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Hey, I am posting this thread here because XDA says I'm to 'new' to post in the dev section which i find completely stupid that I have to have 10+ bs post before i can post in the dev thread even though i have years of android and ios experience the fact that I chose not to share every last detail on this forum is now effecting me when I have minor questions about my new device. Anyway straight to the point I have a new tf201 on .21 and i want to root it just like i do all my other devices.....is there a way/program to do this yet? If so please provide a link or instructions on how to go about doing so.....Thank You in advance and sorry for the rant
not possible yet!
FMX1789 said:
Hey, I am posting this thread here because XDA says I'm to 'new' to post in the dev section which i find completely stupid that I have to have 10+ bs post before i can post in the dev thread even though i have years of android and ios experience the fact that I chose not to share every last detail on this forum is now effecting me when I have minor questions about my new device. Anyway straight to the point I have a new tf201 on .21 and i want to root it just like i do all my other devices.....is there a way/program to do this yet? If so please provide a link or instructions on how to go about doing so.....Thank You in advance and sorry for the rant
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If you're ok with voiding your waranty, you can unlock the bootloader and flash a custom pre-rooted ROM.
FMX1789 said:
Hey, I am posting this thread here because XDA says I'm to 'new' to post in the dev section which i find completely stupid that I have to have 10+ bs post before i can post in the dev thread even though i have years of android and ios experience the fact that I chose not to share every last detail on this forum is now effecting me when I have minor questions about my new device. Anyway straight to the point I have a new tf201 on .21 and i want to root it just like i do all my other devices.....is there a way/program to do this yet? If so please provide a link or instructions on how to go about doing so.....Thank You in advance and sorry for the rant
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It's to stop exactly what you are trying to do. If you read the big sticky in Dev Section that says "READ ME 1st" you would have seen this.
"If any mod, including myself, continue to find new threads about topics that have threads already existing or [Q] questions in the development forums!
The thread will be locked with no notice and/or up to a temp BAN!!."
Not having a go, just explaining
Not to bash the OP, but I spent many hours if not days researching how to root my prime .21, so my question to you is why should someone else post links, do the research for you?
I started with what the benefits, and negatives would be by rooting my prime. That took at least a day, then I researched the likely hood of me bricking my prime.
After I found "good cause" to root it, only then did I find a solution.....But nobody did this for me.
Let me know how it works for you to disrespect the rules up front, then ask for help to root your prime.
Back to doing the work for you....
Unlock ithttp://transformerprimeroot.com/tra...ow-to-unlock-bootloader-on-transformer-prime/
Flash CWM recoveryhttp://transformerprimeroot.com/tra...orkmod-recovery-5-8-2-0-on-transformer-prime/
Now flash a pre rooted ROM...(I trust you can find that yourself, or do I need to tell you which rom to install)
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using Tapatalk 2
first downgrade firmware to .15 and then root
You can downgrade your firmware to .15 and then root it
Use Voodoo rootkeeper and upgrade to .21
Pm me if you need any help
Hey Sam,
Is there any disadvantage to unlocking and installing a custom rom vs downgrading and rooting then upgrading?
or does the voodoo rootkeeper not unlock the device so warranty still intact?
Thanks
K
sam_t610 said:
You can downgrade your firmware to .15 and then root it
Use Voodoo rootkeeper and upgrade to .21
Pm me if you need any help
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to downgrade do you need to unlock?
can you even downgrade with asus blob?
i thought it'll just tell you, you have the latest firmware and can't excute the firmware(.15) you want it to do
correct me if i'm wrong, =D
please tell me that i'm wrong as i needed to send my tab to RMA
so no more root ;-;
My understanding is you can't downgrade the firmware without unlocking. So for those of us who are on .21 who want root without unlocking it isn't currently possible. Correct me if I'm wrong.
No need to unlock
You just need to download .15 firmware and rename it as .21 and put in on sdcard
follow this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492887
One downloaded root and keep root using voodoo rootkeepr...do not unlock
and dont try this method on unlocked prime, it will brick
From the post you're referring to:
Requirements: root access
Sorry but don't think your method's gonna work.
svladimir said:
From the post you're referring to:
Requirements: root access
Sorry but don't think your method's gonna work.
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Correct, and this is confirmed by several users in that thread as well. Still need to wait for another way to root .21.
So if I have a new prime and it has .15 and I want root I should do using Viper and then install rootkeeper and then update to .21 ?
thekayman said:
So if I have a new prime and it has .15 and I want root I should do using Viper and then install rootkeeper and then update to .21 ?
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YES make sure you use rootkeeper BEFORE updating to .21 though that is what people seem to forget
NeoMagus said:
YES make sure you use rootkeeper BEFORE updating to .21 though that is what people seem to forget
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Thanks for the quick reply, so If I want to unroot I can use Viper too and will i be back to stock if I wanted to return? and I saw in the viper post about recovery is that reversible if I do a firmware reset?
EDIT: just worked out you can only install CWM after unlocking so I'm not going to that stage just yet and once unlocked there is no going back so makes the recovery restore question obsolete.
No patience?? theres only one way
Whats the big deal about unlocking....
If you want your device rooted, unlock...install cwm.....flash prerooted rom....
Why so many people trying strange methods, i dont understand.
You would rather risk BRICKing your device trying to bypass the UNLOCK??
I just thinks people are odd, why not just unlock to get a root.....
or
WAIT till a root method is developed for .21....
Not everyone wants to unlock.. perfectly fine here using stock rom instead of hacked roms keep in mind if you do unlock instead of wait for a new exploit you WILL lose the ability to OTA (so then theres no need for rootkeeper obviously), so all your future updates youll have to do yourself thru CWM, not to mention your warranty
sam_t610 said:
You can downgrade your firmware to .15 and then root it
Use Voodoo rootkeeper and upgrade to .21
Pm me if you need any help
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actually i dont think this is true, to downgrade you need root access... you have to run console as SU and enter some commands, unless you know a way to do it without root in which case PLEASE share!
Also, OP couldnt you find that theres no root yet just by hitting the search button? Seriously, once theres a root for .21 it will be posted everywhere...
pileot said:
Also, OP couldnt you find that theres no root yet just by hitting the search button? Seriously, once theres a root for .21 it will be posted everywhere...
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No need for that, if you read the thread, YOU WOULD KNOW
he has already been warned by a mod.....
No need to bash him any more....
Why dont you post something useful.
The OP has already unlocked his Prime, I am helping him to get a prerooted rom on it.....
hello. i found a thread on how to root .21 without unlocking. Basically, you downgrade, root, then use OTA rootkeeper.
Problem is, Asus pulled those versions off website. does anyone have them squirreled away for US locale? would greatly appreciate it
redheadplantguy said:
hello. i found a thread on how to root .21 without unlocking. Basically, you downgrade, root, then use OTA rootkeeper.
Problem is, Asus pulled those versions off website. does anyone have them squirreled away for US locale? would greatly appreciate it
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Please read through that thread, there are a number of mirrors for the files you need.
I went back to .14 then up to .21.
This is the link I used, but really, use the thread, there are faster links and mirrors.
http://files.qery.net/Transformer Prime/Roms/US_epad-user-9.4.2.14.zip
redheadplantguy said:
hello. i found a thread on how to root .21 without unlocking. Basically, you downgrade, root, then use OTA rootkeeper.
Problem is, Asus pulled those versions off website. does anyone have them squirreled away for US locale? would greatly appreciate it
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Although all others are gone, the us version of .21 is still there.
robertg9 said:
Although all others are gone, the us version of .21 is still there.
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This is true, but you need the older versions to perform the downgrade/upgrade dance.
OP, check the original thread and you will find plenty of mirrors, page two even, do not have to go very far.
Like an idiot I applied the update without deferral, and subsequently lost root. If anyone learns how to restore it, could you please post instructions? @#$%@# verizon... it's totally my fault for not having the sense to defer but jeepers, what a PITA. If you see anything, please post.
Re: <sigh> lost root with update
Can't you just re-root with the method you used previously? I did Exynos exploit, but haven't got an update.
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angus454 said:
Like an idiot I applied the update without deferral, and subsequently lost root. If anyone learns how to restore it, could you please post instructions? @#$%@# verizon... it's totally my fault for not having the sense to defer but jeepers, what a PITA. If you see anything, please post.
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This might be a stupid response, so I would wait for an experienced user to comment but couldn't you just use Odin to flash back to the "Old" stock ROM then re-root and apply adrynalyne's safe update?
Niko49 said:
This might be a stupid response, so I would wait for an experienced user to comment but couldn't you just use Odin to flash back to the "Old" stock ROM then re-root and apply adrynalyne's safe update?
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If you lost root, you can probably use that OTA root keeper people rave about.
Otherwise yeah, technically your method should work.
adrynalyne said:
If you lost root, you can probably use that OTA root keeper people rave about.
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Only if he backed it up before he installed the update.
shill1986 said:
Can't you just re-root with the method you used previously?...
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He says he used the ExynosAbuse exploit to gain root. The Verizon update patches the exploit, so he couldn't use the ExynosAbuse exploit to regain root unless he flashes a stock kernal from before the Verizon update and then reuses the ExynosAbuse exploit.
eraursls1984 said:
Only if he backed it up before he installed the update.
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Yeah I figured that out with someone I was working with who lost root.
As long as there is a custom recovery, I would think this would work.
http://downloads.noshufou.netdna-cdn.com/superuser/Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip
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Just looking to root the most current OTA, my search so far makes me believe its not possible. Is this true or am I missing something?
Thnak you!
I'm wondering the same thing. I recently had to get a replacement phone and unfortunately it's running stock 4.4.2. First time I've ever had a phone with a bootloader that couldn't be unlocked. I would like to at least have my phone rooted. Anyone out there willing to share a root solution with us?
Tkun said:
I'm wondering the same thing. I recently had to get a replacement phone and unfortunately it's running stock 4.4.2. First time I've ever had a phone with a bootloader that couldn't be unlocked. I would like to at least have my phone rooted. Anyone out there willing to share a root solution with us?
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Yeah it really sucks. I need root to fully make use of my chromecast. A bunch of devices received screen mirroring but not the note 2. Such a sinple thing but so difficult to root. Hope we can get root soon. Thank you to anyone who is still working on this.
krazykid6911 said:
Just looking to root the most current OTA, my search so far makes me believe its not possible. Is this true or am I missing something?
Thnak you!
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Tkun said:
I'm wondering the same thing. I recently had to get a replacement phone and unfortunately it's running stock 4.4.2. First time I've ever had a phone with a bootloader that couldn't be unlocked. I would like to at least have my phone rooted. Anyone out there willing to share a root solution with us?
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No reason to make another thread about his when there is about 50 on the same topic.. search and you will find your answer of the not being a way yet
There are already several other threads related to this very topic. In the future please use search before starting a new thread.
Thread closed.
Thank you,
Rwilco12
Just curious cause I have been checking everyday to no avail
Not sure I just flashed factory images to get mine, did you check with Joe yet?
Not here in California
cwalker0906 said:
Just curious cause I have been checking everyday to no avail
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Are you rooted or stock.
Rooted = no ota.
You can download the ota or full factory image from Google.
I understand you could download the OTA. I just find it odd that it hasn't seemed to be pushed to anyone in the United States
cwalker0906 said:
I understand you could download the OTA. I just find it odd that it hasn't seemed to be pushed to anyone in the United States
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I do not know what to tell you, thousands of people here in the US have received the update notification. And installed the update without an issue.
You need to be more clear on your question.
What is your current version?
Are you rooted or have been root before?
Is your settings turned on for an update?
I've been clear, has anyone actually received the update ota? I have yet to see anyone reply yes. Me, and 5 other coworkers haven't received it, and I don't believe google actually pushed it in the us. Sorry you seem to be confused by the question ,but it was really quite simple
cwalker0906 said:
Just curious cause I have been checking everyday to no avail
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Not just US. Check the Poll here: https://9to5google.com/2021/12/20/does-your-pixel-6-have-the-december-2021-update-yet-poll/
I finally gave up waiting and sideloaded the OTA.
Here is a thread already on this subject.
Did anyone get the December update yet?
Hey all, Loads of rumours that the December update will be released to Pixel 6 users today but did anyone actually get it yet? I really need this damn finger print reader to work better than it does!!! Ta
forum.xda-developers.com
After waiting until the 21th I have downloaded the factory OTA image multiple times, but the file hash doe not match the file hash on the download site.
vandyman said:
Here is a thread already on this subject.
Did anyone get the December update yet?
Hey all, Loads of rumours that the December update will be released to Pixel 6 users today but did anyone actually get it yet? I really need this damn finger print reader to work better than it does!!! Ta
forum.xda-developers.com
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I don't get why these threads aren't closed and redirected. And they should make a separate section for root users. How many threads are there.. if I'm rooted will I get the OTA, magisk fails, how do I unroot, all within an update thread that had nothing to do with root. And multiple threads exactly the same questions. Someone needs to get a handle on this forum. A section all things root here. Not a dev section but for users. Tidy this place up a bit.
Unlocked purchased from Google on AT&T. No OTA yet
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