Hey all, I've read up on alot of what I needed to do with regard to rooting and unlocking and installing a custom recovery and I thank all of the people who've contributed so much to the TF700 scene and the android dev in general.
What i need help with now is a suggestion on which rom to go for. Now I have gotten this far, but this last step is sort of like a leap of faith for me as i do not have nvflash installed because my tablet came with the .30 firmware by default. I also have a few questions: my jb version is 4.1.1, can I flash cm10 for JB 4.1.2? It might be a stupid question, but i haven't found an answer at all from the threads. Cleanrom is also an option, so is it easy to flash? I'm very worried to take the last step because as ive said i dont have nvflash to back me up if something goes horribly wrong.
Any help would be very much appreciated!
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Easy answer: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919851
Don't look further... just make a backup of what you have now.
Thanks for the link. So i just download it and put it in my ext sd card and install it through twrp?
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I tried to install the rom [ROM] ASUS-ICS- 2.0 however I am stuck in a bootloop and when the rom is starting up It freezes at starting apps. The same is happening with the nandroid backup i have. Is there any way to fix this? I have an unlocked bootloader and cwm installed.
EDIT: I saw a tutorial in the general section. Will see what I can do.
Asking the Dev (Seanz) in his thread in development couldn't hurt if you run out of options.
well i followed the tutorial at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1680570
and i got nothing.
EDIT: Actually I might be able to fix it using adb push. Will see what I can do.
EDIT2: I fixed it using adb push. Will write about my experience in the thread in the general section.
Thanks for all the help. (you guys actually helped me by not helping)
Did you have the first version of the rom flashed?
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i had a similar problem
Try first install the version1 then reboot and setup then install the ver 2 or 3 patch
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So I have, until now, been content with a locked boot loader on my tab. I rooted it back on .30, but installed the jb firmware when it was released, so I no longer have root. I've been looking into it and it looks like there's a way to restore my root, but that's not really my question. I'm wondering if there's a way to unlock my boot loader now and start trying out some custom ROMs. On the Asus website it says the tool is only available for ICS. Has anyone tried it anyways? There's no workaround that I missed, is there? Apologies in advance for my noobieness and thank you for any input.
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TheAdamizer said:
So I have, until now, been content with a locked boot loader on my tab. I rooted it back on .30, but installed the jb firmware when it was released, so I no longer have root. I've been looking into it and it looks like there's a way to restore my root, but that's not really my question. I'm wondering if there's a way to unlock my boot loader now and start trying out some custom ROMs. On the Asus website it says the tool is only available for ICS. Has anyone tried it anyways? There's no workaround that I missed, is there? Apologies in advance for my noobieness and thank you for any input.
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If you check the thread here he says he unlocked the bootloader after updating to JB, so yes apparently it works anyways.
So then what was his mistake? Using CWM? Trying to install an ICS ROM after taking the JB OTA? Haha saying "device unlocked" on the boot animation is meaningless if it boot loops.
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I think his mistake was trying to install an ICS rom, after updating to JB. I'm assuming he didn't know he was basically trying to downgrade :/ which I don't think anyone has managed to do yet as far as I'm aware...
I finally got my replacement Infinity from Best Buy and it seems like its a keeper Given that some decent looking JB roms have appeared I am going to unlock. I am having some indecision about which recovery to use before the flash-fest begins.
I use TWRP on all of my other devices but after reading the thread in the dev section I am a little hesitant about using it on my TF700. Specifically, it seems like some people have been having problems restoring because TWRP doesn't deal with restoring /boot properly. I had exactly the same problem with my Prime and all of my TWRP nandroids were useless without flashing a kernel after restoring. This is a bit of a problem if this happens with the TF700 since there are no custom kernels available yet.
These are my questions:
- How common are the problems with restoring TWRP nandroids? Can most people successfully restore with TWRP?
- How well does CWM perform? Looking at the thread it seems like it works just fine or am I missing something?
I appreciate all of your input. Thanks!
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paddycr said:
I finally got my replacement Infinity from Best Buy and it seems like its a keeper Given that some decent looking JB roms have appeared I am going to unlock. I am having some indecision about which recovery to use before the flash-fest begins.
I use TWRP on all of my other devices but after reading the thread in the dev section I am a little hesitant about using it on my TF700. Specifically, it seems like some people have been having problems restoring because TWRP doesn't deal with restoring /boot properly. I had exactly the same problem with my Prime and all of my TWRP nandroids were useless without flashing a kernel after restoring. This is a bit of a problem if this happens with the TF700 since there are no custom kernels available yet.
These are my questions:
- How common are the problems with restoring TWRP nandroids? Can most people successfully restore with TWRP?
- How well does CWM perform? Looking at the thread it seems like it works just fine or am I missing something?
I appreciate all of your input. Thanks!
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To be honest i have the same problem with CWM ,it doesn't restore /boot so you can't switch between various roms by just just restoring your backups.This beeing said i didn't had any issue with TWRP and so far is more user friedly than CWM.
paddycr said:
I finally got my replacement Infinity from Best Buy and it seems like its a keeper Given that some decent looking JB roms have appeared I am going to unlock. I am having some indecision about which recovery to use before the flash-fest begins.
I use TWRP on all of my other devices but after reading the thread in the dev section I am a little hesitant about using it on my TF700. Specifically, it seems like some people have been having problems restoring because TWRP doesn't deal with restoring /boot properly. I had exactly the same problem with my Prime and all of my TWRP nandroids were useless without flashing a kernel after restoring. This is a bit of a problem if this happens with the TF700 since there are no custom kernels available yet.
These are my questions:
- How common are the problems with restoring TWRP nandroids? Can most people successfully restore with TWRP?
- How well does CWM perform? Looking at the thread it seems like it works just fine or am I missing something?
I appreciate all of your input. Thanks!
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I have been using TWRP exclusively and have been going back and forth between 4 different roms, restoring from each, and have had zero issues. I believe the problems reported related to those who had flashed the TF300 JB update and replaced their bootloader with one for TF300. If they hadn't made a full nandroid prior, I think they were stuck with that bootloader until the most recent .30 ota update. I could be wrong, but I think these issues you heard about were related to the TF300 bootloader.
okantomi said:
I have been using TWRP exclusively and have been going back and forth between 4 different roms, restoring from each, and have had zero issues. I believe the problems reported related to those who had flashed the TF300 JB update and replaced their bootloader with one for TF300. If they hadn't made a full nandroid prior, I think they were stuck with that bootloader until the most recent .30 ota update. I could be wrong, but I think these issues you heard about were related to the TF300 bootloader.
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Thanks okantomi. I'll try TWRP but keep the stock rom on /sdcard in case of emergency. Now, which rom shall I try...decisions, decisions
paddycr said:
Thanks okantomi. I'll try TWRP but keep the stock rom on /sdcard in case of emergency. Now, which rom shall I try...decisions, decisions
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Of the JellyBean Roms, the 9/14 versions of Baked Black Bean and the CM10alpha work well, but the latest version of CM10 (9/18) won't boot all the way into the os. Hiemashu is working on it. Also the TEAM EOS Jellybean has issues (random reboots and newest doesn't boot). My best recommendation would be to flash the ZEUS v4.0 ICS Rom. It's complete and nice and fast. You won't be sorry. Read all of the OPs and follow instructions. Have fun!
The problem with CWM can be solved quite easily. It doesn't restore the kernel properly. So therefore you have to flash the kernel after you restored.
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Nebucatnetzer said:
The problem with CWM can be solved quite easily. It doesn't restore the kernel properly. So therefore you have to flash the kernel after you restored.
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Are there flashable kernels out there that I have missed or are you talking about flashing the stock kernel blob with fastboot?
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paddycr said:
Are there flashable kernels out there that I have missed or are you talking about flashing the stock kernel blob with fastboot?
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This zip contains the stock .26 kernel. Credits to eoh7678.
http://www.eohonline.com/roms/Stock-9.4.5.26-root-deodex-KPatch-1.zip
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This zip contains the stock .26 kernel. Credits to eoh7678.
http://www.eohonline.com/roms/Stock-9.4.5.26-root-deodex-KPatch-1.zip
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You da man . Thanks!
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Hi guys i've been looking through the forums and i have noticed that the tf700 users can flash our roms! I was wondering did anyone try flashing one of their roms with our device?
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Just checked over there we have more updated roms anyway there development seems slow that why they have to port ours lol.
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I agree but in the long run development for their device should pick up and surpass the development we have for ours. So if we find a way to use there roms it will lengthen the amount of content for our tablet.
BUMP! I'd like to get an answer to this as well. It seems that everything is the same other then an LED. Has any tried flashing one of their Roms?
I flashed the TF700 Stock Rom Was trying to get back to ICS. Stock flashed and was running. But then you have the tf700 bootloader
So you can flash them.
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I flashed the TF700 Stock Rom Was trying to get back to ICS. Stock flashed and was running. But then you have the tf700 bootloader
So you can flash them.
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Hum... does this means that we will have 1.5Ghz kernel on our TF300T ?
Ok I hope you all can help sort something out for me. I just got a refurbished TF300T a couple days ago. I unlocked it in ICS and then it forced the OTA of 4.1.1 on me. I had no problem getting ADB drivers in and flashed the jelly bean recovery. I rebooted into recovery and there was cwm. I tried flashing the rootzip that is out there but it did not work. I then tried to do a bakup and it failed. I then realized i could not see emmc only sd.
Any ideas.
I have a rooted modded nooktab so i am somewhat familar with these devices but i am stumped.
Thanks for the help
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cosmic06 said:
Ok I hope you all can help sort something out for me. I just got a refurbished TF300T a couple days ago. I unlocked it in ICS and then it forced the OTA of 4.1.1 on me. I had no problem getting ADB drivers in and flashed the jelly bean recovery. I rebooted into recovery and there was cwm. I tried flashing the rootzip that is out there but it did not work. I then tried to do a bakup and it failed. I then realized i could not see emmc only sd.
Any ideas.
I have a rooted modded nooktab so i am somewhat familar with these devices but i am stumped.
Thanks for the help
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I'd try manually flashing the firmware and then flashing CWM again, or TWRP which some users will argue is much better than CWM.
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Thanks for the tips. Yea in a tough spot. Not sure what to do. I will,search around. You think flashing the firmware will work. Should i flash stock recovery too.
Odd issue. Wonder why they did this?
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Just read the post again if you are still on 4.1.1 the disreguard what i had mention theres probably away to fix which im sure some one can help but what i had talked about was the 4.2.1 jb update attempting to root on that is a no go. So just ignore that post. I'm on stock 4.2.1 but unlocked bootloader so can't help there cant go any further myself at the moment.
In my setup menu theres an option to add seperate users some seem to think that it encrypts the information so another person who has access under another user name cant see another person info. Sound logical to me but really messed things up for us.
Now still thats all just speculation no one knows for sure what the exact issue is with the 4.2.1 update is yet but best advice is to wait till it's figured out.
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cosmic06 said:
Thanks for the tips. Yea in a tough spot. Not sure what to do. I will,search around. You think flashing the firmware will work. Should i flash stock recovery too.
Odd issue. Wonder why they did this?
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Reflashing stock img will flash back stock recovery, so I'd just do what I said, you should be good.