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[ROM] TF101 Rooted Stock 9.2.1.17 + bootloader + modded recovery US and WW

This is a full rom for stock(ish) 9.2.1.17 and includes the following:
9.2.1.17 US bootloader and kernel/boot.img
modded recovery based on Roach's 3.2.0.1
Superuser
su binary
busybox
adb enabled, ro.secure=0 (if you previously disabled adb, it will remain disabled, unless you wipe data)
The updater script will also clear cache and dalvik cache.
Plus, if you flash now, it will also fix the cwm recovery bootloops by writing zeros to the first 80 bytes of /misc (/dev/block/mmcblk0p3)
I was lazy and the progress bar in recovery does not udpate- it is a full rom so it does take a while to flash.
This is pretty close to a rooted stock experience. It isn't for everyone, but I think some will find it useful. I thought this would help out people who get in in a pickle by flashing various roms and ending up with unbootable systems, or people who tried a few other roms and want to return to a more stock experience. I think a custom recovery is safer with a rooted rom so that flashing via recovery is still available. This should still receive OTA updates, but they will probably fail to flash because the build.prop file is different (ro.secure=0 and adb). This rom will flash in situations where doaist's CWM friendly updates will not. As a matter of fact, this rom will probably flash on any version of cwm/custom recovery that can read it.
The recovery is modded- it is based on Roach's 3.2.0.1 and only sees the external sd card. I used Roach's ramdisk, but used the the inits, fstab, and ueventd files from the stock recovery. This recovery will seem identical, but you can look at the default.prop to see the difference. In future versions, I might change the version number in case there is any confusion.
NOTE and WARNINGS:
This is for the TF101 US only. The fingerprint checks are removed from the updater-script so it is up to you to know what you are flashing. (Don't flash this on your phone! and if you do, don't say a word and act like your phone is still working.)
This will overwrite your recovery. You can flash it back to something else after a reboot.
This will overwrite your bootloader/EBT. This might have unintended consequences so flash at your own risk. The stock OTA updates the bootloader, so this is why I included it here.
Flash at your own risk. I am not responsible for any damages or consequences.
ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS OF PURPOSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED.
Please thank Kuromera for hosting the files on a speedy server and check out the other files hosted there. See his thread here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1549055
Download from here!
US version
ics_92117_stock_EBT_SOS.zip
MD5(ics_92117_stock_EBT_SOS.zip)= 201eae30cbeb00687d5cc69c14469027
WW version
ics_92117_WW_stock_EBT_SOS.zip
MD5(ics_92117_WW_stock_EBT_SOS.zip)= 1c8b1aea6d27643f70891b363ff5fa36
http://www.xdafileserver.nl/index.p...+(TF101)/ROMS/Stock+Roms+by+gee+one/With+Root

Alright, gonna try flash this from Revolution 3.0.1, gotta get back to .17, .11 is so unstable for me, random reboots and shutdowns, and I woke up this morning to a flat battery - from 100% before I went to bed...
Will report back inna bit!
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All good, thanks (and thanked)!

Flashed over Revolver 3.11, it automatically optimized the apps on first boot, so far so good.
The weather widget won't update my location, but I've had trouble with that on a lot of the stock firmwares. Could also be from the flash over revolver.
Anyways, thanks for the good work.

I'm very interested in a WW version of your update!!
Anything Ican do to help, just tell me, and I will try. But i might need a little guidingalong the way
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium

edit: OK, WW version should work now
ics_92117_WW_stock_EBT_SOS.zip
MD5(ics_92117_WW_stock_EBT_SOS.zip)= 1c8b1aea6d27643f70891b363ff5fa36

Having difficulties downloading.
I keep getting "download unsuccessful" If I download straight to the tab.
If I download on my PC the MD5 changes every time. File is listed as 300MB but shows up as 193MB???
Can anyone post a mediafire link?? Or anything.

Are you trying to download the US version?
The WW version is uploading now and will probably complete in about half an hour.
Yeah, my upload is slow.... So be sure to thank Kuromera for hosting the files http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1549055

If anyone is having problems downloading, I uploaded to Box:
I've shared a folder with you through Box.
To access this folder, visit the following link: https://www.box.com/shared/a479f50d578d27a355f9
Due to my account limitations, I had to upload it as a multi-part zip (6 50mb sections, and a tiny trailing 7th section)
Hope that helps!
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium

OK, WW version is uploaded. Sorry for the confusion.

Quick question...do we nvFlash this or rename it/reboot as if it were a legitimate stock rom?

gVibeR said:
Quick question...do we nvFlash this or rename it/reboot as if it were a legitimate stock rom?
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This flashes through clockworkmod or any other custom recovery. I think there is a recovery installer.apk in the dev section, or there are nvflash versions of some of the custom recoveries.

gee one said:
Are you trying to download the US version?
The WW version is uploading now and will probably complete in about half an hour.
Yeah, my upload is slow.... So be sure to thank Kuromera for hosting the files http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1549055
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Happens with both the US & WW versions. I watched the download stop at approx 190MB. Don't know what's causing it. I guess I'm the only one.

I';ll check the server hold on
Mmm cant see anything strange, the ww file and us file have both be downloaded succesfully allready but i'll keep watch. The server should support download managers btw.

gee one said:
This is a full rom for stock(ish) 9.2.1.17 and includes the following:
NOTE and WARNINGS:
This is for the TF101 US only. The fingerprint checks are removed from the updater-script so it is up to you to know what you are flashing. (Don't flash this on your phone! and if you do, don't say a word and act like your phone is still working.)
This will overwrite your recovery. You can flash it back to something else after a reboot.
This will overwrite your bootloader/EBT. This might have unintended consequences so flash at your own risk. The stock OTA updates the bootloader, so this is why I included it here.
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The WW version make the same, overwrite the bootloader and recovery?
Thanks
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Yes, they both update the bootloader and recovery. The recovery is based on Roach's 3.2.0.1. You can flash a different recovery after a reboot if you want to change it.
The stock recovery is too limiting with a rooted rom- it's practically useless actually since it won't always restore if changes have been made.

Updating bootloader really means what in practical terms? I am intending to flash this but this bootloader stuff makes me wonder...
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

So far all fine.
Sound finally on the normal volume.
Reboots not seen yet. (too early to tell)
Only problem i had was busy box and super user but fixed it in the end.
WW version.
Cheers!

gee one said:
Yes, they both update the bootloader and recovery. The recovery is based on Roach's 3.2.0.1. You can flash a different recovery after a reboot if you want to change it.
The stock recovery is too limiting with a rooted rom- it's practically useless actually since it won't always restore if changes have been made.
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Thanks.
About recovery I understand is ease to flash a newest.
And about bootloader, what change? I can continue to flash custom roms and new kernels?
Obrigado

No one can please post an NVFlashable rom of the WW version??
I only need the system and the boot part, as using a dual boot system i can only update via nvflash
PLEASEEEEE!!

AllanJacques said:
Updating bootloader really means what in practical terms? I am intending to flash this but this bootloader stuff makes me wonder...
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
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ValenteL said:
Thanks.
About recovery I understand is ease to flash a newest.
And about bootloader, what change? I can continue to flash custom roms and new kernels?
Obrigado
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The bootloader gets updated with the OTA so I left it in to stay with the rooted stock experience. The bootloader I included is the one asus includes with their update. I'm not sure if other roms will be expecting older bootloaders. I think most nvflash versions use the oldest bootloader still, and I don't know if this will cause any issues. I don't foresee issues with other roms and kernels, although I did notice I had to wipe data completely to get some of the aosp roms to boot.
As I said, this is directed to someone who wants root and a more stock rom. You can edit system to debloat (and reinstall if you take too much out )
sent from my cyanogen(mod) vision

{ROM}{STOCK}{ICS} Rogers Official UXLF3 - UNTOUCHED - CWM5 flashable

THIS IS NOT A CUSTOM ROM. THIS IS STOCK OFFICIAL ROGERS ICS UXLF3 FIRMWARE. PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR MODS, I HAVE PROVIDED THIS UPON REQUEST.​
INTRODUCTION
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This is the Stock Official ROGERS/Samsung Released Firmware for the SGH-I727R (Skyrocket) based on Android Platform 4.0.4 aka ICS. It is targeted for:
* Anyone who wants to be on the stock release, doesn't want to use ODIN.
* Wants to build a custom rom, and needs an official base. (see post #2)...
* Or, you just want a baseline.
PACKAGING
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Well it is Stock, untouched, except for the deodexing and zipaligned. Your kernel and radios will be updated as in the official update. The only thing I have left out is the recovery, and I can provide a flashable one later, if you really really want to be stock for any future OTA update. See the optional flash if you need busybox and su.
- DeOdexed as per my stringent process, no using Kitchen or any other nonsense. Every apk get's what it needs in the classpath.
- zipaligned.
- all ownsership and permissions exactly as in stock install.
- Untouched UXLF5 boot image (i.e kernel + ramdisk).
- Your radio/modem will be updated to UXLF3.
- [OPTIONAL] If you want to flash busybox/su see the ADD-ONS. This will effectively root your install.
- [OPTIONAL] If you want the modified boot.img that enables init.d scripts, bootanimation, insecure boot, then flash the boot.img listed in the add-ons
INSTALLATION
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Pretty straight forward. The only requirement is you need CWM 5 and above (I have tested with the touch recovery). NOTE: THIS WILL WIPE DATA.
1) Backup, Nandroid preferred.
2) Download and Copy the ROM to your device. (Please make sure you check the MD5SUM, the dowload link has the correct one).
3) Copy any additional add-ons you want to your devices, internal or external sdcard.
4a) Boot into CWM recovery (remember that is the requirement).
4b) In your recovery format /system (in touch recovery it is under: "mounts and storage)
4c) wipe data and cache partition
5) Flash the ROM.
6) [OPTIONAL] If you want busybox and su (binaries only). This will ROOT your phone. Flash it now.
7) [OPTIONAL] If you WANT the modified boot.img (modified ramdisk + stock kernel) flash that.
8) [OPTIONAL] If you want to flash a *different* radio, flash it now.
9) reboot
DOWNLOADS
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* [15-JUL-2012] CWM 5 Flashable Offifical ROGERS UXLF3 FULL STOCK ROM. PLEASE CHECK THE MD5SUM. THE LINK HAS IT. ROGERS-ICS-UXLF3-cwm5.zip
RECOVERY
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WARNING I HAVE NOT TESTED THIS. OBVIOUSLY YOU NEED TO BE ON A CWM recovery
* [07-AUG-2012] CWM flashable Stock Recovery, obviously you will lose CWM after this. Download
ADD-ONS
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* [10-JUL-2012] Busybox and SU binaries ONLY (you can download SuperSu or Superuser from the Play Store). busybox-su-pack-cwm5.zip
* [10-JUL-2012] UXLF3 modified boot image). This is basically the Stock UXLF3 Kernel with modified ramdisk image to support adb root/insecure/bootanimation. kernel-skyrocket-UXLF3-cwm5.zip
* [10-JUL-2012] RADIOS: Instead of listing everything here: my custom rom threads OP in the Radio Section has all the RADIOS, without RIL, so it is safe to flash. Thread Link.
ISSUES
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Unless there is a flash issue, folks this is as Stock as it gets. This is NOT a CUSTOM ROM, see my other thread on ATT STOCK, I will post some modding guide there.

reserved
reserved

thx. this will come in handy.
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thanks mohan,i can now post this in my post
remember i was talking to u about rooting a short while ago so i could post a tutorial, its done and they made it a sticky.
one question, is there a way to unroot without flashing stock
edit: im guessing that there is no stock recovery in this rom, making it a stockish firmware
edit: i answered my own question about unrooting, just delete su from /bin and /xbin directories

downloading

vincom said:
thanks mohan,i can now post this in my post
remember i was talking to u about rooting a short while ago so i could post a tutorial, its done and they made it a sticky.
one question, is there a way to unroot without flashing stock
edit: im guessing that there is no stock recovery in this rom, making it a stockish firmware
edit: i answered my own question about unrooting, just delete su from /bin and /xbin directories
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Yup just deleting the binaries is enough to "unroot". I may update the op with the revert script (busybox and su) and the respective stock recovery, when i get chance..

mohan_kr said:
Yup just deleting the binaries is enough to "unroot". I may update the op with the revert script (busybox and su) and the respective stock recovery, when i get chance..
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oh great, i just finished detailing a newb guide to explain a temporary unroot and permanent unroot methods, a script would of been easier to use, btw that su/bb file works like a charm on any firmware

kinda missed the touchwiz smoothness... too bad there isnt a 14 toggle compatible with this. hopefully one day soon.

NIKEstickER said:
kinda missed the touchwiz smoothness... too bad there isnt a 14 toggle compatible with this. hopefully one day soon.
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Flashing the UCLF6 toggle zip worked for me.

Very nice work, Maybe I should give it a try lol.

i have installed this on my SGH-i727 ATT handset.
By far this rom gives the best battery and performance...
Thanks op...
But this rom is having shutdown/reboot freeze issue.
Embryo 4.1 is discharging battery than any other roms, otherwise it is also ok.

Can I use Twrp to flash this? Sorry for the noob question
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium

i see in your op about providing a flashable stock recovery, can you, this guy fracked up his usb port and cant use odin to return to stock for warranty repairs

vincom said:
i see in your op about providing a flashable stock recovery, can you, this guy fracked up his usb port and cant use odin to return to stock for warranty repairs
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In the OP...

I would just like to ask if I would lose my root if I flashed this?

Crinkypops said:
I would just like to ask if I would lose my root if I flashed this?
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YES

One last thing: Will the 15-toggle mod work for this ROM? Because I have heard of success from others and I just wanted to confirm with you, the dev.
Sent from my SGH-I727R using xda premium

Hi mohan,
Is there any way you could do the same for Rogers GB? It would be a great help for me. As ICS is crap I get RR and freezes. It doesn't get the right time zones and etc.

Incredible rom! Just had my skyrocket for 2 weeks, flashed 5-6 jb roms, vincoms the best imo, seanscreamz close behind.
I thought I'd come back to stock for a couple reasons. One, to get a baseline and see how good stock Rogers ics is battery wise, two, I can't seem to get nfc figured out and want to see if stock will do it. A co-worker has a stock ics sgs3, we can transfer apps, web addresses etc., but where he transferred a feature film to a different co-worker with a stock Rogers ics sgs3, via nfc in about 30 seconds, it fails with my skyrocket. I notice that their phones have sbeam in addition to nfc and android beam, maybe that's the difference. But I was wondering if there's issues transferring between ics and jb?
Thanks!
Sent from my SGH-I727R using xda app-developers app

Sorry to double post but I thought this would be as good a place as any to post this. Went in to Rogers today to get my lte SIM card, to my surprise they didn't even charge me! I can't believe these speeds the screen shot shows the speed is double my Wi-Fi speeds at home! And look at the comparison to the 3g or H+ too, that's just sad. I'm expecting to pay for it battery wise but I can live with that for these speeds!
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{HELP} device is keep booting into recovey -- SOLVED --

To the Guru of this forum. After my last rom flashing my device is keeping booting into recovery :crying:. Is it briked ? If so my only hope is the unbricking project ? Thanks in advance.

What recovery are you running?
Can you use the power menu within recovery to boot into bootloader?
Also, please provide as much pertinent info as possible, ie: rom you flashed, firmware, s-off or s-on, locked or unlocked. With your description it's basically like saying, "my car makes a noise all the time. what is causing it?".

Its not bricked.If u can enter recovery
Sent from my HTC sensation

Sorry you are right:
What recovery are you running? 4Ext
Can you use the power menu within recovery to boot into bootloader? yes
The device is HTC unlocked with S-On.
Rom JBMIUI v4.1 2.8.31 R2.
HBOOT 1.27.0000
firmware 3.33.401.6
I've format everything but SD. Restored the most recent back up done today before flashing. Once it reboots HTC logo comes up once, black screen, HTC logo, 4Ext is coming up saying that smartflash it is set to update the boot partition on next system start asking if this should be removed.
I've downloaded and installed again PG58IMG *different files using bootloader
I've founded a 3.33.401.6-Unsecured-Boot.img,+Root+Busybox zip file that can be installed via recovery but it did not help.
At this point I need a bit of help to look into the right direction and I'm not sure that Unbrick_Pyramid is the right way.
Thanks again.

Try turning off smartflash and flash a 3.33 stock rom to see if it will boot.
What was your last working setup, and what were you trying to install?
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Hi. Manage to flash a stock 3.33.
It stopped to reboot straight into recovery.
Sits now on HTC logo now for about 10 mins. I plan to let him run for 1 hr and see what happens.
Was thinking to install CWM on the basis that could be a 4ext recovery issue, toughs?
GROGG88 said:
Try turning off smartflash and flash a 3.33 stock rom to see if it will boot.
What was your last working setup, and what were you trying to install?
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using Tapatalk 2
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If you can install clockworkmod that may help.
Tge device isnt getting the message that it has already booted into recovery once. So something may be jacked up with 4ext.
Clockwork may bypass all that when it doesnt know what to do with that signal to run smartflash.
Worst case scenario...put a full pm58img containing a rom and recovery on the sf card and flash that through bootloader.
You should still be able to get to bootloader as the device looks for that option first.
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda app-developers app

Hallo. Ok installed CWM. Can please direct me to a full pm58img as you mentioned ? Thx.
Skipjacks said:
If you can install clockworkmod that may help.
Tge device isnt getting the message that it has already booted into recovery once. So something may be jacked up with 4ext.
Clockwork may bypass all that when it doesnt know what to do with that signal to run smartflash.
Worst case scenario...put a full pm58img containing a rom and recovery on the sf card and flash that through bootloader.
You should still be able to get to bootloader as the device looks for that option first.
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda app-developers app
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DiscreteTask said:
Hallo. Ok installed CWM. Can please direct me to a full pm58img as you mentioned ? Thx.
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And did that help? Are you able to get into recovery without errors now? If so you should be able to flash a fresh version of any ROM.
Try that first. Get any ROM. Flash it. See if it boots.
If you have successfully replaced 4EXT I will bet a fresh flash of a ROM will now boot.
Also worth a shot is replacing or upgrading the firmware, as that could be what's sending the phone into recovery on each boot (though this is less likely that 4EXT just being broken)
Flash a firmware PM58IMG like 3.32 or 3.33 and see if that helps.
But for starters, put a fresh ROM on the SD card and flash it with CWM. (BE SURE IT'S A ROM THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE 4EXT!!)
Once you've got it all fixed you can switch back to 4EXT. I have a feeling it was just the copy you were running that got botched. The software itself is solid and stable. A new copy shoudl work fine now.

CWM v5.0.2.0 was installed fine.
3.33 firmware installed once again.
Using this I've installed ROM that I already did in the past w/o luck, they all sit on the HTC logo. Is like the initial boot sequence is broken. Is boot.img part of the firmware or ROM ?
Trying to download some additional ones.
Thanks,
Skipjacks said:
And did that help? Are you able to get into recovery without errors now? If so you should be able to flash a fresh
version of any ROM.
Try that first. Get any ROM. Flash it. See if it boots.
If you have successfully replaced 4EXT I will bet a fresh flash of a ROM will now boot.
Also worth a shot is replacing or upgrading the firmware, as that could be what's sending the phone into recovery on each boot (though this is less likely that 4EXT just being broken)
Flash a firmware PM58IMG like 3.32 or 3.33 and see if that helps.
But for starters, put a fresh ROM on the SD card and flash it with CWM. (BE SURE IT'S A ROM THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE 4EXT!!)
Once you've got it all fixed you can switch back to 4EXT. I have a feeling it was just the copy you were running that got botched. The software itself is solid and stable. A new copy shoudl work fine now.
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DiscreteTask said:
CWM v5.0.2.0 was installed fine.
3.33 firmware installed once again.
Using this I've installed ROM that I already did in the past w/o luck, they all sit on the HTC logo. Is like the initial boot sequence is broken. Is boot.img part of the firmware or ROM ?
Trying to download some additional ones.
Thanks,
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The more details you give, the better the answers will be. Don't consider any detail too small.
What do you mean you installed ROM's that you had done in the past? Do you mean you are trying to restore a backup made with 4EXT?
That won't work. You need to flash a fresh version of the ROM after wiping.
Also, CWM won't install some ROM's that you may have used in the past. What ROM are you trying to install?
The HTC logo that first pops up when you hit the power button is part of the firmware.
Make sure you do a full wipe of everything but the SD card from within CWM. Get whatever's causing the problem off that way. Then flash a fresh install of a ROM from scratch.

Hi.
I did not use any backup only fresh ROMs: ARHD, Elegantia, but also stock ROMs I could find.
I've tried also some PG58IMG with ROM included.
Cheers.
Skipjacks said:
The more details you give, the better the answers will be. Don't consider any detail too small.
What do you mean you installed ROM's that you had done in the past? Do you mean you are trying to restore a backup made with 4EXT?
That won't work. You need to flash a fresh version of the ROM after wiping.
Also, CWM won't install some ROM's that you may have used in the past. What ROM are you trying to install?
The HTC logo that first pops up when you hit the power button is part of the firmware.
Make sure you do a full wipe of everything but the SD card from within CWM. Get whatever's causing the problem off that way. Then flash a fresh install of a ROM from scratch.
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Arhd and elegencia wont work with cwm. So there is your isdue. Try cm9 or 10 to see if you can boot one of those.
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda app-developers app

Hallo, after trying all option the following did work for me:
- re-lock bootloader via fastboot oem lock
- apply stock ROM founded in this list http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074559
- rebooted fine
I guess that HTC RUU had some superpower and erase and installed whatever file(s) were corrupted.
Now I'm on stock 3.6 - fw 3.33.401.106 - radio 11.76A.3504.00UU_11.24A.3504.31_M
HBOOT 1.29 - S-ON - Relocked.
Standard Recovery.
Now I'm reading how to return my device to S-OFF w/o damaging it again.
Many thanks to skipjacks & groog88 :good:
Skipjacks said:
Arhd and elegencia wont work with cwm. So there is your isdue. Try cm9 or 10 to see if you can boot one of those.
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda app-developers app
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Easy Guide to Unlock, Root, and Flash ROM?

Hey guys, I just unlocked and flashed ROM on my LG Optimus G phone and looking to do the same with the TFT300T.
I did read some of the stickies, and there are various ways of doing this.
Anyone recently unlock, root, and install ROM on your TF300T? Which directions did you take? I am looking for the simplest and user friendly solutions. Any tips are much appreciated.
Thanks

What rom/ android version are you currently running?

I am on 4.2.1

First off you need to go to Asus support site and download the v8 unlock apk & run it (unlocking your bootloader).
Then have a good read here to learn how to flash the compatible TWRP custom recovery (2.4.4.0), the root your device.
As of know I don't know about any custom roms that will boot with the newest bootloader. Correct me if I'm wrong here.
Do have a good read though, and read it again - and make sure you understand it and then read some again. Then proceed by following the steps to the letter.
Have fun! :good:

Can I just download an older unlock apk if the current ROMs don't run with the v8 unlock?

No. If you updated to 4.2.1 you need to use the v8 apk.

Ti2 said:
No. If you updated to 4.2.1 you need to use the v8 apk.
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Got it. So if I am on 4.2.1, there's no ROM that I can flash? Just want to get that absolutely correct.

Not that I'm aware of at this point. The new bootloader uses a different partition layout than the "older" 4.1 ones, so it will soft brick (as will flashing the wrong recovery, you'll want the latest twrp 2.4.4.0)

Thanks. That's really good to know.

So at this point, for anyone on the OTA 4.2.1, we can unlock and root but cannot install any kernels or ROMs yet, correct? Anyone know if CleanROM is being updated to work for us yet?

I think you can try this ROM.

Thanks, I had a look at that. I'm having a hard time figuring out which set of "instructions" to use. The ones on the OP:
Code:
Installation instructions:
- Unlock your device using the Asus supplied APK. Search around the forum for the official unlocking app.
- Install a custom recovery such as TWRP. Follow the instructions in the TWRP thread (website)
- Copy over the ROM zip to your Internal Storage or your microsd card
- Boot into recovery and simply install the ROM. This ROM will NOT wipe your current ROM settings
- Enjoy!
Or at the bottom of post #3 (where it seems to have the download links) it says "BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL ANYTHING IN THE JB 4.2.1 folder BELOW CLICK THIS LINK FOR INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS!"
Which then gives you this set of instructions:
Code:
The stock ROM is uploading in the JB 4.2.1 subfolder of the main download folder on the first page..
Be warned that once you do this... you will not be able to simply restore your backup and go back to 4.1.1. You will need to flash the JB bootloader ( think craig gomez has a package for it) and repartition your tablet. So be ready to STAY on 4.2.1
Instructions:
1. Make a full backup of your internal storage and copy it over to your computer after. Do a "nandroid" or "backup" in TWRP and copy the resulting folder/files to your computer (if you want a backup...)
2. Download and copy the Energy_JB_4.2.1_Partitions.zip to your tab.
3. Reboot into recovery and flash the above mentioned file. Reboot.
4. Wait while the blue line at the bottom is doing its thing. At the top you should see a "signature match" message. This WILL WIPE YOUR INTERNAL STORAGE. Which is why I recommend a backup!
5. At this point the tablet will NOT boot. You need to manually reboot and get back into recovery. Hold power and volume down and choose "RCK".
6. Either using an sdcard or adb, copy over the actual ROM zip Energy.TF201.JB.03.15.2013.STOCK.zip and flash it! Reboot... and... Enjoy.
Having started on the OTA 4.2.1, I can't figure out what I need to do here. Do I require the Partitions.zip, or am I already set with that having installed 4.2.1 prior? Conflicting sets of instructions are bad...

Silas0220 said:
So at this point, for anyone on the OTA 4.2.1, we can unlock and root but cannot install any kernels or ROMs yet, correct? Anyone know if CleanROM is being updated to work for us yet?
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Sbdags is working on it and has made some great progress. He's got it figured out where we are gonna be able to flash the bootloader, kernel, and custom recovery all at one time. From what I've read, I have a feeling a release is coming pretty soon.
Just keep up with the thread and you'll be good to go.
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That sounds great. It was so much easier flashing my LGOG phone.
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Following
Im posting because I want to keep up on this thread, I too have an ASUS TF300 with 4.2.1 and want to root it and install a custom ROM like I have on my Droid Razr.

I tried several ROMs and this was the only one I was able to get to work.

glamisldy said:
Im posting because I want to keep up on this thread, I too have an ASUS TF300 with 4.2.1 and want to root it and install a custom ROM like I have on my Droid Razr.
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You too huh?
I need to get my bootloader unlocked...

Yeah, more of the same for my TF300T...
Silas0220 said:
Having started on the OTA 4.2.1, I can't figure out what I need to do here. Do I require the Partitions.zip, or am I already set with that having installed 4.2.1 prior? Conflicting sets of instructions are bad...
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I have been having lag issues since the OTA upgrade to 4.2.1 and figured putting a custom ROM on the TF300T might help things out. Glad I came in here. I had unlocked it via the ASUS website: http://www.service.asus.com/#!downloads/c1wax

So what else can u do with unlock?
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[Q] Install CM via Odin?

Hi eveyone, I updated my stock from 4.0 to 4.1 through odin and it was really painless. Sorry if this sounds lazy but can you install cm the same way? Doing the whole CW etc. seems a lot of steps - i'd rather upload one file only if possible. Thanks!

Guiyoforward said:
Hi eveyone, I updated my stock from 4.0 to 4.1 through odin and it was really painless. Sorry if this sounds lazy but can you install cm the same way? Doing the whole CW etc. seems a lot of steps - i'd rather upload one file only if possible. Thanks!
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i do not think you can install zip with odin

LitD said:
i do not think you can install zip with odin
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Thanks. You cannot - what I mean is: is CM ever realeased as a TAR-compatible ODIN file?

That can certainly be done. But it's not the norm.
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Nardholio said:
That can certainly be done. But it's not the norm.
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Thanks Nardholio. I'm obviously missing some important feature CWM offers thatthe "odin process" does not. Is it seamless backup amd restore? Or is it the possibility of adding patches and new stuff - say, gapps on top of CM?
Thanks again!
G.

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Guiyoforward said:
Thanks Nardholio. I'm obviously missing some important feature CWM offers thatthe "odin process" does not. Is it seamless backup amd restore? Or is it the possibility of adding patches and new stuff - say, gapps on top of CM?
Thanks again!
G.
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CWM offers both of those things as an advantage, yes. You also can use CWM with the Stock image to gain the backup and restore features, amongst others.
And really, if you're already running Stock JB, the process is as simple as:
Place The cm-10.2-XXXXXXXX-NIGHTLY-apexqtmo.zip and gapps zip files on your phone, either on the 'internal' or external SD Card. (This even is optional, as they can be sideloaded if you have adb)
Flash CWM with Odin or Heimdall.
Reboot into recovery
Flash the cm nightly.zip
Flash the gapps.zip
wipe /cache with CWM.
Issue a factory reset with CWM.
Reboot to system.
If you're still on ICS, then you just need to add the steps of flashing the JB-stock-modem.zip and JB-stock-bootloader.zip before flashing the cm-nightly.zip (Turn GPS OFF before flashing these, specifically the modem, just to be on the safe side)
If you perform a backup with CWM before flashing anything, you can restore your stock system as you please.
If you simply want to root your relay, flash an appropriate recovery flashable zip copy of Superuser or SuperSU instead of flashing anything else.
kilr00y, along with providing the JB-stock-modem and JB-stock-bootloader recovery-flashable zip files, also provided a JB-stock-image.zip that can be used to go back to a stock-like system.
CWM allows you for a much greater amount of control over your phone, even when still running a stock image, due to the flexibility of being able to flash new applications directly to the system directories (such as Superuser/SuperSU) without having to have everything be signed by Samsung.

Magamo said:
CWM offers both of those things as an advantage, yes. You also can use CWM with the Stock image to gain the backup and restore features, amongst others.
And really, if you're already running Stock JB, the process is as simple as:
Place The cm-10.2-XXXXXXXX-NIGHTLY-apexqtmo.zip and gapps zip files on your phone, either on the 'internal' or external SD Card. (This even is optional, as they can be sideloaded if you have adb)
Flash CWM with Odin or Heimdall.
Reboot into recovery
Flash the cm nightly.zip
Flash the gapps.zip
wipe /cache with CWM.
Issue a factory reset with CWM.
Reboot to system.
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THANKS! This is by far the easiest step by step instructions I've seen, and gladly I'm on stock JB already.
Will give this a try
thanks again!

just booted into apex CM 347 nightly after the... ehem... peculiar apex logo thanks a lot for your effort.
now, I am a noob but can find my way around. I still think the whole process (CM and co, not the relay 4g per se) is a bit convoluted and underdocumented. just an example: I downloaded the IMG file from CWM but it took me a while to figure out that I had to transform it into md5 for it to play nice with odin, etc.
buy hey. I'm going to setup my system.
thanks everyone!!

Guiyoforward said:
just booted into apex CM 347 nightly after the... ehem... peculiar apex logo thanks a lot for your effort.
now, I am a noob but can find my way around. I still think the whole process (CM and co, not the relay 4g per se) is a bit convoluted and underdocumented. just an example: I downloaded the IMG file from CWM but it took me a while to figure out that I had to transform it into md5 for it to play nice with odin, etc.
buy hey. I'm going to setup my system.
thanks everyone!!
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In all honesty, ODIN itself is an underdocumented POS, the recovery.img file (or in this case, the renamed apexq_recovery-10.2.img file if you were following along with the wiki) comes right from the build process, it can be flashed directly without much tooling about with it using heimdal, which is an open source replacement for ODIN, that works very well. Heimdall can be used optionally with a GUI, but I personally use it from the command line, to get it to flash a recovery image to the recovery partition of a Relay, it's simply:
heimdall flash --recovery apexq_recovery-10.2.img

Guiyoforward said:
just booted into apex CM 347 nightly after the... ehem... peculiar apex logo thanks a lot for your effort.
now, I am a noob but can find my way around. I still think the whole process (CM and co, not the relay 4g per se) is a bit convoluted and underdocumented. just an example: I downloaded the IMG file from CWM but it took me a while to figure out that I had to transform it into md5 for it to play nice with odin, etc.
buy hey. I'm going to setup my system.
thanks everyone!!
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How did you transform the img to md5 (I can also take the cwm in md5 format from the root thread, am I right?) ?
So I can flash anything without root using this method (even recovery) ? I couldn't do this with my desire Z, it's confusing me !
Which recovery should I flash to use cm10.2 (the cwm or the apexq_recovery-10.2.img ?) ?
=> If I use an older recovery I can't flash any jelly been rom's ?

robuser007 said:
(I can also take the cwm in md5 format from the root thread, am I right?)
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yes, you can
robuser007 said:
So I can flash anything without root using this method (even recovery) ? I couldn't do this with my desire Z, it's confusing me !
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there are several differences. you can flash recovery via odin to a not rooted device
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Which recovery should I flash to use cm10.2 (the cwm or the apexq_recovery-10.2.img ?) ?
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google 'install cyanogenmod samsung relay' and follow 'how to install cyanogenmod for samsung relay' wiki. 'installing cyanogenmod from recovery' is the same as for desire z