[Q] Bricked my TF701T

[Zuzuitu]

Hi guys..really need help from someone, i'm desperate now.. I am a newbie..so please explain me step by step what should i do next..

I tried to downgrade from kitkat to jb so i can root it without unlocking my tablet and loosing the warranty...i watched a tutorial that sayd that flasing a blob from a UL-K00C-WW-10.26.1.18-user.zip will restore the tablet to stock..but nothing..he cant boot to android no more. Stay in the asus logo with the nvidia tegra pwd. Those are some commands i tried in in fastboot till now and even to extract that update and rename it to T4_UPDATE.zip and put it on a fat32 sdcard...

fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash boot boot.img
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash staging blob
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
fastboot -i 0x0B05 erase boot
fastboot -i 0x0B05 erase system
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash boot boot.img
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash staging blob
fastboot -i 0x0B05 erase boot
fastboot -i 0x0B05 erase system
fastboot -i 0x0B05 -w
fastboot -i 0x0B05 format system
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash staging blob
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash system user.zip
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash staging blob
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash boot boot.img
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash staging blob
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
fastboot -i 0x0B05 format data
fastboot -i 0x0B05 format cache

Any help please ?! Thanks in advance.

LE: I forgot..i also flash a recovery img of macallan BL, i though it was a recovery stock img...

 

[Zuzuitu]

Please...someone help me!

 

[berndblb]

Hi guys..really need help from someone, i'm desperate now.. I am a newbie..so please explain me step by step what should i do next..

I tried to downgrade from kitkat to jb so i can root it without unlocking my tablet and loosing the warranty...i watched a tutorial that sayd that flasing a blob from a UL-K00C-WW-10.26.1.18-user.zip will restore the tablet to stock..but nothing..he cant boot to android no more. Stay in the asus logo with the nvidia tegra pwd. Those are some commands i tried in in fastboot till now and even to extract that update and rename it to T4_UPDATE.zip and put it on a fat32 sdcard...

fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash boot boot.img
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash staging blob
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
fastboot -i 0x0B05 erase boot
fastboot -i 0x0B05 erase system
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash boot boot.img
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash staging blob
fastboot -i 0x0B05 erase boot
fastboot -i 0x0B05 erase system
fastboot -i 0x0B05 -w
fastboot -i 0x0B05 format system
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash staging blob
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash system user.zip
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash staging blob
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash boot boot.img
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash staging blob
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
fastboot -i 0x0B05 format data
fastboot -i 0x0B05 format cache

Any help please ?! Thanks in advance.

LE: I forgot..i also flash a recovery img of macallan BL, i though it was a recovery stock img...

So let me get this straight:
Your bootloader is locked - correct?
If yes, you cannot flash a recovery and you cannot use any of the fastboot commands you posted.
As far as I know you cannot downgrade from the KitKat firmware to JB either, which is supported by what the instructions on the Asus website state...

Can you still boot into the bootloader and the stock recovery?
If yes, I would just download the latest Asus firmware, extract it once and copy it to a microSD.
Insert it and boot to recovery. If it still works it should recognize the Asus file and flash it.
At least that would get you back to a working system.
I'm not sure why you wanted to just root the tablet - it's a waste of time IMHO. The TF701 runs great on stock and yes - even better on a custom rom. But why would you need just root?

 

[Zuzuitu]

Hello and thanks for replying.
Now, since all this commands it's giving me bootloader error 0x0000 thing but still, even when the bootloader was working the update was not working from the microSD, stopped immediatly.
Anyway, i still can enter in the fastboot where is the rck, android and the wipe thing. What should i do now?
Stupid me, just want it to root it and use a mod on a game..
Thanks in advance.

 

[berndblb]

Hello and thanks for replying.
Now, since all this commands it's giving me bootloader error 0x0000 thing but still, even when the bootloader was working the update was not working from the microSD, stopped immediatly.
Anyway, i still can enter in the fastboot where is the rck, android and the wipe thing. What should i do now?
Stupid me, just want it to root it and use a mod on a game..
Thanks in advance.

Describe in detail, step-by-step, how you tried to flash the official Asus firmware.
I cannot help you if I have to guess at what you did....

 

[Zuzuitu]

Ok, first of all i download the Jelly Bean which is version 10, i extract it and watching a tutorial i flash the blob file from inside tough it will give me back to that stock.
This step costs me because it didnt boot it anymore in the android. After that i saw that i can put the firmware inside a microSD and tablet it will start updating the files/firmware. I put it and not Hung happened.. I changed the name Into T4_UPDATE and restart it. The tablet star it to update but after a while when it sayd: deleting file, stopped and give me error. So, i want it to delete the myself and enter it in fastboot and i execute the erase and format system, cache, appdata and data, which formating data freezzed the cmd and nothing happened. I then tried again to update it from microSD but now failed from the start... I did wrong executing those commands...
Then i again tried to execute the commands which i put the in the code tag but without luck. I also tried to flash recovery.img thoughing it was the stock one, but was from maccalan guy s-o now appears his details when i'm entering in the recovery with the 3 option: rck, android and wipe thing.
This is all, can i do something even if the bootloader is locked, or i need to send it to repair?
Thanks in advance.

 

[berndblb]

Ok, first of all i download the Jelly Bean which is version 10, i extract it and watching a tutorial i flash the blob file from inside tough it will give me back to that stock.
This step costs me because it didnt boot it anymore in the android. After that i saw that i can put the firmware inside a microSD and tablet it will start updating the files/firmware. I put it and not Hung happened.. I changed the name Into T4_UPDATE and restart it. The tablet star it to update but after a while when it sayd: deleting file, stopped and give me error. So, i want it to delete the myself and enter it in fastboot and i execute the erase and format system, cache, appdata and data, which formating data freezzed the cmd and nothing happened. I then tried again to update it from microSD but now failed from the start... I did wrong executing those commands...
Then i again tried to execute the commands which i put the in the code tag but without luck. I also tried to flash recovery.img thoughing it was the stock one, but was from maccalan guy s-o now appears his details when i'm entering in the recovery with the 3 option: rck, android and wipe thing.
This is all, can i do something even if the bootloader is locked, or i need to send it to repair?
Thanks in advance.

You cannot change bootloader or recovery if your tablet is locked. I have no idea what happened when you tried to do that...
You also cannot downgrade the stock firmware from the 11.4.1.27 version.
So your best bet to get the tablet back probably is:

Download the correct SKU (WW, US, JP...) for your tablet.
Extract that file ONCE and copy the resulting zip file to the root of a fat32 formatted microSD. Do not put it into any folders - just copy it to the card.
Insert the card, enter recovery (RCK) and it should find the firmware file and flash it.
Good luck!

Edit: If the above does not work, try to rename the once extracted firmware file to T4_SDUPDATE.zip and copy that to the root of the microSD.
Note the name! You renamed incorrectly when you tried to flash the 10. firmware!!

 

[Zuzuitu]

I just tried now again but i cant enter rck because is giving me bootloader error 0x0000 something like that. What next?

 

[berndblb]

I just tried now again but i cant enter rck because is giving me bootloader error 0x0000 something like that. What next?

I'm sorry friend, but with a locked bootloader Asus is your only option left. Get a quote before you accept their repair. They will probably replace the motherboard and it could be costly....

 

[Zuzuitu]

I call them and in the e next days they will send it in their laboratory. I will pay something even if its in warranty?
Thanks you for your time. Cheers.

 

[NexusGazer]

Yeah, you will pay.That is why things like this void warranties. Because if you screw up your device, why should Asus pay out?

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