hi there, it seems i'm having the same issue here, but maybe i could rescue my device without the serial wire.
I tried to install a new firmware using soft reset procedure, I really would say I had the right bootcode but I couldn`t, so my problem is not that when i turn on the device it only shows the ASUS logo, my device starts, I could see the menus like always, but here is the problem... I tried to install the firmware searching for the right menu and I don't know how I might have disabled the remote control, so I can`t do anything when the device starts, is there any solution for me?
This is the aspect of the firmware i have installed, i know it works because it recognised the internal hard disk, the wifi when i attached the usb-wifi device, and when i use any usb port:
Thanks a million