Hi guys. I have been searching around for a few days on how to unlock my bootloader. the asus site has a tool for ics, and i am on jb already. I just cant stand the stock rom, and really wanna try custom stuff, as my phone is on cm10.1 and my old one was on cm10. Called asus to ask if there is something im missing and the tech guy said dont unlock, cause it voids warranty..duhh...lolz...anyway, would really appreciate if someone could enlighten me on how to unlock and root as im already on stock 4.1.1, and my prime is still a virgin.....thanks
I used this method my prime was on software 10.4.2.17 and it worked fine for me. The ICS unlock tool worked fine and I was on jelly bean bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2038464
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ASAPSEVEN said:
I used this method my prime was on software 10.4.2.17 and it worked fine for me. The ICS unlock tool worked fine and I was on jelly bean bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2038464
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Hi Sir....Thank you soo much...cant express how gratefull i am...after a few days getting no where, i have now unlocked, rooted, and installed recovery as well as a custom rom.....
Craving root!!
ASAPSEVEN said:
I used this method my prime was on software 10.4.2.17 and it worked fine for me. The ICS unlock tool worked fine and I was on jelly bean bootloader
I want to root my tablet (tf201), but i don't have an SD card. Does this require an SD? If so, I need help rooting without an SD card. (I don't have a micro-SD either)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2038464
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DERKvt said:
ASAPSEVEN said:
I used this method my prime was on software 10.4.2.17 and it worked fine for me. The ICS unlock tool worked fine and I was on jelly bean bootloader
I want to root my tablet (tf201), but i don't have an SD card. Does this require an SD? If so, I need help rooting without an SD card. (I don't have a micro-SD either)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2038464
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no you dont need a sd card. you can just use your internal storage.
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I just recieved an email from asus, they said to try their unlocker again......
Now to make a flash backup.
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Tf201 jb
Samsung s captivate i896 rooted here 2 years ago.
! Finally remade my account lols !
Good news, i have the newest jb update, and just unlocked it for the first time from asus website.
It is the same one previously linked by several posts, it just works now.
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mrknify said:
Good news, i have the newest jb update, and just unlocked it for the first time from asus website.
It is the same one previously linked by several posts, it just works now.
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Did you tried to unlock it ? I tried many time nothing..
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MAC addresses must "fit" to the tablet
eclicorp said:
Did you tried to unlock it ? I tried many time nothing..
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Did you RMA your TF201 before? I did because of WLAN-problems. They changed the WLAN-board so that the MAC-address of this board didn't fit to the rest of the device anymore (ASUS.TW-hq-support told me so). Because of this tablet-ID/MAC-address-mismatch the unlock wouldn't succeed. I always received the well known "network error bla-bla" message using the ASUS-unlock-tool. MAYBE unlocking could work as soon as you are able to change/spoof the MAC-address of the WLAN-board.
I had to RMA it back again to let them change the MAC-address so that I was able to unlock the tablet without any problems. But pay attention - I've heard that sometimes ASUS wants some cash for doing this job (~ 100 Euro + transportation). I was "lucky" because the WLAN-port again was broken and I pleased ASUS to also change the MAC so that it fits to the rest of the board.
Good luck & regards,
Roy
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ASAPSEVEN said:
I used this method my prime was on software 10.4.2.17 and it worked fine for me. The ICS unlock tool worked fine and I was on jelly bean bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2038464
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How do you tell if you are on jb bootloader? I was on stock ICS then received official ota upgrade to jb. Does this mean I have jb bootloader? I would. Like to root and install Androwook rom
sunrainsky said:
How do you tell if you are on jb bootloader? I was on stock ICS then received official ota upgrade to jb. Does this mean I have jb bootloader? I would. Like to root and install Androwook rom
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I have the same question.
I want to install the TWRP 2.5 and i read that if you load the wrong bootloader version of twrp you could permabrick the tf201....
Haw can i determine my bootloader version?
By now I'm on cm10 nightly rom...
I already found the answer after much searching and am already rooted and on a custom rom.
If the Nvdia logo at bootup is at the bottom right of the screen, you are on Jelly bean bootloader. Else, if it is below the Asus logo, it is ICS.
Hope this helps.
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sunrainsky said:
I already found the answer after much searching and am already rooted and on a custom rom.
If the Nvdia logo at bootup is at the bottom right of the screen, you are on Jelly bean bootloader. Else, if it is below the Asus logo, it is ICS.
Hope this helps.
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Thank you very much.
So I have the ICS bootloader... How can I upgrade to JB?
markisha1979 said:
Thank you very much.
So I have the ICS bootloader... How can I upgrade to JB?
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If you have the ICS bootloader still then do the nvflash process first. It can only be done while on ICS and will make you brick proof.
Once you upgrade you can never do it again.
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If you have the ICS bootloader still then do the nvflash process first. It can only be done while on ICS and will make you brick proof.
Once you upgrade you can never do it again.
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I find this guide to perform the nvflash process
http://androidroot.mobi/t3_nvflash/
after this procedure can I upgrade to JB???
need unlock
ASAPSEVEN said:
I used this method my prime was on software 10.4.2.17 and it worked fine for me. The ICS unlock tool worked fine and I was on jelly bean bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2038464
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Hey guys, I rooted without unlocking using motochopper on my prime on 4.2.1 is there anyway I can temporarily unroot, unlock 4.2.1, and reroot. I basically wanna know how to unlock 4.2.1 bootloader. -Thanks in advance
I think you can you can unroot and follow the procedure to unlock and root
Seniors members pls correct me, if I'm wrong
However i have a question, how come your prime is on android 4.2.1, are you running any custom rom
unlock after root
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DERKvt said:
no you dont need a sd card. you can just use your internal storage.
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I rooted my tablet on 4.2.1 using motochopper. Then I used titanium backup and I guess it automatically downgraded my tablet to 4.1.1 How can I unlock even though my tablet is already rooted?
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andrioda said:
I think you can you can unroot and follow the procedure to unlock and root
Seniors members pls correct me, if I'm wrong
However i have a question, how come your prime is on android 4.2.1, are you running any custom rom
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turns out I was running 4.1.1 the whole time. I must have been hallucinating or something or maybe there was a glitch because my dmclient keeps crashing. How do I unroot, though?
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How to change Mac Address
roygaard said:
Did you RMA your TF201 before? I did because of WLAN-problems. They changed the WLAN-board so that the MAC-address of this board didn't fit to the rest of the device anymore (ASUS.TW-hq-support told me so). Because of this tablet-ID/MAC-address-mismatch the unlock wouldn't succeed. I always received the well known "network error bla-bla" message using the ASUS-unlock-tool. MAYBE unlocking could work as soon as you are able to change/spoof the MAC-address of the WLAN-board.
I had to RMA it back again to let them change the MAC-address so that I was able to unlock the tablet without any problems. But pay attention - I've heard that sometimes ASUS wants some cash for doing this job (~ 100 Euro + transportation). I was "lucky" because the WLAN-port again was broken and I pleased ASUS to also change the MAC so that it fits to the rest of the board.
Good luck & regards,
Roy
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I had the same problemas you. I RMA'ed my tablet for something and when it came back the unlock tool would not work not matter what. It gave me that same error: "unknow error occurs which may be a network issue. please wait and try again later."
I couldn't figure out why it was not working except that some poeple who RMA'ed could not get it work. Your explanation makes sense. Now I need to find a solution. Do you have any idea it is possible to change the MAC address without sending it back in? My warranty has run out anyway. I did acheive root with the new motochopper method. But this will not allow me to get TWRP or other custom recovery (meaning I cannot change the rom - which is what I really want to do) until I have unlocked the bootloader.
I hate how slow this device is with stock rom. I know it is capable of so much more. Anyway, If you have any ideas how to get this Mac Address and ID to match with root but locked bootloader I would love to hear.
re: ICS to JB
markisha1979 said:
I find this guide to perform the nvflash process
after this procedure can I upgrade to JB???
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Hi.. did u ever figure how to upgrade the bootloader from unlocked/root ICS to JB boot loader?
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I have searched and asked this two times in the Vipermod thread but I didn't get an answer.
Tittle says it all
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I have searched and asked this two times in the Vipermod thread but I didn't get an answer.
Tittle says it all
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No. There is an Option in the MOD to unlock if you want too but not Automatically. I have used the MOD to get ROOT but still haven't unlocked my Bootloader yet.
if you want to unlock your bootloader
http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=Eee+Pad+Transformer+Prime+TF201&p=20&s=16
the reason it does not automatically unlock the bootloader when you root your device is because the tool asus provided, it will void your warranty on your serial number. while some user just wants to root the device but not lose the warranty =]
damn, I just got prime yesterday and I updated right away to .21 so Vipermod fails, and I can't downrage. would you still like to give advise how to downrage
Makrilli said:
damn, I just got prime yesterday and I updated right away to .21 so Vipermod fails, and I can't downrage. would you still like to give advise how to downrage
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just give Viperboy a few hours to update his tool...best tool available!!!
Hi there everyone. Was just looking up guides and tutorials on unlocking my tf201.
I went to the asus website to download the unlock tool http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=20&m=Eee+Pad+Transformer+Prime+TF201&hashedid=FqCKMQDqgvSncfFM
And I noticed it says: Unlock Device Boot Loader (only works with tf201 ICS OS)
So my question is: Do I have to wait for asus to update their bootloader? or what do you guys recommend I'd do?
Thanks in Advance.
Rhendera said:
Hi there everyone. Was just looking up guides and tutorials on unlocking my tf201.
I went to the asus website to download the unlock tool http://support.asus.com/download.as...sformer+Prime+TF201&hashedid=FqCKMQDqgvSncfFM
And I noticed it says: Unlock Device Boot Loader (only works with tf201 ICS OS)
So my question is: Do I have to wait for asus to update their bootloader? or what do you guys recommend I'd do?
Thanks in Advance.
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officialy its only working with ics, due to changed bootloader. but some users reported successfull unlock even on JB. but i also read about one guy bricking his prime when trying to unlock on JB...dont know what went wrong in his case...
so everything on your own risk
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Hi there everyone. Was just looking up guides and tutorials on unlocking my tf201
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I unlocked my Prime using the Asus Unlock Tool V6 after I upgraded to JB. It worked perfectly for me.
But like beckzz said, one person reportedly bricked his prime trying to unlock it. YMMV
Hi guys
i want to unlock my prime but when i download unlock tool i run this and he said problem with connection or can't unlock something like this. What can i do? HELP
Matteo1497 said:
Hi guys
i want to unlock my prime but when i download unlock tool i run this and he said problem with connection or can't unlock something like this. What can i do? HELP
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Hey, first of all pls check, if you have a serial number:
Settings->About Tablet -> Status
if S/N is empty, your device doesnt know its S/N. you can add it manually with a tool called "ratchet",
here are the instructions: http://androidroot.mobi/2012/01/31/introducing-ratchet-the-unknown-serial-fix/
credits to the author.
(you find your serial number on a sticker on the bottom of your tablet, or on the package in which it was shipped..)
After that, when you can see your S/N in Settings->About Tablet -> Status, you can try again.
if this fails to, you can try the following:
Some users reported, that they where able to unlock, after a factory reset. but remember: you loose root with factory reset and there is no root-method atm for JB.
If all the stuff didnt work: you are one of the "lucky" guys: there will be no unlock for your device and asus refuses support. (you are not alone, me and many others are with you)
atm there is an official asus employee named Tien, who is trying to help us. no success so far, but lets hope..
check these threads for more info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764917
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511195
beckzz said:
Hey, first of all pls check, if you have a serial number:
Settings->About Tablet -> Status
if S/N is empty, your device doesnt know its S/N. you can add it manually with a tool called "ratchet",
here are the instructions: http://androidroot.mobi/2012/01/31/introducing-ratchet-the-unknown-serial-fix/
credits to the author.
(you find your serial number on a sticker on the bottom of your tablet, or on the package in which it was shipped..)
After that, when you can see your S/N in Settings->About Tablet -> Status, you can try again.
if this fails to, you can try the following:
Some users reported, that they where able to unlock, after a factory reset. but remember: you loose root with factory reset and there is no root-method atm for JB.
If all the stuff didnt work: you are one of the "lucky" guys: there will be no unlock for your device and asus refuses support. (you are not alone, me and many others are with you)
atm there is an official asus employee named Tien, who is trying to help us. no success so far, but lets hope..
check these threads for more info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764917
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511195
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Okay i have the serial number. I run again the unlock tool but he said a unknown error.
I have a similar issue...any ideas for me?
beckzz said:
Hey, first of all pls check, if you have a serial number:
Settings->About Tablet -> Status
if S/N is empty, your device doesnt know its S/N. you can add it manually with a tool called "ratchet",
here are the instructions: http://androidroot.mobi/2012/01/31/introducing-ratchet-the-unknown-serial-fix/
credits to the author.
(you find your serial number on a sticker on the bottom of your tablet, or on the package in which it was shipped..)
After that, when you can see your S/N in Settings->About Tablet -> Status, you can try again.
if this fails to, you can try the following:
Some users reported, that they where able to unlock, after a factory reset. but remember: you loose root with factory reset and there is no root-method atm for JB.
If all the stuff didnt work: you are one of the "lucky" guys: there will be no unlock for your device and asus refuses support. (you are not alone, me and many others are with you)
atm there is an official asus employee named Tien, who is trying to help us. no success so far, but lets hope..
check these threads for more info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764917
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511195
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At the current moment my prime is being used as a daily driver. It is my college life all bundled in to one awesome device. Android version 4.0.3 ICS. It is rooted it has IML74. US_epad-9.4.2.28.2-20120529 It has latest superuser it has been backed up Voodoo OTA root keeper shows 100% The device is NOT UNLOCKED, it does not say that it is unlocked on start-up, ITS LOCKED but It has CWM 5.5.0.4 My first method of rooting was done though vipermods exploits Last time I updated I just flashed the proper/suitable stock .28 build that I have now through CWM from a rooted .21 stock
I can flash custom roms for unlocked devices but I am worried about a possible brick if I update to JB.
SpeedV said:
At the current moment my prime is being used as a daily driver. It is my college life all bundled in to one awesome device. Android version 4.0.3 ICS. It is rooted it has IML74. US_epad-9.4.2.28.2-20120529 It has latest superuser it has been backed up Voodoo OTA root keeper shows 100% The device is NOT UNLOCKED, it does not say that it is unlocked on start-up, ITS LOCKED but It has CWM 5.5.0.4 My first method of rooting was done though vipermods exploits Last time I updated I just flashed the proper/suitable stock .28 build that I have now through CWM from a rooted .21 stock
I can flash custom roms for unlocked devices but I am worried about a possible brick if I update to JB.
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ahmm...wait...
"The device is NOT UNLOCKED", it has "CWM 5.5.0.4" running and you "can flash custom roms for unlocked devices"?
so thats sounds like impossible...really...did you already try to flash CM 10 or something? was it working? no offense man, but im really interested in what is going on with your tablet...cause im unable to unlock and think about selling this piece of s*** ...its unusable for me with this script-kiddie-stock-fw running on it...
Grz
Look at my post...
beckzz said:
ahmm...wait...
"The device is NOT UNLOCKED", it has "CWM 5.5.0.4" running and you "can flash custom roms for unlocked devices"?
so thats sounds like impossible...really...did you already try to flash CM 10 or something? was it working? no offense man, but im really interested in what is going on with your tablet...cause im unable to unlock and think about selling this piece of s*** ...its unusable for me with this script-kiddie-stock-fw running on it...
Grz
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Thats correct. Look over at my post by searching ".28 to JB help" here on xda for more info on my situation...I have a video if people want proof and a bunch of detail on my issue. Help me out if you can.
Thank you.
SpeedV
okay..going to check this...crazy..
unfortunatly i was hoping, that you can help me get into the same situation as you are ^^
(cause unlocked with not showing "the unlock" is much better that no unlock ^^)
lets call it "the invisible unlock"
SpeedV said:
Thats correct. Look over at my post by searching ".28 to JB help" here on xda for more info on my situation...I have a video if people want proof and a bunch of detail on my issue. Help me out if you can.
Thank you.
SpeedV
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guyd said:
I unlocked my Prime using the Asus Unlock Tool V6 after I upgraded to JB. It worked perfectly for me.
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i did it!
a little scared but worked in jelly bean. thanks
ricardo1976 said:
a little scared but worked in jelly bean. thanks
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did it too today...worked perfectly in my second prime (my first prime was unable to be unlocked).
but what now? i installed twrp jb via fastboot, worked perfectly too.
But cm10 wont boot...any ideas?
Grz
beckzz said:
did it too today...worked perfectly in my second prime (my first prime was unable to be unlocked).
but what now? i installed twrp jb via fastboot, worked perfectly too.
But cm10 wont boot...any ideas?
Grz
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I haven't used CM10 since the early Craig builds, but reading around it looks like at least one version of CM10 here in the development area doesn't use the newer JB bootloader so if you had already upgraded ota to JB then you have the latest JB bootloader and CM10 won't work unless you use one that has been built based on the new bootloader.
In my opinion, don't get hung up on thinking CM10 is the end all be all for our Primes. Either Craigs stock JB Rom or Hairybean 1.3 give a very nice JB experience with lots of tweaks.
Good luck
Fireplug said:
I haven't used CM10 since the early Craig builds, but reading around it looks like at least one version of CM10 here in the development area doesn't use the newer JB bootloader so if you had already upgraded ota to JB then you have the latest JB bootloader and CM10 won't work unless you use one that has been built based on the new bootloader.
In my opinion, don't get hung up on thinking CM10 is the end all be all for our Primes. Either Craigs stock JB Rom or Hairybean 1.3 give a very nice JB experience with lots of tweaks.
Good luck
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hey,
running the cm10 nightly port of craig now...at least its working ^^
ill try other roms too, no question!
and hairybean is running on jb bootloader?
Grz
beckzz said:
hey,
running the cm10 nightly port of craig now...at least its working ^^
ill try other roms too, no question!
and hairybean is running on jb bootloader?
Grz
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Yup, latest Hairybean is using the actual JB boot loader for t201
I cant seem to download the unlock tool from the jellybean website, the select OS box has no items for me to choose from (im on Windows8)
Postal Psycho said:
I cant seem to download the unlock tool from the jellybean website, the select OS box has no items for me to choose from (im on Windows8)
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I first saw this behaviour about 2 weeks ago. I think you get this situation if you go direct to the download page/tab. If you navigate off the download page to another page on the site and then return (not by using the browser's back button but using links on the page) you find the drop down list is populated.
Postal Psycho said:
I cant seem to download the unlock tool from the jellybean website, the select OS box has no items for me to choose from (im on Windows8)
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I had the same problem. Try using the stock browser on yr prime
Hello XDA Prime community!!,
So i have a prime and had not been using it since i am very very busy with school. but now i am able to be with it since its our semestral break until nov. 5....
Okay, so since august i have not been along with the prime forum. and now am very confused with what happened in the forum... i was wondering if which it the best rom for the prime? my prime is updated to official jellybean and is not rooted. if ever there is not much of a good rom for it yet, may i ask someone to help me root the prime without unlocking bootloader? sorry guys if i bothered anyone of you..
Wahaha123 said:
Hello XDA Prime community!!,
So i have a prime and had not been using it since i am very very busy with school. but now i am able to be with it since its our semestral break until nov. 5....
Okay, so since august i have not been along with the prime forum. and now am very confused with what happened in the forum... i was wondering if which it the best rom for the prime? my prime is updated to official jellybean and is not rooted. if ever there is not much of a good rom for it yet, may i ask someone to help me root the prime without unlocking bootloader? sorry guys if i bothered anyone of you..
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There is currently no way to root the TF201 on Jelly Bean without unlocking.
McJesus15 said:
There is currently no way to root the TF201 on Jelly Bean without unlocking.
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Oh.. ok.. umm soo what, in your opinion is the best rom for the prime?
Wahaha123 said:
Oh.. ok.. umm soo what, in your opinion is the best rom for the prime?
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Androwook 1.3. It's very very stable and fast.
McJesus15 said:
Androwook 1.3. It's very very stable and fast.
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+1 :good:
How to unlock it?
McJesus15 said:
There is currently no way to root the TF201 on Jelly Bean without unlocking.
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How to unlock it?
How to root after unlocking?
I just want root to use Titaniumbackup.
And maybe put another rom on it.
Pibroens said:
How to unlock it?
How to root after unlocking?
I just want root to use Titaniumbackup.
And maybe put another rom on it.
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To unlock the device use the tool from the Asus website. Just search "Asus tf201 unlock tool" in Google and it'll pop up.
The way I rooted was I just flashed a zip from recovery that flashed SU etc. Check the development thread for the TF201 and just READ. I nor anyone at XDA is responsible if you brick your device. Your actions are yours and you resume responsibility if you choose to follow any method found at XDA,
Do yourself a favor and try Androwook(based of Tw), AOKP (JB loader), or CM10(JB).... AOKP is amazing. It was just released yesterday (or day be4 that)
Remember, once you flash any of these you cannot go back to ICS. The bootloader is different and you can brick. (unless you have enabled nvflash)
If you are looking at another ROM to flash anyway it will most likely have root enabled. You just have to unlock the bootloader with the ASUS tool (which voids warranty) and do it.
Is there a way to root the tf201 running stock JB while keeping it's bootloader locked ?
I have tried running over all the threads here to find an answer and it seems to me that all methods to root the tablet requires flashing of a new boot loader..
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using xda app-developers app
There is a serious aversion to searching on this board even a cursory browsing of all the forums would yield the answer because it is asked every day.
In short, NO, not without unlocking.
Thank you for the reply..
The main issue I have with unlocking the bootloader is that i will not be able to get future updates from asus.. Maybe there is a method to get rooted by unlocking and maintaining the original bootloader?
Really have to get rid of all the junk asus preinstalled on the device :\
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using xda app-developers app
unlock and flash custom rom, I did this week and my prime is much better
I use Energy rom and the difference it has made is unbelivable, I was happy with stock but couldn't resist flashing an energy rom so I bite the bullet unlocked and flashed, boy I'm glad i did its like new machine faster smoother & more responsive
which recovery are you using?
is it possible to return to stock after flashing a custom recovery? did no see anyone wanting to do so..
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flub said:
unlock and flash custom rom, I did this week and my prime is much better
I use Energy rom and the difference it has made is unbelivable, I was happy with stock but couldn't resist flashing an energy rom so I bite the bullet unlocked and flashed, boy I'm glad i did its like new machine faster smoother & more responsive
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I have a long history with Energy and his Roms on other devices and they have been outstanding. You are making me want to unlock
idanapps said:
which recovery are you using?
is it possible to return to stock after flashing a custom recovery? did no see anyone wanting to do so..
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I am using TWRP , you can go back to stock ( can't see why you would want to ) but once unlocked as far as I know you no longer get ota updates even if back on stock
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hx4700 Killer said:
I have a long history with Energy and his Roms on other devices and they have been outstanding. You are making me want to unlock
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Yeah I had Energy roms on my Blackstone, Leo & X1 in the past and could not resist trying it . I sure am glad I did though.
Did it! Installed a custom recovery and flashed energy. Thanks for the support
Wish the rom had an option to change it back to the original android design.... Cant say I connected to this one's UI :\
The tablet now runs a lot faster!!! I LOVE IT !
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Were you able to unlock your tf201 on jelly bean?
Thru a long process i lost root on the upgrade to jelly bean and haven't been able to unlock now.
And asus doesn't want to unlock it if I send it back.
idanapps said:
Did it! Installed a custom recovery and flashed energy. Thanks for the support
Wish the rom had an option to change it back to the original android design.... Cant say I connected to this one's UI :\
The tablet now runs a lot faster!!! I LOVE IT !
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knoxbrder said:
Were you able to unlock your tf201 on jelly bean?
Thru a long process i lost root on the upgrade to jelly bean and haven't been able to unlock now.
And asus doesn't want to unlock it if I send it back.
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Root and recovery are not really related..
If you are running the stock recovery you should be able to use ASUS apk to unlock it.. Then you can flash your custom recovery and change to whatever rom you like, just make sure you are flashing a JB ROM.
I am running the stock recovery and stock JB.
Every time I enter the input the info in the stock ASUS unlock apk it fails. I have read several places that it only works on ICS and that ASUS turned it off anyway. (although I haven't tried it in a week or so since everyone seems to think it doesn't work at all anymore; I will try it tonight)
Or is there a hacked ASUS apk that will unlock on JB and/or without talking to the ASUS server?
idanapps said:
Root and recovery are not really related..
If you are running the stock recovery you should be able to use ASUS apk to unlock it.. Then you can flash your custom recovery and change to whatever rom you like, just make sure you are flashing a JB ROM.
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knoxbrder said:
I am running the stock recovery and stock JB.
Every time I enter the input the info in the stock ASUS unlock apk it fails. I have read several places that it only works on ICS and that ASUS turned it off anyway. (although I haven't tried it in a week or so since everyone seems to think it doesn't work at all anymore; I will try it tonight)
Or is there a hacked ASUS apk that will unlock on JB and/or without talking to the ASUS server?
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The one I successfully used on my JB attached.
I really appreciate it, but I still got the message "Failed to unlock your device, please try again later."
I wonder why mine won't unlock?
idanapps said:
The one I successfully used on my JB attached.
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I unlocked mine on JB just a few days ago. The tool still works with JB (the notice on the site is outdated).
Some people have noticed that some primes (especially ones that have been repaired) don't want to unlock for some reason.
There is no way to unlock other than the official tool.
Rydian said:
I unlocked mine on JB just a few days ago. The tool still works with JB (the notice on the site is outdated).
Some people have noticed that some primes (especially ones that have been repaired) don't want to unlock for some reason.
There is no way to unlock other than the official tool.
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The reason the unlock fails is because the serial number is not showing up in ASUS DB to provide the unlock code. The unlocker communicates with ASUS to get an unlock key for each serial number and if your not in their DB well.... No unlock for you.
I did verify the sticker matches the digital serial number. I had hoped they would be different so I could update the digital one.
Anyone have a good contact at ASUS that would check/update their database?
The emails I have had with them so far have not been very helpful.
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I wonder if I change my digital serial number to one that someone else has already used to unlock will it send the unlock code for that serial number to me? And would it work? Or would I brick my Prime?
hx4700 Killer said:
The reason the unlock fails is because the serial number is not showing up in ASUS DB to provide the unlock code. The unlocker communicates with ASUS to get an unlock key for each serial number and if your not in their DB well.... No unlock for you.
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hello everybody,
I am new here though I've been wandering here for a while looking for advices. Do I need to introduce myself?
I finally decided to ask directly in a new topic hoping that this was not already asked (I looked a lot but nothing directly answered my question).
well as a student, I would like to use my university proxy wich uses a .pac file and the only app that allowed me to use .pac files needs root. Furthermore I'd really appretiate to have a ubuntu flash on my TF201 and this again seems to need root. I once tried to root my TF but it was like the first version of ICS. Since then it seems that I've completely lost root so I was wondering if it was possible to root JB even tough in the end my ICS was not rooted. I also wanted to try a downgrade so that I could root my ICS and then update and finally reroot my JB. But I didn't manage to find a way to downgrade a TF201.
If it has already been asked then my apologies but I really looked around maybe I should have looked more.
thank you very much
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BenjP said:
hello everybody,
I am new here though I've been wandering here for a while looking for advices. Do I need to introduce myself?
I finally decided to ask directly in a new topic hoping that this was not already asked (I looked a lot but nothing directly answered my question).
well as a student, I would like to use my university proxy wich uses a .pac file and the only app that allowed me to use .pac files needs root. Furthermore I'd really appretiate to have a ubuntu flash on my TF201 and this again seems to need root. I once tried to root my TF but it was like the first version of ICS. Since then it seems that I've completely lost root so I was wondering if it was possible to root JB even tough in the end my ICS was not rooted. I also wanted to try a downgrade so that I could root my ICS and then update and finally reroot my JB. But I didn't manage to find a way to downgrade a TF201.
If it has already been asked then my apologies but I really looked around maybe I should have looked more.
thank you very much
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You can only root Jellybean if you are unlocked and have a recovery installed like TWRP but if you do that you might as well install a custom rom with root built in.
You cannot downgrade to ICS unless you did the nvflash process while on ICS and kept the files created during the process.
thanks for the answer, I will look for a custom rom though I didn't know I could flash a room with built-in root, that's good news if ever I manage to unlock my prime.
thanks again.
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This is not quite true there is an alternative...
Android and Linux, having a similar heritage, makes it possible for us to get root access over the Android phone if you are running with root privileges within Linux.
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Don't know how to get this to work, but i am working on it
If I knew a bit about unix programation I would gladly try to find a way to get root access by myself but that's not the case I'm just learning about HTML and java so I'm a long way from this knowledge. Anyway if anyone find something about this I'll take it. I looked for unlocking my bootloader but it seems quite dangerous (risk of bricking my device) since I don't have a way to backup.
anyway thanks for your answer
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BenjP said:
If I knew a bit about unix programation I would gladly try to find a way to get root access by myself but that's not the case I'm just learning about HTML and java so I'm a long way from this knowledge. Anyway if anyone find something about this I'll take it. I looked for unlocking my bootloader but it seems quite dangerous (risk of bricking my device) since I don't have a way to backup.
anyway thanks for your answer
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I have no idea what he is quoting above but without unlocking you cannot root jellybean if you have Linux or not.
BenjP said:
If I knew a bit about unix programation I would gladly try to find a way to get root access by myself but that's not the case I'm just learning about HTML and java so I'm a long way from this knowledge. Anyway if anyone find something about this I'll take it. I looked for unlocking my bootloader but it seems quite dangerous (risk of bricking my device) since I don't have a way to backup.
anyway thanks for your answer
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I cant remember reading about anybody bricking while unlocking. As far as I know the primary way to brick a prime is to install the wrong recovery for your bootloader. If you are on jellybean via an asus ota update you cant use CWM as your recovery and you can not install the TWRP that is meant for ICS. So unless you pay no attention its pretty hard to brick your prime.
So if neither TWRP nor CWM work as a recovery for my bootloader (I got an OTA jb update) can I still unlock my bootloader? Are these 2 things part of a same thing or are they different? (if the recovry tool doesn't come with the unlocking tool, is it necessary or just highly recomanded?) In fact if somone could explain me a bit more about that recovery tool maybe I would come to understand what I am sayingˆˆ.
Thank you very much!
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BenjP said:
So if neither TWRP nor CWM work as a recovery for my bootloader (I got an OTA jb update) can I still unlock my bootloader? Are these 2 things part of a same thing or are they different? (if the recovry tool doesn't come with the unlocking tool, is it necessary or just highly recomanded?) In fact if somone could explain me a bit more about that recovery tool maybe I would come to understand what I am sayingˆˆ.
Thank you very much!
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What you can use after you unlock via the Asus unlock tool is twrp for jellybean. Once you have that you can install any ROM built for the jellybean bootloader
BenjP said:
So if neither TWRP nor CWM work as a recovery for my bootloader (I got an OTA jb update) can I still unlock my bootloader?
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You misunderstood what whycali told you. Only the version of TWRP for ICS cannot be used if you are on JB Bootloader. TWRP version for JB is the way to go - the only way to go for you :good:.
In the end, I read that the unlock tool from asus normaly used for the ICS version could also work for JB is it true? And, if I unlock my tablet and install a recovery, then I will not be able to get an OTA update anymore, I will need to flash the next updates if I want them aint it? But then, are there any Roms stable enough worth unlocking my tablet? (If only I did root my device before... but in the same time it allowed me to know more about all this stuff).
I hope i don't bother you to much with this.
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BenjP said:
In the end, I read that the unlock tool from asus normaly used for the ICS version could also work for JB is it true? And, if I unlock my tablet and install a recovery, then I will not be able to get an OTA update anymore, I will need to flash the next updates if I want them aint it? But then, are there any Roms stable enough worth unlocking my tablet? (If only I did root my device before... but in the same time it allowed me to know more about all this stuff).
I hope i don't bother you to much with this.
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yes the unlock tool works on JB primes. stock ota roms from asus are not stable enough to be worth not unlocking your tablet. both the energy rom and the wookie rom are miles above anything asus will be sending out ota or otherwise. When there are updates the makers of custom roms rapidly incorporate them into the custom rom.
unlock tool doesn`t work + slow sd readings in quadrant
wtf...the unlock tool v6 gives me the message: unknown network error..bla blatry again later >:-/ i already wrote to asus, because iread they take tablets withthis error back(?) but thatsnot what i want...
i wanna root,unlock it and use a f***in CR!!!
i justbought the tfp second hand, andthe performance isnt even close to quadrant score(transformer prime isclose to4000)500 points missing.everything exept IO is as it shud be(3450) all tests score precisely the same , only IO is at 900 points i read from scores close to 6000 @1,7 ghz with custom roms...
is there a alternative 4 thea asus unlock tool? im searching for hours now...please help if u know what to do!
thx in advance