Can anyone share their Recovery image to Windows 8 for my Surface RT? Is it possible to share? Don't like this 8.1.. I need to be able to install my drivers for USB Ethernet :/
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Hello,
I know there is a procedure for updating the phone on Windows Vista, but I'm asking myself if someone tried to do an update from a Windows XP virtual machine (as those machines can access to the USB)?
In a nutshell :
Windows Vista real computer
--> Running VMWare Workstation 6
----> Running Windows XP Pro
------> Updating the ROM of the phone
Thanks !
tubededentifrice said:
Hello,
I know there is a procedure for updating the phone on Windows Vista, but I'm asking myself if someone tried to do an update from a Windows XP virtual machine (as those machines can access to the USB)?
In a nutshell :
Windows Vista real computer
--> Running VMWare Workstation 6
----> Running Windows XP Pro
------> Updating the ROM of the phone
Thanks !
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Well, I do this with XP running virtually in Mac OSX through a similar program called Paralells - works like a champ. NOt exactly what you are asking, but close.
I use VMWare 6 in my Vista PC for flash using XP OS before WDCM was launched... and works great...
Now i continue using to flash my Wizard in XP Box trough Virtual Machine cause upgrade tool for Wizard is not compatible with Vista...
So you can use to flash what you want, sure.
Regards.
Thanks for your experiments This will be a super trick for updating my hermes without having to worry about windows vista drivers things!
Thanks!
works like a charm ive been using it since january and i always updaye my roms in it and parallels
dont understand post,
jdac21
Did you guys configure something special in VMware? My VM'ed XP doesn't find the phone (Wizard) over USB, I just get an error in the RUU...
I'm running XP Pro 32bit in VMware 6 on Vista 64bit. Didn't change anything in the VMware configuration... Any ideas?
Not to horribly change the subject, but why not make sure your phone is supercid and flash from an sd card?
I have used this method many times from my Mac desktop, instead of getting out my XP Laptop.
at the very least:
http://www.mobilitysite.com/boards/...139-easiest-way-flash-rom.html#post1059250668
ROM flash through VMWare with a hackintosh/osx86/hackint0sh
Just a little note for anyone searching
You can also flash from a VMWare XP virtual machine in OSX on a hackintosh
Hi,
i have an Asus VivoTab 3G that i couldn't get it to boot, but after downloading a windows rt 8 recovery image from microsoft and did the restore thing i got it up and running again, but the problem i'm facing now there is no wifi neither 3G nor sound drivers installed, and i don't know where to get these from knowing that even in asus web support i couldn't find no drivers for the windows rt.., is there any compatible drivers for my vivotab and how to install them?
thanks.
The windows recovery image from microsoft was for the surface tablet only (it even says that its for a surface RT, not windows RT), hence why you have no drivers (you should fine that your camera is dead too). The drivers are not up for public download. You basically cannot fix the problem with the resources published right now, there is an asus vivotab recovery image on these forums somewhere though which should fix it.
thanks for your reply, i had no problem with the camera, i have already found and installed a vivotab recovery image, and the news is i got the 3G working but wifi and sound not unfortunately.
How do I obtain Windows RT 8.1 ISO image for Asus VivoTab RT TF600T?
I tried to update from STORE, but the update process failed.
And MS revert back my OS to Win8.
I tried to recover the ISO from drive C, but unsuccessful.
No ISO image is available for Windows RT versions. You can only download the recovery image
Since Asus Vivotab RT is identical to surface RT in many ways, have someone tried installing a windows 10 image on it?
I got and old Surface with windows RT 8.1. I went to settings and I reset it to factory (basically reinstalling the OS).
I wanted to upgrade to win 10 from a prepared bootable USB stick but it didn't boot from it. I tried also starting with vol-down and power button.
So I figured that I had to configure UEFI to be able to see the USB drive as boot option.
However, I can't enter UEFI. It just boots normally from the HD. After a lot of searching I tried :
- Vol up + power btn
- Shift+restart
- "shutdown /r /fw" from elevated command window
- There is no "UEFI Firmware Settings" entry found in Settings>Update & security>Recovery>Advanced startup>Troubleshoot >Advanced Options
- msifo32 shows that UEFI is present.
Any suggestions?
palosanto0 said:
I got and old Surface with windows RT 8.1. I went to settings and I reset it to factory (basically reinstalling the OS).
I wanted to upgrade to win 10 from a prepared bootable USB stick but it didn't boot from it. I tried also starting with vol-down and power button.
So I figured that I had to configure UEFI to be able to see the USB drive as boot option.
However, I can't enter UEFI. It just boots normally from the HD. After a lot of searching I tried :
- Vol up + power btn
- Shift+restart
- "shutdown /r /fw" from elevated command window
- There is no "UEFI Firmware Settings" entry found in Settings>Update & security>Recovery>Advanced startup>Troubleshoot >Advanced Options
- msifo32 shows that UEFI is present.
Any suggestions?
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You can't, there is nothing configurable on an RT. Inserting the USB and powering on while holding volume - is all that is required.
To install 10 on an RT from USB you need to make sure you have removed Golden Keys if you had it applied otherwise the USB just won't boot. Beyond that the RT can reportedly be picky about what USB drives it will and won't boot from so I would recommend trying another drive. Have you tried booting an RT 8.1 recovery USB to confirm the drive is bootable under more normal conditions?
Thanks @jwa4
I created another RT8.1 recovery USB drive and this time I was able to boot to the 'blue' recovery screens.
It looks like the first USB stick wasn't created correctly.
I'm not particularly keen on installing win 10. I read that it runs sluggish and less snappy than 8.1 (which is not the fastest anyway on such small machine).
Is this the only way to run apps outside the MS store? Is there any way to run them in 8.1?
I found this very complete guide to installing 10
How to install Windows 10 on the Surface RT - Alexenferman
www.alexenferman.com
Would it be enough stopping after disabling secure boot to be able to install any desktop app in 8.1 or I need windows 10 to do so?
Thanks
palosanto0 said:
Thanks @jwa4
I created another RT8.1 recovery USB drive and this time I was able to boot to the 'blue' recovery screens.
It looks like the first USB stick wasn't created correctly.
I'm not particularly keen on installing win 10. I read that it runs sluggish and less snappy than 8.1 (which is not the fastest anyway on such small machine).
Is this the only way to run apps outside the MS store? Is there any way to run them in 8.1?
I found this very complete guide to installing 10
How to install Windows 10 on the Surface RT - Alexenferman
www.alexenferman.com
Would it be enough stopping after disabling secure boot to be able to install any desktop app in 8.1 or I need windows 10 to do so?
Thanks
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It's still possible your USB was created correctly but was prevent from booting by Golden Keys jailbreak if you ever had it. To confirm you could try removing it using this (can also be used to assist in jailbreaking):
Tegra Jailbreak USB - Windows
All-in-on jailbreak package for Tegra based Windows RT tablets
jwa4.gitbook.io
The guide you linked to is out of date. Windows 10 replacing Windows RT 8.1 isn't considered all that usable, it's just for fun really but if you are interested take a look at this:
Windows Media Builder - Windows
Automated preparation of Windows RT 8.1 & Windows 10 Installation Media
jwa4.gitbook.io
To run 3rd party ARM32 apps under Windows RT 8.1 my advice is to install Golden Keys, install Yahallo and then enable UMCI Audit Mode. Using this method you don't need to test sign everything and you can keep a fully up to date Windows RT 8.1 installation.
jwa4 said:
It's still possible your USB was created correctly but was prevent from booting by Golden Keys jailbreak if you ever had it. To confirm you could try removing it using this (can also be used to assist in jailbreaking):
Tegra Jailbreak USB - Windows
All-in-on jailbreak package for Tegra based Windows RT tablets
jwa4.gitbook.io
The guide you linked to is out of date. Windows 10 replacing Windows RT 8.1 isn't considered all that usable, it's just for fun really but if you are interested take a look at this:
Windows Media Builder - Windows
Automated preparation of Windows RT 8.1 & Windows 10 Installation Media
jwa4.gitbook.io
To run 3rd party ARM32 apps under Windows RT 8.1 my advice is to install Golden Keys, install Yahallo and then enable UMCI Audit Mode. Using this method you don't need to test sign everything and you can keep a fully up to date Windows RT 8.1 installation.
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All I really wanted is to be able to run apps outside the MS store. Not so much upgrade to win 10.
I never jailbroke the system, it's the original as far as I recall but I used recovery once to completely wipe and reinstall RT.
Is there a good guide or video for Yahallo and UMCI enabling?
Also, I imagine that I'll still be limited to ARM32 apps despite being outside the Windows store, right? So I still cant install say, firefox or regular desktop apps meant for X386.
Is it even worth the effort? Where can I find a list or repository of arm32 apps so that I can decide or not to do anything?
Thanks again
Correct, you would still be limited to ARM32 apps but these devices are really just for playing around with. As for an app repository, there is a Discord group where some ports are posted at but there isn't a massive selection: https://discord.gg/BGfMNjWX4B
There is an all in one jailbreak guide at:
Tegra Jailbreak USB - Windows
All-in-on jailbreak package for Tegra based Windows RT tablets
jwa4.gitbook.io
Alternatively there is information on them individually...
Golden Keys:
Golden Keys / Longhorn - Windows
Secure Boot Debug Policy
jwa4.gitbook.io
Yahallo:
Yahallo - Windows
Tegra 3 and Tegra 4 TrustZone UEFI variable services handler exploit and Secure Boot unlock tool
jwa4.gitbook.io
UMCI Audit Mode:
UMCI Audit Mode - Windows
Bypassing User Mode Code Integrity Check
jwa4.gitbook.io
Thanks. Nah, like you said, I was really playing with it ... I think I'll leave it as is and try to sell it.
Thanks so much!