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[Q] Brand New Brick!

I'm a noob, but I've searched for hours. I've not found an answer to my problem, here or else-where.
I just got my TF300T yesterday, came by Fed-ex. I got it at lunch, booted it up and connected to my WiFi so it would download any updates before I got home from work. I left it on it's charger.
I came home, it prompted me to install JB. This is my first android, I assumed that it must be a good thing so I let it install. BAD IDEA! It did the regular loading bar animation for a few minutes before I got what I call the "dead-droid" (see my avatar). It then rebooted and is now stuck on the ASUS loading screen.
I called tech support, they had me try and power off the device, it turns right back on. So in the small window of being off I managed to hold the vol down + power button and get to a screen to "wipe-data". The other option was "android" or in the first 5sec I could pick "RCK". I tried all 3 with tech support and no luck. They now want me to pay for shipping to RMA.
The company I bought it from, through my work, only accepts returns that are unopened. The squaretrade warranty doesn't apply to software issues.
I really wanted to leave this stock and just use it "as is" but if I have to pay to use my asus warranty then I'll try anything. I'm a smart guy, I install internet and VOIP (commercial work with Key, PRI's, etc). I'm sure if somebody gave me a walk-through of some kind I could get through it. I've found tons of guides but they all talk about first unlocking the bootloader. Well, I can not do that at this time.
Yes, I saw the other thread here about the boot-logo but his has "unlocked" in the top-left. Mine is NOT.
So what are my options?
P.S.~ Sorry being long-winded but the noob video said to give every detail I could. And yes, let me me say it again ... "I USED THE SEARCH" thank you

You remember when you were a kid and found out Santa wasn't real? That's where I'm at right now ...

Maybe fastboot latest update from Asus support! http://usa.asus.com/Tablet/Transformer_Pad/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_TF300T/#download
Windows link! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27218675&postcount=20 This link is only to setup fastboot windows. Do not try to flash recovery!
Good Luck!

tobdaryl said:
Maybe fastboot latest update from Asus support! http://usa.asus.com/Tablet/Transformer_Pad/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_TF300T/#download
Windows link! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27218675&postcount=20 This link is only to setup fastboot windows. Do not try to flash recovery!
Good Luck!
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I'm sorry, I was trying to give you a leg up. I don't own windows but guessed you probably did and that link seemed easy. I have seen the op of that link answering questions and helping others in multiple links. Maybe ask your questions on that link would bring proper results. Just remember to give the details as you did here.
Good Luck!

tobdaryl said:
I'm sorry, I was trying to give you a leg up. I don't own windows but guessed you probably did and that link seemed easy. I have seen the op of that link answering questions and helping others in multiple links. Maybe ask your questions on that link would bring proper results. Just remember to give the details as you did here.
Good Luck!
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Thanks for trying.

I'm sorry I couldn't help more! I hope everything works out for you. I'm sure it will I have had been in the same mess except I already had adb and fastboot working.
Good Luck!

you are not in the fastboot folder!!!!
Open CMD then type cd c:\fastboot\
Then you are in the fastboot folder

mikaole said:
you are not in the fastboot folder!!!!
Open CMD then type cd c:\fastboot\
Then you are in the fastboot folder
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This!

mikaole said:
you are not in the fastboot folder!!!!
Open CMD then type cd c:\fastboot\
Then you are in the fastboot folder
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Yeah, I tried that last night and it wouldn't work. Now cd c:\fastboot\ did work? Oh well, thanks again!
New issue, no USB icon on tablet in cold boot. I thought I had the drivers for the tablet, must be wrong? Or am I?

I've installed everything from ASUS that I can find, is there another way to get my PC to realize my pad is there?
I can run fastboot.exe but I have no way to talk to my tablet .... I must be doing something stupid and one of you smart people can help me

TF300T said:
Yeah, I tried that last night and it wouldn't work. Now cd c:\fastboot\ did work? Oh well, thanks again!
New issue, no USB icon on tablet in cold boot. I thought I had the drivers for the tablet, must be wrong? Or am I?
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The drivers have nothing to do with getting the USB Icon on the tablet. How should any driver for windows could do something on the Pad???
If you are not able to get to the Icons on your Pad with pressing Vol- and Power at the same time your Pad is bricked.

mikaole said:
The drivers have nothing to do with getting the USB Icon on the tablet. How should any driver for windows could do something on the Pad???
If you are not able to get to the Icons on your Pad with pressing Vol- and Power at the same time your Pad is bricked.
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I see what you're saying, my thought was that sort of like hooking a phone (my feature-flip-phone) to a PC, I had to get the drivers on my PC in order for the phone to go to USB Mass Storage, which then automatically popped up. I suppose I though that if the PC can't see the tablet the tablet can't see the PC. So I was wrong
I can get to the icon screen with Wipe-Data and the droid image, but those are the only 2 options I have besides hitting vol - up in the first 5sec for RCK?
Should there be a USB icon there regardless of being hooked to my computer?

Yes, if you're unlocked there should be the USB icon. If not send it to Asus.

mikaole said:
Yes, if you're unlocked there should be the USB icon. If not send it to Asus.
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Thanks, I'll RMA it.
SUBJECT CHANGE- Should I just keep ICS? What is the consensus? Is it even worth changing to JB yet when I get it back?
Do I even have the choice or will they put JB on it?

If you unlock the bootloader and install recovery. You can keep from taking an update. It seams to be mixed on the jellybean issue.
I took the plunge and everything is good. Forced to only run stock jellybean based roms until the new bootloader is figure out.
All I can tell you is look at all the options. Hopefully the one they send you has ICS
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda premium

udreamibuild said:
If you unlock the bootloader and install recovery. You can keep from taking an update. It seams to be mixed on the jellybean issue.
I took the plunge and everything is good. Forced to only run stock jellybean based roms until the new bootloader is figure out.
All I can tell you is look at all the options. Hopefully the one they send you has ICS
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda premium
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Unlock =/= good for me. Like I said, this was my first Android device. It bricked on a "normal" operation. Not exactly confidence-inspiring in the sense that I should unlock/root it ....

TF300T said:
Unlock =/= good for me. Like I said, this was my first Android device. It bricked on a "normal" operation. Not exactly confidence-inspiring in the sense that I should unlock/root it ....
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As long as you read the threads good and follow the instructions you will be fine. I was worried with my first device.
I read everything 2 or 3 times. Had all the fiiles, tools and threads bookmarked. If i had a problem, i was prepared to fix it, even though I had no idea what I was doing.
Now that I have done a few, I am confident that if I have a problem, there will be a fix.
Goood luck and enjoy the fun and freedom of android
Sent from my ASUSTransformer Pad TF300T using xda premium

TF300T said:
Unlock =/= good for me. Like I said, this was my first Android device. It bricked on a "normal" operation. Not exactly confidence-inspiring in the sense that I should unlock/root it ....
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Don't be discouraged! Just take your time and take one step a time. When you need help search, then ask. Every will begin to make sense.
I am JB but wish I had stayed ICS for NVFlash. With NVFlash you are much more likely to recover from most things. I don't have issues with JB, I'd like the safe blanket NVFlash provides.
Good Luck!

Guide to Root TF300T - JRO03C.US_epad-10.4.2.17-20121018

I'm more confused than ever on trying to find the *correct* guide to root my TF300T. The development forum has mislabeled threads, and most guides I found were guiding the root process for a device with a 9.x.x.x firmware. So, that said, can anyone point me to the CORRECT guide so I can root my TF running 10.4.2.17 please? Thanks.

Ramrod421 said:
So first off I totally understand the apprehension. I have rooted a lot thingd and this tablet seems especially technical and convoluted.
First read through this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697227
1) In that thread download the "unlock bootloader" app, run it and unlock the bootloader. Your device warranty will now be void and it will say "device unlocked" in the top left corner every time you boot it up.
2) Now go to this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1845377, scroll down to Part 3 and download the "fastboot + JB recovery" files. Extract them into the Fastboot folder that they are zipped in. There will be two .dll files, an ADB file, a Fastboot file and a twrp.blob file.
3) Turn off your tablet. Once it's off press the power and vol/dwn buttons at the same time. Keep holding them down until you see the screen with "RCK", "android", a usb symbol, and "wipe data". Once in that screen let go and use the Vol/dwn to move the cursor and vol/up to select the USB icon. Plug your tablet into your computer and the computer should recognize it as a "fastboot" device. You can check under "devices and printers".
4) Enter the "Fastboot" folder and while holding down shift, right click the mouse. In the menu you should have the option "open command window here". Select that and it will open a cmd window. Type in the line:
fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash recovery twrp.blob
This will copy the TWRP recovery file to the tablet and flash it. You will see a blue progress bar on your tablet while this is happening. Once that is done type:
fastboot -i 0x0b05 reboot
This will reboot your tablet and you will now have TWRP recovery installed.
5)Once in android again, go to this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668173, and download the "root-signed.zip" file in the second post and copy it to the tablet.
6)Turn off the tablet and boot into recovery by holding power and vol/dwn again. Once at the menu select "RCK" with Vol/up. It will boot into TWRP recovery now. Install the "root-signed.zip" file, reboot and the tablet should be rooted.
At this point I recommend creating a backup in recovery in case anything goes wrong from here on out.
Now you can flash any ROM your heart desires. I recommend CleanROM 2.7. It's fast, clean and very easy to install.
TWRP is easily the best recovery for this tablet. I have had many problems with CWM not installing ROM's properly and causing boot issues.
I hope this help you out. I know it's kind of a mine field of information but it works very nicely.
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I was just about to link you to the same thing. This process will flash recovery and root your tablet.

d08speed3 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1697227
1) In that thread download the "unlock bootloader" app, run it and unlock the bootloader. Your device warranty will now be void and it will say "device unlocked" in the top left corner every time you boot it up.
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This is a relatively big deal: while you could root stock ICS ROMs pretty easily, you can't do it on stock JB ROMs without unlocking the bootloader, Once you're unlocked, however, it's a piece of cake.

For the amateurs. Could you elaborate on these steps?
Step (1) (a) which file to download? the .apk for the .exe file?
(b) Download to where (the tablet or onto a laptop/desktop)?
Step (2): (a) Again, download to where? Tablet or laptop/desktop? And extract to where?
Step (3) & (4): This make it sounds like the files in previous steps should be downloaded and extracted to a laptop/desktop?
Step (5) & (6): CleanRom 2.7 is already rooted. Do we need to run these steps? Or can we install CleanRom after Step 4?
Backup: What files to back up? Everything?
Critical Questions:
Do the above steps work for tablets already on Android version 4.1.1 with .29 (or .17) builds?
Sidenote: Last night, my tablets had an ASUS update and it went from build .29 to .17. Is this strange? It's going backward?

I have followed these instructions exactly, but titanium and adaway both cannot aquire root privileges. and reason why?

smokarz said:
For the amateurs. Could you elaborate on these steps?
Step (1) (a) which file to download? the .apk for the .exe file?
(b) Download to where (the tablet or onto a laptop/desktop)?
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Download the .apk and put it on your tablet. Install it. Run it.
Step (2): (a) Again, download to where? Tablet or laptop/desktop? And extract to where?
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These files are to be put on your computer. It doesn't matter where you put the directory.
Step (3) & (4): This make it sounds like the files in previous steps should be downloaded and extracted to a laptop/desktop?
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Yes
Step (5) & (6): CleanRom 2.7 is already rooted. Do we need to run these steps? Or can we install CleanRom after Step 4?
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These steps are not technically required but I put them in there because then you have a backup copy of stock JB that is rooted.
Backup: What files to back up? Everything?
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Run TWRP. Press the back up button.
Critical Questions:
Do the above steps work for tablets already on Android version 4.1.1 with .29 (or .17) builds?
Sidenote: Last night, my tablets had an ASUS update and it went from build .29 to .17. Is this strange? It's going backward?
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This method works for any version.
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rboutin2 said:
I have followed these instructions exactly, but titanium and adaway both cannot aquire root privileges. and reason why?
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Have you confirmed that you are truly rooted or are these apps the only ones that can't access the root directory?

So you have to root first in order to do a backup?

No you do not have to root first to do a backup.
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rboutin2 said:
I have followed these instructions exactly, but titanium and adaway both cannot aquire root privileges. and reason why?
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I would try and clear the cache and data for supersu under settings>apps and that might make it start working properly.

jerry43812 said:
I'm more confused than ever on trying to find the *correct* guide to root my TF300T. The development forum has mislabeled threads, and most guides I found were guiding the root process for a device with a 9.x.x.x firmware. So, that said, can anyone point me to the CORRECT guide so I can root my TF running 10.4.2.17 please? Thanks.
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I read the reply's to your Q, but as I have the same build as you I still haven't found one that anyone claims has worked.
You have any success?

Root TF300T
Thank you so very much for that very helpful post. Much appreciated.
After reading your instructions, I'm happy to proceed but may I ask one question first.
I've unlocked my TF300 with the ASUS application.
My build number is 10.4.2.18-20121122. It's a UK model.
Am I safe to use your instructions with this build?
Kind regards

I never obtained root, and since my OP, I've gotten an OTA as well, so it's back to square one in finding a viable root method.

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I'm in the same boat. Got a 300 for Christmas, bumped up to JB w/o reading here first (yeah...that was dumb). So from looking around the only way to root is to unlock and the only way to unlock right now is via the ASUS tool which - from what I've gathered - will send my serial number to ASUS and void my warranty correct?
A few questions:
1.) does anyone know if work is being done to be able to unlock/relock w/o voiding the warranty? I love root, but I won't do it while in warranty in case something unthinkable happens . I'm not sure how much of this would be true, but can't we use nvflash to download the locked bootloader then find a way to spoof the ASUS unlock authorization? Hell, unless each tablet uses a different signature couldn't we just post the nvflash-able locked/unlocked bootloaders? I'm thinking back to the flash processes from my Tegra2 gTablet. I could be way off base, but it seems plausible with my limited knowledge.
2.) is it possible to root w/o unlocking? I know I won't get CWM/TWRP and the ability to load non-stock ROMs but I can live with that. I'd like to be able to run TiB, ES File - Root, etc though. I thought I saw something about obtaining root w/o unlock, but I can't find it and it might have been ICS instructions.
3.) I take it there's no downgrading back to ICS that would fix this either....

NeoMatrixJR said:
I'm in the same boat. Got a 300 for Christmas, bumped up to JB w/o reading here first (yeah...that was dumb). So from looking around the only way to root is to unlock and the only way to unlock right now is via the ASUS tool which - from what I've gathered - will send my serial number to ASUS and void my warranty correct?
A few questions:
1.) does anyone know if work is being done to be able to unlock/relock w/o voiding the warranty? I love root, but I won't do it while in warranty in case something unthinkable happens . I'm not sure how much of this would be true, but can't we use nvflash to download the locked bootloader then find a way to spoof the ASUS unlock authorization? Hell, unless each tablet uses a different signature couldn't we just post the nvflash-able locked/unlocked bootloaders? I'm thinking back to the flash processes from my Tegra2 gTablet. I could be way off base, but it seems plausible with my limited knowledge.
2.) is it possible to root w/o unlocking? I know I won't get CWM/TWRP and the ability to load non-stock ROMs but I can live with that. I'd like to be able to run TiB, ES File - Root, etc though. I thought I saw something about obtaining root w/o unlock, but I can't find it and it might have been ICS instructions.
3.) I take it there's no downgrading back to ICS that would fix this either....
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Hi!
You can try to unlock your device with AsusUnlock app ! - is the safe way to unlock bootloader ! ( certainly will void your warranty ! )
I don't think that's cause for concern ...I've unlocked bootloader in the very next day after I bought it ( in august this year )
- so far I think I made five hundred " flash and reflash rom " - ( for testing "custom roms" ) - and the device shows like the first day when I bought it
So, be more confident - the device is not so easily to break , you can install as many "custom roms" as you want - you just have to be very careful about the steps that you make - when you try to install a custom rom !
Good luck ! :good:
regards,
Surdu Petru

Not worried so much about flashing causing issues. I've flashed my gTab more times than I can count. More worried about pre-voiding the warranty should I have any hardware issues. Like my battery life seems to be horrible and it might need sent in for that.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using Tapatalk HD

ASUS TF700T unlock and root JB 4.2.1 stock

FOR ANYONE THAT EITHER JUST BOUGHT THE TF700 OR UPGRADED OTA TO 4.2.1 JB AND WANTS TO UNLOCK AND/OR ROOT THE DEVICE
LINKS WILL BE AVAILABLE.
WARNING: UNLOCKING THE DEVICE WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY WITH ASUS, I DONT KNOW IF IT WILL VOID IT WITH SQUARETRADE OR OTHER WARRANTIES. ALSO, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO ANY TABLET, EVEN THOUGH I HAD NO TROUBLE OR PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER.
(ROOTING IS REVERSIBLE AND DOES NOT VOID WARRANTY)
TO UNLOCK
TO UNLOCK THE DEVICE, GO AND USE THE ASUS UNLOCK TOOL FROM THEIR WEBSITE.
CLICK THE LINK PROVIDED
CHOOSE OS: ANDROID
UNDER "UTILITES" THE SECOND SAYS VERSION 7 ASUS UNLOCK TOOL (YES I'M AWARE IT SAYS FOR ICS ONLY BUT I HAVE TRIED IT AND IT WORKS WITH JB 4.2.1)
DOWNLOAD IT EITHER FROM THE TABLET ITSELF OR LOAD IT TO AN SD CARD.
IT IS AN APK FILE SO IT WILL INSTALL AS AN APP.
RUN IT, AND *SCROLL DOWN TO THE END* ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND AGREE TO IT. THE TABLET WILL REBOOT AND ON THE TOP LEFT CORNER IT WILL SAY "UNLOCKING DEVICE" GIVE IT 5 MINS DONT FREAK OUT. ONCE DONE, IT WILL SAY "DEVICE UNLOCKED" AND THERE YOU GO. YOU'RE OFFICIALLY UNLOCKED!!
If you are going to install custom ROMS, after unlocking and rooting, you need to install TWRP. I suggest to install GOOMANAGER from the playstore and doin it from there. Just click on the right corner and choose install openrecovery script and choosing twrp.
LINK TO ASUS WEBSITE: http://support.asus.com/download.as...Infinity+TF700T&os=&hashedid=fq2B3oq64av1O95u
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TO JUST ROOT YOUR DEVICE
TO ROOT YOUR DEVICE ON 4.2.1 JB
FIRST PREPARE YOUR TABLET,
GO TO SETTING, UNDER SYSTEM CLICK ON "DEVELOPER OPTIONS" AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CHECKED THE "USB DEBUGGING"
IF YOU DONT HAVE A"DEVELOPER OPTIONS" CLICK ON "ABOUT TABLET" AND WHERE IT SAYS "BUILD NUMBER" CLICK ON IT UNTIL IT SAYS " CONGRATULATIONS NOW YOU ARE A DEVELOPER" IT SHOULD BE AROUND 5-10 TIMES, AFTER THAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE "DEVELOPER OPTIONS ON THE LEFT" RIGHT ABOVE "ABOUT TABLET" (THEN ENABLE USB DEBUGGING"
NEXT, UNDER "PERSONAL" CLICK THE TAB THAT SAYS "SECURITY" AND ENABLE "UNKNOWN SOURCES"
ONCE DONE WITH THIS, CONNECT YOUR TABLET TO YOUR LAPTOP/PC
DOWNLOAD MOTOCHOPPER FROM THE LINK PROVIED
EXTRACT IT AND RUN THE FILE THAT SAYS "RUN"
ONCE YOU RUN IT JUST FOLLOW THE SIMPLE STEPS ON THE SCREEN
IF ALL GOES WELL, YOUR DEVICE SHOULD BE ROOTED AND YOU SHOULD HAVE SUPERSU INSTALLED
EDIT!: IF YOU UPGRADED OR YOUR TABLET CAME WITH BUILD NUMBER 10.6.1.14.10, MOTOCHOPPER WONT WORK TO ROOT. YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNGRADE TO 10.6.1.14.08 AND THEN ROOT WILL BE AVAILABLE
LINKS FOR MOTOCHOPPER:
http://www.mediafire.com/?f4lipgd1hh3jug2
(I ATTACHED THE LINK TO THIS FORUM AS WELL JUST IN CASE)
PLEASE ASK ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS I WILL BE GLADLY TO ANSWER THEM TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, IF NOT I WILL HELP YOU FIND THE ANSWER.
ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL XDA FORUM MEMBERS AND DEV AND MODERATORS FOR HELPING ME LEARN.
SPECIAL THANKS TO
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rickymh19 said:
YES I'M AWARE IT SAYS FOR ICS ONLY BUT I HAVE TRIED IT AND IT WORKS WITH JB 4.2.1
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Unlock tool confirmed working on JB 4.2.1 - just unlocked the bootloader on my totally stock TF700T JB 4.2.1 (WW). Now to flash CROMI-X! :victory:

Stupid easy (locked-root)
Enable USB debugging.
Plug in TF700T.
Windows 7 loaded all of the drivers.
D/L the file.
Extract.
Double click run.bat.
Answer a couple of questions.
Root in under a minute.
:laugh::victory:

Thanks for the motochopper link. Worked perfect on my 4.2.1 tf700, could not have been easier.
Runs a whole lot better with all the bloat frozen and memory cache tweaks.

Thanks you for this. Noon here and will try your tutorial soon

Wont Root
Hey Haven't dont any rooting on the TF700 yet, so bear with me.
Did a 4.2 OTA update (stock)
Unlocked it,
Used Motochopper
But stuck on
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
Help?
Thanks in Advance!

Gave you a thanks for the post.

darkskoliro said:
Hey Haven't dont any rooting on the TF700 yet, so bear with me.
Did a 4.2 OTA update (stock)
Unlocked it,
Used Motochopper
But stuck on
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
Help?
Thanks in Advance!
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when you're running motochopper, you get that message?
if so, make sure you have "usb debugging" enabled under setting>developer options.
also, try reinstalling the drivers for the tf700
connect it via usb, before running motochopper, on the folder of motochopper there is
a file that says "adb" run that before running the "run" file.
usually that message is for a bad driver or because adb isnt reading your tablet.
hope that helps keep me updated.

rickymh19 said:
when you're running motochopper, you get that message?
if so, make sure you have "usb debugging" enabled under setting>developer options.
also, try reinstalling the drivers for the tf700
connect it via usb, before running motochopper, on the folder of motochopper there is
a file that says "adb" run that before running the "run" file.
usually that message is for a bad driver or because adb isnt reading your tablet.
hope that helps keep me updated.
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Hey thanks for the reply, but still nothing! :*(
I have done everything but install new drivers. (My drivers are working properly)
But is there a chance there are 4.2 drivers? Which might be the problem? Not sure..

darkskoliro said:
Hey thanks for the reply, but still nothing! :*(
I have done everything but install new drivers. (My drivers are working properly)
But is there a chance there are 4.2 drivers? Which might be the problem? Not sure..
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Hmm...I would suggest deleting the drivers, and downloading the drivers from the Asus website. And then make sure your ADB can find your tablet. Run the adb file first and then the run file. You should have no problem. Try cold booting your device as well and make make sure you have usb debugging checked.
If this fails, the most probable solution would be going to another thread and downloading the debugfs tool for tf700. I'm not at my computer now so I can't give you the direct link. But if you search for it you'll find it. I did a while back.
Keep me updated.

That is the quickest and easiest root I've ever done on a device! Thanks for keeping it simple :good::good:

HI -
I followed the instructions on this thread and was ulocked/rooted in less than five minutes - installed TWRP - made a nandroid backup - then did something I am afraid was incredibly stupid. I was going to do a wipe per instructions before installing a ROM and I selected "Advanced" and wiped everything instead of just doing a factory wipe.
Now when powered on it is stuck at the ASUS initial screen.
Hoping this can be fixed - can anyone help me out.
Thanks!
Ted

tgatlinjr said:
HI -
I followed the instructions on this thread and was ulocked/rooted in less than five minutes - installed TWRP - made a nandroid backup - then did something I am afraid was incredibly stupid. I was going to do a wipe per instructions before installing a ROM and I selected "Advanced" and wiped everything instead of just doing a factory wipe.
Now when powered on it is stuck at the ASUS initial screen.
Hoping this can be fixed - can anyone help me out.
Thanks!
Ted
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If you had a rom downloaded, you wiped it
Download the rom you want to flash to a microSD, insert it into your tablet, reboot into TWRP, select the microSD and install the zip.
Make sure you have a compatible recovery and rom combination.
What's your recovery version and what rom do you want to flash?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2

Thanks for this. Initially, I was stuck on adb not finding the device - I killed the batch file and then ran
Code:
adb devices
and sure enough, nothing there.
I had to manually uninstall the drivers and then let Windows find them again - this time there was an unknown device, and then Windows found the MTP device and loaded it.
Then it took all of 27 seconds from start to finish lol.
Thanks again - Now I owe Djrbliss yet another contribution....

berndblb said:
If you had a rom downloaded, you wiped it
Download the rom you want to flash to a microSD, insert it into your tablet, reboot into TWRP, select the microSD and install the zip.
Make sure you have a compatible recovery and rom combination.
What's your recovery version and what rom do you want to flash?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2
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tgatlinjr said:
HI -
I followed the instructions on this thread and was ulocked/rooted in less than five minutes - installed TWRP - made a nandroid backup - then did something I am afraid was incredibly stupid. I was going to do a wipe per instructions before installing a ROM and I selected "Advanced" and wiped everything instead of just doing a factory wipe.
Now when powered on it is stuck at the ASUS initial screen.
Hoping this can be fixed - can anyone help me out.
Thanks!
Ted
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hey, sorry i took so long to reply, but like bern said, you're in no trouble. just do what he said and you should be fine.
just download the ROM you want or the stock rom of asus (which i wouldnt install. try cromix or parandroid or black bean theyre very good.)
put it on an sd card and boot to recovery. then the twrp should pop up, and install the rom.
if you need help on choosing the options let me know when you'll do it and ill be glad to guide you.

Thanks Everyone!
rickymh19 said:
hey, sorry i took so long to reply, but like bern said, you're in no trouble. just do what he said and you should be fine.
just download the ROM you want or the stock rom of asus (which i wouldnt install. try cromix or parandroid or black bean theyre very good.)
put it on an sd card and boot to recovery. then the twrp should pop up, and install the rom.
if you need help on choosing the options let me know when you'll do it and ill be glad to guide you.
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Thanks for the replies?
I got every thing up and going again.
Ted

tgatlinjr said:
Thanks for the replies?
I got every thing up and going again.
Ted
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good to hear.

Bee Waiting
I've been waiting for this..worked with my eyes closed. TF700T Locked and Rooted!!!

This worked great. Finally decided to root my tf700. I appreciate this thread so much.
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Awesome, super easy thanks!
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[Q] Recovery error

Hey sorry i am new to the forums not new to rooting phones but i guess a tablet is all new ballgame i just received the asus transformer tf700t on ebay and tried to root it and it wont root as after i click into RCK it goes to installing system upate and then the red triangle android guy shows up saying error (i guess i cannot recovery mode the device either)
ok i was able to root my device but i am unable to install custom roms as my recovery boot im assuming is corrupt
Please note as i received it this way

Try this:
Boot Loop/No Boot Version (Can also be used to downgrade but always backup all apps and data.)
1. Download the latest version of Android for your tablet. Make sure you download the correct SKU version.
A. To find the SKU, go into settings, About tablet, and look for your Build Number, There are two letters (such as US,WW, TW, etc.) that is your SKU. When downloading the zip from ASUS', you must download the correct SKU zip.
2. Decompress downloaded .zip file (it will be another .zip)
3. Rename it to:
A. For the TF700: EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip
4. Make sure your MicroSD card is formatted Fat32. It must be Fat32 Format or it will not work.
5. Copy the file to (the root directory of) your MicroSD
6. Insert the MicroSD into the tablet
7. Shutdown (power off) the tablet
8. Power it on by pressing and holding VOLUME DOWN and POWER buttons simultaneously
9. When you see white text in the top left corner of the screen, release the buttons ^^ and press VOLUME UP button (on RCK, this is your recovery which should already be selected) until you see Android logo and process bar
10. Give the update process 5-10 minutes. It should not take longer than that. If it happens to run for more than 45 minutes to an hour, force shut down the tablet and see if it boots. If it does not, try rerunning steps 7-9.
ASUS - Tablet & Mobile
The zips are under Tablet(your model), Downloads/Support. then under Android.
Also, they removed the 4.2.1 zips from their website. Here are Mirrors.
TF700 Zips (10.6.1.14.4)
Stock 4.2.1 US
Stock 4.2.1 US Mirror
Stock 4.2.1 WW
Stock 4.2.1 WW Mirror
Stock 4.2.1 TW
Stock 4.2.1 TW Mirror
I'll explain what your seeing a little bit more. The android guy on your back IS the stock recovery, it is not an interface. 10.6.1.14.4 is your your android version. 4.2.1 is the base, 10.6.1.14.4 is the package that ASUS creates and names it, so nothing is incorrect. Just try this method and it should get the tablet up and running.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD

Tylorw1 said:
Try this:
Boot Loop/No Boot Version (Can also be used to downgrade but always backup all apps and data.)
1. Download the latest version of Android for your tablet. Make sure you download the correct SKU version.
A. To find the SKU, go into settings, About tablet, and look for your Build Number, There are two letters (such as US,WW, TW, etc.) that is your SKU. When downloading the zip from ASUS', you must download the correct SKU zip.
2. Decompress downloaded .zip file (it will be another .zip)
3. Rename it to:
A. For the TF700: EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip
4. Make sure your MicroSD card is formatted Fat32. It must be Fat32 Format or it will not work.
5. Copy the file to (the root directory of) your MicroSD
6. Insert the MicroSD into the tablet
7. Shutdown (power off) the tablet
8. Power it on by pressing and holding VOLUME DOWN and POWER buttons simultaneously
9. When you see white text in the top left corner of the screen, release the buttons ^^ and press VOLUME UP button (on RCK, this is your recovery which should already be selected) until you see Android logo and process bar
10. Give the update process 5-10 minutes. It should not take longer than that. If it happens to run for more than 45 minutes to an hour, force shut down the tablet and see if it boots. If it does not, try rerunning steps 7-9.
Also, they removed the 4.2.1 zips from their website. Here are Mirrors.
I'll explain what your seeing a little bit more. The android guy on your back IS the stock recovery, it is not an interface. 10.6.1.14.4 is your your android version. 4.2.1 is the base, 10.6.1.14.4 is the package that ASUS creates and names it, so nothing is incorrect. Just try this method and it should get the tablet up and running.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD
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i didnt everything but as soon as i select RCK it says installing update and then it says error the tablet is working fine other than the recovery mode not working

darkcroc said:
i didnt everything but as soon as i select RCK it says installing update and then it says error the tablet is working fine other than the recovery mode not working
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Error how? The android guy laying of his back? That is not an error. The stock recovery has NO interface, so you CANNOT go INTO the stock recovery. All the stock recovery can do is update if you have a ROM on your sdcard.
Tylor
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD

Tylorw1 said:
Error how? The android guy laying of his back? That is not an error. The stock recovery has NO interface, so you CANNOT go INTO the stock recovery. All the stock recovery can do is update if you have a ROM on your sdcard.
Tylor
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I dont know bro it shows the android guy on his back with the red triangle and underneath him it says "Error!" i don't understand why

darkcroc said:
I dont know bro it shows the android guy on his back with the red triangle and underneath him it says "Error!" i don't understand why
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Then you didnt follow the instructions/naming properly. Try renaming it on a PC first then put it on the MicroSD card and doing the process. Also make sure you have the correct SKU and name down.
Tylor
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD

Tylorw1 said:
Then you didnt follow the instructions/naming properly. Try renaming it on a PC first then put it on the MicroSD card and doing the process. After make sure you have the correct SKU and name down.
Tylor
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A common error is to download the file and rename it without extracting it first. Its a zip in a zip. The one inside is the one you need to rename, not the one you downloaded.
The other common error is not having FAT32 format for your MicroSD card, which is the Removable one, not the internal sdcard. When you get a MicroSD card out of the box, the standard format is exFAT which does not work for recovery (flashing ROMs or firmware).
The dead android means that your recovery cannot find the update.zip file in the root directory of your MicroSD card.

Tylorw1 said:
Then you didnt follow the instructions/naming properly. Try renaming it on a PC first then put it on the MicroSD card and doing the process. Also make sure you have the correct SKU and name down.
Tylor
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well im sorry to say this method is not working i did everything u said to do and its not getting fixed bro and my micro is a fat32 just checked

darkcroc said:
well im sorry to say this method is not working i did everything u said to do and its not getting fixed bro and my micro is a fat32 just checked
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well i did everything manually for the recovery and got twrp to work and rooted with motochopper so alls well that ends well thanks guys but i got it done on my own

darkcroc said:
well i did everything manually for the recovery and got twrp to work and rooted with motochopper so alls well that ends well thanks guys but i got it done on my own
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That's great! Can you briefly outline what you did differently to make it work for you? It may be helpful for the "next guy".

elfaure said:
That's great! Can you briefly outline what you did differently to make it work for you? It may be helpful for the "next guy".
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Looks to be he installed a custom recovery. However in the OP, he never mentioned of being unlocked. I thought he was fully stock, so it is an entirely different situation. So my answer to him was for people who were purely stock.
Tylor
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Tylorw1 said:
Looks to be he installed a custom recovery. However in the OP, he never mentioned of being unlocked. I thought he was fully stock, so it is an entirely different situation. So my answer to him was for people who were purely stock.
Tylor
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Gotcha. But he did mention in the OP that he was trying to install a custom rom, and that can only be done if unlocked. But it also looks like he added that statement as an edit after the OP. Weather or not he knew that is unclear. Makes it hard to help someone when you only get partial info from the user about their problem I agree.

elfaure said:
That's great! Can you briefly outline what you did differently to make it work for you? It may be helpful for the "next guy".
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well i rooted the tablet with motochopper then downloaded goo manager into it after word i downloaded the Twrp Blob file (most recent) and then downloaded terminal emulator and typed su for super user and installed the blobs file threw it and rebooted and flashed cw rom onto it to verify it worked and wah la and yes i did unlock the device sorry for not inputing it (it wasnt working after i unlocked it either so thats when i decided to install custom recovery)

darkcroc said:
wah la
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You mean "voilà"? </grammar nazi mode>
Your summary makes it look easy, which it would have been if you had supplied full information timely and upfront. Meh.

darkcroc said:
well i rooted the tablet with motochopper then downloaded goo manager into it after word i downloaded the Twrp Blob file (most recent) and then downloaded terminal emulator and typed su for super user and installed the blobs file threw it and rebooted and flashed cw rom onto it to verify it worked and wah la and yes i did unlock the device sorry for not inputing it (it wasnt working after i unlocked it either so thats when i decided to install custom recovery)
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Sorry i hav the same problem. But can you tell me more specificity what code you typed in?

ivansong said:
Sorry i hav the same problem. But can you tell me more specificity what code you typed in?
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Can you be a lot more specific please?
You have what problem? You did what and want to accomplish....??
And always mention what bootloader/recovery/rom you are currently running.

[Problem]Root TF300t 4.2.1 (build:10.6.1.15.3-20130416)

Hi
my tablet has been rooted before but after updating I lost it.
i see attracting post here, and use it but it dosen't work for me and no one can solve my problem on that post.
you can see my result an print screen of ROOTCHECKER in this method at these single posts
1
2
3
please give me advise to solve this issue (and please write noob-friendly:cyclops
thanks

behnamha91 said:
Hi
my tablet has been rooted before but after updating I lost it.
i see attracting post here, and use it but it dosen't work for me and no one can solve my problem on that post.
you can see my result an print screen of ROOTCHECKER in this method at these single posts
1
2
3
please give me advise to solve this issue (and please write noob-friendly:cyclops
thanks
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motochopper does work. What is it about it that you can't get working? Do you have the correct PC drivers?

sbdags said:
motochopper does work. What is it about it that you can't get working? Do you have the correct PC drivers?
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I think yes, because when i use "adb devices" it find my tablet. Am I right ?

behnamha91 said:
I think yes, because when i use "adb devices" it find my tablet. Am I right ?
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I had the same problem with my tablet. I was on 4.1 and updated to 4.2 the bootloader was still unlocked but root was gone when 4.2 loaded. The developer options turns off when you update the OS so you have to go back into the settings, hit about tablet, then go down to the build number and tap it 7 (seven) times. Developer options will then become available. Go into them and make sure that the options you need for rooting are enabled, i.e. USB debugging. Then run motochopper and root will be available again.
This info is posted elsewhere on the forum but as this topic is not closed I figured it would be good to make sure it was posted here too.

NightShade00013 said:
I had the same problem with my tablet. I was on 4.1 and updated to 4.2 the bootloader was still unlocked but root was gone when 4.2 loaded. The developer options turns off when you update the OS so you have to go back into the settings, hit about tablet, then go down to the build number and tap it 7 (seven) times. Developer options will then become available. Go into them and make sure that the options you need for rooting are enabled, i.e. USB debugging. Then run motochopper and root will be available again.
This info is posted elsewhere on the forum but as this topic is not closed I figured it would be good to make sure it was posted here too.
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I know this ! AND USB debugging is on ! Anyway thanks for answer
and problem remain . . .

behnamha91 said:
I know this ! AND USB debugging is on ! Anyway thanks for answer
and problem remain . . .
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Same issue here. Had it rooted under 4.1.2 updated to 4.2.1 and now the chopper can't root it. Pushes the SU app, but failed when it try to root.
Kage_

I'll just bump this to say I have the same issue. EVERY root method I've tried does not work. Motochopper, trying to flash a custom recovery. Nothing....

See this post. Assuming you are bootloader unlocked and on 4.2.1 this will work. It worked on my TF300T with an unlocked bootloader and 4.2.1 firmware. I even ran it *before* I got TWRP back on the device. BTW, make sure you use TWRP 2.5.0.0. 2.6.x.x doesn't recognize the boot partition on the 4.2 firmware. This is documented elsewhere in the Transformer forums here on XDA.

What about the newer method mentioned in the later parts of the motochopper thread?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using Tapatalk 2

funnel71 said:
What about the newer method mentioned in the later parts of the motochopper thread?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using Tapatalk 2
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I didn't try Vroot because it wasn't in English, despite the excellent post explaining it. I wasn't able to get Motochopper or the other method discussed to work.
Dumped down the innertubes from my Asus Transformer TF300T

hgoldner said:
See this post. Assuming you are bootloader unlocked and on 4.2.1 this will work. It worked on my TF300T with an unlocked bootloader and 4.2.1 firmware. I even ran it *before* I got TWRP back on the device. BTW, make sure you use TWRP 2.5.0.0. 2.6.x.x doesn't recognize the boot partition on the 4.2 firmware. This is documented elsewhere in the Transformer forums here on XDA.
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I gave it a shot, to no avail. My bootloader is unlocked. I'm not sure what's going on here. When I opened up the program it says no device connected, though my Transformer is connected. Asus Sync also says it's not connected. But when I check my computer drives, "Asus Transformer Pad TF300T shows up... but it's not listed in my usb connections. I'm able to transfer files to and from the tablet. Man, I've never had such a tough time rooting an Android device.

iamtherizzle said:
I gave it a shot, to no avail. My bootloader is unlocked. I'm not sure what's going on here. When I opened up the program it says no device connected, though my Transformer is connected. Asus Sync also says it's not connected. But when I check my computer drives, "Asus Transformer Pad TF300T shows up... but it's not listed in my usb connections. I'm able to transfer files to and from the tablet. Man, I've never had such a tough time rooting an Android device.
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Make sure USB debugging turned on in dev settings.

sbdags said:
Make sure USB debugging turned on in dev settings.
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It is. As well as"unknown sources."

iamtherizzle said:
It is. As well as"unknown sources."
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Unknown sources has no effect.
Then you need to update your drivers. The easiest ones to use are the ones in the google sdk. I never had any luck with asus ones. The set I eventually ended up with work really well are attached below.
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291675384

sbdags said:
Unknown sources has no effect.
Then you need to update your drivers. The easiest ones to use are the ones in the google sdk. I never had any luck with asus ones. The set I eventually ended up with work really well are attached below.
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http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291675384
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Great, thanks for posting that link! I'll give it a try when I'm back in town and post an update.

I'm also having trouble rooting, same build and 4.2.1, and the main problem is that SuperSU won't install properly, and manually moving the file won't work due to the fact that I don't have permission...
Anyone find a good solution yet?
I've rooted and installed custom roms on all my HTC phones, never had this much hassle getting it to work.
EDIT: Just got TWRP recovery installed, and SuperSU, using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187982
I followed the "installing TWRP-recovery" part a bit down, and that's it.