rooting question - Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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[Q] Will there every be a one-click root for Xoom?

Just wondering because it's a pain for me to get to a computer and download the stuff I need. My computer caught fire and I have to get another and I don't like asking people to use their laptops so I can download things.
gqstatus0685 said:
Just wondering because it's a pain for me to get to a computer and download the stuff I need. My computer caught fire and I have to get another and I don't like asking people to use their laptops so I can download things.
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You need a pc to run the fastboot commands...don't see if ever happening.
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What do you mean? There is a one-click method for the Evo. I understand I'd need a pc but if I can download one file and do a one click unlock and root it would be awesome. One file to complete the whole process. It wouldn't be a pain to borrow a laptop from someone to download one thing.
If I root now I have to download SDK, this & that. I moved so I don't live that close to my friends. I only have an iPad and Xoom as my source of internet.
I think for a one click we would need the source code to honeycomb
sent from my Motorola XOOM
Personally I wouldn't want to one click the xoom, I learned a lot about the xoom while trying to root it and I now feel comfortable tinkering with it as a result. I wanted one click with my cell but at 600 bucks I want to know what makes the xoom tick and be knowledgeable enough to restore it if I need to. The root methods available now aren't difficult at all.
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You mean like this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011196
This is for 3.0, but it's one-click unlock, root, unroot, and relock.
siscim23 said:
You mean like this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011196
This is for 3.0, but it's one-click unlock, root, unroot, and relock.
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But it does require a pc to work.
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That's for 3.0 and not 3.1. It's obvious that I would need a computer.
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Its relativly easy to make a one click mthod and the old one just needs the rigt images put in the right place, all the commands are the same.
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gqstatus0685 said:
That's for 3.0 and not 3.1. It's obvious that I would need a computer.
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I must have read it wrong then, i thought you were having problems getting a computer. The way i read it, you were looking for a one-click method to run from your xoom. Sorry, if i would have read it right, i would have answer correctly. There is currently no way to one click root 3.1. In all honesty i hope one never comes. I understand your problem, but people need to learn to do things. One clicks are the reason we have 762 threads that start with "bricked".
bwcorvus said:
I must have read it wrong then, i thought you were having problems getting a computer. The way i read it, you were looking for a one-click method to run from your xoom. Sorry, if i would have read it right, i would have answer correctly. There is currently no way to one click root 3.1. In all honesty i hope one never comes. I understand your problem, but people need to learn to do things. One clicks are the reason we have 762 threads that start with "bricked".
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I completely agree. Rooting teaches people how to use fastboot and adb correctly, good things to know.
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gqstatus0685 said:
That's for 3.0 and not 3.1. It's obvious that I would need a computer.
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Yeah, and you said it wouldn't be a pain to borrow a laptop to download one thing. If your computer caught fire, are you sure you want to tinker with your Xoom?

Rooting to 3.1 Your-New Transformer

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
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good point, its the same whe nyou are hacking any device. They all react different
http://android.modaco.com/content/a...oted-ww-8-4-4-5-android-3-1-from-any-version/
To be honest I looked at all the guides and couldn't understand why this one seemed so shorter than others but it worked a treat no blob v4 or 5 to mess qbout with just down grade and away you go
DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime
combat goofwing said:
http://android.modaco.com/content/a...oted-ww-8-4-4-5-android-3-1-from-any-version/
To be honest I looked at all the guides and couldn't understand why this one seemed so shorter than others but it worked a treat no blob v4 or 5 to mess qbout with just down grade and away you go
DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime
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Is there anywhere else to get these? It looks like his account is over the quota-
"This file is temporarily unavailable because there are no resources
available under the owner's account. "
The other good thing is you end up with a stock 3.1 Rom rooted rather than flashing a custom rim from the start
DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime
combat goofwing said:
The other good thing is you end up with a stock 3.1 Rom rooted rather than flashing a custom rim from the start
DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime
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Yes this is the an advantage and unless you are looking to over clock I think the unit works very well with the standard rom.
Also Calforniarailroader here is another site to get the downloads:
http://asustransform.com/forum/
oka1 said:
Yes this is the an advantage and unless you are looking to over clock I think the unit works very well with the standard rom.
Also Calforniarailroader here is another site to get the downloads:
http://asustransform.com/forum/
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Thanks Oka1!
OT So where in NorCal are you? I'm up here in Redwood Valley, it's halfway between Ukiah and Willits in Mendocino County. OT
what are the benefits of rootign the transformer? only root apps i use on my phone are wifi tether and titanium backup. not important to me on the tablet, anything else make it worht it?
jbaruch76 said:
what are the benefits of rootign the transformer? only root apps i use on my phone are wifi tether and titanium backup. not important to me on the tablet, anything else make it worht it?
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Speed...
How about battery life? I know the tweaking done on my EVO made a huge improvement in battery life. Most of this comes with a custom kernal/rom though, but being rooted is obviously a necessity.
Im am not a newb to XDA by any means but, I just got the Transformer today, so go easy on me
can i root with 3.1 already? seems like in this thread ver 3.0.1 was used for rooting.
dennka said:
can i root with 3.1 already? seems like in this thread ver 3.0.1 was used for rooting.
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You would have to use the version that reverts to go back to 3.01 then go from there.
where do you find any info about rolling back i looked in every thread and NOTHING
jbaruch76 said:
what are the benefits of rootign the transformer? only root apps i use on my phone are wifi tether and titanium backup. not important to me on the tablet, anything else make it worht it?
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Overclocking, removing system apps, running slightly modded roms of Honeycomb 3.1, etc... There's no risk since the TF is unbrickable since we have nvflash.
Is there anything I can do if I flashed the wrong blob? I got root ok but CWM did not work. I tried to flash blobV5 but now adb cant write anything to /data. Since I have root could I simply use root explorer and terminal to run these commands?
I'm kind of stuck... I got as for as to issue the ./data/local/gingerbreakBB command...
I didn't receive any permission errors or anything but it's been siting there like it's waiting to finish (looks like it's thinking), one line so far that reads [*] vold: 0000 GOT start: 0x00017368 GOT end: 0x000175e8
But it's literally been sitting there for over 2 hours...
Android Ver 3.0.1
Any ideas? Anyone?
UPDATE: Nevermind... apparently even if your runnin 3.0.1 if it's not the right build you have to downgrade... got it... rooted!
hi all
I have rooted my TF to prime 1.5V. I enjoy it, but I have some problem in android market, I cannot download and install any software directly from android market, does anyone have such problem with android market after rooting and updating?(I use Nflash method, change SKU US to WW!)
do u have any suggestion?
combat goofwing said:
http://android.modaco.com/content/a...oted-ww-8-4-4-5-android-3-1-from-any-version/
To be honest I looked at all the guides and couldn't understand why this one seemed so shorter than others but it worked a treat no blob v4 or 5 to mess qbout with just down grade and away you go
DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime
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At the end, does the unite still get OTA updates? I think there is no CWM involved in this picture, so I am assuming the tab will receive the 3.2 update automatically?
camdz said:
How about battery life? I know the tweaking done on my EVO made a huge improvement in battery life. Most of this comes with a custom kernal/rom though, but being rooted is obviously a necessity.
Im am not a newb to XDA by any means but, I just got the Transformer today, so go easy on me
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There will always be a reason to root your device, since there will always be something you need to do that the manufacturer doesn't want or think you need.
Ok guys I just got my used never before rooted transformer and I need to know if my current version is able to be rooted! I've searched but with no results to answer all my questions. I'm no noob to rooting or xda so I kind of just need pointed in the right direction. Can some one look at my screen shot and tell me if I can use this thread to root with my current firmware version or what other thread I need to start off with. All help is greatly appreciated!
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Supposed no root for B70+ ??

Everyone keeps posting on here that there is no root method for B70 transformers. I returned my first one and just got another one a couple days ago. First one was a B60 and the second one was a B70.
However, upon getting the second one I forgot to even check the serial number to see if it was one of the ones that couldn't be rooted. I did the one click method with the Ubuntu script and it worked perfectly.
I'm running Prime 1.6 as we speak. Clockwork installed and working fine.
EDIT: Complaining about a question mark. So reformatted so I didn't ask a question
wrichards2009 said:
Everyone keeps posting on here that there is no root method for B70 transformers. I returned my first one and just got another one a couple days ago. First one was a B60 and the second one was a B70.
However, upon getting the second one I forgot to even check the serial number to see if it was one of the ones that couldn't be rooted. I did the one click method with the Ubuntu script and it worked perfectly.
I'm running Prime 1.6 as we speak. Clockwork installed and working fine. Am I missing something here?
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This is a perfect example of a thread that should be posted in Q&A, not General Discussion. Quick Rule: If you end the thread title with a question mark, put it in Q&A.
As far as the question itself, not all B70s have the new SBK. The ones with new SBKs cannot be flashed using NVFlash, but IIRC the one-click method will still work. If you try to use NVFlash and it fails, you have a new SBK.
msticninja said:
This is a perfect example of a thread that should be posted in Q&A, not General Discussion. Quick Rule: If you end the thread title with a question mark, put it in Q&A.
As far as the question itself, not all B70s have the new SBK. The ones with new SBKs cannot be flashed using NVFlash, but IIRC the one-click method will still work. If you try to use NVFlash and it fails, you have a new SBK.
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Are u sure the 1 click method will work?
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There are 2 versions of the B7O, one where both the 1-click & nvflash works & one which is unrootable atm and none of the options work!
If you have the one that works, congrats! if you have the latter one...tough luck and be patient, hopefully there will be a way to fix it soon
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vf1 said:
Are u sure the 1 click method will work?
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No, that's why I said IIRC.

Total transformer noob needs help!

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?
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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
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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
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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

Looked all around just simple instructions to ROOT 4.1.2 Wifi Xoom

Hello to all
I have a Xoom from the day they came out. Cost a penny then but I thought it was great....not a iPad.
Anyway the Xoom is at it's EOL. OK, but I can still make it work good mounted in my truck (they are rugged).
I have the simple Wifi Xoom with 4.1.2 now.
I have read and read thru this site and others and it seems like it would be simple BUT some of us are not developers/programmers.
I have tried to make sense of it (why can't there just a 'One Click' root?
I need basic, simple instructions on how to root this.
Do I download the STOCK image and then what? Use CWM ok, but where do I get that? How do I put it on the Xoom?
etc,etc,etc......
So any help to get the instructions (and forget that someone is not going to ADB shell fastboot this and command line that) in a SIMPLE form for those of us who can do somethings (I can use Odin and reflashed the ICS back onto my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 because I did NOT like the JB OTA,also rooted my Galaxy S3 (metroPCS) by following simple online instructions/tools) so I am not a complete dumba$$.
But the way this is all laid out, it is confusing to me.
So can someone help?
Thanks
And my Xoom (I am sure like others) is completely stock, gotta all the OTAs and is at JB 4.1.2 MZ604 JZO54K whatever........
Again
Thank you
philmiami
Hi,
Please look at the Frequently Asked Questions thread on the Q&A, this answer was already answered there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145522
All the best,
XxLordxX
Are you still working on updating the win version to work with JB?
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AW: Looked all around just simple instructions to ROOT 4.1.2 Wifi Xoom
Careful, unlocking the bootloader will format and reset your xoom to zero !!!
Btw, you can use twrp as recovery as well. Download latest version here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28988754
joe2262 said:
Are you still working on updating the win version to work with JB?
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It's almost done
I and a friend are rewriting the whole code to make sure it attends your necessities at best! I will come with new info soon

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