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Hi all,
I had a nice, long, detailed post typed out but then my browser at work crashed, so here is the revised edition:
I recently (three days ago) bought a TF300T tablet. Absolutely love it. As any android fan does, I immediately wanted to root it to get the full benefit of the device. I followed the step-by-step guide on the cyanogenmod wiki and have been successful (after a few hours of figuring things out) in unlocking the device. I am aware at this point that my device is unlocked and my Asus warranty is voided. I am also aware I may have to follow different steps to root it, and am willing to do so accordingly.
I'm not set on using cyanogenmod, but that seems to be the most popular and well-known one so I'd like to use one that is established.
So, up until now I have followed that guide but I am having an issue with flashboot. When I go to do the 'fastboot devices' command, I get nothing. It just jumps to the next line, as if I sent a blank command. When I type 'adb devices' it works fine and shows some letters&numbers so I know my device is recognized.
With all that being said, can anyone advise me on which step I'm doing wrong, if any?
Also, I'm -really- cautious about potentially bricking this thing. I still have 30 days at Best Buy but I'm also an employee there and my co-workers know I'm trying to root so if I brick it, it may not be as easy to return it as with a normal customer. I also have the Accidental Damage & Handling plan so if I DO brick it, I can smash it and get a new one without too much incident, if it comes down to it (which obviously is a LAST resort)
My device is as following:
Asus Transformer Pad TF300T unlocked, firmware .29.
I' have about 15 tabs open in Google Chrome right now after SEARCHing the forums, specifically the TF300 forum, and I'm filtering through all the posts right now. If I find a solution I will post asking for this thread to be deleted.
I'm very tech-savvy, but completely new to android. I don't own a smartphone, and this is my first android device, so this is an incredible learning experience. If anyone feels so kind, could you please explain the different terminiologies used in the rooting scene? I hear stuff about blobs, .build files, DE, WW, US stuff. What's what? And what does it all mean?
Thanks so much, and here's to hoping my computer doesn't crash as soon as I press "post"!!
-Opethfan89
*edit* Forgot to add that when I use the command
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.5.0.4-tf300t.img
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the command prompt just stays stuck on "waiting for device", while my device is stuck on "Starting fastboot USB download protocol"
Slight resolution
So I am just posting with a slight update to what I've been trying to get this working. I uninstalled the ADK, all drivers, and started over from scratch. I installed ADB using the method listed on the CyanogenMod wiki, and it works fine (I can use all ADB commands from command prompt and it lists my device when I use the 'adb devices' command.
So I'm continuing to follow the steps on the CyanogenMod wiki page and I get back to the part about Fastboot. I boot into fastboot mode, plug the device in, and the new development is that my computer DOES recognize fastboot only in device manager. I do have a yellow exclamation mark near it meaning I don't have the proper driver installed.
So now my newest question is, how do I install the driver for -just- fastboot, or where can I find the .inf file so I'm able to install it myself?
I'm SO close to rooting this device I can just taste it!! Any device is very much appreciated
Thanks!
Opethfan89
Are you following this guide?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668173
Pretty easy to follow and the easiest way to install recovery and root device.
Yes I have followed that guide and like I said I get to the step where fastboot SHOULD be recognized by my computer but it isn't. It shows up in my device manager with a yellow exclamation point so I literally just need the driver to make things work and I should be rooted.
This thread has the drivers you need: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661653
There are no special fast boot drivers. Just install the Asus drivers, and you'll be good to go.
Also, I know this is off-topic, and I mean no offense to you, but every time I see a thread about driver problems in Windows, I feel a thousand times better about using Linux. No drivers to install. It just works.
Have you tried to see the index on tf300t development?
Hope you have all you need and all process.
For Fastboot : [GUIDE] Help for flash more faster when you use Fastboot Line Command
And for Drivers:
ASUS Android USB Drivers.zip - 2012/04/13 - MD5 Sum: 43af8f39ed421caabecd6c4a2de17212 - Size: 8.28 MB (8687221 bytes)
ASUS Pad PC Suite (PC version V1.0.41) - MD5 Sum: 02d7661affefeb0ae05f577b6b24b37a - Size: 145.09 KB (148570 bytes)
ASUS Sync V1.0.82 - MD5 Sum: a7d229ee2f2678819e6a99711d1f572d - Size: 62.18 MB (65195236 bytes)
You will find all you need for your TF300t in this index
As long as you have the android sdk installed and the asus pad suite driver installed it should work no problem
vel0city said:
As long as you have the android sdk installed and the asus pad suite driver installed it should work no problem
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You don't need to use android sdk except if you to use commands line.
Use the guide about [URL "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p 27218675&postcount 20"][GUIDE] Help for flash more faster when you use Fastboot Line Command[/URL] and you will see than it's easy and faster to push something
I haven't use android sdk though it's installed on my laptop
philos64 said:
You don't need to use android sdk except if you to use commands line.
Use the guide about [URL "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p 27218675&postcount 20"][GUIDE] Help for flash more faster when you use Fastboot Line Command[/URL] and you will see than it's easy and faster to push something
I haven't use android sdk though it's installed on my laptop
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I think you do need to install android sdk because of the fastboot files are in there and need it to use fastboot that could be the reason why his computer does not recognize the tablet when he is in fastboot mode. If you look at your android manager you will see a file under android tools that fastboot files are installed.
you need to specify device id
fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.5.0.4-tf300t.img
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try that op
IT WORKED!!!!
EndlessDissent said:
This thread has the drivers you need: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661653
There are no special fast boot drivers. Just install the Asus drivers, and you'll be good to go.
Also, I know this is off-topic, and I mean no offense to you, but every time I see a thread about driver problems in Windows, I feel a thousand times better about using Linux. No drivers to install. It just works.
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See, I think that's where I messed up. None of the guides say to download ASUS' drivers, and in my anxiousness to root I must have overlooked that step. I will try this today and post my results accordingly!! Also, no offense taken by the linux comment, and I've used linux in the past, but I've had quite a few times where it doesn't "just work" (Like using a broadcom wireless card on my old laptop. I had to learn how to use ndiswrapper and whatnot, not a pleasant experience for a linux newb at that time!!)
I recently removed my Linux partition (was using ubuntu 10.10 because I hate unity!!) and can re-install it if it will make my rooting process easier?
vel0city said:
As long as you have the android sdk installed and the asus pad suite driver installed it should work no problem
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Yea I didn't download the asus pad suite drivers, and I think that is what is causing my issue. I wish I could post links to the guides I am following but none of them specify that. They just say to download the android SDK and all drivers are included.
FlyingPoo said:
you need to specify device id
try that op
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I did do that, flyingpoo. At one point my cmd line showed "Sending file recovery.img (5***kb)" but the tablet never picked it up, so I know there is just some miscommunication between the tablet and the PC. When I typed adb devices in cmd line, I see the device listed, but when I type fastboot devices in cmd line, it just goes to a blank line.
I will try the above listed solutions and hope that something works. Thank you all so much for your help!
*edit* This guy, right here? Yea, he's freakin ecstatic! I installed the drivers from EndlessDissents' post, and it worked!! As soon as I booted into fastboot mode, my computer recognized the device. I then used the command that FlyingPoo used (which I tried in the past), and it showed:
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c:\recovery1>fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash recovery recovery.img
sending 'recovery' <5306 KB>...
OKAY [2.417s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [2.053s]
finished. total time: 4.473s
So now I'm following the next few steps to root it. I've backed up my apps using Astro as well as the ASUS backup suite, and I'm using CWM for a backup of my entire system at the moment.
Thank you again to everyone who responded. I always get hung up on the simplest step, but once that is overcome everything else is a smooth ride downhill
One last noobish question to ask, and then I think I'll be done:
I've downloaded the root-signed.zip file, as well as the latest CyanogenMod file I could find (The official wiki didn't have one listed for any asus products, for some reason?) as well as a google apps for cyanogenmod. I put the files on my SD card but nothing on there is detected within CWM. So the noobish question is which directory do I need to put the files in for CWM to detect it?
That being said, I'm also wanting to backup my system to my external SD card and I selected the option in CWM to backup but it said no sd\ext was detected. Any thoughts?
Thanks again everyone for your responses.
*EDIT* For anyone following this thread, I did figure it out. Another guide I referenced specifies that you copy the files to the INTERNAL SD card (which is kind of confusing, as SD card explicitly refers to an external memory card) and then choose it from CWM. So for me, I downloaded the files on my computer, copied them to my SD card, put the SD card in my tablet, and copied the files to the root directory of the internal storage on my tablet.
Thanks again everyone, I now have root (at least, I'm pretty sure I do?)
Mod, please feel free to close this thread as necessary.
**UPDATE**
NEW VERSION
THIS RELIES ON ADB COMMANDS, SO IF YOU DO NOT HAVE USB DEBUGGING TURNED ON, OR A CUSTOM RECOVERY TO BOOT TO, THEN IT WILL NOT BE AS SIMPLE AS JUST RUNING THE PROGRAM.
Another user was having issues because he had an emulator installed, so I updated the file to give you the choice between an emulator, or device. I intend to update further to allow you to check for and select an individual device, that will come soon..
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Recently my Galaxy s2's screen smashed, and, after replacing it with a GS4, i realized that many of my pictures were stuck on the internal sd card of the GS2. Being unable to turn on mass storage mode, I made a very simple tool that makes using adb pull a simple, painless process, even for the most computer illiterate of android users. Hope this helps if anyone needs it.
For anyone having issues...
If you had not previously activated USB Debugging, there are several steps you need to follow in order to enable ADB
SCREEN WORKING TOUCH BROKEN NO CUSTOM RECOVERYfirst, if you can see your screen, and have access to an otg cable, plug a mouse in to the otg cable, and the otg cable into the phone. Use the mouse to enable USB debugging, or to transfer files.
HOW TO ENABLE USB DEBUGGING
SCREEN WORKING TOUCH BROKEN WITH CUSTOM RECOVERYboot to your custom recovery ADB commands will work here. (usually hold vol- + pwr)
HOW TO BOOT TO RECOVERY
Once in custom recovery, connect the device to the PC.
open CMD and enter the following commands;
cd c:\android (this is your ADB path, c:\android is default)
adb devices
The result should be something like
List of devices attached
051a4dd5 recovery
^^this number will be different for you
if you get a result on ADB devices, then you can use the program
SCREEN BROKEN TOUCH BROKEN WITH CUSTOM RECOVERYboot to your custom recovery ADB commands will work here. (usually hold vol- + pwr)
HOW TO BOOT TO RECOVERY
Once in custom recovery, connect the device to the PC.
open CMD and enter the following commands;
cd c:\android (this is your ADB path, c:\android is default)
adb devices
The result should be something like
List of devices attached
051a4dd5 recovery
^^this number will be different for you
if you get a result on ADB devices, then you can use the program
SCREEN BROKEN TOUCH BROKEN NO CUSTOM RECOVERYnow things get complicated...
*The following is paraphrased from this site
1. download the custom recovery image for your device. Copy the recovery image to a convenient location on your computer, preferably with a short path. We will be placing it on the C Drive directly (not in any folder) and using that in the next steps.
Note: The recovery image should have .img extension. If it is in a zip file, extract the .img file from it.
I recommend clockwork mod non touch from this page
2. Power your device off and reboot your device to FASTBOOT or DOWNLOAD MODE depending on which type of device you have.
(most devices are fastboot, SAMSUNG typically uses DOWNLOAD MODE)
how to boot to fastboot or download mode
[FASTBOOT]3. Connect your device to your computer via USB and wait till you see the PC recognize the device
to check if your device is in fastboot and connected use CMD and enter the following commands;
cd c:\android (this is your ADB path, c:\android is default)
fastboot devices
you will see a list of connected devices. if not, something went wrong.
4. Launch Command Prompt and type the following commands;
cd c:\android (this is your ADB path, c:\android is default)
fastboot flash recovery c:\recovery.img
5. Wait for the process to finish.
6. Turn device off then boot to your custom recovery ADB commands will work here. (usually hold vol- + pwr)
HOW TO BOOT TO RECOVERY
Once in custom recovery, connect the device to the PC.
open CMD and enter the following commands;
cd c:\android (this is your ADB path, c:\android is default)
adb devices
The result should be something like
List of devices attached
051a4dd5 recovery
^^this number will be different for you
if you get a result on ADB devices, then you can use the program
[RECOVERY MODE (SAMSUNG)]USE THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THIS PAGE
Once in custom recovery, connect the device to the PC.
open CMD and enter the following commands;
cd c:\android (this is your ADB path, c:\android is default)
adb devices
The result should be something like
List of devices attached
051a4dd5 recovery
^^this number will be different for you
if you get a result on ADB devices, then you can use the program
HOPEFULLY THIS HELPS. REMEMBER TO CHECK THE FORUM PAGE FOR YOUR DEVICE IF YOU RUN INTO ISSUES. THIS ISN'T ANYTHING THE MEMBERS OF XDA HAVEN'T DONE THOUSANDS OF TIMES OVER.
Don't forget to hit "Thanks"
i'll bump this thread for those who didn't see this amazing tool, this tool is really useful, thank you very much
Hi,
Sturggling to find the .adb file as my phone shows up as a "Portable Device" any ideas?
Cheers
Thank you!
I joined just to say thank you to FuzzyMeep Two. Thanks for an awesome tool! It worked better than advertised!
:good:
Thanks again!
-th3r3isnospoon
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Hi! Can I use that to restore data not from sdcard but from internal memory of the device? I was storing photos on device memory on my Asus TF300T and now its bricked. I need to restore these photos, my girlfriend has something like 1000 of them from her trip to Caracas. Its very important for her. I already managed to connect the device through fastboot and I launched anb in cmd. What should I do next? Please help me guys
koperkowy said:
Hi! Can I use that to restore data not from sdcard but from internal memory of the device? I was storing photos on device memory on my Asus TF300T and now its bricked. I need to restore these photos, my girlfriend has something like 1000 of them from her trip to Caracas. Its very important for her. I already managed to connect the device through fastboot and I launched anb in cmd. What should I do next? Please help me guys
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Yes, when it references SD Card it means the internal "SD" storage built in to the phone, not the removable one. It should work as long as ADB can connect.
Sorry for taking so long to reply, i really hope you got your pictures back.
FuzzyMeep Two said:
Recently my Galaxy s2's screen smashed, and, after replacing it with a GS4, i realized that many of my pictures were stuck on the internal sd card of the GS2. Being unable to turn on mass storage mode, I made a very simple tool that makes using adb pull a simple, painless process, even for the most computer illiterate of android users. Hope this helps if anyone needs it.
P.S. I apologize if i have posted this in the wrong place, if so please let me know.
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Really great stuff - so simple but so effective. Cheers and thanks.
Error msg
zobes said:
Really great stuff - so simple but so effective. Cheers and thanks.
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When i run that tool, i get the error mesg: more than one device and emulator,
I dont want to uninstall the emulator coz it was a headache getting it running
How i procede to select the device to be used
alisdairjk said:
When i run that tool, i get the error mesg: more than one device and emulator,
I dont want to uninstall the emulator coz it was a headache getting it running
How i procede to select the device to be used
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NEW VERSION
Try this, i haven't gotten to test it, so please let me know if it worked for you, I added the option of selecting an emulator or USB device, because of your post. Hopefully it helps.
When I try to run this I also get an error message saying that the adb.exe file cannot be found.
Please can anyone help?
Joeb29 said:
When I try to run this I also get an error message saying that the adb.exe file cannot be found.
Please can anyone help?
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Have you also installed ADB, as well as this software?
I'm also having an issue - I have installed java, java SDK and ADB, so I can now run the data recovery tool. But when I do I'm getting "error:device not found" - am I missing drivers or something? I couldn't get all the way on the ADB configuration, because part of it required me to do something on the device... anyway, looks like the computer isn't recognising the the phone at the moment.
Any help very gratefully received (phone is Samsung Galaxy S2).
joffmeister said:
Have you also installed ADB, as well as this software?
I'm also having an issue - I have installed java, java SDK and ADB, so I can now run the data recovery tool. But when I do I'm getting "error:device not found" - am I missing drivers or something? I couldn't get all the way on the ADB configuration, because part of it required me to do something on the device... anyway, looks like the computer isn't recognising the the phone at the moment.
Any help very gratefully received (phone is Samsung Galaxy S2).
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I have the same situation right now. Managed to make your program work then I get the "error:device not found". My phone does show up in the computer folder(albeit not in mass storage mode), but isn't that what this program was made to work around?
My phone is a LG Optimus G with a smashed glass... The LCD still displays fine, but I'm stuck at my swipe lock because the digitizer is dead.
Thank you for your help and your wonderful program.
Thanks for this app. My girlfriend broke her screen and digitizer on her Galaxy S4. She never turned USB Debugging mode and has a lock on her screen. When using your app I get the same error when I use adb by itself which is "error: closed". ADB detects my phone but any command I use in ADB or with your app I get that same error.
Do you know how to fix this? Thanks in advance.
Thanks a lot man.
dude this tool is just amazing and does exactly what it promised. I was spending sleepless nights thinking about how to recover my data from my broken galaxy nexus and now that I have it I can rest easy. Seriously can't thank you enough for this. Just joined xda to thank you buddy.:laugh::fingers-crossed:
Getting an error "The system cannot find the path specified."
I start the recovery tool, set eh adb path successfully, and then I get this error. If I try running the recovery to pull the DCIM library I get this:
"error: device not found"
What can I do?
Thanks!
Either way this is an amazing tool, seeing how it helped some people already. :good:
Hi, Seem to have the same problem as many others, Device not found. I cant change to MTP mode on my LG G2.
I hope someone can find a solution to this problem.
Program seems amazing doh.
Hello,
This is really a great tool ! I was wondering if you could add the possibility to recover the external sd card aswell.
Device not found
Tried to recover a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini with a broken screen
I installed adb and RecoverData, run it and then get a "device not found error"
What can I do?
Amazing app. thank you so much :good:
FuzzyMeep Two said:
**UPDATE**
NEW VERSION
Another user was having issues because he had an emulator installed, so I updated the file to give you the choice between an emulator, or device. I intend to update further to allow you to check for and select an individual device, that will come soon..
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recently my Galaxy s2's screen smashed, and, after replacing it with a GS4, i realized that many of my pictures were stuck on the internal sd card of the GS2. Being unable to turn on mass storage mode, I made a very simple tool that makes using adb pull a simple, painless process, even for the most computer illiterate of android users. Hope this helps if anyone needs it.
Don't forget to hit "Thanks"
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Hi, Thank you very musch, It's so usefull for me.. :angel:
Forenote: Root has finally been achieved for us on the Asus Zenpad C 7.0! Special shoutout to @InvisiBot (source) and @b0joker (source). Not only that, but also to the Russian 4pda forum where the root process was brought up and discovered (source). All credit lies where it is due.
This topic is not me claiming to have made the root process, but only instead simplifying the process (hopefully) for all you guys to get root up and running on your ZenPad C 7.0. Let's do this!
I am not responsible for any screwed tablets, rekt skrubs, or anything that happens as a result of you following this guide. It worked for me on my Z170C, so there's no reason as to why it probably shouldn't work for you. This guide has been reported to also work with the Z170CG and Z370C tablets, in which case owners of these tablets can attempt this method but with caution. Beware, this method has not been tested by myself and prepare yourself for the event of a brick.
ASUS ZenPad C 7.0 Root Prerequisites
ADB + Fastboot Drivers (can either use Google's, Intel's or ASUS')
Z170C Root img
Patience
Android SDK (and platform tools installed, can be installed through the SDK Manager)
Ensure that the ADB + Fastboot drivers are correctly installed by opening a new command prompt window, and typing the command "cd {this should be the directory to your Android-sdk/platform tools folder - the folder where adb.exe and fastboot.exe are located". Now, type "adb devices". If you see your device in the list with 'unauthorised', ensure that you check your tablet and allow ADB debugging to continue with your computer.
A full backup of everything that you would like to keep (because the device is unrooted, we cannot complete a Titanium Backup or likewise. Instead, ensure that all valuable photos, music, apps are backed up and are kept a note of to reinstall afterwards. We will have to be factory resetting the tablet in order to unlock the bootloader and boot from the root img.
(downloads are below in the attached files)
ASUS ZenPad C 7.0 Root Process
Ensure that ADB Debugging is enabled on your device, and that a full backup of everything that you want to keep has been made.
Connect your Z170C to your computer with ADB Debugging checked, and ensure that the ADB drivers are installed and working as intended.
Download the Z170C root img, and store it on your desktop.
Open a new command prompt window, cd to your Platform tools folder (with adb.exe and fastboot.exe) and run adb devices to ensure that your device is connected.
Once connected successfully...
Code:
adb reboot fastboot
to reboot into fastboot.
Now you are successfully in fastboot, here's the tricky part. Follow the code as exactly given below:
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot oem unlock confirm
fastboot boot "C:\Users\{your PC user name here}\Desktop\root-z170c_cg.img"
IMPORTANT: The window will request that you follow the code "adb format userdata" and "adb format cache". DO NOT DO THIS. You will risk bricking your tablet (this was the mistake I took when I tried rooting this tablet for the first time, so it's no biggie). If you accidentally follow this and end up bricking your tablet, follow the guidance below.
Allow the tablet to boot up. Give it a few minutes, and you should be at the ASUS tablet setup screen again. Proceed with setting the device up.
Once set up, proceed to the Play Store and install SuperSU (maybe even 'Root Checker' for further confirmation that root is successfully installed on your device). Once SuperSU is installed, be sure to update the root binary when it first prompts you to. At the prompt screen, select 'Normal' installation rather than 'TWRP/CWM'.
When the binary has installed, reboot your device one final time. Welcome to your rooted Z170C!
Endnote
I hope this brief tutorial helped you to gain root onto your ASUS ZenPad C 7.0. It is disappointing that you will have to go through all of this trouble in order to obtain root, but if you follow all of the steps exactly I can guarantee that it will work. And not forgetting, again, all credit stands to where it's due (check top of forum post).
In case of brick...
It happened to me, and it'll probably (not) happen to you. If by any chance you make a mistake and go wrong, fear not.
Firstly, leave fastboot by powering off the device.
Power back on the device, and when you reach the 'ASUS' boot up screen, hold the power + volume down buttons at the same time. Wait roughly 5 seconds.
At the 'recovery menu' screen, use the volume keys to select "Factory reset" and press the power button to select.
Wait a minute or two, and when the process has completed, use the volume keys to scroll back up to the top and reboot your device.
Once you are back inside the ASUS Setup, reboot your device and try again! This time, following the steps... Good luck.
Unbrick process not working for you? Download the stock firmware .zip here, and be sure to boot into recovery mode (power + volume down at boot) and flash the .zip. - I haven't tested this yet so I cannot confirm 100% that this method works, but it should. It could be either an update package or the full stock firmware, but one user has confirmed this method to be working.
UPDATE: A quick update for all you guys on what is currently happening.
v1.0.2 - Minor update, grammar corrections.
v.1.0.1 - Topic created. Will require cleaning up and simplifying sometime.
Success!
With latest updates on my device tried and it works thx for great job
great job AwesomeLewis24.
I complete all steps and the device Z170CG ( p01y) boot into normal mode without any root rights.
After repeating the method, device is hanging on asus boot screen and even factory reset not helped.
Fortunately i was able to flash stock rom and device turned on and now working normally again.
wish me luck, i'm going to try rooting again.
Asus p01z z170c tablet rooting access /custom recovery anyone?
AwesomeLewis24 said:
Forenote: Root has finally been achieved for us on the Asus Zenpad C 7.0! Special shoutout to @InvisiBot (source) and @b0joker (source). Not only that, but also to the Russian 4pda forum where the root process was brought up and discovered (source). All rightful credit can be paid to those.
This topic is not me claiming to have made the root process, but only instead simplifying the process (hopefully) for all y'all guys to get root up and running on your ZenPad C 7.0. Let's do this!
I am not responsible for any screwed tablets, rekt skrubs, or anything that happens as a result of you following this guide. It worked for me on my Z170C, so there's no reason as to why it probably shouldn't work for you.
ASUS ZenPad C 7.0 Root Prerequisites
ADB + Fastboot Drivers (can either use Google's, Intel's or ASUS')
Z170C Root img
Patience
Android SDK (and platform tools installed, can be installed through the SDK Manager)
Ensure that the ADB + Fastboot drivers are correctly installed by opening a new command prompt window, and typing the command "cd {this should be the directory to your Android-sdk/platform tools folder - the folder where adb.exe and fastboot.exe are located". Now, type "adb devices". If you see your device in the list with 'unauthorised', ensure that you check your tablet and allow ADB debugging to continue with your computer.
A full backup of everything that you would like to keep (because the device is unrooted, we cannot complete a Titanium Backup or likewise. Instead, ensure that all valuable photos, music, apps are backed up and are kept a note of to reinstall afterwards. We will have to be factory resetting the tablet in order to unlock the bootloader and boot from the root img.
(downloads are below in the attached files)
ASUS ZenPad C 7.0 Root Process
Ensure that ADB Debugging is enabled on your device, and that a full backup of everything that you want to keep has been made.
Connect your Z170C to your computer with ADB Debugging checked, and ensure that the ADB drivers are installed and working as intended.
Download the Z170C root img, and store it on your desktop.
Open a new command prompt window, cd to your Platform tools folder (with adb.exe and fastboot.exe) and run adb devices to ensure that your device is connected.
Once connected successfully...
Code:
adb reboot fastboot
to reboot into fastboot.
Now you are successfully in fastboot, here's the tricky part. Follow the code as exactly given below:
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot oem unlock confirm
fastboot boot "C:\Users\{your PC user name here}\Desktop\root-z170c_cg.img"
IMPORTANT: The window will request that you follow the code "adb format userdata" and "adb format cache". DO NOT DO THIS. You will risk bricking your tablet (this was the mistake I took when I tried rooting this tablet for the first time, so it's no biggie). If you accidentally follow this by accident and end up bricking your tablet, follow the guidance below.
Allow the tablet to boot up. Give it a few minutes, and you should be at the ASUS tablet setup screen again. Proceed with setting the device up.
Once set up, proceed to the Play Store and install SuperSU (maybe even 'Root Checker' for further confirmation that root is successfully installed on your device). Once SuperSU is installed, be sure to update the root binary when it first prompts you to. At the prompt screen, select 'Normal' installation rather than 'TWRP/CWM'.
When the binary has installed, reboot your device one final time. Welcome to your rooted Z170C!
Endnote
I hope this brief tutorial helped you to gain root onto your ASUS ZenPad C 7.0. It is disappointing that you will have to go through all of this trouble in order to obtain root, but if you follow all of the steps exactly I can guarantee that it will work. And not forgetting, again, all credit stands to where it's due (check top of forum post).
In case of brick...
It happened to me, and it'll probably (not) happen to you. If by any chance you make a mistake and go wrong, fear not.
Firstly, leave fastboot by powering off the device.
Power back on the device, and when you reach the 'ASUS' boot up screen, hold the power + volume down buttons at the same time. Wait roughly 5 seconds.
At the 'recovery menu' screen, use the volume keys to select "Factory reset" and press the power button to select.
Wait a minute or two, and when the process has completed, use the volume keys to scroll back up to the top and reboot your device.
Once you are back inside the ASUS Setup, reboot your device and try again! This time, following the steps... Good luck.
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Thanks for all your work and research. I must wait till I'm home and try this method out! Has anyone been working on a custom recovery for this!? Thanks again!
hayabusa_gsxr said:
great job AwesomeLewis24.
I complete all steps and the device Z170CG ( p01y) boot into normal mode without any root rights.
After repeating the method, device is hanging on asus boot screen and even factory reset not helped.
Fortunately i was able to flash stock rom and device turned on and now working normally again.
wish me luck, i'm going to try rooting again.
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Good luck buddy! If you could, do you mind sharing where you got the stock ROM from? This could come in handy sometime...
Also, @totalppl so far there's nothing in terms of custom recoveries or the such for this device. Maybe I'll see if there's any chance of an available TWRP port I can port over from a fellow x86 asus device. Until then, this is as far as we have gotten in terms of dev support.
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AwesomeLewis24 said:
Good luck buddy! If you could, do you mind sharing where you got the stock ROM from? This could come in handy sometime...
Also, @totalppl so far there's nothing in terms of custom recoveries or the such for this device. Maybe I'll see if there's any chance of an available TWRP port I can port over from a fellow x86 asus device. Until then, this is as far as we have gotten in terms of dev support.
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This (as it stands) is much appreciated.....
No need to hurry on the recovery front...
Root (for me at least) is the important bit....being able to use TiBu to get rid of the bloat.....that's my priority.....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
@keithross39
Can confirm for me that the majority of the bloatware has been successfully removed and the tablet runs much cleaner now.
Thanks for the messages guys, but like I said credit is where it stands to the guys who found the root.
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http://4pda.ru/forum/lofiversion/index.php?t679135-1600.html
Here is the stock rom.
rom flashed using the official rom(there are 2 roms 1GB and 2GB, i'm using 1GB version,don't know the difference) and boot from sdcard.
@hayabusa_gsxr
Thanks for the link, I've been searching on ends for stock ROMs for this tablet. It's been stressing me out! 4pda has been a good forum to us Zenpad users.
Other than that, maybe I'll link that in the top forum post, just in case worse comes to worse.
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hayabusa_gsxr said:
http://4pda.ru/forum/lofiversion/index.php?t679135-1600.html
Here is the stock rom.
rom flashed using the official rom(there are 2 roms 1GB and 2GB, i'm using 1GB version,don't know the difference) and boot from sdcard.
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Just to confirm.....what is the exact process for flashing these firmwares?
tia.....Keith
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
Thank you very much, working 100% in my P01Y.
Please share if you know about custom roms for this tablet.
Having root is amazing, I created a bootloader already:
https://youtu.be/H5eXCwYpRvs
chrisupi007 said:
Having root is amazing, I created a bootloader already:
https://youtu.be/H5eXCwYpRvs
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Nice work! Awesome to see how we are slowly but steadily finding out and developing more and more for this nimble tablet.
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Need a little help
AwesomeLewis24 said:
Forenote: Root has finally been achieved for us on the Asus Zenpad C 7.0! Special shoutout to @InvisiBot (source) and @b0joker (source). Not only that, but also to the Russian 4pda forum where the root process was brought up and discovered (source). All rightful credit can be paid to those.
This topic is not me claiming to have made the root process, but only instead simplifying the process (hopefully) for all y'all guys to get root up and running on your ZenPad C 7.0. Let's do this!
I am not responsible for any screwed tablets, rekt skrubs, or anything that happens as a result of you following this guide. It worked for me on my Z170C, so there's no reason as to why it probably shouldn't work for you.
ASUS ZenPad C 7.0 Root Prerequisites
ADB + Fastboot Drivers (can either use Google's, Intel's or ASUS')
Z170C Root img
Patience
Android SDK (and platform tools installed, can be installed through the SDK Manager)
Ensure that the ADB + Fastboot drivers are correctly installed by opening a new command prompt window, and typing the command "cd {this should be the directory to your Android-sdk/platform tools folder - the folder where adb.exe and fastboot.exe are located". Now, type "adb devices". If you see your device in the list with 'unauthorised', ensure that you check your tablet and allow ADB debugging to continue with your computer.
A full backup of everything that you would like to keep (because the device is unrooted, we cannot complete a Titanium Backup or likewise. Instead, ensure that all valuable photos, music, apps are backed up and are kept a note of to reinstall afterwards. We will have to be factory resetting the tablet in order to unlock the bootloader and boot from the root img.
(downloads are below in the attached files)
ASUS ZenPad C 7.0 Root Process
Ensure that ADB Debugging is enabled on your device, and that a full backup of everything that you want to keep has been made.
Connect your Z170C to your computer with ADB Debugging checked, and ensure that the ADB drivers are installed and working as intended.
Download the Z170C root img, and store it on your desktop.
Open a new command prompt window, cd to your Platform tools folder (with adb.exe and fastboot.exe) and run adb devices to ensure that your device is connected.
Once connected successfully...
Code:
adb reboot fastboot
to reboot into fastboot.
Now you are successfully in fastboot, here's the tricky part. Follow the code as exactly given below:
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fastboot boot "C:\Users\{your PC user name here}\Desktop\root-z170c_cg.img"
IMPORTANT: The window will request that you follow the code "adb format userdata" and "adb format cache". DO NOT DO THIS. You will risk bricking your tablet (this was the mistake I took when I tried rooting this tablet for the first time, so it's no biggie). If you accidentally follow this by accident and end up bricking your tablet, follow the guidance below.
Allow the tablet to boot up. Give it a few minutes, and you should be at the ASUS tablet setup screen again. Proceed with setting the device up.
Once set up, proceed to the Play Store and install SuperSU (maybe even 'Root Checker' for further confirmation that root is successfully installed on your device). Once SuperSU is installed, be sure to update the root binary when it first prompts you to. At the prompt screen, select 'Normal' installation rather than 'TWRP/CWM'.
When the binary has installed, reboot your device one final time. Welcome to your rooted Z170C!
Endnote
I hope this brief tutorial helped you to gain root onto your ASUS ZenPad C 7.0. It is disappointing that you will have to go through all of this trouble in order to obtain root, but if you follow all of the steps exactly I can guarantee that it will work. And not forgetting, again, all credit stands to where it's due (check top of forum post).
In case of brick...
It happened to me, and it'll probably (not) happen to you. If by any chance you make a mistake and go wrong, fear not.
Firstly, leave fastboot by powering off the device.
Power back on the device, and when you reach the 'ASUS' boot up screen, hold the power + volume down buttons at the same time. Wait roughly 5 seconds.
At the 'recovery menu' screen, use the volume keys to select "Factory reset" and press the power button to select.
Wait a minute or two, and when the process has completed, use the volume keys to scroll back up to the top and reboot your device.
Once you are back inside the ASUS Setup, reboot your device and try again! This time, following the steps... Good luck.
Unbrick process not working for you? Download the stock firmware .zip here, and be sure to boot into recovery mode (power + volume down at boot) and flash the .zip. - I haven't tested this yet so I cannot confirm 100% that this method works, but it should. It could be either an update package or the full stock firmware, but one user has confirmed this method to be working.
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Okay, I am not sure what I am doing wrong, i can run the adb devices command and it shows that it is connected. After i run the adb reboot fastboot my p01z is at a green screen with the little android guy on it. Then I try to run the next command and it says waiting for device. What am I doing wrong? What info do I need to provide for some help? Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks
@corvusfan23
When you're in the green screen where it says "waiting for device", check your Device Manager (windows key + R, search for devmgmt.msc"). If you see your device with the yellow warning symbol next to it, it isn't correctly installed. Simply double click on it, and click browse to manually install the driver and click on either the Google / ASUS / Intel or any other compatible ADB driver and let it install. It should then be usable to and from your computer.
This happened with me and is quite frequent. For me however, the device kept connecting and disconnecting every 20 seconds so I had to be very quick at reinstalling the correct driver. After the driver was reinstalled for my tablet again in fastboot, I could continue on with the process.
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AwesomeLewis24 said:
@corvusfan23
When you're in the green screen where it says "waiting for device", check your Device Manager (windows key + R, search for devmgmt.msc"). If you see your device with the yellow warning symbol next to it, it isn't correctly installed. Simply double click on it, and click browse to manually install the driver and click on either the Google / ASUS / Intel or any other compatible ADB driver and let it install. It should then be usable to and from your computer.
This happened with me and is quite frequent. For me however, the device kept connecting and disconnecting every 20 seconds so I had to be very quick at reinstalling the correct driver. After the driver was reinstalled for my tablet again in fastboot, I could continue on with the process.
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Okay I did end up getting my device rooted, how would I go about making a backup of my device? I saw something about titanium backup, and the next thing I want to do is remove the bloatware. Any help is appreciated!
@corvusfan23
That's great to hear! To make a backup of your device, yes definitely I'd recommend Titanium Backup. It's a pretty powerful tool for root users to make full backups of the system, media, specific apps, etc. I haven't actually used it much myself as usually I don't keep much important stuff on my device (photos and music I usually keep in the cloud now) but on the odd occasion that I have used it, its been very good. I have it installed on my Moto G for "emergency situations".
Also, to uninstall the bloatware you can indeed use Titanium Backup but I'm quite a fan of Link2SD. I prefer the material design interface and the easy visuals, but that's just me. In terms of uninstalling bloatware, they work pretty much the same so its your choice. I've been loyal to Link2SD for a while now.
As far as bloatware comes, uninstall (or even better, freeze) as much crap as you want. I haven't experienced any problems with it so far - (on my old Acer tablet that I got at Christmas, the first thing after root I did was uninstall the Amazon app store. It bricked my tablet and there was nothing like stock firmwares around, or any dev support, so I returned it and got this asus). However, stay cautious and of course don't mess around with any apps that seem to be tied in with the system in some way.
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AwesomeLewis24 said:
@corvusfan23
That's great to hear! To make a backup of your device, yes definitely I'd recommend Titanium Backup. It's a pretty powerful tool for root users to make full backups of the system, media, specific apps, etc. I haven't actually used it much myself as usually I don't keep much important stuff on my device (photos and music I usually keep in the cloud now) but on the odd occasion that I have used it, its been very good. I have it installed on my Moto G for "emergency situations".
Also, to uninstall the bloatware you can indeed use Titanium Backup but I'm quite a fan of Link2SD. I prefer the material design interface and the easy visuals, but that's just me. In terms of uninstalling bloatware, they work pretty much the same so its your choice. I've been loyal to Link2SD for a while now.
As far as bloatware comes, uninstall (or even better, freeze) as much crap as you want. I haven't experienced any problems with it so far - (on my old Acer tablet that I got at Christmas, the first thing after root I did was uninstall the Amazon app store. It bricked my tablet and there was nothing like stock firmwares around, or any dev support, so I returned it and got this asus). However, stay cautious and of course don't mess around with any apps that seem to be tied in with the system in some way.
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Last question I have for now. What apps would you recommend uninstalling/freezing? I don't use a lot of the asus apps that came with it. Could I get rid of the "Asus Demo" app and "Asus Support" apps?
@corvusfan23
I've uninstalled most of the preinstalled apps (non asus) but also I've uninstalled some of the asus cloud and "do it later sort of apps. I've frozen the asus keyboard, the ZenUI launcher, and the built in browser as well because I use alternative Google apps.
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Hi there,
The goal: Install CopperheadOS on Nexus 6P (new phone)
What's been done:
-Following the official install instructions from CopperheadOS and refrencing other material as needed
-Installed Android Studio on Linux
-enabled OEM unlocking on phone
-got the 6P Angler zip and unziped it
What The Fastboot
-I'm totally lost here. Every guide I've looked at seems to say this thing should be working
-I've tried "Fastboot Devices" from nearly every directory and it always says that "Fastboot is available in the following packages" and gives me two package names I can download with Sudo.
-The Copperhead instructions state not to use "distribution packages" for adb and fastboot. I figued to be on the safe side I should not download these packages as I might brick my phone
Additional info
-I see a Fastboot and adb file under Home/Android/SDK/platform-tools. I can't seem to do anything with them.
Can you tell me what I am doing wrong here? How can I get Fastboot running to flash the images to the Nexus 6P?
This is probably something really simple I can't wrap my head around. I really appreciate any help you can give me here. I'm a bit of a noob, well actually totally a noob at this.
So I tried to get back to my old Lenovo tab which I haven't used in like 2 years. But I forgot the pin code. I don't know its android version and don't know the model either. But when connected to my laptop, it shows Lenovo TB-8704V.
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I tried various methods suggested on the internet but they haven't worked. I don't use any 3rd party lock screens so safe mode doesn't do anything, I have no emergency call buttons, android device manager doesn't list my tab to unlock it, factory reset wipes the photos in them which I need. I don't know anything about ADB software but I'm pretty sure my tab has USB debugging enable but I'm not sure about OEM something settings and whatever the case, typing in adb says adb isn' recognized in the command prompt. I went to a site to download ADB and extracted the downloaded file and ran adb.exe but it didn't do anything.
So, can you help me out here?
First thing unlocking bootloader without reset is same lime entering the room without opening the door
Second thing to run adb command you must use ./adb "command"