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Stock TF101 wont OTA

So my sister just bought a Transformer tonight, It has never been rooted or anything.
It will not detect any updates on the "search for update" OTA thing.
I also downloaded the ICS firmware directly from Asus's website, extracted it on a microSD card, and the trasnformer still doesnt show theres any update.
In the manual update guide it says put the extracted ASUS folder on the SD card, however there is no ASUS folder in the update downloaded from their site.
No idea whats going on.
Any help is appreciated.

Did you unzipped the file you download from Asus website? You can't leave it whole, there's another zip inside that zip.

Yep I followed all the instructions

Bawb3 said:
In the manual update guide it says put the extracted ASUS folder on the SD card, however there is no ASUS folder in the update downloaded from their site.
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Reading that gives me the feeling that you probably didn't do it right. There is no reason it won't work.
Can you post the EXACT steps you took?

I'm having the same issue
There is no ASUS directory in the zip.
Inside the second zip there is a file called blob and a directory called Meta-Inf with a bunch if files in.

Okay, I go to asus's tf101 site, download sectiion > firmware.
Download the US SKU 4.0.3 firmware update which is ~300mb
Extract that zip which yields a file with another ZIP inside of it. There is no ASUS folder.
Like the above poster said, the second zip file looks like a recovery update script that you would flash in CWM with a meta-inf with the signatures, and a blob file.
EDIT[SOLVED]:
Okay I figured it out. I downloaded the 3.2.1 update from asus, which does have the ASUS folder. This one worked and launched the update wizard.
It seems that the update wizard looks for the directory /ASUS/Update/US_epad-user-x.x.x.xx.zip file on the root of the microSd card.
So I put the ICS update which is US_epad-user-9.2.1.11.zip into the ASUS/Update/ Directory in the microSD card that I initially extracted from the 3.2 update. Sure it enough it launched the update wizard and allowed me to select that file for the update.
ASUS Didnt properly upload the ICS update it seems.
I still dont know why the OTA didnt acknowledge an update.

OK, this is just getting dumb now.
OK, this is just getting really really stupid now. ASUS I AM SERIOUSLY STARTING TO HATE YOU.
OK I have done the following across MULTIPLE reboots and really getting ticked off now. This would NOT be an issue if the recovery mode didn't give me a damned green droid with yellow triangle with ! in the middle of it.
I have:
Way 1
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1 - Extracted WW_epad-user-9.2.1.11.zip from the original WW_epaduser9_2_1_11UpdateLauncher.zip from ASUS site.
2 - Copied extracted WW_epad-user-9.2.1.11.zip to EP101_SDUPDATE.zip
3 - Put both zips on root of microSD. Failed. Tried with copy on /sdcard/ as well, both with and without leaving the original 2 on the microSD.
Way 2
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Extracted the WW zip both to the / of the tablet and to the root of the microSD, trying both with and without leaving the originals on the microSD.
Way 3
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Same exact as Way 1 and Way 2 but with removing the .zip extension from both files, and with swapping removal of the extension between the 2 files on both the tablet and the microSD.
Way 4
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Tried all permutations of Way 1, 2, and 3 with both 8.6.5.21 and 8.6.6.21.
NONE of these ways worked.
I grabbed NVFLASH with 8.6.5.13 and that flashed just fine, except that the recovery mode is still giving me the triangular ! droid image.
I absolutely positively can not root or otherwise do anything to this tablet.
The tablet is a ASUS 32GB Transformer HD Tablet (Serial #: B50KAS#####) with a 2GB microSD formatted with FAT32. (I've tried formatting NTFS and FAT32) This is not a Prime! This is the original Transformer!
I even found an article for how to create your own and tried that as well!.
(Wow really guys? You can't post outside links?? Really? What the heck is that retardation supposed to prevent? I mean really!)
All I get for that mess is the USB connection is dropped even before NVFLASH can do anything. I have Windows 7 Ultimate, Mac OS X Lion, and several distributions of Linux (ArchLinux, Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, and OpenSUSE). I've tried on them all!! This has been a great many hours trying to figure this out, searching like crazy through these forums. (Incidently, the 10 posts requirement in order to post in the 'experienced' area is just nuts.)
I even tried both the renaming WW portion of the zip name to US as described in other areas in this forum and it still failed! I'm a programmer by trade, and I have never run up against something as stubborn as this! The recovery mode is what is breaking all of this. I absolutely can not get a stable, working recovery mode on this tablet! Heck, I'd be happy with the stock 8.6.5.21 on here or ICS (the 9.2.1.11) without ever again attempting to root the pup! Can anyone assist in getting the recovery mode back to normal? Is there a way to use NVFLASH to write the original recovery mode back such that I stop getting that dang Droid With Yellow ! Triangle image?

Do you have CWM Recovery installed? If so, it will not do the OTA updates, but you can just go into CWM Recovery and then choose the 9.2.1.11 firmware and when it is done flashing, you will have an unrooted stock ICS (with stock recovery).

CWM
Unable to root. RazorClaw tells me I'm missing the required file (though it doesn't tell me what file that its) and says Too bad!

deryldoucette said:
Unable to root. RazorClaw tells me I'm missing the required file (though it doesn't tell me what file that its) and says Too bad!
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Razorclaw only works on 8.6.5.19.
Not certain on which version you try to run razorclaw.
use Vipermod on 8.6.5.21 or higher.

was 8.6.5.13 which is what i was able to nvflash back to the tablet. Do you know if there is a more recent nvflash packaged 8.6? Looking to see if I can at least put 8.6.5.21 on here. Currently still running the 8.6.5.13

Mine also wont OTA, i have put the downloads in ASUS/Update and nothing... does not detect updates.

Just bought my tf101 yesterday, same problem. Called support and they told me the update was not pushed to my device yet and a manual update would probably fail.how long ago was ics released?
found it, february 24th... It should be pushed to my device by now, right?
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G'day guys,
I finally managed to get it to work for me!
TLDR Version - I have the US build version - this may or may not be relevant to these instructions:
* Use "App Backup" to backup all your apps and/or data (optional)
* Factory reset
* Choose "English (US)" from the initial setup wizard and default options for the rest (skip wifi setup)
* Plug the transformer in to your PC via USB
* Create the following folder structure exactly (including case!)
<Internal Storage>\ASUS\Update
* Copy US_epad-user-9.2.1.11.zip that you extracted from US_epaduser9_2_1_11UpdateLauncher.zip to "<Internal Storage>\ASUS\Update"
* Reboot Transformer
* Choose the triangle from the notification area
* TF should update successfully!
Long version:
I followed the instructions in this thread but still wasn't having any luck.
I don't have an external SD card so I was copying the zip from the downloaded file to internal storage\Asus\Update. The triangle was appearing in the bottom right but when I went to do the update it would reboot to the android man with an "!" on his chest. I then tried a factory reset and then recopied the update and tried again. Same "!" dude. I tried another reset but did two things different and it then worked! Instead of choosing "English (UK)" on the initial setup wizard (I'm from Aus) I chose "English (US)" (just a wild guess given its US update required for my TF. The other thing that I did differently was located the update at "ASUS\Update". Note the capitalisation of "ASUS" where previously I was using Asus. I had this idea when I noticed the first time I had both "Asus" and "ASUS" folders there simulataneously. So one or both of those things made it work for me!
If these tips worked for you please post your success (or otherwise even).
Best of luck!

[Q] Help install stock ROM

I bought an Asus TF300T a few hours ago and the previous owner bought it already rooted. He claims he tried to get it back to factory setting but got tired fooling with it.
The TF300T already has CWM-based Recovery v5.5.0.4 on it. Can you recommend the easiest way to get this up and running? Stock ROM or custom?
How do I install the ROM from this stage? I am looking at a screen that says, "Apply update from .zip file on SD card," and I have 5 options,
- Choose zip from sdcard,
- apply /sdcard/update.zip,
- toggle signature verification,
- toggle script asserts
-+++++Go Back+++++
How do I load a ROM from here?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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1. Download a compatible ROM from android development section
2. Upload the zip file to your device's memory
3. Choose update from zip from CWM
4. Browse for the ROM file on your memory
3. Select it and confirm the update
Juts make sure always read the developers instructions carefully
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"Upload the zip file to your device's memory"
How can I accomplish this. Should I be attaching this to my PC and pushing it to the device or using a MicroSD slot on the side?
My PC sees my tablet as "Transformer" with a yellow exclamation. The tablet does not see the microSD when inserted in the side slot.
D

I got android sdk and adb on the my PC.
So, I believe i need to run this command in adb to push the rom to the internal memory.
"adb push c:\romfolder\WW_epaduser9_4_3_29UpdateLauncher.zip /sdcard"
Is this correct?

I didn't see that file in CWM so i have executed another
"adb push c:\romfolder\cm-9-20120622-NIGHTLY-tf300t.zip /sdcard"

Result....
C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb push c:\romfolder\cm-9-20120622-NIGHTLY-tf300t.zip /sdcard
1319 KB/s (138827082 bytes in 102.717s)
I still cannot see this file CWM. Looking in each folder.....

There are many ways to upload your file...
Simply just connect your tablet to PC and simply copy your file on your memory.
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deebo130 said:
Result....
C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb push c:\romfolder\cm-9-20120622-NIGHTLY-tf300t.zip /sdcard
1319 KB/s (138827082 bytes in 102.717s)
I still cannot see this file CWM. Looking in each folder.....
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I think you are browsing the internal memory in CWM. Try to locate the correct path in SDcard or copy the ROM on your internal memory.
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Finally got a custom from installed, cyanogen, but no audio. I will try to get a stock/factory one installed later.

Skankwich cm9 kang has sound. Runs smooth.
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So....all is well. I was able to install the latest Asus stock rom using adb. `adb push c:\romfolder\update.zip /sdcard and used CWM to flash.
It took a lot of patience and reading to accomplish this.
Thanks to all who responded and the awesome developers for their hard work and guides. Most importantly, all of this is free.
Three days of trying to fix my $200 transformer has paid off.
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[INFO] Who can't install newest update?

I have tried this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31641006&postcount=49 and this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29487678&postcount=1 and it will get half way through then just stop with the android laying on his back with the red exclamation point.
I'm just curious as to who all is having this problem and want to know what the problem is so when jellybean rolls out we won't have this problem again.
Some people say it's because of the modified build.prop and others have installed the update without a problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30211553&postcount=5
I'm rooted, modified build.prop but not unlocked. I tried using ota rootkeeper to disable root and that worked fine like it supposed to. Deleted all that i added to the build.prop and it's still a no go.
I read earlier (but can't find the thread or post) that even if you delete what you added it still isn't good enough and that you need the complete STOCK build.prop to start fresh.
I created this thread to have 1 go to thread with all the problems installing updates, or other problems, etc....
So if the moderators feel the need to close this thread then go ahead, i'm just trying to keep other threads clean and not a bunch of jumbled up mess.....
Have a good day.
Other informative threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889794
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889663
Update: stock build.prop below.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31647200&postcount=45 (credit bossmafia2)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31647995&postcount=67 (credit jjdevega)
woodsonmh way:
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After working on this, most of the day after failing with ota update here is what I did. I am rooted.
Downloaded file previous post in thread.
Removed bin extension from dlpkgfile
Restored two client files
Rebooted
Copy dlpkgfile to (root) /cache
In terminal mode:
su
echo --update_package=/cache/dlpkgfile > /cache/recovery/command
exit
Used voodoo to unroot
Shut tf down
Press Vol down and on button until text appears in upper left corner
Press Vol up button
Android animation and file installed
Booted up and finished update
Restored root
I don't know if everything is needed but this what i did. Hope this helps someone else.
Woody
PS i ran quadrant and got a score over 4400 don't think thats ever happened before.
PS 2 I didn't credit everyone that I got help from. My contribution was mainly persistents.
Thanks to all.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29487678&postcount=1

1stx2 said:
I have tried this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31641006&postcount=49 and this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29487678&postcount=1 and it will get half way through then just stop with the android laying on his back with the red exclamation point.
I'm just curious as to who all is having this problem and want to know what the problem is so when jellybean rolls out we won't have this problem again.
Some people say it's because of the modified build.prop and others have installed the update without a problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30211553&postcount=5
I'm rooted, modified build.prop but not unlocked. I tried using ota rootkeeper to disable root and that worked fine like it supposed to. Deleted all that i added to the build.prop and it's still a no go.
I read earlier (but can't find the thread or post) that even if you delete what you added it still isn't good enough and that you need the complete STOCK build.prop to start fresh.
I created this thread to have 1 go to thread with all the problems installing updates, or other problems, etc....
So if the moderators feel the need to close this thread then go ahead, i'm just trying to keep other threads clean and not a bunch of jumbled up mess.....
Have a good day.
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Why are you starting an entire thread on this man? You just posted in the other one... why not condense this and keep it in the original thread.
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pierrekid said:
Why are you starting an entire thread on this man? You just posted in the other one... why not condense this and keep it in the original thread.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T
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Well i thought this might be better but i guess i was wrong. I just figured that whoever has the problem and how/if they fixed it, i could edit the first post and keep it all in 1 post. That seems alot more condensed than it being scattered through alot of different pages in 2 different threads.......

This worked for me.
After working on this, most of the day after failing with ota update here is what I did. I am rooted.
Downloaded file previous post in thread.
Removed bin extension from dlpkgfile
Restored two client files
Rebooted
Copy dlpkgfile to (root) /cache
In terminal mode:
su
echo --update_package=/cache/dlpkgfile > /cache/recovery/command
exit
Used voodoo to unroot
Shut tf down
Press Vol down and on button until text appears in upper left corner
Press Vol up button
Android animation and file installed
Booted up and finished update
Restored root
I don't know if everything is needed but this what i did. Hope this helps someone else.
Woody
PS i ran quadrant and got a score over 4400 don't think thats ever happened before.
PS 2 I didn't credit everyone that I got help from. My contribution was mainly persistents.
Thanks to all.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2

woodsonmh said:
This worked for me.
After working on this, most of the day after failing with ota update here is what I did. I am rooted.
Downloaded file previous post in thread.
Removed bin extension from dlpkgfile
Restored two client files
Rebooted
Copy dlpkgfile to (root) /cache
In terminal mode:
su
echo --update_package=/cache/dlpkgfile > /cache/recovery/command
exit
Used voodoo to unroot
Shut tf down
Press Vol down and on button until text appears in upper left corner
Press Vol up button
Android animation and file installed
Booted up and finished update
Restored root
I don't know if everything is needed but this what i did. Hope this helps someone else.
Woody
PS i ran quadrant and got a score over 4400 don't think thats ever happened before.
PS 2 I didn't credit everyone that I got help from. My contribution was mainly persistents.
Thanks to all.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2
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I decided to go back to stock just to see whats up with this update and I can say this method did not work for me. I have fresh stock rom and recovery, factory reset. Rooted so I could use your method and used voodoo to save root. get nothing but fail so far.

I finally got it to work by restoring build.prop and some system apps that I had removed. I also installed the updates to the system apps from market. After that, it worked by using /cache/dlpkgfile and setting the command file in /cache/recovery.

Can someone post the original email and exchange apk? I modified them to bypass exchange security but misplaced the originals...
Someone please help.
Thanks!

Sorry I'm noob at this but how do u copy the file to root/ cache and how do u do the "in terminal mode" part. Thnx
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zabih107 said:
Sorry I'm noob at this but how do u copy the file to root/ cache and how do u do the "in terminal mode" part. Thnx
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Download this https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEsImphY2twYWwuYW5kcm9pZHRlcm0iXQ..
Then type su
Then hit enter
Then type echo --update_package=/cache/dlpkgfile > /cache/recovery/command
Then hit enter and exit
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How to Root and upgrade from ice cream sandwich to jelly bean??

Dear all,
I received an Asus Transformer Tf101 for Christmas, 16gb internal RAM,
OS 4.0.3 (ice cream). Can someone please guide me how to enable root and upgrade the os?
I tried to rooted with Sparkyroot but, kept getting " exploit not found". Please help!
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Check to make sure the rooting method works with your device. Have you checked out the sticky threads here about it ? I remember that I tried three different ways of rooting (all from here) before it worked - I think it was a PC driver issue and a lack of support for one.
After that, you will need to install a custom recovery in order to flash from. I really like TWRP, and was advised to download "Goomanager" from the Play Store - from there you can go to the menu dots in the upper right and choose "Install OpenRecoveryScript" and it will install it. I also like the "Reboot2Recovery" app, although it's not as useful on a custom ROM that includes the feature, but is easier than holding down buttons just right for that first time.
After that, you can flash a ROM via that custom recovery you installed (on TWRP it is very user-friendly and very obvious what you need to do as long as you know what you need to "wipe" beforehand - all you need is to use the "Install" button and thereafter).
ROM+Kernel(optional)+GAPPS(Google proprietary apps) . You need to wipe both caches, /system and internal data. You could use Titanium Backup prior to this to backup apps and of course back up data to an external source. A Kernel is sort of an underlayer of the "OS" that works on a low level with the hardware. You can read about some of the available ones in the Development section and see why people are using them, what possible benefits they get, et cetera.

arabic support
do custom roms support foreign languages and fonts, i use to visit arabic web sites and arabic tweets, do CM10, AOSP or Teom eos support such fonts
Pennycake said:
Check to make sure the rooting method works with your device. Have you checked out the sticky threads here about it ? I remember that I tried three different ways of rooting (all from here) before it worked - I think it was a PC driver issue and a lack of support for one.
After that, you will need to install a custom recovery in order to flash from. I really like TWRP, and was advised to download "Goomanager" from the Play Store - from there you can go to the menu dots in the upper right and choose "Install OpenRecoveryScript" and it will install it. I also like the "Reboot2Recovery" app, although it's not as useful on a custom ROM that includes the feature, but is easier than holding down buttons just right for that first time.
After that, you can flash a ROM via that custom recovery you installed (on TWRP it is very user-friendly and very obvious what you need to do as long as you know what you need to "wipe" beforehand - all you need is to use the "Install" button and thereafter).
ROM+Kernel(optional)+GAPPS(Google proprietary apps) . You need to wipe both caches, /system and internal data. You could use Titanium Backup prior to this to backup apps and of course back up data to an external source. A Kernel is sort of an underlayer of the "OS" that works on a low level with the hardware. You can read about some of the available ones in the Development section and see why people are using them, what possible benefits they get, et cetera.
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You should be fine with foreign languages as the custom rom is generally built on what Android uses, so if you can do it on stock than you should be fine on custom.
I use a different recovery than the above post, but if you follow his steps then you should be fine. You don't NEED a custom kernel to run JB per say, but it does give you a bit more power if you want to get into overclocking etc. Also, I try to stress, once you have custom recovery and are ready to flash whatever rom you chose, wipe everything. My first and only real panic was a bootloop from not wiping everything.

Like somebody mentioned above, make sure your device is compatible with each tool. Look at your serial number on the bottom of the tablet next to the usb port. Should see B60blahblah or B70blahblah, or maybe something higher (if it's newer).
I use a nice tool put together by whitekidney called EasyFlasher. It's an all in one package where you can root, install custom recovery, and install new firmware. Check this thread. It works very well for me, and is super easy.
whitekidney says:
Works for:
ANY TF101:
SBK1 (B10-B70)
SBK2 (B70,B80,B90++)
Some B70 models are SBK1, some newer B70 are SBK2, if you don't know which one you have, try both!
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It's real easy to use. Put your tablet into apx mode by holding the power button and the volume up button. The screen will look like it's off but if you plug it into your Windows computer, you should hear the sound when a device is plugged it. Then it'll try to install the drivers for an apx device, or some MTP drivers, I believe. If they fail to install, download PDAnet and install it. This will correctly install your drivers. There's also another method of getting your drivers to install correctly. Here's a universal driver package that 1wayjonny put together. To clarify, only use PDAnet or the universal driver package if your drivers didn't install correctly when you plugged your transformer (which should be in apx mode) into your computer.
Now you can use EasyFlasher to install a custom recovery. I left it on the very first option, (a touch recovery, so you don't have to use your buttons to change your selection). During this process, EasyFlasher should first open up a command prompt (it might pop up behind your current programs running so you won't see it until you minimize everything except for EasyFlasher). The cmd prompt will ask you to overwrite some files on your device, just type a for "always" and let it do it's thing. It's really running NVflash which you should also get familiar with too.
After you have a custom recovery installed, flash your ROM of choice. Here's a nice JB 4.1 that I've tried out. Download that file, put it on a micro sd card, pop it in your transformer, and reboot into recovery by holding volume down and the power button. When it reboots, press volume up to enter your new custom recovery (like it should say on the screen). If you installed the same recovery that I recommended above (hopefully these are the correct steps, as I don't have my device in front of me), click on flash .zip, then click on from sd card. You should see the zip that you transferred from your computer, click on it, and it should install.
Once that's finished, reboot your transformer, let it load the new rom, either set it up or skip all the junk in the beginning. Once you're on the main home screen, remove your micro sd card and transfer the superuser zip that you can find inside the tools folder in EasyFlasher's directory (on your computer) to your sd card. Reboot into recovery, and now flash that super user zip the same way you flashed the rom.
Now you have a brand new, 4.1.2 JB rooted device!

Quick question, do i need to connect my asus eee transformer pad tf101 to my windows xp pc to root it? Or can i used my ibook g3. The reason i ask is because i keep getting an error about MTP error. I have search everywhere for this error and i cant find a solution.
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jbusti75 said:
Quick question, do i need to connect my asus eee transformer pad tf101 to my windows xp pc to root it? Or can i used my ibook g3. The reason i ask is because i keep getting an error about MTP error. I have search everywhere for this error and i cant find a solution.
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I am sure it can be done, but most of the tools (like EasyFlasher) use Windoze.
Even if you are getting an MTP error, it should not matter as you will be using the APX device. Just make sure you have the APX driver and update the unknown device that appears after you boot to APX mode.

Manual update

Hi, can anyone help me? I'm trying to manual update my tf300t to the new version of 4.2. I download and extracted the file and moved it to the root of my micro SD card. Only problem is that I'm not getting a notification like the last time I manually updated. Any help would be much appreciated
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jfk68 said:
Hi, can anyone help me? I'm trying to manual update my tf300t to the new version of 4.2. I download and extracted the file and moved it to the root of my micro SD card. Only problem is that I'm not getting a notification like the last time I manually updated. Any help would be much appreciated
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did you unzip the file you downloaded?

Same problem here. Unzipped the file from the asus website. After unzipping is still contains one zip file. Stored this zip file in root of tablet (and later tried with root of SD card). Rebooted tablet, but no notification of new update.
edit: contacted Asus support. They suggested me to do a factory reset and try again. Seems a bit harsh to me, because then I'll lose all my data.

Yes I did unzip the file and saved it to the root of the SD card
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Solved it by renaming the extracted file to WW_epad-user-10.6.1.8.zip. For US use US instead of WW

What do you mean?
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jfk68 said:
What do you mean?
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I've renamed the extracted file, which was on the root directory of the tabled and named EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip to WW_epad-user-10.6.1.8.zip. Immediately a notification was shown that a new update was available. Installed it and now I'm on 4.2.1.

I'm sorry if I'm sounding like a pain but I got the file download, can you tell me what I do from there?
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OK just got the notification but the update instantly showed an android with a caution sign
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Thank you and nice job!! , mvleeuwen @ #5, it works!!! after I renamed the file name to "US_epad-user-10.6.1.8.zip" for the US version. I thought is because Asus changed the motherboard causes me the problem.

ok i just factory reset my tablet renamed the zip file and the update is still failing, what do i need to do to get it to update? do i need to return it to the original firmware?
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yewai said:
Thank you and nice job!! , mvleeuwen @ #5, it works!!! after I renamed the file name to "US_epad-user-10.6.1.8.zip" for the US version. I thought is because Asus changed the motherboard causes me the problem.
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what did you do to get this to work? My update keeps failing

here are the steps (I have a US version tablet; for other country, you may just substitute US to WW / JP / TW accordingly.)
1. download the file from ASUS website, so i got "TF300T_US_epaduser_10_6_1_8_SDupdate.zip"
2. Unzip the download file, then I got "EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip"
3. Rename the "EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip" to "US_epad-user-10.6.1.8.zip", and save it to the root of micro SD
4. insert the micro SD to your tablet, you should see the icon pop up on the right corner down the bottom saying update file detected.
Asus has a guide for TF201, but the process is the same
http://www.service.asus.com/#!manual-firmware-update/cam2
Hopefully this will help

Asus response to HDMI out problem
yewai said:
here are the steps (I have a US version tablet; for other country, you may just substitute US to WW / JP / TW accordingly.)
1. download the file from ASUS website, so i got "TF300T_US_epaduser_10_6_1_8_SDupdate.zip"
2. Unzip the download file, then I got "EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip"
3. Rename the "EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip" to "US_epad-user-10.6.1.8.zip", and save it to the root of micro SD
4. insert the micro SD to your tablet, you should see the icon pop up on the right corner down the bottom saying update file detected.
Asus has a guide for TF201, but the process is the same
http://www.service.asus.com/#!manual-firmware-update/cam2
Hopefully this will help
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I tried the process, but the tablet simply ignored the update. I am currently on 10.6.1.8, but support said reapplying this update would clear the HDMI audio out issue. Below is the conversation with Asus.
om loganI recently upgraded my tablet to the latest OTA and now do not have HDMI audio out. I have tried a factory reset, but nothing works. Can I revert back to the previous release?
Jheanell J.I am sorry to hear that you’re having this issue. I will be more than happy to assist you.
Sure, we can try a hard reset of your tablet
This would be done through a digfferent method
tom loganI have already done a hard reset and it did not solve anything. How do I make the HDMI audio out work>?
Jheanell J.Was it the option in the settings that you used for the reset?
tom loganI tried both from the option settings and through using the volume controls to get into a different menu.
Jheanell J.Thank for for the clarification, wanted ensure we covered all the steps
tom loganIs there a way to roll back this upgrade to the previous level in which everything worked?
Jheanell J.A roll back would be done through the reset
Your tablet would return to the state it was when just bought
tom loganA reset simply takes it to the factory specifications of the current level of the OS from the OTA update. Otherwise, after a reset I would be at ICS which I am not.
Jheanell J.What is your current build number?
tom logan10.6.1.8.20130225
Jheanell J.Thank you
Your OTA update is 4.2.2?
tom logan24.2.1
4.2.1
Jheanell J.Are you using the tablet now or another pc
I want to give you the latest firmware compatible with 4.2.1
tom loganI am on a pc
What is the process to update the firmware other than OTA? My tablet is still locked.
Jheanell J.Do you have an sd card in ntfs format?
tom loganyes
Jheanell J.support.as…_1_8_1-UpdateLauncher.zip
3:14 pmPLease click on global(in the middle) and save the file to the sd card
tom loganIs this for USA?
Jheanell J.That is correct
tom loganOnce I save it to the sd card what is the process?
Jheanell J.Ensure the file is extracted , once you insert the card in the tablet the tablet will pick up that a firmware update is available and will execute after you tap on it
tom loganWill this erase any data?
Jheanell J.No this will not erase any of your data
3:19 pmtom loganThank you.

Need help as well
Been searching all over and this thread is the closest i can find. I too want to update to 4.2.2 as I am on 4.2.1. Can anyone link me to the file i need? I dont see it on the asus site other than firmware. Im still locked, non rooted and have long given up hope of unlocking. But i should at least be able to update without calling them for help. I have done it once before but cant find the thread here that posted the link.
Thanks.

I have an issue with wifi and bluetooth not working, so am trying to reinstall the last update.
Current build number is JOP40D.WW_epad-10.6.1.21.1-20130711
I have downloaded the latest WW Firmware from Asus
Formatted Micro SD to Fat 32
Extracted firmware to micro SD root (still a zip file, called WWW_epad-user-10.6.1.21.1.zip)
Switch off TF300T
Insert Micro SD
Switch on+volume down
Select RCK (it's the first option so is already selected)
Volume Up
-screen shows "Installing system update"
-screen switches to "Error!"
So am I missing something or can someone help?