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I just recently bought my Transformer Prime, and like an idiot I didn't check to see if there was a root method for the new update. So I'm now updated to 9.4.2.21 and used Asus's Bootloader Unlocking tool to unlock my boot loader and I managed to install CWM. I made a backup of my current stock OS, and I currently am downloading Virtuous Prime - based on the WW 9.4.2.21 build - would I be able to install that? I don't need to be rooted in the current OS to install this ROM correct? I just wanted to make sure before I brick my new tablet for doing something stupid... Please let me know!
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13bgarli
SAME exact situation here..... I am so anxious to get this sucker rooted and start customizing
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13bgarli said:
I just recently bought my Transformer Prime, and like an idiot I didn't check to see if there was a root method for the new update. So I'm now updated to 9.4.2.21 and used Asus's Bootloader Unlocking tool to unlock my boot loader and I managed to install CWM. I made a backup of my current stock OS, and I currently am downloading Virtuous Prime - based on the WW 9.4.2.21 build - would I be able to install that? I don't need to be rooted in the current OS to install this ROM correct? I just wanted to make sure before I brick my new tablet for doing something stupid... Please let me know!
Thanks,
13bgarli
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skarhoff said:
SAME exact situation here..... I am so anxious to get this sucker rooted and start customizing
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Why don't you guys boot into cwm make a nandroid back up and then attempt installing it? But most likely it won't work...
Well my download has 15 minutes left and from reading the instructions on the ROM itself, it seems that the only thing it needs is CWM so I'm going to try it out... I just hope I don't get bricked xD. Now would be the time to tell me not to do it if someone knows! Thanks!
If bootloader unlocked & CWM installed then Yes you are good to go, no need to be rooted to install custom rom
Well so far its good to go, I got it installed and its booting for the first time without a hitch. Got my stuff restored from my Google account and I'm rooted So glad that worked.
Heres what I did if someone wants to do the same:
1. Unlock the bootloader using the Asus Unlock tool.
2. Flash CWM using this guide
transformerprimeroot.com/transformer-prime-recovery/how-to-install-clockworkmod-recovery-5-8-2-0-on-transformer-prime/
3. Create a Nandroid backup.
4. Install the ROM through CWM.
5. Reboot like normal.
6. Enjoy being rooted !
Maybe I'm being dumb here, but I don't think this gives you root access.... You are unlocked with a custom ROM, but I don't think there is a way to root on .21 yet. Am I incorrect? Still new to the prime here, so maybe I'm missing something. Thanks for the update though!
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i'm in the same situation. one thing i was wondering about. is the process of flashing roms in CWM different ? i thought i had read that you have to do it a bit differently than most phones
I'm coming from my galaxy nexus (unlocked and rooted). Too flash a rom, I'm used to placing the zip file in the root folder...if that makes sense, then flashing using CWM. If I'm able to flash a rom on the prime without having root access (I AM unlocked however), where do I need to have the zip file saved? Thanks for the help.
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Maybe I'm being dumb here, but I don't think this gives you root access.... You are unlocked with a custom ROM, but I don't think there is a way to root on .21 yet. Am I incorrect?
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Well if your running Virtuous Prime it comes pre-rooted on 9.4.2.21 and I've already created backups using Titanium Backup Pro no problems at all. In fact its really stable, been listening to music for a while with no problems. Yesterday I watched Transformers 3 - ironic I know xD - and had no problems at all and I ended up getting about 12 hours of battery life with the screen and WiFi going all day .
i'm in the same situation. one thing i was wondering about. is the process of flashing roms in CWM different ? i thought i had read that you have to do it a bit differently than most phones
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From my experience on Android devices (Droid X, Droid X2, Galaxy Nexus, and now Transformer Prime) CWM has been a bit different for each, but for the most part once you get CWM in, its just a matter of following the instructions of the ROM maker.
Virtuous Prime is different when flashing because it has a GUI when installing - something I've never seen before - which works quite well, its a nice touch.
I'm coming from my galaxy nexus (unlocked and rooted). Too flash a rom, I'm used to placing the zip file in the root folder...if that makes sense, then flashing using CWM. If I'm able to flash a rom on the prime without having root access (I AM unlocked however), where do I need to have the zip file saved? Thanks for the help.
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Well if you go to TransformerPrimeRoot.com and follow the instructions there for flashing CWM, (of course make sure that you still boot normal after doing it) make a nandroid backup, then just flash like normal. When you get your ROM on make sure that you download RomManager from the market so you can get the latest CWM flashed as the version from that website is an older one, but it seems to work fine.
Keep in mind if you don't see the USB icon when in that icon list, it will show up when you unlock your boot loader.
Hope this helps!
Sorry to ask the same question twice, but do I need to save the ROM zip file anywhere specifically, or can I simply download the file directly onto my prime and then flash from my download folder???? I feel so dumb about this one
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As long as you have CWM installed you can put the .zip ROM anywhere. Most of the time I keep em in the root of the device (its just easier to find). Then just use Choose install from .ZIP or whatever the button is, and navigate like normal to install it. Make sure you make a backup!
Im up and running now. Thanks for the help! So should this root access stick now even if i wanted to flash aokp? Or if i wipe data do I lose root?
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Im up and running now. Thanks for the help! So should this root access stick now even if i wanted to flash aokp? Or if i wipe data do I lose root?
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All the custom roms on here should already be pre-rooted so yeah.
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Well if your running Virtuous Prime it comes pre-rooted on 9.4.2.21 and I've already created backups using Titanium Backup Pro no problems at all. In fact its really stable, been listening to music for a while with no problems. Yesterday I watched Transformers 3 - ironic I know xD - and had no problems at all and I ended up getting about 12 hours of battery life with the screen and WiFi going all day .
From my experience on Android devices (Droid X, Droid X2, Galaxy Nexus, and now Transformer Prime) CWM has been a bit different for each, but for the most part once you get CWM in, its just a matter of following the instructions of the ROM maker.
Virtuous Prime is different when flashing because it has a GUI when installing - something I've never seen before - which works quite well, its a nice touch.
Well if you go to TransformerPrimeRoot.com and follow the instructions there for flashing CWM, (of course make sure that you still boot normal after doing it) make a nandroid backup, then just flash like normal. When you get your ROM on make sure that you download RomManager from the market so you can get the latest CWM flashed as the version from that website is an older one, but it seems to work fine.
Keep in mind if you don't see the USB icon when in that icon list, it will show up when you unlock your boot loader.
Hope this helps!
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Man where is the file we need to flash cwm located at the guide you linked? Can't find it
Edit found it
su flashable zip
so if i understand this correctly this process will unlock the bootloader and install CWM, but not give me root access correct? Is there a SU flashable zip for the TF201? as well will this all work on update .21?
No you have root. I just did it yesterday. Unlock. Install cwm. Backup. Flash custom rom. You'll be rooted.
9.4.2.21 root without unlocking bootloader
Is there way to root 9.4.2.21without unlocking boot loader.
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Is there way to root 9.4.2.21without unlocking boot loader.
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No. As of today there is not
If you have CWM installed you do not need to root. just flash the rom. (IK people already said this but i just wanted to make a quick clear post)
i read this:
Once you unlocked the prime and installed CWM, do NOT try to install a super blob from ASUS
BUT Can i do update (OTA) with new software from asus with unlocked bootloader?Does that bricks asus?
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i read this:
Once you unlocked the prime and installed CWM, do NOT try to install a super blob from ASUS
BUT Can i do update (OTA) with new software from asus with unlocked bootloader?Does that bricks asus?
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NOOOOOOOOOO! Don't install an OTA or try to manually update with a blob - you will DEFINITELY hard brick your Prime. If you want to keep the OTAs don't unlock. Having said that the devs are all very quick at updating their roms when a new OTA comes out. I currently am on Virtuous Prime and it was updated to .21 within 24 hours of Asus releasing it. Same deal with .15.
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NOOOOOOOOOO! Don't install an OTA or try to manually update with a blob - you will DEFINITELY hard brick your Prime. If you want to keep the OTAs don't unlock. Having said that the devs are all very quick at updating their roms when a new OTA comes out. I currently am on Virtuous Prime and it was updated to .21 within 24 hours of Asus releasing it. Same deal with .15.
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I am only rooted now, not unlocked.
I know that with root i can do OTA, i want to know this.
Thanks for quick answer.
just backup before modifying/deleting/uninstalling anything else, and restore before running update process, or OTA will fail.
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How did we establish that the blob method will brick your prime after unlocking? I ask because I have done it multiple times with no adverse effects so far. And from a Linux stand point....it makes no sense why there would be any risk.....
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How did we establish that the blob method will brick your prime after unlocking? I ask because I have done it multiple times with no adverse effects so far. And from a Linux stand point....it makes no sense why there would be any risk.....
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This is purely a guess but I think people believe that installing a stock blob will tamper with the bootloader or cause the bootloader to "check" for custom firmware.
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How did we establish that the blob method will brick your prime after unlocking? I ask because I have done it multiple times with no adverse effects so far. And from a Linux stand point....it makes no sense why there would be any risk.....
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Unfortunately, this has been found out the hard way. This forum is littered with examples who have tried to install an Asus update and have hard bricked their TFP. My understanding (which might be wrong ) is that the unlock program installs an token on the bootloader. The token is wiped when the Asus update is applied, which screws the bootloader if you have CWM installed. See post #193 onwards for a discussion by people who actually know what they are talking about:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514088&page=20
That really did not offer much after reading through it - I actually got hung up and had to reference that thread couple days ago and it saved me
Once you have a custom recovery (CWM) do not try the SD Card update method that Asus outlines on their website. Just a heads up. You will continually boot into CWM and be stuck there. I had to dd zeros into the staging partition before I could boot properly.
Now as for the talk about the bootloader being touched by the blob method....I call BS....the bootloader is the equivalent of the BIOS on a PC, and the blob is only flashing stuff higher level than that (boot/kernel, and system partitions afaik)
If someone has good information contrary to what I am saying I am all ears and willing to learn but so far I am seeing stuff that is absolutely wrong per my own experiences thus far.
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That really did not offer much after reading through it - I actually got hung up and had to reference that thread couple days ago and it saved me
Once you have a custom recovery (CWM) do not try the SD Card update method that Asus outlines on their website. Just a heads up. You will continually boot into CWM and be stuck there. I had to dd zeros into the staging partition before I could boot properly.
Now as for the talk about the bootloader being touched by the blob method....I call BS....the bootloader is the equivalent of the BIOS on a PC, and the blob is only flashing stuff higher level than that (boot/kernel, and system partitions afaik)
If someone has good information contrary to what I am saying I am all ears and willing to learn but so far I am seeing stuff that is absolutely wrong per my own experiences thus far.
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So you are telling us that you are unlocked and you have flashed an Asus blob without problems? If so, great news - I suggest you report it on the unbricking thread. If not, why don't you give it a whirl and tell us all how it goes
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So you are telling us that you are unlocked and you have flashed an Asus blob without problems? If so, great news - I suggest you report it on the unbricking thread. If not, why don't you give it a whirl and tell us all how it goes
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I have. I have flashed a blob over stock recovery and over CWM, survived everything so far.....of course - why Asus made this tablet so retarded in the bootloader department is beyond me, I really love how HTC does it with HBOOT. I have also flashed blob, then CWM, then done stuff, then blobbed and also ok
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I have. I have flashed a blob over stock recovery and over CWM, survived everything so far.....of course - why Asus made this tablet so retarded in the bootloader department is beyond me, I really love how HTC does it with HBOOT. I have also flashed blob, then CWM, then done stuff, then blobbed and also ok
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Cwm 5.5.x.x or 5.8.x.x?
Both
you might be the first, afaik
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help with ota after root
I used sparky's root method and everything seemed fine, until I got the ota update notice. from then on i couldn't download or update any app from the market. figured the update was blocking it so tried the update, but it failed, saying kernel image was damaged,and user reset was required, So i rebooted and did the reset. After the reset I tried the ota update again, no go. also still can't download anything from market. I then tried to do recovery and it failed. Please help!!! I'm on ICS .15
I just got a TF201. It's my first Android device, so please bear with me for this newbie issue. I wanted to root it so I tried PrimeTime without considering that I was already running version .21. Obviously it screwed up... The worst that happened is seeing a caput droid while trying to load CWM. Don't know what's the deal with that, I guess it just didn't install properly.
The device otherwise still boots fine so I'm left wondering what to do with it. Can someone explain what PrimeTime does exactly, I'd like to know in what state is my TP now...
Is there a risk that an OTA could brick it?
Can I fix CWM and flash a rooted firmware (i.e. Virtuous)?
Can I factory reset everything and lock the bootloader?
Thanks
install touch cwm or twrp and it should be fine, obiesly ota will brick it. Dunno about reseting data.
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vanista said:
I just got a TF201. It's my first Android device, so please bear with me for this newbie issue. I wanted to root it so I tried PrimeTime without considering that I was already running version .21. Obviously it screwed up... The worst that happened is seeing a caput droid while trying to load CWM. Don't know what's the deal with that, I guess it just didn't install properly.
The device otherwise still boots fine so I'm left wondering what to do with it. Can someone explain what PrimeTime does exactly, I'd like to know in what state is my TP now...
Is there a risk that an OTA could brick it?
Can I fix CWM and flash a rooted firmware (i.e. Virtuous)?
Can I factory reset everything and lock the bootloader?
Thanks
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Another example of what may happen when people don't have patience, not reading everything.
Q: Is there a risk that an OTA could brick it?
Q: Can I fix CWM and flash a rooted firmware (i.e. Virtuous)?
A: Have you used ASUS Unlocker Tool to unlock your bootloader (thus voiding your warranty)? If you did, the awnser is yes for the first 2 questions.
Q: Can I factory reset everything and lock the bootloader?
A: Relocking bootloader isn't possible; You can factory reset everything through Android UI/stock rom only if you didn't install CWM as of yet.
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Q: Can I factory reset everything and lock the bootloader?
A: Relocking bootloader isn't possible; You can factory reset everything through Android UI/stock rom only if you didn't install CWM as of yet.
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Thanks for the reply
Can you elaborate, I don't know how far PrimeTime went trying to install CWM. What happens if I reset with CWM present? Can it be cleaned?
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Thanks for the reply
Can you elaborate, I don't know how far PrimeTime went trying to install CWM. What happens if I reset with CWM present? Can it be cleaned?
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I think that if you try to factory reset with CWM installed it will bootloop/brick, I've read it somewhere here on xda.
Again, CWM can only be installed if bootloader has been unlocked. If you didn't and PrimeTime doesn't as well, you cannot have cwm installed.
I believe there was some information laying around about returning to stock, not sure if it's possible to return to stock recovery after flashing cwm.
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Again, CWM can only be installed if bootloader has been unlocked. If you didn't and PrimeTime doesn't as well, you cannot have cwm installed.
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My bootloader is unlocked but I'm not rooted, apparently I cannot install CWM from ROM Manager. Is it possible through fastboot? When I try to go into recovery mode I get the laid down dead droid... Is that caused by a faulty CWM or just that I don't have a recovery image anymore?
I modified ViperMODS tool to add Xda user wolf849's method of downgrading a transformer without root, so you can use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25508554&postcount=52 to downgrade to .15 then root, then install OTA rootkeeper then update via ota to .21 again. Or you can just unlock and install cwm if you want to void warranty.
Okay this is just getting more and more confusing. Everywhere I read about CWM and custom ROMs it says you have to be rooted. If that is true then I'm in a dead end because I cannot downgrade to .15 without bricking and I can't properly install CWM either.
I finally found some official doc on fastboot source.android.com/source/building-devices.html , if its accurate you don't even need CWM to flash a custom rom. That seems to be much more reliable. Isn't CWM just a wrapper for what can all be done manually through adb??
Finally found some precise instructions... androidroot.mobi/2012/02/22/introducing-cwm-for-asus-transformer-prime/
Instructions for non-rooted Primes (or those who’d rather use fastboot):
Get fastboot from here, and extract it.
Download the blob file (tfp_CWM5_androidroot.blob), and put it in the same folder as where you extracted fastboot.
Power off your prime.
Boot with Volume-down pressed. Wait when you see text appearing. The prime will then allow you to start “fastboot”.
Open up a command-line prompt, and navigate to where you extracted fastboot with “cd”.
Enter the following commandline to flash recovery: fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash recovery tfp_CWM5_androidroot.blob
Profit!
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My bootloader is unlocked but I'm not rooted, apparently I cannot install CWM from ROM Manager. Is it possible through fastboot? When I try to go into recovery mode I get the laid down dead droid... Is that caused by a faulty CWM or just that I don't have a recovery image anymore?
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you awnsered yourself below
bpear96 said:
I modified ViperMODS tool to add Xda user wolf849's method of downgrading a transformer without root, so you can use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25508554&postcount=52 to downgrade to .15 then root, then install OTA rootkeeper then update via ota to .21 again. Or you can just unlock and install cwm if you want to void warranty.
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he's unlocked, he can't run an official blob, that method does not work for him
vanista said:
Okay this is just getting more and more confusing. Everywhere I read about CWM and custom ROMs it says you have to be rooted. If that is true then I'm in a dead end because I cannot downgrade to .15 without bricking and I can't properly install CWM either.
I finally found some official doc on fastboot source.android.com/source/building-devices.html , if its accurate you don't even need CWM to flash a custom rom. That seems to be much more reliable. Isn't CWM just a wrapper for what can all be done manually through adb??
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don't look on source.android.com, aosp doesn't support transformer prime directly, and as you might have noticed, fastboot commands are a bit different for the prime that of galaxy nexus, for example.
why some say you need to be rooted to flash cwm? because they use ROM Manager nice UI to do it, instead of teaching people how to do it without an UI. Rom Manager needs root, as you know.
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Finally found some precise instructions... androidroot.mobi/2012/02/22/introducing-cwm-for-asus-transformer-prime/
Instructions for non-rooted Primes (or those who’d rather use fastboot):
Get fastboot from here, and extract it.
Download the blob file (tfp_CWM5_androidroot.blob), and put it in the same folder as where you extracted fastboot.
Power off your prime.
Boot with Volume-down pressed. Wait when you see text appearing. The prime will then allow you to start “fastboot”.
Open up a command-line prompt, and navigate to where you extracted fastboot with “cd”.
Enter the following commandline to flash recovery: fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash recovery tfp_CWM5_androidroot.blob
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exactly, use these steps from androidroot.mobi to flash cwm with fastboot. these are correct, and the only way to flash cwm, if you're unlocked but not rooted.
food for thought: i believe linux+fastboot is way safer than windows+fastboot.
Great! Thanks for the confirmation, quite reassuring, now I know where I'm headed... I'll at least fix my recovery with CWM. From there I don't know, I feel I have to do some more reading before I go ahead and flash any custom rom...
I may not know much on android yet, but I have 10 years experience in linux software dev, with a few pointers like this to get me started I should be able to do anything with this toy soon enough ;-)
Done, just flashed CWM as per the instructions and it works flawlessly. Backing up right now... I'm tempted to go ahead and flash Virtuous.
Done, totally virtuous now ... That was easy Thanks again for the help! Now I only hope I won't regret voiding the warranty
Hey everyone,
Have Prime with .21 Firmware
Did/do NOT want unlocked bootloader, but I want the root.
Downgraded the Prime to the .15
Rooted it using the ViperMod
-Now this next part if it doesn't make sense I blame it on me being sick, and it being late here.-
So, it wasn't offering the OTA .21 update to me after this.
I read that wiping the cache was a step that I may have missed.
From my experience with tinkering with the old Galaxy S and rooting/throwing on custom roms I remembered that CWM is the way to go for this!
Puts on Rom Manager
Flashes CWM and then the new CWM Touch after that.
Tries to reboot into recovery mode so that I can do the wipe.
Doesn't work from manual hard reset, adb commands, or from the Rom Manager UI.
Now I just want to get rid of CWM and go back with stock recovery, and then just push the .21 blob on there instead.
Please tell me I didn't somehow unlock my bootloader... >_< I thought I would have had to agree to something to do that.
If I didn't, how do I pull the CWM off, but keep the root and the bootloader UNLOCKED.
Yes, I have been hunting through the Forum, and through Google. I'm finding things that are close, but just far off enough that I'm not sure the answers are applying to this situation.
(By the way, if I did something completely stupid in my thought process let me know... but I'm still going to bank on being sick and tired )
You cant install cwm unless you unlocked your bootloader... So im not sure how you flashed it with rom manager. Are you sure you didnt select the option to unlock and install cwm in viperMOD?
Positive that I didn't. Mainly because it mentioned the unlock tool in the same line as CWM.
Everything that I did after following Wolf's directions was through Rom Manager (aka the CWM install and ROM backup).
another advice: don't think "cwm" when you want to install asus blobs
still, everything i read so far says that to install cwm you need unlocked bootloader.
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another advice: don't think "cwm" when you want to install asus blobs
still, everything i read so far says that to install cwm you need unlocked bootloader.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201
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I don't think that I was "thinking" properly >_<. But I will make sure and keep that in mind.
That's what I've read too. What's strange is that, unless some program did it without telling me that it did it, I avoided anything that looked like it said "unlock".
So, just did some more Google searching and came across this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575138
(tl;dr Don't need to unlock bootloader, just need to have root)
I know it's not a TF201 thread, but should the principles still apply (you actually have to read the thread to see what I mean).
Alright, after a little more reading, investigating on the prime, and putting a little more thought into it I think I've come to believe that (even though OM Manager thinks it is) CWM isn't actually installed on the Prime. I'm thinking that when ROM Manager supposedly flashed it, it only installed a random file or two that it could. the ONLY CWM folders I could find in ANY directory on my prime was in the sdcard folder and the clockworkmod folder.
I just deleted that, restarted, and it isn't broken... yet.
ASUS MeMO Pad 8 (K011) ME181C Recovery Guide
The following is a list of what we can currently do with this tablet. It assumes firmware versions with the WW prefix (WW-3.1.23.1xx).
Root Status: Obtained
Bootloader: Locked
CWM Recovery Possible: Yes (Tethered)
Custom ROMS: None
The following information is for recovering your tablet and obtaining root only. The bootloader is locked on the device at this time.
Tethered CWM recovery
This is a temporary solution to unsigned loading. The bootloader on the device is currently locked, so after rebooting, it will revert back to standard recovery. Use this to restore to a stock firmware or to install SuperSU.
Download the official firmware and extract it.
Rename UL-K011-WW-3.1.23.172-user.zip to user.zip.
Copy user.zip to the root of your SD card.
Enable USB debugging on your tablet.
Run Launcher.bat.
Type ACCEPT.
Choose option T3.
This will reboot in to the Tethered Recovery.
Choose Install Zip from external SD card.
Choose user.zip
Reboot once finished.
Bootable Image for Recovery
This file is to be used if your system will not get past the Asus or Intel logo. Boot the system using Volume Up and Power. Once the logo appears, let go of power. Once in DroidBoot, use fast boot to flash the boot and system images. This is provided in case signature verification fails on the official images.
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
This file also contains adb and fastboot. If your tablet is not detected, try the Asus drivers.
Reboot the system and use the CWM tethered recovery to reinstall the official firmware.
OTA Updates
If you’ve recovered from the official firmware on the Asus site, you’re probably sitting at version WW-3.1.23.172. Here are the OTA updates to bring your system up to the current version of WW-3.1.23.189. There are two different OTA updates available here, so the process will need to be completed twice. Update 172 to 183 and Update 183 to 189.
Boot in to recovery, press the volume keys several times and install from ADB.
Extract the RAR file and rename the files update.zip.
On your PC, open a command prompt and change to the directory containing the update file
Assuming ADB is installed on the system, type: adb sideload update.zip
Once the process completes, reboot your system and update apps as needed.
Repeat this process for any additional update files.
Recovery image
This is the default recovery for the tablet. If you get adventurous and try to flash another one, this may come in handy.
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All thanks to vampirefo for his work on this.
FB Tethered Recovery Launcher
Kind of curious if this method will work with the other versions of the tablet to allow SuperSU to be installed. Anyone want to try it?
Long story short, I screwed this thing messing with the framework. For some reason, the official firmware from the Asus site was failing signature verification when trying to reinstall. Someone managed to grab a stripped system image that at least gave me a launcher and USB debugging. This beauty allowed me to get the firmware installed and everything back to normal, as well as installing SuperSU.
If you have any trouble getting the tablet to show up in Windows, the Asus distributed drivers work like a charm.
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can you explain in lamens terms or retard terms what this means you found? so me and others
as well can understand ? Please and thank you i have a ASUS MEMO Pad 8 Me181c Rooted With Frame1.4apk it took me to demo and i turned it off and rebooted and now it just goes to The ASUS Logo and then Intel Logo and Stops . If i could find a way to install CWM on this maybe i could get somewhere but all i see is people talking about it but no video tutorials , or walkthroughs
Any Help Would be greatly appreciated
1. https://cloud.mail.ru/public/2b47381cb37c/ADB.rar - This contains adb and fastboot if you don't already have them installed. This also contains the system image that we're going to use temporarily to get this thing restored.
2. Hook it up to your computer and load up Fastboot on the tablet (Volume+ and Power while booting. Let go of power after the logo shows up).
3. Flash the System image ( fastboot flash system system.img) followed by the boot image (fastboot flash boot boot.img)
4. Reboot.
5. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95857557620392052 - Next, we're going to use a temp version of CWM-Recovery to reinstall firmware. Enable USB debugging, run launcher.bat, type "ACCEPT" and choose T3.
6. You'll auto reboot into CWM-Recovery. Grab the official firmware from the Asus site and install the zip from SD. Once complete, you'll need to reroot the device most likely. If you have a SuperSU zip, install it after you've restored the system.
You're done. This also opens us up for just about anything. Go play with your system. As long as you don't mess up your boot loader, this should save you.
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Asus MeMo Pad 8 - Pro 7 Entertainment Pad
Hey guys,
I have a Asus MeMo Pad 8 - Pro 7 Entertainment Pad. Now the model is K011 and the firmware starts with LVL bla bla bla.
Technically it is the same as the 181C and I also have managed to achieve root. Any ide if I could get the WW firmware and rom working on this?
UPDATE:
Using this method gives you version 172 of the firmware. Current version is 189. So here are the OTA updates.
To use these files, Start up the system in Droidboot, Volume+ and Power, go to recovery. You'll be sitting a broken android robot screen. Press the volume keys several times. It's give you some options. We're going to install from adb.
Unrar the update file provided, rename the file to update.zip and sideload it to the tablet. Once it finishes, reboot and wait for the system to update. Rinse, lather, repeat for 183 to 189.
Files:
OTA update 172 to 183
OTA update 183 to 189
Note: This is only if the OTA updates aren't pushing to your device. If you've got them, you can skip this.
fulishone: If the intel tether works for you, you could always try it, but I have no idea if it would work or not. If you have your system backed up, you could always give it a go and restore if it fails.
I'll try to compile everything in to a more readable format later. I just want to get the info up right now. A lot of people were semi bricked either because of a root gone bad or file system problems.
shadow2483 said:
can you explain in lamens terms or retard terms what this means you found? so me and others
as well can understand ? Please and thank you i have a ASUS MEMO Pad 8 Me181c Rooted With Frame1.4apk it took me to demo and i turned it off and rebooted and now it just goes to The ASUS Logo and then Intel Logo and Stops . If i could find a way to install CWM on this maybe i could get somewhere but all i see is people talking about it but no video tutorials , or walkthroughs
Any Help Would be greatly appreciated
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If you need any more help than whats above, let me know.
fulishone said:
Hey guys,
I have a Asus MeMo Pad 8 - Pro 7 Entertainment Pad. Now the model is K011 and the firmware starts with LVL bla bla bla.
Technically it is the same as the 181C and I also have managed to achieve root. Any ide if I could get the WW firmware and rom working on this?
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To answer your question, yes. This will work. We have the same firmware for our devices.
http://www.asus.com/my/Tablets/ASUS_MeMO_Pad_ME181CX/HelpDesk_Download/
RemmyLee said:
To answer your question, yes. This will work. We have the same firmware for our devices.
http://www.asus.com/my/Tablets/ASUS_MeMO_Pad_ME181CX/HelpDesk_Download/
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Ok, I am not new to flashing and custom roms and so on, but follwing your guide above, I should first flash .172 and then use your update files for .183 and the .189?
What do you mean with Intel thether?
Best regards
fulishone said:
Ok, I am not new to flashing and custom roms and so on, but follwing your guide above, I should first flash .172 and then use your update files for .183 and the .189?
What do you mean with Intel thether?
Best regards
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Yep. That'll get you updated to the current firmware. I contacted ASUS yesterday and sadly, there are no plans on bringing Lollipop to this thing, nor are they interested in giving us an unlocked bootloader.
As for the Intel Tether, where the bootloader is locked, we can use a tethering method to access CWM recovery, but once we reboot, it reverts back to the standard recovery. This prevents us from using custom roms at this time. When it reboots, it checks signatures. The official firmware was not installing using the standard methods, so I used CWM to reinstall. That's why I included it above.
BBY builds
My guess is that this won't work with the BBY build. From what I understand no one has rooted an ME181C that has a BBY build. I also have not been able to connect the device to my PC. From reading this thread though it appears that to connect through the device drivers I need to boot into one of the recovery mode. Is that correct? I can see my sd cards okay when connected, but can't see the device through ABD.
et1ssgmiller said:
My guess is that this won't work with the BBY build. From what I understand no one has rooted an ME181C that has a BBY build. I also have not been able to connect the device to my PC. From reading this thread though it appears that to connect through the device drivers I need to boot into one of the recovery mode. Is that correct? I can see my sd cards okay when connected, but can't see the device through ABD.
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I'm curious to know if the tethered method would allow a temporary CWM session to install SuperSU on the BBY line. I haven't seen anyone try it yet. If USB debugging is enabled, the tethered restore should try to automagically do everything for you. If you boot in to recovery, can you do a fastboot devices?
Can´t mount external sd card anymore
After using CWM tethered recovery to backup my rom, i cant mount my external sd card anymore. Any ideas?
Updates
RemmyLee said:
UPDATE:
Using this method gives you version 172 of the firmware. Current version is 189. So here are the OTA updates.
To use these files, Start up the system in Droidboot, Volume+ and Power, go to recovery. You'll be sitting a broken android robot screen. Press the volume keys several times. It's give you some options. We're going to install from adb.
Unrar the update file provided, rename the file to update.zip and sideload it to the tablet. Once it finishes, reboot and wait for the system to update. Rinse, lather, repeat for 183 to 189.
Files:
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Note: This is only if the OTA updates aren't pushing to your device. If you've got them, you can skip this.
fulishone: If the intel tether works for you, you could always try it, but I have no idea if it would work or not. If you have your system backed up, you could always give it a go and restore if it fails.
I'll try to compile everything in to a more readable format later. I just want to get the info up right now. A lot of people were semi bricked either because of a root gone bad or file system problems.
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Thanks for posting this. It helped recover my tablet to 172. I see 172 on ASUS's website, but not the updates, and my tablet says it's up to date. Can you advise what 183 and 189 provide? Any new features or enhanced stability or performance.
Thanks in advance. Very much appreciated.
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Thanks for posting this. It helped recover my tablet to 172. I see 172 on ASUS's website, but not the updates, and my tablet says it's up to date. Can you advise what 183 and 189 provide? Any new features or enhanced stability or performance.
Thanks in advance. Very much appreciated.
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For some reason, OTA updates for this thing don't want to download. I've not seen too much of a change between them, but I applied them just to be current.
Success
RemmyLee said:
For some reason, OTA updates for this thing don't want to download. I've not seen too much of a change between them, but I applied them just to be current.
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Yeah, strange that it won't update over the air. But thanks to your assistance I am running build 189. It may just be wishful thinking, but the device does seem a bit peppier. Thank you RemmyLee!!!!
[Update] Since updating to build 189, the device is much more stable and snappier. This was definitely worth doing. I don't understand why ASUS would not be pushing this out to everyone with this device.
Just wanna say thanks to the OP. Got my tablet back from the service center and was wondering why some apps were missing. Sure enough I was on WW...179. Nice to have updates and recoveries in one place. Great work!
Thank you so much bro, I have been googling a lot trying to find a root method and just discovered that I can easily have recovery and flash supersu zip thanks to you!!
Me181c not working...
Hi guys, I was using SoftKeyZ for about 2 weeks, I wanted to set my navigation buttons to it's default, so I tried using Backup of the SoftKeyZ, but when it rebooted the tablet, I lost my navigation buttons and indeed my notification and status bar. It rebooted again automatically, and this time when it started, I got an error which says: "Unfortunately, KeyguardTestActivity haas stopped", the error prevents me from unlocking the tablet and using it, so I cannot use it at all. I don't know how to go to recovery mode on my tablet, I used the button tips but it didn't work for me. I've downloaded the official rom from asus.com . Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease, I need your help guys, you're my last chance...
should I do a complete wipe ?
Hi,
Thanks for the help in this thread.
I followed the instructions and successfully flashed the update firmware file. I was expecting for the tablet to be reset to original factory condition but found that all my apps ect were still there. I guess the user.zip is an update rather that a full ROM or should I have wiped everything first ?
I am have problems with the tablet such as Bluetooth has stopped working and wifi will only connect to very strong signal, (as in touching the router) which is why I wanted to completely wipe the device a start fresh.
f I wipe everything will the firmware file be able to restore the system fully?
Is there a complete firmware image file that can be downloaded any where ?
Thanks in advance for any advice
update : so fed up with no Bluetooth so I took the chance and did a full factory wipe and the system restored ok with the firmware file. Bluetooth problem solved, (Wifi did not, probably Hardware issue)
Thanks again
Signature failure
Thanks to your instructions, I've successfully managed to update my device to build WW-3.1.23.172, however, when trying to install 172 to 183 update I get a signature verification failure message.
Any ideas why this is happening?!