Hello, i have a Asus Transformer Prime tf201 3.2.1 and i have rooted it successfully. I was checking the wiki site of transformer xda and i looked at the roms. I liked the Revolver ROM but will it work on my Asus Transformer Prime tf201 3.2.1? and if i can, before installing the rom i want to backup the stock rom. how can i do that since i cannot use the clokcworkmod from rom manager.
PLEASE HELP!!!
Bootloader is still locked. So, no recovery and no ROMs.
And I would advice you to not try to flash ROMs that are not made for your device anyway.
The Transformer and the Transformer Prime are two separate units. Even if we had a recovery, the Transformer ROM wouldn't work with our tablet unless properly ported.
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Someone09 said:
Bootloader is still locked. So, no recovery and no ROMs.
And I would advice you to not try to flash ROMs that are not made for your device anyway.
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so what can i do with my rooted device??
Herbertpiv said:
so what can i do with my rooted device??
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Titanium Backup
SetCPU
So on and so forth..
I was ok when I bricked my droid 2 playing around with new ROMS, I'm not yet comfortable risking my $600 tablet. ROMs are going to wait quite a while until they're thoroughly tested.
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I was ok when I bricked my droid 2 playing around with new ROMS, I'm not yet comfortable risking my $600 tablet. ROMs are going to wait quite a while until they're thoroughly tested.
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When the capability becomes available. Just do an initial backup and flash away. Nothing to be afraid of.
People need to stop rushing into things. This is how bricks will occur. At least he came here first. Just be patient. Enjoy the device as it. Plus you still on HC. You need to upgrade to ice cream sandwich. Then you can root again. Plenty you can do with root right now. Overclocking being probably the best right now. Plus being being able to back up.
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People need to stop rushing into things. This is how bricks will occur. At least he came here first. Just be patient. Enjoy the device as it. Plus you still on HC. You need to upgrade to ice cream sandwich. Then you can root again. Plenty you can do with root right now. Overclocking being probably the best right now. Plus being being able to back up.
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At my device, i go to settings-->about tablet--> firmware update. i click check for updates for 3-4 times but nothing comes up. before i unwrapped my device (i bought it 4 days ago) it said that 4.0 ICS upgradable. how do i upgrade?
second thing is how can i do a backup?
Does your serial number show up in Settings-->About Tablet-->Status? If not you will not be able to get updates OTA. You will have to download ICS from Asus' website and update manually.
If you are rooted you can download Titanium Backup from the market.
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so what can i do with my rooted device??
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Well, you can run apps, play video, watch youtube, browse the net, and have general fun. Oh and you can mess around with scary system stuff. Like system32 on windows.
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maybe not setcpu
I downloaded Setcpu for my Transformer Prime and unless I want to underclock my processors it doesn't offer any other options. I'm rooted and running ICS and when I open the app it shows me running at my max and min already. I've used setcpu on my phones in the past and noticed its usefulness and would love to see what something like that could do for my tablet
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Are you tired of the constant updates lately? I didn't know if it would fix my prime or break it further I was just hoping for the best with 13,14, and 15. I was also hoping someone could hack the unlock key so I could still have my warranty. Well yesterday I got irritated and decided to unlock. The entire time I had second thoughts because I am unsure if this tablet will last a year without breaking lol, so I clicked through as fast as I could (after reading all the unlock ops.) Well as soon as I was unlocked I felt a whole lot better about my prime. Maybe I have just lost faith in Asus, I don't know but as soon as I loaded virtuous I felt more secure about my purchase. I guess I have finally come to the conclusion that Asus ISNT going to have a miracle fix for the prime that fixes all the problems and after asking someone through PM twice for a refund since I was dissatisfied with the product (only to get no response what so ever..) I decided I would make the best of what I have and stop worrying.
I don't know how to explain it but now that my device is unlocked all of my uncertainties are gone. I will keep this device for the next year or so and crack flash like there's no tomorrow!
If you are undecided on unlocking I say go for it. (Assuming you read the tutorials!!) I did and I am much happier.
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what isseues did you have in each firmware ?
and what`s your sn ?
Reboots, bad wifi range, zero GPS, screen flickering, lag in the UI, bad battery life. Some of these issues would come and go depending on the update.
C10 serial.
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I have a C10 also, but with none of the issues you have mentioned other than the gps being totally useless. I'm not that bothered as i don't really need it but it does take the shine off an otherwise excellent product.
Could you let me know if installing a custom rom has made any improvement to your gps performance.
Cheers
Interesting, i was to on the fence about unlocking. I returned my Prime the other day. I've never had wifi probs on any of mine. Just got fed up with random reboot and YouTube glitches and browser freezing. One had dead pixels and light bleed.
Might have to pick up another today. Why not make it 5 lol.
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let me know how you like the virtuous rom. how is the battery life compared to stock? how is the overall speed of device now in your opinion? have you come across any shortcomings on the rom yet? I'm on the fence also but still holding on. I will at least wait till I see more roms. plus I'm really looking for a rom to bring 1.8-2.0Ghz+ speeds. then I might jump the gun if its stable and performs very well.
I think I know the feeling you talking about. its a feeling like you have more control now over the fate of your device now that you can flash new roms at will. did you use rom manager to install official updated CMW or did you use the unofficial method? or the all in one method with viperprimetime 4.5?
glad to hear you feeling more confident about device now that you have the power..lol
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let me know how you like the virtuous rom. how is the battery life compared to stock? how is the overall speed of device now in your opinion? have you come across any shortcomings on the rom yet? I'm on the fence also but still holding on. I will at least wait till I see more roms. plus I'm really looking for a rom to bring 1.8-2.0Ghz+ speeds. then I might jump the gun if its stable and performs very well.
I think I know the feeling you talking about. its a feeling like you have more control now over the fate of your device now that you can flash new roms at will. did you use rom manager to install official updated CMW or did you use the unofficial method? or the all in one method with viperprimetime 4.5?
glad to hear you feeling more confident about device now that you have the power..lol
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This. Yes more control over its fate lol. I tried to use rom manager but it wouldn't work for me. I did use vipers mod to unlock and install cmw. Virtuous is great, very stock feeling and buttery smooth. Ill let you know about the battery after a week or so of testing. I do like the 1.6 ghz overclock being the new performance mode. No screen flicker anymore either! It does seem very stable in the few hours I've tested it. Will update when I can.
Edit: GPS is just as dead as before zero birds.
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I won't get the fuzzy feeling until I can unbrick with nvflash, like with my phone (only not nvflash lol)
But I absolutely understand! 20 minutes after I picked up my phone from the Post Office, it was running custom ROMs (without voiding warranty... bah!). 10 minutes after I picked up my Prime it was rooted
Until then I'm still kind of sitting on a sharp edge with the Prime.
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I won't get the fuzzy feeling until I can unbrick with nvflash, like with my phone
But I absolutely understand! 20 minutes after I picked up my phone from the Post Office, it was running custom ROMs (without voiding warranty... bah!). 10 minutes after I picked up my Prime it was rooted
Until then I'm still kind of sitting on a sharp edge with the Prime.
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Is nvflash an Asus thing or Nvidia? I seen a post asking for it from Asus but are they the right people to ask?
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*EDIT: see lol, figured I was wrong. I was mistaken, but it is what will allow us to recover from some s/w bricking.
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Its strictly a nvidia program supplied by them. I have a version of nvflash for 'Linux for tegra' that supports tegra 3. Problem is, asus's half ass unlock does not allow us to use it even though it could recover what right now would be a hard brick.
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nelly1977 said:
I have a C10 also, but with none of the issues you have mentioned other than the gps being totally useless. I'm not that bothered as i don't really need it but it does take the shine off an otherwise excellent product.
Could you let me know if installing a custom rom has made any improvement to your gps performance.
Cheers
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I'm in the exact boat you are, C1 and no issues besides GPS. Just solved that today with GPS over bluetooth pairing with my Nexus. Ive got no need to unlock with Voodoo rootkeeper, haven't had any issue with Asus' OTA's (.13 had the battery issue but it disappeared for me in .14) and if they want to provide me with frequent updates- I'll take em. To each his own I guess.
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I'm in the exact boat you are, C1 and no issues besides GPS. Just solved that today with GPS over bluetooth pairing with my Nexus. Ive got no need to unlock with Voodoo rootkeeper, haven't had any issue with Asus' OTA's (.13 had the battery issue but it disappeared for me in .14) and if they want to provide me with frequent updates- I'll take em. To each his own I guess.
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Definitely, I'm glad your having great luck with your prime! As far as battery life on vitreous rom, it seems VERY solid. Still no concrete numbers but its been on for about 12 hours with about 5 hours of usage and I have 68% battery. I've ran several benchmarks during this time as well. Seems quite a bit better!
Edit: by the way, I am in no way hating on the prime. I was so excited when I got it (one of bestbuys first batches!!!) But I've just had more problems than is normally acceptable even from a new product. I love my prime so much I'm just disappointed with a few critical features and was hoping Asus could somehow fix these issues. I am a HUGE techie and even though I can get about 27-32 mbs from my prime upstairs, all my other devices get a solid 42 mbs which makes me sad face! Lmao.
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I had the same feeling as the OP, except it was the first day the unlock tool came out.
I had wholly intended on unlocking it right away.
I also love experimenting, learning and tinkering with this, so I've flashed and reflashed about 100 things on my prime so far, and I could not ask for anything more
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Is nvflash an Asus thing or Nvidia? I seen a post asking for it from Asus but are they the right people to ask?
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Its strictly a nvidia program supplied by them. I have a version of nvflash for 'Linux for tegra' that supports tegra 3. Problem is, asus's half ass unlock does not allow us to use it even though it could recover what right now would be a hard brick.
I ma wondering if anyone runs without rooting or putting on custom roms..
I ask because I just got the prime and have not updated to the .21 yet.
Doesnt seem like I would miss a ton. Just curious..
Yes, I am. I'm running ICS, the latest patch/update/whatever that was pushed by Asus.
(Now, FWIW, I bought my Nook Color tablet last year with the full intention to root and wasted no time in doing so.)
For my TP, I just haven't seen the reason. Given the expense of my 64GB unit, the lack of any pressing reason to hack it, and the (apparent) potential to brick it, it's just not a road I want to go down.
For the Nook Color, the reasons to load CynogenMod 7 were considerable and undeniable. Also, the fact that the Nook always tries to boot from the Micro-SD first was re-assuring. For the TP, not so much.
I'm on the stock rom as well, I don't see any reason in rooting the Prime (at least currently)...
Ok, so it sounds like I am not crazy for wanting to not root it.
I just upgraded to the latest firmware and it seems to run very fast and without issues.
Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing out on too much.
I rooted my TF101 and slapped custom roms all over the place. A bit scared to do so on my Prime.. Seems the risk is a lot higher..
I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. I'm open to being enlightened, but I haven't run across any must-have functionalities/apps that require hacking.
too bad i came posting too late, cause i would say root your tablet just incase you do want it.. as theres no way of rooting your device on .21
and you can clear root by just doing a factory reset so there is only gain and no loses
too late now tho
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I'm on the stock rom as well, I don't see any reason in rooting the Prime (at least currently)...
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If I could, I would root BUT NOT UNLOCK. Having a rooted device allows a whole new set of apps that require rooting, and some of which I'd like to use.
If you decide to root, when available, keep the original files backed up someplace. With .15, wpa files could be changed for AD-HOC capability. If you tried to update to .21, you were given an error message and needed to restore the original files back.
Unless you want to void your warrenty, I definitely wouldn't unlock...and as a side note, you also can't get OTA update.
Bob
I am running stock with the latest firmware update. I'm pleased with the features so far, but as the custom ROMs mature, that may change.
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I ma wondering if anyone runs without rooting or putting on custom roms..
I ask because I just got the prime and have not updated to the .21 yet.
Doesnt seem like I would miss a ton. Just curious..
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I'm still running stock here for now but that could change once I learn my way around a little better. Coming from a Linux background it feels odd not to have full access to the device.
I am running stock without any issue.
I also put the Nova launcher and EZOverlock which are a little bit smoother than the stock launcher.
I'm stock but rooted. For me root let's me use apps like TiBackup amongst others that i like and use. Other than that o have no plans to unlock or run roms. Heck I'm still running the stock rom on my DroidX rooted of course
The odds of bricking the Prime are just to high for me right now.
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Yes, I am. I'm running ICS, the latest patch/update/whatever that was pushed by Asus.
(Now, FWIW, I bought my Nook Color tablet last year with the full intention to root and wasted no time in doing so.)
For my TP, I just haven't seen the reason. Given the expense of my 64GB unit, the lack of any pressing reason to hack it, and the (apparent) potential to brick it, it's just not a road I want to go down.
For the Nook Color, the reasons to load CynogenMod 7 were considerable and undeniable. Also, the fact that the Nook always tries to boot from the Micro-SD first was re-assuring. For the TP, not so much.
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This is me exactly. Not sure I even booted the newer Nooks in the house into the stock ROM. My Transformer does what I need it to at this point, unlike the NOok that was locked down like crazy. I'm happy to hang out stock.
I think i would go nuts without root in my prime... i fact i couldn't use for the main task i bought this tablet for.
I take notes every day in classes using my Prime. It has replaced all books and note books, so using TouchScreen Tuner is a MUST, without this, stylus are just useless.
Then we have all those root apps like Titanium Backup, UMTS manager, Market Enabler and WidgetLocker.
Ooh, and of course the possibility to change the sound when i dock my Prime (sounds like a transformer transforming, super awesome if you ask me).
I am running Stock but I did Root because of I wanted to use AdFree and Titianium Backup Apps. I have an Android Phone that I love to Flash new ROMS to and I eventually will Unlock my Prime and do the same to I just don't see the need to at the moment.
I am, but, not so much by choice. I had root and lost it with .21 update. I will reroot when available, but am hesitant to unlock and void my warranty. Especially since asus has made it such a challenge to recover your device. If they are going to give us the unlock tool and we aren't going to be troubling their warranty division with the problems which ensue, just make it easier for us to fix our own problems.
I'm running stock. I I don't know much about rooting because I am new to Android.
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IMHO, the only reason to root this is so you can say "I rooted this." There's no reason to root the Prime, the way I see it. Yeah, there's a little bit of bloatware, but far less than was on my Samsung Galaxy S when I bought it, and with the 64 GB of memory it's not really necessary. I do wish that I could move apps to my SD card, so that could be a reason to root, but not a big enough one to get me to risk it.
I've also noticed that a LOT of people who claimed to be having these huge problems with the Prime also were working with a rooted device...
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stock as well. Though I would love to root to use the sixaxis app.
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I'm still on stock with the latest updates. When I first got my Prime there wasn't a real need to root, although it meant I couldn't run some apps like Adblock. There weren't many roms around at that time but now there's alot more. Now I've gotten used to running Prime stock and it doesn't present any issues for me and runs smoothly and I've kind of lost interest in custom roms (plus I don't have as much time as before). Lol, I used to change roms on my Nexus One nearly as often as I changed my underwear - you can assume that I changed my underwear often
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IMHO, the only reason to root this is so you can say "I rooted this." There's no reason to root the Prime, the way I see it. Yeah, there's a little bit of bloatware, but far less than was on my Samsung Galaxy S when I bought it, and with the 64 GB of memory it's not really necessary. I do wish that I could move apps to my SD card, so that could be a reason to root, but not a big enough one to get me to risk it.
I've also noticed that a LOT of people who claimed to be having these huge problems with the Prime also were working with a rooted device...
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There's many reasons to root a device. If you want to have super user permissions just like being a administrator on your PC, your gonna need to root it. Apps such as Root Explorer and as mentioned Sixaxis app for syncing your PS3 controller up with your prime, ROMManager, TiBu, SetCPU, and the list goes on. All up to the end user and what you prefer. The first thing I do is root my devices
Oh and most if not all issues people run into is due to a user error.. not because the device is rooted.
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I just brought my new Prime which comes with Honeycomb 3.2 and its running without any issues and I just love my Prime.
Its a known fact that ICS upgrades are causing issue to few TF201 users like reboot and random screen lockup etc but the root cause for each of these cases seems to be different and unknown.
I would like to still keep my Prime on Honeycomb for some more time till the issues are rectified.
I am new to Android world and I have a few queries:
1. Will there be any problem if I don't choose to upgrade to ICS
2. Can I still receive updates for my Honeycomb
3. what would be your advice.
Dear friends your help on my query will be greatly appreciated.
Not updating to ICS wouldn't cause any problems at all. Except in the future some apps will only run on ICS.
No, there will not be any additional HC updates from ASUS?
Only way to prevent the ICS update is to root and then disable the ASUS update service.
this is not the place to post this come on.
plus ics has all its kinks worked out. If your going to root... root before the update.
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this is not the place to post this come on.
plus ics has all its kinks worked out. If your going to root... root before the update.
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What? Where should he post this?
What you can also do is root Honeycomb and make a backup. If you feel like trying out ICS and do not like it or it is too buggy, just restore the Honeycomb backup. Nothing to lose.
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What? Where should he post this?
What you can also do is root Honeycomb and make a backup. If you feel like trying out ICS and do not like it or it is too buggy, just restore the Honeycomb backup. Nothing to lose.
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I don't think he can make a backup. You have to unlock the prime to use cwm and the unlock apk only works with ics.
If you like honeycomb then by all means stick with honeycomb. Its your tablet and your experience, that tablet should be exactly the way you want it to be. I like ics but that's my personal opinion. Yes there are bugs but mines custom so I don't have to worry about the updates from Asus, which I hear aren't phenomenal.
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thanks
A big thanks to Yumms , CadenH and Jaycustom !
There are lots of posts out there on how to root the prime running on HC 3.2 , can you guys suggest the correct and a safe way to root my prime ?
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A big thanks to Yumms , CadenH and Jaycustom !
There are lots of posts out there on how to root the prime running on HC 3.2 , can you guys suggest the correct and a safe way to root my prime ?
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use this program,very safe...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427125
I downgraded yesterday to HC. keeping it until unlock or until i get bored again.
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update update !
Updated to ICS a week back !!! no issues so far !
So, like the title says, should I unlock? Ive always been a sucker for custom ROMs on all my devices but I received my Prime a week ago and have for some reason been a little dubious to unlock, due to the nullification of the warranty. I have read lots of reports however that ASUS will still RMA your unit if unlocked. Can anyone confirm this? Also finding my Prime laggy at times with weird screen flicker and lines at left of screen. I see this is a common issue, does a custom ROM address any of these issues?? Many thanks
I don't a custom ROM will fix the current issues. They are based upon the official ASUS ROMS. When you use different ROM's there are issues with keyboard and battery support.
I wouldn't risk it yet, seeing ASUS is still releasing new ROM's and there is nothing really new yet. (like JellyBean)
What about custom kernels ? I wouldn't be surprised if most of current Prime issues come from the kernel, not the ROM itself.
I'm actually asking myself same question: to unlock or not to unlock.
unlock..its well worth it. prime a whole new beast on custom rom & custom kernel. if or when u do, use trwp recovery.
I have two primes, one unlocked and one locked (my wife's). The unlocked prime running AndroWookie 2.1 does circles around my locked stock prime.
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unlock..its well worth it. prime a whole new beast on custom rom & custom kernel. if or when u do, use trwp recovery.
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which roms do you recommend? I just RMA'd my tablet so it should be good to go for now, thinking about unlocking. But I dont see many good ROMs yet, they have bugs it seems.
edit: AndroWookie looks interesting, might do that? What recovery, CWM or TWRP?
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which roms do you recommend? I just RMA'd my tablet so it should be good to go for now, thinking about unlocking. But I dont see many good ROMs yet, they have bugs it seems.
edit: AndroWookie looks interesting, might do that? What recovery, CWM or TWRP?
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the new Androwookie. version 2.1. Twrp recovery.
definitely unlock.... that gives your device its true potential...
I definitely say to unlock. Honestly if my prime was locked and stock I wouldn't have bought it, stock out of the box I think the ipad is superior. But the Asus prime unlocked has endless possibilities and the ipad can't even come close to competing when it comes to recovery, flashing roms, overclocking and undervolting, theming, etc you get the idea.
As long as you run a good rom and kernel setup you wont have any issues with your keyboard or battery, at least I haven't.
You will see by my signature I'm proudly part of Team Wookie, but I'm not the developer. I'm part of Team Wookie because the developer released a rom that made my prime worth keeping, I had listed it on craigslist and decided to try his rom, and I fell in love.
If you have any questions or concerns I'll watch this thread but you can also PM me, and we can talk in realtime on gtalk if you want more information about anything.
Good luck, you wont be disappointed.
This sounds awesome, I want to try it and get a new ROM on this baby. But god damn Asus won't unlock my device with the tool. Pissing me off. This doesnt feel like I bought this tablet, I'm leasing it.
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This sounds awesome, I want to try it and get a new ROM on this baby. But god damn Asus won't unlock my device with the tool. Pissing me off. This doesnt feel like I bought this tablet, I'm leasing it.
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Are you getting that network error message?
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Are you getting that network error message?
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Yeah, Unknown error occurs. Someone said unroot, revert to stock/reset, my serial does show. But still nothing.
I posted my feelings about the whole "unlock or not" question in another thread this morning (also worth reading the quoted post I replied to, as it's an accurate view of the user experience when unlocked):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28366429&postcount=174
Try a factory reset before you unlock. That is what worked for me.
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Try a factory reset before you unlock. That is what worked for me.
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Did, tried reupdating the latest update, then reset again, still nothing...
I unlocked last weekend after a few months on stock and it's the best thing I could have done to my Prime.
Prior to unlocking I used to find the thing a chore to use but with the custom firmwares out there, it's a fantastic tablet. Such a shame that Asus managed to screw so much up stock wise.
Man this sucks, can't unlock it at all. Reset it 3 times. Tried the unroot. Tried flashing the new update and reset. Nothing. Viper tool just installs the app and does the same thing. Probably stuck like this.
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unlock..its well worth it. prime a whole new beast on custom rom & custom kernel. if or when u do, use trwp recovery.
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i just got my prime refurb from cowboom a week ago. was most awesome right out of the box.
that being said, i have been exploiting and modding my sh*t since the original xbox, so rooting this was a no-brainer for me.
(every droid in my sig is rooted)
androwook 2.1 ROM was installed that same week, and it is indeed an awesome piece of work by that crew.
i followed the viperMOD instructions, installed GOO to get TWRP installed, and installed the AW 2.0 ROM first. i
"dirty" flashed 2.1 over that when it was released, and have since, installed the popular Cobalt theme. this machine is a dream...
got the dock for about $100 yesterday for peripheral support...all is golden!
TF201.HTCEV0V. LGOV. KF. N8PSE
Forgive a neophyte's ignorance - I am rooted using Debugs method ( thanks millions), can i not flash a custom ROM if i don't unlock the bootlader?
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Dont think you can flash without unlocking.
If your prime has no hardware issues (dead pixels, bad light bleed etc) Iwould support unlocking. Virtuous and Androwook make a huge difference to the tablet.
Hi,
I've had android devices for years and always kept them locked and stocked.
I've not got an Nexus 10 and was wondering is it actually worth rooting the thing and loading a custom rom?
Will I actually gain anything except be able to change where the home button is?
All thoughts welcome!
THanks in Advance.
If nothing else I would root it. That gives you the option of using programs like Titanium Backup to backup apps and install a custom recovery and have the ability to back up your whole device.
As far as custom ROMS go that's a personal choice. Right now there are not allot out due to the newness of the device, but I'm sure that will change very quickly as Devs stat getting it.
I would root to gain access to titanium back up and ad blockers but beside that there aren't that many great custom roms out there. Stock doesn't have bloatware or any common pitfalls of stock.
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If you are tech savvy, I would highly suggest all 3. You can improve things like battery life by undervolting the CPU and GPU, changing to more conservative governors, and having applications automatically shut off your wifi when your tablet turns off (can't remember if you can do that one without root).
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Yeah, i agree with above opinion. You need to learn things before rooting your tablet. You can check out many rooting videos on YouTube channel to learn about that more easily. Besides, many Google Play apps are free to play.
Check out qbking77 videos on youtube and you will get a how to on the rooting process
Ad blocking is one of the top ten reasons to own any Android device. Root is a vital part of the XDA experience.
It is seriously addictive playing around with different kernels and roms and root apps after you make that first plunge and learn how to do it just be prepared for a little frustration at first. Its very hard to find guides that don't assume you already know the terminology and general techniques! But after that first time, its easy
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KestrelX said:
It is seriously addictive playing around with different kernels and roms and root apps after you make that first plunge and learn how to do it just be prepared for a little frustration at first. Its very hard to find guides that don't assume you already know the terminology and general techniques! But after that first time, its easy
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So true, its fun and very addictive flashing different stuff on your device. You can also apply themes after rooting
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I was on the fence until i realized the advantages in battery life. I went ahead and did it and havent looked back yet. :good:
You get usb otg support with a rooted device which is crucial for the 16 gb version.
At the same time you dont lose anything when rooting. Especially the nexus 10 is intended to be rooted painlessly and you can revert the whole process too if need be
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You get usb otg support with a rooted device which is crucial for the 16 gb version.
At the same time you dont lose anything when rooting. Especially the nexus 10 is intended to be rooted painlessly and you can revert the whole process too if need be
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There is an app so you can use OTG without having root, called nexus media importer. Though you have to buy it.
Yes it is, ParanoidAndroid is well worth it. Plus titanium backup and all that good stuff.
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EvoYas said:
Yes it is, ParanoidAndroid is well worth it. Plus titanium backup and all that good stuff.
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How so exactly? I'm probably wrong, but I only figured PA to only really be useful either if you want to switch between tablet or phone UI on certain apps, and Tablet UI.
Hmm....
Interesting, thanks for the info.
I've got Nexus Media Importer and that's a godsend as I've got the 16gb.
The problem I have now is that I've been using my N10 since November and have just got it the way I like it.
Is there a way to back it up before it gets wiped when I unlock the bootloader?
Also, If I root will I be able to get OTA updates; I want to stick with stock for now.
Thanks in advance
I rooted mine to isse adblock and titanim backup, I will not be flashing another ROM in a good while, I want OTA and the tablet runs really well on stock
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Pharmbob said:
Hmm....
Interesting, thanks for the info.
I've got Nexus Media Importer and that's a godsend as I've got the 16gb.
The problem I have now is that I've been using my N10 since November and have just got it the way I like it.
Is there a way to back it up before it gets wiped when I unlock the bootloader?
Also, If I root will I be able to get OTA updates; I want to stick with stock for now.
Thanks in advance
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There is a way to backup most of the stuff you have on your tablet. It won't be a 1:1 copy tho. You will not get OTA updates but you can alwyas easily flash to stock and get them. In your case i wouldnt recommend rooting the tablet. If you are curious though about the possibilities you might unlock you should at least try it
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There is a way to backup most of the stuff you have on your tablet. It won't be a 1:1 copy tho. You will not get OTA updates but you can alwyas easily flash to stock and get them. In your case i wouldnt recommend rooting the tablet. If you are curious though about the possibilities you might unlock you should at least try it
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Well, that's me rooted! I used the Qbking77 method and it was painless.
Now, what is the first thing (after back up) should I do?
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How so exactly? I'm probably wrong, but I only figured PA to only really be useful either if you want to switch between tablet or phone UI on certain apps, and Tablet UI.
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Not the only thing you could do with PA - I have this flashed and LOVE it! this might be more of a personal thing but the ability to change your navbar color (battery, time, soft keys) per app is amazing! Again to each their own but I like this ROM on this tablet - I use the CM10 Nightlies on my phone as it suits it better.
To answer the OP - read as much as you can before you decide to Root and Flash - I believe all three is a must but I like to customize things.
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Well, that's me rooted! I used the Qbking77 method and it was painless.
Now, what is the first thing (after back up) should I do?
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Well now that you have root and a custom recovery you should try all the candy in this forum
Go to the nexus 10 rom section and try some roms. There are roms that change a whole lot like ParanoidAndroid and there are roms with more subtle changes (like mine).
Keep in mind that flashing a new rom will wipe anything on your tablet but its ok because you can make nandroid (complete) backups of your present state using the recovery.
Also i recommend you to try apps like GMD gesture control. It enables you to define custom gestures for nearly everything. (Comparable tp those on the ipad but more customizable)