LOVE their HDMI cables/adapters.

http://www.mycablemart.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=4243

Hope this helps someone!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] veer987:
My Note 2 adapter works just fine!

I purchased the note 2 adapter from Samsung and it works perfectly with my 2014 edition!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] misterfay:
bought this but doesn't connect

Cable Matters Micro-USB to HDMI MHL Adapter in Black and Charging Cable in Black 1 Metre* from Amazon.

It connects straight to my htc one x but not my galaxy 10.1 note.

Is it just not compatible or do I need to change settings on my tab?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] tylerholbrook:
My mhl works fine that I got for my s4. It also works for my note 3 with the USB 3.0. Since the galaxy s3 you need a mhl 2.0 adapter. They have extra pins. The old mhl won't work on newer Samsung devices
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] rushless:
The catch being it is a battery drain. Net negative even when charging. You can not even watch a complete movie if streaming Netflix on the S4.

Near worthless as a result on the S4.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] GuestX01056:
Hi, I was wondering if there was going to be an RUU for 4.03.651.2 firmware. I tried to take the update with an outdated version of TWRP, and I would like to go back to stock and reroot. I have tried and failed to gain S-Off with Revone and moonshine. I am unsure of what to do. My phone is not recognized by ADB in recovery, so I cannot use the S-Off workaround to flash an old RUU. Any suggestions/responses are appreciated.

Thanks,

Vobeyo
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] P.Mobile:
there should be in the future but we still dont even have a 1.31 RUU yet.. only 1.29
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] GuestX01056:
Hmm... I just assumed that there wouldn't be an RUU for 1.31. Do you know of any way to gain S-Off so that I can flash the 1.29 RUU?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] retiredtrebor:
RUU

This can be very frustrating, I know.

I used Moonshine to achieve S-OFF, yesterday. Reason was because I managed to delete almost everything, I still don't know exactly what happened. However, if I remember correctly, you need S-On in order to run a stock RUU. There are several threads that pretty much will walk you thru the steps needed to flash the RUU. I was on them yesterday.

Good luck.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] weidnerj:
You don't need S-Off or S-On to run the RUU, but the bootloader has to be locked (or relocked). Believe that I read that HTC was going to not release RUUs any more because they didn't want others to tear them apart, etc. But don't quote me on that one...
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] GuestX01056:
From my understanding, S-Off is required to flash an RUU for a firmware version that does not match the version you are currently on. Could you please refer me to one of these threads? I would appreciate it very much. :D
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Sirricharic:
I've also heard the same however how can I gain S-Off without mounting the internal storage? Or ADB? I can't get either to work.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] GuestX01056:
I believe that if you have a custom recovery installed, you can use the workaround by accessing the terminal from the recovery, type the command, and then lock the bootloader. I am not completely sure on that, though.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Konfuzion:
If your on 4.3 there is no RUU and no s-off exploit at this time. This is why it's always recommended to root/s-off before you update.