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Help Access ADB from fastboot?

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archion21

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Hello, I have a transformer prime (TF201) that worked itself into a corrupt os.
It will no longer boot and there are irreplaceable pictures that I need off this device.
I would like to do a 'ADB pull SDCARD/' but adb says "no device".
I have the naked drivers installed, but those don't seem to be for ADB.
I read that I should be able to access ADB through CWM, however;
When I try to install CWM with:
fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash recovery XXXXXXXXX.XXX
it says:
sending ' recovery' (5380 kb)... OKAY
writing ' recovery' ... FAILED (remote (invalid state))

I have tried many different versions of CWM, all but one failed. The one that succeeded I still just get the droid on its back with a red triangle warning.

I've spent 10 hours on google trying to make this work without erasing the device.
Any ideas? any input would be greatly appreciated! :D
Thank you for taking the time to read! :)

-Michael

Ps. The CWM that flashed ok is : "tfp_cwm5.sos"
 
instead of trying to flash it, have you tried using the boot command to run it from RAM?

fastboot -i 0x0b05 boot XXXXXXXXX.XXX
 
jhawkkw said:
instead of trying to flash it, have you tried using the boot command to run it from RAM?

fastboot -i 0x0b05 boot XXXXXXXXX.XXX
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thanks for the reply jhawkkw
yes I tried many different packages of several different kinds.
the all download okay and then return:
booting... FAILED (remote()
 
jhawkkw said:
This might be a stupid question, but I have to check. You did unlock your bootloader, right?
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Turns out it a valid question.
No. I can't boot into the OS so I have not been able to run the unlock apk. :o

Is there a way to do that offline from fastboot or nvFlash?
 
If it's not unlocked, fastboot is severely crippled. That would explain why it wasn't working. Because the bootloader is encypted and the apk is the only way the end user can unlock it, you're only hope to save the pictures might be to send it to Asus. The only other thing I can think of would is a shot in the dark. If you had usb debugging on before the tab corrupted, there's a chance that while it bootloops that it could get far enough to attempt the sdcard pull.
 
yeah,
The 'ASUS android MTP device' does show up but windows says the "device cannot start"
Do you know if there might be any way to unlock or replace the bootloader from nvFlash?
 
archion21 said:
yeah,
The 'ASUS android ATP device' does show up but windows says the "device cannot start"
Do you know if there might be any way to unlock or replace the bootloader from nvFlash?
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It would be possible if you could find an insecure bootloader, but to my knowledge, there's none in circulation. Only Asus would have access to this and unless it leaked, there'd be no way to have it. That's why I recommended sending it to Asus and ask them to install an insecure bootloader due to the status of the tablet and the sensitivity of the files on it.
 
Thanks jhawkk,
I think thats what i'm going to have to do.
I hope there will be a way to pull the unlocked bootloader off the device and share it with others. i have seen a lot of people with bricked devices that could use one.
 
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