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[Q] Can be Bootloader locked again with this?

Hello,
i have found this one in section for HTC One XL for locking the bootloader again.
I am curious, if this would work also on ours TF300T's?
Just in case i would need to send it for repair (hope this will not happen).
The command should be:
Code:
fastboot oem lock

Even if it would be possible, it wouldn't matter since Asus already has your tablets serial number registered as "unlocked" in their database.
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Hmmm, i didn't realized that.
And if it will work, will the OTA updates work, or no, because of their DB and my unlocked Transformer?

Bass.Boi said:
Hmmm, i didn't realized that.
And if it will work, will the OTA updates work, or no, because of their DB and my unlocked Transformer?
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I'd say no because they push OTAs based on serial numbers in their database
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I'm hoping for one of two things or both to happen...the decompile the bootloader unlocker project in the development section is sucessful in their efforts to unlock the bootloader without relaying your SN back to asus, or, someone figures out a way to install CWM recovery without having to unlock the bootloader.

one question. I have unlocked my bootloader 5 minutes after I got the tab.
Tested all available roms. Today i got back to stock and rooted it with the root.zip.
Booting into system and Ill get an update available message from asus. Thought there were no on air updates after unlocking

@mikaole:
I have upadated the tablet right after unboxing.. and then unlocked in 15min after update. But it was 2 weeks ago, so i don't know, if i will get any other OTA notification.
While i am checking the FW update, it says: no update available

*nevermind

Bass.Boi said:
@mikaole:
I have upadated the tablet right after unboxing.. and then unlocked in 15min after update. But it was 2 weeks ago, so i don't know, if i will get any other OTA notification.
While i am checking the FW update, it says: no update available
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You won't get any OTA updates..
I did not get the 0.30 update.
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SSBMMASTER said:
You won't get any OTA updates..
I did not get the 0.30 update.
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But that doesn't matter if your locked because you can download and install the upgrade from Asus site. (re)rooting with unlocked bootloader is easy.

How to root the latest JB

Hi, sorry for noob question, but what is the easiest way to root the latest firmware? I don't want to unlock bootloader.
Downgrade to ICS? Aslo I would like to save my data (game progress etc.).
I read a lot of tuts, but I ever don't know what to do.

You can't downgrade. At this time, the only way is to unlock the bootloader and flash root in.
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funnel71 said:
You can't downgrade. At this time, the only way is to unlock the bootloader and flash root in.
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I have the same question, I have a stock firmware, locked (I guess), updated to the latest version.
Can I use the following guide?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33117920&postcount=2

This is the only guide I know that works - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30516010
Follow step 3
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I have modified the part 3 of this guide and you will find here:
Small guide for Install recovery and rooting when you are already to JB

When I'm trying to reboot bootloader - "no device found"
I have installed USB drivers.
Do I have to unlock bootloader?

bartek06 said:
When I'm trying to reboot bootloader - "no device found"
I have installed USB drivers.
Do I have to unlock bootloader?
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Sure you can IMO
You can do it on first.
Click to my sig, goto my index for tf300 and you will find the Asus unlock tool

But is it necessary? Can I root without unlocking?

As I said, if you are on JB bootloader, you cannot root without unlock your device...for the moment

philos64 said:
I have modified the part 3 of this guide and you will find here:
Small guide for Install recovery and rooting when you are already to JB
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hey dude is it work on tf300tg too?

shawshank61 said:
hey dude is it work on tf300tg too?
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I would like to say yes, but I fear that this won't work on your TF300TG... Sorry

I'm trying to unlock my bootloader via asus provided apk. I keep getting the error "An unknown error occurs, which maybe a network connection issue. please wait and try again later." Any know a fix for this?

philos64 said:
I would like to say yes, but I fear that this won't work on your TF300TG... Sorry
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i know u are really busy man but i also know if u want u can ) plz work on tf300tg if u want ) i like all developers <3

so it looks i'm like screwed? My TF300 is running JB and is not unlocked. And the ASUS unlock tool isn't working....so is there eventually going to have a way to root without unlock?

As I said a lot of time, you can't if you are not unlocked!
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philos64 said:
As I said a lot of time, you can't if you are not unlocked!
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In JB i can't root if i'm not unlocked. Is that "forever" or a "just for now" thing? Because ASUS's unlock tool is giving me the error that it can't connect to the server. Should I just ditch my tf300 now?

I have the same issue about this error message and I search how is possible to unlock my tab with different method. Someone have idea?
Thanks

Freebob94 said:
I have the same issue about this error message and I search how is possible to unlock my tab with different method. Someone have idea?
Thanks
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In the same boat as you. Sigh....asus....T_T

tjy8tim said:
In JB i can't root if i'm not unlocked. Is that "forever" or a "just for now" thing? Because ASUS's unlock tool is giving me the error that it can't connect to the server. Should I just ditch my tf300 now?
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I think it's "just for now" and they're going to develop one tool for JB 4.2. Don't forget that this tool has been built in first for ICS version.
Freebob94 said:
I have the same issue about this error message and I search how is possible to unlock my tab with different method. Someone have idea?
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For now, you cannot use an another way for unlock your device

thanks. as long as it's "just for now" i'm okay....T_T or else i'm ditching this tablet.

New bluebox security bug

Has any one here from Asus that the will patch it?
My tablet is in the bunch of the ones that can't be unlocked after they rma
I forgot to put [Q] on the title can a moderator fix it cause I can't find it in the tapatalk app?
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I wrote them with my imei, sn#, and wifi mac address. They replied as below but I still could not unlock my TF300tg
---------- Original Message ----------
From:ASUS TSD
To:[email protected]
Date:2013-07-16 02:32:05
Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for contacting ASUS Customer Service.
My name is May and it''s my pleasure to help you with your problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience in using our product and thank you for your understanding.
I''m so sorry to trouble you again. For your case, our engineer
has changed the information in our system, so there is no need to trouble you to take your product to our local service center. Hope this informatin can help you and please try to use the unlock device again.
If you have any further questions, comments, or concerns please do not hesitate to let us know. We will be more than happy to assist you.
Wish you have a nice day!
Best regards,
Customer Service Center
ASUSTek Computer Inc.

You can still root though even if you can't unlock. So, root your phone, install xposed, and find the xposed extension for patching that security bug. Sorry I'm on my phone so I can't find links for you.. But you can still patch it.
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andrewnelson23 said:
You can still root though even if you can't unlock. So, root your phone, install xposed, and find the xposed extension for patching that security bug. Sorry I'm on my phone so I can't find links for you.. But you can still patch it.
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That actually solves it, now how can mark this as solved?
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[Q] Unlock Bootloader "there was an unknown error"

So I rooted my device and tried to unlock the bootloader using Asus unlock tool/APK the newest version. But everytime I press "Press here to unlock device" it waits sine seconds and then say "there was an unknown error, possible a connection error please try again later" tried some times and it just wont work? Please help me out
Have been trying to google it but havent really found any help...

steffenbakke said:
So I rooted my device and tried to unlock the bootloader using Asus unlock tool/APK the newest version. But everytime I press "Press here to unlock device" it waits sine seconds and then say "there was an unknown error, possible a connection error please try again later" tried some times and it just wont work? Please help me out
Have been trying to google it but havent really found any help...
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Funny if I google 'Asus unlock tool unknown error', the first two results point to about a dozen relevant threads here and on the Transformer forums...
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so yeah..
berndblb said:
Funny if I google asus unlock tool unknown error', the first two results point to about a dozen relevant threads here and on the Transformer forums...
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Revelant yes... But I tried to check the Asus Device tracker as the most of them told u to do, it reconized my tablet as it shoulf do so its not the serial. i tried waiting some days as one of them said u should. I pretty much tried to follow everything I found. And none of it worked.

steffenbakke said:
Revelant yes... But I tried to check the Asus Device tracker as the most of them told u to do, it reconized my tablet as it shoulf do so its not the serial. i tried waiting some days as one of them said u should. I pretty much tried to follow everything I found. And none of it worked.
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For some people it took 10 tries or more. Don't give up.....
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well here we go...
berndblb said:
For some people it took 10 tries or more. Don't give up.....
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Well Im trying to do it 10 times every hour still no result... But gotta keep trying. Found sine hold threads about it being something with the mac adress/serial that ASUS doesnt have in theyre system. Tried contacting theyre support but no answer yet. And as Im rooted theyre properly not gonna help. ASUS have wrote that RMA would fix it but only in united states/Canada. So not really any help

Still havent got it to work. As I guessed ASUS wouldnt help me. So this is getting nowhere I guess
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steffenbakke said:
Still havent got it to work. As I guessed ASUS wouldnt help me. So this is getting nowhere I guess
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Sorry to hear that, mate.
Do a search on unlocking and the consumer protection laws of your country. I seem to remember something that people in the EU are much better off than we in the US.
I don't want to get you hopes up, but I dimly remember reading something that you can demand from Asus to make it unlockable because it's your tab and you can do with it whatever you want if you live in the EU.
Maybe our Dutch, German and French members can chime in here?
Good luck.
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I read alot of posts saying in Denmark(my country) that the guarentee is only from the seller. And the manufactore doesnt have to do anything to u. Idk... Well I gave up, this is properly my last ASUS tablet I will ever own...
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Unlocking bootloader

Whenever I try to use the Asus unlocked tool to unlock my device it just says" an unknown error happend" i''ve been searching on this and couldn't find any thing helpful, I tried a tons of times over some weeks, haven't had any luck. Tried to factory reset it for then trying again. Tried to write to Asus ans they said they didn't offer support on this topic. Tried on different networks. So my question is now... Are there any other way than using the Asus tool?
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Persistence and making yourself a PIA pays off.
Read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2685941
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Thanks for the link contacted Asus, it appears the place I brought my tablet from had used it as a demo device and they had actually sent it in to repair before I brought it, and Asus forgot to change the device Id after changing the motherboard... So have to send it in one of the coming days
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Unlocking Bootloader
Does anybody know of a work around the device unlock tool? Does Odin work? Downgrade to ICS then unlocking the bootloader?

Jerm801 said:
Does anybody know of a work around the device unlock tool? Does Odin work? Downgrade to ICS then unlocking the bootloader?
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No - you have to use the Asus Unlock tool, there is nothing els (Odin is for Samsung) - what is your objection to it?

sbdags said:
No - you have to use the Asus Unlock tool, there is nothing els (Odin is for Samsung) - what is your objection to it?
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My objection is that it doesn't work, for me and many others. I wouldn't have an issue if it worked. Just trying to get my device unlocked.

Jerm801 said:
My objection is that it doesn't work, for me and many others. I wouldn't have an issue if it worked. Just trying to get my device unlocked.
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There are 2 reasons I'm aware of for it to fail:
1. Your firewall/router doesn't allow the port. I have seen people fix it by tethering to their phone, etc
2. Your Mac address is not registered to the mother board serial number in the Asus database. Call them, get on their VIP site and tell them to fix it. Lots of people have had success.

sbdags said:
There are 2 reasons I'm aware of for it to fail:
1. Your firewall/router doesn't allow the port. I have seen people fix it by tethering to their phone, etc
2. Your Mac address is not registered to the mother board serial number in the Asus database. Call them, get on their VIP site and tell them to fix it. Lots of people have had success.
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Those are great suggestions. I will try them. what is there VIP site? I registered it through the device tracker site, but not sure if thats the same thing. Thank you

Jerm801 said:
Those are great suggestions. I will try them. what is there VIP site? I registered it through the device tracker site, but not sure if thats the same thing. Thank you
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http://vip.asus.com/onlineregister/memberonreg.aspx
If you contact them, I would not tell them that you want to unlock. Some users have been successful anyway, but some ran into a wall of: We do not support unlocking. Seems to depend on which rep you talk to.
Tell them you can't register for device tracker and can't get OTA updates. And please report back if and how you were successful - or not....

can't unlock the tf700t bootloader
hi, ... sorry for asking again ... i'm not able to unlock my tf700t. i really tried every method i found in this forum ... there should be a method without that unlock tool?! what is asus doing with that unlock tool?! do they send a new bootloader to install?! would it be possible to install an already unlocked and copied bootloader from one tf700t to another?!
here my little history, i was getting my device from amazon 2 years ago, there was also trouble to register this device with asus, but with help of the support i could do the registration. after that i installed all the official updates till 10.6.1.14.10, but getting pissed by the behaviour of the tablet with some pauses and sudden freezes and working again after thinking about whatoever ... so i wanted to try another rom with a hopefully better and smoother behaviour of the tablet. found that nice thing called unlock tool what i should need for unlocking the bootloader. running that tool since half year daily without success! i also opend a lot of support issues by asus, with the last answer "... it should work now, if not please send in the tablet". i can't believe that this should be the only way ...
so tried a lot: downgraded to v10.4.4.18 including full wipe of all data from two years and my little one is not happy about that ... tried v7 of unlock tool, no success! (with no other apps installed) upgraded again to v10.6.14.8, tried with v8 of unlock tool. not working! currently that's my status, plus additionally i rooted the device with motochopper and throw away some of the asus preinstalled crap ... i'm able to find my device via the asus device tracker, the device is registered with asus, but the unlock is impossible ... it freaks me out ...
so is there an option to have the locked bottloader overwritten with root permissions with an unlocked one?! and second where to get that unlocked one?! ...
thanks for an answer!

Welcome to the club!

flhthemi said:
Welcome to the club!
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Send it into Asus, all good now
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steffenbakke said:
Send it into Asus, all good now
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What did they do?

berndblb said:
What did they do?
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Swapped out the motherboard, it appears. It was properly just wrong serial, don't know why they swapped it out completely... Anyways its working
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I am not alone!
steffenbakke said:
Swapped out the motherboard, it appears. It was properly just wrong serial, don't know why they swapped it out completely... Anyways its working
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Guess I am not alone.

I need help to unlock my Asus t700
I download the unlock app v8
But wen I get to put my gmail password it says wrong password I did the registered device tracker
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max1099 said:
I need help to unlock my Asus t700
I download the unlock app v8
But wen I get to put my gmail password it says wrong password I did the registered device tracker
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I'll take a wild guess and say your password is wrong.....
Sorry.