Planning to root my transformer...any suggestions. - Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Well i just got this bad boy yesterday. Hardly able to put it down when I'm at home already.
Haven't gotten round to root yet. This weekend be the big event...lol.
So im hoping you guys can give me a few ideas as to the best roms and features available.
What rom do you guys use? Any favorites? And why? Too many questions I know.
Thanks in advance.
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Anyone? Come on...you guys must have some good suggestions here and there.
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The answer you seek is right on the front page of XDA...
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/how-to-root-the-asus-transformer-xda-tv/

^^^^hmmmm. Well i was more curious as to what most folks were using as their daily driver rather than seeking advice as to how to root the device, but thanks anyway.
Still. If anyone can recommend any good mods or roms or themes etc it would be appreciated.
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Check your serial number, if it's >B70 then it's not rootable. Yes they are working on it but it's been almost 2 months and nothing. Appears to be locked down in hardware and thus not by-passible via the usual tricks of the past. Most likely it's because of DRM if I had to guess.
If your serial is B70xxxxx check it anyway, some of the B70's may be rootable if they still have the older SBKv1 ROM (or whatever it is).
Mine's going back (B80 serial) - it's a dead duck.

I suggest you return it and get something else so you wont clog the forum with the same stupid questions that have been asked hundreds of times.
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Nurd52 said:
Check your serial number, if it's >B70 then it's not rootable. Yes they are working on it but it's been almost 2 months and nothing. Appears to be locked down in hardware and thus not by-passible via the usual tricks of the past. Most likely it's because of DRM if I had to guess.
If your serial is B70xxxxx check it anyway, some of the B70's may be rootable if they still have the older SBKv1 ROM (or whatever it is).
Mine's going back (B80 serial) - it's a dead duck.
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Wow...there's something i didn't know. Thanks. Ill check it later on and see.
I was all set to root and tinker around for the weekend...lol.
Oh well. Time will tell.
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thebadfrog said:
I suggest you return it and get something else so you wont clog the forum with the same stupid questions that have been asked hundreds of times.
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spoon feeding gets old after the 99th "GIB INFO PLOX" thread

Right...i just checked the serial number and it looks like I'm safe. Phew!
It says B50. So i can get on with my tinkering afterall. Thank God for that.
Would have been a bit silly to turn up again at best buy for the second time within the space of 3 days to return another tablet...lol.
Thanks for the comments you guys...very informative. Except for the troll that is.
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voyager_s said:
I don't like trolls...so if you don't have any interest in the thread then please go away.
Thank you.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124217
I don't like n00bs who can't seem to understand and follow the rules so if you don't have any interest in doing that why don't you go away
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Seems like this guy's paying big bucks for hosting, maintenance, bandwidth, etc. Dumbass.
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What?
And your wrong....I spent 100% of my posts slamming n00bs because I'm tired of wading through junk all the time to find useful info. This is xda developers not xda customer service

voyager_s said:
Well i just got this bad boy yesterday. Hardly able to put it down when I'm at home already.
Haven't gotten round to root yet. This weekend be the big event...lol.
So im hoping you guys can give me a few ideas as to the best roms and features available.
What rom do you guys use? Any favorites? And why? Too many questions I know.
Thanks in advance.
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Rule #1 of XDA:
1. Search before posting.
Use one of our search functions before posting, whether you have a question or something new to share, it's very likely someone already asked that question or shared that news.
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Go search and browse and you'll find 15,000 different answers to your questions. And you didn't even post a question in the correct forum. Pay attention to the stickies - they're there to get you started.

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[Q] ICS ROMs on Charge

Since we can't use a ROM manager to flash, does anyone know of any of the developers having a "md5" file available to be flashed with Odin?
MD5 is just a hash used as to check data errors - basically to make sure you're not flashing an incomplete or corrupted file. I gather you're asking if there is an Android 4.0 based ROM that can be flashed on our phones? The answer is no. It's being worked on, but currently the best you can do is to make sure you're on the most up to date release for the Charge (EP4D) and then flash an ICS theme and then change launchers to ADW or Go Launcher and install an ICS theme for the launcher.
Thanks for the information. That's what I figured but I was trying to be optimistic. I am currently running Humble 5.0 and it has been great. I have the inability to stay stock and am looking forward to having ICS. Especially since I am so far out for an upgrade and don't have copious amounts of cash lying around to buy a Nexus out of contract. Thanks again, I appreciate it.
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Thanks for the information. That's what I figured but I was trying to be optimistic. I am currently running Humble 5.0 and it has been great. I have the inability to stay stock and am looking forward to having ICS. Especially since I am so far out for an upgrade and don't have copious amounts of cash lying around to buy a Nexus out of contract. Thanks again, I appreciate it.
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Just keep in mind, "being worked on" means there is an attempt being made to get it booting. IF that happens (which is by no means a guarantee), there is still a lot of work to do to make it fully functional. I wouldn't expect to ever have ICS. If we do, that's awesome. Just don't expect it.
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MD5 is just a hash used as to check data errors - basically to make sure you're not flashing an incomplete or corrupted file. I gather you're asking if there is an Android 4.0 based ROM that can be flashed on our phones? The answer is no. It's being worked on, but currently the best you can do is to make sure you're on the most up to date release for the Charge (EP4D) and then flash an ICS theme and then change launchers to ADW or Go Launcher and install an ICS theme for the launcher.
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I didn't think you could give this kind of reply on xda? Aren't you supposed to say something about being tired of noobs not using the search and end by telling the guy to port ICS on his own?? If you don't, who (besides 100 other users) will?
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ethanperkins17 said:
I didn't think you could give this kind of reply on xda? Aren't you supposed to say something about being tired of noobs not using the search and end by telling the guy to port ICS on his own?? If you don't, who (besides 100 other users) will?
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He caught me at a moment of weakness.
I did do a search of the other forums before I posted this thread. I may be a noob however.I'm not an idiot and nor will stand to be treated like one. I posted the thread because I could find nothing addressing my specific question regarding a "md5" file. I appreciate Charlie_c getting back to me with a simple response and the subject was done.
This is now one forum less I will be following.
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NYbowtech said:
This is now one forum less I will be following.
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OH GOD THE HORROR
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NYbowtech said:
I did do a search of the other forums before I posted this thread. I may be a noob however.I'm not an idiot and nor will stand to be treated like one. I posted the thread because I could find nothing addressing my specific question regarding a "md5" file. I appreciate Charlie_c getting back to me with a simple response and the subject was done.
This is now one forum less I will be following.
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Not to refute your claim to intelligence, but I was being sarcastic in a way to praise Charlie for being polite to you. I'm sorry you took it the wrong way.
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Wow, people get a good answer and then complain? Suck it up and be thankful people are willing to explain something to you that you otherwise would have had to spend your own time researching...
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NYbowtech said:
I did do a search of the other forums before I posted this thread. I may be a noob however.I'm not an idiot and nor will stand to be treated like one. I posted the thread because I could find nothing addressing my specific question regarding a "md5" file. I appreciate Charlie_c getting back to me with a simple response and the subject was done.
This is now one forum less I will be following.
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You missed the sarcasm unfortunately.
That's a shame considering the awesomeness of knowledge and helpfulness contained within these forums!
adrenaline_rush said:
You missed the sarcasm unfortunately.
That's a shame considering the awesomeness of knowledge and helpfulness contained within these forums!
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lol right? and the kid only has 4 post so i hardly belive the kid saying he "follows" this site..hes def a nub

What could we expect...

If LG were to release ICS on the G2X? I see devs making great ROMs for it yet are hindered by a lack of drivers, which I assume would be part of an official ICS update. Any devs care to comment?
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Darkness30XX said:
If LG were to release ICS on the G2X?
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If LG released ICS we would never see another useless thread like this one....
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I.R.Chevy said:
If LG released ICS we would never see another useless thread like this one....
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No need to be so mean to the guy. That is just as useless.
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nickster1 said:
No need to be so mean to the guy. That is just as useless.
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Not exactly, now he will be hesitant to make posts, and new threads.
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Darkness30XX said:
If LG were to release ICS on the G2X? I see devs making great ROMs for it yet are hindered by a lack of drivers, which I assume would be part of an official ICS update. Any devs care to comment?
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Well, take whats wrong with the ICS roms now and just imagine those things working.
SefEXE said:
Well, take whats wrong with the ICS roms now and just imagine those things working.
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Exactly! SefEXE just answered your entire post with one statement. Nicely said SefEXE.
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mt3g said:
Not exactly, now he will be hesitant to make posts, and new threads.
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Not really. Pricks like him are abundant on forums, even the respected forums here on XDA. Still, just saying "what isn't working now will work" is not enough. With those broken features working, could devs be motivated to step up custom scripts and mods that go beyond even what's available now?
Darkness30XX said:
Not really. Pricks like him are abundant on forums, even the respected forums here on XDA. Still, just saying "what isn't working now will work" is not enough. With those broken features working, could devs be motivated to step up custom scripts and mods that go beyond even what's available now?
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Respected forums? Xda? Maybe like before Android, not anymore now.
A lot of people are just disappointed with the same questions being asked like 5 times when you could just click a page or 2 back and see the same topic already discussed.
We just need an active moderator for these forums to merge the redundant topics together.
buru898 said:
Respected forums? Xda? Maybe like before Android, not anymore now.
A lot of people are just disappointed with the same questions being asked like 5 times when you could just click a page or 2 back and see the same topic already discussed.
We just need an active moderator for these forums to merge the redundant topics together.
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I'm thinking Friday I'm going to spam his/her pm box with links of stuff that need to be merged (21y)
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mt3g said:
I'm thinking Friday I'm going to spam his/her pm box with links of stuff that need to be merged (21y)
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I don't know, I got my ass warmed for spamming, but then they hired me to spam professionally. I'm not trying to start anything, mt3g we've been down that road, accomplished nothing. Anyhow, my question is, and I understand basically, but why do you guys worry so much about people starting new threads? Its not using any storage space that would affect any of us. When a new thread is started, no matter if there's a thousand just like it, it promotes social gathering and in most cases, usefull information. But(never start a sentence with this), when you guys run your cruisers down here and go Gestapo on the op's, that's even more useless than the duplicate thread. Now, instead of a duplicate thread with new and useful information, its a duplicate thread with new and useful information that's been cluttered by flamers and rent-a-thread cops. Does it make sense? I'm really trying to be professional here, but guys, listen, I was a mod for 2 forums prior to working for XDA and I'm gonna tell ya, playing forum God got old within 5 minutes. You don't know our mods are not active, I got disciplined when I screwed up. Maybe you're wrong about starting new threads?Buru, I really respect you and your work and I really don't like disagreeing with you. I hope that I don't jeopardize our getting along. It just needs to be said that there are as many people fed up with the vigilante moderating, if not more, than those fed up with duplicate thread starters. Look at it like this, has any of the thread copping payed off? No. Did anyone active in thread copping become mod or get hired? No. Now, do I really need to say anymore? Just look at all I just cluttered this thread up with.......... thread copping........, unproductive. If you disagree with me, that is your right if you live in the united states, this is XDA, I don't care if you disagree with me, you don't have XDA signing your checks.
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And I could care less if they do sign yours, I'm not trying to mod or be a cop, I would like to come to a forum that I enjoyed for about 3-4 years until lately. This is the sloppiest and most unorganized phone e section I've read... the MyTouch 3G and G1 are still modded it seems, the O2X is incredibly controlled... the tempo and mood would be a lot better and here from a lot of members some would stick around and others wouldn't leave. I'm surprised whitehawkX came back and EaglesBlood is still here... if I'm that big of a problem the mods will come and say something to me and I will behave but until then.... deal with me I guess.
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Wow. Are your saying because there are threads that I guess are beneath you or a liitle repetitive, that the developers should up and leave a phone that they love?
G2x
How did you get any of that from what I said? Quote specifically please, and I will reiterate what was confused... I would never want that! That's the only reason I'm still with the g2x, I'm saying the repetitiveness of useless threads ("how do you update baseband, and how come I hear these noises when I call someone after installing this rom, I'm coming from 2.3.4 I received yesterday.") anything of that nature is what's wrong with this forum.
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Four peaks is on me when i get back to the valley for your recent postings sir... these forums are just filled with stupid lol
mt3g said:
How did you get any of that from what I said? Quote specifically please, and I will reiterate what was confused... I would never want that! That's the only reason I'm still with the g2x, I'm saying the repetitiveness of useless threads ("how do you update baseband, and how come I hear these noises when I call someone after installing this rom, I'm coming from 2.3.4 I received yesterday.") anything of that nature is what's wrong with this forum.
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I agree with you completely and I don't see how he got that from your post...
Anyway... yes, this forum needs an active moderator, pretty desperately in fact.
If I can find that post that a moderator put about what xda is and is not... perfect post.
So... yeah.
Thanks both
@jHaste, I know someone that works there and I seriously have never been but all my friends go, I need to check the place out.
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mt3g said:
Thanks both
@jHaste, I know someone that works there and I seriously have never been but all my friends go, I need to check the place out.
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yea i know a few people there as well, their beers are so freaking good
That's the thing I love beer all kinds of beers, I have a good list of yardhouse beers that I've put down...
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I'm coming to the G2x from a few other Android phones (LG Optimus V & Motorola Triumph) and it was hard to find the relevant and important info here even though I've written guides & developed for other Android phones before.
There's no need to depend on moderators, just a default thread to point everyone to with a FAQ section (maybe eventually sticky it or put it on the top of the stickied thread). Then it should be updated regularly by a person with good writing skills. or even a wikipage on github that a select few can update so the burden isn't on one person. Anyway I know it's towards the end of the G2x's lifecycle (until official ICS maybe), so none of this may matter, but just suggesting for future reference. Good, clean, & simple documentation prevents a lot of repeated questions.
nickster1 said:
No need to be so mean to the guy. That is just as useless.
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I second that
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[Q] Rooting Inspire 4g - Ace hack kit removed

Hey all. I've searched all over for a root for my gfs Inspire. Everything I find points me to the Ace hack kit. However, it looks like that tool was removed. Can anyone repost the files/guide? I can't find the info anywhere.
Thanks a million.
galamdring said:
Hey all. I've searched all over for a root for my gfs Inspire. Everything I find points me to the Ace hack kit. However, it looks like that tool was removed. Can anyone repost the files/guide? I can't find the info anywhere.
Thanks a million.
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Ace Hack Kit is not in XDA anymore. For the time being, there´s no other place.
Yeah...gee thanks to all the people who cant seem to read and follow simple directions. XDA has lost a very valuable person.
cwhitney24 said:
Yeah...gee thanks to all the people who cant seem to read and follow simple directions. XDA has lost a very valuable person.
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ya, selfishness and laziness cost us the person that gave us all the tool that actually let us do so much more with our phones not to mention his constant hours of support to help those with problems. xda really should be either a paid membership or invite only. the ppl too lazy to follow rules wont be missed if they cant access the forum. /endrant
Darunion said:
ya, selfishness and laziness cost us the person that gave us all the tool that actually let us do so much more with our phones not to mention his constant hours of support to help those with problems. xda really should be either a paid membership or invite only. the ppl too lazy to follow rules wont be missed if they cant access the forum. /endrant
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i agree with you
We could always track down those members and bann them since they didn't follow the rules. It may not be something that will bring him back, but it is the only nice thing I can think of doing.
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Teichopsia said:
We could always track down those members and bann them since they didn't follow the rules. It may not be something that will bring him back, but it is the only nice thing I can think of doing.
Sent from a dream.
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It won't work. Xda seems to be more of a help desk than a dev site. Maybe the higher ups want it that way. Who knows.
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cwhitney24 said:
It won't work. Xda seems to be more of a help desk than a dev site. Maybe the higher ups want it that way. Who knows.
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ya its become just a general support forum. we see it all the time with people that just bought the phone having issues with it unrooted untouched. umm take it back to the store lol. or how many times have I and all of us had to tell soemone to buy a new usb cable. remember when you used to see good questions?
like anything, its all about user count now, i hope things improve, i really enjoy the groups here
But what about the advanced hack kit in the desire he section?
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Muikkuman said:
But what about the advanced hack kit in the desire he section?
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No longer on Desire HD thread either
Muikkuman said:
But what about the advanced hack kit in the desire he section?
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No more Hack Kit in XDA..is not about Inspire or DHD....is about XDA....that is unfortunate, but it will probably draw the attention of the people round here!...at least I hope.
It is always sad to see a valued member leave. I wasn't aware of his work as I spend most of my time in the atrix 2 forum.
Are there any other known methods for rooting the inspire? My gfs phone is nearing unusable with the constant reboots. I have yet to find any information on fixing that issue as well. She has only had the phone about a month. Any input would be appreciated.
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galamdring said:
It is always sad to see a valued member leave. I wasn't aware of his work as I spend most of my time in the atrix 2 forum.
Are there any other known methods for rooting the inspire? My gfs phone is nearing unusable with the constant reboots. I have yet to find any information on fixing that issue as well. She has only had the phone about a month. Any input would be appreciated.
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Well, before rooting is always good to check that the device has no hardware issues. Try doing a factory reset and see what happens. Try pulling the sdcard and see how it behaves for a day.
If is still misbehaving, then take it to warranty....rooting will not fix hardware issues. Then, when u are sure that no hardware issues are the cause of the problems, come and visit us in the IRC channel in my signature...the Hack Kit is still there....
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Well, before rooting is always good to check that the device has no hardware issues. Try doing a factory reset and see what happens. Try pulling the sdcard and see how it behaves for a day.
If is still misbehaving, then take it to warranty....rooting will not fix hardware issues. Then, when u are sure that no hardware issues are the cause of the problems, come and visit us in the IRC channel in my signature...the Hack Kit is still there....
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Also if I'm allowed to put my two cents in here... but charge to 100% and as it dies check the percentage if it reboots write down the percent. Do it until it dies fully charge it and repeat. If the numbers match up its the battery I had bought this phone used. It rebooted at 96% and 42%. Got a new battery and no more random reboots
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Look here
Edit: Link found on attn1's twitter.
marvin02 said:
Look here
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Is this actually tied to attn1? If not then please take it down. If users wanna root they should search themselves.
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cwhitney24 said:
Is this actually tied to attn1? If not then please take it down. If users wanna root they should search themselves.
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I edited my previous post to state where I found the link.
Many of the users searching for info on rooting the Inspire will end up here.
If you had followed your own suggestion and searched you would have found the answer yourself.
marvin02 said:
I edited my previous post to state where I found the link.
Many of the users searching for info on rooting the Inspire will end up here.
If you had followed your own suggestion and searched you would have found the answer yourself.
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That wasn't my point. You don't just go posting links without saying anything like where they came from. Thanks for changing it.
Really hoping we don't see a bunch of people opening threads on how to root without mentioning his name.
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Look for a torrent. I'm betting there are plenty.
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Ok, I looked for a torrent and couldn't find one. I decided to make a torrent myself, and I will seed for a while. If I can get some email addresses I'll send the torrent that way, or if I could upload the torrent here I would.
It is ok if I make a torrent of this and seed isn't it??
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Help im very sorry

I'm using cm 10.0.0 I guess its the stable version but a update popped up I know I'm probably gonna hear it but I've tried to look it up but no luck do I just flash or do I have to do a full wipe I'm sorry not familiar with cm and there updates
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amazin1988 said:
I'm using cm 10.0.0 I guess its the stable version but a update popped up I know I'm probably gonna hear it but I've tried to look it up but no luck do I just flash or do I have to do a full wipe I'm sorry not familiar with cm and there updates
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First off, this belongs in the Q and A section
THE BEAST
amazin1988 said:
I'm using cm 10.0.0 I guess its the stable version but a update popped up I know I'm probably gonna hear it but I've tried to look it up but no luck do I just flash or do I have to do a full wipe I'm sorry not familiar with cm and there updates
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what about this forum is so difficult for you to follow?
First I'm not gonna be rude i said sorry and there are so many different threads for cm I couldn't find the right away one and every time I go to q&a I get no help so its either your gonna help or your not don't comment on something I already know
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amazin1988 said:
first i'm not gonna be rude i said sorry and there are so many different threads for cm i couldn't find the right away one and every time i go to q&a i get no help so its either your gonna help or your not don't comment on something i already know
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lmaooooo
wipe cache, reboot, fixed.
Ty the update is installing so ill pm if I have any trouble
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amazin1988 said:
First I'm not gonna be rude i said sorry and there are so many different threads for cm I couldn't find the right away one and every time I go to q&a I get no help so its either your gonna help or your not don't comment on something I already know
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What do you mean you get no help? This isn't your first time posting to the wrong forum and you've gotten answers every time. Don't lie and say you've tried Q&A and gotten no help.
Post under where you got your download, you can't just say sorry and just clog up our threads with your issues, you don't own it you know. We all have had or have issues at times. Doesn't give you the right to just post what you want and where you want. You need to be flagged and banned!
You are a butt hole, a sweaty salty nutty butt hole.
Please read forum rule 15 if you are not sure where to post
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I've said it before but it bears repeating. If you honestly don't know things like this then; you haven't done enough research, have no business flashing a somewhat experimental ROM like CM, and want to be spoonfed every answer. I cannot believe some of the people who don't think twice about flashing and don't know what to do when things go wrong. Before I flashed my very first ROM on my og droid, I knew everything about the process. Because when things went wrong I wasn't depending on someone else to hold my hand.
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I've said it before but it bears repeating. If you honestly don't know things like this then; you haven't done enough research, have no business flashing a somewhat experimental ROM like CM, and want to be spoonfed every answer. I cannot believe some of the people who don't think twice about flashing and don't know what to do when things go wrong. Before I flashed my very first ROM on my og droid, I knew everything about the process. Because when things went wrong I wasn't depending on someone else to hold my hand.
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You'd be amazed how many people flash hboots for HTC devices without verifying MD5 sums. That one time there is a bad upload and you will be up the creek without a paddle.
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nosympathy said:
You'd be amazed how many people flash hboots for HTC devices without verifying MD5 sums. That one time there is a bad upload and you will be up the creek without a paddle.
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Its almost too easy to flash/root anything now. The era of on the edge of your seat, pushing files via adb, praying it works, but knowing exactly what you're doing, is over. It's all on click root apps now. It's a double edged sword, really. People don't take the time to read up on what they're doing, knowing they have the crutch of coming here.
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It seems like those of us who actually do their homework before rooting their devices are decreasing.
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Its almost too easy to flash/root anything now. The era of on the edge of your seat, pushing files via adb, praying it works, but knowing exactly what you're doing, is over. It's all on click root apps now. It's a double edged sword, really. People don't take the time to read up on what they're doing, knowing they have the crutch of coming here.
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I agree ever so much. I remember rooting/unlocking the thunderbolt when the first root/unlock came out. Took almost 45 mins and if you goofed a few steps your device was a brick. People thought twice back then and were more careful.
As devices get harder to brick people just do whatever and as you said will just come here for help. I have spent hours and hours breaking things just to figure out how they work. I came to this phone and released the first working 100% deodexed ROM for this phone because of it. I spent hours and hours trying to figure out why the others couldn't.
So I get a little bothered when people spend 10 mins and give up and expect help.
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The thunderbolt is such a pain to root I am shocked that I didn't brick my cousin's phone. Yeah phones are much easier to root but it is also much easier to solve a lot of the issues you come across on your own. I for one won't be bothering you nosympathy or any developer with questions unless I exhaust all my options.
jmxc23 said:
The thunderbolt is such a pain to root I am shocked that I didn't brick my cousin's phone. Yeah phones are much easier to root but it is also much easier to solve a lot of the issues you come across on your own. I for one won't be bothering you nosympathy or any developer with questions unless I exhaust all my options.
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Haha don't take it the wrong way I don't mind helping but when people post a question answered two posts above them or create a thread for a question when one exists and is still on the front page, those are where I get annoyed. Also when people don't at least try and search first. You can always tell if they have searched or not.
I try to be helpful though long as you tried first
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jmxc23 said:
It seems like those of us who actually do their homework before rooting their devices are decreasing.
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lol seriously, i was printing out guides and taking notes before i started.
i wish i was financially stable enough to be so careless with my phone.

Will towelroot work after latest update?

Presuming of course the update removes root.
Sorry if already asked. The XDA app search is shocking.
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There are issues with towelroot anyway. Root properly.
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rootSU said:
There are issues with towelroot anyway. Root properly.
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Thennn they'll just use toolkits.
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There are issues with towelroot anyway. Root properly.
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Why?
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audioslim said:
Why?
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Read the towelroot guide.
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Towelroot suits me fine. Anybody care to answer the original question?
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audioslim said:
Towelroot suits me fine. Anybody care to answer the original question?
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It should work. Why not try it yourself and see whether it works or not and then report back in that thread?
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Towelroot suits me fine. Anybody care to answer the original question?
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I answered the original question. It shouldn't be used and the reason why is mentioned in the towelroot guide by the thread OP so do yourself a favour and read it instead of acting like no one answered your question.
...and if it suits you fine, just bloody use it and answer your own questions instead of creating pointless threads.
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I answered the original question. It shouldn't be used and the reason why is mentioned in the towelroot guide by the thread OP so do yourself a favour and read it instead of acting like no one answered your question.
...and if it suits you fine, just bloody use it and answer your own questions instead of creating pointless threads.
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Helpful response and no you didn't answer the question I asked you answered something YOU wanted to answer. This could be a problem for you in later life I reckon......
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Right so the fact that towelroot no longer works properly does not answer the question "will towelroot work"?
Ha ha oooooooook
ps I'm already later in life.
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The question was 'Will towelroot work after latest update?'
Your answer was 'There are issues with towelroot anyway. Root properly. '
And you really dont see why I have a problem with your answer. Not matter how many times you try and post it ,you have not answered the question (Vin4Yak did make a reasonable attempt to answer in that 'it should work'. I can accept that)
Then to take this futher I'm yet to see why Towelroot 'has issues' or 'no longer works properly'. I've headed over to the 3700 post thread about it, and still I'm yet to see anything telling everybody to stay away.
I'm aware my bootloader is still locked and potentially with root I could screw my phone (and due to no unlocked bootloader could be in big trouble), but I'm quite happy being in that position.
If you fancy posting some usefull info rather than direct people elsewhere with vague answers then feel free , otherwise thankyou for your post but it hasnt helped so you might as well not have bothered.
Slim
Since L has not been released the correct answer to your question is, maybe. Does that make sense?
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audioslim said:
The question was 'Will towelroot work after latest update?'
Your answer was 'There are issues with towelroot anyway. Root properly. '
And you really dont see why I have a problem with your answer. Not matter how many times you try and post it ,you have not answered the question (Vin4Yak did make a reasonable attempt to answer in that 'it should work'. I can accept that)
Then to take this futher I'm yet to see why Towelroot 'has issues' or 'no longer works properly'. I've headed over to the 3700 post thread about it, and still I'm yet to see anything telling everybody to stay away.
I'm aware my bootloader is still locked and potentially with root I could screw my phone (and due to no unlocked bootloader could be in big trouble), but I'm quite happy being in that position.
If you fancy posting some usefull info rather than direct people elsewhere with vague answers then feel free , otherwise thankyou for your post but it hasnt helped so you might as well not have bothered.
Slim
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Towelroot doesn't work before the update. It wont work after the update. The guide in General (where all our guides are) that is not 3700 posts long explains why,
Or just try it yourself. The update is 100% irrelevant. It has not patched the exploit, but it is not the exploit that is the problem. Its SuperSU that is the problem, again - which is all explained in the guide, over in general
Right got the thread now. I've posted in there. Thanks
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rootSU said:
Towelroot doesn't work before the update. It wont work after the update. The guide in General (where all our guides are) that is not 3700 posts long explains why,
Or just try it yourself. The update is 100% irrelevant. It has not patched the exploit, but it is not the exploit that is the problem. Its SuperSU that is the problem, again - which is all explained in the guide, over in general
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audioslim said:
Right got the thread now. I've posted in there. Thanks
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What is with forum culture that makes people against linking to other threads they are discussing.
Just post a ******* link to the thread so every other user that see's your post can easily find what you are talking about rather than searching high and low through the whole forum - i.e. 'over in general', do you mean Nexus 5 General, or XDA General? It's really not hard to just post a LINK. Once I found the 'guide in General' I could find no other info on towelroot - http://puu.sh/aHF5u/524526b849.png
Sorry to be rude, it just really grinds my gears - it's not hard to link something if you know where it is and saves everyone else loads of time.
/rant
Bomster said:
What is with forum culture that makes people against linking to other threads they are discussing.
Just post a ******* link to the thread so every other user that see's your post can easily find what you are talking about rather than searching high and low through the whole forum - i.e. 'over in general', do you mean Nexus 5 General, or XDA General? It's really not hard to just post a LINK. Once I found the 'guide in General' I could find no other info on towelroot - http://puu.sh/aHF5u/524526b849.png
Sorry to be rude, it just really grinds my gears - it's not hard to link something if you know where it is and saves everyone else loads of time.
/rant
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Not to be rude, but rule number one is to search. You agreed to that when you signed up here.
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jd1639 said:
Not to be rude, but rule number one is to search. You agreed to that when you signed up here.
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Fair point.
However, it is widely accepted here that the search function of this site is mediocre at best. Just do everyone a favour and post a link rather than taking the moral high ground.
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Fair point.
However, it is widely accepted here that the search function of this site is mediocre at best. Just do everyone a favour and post a link rather than taking the moral high ground.
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I may know where to find something but it takes me time to find the thread and copy the link. Why should I take my time to do that? I'm not the one who needs it. If the poster can't take his/her time to do that so be it.
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Bomster said:
What is with forum culture that makes people against linking to other threads they are discussing.
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We usually take a "give a man a fish, he can feed himself for a day. Give a man the means to fish and he can feed himself for a lifetime" approach.
I purposely do NOT give links for things that are sticky threads. If there is a sticky thread in General, "over in General" is a sufficient description to find the information required. If I give every idiot who asks a question a single link, he will not notice all the other glorious sticky threads that we here in this forum put much effort into answering as many questions as we possibly can without devoting our entire existance to repeating the same answers over and over... and over.
We take pride in our stick threads and once someone sees them, a wealth of knowledge unfolds. Knowledge we willingly pass on. If we simply give everyone a link, all we will be doing is linking the same person to different things all the time. We're being helpful without being detrimental to ourselves.
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Just post a ******* link to the thread so every other user that see's your post can easily find what you are talking about
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No, as I said I refuse to post links to obvious threads that sit where all the other obvious and important threads sit. Don't get all aggressive here.
Bomster said:
rather than searching high and low through the whole forum <>
do you mean Nexus 5 General, or XDA General? It's really not hard to just post a LINK. Once I found the 'guide in General' I could find no other info on towelroot - http://puu.sh/aHF5u/524526b849.png
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Search is easy to use. Posting a link is as easy as going to general and typing "towelroot" into search. You're ressurecting an old thread. Towelroot is not a favoured solution, so it is no longer stickied.
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Sorry to be rude, it just really grinds my gears - it's not hard to link something if you know where it is and saves everyone else loads of time.
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If you're sorry to be rude, why are you being rude at all. Sorry is taking back something you didn't mean, yet edit does the same thing so you're not sorry at all. You have an attitude and you want to show it. Fine!
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However, it is widely accepted here that the search function of this site is mediocre at best. Just do everyone a favour and post a link rather than taking the moral high ground.
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I don't accept that. I find everything I want in search, if I know the search term to use. Even in Tapatalk. Failing that, google can serch XDA very well too. This is just an excuse. The bigger picture is that the true favour is not posting a link. Heroin addict is in pain, needs a hit. Posting link is buying him the hit. Not posting the link, or better yet, sending him to rehab is the better favour.
You admit there is a high ground then?
For all those who say the search is mediocre - I find it perfectly fine and easy to use, 9/10 times I'll find what I'm looking for if I know it exists. Maybe you're just doing it wrong.

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