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Rooting to 3.1 Your-New Transformer

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To all, This is what I found when rooting my Xformer--
1st ...I am not a rookie but I wanted the rooting to go without a hitch. So I read most of what was out there and choose what I thought would be best for me as far as the method for rooting.
So, I picked Apache's posting of how to root since I had a 4-24-11 build 3.0.1 I did not have to revert back, just needed to root the device and update
This is the posting:
Where to get the root packages---
http://androidroot.mobi/asus-eee-pad-transformer-tf101-root-cwm-recovery/
2nd I would recommend watching the video by Ayman019
Ayman019--- Root video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaZ4B60OWmY
This is a great play by play
Finally, I love Supercurio's work it is very bugfree so I downloaded his updated rom 3.1 updated...... etc here:
Supercurio's rooted rom---
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112527
And his repacker if you want to have the tool that did the above ---
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112527
I Pushed all the files through SDK/ADB. All went great until I tried to push superuser. At first, it would not recognize, so another xda member mentioned that sometime the remount is not seen, so I tried remounting 1st time, nothing ... the second time it worked
Awesome I am Rooted but ....... nothing could see the superuser, it would not allow anything access to superuser, so I downloaded Busybox and loaded it as well, still nothing.
Then I thought since I have superuser I should have recovery too. So, I proceeded to load Supercurio's rom on the sd card and then, manually went into recovery.....
Flashed the rom in recovery, rebooted....Voila' rooted, 3.1 and Good to go......
The point of this thread is remind people, that not all units react exactly the same, usually in adb everything works pretty much the same, but as you can see, not always.
So, moral of the story, the tools are here in XDA and the devs and other members have written great how to's and provide great advice, I thank All of them for sharing their knowledge.
BTW the Transformer is an AWESOME device and rooted you can really make it operate amazingly ..........

The point of this thread is remind people, that not all units react exactly the same, usually in adb everything works pretty much the same, but as you can see, not always.
So, moral of the story, the tools are here in XDA and the devs and other members have written great how to's and provide great advice
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good point, its the same whe nyou are hacking any device. They all react different

http://android.modaco.com/content/a...oted-ww-8-4-4-5-android-3-1-from-any-version/
To be honest I looked at all the guides and couldn't understand why this one seemed so shorter than others but it worked a treat no blob v4 or 5 to mess qbout with just down grade and away you go
DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime

combat goofwing said:
http://android.modaco.com/content/a...oted-ww-8-4-4-5-android-3-1-from-any-version/
To be honest I looked at all the guides and couldn't understand why this one seemed so shorter than others but it worked a treat no blob v4 or 5 to mess qbout with just down grade and away you go
DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime
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Is there anywhere else to get these? It looks like his account is over the quota-
"This file is temporarily unavailable because there are no resources
available under the owner's account. "

The other good thing is you end up with a stock 3.1 Rom rooted rather than flashing a custom rim from the start
DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime

combat goofwing said:
The other good thing is you end up with a stock 3.1 Rom rooted rather than flashing a custom rim from the start
DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime
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Yes this is the an advantage and unless you are looking to over clock I think the unit works very well with the standard rom.
Also Calforniarailroader here is another site to get the downloads:
http://asustransform.com/forum/

oka1 said:
Yes this is the an advantage and unless you are looking to over clock I think the unit works very well with the standard rom.
Also Calforniarailroader here is another site to get the downloads:
http://asustransform.com/forum/
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Thanks Oka1!
OT So where in NorCal are you? I'm up here in Redwood Valley, it's halfway between Ukiah and Willits in Mendocino County. OT

what are the benefits of rootign the transformer? only root apps i use on my phone are wifi tether and titanium backup. not important to me on the tablet, anything else make it worht it?

jbaruch76 said:
what are the benefits of rootign the transformer? only root apps i use on my phone are wifi tether and titanium backup. not important to me on the tablet, anything else make it worht it?
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Speed...

How about battery life? I know the tweaking done on my EVO made a huge improvement in battery life. Most of this comes with a custom kernal/rom though, but being rooted is obviously a necessity.
Im am not a newb to XDA by any means but, I just got the Transformer today, so go easy on me

can i root with 3.1 already? seems like in this thread ver 3.0.1 was used for rooting.

dennka said:
can i root with 3.1 already? seems like in this thread ver 3.0.1 was used for rooting.
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You would have to use the version that reverts to go back to 3.01 then go from there.

where do you find any info about rolling back i looked in every thread and NOTHING

jbaruch76 said:
what are the benefits of rootign the transformer? only root apps i use on my phone are wifi tether and titanium backup. not important to me on the tablet, anything else make it worht it?
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Overclocking, removing system apps, running slightly modded roms of Honeycomb 3.1, etc... There's no risk since the TF is unbrickable since we have nvflash.

Is there anything I can do if I flashed the wrong blob? I got root ok but CWM did not work. I tried to flash blobV5 but now adb cant write anything to /data. Since I have root could I simply use root explorer and terminal to run these commands?

I'm kind of stuck... I got as for as to issue the ./data/local/gingerbreakBB command...
I didn't receive any permission errors or anything but it's been siting there like it's waiting to finish (looks like it's thinking), one line so far that reads [*] vold: 0000 GOT start: 0x00017368 GOT end: 0x000175e8
But it's literally been sitting there for over 2 hours...
Android Ver 3.0.1
Any ideas? Anyone?
UPDATE: Nevermind... apparently even if your runnin 3.0.1 if it's not the right build you have to downgrade... got it... rooted!

hi all
I have rooted my TF to prime 1.5V. I enjoy it, but I have some problem in android market, I cannot download and install any software directly from android market, does anyone have such problem with android market after rooting and updating?(I use Nflash method, change SKU US to WW!)
do u have any suggestion?

combat goofwing said:
http://android.modaco.com/content/a...oted-ww-8-4-4-5-android-3-1-from-any-version/
To be honest I looked at all the guides and couldn't understand why this one seemed so shorter than others but it worked a treat no blob v4 or 5 to mess qbout with just down grade and away you go
DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime
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At the end, does the unite still get OTA updates? I think there is no CWM involved in this picture, so I am assuming the tab will receive the 3.2 update automatically?

camdz said:
How about battery life? I know the tweaking done on my EVO made a huge improvement in battery life. Most of this comes with a custom kernal/rom though, but being rooted is obviously a necessity.
Im am not a newb to XDA by any means but, I just got the Transformer today, so go easy on me
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There will always be a reason to root your device, since there will always be something you need to do that the manufacturer doesn't want or think you need.

Ok guys I just got my used never before rooted transformer and I need to know if my current version is able to be rooted! I've searched but with no results to answer all my questions. I'm no noob to rooting or xda so I kind of just need pointed in the right direction. Can some one look at my screen shot and tell me if I can use this thread to root with my current firmware version or what other thread I need to start off with. All help is greatly appreciated!
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rooting question

I have a brand new 16gig transformer with serialnumber C10 and build ending in .13
I have done countless searches but am not sure what the best/current rooting method would be. Any help would be appreciated.

I would suggest ViperMod as it works with ics and honeycomb as you did not specify which one you were on. It is pretty simple just install the drivers put you tablet in debugging mode and run the script. Option 1 if you are on ICS option 3 if HC

Thanks. I'm on Honeycomb. I assume I have to use a PC to do this? Razorclaw does not seem to work on my device due to it's build number.
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pmdied said:
Thanks. I'm on Honeycomb. I assume I have to use a PC to do this? Razorclaw does not seem to work on my device due to it's build number.
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There is this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1515470
It is simple but not very straightforward since the thread got locked and the OP got upset. You'll have to figure this out on your own, but it is worth it.

sbk2 still a road block?

I bougt my TF101 in February of this year. Serial C10.
I've verified that i have sbk2.
I've dug around a bit, and ive come to the conclusion that sbk2 is still a roadblock. Correct?
I have rooted the device, and have CWM installed, i've even flashed CM9. All of which i thought wasnt possible on sbk2..
I'd like to toy with Linux on the device, but every howto ive found says i'm SOL unless i have sbk1.

You should post this on General or Q&A sections, this is only for development.
Now actually it is possible to run native linux on sbk2 devices (I don't remember in which thread it is), even though it's still not possible to use nvflash.

Thaks for the info. And sorry abou tthe breach of forum protocol..

gangrif said:
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I'd like to toy with Linux on the device, but every howto ive found says i'm SOL unless i have sbk1.
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You might find some information in this thread.

curti.nogg said:
You might find some information in this thread.
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Thanks! After my original post, I did a little digging and found that exact thread.
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Its amazing what you find if u search a little...
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[Q] Rooting and more

Ok first off, I want to say that yes I have looked at countless threads explaining and asking the same thing, and none of them have been very useful. Maybe that's my fault, maybe it's just want I'm use to in the past. So I want to apologize to people who see my thread and go "Uuugh another retard". I don't want to be a retard or a jerk or anything of the above, but I just feel like nothing in the forums for this phone is as clear or well formulated as the phones I've dealt with in the past on XDA and I don't know why that is. Maybe I just haven't really learned anything from my past experiences
I have the HTC One X (duh) AT&T at software version 1.85, and I'd like to root it and do whatever else I need to do to get to the point of being able to load custom ROMs. My issue is that even after reading several threads, including the ones specifically about rooting version 1.85, I have no idea what to do. I've rooted phones in the past and never had this much trouble understanding instructions, and I think it's just because in the past the guides have always been extremely clear and explicitly stated what I needed, where I got it, how to load it, and how to use it. I've only done a few phones in the past, HTC Inspire, HTC Tilt 2, and an LG model that I've forgotten the name of.
So ok, here is this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709296 What exactly am I supposed to do here, because to be honest the instructions there are terrible. I read through probably fifteen pages of that thread, and felt like an idiot because no one else needed help even starting. So I started looking around, and I found some other posts asking for help, but everyone had seemed to actually have gotten past the initial point. For me, I can't even properly download the su file because it has no file type and Windows is all **** you buddy give it a file type (I just called it a zip file so I could at least have it downloaded.) I also looked at this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672284 thread, and I understand what to do here but from my understanding I should be rooted first so that's a problem yes?
So could someone please assist me with a properly designated and clear set of instructions on how to get my phone to the phase where I can do more with it?
I fully understand if no one wishes to help me, or if this exact issue has really come up before. I've been looking for awhile and just haven't had any luck at all. Thank you for your help if you wish to help, and thank you even if you don't. Have a wonderful day.

I rooted mine with by "faking" an ota update.. that is you have to go to att update (go to settings and scroll all the way down) and from the console push some files to the phone via adb and then hit "update" in the phone.. I can't remember the thread though...
Hope that helps...
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Darb were you on 2.20 or 1.85?
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darb1985 said:
I rooted mine with by "faking" an ota update.. that is you have to go to att update (go to settings and scroll all the way down) and from the console push some files to the phone via adb and then hit "update" in the phone.. I can't remember the thread though...
Hope that helps...
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OP has linked the correct thread for rooting 1.85. The only working method, AFAIK.

I was completely new to the Android universe and also had problems getting started, but it helped when I figured out what ADB was.
http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html
Basically, what you want to do (per the thread you linked to : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709296)
FIRST - install ADB!
Then :
- pull the SIM card (i didn't do this, but I'm just reiterating the insturctions on that page )
- do a factory reset
- do not connect to the internet after factory reset. Just go into settings and enable USB debugging, and plug the phone into your computer's USB port.
NOW, you can (via USB and the ADB tool which you've researched from my link above) run the commands from that thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709296). So open up a command prompt (start->run->cmd on a Windows machine) and just type everything you see in the instructions in that thread. Doesn't particularly matter if you don't knwo what each command does as long as you follow them faithfully

I'd be happy to walk you through it. Your on the right track though. It'll have to be later tonight though. Pm me and I can get with you after 9pm mountain standard.
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Scavar said:
For me, I can't even properly download the su file because it has no file type and Windows is all **** you buddy give it a file type (I just called it a zip file so I could at least have it downloaded.)
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After its downloaded, will Windows let you rename the file so there is no file extension? My Windows XP system will allow it, so if you're on Windows 7, I'm not sure what the fix is.
Also, the root guide assumes you have some knowledge of ADB. As it seems your are pretty lost, I'm assuming you don't. Gunny's guide has some ADB basics (although I've been told even this starter guide is missing a few basics):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1754018
I rooted back on 1.73, so a different method. But I'll try to help as much as I can.
Also, if you haven't already seen my index thread, its got all the resources posted in Development, in an organized list. Your issue right now doesn't seem to be finding the right threads. But you may find it useful once you get unstuck from the root process, at least:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
EDIT: Wow, you got 3 people trying to help you, all posting at the same minute. Must be your lucky day! lol

1.85.. for 2+ there is no root method I think..
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Thank you everyone! Wow.
So I'm reading up and doing my best to soak up the information. I found adb and have that downloaded, and I'm reading up on how it works. After looking at it and reading about it I realized that I've actually used it before and had no idea it was the same thing (that was on my older install of windows and when I was messing with my Inspire). I will hopefully later tonight be able to actually go through the process of trying to get all of this done to my phone. I will update once I'm home!

Scavar said:
Thank you everyone! Wow.
So I'm reading up and doing my best to soak up the information. I found adb and have that downloaded, and I'm reading up on how it works. After looking at it and reading about it I realized that I've actually used it before and had no idea it was the same thing (that was on my older install of windows and when I was messing with my Inspire). I will hopefully later tonight be able to actually go through the process of trying to get all of this done to my phone. I will update once I'm home!
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Glad u getting it
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EDIT: Wow, you got 3 people trying to help you, all posting at the same minute. Must be your lucky day! lol[/QUOTE]
Cause most of us are board and waiting for new kernel update for CM10. and also cause the HOX forum has the nicest people in xda!
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subarudroid said:
EDIT: Wow, you got 3 people trying to help you, all posting at the same minute. Must be your lucky day! lol
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Cause most of us are board and waiting for new kernel update for CM10. and also cause the HOX forum has the nicest people in xda!
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True...
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I was going to try doing stuff tonight, but as you can see it's 1:30am EST Later than I thought! Tomorrow evening it is for experimentation time! Thanks again guys for the leads.

Woot got root
Thanks to subarudroid and all the info from you guys, I finally managed to get rooted and my bootloader unlocked! It took forever as I had some issues along the way, but it got done. Hell yeah.
Now I just to find I want to use

Scavar said:
Thanks to subarudroid and all the info from you guys, I finally managed to get rooted and my bootloader unlocked! It took forever as I had some issues along the way, but it got done. Hell yeah.
Now I just to find I want to use
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No problem scavar. All ways happy to help!
Sent from my One X using xda premium

eye for an eye
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Is there a root method for this phone that is current

Im looking to root a charge i got, would prefer a one click, and i have found a few byt the needed files are no lo ger available. Anyone know where i can gey the stuff i need to root this phone

See the new thread in the Q&A forum.
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I looked over that thread but only found a dropbox link with files, no i structions, and the last post in tbay thread was 6 months ago soni dont know if it is still revelant information

jihadsquad & kvswim spelled it out perfectly just yesterday. There is no one-click root process.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T

Reilly1812 said:
jihadsquad & kvswim spelled it out perfectly just yesterday. There is no one-click root process.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T
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I didnt see that thread, thanks for the heads up

snakebyt said:
I didnt see that thread, thanks for the heads up
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Sorry to revive an old thread from the dead... if anyone other than me is even looking at the forum for this phone any more. In regard to rooting it, it's not difficult. It has an unlocked bootloader, so you just have to put the phone in Download mode, use Odin to install CWM recovery, then flash a ROM that comes with root access. There are plenty of them in this forum available for download, and CWM recovery is available as well. Lightly tweaked stock ROMs with root are available, which is pretty much the exact same thing you would be going for by rooting your own stock ROM.