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New clarified method for rooting the HTC Aria (for those who are having trouble)

Credit goes to eugene373 and attn1. These are mostly their instructions, but I did change, clarify, and add a few steps. If you can't get any of the other methods working, try this one.
Prerequisites...
Note: If you're in Linux, you only need to do Step 4, Step 6, and Step 7.
Step 0.
Download and install HTC Sync: http://www.htc.com/us/support/aria-att/downloads/
Step 1.
Download and unzip the Android SDK: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Step 2.
Go into the folder where you unzipped the Android SDK and open "SDK Setup.exe".
If you aren't greeted with a failed to fetch URL error, proceed to Step 3. If you did receive this error, go to Settings in the "Choose Packages to Install" window and check "Force https;//... sources to be fetched using http://..."
Close and re-open "SDK Setup.exe".
Step 3.
When the "Choose Packages to Install" window pops up, make sure the package "Usb Driver package, revision x" is checked. You can uncheck everything else. Click Install. After it downloads and installs, close "Android SDK and AVD Manager".
Step 4.
With your device unplugged from your computer, go to Settings > Application > Development on your device and turn on USB Debugging.
Step 5.
Now plug your device in to your computer. This is just to make sure the USB drivers are installed.
Once they are installed, unplug your device and turn it off.
Step 6.
This step is optional, but it may prevent an error later on in the process. If you've never formatted your SD card from a computer, remove it from the phone and format it in Windows or OSX with an external card reader. Then place the formatted card back in your phone, but leave the phone off.
Step 7.
Download the updated Root.zip from eugene373's guide: Root the Slide & Other HTC Devices*6/15/2010* How-To Updated 6/29/2010
Now let's get started...
Step 0.
Unzip Root.zip
Step 1.
Place the contents ("update.zip", "ota.zip", and "loop") into the Android SDK tools folder.
Step 2.
Open Command Prompt or Terminal and CD to the SDK tools directory.
Step 3.
Power on your device into the bootloader by holding the "Volume Down" key and simultaneously pressing Power.
Once you're in the bootloader, wait about 30 seconds until some diagnostic checking is done.
Press "Volume Down" to highlight Recovery, but do not push Power to execute just yet.
Step 4.
Now run your loop file from the prompt (either type "loop" in Windows or "./loop.sh" in Linux) (refer to ice3186's post for Mac instructions)
Note: The loop does nothing but show you the connection status of your phone. It's not technically required, but we'll use it in this guide.
Step 5.
Once the loop is running in your prompt, get ready to connect the phone to the computer with the USB cable, but don't connect one end quite yet. With Recovery still highlighted on your phone, you will need to push the Power button and then immediately plug in the other end of the USB cord.
Step 6.
After a few seconds, you should see your device listed in the loop.
Step 7.
Unplug the USB cable from the bottom of your phone and plug it back in. You probably don't need to do this, but let's be safe. Wait for your device to show up in the loop again. Hit CTRL-C to terminate the loop.
Step 8.
You should see a triangle/exclaimation over a phone graphic.
Hold the "Volume Up" key (note it's Volume UP this time) and simultaneously press Power.
After the menu comes up, use the volume and power buttons to select and run update.zip. (This will fail, but we already know that! Select it anyway.)
Step 9.
Paste the following command into your prompt and press Enter.
adb push ota.zip /sdcard/update.zip (*OSX users add a ./ in front of all terminal commands please)
Step 10.
This is very important!! Have this next command ready in your prompt before running update.zip again!!
This is the command. Paste it into your prompt, but DO NOT press Enter yet.
adb push update.zip /sdcard
Step 11.
Run update.zip and as soon as you see a faint progress bar appear behind the text at the bottom of the screen, push Enter to execute the command in your prompt.
Step 12.
If successful, you should see Clockwork Recovery and you now have Su and Superuser.apk installed! You can now reboot your phone into the OS to verify. If unsuccessful, repeat steps 11 and 12.
Step 13.
This step is optional, but it will save you the pain of going through all of these steps again in the future.
Unrevoked team: Recovery reflash tool (updated - Now for Aria/Liberty!)

I think some trouble shooting comments should be mentioned, so I'll just write a few things I noticed while rooting my device (for 7 frustration filled hours).
If you cannot see your device show up in 'adb devices' in recovery, boot into the OS normally and see if it shows up. If it does not, then it's a safe bet that you have one of two problems - you do not have all the drivers installed, or you do not have 'usb debugging' enabled. This can be enabled in 'settings->applications->development->usb debugging'. To avoid driver issues, it's highly recommended that you do this process in linux or osx.
If, on the other hand, your phone DOES show up in Android but not in recovery, or if it just blips on the screen for a second (when running the loop) as an offline device, then it might be the formatting of your sd card. Do NOT format your sd card from your phone or within Android. The ONLY time I managed to get the phone to show up in recovery without disappearing immediately was by removing the sd card, formatting it in windows or osx with an external card reader, copying the files over (new rom or rooting files), and then replacing it in the phone while the phone is off. After putting the card back in your phone, try the procedure again - go to the bootloader->hboot->recovery (while the cable is unplugged), then press the power button and immediately after plug the cable in (usually works when you plug the cable in about .2-.5 seconds later). If it does not show up at all, reboot the phone and try again, but do NOT let it boot back to Android. You can get back in to the bootloader by waiting until the 'HTC quietly brilliant' screen shows up and typing 'adb reboot bootloader' with the usb cable attached.
It took me a really long time to figure that out. I don't think the type of sd card matters so much as the formatting of it. I actually used the 2gb card that came with the phone, and it worked almost every single time after I reformatted the card.
Also, if you manage to get it working and root the phone, do yourself a huge favor and install the custom Unrevoked recovery image mentioned in the original rooting thread, so you never have to deal with this nonsense ever again.
Also also, if you get to the step where you do 'adb push ota.zip /sdcard/update.zip' and you get an error:0, installation aborted message, you did something wrong. The problem is that you aren't actually supposed to flash ota.zip. What you're supposed to do is push ota.zip to your phone as update.zip, and leave it there. Don't touch anything else. What you will do after that is type 'adb push update.zip /sdcard/update.zip' in the command prompt (WITHOUT hitting enter yet, just get ready to). You will then select 'sdcard:update.zip' and press power and IMMEDIATELY AFTER pressing power, you will press enter on the command prompt to execute your adb push command. What this does is causes recovery to read the ota.zip file you uploaded and recognize it as a legit update, but you replace it with update.zip before it actually gets extracted (if your timing is good). So recovery reads the signature of ota.zip, but actually extracts the stuff in update.zip and runs that instead.
Hope that helps with some common problems I observed. Good luck, dudes.

okay so I think I the only one using a Mac in this rooting process. A few things I have learned and may already be known but I thought I would clarify.
1.) to get a loop to run on the mac i had to re-write the file loop.bat
this is the code that works for me and how to do it.
a.) rename the file to end in .sh not .bat the way it came
b.) open the file with TextEdit
c.) delete all of the text in it and write this in there
Code:
while [ "0" ]
do
{
./adb devices
}
done
d.) save the file back in the sdk/tools folder
e.) in terminal the command once you cd to the folder is ./loop.sh
2.) i have yet to be successful in the attempt to root so anyone knowing anything to help would be appreciated! But i am still cracking i think i am going to wear out the plug before i am done though.

it should be pointed out that the loop does nothing except tell you if you have a connection or not. When you plug in the usb port, it will respond after a few seconds, or it won't. Try again.

gtg465x said:
Credit goes to eugene373 and attn1. These are mostly their instructions, but I did change, clarify, and add a few steps. If you can't get any of the other methods working, try this one.
Prerequisites...
Step 0.
Download and install HTC Sync: http://www.htc.com/us/support/aria-att/downloads/
Step 1.
Download and unzip the Android SDK: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Step 2.
Go into the folder where you unzipped the Android SDK and open "SDK Setup.exe"
When the "Choose Packages to Install" window pops up, make sure the package "Usb Driver package, revision x" is checked. You can uncheck everything else. Click Install. After it downloads and installs, close "Android SDK and AVD Manager".
Step 3.
With your device unplugged from your computer, go to Settings > Application > Development on your device and turn on USB Debugging.
Step 4.
Now plug your device in to your computer. This is just to make sure the USB drivers are installed.
Once they are installed, unplug your device and turn it off.
Step 5.
Download Root.zip from eugene373's guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6820344&postcount=1
Now let's get into it...
Step 0.
Unzip Root.zip
Step 1.
Place the contents ("update.zip", "ota.zip", and "loop") into the Android SDK tools folder.
Step 2.
Open Command Prompt or Terminal and CD to the SDK tools directory.
Step 3.
Power on your device into the bootloader by holding down the "Volume Down" key and simultaneously pressing Power.
Once you're in the bootloader, wait about 30 seconds, until some diagnostic checking is done.
Press "Volume Down" to highlight Recovery, but do not push Power to execute just yet.
Step 4.
Now run your loop file from the prompt (either type "loop" in Windows or "./loop.sh" in a *nix like) ( ./ Is used For OSX )
Step 5.
Once the loop is running in your prompt, get ready to connect the phone to the computer with the USB cable, but don't connect one end quite yet. With Recovery still highlighted on your phone, you will need to push the Power button and then immediately plug in the other end of the USB cord.
Step 6.
After a few seconds, you should see your device listed in the loop.
Step 7.
Unplug your USB cable from the bottom of your phone and plug it back in. You probably don't need to do this, but let's be safe. Wait for your device to show up in the loop again. Hit CTRL-C to terminate the loop.
Step 8.
You should see a triangle/exclaimation over a phone graphic.
Hold down the "Volume Up" key (note it's Volume UP this time) and simultaneously press Power.
After the menu comes up, use the volume and power buttons to select and run update.zip. (This will fail, but we already know that! Select it anyway.)
Step 9.
Paste the following command into your prompt and press Enter.
adb push ota.zip /sdcard/update.zip (*OSX users add a ./ in front of all terminal commands please.)
Step 11.
This is very important!! Have this next command ready in your prompt before running update.zip again!!
This is the command. Paste it into your prompt, but DO NOT press Enter yet.
adb push update.zip /sdcard
step 12.
Run update.zip and as soon as you see a faint progress bar appear behind the text at the bottom of the screen, push Enter to execute the command in your prompt.
Step 13.
If successful, you should see Clockwork Recovery and you now have Su & Superuser.apk installed! You can now reboot your phone into the OS to verify.
If unsuccessful, repeat steps 11 & 12.
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This isn't complete - this just gets you to clockwork and you haven't installed anything yet. You need to add steps to add root acces or flash a rom that is rooted. Also, make sure to reference the unrevoked tool to install Clockwork after root so this whole ordeal can be avoided next time.

Yes! The secret was formatting the sd card outside of the phone. I am now rooted and liberated! Thanks for plugging along with all the advice guys!

modest_mandroid said:
I think some trouble shooting comments should be mentioned, so I'll just write a few things I noticed while rooting my device (for 7 frustration filled hours).
If you cannot see your device show up in 'adb devices' in recovery, boot into the OS normally and see if it shows up. If it does not, then it's a safe bet that you have one of two problems - you do not have all the drivers installed, or you do not have 'usb debugging' enabled. This can be enabled in 'settings->applications->development->usb debugging'. To avoid driver issues, it's highly recommended that you do this process in linux or osx.
If, on the other hand, your phone DOES show up in Android but not in recovery, or if it just blips on the screen for a second (when running the loop) as an offline device, then it might be the formatting of your sd card. Do NOT format your sd card from your phone or within Android. The ONLY time I managed to get the phone to show up in recovery without disappearing immediately was by removing the sd card, formatting it in windows or osx with an external card reader, copying the files over (new rom or rooting files), and then replacing it in the phone while the phone is off. After putting the card back in your phone, try the procedure again - go to the bootloader->hboot->recovery (while the cable is unplugged), then press the power button and immediately after plug the cable in (usually works when you plug the cable in about .2-.5 seconds later). If it does not show up at all, reboot the phone and try again, but do NOT let it boot back to Android. You can get back in to the bootloader by waiting until the 'HTC quietly brilliant' screen shows up and typing 'adb reboot bootloader' with the usb cable attached.
It took me a really long time to figure that out. I don't think the type of sd card matters so much as the formatting of it. I actually used the 2gb card that came with the phone, and it worked almost every single time after I reformatted the card.
Also, if you manage to get it working and root the phone, do yourself a huge favor and install the custom Unrevoked recovery image mentioned in the original rooting thread, so you never have to deal with this nonsense ever again.
Also also, if you get to the step where you do 'adb push ota.zip /sdcard/update.zip' and you get an error:0, installation aborted message, you did something wrong. The problem is that you aren't actually supposed to flash ota.zip. What you're supposed to do is push ota.zip to your phone as update.zip, and leave it there. Don't touch anything else. What you will do after that is type 'adb push update.zip /sdcard/update.zip' in the command prompt (WITHOUT hitting enter yet, just get ready to). You will then select 'sdcard:update.zip' and press power and IMMEDIATELY AFTER pressing power, you will press enter on the command prompt to execute your adb push command. What this does is causes recovery to read the ota.zip file you uploaded and recognize it as a legit update, but you replace it with update.zip before it actually gets extracted (if your timing is good). So recovery reads the signature of ota.zip, but actually extracts the stuff in update.zip and runs that instead.
Hope that helps with some common problems I observed. Good luck, dudes.
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Really good tips. I hope you don't mind - I am going to link to this to my original thread.

Troubleshooting Tip on Prerequisite Step 2: If you're working behind a firewall, router, or proxy server, you're going to have to configure SDK Setup to use an open port on that device, in order to download updates.
I won't go through the exact steps here, but if SDK setup is hanging, this is the most likely culprit.
Regards,
Corporate Dog

Corporate Dog said:
Troubleshooting Tip on Prerequisite Step 2: If you're working behind a firewall, router, or proxy server, you're going to have to configure SDK Setup to use an open port on that device, in order to download updates.
I won't go through the exact steps here, but if SDK setup is hanging, this is the most likely culprit.
Regards,
Corporate Dog
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get a copy of linux livecd and then you don't have to actually set up the SDK or worry about any drivers.

attn1 said:
This isn't complete - this just gets you to clockwork and you having installed anything yet. You need to add steps to root or flash a rom that is rooted. Also, make sure to reference the unrevoked tool to install Clockwork after root so this whole ordeal can be avoided next time.
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If you made it to clockwork using this method then you're rooted. Check eugene's updated instructions. Look at the 6/29/2010 update on his original post... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6820344&postcount=1
I will add a reference to the unrevoked tool.

modest_mandroid said:
If, on the other hand, your phone DOES show up in Android but not in recovery, or if it just blips on the screen for a second (when running the loop) as an offline device, then it might be the formatting of your sd card. Do NOT format your sd card from your phone or within Android. The ONLY time I managed to get the phone to show up in recovery without disappearing immediately was by removing the sd card, formatting it in windows or osx with an external card reader, copying the files over (new rom or rooting files), and then replacing it in the phone while the phone is off. After putting the card back in your phone, try the procedure again - go to the bootloader->hboot->recovery (while the cable is unplugged), then press the power button and immediately after plug the cable in (usually works when you plug the cable in about .2-.5 seconds later). If it does not show up at all, reboot the phone and try again, but do NOT let it boot back to Android. You can get back in to the bootloader by waiting until the 'HTC quietly brilliant' screen shows up and typing 'adb reboot bootloader' with the usb cable attached.
It took me a really long time to figure that out. I don't think the type of sd card matters so much as the formatting of it. I actually used the 2gb card that came with the phone, and it worked almost every single time after I reformatted the card.
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Excellent troubleshooting tips. I added a note about formatting your SD card to the prerequisites.
ice3186 said:
okay so I think I the only one using a Mac in this rooting process. A few things I have learned and may already be known but I thought I would clarify.
1.) to get a loop to run on the mac i had to re-write the file loop.bat
this is the code that works for me and how to do it.
a.) rename the file to end in .sh not .bat the way it came
b.) open the file with TextEdit
c.) delete all of the text in it and write this in there
Code:
while [ "0" ]
do
{
./adb devices
}
done
d.) save the file back in the sdk/tools folder
e.) in terminal the command once you cd to the folder is ./loop.sh
2.) i have yet to be successful in the attempt to root so anyone knowing anything to help would be appreciated! But i am still cracking i think i am going to wear out the plug before i am done though.
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Thanks. Added a reference to your post.
attn1 said:
it should be pointed out that the loop does nothing except tell you if you have a connection or not. When you plug in the usb port, it will respond after a few seconds, or it won't. Try again.
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Noted in the original post.
Corporate Dog said:
Troubleshooting Tip on Prerequisite Step 2: If you're working behind a firewall, router, or proxy server, you're going to have to configure SDK Setup to use an open port on that device, in order to download updates.
I won't go through the exact steps here, but if SDK setup is hanging, this is the most likely culprit.
Regards,
Corporate Dog
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Thanks. Added the workaround.
attn1 said:
get a copy of linux livecd and then you don't have to actually set up the SDK or worry about any drivers.
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Thanks. Added a note to the top of the prerequisites.

gtg465x said:
Step 12.
If successful, you should see Clockwork Recovery and you now have Su and Superuser.apk installed! You can now reboot your phone into the OS to verify. If unsuccessful, repeat steps 11 and 12.
Step 13.
This step is optional, but it will save you the pain of going through all of these steps again in the future.
Unrevoked team: Recovery reflash tool (updated - Now for Aria/Liberty!)
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In no way, shape or form are you done after set 12.
You need to do more than just get into Clockwork. That alone doesn't root the phone.

gtg465x said:
If you made it to clockwork using this method then you're rooted. Check eugene's updated instructions. Look at the 6/29/2010 update on his original post... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6820344&postcount=1
I will add a reference to the unrevoked tool.
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My mistake. He not only updated his instructions, he updated his update.zip. That should do it.
Good job!

I was just wondering If I have device issues after it is rooted, is it possible to remove the root and flash everything back to factory defaults for warranty purposes like the windows phones or is it once the warranty is gone it is gone?

steezee said:
I was just wondering If I have device issues after it is rooted, is it possible to remove the root and flash everything back to factory defaults for warranty purposes like the windows phones or is it once the warranty is gone it is gone?
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Dunno if you can reflash the stock recovery again if you replaced it with clockwork, but you can definitely flash the stock ATT rom again. You can download it from HTC's site: http://member.america.htc.com/download/Web_materials/Manual/HTC_Aria_ATT/HTCAriaOriginalShipROM.exe

Banging my head on the wall. Got it to detect device once on loop. Never again after that. Phone shows up in device manager. Formatted 8gb and 2 gb cards several times.
urge growing. ... want to . . break.. . . .. . .random objects. . .

attn1 said:
My mistake. He not only updated his instructions, he updated his update.zip. That should do it.
Good job!
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Sorry, I should have mentioned that he updated his update.zip.

You guys are right , there are missing step in the tutorial to fully root Aria.
after i get in to the clockwork from the step above. i have to install the custom rom that can be found in the forum.
when i try to install "Unrevoked team: Recovery reflash tool (updated - Now for Aria/Liberty!) " . the process goes throught but the recovery is still the same HTC blue color recovery screen.
so before you insert your sd card into the phone after you format the sd card. remember to copy the rooted rom into the sd card so when you successfully get into the clockwork. you want to install the rom then your aria is rooted with superuser icon on the application.
after then you do the "Unrevoked team: Recovery reflash tool (updated - Now for Aria/Liberty!) step .

There are no steps missing from the first post. I rooted my Aria using that method. Just make sure you have the latest Root.zip from eugene's thread. He updated it the other day and if you try to use the older version of Root.zip with this method it will not work.
What you are doing is installing a custom rom, which is fine, but it's not required to root the Aria.

i was trying to get the clockwork to install and it only work after i load the liberated_aria_b003_signed.zip
before i load liberated_aria_b003_signed.zip , it still give me the default HTC recovery screen.
after i load liberated_aria_b003_signed.zip and install "Unrevoked team: Recovery reflash tool (updated - Now for Aria/Liberty!) " . i get the clockwork screen as the recovery screen .
i still can't get the side loading to show after i follow the step from here
•COMMON:
•Enable USB debugging (settings > applications > development > USB Debugging)
•adb remount
•adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db settings.db
Linux/OS X:
•echo "update secure set value = 1 where name = 'install_non_market_apps';"|sqlite3 settings.db
WINDOWS:
•echo update secure set value = 1 where name = 'install_non_market_apps';|sqlite3 settings.db
COMMON:
•adb push settings.db /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
•Reboot phone and sideloading works. (thanks to fluffyarmada)
.

After rooting, screen looks dead.

I received my transformer today and looked on google for how to root it.
I followed these instructions posted by UBRock on androidforums.com: (as I'm new I cannot post outside links, so I copied the instructions at the end)
After step 4a, my TF booted up like it normally would, with the EE pad screen. Then my screen went to what is shown in the attachment.
I'll turn the screen off, and it will turn on and off by itself.
I've googled and haven't found any issues with rooting this device.
Did I just kill this thing in a few hours? I followed every instruction and had no issues until this.
I bought it off amazon if that matters in case I have to return it. I really hope there's a solution, I got it for a vacation I'm leaving for on Monday.
instructions:
I used this to root my Transformer after the official 3.1 update and it works great. Fast and easy!
The only thing you have to do with ADB is to make sure you have adb installed properly on your computer. Everything is done via scripts.
xda-developers - View Single Post - [ROM] Transformer 3.1 pure root
Quote:
Originally Posted by fone_fanatic View Post
Ok, just did this and worked flawlessly, have root and CWM in under 10 minutes!
I'll replay step by step what i did to help those that are still confused. (it looks long but its really not, i was just very detailed causing this to be more of a "take my hand and i'll walk you through it")
Some background info. Highly recommend reading these if you don't know what either is!
Rooting Explained + Top 5 Benefits of Rooting by androidpolice.com
What is ClockWorkMod recovery and how to use it by addictivetips.com
STEP 1. Make sure you have all the correct asus drivers installed. Not sure if this is necessary but i had them all installed previously and i didn't run into a single issue.
1a. Head over to Asus Support/download page for the transfomer
1b. Select your PC's operating system from the drop down box.
1c. Download and install the USB driver, Asus Sync, and EEE Pad Pc Suite (don't think this one is needed but i installed them all when i first got my tf).
Step 2. Verify that you have adb running properly.
Since adb.exe is included in the download, you really don't need the sdk or adb from elsewhere.
2a. connect your tf via USB to your PC after installing the driver and other apps from step 1.
2b. Open Command prompt on your pc (win key+R) and open (and extract) Tf_rootkit_31 (link at bottom of post).
2c. Navigate to /tf_rootkit_31/root_app/ folder from the downloaded and extracted file, drag "adb.exe file to the open command prompt window.
(it should read something like C:\....\tf_rootkit_31\adb.exe)
2d. After the "adb.exe" press space bar and type "devices" (w/o quotes ofcourse) press enter.
If it says "List of Devices attached" and under that a 15 mixed numbers and letters (serial number) followed by device then adb is working!
If NOT, look at the stickies or search on google on getting adb to work on your OS.
STEP 3. Now the fun begins Here we will put the TF in APX mode and install the APX driver.
3a. Shut your TF off and while plugged into your PC, hold the volume UP and Power button until your PC makes that USB device plugged in sound and there is a notification about installing drivers.
3b. Open up the driver install thing in status bar and press on cancel (or whatever it is to get it to stop searching online for the driver).
3c. Open Device manager, scroll down to "Other Devices" (might be named something else in xp or vista) and you should see APX something with a small exclamation mark in a yellow triangle.
3d. Right click it, select "Update Driver Software..." -> "Browse my computer for driver software" -> "let me pick from list ..." -> click next -> "have disk" -> Browse -> navigate to the downloaded tf_rootkit_31 folder, open usbpcdriver folder and select "NvidiaUsb.inf" -> open, and all it to install, Ignore the unsigned error, let it install anyway.
STEP 4. Get to installing! Now your TF should be in APX Mode (if memory serves me right the screen should turn on.
4a. Go to the downloaded tf_rootkit_31 folder and double click on root.bat (on the TF screen it should say something along the line of "...update successful..."
4b. (OPTIONAL) if you want clockwork mod recovery, then go ahead and double click cwm.bat [Follow STEP 6 to update CWM]
4c. Restart TF, once rebooted make sure USB Debugging is enabled (Settings->Applications->Development)
4d. double click root_app.bat (this installs su and superuser.apk via adb, so command prompt will open up and do its adb thing and reboot your TF)
STEP 5. Confirm completion and CELEBRATE!
5a. Open your app drawer up after reboot and check to see if the Superuser app is there, if so install an app that requires root access (root explorer, adfree, titanium backup etc) and once you open it up, if you get a box requesting super user permission the you got it working!
5b. do a naked/underwear dance!
STEP 6. Update CWM recovery!! You will need a microSD card
6a. Go over to the CWM thread and download latest version of CWM recovery
6b. Place that downloaded .zip (DO NOT UNPACK) on your microSD card
6c. power TF off, then hold voume down + power button, when you see white writing in the top left of the screen press volume up and you should now bee in CWM recovery. Use volume up/down to move through the options and power button to select.
6d. Scroll down to "Install zip from sdcard" press power button then select "Choose zip from sdcard" and now it should list what is on your microsd, Scroll down and select the .zip you downloaded (as of this writing latest version is named recovery-3.1.0.1-solarnz-R3-240511-1908.zip)
6e. Follow instructions on screen, should be straightforward. And now your CWM is updated!
Tf_RootKit_31: Megaupload AND dropbox mirror: Dropbox (thanks tharonald1981)
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well after running the NVFlash back to stock it went back to what it was when i opened the box and seems to be working with no issues. I'm definitely scared to flash again

MoldyPoldy said:
well after running the NVFlash back to stock it went back to what it was when i opened the box and seems to be working with no issues. I'm definitely scared to flash again
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how did you do this becuase i followed the same instructions as you and all i was left with the the asus startup splash screen but won't boot further..

gtaguy said:
how did you do this becuase i followed the same instructions as you and all i was left with the the asus startup splash screen but won't boot further..
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I can't post links, but it's the thread "Asus Transformer NVFlash Stock 3.1 Recovery Roms" on transformerforums.com

You guys extracting the 3 img files and putting it in the NVFlash root folder?

after sweating it for alittle while i was able to do as you guys said above.. downloaded the files placed them in the nvflash folder and recovered the system back to original state. Happy to say that im back to 3.1 now i have to work on trying to get the 3.2 pushed ota.. I do think this rom i just pushed into it is not factory original cuase now i can see the post and the 3.1 rom is rooted.. but im just glad to be back up and running with this amazing tablet..

Rooting the rko3066/rockchip 3066 device

I'm a newbie to Android, but I fumbled around with a rooting tool and found a method that works to root two flavours of rko3066, rockchip 3066 devices. As it only roots the device, I see no reason why it should not root any android device, as long as the correct device drivers are used.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
As always with any routine that flashes the eprom of any
cpu, no responsibility is assumed or implied by the author
for any damage that following these instructions may cause
to your phone, tablet, pc or device.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Rooting u30gt-h
On tablet
1.In U30gt-h Settings->Display open sleep setting.
2.Set sleep to at least ten minutes.
3.In U30gt-h Settings->storage->click on Three dots in upper
right of Settings window title field
4 Select USB computer connection Dropdown menu .
5. Select "Mass Storage" check box
6. <-- backout of storage settings
7. Browse down in Settings and select Security
8.In Security Settings, Select Unknown sources, to give the
Android device permission to install software from sources
not specifically sanctioned by Google and the Android
Consortium. This ensures that the Root utility,
Tp-Sparky-Root.bat will have the necessary access rights to
root the u30gt. If you have any qualms about unsanctioned
files on your tablet or device, you will want to uncheck
this selection after the rooting process is complete.
Whether any of the rooted utilities and programs you will
want to use are sanctioned, is anybody's guess. As always,
be careful when Dling or intalling Any software. I trust
everyone has and uses anti-virus software on all your
devices.
8.scroll down in settings and select {} Developer
Options, if not there, go to (i)about tablet and touch and
hold the Build field and it will bring up developer Options
in the left hand main menu.
9. In Developer Options, select USB debugging.
10. Close settings, and any other open apps.
11. Goto U30gt main android desktop, to ensure good clean
reboots.
12. Using a Known good micro USB to std USB cable,
connect U30gt tablet to PC, you'll get a "connecting to usb"
in notifications area in Android, and a usb icon in the
notification area. You Do Not want to select "Connect to Pc
to Transfer Files", in the notification menu, just plug in the
cable and let it be.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
On PC
1. Search in a web browser for RKBatchTool_u30.zip, the 1.5
version, DL and unzip in the default zip file subdirs.
Rk-batch-tool 1.5 has u30gt drivers, browse the Rk-batch
tool's dir for the u30 drivers for your PC OS. Right click
on the rockusb.inf and chose Install, to install the driver.
2. Verify that you have a rockchip_usb USB Device under disk
drives in Device Manager. Control Panel->System->Hardware->
Device Manager->Disk Drives->rockchip_usb USB Device.
3. Dl TPSarky-VonDroid-Root.rar from
*"mediafire.com/?vd3y1rld2amdxq5"*
as a newbie I cannot post links, so search mediafire.com for TPSarky-VonDroid-Root.rar
4. Unarchive TPSarky-VonDroid-Root.rar, using an archive, or
zip utility: Winzip, alzip, etc. It may require the password
"geekbuying.com" to unrar the archive.
5. Mouse into TPSarky-VonDroid-Root directory created by the
rar file, until you get to TPsparkyRoot.bat and adb.exe
files, a couple of sudirs inside TpSarky unzipped file
directories.
6. Run, double click on, adb.exe first. It opens up a dos
command window, runs a dos executable that launches adb
server and connects to the U30gt. It opens and closes so
fast you won't hardly see it. If you Do Not run adb.exe.
first, Tp-Sparky-Root.bat will not communicate with the
U30gt, and your root will fail.
7. Now run, double click on, Tp-Sparky-Root.bat
Tp-Sparky-Root.bat will Immediately reboot the u30gt.
8. When the u30gt reboots, hit space key as instructed.
Tp-Sparky-Root.bat will reboot the u30gt, again.
9. Press the space key as instructed, again. The command line
will show
uid=0<root> gid=0<root>
if you have a successful root.
10. Press the space key as instructed, again.
The command informs you the U30gt root has been remounted,
there are a couple of errors relating to SuperSU, I presume
SuperSu was Not included in the tpsarky zip file, or is in
the wrong place for the batch file to find it, but you can
DL SuperSU from GooglePlayStore, nhnf. The Utility notifies
you that Tp-Sparky-Root.bat is completing the root.
11. The u30gt will reboot one last time.
12. DL Titanium Backup Root, Rootchecker, or Avast Android to the tablet,
and they will confirm a rooted tablet.
**As this method only Roots the device, and since it worked
on both my u30gt and an Imito-Mx1 mini android, I think it
should work on nearly any RKO3066 droid device.
As always with any routine that flashes the eprom of any
cpu,
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Thanks to the people who initially posted the original root
routine for the IMITO-MX1 on Youtube, and to geekbuying for
this procedure, as well as the files for rooting the IMITO-
MX1 and ultimately the u30gt. A big thanks to Tp-Sarky or
Tp-Sparky, whoever they may be, for writing the batch file
that does all the work. I also want to thank 900Supersport,
kastycube and the good folks at alldocube for their various
flavours of the u30gt firmware and utilities, as well as
flashmyandroid.com
I have tried all flavours of android 4.1 firmware, 900
supersport, kastycube, to the generic cube-tablet.com
versions from 1.07 to the latest greatest build 1.11, and
None of them gives me access to the microsd card. I bought
two of these puppies for Christmas, IPS version, and neither
the original out of the box or my reconfigured one reads
microsd. It is possible that both got bad sd card readers,
but unlikely. As my imito-mx1 miniandroid reads the microsd
cards, as does the adapter in my pc, it is most probably an
U30gt flavour android system software issue. Anybody got any
clues how to resolve microsd issues in android?

works great
533online said:
I'm a newbie to Android, but I fumbled around with a rooting tool and found a method that works to root two flavours of rko3066, rockchip 3066 devices. As it only roots the device, I see no reason why it should not root any android device, as long as the correct device drivers are used.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
As always with any routine that flashes the eprom of any
cpu, no responsibility is assumed or implied by the author
for any damage that following these instructions may cause
to your phone, tablet, pc or device.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Rooting u30gt-h
On tablet
1.In U30gt-h Settings->Display open sleep setting.
2.Set sleep to at least ten minutes.
3.In U30gt-h Settings->storage->click on Three dots in upper
right of Settings window title field
4 Select USB computer connection Dropdown menu .
5. Select "Mass Storage" check box
6. <-- backout of storage settings
7. Browse down in Settings and select Security
8.In Security Settings, Select Unknown sources, to give the
Android device permission to install software from sources
not specifically sanctioned by Google and the Android
Consortium. This ensures that the Root utility,
Tp-Sparky-Root.bat will have the necessary access rights to
root the u30gt. If you have any qualms about unsanctioned
files on your tablet or device, you will want to uncheck
this selection after the rooting process is complete.
Whether any of the rooted utilities and programs you will
want to use are sanctioned, is anybody's guess. As always,
be careful when Dling or intalling Any software. I trust
everyone has and uses anti-virus software on all your
devices.
8.scroll down in settings and select {} Developer
Options, if not there, go to (i)about tablet and touch and
hold the Build field and it will bring up developer Options
in the left hand main menu.
9. In Developer Options, select USB debugging.
10. Close settings, and any other open apps.
11. Goto U30gt main android desktop, to ensure good clean
reboots.
12. Using a Known good micro USB to std USB cable,
connect U30gt tablet to PC, you'll get a "connecting to usb"
in notifications area in Android, and a usb icon in the
notification area. You Do Not want to select "Connect to Pc
to Transfer Files", in the notification menu, just plug in the
cable and let it be.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
On PC
1. Search in a web browser for RKBatchTool_u30.zip, the 1.5
version, DL and unzip in the default zip file subdirs.
Rk-batch-tool 1.5 has u30gt drivers, browse the Rk-batch
tool's dir for the u30 drivers for your PC OS. Right click
on the rockusb.inf and chose Install, to install the driver.
2. Verify that you have a rockchip_usb USB Device under disk
drives in Device Manager. Control Panel->System->Hardware->
Device Manager->Disk Drives->rockchip_usb USB Device.
3. Dl TPSarky-VonDroid-Root.rar from
*"mediafire.com/?vd3y1rld2amdxq5"*
as a newbie I cannot post links, so search mediafire.com for TPSarky-VonDroid-Root.rar
4. Unarchive TPSarky-VonDroid-Root.rar, using an archive, or
zip utility: Winzip, alzip, etc. It may require the password
"geekbuying.com" to unrar the archive.
5. Mouse into TPSarky-VonDroid-Root directory created by the
rar file, until you get to TPsparkyRoot.bat and adb.exe
files, a couple of sudirs inside TpSarky unzipped file
directories.
6. Run, double click on, adb.exe first. It opens up a dos
command window, runs a dos executable that launches adb
server and connects to the U30gt. It opens and closes so
fast you won't hardly see it. If you Do Not run adb.exe.
first, Tp-Sparky-Root.bat will not communicate with the
U30gt, and your root will fail.
7. Now run, double click on, Tp-Sparky-Root.bat
Tp-Sparky-Root.bat will Immediately reboot the u30gt.
8. When the u30gt reboots, hit space key as instructed.
Tp-Sparky-Root.bat will reboot the u30gt, again.
9. Press the space key as instructed, again. The command line
will show
uid=0<root> gid=0<root>
if you have a successful root.
10. Press the space key as instructed, again.
The command informs you the U30gt root has been remounted,
there are a couple of errors relating to SuperSU, I presume
SuperSu was Not included in the tpsarky zip file, or is in
the wrong place for the batch file to find it, but you can
DL SuperSU from GooglePlayStore, nhnf. The Utility notifies
you that Tp-Sparky-Root.bat is completing the root.
11. The u30gt will reboot one last time.
12. DL Titanium Backup Root, Rootchecker, or Avast Android to the tablet,
and they will confirm a rooted tablet.
**As this method only Roots the device, and since it worked
on both my u30gt and an Imito-Mx1 mini android, I think it
should work on nearly any RKO3066 droid device.
As always with any routine that flashes the eprom of any
cpu,
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Thanks to the people who initially posted the original root
routine for the IMITO-MX1 on Youtube, and to geekbuying for
this procedure, as well as the files for rooting the IMITO-
MX1 and ultimately the u30gt. A big thanks to Tp-Sarky or
Tp-Sparky, whoever they may be, for writing the batch file
that does all the work. I also want to thank 900Supersport,
kastycube and the good folks at alldocube for their various
flavours of the u30gt firmware and utilities, as well as
flashmyandroid.com
I have tried all flavours of android 4.1 firmware, 900
supersport, kastycube, to the generic cube-tablet.com
versions from 1.07 to the latest greatest build 1.11, and
None of them gives me access to the microsd card. I bought
two of these puppies for Christmas, IPS version, and neither
the original out of the box or my reconfigured one reads
microsd. It is possible that both got bad sd card readers,
but unlikely. As my imito-mx1 miniandroid reads the microsd
cards, as does the adapter in my pc, it is most probably an
U30gt flavour android system software issue. Anybody got any
clues how to resolve microsd issues in android?
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works great full root on sk30sdk android 4.1.1 2013 rockchip tablet follow instructions and all is well

do you have any idea; f this process works on
Next book 7 premium se
s/n: YFG121******* ?
Sent from my Next7P12 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Just rooted PIPO M9 which is a RK3188 using this method.
Althought I can everything that a rooted device does, including executing the apps and changing syste files, I don't see SU app anywhere?
Is this normal?

cool, I think I'm gonna try this method tonight after work.
I'll let you know how it goes
Hacking my Own Next7P12-GP, PM me if you can help

Thanks .. it works for RK30_ICS :good::good:

Djuganight said:
Just rooted PIPO M9 which is a RK3188 using this method.
Althought I can everything that a rooted device does, including executing the apps and changing syste files, I don't see SU app anywhere?
Is this normal?
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Yep, but for security reasons it's better to install some su governor, because now every app can have root access without your permission.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43584766#post43584766
Check this for simple 4 steps root for this device. Easy and without any risks and even with an unroot tool.

Hi Guys, I Need Help to Root my Alcatel One Touch Tab 7HD with
Chipset: Rockchip RK3066
Android 4.1.1
Kernel Version: 3.0.8+
Build Number: 100_ASPPH_000
I cannot enter too Stock Android Recovery Mode ;(
I already Install the adb driver, usb driver of this device and Rockchip Driver ;(
I'll try many Rooting Procedures but Opportunetly it doesnt work ;(
The ff. the i will use to ROOT this Alcatel One Touch Tab 7 HD are
Application Status
1. UnlockRoot Failed
2. SuperOneClick v.1.9.1.0 Failed
3. Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v31 Failed
4. Srsroot Failed
5. Zuodashi Failed
i'll Try also this Method but its doesn't work too ;(
Rooting the rko3066/rockchip 3066 device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2127573
[GUIDE] Fix ADB USB driver for Rockchip RK3066
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2061063
I hope any can Help me. ;(

Thank you very much, I have just rooted my Cube U18GT-S

Works also on Kiano Core 10.1 Dual 3G...
after installing Samsung Android ADB driver for Win 7. Thank you very much.....:fingers-crossed: :good:

Search in a web browser for RKBatchTool_u30.zip, the 1.5
version, DL and unzip in the default zip file subdirs.
Rk-batch-tool 1.5 has u30gt drivers, browse the Rk-batch
tool's dir for the u30 drivers for your PC OS. Right click
on the rockusb.inf and chose Install, to install the driver.
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I'm trying to root my Andi-7 tablet with Android 4.1.1 and the RK30sdk.
I searched as instructed and found this zip file.
Extracted the file, found rockusb.inf and right clicked and chose install.
Every time, I get the error message.
Any help?

Thanks
Works on Xelio P717A

You can try this method found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987280&page=2. It's the method I used on my IdeaUSA CT705 it's just repetative having to keeping pushing the"enter" button as it also states in the thread.

Working on iRulu AX105
Thank you, working on iRulu AX105 Tablet, 10.1"

Permission denied
As ichiyamato said, this method not working for sk3066 device. Scrips are not working because there are no permission to copy necessary files into device.
All scripts gave,
Code:
*---* VonDroid.com N101 II Root Tool based on work by sunnydavid *---*
--- Plug in your device, make sure debugging is enabled in Developer Options
--- This script will now copy files over to your N101 II
failed on '/data/local/tmp' - Permission denied
link failed File exists
I think we should open write permission on device. But i dont know how.
Thanks.

Work on Touchmate TM-MID940
I have successfully root my Touchmate TM-MID940 with TPSarky Android rooting method
Thanks

Confirmed working on an Energy System i8 tablet.
The micro SD card on my device does not stay in properly, so this method was needed.
I had to manually fiddle with adb a little (I had been trying other methods to root), so personally I would change the instructions to explain how to open a command prompt and execute:
adb kill-server
adb start-server
(Check it says starting server)
adb get-state
(check it says device)
then run the batch file

Rooted Cube U30GT-H firmware original v1.11 Rockchip 3066 with Kingo Root. Easy, easy. :good:

rootmaster
ichiyamato said:
Hi Guys, I Need Help to Root my Alcatel One Touch Tab 7HD with
Chipset: Rockchip RK3066
Android 4.1.1
Kernel Version: 3.0.8+
Build Number: 100_ASPPH_000
I cannot enter too Stock Android Recovery Mode ;(
I already Install the adb driver, usb driver of this device and Rockchip Driver ;(
I'll try many Rooting Procedures but Opportunetly it doesnt work ;(
The ff. the i will use to ROOT this Alcatel One Touch Tab 7 HD are
Application Status
1. UnlockRoot Failed
2. SuperOneClick v.1.9.1.0 Failed
3. Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v31 Failed
4. Srsroot Failed
5. Zuodashi Failed
i'll Try also this Method but its doesn't work too ;(
Rooting the rko3066/rockchip 3066 device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2127573
[GUIDE] Fix ADB USB driver for Rockchip RK3066
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2061063
I hope any can Help me. ;(
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Click to collapse
I think u should try rootmaster . Search it on google . Its an chieneese app but u shall understand how to use when u will install it . It can root many of the rk3066 devices

Reset lockscreen security on GoClever Tab r76.2

Hello, I get just today a GoClever Tab r76.2 to reset the forgotten pin from the locksreen. Device was used mainly for Pou and Facebook, so there was no root, no usb debugging, my PC was not set as trusted device, just like from the store with PIN set. Installed system is Android 4.1
Because it took me whole morning and I found a lot of answers that "it cannot be done, you have to factory reset" I want to show you my steps to make this process easier for people in need. This method shouldn't erase any data from your device but always remember to have a backup
It is based on the following tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2601933 , but still it was not enough for me so I want to provide more details.
Step 1.
The very important thing is to install drivers for the device. To make this process the easiest I get my old, good Asus netbook with Windows XP installed. You can install it also on VirtualMachine, it is not very mandatory but my next steps will be based on this configuration.
There is a need for two types of drivers: Rockchip drivers to flash the memory and ADB Drivers.
1.1) Rockchip drivers can be found in the thread linked above, I am providing mirror at the bottom of this thread. Just doubleclick on the exe, accept the risk and install, that's all for now.
1.2 ADB drivers are provided in the second package attached. To install adb drivers go to recovery.
To switch tablet to the Recovery Mode you have to switch it off (not reboot), turn it on, just when the BootScreen will appear tap Vol+ until you will see opened Android Robot with exclamation mark. What's interesting, when you double click Vol+ this time you can switch to Android Recovery menu and factory reset the device
In device manager (Win+R, type: devmgmt.msc and press ENTER) install drivers for Tab r76 device manually, by providing direct location to the .ini file from the folder.
Leave tablet in Recovery.
Step 2.
People from some Russian Android forum prepared package with pre-configured adb for rockchip devices. Just download attachment 2.1, extract it, install, open Command Line and "cd" to directory with adb.exe, very useful.
Step 3.
Now we will root the device and install CWM. Download file from the attachment 3.1, unzip it and run "RK29Update.exe", don't click any button (especially the one called "Erase", it will brick your device), don't change any setting, your tablet will be not found at the moment. This package belongs to the author of the original tutorial.
Step 4.
In command line enter "adb devices" to check if your tablet is visible, you should see something like "0123456789ABCDEF recovery", if yes enter "adb reboot bootloader" and press enter. Tablet will reboot, the screen will remain black, system will install the Rockchip driver, RK29Update.exe will find the device (IF NOT just reboot to recovery again and reboot to bootloader from adb again, driver installation might interrupt this process), press Run button in the application it will flash the device with root patch and CWM, device will reboot to CWM recovery.
Step 5.
Download attachment nr 5.1 (original source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2437946) and put the zip to the SD card (card has to be compatible with the device - most secure solution is having FAT32 filesystem), put it to the tablet, install zip from external source (not sdcard, it's internal memory).
After reboot of the device ("restart system now" option in main page of CWM) your device should welcome you without screen locked by any security possible and your settings should remain untouched.
From now everybody should be able to reset it's PIN in the easy way Have fun
CC: You are allowed to copy this tutorial anywhere, mirror the links also, but please leave a link to the original thread.

[GUIDE] TVPad 4 Master Guide [Unbrick/Restore/Root/ADB/Apps]

TVPad 4 is fourth in a series of Android-based IPTV settop boxes targeting the worldwide Chinese communities at large, although it seems to work well as a basic Android TV box. Support for all its predecessors (TVPad 1-3) have been discontinued. This guide will only focus on TVPad 4, model M418. Also this device have been banned from US and upgrading it may "brick" it - more on this later.
The method I used below is gathered from various sources elsewhere but not much on rooting and ADB. This is a compilation of all the most important info in one place. I am not sure if its bootloader is locked or not, but the Android 4.4 kernel sources can be found at openlinux.amlogic.com.
Physical specs:
AmLogic S805 SoC: ARM Cortex-A5, quad-core 1.5Ghz, Mali450 graphics, 1080p H.265 support
~1GB RAM
microSD card slot
HDMI out
USB-A port
Hardware needed:
To fully complete the process you'll need:
Monitor/TV with HDMI port
USB hub
microSD card
USB drive (optional)
USB keyboard
USB mouse
The remote that came with your box
Files needed:
* TVPad 4 5.054 firmware + TWRP 2.8.1.0: https://tvpadtalk.ca/discussion/1071/downgrading-tvpad-4-to-5-054/p1
The TWRP seems to be the modified from the one for AmLogic k200. Only the one from above work; the one from TWRP themselves do not.
* TVPad 4 5.066 OTA update: http://www.phoneunlock.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=590
If you have this box and are in the US, do NOT do 5.066 update; your box is going to be banned. Might as well go all out and repurpose it into a general purpose Android TV box; but for the rest of the world, this update directs your box to different servers where it's mostly business as usual. You should be able to go direct from 5.054 to 5.066 following this guide, despite what others say.
* Root zip: http://www.freak-tab.de/finless/s89_root_update.zip
* APK install hint file:
Create a file named batchinstall.banana with contents below:
Code:
directory=
checkapp=no
Preparation
1. Download the 5.054 firmware and unzip into root of your microSD card. You should have recovery.img and TWRP folder. They are the TWRP recovery and a 5.054 TWRP backup respectively. Devices boots from recovery.img on root of microSD card if detected.
2. NON-US ONLY: Download the 5.066 OTA update to microSD root.
3. Download root zip to microSD root.
4. Put batchinstall.banana and any APKs you want to install on your USB drive or microSD. There is a APK pack of 23 apps for Cantonese speakers or 29 apps for Manadarin speakers available out there, but I haven't bothered. I included an updated SuperSU, ES File Explorer (preferably an older version; I used 4.0.4.9; newer ones are heavily loaded with ads), VLC, Firefox, AdAway, Terminal Emulator (by Jack Palevich). The last 4 being open source should also be available from F-Droid. Substitutions can be made to taste but Terminal Emulator is required to enable ADB (see below).
Enter Recovery
You will need to use stock recovery for OTA update AND TWRP for 5.054 firmware and root.
1. Connect HDMI monitor and USB hub to device. Connect USB keyboard and mouse to the hub. Leave power disconnected.
2. Look for a hole on the underside. If you have one, stick an iPhone/iPad SIM ejector pin in it and feel for a button. If able, this is the recovery button and you may skip to step 6.
3. Pull off the 4 rubber feet on the bottom and remove 4 screws under them.
4. Pry around the seams and lift the bottom cover off.
5. You either have a recovery button on the PCB or an empty spot for it. If no button, you'll have to short the bottom two contacts where the button is supposed to be (with all ports on the top edge).
6. Insert microSD card into "TF" slot. IMPORTANT: Leave popped out to enter stock recovery; fully insert to enter TWRP.
7. Press and hold the recovery button (or short the contacts) while plugging it in. Keep it pressed (or contacts shorted) until the recovery or TWRP appears.
8. Operate stock recovery with keyboard and TWRP with mouse.
Re-flash 5.054 - Downgrade/Unbrick
People do this to recover from "use restricted" or some other server errors after this thing is sued out of the States. I have also used it to recover from a soft brick situation.
1. Fully insert microSD card. Enter TWRP.
2. Select Restore. Choose External SD for storage.
3. Select the only available package to restore.
4. Swipe to Restore.
5. When complete, do not reboot yet. Return to main menu and select Wipe. Swipe to Factory Reset.
6. US ONLY: Remain in TWRP and proceed to step 2 of rooting.
7. NON-US ONLY: Return to main menu and select Reboot, Recovery. Immediately after screen go blank, push the microSD card again to eject it. It will pop out half way. Leave it hanging there. Proceed to update 5.066 next.
Update to 5.066 - NON-US ONLY! New server and Play Store support.
1. Enter stock recovery.
2. Fully insert microSD card.
3. Select Apply update from EXT and press Enter.
4. Select your 5.066 update file and press Enter.
5. When update complete, unplug power. Proceed to rooting.
Rooting
This is too easy with TWRP.
1. Fully insert microSD card. Enter TWRP.
2. Select Install, then the root zip file. Swipe to install.
3. Reboot into system and proceed with initial setup.
Kingroot also works but leaves some very persistent crap and questionable apps on the system so I do not recommend rooting using it.
Sideload apps
Plug the USB drive with your apps and batchinstall.banana file into the device or hub. Batch installer will appear. Select Batch Install and check that all apps you are installing are there and checked, then select Install.
Enable ADB
TVPad 4 does not have a USB slave port so ADB is only through TCP/IP. Steps below assume you have adb working on your computer.
1. Connect a USB mouse if not already.
2. Move mouse to right half of top of screen then drag down. Click on the gear to enter regular Android Settings app.
3. Enable Developer Options - About Mediabox, click Build Number 7 times.
4. Enable USB Debugging in Developer Options.
5. Open Terminal Emulator (sideload it if you haven't already).
6. Type in the following:
Code:
$ su
(Grant root if prompted)
# setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555
# mount -o remount,rw /system
(Make the same setprop change in /system/build.prop - uncomment or add the line)
# stop adbd
# start adbd
7. Find the IP address of your TVPad from its own over-simplified settings page.
8. Open a command prompt/terminal on your computer and do this:
Code:
> adb connect <TVPAD IP ADDRESS>
(Authorize your computer on the TVPad.)
> adb devices
(confirm its IP is listed and not "unauthorized")
> adb shell
$ su
(grant root if prompted)
#
(success!)
# chmod 660 /data/misc/adb/adb_keys
(Double check permissions the public key file of authorized ADB clients)
9. Reboot and check that the change stays.
You're done! Now you have full control of this little TV box even after its server go under for good.
Additional apps
Kodi 15.2 seems to work on this box. 16.1 is untested. 17.x will not work since it requires Lollipop. Download from kodi.tv.
If all you want out of TVPad is TVB programming, the official app TVBAnywhere works on this box. About US$100/yr subscription for its own original programming only. Oh and it doesn't serve the States either. Go figure.
The gapps framework added with 5.066 is very minimal and doesn't work for eg. maps. You'll need to get it from apkpure. Use version 11.0.38-030-155006848.
I'm still looking for a decent launcher.
Credits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6evvWebosnU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtY_qdYzmPs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2heIbUdZVE

can we flash any other rom on TVPad 4 since we can install TWRP??

I rooted easily with kingroot apk. to get shell, I just used my laptop as proxy between wifi and lan, created a meterpreter reverse_tcp metaploit payload, connected back to my laptop, shell and then su...

3vilhomer said:
can we flash any other rom on TVPad 4 since we can install TWRP??
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To be honest, I'm more interested in if we can get Lollipop on this thing, for that is required for Kodi 17.

For whatever reason I can't boot into the TWRP. I have all the recovery.img and TWRP folder located in the root directory of the SDcard and my SDcard is FAT32 formatted. What did I do wrong?

Suppport has been officially terminated for this box so, it will only be a normal TVbox.
I'm kinda wondering if the SoC supports at least lollipop. A custom rom would be cool to run Leanback apps with a few modifications

ya, is there anything we can do with this box now since most live tv apps doesnt work on it anymore

Do you know where I can grab the file for TVPAD1? I am not sure which model I have, is only written TVPAD on top and there is no 2S, Plus or anything else.

TvChina, a subsidiary pay TV app after TvPad 4 ceased operating on June 1st. TvPad, the parent company, together with its Blue TV etc, have gone bust due to lack of funds from global dwindling sales. Now that the box is useless, can someone upload a root file so we can wipe then reuse it for other purposes? Found a related message on Google but it's has been blocked. Thanks in advance. Wonder if someone can get hold of firmwares for UnBlock or evPad etc so we can tune this into other sites.

did anyone ever put a different android OS on this and got the IR blaster to work too??

3vilhomer said:
did anyone ever put a different android OS on this and got the IR blaster to work too??
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They were able to upgrade to android lollipop here:
tvpad.ca/discussion/1993/tvpad4-upgrade-to-android-lollipop-5-1

The root file "s89_root_update.zip" link is not working anymore. Does anyone has a copy > please post it here.