[NvFlash] [Recovery] With [Generated Blobs][TF-700-T]

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kali113

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Thank for your kind words... You were able to unbrick your tablet with this process?

Thx Josh

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 :)
 
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xdadevkro

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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).
 
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Unidave199

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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!
 
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chantas

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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??
 

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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??

Did you get my PM ? :D

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

Code:
adb reboot-bootloader

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

Let me know

Thx Josh
 
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Nixeus

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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 :)
 

_that

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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 ?

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).
 
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Nixeus

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I'm pretty sure my bootloader is ok....but unable to access it....
No warranty....so sad....:\
 

Unidave199

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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
 

berndblb

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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
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/
 

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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/

I thought you had a step by step for backing up the nvflash blobs ? @berndblb :cyclops:

Maybe I was wrong.... :D
 

das chaos

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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?
 
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    This is a general users guide to unbricking your tf700t...

    This is only what I did, It was successfull for me.
    I did this on linux mint 32 bit, so thats what I can help with. Im sure it can be done on windows but who would want to!!!!!!LOL
    I will help anyone that needs it of course... No matter the os... Just let me know!!!!

    What you need
    Your device specific nvflash backup files generated while enabling nvflash.
    !!!!!!!!If you dont have them there is no help for you!!!!!!
    • blob.bin
    • bootloader.ebt
    • unlock-token.img
    • factory-config.img
    • bricksafe.img

      Also needed
    • A tf700t (Its bad now, but all will be ok)
    • Fully charged tf700t (Just plug it in, it will charge no matter what...If not you dont need my help!!!!)
    • Asus data cable
    • Linux Mint 32bit PC
    • Super user permission
    • Stock firmware blob (from asus's web site, make sure you get the right one)
    • nvflash and wheelie
    • And fastboot for your PC

    Downloads

    nvflash/wheelie-Linux
    click me

    nvflash/wheelie-Windows
    click me

    Asus Stock firmware---MAKE SURE YOU GET THE CORRECT SKU FOR YOUR 700
    click me

    INSTRUCTIONS
    Extract wheelie and nvflash to your home folder...
    Extract your stock firmware in your downloads folder twice...You will see a blob file rename it boot.blob and move it to your home folder...
    Move the above mentioned device specific files to your home folder...

    In your home folder you should have
    • blob.bin
    • unlock-token.img
    • factory-config.img
    • bricksafe.img
    • bootloader.ebt
    • nvflash
    • wheelie
    • boot.blob (we renamed it in the last step)

    Start your device in APX mode [Power On + Volume Up]. Your tablet screen will remain blank in APX mode....
    Bootstrap your device (enter nvFlash mode) while your device is in APX mode using wheelie....
    I am going to show you the outputs of my process ....
    If you are running windows drop the 'sudo ./' and make sure your CMD window is opened as admin

    Code:
    sudo ./wheelie --blob blob.bin
    lj50036@area51:~ > sudo ./wheelie --blob blob.bin
    OUTPUT
    Wheelie 0.1 - Preflight for nvflash.
    Copyright (c) 2011-2012 androidroot.mobi
    ========================================

    Waiting for device in APX mode...
    [=] Chip UID: 0x15d2bbce2501405
    [=] RCM Version: 0x30001

    [=] CPU Model: Tegra 3
    [+] Sending bootloader...
    Sending file: 100 %
    [!] Done - your device should now be ready for nvflash

    It may shutdown after each command, get back into nvflash with the above steps.....

    Code:
    sudo ./nvflash -r --download 7 unlock-token.img
    lj50036@area51:~ > sudo ./nvflash -r --download 7 unlock-token.img
    OUTPUT
    Nvflash v1.13.87205 started
    [resume mode]
    sending file: unlock-token.img
    / 8388608/8388608 bytes sent
    unlock-token.img sent successfully

    Code:
    sudo ./nvflash -r --download 14 factory-config.img
    lj50036@area51:~ > sudo ./nvflash -r --download 14 factory-config.img
    OUTPUT
    Nvflash v1.13.87205 started
    [resume mode]
    sending file: factory-config.img
    / 5242880/5242880 bytes sent
    factory-config.img sent successfully

    Code:
    sudo ./nvflash -r --rawdevicewrite 0 2944 bricksafe.img
    lj50036@area51:~ > sudo ./nvflash -r --rawdevicewrite 0 2944 bricksafe.img
    OUTPUT
    Nvflash v1.13.87205 started
    [resume mode]
    sending file: bricksafe.img
    / 12058624/12058624 bytes sent
    bricksafe.img sent successfully

    Code:
    sudo ./nvflash -r --go
    lj50036@area51:~ > sudo ./nvflash -r --go
    OUTPUT
    Nvflash v1.13.87205 started
    [resume mode]

    At this point if it will not reboot or shut down do this
    hold power button and volume down to boot into fastboot...You will now have fastboot.
    We are not done yet!!! Getting close now!!!!!!

    Run these command in fastboot in this order

    The next command is to just verify your computer can see your device

    Code:
     fastboot devices
    INPUT
    lj50036@area51:~ > fastboot devices
    OUTPUT
    015d2bbce2501405 fastboot


    Code:
     fastboot erase system
    INPUT
    lj50036@area51:~ > fastboot erase system
    OUTPUT
    ******** Did you mean to fastboot format this partition?
    erasing 'system'...
    OKAY [ 2.954s]
    finished. total time: 2.954s

    Code:
     fastboot erase recovery
    INPUT
    lj50036@area51:~ > fastboot erase recovery
    OUTPUT
    erasing 'recovery'...
    OKAY [ 1.945s]
    finished. total time: 1.945s

    Code:
     fastboot -w
    INPUT
    lj50036@area51:~ > fastboot -w
    OUTPUT
    erasing 'userdata'...
    OKAY [ 23.188s]
    formatting 'userdata' partition...
    Creating filesystem with parameters:
    Size: 29618601984
    Block size: 4096
    Blocks per group: 32768
    Inodes per group: 8192
    Inode size: 256
    Journal blocks: 32768
    Label:
    Blocks: 7231104
    Block groups: 221
    Reserved block group size: 1024
    Created filesystem with 11/1810432 inodes and 157662/7231104 blocks
    sending 'userdata' (139133 KB)...
    writing 'userdata'...
    OKAY [ 26.358s]
    erasing 'cache'...

    At this point it just hangs on erasing 'cache'
    I just close terminal and open new one, and run the next command
    If your tablet hangs just reboot back into fastboot again

    Code:
     fastboot erase boot
    INPUT
    lj50036@area51:~ > fastboot erase boot
    OUTPUT
    erasing 'boot'...
    OKAY [ 1.209s]
    finished. total time: 1.209s

    Code:
     fastboot erase misc
    INPUT
    lj50036@area51:~ > fastboot erase misc
    OUTPUT
    erasing 'misc'...
    OKAY [ 0.978s]
    finished. total time: 0.978s

    Code:
     fastboot erase cache
    INPUT
    lj50036@area51:~ > fastboot erase cache
    OUTPUT
    ******** Did you mean to fastboot format this partition?
    erasing 'cache'...
    OKAY [ 2.843s]
    finished. total time: 2.843s

    Code:
     fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash system boot.blob

    During the sending/writing process of this step you will get the blue bar on your screen.....

    INPUT
    lj50036@area51:~ > fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash system boot.blob
    OUTPUT
    erasing 'system'...
    OKAY [ 2.339s]
    sending 'system' (800927 KB)...
    OKAY [133.094s]
    writing 'system'...
    [OKAY [178.036s]
    finished. total time: 313.469s

    Code:
     fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
    lj50036@area51:~ > fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
    OUTPUT
    rebooting...

    finished. total time: 0.020s

    You will now be back to stock rom stock bootloader but still unlocked!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Boot fully into rom than you can do whatever you would like!!!!!!!!!!!
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    My problem ended up being the nvflash distro from androidroot.mobi. I don't know if it is broken or just incompatible with my system. I ended up finding a working (worked for me anyway) version from nvidia directly. It's part of the Linux Developer Kit.

    Get it here: https://developer.nvidia.com/linux-tegra

    Make sure you only, and I can't stress this enough, make doubly sure you only get the Cardhu Driver Pack. NvFlash is located in the bootloader folder of the archive. I replaced androidroot.mobi's version with this and the rest is history. Hope this helps.

    Also I did this on Ubuntu 12.04.3. I see you are on the latest release. I seriuosly doubt that makes any difference but, the more you know...
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    SUCCESS!

    After about a hundred tries, bootloader was installed by nvflash again with
    Code:
    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.
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    So I got Ubuntu up and running and I have the adb and fastboot drivers installed. I also dl'ed the linux wheelie and nvflash files. The computer can see my device when I run fastboot devices command but it won't run wheelie from the directory I created for it. Where do I put my files so the terminal can run them?

    Linux does not run programs in your current directory by default, for security reasons. To run wheelie from your current directory, type "./wheelie".