Am I bricked, for ever....

[alainlafond]

Hello,
tonite I spended my time trying to install a custom ROM on my new TF300T.
I unlocked the bootloader.
Rooted
Install Teamwin.
I did a total backup of my tablet, using Teamwin.

Then I tried to install Euroshank rom, that I have on my Galaxy Nexus phone.
Then everything went wrong, I felt in a loop...
I tried, lotsa thing, and finally, like an idiot I format my ROM.

Now when I open in normal way, I get nothing.
And when I boot in recovery I get a Teamwin that works very slow.

I knew it was possible that it would arrive one day...
BRICKED....

Am I bricked?
My wife told me it would happen...

Is there a way to fastboot a firmware...

Fastboot does not see my tablet...

Alain

:silly::silly::silly:

 

[carlosraf20]

Why will you try install a room not design for tf300t?

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app

 

[untermensch]

I used to be active in the Samsung Vibrant section and people will just flash anything, ANYTHING!!! wont read the first post to find out
what they are about to flash, EVEN if the first post said "100% brick guaranteed" people will flash it and complain they got bricked.

SIGH......

OP you are lucky the device will still turn on, sounds like you are soft bricked and my be able to recover it,
I don't know what Teamwin or euroshank is so I cant help with recovery, but if the device will turn on there is
hope to recover it.

 

[Drgravy]

Am I bricked?

I believe you are not bricked
you just messed up a little bit


to flash with fastboot check out this post it is a guide to flash the the stock rom for a tf300g but it works fine for the tf300t
I have used this method a couple of times

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1757077

just make sure you use the correct firmware for your device <--- this is very important

read through the sticky posts in the developement section, there you can find where to get the correct firmware for your device

also never flash a rom that was not made for your device, your asking for trouble

hope this helps
good luck

 

[klownin5643]

If you were to wipe everything in team win then restore your back up.......what happens?


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[untermensch]

It it important to not flash the wrong firmware because the kernel for each make and model of device
is a bit different and has all the drivers for the hardware for that device and may not have the drivers for
another device built in, so if you flash the wrong kernel you can lose the use of some or all of your hardware.
especially the proprietary stuff.

 

[alainlafond]

The saga continue

I had an idea,
what if I try to put a rom on a memory card an put it in the memory slot.
IT WORKED!...

I went back to Teamwin an tried to install using external SD-Card, I choose cm-9-20120802-NIGHTLY-tf300t, and it seemed to install.
When I boot, I see the Cyanogen opening screen, then I get the following screen:

Encryption unsuccessfull
Encryption was interupted and can't complete. As a result, the data on your table is no longer accessible....

And there'a reset tablet button.

But when I select the Reset tablet button, the tablet reboots ans come back to the same screen.

Then I used Teamwin to fix permissions. The software told me that it would takes few minutes, when if fact took less then 10 seconds..

After I thinked of doing a factory reset Teamwin, but change nothing still have the same boot message...

I believe that on my way to solve this problem...

I'm crazy to fix it, as I have my wife's looking over my shoulder....

Thanks for helping all...

I feel less studip now...

And no, I didn't tried to install a rom for another system...

Alain

 

[mikaole]

try the same with the stockrom, maybe this works.

If not try to get adb running.
Dl this tool:
http://www.4shared.com/zip/7XYW-4c4/WSG_UnBricker_TF300T_V102.html
Extract it.
Put your pad into recovery
Than connect it to your pc
run the WSGFlasher from the folder of the file you just dl.
choose option 5 for adbshell
tipe in this command:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 bs=100 count=1
if this runs type this 2nd command:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=16 count=1

Reboot your pad and see if everything runs fine

if not, just go back to recovery
open the WSGflasher again
choose option 2
than use option 1
for fully unbrick

let it run and see if this worked


if this doesnt work try get it in fastboot
dl this file:
http://www.4shared.com/zip/npKPgYok/WSG_UnBricker_Skript_no_Fw.html
extract it to C.\trecovery\
DL the latest Asus firmware and extract it 2 times.
Put the blob file into the trecovery folder

Press Vol- and Power at the same time to start the tablet
At the time the text appears on screen let both Buttons loose
Wait till the 3 icon appear
choose the usb icon with Vol-
Than press Vol+
connect your Pad to PC
run cmd
type
cd c:\trecovery\ and hit enter
then type:
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash system blob

see if it runs
sometimes you will need many tries to get it succesfully running, just try again
Need 20 times one time my pad was softbricked.

 

[Psyloid]

try to flash Clockwork recovery (the correct one for tf300t) with teamwin.
then format all partitions except your sdcard
then flash cm9

should work if you got this far

then if it works, slap your wife on the but and say, see, i didnt brick it.
then get layed

 

[alainlafond]

Thanks, but as for now no cigar...

Hi,
thanks for your help...
Everything that you told me I was able to do...
But still there's that message about encryption...
And when I try a factory reset in Teamwin I get the answer that it's impossible mount /sdcard or /data

There's no way of doing a clean install on the tablet, as it's possible on computers?

I believe I better wait for answer before I do dammage of other type to my tablet...

I hope I have others answers...

Thanks again

Alain

 

[Psyloid]

I cannot help unless you replace teamwin recovery with clockwork.
I have zero experience with teamwin

Sent from deep space nine

 

[alainlafond]

Thanks to all...

Hi again,
As say my wife I'm really hard head...

But this time again I won...

Finally, with the hints of the members here I manage to get back my TF300T to work...

I short here's what I've done( there was lotsa more steps... but I'll keep it short.. ):
1-
I had a mount problem, and I don't remember where I saw this. But it seem that only the original firmware can be mounted and set as base system.
All others roms install over the base system (sorry if it's wrong).
2-
I installed back a fresh version of Teamwin (that for me is the best).
Downloaded the firmware from Asus, for my version. To know wich one I needed to look at the first line that appear on boot time (5 or 6 seconds) while the tablet waits for the recovery program to load.
3-
I copied an unzipped version of the firmware (thats the trick, the zipped firmware came in zipped). Where did I copied it, TO A MEMORY CARD... Thank Lord for a memory slot in this tablet.
4-
Then I installed the firmware, as I would install every other rom. But from the memory card.
5-
Et voilà...

I can see the eyes of my wife that will say... " Not this time baby, but for sure it will happen..." And I'll answer with a smile... And I'll say... Not this time baby, I know that it'll come...:victory::victory::victory::victory::victory:

Again thanks to all, especially to those that told me that it was hard or impossible...

Alain

 

[mikaole]

well finally all is good
Enjoy it.

 

[gchild320]

Oh my goodness what a thread. Glad you got it to work, your wife sounds like a real man hater.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

 

[Psyloid]

Great alain !!! Time to flash cm9

Sent from deep space nine

 

[alainlafond]

Not really...

Oh my goodness what a thread. Glad you got it to work, your wife sounds like a real man hater.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Hi,
not really. My wife is the that looks at the money and make sure that the kids will get clothes when they need.
I'm allowed to play, but not at the expense of kid's welfare...

I'm right with this, I think...

Alain

 

[asdfgj69g]

She has the right priorities, I would say! A good experience, you won't easily forget that you've messed up because of flashing the wrong ROM