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[UPDATE] Rooted US Transformers 9.2.1.11(US) to 9.2.1.17(US)

Typical stuff, I take no responsibility for anything that happens to your device. That being said much love to Roach2010 and KTWombley for their work which led to my insignificant contribution.
Long story short this update is for the US version of Asus Transformer TF101. This upgrade applies to those who are running stock firmware that is rooted.
If you removed any stock applications or did anything to your stock installation this will fail.
I tested this update on my own tablet and my daughters who happens to have the keyboard dock and all was good. US only but if anyone wants to forward me other packages I would be happy to add them.
Try at your own risk.

chuy08 said:
If you removed any stock applications or did anything to your stock installation this will fail.
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sad to hear. any workaround on that?

oifi said:
sad to hear. any workaround on that?
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Flash the full ROM again. Then flash this update

chuy08 said:
Typical stuff, I take no responsibility for anything that happens to your device. That being said much love to Roach2010 and KTWombley for their work which led to my insignificant contribution.
Long story short this update is for the US version of Asus Transformer TF101. This upgrade applies to those who are running stock firmware that is rooted.
If you removed any stock applications or did anything to your stock installation this will fail.
I tested this update on my own tablet and my daughters who happens to have the keyboard dock and all was good. US only but if anyone wants to forward me other packages I would be happy to add them.
Try at your own risk.
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I guess i need CWM to flash this?
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk

Can someone please post a step by step for running this update? been a while since I rooted and want ICS
thanks in advance... I rooted but left things unmodified
do I just flash the update like any other rom?

Yeah you can flash over.
I installed OTA Rootkeeper and made a backup of my root, then I flashed the zip like anything else. After I the update was finished, I went back into OTA Rootkeeper and noticed that I no longer had root so I used the app to restore my root and voila, all updated and rooted.

I flashed this via CWM and it all went well.
How do I remove the message in my notifications? Also, OTA (even with root keeper) doesn't seem to work with CWM installed.

Is there a ww version of this update?

Hi,
kookooktchoo, thanks for the info about OTA root-keeper!!! Unfortunately I didn't read the rest of your post, I too flashed this update and lost root. lucky I had installed and backed up my root using it.
thanks a lot !!!
John
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Renarudo said:
I flashed this via CWM and it all went well.
How do I remove the message in my notifications? Also, OTA (even with root keeper) doesn't seem to work with CWM installed.
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Go into your apps in settings, find DMClient, then clear the data and cache, then you will get no more notifications about updates.

CrazyPeter said:
Is there a ww version of this update?
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+1
can we flash it over the 9.2.1.11 WW? will it keep the ROOT?

superdioz said:
+1
can we flash it over the 9.2.1.11 WW? will it keep the ROOT?
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I think it will appear later this week.

You can still use ViperMod primetime option 1 to root after the flashing the update. Just did it myself .

kookooktchoo said:
Yeah you can flash over.
I installed OTA Rootkeeper and made a backup of my root, then I flashed the zip like anything else. After I the update was finished, I went back into OTA Rootkeeper and noticed that I no longer had root so I used the app to restore my root and voila, all updated and rooted.
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It uprooted me too and that app works great thanks kookooktchoo
Sent from eee pad Transformer running ICS

Works perfect.. I did not lose root either..

Anyone know a way to get this to not check a current app? I only changed the SystemUI and cant find my backup of the original. It hangs on that. I tried the rooted+stock full version of the first ICS release but it apparently didnt blow away my ASOP SystemUI because its still failing.

No reboots or hangs so far. Good stuff.

Update the new firmware using the normal route. Still rooted after the update. No problem at all.

Worked great for me. Thanks!

The OTA kept failing on me so I tried this and it worked great.
For an 8MB update it took a little longer than I expected to flash (+5 mins).
Apparently this doesn't fix USB mounting of internal and removable storage on PC though. I was hoping it would. Guess I'll search out the separate fix. I know I saw it around here some where.

Update failed
Doesn't work for me, update says:
assert failed: apply_patch check("system/framework/framework.jar", "019f4fa7de941375127daceb8342fca208512e9f", ....etc
E:Error in /sdcard/update_9.2.1.17-tf102.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted
Coming from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514658
with OptionB, fullwipe

[Q] can i use voodoo ota root keeper if i manually update to .29

so i know that i can root it at .17, use the app to keep root, update to .29, and use the app to get root back.
but how do you update it? does it matter if i update it manually (download the file from asus support website, unzip to sd card, install the sd card and an exclamation mark will appear,... [like they say in their website])
do i have to update over-the-air?
and what if after i buy it, the version is .29 out of the box? how can i root it?
another question is what case and screen protector do you use for this tablet? i found a lot of brands but i don't know which one is the best to use
thanks

you can update via ota. just make sure you use voodoo to temporarly unroot your transformer and make sure you aren't using a modified build.prop. if for some reason your tf300t is already at .29 you can just downgrade following the instructions in the development section, it's pretty simple.
i use my device naked. no screen protector. i do use an ipad case for when i'm not using it.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda premium

Just received my my prize (see signature!) and it came with the .17 firmware - I've unlocked and rooted using the steps provided here, and after unrooting, rebooting, and trying to do an OTA update, it says there's no update available, after this thing was bugging me like crazy while I was trying to get the unlock app on it to update!
any thoughts? manually update?

KryptosXLayer2 said:
Just received my my prize (see signature!) and it came with the .17 firmware - I've unlocked and rooted using the steps provided here, and after unrooting, rebooting, and trying to do an OTA update, it says there's no update available, after this thing was bugging me like crazy while I was trying to get the unlock app on it to update!
any thoughts? manually update?
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You won't get the OTA update since you unlocked. You will need to update manually and re-root flashing a zip with CWM. Check this thread for more info.
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That's if you lose root when updating manually.

jgaf said:
You won't get the OTA update since you unlocked. You will need to update manually and re-root flashing a zip with CWM. Check this thread for more info.
Note:
That's if you lose root when updating manually.
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Thank you, I figured that's why the OTA prompts stopped.... That's the thread I used to get it unlocked and rooted, so what on there am I looking for to manually root? Just need to download the update from ASUS directly and hope the root holds, right?

KryptosXLayer2 said:
Thank you, I figured that's why the OTA prompts stopped.... That's the thread I used to get it unlocked and rooted, so what on there am I looking for to manually root? Just need to download the update from ASUS directly and hope the root holds, right?
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If you install CWM or TWRP (recoveries) you will be able to flash ASUS updates and flash a zip that gets you root access, if you do lose root when updating.

No OTA Notification

I have 6 Asus Transformers, 1 prime, 3, TF300T, and 2 Infinity, all of them for Office purposes, mine is an Infinity, of course. But there is something I don't understand since the first day I got the Inifnity's, I have never received an OTA notification, not even brand new, the rest of them as soon as I turned it on and set the initiail stuff there was an OTA waiting for me.
Well, mine was rooted but the other one is not, but again, no OTA in any of them, the weird part is my friend got a new Inifnity last week and as soon as he turned it on he got his OTA update, and he just called me that have the .18 notification and again, none of mine have.
Anyone have some information to share with me about all this?, Also, I just finished updating to JB and keeping my root last week, it wasn't easy, downloading the dlpkg file and doing the stuff, is this the only way to keep my root again, or do you think I can download Asus website's file and just update and then been able to use Rootkeeper to restore root?
Thanks.

erasat said:
do you think I can download Asus website's file and just update and then been able to use Rootkeeper to restore root?
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OTA Rootkeeper works only for OTA upgrades (whether downloaded automatically or manually makes no difference). Installing the complete firmware from the Asus website wipes everything, so any su backup cannot survive this procedure.
If you unlocked the bootloader of your tablet, you will not receive OTAs. If you only rooted without unlocking, then the entry for your device in Asus' database is missing or messed up - many here have reported similar problems.

_that said:
OTA Rootkeeper works only for OTA upgrades (whether downloaded automatically or manually makes no difference). Installing the complete firmware from the Asus website wipes everything, so any su backup cannot survive this procedure.
If you unlocked the bootloader of your tablet, you will not receive OTAs. If you only rooted without unlocking, then the entry for your device in Asus' database is missing or messed up - many here have reported similar problems.
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Thanks, my Infinity is rooted but the Bootloader is still locked, but the other Infinity it's stock, not even Rooted, and none of the 2 are receiving the OTA Notifications.
So, any idea if somebody already have an update file?, I have looked on Google but the dlpkgfile files available are for the previous version .16 not for the .18.
Thanks.

erasat said:
Thanks, my Infinity is rooted but the Bootloader is still locked, but the other Infinity it's stock, not even Rooted, and none of the 2 are receiving the OTA Notifications.
So, any idea if somebody already have an update file?, I have looked on Google but the dlpkgfile files available are for the previous version .16 not for the .18.
Thanks.
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Apparently I didn't look hard enough, after posting this, I found this link in this same forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1926147, I'm doing the whole update process now, let's see what happens, thanks anyway.

[Q] Rooted and can't update anymore

So I've rooted (the day it came out, so before the first update) and can't update anymore. It'll fail when attempting and reboot me. It wouldn't be an issue but I don't like getting popup reminders about the update. I've searched around but haven't found this issue and am hoping I don't have to reflash the stock rom to update again, I'd also like to keep all my stuff you know. Hopefully someone knows a solution. Sorry if this is dumb

iamheero said:
So I've rooted (the day it came out, so before the first update) and can't update anymore. It'll fail when attempting and reboot me. It wouldn't be an issue but I don't like getting popup reminders about the update. I've searched around but haven't found this issue and am hoping I don't have to reflash the stock rom to update again, I'd also like to keep all my stuff you know. Hopefully someone knows a solution. Sorry if this is dumb
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Unroot, install update, reroot.
How to Unroot:
Thanks shabbypenguin for posting this.
You can manually unroot your Droid by using a root file manager program (such as root explorer) and mountsystem as R/W. Then delete the following:
/system/app/Superuser.apk
/system/bin/su
and if it has it
/system/xbin/su

EdwardN said:
Unroot, install update, reroot.
How to Unroot:
Thanks shabbypenguin for posting this.
You can manually unroot your Droid by using a root file manager program (such as root explorer) and mountsystem as R/W. Then delete the following:
/system/app/Superuser.apk
/system/bin/su
and if it has it
/system/xbin/su
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Thanks! Unfortunately, it still fails about 10% of the way through the update. Since JB just came out I'll have to just flash to stock completely and try updating legitimately, then rooting it again, I guess.

iamheero said:
Thanks! Unfortunately, it still fails about 10% of the way through the update. Since JB just came out I'll have to just flash to stock completely and try updating legitimately, then rooting it again, I guess.
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You may have solved this problem already but did you try using voodoo root keeper? It's a pretty straight forward way of backing up the root, unrooting to install the update, then rerooting when the update is installed.
Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk 2

Were you successful?
iamheero said:
Thanks! Unfortunately, it still fails about 10% of the way through the update. Since JB just came out I'll have to just flash to stock completely and try updating legitimately, then rooting it again, I guess.
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I'm running into the same problem. Did the flash back to stock and subsequent update to JB work for you? If so, were can I download the stock OS?

mmettlen said:
I'm running into the same problem. Did the flash back to stock and subsequent update to JB work for you? If so, were can I download the stock OS?
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Hey there, I had the same problem. Rooted, unrooted, frozen, deleted, restored, couldn't get anything to get JB to work. Eventually just gave up and flashed to stock. Used the amazing Utility presented here

just make sure to gain root access before going to the JB update. there is no present method for getting root on fresh phone with JB update.

Used RootKeep but still lost root

Hello:
I'm trying to root my JB (.25) TF700. Yesterday, I was able to downgrade to ICS, root, temp unroot and then install JB (.25). But - after installing JB, the TempRoot was gone. What's up with that?
Here's my method:
From JB (.25), downloaded ICS (.30), extracted it to MicroSD and downgraded without issue. I tried to do this through factory recovery (Volume Down, release and then Volume Up); however, I'd get the Android+red triangle error. Instead, I just inserted the card on the home screen and the system pushed the downgrade itself.
Once I installed ICS, I rooted without issue. Downloaded RootKeeper, created backup and temp unrooted.
Then, here's were I went wrong probably, used the same method as stated above to install the JB (.25) firmware. I downloaded .25 from ASUS, extracted onto MicroSD and then inserted the card at home screen. The OS prompted the firmware update and JB was installed. I did create a TempRoot (backup) before installing JB.
Like I said above, JB installed but TempRoot was gone. I'm assuming that I used the wrong technique for upgrading to JB. But I always seem to get the Android + red triangle when I go through recovery mode.
Any ideas? Thanks.

-lukin- said:
Hello:
I'm trying to root my JB (.25) TF700. Yesterday, I was able to downgrade to ICS, root, temp unroot and then install JB (.25). But - after installing JB, the TempRoot was gone. What's up with that?
Here's my method:
From JB (.25), downloaded ICS (.30), extracted it to MicroSD and downgraded without issue. I tried to do this through factory recovery (Volume Down, release and then Volume Up); however, I'd get the Android+red triangle error. Instead, I just inserted the card on the home screen and the system pushed the downgrade itself.
Once I installed ICS, I rooted without issue. Downloaded RootKeeper, created backup and temp unrooted.
Then, here's were I went wrong probably, used the same method as stated above to install the JB (.25) firmware. I downloaded .25 from ASUS, extracted onto MicroSD and then inserted the card at home screen. The OS prompted the firmware update and JB was installed. I did create a TempRoot (backup) before installing JB.
Like I said above, JB installed but TempRoot was gone. I'm assuming that I used the wrong technique for upgrading to JB. But I always seem to get the Android + red triangle when I go through recovery mode.
Any ideas? Thanks.
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OK, what's going on here is you're using the Asus full firmware upgrade which will wipe your root. You need to use the dlpkgfile incremental upgrade method can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803090
It's a pain since you need to go one upgrade at a time -.30 then .16 then .18 you got the idea!

buhohitr said:
OK, what's going on here is you're using the Asus full firmware upgrade which will wipe your root. You need to use the dlpkgfile incremental upgrade method can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803090
It's a pain since you need to go one upgrade at a time -.30 then .16 then .18 you got the idea!
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Thanks. Can't do one firmware upgrade, darn. How many increments are there?

-lukin- said:
Thanks. Can't do one firmware upgrade, darn. How many increments are there?
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To do it right, .16,.18,.20,.23,.25 ...total of 5, (unless you unlock your device). You may get away with just .16,.18, then .25.(bootloader is the same after .18). Your auto OTA is not working??

buhohitr said:
To do it right, .16,.18,.20,.23,.25 ...total of 5, (unless you unlock your device). You may get away with just .16,.18, then .25.(bootloader is the same after .18). Your auto OTA is not working??
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Well, at ICS .25, I checked for OTA and there was nothing. Not sure how long I should be waiting. I've had problems with OTA in the past and just assumed I screwed the pooch somehow. Should I be able to OTA at ICS .25?
Thanks.

-lukin- said:
Well, at ICS .25, I checked for OTA and there was nothing. Not sure how long I should be waiting. I've had problems with OTA in the past and just assumed I screwed the pooch somehow. Should I be able to OTA at ICS .25?
Thanks.
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Well, I suggest at the least you should do .16, .18 then .25, since it's incremental change, one change depended on the previous change so some stuff may not working correctly if you decided to skip.

buhohitr said:
Well, I suggest at the least you should do .16, .18 then .25, since it's incremental change, one change depended on the previous change so some stuff may not working correctly if you decided to skip.
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Okay - I have found all the firmwares here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1946456and here http://support.asus.com/download/options.aspx?SLanguage=en. I will try to do the incremental upgrades - but the step by step process isn't exactly clear from the link provided above. For example, what is the first step with "WW_epad-user-10.4.4.16.zip"? Do I extract the blob and if so so where to? How is "dlpkgfile" involved? Thanks.

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Okay - I have found all the firmwares here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1946456and here http://support.asus.com/download/options.aspx?SLanguage=en. I will try to do the incremental upgrades - but the step by step process isn't exactly clear from the link provided above. For example, what is the first step with "WW_epad-user-10.4.4.16.zip"? Do I extract the blob and if so so where to? How is "dlpkgfile" involved? Thanks.
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Both links you provide are full stock firmware, not going to work. You need dlpkgfile only, can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1926147
Just download them and make sure the final name is dlpkgfile (no extention, exactly like that).
also download command file and the name is command (exactly like that, no extention)
copy them these directories:
command goes to /cache/recovery
dlpkgfile goes to /cache
Make sure the files are named exactly as shown above. No capitals, no file extensions, etc.
Make sure the permissions for both files are changed to RW-RW-R for both.
This is how it should be after copied:
/cache/recovery/command
/cache/dlpkgfile
power off, then boot into recovery and wait a 10sec it should update. Remember if it failed or boot back into the OS, you need to verify if the two files still there, one of them will be erase and you have to recopy then do it again.

buhohitr said:
Both links you provide are full stock firmware, not going to work. You need dlpkgfile only, can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1926147
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Thanks. I'm working on getting these downloaded. But I notice that the dlpkgfile is considerably smaller than full firmware. Is that right?

-lukin- said:
Thanks. I'm working on getting these downloaded. But I notice that the dlpkgfile is considerably smaller than full firmware. Is that right?
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Yes, depend on how much upgrade, but they are much smaller around 14meg. Full firmware is around 455-485meg.

-lukin- said:
Thanks. I'm working on getting these downloaded. But I notice that the dlpkgfile is considerably smaller than full firmware. Is that right?
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The dlpkgfile that updates from ICS to JB is almost 200 MB, the others are around 15 MB each.

buhohitr said:
Yes, depend on how much upgrade, but they are much smaller around 14meg. Full firmware is around 455-485meg.
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We're in business. I've got ICS, rooted and JB .16 - now working on .18
Thanks for taking the time to help today
P.S. Never forget to unroot! That's how I got here in the first place. Cheers.

Not bad, you're a pretty smart guy after all.
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