yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] GibMcFragger:
I just picked mine up today and it's running on 8.2.3.9

I ran the script and it's still sitting on the flashing cursor (while trying to gingerbreak). It's been maybe 15 mins and counting. How do I know if it's still going or if it actually hung/failed?

*EDIT* It wasn't working. I rebooted and INSERTED MY MICROSD CARD and ran it again. It worked. I guess that means you indeed require the external SD to be inserted. I should have known that. I used Gingerbreak on my Moto Atrix and it required the external SD to be in also.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
In that case, I'd do a nandroid backup in CWM, then flash the Prime update.zip file in CWM. You MIGHT have to do a wipe first, not 100% positive

If it fails, it should let you know. Give it another 10-15 min to see if anything happens :D
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] GibMcFragger:
I just edited my post. I got it. You HAVE to have the external microSD inserted. I should have known that. Gingerbreak is the same way for the Moto Atrix.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
Yup, someone else had this problem earlier too :p
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] GibMcFragger:
Ok! Primordial flashed, booting now! Thanks for the great guide!

PS: Love the boot BIOS animation hehe.

I just noticed I am getting an ASUS software update nag. Is there any way to kill that?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] TheCougar:
I haven't finished the whole process yet but I wanted to state an issue I had before I forgot the details.

I was at "Part 3 (optional, highly recommended): CWM3.1.0.1 mod by solarnz" and after booting into CWM 3.0.2.8 I went to load the zip off of the microsd card and I received an error of " E:can't mount /sdcard " with nothing else. I researched and found a few threads referencing this error for other devices. What it is is that the microsd cards permissions are screwed up and so it won't mount in CWM.

Quickest way to solve this (at least from what I tried) is to just format the micrsd again and copy the recovery-3.1.0.1-solarnz-R3-240511-1908.zip back over to the microsd and give it another go. Worked right off for me after the format (I believe you can format it in anything. I formatted in a digital camera).
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Ender666666:
Thanks for the tutorial. I successfully went from Stock 3.1 to Primordial.

One thing to note is that the process wiped out the contents of my SD card, which to me, was unexpected. I don't think I did anything wrong, so figure that it's worth mentioning in your guide that it's a possability.

I'm also noticing a lot of lad when using my Dock, and have never noticed this before rooting and updating. Any ideas why I'm having lag now?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
Run the following then start from the beginning again

adb shell rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh

adb shell rm /data/local/tmp/sh
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] branshaw09:
Hello... Not new to the rooting world but new to the Transformer world. I've done all of my past rooting on Ubuntu. Has anyone used Linux based for rooting the transformer? I can't find any instructions on it. Thanks!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] GibMcFragger:
I am suddenly getting an annoying Asus software update notification nag after flashing Primordial, which I find odd. Is there any way to disable it? It is going to make me upgrade soon, I can only postpone it a few more times.

*EDIT* I just froze "DMClient" in Titanium Backup and it killed the update service. Excellent. :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
Cool, good to know :D Added to the FAQ

Added :D Is your dock on the 209 firmware?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] murd0ck77:
Big thanks...

I am a tablet virgin and barely getting hair down there with smartphones, so this guide was priceless. While I do have some very limited knowledge with adb this should save a lot of headaches and what if/did I F this up statements. Since I followed the instructions it was a breeze, and lets face it if I can do it a one armed gorilla could do it..

Thanks again because now I am rooted and oh what a relief it is..

Murd0ck
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
It's the same concept. As long as you have access to adb, the commands are universal
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Baconstrip:
Worked wonderfully, thank you SO MUCH :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] VoXHTC:
How do you go from 8.4.4.5 to whatever you need to root? Since this is posted anywhere...
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Baconstrip:
You follow the same downgrade procedure mentioned in the guide.. I just did it myself. After you downgrade you might have to go into settings and factory reset like I did
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] VoXHTC:
4 trillion force closes later, I think I'll try the factory reset. I can't even get my SDCARD to show up in Windows :(
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
Highly recommended to do a wipe/factory reset after downgrading :D Upgrading usually doesn't have as many problems if you don't wipe first
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] psycho2097:
Yea I did remove the boomsh, reboot zill ions f times, n do pretty much everything asked...but no go, then I saw the rm sh line....lol..just one line can **** u up pretty bad. So everything fine now, rooted, tibu backed up, will go home n install 3.1 today when I go home in the evening.:D
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] 3DSammy:
branshaw09,

As r34p3rex already commented you can use this threads guide if you have ADB access. Here is a Ubuntu ADB install guide and other Ubuntu/ABD specific resources I have collected.

[GUIDE] Lazyman's installation guide to ADB on Ubuntu 10.10

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10746225&postcount=1

ABD connections under Ubuntu advise

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13620364&postcount=5

[GUIDE] Mounting storage in Ubuntu

http://tabletroms.com/forums/showthread.php?536-GUIDE-Mounting-storage-in-Ubuntu

[GUIDE] ADB Workshop and Guide for everyone

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=879701

I hope this helps you.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Ender666666:
Yes, I rebooted and reseated the dock and now it's ok.... for the time being at least. Strange, as I'm typig this I'm getting lag again...
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
Hmmm strange indeed. It couldn't hurt to maybe wipe everything and reflash? :p Just a thought xD
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] branshaw09:
Thank you. Will give this a run tonight. I was getting SO frustrated last night because I couldnt even get my Transformer to mount to Ubuntu. Glad that guide is on there as well! Have a good one and thanks again.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] popophobia:
What is the difference between WW, TW, and US version? Is it ok to flash it across the board? I have a TW SKU but want to use the US version. Is there any draw back to this?

Thanks!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] abs_rio:
I've already got Primordial 3.1 running.

I want to find out whether I can just flash the CWM3.1.0.1 mod by solarnz by using the steps in the guide?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] stevm:
REQUIREMENTS:

-MicroSD card (THIS MUST BE IN YOUR TRANSFORMER AT ALL TIMES DURING THIS PROCESS!)

-Patience

-Brain

Excellent guide,big thanx and BTW first two requirements are ok but where do I obtain the third ,lol.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
Yup not a problem :p
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] lazydesi:
any Mac version guide available?

Thanks.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
As long as you have ADB properly set up on your Mac, the commands are universal ;) I've never used ADB on a Mac before so unfortunately I can't help you there :p
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] twirtle2:
http://esausilva.com/2010/10/02/how-to-set-up-adb-android-debug-bridge-in-mac-osx/

Follow this to get ADB set up. You dont need to do step 4 but just cd to your adb directory and add " ./ " before all the adb commands in the guide.

Edit: if you want to set up the path environment variable and relaunching terminal doesn't work try typing . ./.profile
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] caseyatbt:
I just ordered my dock. I have already upgraded to Primordial 3.1 Will the dock automatically upgrade it's firmware when I put my Transformer in it?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
It should :p
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] mikeDCMDVA:
Worked like a charm

A thousand thanks!!!!!!!!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] 0mie:
I'm on 3.1 and rooted, my TF says there is an update. Is that normal? I didn't manage to read all the pages here though.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] ldbobby:
Great guide! I owe you a ****.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] igot6strings:
I keep getting stuck at /data/local/gingerbreakBB

All I get is:

I tried everything in the previous posts to get this to work and no luck.

Also, whenever I use ADB I have to kill it off in taskman after each ADB step.

I started with stock 3.1, downgraded and now stuck at the above.

Any ideas?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] secfincorp:
Cant Mount SD Card

I did everything correctly. Have clockwork installed can boot to it. I cant mount my SD card to flash anything. Any suggestions. I tried to reformatting my sd card and recopying the files over....
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] nicknowsky:
whats the best partition layout to use for a SD card, or just a simple format
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
Hmm that's strange.. do you have the dock by any chance? It might be the update for your dock firmware

Is your MicroSD card still inserted?

Do you have another microSD card you could try? What file system are you formatting it as?

A simple format should do the trick :D
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] drdystopia:
Rooted Zip

So this guy has a Zip on his blog that supposedly you just put on the SD and it roots your transformer for you.

Any one have any luck using this?

http://maboot.com/how-to-root-asus-transformer-on-honeycomb-simplest-way/2009/

Seems like a much simpler solution that all this ADB stuff.

--dyst

*EDIT

I also found this site that has a pre-rooted 3.1 zip that supposedly you just put on the SD and flash on a stock device.

http://limitlessdroid.com/2011/05/3...us-eee-pad-transformer-leaked-rooted-as-well/
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] rpavich:
Works beautifully.,..thanks for putting in all of the hard work on this!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] igot6strings:
I got it figured out. The problem I was having was do to the ADB package I downloaded at the beginning of the tutorial. I switched the one included with the Android SDK instead and everything worked fine after that. No trouble whatsoever. I also didn't have to kill the process in taskman at each step once I switched.

Most awesome.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
That's a very old method that does not work anymore unless you have the very old firmware.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
What did you downgraded to? 8.3.2.9 or 8.3.2.13?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
He got it figured out :p Turns out, the ADB package was acting wonky
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] AngryDinosaur:
Yes for the video!!!!!!!!!!

Video! Video!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] AngryDinosaur:
do we have a safe root yet?

or is it still a brickable root?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Pacifik:
On 3.1 if I placed the 8.2.3.9 on the root of the micro sd inside of the ASUS file structure it wouldn't read the update, but if I copied the zip inside the ASUS file to the root the update popped up and showed both files. Weird huh.:confused:
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
The rooting method right now is pretty safe IMO. I messed up a few times and jsut rebooted the TF and started from the beginning.

Really though there's always a possibility of ****s happening no matter how "safe" it's supposed to be.

You don't really see that many "oh **** I bricked my transformer rooting it" do you?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] VoXHTC:
I'm borderline mentally farking retarded and I did it without a mistake, first try. It's as safe as smoking a cigarette. If you do it too much something will break though.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Windkracht13:
AGGHHH, how do i install the Asus ADB drivers?

NooB here,hahaha...
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] youneek:
I rooted mine piece of cake and I'm running Primordial 3.1. I want to stop the OTA updates but is there a way other than using Titanium and freezing DMClient.apk?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
After you switch on debugging mode on your TF, plug it in and Windows will ask you for a driver. Extract the adb driver package somewhere and point Windows to where you unzipped the drivers
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] daffyduck2602:
Thanks for this guide, it worked really well though I think you need to do a wipe from the old stock from to make it work best.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] mikewong27:
the random reboot problem on my TF running stock "Leaked Android 3.1" is so irritating!!! Never seen this problem before on Android 3.0.1... I am tempted on rooting and install Primordial 3.1 on my TF... I'm wondering if anyone who had random reboot issue on 3.1 installed Primordial 3.1? Did the random reboots go away? I just want to resolve the random reboot problem asap!!!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Evostance:
How do I install the ASUS ADB Drivers?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
Start here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1071584
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Evostance:
Cheers. All done and rooted apparently.

However i've lost access to CWM now i've flashed Primordial :/
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Chekm8:
arrrg help please

was going to say not a noob since i got this far but Part 4 (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1106587)) or installing Primodial isn't working for me. Did all the other steps, verified i'm on;

v3.0.1

build: 8.2.3.9

i power off, hit the power and down button then up. Clockwork mod (v3.1.0.1) comes up. scroll to "install zip from sdcard" then "choose zip from sdcard" then highlight PIRMODIAL_V3.1_US.ZIP and finally click on "Yes - Install PRIMODIAL_V3.1_US.ZIP". it then acts like it's trying to install but then it goes to "Install aborted". Full verbage from pad is;

ClockworkMod Recovery v3.1.0.1 (solarnz-R3-230511-1902)

--Installing: /sdcard/PRIMODIAL_V3.1_US.zip

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

E:Can't open /sdcard/PRIMODIAL_V3.1_US.zip

(bad)

Installation aborted.

Frustrtating! arg! Downloaded Primodial at least 3 times to make sure it wasn't corrupted and copied it into using USB making sure it didn't hiccup and even removed it safely. My tablet doesn't show the TF101 as an external drive when i hook it up (Win XP laptop w SP3) on the box i'm trying to copy Primodial from and that's why i'm using a usb stick. It does connect as an external drive to my Win7 64bit box but that's in the office.

Thoughts? sorry for the long thread
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
Did you check md5sum to make sure it match?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] K900:
Nah. This needs a one-click solution. Guess I'll make a Linux ISO with a bash script. Should be safe and no drivers needed :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Chekm8:
full match (8c9ef19b726e76fd73de4632db7e4288) both on CWM_BLOB_V5 and cwmblob_retransfer.

even tried (can't past source since i'm still dubbed 'new user') with CWM_BLOB_V4 just to make sure i was doing it right--camera broken with CWM_BLOB_V4.

tried to just go back to default (3.1) Asus EP101_SDUPDATE.ZIP using ClockworkMod Revovery v3.1.0.1 and that failed to. got;

--Installing: /sdcard/EP101_SDUPDATE.ZIP

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Installing update...

assert failed: write_raw_image ("/tmp/blob", "staging")

E:Error in /sdcard/EP101_SDUPDATE.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted.

Ok, main reason i wanted to root was becuase i wanted to try and get Ad hoc wireless working on the TF (iphone mywi) (can't post source since i'm still dubbed 'new user'). I wanted to just be able to replace the 1wpa_supplicant file. I guess at this point, i either try to troubleshoot Primal and tweak file, or rather go back OEM and try and tweak file. none are working atm :
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] branshaw09:
Hi there... I feel dumb asking this but how do I get the USB drivers installed? All I can find through this thread and on the ASUS site is the .zip. Thanks for the help.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
Might be an SD card error. Do you have another sd card you can try? Try formatting the SDcard again and then try it one more time
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] alirezaircn:
My transformer is TW_epad-user-8.4.4.5. Can I use WW to root? ( I mean it's originally TW )
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
Are you on 8.2.3.9 right now? Any 8.2.3.9 version is rootable with Gingerbreak. Or are you asking if it's safe to install the WW version of Primordial?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] smashingblue:
Anyone have a way to disable this update reminder without having to use Titanium Backup?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] alirezaircn:
No. I have updated to 3.1 and asking if it is safe i can use the way mentioned in this thread to downgrade and root my transformer while it s currently TW not WW? Because this thread talks about US and WW vesions not TW.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
You can grab the TW 8.2.3.9 file here: http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/EeePAD/TF101/UpdateLauncher_TW_epad_user_8239.zip

:D
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Dyskmaster:
is there a way to get rid of the asus bios screen that comes on every single boot(am rooted)?

(no, not the bootanimation of the honeycomb with numbers and stuff)
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
That bios screen is part of the bootanimation. You'll have to edit the bootanimation or ask someone to make one custom.

Here's a bumble bee only bootanimation

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16959871/bootanimation.zip

Edit, I misunderstood you. I think you're refering to the screen that come on before the bootanimation. That's the "splash" screen and you can't change it as far as I know.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Chekm8:
negative on the formatting of the SD. picked up another SD (grade 10 vs original grade 4), and no luck. did some deletions/wipes from ClockworkMod and may have bricked this thing :(. Wont load into os, just hangs at the EEE Pad/Asus page.

Heads up though, my 3.1 was the leaked out version so i had it a week early. not sure if that makes a difference but i'd like it to autoupdate/reinstall the original 3.1 rom. how do i remove ClockworkMod so that the unit can auto detect/load 3.1 like it did before? also a heads up, when i loaded the leaked 3.1, i had to create Asus/Update in the sdcard root for it to pick up. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. ty sir.

btw, thank god for backups :). just restored to a previous backup (8.2.3.9), but still doesn't wnat to update to primodial :(.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
Go here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1093403

You can make a backup first then delete the file
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Shockwave786:
[Q] Help

Hi my transformer is on CN_epad-8.2.3.13

Which rom do i use to downgrade?

I want to change to world wide is it safe to do so ? How do i do this

And is it safe for me to use primordial WW
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Kasimodo:
Part 3 after Part 4, can I?

Hello,

I've already rooted my TFT101 with this Guide and flashed it with Primordial 3.1US.

(My TFT is a WW version but primordial works fine).

Well... when I've backuped my NAND with ClockworkModRecovery, indeed I lost all my datas on the SD Card. Well I thought it was normal.

Then I've read this thread and seen that a patch is available:

PART 3 (OPTIONAL, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED): CWM3.1.0.1 mod by solarnz

So my first question is: because I've already installed the Primordial 3.1 ROM, can I install this patch without loosing anythin or brick my tablet?

And my last question is: I have to flash over the US primoridal, the WW patch too (which convert US to WW). When do I flash it... after the solarnz patch or before? Will I loose all my parameters/data?

Thank you.

Regards,

Kasi
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
You should be fine, that is just a different version of CWM. I'm running the same

recovery.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] daffyduck2602:
All you should need to do is flash the CWM recovery modification over your existing installation. Just one question, did you make sure that you flashed the WW version of the rom?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] paulkkl:
How to get again # sgned command window
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
Just start over except run these lines first,

adb shell rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh

adb shell rm /data/local/tmp/sh
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] reisa:
Data wipe needed?

Happy to say I'm rooted and running the patched Clockwork mod with the Primordial ROM ... BUT: It was a scary ride. Maybe my experience will help someone else going through this. I've only ever done rooting through ADB one other time although I've rooted 5-6 other devices. This guide is great except that it didn't work for me the first time, and I did follow the instructions word-for-word.

It's worth noting that I'm on the US-release TW version, and had upgraded with the leaked version of 3.1 before deciding to root.

I followed all steps, checking MD5s all along the way, and had gotten through the "you should be rooted and running CWM" part, but something didn't seem right. I had rebooted, but was getting cascading force closes. I had not run the patched CWM or Primordial install yet. I was able to reboot into Clockwork and tried fixing permissions. Still got the cascading FCs on reboot. At this point it struck me that my wallpaper and widgets had never changed. So I figured the initial downgrade had not worked. I rebooted to CW and checked the data on the microSD card, but it was empty where it had contained the downgrade file before.

At this point, I was feeling that oh-crap-I-screwed-up-$700-worth-of-computer-I-can't-return-to-ebay feeling -- so I decided to just do it all again. This time, as part of running the downgrade, I booted back into recovery and was presented with standard recovery with an option to wipe the system. I did that. When the tablet finished rebooting, it kicked into the "initial setup" steps where you have to type in your Gmail account etc. I skipped that part, and did the minimum I needed to boot to the desktop. This time it came up to the ASUS desktop with the "tree" wallpaper and ASUS weather/clock/email widgets. I checked settings and saw that the version number was 8.2.3.9.

From here, I followed the ADB instructions again, and everything went well. Only difference I did was to type "reboot" into the command terminal where the OP author says to "do it manually".

I don't know why it didn't work the first time, or how lucky I may be that it didn't brick, or why the wipe option didn't come up the first time. But I think the wipe is what cleared the way for me. If things go smoothly, the whole process should take 20-30 minutes if you have all the files downloaded. Just don't freak out if it doesn't work at first.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Kasimodo:
No, no, no.... I've flashed the US version because there wasn't any other version than the US. So now there is a WW patch... so I think I will flash it and ClockRecovery patch too.

So It was my question.

Regards,

Kasi