I am wondering if any of you are able to receive OTA updates when your TFP has uknown serial number?
Is there a link to manually download the ICS update and apply it by putting it on SD Card?
CTNewb said:
I am wondering if any of you are able to receive OTA updates when your TFP has uknown serial number?
Is there a link to manually download the ICS update and apply it by putting it on SD Card?
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All we can do is wait for asus' support site to hook it up.....google asus support.
http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=Eee%20Pad%20Transformer%20Prime%20TF201&p=20&s=16
Select android os and click firmware. When its up itll be there.
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same here , waiting until asus or someone uploads the update.
i have already requested an exchange officedepot , will get it by 1/11
This sucks.
So there is no way for my TFP to upgraded to ICS? I read somewhere that it is a kernel issue and once I upgrade to ICS the unknown serial issue will be resolved.
CTNewb said:
So there is no way for my TFP to upgraded to ICS? I read somewhere that it is a kernel issue and once I upgrade to ICS the unknown serial issue will be resolved.
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We'll find out buddy. Ill keep this thread poppin and will post the zip here.
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Same here, I had to download .33 as it didn't offer me via OTA.
I guess I will have to wait until it is on the page ...
Someone is uploading the zip in the dev section WOOT WOOT
Edit......maybe
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Thank God for someone uploading the zip
Woohoo can't wait till someone posts the link to the zip update files.
This community is awesome.
The link is ready in the dev section ladies...
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LOL - Wonder if this can be done via the sdcard update route - I'm downloading the one posted in dev now - 28 minutes left. After that I'll look at it, if it looks like the other sdcard updates I'll give it a shot. Otherwise, maybe a copy to /cache will make it take off.
crpeck said:
LOL - Wonder if this can be done via the sdcard update route - I'm downloading the one posted in dev now - 28 minutes left. After that I'll look at it, if it looks like the other sdcard updates I'll give it a shot. Otherwise, maybe a copy to /cache will make it take off.
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Lol is right! I love the hype. All i did with the .29 update was drop it on the root of my microsd and there she goooooooes
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OH suddenly this is making sense. It keeps telling me I have no update available, and my serial number is unknown. Is that why it's saying that? Or is the update only rolling out to a few people at a time?
mrokeefe said:
Lol is right! I love the hype. All i did with the .29 update was drop it on the root of my microsd and there she goooooooes
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Waiting to hear if the ICS firmware fixes the serial unknown problem. Otherwise I'm gonna have to exchange my tablet. Boooo!
crpeck said:
LOL - Wonder if this can be done via the sdcard update route - I'm downloading the one posted in dev now - 28 minutes left. After that I'll look at it, if it looks like the other sdcard updates I'll give it a shot. Otherwise, maybe a copy to /cache will make it take off.
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Let us know if it worked. Otherwise, my Prime is going back this afternoon.
Also if it does work let everyone know if you still have the serial # unknown.
If I were Asus I would've put the update on the support site AND released ota........just sayin
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doeboy1984 said:
Also if it does work let everyone know if you still have the serial # unknown.
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This doesn't look good. I can't find a single user on any site that has successfully manually updated to ICS using the SD Card method.
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Oh well. I'm packing my TP up right now. I only have 1 day left to return my TP to Best Buy, and it doesn't appear that there's going to be a solution for those of us with the "unknown serial number".
I've returned mine and my new one comes in today! Hopefully it will have a serial number and will actually see at least 1 sat.
doeboy1984 said:
I've returned mine and my new one comes in today! Hopefully it will have a serial number and will actually see at least 1 sat.
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One of the reasons I didn't want to return mine was it sees and locks on satellites, and the wifi was good. This really blows. If/when I return it later, I'm not ordering another one until all these issues sort themselves out.
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Does anyone have any idea how to get the Android Police OTA file to work? They gave the file, but it never dawned on them to include instructions.
Long shot here but maybe use asus sync? ... If you are rooted install ota rootkeeper before hand to back up root and recover after ota
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Can't use it- don't have a USB port for the tablet.
Any other ideas?
KDLMaj said:
Can't use it- don't have a USB port for the tablet.
Any other ideas?
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You would use the charging cable to hook up to PC.
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It blows my mind that Android Police would release the file and not add any instructions on how to use it. Unfortunately I'm one of the suckers with no serial number on their TP, so manual update is all I have.
ANY updates files just add to SD card... wait.. Asus will pick it up and you update
It gives an error unfortunately. Yeah guess we'll just have to wait a few days. Very annoying that every update is going to be like this.
Just downloaded new update Florida checking it out will get back.
Wow, earlier than expected! Is it .21?
firmware 9.4.2.21
Yes I received the .21 update as well. I'm in Florida.
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no more screen flickering
Got it in Portugal too! WW Prime.
UK also, downloading now with great anticipation.
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Netherland, WW firmware downloading now... For once, it seems everybody gets to play with the new firmware at the same time...
Strange, update failed twice nice. Maybe I should unroot before attempting to update ...
EDIT: Unrooted and update is still failing, anyone know what is going on?
Downloading the update in toronto
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currydude said:
Strange, update failed twice nice. Maybe I should unroot before attempting to update ...
EDIT: Unrooted and update is still failing, anyone know what is going on?
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Have you changed or deleted any system files? If so that would cause it to fail. You need an unaltered system in order to update.
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Update failed 3 times. Rooted and temp. unrooted. Niiiice one
No system file alterations btw.
SuperErik said:
Update failed 3 times. Rooted and temp. unrooted. Niiiice one
No system file alterations btw.
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Same, looks like I'll have to unroot
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Have you changed or deleted any system files? If so that would cause it to fail. You need an unaltered system in order to update.
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Damn ... I deleted some demos like the downloader for the glowball and is downloading the update only meant to take about 2 minutes?
Voodoo rootkeeper worked for me
currydude said:
Damn ... I deleted some demos like the downloader for the glowball and is downloading the update only meant to take about 2 minutes?
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Mine took about 5. Could be connection dependent.
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I only thought that deleting G+ for example would give you trouble updating?
I also don't like the fact that the system updater doesn't give you any clue about what went wrong.
I'll just skip this update, my tablet works fine as it is.
Downloading in spain....
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I only thought that deleting G+ for example would give you trouble updating?
I also don't like the fact that the system updater doesn't give you any clue about what went wrong.
I'll just skip this update, my tablet works fine as it is.
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Damn that sucks -.-" I deleted G+ too, going ot try to manually flash back to stock and then atempt to update again. This time I'm only going to freeze system files lOL
Got it too....athens Greece
hello Im looking for a dev to make a ASUS Prime bootload unlocker that dont need to connect to ASUS servers . I have a prime and i cant unlock the bootloader Im not the only person having this problem so you would be helping more then me. Im will to donate 50$ to any one who can make this happend for me . Thanks in advance.
No one can make it because the bootloader is encrypted so only the apk from Asus will work.
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djwascom33 said:
hello Im looking for a dev to make a ASUS Prime bootload unlocker that dont need to connect to ASUS servers . I have a prime and i cant unlock the bootloader Im not the only person having this problem so you would be helping more then me. Im will to donate 50$ to any one who can make this happend for me . Thanks in advance.
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Why is it you can't use the unlocking tool?
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He's getring some sort of server error if I can remember right
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For some reason the ASUS unlock tool wont work for quite a few people it gives a "unknown error message could be related to connection issue" I contacted ASUS and they say they cant help me because my serial number has been unlocked and my warrenry it gone. But the funny thing is that my Prime was unlocked when I sent it to them last month and bricked . they fixed it for free and sent it back and it was not unlocked anymore and now i cant unlock it.
wow this is interesting because I had mine fixed from them too due to a bad battery or something, they re locked mine too. I am actually not trying to unlock my prime for now. No real reason other than with my prime unlocked all I did was wish I had not unlocked it.
I used Virtuos Rom which was the same as stock to me, and realized all the good stable roms were based off stock.
Now I am just waiting for a way to root this on .21 without having to downgrade to .15
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jetbruceli said:
wow this is interesting because I had mine fixed from them too due to a bad battery or something, they re locked mine too. I am actually not trying to unlock my prime for now. No real reason other than with my prime unlocked all I did was wish I had not unlocked it.
I used Virtuos Rom which was the same as stock to me, and realized all the good stable roms were based off stock.
Now I am just waiting for a way to root this on .21 without having to downgrade to .15
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I'm ready for a brand new root method also.
demandarin said:
I'm ready for a brand new root method also.
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what someone needs to do is unlock their prime while monitoring TCP/UDP packets. decrypt them and we can easily create a server that emulates connection to ASUS. Of course the meaning for this would ***NOT*** be to illegally unlock your device, but to unlock your device because the normal way is causing issues like the OP
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wow this is interesting because I had mine fixed from them too due to a bad battery or something, they re locked mine too. I am actually not trying to unlock my prime for now. No real reason other than with my prime unlocked all I did was wish I had not unlocked it.
I used Virtuos Rom which was the same as stock to me, and realized all the good stable roms were based off stock.
Now I am just waiting for a way to root this on .21 without having to downgrade to .15
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Not sure why ur hesitant to downgrade. Worked like a charm on mine after putting stock build.prop back. Didn't loose a thing.
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biggem001 said:
what someone needs to do is unlock their prime while monitoring TCP/UDP packets. decrypt them and we can easily create a server that emulates connection to ASUS. Of course the meaning for this would ***NOT*** be to illegally unlock your device, but to unlock your device because the normal way is causing issues like the OP
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It's just HTTPS, which is trivial to do since we have full access to the client device. Not much going on except for a few GET/POSTS with serial numbers, board numbers and the like.
And no, even if you did record it there's nothing of note since the device unlocking is based on purely device-specific keys.
Of course, this was all known on release day since a few people looked inside the apk to find this out for you.
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wow this is interesting because I had mine fixed from them too due to a bad battery or something, they re locked mine too. I am actually not trying to unlock my prime for now. No real reason other than with my prime unlocked all I did was wish I had not unlocked it.
I used Virtuos Rom which was the same as stock to me, and realized all the good stable roms were based off stock.
Now I am just waiting for a way to root this on .21 without having to downgrade to .15
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Why are you afraid of dg to .15 root method, it doesn't affect any settings. Afraid it will brick again as you were once unlocked?
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It's just HTTPS, which is trivial to do since we have full access to the client device. Not much going on except for a few GET/POSTS with serial numbers, board numbers and the like.
And no, even if you did record it there's nothing of note since the device unlocking is based on purely device-specific keys.
Of course, this was all known on release day since a few people looked inside the apk to find this out for you.
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so are you saying a dev could make a apk to unlock the prime
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so are you saying a dev could make a apk to unlock the prime
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Sure someone could. But it would take around 36000000000000000 years and that number has 15 zeros in it.
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Is encrypted key from asus servers.
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so are you saying a dev could make a apk to unlock the prime
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Not likely. We also legally can't reverse engineer the app to do the same things and unlock everything.
There is practically NO reason to totally unlock the bootloader. We can flash different kernels and software on there no problem. The only reason we'd want to mess with it is if we really want to change the bootloader itself, which is dangerous as it is.
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hello Im looking for a dev to make a ASUS Prime bootload unlocker that dont need to connect to ASUS servers . I have a prime and i cant unlock the bootloader Im not the only person having this problem so you would be helping more then me. Im will to donate 50$ to any one who can make this happend for me . Thanks in advance.
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The fix for this is to wait and try unlocking another time. There are a few glitches with unlocking, but it's nothing permanent.
Last month I sent my "unlocked" TFP in for service for bent power pins, the unit returned to me upgraded to .21 and "relocked"...no charge the next week. I promptly unlocked it again...no regrets.
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There is practically NO reason to totally unlock the bootloader.
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I and many others would totally disagree. A partially unlocked boot-loader is far more dangerous than a fully unlocked boot-loader.
"It is known"
st33med said:
The fix for this is to wait and try unlocking another time. There are a few glitches with unlocking, but it's nothing permanent.
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Define permanent. I have been trying for weeks. Getting the "an error has occurred"
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Not likely. We also legally can't reverse engineer the app to do the same things and unlock everything.
There is practically NO reason to totally unlock the bootloader. We can flash different kernels and software on there no problem. The only reason we'd want to mess with it is if we really want to change the bootloader itself, which is dangerous as it is.
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The fix for this is to wait and try unlocking another time. There are a few glitches with unlocking, but it's nothing permanent.
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so your saying there are ways to change roms and kernels without a unlocked bootloader. and i dont want anyone to do anything illegal
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so your saying there are ways to change roms and kernels without a unlocked bootloader. and i dont want anyone to do anything illegal
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No, he meant there's no reason for Asus to release a FULL unlock tool. Right now, the unlock tool is only like a half unlock; they still limit what you're allowed to do after you run it.
You have to run their unlock tool in order to change kernels and flash ROMs.
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Got the new update notification installing now. I'm in Mexico
Update: performance seems better however the ANR problem in browser seems to be there but much less than before.
Face unlock works flawless for me and also the new lock system bar feature.
Will continue testing
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Got the new update notification installing now. I'm in Mexico
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Also true in USA. Thanks.
Been waiting for this. Installing now
Got the update here in california!! Whoohoo!
Downloading now. USA
Make sure to back up your root with voodoo. If you don't, you will end up like me, Rootless..lol
New firmware has no root method and you can no longer downgrade. You've been warned!
Welcome to the .28 club. Hopefully you'll enjoy it. I am
Installing now in Pennsylvania
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No love for my WW in Canada.
Maybe I am mistaken, but the update seems overall faster. Faster in the browser and throughout the UI
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Maybe I am mistaken, but the update seems overall faster. Faster in the browser and throughout the UI
-sent from my .28 TF Prime.
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Im seeing the same.
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nice update... now hopefully i can start using my tablet as it should have worked.
testing features now....
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Face unlock seems to work great
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does anyone know where the update file is stored to run it manually after download? my tab now says no update available but i'm still on .21
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Maybe I am mistaken, but the update seems overall faster. Faster in the browser and throughout the UI
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not anything amazing, but WIFI seems better
Got it in upstate NY!
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Im excited! Downloading now!
Update: Updated failed. Gave me a ! mark after halfway though. Tablet still boots.
"Update failed, tablet will recover to original configuration."
Trying again.
UPDATE: Still on .21 and says no update is ready for my device. Now I'm stuck. Great.
not good
browser not responding on first opening after update.. I used to be positive but waited too long for this to fix this issue.
sdynak said:
browser not responding on first opening after update.. I used to be positive but waited too long for this to fix this issue.
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Try restarting the tablet. Mine was running rough just after the update finished but a restart made everything run smooth.
update failed!!
still at .21 but says no update available!!!!
help!
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browser not responding on first opening after update.. I used to be positive but waited too long for this to fix this issue.
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Gary posted that they are beta testing another update that address particular browser issues, let's wait for that because is the most annoying bug
I finally broke down and unlocked and TWRP'ed my prime. I went to install androwook 2.2 but thread says to put downloaded files on an sdcard. I didn't have one so I stole one out of an old phone (4GB Transcend MicroSD C8). Went to press it into the side slot and it just shoots back out at me. Never clicks like its being held in there. I've pressed it in as hard as I can with my fingernails to no avail.
Am I doing something wrong, or is it broke?
Edit: Just tried it with a sandisk 1GB from another phone and it does the same thing. I'm starting to think I'm screwed...
I just held it in while flashing. Successfully on androwook harrybean 2.2 prime. Hopefully thats the last time i need the sdcard.
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Trh a new sdcard next time lol
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Rushing said:
Trh a new sdcard next time lol
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I tried 3 different ones.
Shinare said:
I tried 3 different ones.
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oh well that stinks.. I dont know of a fix... maybe send it in to the manufacturer.
Rushing said:
oh well that stinks.. I dont know of a fix... maybe send it in to the manufacturer.
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Yah, thats the whole thing, I only found out about this problem because I unlocked it and wanted to put a custom ROM on it, heh. So no sending it back I guess.
Like I said, hopefully thats the last time I will ever need the SDCARD.