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[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
I tried to flash CWM recovery, on adb it was a file called recovery.img but to my understanding it works with the asus stock 4.3 not the 4.2.2

OTA asus update dosn't work

I tried to update placing a SD card with the asus update, got a notification that my device will be updated but.... nothing the device restart (guess try to boot on recovery so fails and start normaly

still stuck there :(
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
Any ideas?

Somebody known if it is possible to flash CROMI X from a PC thanks to adb for instance?
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
See the recovery for 4.2.2 here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2622594

then you can upgrade to 4.3 from below:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=49969993&postcount=21
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
Many thanks, I restored the CWM recovery :)

May I upgrade from stock 4.2.2 with CWM recovery to CROMI X stable?

Thanks again
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
No you must go to JB 4.3 10.26.1.18 first.
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
ok i've tried to install jb-4.3_ota-full_t701t_macallan.zip trought CWM recovery for 4.2.2

it failed

says assert failed getprop ("ro.product.device") == "tf701t" || getprop ("ro.build.product") "tf701t"

error in /emmc/10/jb-4.3-ota_full_tf701t_macallan.zip

any idea?
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Easier if you install the stock 4.2.2 recovery from that url and then put the zip inside the asus firmware zip in the root of internal or micro sd and reboot. It should update to 4.2.2 that way. I don't think you can flash asus stock roms from CWM yet.
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
Ok,

I flashed the recovery found at this url: http://droidbasement.com/asus/tf701t/stock/

It won't start, I boot android normaly instead of the recovery :( I think it is a recovery only for 4.3

The only recovery I've found for 4.2.2 id CWM
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
Some news; flashed several times the recovey, adb flash without errors but trying to update asus update (WW_10_26_1_18_SDupdate.zip or WW_epaduser_10_26_1_18_UpdateLauncher.zip) my tf701t restart and that's it, no do anything more and I still stuck to 4.2.2 JDQ39.WW_epad-10.14.1.28

I've contacted asus; I hope they will be able to help me to restore the recovery.
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
just to be sure, it is not possible to flash the stock firmware from adb console?
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
You have to unzip the ....UpdateLauncher.zip once which will give you a .....user.zip. That's the file you need to flash.
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
Yes I know, I've do that, it has detect a firmware and starts the update process but only restart the tab.

After that, when I plug again the SD card with user.zip nothing...

Firmware is no longer detected on SD card.

Still with recovery issue that's why I wonder if it is possible to flash stock ROM through adb.
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
Not in ADB - Android can't be running when you flash the system partition but you can flash the system blob in fastboot.

Check this out: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2179759&page=2
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
Ok thanks for the info.

I no response from asus support concerning a way to restore the 4.2.2 recovery I'll do that.

Just to be sure, I erease ell partitions (system, recovery, user data, boot, misc, cache and only flashing system (blob file) will re write every partitions?
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
.

The system blob contains everything: kernel, recovery and system files. It does not re-write user data naturally, and I don't think you have to wipe that partition. Doesn't sound as if your trouble is related to user data.... So you should erase system, boot and recovery. I would also erase misc and cache - can't hurt...

Here's a link with a very good step-by-step guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2195883
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
Ok, thank you for your interest.

I confirm that with recovery CWM for stock 4.2.2 it is not possible to flash the firmware provided by Droidbasement.

got the error message:

I tried to go back to stock recovery but the one provided on droidbasement doesn't work; when "RCK" selected on fastboot mode, it says "booting recovery kernel" and restart the tab; that's all.

Same thing when tried to update asus stock firmware placing the update on SD card it's only reboot the tab.

To my understanding the stock recovery image provided by droidbasement works only with 4.3 stock not 4.2.2 stock.

So I'm able to flash a recovery CWM for 4.2.2 but can do nothing with it and not able to go back to a workable stock recovery

When I try to flash the stock recovery on droidbasement, it just restart the tab, still stuck at this step since 1 week.

I'm waiting a response from asus support I asked them a recovery image for stock 4.2.2

If they are not able to help me, I'll considere to flash the blob in fastboot.

Obviously if someone get tips to help me I'll reconsidere my plans :)
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
I think you are wasting your time waiting for a response from Asus. They do not provide support for our flashing shenanigans ;)
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
Yes, you are right, asus support just tell me a kind of **** you...

As asus blob file get everything including the recovery, I've downloaded the 4.2.2 update from asus and unpack the blob to get the recovery.img

unpacking blob file I've got:

blob.BC1

blob.BCT

blob.EBT

blob.PT

Anybody knows where is the recovery file and how can I do to make it flashable?

EDIT: I guess recovery is not in the blob file but in a recovery folder containing recovery-from-boot.p
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
You need to be careful here - Asus 4.3 blobs are different to Asus 4.2 and 4.1 blobs. As you have found out here the recovery.img file is not in the blob. Asus have cleverly not included it either in the firmware update - the .p file is a patch to the exisiting recovery. I.e., you can't use it.

Droid basement have a collection of stock and modded recovery.img files. I would use one of those but I have lost sight of what you are trying to achieve......
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
Ok I just want to update my tf701t to 4.3 to get the latest bootloader (I've don't see other way to update the bootloader).

seems that stock recovery is mandatory for that.

The only recovery I'm able to get working is CWM 6.0.3.7, but can I do something with this recovery? seems i'm stuck because of the old bootloader :(

Another point => got new firmware detected on sd card, update fails for recovery issue but since then when I plug the SD card with another recovery to try to update my tab, firmware is no longer detected....
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
Now you lost me too..... I've no idea anymore where you are.

The Droidbasement stock recovery will work with the JB 4.2.2 bootloader but the (almost) only thing a stock recovery can do is detect a valid update file and flash it.

If you had the update file on a micoSD and the recovery recognized it you must have been on the stock recovery. Why did it fail due to what "issues"?

If subsequently you flashed CWM 6.0.3.7 it would not detect any stock firmware on the microSD - it's not build for that.
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
ok; stock revovery found on droidbasement detect new firmware on micro sd card.

it says that the update will take arround 10 minutes.

It restarts the tablet in 2 minutes and do nothing more.
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
Did you download the stock recovery AND the stock firmware file from Droidbasement or are you trying to flash the firmware from the Asus website?

If the latter, try the former please.
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
Problem is that now, I don't have update notification anymore...

I've tried to format the sd card and put the update file but still no warning triangle in notification area saying that a firmware is detected. :(
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
Just boot into recovery and install the firmware zip.
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
Unable to boot the recovery from droid basement it just restart the tab....

on droid basement it says "You must be on 10.26.1.18 bootloader" and I have version 10.14.1.28 because iut is not updated yet.
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
That is the ramdisk from the kernel?

;)
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
No idea, do you think?

It is normal to get those file in / ?

several files with default unix?

I don't have update notification anymore when I plug a µ sd card with firmware :(
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Sorry I put a question mark instead of an exclamation.

So should read:

That is the ramdisk from the kernel!

I.e., that is the kernel and its files. If you remove them they will just come back next boot and if they don't you'll be in a boot loop. There is nothing unusual there and they are nothing to do with your issue.

The update sits on the /cache partition. You probably need to wipe it and then check for updates again.

AH JUST REALISED YOU ARE UNLOCKED = NO MORE NOTIFICATIONS. You'll have to update manually.

Where exactly are you stuck?
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
Even if I plug a µ SD card with an update file?

I in stock 4.2.2, I assume with a stock recovery from droidbasement.

unable to update to 4.3.

Previoulsy I got update notifications when I've put SD card but it has only restart the tab and still in 4.2.2

I can no enter in the stock recovery from fastboot, I don't know if it the normal behaviour, it only restart the tab instead.

How can I put your cromi X? or update the bootloader, is there an alternative way to update bootloader?
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
No you'll need to flash the stock recovery via fastboot and then do the micro card update to the Asus Stock ROM to get the bootloader for 4.3.

Have you read this post here?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47933481&postcount=1
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
That is exactly what I have do.

No more notification now when I put the sd card
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Unbrick

How to unbrick a TF701 that still has fastboot running (possibly partially redundant):

WARNING: Any damage caused by following these instructions...

Yeah, right... Nevermind that... If your fastboot works, this will save your tablet

Required tools: I assume you have them already

Required files:

UL-K00C-xx-10.14.1.47-user.zip (on micro SD card in TF701)

10.14.1.47 blob and boot.img (unpacked from UL-K00C-xx-10.14.1.47-user.zip)

drgravy's recovery.img

Code:

fastboot erase boot

fastboot erase staging

fastboot format system

fastboot flash staging blob

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash recovery.img

fastboot reboot-bootloader

check the version displayed. Is it 10.14.1.47? if not, hard reset to bootloader ([vol-] + [power])

boot recovery kernel (RCK)

install zip

choose zip from sdcard

UL-K00C-xx-10.14.1.47-user.zip

Yes

wait and pray to odin

+++ go back +++

reboot system now
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
You won't get a notification on an unlocked bootloader. Insert the microSD with the update file in it's root directory and boot into recovery. It will recognize the file and flash it.
[Asus Transformer TF701] guerito73:
Okay it's fixed.

Solution was to flash UL-K00C-WW-10.14.1.47-user.zip with CWM 4.2.2 and then update to 4.3 :)

Sorry for the large post for an easy solution.

Many thanks to sdbag and berndblb
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
No probs mate - glad you got it sorted :)
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
So, I'm sure I'm a moron...

I'm unlocked, stuck on 10.26.1.7, with the latest .47 version of CWM. Need to update the bootloader to 10.26.1.18.

Same problem as above: being unlocked, the downloaded update from Asus doesn't get recognized. It's in zip format, but I remember reading somewhere that it's a mistake to just flash it from recovery.

Again, with apologies for this probably dumb question - can anyone provide a dumbed-down list of steps to get my bootloader updated? I'm away from my tf701 until next week, but trying to do the prep while my mind's on it.

Thanks All!
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
You mean because you are confused by this thread? Don't worry - you're not alone.

I think guerito76 had a few hang-ups to get he right procedure.

Note that I have not tried this myself, but this is how it should work:

CWM does not flash the Asus firmware, so the first step is to get the stock recovery back.

Download the recovery image from Droidbasement and flash it in fastboot.

http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/?p=3210

Reboot to let the recovery install.

With your stock 10.26.1.7 and the stock recovery installed you can flash the 10.26.1.18 firmware.

Download the correct SKU (your region) from Asus, unzip the file once and copy the resulting .....user.zip to the root of your microSD

Boot into recovery, it should see the update and flash it.

Let us know if this worked.
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
Thanks! Will dive in when back home next week and report back. :good:
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
Downloaded and flashed recovery.img from the link. Rebooted. Then rebooted to recovery. The standard recovery-launch animation screen started, then the green droid fell over on its back with a red hazard triangle over his belly. It then waits a minute and reboots to the ROM. So, it looks like my recovery's broken.

Help?
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
Actually - that is the normal behavior for the stock recovery not finding a valid update file. So the recovery flash worked.

Now you just have to get it to recognize the update file.

Copy the ...user.zip to the root of the internal SD (that would be into /sdcard/) and try again.

If that does not work try the same with the .7 firmware.

Can you describe step-by-step what you are doing?
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
Thanks!

Copied WW_epaduser_10_26_1_18_UpdateLauncher.zip into the internal root directory. But it's not recognized on boot.

So, I boot to ROM and then reboot to bootloader. But from there, I can't launch the recovery manually to flash the new zip, and it doesn't get recognized automatically on a simple reboot. Oh - and I also copied the same zip into the root directory of my ExtSD card just in case.
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
What do you mean, you cannot start the recovery from the bootloader? What happens pushing Vol Up on the flashing RCK?

I thought you did get into it earlier???

Try it from ADB: adb reboot-recovery or adb reboot recovery
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
Vol Up on flashing RCK or "Reboot recovery" from terminal window (or from power menu, Reboot:Recovery) all give me the tits-up droid with the hazard sign.
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
That is you stock recovery. Or the one from Androidbasement. Don't know why it doesn't flash the firmware. Try flashing the .7 firmware. That would get you back to totally stock and you should be able to update to .18 from there.
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
Really appreciate your help here.

Downloaded and copied .7 to both the SDCard and MicroSD roots. Tried but still couldn't reboot to recovery, and on a straight reboot, nothing gets installed or flash - boot just proceeds as normal. So, bottomline, I'm stuck on the .7 bootloader and have no way to flash either the .18 or .7 ASUS firmwares.
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
Dang! But explain something that is confusing me: You say you cannot boot to recovery. But earlier you stated that adb reboot recovery gets you (what I assume is) the Android on his back, open belly and an exclamation mark. Is that correct?

If yes - you can boot to recovery. You just can't do much in the stock recovery. The fallen Android is the stock recovery NOT finding a valid update file.

So if in fact you can boot to recovery, take out the microSD and try again.

If that does not work, remove the user.zip from internal and insert the microSD. Try again.

Not sure if the recovery can handle finding a firmware file in both locations it's looking for one....

And make sure you have only one user.zip there at any given time. Either .7 or .18 - not both.

Also, send a PM to the OP of this thread, try to get his attention. Maybe he can give us a step-by-step explanation what worked for him.
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
Here's one more idea:

Just realized that for WW users there is a separate SD update file for the .18 firmware. I have no idea why - doesn't exist for any other region.

It's the second listing in the Firmware download section on Asus website.

The extracted file is T4_SDUPDATE.zip. Load it onto an empty microSD and boot to recovery.

May be worth a try....
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
Thanks - will give these a try and report back.
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
Bummer - nothing worked:

- copied T4_SDUPDATE.zip to freshly formatted microsd card, booted to recovery - no dice;

- tried booting to recovery with WW_epaduser_10_26_1_18_UpdateLauncher.zip (and with the US version) in internal root, with microsd ejected

In every case, only result was tits-up Droid :(

Any ideas?
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
Josh - I think we're both dolts! :laugh:

Are you telling me you tried this whole time to update with the zip you downloaded from Asus??? You never unzipped this file ONCE getting a zip file named "UL-K00c-WW......-user.zip"?????

How could I have missed that? It's the UL-K00C..... you have to put into root of internal storage!!!

Try that first. And if that does not work - the answer was in front of us the whole time.

This is guerito's last post:

He flashed the JB 4.2.2. firmware and then upgraded to 4.3. I have no idea where he found CWM 4.2.2 for this tablet, but if he found it you can ;)

Anyway, it should also work with the stock recovery. Just remember to unzip the downloaded file ONCE.
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
Thanks! I had indeed unzipped and copied the user zip over. But if I can install cwm and flash with that, then piece of cake. I will report back.
[Asus Transformer TF701] pershoot:
i don't believe the bootloader flash routine will run under CWM.

make sure you are on stock (rom), then:

format your microsd with fat32, unzip the file you downloaded, rename the resulting .zip file accordingly and put it on root of microsd.

stick it in (slot on the side) and:

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot boot recovery.img (stock recovery from droidbasement)

once booted, it should detect and start flashing.
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
Thanks Pershoot.

When you say "...rename the resulting .zip file accordingly" that might be what I'm missing. Can you expand on that?

Thanks again!
[Asus Transformer TF701] pershoot:
rename the unpacked .zip file:

T4_SDUPDATE.zip
[Asus Transformer TF701] pershoot:
make sure your rename (if using windoze) does not contain .zip.zip

it should be:

T4_SDUPDATE.zip
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
Gotcha- thanks! Will give it a whirl as soon as I get home from work.
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
Baffled. In every case, dead droid.

It must be the recovery, as I'm following the instructions to the letter. The recovery doesn't seem to be able to recognize the zip files, whichever disk they're on (empty microsd properly formatted, or internal) and whatever they're named.

Is there a workaround, or another way to do it? Wish I could load up Odin like with my S3, or perhaps flash a version of CM that magically repairs everything :)
[Asus Transformer TF701] pershoot:
Are you certain you are unpacking the zip file and renaming the zip file inside to the proper name and placing on root of microsd?

Boot cwm or boot in to the os. Is the microsd readable?
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
sbdags suggested this earlier, and it's the last thing I can think of too:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2546941
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
Absolutely. Opening the Zip, extracting the secondary zip and copying it to the microsd root. Once in the OS, the microsd is readable and I see the copied Zip file sitting there in the root.

I cannot boot into CWM because I replaced it with droidbasement recovery.img file, which I flashed using Recovery Tools.
[Asus Transformer TF701] pershoot:
sure you can.

fastboot boot FILE.img

boot in to CWM, mount the sdcard, adb shell and do an ls -la of the microsd. print that output here.

or boot in to the OS and do an ls -la of the microsd and paste that output here.
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
You did not use fastboot to flash the recovery?
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
Followed the directions there. All succeeded.

Now when I fastboot boot recovery.img, the flashing RCK stops flashing, and the screen hangs on "Booting Recovery kernel image". No more recovery animation or dead droid- just hangs. I'm counting this as progress.

I had originally flashed the recovery.img from within the OS using recovery tools, which has saved me previously with another tablet. Evidently not the case this time...

But the fastboot flash recovery recovery.img suceeded- just don't get why it's now hanging, and am afraid to interrupt it with a hard reboot. Any thoughts?

I'll take this moment to thank you all for your patience... this is agonizing even to me :embarrassed:
[Asus Transformer TF701] pershoot:
you should not have used other 'tools' to flash anything. you have fastboot for this and you can boot without flashing.

recovery takes some seconds to init and kick up.

however if its hung, you have no choice but to hard boot it. when you boot in to the stock OS, it will have already flashed back the stock recovery (unless you disabled this feature).

you may have some corruption on the partition (which may be why its hanging if you are certain your drivers, fastboot utility and usb connection are in good standing). after you hard boot it, return back to the bootloader (adb reboot bootloader), fastboot erase recovery, then boot back in (fastboot reboot). you will get stock recovery flashed back in.

now confirm the microsd stuff. it should flash once you rectify what is amiss on your end.

good luck.
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
Thanks Pershoot. On it now.
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
Progress: re-examined the MicroSD card, discovered that I had managed to format it NTFS instead of FAT32. Reformatted to Fat32, re-extracted the user.zip file and copied to MicroSD, renamed it to T4_SDUPDATE.zip

Then restarted bootloader, fastboot boot recovery.img and received in red font "unrecoverable recovery error" with some digits.

So, tried fastboot erase recovery, then rebooted, then fastboot flash recovery recovery.img, then rebooted to bootloader and up-arrowed on RCK. This time, instead of freezing, it gave me the recovery animation, and then dead droid.

Back to where I started, still baffled but going to sleep on it and re-assess tomorrow.

Thanks for your help and your patience.
[Asus Transformer TF701] pershoot:
You do not have to flash or fastboot boot recovery.

fastboot erase recovery (you don't need to do this as you have confirmed your partition is ok and have already erased it once as a precautionary measure).

fastboot reboot (if in bootloader)

Boot in to the stock OS.

adb reboot bootloader

Hit RCK.

You will now enter recovery the way it shipped if you did not disable this feature on your system in the stock rom.

If the .zip inside the .zip you downloaded is on a properly fornatted microsd named accordingly and in the slot, then it should detect it.
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
Ahhhh - a dozen lights go on.

I had totally forgotten about that!
[MENTION=1385883]pershoot[/MENTION] Is this a feature of JB 4.3 or was that already on JB 4.2.2. I have lost track of which firmware Josh has installed at this point.

[MENTION=4732615]JoshReuben[/MENTION] There is a feature in the stock rom that it will flash the stock recovery with every boot (if none is installed I assume).

So pershoot is telling you: Erase the recovery partition in fastboot, reboot and the system will install the recovery automatically. Do not flash a recovery yourself!

Now we have to wait for pershoot to confirm. Will also do some digging...