1. Download repacked stock rom, stock recovery and stock firmware 3.1 update:
Repacked stock rom:http://dl.project-voodoo.org/transformer-roms/3.0.x/
Stock recovery:http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=606402&d=1306284085
http://usa.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/#download
2. Copy the files onto your micro sd. Unzip stock update and place the Asus folder on root of sd card.
3. Boot into recovery. install repacked stock rom. Wipe all data, cache partition and dalvik cache. Reboot the tablet let it boot up then shut it down.
4. Boot into recovery and install stock recovery. Wipe all data, cache partition and dalvik cache. And then reboot and shut down.
5.
a.Boot into OS, there should be a notification for an update. select it and follow instuctions. Or
b.Boot into recovery(it should be stock recovery) then press up volume button within five seconds and the official update should install.
6. It should reboot automatically. When it does check about tablet info and check your apps to make sure the Super User icon is gone.
Here is another method. I have not tried it myself but I figured it might be helpful to someone:
http://iwishireadtherules.com
I`m plesed with more & more support for ours TF
exelent job m8,especialy when we wait HC 3.2
The second and third link in para. 1 above are malformed. Please correct.
Also, any reason to revert back to (repacked) stock 8.2.3.13 and update rather than just revert back to stock 8.4.4.5?
There is already an unroot guide here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093403
Thanks though.
hensk said:
I`m plesed with more & more support for ours TF
exelent job m8,especialy when we wait HC 3.2
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I read somewhere on this forum that HC 3.2 will only be for 7"-screen devices, but we can still hope...
Digiguest said:
There is already an unroot guide here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093403
Thanks though.
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His topic said "easy".
This is obviously an entirely different method, not requiring hooking up to a pc.
Stock recovery link is broken?
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Easy or not, for as long as the alternative procedure is materially different from others of similar vein, the newcomer should be welcome with open arms. Isn't it?
Stock recovery link fixed
Actually, I was trying to point out that the op was giving us a different method.. Which I plan to use to rma a tf with some bad pixels.
I agree, and meant to express in my post, that anyone sharing any method is welcome and if you have enough time to flame or be a ****, you ought to use that energy contributing instead.
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Shiped
I have shipped my tablet via UPS back to newegg. I will put up a post when I find out if they accept it and ship out my replacement.
You can have the European version?
THANK YOU!!! This came just in time!
My charging cable shorted out and burned the contacts inside my TF - I have to send it in to Asus Tomorrow. Seeing as how my cable is burned out, I would have had no way to unroot, and would have had to take the chance of them refusing the Warranty.
Thanks to this method, my TF goes back tomorrow fully unrooted and stock! You are a lifesaver.
Thanks have been applied, and I would donate if there was a link!
CheeseMcGee said:
THANK YOU!!! This came just in time!
My charging cable shorted out and burned the contacts inside my TF - I have to send it in to Asus Tomorrow. Seeing as how my cable is burned out, I would have had no way to unroot, and would have had to take the chance of them refusing the Warranty.
Thanks to this method, my TF goes back tomorrow fully unrooted and stock! You are a lifesaver.
Thanks have been applied, and I would donate if there was a link!
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I don't take donations. I'm not doing this for money. I'm glad I was able to help. It's nice to know my contribution is appreciated.
Here is another link some may find useful.
http://tabletroms.com/forums/showthread.php?1071-Asus-Transformer-NVFlash-Stock-3.1-Recovery-Roms
I tried both methods. The one posted in the OP works ok but I had some problems when applying the offical update.
The other is the nvflash method - much faster and works flawlessly.
Thanks for posting
Rma accepted
I just got my confirmation that my return was accepted by newegg. The easy unroot works.
philipwest said:
I just got my confirmation that my return was accepted by newegg. The easy unroot works.
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What was wrong with your tablet?
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dan0412 said:
What was wrong with your tablet?
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Bad back-light bleed. My replacement is in the mail along with my docking station.
I found a deal on the docking station. $132 shipped
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3105548.
Tried this tonight, never got the update notification. Will try other method tomorrow
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Hi
I just bought a new HTC. Do u know if there is a pc / laptop application from which i can take a complete "As-is" image of the phone?
I want this just in case if i mess up playing with the mobile, i can use the PC application and restore the complete image as i bought using USB connecting to
phone.
Thanks
If you mean after you've set it up(apps and personal config) on the stock rom, no there isn't a way.
Thanks
Is there way to get the original ROM / Image? let us i do not want the apps and personal config thru PC application connecting thru USB?
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Is there way to get the original ROM / Image? let us i do not want the apps and personal config thru PC application connecting thru USB?
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If you look in bubbys simple one click thread or the hack kit thread, there are links to the stock RUU. You can run the RUU from your PC through USB to phone or through hboot.
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I'll add to the above by saying, once you're rooted, it's a different story.
At that point you can flash clockwork recovery, which will allow you to back-up your phones state at that time, which is what you're asking to do now.
The difference is there's no way of doing it to the phone out of the box... As at the point it's not rooted, and the mechanism of backing up in the manner to which you refer is only available with a custom recovery, which is only available on rooted phones with s-Off.
It's a shame, as I wouldn't have minded doing the same thing back before I rooted, but... No go.
A hard reset will restore your phone as you bought it. If you want to save apps and data, there are apps for backing up. You would just do restores after the hard reset.
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fernandezhjr said:
A hard reset will restore your phone as you bought it. If you want to save apps and data, there are apps for backing up. You would just do restores after the hard reset.
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Will hard reset work restore it to out of box condition, even though i have a put a
different ROM?
sivgan said:
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Will hard reset work restore it to out of box condition, even though i have a put a
different ROM?
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No. The response was to a user with a stock phone already (non-rooted). If you're running a different ROM, then you're necessarily rooted and will have a tough time getting back to out-of-box condition.
Nickovtyme said:
If you look in bubbys simple one click thread or the hack kit thread, there are links to the stock RUU. You can run the RUU from your PC through USB to phone or through hboot.
Sent from my time waster.
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Can you please send me the link for those threads?
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Thanks
Will hard reset work restore it to out of box condition, even though i have a put a
different ROM?
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You did not state in your original post that you are planning to root. Obviously, your concern is returning the phone for warranty purposes. I have read many post where users flashed a stock rom and used the s-on tool. It may not return you to exactly like out of the box, but it would be close enough to get you thru warranty. The stock rooted rom I am using now is exactly like stock before I rooted. If it weren't for the fact that someone tinkered with the kernel name, there would be know way to tell the difference.
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You did not state in your original post that you are planning to root. Obviously, your concern is returning the phone for warranty purposes. I have read many post where users flashed a stock rom and used the s-on tool. It may not return you to exactly like out of the box, but it would be close enough to get you thru warranty. The stock rooted rom I am using now is exactly like stock before I rooted. If it weren't for the fact that someone tinkered with the kernel name, there would be know way to tell the difference.
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Thanks for the reply.
I do not want root or do anything with the phone now. I just want to take a AS-IS out of box image of the phone using a PC application and store it. And then play with all phone.
Looks like from the mail threads, it is not possible. AM i correct?
I am waiting to see a response or a way and then even configure or play with my HTC inspire.
sivgan said:
Thanks for the reply.
I do not want root or do anything with the phone now. I just want to take a AS-IS out of box image of the phone using a PC application and store it. And then play with all phone.
Looks like from the mail threads, it is not possible. AM i correct?
I am waiting to see a response or a way and then even configure or play with my HTC inspire.
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It's a 3-way chicken/egg thing. You can't do what you want without unfettered access to the main partitions on the phone. You can't get unfettered access without rooting. You can't root without installing a downgraded ROM and losing the current ROM.
sivgan said:
Thanks for the reply.
I do not want root or do anything with the phone now. I just want to take a AS-IS out of box image of the phone using a PC application and store it. And then play with all phone.
Looks like from the mail threads, it is not possible. AM i correct?
I am waiting to see a response or a way and then even configure or play with my HTC inspire.
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If you're not going to root there is no need to "store" the factory image as it is part of your rom. When you want to reset it just do a factory data reset and it will be just like it was when it came out of the box.
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Thanks
Can you please send me the link for those threads?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-960736.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952224
sivgan said:
Thanks for the reply.
I do not want root or do anything with the phone now. I just want to take a AS-IS out of box image of the phone using a PC application and store it. And then play with all phone.
Looks like from the mail threads, it is not possible. AM i correct?
I am waiting to see a response or a way and then even configure or play with my HTC inspire.
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You seem a bit confused. If you are not going to root, then my original reply would apply, a hard reset will get you back to out of the box. However, if you do not root, you will not be able to flash a custom rom.
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I did the easy unroor because my usb port is broke. But the superuser app is still there and I cant get rid of it. Need to rma. Any ideas?
I know of a guaranteed way to return to stock, but it's done through NVFlash in which you will need your usb port. You could either...
1. Look into other ways to return to stock which doesn't involve using your usb port (not likely)
2. Go to asus's website and download the firmware and place onto an sd card and see if you can do it that way. Even still, I'm not sure if that will just update, or wipe and update.
3. Shut down your TF and boot up by holding the volume down + power until you get to the option to wipe data and see if that does the trick. Once you get to that option, you only have like 5 10 seconds to select to wipe. If you don't select to wipe, then it will timeout and reboot
cavsoldier19d said:
I know of a guaranteed way to return to stock, but it's done through NVFlash in which you will need your usb port. You could either...
1. Look into other ways to return to stock which doesn't involve using your usb port (not likely)
2. Go to asus's website and download the firmware and place onto an sd card and see if you can do it that way. Even still, I'm not sure if that will just update, or wipe and update.
3. Shut down your TF and boot up by holding the volume down + power until you get to the option to wipe data and see if that does the trick. Once you get to that option, you only have like 5 10 seconds to select to wipe. If you don't select to wipe, then it will timeout and reboot
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I already installed the original stock rom. And also flashed the stock recovery. I wiped everything each time. But after all that superuser is still there.
Well that sucks. I know of a way to do a full wipe of everything by using a full wipe utility that is flashed by clockworkmod recovery. But then you would have to find a way to restore the stock recovery in order to flash the stock rom. If you do a full wipe without reflashing a rom, then you will have soft bricked it. You might be SOL on that.
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Well that sucks. I know of a way to do a full wipe of everything by using a full wipe utility that is flashed by clockworkmod recovery. But then you would have to find a way to restore the stock recovery in order to flash the stock rom. If you do a full wipe without reflashing a rom, then you will have soft bricked it. You might be SOL on that.
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So you think if I wipe it so its in the initial setup. That asus will set it up and see superuser. I mean can they even prove anything just cause theres an app there.
lightsout said:
So you think if I wipe it so its in the initial setup. That asus will set it up and see superuser. I mean can they even prove anything just cause theres an app there.
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Not sure about that. Ideally, when doing rma returns, to be on the safe side, you want to make it completely transparent that it was ever rooted/rom'ed. I've read posts where some people were successful with returns/exchanges while the device was rooted, without repercussions. It's all up to the return policies of where you bought it, as well as asus. Considering that asus has gone out of their way to change and lock down the bootloader on newer revisions, apparently asus does not want to be development friendly at this time, and may penalize you for returning a modified system.
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Not sure about that. Ideally, when doing rma returns, to be on the safe side, you want to make it completely transparent that it was ever rooted/rom'ed. I've read posts where some people were successful with returns/exchanges while the device was rooted, without repercussions. It's all up to the return policies of where you bought it, as well as asus. Considering that asus has gone out of their way to change and lock down the bootloader on newer revisions, apparently asus does not want to be development friendly at this time, and may penalize you for returning a modified system.
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Yah I know man thats what I'm afraid of. I mean anyone can install superuser. But I guess though it wouldn't be there on a clean install
Kind of stuck here. Its too late to return tot he store. But I don't want to be stuck with a bad usb port forever. I guess the worst that can happen is they refuse it.
Or if they accept it at first, then asus realizes that its been rooted, they could send u a bill for full price of the replacement. Although I've never heard of that happening. Another extreme measure u could look into is seeing if u could order a motherboard or replacement parts and fix it yourself.
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Or if they accept it at first, then asus realizes that its been rooted, they could send u a bill for full price of the replacement. Although I've never heard of that happening. Another extreme measure u could look into is seeing if u could order a motherboard or replacement parts and fix it yourself.
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Ouch that would suck, as far as doing it myself I really don't want to mess with popping it open. It still charges, but I can't hook it to a pc. So I would rather have it like that then broken because I opened it.
I guess I'll just put it off a little more.
True. If I were u, I would take my chances with returning it. Just make sure u have the cash just in case they decide to be dicks about it.
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Hi All,
The volume rocker switch on my TF seems to have died, it will go down but no volume up and as such no APX/NVflash mode. I did a bit of reading on here and got a nice little app that gets me into CWM recovery but as far as I'm aware, I can't flash to stock that way.
Any ideas I can get a stock ROM back on this to RMA it.... or is it doom and gloom time?
I have just flashed the latest Revolution HD on it, in the off chance it was software related but that was a no go.
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
EDIT: I found some old info here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112527
Anyone ever used this method?
I think asus just released the full rom for 8.6.5.13. There is a link in the forum somewhere. That will let you flash back to stock with nvflash. Use the update SOP that can also be found on the asus website.
As of this morning, the firmware wasn't on the asus list, but the links posted in one of the tf forums was working.
Edit: any of the full roms from the asus sight will work, not the OTA's that are posted here.
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I cant get to nvflash though mate as the volume rocker switch on the TF only works Vol Down, it does nothing when you press Vol up.
Ooops I meant without nvflash.
Thanks gee one,
It looks like I might have been over thinking this one.
I've never set it back to stock so I presumed it would involve cwm or nvflash.... don't I feed stupid!! lol
Ah well, we live and learn..
Thanks again
Did it work? Any issues?
It's not picking the update up. It's probably because the firmware I have on there is higher than the one I want to flash.
I just put it on the SD card. SD\ASUS\update file
I'll have a look for an older version of my ROM and flash that
Did you try ejecting the sd card and then inserting it?
Also, the TF ext sd card is actually at Removable/MicroSD/ which could make a difference, depending on how you transfer the file.
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Hi gee one,
I used a micro to SD adaptor then just unzipped via my laptop. I can't find an old vesion of Revolution HD and it seems Prime and Revolver ROMS have the update client removed and still no update seen on 4 ROMS now, so i'm just reading a bit more atm
If that doesn't work, you can force the flash this way.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1309949
You can use the same zip you downloaded, but unzip it one more time.
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gee one said:
If that doesn't work, you can force the flash this way.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1309949
You can use the same zip you downloaded, but unzip it one more time.
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Well what can I say.....
I used ADB as you said in the link, pushed the blob etc but then adb was saying no such file. So I decided to reboot the tf, it then updated from the blob, that didn't exist!!... a bit odd but the end result was what I wanted.
I now have a stock TF ready to go back.
Thanks again for your help, it's appreciated
Help! I have downloaded and was in the process of installing the OTA update for ICS on my Transformer TF101. The installation got to the end of the progress bar and a triangle with an "!" appeared. The tablet would not do anything. I rebooted the tablet and now it is just stuck at the Eee Pad screen. when I hold down the power button, it just continuously reboots. I contacted Asus and they say I have to send it back in. I just got it back a few weeks ago from a service repair. Is there anything I can do to get this working again or am I stuck with sending it back to Asus?
Thanks
I am getting the Triangle, but I'm able to restart the unit with a long press on the power button. So, no ICS for me yet, but I'm still able to get back to the old setup. I'm sorry for your loss.
Follow the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22905630&postcount=3
That worked...thanks! So is there any way to root it again now that I have ICS installed? or do I need to wait?
aamon17 said:
Follow the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22905630&postcount=3
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Does this still apply to someone without cwm
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Same Issue
I too am having this issue but now I am stuck at work with no WIFI to try this above. But I am running stock ROM, Recovery and no Root. I had root but the last OTA I got removed it. I downloaded it this morning and ran it failed with the Triangle and then re-downloaded it by tethering to my phone at work and it still didn't work. Is it saved on the device anywhere? Or will you have to downloaded it every time? This is pretty frustrating that I waited to ROM or anything due to waiting on ICS and now that it is here I can't get it.
P.S. What the Guy above me asked.
My update issue is due to the SRS_config file that I modified to fix the speaker volume balance. I discovered this after trying the CWM update method.
adude007 said:
My update issue is due to the SRS_config file that I modified to fix the speaker volume balance. I discovered this after trying the CWM update method.
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I figured this would happen if someone got CWM to work, which I cant even figure out how to properly install CWM to begin with. ntm I left my usb cable at home.
vectorized said:
I figured this would happen if someone got CWM to work, which I cant even figure out how to properly install CWM to begin with. ntm I left my usb cable at home.
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vectorized:
I had trouble getting CWM to install via the Recovery installer.apk method that is available in the dev section. The trick was to COPY, REPEAT COPY, SU from system/bin to system/xbin and then that program recognized root. I used root explorer. Seriously copy don't move.
You can get that APK one click method here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22359727&postcount=218
Edit: On review it looks like you probably want the second link. That will install the newer CWM which allows for internal & SD Card ZIP files to be flashed
Then I had to use the full install CWM version of our OTA update:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514658
Edit: Option B to be clear.
I hope this helps.
I ended up going to the original transformer rom and flashing every firmware update from that. It took a while. now I've got ice cream sandwich. Now I just need root
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Sorry but I still can't post on developers forums.
Verizon charge. US. Running tweaked 3.2 and the stock.fp5 kernal
So I bricked my razr (everyday phone) so until my new one gets here I wanted to turn on my charge for temporary use. Since it was on NY wife's line before they had to give me a new sim card to do it. I THOUGHT the nice Verizon lady was gonna just give me a new similar car and let me be on my way but instead she decided to activate it all for me. Throughout this she did a factory reset. Which i guess means that she did a reset through clockwork and just didn't realize it.
Pre-this happening everything was working fine. I was using the phone to wacltch Netflix and hulu on my TV with n HDMI cord. Now the home button does not work, no play store, no other apps associated with rooting (super user etc.) The kernal is reading as stock.fp5 And the phone only makes calls it doesn't receive them. (Though that may have been pre-existing I don't know because the phone didn't have service before) .
Anyone have a suggestion for me?
Because I don't have a playstore I have to be doing this on the browse and it isn't working well (took 20 minutes to get this far) so if I need to reinstall anything please provide a link. I'm at work and no computer.
what im doing
Currently downloading tweaked 3.2 rom +cwmto my SD card. Stock.fp5 file still on it.
theweekender said:
Currently downloading tweaked 3.2 rom +cwmto my SD card. Stock.fp5 file still on it.
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if you cannot get to CWM, then you'll have to flash tweaked via ODIN on your home computer. all of these will work on stock FP5.
kinda
jco23 said:
if you cannot get to CWM, then you'll have to flash tweaked via ODIN on your home computer. all of these will work on stock FP5.
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I can get into clockwork but I can't figure out where the tweaked file was put when it downloaded. Its not in downloads folder. Might just have to wait til I get home
But you think I should just really flash everything?
theweekender said:
I can get into clockwork but I can't figure out where the tweaked file was put when it downloaded. Its not in downloads folder. Might just have to wait til I get home
But you think I should just really flash everything?
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I would. What program did you download the file from?
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woo
Reinstalled rom only business CWM. All is good