So I have the TF300T Transformer Prime, it has 4.2.1 jelly bean installed, and I was trying to just root the device. I was using the Asus Utility Bootloader Unlock application and now when I boot the device, it says that the device is unlocked in the upper left as it boots. But then I don't get any super user rights when I get into the device itself. And I can't run the unlock application again as it gives me errors regarding unknown network problems, even though I'm connected to my network. After a little while, I did a factory reset on the device hoping that it may some how fix the problem, but to no avail, not much of a surprise really, it was just kind of my hail mary. So that's where I'm at. I'm hoping to get CyanogenMod 10.1 on there, but at the moment I can't even get the device unlocked. Hoping that someone may have some advice.
Also please recognize I'm -very- new to this. Still trying to figure out how everything works in regards to the recoveries and flashing what system files where. So if a responding answer could be as detailed as possible, I would greatly appreciate it, or direct me to some literature would be fantastic.
Your device is unlocked! But unlocking won't root your device you need to use motochopper!
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Thank you very much. Had to look up how to use Motochopper, but that absolutely solved my problem. Thank you again.
noahvt said:
Your device is unlocked! But unlocking won't root your device you need to use motochopper!
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"Unlocking" the device could mean 2 things
Bootloader unlock - so you can flash custom kernels
Sim unlock - speaks for itself
In your case thats bootloader unlock
In neither of those cases you get root, unless you root it by yourself (motochopper) or you can also flash a custom kernel to get root.
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I'm sorry but I have googled and searched here trying to get a clear answer, but I think it comes down to my lack of understanding.
What is the difference between the bootloader being locked vs unlocked and what does that mean for the development? I currently have the Acer Iconia and love it, but if there will be more/better development on the transformer I may switch.
I also want to try and figure this out as I have a Droid X and use the bootstrapper to load ROMS but again I do not have the understanding I think I need for this subject matter.
Thanks all for your work and contributions. XDA has taught me alot and I am trying to further my understanding so please forgive me if this is the wrong forum to ask this in.
Well i downloaded the latest update from asus and applied it to my tablet. I now can't use CWM on my SD, i could before.
There's three types out there right now:
Unlocked bootloader: You can flash whatever you want
Locked bootloader: It verifies a signature before flashing. Usually the signature check isn't all that hard to really defeat (the Thunderbolt's was defeated in somewhere around a day, IIRC).
The Droid X bootloader, on the other hand, is Encrypted, in addition to being Locked. This is the reason that you have to bootstrap custom roms, and can't just install them directly. Motorola is the only one that's using an Encrypted Bootloader, AFAIK.
Well i can help with the unlocking, I just need to know what to do.
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Motorola is the only one that's using an Encrypted Bootloader, AFAIK.
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Nop, Sony Ericsson also encrypt their bootloader in all 2010 Xperia Series
Has anyone tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
a small script which is able to root ICS/JB phones. It uses a remount timing issue in Androids "adb restore" service.
So normally it should work on nearly all ICS/JB devices
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This method is pretty new and is supposed to allow for root without the need to perform a bootloader unlock.
This exploit is supposed to work up till 4.1.2.
Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyNexus/comments/11hikf/root_unlock_galaxy_nexus_wo_wiping/
You don't need an unlocked bootloader for root since forever
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xaueious said:
Has anyone tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
This method is pretty new and is supposed to allow for root without the need to perform a bootloader unlock.
This exploit is supposed to work up till 4.1.2.
Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyNexus/comments/11hikf/root_unlock_galaxy_nexus_wo_wiping/
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Didn't work on my 300t
Didn't work here either. Tested it with WW 10.4.2.13, debugging and install from unknown sources enabled. Maybe in the next versions.
Trimis de pe ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T
did u guys also tried the second method?
Somebody else asked the question few weeks ago.
No, it won't work with the TF300
Asus made the exploit useless
will nexus 7 root methods work?
xSvenHD said:
will nexus 7 root methods work?
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it's a nexus, it always work but it's better to fully unlock it, it got official miui, not the best for tablet at the moment but it's miui :silly:
never mind i miss read, i thought "will it work with nexus 7?".
i don't think so nexus don't even need to be online to unlock it's as easy as "adb fastboot unlock" from boot loader screen, the current asus method for the tf300 is install the app, contact server , blank device number and unlock(ICS)
I have a TF700 with unlocked bootloader, however
My TF700 died a while back, I sent in and got it repaired.
They "relocked" my bootloader, and I'm trying to unlock the device again, and
i'm getting an unknown error.
Is there any way to unlock the bootloader again?
Thank you!
choiyt317 said:
I have a TF700 with unlocked bootloader, however
My TF700 died a while back, I sent in and got it repaired.
They "relocked" my bootloader, and I'm trying to unlock the device again, and
i'm getting an unknown error.
Is there any way to unlock the bootloader again?
Thank you!
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There are so many threads on this problem, I don't even know where to start pointing you...
Please do a search and try every and any method you can find.
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choiyt317 said:
I have a TF700 with unlocked bootloader, however
My TF700 died a while back, I sent in and got it repaired.
They "relocked" my bootloader, and I'm trying to unlock the device again, and
i'm getting an unknown error.
Is there any way to unlock the bootloader again?
Thank you!
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I would recommend you try the ASUS site and look for the "boot unlock" utility. You will most likely need V8
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bad news
I've got some bad news for you. It is quite possible you won't be able to unlock the device.
I had a problem with spurious touch events on the screen when I held the sides of the device and sent my tablet in for repair. Recently I decided to unlock it and the unlock tool failed constantly. I always had the same network issue. Someone at asus confirmed my serial number was fine but that for some reason my MAC address didn't match in their database.
Because my new tablet was also having spurious touch events I sent the tablet in a second time. Received it yesterday and still no success.
I've seen suggestions that you should try the Asus Device Tracker to see if your info is right in their database. It has never worked on any of my tablets.
Peace be upon everybody, and good morning/evening
Last night I remained using my PC for a whopping 9 hours of work to figure out how to unlock my E6633 bootloader - and I finally figured it out.
The whole process was bumpy and the Sony Mobile Developers tutorial didn't wholly work out, but it had some vital info for the process. I had to unlock the boot loader using the Flashtool (thankfully), and I had some lack of luck at the beginning, which involved a journey to find the lost driver for my Z5, and to install it in the Device Manager (took some time). And then I took a "detour", since facing another roadblock, by creating a folder in C:\Users\<User>\.flashTool\registeredDevices named by my devices code (that appears when you enter adb devices in cmd), then inside of that folder I've created a .txt named ulcode.txt which contains the serial code provided by Sony Mobile to unlock your boot loader. And I've gotta tell you, it was all a pain in the bass.
More frustratingly, this whole procedure has resulted in zero luck with rooting the goddamn device (thanks Sony), and now I'm stuck with an unrooted bootloader-unlocked device . I'm sure this requires taking another detour. I've failed in every way I know to flash the modified stock kernel for some reason. I've tried cmd to flash the kernel and it comes back with FAILED <Remote: command not allowed>. I've also tried Flashtool to root it directly, and it turned out to be non-working as well.
Now, I'm not going to complain about this whole situation, even though I'm recalling how easy rooting my good old Galaxy S3 was. I'm now looking for a solution for that last tiny bit of the puzzle, and I'm sure there are other fellow members who are facing the same hitch.
Cheers .
Is oem unlocking ticked? It sounds like your bootloader is still locked.
All I did to unlock mine was type the command Sony provided with the unlock code and unlocked it with fastboot, took maybe 10 seconds?
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After unlocking the bootloader does the phone reset to factory settings? Just to make sure that you succeed unlocking.
Go to developer options and check if oem unlock is ticked
This difference in rooting experience that the OP had with the GS3 and now with the Z5 raises a question in my mind. Is the modding community more focused on popular devices? This is often a deal breaker for some people. If the 6P or the GS6 gets more ROMs and mods and faster root exploits than the Z5, then I myself would prefer those devices over the Z5.
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This difference in rooting experience that the OP had with the GS3 and now with the Z5 raises a question in my mind. Is the modding community more focused on popular devices? This is often a deal breaker for some people. If the 6P or the GS6 gets more ROMs and mods and faster root exploits than the Z5, then I myself would prefer those devices over the Z5.
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Then buy a Samsung...
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celderic said:
Is oem unlocking ticked? It sounds like your bootloader is still locked.
All I did to unlock mine was type the command Sony provided with the unlock code and unlocked it with fastboot, took maybe 10 seconds?
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It is indeed ticked and I'm positive that the bootloader is unlocked.
Yes I tried the easy way of doing it with cmd but it just didn't work out. Kept returning with FAILED <Remote: command did not succeed> and that's why I resorted to the other way of creating those files in the flashtool folders (as explained in the OP).
gm007 said:
After unlocking the bootloader does the phone reset to factory settings? Just to make sure that you succeed unlocking.
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It didn't reset to factory settings. Does that mean it wan't unlocked?
dylanel98 said:
Go to developer options and check if oem unlock is ticked
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It is ticked along with debugging just in case.
bishshoy said:
This difference in rooting experience that the OP had with the GS3 and now with the Z5 raises a question in my mind. Is the modding community more focused on popular devices? This is often a deal breaker for some people. If the 6P or the GS6 gets more ROMs and mods and faster root exploits than the Z5, then I myself would prefer those devices over the Z5.
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I think maybe the developers at Sony are narrowing down the possibility of modifying their devices.
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Everything is explained here
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Checking it out...
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Everything is explained here
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I went through the steps in that thread and without any problems until the part with
Code:
fastboot –i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
I have checked the recognition of my device by entering fastboot devices and it recognized my device successfully.
The X's above being the code provided by Sony, the cmd window (of minimal adb and fastboot) returned with
Code:
FAILED (remote: Command did not succeed)
Although, the step prior to this one which is to unlock the bootloader using Flashtool has succeeded.
It's really mind-boggling...
As far as i know that unlocking bootloader will reset ur phone to factory settings.
And not sure but i think you need to remove a number from the code sony sent to you.
Take a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/general/guide-sony-xperia-z5-unlock-root-tweaks-t3298224
Bootloader unlock is under # STEP 1 - GENERAL GUIDE
I hope this will help
Also check if you're bootloader is allowed to be unlocked.
Type in dialer *#*#7378423#*#* (*#*#SERVICE#*#*)
Service info > configuration > rooting status.
If it says bootloader unlock allowed :YES you can unlock it, if it says NO u can't unlock it.
If it says rooted or unlocked, you've successfully unlocked it already.
UM, I have E6633 and everything works fine... I used flashtool to unlock bootloader.
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Type in dialer *#*#7378423#*#* (*#*#SERVICE#*#*)
Service info > configuration > rooting status.
If it says bootloader unlock allowed :YES you can unlock it, if it says NO u can't unlock it.
If it says rooted or unlocked, you've successfully unlocked it already.
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Mine says no to unlock, does that mean it can never be unlocked? If so, why would that be?
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mrbubba999 said:
Mine says no to unlock, does that mean it can never be unlocked? If so, why would that be?
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Yes you cannot unlock bootloader.
I think you have branded phone,locked by carrier.
mrbubba999 said:
Mine says no to unlock, does that mean it can never be unlocked? If so, why would that be?
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Carrier lock, unfortunately as far as I know since the very first Z series impossible to unlock unless u contact the carrier and they unlock it for u.
Keep in mind that they might charge u for that.
langeveld024 said:
Carrier lock, unfortunately as far as I know since the very first Z series impossible to unlock unless u contact the carrier and they unlock it for u.
Keep in mind that they might charge u for that.
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That sucks, means my foray into Sony phone ownership might be short lived! Perhaps I should have stuck with a nexus and got the upgrade and a 6P
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mrbubba999 said:
That sucks, means my foray into Sony phone ownership might be short lived! Perhaps I should have stuck with a nexus and got the upgrade and a 6P
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Yeah or next time only buy carrier free Sony
Thank you all, guys! I tried everything you told me but guess what! Nothing worked unfortunately...
Hi guys,
It might sound dumb but I was wondering if it was possible to relock the bootloader while keeping root.
In fact, I did not want to modify my Honor 8 that much too soon but I enjoy playing some games on my phone using a pad, I did not want to spend alot so I just went with a pad I already have, the DualShock 4. It works well except the button mapping in native Android games, that's why I have to root to use Sixaxis app to solve the issue.
So I may have to root my device soon but I don't plan any other modification to the system atm and I particularly hate the warning message when you boot (gosh, I hated it on my Moto G but it was easy to replace).
That leads me to the thread title: Is it possible to root and then get rid of the unlocking message (relock the bootloader or anything else would be okayish)?
I just want to get root access on the phone for my gamepad issue and eventually setup some typical things such as a real adblocking solution (DNS66 is not bad but hosts file is still the way to go imo) and maybe Xposed.
Is there a way to reduce the modification on the phone? (Thus the idea of relocking it, I was thinking that maybe, once relocked it won't show the message. But maybe relocking just wipe the phone again? (as unlocking it does))
Thank you guys
thats possible to relock bootloader .but if u used flash custom recovery and SuperSu.zip to root your phone , after rooted device , please reflash stock recovery vi fastboot and relock your bootloader
I don't think it's possible to relock the bootloader and keep your device rooted.
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I don't think it's possible to relock the bootloader and keep your device rooted.
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It was possible with the Nexus 5 and a few other phones to root it and then relock it. Obviously the only way to know if that's the case on this phone is to try it. But you just have to make sure that the stock recovery is there instead of twrp before relocking.
One brave soul needs to try it though. [emoji4]
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Well, I'll wait until someone who has a rooted device give it a try.
That screen would really annoy me... I always thought it was dumb to put that kind of screen... Damn, no need to remind us that it is unlocked if WE DID IT OURSELVES.