[SOLVED] A help, please: Android exclamation error - no boot! - Acer Iconia A500

Well. that's the sh#%*t I made:
I tried to revert to stock then I used this package: Acer_A500_7.006.01_COM_GEN2.zip flashing it with vol. - + power button.
The problem is that the screen went on as it was install this update normally with the message "booting recovery kernel image", but, after spinning Android gears, the device is stuck at the green Android robot with the yellow exclamation.
If I try to boot with power button instead, then it's stuck on the boot screen Android logo (the shiny blue one).
I tried to reset and to flash another update.zip, unsuccessful. With the last ROM I had, civato Flexthunder, I had CWM, but now, neither it's menu is showed if I press only vol. - + power button - what I have is "booting recovery kernel image", then the Android exclamation on the screen. Notice that, when I was using that ROM, I had CWM. But I used Acer Recovery Installer to flash the US recovery from it's menu. After that, I installed CWM again with this Acer Recovery Installer...
In the end, I tried what I read here, but I can't solve on my own...
It's so confusing! How can I have my A500 back, please, someone!!!

Need to know how you got back to stock recovery? Did you use Acer Recovery Installer?
If so you should just be able to put a stock 3.01 image on your SD card labeled "update.zip" and recover from there?

kjy2010 said:
Need to know how you got back to stock recovery? Did you use Acer Recovery Installer?
If so you should just be able to put a stock 3.01 image on your SD card labeled "update.zip" and recover from there?
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Yes, K, I used that Acer Recovery Installer when I was still with civato's ROM.
So, from Acer Recovery menu, I flashed that "US stock recovery" version available there. Following that, I installed CWM from Acer Recovery menu again. So, I put that update cited above and... stuck on that!
mmm... but that update is 3.2 - I didn't try with a 3.01... let me see that...
UPDATE: the links from Vache post for 3.01 full packages are a kind of xml... It's not possible to get the zip files! Is there another available link, please?

I'm not even going to ask why you used Acer Recovery Installer once you had installed a rooted ROM, because I'm afraid of the answer .
I think I might still have a 3.01 at home, but won't be there until Wednesday.
alexrb said:
Yes, K, I used that Acer Recovery Installer when I was still with civato's ROM.
So, from Acer Recovery menu, I flashed that "US stock recovery" version available there. Following that, I installed CWM from Acer Recovery menu again. So, I put that update cited above and... stuck on that!
mmm... but that update is 3.2 - I didn't try with a 3.01... let me see that...
UPDATE: the links from Vache post for 3.01 full packages are a kind of xml... It's not possible to get the zip files! Is there another available link, please?
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alexrb said:
Well. that's the sh#%*t I made:
I tried to revert to stock then I used this package: Acer_A500_7.006.01_COM_GEN2.zip flashing it with vol. - + power button.
The problem is that the screen went on as it was install this update normally with the message "booting recovery kernel image", but, after spinning Android gears, the device is stuck at the green Android robot with the yellow exclamation.
If I try to boot with power button instead, then it's stuck on the boot screen Android logo (the shiny blue one).
I tried to reset and to flash another update.zip, unsuccessful. With the last ROM I had, civato Flexthunder, I had CWM, but now, neither it's menu is showed if I press only vol. - + power button - what I have is "booting recovery kernel image", then the Android exclamation on the screen. Notice that, when I was using that ROM, I had CWM. But I used Acer Recovery Installer to flash the US recovery from it's menu. After that, I installed CWM again with this Acer Recovery Installer...
In the end, I tried what I read here, but I can't solve on my own...
It's so confusing! How can I have my A500 back, please, someone!!!
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Had the same issue, then I realized that the update.zip has to be on the EXTERNAL sd card...not internal storage.
Hope this helps.

kjy2010 said:
I'm not even going to ask why you used Acer Recovery Installer once you had installed a rooted ROM, because I'm afraid of the answer .
I think I might still have a 3.01 at home, but won't be there until Wednesday.
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LOL
I got the point...
So, I've found a 3.01 here. I'm going to try it now...

Nothing
So, I put the 3.01 from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15379983&postcount=1
as update.zip in the SD card. Did it with vol - and power button. Again, the Android robot with yellow exclamation.
It's strange... everyone here did it and apparently it worked perfectly, why not in my case?
UPDATE: I changed the update for 2GB SD card. The progress bar went on briefly and so stopped in some point and, again, the Android robot with yellow exclamation.

alexrb said:
So, I put the 3.01 from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15379983&postcount=1
as update.zip in the SD card. Did it with vol - and power button. Again, the Android robot with yellow exclamation.
It's strange... everyone here did it and apparently it worked perfectly, why not in my case?
UPDATE: I changed the update for 2GB SD card. The progress bar went on briefly and so stopped in some point and, again, the Android robot with yellow exclamation.
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Why dont you try the 3.1 Acer_A500_4.010.10_COM_GEN2 from Vache thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
then run iconiaroot 1.3
The download is good.

bytemehard said:
Why dont you try the 3.1 Acer_A500_4.010.10_COM_GEN2 from Vache thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
then run iconiaroot 1.3
The download is good.
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I'll try it now, dude. Thanks.

I tried what I found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1176632
and, after the progress bar go until almost the end, it stopped, so do the gears animation, and after reboot, now I have my device stuck on Acer logo screen and the message, in red letters: boot verified failed ...

Ok..
now then you have to ask..
What browser am i using to download this file.. How am i pushing it to the device.. Does the stock recovery like my sd card..
try downloading to using a diffrent browser / diffrent computer.. try pushing it to a diffrent sd card..
there is something in the above post that is consistant.. im guessing its one of the above i mention above that is your issue..
good luck..

erica_renee said:
Ok..
now then you have to ask..
What browser am i using to download this file.. How am i pushing it to the device.. Does the stock recovery like my sd card..
try downloading to using a diffrent browser / diffrent computer.. try pushing it to a diffrent sd card..
there is something in the above post that is consistant.. im guessing its one of the above i mention above that is your issue..
good luck..
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Chrome.
And I'm pushing the update.zip with "send to..." right click option on the file.
Unbelievable if it's the issue... ?

alexrb said:
I tried what I found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1176632
and, after the progress bar go until almost the end, it stopped, so do the gears animation, and after reboot, now I have my device stuck on Acer logo screen and the message, in red letters: boot verified failed ...
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The update zips are region specific i believe. That one doesnt look like its for your region. It can get confusing.

bytemehard said:
The update zips are region specific i believe. That one doesnt look like its for your region. It can get confusing.
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You can be right, but since it's not made here, I suppose any update.zip can be used... or not... but in fact I'm not able to know what's the specific file for Brazilian devices... or can I?
man, it's 1+ month tablet! How could I do that? crying out loud...

Take erica_renee advice......download the zip on your PC. make sure you extract the update.zip. from the file you downloaded. Open update.zip file and make sure it doesnt give an error. Im assuming you can use the same update as north america. I dont follow that too close.
If you have a micro card reader ...pop out the micro sd card and plug it into your PC and copy/past the update.zip to it....then put it back into the tablet and reboot into recovery....
that will at least remove some fault factors.
Edit--instead of extracting the update.zip file from the download you may just have to rename it to update

You got your UID Serial number from the USB? It will be 16 digits long.
If so, use a paperclip and power button to put it into fastboot and then flash it.
TD

bytemehard said:
Take erica_renee advice......download the zip on your PC. make sure you extract the update.zip. from the file you downloaded. Open update.zip file and make sure it doesnt give an error. Im assuming you can use the same update as north america. I dont follow that too close.
If you have a micro card reader ...pop out the micro sd card and plug it into your PC and copy/past the update.zip to it....then put it back into the tablet and reboot into recovery....
that will at least remove some fault factors.
Edit--instead of extracting the update.zip file from the download you may just have to rename it to update
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mmmm... I renamed it every time I tried that!
I'll try it again...

timmyDean said:
You got your UID Serial number from the USB? It will be 16 digits long.
If so, use a paperclip and power button to put it into fastboot and then flash it.
TD
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No, dude... I haven't got it...

bytemehard said:
Take erica_renee advice......download the zip on your PC. make sure you extract the update.zip. from the file you downloaded. Open update.zip file and make sure it doesnt give an error. Im assuming you can use the same update as north america. I dont follow that too close.
If you have a micro card reader ...pop out the micro sd card and plug it into your PC and copy/past the update.zip to it....then put it back into the tablet and reboot into recovery....
that will at least remove some fault factors.
Edit--instead of extracting the update.zip file from the download you may just have to rename it to update
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OOPS YOU ARE Correct . to flash with stock recovery.. only need to extract it to flash with cwm.. But i think its a bad download bad copy or bad sd card issue..
might want to get the md5 sums and check them before on the computer then again on the tablet... after you put the sd card back in the device.. I had this issue with a older 8 gb sd card back when acer first released the tablet..
Again stop trying the exact same thing. change one at a time and you will find your issue.. . AGAIN GOOD LUCK...

bytemehard said:
Take erica_renee advice......download the zip on your PC. make sure you extract the update.zip. from the file you downloaded. Open update.zip file and make sure it doesnt give an error. Im assuming you can use the same update as north america. I dont follow that too close.
If you have a micro card reader ...pop out the micro sd card and plug it into your PC and copy/past the update.zip to it....then put it back into the tablet and reboot into recovery....
that will at least remove some fault factors.
Edit--instead of extracting the update.zip file from the download you may just have to rename it to update
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I did it. Renamed the file to update.zip, but the yellow exclamation came along briefly...

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[Q] Acer iconia A500 Tablet wont go into recovery mode

I have had my acer iconia tablet for 2 months.
I am a total noob when it comes to rooting, flashing or installing new roms on any android device. Never done anything like it.
My tablet just boot loops and all i get is "green android icon holding a yellow triangle with an exclamation point".
What can i do. I have seen a youtube video of a user holding down the volume down + power key and he is presented with a menu to factory reset and cache resetting and all that good stuff. I do not get any of that. Any help would be appreciated.
the menu that you seen in the video. was likely CWM RECOVERY. You do not have that menu due to the fact you do not have a custom recovery installed. the android with exclamation leads to believe you have acer recovery. Its limited Only able to flash a ACER Signed update.zip only .
Reply back with exactly what you did with details about rom version and so on . So someone can better help you. To get the right help we need to know how you broke it..
At this point Do not do anything until you know you are doing the correct fix for your situation.. You are NOT Bricked.. you just have a bad UPDATE.ZIP FILE OR Bad format on your sd card..
Help is close by..
To be honest i really do not know what rom version was used. Like i mentioned before. I myself have never rooted or altered an android device.
From where you are right now in a boot look .. where do you want to end up.. ROOTED ... STOCK TO WHERE YOU can accept the acer OTA. when they push them..
sounds like you may be able to reset the tablet withe hole next to the usb port.. You have to push quite hard to get it to push the Button..
Im guessing due to the lack of information you are providing.. Sorry..
Thanks for your help. The darn thing is still doing the same thing. Guess i got to do a little more research.
If you're asking for help you need to describe what actions exactly you have taken in order to reach this state (as Erica suggested) of your tab. From your post 1 thing is clear - your tab is unable to boot, but what has been modified before remains a mystery.
joester818 said:
I have had my acer iconia tablet for 2 months.
I am a total noob when it comes to rooting, flashing or installing new roms on any android device. Never done anything like it.
My tablet just boot loops and all i get is "green android icon holding a yellow triangle with an exclamation point".
What can i do. I have seen a youtube video of a user holding down the volume down + power key and he is presented with a menu to factory reset and cache resetting and all that good stuff. I do not get any of that. Any help would be appreciated.
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Yeah, probably my guess, is you tab started to do an OTA update, and as in a lot of cases, it failed. And you're stuck with where you are now.
If using the pinhole reset near the PWR button doesn't work (a hard reset), then I suggest ;
1. Make sure your tab is charged.
2. Go to this thread, and select one of the rom update packages.
3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
Use one of the HC 3.2 update files near the end. Note that the Megaupload file no longer works.
Note that some of the packages are encrypted, so you will need to use the "decrypt" tool he has listed there in his 1st post. Copy it to PC, run it, select your encrypted rom, and let it do it's thing. This will give you the same rom, only states "decrypted" at the end of the file name.
4. Open the rom using Winzip or 7zip. Remove the update.zip (do not extract the contents of it), and copy it to the SD card (replacing a current update.zip if there's one there).
5. Holding either Vol- press and hold PWR. This should force the tab to install that update.zip (you should see some text on the screen, then you can release both buttons. Hopefully it will install.
Post back results please.
Just to complement Moscow Desire's advise: It's Vol (-).
drkalo said:
Just to complement Moscow Desire's advise: It's Vol (-).
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Thanks! I can never remember which one, as I've never had to use it
Edited the instructions.
Moscow Desire said:
Yeah, probably my guess, is you tab started to do an OTA update, and as in a lot of cases, it failed. And you're stuck with where you are now.
If using the pinhole reset near the PWR button doesn't work (a hard reset), then I suggest ;
1. Make sure your tab is charged.
2. Go to this thread, and select one of the rom update packages.
3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
Use one of the HC 3.2 update files near the end. Note that the Megaupload file no longer works.
Note that some of the packages are encrypted, so you will need to use the "decrypt" tool he has listed there in his 1st post. Copy it to PC, run it, select your encrypted rom, and let it do it's thing. This will give you the same rom, only states "decrypted" at the end of the file name.
4. Open the rom using Winzip or 7zip. Remove the update.zip (do not extract the contents of it), and copy it to the SD card (replacing a current update.zip if there's one there).
5. Holding either Vol- press and hold PWR. This should force the tab to install that update.zip (you should see some text on the screen, then you can release both buttons. Hopefully it will install.
Post back results please.
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Those vache-android.com links are not working. Do i need to have all of those files per update for the whole thing to work.
joester818 said:
Those vache-android.com links are not working. Do i need to have all of those files per update for the whole thing to work.
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Be patient. Try later. Vach's server is probably overloaded due to the leaked ICS Rom.
You only need to get 1 of the A500 update roms. It's actually a fully signed rom in the file "update.zip" Just decrypt rom you the original rom you downloaded using the instructions, use winzip or 7zip to open the decrypted rom, remove the update.zip and copy it to your sd card.
And Then?
joester818 said:
Those vache-android.com links are not working. Do i need to have all of those files per update for the whole thing to work.
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Hi,
did u succeed?
Rgds,
trying to recover A500 - boot recovery failed
Hi - I'm trying to reset and recover my son's A500 tablet. I copied one of the HC 3.2 Update.zip files to a microSD card, then held down Power and Volume - buttons. As long as I hold down the Volumn down buttin, the tablet seems to be stuck in a never ending cycle of loading the update and booting recovery image kernal, then restarting, then loading the update.zip file and booting recover image kernal, etc.... If I let go of the Volume Down button, I get in red letters "Boot Verification Failed" message, and it stops.
im trying to help fix an a500 tablet. apparently the tablet gets stuck at the acer logo. when i hit power and the volume button i get some lettering in the top letft. I took the advice here and went and downloaded one of the HC 3.2 updates. copied the update.zip onto the root of the Sd card and then put it back in. I hit the same buttons again and the letters came up. so i assumed things were working. all of a sudden i get an android with a blue diagram in its belly (kind of like it was loading) and then it froze. after waiting for a second I got a second android that popped on the screen and this one is laying on its back with its chest open and a red triangle is showing....So I don't know exactly what I did wrong here. Any help would be appreciated. I am not exactly sure what he did to mess it up. I believe he was trying to install a custom rom and did not go about it correctly and therefore messed up an update and now he has nothing. so im not sure what to do exactly.
Moscow Desire said:
Yeah, probably my guess, is you tab started to do an OTA update, and as in a lot of cases, it failed. And you're stuck with where you are now.
If using the pinhole reset near the PWR button doesn't work (a hard reset), then I suggest ;
1. Make sure your tab is charged.
2. Go to this thread, and select one of the rom update packages.
3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
Use one of the HC 3.2 update files near the end. Note that the Megaupload file no longer works.
Note that some of the packages are encrypted, so you will need to use the "decrypt" tool he has listed there in his 1st post. Copy it to PC, run it, select your encrypted rom, and let it do it's thing. This will give you the same rom, only states "decrypted" at the end of the file name.
4. Open the rom using Winzip or 7zip. Remove the update.zip (do not extract the contents of it), and copy it to the SD card (replacing a current update.zip if there's one there).
5. Holding either Vol- press and hold PWR. This should force the tab to install that update.zip (you should see some text on the screen, then you can release both buttons. Hopefully it will install.
Post back results please.
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I to have had the same problem with my Acer Iconia A500. I followed the instruction and booted the Acer...got to the screen with the Android robot standing upright with the spinning in his stomach...goes to about 1/4 of the way and doesn't go any further....looks like it's trying to continue but has been at the same place for over an hour. Do I need a different rom perhaps?? I used A501.000.00_4.037.01.emea_tmp
mizzle54 said:
I to have had the same problem with my Acer Iconia A500. I followed the instruction and booted the Acer...got to the screen with the Android robot standing upright with the spinning in his stomach...goes to about 1/4 of the way and doesn't go any further....looks like it's trying to continue but has been at the same place for over an hour. Do I need a different rom perhaps?? I used A501.000.00_4.037.01.emea_tmp
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Well, you can try this. Below are links to update.zip files already decrypted on my server. I have renamed them, only so you can keep them separate. You will have to change the name to "update" (update.zip) and copy one to ext sd card. Reboot holding Vol (+ or -) and PWR. See if they install. You may have to try each until one installs as there is no way to predict which one will work.
http://d-h.st/KXl
http://d-h.st/gw8
http://d-h.st/2cm
http://d-h.st/Zf8
This is probably the easiest method to try first.
MD
the "41-125-03-update.zip" seem to work for me. The status bar finally is showing but it doesn't seem to be moving. It moved to 1/4 of the bar and it stayed there. Last time it did this, it stayed there for over 2 hrs. I hope it's working this time. Anything else I could try?
My tablet was working fine and I left it there to go to work, coming back I found it on the Acer logo. Many search brought me here.
update ========
tried and tried and tried.......a few times that the status bar did come up, many times it stuck at around 25%. A few times it got all the way to 75% of the bar. It refuse to go farther when I left it there all night. It finally died when the battery was complete drain.
Acer A500 Stuck on ACER Logo (not rooted) finally fixed!
Just wanted to post some positive things for a change. My ACER A500 tablet (not rooted and running ICS 4.0.3) was working fine two months ago and I wanted to watch an ESPN3 football game on the tablet which I then hooked to my HD TV via the HDMI cable. For about an hour, all was fine then the tablet did an uncommanded reboot and then I had the android figure with an opened belly followed by an android laying on it's side with an exclamation mark. On the next restart, my tablet would not pass the ACER logo screen. After reading many posts with the stuck ACER logo, I was not sure how to proceed exactly. I have rooted a 7 inch tablet last year but I could not get my act together on the exact steps to revive my tablet. Finally I came across this post with the ACER ROMs already decripted which removed many questions I had about the exact steps to create an "update.zip" file for my SD card. Based on just downloading the file from your web site and renaming the file to "update.zip" and moving a copy to a formatted SD card, I was ready to try the process to load another ACER file to my tablet. On my first attempt, I tried the file named "206-03" based on a guess of the naming convention used or maybe blind luck. I preformed the PWR button and Vol down button combination with the "update.zip" file on the micro SD inserted in my tablet. The tablet started with three lines of text and then the android figure with it's door open and activity inside the android. This screen stayed then with a completion bar followed by a large text screen warning not to turn off tablet. After about 15 minutes total, my tablet was alive with a request to select my country. Bottom line, taking the steps to put the decripted file on your server and the simple button combination to start the reload process allowed me to get my tablet working great running ICS 4.0.3. I just wanted to post a success story and follow up. Thank you Moscow Desire for taking the extra steps to help the uneducated user!
Anyway I can check if my ROM hardware are working properly? I have tried all the update.zip and all of them show a dead android at the end. I can't even tell if it read from the microSD.

My tf101 is bricked !! Please help!!

My tf101 cannot enter recovery anymore
when i try to enter recovery ,
there is a " ! " on the robot , then tf101 reboot automatically
then freeze on the ASUS logo page
I cannot boot up the machine in normal mode too !
my tf101 is B70 version, someone help..thanks
! with the Android guy is recovry, stock recovery.
instead of Vol up to get into revovery, wait till you get options to cold boot or wipe device.
try booting that way.
also what were uou doing when it gotvstuck at that screen?
baseballfanz said:
! with the Android guy is recovry, stock recovery.
instead of Vol up to get into revovery, wait till you get options to cold boot or wipe device.
try booting that way.
also what were uou doing when it gotvstuck at that screen?
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i tried cold boot , but it said cold booting up linux .. but no response
i tried wipe device , but it still freeze on ASUA screen too
yesterday, i try to root and install CWM via Prime V4.5
then the device comes this .....
Thanks ...
Never heard of that root utility before. You may not have used the right rooting utility for your device which can cause a brick situation. Also, are u sure u dont have the tf 101 and not thr tf prime? The vipermod utility found in the tf prime forum will root ics for both the 101 and prime. My suggestion is that u make sure u have the right device and search the right forum for brick recovery, unroot, or return to stock threads. They are usually found in the development sections.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using XDA
viperMod PrimeTime 4.5 will only root the TF101 and shouldn't be used to install CWM. That's why it bricked.
cholywell said:
viperMod PrimeTime 4.5 will only root the TF101 and shouldn't be used to install CWM. That's why it bricked.
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i had an issue that was caused by lack of sleep last night that i might be able to help this guy out.he never used it to flash CWM.. he rooted it and never flashed from within the CWM app. The stock recovery doesn't have options for choosing files ect..
victor1144 said:
My tf101 cannot enter recovery anymore
when i try to enter recovery ,
there is a " ! " on the robot , then tf101 reboot automatically
then freeze on the ASUS logo page
I cannot boot up the machine in normal mode too !
my tf101 is B70 version, someone help..thanks
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I might be able to help you... I saw your post around 4am. I had the same problem kinda. Was asleep most the day (got done at 6am).
I rooted with viperMod PrimeTime and it worked !
BUT i forgot to FLASH CWM RECOVERY from inside the app and proceeded to install the new ROM after root was made USING the CWM app. What happened in my case , the CWM app restarted trying to flash the new ROM, WITHOUT CWM being my recovery instead rebooted to STOCK recovery and something glitched up. I had the same thing as you stuck on Eee pad never re-starting. Cold boot wouldn't work or full wipe..In my case something conflicted.
Below is the NVFlash of the 3.2 Build of 8.6.5.13 (Latest Build). You need to re-flash again using APX threw your USB connected to a PC (it self installs) :
http://www.tabletroms.com/forums/tr...stock-3-2-recovery-roms-unbricking-tools.html
the links are in Grey btw and says US version, ect ..read everything but its very straight forward... ill explain what i did toward the end of the post to simplify it since it took awhile to figure it out. Ill add side comments threw the process that explains better than the link.
Attention: These tools are designed to bring your device back to working condition. They are great for getting back to stock if you need to send your device in for repair or you need to downgrade to stock in order to root your device, etc.
Instructions for Windows users:
1. download the file from the original link i gave above. NVFlash of the 3.2 Build of 8.6.5.13 (Latest Build) USWindows
2. unpack zip to desktop.
3. Press Volume up and Power at the same time on your Transformer to enter APX mode, connect to pc (hold for about 7 seconds). Basically, Power off.. THAN, power and Volume up at the same time to enter APX mode. IMPORTANT!! the screen remains BLACK like its frozen ,with no writing or indication something is happening. that's normal and the original poster in the link never mentioned it. That is APX mode..
4. drivers for APX are in there if you need them..inside the windows downloaded file its called NVFLASH towards the bottom
On your PC go Device manager.. if APX is working correctly and the Transformer is in APX mode it will appear as an exclamation on the device manager named APX.. you cant miss it.. it stands out. On my Windows 7 PC it changed and said Asus USB (or something like that)
5. double click Run Download.bat file and let run! everything is prepackaged so no copying files, etc. In the same file you downloaded that you unzipped named Windows its the 4th file that says "download" with a gear looking icons.
Your Transformer (based on what happened with mine) will go threw a self install like its pushing files and flashing it..the black screen looks like its being pushed the files and reflashing without a recovery. Your going back to stock. if you dont see anything on your Transformer screen after running/double clicking the Download.bat file ....Right click on APX in the device manager , properties, Drivers, update Firmware, choose manual install and find the Downloaded.bat file and click it. That should do the trick..I did both and only noticed the Transformer lighting up after manually pushing it threw APX.
6. After the device reboots power it off. Then hold vol- and power until you get the option to erase your data.... Select the option to wipe data.
7. Download the latest update from the Asus website if applicable and follow the manual instructions. This step may not be necessary if your OTA update worked or my nvflash is the latest version. US update on there site is 9.2.1.17.Its the only one...
What i did was go back to stock since i didn't see any interesting ROMS..Point is THAT unbricked my device by flashing it in APX mode when it was connected to the PC.
I did use ViperMod again to Root, but used the Clockwork mod app in my Transformer to FLASH CWM RECOVERY to try a few ROMS out.
After trying a few of them out i choose to revert everything to stock, unrooted and reflashed STOCK recovery.
Hopefully that helps you out.. it did work for me...
Thank you so much it worked great
Lantek23 said:
Thank you so much it worked great
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Glad i could help
Sorry to dig up slightly old threads, but I have a question for you. I have a TF101 that I was trying to update to ICS. It is currently running 3.2 courtesy of the unbricking tool listed in this thread. I had to unstore it as it was bricked from a bad install. That was many moons ago. It won't show an updaate listed, so I decided to go with the manual route. I downloaded the appropriate update (my device lists WW version) loaded it on an SD card had the install prompt come up and rebooted to install... For a split second it shows the android with the gears like it is installing the update and then shows the android with a triangle and exclamation mark. After that, nothing. I have to reboot to get it off that screen. Upon booting, I get a message saying system update failed (2) unknown error. Any ideas?
If Im not mistaken, the zip file you download (I guess from asus?) contains another zip.
Thats the zip you should place on your SD card, did you do that?
Also try renaming that zip to EP101_SDUPDATE.zip (the one extracted)
I already had the zip extracted, and renaming didn't do anything.
Killa357 said:
I already had the zip extracted, and renaming didn't do anything.
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Are you rooted? Did you remove any system apps?
Another thing to try is on your micro sd card, make a folder name ASUS and inside that folder another folder call Update, inside the Update folder put the extracted zip file (don't rename). Turn off TF and turn it back on, see if it will detect the update file.
If that fail, you did mentioned you use the unbricking tool, use that NVFlash to flash a compatible ICS ROM
It isn't rooted anymore since I ran the unbricking tool, and no system files were modified. Placing it in Asus>Update folder didn't work. I may end up having to really do things manually...
Killa357 said:
It isn't rooted anymore since I ran the unbricking tool, and no system files were modified. Placing it in Asus>Update folder didn't work. I may end up having to really do things manually...
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You don't need to be root to use NVFlash.
Just when with a slightly older version of the update and it worked. There may be something wrong with the file Asus has hosted.
Hi
I have a slightly different problem. I have rooted my B60 serial number, it has the ICS from ASUS on it and it boots fine, its rooted and it works. Now the problem is I thought lets try a clockwork mod and play with custom roms.
So I set my win 7 up to adb etc, and pressed power button volume button - and off to recovery I went...
but all I got was a little green android on its back chest open and an exclamtion mark. No adb fastboot devices command.
I seem not to have a recovery nor a way of forcing a custom recovery.
Should I NV flash or just be happy the tab works and leave well alone?
Any other answers since a lack of recovery may come back to haunt me sooner or later.
I also tried the power button vol uyp for 7 secs and nothing happens I can get to the cold boot erase data option on power down, don't want to do that yet since Im not sure what data gets erased and I may have a totally non working tab.
Use RecoveryInstaller to install cwm recovery
Use RecoveryInstaller to install cwm recovery
This is my problem I can't get recovery - nor can I get adb to see the device. It shows as a hard drive/storage device but not in adb.

Stuck trying to root from sd card. I need help.

Edit: Im not sure if the title is right. Im trying to run the Android from my sd without actually rooting the Nook. Sorry. Wanted to clarify.
Im using the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
I can get the image to write on my sd card which is an 8GB if that matters. I load the CM7 onto the sd cards root and insert it into the Nook. I used this build: cm-7-20120624-NIGHTLY-encore.zip
It starts to do its thing and gets stuck with this message: "Please download it from nook.linuxhacker.ru
and put on first partition of this SD card the name should start with updatei-cm and end with .zip".
I searched the topic in several different areas and found some replys but none that made any sense to me. Im hoping someone can "dumb it down" a little for me. What do I need to change/do to solve this? If I didnt include a piece of info needed please let me know and ill do my best. Thanks.
Just rename the cm- file to start with update-. Then try booting again.
leapinlar said:
Just rename the cm- file to start with update-. Then try booting again.
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That worked great! Thanks so much! Unfortunetly it lead to another issue. I followed the instructions to install gapps file. This is the one I used: gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip from the site in the instructions. I booted into recovery using the method of going into Android and powering off and selecting recovery but nothing happened. I came back to the decktop and nothing changed.
So i need to rename something again?
Brad7196 said:
That worked great! Thanks so much! Unfortunetly it lead to another issue. I followed the instructions to install gapps file. This is the one I used: gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip from the site in the instructions. I booted into recovery using the method of going into Android and powering off and selecting recovery but nothing happened. I came back to the decktop and nothing changed.
So i need to rename something again?
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Use the boot menu method. Power completely off, then boot, holding the n button until the boot menu comes up. Select SD and recovery and boot. It will go into the SD recovery which is the little penguin guy and install the gapps. (You did put the gapps file in the boot partition by putting card in the PC didn't you?)
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Use the boot menu method. Power completely off, then boot, holding the n button until the boot menu comes up. Select SD and recovery and boot. It will go into the SD recovery which is the little penguin guy and install the gapps. (You did put the gapps file in the boot partition by putting card in the PC didn't you?)
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Yep. I put it in the pc. I was having trouble booting it to recovery with the method you described but ill try until i get it right. Thanks for your time and helpbthus far. Ill let you know how it goes.

bricked

first let me tell you how i bricked my tablet... i was on cynogenmod 10 but i wanted to go back to 9 but for some reason because of all the freezing when i was wiping i accidently loaded the official asus rom update US epad etc etc so when i rebooted it gave me that bar and its stuck there i tried to reboot it to recovery but it wont give me the option to go into recovery like it did.
its said something like checking for android ota recovery...so i cant go into adb because usb debugging is not enabled in my tablet because i wiped right so I can go into apx mode because i can see it show up in my devices but it wont do anything with the easy flasher program, it acts like its goinng thru thr proccess but nothing happens on the tablet.....so then i went to try to update the drivers but everytime that i point the apx driver into the file it said that the driver is up to date..... so that where im at now please help me......
I donwloaded NVFLASH but i get that black screen it takes the tablet out of apx mode and the black screen desappears. and i think the same is happenning with easy flasher something is happening at the end that it does not finish the process
You get the OTA message because you removed CWM and moved back to Asus recovery.
You can try to reinstall an Asus stock ROM using the stock recovery. Get an Asus stock ROM (e.g. the one you already flashed), put it on a SD, power off the device and reboot into recovery.
Stock recovery just checkes the SD and if it finds an Asus ROM there it will install it.
I don't remember if the file had to be named something special or not, sorry :silly:
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You get the OTA message because you removed CWM and moved back to Asus recovery.
You can try to reinstall an Asus stock ROM using the stock recovery. Get an Asus stock ROM (e.g. the one you already flashed), put it on a SD, power off the device and reboot into recovery.
Stock recovery just checkes the SD and if it finds an Asus ROM there it will install it.
I don't remember if the file had to be named something special or not, sorry :silly:
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Yes rename to EP101_SDUPDATE.zip
Remember to extract the zip from within the zip first, rename the extracted zip.
Thanks!
I have done it lots of time but never quite remember if I should use the zip I download or the one inside it, and which name should this file have... I always end searching the same info over and over :silly:
so even if im stuck on that screen , when i put the update in the sd card it will recognize it immidietly without doing anything special? ill try that, i have tried to install the naked driver on all my computers and it wont let me , im getting a message that said that there is no software for my device in the folder.......... i really appreciate the help guys ill try that tonight see how it goes...do i have to format the sd or something or just place the file in root any other options witll be appreciated, what i dont understand is why there is not like a stock recovery or something
i dont think its gonna work because i dont get the screen that allows you to put into recovery i just get a message that states checking for android ota recovery
Well. Ler me tell you how I did it. It's been sometime since I used stock recovery, but I think it's allright.
1. Download the desired stock ROM from Asus.
2. Unzip the file. You will find another .zip file.
3. Rename this new .zip file as baseballfanz said.
4. Put the renamed .zip in the root directory of a uSD card.
5. Power off the TF.
6. Put the card into the TF.
7. Press Vol. Dn. + Power and keep them pressed until power is on and you see a message in the screen.
(Don't do this... If you press Vol Dn again you will get two options: wipe or coldboot)
8. As soon as you get the message in small caps press Volume Up.
Now the TF will look for an update in the uSD and install it. You won't have to do any further action. If it doesn't work the TF will tell you (I think it was and android with a red X, or with the innards showing or something like that :laugh: )
If this doesn't work then maybe you don't have stock recovery installed ok, or there is some problem with the zip file.

Blue Screen after formatting everything!!

As the title says, i formatted everything (boot, image etc) and my Phone Huawei U8800 Pro goes in blue screen or Purple Screen when i try to enter the recovery menu. I used to have CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7 and used as stock Rom Gingerbread B512. Can you help me, guide me to bring back in life my phone. Thanks in advance for every help.
avpap said:
As the title says, i formatted everything (boot, image etc) and my Phone Huawei U8800 Pro goes in blue screen or Purple Screen when i try to enter the recovery menu. I used to have CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7 and used as stock Rom Gingerbread B512. Can you help me, guide me to bring back in life my phone. Thanks in advance for every help.
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Flash official rom or someone can post his cust backup!
do not worry.
creates a dload of ver. B521 with inside the .apk file Update _ 374,402 app_ KB file and put it in the SD. Remove battery plug USB cable and hold down the Vol + and Vol-and power button at the same time. Will upload and eventually will do several restarts
Check to myPhone. I've send you my image folder.
Here you are...
Here is my image folder if you didn' t get it...
it's an executable compressed file
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BylL_LbM_40RQjBkOGMzUDFpNW8
Thanks guys for the answers. everything is OK now. I Flashed with the Original 2.3.5. B522 and everything is OK now.
Blue screen Problem please help i hv tried all
baggino said:
do not worry.
creates a dload of ver. B521 with inside the .apk file Update _ 374,402 app_ KB file and put it in the SD. Remove battery plug USB cable and hold down the Vol + and Vol-and power button at the same time. Will upload and eventually will do several restarts
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Dear aal i am very sad, i was using 2.3.5 official update on u8800 x5, then i tried to update 4.0, after installing that was not loading anything and got hang on startup,
then i tried to downgrade to 2.3 official cwm 5 was installed and i format everything, including boot etc, now it only shows blue screen. i can also go to pink screen, but as i connect to pc, it doesnt show and folder or drive so that i can copy dload or image files.
cannot access recovery mod or any type of drive during pink screen. how to solve my problem.
shahbaz9001 said:
Dear aal i am very sad, i was using 2.3.5 official update on u8800 x5, then i tried to update 4.0, after installing that was not loading anything and got hang on startup,
then i tried to downgrade to 2.3 official cwm 5 was installed and i format everything, including boot etc, now it only shows blue screen. i can also go to pink screen, but as i connect to pc, it doesnt show and folder or drive so that i can copy dload or image files.
cannot access recovery mod or any type of drive during pink screen. how to solve my problem.
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re-install offical firmware
forumber2 said:
re-install offical firmware
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Thanx dear, but how to install these firmwares, tell me the way.
i cannot access drive or directory of device when connect to pc....

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