Anyone know if OTA Rootkeeper might be any use to you rooters?
I haven't rooted yet but plan too but it claims "Every honeycomb tablet" blah blah, especially as there is supposed to be a new OTA update on the way shortly.
Might be worht a look for you lot
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper
animaleyes76 said:
Anyone know if OTA Rootkeeper might be any use to you rooters?
I haven't rooted yet but plan too but it claims "Every honeycomb tablet" blah blah, especially as there is supposed to be a new OTA update on the way shortly.
Might be worht a look for you lot
https://market.android.com/details?i...otkeeper&hl=en
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Link doesn't work, but I found another one
http://www.androidblip.com/android-apps/ota-rootkeeper-259658.html
For me the link to the app in the market works fine ...
I did a backup of "root" immediately.
Hope it works when we will get ICS.
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My friend got a Thunderbolt, he wants to root. I'm gonna help him since this is his first Android, but I seen recently something bout an update coming out for it. Should he wait till after the update to root?
Any update that comes out, im sure the developers here will have a work around to install it even if you are rooted. To be honest they may even have the update before its officially released to the public. I know i use to get early updates all the time on my OG Droid, even while rooted.
I wouldn't recommend it. Normally I would root as soon as possible then developers will have the root ready update in quickly. If he waits for the update he might find that root has been patched (knock on wood)
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Ok cool, thanks for the quick reply!
boardindude said:
My friend got a Thunderbolt, he wants to root. I'm gonna help him since this is his first Android, but I seen recently something bout an update coming out for it. Should he wait till after the update to root?
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You should be hesitant about using official upgrades -- for example with the Evo 4G -- an official update can patch holes that make rooting possible. If I were you I would root immediately and wait for the XDA devs to bring you any updates (aka gingerbread) that you are interested it. CM7 is Gingerbread already so once the kernel source is released by HTC you will be all set to upgrade the TB to an official CM nightly. I am by no means privy to any special information but I would expect a near-perfect build of CM7 for the TB within 2 weeks.
The only thing that might not get baked in right away is 4G support. Granted this would suck but it wouldn't be a deal breaker IMHO. I've heard that 4G support for the TB will be much quicker than 4G support for the EVO. So even LTE support shouldn't take that long.
I'd root now to at least have s-off in case the start changing up
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I would go ahead and root now to make use of better battery life from debloating etc.
I would keep an eye on news of ota updates from Verizon vs. Any devs who are getting close to an one-click method for rooting like z4root. Rooting this device still isn't very easy. Lots of people are struggling with even the simplest methods.
Thanks for all the replies! Going to help him root it some night this week.
I would advise your friend he should read up on rooting and make sure that's what he wants to do. If he's not on the forums himself, he probably is not very skilled with rooting and roms, and if you bust his phone, he will not be happy. Make sure he knows the full benefits and disadvantages before handing you his new phone.
My girl has the Samsung Epic and she received the 2.3.5 OTA update today. I would think that our phones would receive this update before a lot of phones, any body know if we are getting this update or our we SOL.
Why not 2.3.7? Not to be a downer but do you know the difference between 2.3.4 and 2.3.5? Do you have any reason to have to have it? I don't, nor do I care. But if you have good reason to have it, I'm sure you can convince someone to make it happen.
Exactly, if you are rooted and have a custom ROM and want to have a custom ROM you are still gonna have to wait until the Dev's dissect it. HTC has 18 months of support to us, it it even close to being 18 months yet? It will come, besides it will probably take you a week until you are sick of 2.3.5.
We won't get 2.3.5 as we will be receiving 4.0.1 soon.
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Why not 2.3.7? Not to be a downer but do you know the difference between 2.3.4 and 2.3.5? Do you have any reason to have to have it? I don't, nor do I care. But if you have good reason to have it, I'm sure you can convince someone to make it happen.
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Your right where is 2.3.7? The only reason I was seeking 2.3.5 over 2.3.4 was the builds from team nocturnal. The graphics, tweaks and speed caught my attention, but everything does not work. My girl's epic doesn't even have any changes with the update.
dastin1015 said:
We won't get 2.3.5 as we will be receiving 4.0.1 soon.
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Thanks. For now all we have is the port for ICS.
Just received my TF201 Asus Transformer Prime today.
http://i40.tinypic.com/21dlpc9.jpg
I'm looking for a method in rooting the device.
I'm aware that RazorClaw is suppose to work on the device but could anyone confirm that it there are no bugs which would possibly brick the device etc?
PS. This is my first tablet / android device so please bare with me.
Thanks In Advance!
Where'd you order from?
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Where'd you order from?
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Supercom, in Canada
I'm not rooting till ics comes ota
I think you will be fine rooting that way. There is a site that reviewed th tfp and they used that root method and they said it went well with no issues.
What the hurry ?
It might not be a bad idea to wait until the unit is burned in, and you are satisfied that everything is working perfectly before mucking around (i.e. rooting). Then, if you have problems, you can more certain that the problems are attributable to the rooting.
Enjoy your Prime
Could anyone brief me with the cons of rooting the device? :|
Research first, especially with this being your first android tab. Don't be over anxious n go bricking your device..lol.
Was there an immediate notification for an update after you opened it? Razor claw supposedly doesn't work after Asus pushed a system update. It was rooted prior to update on in-store demo model.
What's reason for eagerness to root so quickly? There are no custom roms or anything out yet. It's not 3G so no tethering. If you root and uninstall system files/bloatware you won't be able to do OTA update to Icer Cream Sandwich. Which means you will have to wait till someone here makes a version, which might not for a while.
Sorry that this is off topic, but does the color you ordered seem true to the advertised pics?
Expliciate said:
Could anyone brief me with the cons of rooting the device? :|
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Good thing we have search engines....
1. Technically voids warranty and may not allow OTA updates.
2. Possibility of a brick if you don't know WTF you're doing.
Huummmm... cons of rooting..... hummm... don't rush, still thinking.... possible OTA update issue, very unlikely, but still possible I guess; most of the time the OTA will just erase the root.... uummmm yeah, that's about all I can think of.
Also, guess there's a very small chance of a soft brick... but I would tend to think that the root will either take, or it wont... but there's still a chance I guess.
IMO, the benefits far outweigh the "possible" consequences.
Wish I had mine, I do it in a heart beat.
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Riiiiight. Thanks
These days when there's a one-click for everything...it's very hard to jack anything up. Now, going in manually...there's always risk of operator error.
Swiftks said:
Huummmm... cons of rooting..... hummm... don't rush, still thinking.... possible OTA update issue, very unlikely, but still possible I guess; most of the time the OTA will just erase the root.... uummmm yeah, that's about all I can think of.
Also, guess there's a very small chance of a soft brick... but I would tend to think that the root will either take, or it wont... but there's still a chance I guess.
IMO, the benefits far outweigh the "possible" consequences.
Wish I had mine, I do it in a heart beat.
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With this being his first tablet and Android device period, seems like he wants to root just for the sake of saying he's rooted. You know very well what happens to a lot of new people to Android that just jump in and want to root w/o thoroughly doing the homework first. Lmao
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With this being his first tablet and Android device period, seems like he wants to root just for the sake of saying he's rooted. You know very well what happens to a lot of new people to Android that just jump in and want to root w/o thoroughly doing the homework first. Lmao
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That's true... since it is his first Android device, he might want to let someone a little more experience take the lead, just in case...
ATM, other than de-bloating there is very little reason for root.
Does anyone know by any chance the official release date of ICS?
I'm aware that it has been "released" to certain phones like the Samsung Galaxy, but when would it be made available to the Asus Transformer Prime? o_o
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ATM, other than de-bloating there is very little reason for root.
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Yeah, no other reason... except de-odexing, themeing, TI Backup, freezing, editing database files, changing VM Heap size, installing custom scripts, overclocking/undervolting custom kernels, disabling startup processes.... that's just off the top of my head.
Expliciate said:
Does anyone know by any chance the official release date of ICS?
I'm aware that it has been "released" to certain phones like the Samsung Galaxy, but when would it be made available to the Asus Transformer Prime? o_o
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No Official date yet but could be by end of this month or mid Jan. It literally could be anyday. Just keep a lookout on an update notification popping up. Or even go to settings and about. Then click on system or whatever to see of it searches and finds an update for your device.
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Could anyone brief me with the cons of rooting the device? :|
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Everybody says root root. The new roms come out fast... I did it with my original tf and roms don't come out that fast especially if Asus is going to push ICS soon. I'd wait a while especially since a lot of potential devs won't get their unit for several weeks or months!
Maybe ASUS should implement this function and make it high priority? Since they're finding ways to fix all these problems, there's gonna be plenty of updates for trial and error. I don't know if a lot of people are willing to go through this roller coaster as updates did break some. Not just ASUS small updates but also OS update from HC to ICS. I think it's really critical as Android is still buggy, not to mention the newly born iCS.
Add to that, got all these apps that aren't in control of Google or ASUS. Could wreck havoc. Although if users pay attention, can remove whichever newly installed app that causes problem but hard to keep track at times.
Even MS Windows until now still having similar problem. Some updates just wouldn't play nice so I did a system restore and not install those until newer ones come along.
Just my thought.
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Maybe ASUS should implement this function and make it high priority? Since they're finding ways to fix all these problems, there's gonna be plenty of updates for trial and error. I don't know if a lot of people are willing to go through this roller coaster as updates did break some. Not just ASUS small updates but also OS update from HC to ICS. I think it's really critical as Android is still buggy, not to mention the newly born iCS.
Add to that, got all these apps that aren't in control of Google or ASUS. Could wreck havoc. Although if users pay attention, can remove whichever newly installed app that causes problem but hard to keep track at times.
Even MS Windows until now still having similar problem. Some updates just wouldn't play nice so I did a system restore and not install those until newer ones come along.
Just my thought.
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Yup, this would be nice. At least people are not going to be afraid on what will happen to their primes if they update. But I doubt itll happen...
Not official, and need root, but here some guys downgraded to.11, method described :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492887
I meant to say for the mass that got no clue how to do this. A lot I know went for iPad/iPhone because of simplicity and had trouble getting used to BB or Android products, so this method will not help them.
Need to implement a System Restore, just like System Update, as part of it.
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Not official, and need root, but here some guys downgraded to.11, method described :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492887
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One guy. I don't know that I would suggest people jump to trying this based on that, but obviously people are welcome to do whatever they want.
soulctcher said:
One guy. I don't know that I would suggest people jump to trying this based on that, but obviously people are welcome to do whatever they want.
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I've actually done the downgrade successfully as well. I agree with you though it's not something I would recommend especially if they don't atlease have some level working knowledge of ADB otherwise they could brick thier Prime.
jeffw111 said:
I've actually done the downgrade successfully as well. I agree with you though it's not something I would recommend especially if they don't atlease have some level working knowledge of ADB otherwise they could brick thier Prime.
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Fair enough. I would still caution others as well. Since we don't have a real recovery method yet, this has potential to be dangerous.
I want to root only to remove some built-in apps including HTCLinkifydispatcher.apk.
However, I don't want to deal with any issues related to: having 3rd party apps running on a rooted device that also handles my money money, receiving any OTA updates, and warranty eligibility.
<< If my above assumptions of potential issues are wrong, please correct me ! >>
I know rooting is just getting underway and that I need to wait patiently wait for the unroot process as well, but I'm curious if my following plan makes sense:
1. Root phone
2. Remove apps I don't want
3. Unroot phone
4. OTA updates come as needed. If a major OTA update adds back a removed app I dont want, repeat steps (1-3) as needed once the community has had a chance to root/unroot the OTA update
Whoops just realized that this might be better for Q+A forum, so feel free to move the topic there.
I just froze the above apk with TB. The usual open with dialogue did not come up. I think it's going to take alot more than just getting rid of the htc apk's to return that type of functionality.
gpz1100 said:
I just froze the above apk with TB. The usual open with dialogue did not come up. I think it's going to take alot more than just getting rid of the htc apk's to return that type of functionality.
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Ah I see, good to know going in before I make the plunge and get this phone. I hope the situation improves (maybe HTC can really improve the preset linking capabilities) because from the threads I've seen so far quite a few linkable objects just don't work or redirect to the wrong thing (especially linkable objects the HTC linker app doesn't know about).
I'm hopeful CM will have something mostly functional before the year's end or sooner. While some prefer aosp, I really want an OS that has no HTC apk's in it . For the longest time I didn't want to switch from sense. After some prodding from another member here, I saw the light. While it took more time to get cm configured to my liking, eventually it was perfect. Everything worked (99%), and there was no bloat at all.