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Hulu on the bandwagon

This may be somewhat common knowledge, but I thought I'd share since I don't see any threads about Hulu in here.
It seems Hulu has decided having root is evil and therefor they will not allow you to stream to a device which is rooted. I don't get why these companies do this. I tried temp unroot with rootkeeper but it still didn't want to work, though it could be the flag gets set for the device on your account and doesn't flip back without some further intervention on Hulu's end.
Thank you for your email, and I'm sorry for the trouble with Hulu Plus on your Asus Transformer Infinity. I'm afraid the error message you're receiving indicates that our system flagged your Infinity as a "rooted" device. Basically, "rooted" means that the software on the device has been altered in some way. Some users may do this to enable particular apps on their devices or to customize the Android OS, but unfortunately, we cannot support these modified-OS devices. I realize this is frustrating and I apologize.
If you don't believe your device is rooted, just let me know and we can investigate other causes of this error message. To aid my troubleshooting, is there anything installed on the device or any unusual settings that might be triggering this "rooted" flag? There are some apps that are known to cause this trouble (Hide It Pro is one of these apps).
Again, my apologies for all the trouble here. I hope we can reach a solution. Let me know if there is anything else I can assist you with, or if you have further questions.
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Hmmm I'm rooted and hulu works fine for me, but I did restore my hulu app from my prime backup.
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Try to delete your install of hulu and restore my attached copy wit TB.
http://db.tt/zgVeSOvE
Let me know how it goes.
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If you are unlocked hulu will not work because Asus deletes the drm keys off the tablet upon unlocking. Meaning hulu and some other programs won't work that rely on that.
If you are not unlocked, make sure if you have ad away installed that you disable it before opening the app it will not work until you do this. Hulu works just fine for me rooted.
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ahhh so it's the unlocking they are balking at, not necessarily just being rooted.
thanks for the info, that clears up the why of it. damn i hate drm.

Is this something that could eventually be worked around? I use hulu plus a lot and I'm getting this tablet soon. I wonder of its even worth unlocking for me
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ooonimrodooo said:
Is this something that could eventually be worked around? I use hulu plus a lot and I'm getting this tablet soon. I wonder of its even worth unlocking for me
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I suggest forgoing the Hulu Plus app and modifying your flash so you can watch Hulu Plus straight from the stock browser or Dolphin. The attached script requires root and busybox, but will modify your libflashplayer.so so that it's unblocked by Hulu.com. This also circumvents the HDMI-out limitation found in the current app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569816

Hmm. I may have to try that when I get my tf700 next Wednesday. Thanks.
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Currently I think unlocking the TF700 is not ready due to the fact that we don't gain that much by doing so (more headache by doing so). I would wait after the release of Jelly Been.

Is updating with the ota safe then? I hear it fixes some issues
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Yes, the .26 OTA is safe and worth applying

ooonimrodooo said:
Is updating with the ota safe then? I hear it fixes some issues
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Safe? To my knowledge it was never unsafe. .26 definitely does perform better than previous versions, though it's less than what I'd expect from a $500+ tablet.

urrlyx said:
Safe? To my knowledge it was never unsafe. .26 definitely does perform better than previous versions, though it's less than what I'd expect from a $500+ tablet.
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I meant, can you still unlock bootloader and root after doing the update. I know with my EVO LTE, if I take the ota, I lose root.
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yes you can still do both. =)

I was reading that there is a modded version of Hulu Plus that works on an unlocked prime. I guess the Landscape version at the link below works quite well.. Can anyone test this on the infinity? I have yet to unlock. I would rather not lose the hulu app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449110

ooonimrodooo said:
I was reading that there is a modded version of Hulu Plus that works on an unlocked prime. I guess the Landscape version at the link below works quite well.. Can anyone test this on the infinity? I have yet to unlock. I would rather not lose the hulu app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449110
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I have it on my unlocked infinity, It works fine in terms of showing tv shows and movies, but the interface is a little annoying and old school. Mostly you just have to get used to the search feature. It is not as easy to navigate as the new app, but if you know what you are looking for it's pretty good.
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PoopMonsters said:
I have it on my unlocked infinity, It works fine in terms of showing tv shows and movies, but the interface is a little annoying and old school. Mostly you just have to get used to the search feature. It is not as easy to navigate as the new app, but if you know what you are looking for it's pretty good.
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Could you possibly put up a screenshot of the interface? I'm deciding whether or not to unlock and hulu is a deciding factor. And it's that particular version you are using? The one I linked earlier? Thanks!
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Who uses hulu anyways? Not being able to watch their free content with their app on a droid device is a dealbreaker for me. I reactivate subscription services only when I have time off from school.
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Diogenes5 said:
Who uses hulu anyways? Not being able to watch their free content with their app on a droid device is a dealbreaker for me. I reactivate subscription services only when I have time off from school.
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I don't have cable at my house so I use hulu streaming on my xbox 360 mostly. I but when I'm at work I'll watch a show on my lunch break. I use it quite often.
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ooonimrodooo said:
Could you possibly put up a screenshot of the interface? I'm deciding whether or not to unlock and hulu is a deciding factor. And it's that particular version you are using? The one I linked earlier? Thanks!
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Don't have a screenshot app. =( what would your recommend for that. I tried one and it didn't work with infinity.
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HELP imma noob in rooting

Whats the easiest way to root tf300t 10.4.2.9? Without a pc. I want to record my screen as i play games. I have docking station if it helps. I also wanna oc my t3 to 1.6-1.8 (then it becomes pretty much an infinity right?) On an unrelated note i have a pantech element that im hoping to root too, please keep things simple guys, no random typing, mostly clicks XD.

i think that if you've upgraded to jellybean there's currently no way to root your tablet unless you unlock the bootloader and install a custom rom.
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Just wait. There'll be a method to root without unlocking the bootloader pretty soon. Our awesome devs will make it happen!

For the record, even if you were on ICS you would need a PC. To my knowledge, no one developed an app which would do this for you.
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[Q] Notepad + keyboard

so last night i was riding in a car and needed to take some notes, popped open my tablet with the keyboard because it was a bumpy road and figured using my fingers on the screen would be hopeless to get the amount of information as quickly as it needed to get put down.. so i tried two different tablet apps i had installed (no internet at the time to find others) and both wouldn't let me use the keyboard to take notes... both wanted stylus/finger mode only... I also tried to use google drive but it wouldn't let me create anything new in offline mode.
any options here folks that one can think of? im not really interested in installing 1000+ notepad apps on the market to find one via brute testing..
thanks.

Supernote. It comes pre installed on the transformer TF300 and works quite well
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KindaUndisputed said:
Supernote. It comes pre installed on the transformer TF300 and works quite well
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coulda swore i couldn't get it to work with the keyboard...
ill try again tonight when im get home. maybe i was just frustrated in the car that it wouldn't work instantly so i couldn't find it

There is a keyboard option at the top. Perhaps it needs to be pressed first?
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[Q] Automated tasks?

I'd love to have my tab do a few things in the morning, such as start up my Kindle app and sync it, so that when I leave my house all of my newspapers are fresh. Is there an easy way to do this? Is this something that I'd have to use Tasker for, if anyone is running that on their 700?

That's what I use, Tasker with sl4a to automate quite a few tasks.
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Clegs said:
That's what I use, Tasker with sl4a to automate quite a few tasks.
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I'll need to root to use tasker, correct?

Any free alternatives like taker?
Also does app like this drain battery because they have to run in the background all the time?
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and.. Is it even possible to get tasker (or something else) to open a program then execute a command inside the program (like sync the Kindle app)?

I believe tasker can do just about anything, including push commands... But it is quite detailed and difficult to set up. Best bet is to ask a programmer.

Finire said:
I believe tasker can do just about anything, including push commands... But it is quite detailed and difficult to set up. Best bet is to ask a programmer.
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It's not very difficult and there are many common "recipes" on the developer's website.
I can't recommend this app highly enough.
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pinn___________ said:
It's not very difficult and there are many common "recipes" on the developer's website.
I can't recommend this app highly enough.
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Yeah, I've already got it on my phone, and I use it for a few things, but I've never done something like opening an app, then having it execute a command inside that app. I'm not sure where to start. I'll check to see if there are any new recipes since I last looked. If not, I'll **** around with it and see what I can make happen. Thanks

Have you tried on{x} from Microsoft?
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Rriopel432 said:
Have you tried on{x} from Microsoft?
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Never heard of it. What is it?

Fsync?

I am basically a noob when it comes to rooting and modding so I was wondering if someone could explain what Fsync does and if it's safe to doable I want to install sbdags rom with Fsync disabled but I'm worried about the risks of of having it disabled.
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tummytom10 said:
I am basically a noob when it comes to rooting and modding so I was wondering if someone could explain what Fsync does and if it's safe to doable I want to install sbdags rom with Fsync disabled but I'm worried about the risks of of having it disabled.
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Basically fsync is a process to verify data integrity to prevent data corruption. This process is critical when you involved with money transaction process, but for our tablet, there is nothing to worry about, worst to come to worse you may need to reflash the rom. Since disabling fsync saved the OS the time to verify the data, it translated into faster processing, which increased performance (less I/O traffic). Hope this help. I have my disabled and still kicking asss....no issue here.

Alright thanks I've seen where everyone is saying it's way better with it turned off i just wanted to make sure it was safe.
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tummytom10 said:
Alright thanks I've seen where everyone is saying it's way better with it turned off i just wanted to make sure it was safe.
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It's never 100% safe. The more you over clock or push your infinity the larger the risks become.
Having said that I ran it for 24 hours with better performance and no issues.