Not sure if this should go here or General, Mod feel free to move if you think it should be moved ---
To all, This is what I found when rooting my Xformer--
1st ...I am not a rookie but I wanted the rooting to go without a hitch. So I read most of what was out there and choose what I thought would be best for me as far as the method for rooting.
So, I picked Apache's posting of how to root since I had a 4-24-11 build 3.0.1 I did not have to revert back, just needed to root the device and update
This is the posting:
Where to get the root packages---
http://androidroot.mobi/asus-eee-pad-transformer-tf101-root-cwm-recovery/
2nd I would recommend watching the video by Ayman019
Ayman019--- Root video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaZ4B60OWmY
This is a great play by play
Finally, I love Supercurio's work it is very bugfree so I downloaded his updated rom 3.1 updated...... etc here:
Supercurio's rooted rom---
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112527
And his repacker if you want to have the tool that did the above ---
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112527
I Pushed all the files through SDK/ADB. All went great until I tried to push superuser. At first, it would not recognize, so another xda member mentioned that sometime the remount is not seen, so I tried remounting 1st time, nothing ... the second time it worked
Awesome I am Rooted but ....... nothing could see the superuser, it would not allow anything access to superuser, so I downloaded Busybox and loaded it as well, still nothing.
Then I thought since I have superuser I should have recovery too. So, I proceeded to load Supercurio's rom on the sd card and then, manually went into recovery.....
Flashed the rom in recovery, rebooted....Voila' rooted, 3.1 and Good to go......
The point of this thread is remind people, that not all units react exactly the same, usually in adb everything works pretty much the same, but as you can see, not always.
So, moral of the story, the tools are here in XDA and the devs and other members have written great how to's and provide great advice, I thank All of them for sharing their knowledge.
BTW the Transformer is an AWESOME device and rooted you can really make it operate amazingly ..........
The point of this thread is remind people, that not all units react exactly the same, usually in adb everything works pretty much the same, but as you can see, not always.
So, moral of the story, the tools are here in XDA and the devs and other members have written great how to's and provide great advice
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
good point, its the same whe nyou are hacking any device. They all react different
http://android.modaco.com/content/a...oted-ww-8-4-4-5-android-3-1-from-any-version/
To be honest I looked at all the guides and couldn't understand why this one seemed so shorter than others but it worked a treat no blob v4 or 5 to mess qbout with just down grade and away you go
DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime
combat goofwing said:
http://android.modaco.com/content/a...oted-ww-8-4-4-5-android-3-1-from-any-version/
To be honest I looked at all the guides and couldn't understand why this one seemed so shorter than others but it worked a treat no blob v4 or 5 to mess qbout with just down grade and away you go
DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Is there anywhere else to get these? It looks like his account is over the quota-
"This file is temporarily unavailable because there are no resources
available under the owner's account. "
The other good thing is you end up with a stock 3.1 Rom rooted rather than flashing a custom rim from the start
DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime
combat goofwing said:
The other good thing is you end up with a stock 3.1 Rom rooted rather than flashing a custom rim from the start
DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes this is the an advantage and unless you are looking to over clock I think the unit works very well with the standard rom.
Also Calforniarailroader here is another site to get the downloads:
http://asustransform.com/forum/
oka1 said:
Yes this is the an advantage and unless you are looking to over clock I think the unit works very well with the standard rom.
Also Calforniarailroader here is another site to get the downloads:
http://asustransform.com/forum/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks Oka1!
OT So where in NorCal are you? I'm up here in Redwood Valley, it's halfway between Ukiah and Willits in Mendocino County. OT
what are the benefits of rootign the transformer? only root apps i use on my phone are wifi tether and titanium backup. not important to me on the tablet, anything else make it worht it?
jbaruch76 said:
what are the benefits of rootign the transformer? only root apps i use on my phone are wifi tether and titanium backup. not important to me on the tablet, anything else make it worht it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Speed...
How about battery life? I know the tweaking done on my EVO made a huge improvement in battery life. Most of this comes with a custom kernal/rom though, but being rooted is obviously a necessity.
Im am not a newb to XDA by any means but, I just got the Transformer today, so go easy on me
can i root with 3.1 already? seems like in this thread ver 3.0.1 was used for rooting.
dennka said:
can i root with 3.1 already? seems like in this thread ver 3.0.1 was used for rooting.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You would have to use the version that reverts to go back to 3.01 then go from there.
where do you find any info about rolling back i looked in every thread and NOTHING
jbaruch76 said:
what are the benefits of rootign the transformer? only root apps i use on my phone are wifi tether and titanium backup. not important to me on the tablet, anything else make it worht it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Overclocking, removing system apps, running slightly modded roms of Honeycomb 3.1, etc... There's no risk since the TF is unbrickable since we have nvflash.
Is there anything I can do if I flashed the wrong blob? I got root ok but CWM did not work. I tried to flash blobV5 but now adb cant write anything to /data. Since I have root could I simply use root explorer and terminal to run these commands?
I'm kind of stuck... I got as for as to issue the ./data/local/gingerbreakBB command...
I didn't receive any permission errors or anything but it's been siting there like it's waiting to finish (looks like it's thinking), one line so far that reads [*] vold: 0000 GOT start: 0x00017368 GOT end: 0x000175e8
But it's literally been sitting there for over 2 hours...
Android Ver 3.0.1
Any ideas? Anyone?
UPDATE: Nevermind... apparently even if your runnin 3.0.1 if it's not the right build you have to downgrade... got it... rooted!
hi all
I have rooted my TF to prime 1.5V. I enjoy it, but I have some problem in android market, I cannot download and install any software directly from android market, does anyone have such problem with android market after rooting and updating?(I use Nflash method, change SKU US to WW!)
do u have any suggestion?
combat goofwing said:
http://android.modaco.com/content/a...oted-ww-8-4-4-5-android-3-1-from-any-version/
To be honest I looked at all the guides and couldn't understand why this one seemed so shorter than others but it worked a treat no blob v4 or 5 to mess qbout with just down grade and away you go
DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
At the end, does the unite still get OTA updates? I think there is no CWM involved in this picture, so I am assuming the tab will receive the 3.2 update automatically?
camdz said:
How about battery life? I know the tweaking done on my EVO made a huge improvement in battery life. Most of this comes with a custom kernal/rom though, but being rooted is obviously a necessity.
Im am not a newb to XDA by any means but, I just got the Transformer today, so go easy on me
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There will always be a reason to root your device, since there will always be something you need to do that the manufacturer doesn't want or think you need.
Ok guys I just got my used never before rooted transformer and I need to know if my current version is able to be rooted! I've searched but with no results to answer all my questions. I'm no noob to rooting or xda so I kind of just need pointed in the right direction. Can some one look at my screen shot and tell me if I can use this thread to root with my current firmware version or what other thread I need to start off with. All help is greatly appreciated!
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium
It's obvious I'm very new to this lol.
I would keep it if it didn't have that slight lag. That bothers me pretty much so is there a way for me to return back to asus "skin" instead of acer?
I rooted my device using razorclaw and that worked like a charm. It took me a while to figure out how to install clockworkmod and once I figured it out, it worked perfectly.
But I accidentally installed the Thor Transformer Revolver port instead of just Revolver for transformer.
Do I just find revolver for transformer and install that?
I'm sorry if I'm doing something wrong when it comes to forum policies or anything.
Swiffertank said:
It's obvious I'm very new to this lol.
I would keep it if it didn't have that slight lag. That bothers me pretty much so is there a way for me to return back to asus "skin" instead of acer?
I rooted my device using razorclaw and that worked like a charm. It took me a while to figure out how to install clockworkmod and once I figured it out, it worked perfectly.
But I accidentally installed the Thor Transformer Revolver port instead of just Revolver for transformer.
Do I just find revolver for transformer and install that?
I'm sorry if I'm doing something wrong when it comes to forum policies or anything.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And it works haha nice !!!!
Dude in this forum just go into the android development part and download the real revolver should solve the lag you are talking about and it is a great rom for new people
I recommend also using the prime 2.0.6 kernel which you can download through revolver parts and flash after you have installed
Sent from my tf101 using xda premium 1.54Ghz
I'll need to remember to go to the developmental parts lol. I had no idea where to download revolver. 0.0 But I found a youtube video with an old version and I just used those links to find the latest version. =]
I'll definitely try that prime 2.0.6 ;] Thanks for the reply!
I know my way around android well enough but i need some help with getting this rooted. Im gonna post what i got and see what u guy think. Sorry but ive been reading all day and getting nowhere.
I have a TF101-A1, my sn starts with c10, (that is what the whole b70 b80 thing is right) my android version is 3.2.1, my build # is HTK75.US.epad-8.6.5.21-20111216.
Thats it if there is anything else u need let me know. Im wanting to flash android revolution if possible, what do i need to do?
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium
Rally187 said:
I know my way around android well enough but i need some help with getting this rooted. Im gonna post what i got and see what u guy think. Sorry but ive been reading all day and getting nowhere.
I have a TF101-A1, my sn starts with c10, (that is what the whole b70 b80 thing is right) my android version is 3.2.1, my build # is HTK75.US.epad-8.6.5.21-20111216.
Thats it if there is anything else u need let me know. Im wanting to flash android revolution if possible, what do i need to do?
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Use ViperMod (Option 1) to root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427125
There's also this here that's pretty new but it seems easy enough.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1534475
After you have root, use RecoveryInstaller to flash CWM recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346180
As for your tablet, yes your C10 would fall in the SBK v2 caategory like some B70 and B80 ect. You look like you have the most up to date Honeycomb firmware but as you know there is now ICS available.
Good reading if you have a little times
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494230
baseballfanz said:
Use ViperMod (Option 1) to root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427125
There's also this here that's pretty new but it seems easy enough.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1534475
After you have root, use RecoveryInstaller to flash CWM recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346180
As for your tablet, yes your C10 would fall in the SBK v2 caategory like some B70 and B80 ect. You look like you have the most up to date Honeycomb firmware but as you know there is now ICS available.
Good reading if you have a little times
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494230
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you so much man!! After learning how to root a hero, an evo, an evo 3d, (huge pain in the ass) i kinda got spoiled when i picked up a nexus s 4g it was sooo easy. so again thank you that guide was a huge help obviously i should have started there. what was really throwing me was the b70 b80 think now i get it.
What is your take on ICS? ive heard good and bad. with that said i have had a reboot on honeycomb so... guess it cant hurt lol
Hello everybody,
I'm actually runing 4.1.1 on my tablet and I would like to update it to a fresh new customized rom (such as Hydro 7)! As I bought my tablet directly from the store 5 months ago, I'm quite hesitating... What do you suggest me!
Do it!
+1 do it!
You wont be disappointed. Just make sure you do your homework well and you'll be fine :good:
And dont forget to ask questions when you hesitate. Better safe than sorry.
The TF300T is a very friendly and helpful community
Get-R-Done! It's well worth it.
Sent from my LG-LG855 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
I say yes.
Make sure you read up on what you need to do prior. Plus contingencies on or about recovery methods. The worst you can do, is have no options for recovery.
Clearly yes. I recommend btw BAKED Rom because of it's customization (link in my sig)
everything important (should be step by step) should be written here btw
I am mainly scary about loosing my warranty...I mean if I have a problem in the future, Asus will not repair my tablet :/
Myself- said:
I am mainly scary about loosing my warranty...I mean if I have a problem in the future, Asus will not repair my tablet :/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Then don't do it and suffer poor performance instead.
Life is all about taking calculated risks. Which is more important to you?
sbdags said:
Then don't do it and suffer poor performance instead.
Life is all about taking calculated risks. Which is more important to you?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You are right!
Before Unlocking my device, I installed the SDK manager (to check if I had all the needed files/programs), but I can't see the settings described in the guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2041627
PS: I didn't install any driver
Myself- said:
Before Unlocking my device,
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Be aware that you might need to register your tablet on the Asus website before the unlock APK will do it's thing. (might take a couple of days after registering before unlock goes through)
Nobody to explain me why I can't install platform tools??
Myself- said:
Nobody to explain me why I can't install platform tools??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I dont know about installing developer tools however i will tell you how much better the tablet runs afterinstalling cleanrom 3.3 with unters overclocked kernel. Superfast, no more pop ups saying something fails to respond. I did still experience slight performance issues when downloading a movie torrent but not as bad like before. When i downloaded on the stock asus tf300t the tablet became a paper weight. I am currently trying data2sd with a sandisk micro class 10 on cleanrom but having issues. I cant seem to get it working right. Going to keep trying
There thousands of posts related to flash/root and none of them are accurate...Can')t understand ppl always referring to them now
This thread really does tempt me to install a custom ROM on my tablet but i have around 3 months left of my warranty so don't know if it's worth the risk. Furthermore, i'm scared of being bricked
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app
It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
Hi guys. I need to flash a custom rom on my nexus S and I need your advice.
I need speed and stability and good kernel.
For Recovery I'm going for TWRP-crespo
As far as rom goes I thinking to flash TeamEOS3-29, but my doubt is the kernel.
I would like your opinion/suggestion on the rom and suggestion on the kernel.
Thanks a lot to all!
blackout_pt said:
Hi guys. I need to flash a custom rom on my nexus S and I need your advice.
I need speed and stability and good kernel.
For Recovery I'm going for TWRP-crespo
As far as rom goes I thinking to flash TeamEOS3-29, but my doubt is the kernel.
I would like your opinion/suggestion on the rom and suggestion on the kernel.
Thanks a lot to all!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wrong Place to post.
Post belongs in the Q&A
sorry about that. some one please move it them.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk HD
blackout_pt said:
sorry about that. some one please move it them.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk HD
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
some one moved it to Q and A where it supposed to go... Op you may want to read the rules here... some one is saying...
little research goes a long way...
Here
Here
Here
Here
Here
And this one is an actual rom review!
Usually they talk about both roms/kernels
Looking around doesn't cost much time and gets you all the info you need. Hope I helped!