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Since I will be getting this tablet tomorrow. I would like to know if anyone knows if the current debugs root method works on the recently released firmware? I probably will root before connecting to the network; however was just wondering.
crystalstylez said:
Since I will be getting this tablet tomorrow. I would like to know if anyone knows if the current debugs root method works on the recently released firmware? I probably will root before connecting to the network; however was just wondering.
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Yes, it works just fine with 9.4.5.26. I've done it several times now!
It does. So does RootKeeper if you've already rooted it on an earlier firmware, so you can do this either way.
d14b0ll0s said:
It does. So does RootKeeper if you've already rooted it on an earlier firmware, so you can do this either way.
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yeah i'm fairly familiar with RootKeeper. Just wanted to know just in case something F's up. Thanks
d14b0ll0s said:
It does. So does RootKeeper if you've already rooted it on an earlier firmware, so you can do this either way.
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crystalstylez said:
yeah i'm fairly familiar with RootKeeper. Just wanted to know just in case something F's up. Thanks
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Meh. OTA Rootkeeper has lost both root and the backup on my device on upgrading both .21 to .22 and .22 to 0.26. I do not put my trust in it any longer.
MartyHulskemper said:
Meh. OTA Rootkeeper has lost both root and the backup on my device on upgrading both .21 to .22 and .22 to 0.26. I do not put my trust in it any longer.
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Have you done OTA or flashed it manually?
MartyHulskemper said:
Meh. OTA Rootkeeper has lost both root and the backup on my device on upgrading both .21 to .22 and .22 to 0.26. I do not put my trust in it any longer.
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Just make sure it's backed up before an update and you should have no problems. I usually delete the back up copy and create it again just to be safe. I have never had an issue with it. Also if you applied an update like the above poster mentioned manually it will wipe that back up everytime. FOTA should be fine though.
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crystalstylez said:
Since I will be getting this tablet tomorrow. I would like to know if anyone knows if the current debugs root method works on the recently released firmware? I probably will root before connecting to the network; however was just wondering.
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I actually installed the OTA update and then re-rooted my TF700 without any issues.
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Have you done OTA or flashed it manually?
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Both, as the first one was a manual flash, and the second one was OTA. Root lost both times. :S
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crystalstylez said:
Just make sure it's backed up before an update and you should have no problems. I usually delete the back up copy and create it again just to be safe. I have never had an issue with it. Also if you applied an update like the above poster mentioned manually it will wipe that back up everytime. FOTA should be fine though.
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Oh well, it worked out in the end, so I'm happy.
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Drivers seem to matter a bit for this as I think it's been mentioned in other threads. I did the OTA yesterday and when I went to restore root today from the same laptop I used originally it failed every time. Using a different laptop solved the problem.
The other laptop had the vipermod supplied drivers while this one had whatever windows pulled down from WindowsUpdate.
Now, back to installing BT5
OK, need someone to tell me what I'm missing please.
Yesterday I was on stock .30 and rooted. This morning I took the JB update. My first boot was OK and I still had root, but when I rebooted, I got stuck in a loop. It kept rebooting after getting to the desktop. I assumed at least one of my apps was causing it, so I used the wipe data function with the power + vol down thing. that wiped everything, including root.
I tried to re-do the debugfs method, but that seems to fail. Strange thing is, if I use adb shell from the computer, I can su - root and get root access. That's how I was able to give read/write access to the data folder where debugfs does its' work. It's just that root check says I'm not rooted. Voodoo OTA has all boxes checked on my root check, except the one that says granted root permissions. The SU file does exist inside /system/xbin
So it's as if the tablet's user just doesn't have permission to do root. I loaded a terminal emulator on the tablet, and tried to su - root that way, and got permission denied. I would normally get the "superuser" popup when doing something like that -
So there's definitely a piece I'm missing. Can someone point me in the right direction please?
reinstall ota rootkeeper and restore root. factory reset doesnt wipe root access you just need to restore it.
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jgaf said:
reinstall ota rootkeeper and restore root. factory reset doesnt wipe root access you just need to restore it.
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Sorry, should have mentioned that I tried that. Attaching a screenshot as to what it looks like. Notice the center checkmark stating "root permission granted" is not checked, and there's no option to restore, only to remove or temp unroot, so it's like, everything is good, except for the actual root permission
Root checker shows red (no access) and root programs like root explorer do not prompt for superuser permission before running as I would expect them to the first time.
Did you run superuser? Did you reboot after running su for the first time?
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Absolutely, more times than I can count. Here's another shot showing I can't execute such but it seems to have global execute...
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Install supersu and not superuser....update the binary ...then try again
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pakure said:
Install supersu and not superuser....update the binary ...then try again
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OK, uninstalled superuser, and installed superSU as you suggested and rebooted the tablet for good measure.
Ran it, and it prompted me, saying su needed updating, said yes do it, came back to me "installation failed", which I honestly expected because for whatever reason, current tablet user cannot get to su, even though it appears permissions said it should.
One other note, earlier I tried to refollow these directions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704209
That is how I rooted when under build .30, no issues at all. This time I hit a snag when trying to push files to /data/local - said I had no permission. now I got around it via ADB by simply typing su - root....root seems to work when I'm in ADB, but it doesn't work via tablet interface. I don't know what I'm missing here....
Just a thought.. I was considering flashing back to .30 using fastboot but I wasn't sure if that would even work. I tried loading the .30 zip into the root of storage and it detected it, as a downgrade even and asked to proceed. When done I was still on 4.1.1 not the older build.
BTW, thank you for taking the time. I really don't mean to be a pain here. I've not had this much trouble before...
Well sh++ This would explain why I couldn't redo the debugfs root process...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27990303
I decided to go have a look at the nexus 7 area since that's native JB and saw that. So' for those just buying this, you might want to root before you update.
Still doesn't explain my problem but at least explains why I can't use the solution that WAS good.
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funnel71 said:
Well sh++ This would explain why I couldn't redo the debugfs root process...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27990303
I decided to go have a look at the nexus 7 area since that's native JB and saw that. So' for those just buying this, you might want to root before you update.
Still doesn't explain my problem but at least explains why I can't use the solution that WAS good.
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I was able to restore my root. See this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30481502#post30481502
I've really messed up now. Set perms wrong for the such that was on the tablet so now can't get root using adb either so unless there is a way to downgrade without root I'm screwed.
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I was so amped to grab JB, that I spaced that the OTA update would break root (i'm rooted but locked bootloader, b/c i was hoping 4.1.1 would come sooner than later!)
I had OTA rootkeeper installed, and while I was a little skeptical as to how easily it would work, it was 1-click simple and I just had to reinstall/update the binaries and reboot. I had the same check mark unchecked, but it worked, was straightforward, etc. It sounds like something got jacked in the JB flash, and I wonder if a full wipe/reset (&downgrade) to 4.04, re-root, then OTA update (using ota rootkeeper to hold root) might work for you?
thesuzukimethod said:
I was so amped to grab JB, that I spaced that the OTA update would break root (i'm rooted but locked bootloader, b/c i was hoping 4.1.1 would come sooner than later!)
I had OTA rootkeeper installed, and while I was a little skeptical as to how easily it would work, it was 1-click simple and I just had to reinstall/update the binaries and reboot. I had the same check mark unchecked, but it worked, was straightforward, etc. It sounds like something got jacked in the JB flash, and I wonder if a full wipe/reset (&downgrade) to 4.04, re-root, then OTA update (using ota rootkeeper to hold root) might work for you?
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I would love to try the downgrade approach as that's the only one left I haven't tried, primarily because I have tried and haven't found a way to do it. If you know how with a locked boot loader then I'd love to hear.
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funnel71 said:
I would love to try the downgrade approach as that's the only one left I haven't tried, primarily because I have tried and haven't found a way to do it. If you know how with a locked boot loader then I'd love to hear.
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sorry, above my pay-grade at this point. I think i was overly optimistic about the "open-ness" of the device/bootloader (my other device is a galaxy nexus, so it's easy to do just about anything). I had a factory wipe or flash/img restore in my mind, but factory wipe wouldnt help (dont thinK), and If a stock 4.04 img exists, pretty sure there is a command set in fastboot that would let you restore using that image, but also pretty (99%) sure that requires an unlocked bootloader.
It sounds like there were a few changes in folder structure in JB that are limiting the root-ability, but my guess is the brainy folks around here will figure that out pretty quick, and JB will be root-able soon.
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sorry, above my pay-grade at this point. I think i was overly optimistic about the "open-ness" of the device/bootloader (my other device is a galaxy nexus, so it's easy to do just about anything). I had a factory wipe or flash/img restore in my mind, but factory wipe wouldnt help (dont thinK), and If a stock 4.04 img exists, pretty sure there is a command set in fastboot that would let you restore using that image, but also pretty (99%) sure that requires an unlocked bootloader.
It sounds like there were a few changes in folder structure in JB that are limiting the root-ability, but my guess is the brainy folks around here will figure that out pretty quick, and JB will be root-able soon.
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Yes it's the /data folder where the exploit was and is causing the issue. I saw one of the commands was flash all, but I was too scared to try that. I tried the update.zip approach, but it came back with needed files weren't present in the archive.
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funnel71 said:
I would love to try the downgrade approach as that's the only one left I haven't tried, primarily because I have tried and haven't found a way to do it. If you know how with a locked boot loader then I'd love to hear.
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What did you do exactly? Details!
You can try this.... It may work... The worst case is that it just doesn't work. I have not seen a confirmation yet as to whether this method works or not yet.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jcpilpgoeta516e/QTl4TihVq0/Rooting-the-tf300.txt
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calisro said:
What did you do exactly? Details!
You can try this.... It may work... The worst case is that it just doesn't work. I have not seen a confirmation yet as to whether this method works or not yet.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jcpilpgoeta516e/QTl4TihVq0/Rooting-the-tf300.txt
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Oops. This is the whole link. Sorry about that. directions are in there.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jcpilpgoeta516e/tCB-Ep-3YQ
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thesuzukimethod said:
I was so amped to grab JB, that I spaced that the OTA update would break root (i'm rooted but locked bootloader, b/c i was hoping 4.1.1 would come sooner than later!)
I had OTA rootkeeper installed, and while I was a little skeptical as to how easily it would work, it was 1-click simple and I just had to reinstall/update the binaries and reboot. I had the same check mark unchecked, but it worked, was straightforward, etc. It sounds like something got jacked in the JB flash, and I wonder if a full wipe/reset (&downgrade) to 4.04, re-root, then OTA update (using ota rootkeeper to hold root) might work for you?
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If you have a check mark unchecked, you likely have root issues. Which check box?
calisro said:
If you have a check mark unchecked, you likely have root issues. Which check box?
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Sorry - imprecise language on my part.
When I opened up OTA rootkeeper, it showed the same unchecked box (in rootkeeper) as others have mentioned, but I had "restore root" as an option. I did, and had no problems keeping root after updating to JB 4.1.1. OTA. I was using superuser but had checked "OTA survival" in Superuser's options, so I think that's how i kept root (seems like this "survival" option is baked in to Super Su, but a (non-default) option in Superuser).
I just wanted to understand where I am and what happened.
I have a locked boot loader TF300T, it came with .30.
I rooted with the debugfs root process.
I downloaded and ran OTA root keeper,
and saved root.
Later JB was offered to me. I took the update
and lost root. I thought I had to rerun the
debugfs script again, but that doesn't work
in JB.
After a reboot, I re-downloaded and reinstalled
OTA root keeper, and it prompted me to restore
root. After another reboot, root is back.
I'm guessing whatever the debugfs script did
to get root is fixed in 4.1.1, but OTA root
keeper was successful in doing its job.
So I have root again in a locked otherwise
stock TF300T with JB 4.1.1.
Did I do it right?
Do I understand correctly?
If you have a root checker, run it to make sure. Just search for root check in the market. If you still have root, then you are lucky. Many others have lost half or all their root access.
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Results of checker
funnel71 said:
If you have a root checker, run it to make sure. Just search for root check in the market. If you still have root, then you are lucky. Many others have lost half or all their root access.
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Checker reports success
That's pretty cool that you kept it. Don't do a data wipe or you won't be able to get it back without unlocking the bootloader.
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Followup Root on TF300T & 4.1.1 OTA
I'm hoping the nice folks here will figure out
a new way to root for jelly bean eventually.
I personally do not like ASUS's approach
of blacklisting unlocked serial numbers.
Realisticly, while some issues can be
caused by bad flashes. There are still
real hardware failures that should
be covered by warranty regardless
of content.
Loose ports or other obvious deflects,
for example. They would be there stock or
not.
For the time being, I'm staying locked
& rooted. At least I can use root apps
to backup apps and data.
That's pretty good thinking. I feel the same, hence waiting for a stock and lock root solution.
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fuzzynco said:
I'm hoping the nice folks here will figure out
a new way to root for jelly bean eventually.
I personally do not like ASUS's approach
of blacklisting unlocked serial numbers.
Realisticly, while some issues can be
caused by bad flashes. There are still
real hardware failures that should
be covered by warranty regardless
of content.
Loose ports or other obvious deflects,
for example. They would be there stock or
not.
For the time being, I'm staying locked
& rooted. At least I can use root apps
to backup apps and data.
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funnel71 said:
That's pretty good thinking. I feel the same, hence waiting for a stock and lock root solution.
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+1... The desire to upgrade to JB has been eating me up but at only 3 weeks old I want to keep my tf300t locked a little while longer. And I also think the blacklist thing is a poor testament to ASUS's customer support. As a VAR I sold a lot of their product and had few issues, but their attitude toward open source is lame. If I wanted to be treated like an Ipad owner I would have bought an Ipad.
The upgrade bug had me so bad that I did put JB on my SGSII4G since I can restore that without issue. Really was not all that impressed. I agree with what others have said it is a resource hog. I know that is not as big a deal with android but it is getting kind of windoz like (every release is 33% fatter (IMHO). And Flash does have issues with the Bean.
For now I will stay with rooted ICS on the ASUS until I'm comfortable with the reliability or their is a truly safe way to run Bean. Anyone know how to get rid of this annoying upgrade nag screen, besides upgrading?
Hello all. I was just wondeirng if there is a way to unlock the bootloader for an OTA JB update. I checked Asus website but only saw one for ICS. Is this something will come out in due time? I eventually want to root, but figure this is the first step.
Thanks,
Mike
It works for JB as well, I did it.
its correct. i unlocked my JB WW version with the ICS unlocker
Thank you both for the info. So, is it possible to root the OTA JB, or do I have to figure out how to downgrade it and follow one of the other methods?
Thanks again,
Mike
parallon said:
Thank you both for the info. So, is it possible to root the OTA JB, or do I have to figure out how to downgrade it and follow one of the other methods?
Thanks again,
Mike
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You can unlock the bootloader and follow step 3 of this guide if you want root - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30516010
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parallon said:
Hello all. I was just wondeirng if there is a way to unlock the bootloader for an OTA JB update. I checked Asus website but only saw one for ICS. Is this something will come out in due time? I eventually want to root, but figure this is the first step.
Thanks,
Mike
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There is No Reason to Unlock the bootloader for an OTA JB Update for the TF300T. You can Download the Firmware at ASUS its Available for some SKU's
http://www.asus.com/Tablet/Transformer_Pad/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_TF300T/#download
Warning Unlocking the bootloader will Void your Warranty.
If you Really want to Unlock the bootloader ASUS has an App at the link above also in the Downloads Section that will allow you to do that.Once its Unlocked it can Not be Locked again.
When you run this App it Cuts Off your OTA and records your Serial Number and sends it to ASUS.
Also if you would like to Root the TF300T it is very easy: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1689193
You Must Root the TF300T Before any Upgrade to Jellybean. You can Protect your Root with the OTA Rootkeeper App.and Restore it after the Upgrade to Jellybean.
Rooting the TF300T will also Void your Warranty with ASUS but it is Possible to Unroot if you run into a concern were you would need to use your Warranty.
@funnel71 - Thanks for the info. I will look into it tonight.
@Izzyb914 - The problem is that I have already accepted the OTA JB and I am still locked and unrooted.
Izzyb914 said:
Also if you would like to Root the TF300T it is very easy: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1689193
You Must Root the TF300T Before any Upgrade to Jellybean. You can Protect your Root with the OTA Rootkeeper App.and Restore it after the Upgrade to Jellybean.
Rooting the TF300T will also Void your Warranty with ASUS but it is Possible to Unroot if you run into a concern were you would need to use your Warranty.
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I, as well as several others, have lost their root even with OTA Rootkeeper saved and not able to get it back. For those that have JB and cannot restore root, Bootloader unlock is the only possible root method at this time.
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I, as well as several others, have lost their root even with OTA Rootkeeper saved and not able to get it back. For those that have JB and cannot restore root, Bootloader unlock is the only possible root method at this time.
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If you have SuperSu Installed it Works with OTA Rootkeeper. It worked Perfect for ME !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840504
So, I went to unlock the bootloader, and I have read a lot of posts about there being an .apk file on the Asus website. The file I downloaded was UnLock_Device_App_V7.zip. I opened it and did not find an .apk file anywhere, so how do I run this tool?
Thanks,
Mike
parallon said:
So, I went to unlock the bootloader, and I have read a lot of posts about there being an .apk file on the Asus website. The file I downloaded was UnLock_Device_App_V7.zip. I opened it and did not find an .apk file anywhere, so how do I run this tool?
Thanks,
Mike
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R you sure? coz I downloaded it and it works fine. Did you download it directly from tf300? Use chrome to download it and give it another try.
I just now downloaded from Asus again to be sure. It is unlock device app v7 apk. They don't even zip it.
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Ahh, I just downloaded to my laptop. I will give that a try when I get home.
Thanks!
Mike
funnel71 said:
You can unlock the bootloader and follow step 3 of this guide if you want root - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30516010
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Somebody tested this yet?
Because i got the same problem, I have OTA JB and want this Rom, but I'm not sure what to do, because in every tutorial how to install cwm it says I have to unlock Bootloader, but on the Asus page it says the Bootloader Unlocker App is only ICS...
So would be pretty nice if somebody could help me...
Thx from Switzerland
-angel* said:
Somebody tested this yet?
Because i got the same problem, I have OTA JB and want this Rom, but I'm not sure what to do, because in every tutorial how to install cwm it says I have to unlock Bootloader, but on the Asus page it says the Bootloader Unlocker App is only ICS...
So would be pretty nice if somebody could help me...
Thx from Switzerland
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I have tested this. I was on jb when I unlocked with that tool, and I also installed cwm touch recovery and rooted using that method.
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Hello,
Bit confused what to do. I have brand new TF700T ICS 4.0.3 and I think I would benefit with rooted device. But what to do first? Update to JB and then root or root and update? I read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833212 so I would like to use the NvFlash before I start flashing... Is there any catch?
Please help...
Otas
otas78 said:
Hello,
Bit confused what to do. I have brand new TF700T ICS 4.0.3 and I think I would benefit with rooted device. But what to do first? Update to JB and then root or root and update? I read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833212 so I would like to use the NvFlash before I start flashing... Is there any catch?
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You first have to decide if you want to void your manufacturer warranty by unlocking the boot loader (so that you can install custom ROMs). You do not need to unlock the boot loader if you only want to root it.
However, once you upgrade to JellyBean, you won't be able to install NVFlash any more, so if you are planning to unlock it in the near future, you should seriously consider doing it now, and then install NVFlash.
If you decide to unlock, there's no problem in rooting it afterwards. If you decide NOT to unlock, but still want to root, you should do so BEFORE you upgrade to JellyBean, as there's currently no way to root a JellyBean installation on the TF700 (if you install JellyBean without root, you'll have to downgrade to ICS to root, and then upgrade to JellyBean again).
As you can see, it all depends on what you want to do with your device - now and in the future. There's no way to know if it'll be possible in the future to install NVFlash on a JB installation, but once you have installed JB, you CANNOT install NVFlash - not even if you roll back to ICS. So you have to decide if you want NVFlash or not, and if so, you need to unlock it while on ICS and proceed from there.
If you want to keep the locked bootloader and warranty: First, root it. Look for the tutorial here in the Forum, it's very easy, should be something like "Root with debugfs".
Then, download OTA Rootkeeper from the Market (Google Play). Use it to protect your root.
Afterwards, you can either try the normal OTA Update (Didn't work for me, too big of a jump), or follow the following tutorial to update from one revision to the next. (So you've gotta update around 4-5 times in total to get to the newest JB revision).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1926147
How to update to JB and keep root (Locked Bootloader)
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ZeDroid said:
If you want to keep the locked bootloader and warranty: First, root it. Look for the tutorial here in the Forum, it's very easy, should be something like "Root with debugfs".
Then, download OTA Rootkeeper from the Market (Google Play). Use it to protect your root.
Afterwards, you can either try the normal OTA Update (Didn't work for me, too big of a jump), or follow the following tutorial to update from one revision to the next. (So you've gotta update around 4-5 times in total to get to the newest JB revision).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1926147
How to update to JB and keep root (Locked Bootloader)
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So I see.
Option 1) Rooted only and keep warranty - can't flash it.
Option 2) Root and unlock, lost warranty but be able to flash it. For this I need unlock the bootloader. And I would need to unlock to bootloader to install NvFlash, is it right?
What will be your recommendation? Do I need to flash it? The use would be recreational (internet/video/games) and travel laptop.
Otas
I personally didn't flash mine, at the moment I just don't need it. Should be fine for you to, why don't you try root & locked bootloader first?
You can always unlock the bootloader later on, but you can't "relock" it
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ZeDroid said:
I personally didn't flash mine, at the moment I just don't need it. Should be fine for you to, why don't you try root & locked bootloader first?
You can always unlock the bootloader later on, but you can't "relock" it
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The only reason why I would be considering to unlock it NOW is the NvFlash. Because I definitely want to update to JB.
otas78 said:
Hello,
Bit confused what to do.
Otas
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Well you could always just use it for a day or two before you risk blowing it up.
Any manufacturing problems with it?
How familiar with the ins-outs of rooting\flashing are you?
If relatively new read then read some more.
The chances of a brick are low...then again you never know for sure.
Good luck...
So I did rooted using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1706588 and all went well and I was told that the device is rooted.
Then I installed JB OTA no issues.
But now OTA Rootkeeper is telling me that I'm not rooted??!! What is going on?
otas78 said:
So I did rooted using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1706588 and all went well and I was told that the device is rooted.
Then I installed JB OTA no issues.
But now OTA Rootkeeper is telling me that I'm not rooted??!! What is going on?
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Did you actually backup your root using OTA Rootkeeper?
Did you protect the root with OTA Rootkeeper? Otherwise you just lost it....
You should be able to downgrade to ICS and root again following this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1925230
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Did you actually backup your root using OTA Rootkeeper?
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I see, f*** I updated before the I downloaded the OTE Rootkeeper. Any way out of it?
See my post on the first page. And guys, please don't do Full Quotes, we all know what you're replying to
Thank's I saw it later, looking to downgrade now.
So I downgraded already twice, run the OTA Rootkeeper, got the message that SU protected, run the JB update, run the OTA Rootkeeper again and no protected SU available... Where am I doing it wrong?
How exactly are you updating to JB? Per OTA?
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Yes, per OTA
Strange. Did you try the update files from the thread I linked previously? (in my first post) The OTA never worked for me, so I used those.
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Didn't need to because the OTA came on always automatically as soon as I rebooted. So I let it run.
I think I'm doing something wrong with the OTA Rootkeeper because it will not give me option to temp un-root...
Do you have Superuser installed? If not, try to install it from the Market, it will show you if you really got root.
From my perspective it sounds like you don't actually have root or just no application to control root.
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