Try to unlock TF201 with unknown serial number - Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

Edit 21/04/13
I have been able to write a serial number. I have the number written in the parameters.
I haven't been able to unlock with the unlock tools but maybe that's coming from my number I can't even register on the Asus website.
Here what I have done in a teminal on the tab :
Code:
su
mkdir /Removable/p5
mount -t vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /Removable/p5
//Note or Copy the numbers in the file /Removable/p5/UUID (even if you lost it the number is in /sys/devices/platform/cardhu_misc/cardhu_chipid)
//From that point I delete the files /Removable/p5/SSN and /Removable/p5/UUID
//Then create new files SSN and UUID (I work with Root Browser) then paste the number in each respective files.
//To finish
umount /Removable/p5
reboot
The difference is that this time I rewrite UUID.
Hi everyone,
Thanks to the tools of motochopper here I have been able to root my device.
But as some people I have problem with no serial number and no more warranty. I know the tool Ratchet but it's not working on JB.
I have notice that the ratchet tools can't work cause of the missing file /sys/devices/platform/cardhu_misc/cardhu_backup_chipid.
After a few try I couldn't be able to create that file. It only contains a number the chipid : the UUID.
So from the code of Ratchet here (Ratchet source code) I tried to do the same command.
Code:
adb shell
su
mkdir /Removable/p5
mount -t vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /Removable/p5
//From that point I edit the file /Removable/p5/SSN (even had to create it the first time)
//Didn't touch UUID the number was the same of chipid
umount /Removable/p5
But still after a wipe data, the same result "Unknown".
Do you any idea how to create a file in /sys/devices/platform/cardhu_misc/
Or if 5th and 6th parameters of mount() are important (0,0). Maybe all the partition as to be re-written As the tools should do.
Or if we could recompile the code with FILE *cardhu = fopen("/sys/devices/platform/cardhu_misc/cardhu_chipid", "rb");
Thanks if some people could help me to learn a little more about that.
I don't know how to compile for Android device or to write fonction mount() to linux command "mount".
Or maybe all of this is wrong and the serial number is not anymore store in P5 partition.

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ratchet won't help you unlock. and don't ask questions in this section

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The source code of Ratchet has at least helped me to write a serial number in my tf201.
Now Asus France check on their database my serial number.
If I can register on the Asus website the Unlock tool will maybe work.

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nico42 said:
The source code of Ratchet has at least helped me to write a serial number in my tf201.
Now Asus France check on their database my serial number.
If I can register on the Asus website the Unlock tool will maybe work.
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Can you please upload the new version for JB have also been trying to rewrite my s/n with old version but jb has changed the partitions!

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jimgb17 said:
Can you please upload the new version for JB have also been trying to rewrite my s/n with old version but jb has changed the partitions!
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I only use command in a terminal on the tab.
As I wrote in the the first post I do :
Code:
su
mkdir /Removable/p5
mount -t vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /Removable/p5
//Note or Copy the numbers in the file /Removable/p5/UUID (even if you lost it the number is in /sys/devices/platform/cardhu_misc/cardhu_chipid)
//From that point I delete the files /Removable/p5/SSN and /Removable/p5/UUID
//Then create new files SSN and UUID (I work with Root Browser) then paste the number in each respective files.
//To finish
umount /Removable/p5
reboot
That's why I was asking if someone could help me to recompile the code. For now I didn't compile the code and maybe never I have to see if there are lots of difference compare of 32 or 64 system and which compiler to use.
My JB version is 10.4.2.18 Jelly Bean. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21065580&postcount=3

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back when I was on ICS I successfully changed the serial number but still wasn't able to unlock, so it's probably not going to help

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Glebun said:
back when I was on ICS I successfully changed the serial number but still wasn't able to unlock, so it's probably not going to help
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Yes it could help users unable to unlock after rma!
Once you get your serial back you can call Asus and tell them you cant unlock after an rma!
if your s'n in unknown then asus will ask to rma again to get serial back on device.
if we can rewite the serial to the device without rma then
we can send serial and other info to asus then asus can send the information to head office then we can get our devices unlocked via asus tool.. head office can sort the problem!!
android is open source and its not fair for asus to stop us using out own images!
At least asus usa knows this and is trying to help users that cant unlock.
Have a look at this thred
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764917&page=59