yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Asus Transformer TF700] jerry42570:
Haha! Same breakage as before.

Your post gave me hope but after trying a number of times to press down while powering on, it was clear to me that I was stuck in the PhilZ " updating something" loop. I saw that you had a second option. I can't recall it right now and will read it again when I get upstairs, but I remember thinking to myself it wasn't an option for me. Will check back in a few. Daddy duty calls...

*****update

I didn't see the preceding posts, just the one that berndblb linked. I don't know that I have a loop like the others were discussing. Mine is more like stuck in recovery, but it goes there whether I power on or power + vol down.

From your post:

- Android tries to mount /data as ext4, which fails because it's formatted as f2fs

- Since this could be because /data is encrypted, it tries to decrypt

- Decryption fails - you get the message and the only choice is "Reset device"

- Android writes "--wipe-data" into /cache/recovery/command and reboots directly to recovery

- TWRP reads /cache/recovery/command and detects it should format /data

- TWRP erases /cache/recovery/command

- TWRP formats /data as f2fs

- TWRP reboots to Android

- go to step 1

Mine never reboots (or tries to reboot) to Android. I only see the droid guy with the spinning wheel in front. All day long
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Then you should be able to use adb shell to connect with your recovery.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jerry42570:
So, here's progress - I think.

Since this has happened I could not get my computer to recognize the tablet. While stuck in the PhilZ screen, I got nothing. Best I got while powered off was ADX device - unknown, with the yellow triangle. Just now I plugged it in after leaving PhilZ to continue to try to install whatever update it was trying to install, and I again see the "Encryption unsuccessful" message I got in the first place.

So - what I thought was stuck, was really something trying to finish flashing in recovery. In this case (I think I posted it in the other thread) was me trying to flash CROMBi-KK, choosing data2SD in the options, without having a darn data2SD capable kernel downloaded to flash.

Unfortunately it looks like I am in a loop, because the only option I have is "reset tablet". Dang, I really wish it would give me the option to return to recovery :(.

Anyways, I'll allow it go back into that PhilZ state where it tries to update again, just to see if my computer can recognize it. Thanks for the tip _that!

*********Update

Profit!

Yes! Yes! Yes! I was able to boot into fastboot from the encryption unsuccessful screen. I just ought to be good to go from here. The wife is rushing me to head out so I'm leaving it plugged in until I can mess with it tomorrow.

First thing on the schedule, extract NvFlash blobs.

Big shout to _that for talking me off of the ledge. Putting it up on Ebay as a damaged item seriously crossed my mind :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
Hey Jerry

Shoot me an email, if you need any help ever....

Im been busy with life and such but I am always here for a beta tester....

Thx Josh
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
Bump :p
[Asus Transformer TF700] xdadevkro:
TF700t blob.bin

Hi,

can anyone send me his blob.bin file for the TF700T.

Thanks in advance
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
You can't use it on your device because each one is encrypted with a unique device-specific key.
[Asus Transformer TF700] xdadevkro:
My table is stuck in APX mode and no backup.

Does anyone know how to unbrick?
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Sorry, if APX is the only thing you can access, there is no way to revive it without your nvflash blobs.

Read the read part in the OP.
[Asus Transformer TF700] kali113:
to lj50036, you da real MVP.

thank you so much.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
Thank for your kind words... You were able to unbrick your tablet with this process?

Thx Josh
[Asus Transformer TF700] kali113:
I had a different problem, but I succeeded with the unbrick, but something happened to my tab, the touchscreen was not responding, nothing happened, just out of the blue. I hoped installing stock would resolve it, with stock kernel etc but no :(

EDIT:

figured it out, the panels wires were damaged by the opening/closing of the tablet with the dock...

but thank you for the guide, it led me to the answer :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] xdadevkro:
TF700T boot order / boot source

Hi,

Has anyone found the Service Manual for the TF700T.

Maybe it is possibel to unbrick this tablet (get out of APX mode) by changing the boot order/souce to eSD (see attachment).
[Asus Transformer TF700] Unidave199:
This is hands-down nothing short of a real lifesaver! I cannot wait to see ward good things coming out of this utility since there are so many unloved transformers lying around

Sent from my Sprint Note 3 via Xparent Skyblue Talptalk 2 ...thanks to Josh's KitKat Killer 4.0!!!

Tablet: Hisense Sero 7 Pro with the dopa 4.4.2 ROM

and still rockin my

EVO Supersonic with the JellyBeats Media ROM!
[Asus Transformer TF700] chantas:
Hi! Hope someone can help me. I have all files generated from nvflash of my Tf201. Im trying to use this guide, but im not getting fastboot :( I press power button + Vol down but It doesn´t enter fastboot..It goes directly to the splashscreen of Teamwin and it stays like that ;(

Any help please??
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
Did you get my PM ? :D

Maybe try this boot into recovery and then issue this command.

adb reboot-bootloader

See if that will get you to the bootloader...

Let me know

Thx Josh
[Asus Transformer TF700] Nixeus:
Hello,

Do you think it will be possible to create a hack in order to patch or generate the blob.bin for users who don't have it ?

It will be a very good thing.

I bricked my TF201, have aces to APX but don't have my blob.bin, and, a lot of of tf700 and tf201 have this problem.

Please help :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
No.

The blob contains the bootloader encrypted with your device-specific key. There is no known way to use the APX mode without the blob and without the device-specific Secure Boot Key (which is kept secret by Asus).
[Asus Transformer TF700] Nixeus:
I'm pretty sure my bootloader is ok....but unable to access it....

No warranty....so sad....:\
[Asus Transformer TF700] Unidave199:
After the fact....

Josh...

I want to do the smart thing but all the literature of making a backup blob set is from 2013. I got my new TF700 and have your Crombi KK 4.4.4 and even did the Data2SD and Rom2SD on a good class 10 Skandisk SD card (its fast! but a little unstable... dunno what to do about that)

Anyways before I mess things up more.. will I need to flash back to stock and generate the NV flash and wheelie blobs???

I don't wanna make you work again!!

Dave
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
You have to flash a modified bootloader and recovery from Androidroot (and flash back to what you got now afterwards) and reboot to system in between. I don't know how that bootloader plays with CROMBi-KK, but the bootloader and recovery flash should finish even if the rom doesn't boot.

My guess is, you can leave CRPMBi-KK installed, but wait for confirmation from Josh.

In the meantime read the instructions here and sort out what you do not understand:

https://www.androidroot.mobi/pages/guides/tegra3-guide-nvflash-jellybean/
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
I thought you had a step by step for backing up the nvflash blobs ? [MENTION=4968172]berndblb[/MENTION] :cyclops:

Maybe I was wrong.... :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Not if I can find a link for one already there! :D ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] das chaos:
Permanent softbrick?

Good evening!

What I did:

I pulled the wheelie blob, so I am able to nvflash

What I not did:

I forgot to pull the nvflash blobs.

I flashed erroneously an TWRP backup of my TF300T to a CM11 ROM. It worked fine but wifi was broken, so I reflashed CM11. Since then I am in a bootloop with the ASUS screen. Kernel seems not to find right partition.

I tried anything you can erase and/or reflash: bootloader, recovery, misc, boot, userdata.

Nothing helps. Can access APX, fastboot, bootloader menue and recovery, but can't run a ROM.

Any suggestions?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Since you erased your kernel, you need to reflash the ROM from recovery. If it then still hangs at the boot animation, pull a logcat to see why.
[Asus Transformer TF700] das chaos:
Thank you for fast answer.

I reflashed several kernels (which used to work before) -> no go

I tried to flash stock blob as a whole and with separated blobs (blob.lnx, blob.ebt, blob.app ...). Trying to flash whole blob and blob.app, flashboot returned something like "partition not big enough for blob", so what I suspect is, that partition table for /data is damaged, but I cannot flash blob.pt.

So the question is how to rebuild PT.

Maybe someone could provide a bricksafe_image of tf700t. I have one for my tf300t but I don't think they match.
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Did you try to flash the system blob to staging?

fastboot flash staging <name_of_blob>
fastboot reboot

The bootloader should flash everything to it's proper partition on boot.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
If you flash some other device's bootloader, you'll end up with a hard brick.

You said you can still enter recovery - boot recovery and run "adb shell cat /proc/partitions > partitions.txt"; post the output.
[Asus Transformer TF700] das chaos:
Yes I did that also, fastboot replied that blob is to large for staging partition.

Worse, at the moment I can't access tab via fastboot. bootloader menue bootloops to Asus screen.

So my only hope is now nvflash which works, but won't flash blob.app saying "blob.app is to large for partition".

---------- Post added at 09:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:14 PM ----------

No, I didn't flash another devices bootloader, I flashed another devices /data

In the meantime I can't get into the bootloader menue, it bootloops to ASUS screen. Only access with nvflash (I have the wheelie blob file) , but I don:t know how to rebuild PT.
[Asus Transformer TF700] das chaos:
I'm on the road again!

AMAZING!

Thought I was bricked for ever! Then as a last resort I did rawdevicewrite the bricksafe.img of my tf300t. And it worked!! i could fastboot flash JB bootloader and TWRP 2.8.0.1 recovery.

Still cannot run ROM but I think that is the right way. If anyone could provide a bricksafe.img for TF700T I would be very gratefull.

---------- Post added at 11:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:05 PM ----------

Now, that I can enter recovery again, here is partitions.txt:

major minor #blocks name
179 0 31039488 mmcblk0
179 1 786432 mmcblk0p1
179 2 438272 mmcblk0p2
179 3 2048 mmcblk0p3
179 4 835584 mmcblk0p4
179 5 5120 mmcblk0p5
179 6 512 mmcblk0p6
179 7 5120 mmcblk0p7
179 8 28924416 mmcblk0p8
179 9 8192 mmcblk0p9
179 10 8192 mmcblk0p10
179 32 2048 mmcblk0boot1
179 16 2048 mmcblk0boot0
179 48 31166976 mmcblk1
179 49 31162880 mmcblk1p1
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
That's really amazing because that should not have worked. :) Are you sure that this is not the bricksafe.img that was originally obtained from this device?

Your partition list looks good at least.
[Asus Transformer TF700] das chaos:
Yes I am sure because I unlocked tf700t just today and didn't execute the rawdeviceread for it; I forgot!

Partition list looks good, But kernels obviouly are not able to start OS.

I flashed CM11 ROM with CM kernel -> it wouldnt pass the ASUS logo.

I flashed Grimlock v 3 kernel -> it shows initial screen (4 penguins) and goes no further.

I flashed Techfusion+ V4 ROM -> looping boot animation.

maybe a flag for a partition isn't set?

---------- Post added at 01:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:43 AM ----------

And now comes the funniest part: I flashed [MENTION=3951330]timduru[/MENTION]s Katkiss for tf300t with Grimlocks v3 for tf700t. And it worked!

My conclusion: tf300t has a slightly different geometry of partitions from tf700t after[/b) /boot. My rawdevicewriting a bricksafe.img from tf300t I transfered that geometry to tf700t.

So please anyone! Send me a bricksafe.img from tf700t to verify.
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Sent you a link via PM.

Can't wait to see if this works....:cyclops:
[Asus Transformer TF700] das chaos:
O.k. will try, however tab is now running flawlessly with [MENTION=3951330]timduru[/MENTION]'s KatKiss #34 ROM for tf300t and Grimlocks Kernel v.3 for tf700t! Wifi, bluetooth and GPS working!

Screenshot shows model TF300T but it is a tf700t.
[Asus Transformer TF700] das chaos:
Super hard brick!

REPORT

How I bricked by pure stupidity my Transformer Infinity tablet.

Steps:

1. After days I got ASUS to register my tf700t in Taiwan and unlock the bootloader.

2. I downloaded at AndroidRoot.mobi's site flatline.img

3. With flatline's help I pulled wheelie's blob.bin and felt safe.

4. What I forgot was: I didn't make bricksafe.img and the other nvflash blobs.

5. Next mistake was to restore a TWRP backup from tf300f, which changed obviously partition system of tf700t

6. Having now a working bl and recovery kernel bootlooped, not finding right partition.

7. After some further experiments with fastboot erasing and flashing I had not even a working recovery.

8. Some more experiments later bl menue was bootlooping, so I didn't have even fastboot anymore.

9. Desperately I did a rawdevicewrite via APX writing back a bricksafe.img of my tf300t. It worked, I had bl and recovery again but ROM would not boot.

10. Still desperate, I zip-flashed [MENTION=3951330]timduru[/MENTION]'s KatKiss #34 ROM for tf300t and Grimlock v3 kernel. It worked again.

11. I now had a flawless running tf700t tab with a tf300t partition structure and a tf300t ROM (I think the best in the market). I could have been happy ever after but

12. Then came destiny paired with stupidity: member [MENTION=4968172]berndblb[/MENTION] sent me this morning a bricksafe.img of his tf700t.

13. Albeit I had a perfectly running tab, I did rawdevicewrite berndblb's bricksafe.img. And then

14. ME STUPID ONE, forgot to write back blob.ebt. I FORGOT TO INSTALL A BOOTLOADER!

15. Now I'm bricked for good because I can't access tablet not even via nvflash. Wheelie reports when flashing blob.bin

[=] Chip UID: XXXXXXXXX
[=] RCM Version: 0x30001

[=] CPU Model: Tegra 3
[+] Sending bootloader...
[COLOR="red"][-] Error 3 sending command[/COLOR]

At least we have learnt, that we can write back bricksafe.img of any device even of a tf300t as long as you not forget to write back (right) bootloader, otherwise: Superbrick!
[Asus Transformer TF700] das chaos:
There might be hope.

I another thread I found a semi-automated nvflash script but only for linux. As I don't have a linux machine I examined the script an it is nothing but a nvflash command to rebuild the hole eeprom

nvflash --bct create.bct --setbct --configfile flash.cfg --create

Attached to the linux script was the invoked flash.cfg (which I attach hereby).

I tried the command but nvflash replied, that the device to modify as wrong.

Reading flash.cfg, the first parameter is

[device] type=hsmmc instance=3

Any suggestions what the right instance might be?

edit:

I found it in another thread: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48494781&postcount=11

it is only "instance=3"

And right command is:

nvflash --setbct --create --configfile flash.cfg --bl bootloader.ebt --bct recovery.bct --blob blob.bin

But what went successful in the said thread, stopped with me:

F:\Android\Wheelie>nvflash --blob blob700.bin --bct create.bct --setbct --config
file flash.cfg --bl blob.ebt --create
Nvflash v1.13.87205 started
Using blob v1.5.00000dows\S÷│4ÆRà
chip uid from BR is: 0x0000000000000000015d262e980c0210
rcm version 0X30001
System Information:
chip name: unknown
chip id: 0x30 major: 1 minor: 3
chip sku: 0x80
chip uid: 0x0000000000000000015d262e980c0210
macrovision: disabled
hdcp: enabled
jtag: disabled
sbk burned: true
dk burned: true
boot device: emmc
operating mode: 4
device config strap: 1
device config fuse: 17
sdram config strap: 1

sending file: create.bct
- 6128/6128 bytes sent
create.bct sent successfully
downloading bootloader -- load address: 0x80108000 entry point: 0x80108000
download command failed NvError 0x120002
command failure: bootloader download failed (bad data)

+	I think I have the wrong flash.cfg for TF700T. Could anyone provide that? @_that?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
I still have no idea why this worked. bricksafe.img contains the encrypted bootloader (encrypted with the device's unique SBK), so flashing one from a different device should have hard bricked it already at that point.

See above, this almost is what I expected. However I expected wheelie and nvflash to still work, at least after a hard reset.
[Asus Transformer TF700] das chaos:
Nvflash works but not wheelie (see above posts). I think I can save tab' when I have the right flash.cfg file for tf700. Unfortunately the link to nvflash package of AndroRoot.mobi which had the flash.cfg is dated out.
[Asus Transformer TF700] das chaos:
SUCCESS!

After about a hundred tries, bootloader was installed by nvflash again with

nvflash --setbct --create --configfile flash.cfg --bl bootloader.ebt --bct recovery.bct --blob blob.bin

Don' know what I did different this time, but tab is alive again.

Everything in place as before: Recovery, kernel, everything! Seems that my nvflashing with several configurations did not change anything except fixing the bootloader.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
So now you going to put it back to stock and retrieve your nvflash blobs yes ? :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] das chaos:
Would love to do that, but wheelie won't let me in anymore. And obviously I am stuck with the tf300t partition system, because I can only run ROMs made for tf300t (which I don't complain, because KatKiss is best) with a Grimlock kernel for tf700t.
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Truly amazing that you got it back this far! Kudos.... [emoji122]

And now you have a truly unique tablet!

[emoji6]
[Asus Transformer TF700] das chaos:
Yes, a tf700/300t hybride.
[Asus Transformer TF700] keshavmot2:
Confused

When I try to open wheelie or nvflash, it flashes open then dissapears. I have tried it on several pcs and it doesn't work. What should I do?

Thanks
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
nvflash & wheelie are not programs that you open, they are programs that run within the CMD or terminal windows....

You need to open a CMD window and be in the current directory to use these programs .....

Let me know if you need any help more help along the way. :D

Thx Josh
[Asus Transformer TF700] keshavmot2:
After doing the steps it says will get me fastboot, I dont get it. What should I do?

Thanks, Keshav

---------- Post added at 10:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:22 PM ----------

Okay, I figured that out, not to enter the sudo part. Once I send the second piece of code to the device, it reboots. Why?

---------- Post added at 11:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:46 PM ----------

By the way, I was flashing Asus Apps for Zombi X and got in a soft brick. I couldn't access TWRP, so I decided to factory reset from the bootloader. Now I can't even access fastboot. Is this why doing all the steps to get fastboot isn't giving me fastboot? I have tried multiple times but I can't access fastboot. When I try to boot normally, it goes to a teamwin screen and goes no further. Sorry for being such a noob.

Thanks,

Keshav
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
You need _that's bootit.ko to get out of the forced reboot to recovery loop.

Read this very carefully and never use Wipe Data from the bootloader again if you have a custom recovery installed.

http://xdaforums.com/transformer-tf700/help/guide-t2853546
[Asus Transformer TF700] keshavmot2:
TWRP doesn't load, so I don't have access to adb. It just gets stuck at the teamwin logo and moves no further. Is there another way to access fastboot or adb that I don't know about? Are there ways to do this same process in nvflash, as nvflash is the only thing that I can access?

Please Advise,

Keshav
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
Love to see one of my guides referenced in one of my guides. :D

Thx Josh
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
What is your PC's OS ?
[Asus Transformer TF700] keshavmot2:
Windows 7
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
I think I may know a way around this, give me a day and I will post back here... :good:

What is your tablets SKU?

Thx Josh
[Asus Transformer TF700] keshavmot2:
It is WW.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
Ok, lets start here .....

Get the newest TWRP from the twrp website only ..... TWRP <--- HERE :D

Rename this file twrp.blob put the twrp.blob in the current directory that you are executing your command from....

Then using wheelie to bootstrap into nvflash..... Then run this command to flash the new twrp.blob via nvflash....

nvflash -r --download 5 twrp.blob

Then with the hardware buttons see if you can get into twrp .....

Thx Josh
[Asus Transformer TF700] keshavmot2:
This allows for me to access fastboot, but it doesn't let me access recovery and says "unrecoverable bootloader error" when I try to boot the recovery kernel image. When I try the command for "fastboot erase boot" it gives me an error. What should I do?
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
Ok now go back to my guide and start at the first fastboot command....

Thx Josh
[Asus Transformer TF700] keshavmot2:
Thanks for all your help, my Infinity is now up and running. When trying to switch to ART, it gets stuck on the boot animation, and if it gets past the boot animation, it gets stuck on optimizing apps. Any suggestions??? By the way, I am running Zombi X beta 9.
[Asus Transformer TF700] wenefe1:
TF201 only apx

hello frends

i have a big problem

i have not a blob.bin

and when i will flash the tablet onlay write this

C:\1>wheelie.exe --blob blob.bin

Wheelie 0.1 - Preflight for nvflash.

Copyright (c) 2011-2012 androidroot.mobi

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

Waiting for device in APX mode...

[=] Chip UID: 0x15d0787b833fe0b

[-] Failed to read RCMVERS from blob file.

pleace help me

sorry for my bad english
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
So if you dont have a blob.bin then this process is no good to you ?

Thx Josh
[Asus Transformer TF700] trueagle:
Do I have to load wheelie to use bricksaferaw? I get to sending bootloader 100% then it's stuck. Only apx access
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
Yes you have to have a blob.bin to use wheelie to bootstrap into nvflash to use the bricksafe.img ..

Thx Josh
[Asus Transformer TF700] wenefe1:
blob.bin

hello

ok iam opening a blob.bin wifth a hexeditor

i read so much information (iam to cracy for this)

cannot midification a blobfile ???????

the serialnumber 0x15.........

pleace help
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
There is no way to make this work, you would need this blob.bin file before you bricked from that device ..

Thx Josh
[Asus Transformer TF700] wenefe1:
blob.bin

thats the problem

i have tothing

i become this tablet briket

all bull ****:crying::crying::crying::crying:
[Asus Transformer TF700] hspowerz:
Successfully saved blob

With this guide and some real time help i successfully saved my blobs thank god now im good with my TF201 ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] Hanbal:
Thanks

Hi,

Thank you very much for the great tutorial and for the clear and easy to follow explanations.

The method is working like a charm for T201 as well.

:)
[Asus Transformer TF700] u-wot-m8:
I usually don't thank people like this, but this post just saved my bacon - I would've been dead otherwise! Thank you very much!