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future of rooting access for B80+

I just got a new TF101 with Serial # B90, and currently using HTJ85B.US_epad-8.6.5.9-20110816 ( maybe be able to upgrade to 8.6.5.13 using the download from Asus' site, or OTA upgrade to some version I don't know) , since Razorclaw is not working for some B80 and beyond, and now that the Transformer Prime has come out, and no news from Razorclaw about rooting B80+ since early Oct, I wonder if they have given up and move up to the Prime? I'm thinking if I can't root it at all, I may just return it to the store.
and I have read some other threads, and some people saying that they have rooted their B90, is there another rooting method that I'm unaware of?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416362
Go to this link and follow my instructions to update to 8.6.6.19 and then use razorclaw

Where should I put the files (ep101_sdupdate.zip and WW_epad-user-8.6.6.19.zip)? Simply drop them in the internal SD? Have I to create a new folder?

rckhndphil said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416362
Go to this link and follow my instructions to update to 8.6.6.19 and then use razorclaw
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can't open the link above, saying "Invalid thread specified"

zdarkhalo said:
can't open the link above, saying "Invalid thread specified"
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20809986
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i have a b80 rooted with razorclaw...you have to get to 8.6.5.19 for tf101 or 8.6.6.19 for tf101g if you have anyother firmware you wont be able to root with razorclaw. the firmware files are out there. iin your case you will have to update to the 8.6.5.13 first then work your way thru the updates after that to get to .19 im pretty sure thats the only way. correct me if im wrong guys. just dont update ota from asus the 8.6.5.21 update that may be pushed to your device while your updating.

the pose has the file 8.6.6.19, 8.6.6.x is for tf101g, isn't it?

Yes it is, however if you flash it as EP101_SDUPDATE your tab will accept it, then you root with razorclaw, install CWM, then you can flash a custom rom

my tf101 accepted it without renaming - just extracted the zip from within the zip to the root of micro sd card if that makes sense.
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oh I see, does it mean that after I upgrade to 8.6.5.13 and then to 8.6.6.19, after I root it with razorclaw, I can use CWM to backup the Asus ROM, and than flash a custom ROM, and able to recover to the Asus ROM using CWM shall I need the warranty?

Yes, adding root and the clockwork really opens up quite a few options

How to get root and CWM back after ICS WW update?

Yes I know. Yet another ICS thread (as if we don't have enough already).
I know there are already a few threads on flashing to ICS US (with WW forthcoming no doubt). But I already just updated to ICS WW. I need root and CWM back. Otherwise it means flashing back to an old version of with nvflash or whatever (thus losing all my data yet again) and performing the whole thing again through CWM instead of using the official update process. Pain!

Try the ViperMod, seeing reports that it work.

OTA Rootkeeper ;-)
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Rooted with ViporMod, option 1. Root works..

mailvamsi said:
Rooted with ViporMod, option 1. Root works..
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Which one did you use. On their web site they only have the tool for the Prime.

neidlinger said:
Which one did you use. On their web site they only have the tool for the Prime.
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I believed it's the same one that work for both Prime and TF101

Yes, I'm trying it with the Prime version and it's not working for me.
Asking me if uid and gid are zero and they are both 2000. Booo.

I chose option 1 and got root. Was unable to unlock the bootloader and install Clockworks though.

acdcking12345 said:
I chose option 1 and got root. Was unable to unlock the bootloader and install Clockworks though.
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Have you tried RecoveryInstaller to install CWM?

baseballfanz said:
Have you tried RecoveryInstaller to install CWM?
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I found the recoveryinstaller thread. But it is no longer available for download

acdcking12345 said:
I found the recoveryinstaller thread. But it is no longer available for download
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Try here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22359727&postcount=218

for recovery, I prefer Rogue XM recovery, allows you to use the internal sd as well as the external.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446019

[Q] Updated to .30, any way to root?

I had the .29 build number on this and it was rooted but then yesterday, i kept getting the update message and kept telling it to postpone for 1 day but it came up after 5 minutes. I got annoyed and just updated it without thinking that my root would be probably gone, and it is gone after the update finished. Any way to obtain root again?

in hind site mate you should get voodoo otsrootkeeper it can make a back up of your root and you can enable it after an ota update, but this is the best and easiest way to get your root back mate
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26918790

how does ota rootkeeper work anyway

Thanks for the reply , do i unroot incase first and then reroot through that samme tool?

No need to unroot mate just go straight to rooting, and ota rootkeeper work by backing up certain files which you just reinstall and your good to go but it only works with ota updates
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Got it with .26, updated to .30 and then I managed to root it with this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26918790
I also used OTA Root Keeper after, to secure it .
Trimis de pe ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T

vap_66 said:
Got it with .26, updated to .30 and then I managed to root it with this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26918790
I also used OTA Root Keeper after, to secure it .
Trimis de pe ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T
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It really works. I did the same with mine. Very easy and works as intended .

If want to ROOT .30, which is the process update to .30 then root or which .29 rooted then upadte to .30
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If want to ROOT .30, which is the process update to .30 then root or which .29 rooted then upadte to .30
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Either way works fine.

you gotta update to .30 then root mate if your updating manually if you you using ota uates then you can root before or after mate but if you update on .29 you need to use voodoo otarootkeeper to back up your root then just restore it after you update, but this only works with ota updates
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using Tapatalk 2

tf300 recovery
When I attempt to restart in recovery on the tf300 (in attempt to root), I get the Android laying on his back with a red triangle "!". It is unlocked....I am a noob and have been unsuccessful in finding an answer, any help would be appreciated!!!. I am running 4.0.3 ... .29..

You need to flash a custom recovery. Look in the development forum for the ClockworkMod and TeamWin threads.

follow this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704209
I comfirmed this way could get root

streethealer said:
When I attempt to restart in recovery on the tf300 (in attempt to root), I get the Android laying on his back with a red triangle "!". It is unlocked....I am a noob and have been unsuccessful in finding an answer, any help would be appreciated!!!. I am running 4.0.3 ... .29..
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if u just want to Root, you don't have to restart in recovery mode. i didn't.
also, if ur too scared from writing all those code lines ( like i was )
try first one of the tool ( batch ).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697227
and read it all !
of course, do it at ur own risk!
cheers

Saintom said:
if u just want to Root, you don't have to restart in recovery mode. i didn't.
also, if ur too scared from writing all those code lines ( like i was )
try first one of the tool ( batch ).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697227
and read it all !
of course, do it at ur own risk!
cheers
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Yeah, but isn't flashing a zip from recovery a bit easier? He's already unlocked. Why should he go through the trouble of learning new rooting methods when he can just flash the root zip in the CWM thread?

EndlessDissent said:
Yeah, but isn't flashing a zip from recovery a bit easier? He's already unlocked. Why should he go through the trouble of learning new rooting methods when he can just flash the root zip in the CWM thread?
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well...
I miss read it, and thought he was locked...sorry about that
i guess i was so happy it worked for me, i thought i could help...lol
and... well, what else can i say...lol Sorry!
although, learning new ways is always good

Cannot restore root

Before I upgraded to JB, I saved the root with OTA Root keeper and after upgrading I restored back root with it but none of my application that require root are working. In OTA Root Keeper it has all the all the checkboxes checked (except Root Permission Granted). I have installed SuperUser and also tried Su but it does not work.
Any suggestion?

reboot the Infinity and then check in OTA RootKeeper and see if it still reports root.

ajamils said:
Before I upgraded to JB, I saved the root with OTA Root keeper and after upgrading I restored back root with it but none of my application that require root are working. In OTA Root Keeper it has all the all the checkboxes checked (except Root Permission Granted). I have installed SuperUser and also tried Su but it does not work.
Any suggestion?
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If what johnlgalt suggested doesn't work, this may work. No guarantees on anything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460

Private Pyle said:
If what johnlgalt suggested doesn't work, this may work. No guarantees on anything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
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Has anyone confirmed that this will work on ASUS tablets?

Restarting did not fix anything so I installed Root Checker from market and it is saying that I do not have proper root permissions.

In OTA Rootkeeper, it is not showing temp unroot, is it? Also check Superuser app (info page)....

...also lost root!
I have the same probs like the others befor.
- Did a clean install of FW .30
- Then rooted the Infinity with "One-Click" Method ...every thing´s fine!
- Installed Root-Keeper and did backup
- Installed the JB Update from internal SD
...restarted the Pad and lost Root!
I checked it with Root-Keeper and there is no BackUp!
PLEASE HELP!

I did the same but in superuser I also enabled OTA keeper under info. That might have made a difference.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Infinity TF700 running Android JB (rooted) via Tapatalk

freaky01 said:
I have the same probs like the others befor.
- Did a clean install of FW .30
- Then rooted the Infinity with "One-Click" Method ...every thing´s fine!
- Installed Root-Keeper and did backup
- Installed the JB Update from internal SD
...restarted the Pad and lost Root!
I checked it with Root-Keeper and there is no BackUp!
PLEASE HELP!
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Eexact same thing happened to me. You will need to downgrade to .30 to restore root. Instructions are in the all-in-one thread. This time, do the temp unroot option in rootkeeper before installing jb.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2

Why there istnt a way to root with one click like under ICS.......

DirtyIdiot said:
Why there istnt a way to root with one click like under ICS.......
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Because no one has finished the extremely time consuming and hard work and found one yet. If you need root just unlock and flash SU.
Next?

freaky01 said:
I have the same probs like the others befor.
- Did a clean install of FW .30
- Then rooted the Infinity with "One-Click" Method ...every thing´s fine!
- Installed Root-Keeper and did backup
- Installed the JB Update from internal SD
...restarted the Pad and lost Root!
I checked it with Root-Keeper and there is no BackUp!
PLEASE HELP!
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OTA rootkeeper only works for OTA updates. If you install using the internal SD method you will lose root because it erases the files OTA rootkeeper puts there. Sorry there is nothing you can do to get root back unless you have an unlocked bootloader.
To OP:
Chances are you forgot to temp unroot before doing the OTA, many people are reporting rootkeeper failed if they forgot to temp unroot before OTA.
Try manually installing superuser, maybe that will do it
Check with an app like root checker
If you already have superuser installed try uninstalling and reinstalling it, sometimes that works if its just superuser being annoying.
Hope that helps :/

Just to give an update, I was able to re-root but only after downgrading to ICS. I downgraded to ICS, rooted the device and then upgraded it to JB. Everything is good now.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2

It's not working for me...
From ICS 9.4.5.30 I rooted using DebugFS, which installed superuser
Then installed RootKeeper, click on Protect Root, then click on Temp Un-Root
Upgraded to JB 10.4.4.16 through SD card
Open RootKeeper but no Restore button is there
I have unlocked bootloaders prior to all that.
Please help me. This is quite frustrating.

10.6.1.14.10-20030801 is out

Just got it pushed. Still rootable with Motochopper. Still can't unlock :/

giatros said:
Just got it pushed. Still rootable with Motochopper. Still can't unlock :/
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Interesting, most others have reported that Motochopper no longer works with .10.

Oops! Just noticed that although motochopper pushed supersu and it was launching, root is not working

Yeah, that is interesting.Must be a minor change I reckon but who knows until we see a change log.

sbdags said:
Yeah, that is interesting.Must be a minor change I reckon but who knows until we see a change log.
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Have you ever seen one from Asus? I never have....wonder if they even exist or if I need Super Alpha clearence to see one or something....
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flhthemi said:
Have you ever seen one from Asus? I never have....wonder if they even exist or if I need Super Alpha clearence to see one or something....
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Yes they occasionally do post them.

So has anyone yet figured out a benefit to this update other than killing motochopper (benefit if you're into locking down the world for no good reason, of course)?
Ken

I read the following on transformer forums...
"Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper v2.0.3 preserved root. Did a temp unroot before installing the upgrade then restored and all root needing apps e.g. Titanium are happy."
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 4

Is the manual update available anywhere for the US SKU? I tried to download it from the Asus support website but the file is just completely missing.
I screwed up OTA updates/unlocking somehow when trying to revert to an earlier version so I could reinstall root. By the time I was frustrated enough to finally unlock it, now it won't talk to Asus servers and I can't unlock it.

I can confirm I have Rootkeeper, unrooted before the update as I do all of them, then after the update was able to restore root with no issues. All rooted apps are working fine.

indiscriminant said:
I can confirm I have Rootkeeper, unrooted before the update as I do all of them, then after the update was able to restore root with no issues. All rooted apps are working fine.
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I did the same (as I always do) but this time it failed...
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You can now get the update from Asus.com

maxal said:
You can now get the update from Asus.com
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Even the kernel source is already up. The only change in the kernel is that they fixed the bug in the framebuffer that was exploited by Motochopper (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2255491 for details).

Is there any information on what this new update is supposed to be for?

GigaSPX said:
Is there any information on what this new update is supposed to be for?
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Apparently, fixing security bugs. Maybe more (fixing other bugs), but I don't know.

How I installed the latest update on my unlocked Asus
I downloaded the update from Asus.com and extracted the zip file.
I used twrp to flash the update which when rebooted gave a stock rom, recovery and no root. I then then entered fastboot mode and flashed twrp and backed up my stock unrooted rom. I then flashed my backup of Cromi.X 5rc2
I hope this helps people who like me want to install the latest update from Asus

maxal said:
How I installed the latest update on my unlocked Asus
I downloaded the update from Asus.com and extracted the zip file.
I used twrp to flash the update which when rebooted gave a stock rom, recovery and no root. I then then entered fastboot mode and flashed twrp and backed up my stock unrooted rom. I then flashed my backup of Cromi.X 5rc2
I hope this helps people who like me want to install the latest update from Asus
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Sure, that method works - but why would you want to do it?
You are replacing your custom rom/recovery with stock just to replace that with a custom rom/recovery/kernel.....??
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 4

berndblb said:
Sure, that method works - but why would you want to do it?
You are replacing your custom rom/recovery with stock just to replace that with a custom rom/recovery/kernel.....??
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 4
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I do it to make sure that my firmware is always up to date and to have a backup of the latest rom from Asus on my tablet.
This method will also help people that may want to return to stock.

Hello i temp unroot with ota root keeper in .8 after update .10 i don't see icon RESTOR Anyone have this problem ?
My root is totally failed ? (i root it with motochopper in .8)

Another confirmed case OTA RootKeeper worked.
The first step was I re-enable all the stuff I had disabled. I then used Titanium to make a good backup just in case. After backup completed, I rebooted just to have a clean screen. Went in OTA RootKeeper and do the temp. unroot. Download the update and install. Let the tablet reboot itself and used OTA to restore root.
This was the first time I had a smooth OTA update. The last several messed up (every time) I had to do the full flash to make the tablet useable.