Hi all,
Today the volume button of my iconia had been broken (keeps flate). The device is operating under Honeycomb ROM 1.2. Since it is still under guarantee, I wish to know if it is necessary to revert to Acer original Stuck ROM? if yes then how? or Acer would not make an issue with Honeycomb ROM.
The problem actually is that even though I can boot with Acer Recovery installer, I can't navigate through the menu with that Volume button.
Thanks for your advice
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I'm currently running Prime! v1.3r2 and want to flash up to Prime! V1.4 but I am having some issues/ questions about CWM. The way I remembered, you just powered the device off, then held down vol down and power and it should boot into CWM. When I do this, it boots to a message that says "Press <VOL_UP> to execute or <VOL_DOWN> to cancel wiping data" with a glowing wipe data box at the center of the screen. I'm paranoid to do this and always press the vol down key. I know that I had to use CWM when rooting and flashing to Prime! v1.3r2, but it was super late at night and I was super tired and kind of zombied my way through it. Could someone please shed some light on what I am doing wrong?
Also, when using Rom Manager, when you go into Flash ClockworkMod Recovery, there are alot of devices listed, but no Asus Transformer so I apparently can't load it that way either. Do we use one from another device or are we currently not able to use Rom Manager?
Thanks to any who can help educate me!
Basicly you have to power off ur Transformer, hold down "Power" and "Vol-Down" at the same time and continue holding until some white letters appear on the left upper corner of your TF-display. From now on you have 5 seconds to release the two pressed buttons and press "Vol-Up".
If you want to start over again, u can follow this guide:
Rooting your TF101
Bavarianguy said:
Basicly you have to power off ur Transformer, hold down "Power" and "Vol-Down" at the same time and continue holding until some white letters appear on the left upper corner of your TF-display. From now on you have 5 seconds to release the two pressed buttons and press "Vol-Up".
If you want to start over again, u can follow this guide:
Rooting your TF101
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Thank you so much! That worked great. Do you also know the answer to the second part of my question? Lastly, is it necessary to update ClokworkMod Recovery? Currently I have v3.0.2.8 on my TF. Thank you again
bds369 said:
Also, when using Rom Manager, when you go into Flash ClockworkMod Recovery, there are alot of devices listed, but no Asus Transformer so I apparently can't load it that way either. Do we use one from another device or are we currently not able to use Rom Manager?
Thanks to any who can help educate me!
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ROM manager is not compatible with the TF yet.
ON Prime v1.4 you can flash the optional Power button recovery ad on
baseballfanz said:
ROM manager is not compatible with the TF yet.
ON Prime v1.4 you can flash the optional Power button recovery ad on
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Thank you very much for the information! Hopefully ROM Manager will be updated for TF soon. Do you have a link for the the optional power button recover ad on?
In a bit of a bind...
So I finally rooted my Transformer, using the windows method of doing that (using APX), and everything went well. However, it seems I now can't get into recovery mode. I use the Vol Down + power, followed by Vol Up, get the message that it is booting the recovery, but it just sits there spinning.
(Exact message is "Booting recovery kernel image)
I am thinking that said kernel image can't be located.
Sadly, I am now not able to boo the tablet in APX mode to try and fix it.
does anybody have any suggestion? I would like to install clockworkmod recovery, but at this point I am not too sure what to do.
Any help greatly appreciated!
Stuck on "Booting recovery kernel image"
Were you ever able to resolve this issue? I have exactly the same problem. I've tried flashing alternate recovery.img files, but still cannot get CWM to come up.
Thanks!
--Roger
azafred said:
So I finally rooted my Transformer, using the windows method of doing that (using APX), and everything went well. However, it seems I now can't get into recovery mode. I use the Vol Down + power, followed by Vol Up, get the message that it is booting the recovery, but it just sits there spinning.
(Exact message is "Booting recovery kernel image)
I am thinking that said kernel image can't be located.
Sadly, I am now not able to boo the tablet in APX mode to try and fix it.
does anybody have any suggestion? I would like to install clockworkmod recovery, but at this point I am not too sure what to do.
Any help greatly appreciated!
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SOLVED: I finally got past this by using nvflash to rewrite all the partitions and install a new ROM. I used the instructions at
http://tabletroms.com/forums/transf...ment/976-nvflash-unbricking-forever-root.html
which is written for Prime 1.4. This is possibly overkill, because it rewrites ALL the partitions and you lose all data, but since my problem appeared to be related to something other than just the boot loader and/or the system partition, I decided to take the hit. I followed those instructions as is, and got a Prime 1.4 system with CWM working perfectly. Then I just grabbed the latest Prime build and patches and applied them from CWM.
This is a huge relief, as I've been fighting with this for quite awhile. I see that many people have had a similar problem, and on other Tegra based tablets as well. While I haven't tried it, I presume that from this point, I could go back and install stock again, rooted or unrooted, with the BRK's nice tool from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1185104
I hope this helps out someone else with a similar problem.
--Roger
i have some issues with a vegacomb 3.2 in a booting into recovery. my device is Viewsonic Viewpad 10s. in first i'm update to bluetooth fixed problem. everything work fine untill i update and get some issues
1.WiFi can't connect at all , all of it. no secure , WPS , PEAP , WPA WPA2
2.can't recovery with CWM or power button
i can't do anything with that all so i try to factory reset and i get it ****ed up .. OTZ
so. i want to reflash to build 7 and update to build 8. can i fix this or my viewpad 10s become a toilet paper now ?
To enter in recovery mode, use RomManager.
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To enter in recovery mode, use RomManager.
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can't use ROM Manager to recovery too. WiFi can't connect and when it appear allow a superuser. a program become idle and didn't do anything
Sounds like a bad flash. I'd reflash modded stock v2, then boot to recovery and wipe user data/cache/dalvik and then reflash the full 8.1 ROM. This should make sure you have a working CWM and probably fix your wifi issue too.
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NO! If you are using VC 3.2 you should avoid using the ROM manager provided recovery as it is for the wrong tablet (g tablet i think) and it WILL soft-brick your Vega.
I've soft bricked my vega using this exact method!
How do I unbrick please?
John
truxntrax said:
I've soft bricked my vega using this exact method!
How do I unbrick please?
John
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anyone?
How should I enter recovery in VC, with the apk?
I'm using viewcomb btw.
robuser007 said:
anyone?
How should I enter recovery in VC, with the apk?
I'm using viewcomb btw.
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When you say "soft bricked", what exactly does the tab do when you turn it on??
Best way to recover is to power down tab, attach tab to computer with usb cable. Make sure tab is charged, or plugged in at the time. hold down the back button (top of tab, next to power button), then press and hold the power button for 2 seconds, then release it while you continue to hold the back button another 2 seconds, then release back button. Your screen should flash once quickly, then stay off.
Now, if everything worked, click on the Mod Stock icon on your computer. and after a little time it will start writing files to the tab. If it says device cant be found, you are not in recovery mode, try again the power/back button instructions, it may take a few times before you get tab into recovery.
There are more precise booting into recovery instructions if needed, just Google "rooting Advent tablet"
I'm assuming you already have the usb drivers, and the roms on your computer, and know how to use them.
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When you say "soft bricked", what exactly does the tab do when you turn it on??
Best way to recover is to power down tab, attach tab to computer with usb cable. Make sure tab is charged, or plugged in at the time. hold down the back button (top of tab, next to power button), then press and hold the power button for 2 seconds, then release it while you continue to hold the back button another 2 seconds, then release back button. Your screen should flash once quickly, then stay off.
Now, if everything worked, click on the Mod Stock icon on your computer. and after a little time it will start writing files to the tab. If it says device cant be found, you are not in recovery mode, try again the power/back button instructions, it may take a few times before you get tab into recovery.
There are more precise booting into recovery instructions if needed, just Google "rooting Advent tablet"
I'm assuming you already have the usb drivers, and the roms on your computer, and know how to use them.
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This works offcourse, but I want to install VegaICE updates, which needs recovery acces in vegacomb (which is not possible for me).
robuser007 said:
This works offcourse, but I want to install VegaICE updates, which needs recovery acces in vegacomb (which is not possible for me).
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I have exactly the same issue! I have Vegacomb and wanted to go to HoneyIce as my son can't get skype to work BUT i can't get into Recovery in order to update. Rom Manager just reboots and all i see is the 'Warning about free software' then it just boots into VegaRom.
Would love someone to help if possible?
Thanks in advance
Hi all,
I succesfully updated my Droid Pro to Gingerbread and rooted it. Then played around with it, and now the launcher (home) crashes (dont ask). So I am basically caught in a loop. Cant undo the damage, coz whenever I click force close, the phone tries to relaunch the home screen and --- bam -- crashes.
So I decided to wipe.
I pulled the battery. Powered up, while pressing power + r + m. Sure enough, I boot up in recovery mode. Triangle and little droid. And then --- I am stuck. This is where you are supposed to press "@" and then you get the recovery menu. But the phone does not respond to the @ key. It does not respond to ANY key.
Now what?
Help would be appreciated.
nispen said:
Hi all,
I succesfully updated my Droid Pro to Gingerbread and rooted it. Then played around with it, and now the launcher (home) crashes (dont ask). So I am basically caught in a loop. Cant undo the damage, coz whenever I click force close, the phone tries to relaunch the home screen and --- bam -- crashes.
So I decided to wipe.
I pulled the battery. Powered up, while pressing power + r + m. Sure enough, I boot up in recovery mode. Triangle and little droid. And then --- I am stuck. This is where you are supposed to press "@" and then you get the recovery menu. But the phone does not respond to the @ key. It does not respond to ANY key.
Now what?
Help would be appreciated.
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Press both volume keys at the same time..;D
Thanks a bundle.
Edit: and thanks again. Got everything up and running smoothly.
By the by, for those who wish to learn from my mishap: I am in the Netherlands and decided, just for fun, to see if the phone would support the locale nl-NL (Netherlands - Dutch). So, I downloaded more locale2, added a custom locale and ---- the home screen crashed.
So guys, if you want to add your own locale, make a backup first.
Anyone know of a custom rom for the Nexus7 (grouper) that removes the built-in android feature to enable safe mode via volume down key?
Reason: I have a nexus 7 with a broken volume down key.
Therefore it always boots into fastboot, and then then on start, boots into safe mode.
Steps taken to rectify button problem:
1. I have already replaced the Power & Volume Button Cable and it did not fix it. I am assuming that it is a mainboard issue.
2. I have also re-flashed 4.4.2 (KOT49H) factory image, just in case something was stuck.
So I was thinking if it could be solved via software (custom rom), by either disabling safe boot entirely or remapping keys early enough in the boot sequence.
Seems a shame for this thing to be almost useless (no 3rd party apps) just because of a broken volume button.
Any ideas would be much appreciated.
hystrix0 said:
Anyone know of a custom rom for the Nexus7 (grouper) that removes the built-in android feature to enable safe mode via volume down key?
Reason: I have a nexus 7 with a broken volume down key.
Therefore it always boots into fastboot, and then then on start, boots into safe mode.
Steps taken to rectify button problem:
1. I have already replaced the Power & Volume Button Cable and it did not fix it. I am assuming that it is a mainboard issue.
2. I have also re-flashed 4.4.2 (KOT49H) factory image, just in case something was stuck.
So I was thinking if it could be solved via software (custom rom), by either disabling safe boot entirely or remapping keys early enough in the boot sequence.
Seems a shame for this thing to be almost useless (no 3rd party apps) just because of a broken volume button.
Any ideas would be much appreciated.
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BUMP: I am having the exact same problem. I also replaced the volume button cable and that didn't solve it.
Hystrix0 did you ever solve this issue?
Nope, dhowell1, I did not.
I had to tell my sister she can use it for.... browsing the web? It's almost useless.
HI
hystrix0 said:
Nope, dhowell1, I did not.
I had to tell my sister she can use it for.... browsing the web? It's almost useless.
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Hi,
Could you guys manage any solution? I am facing the same issue..
SOmebody help !!
ANil
Hi all,
I hope I am posting in the correct place.
I got my screen fixed by a guy and he returned the phone with the volume buttons not working.
He told me to do a factory reset but I forgot I had a custom Rom installed(extrestolite) so after factory reset the phone is stuck on android screen and I can't use the volume button to boot into recovery. When I connect the phone to my laptop it doesn't show up as an adb device because its not fully booting I presume. So I can't adb shell into recovery either. Do I have any other options here or has my stupidity and this guys incompetent work doomed my phone? Thanks guys.
Did the volume keys work before the screen repair?
If yes, I'd open the phone again and see if it is a simple fix
*Detection* said:
Did the volume keys work before the screen repair?
If yes, I'd open the phone again and see if it is a simple fix
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Yes the functionality of the phone was perfect before the screen fix. I went to a shop and the guy said the volume buttons are soldered to the motherboard(replacing or reconnecting the buttons was my first thought) is this true?
Can you boot into download mode and flash the stock rom with the microSD hack?