[Q] Does unlocking = rooting? - Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

I wanna use a PS3 controller on my transformer prime. I don't want to install a custom rom, i just want to play some old super nintendo games on my tablet
Can i just unlock the tablet with the asus tool and use the sixaxis app (it requires rooting) ?
When i search for rooting, all i see is "root" "flash" "custom rom"
I really need to know if rooting = unlocking
Thanks a lot!

Rooting gives you administrative privileges via 'su' (superuser) in android.
Unlocking will void warranty. So it is intended for developers and modders who need to read/flash via USB cable from another computer (fastboot or nvflash). You will be able to flash blobs like a custom recovery, a kernel, etc.
A custom rom could be pre-rooted. This means you could flash a rom which is already rooted.

gophix said:
You don't need to unlock. For your gamepad you just have to gain root. Rooting gives you administrative privileges via 'su' (superuser)..
Unlocking works just with ICS and you will loose warranty. So it is intended for developers who need to read/flash via USB cable from another computer (fastboot or nvflash). You will be able to flash blobs like a custom recovery, a kernel, etc.
A custom rom could be pre-rooted. This means you could flash a rom which is already rooted.
I think you can root some HC- and ICS-versions running on TP without unlocking. Maybe you are able to downgrade to ICS if still updated to JB. Look at this thread.
In this thread you'll find many useful information (i.e. ROOT)
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Here I go again lol. Please don't take this the wrong way I am just going to correct a few things.
Unlocking doesn't work just on ics, you can unlock on ics or jellybean as long as you are not one of the unlucky few who have serials that do not unlock or have had your motherboard replaced. You need to unlock to install a custom rom.
You can root ics without unlocking but you cannot root jellybean without unlocking. You also cannot downgrade to ICS without doing the nvflash process first which requires you to be unlocked and on ics.
I find it great that you are trying to give advice because there are very few people who do. I think the problem is you are new here and you are posting what you think is correct instead of what you know is correct. A lot of what you are reading is obsolete and doesn't even apply any more and wrong information is sometimes worse than no information.
Again, I hope you don't take this the wrong way. Any questions feel free to pm me.

I don't remember needing the six axis app to use my ps3 controller. I plugged the controller into my dock, enabled Bluetooth and found the controller, then started playing games
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flumpster said:
Here I go again lol. Please don't take this the wrong way I am just going to correct a few things.
Unlocking doesn't work just on ics, you can unlock on ics or jellybean as long as you are not one of the unlucky few who have serials that do not unlock or have had your motherboard replaced. You need to unlock to install a custom rom.
You can root ics without unlocking but you cannot root jellybean without unlocking. You also cannot downgrade to ICS without doing the nvflash process first which requires you to be unlocked and on ics.
I find it great that you are trying to give advice because there are very few people who do. I think the problem is you are new here and you are posting what you think is correct instead of what you know is correct. A lot of what you are reading is obsolete and doesn't even apply any more and wrong information is sometimes worse than no information.
Again, I hope you don't take this the wrong way. Any questions feel free to pm me.
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If just 1% of the posts on XDA were as helpful and encouraging as this, then it would be a great place to learn.
Just hope flumpster stays around to keep us right for a long time to come .
Unfortunately, until the mods and/or the OPs of important threads bring things up to date there will be a lot of (often dangerous) misinformation being passed on around here.

Restorer said:
If just 1% of the posts on XDA were as helpful and encouraging as this, then it would be a great place to learn.
Just hope flumpster stays around to keep us right for a long time to come .
Unfortunately, until the mods and/or the OPs of important threads bring things up to date there will be a lot of (often dangerous) misinformation being passed on around here.
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I'll second that the blokes a lifesaver. Sorted me out when i first got my prime.
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dladz said:
I'll second that the blokes a lifesaver. Sorted me out when i first got my prime.
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Yeah, that's why I hope he's still around for when I do eventually get unlocked and onto a nice smooth custom ROM. My warranty is up in a couple of months but I'll also be waiting to see if Sky ever get around to supporting the Prime on Sky Go before making any decisions.
I've done hundreds of flashing operations on my mobiles over the years but I've never come across a device that seems to brick as easily as the Prime so it will be good to have someone's hand to hold on what sounds like a pretty scary ride .

GunnerOnASpooky said:
I don't remember needing the six axis app to use my ps3 controller. I plugged the controller into my dock, enabled Bluetooth and found the controller, then started playing games
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True, but if you want to reassign the buttons, you can't do it without rooting and the app.

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Should I Root?

Ive done some searching and cant seem to find the specific answer Im looking for.
I have HBoot 1.5, and i was thinking of rooting by HTC's method. Im mostly concerned about what this will mean... What warranty does this void? I have Best Buy's Protection Plan, and to my knowledge they dont care if its rooted or not. but im not entirely sure... What would it mean if I root and my phone breaks?
If Best Buy will replace it, what exactly is voided?
Thanks for your guys help.
You'll be fine, best buy will still take care of ya. Go for it.
Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
Bestbuy doesn't have a policy, but if it is rooted, chances are you'll get a dumbass who won't replace it because it's rooted. The reason they will know this is because of the superuser app. If you ever decide to replace, go back to stock rooted, hide superuser the from apps list using a custom launcher like Launcher Pro and you'll be good.
DONT ROOT!!! You will eventually spends hours of flashing custom ROM's, Kernels and Themes. You will then be tempted to mod your phone the way you like. This in turn will cost you countless hours and headaches to make it perfect. HAHA
YOU CAN DO IT!
schmeggy929 said:
DONT ROOT!!! You will eventually spends hours of flashing custom ROM's, Kernels and Themes. You will then be tempted to mod your phone the way you like. This in turn will cost you countless hours and headaches to make it perfect. HAHA
YOU CAN DO IT!
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That's the truth
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I would wait till revolutionary or who ever finds a way to s-off 1.5 I'm pretty sure there has been progress.
http://www.goodandevo.net/2011/11/hboot-15000-close-to-getting-s-off-on-htc-evo-3d.html
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is there an eta on 1.5?
Yes you should root.
Take05 said:
Ive done some searching and cant seem to find the specific answer Im looking for.
I have HBoot 1.5, and i was thinking of rooting by HTC's method. Im mostly concerned about what this will mean... What warranty does this void? I have Best Buy's Protection Plan, and to my knowledge they dont care if its rooted or not. but im not entirely sure... What would it mean if I root and my phone breaks?
If Best Buy will replace it, what exactly is voided?
Thanks for your guys help.
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i was in the same boat, but i took the plunge and rooted with htc method. i doubt best buy will no what to look for if it comes down to it, but i couldn't find a way to get back to s-on with hboot 1.5 either, so guess its up to you if you decide you want to root. i know the htc method keeps your identifier number on file, but maybe that is just if you return it to the manufacturer.
when you buy a car do you worry, that the dealership will find out that you put new tires on it? If you buy a house do you worry that the builder will find out you painted it a different colors? You paid for the car and the house and your phone which gives you the right to do what you want to it! So go forth and root and be confadent that xda will be here to help you
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timezone12 said:
when you buy a car do you worry, that the dealership will find out that you put new tires on it? If you buy a house do you worry that the builder will find out you painted it a different colors? You paid for the car and the house and your phone which gives you the right to do what you want to it! So go forth and root and be confadent that xda will be here to help you
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Horrible comparison. Rooting your phone is more like adding a performance chip to your car that makes the car run different than from the factory, which if something happened to it, such as the engine blows because you removed the rev limiter (overclocking then your phone overheats and won't boot anymore), that would be your fault and the warranty should be voided.
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I'm going to post in contrast to the bandwagon, not saying I think you should not root but posting the counter argument for your decision making process.
I'm thinking that if you need to ask what the benefits of rooting are, maybe you aren't the type of user that needs root. If you were attempting or wanting to do several things that require root access I think your question instead would have been "I am attempting to do x, y, and z but it won't let me, how do I get around this, or that". So I am thinking you aren't using your device in a way that would require root. I could of course be wrong, and I am not trying to say don't root, merely posting the counter argument against persuading you to root, because most of us here have a biased opinion to always root your device.
There are cons to root, for example the same security holes that allow the exploit to root also allow malicious software to exploit it to run on your device.
Sad Panda said:
I'm going to post in contrast to the bandwagon, not saying I think you should not root but posting the counter argument for your decision making process.
I'm thinking that if you need to ask what the benefits of rooting are, maybe you aren't the type of user that needs root. If you were attempting or wanting to do several things that require root access I think your question instead would have been "I am attempting to do x, y, and z but it won't let me, how do I get around this, or that". So I am thinking you aren't using your device in a way that would require root. I could of course be wrong, and I am not trying to say don't root, merely posting the counter argument against persuading you to root, because most of us here have a biased opinion to always root your device.
There are cons to root, for example the same security holes that allow the exploit to root also allow malicious software to exploit it to run on your device.
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I was simply trying to figure out whats gonna be different about waiting for a different method other then HTC's. Ive only broken 1 phone in the past 6 years, and thats cus i was pushed in a lake... Not really my fault. Im not worried about hardware, but more or less when people say HTC Will know that the phone has been rooted no matter what afterwards... Not a big deal if its not gonna affect fixing my phone should i break it in the future.. (i just dont like people knowing what ive done to my electronics) As for using the root. im finally wanting to pull the trigger becasue i just moved and want tethering, as well as improved battery life. (my 4G seemed to get 25%-50% battery life after root)
Im rambling now, mostly cus my brother is distracting me and cant remember what ive written.
Im mostly just looking for peoples thoughts as far as HTC's method vs. Waiting for another actual s-off. unbeknown to HTC. I know the differences about flashing roms and what not, so just the basic question above.
blooregard_q_kazoo said:
i was in the same boat, but i took the plunge and rooted with htc method. i doubt best buy will no what to look for if it comes down to it, but i couldn't find a way to get back to s-on with hboot 1.5 either, so guess its up to you if you decide you want to root. i know the htc method keeps your identifier number on file, but maybe that is just if you return it to the manufacturer.
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There is no s-off with HTC method, so not sure what you mean when you say that you can't find a ready to get back to s-on. Even after unlocked through HTC you have s-on.
If you mean you want to put the lock back on, you fastboot the phone, type "fastboot OEM lock" with adb and you are locked again.
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There is no s-off with HTC method, so not sure what you mean when you say that you can't find a ready to get back to s-on. Even after unlocked through HTC you have s-on.
If you mean you want to put the lock back on, you fastboot the phone, type "fastboot OEM lock" with adb and you are locked again.
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I meant should i wait for s-off via someone else (rev i think). or just use htc's method (with s-on)
schmeggy929 said:
DONT ROOT!!! You will eventually spends hours of flashing custom ROM's, Kernels and Themes. You will then be tempted to mod your phone the way you like. This in turn will cost you countless hours and headaches to make it perfect. HAHA
YOU CAN DO IT!
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Yeah this guy said it perfectly...
I only root for free hotspot. Old phones need speed boost but not so much now
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schmeggy929 said:
DONT ROOT!!! You will eventually spends hours of flashing custom ROM's, Kernels and Themes. You will then be tempted to mod your phone the way you like. This in turn will cost you countless hours and headaches to make it perfect. HAHA
YOU CAN DO IT!
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haha. I love this response!
If you're questioning yourself, then you probably should not.

Perm root? I swear I read that it was achieved (not S=Off)

I saw somewhere that perm root has been achieved, but it is not being released because it could be hard to fix if you screw up the system partition.
Heres the thing though...
Don't we have the recovery files that can reflash the shipping OS version?
Also seeing as how we do not have S=Off that means we can't screw up the hboot or really flash anything that is "unautorized".
That means we could fix any issues by reflashing the stock software right?
Or is the perm root not being released because the method is too difficult.
If that is the case, I understand not wanting a bunch of casual flashers/rooters attempting this, but there are those of us that can actually follow instructions well. Heck I even rooted my old Nexus One without using the official unlock command. It involved switching SD cards at just the right moment while running special scripts for ADB and other craziness.
Saw this today,
http://www.androidauthority.com/how...android-2-3-4-gingerbread-in-one-click-36933/
Bottom of article states you can install custom ROM's
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at the bottom of the page it sources
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346729
which is temp root, who ever read that prbly didnt know the difference lol
ah, thank you.
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Marine6680 said:
I saw somewhere that perm root has been achieved, but it is not being released because it could be hard to fix if you screw up the system partition.
Heres the thing though...
Don't we have the recovery files that can reflash the shipping OS version?
Also seeing as how we do not have S=Off that means we can't screw up the hboot or really flash anything that is "unautorized".
That means we could fix any issues by reflashing the stock software right?
Or is the perm root not being released because the method is too difficult.
If that is the case, I understand not wanting a bunch of casual flashers/rooters attempting this, but there are those of us that can actually follow instructions well. Heck I even rooted my old Nexus One without using the official unlock command. It involved switching SD cards at just the right moment while running special scripts for ADB and other craziness.
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I think the other part of this issue is that he (Evil DevNull -- oops I said a bad word around here) is using an exploit in the sim card system. He said he burned up two cards doing this. Probably not a very safe method at this point along with the other potential problems.
Zaphod-Beeblebrox said:
I think the other part of this issue is that he (Evil DevNull -- oops I said a bad word around here) is using an exploit in the sim card system. He said he burned up two cards doing this. Probably not a very safe method at this point along with the other potential problems.
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Their twitter conversations have a youtube video showing root, have not watched it yet.
The title says Resound gets permanent root.
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The dude that did the youtube video is kolahib001. Says he has perm root on one of the other sites in the rezound forum. I have not seen any proof of s-off on youtube or another site.
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If they can release a perm root solution that is safe with S-On, I'll take it. That's all I want right now, and I'm sure a lot of people would be very happy with it for now as well.
Good luck.
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jbh00jh said:
The dude that did the youtube video is kolahib001. Says he has perm root on one of the other sites in the rezound forum. I have not seen any proof of s-off on youtube or another site.
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It is assumed he has a Factory rooted device, or possibly that a glitch in the "Root Checker" program still shows it was rooted after a reboot when it really wasn't. Also, it seems rather shady that he's already asking for money:
Would it be greedy of me to ask for a $5 donation from 500 people?
I really want this set of rims for Christmas.
Am I asking for too much?
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He started a new thread on the other Dev forums (the 1st one was locked) and we've asked him to Open Titanium before and after the reboot, as well as show us the Bootloader screen to see if it's a factory S-Off/Rooted phone or not. Also, we've asked him for his method. Just seems very shady to me.
Speaking of money...anyone willing to organize and spearhead donations to the developer or group that achieves s-off?
I know this was done on other phones where people pledged $x amount of money.
WorldOfJohnboy said:
It is assumed he has a Factory rooted device, or possibly that a glitch in the "Root Checker" program still shows it was rooted after a reboot when it really wasn't. Also, it seems rather shady that he's already asking for money:
He started a new thread on the other Dev forums (the 1st one was locked) and we've asked him to Open Titanium before and after the reboot, as well as show us the Bootloader screen to see if it's a factory S-Off/Rooted phone or not. Also, we've asked him for his method. Just seems very shady to me.
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Just another dude looking for attention,or con man.
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Just another dude looking for attention,or con man.
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Pretty much. I wouldn't be asking anyone for a dime period let alone prior to providing a full disclosure of the methods used to obtain root status.
Just like everyone else....I'll believe it when I see it.
Blah... perm root S=On is good enough for me right now if it can happen.
I'll pitch in a few bucks for that... I'll throw a few more for S=Off.
First time since the G1 that I had a device before root was achieved. I wanted to take advantage of the penny sale at Verizon is why I picked it up now. I would have gotten a galaxy s 2 had Verizon offered one. Oh well, every HTC so far has been broken eventually. I hope we don't have to wait too long though.
There was already a donation thread started somewhere I believe. But Evil was the only verbal dev working on root/s-off and said he didn't want money.
Marine6680 said:
Blah... perm root S=On is good enough for me right now if it can happen..
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This is dangerous. If something happens to /system you're screwed because without recovery it can't be..... well recovered.
There is already a temp root method that you can use to kill the bloat. Outside of that root doesn't really provide you with any other abilities except maybe to steal wifi tethering without subscribing.
Without s off you wont be able to overclock, flash custom Roms or alternate radios....so why do people think they need to have perm root without s-off?
There are plenty other things you can do with Root without S-Off.
THe EVO 3D with hboot 1.50 had the HTC Methosd which left u with an unlocked bootloader and S-On and Flashing kernels and such had to be done thru Fastboot Commands, Which was if the ROM had a Custom Kernel as a Default. Now JoeyKrim created the Flash Image GUI which was a hella of a creation for the people who were stuck in this position. Check out his app if u havent yet. If for some strange reason this was tyhe only resort for us, it wouldnt be bad at all
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THe EVO 3D with hboot 1.50 had the HTC Methosd which left u with an unlocked bootloader and S-On and Flashing kernels and such had to be done thru Fastboot Commands, Which was if the ROM had a Custom Kernel as a Default. Now JoeyKrim created the Flash Image GUI which was a hella of a creation for the people who were stuck in this position. Check out his app if u havent yet. If for some strange reason this was tyhe only resort for us, it wouldnt be bad at all
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I agree... it wouldn't bother me. If only HTCDev.com worked.
con247 said:
I agree... it wouldn't bother me. If only HTCDev.com worked.
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Yeah no kidding. I doubt Verizon would let it push thru too. Ahh well. We'll just have to wait for it the old fashion way
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[Q] Risk unlocking and flashing a rom?

Hello everyone, so im a bit confused. I have my galaxy s i9000 and i flashed thousands of rom without caring knowing its flexible to get it back again, heck i soft bricked it like 5 times . Now my question is should i risk voiding my warranty and bricking my pime for rooting/flashing a rom on it. So i want to take your opinions on is it worth it( like for the galaxy s I had to do it to remove the stupid lag) but i dont have any lag on the prime, so should i risk it all??
Stay Cool
I'd hope that you'd be able to answer that question for yourself.
If you are unable to list several shortcomings and limitations of it being stock, then why are you even thinking of risking it?
Myself, I bought a Nook Color 18 months ago with the full intention of rooting. I wasted no time in doing so. Of course those things are virtually unbrickable.
The Transformer Prime, OTOH, well... not so much. I haven't felt a pressing need to unlock and flash the ROM.
Do what you will, but unless you can quickly rattle off at least half-a-dozen limitations of its current config, it seems like it's a waste of time to fiddle with it.
So, I'm in similar situation. I had 3 android phones and all rooted, unlocked and with custom roms, but with Prime it's different, I'm more affraid of bricking it, because it's more expensive than all of these phones together.
But I'm seriously thinking about it, the main reason is now ROOT (and it can stay for half-a-dozen reasons) because I'm running JB.
And the most annoying thing now is the camera. I have green camera bug on my Prime. Does anyone know from own experience, that this can be fixed after unlocking?
And sorry for my English
Dekxster said:
And the most annoying thing now is the camera. I have green camera bug on my Prime. Does anyone know from own experience, that this can be fixed after unlocking?
And sorry for my English
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Can't say from experience as I've never had a camera problem, but I've read numerous posts and the green camera is always hardware. You may be able to verify by squeezing lightly around the camera and seeing if it clears up temporarily.
Well i have some reasons to root it and i like to flash roms nd stuff mostly for fun, more like a hobby. but as you said this is like more precious and costs more especially after hearing bout asus' custom services that they wont be able to help if anything happens...
Well if u dont unlock bootloader thn there is no harm done.. It wont brick
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vaibha said:
Well if u dont unlock bootloader thn there is no harm done.. It wont brick
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Well then i cant do anything if i dont unlock it , Im on jb so unlocking it is the only way to access root etc. :/
Nope... Stay on ics rooted without unlocking bootloader..... Downgrade
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vaibha said:
Nope... Stay on ics rooted without unlocking bootloader..... Downgrade
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ohhh ok but i just love Jellybean and its smoothness (
nabil alami said:
Hello everyone, so im a bit confused. I have my galaxy s i9000 and i flashed thousands of rom without caring knowing its flexible to get it back again, heck i soft bricked it like 5 times . Now my question is should i risk voiding my warranty and bricking my pime for rooting/flashing a rom on it. So i want to take your opinions on is it worth it( like for the galaxy s I had to do it to remove the stupid lag) but i dont have any lag on the prime, so should i risk it all??
Stay Cool
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I unlocked after letting my 1 year warranty expire. There aren't a ton of ROMs out there for the Prime atm, but it is worth it if you don't have a warranty to protect anyway.
The process of unlocking was painless for me. Downloaded the app, installed, it did its thing. I was on the newest JB OTA. No issues installing TWRP via fastboot.
nabil alami said:
Well i have some reasons to root it and i like to flash roms nd stuff mostly for fun, more like a hobby. but as you said this is like more precious and costs more especially after hearing bout asus' custom services that they wont be able to help if anything happens...
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Thats exactly my problem. For example the green camera bug (tested and it is hardware fault, only strange thing is, it started just after JB update). Let's be honest, Prime is not perfect and you can have some hardware issues, when warranty is quite useful.
@vaibha: And do you know any way how to downgrade from JB?
Just flash gingerbred or ics... Easy...
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Thanks for your detailed tutorial
I think there is no way (functional) for downgrading from JB to ICS. Or even gingerbread... on Prime?... :laugh: (I believe you just swapped GB and HC in your memory).
Of course I may be wrong, I hope I'm wrong. So you did you successfully downgrade? And if you did, how?
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Thanks for your detailed tutorial
I think there is no way (functional) for downgrading from JB to ICS. Or even gingerbread... on Prime?... :laugh: (I believe you just swapped GB and HC in your memory).
Of course I may be wrong, I hope I'm wrong. So you did you successfully downgrade? And if you did, how?
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Hahaha true, but im pretty sure you can downgrade the prime easily, manually download the software...to sd car...cont.
I thought so, but tried it and it doesn't work. There are 2 threads about it somewhere.
As it is written in another thread: "You cant revert back to the ICS bootloader once you have flashed the newer JB bootloader..."
Dekxster said:
I thought so, but tried it and it doesn't work. There are 2 threads about it somewhere.
As it is written in another thread: "You cant revert back to the ICS bootloader once you have flashed the newer JB bootloader..."
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Unless you have your Nvflash backups.
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Unless you have your Nvflash backups.
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Dekxster, what subsonic says is right. You cannot downgrade to anything previous to jellybean if you haven't made nvflash backups while on ICS.
Also your green camera is 100 percent a hardware issue and if you haven't unlocked yet then return it for a free fix. If you are unlocked then you will normally have to pay but some people have got away with it. It all depends in what country you are in.
I figured this out, flumpster.
That is why I wrote, you can't downgrade, because I didn't make nvflash (I didn't post the rest of quotation, because I presumed, we don't have nvflash backup, if we are discussing about unlocking, which requires that) and that is why I wrote I don't want to unlock, because now I have hardware issue and they will fix it for free. I think I'll just wait one more year, when will my warranty expire, because who knows, what else might happen.
And are you guys using Hairy Bean? Is it good? Was it worth unlocking?
Because I don't know much about this rom, prefer CM on my phones.
Its worth unlocking if you are careful and dont mind risking hardware defect. A lot of people got a squaretrade or other 3rd party warranty. You can find a deal for $70 and get 2 years full protection...and then unlock without any risk what so ever.

New tf201 owner question

Hello Community,
I bought a prime today due to my screen was accidentally broken on my other 10" tablet that was a Tegra 2 device. It was going to cost almost $200 to replace the glass myself and I found and paid $200 for my 32 GB Prime. From what I've read this tablet has a lot of potential once rooted and custom rom installed.
The tablet has 4.1.1 and today when I logged on it updated to the latest firmware.
The question I have is, does it matter whether I leave the bootloader locked or is it better to unlock when installing a custom rom. I don't care about warranty.
I'm looking at energy or wooki rooms to install. This is the first android device I've owned that I had to do something with the bootloader. What I don't want to do is do something that is not needed and brick it. I've read about the motochopper method and then I read a different method that goes through the unlocking process. I just need some feedback on what is better choice?
This is the guide I think is the one to follow→ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2147972. Is this the best method?
Thanks for any suggestions. I always try to ask the members before I start just to make sure i'm on the correct path.
Btw, what is the deal with only one speaker. I know I read about it before I bought it, I thought it was just a misprint. The volume is not loud enough on most tablets with 2 speakers let alone one. bang head on wall.... Are there any good sound mods available to flash?
I always hate the first time I time I root a new device and feel like a noob all over again. The last device I rooted was my Galaxy S3, that took all of 5 minutes to do everything. I found out I liked scripts.
Thanks again..
Todd
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tmjohnsonfse said:
Hello Community,
I bought a prime today due to my screen was accidentally broken on my other 10" tablet that was a Tegra 2 device. It was going to cost almost $200 to replace the glass myself and I found and paid $200 for my 32 GB Prime. From what I've read this tablet has a lot of potential once rooted and custom rom installed.
The tablet has 4.1.1 and today when I logged on it updated to the latest firmware.
The question I have is, does it matter whether I leave the bootloader locked or is it better to unlock when installing a custom rom. I don't care about warranty.
I'm looking at energy or wooki rooms to install. This is the first android device I've owned that I had to do something with the bootloader. What I don't want to do is do something that is not needed and brick it. I've read about the motochopper method and then I read a different method that goes through the unlocking process. I just need some feedback on what is better choice?
This is the guide I think is the one to follow→ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2147972. Is this the best method?
Thanks for any suggestions. I always try to ask the members before I start just to make sure i'm on the correct path.
Btw, what is the deal with only one speaker. I know I read about it before I bought it, I thought it was just a misprint. The volume is not loud enough on most tablets with 2 speakers let alone one. bang head on wall.... Are there any good sound mods available to flash?
I always hate the first time I time I root a new device and feel like a noob all over again. The last device I rooted was my Galaxy S3, that took all of 5 minutes to do everything. I found out I liked scripts.
Thanks again..
Todd
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You cannot install a custom rom without unlocking.
Rooting does what it says. It gives the tablet root privelages (su) but that does not allow you to install a custom recovery that will allow you to install a custom rom.
Thanks that is what I needed to know. On my other devices I didn't worry about unlocking the boot loader. But, now i know that it needs to be unlocked.
Thanks.
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[Q] Well. My curiousity led to a hard-bricked phone

Well. My curiousty led to a hard-bricked phone
It's definetly official. I am not going to install any more custom roms after this. To make my story breif. I aquired a motorola atrix 2 phone, and had read it could accomdate a custom rom, so I used a one click root method program and the program said it had done its job. I booted into the recovery and installed the rom, which ended in an infinite reboot. Great, so I read more on how to revert back to firmware using rsd lite. I did this, but the battery was dead. so I went out and purchased anther battery, attempted the restore, phone restart, then BOOM. it stayed black and now it wont come on. wtf.
Can any please recommend the proper cable I have to order to get the phone back working>?
Sunaj1 said:
Well. My curiousty led to a hard-bricked phone
It's definetly official. I am not going to install any more custom roms after this. To make my story breif. I aquired a motorola atrix 2 phone, and had read it could accomdate a custom rom, so I used a one click root method program and the program said it had done its job. I booted into the recovery and installed the rom, which ended in an infinite reboot. Great, so I read more on how to revert back to firmware using rsd lite. I did this, but the battery was dead. so I went out and purchased anther battery, attempted the restore, phone restart, then BOOM. it stayed black and now it wont come on. wtf.
Can any please recommend the proper cable I have to order to get the phone back working>?
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Did you flashed rom with stock recovery?
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smgdev said:
Did you flashed rom with stock recovery?
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Yes, I tried to. Unless i acidentally downloaded the wrong file.
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Yes, I tried to. Unless i acidentally downloaded the wrong file.
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You should flash roms with custom recoveries that built for your device like clockworkmod or twrp recovery.
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smgdev said:
You should flash roms with custom recoveries that built for your device like clockworkmod or twrp recovery.
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Yes, I am aware of that. The problem is now my phone is hard bricked and it wont turn on at all, not even to display an error message.
How can I fix this? whats that special cable That i need?
I would love to help you but I don't have the device and I think you should ask to your device's q/a forum. It will more helpful for you.
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Sunaj1 said:
Well. My curiousty led to a hard-bricked phone
It's definetly official. I am not going to install any more custom roms after this. To make my story breif. I aquired a motorola atrix 2 phone, and had read it could accomdate a custom rom, so I used a one click root method program and the program said it had done its job. I booted into the recovery and installed the rom, which ended in an infinite reboot. Great, so I read more on how to revert back to firmware using rsd lite. I did this, but the battery was dead. so I went out and purchased anther battery, attempted the restore, phone restart, then BOOM. it stayed black and now it wont come on. wtf.
Can any please recommend the proper cable I have to order to get the phone back working>?
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Hi, I guess you can use THIS LINK to try and fix your problem. Thank you for consulting the forums, and have a nice day.
ATkeneiville said:
Hi, I guess you can use THIS LINK to try and fix your problem. Thank you for consulting the forums, and have a nice day.
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Thank you. But an experienced repair guy said my phone wasn't responding to neither the USB jtag or the fast boot. So my phone is dead forever? Should I start digging its grave?
Sure sounds this way, and you shouldn't be doing JTAG through the USB port anyway unless your phone is something special I've never heard of
But in truth rooting your phone won't damage it, it just gives someone the opportunity to do so. I'm a firm believer in rooting all androids so long as they read and understand what they are doing, its very hard to brick a phone if you know what you're doing
So although this phone may be dead forever (unless you find someone who for sure knows the proper way to JTAG it) then still consider rooting your next one, just be sure to completely understand what's going on, and try to stay away from one click roots, its hard to learn anything from this
Best of luck on your next phone
*side note, if you still have warranty and your phone is completely unresponsive chances are you will get your warranty exchange, just play dumb and say "I was playing angry birds and it just froze, now it won't turn on"
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I wish I had warranty on this thing. I got it second hand from craigslist. However i've managed to acquire an HTC inspire 4G, what an upgrade from a motorola cliq xt! I would love to install jelly bean on this thing but after messing up the Atrix 2 i'm scared I will F*ck this one up too. I can never find clear and concise instructions on the internet. Every web page I visit, it seems to be someones personal way of doing it. Steps not mentioned, or instructions written for intermediate users. For example, Every video or piece of instruction i've watched on youtube regarding booting into the fast boot on the atrix 2, said something about holding volume up and power button upon booting and I would see something on the top of the screen. However that did not work, First I had to use the volume down and power button, then I would get to this fastboot screen where those recovery options werent available, from there I had to hold both volume buttons down and press the power button twice which would bring me to the recovery options screen. thats just one example, and even then for some reasons I didn't have all the recovery options the instructions spoke of... for example. Very annoying and frustrating. On a side note, is there anyone on this site who lives in the US that can unbrick my atrix 2? The guy who repair phones I took it to said theres a device for 250.00 bucks he's waiting to get that can unbrick any device. However he doesnt have the funds and had gotten laid off work. I am just having a hard time believing a simple soft user error could permanently damage my device forever and that as sophiscated as our technology has gotten there's absolutely no way to revive it.
demkantor said:
Sure sounds this way, and you shouldn't be doing JTAG through the USB port anyway unless your phone is something special I've never heard of
But in truth rooting your phone won't damage it, it just gives someone the opportunity to do so. I'm a firm believer in rooting all androids so long as they read and understand what they are doing, its very hard to brick a phone if you know what you're doing
So although this phone may be dead forever (unless you find someone who for sure knows the proper way to JTAG it) then still consider rooting your next one, just be sure to completely understand what's going on, and try to stay away from one click roots, its hard to learn anything from this
Best of luck on your next phone
*side note, if you still have warranty and your phone is completely unresponsive chances are you will get your warranty exchange, just play dumb and say "I was playing angry birds and it just froze, now it won't turn on"
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I can't attest to the videos you saw, but for most androids this is the best site with the most info, I only suggest being sure how to root before you do it, and to understand how the method works as well. When your not understanding this is when bricks happen.
I know it can be lots of reading and lots of questions but in the long run its worth the time
As for the JTAG equipment there are many who have it and you can easily spend less than 250 on getting the proper stuff.
Every logicboard is different so maybe this machine he speaks of has a wide variety of cables that come with it, but he's still paying too much
Anyway, most people seem to charge 50$ or so to JTAG it back, if that's more than the phone is worth to you just sell it on eBay for parts
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demkantor said:
I can't attest to the videos you saw, but for most androids this is the best site with the most info, I only suggest being sure how to root before you do it, and to understand how the method works as well. When your not understanding this is when bricks happen.
I know it can be lots of reading and lots of questions but in the long run its worth the time
As for the JTAG equipment there are many who have it and you can easily spend less than 250 on getting the proper stuff.
Every logicboard is different so maybe this machine he speaks of has a wide variety of cables that come with it, but he's still paying too much
Anyway, most people seem to charge 50$ or so to JTAG it back, if that's more than the phone is worth to you just sell it on eBay for parts
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Can you link me to clear and concise instructions on how to upgrade my 2.3.7 ( i think) to jellybean on an htc inspire 4g? and is there anyone here who can fix my phone that you know of?
HERE IS YOUR PHONES FORUM
you will find links to all the guides you need here, always read the stickies in each section, this tends to have the important info you need
then anything your not sure about should be asked in the proper place within this forum for the best answers
example, question on how to root should be asked in the how to root thread for best chance of a good answer, question on how to flash a new radio should be asked in a thread pertaining to this
im sorry but i dont know enough about your phone specificly to help further but hopefully the members in your device specific forum will
best of luck!

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