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TF300TG: problem updating to new firmware (.40)

My Pad just told me that there is a firmware update. It loaded the file and restarted. But after a minute or so the android-icon changed into a lying figure with a warning label on the open stomach.
I was able to restart and the pad told me that the update was broken and the old version restored.
I tried to get the update again but now the pad says there is no new version.
Now I got the new firmware (.40) from the asus website but I'm not sure if I should try to to flash it by myself. Will I still get OTA-updates after I flashed a firmware by myself?

Doing a manual update wont prevent you from installing future ota updates. Go ahead and install it.
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Ever since I updated OTA to .40, I have had lots of WiFi disconnects. Recovery from prob is manually connecting and waiting.
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MiGri said:
My Pad just told me that there is a firmware update. It loaded the file and restarted. But after a minute or so the android-icon changed into a lying figure with a warning label on the open stomach.
I was able to restart and the pad told me that the update was broken and the old version restored.
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I had the same thing when I made the OTA Update the first time. But in difference I could start it again, it downloaded again and the update seemed to run through.
But after that the TF300TG always stops at the boot screen (mentioned in an other thread).
I think ASUS has some serious troubles with the .40 update.

I haven't seen an update notification at all on my Prime.. I have done the system update manually every day and still have yet to get the update.. im not root and every thing still stock.
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I tried the manual update but unfortunately I got again the lying figure with the warning sign.
My device is rooted using the one-click-method.
Is it possible that this causes the problem? Do I have to unroot and maybe doing a hard reset to get the update?
I was told the problem with the flickering screen in Tegra-games should be solved, so I really would try to get it...

Do you still have the stock system recovery image installed?
I'm having the same problem but I have clockwork recovery installed, which probably works great on the TF300T but can't install the 3G modem software on the TF300TG.
That's why my update is failing anyhow.

JezzAU said:
Do you still have the stock system recovery image installed?
I'm having the same problem but I have clockwork recovery installed, which probably works great on the TF300T but can't install the 3G modem software on the TF300TG.
That's why my update is failing anyhow.
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I have still the stock recovery. I don't trust any of the instructions for the TF300T, as they may cause the lost of the 3G-ability of the TF300TG. :silly:

MiGri said:
I have still the stock recovery. I don't trust any of the instructions for the TF300T, as they may cause the lost of the 3G-ability of the TF300TG. :silly:
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Yeah I did that a few weeks ago, I'm really wishing I hadn't now though!
Have you booted into recovery and checked that its still working?
I read that somebody corrupted their recovery image using the one-click root method.

JezzAU said:
Yeah I did that a few weeks ago, I'm really wishing I hadn't now though!
Have you booted into recovery and checked that its still working?
I read that somebody corrupted their recovery image using the one-click root method.
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Stock recovery is just the menu you get when you press <vol down> during boot, where you can choose to get a factory reset or a cold boot, isn't it?
I tried that, seems to work. I read about the other guy with the broken recovery, too (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1795902). But as far as I understood he tried to unroot with the 1-click-method after the update to .40.

Update: I managed to install the new firmware. After I used the rootkeeper to temporarily unrooting the device the update ran without problems.
After the update the device was complete unrooted but I got back root using the tool here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1706588
Unfortunately my issues with Tegra-games are not fixed with the new fírmware.

Is this only for tG? since I'm not having any notifications on my 300T

jusatin said:
Is this only for tG? since I'm not having any notifications on my 300T
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The firmware 9.4.4.40 is only for the TG.

[Q] bricked after ics update

yes i have search all over the internet, not just xda. may problem is very simaler to others but no quite the same.
here's what happened
ok. so i have a gen2 A500
it was running on stock 3.2 unrooted
i updated the acer update tool from the play store and then searched for the ICS updatit downloaded the update and asked me if i wanted to contine ue with the update.
i clicked yes and it started to do it's thing.
it completed as far as i could tell and rebooted
it got stuck at the acer log for 30 min until i decided something was wrong
i turnned it off but when i turn it on it still wouldn't boot past the acer logo.
i downloaded the stock ics update froma link here on xda and copied it to my sd card.
booted into recovery on the a500 whih automatically started the flashing process again.
still stuck at acer logo
i flashed it again and then this time did the power, vol+, switch hard reset combo. it booted into ICS
after logging in as a new user, i put the tablet down for maybe 5 minutes. it shut itself off and it's back to being stuck at the acer logo.
doe anyone know wth is going on?
i can get into download mode but i'm not sure what good that is doing me. it does say it has ics bootloaders.
Is there a program simaler to ODIN for samsung that i can boot into download mode and try to reflash that way?
thanks for any and all help.

Used this to get all the required info like cpuid and so on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1675939
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Then used this to flash back to stock rooted honey comb.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1516012
Anyone who's a500 locked up from doing a factory OS upgrade can use this to solve their issue
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[Q] Nexus stucked in Bootloop and is dead

Hello,
i have the problem that my Nexus 4 got stucked while i was updating to 5.0.1 and now im only in Bootloop and cant do anything. My Data on the Phone is really important, I only need a method to safe them . But the second problem is that my Bootloader is locked and i dont have rooted my Phone, so is there any chance to safe the phone with any method?
Greets,
Durood

If you can define the procedure you followed for updating to Android 5.0.1, then I can think of something.

gautam.is.sharma said:
If you can define the procedure you followed for updating to Android 5.0.1, then I can think of something.
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two weeks earlier, i updated to 5.0, worked just fine.
i followed the normal procedure. got a message from my phone that a new update is available, donwlowded it and then clicked on install. then it started installing and nothing more happend, after 5 hours it was still in process and the 4 dots were spinning.

any ideas?
i need my phone working asap

durood said:
any ideas?
i need my phone working asap
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Well, your phone isn't dead but you might have to wipe your phone. I'd start with doing a factory reset in the stock recovery. That will wipe your device
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app

Go to stock recovery and you can trying wiping /cache first, and then reboot. If that does not work, go back and do a full wipe.
Did you use the toolkit? If so, this happens everytime for some reason. Your phone is not broken. Just give it some time after rebooting and should bring you to the setup menus.

[Q] LG G2 is bricked...

Hey guys and gals...It really looks like my phone is screwed...I recently updated to lollipop which is awesome and i thank you guys or gals for all the work you've put in. Last night I decided to go into updates and without knowing what it was going to cause, I clicked on one of the updates and went into that CYANOGENMOD screen. I could turn the phone off, but that's about it. My question would be if it is possible to get a fix on this or not? Thanks for any comments.

chihuas33 said:
Hey guys and gals...It really looks like my phone is screwed...I recently updated to lollipop which is awesome and i thank you guys or gals for all the work you've put in. Last night I decided to go into updates and without knowing what it was going to cause, I clicked on one of the updates and went into that CYANOGENMOD screen. I could turn the phone off, but that's about it. My question would be if it is possible to get a fix on this or not? Thanks for any comments.
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We need more info. What device version are you on? Does your windows pc recognise the device? Have you tried to restore the device with lg's flashing tool? Does the phone still boot to the cyanogenmod boot animation or just dead in the water?
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heavy_metal_man said:
We need more info. What device version are you on? Does your windows pc recognise the device? Have you tried to restore the device with lg's flashing tool? Does the phone still boot to the cyanogenmod boot animation or just dead in the water?
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(chihuas33) Thanks for your reply...The device I am using is for AT&T which is the D800. When I plug in my device to my laptop it does recognize it but that's as far as it will go. I have not tried to restore with LS's flashing tool because I had no idea about it but I'll check it out. My phone does boot to cyanogenmod and does not go any further. Any feed back would be awesome.

chihuas33 said:
(chihuas33) Thanks for your reply...The device I am using is for AT&T which is the D800. When I plug in my device to my laptop it does recognize it but that's as far as it will go. I have not tried to restore with LS's flashing tool because I had no idea about it but I'll check it out. My phone does boot to cyanogenmod and does not go any further. Any feed back would be awesome.
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Sounds like your device is in a boot loop pal. Boot into recovery of possible and wipe cache+dalvik cache and see if it helps
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Essential Phone Stuck in bootloop / soft brick?

Good morning all,
I am throwing this out here hoping someone can please help.
Woke up yesterday to the Essential phone logo screen powered by Android... Unresponsive. Restarted with no luck. Went into recovery mode and factory reset. Went to start up animation for an hour but nothing. Device is locked (bootloader locked) and running on the latest build from Essential (7.1.1/NMJ88C/464). I have never unlocked nor flashed anything on the phone, only OTA updates directly from Essential. Just started it up again today and says your device is corrupt. Factory reset again and now cycling between logo screen and erasing circle.
Any ideas to fix the phone? Reached out to Essential but haven't heard back yet.
Thanks all!
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trsargent said:
Good morning all,
I am throwing this out here hoping someone can please help.
Woke up yesterday to the Essential phone logo screen powered by Android... Unresponsive. Restarted with no luck. Went into recovery mode and factory reset. Went to start up animation for an hour but nothing. Device is locked (bootloader locked) and running on the latest build from Essential (7.1.1/NMJ88C/464). I have never unlocked nor flashed anything on the phone, only OTA updates directly from Essential. Just started it up again today and says your device is corrupt. Factory reset again and now cycling between logo screen and erasing circle.
Any ideas to fix the phone? Reached out to Essential but haven't heard back yet.
Thanks all!
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do you have an adb option in your recovery ?

nicoconepala said:
do you have an adb option in your recovery ?
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Yes, I can get to an adb option in recovery
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trsargent said:
Yes, I can get to an adb option in recovery
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ok then you should try to flash stock rom from essential

nicoconepala said:
ok then you should try to flash stock rom from essential
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Am I able to do that with the device locked? Oem unlocking is not turned on I believe. I have never flashed anything on a phone before
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trsargent said:
Am I able to do that with the device locked? Oem unlocking is not turned on I believe. I have never flashed anything on a phone before
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You don't need to be unlocked to adb sideload the Oreo beta builds from essentials website.
Just follow their instructions

Wrong section.

NaterTots said:
You don't need to be unlocked to adb sideload the Oreo beta builds from essentials website.
Just follow their instructions
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Gave it a try, but it didn't resolve the issue. Got the your device is corrupt message. Any other ideas? Thanks!
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I'm searching for answers too! My essential is doing the dotted box to the dotted circle spin back & forth over & over ! I saw the dead robot with exclamation mark . The only thing on the essential website is to wipe phone ! Help. If the person that made this phone do this to people dies please let me know, so I can smile during this stressful time . If they r still alive I hope they are in agony over something thx!