yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] branshaw09:
Thanks for the great ROM and easy instructions. Only hiccup I had was being dumb about flashing the drives. Got it done using device manger on the comp though. Everything is running beautiful and smooth. Thanks so much!! Glad I was able to get my Titanium up and able to remove those apps that just take up space.Cheers!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] bossei:
So is it absolutely necessary to downgrade to root 3.1? The OP says this is for the current version to but then it says downgrade. Confused!! I'm not a newbie to this and have flashed ROM's and rooted several times but I just need clarification so I can decide the best course of action for me.

Thanks
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
There is no way to root stock 3.1 right now so downgrading and upgrading back to a rooted 3.1 ROM is the only way
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] bossei:
Thank you; that's the confirmation I was looking for. So even if I follow the other threads on rooting I should root the .9 version first.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] bossei:
OK so when I do the adb devices I don't see anything under the list. Keep in mind that I already have adb installed and it works as I have used it several times for my DroidX. I have installed the asus adb drivers and have confirmed it's up to day. Any idea what's going on?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] dfin13:
I had to install Asus Sync to get it to list under devices. I tried just installing the drivers, but that didn't work.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] bossei:
I will try that. Yeah I've tried it several times with no luck.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] bossei:
Well this is great; I downgraded to .9 and now I can't even get the TF to connect to my laptop so I can root it. I didn't have that problem before but now nothing. WTH!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] dfin13:
May be a silly question, but its happened to me before -- did you remember to turn on USB debugging if you wiped?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] bossei:
Yes USB debugging is still on. I downgraded so I followed the instruction and downgraded then rebooted. Now I have this problem and I'm getting FC but that's because of the widgets I guess.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] nordicfastware:
Thank you !

This thread should so be Sticky ! I am a really Noobie and I rooted, flashed CWM, flashed Primordial 3.1, and much more in no time !

Should add a step where Overclocking is explained, I know it is pretty easy when you have the flashable kernel but there are some stpes and advices to follow !

Cheers
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] jhanford:
Just want to say "thank you" for such an easy to follow guide. Was rooted in about 20 minutes from unboxing my new TF
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] *Phi*:
i had the errors when I downgraded too just ignore it and use adb to root and put in cwm then prime. That's was the issue I encountered.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] bossei:
OK I finally got this working and really it wasn't hard but few things missing from the direction. At least for me I had to do some extra things.

First after install or downgrading to .9 I had to wipe data. Maybe this was explained somewhere that I missed. This is why I couldn't get the drivers to load. After I did this all was well and everything worked fine.

Second as someone stated please add that this WILL erase everything on your external SD card. You will lose data period no might you WILL.

Other than that everything else seemed ok.

Thanks for the great work.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] amerikian:
I'm waiting for my TF but have been keeping an eye on this thread so I can get Primordial running right away. Installing the drivers is the only part of the instructions that were fuzzy too.

Can u walk me through how you did this? Did u plug in the TF and just direct the windows driver install to the dl'd driver folder?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Kasimodo:
Indeed. Just plug in the TF101 and Windows will do his job.

Regards,

Kasi
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] dfin13:
I tried my best to save my data from being wiped, but it does appear that you're gonna lose it no matter what. Kind of sucked having to reconfigure everything, but now Titanium Backup works, so hopefully I'm covered for the next time I have to restore.

Sucks having to start over in Plants vs Zombies :mad:

Seriously though, thanks for the easy to follow instructions, OP. If I hadn't had a boneheaded moment during that caused me a lot of grief (my own fault), I would've been done in 15 minutes.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
This thread is a compilation of many threads into one place.

1st and for most is setting up your ADB, follow this thread and you'll have ADB

and drivers working http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1071584
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] 0mie:
Beat the game last month and upgraded to Primordial 3.1 and all my data was saved. I'm still trying to buy all the plants to fully beat it though ;P
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] dfin13:
Well I did the downgrade, root, and then the upgrade to Primordial, and managed to screw up the process at some point where a data wipe was the only choice I had :(
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] StingRay_:
First of all...thanks for the excellent walk-thru...step by step was right on!

As someone who hadn't rooted much in a while since my OG Droid days, I had some butterflies on this one, but I can't tell you how comforting it was to see that good 'ole Clockwork recovery menu...knew I was okay when I saw that....

thanks again for the great guidance!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] jratzo:
Great guide thanks!!

I went through all of this, when I got the shell I backed up some data. Installed Primordial v3.1 and lost nothing except for the SDCARD which I also backed up....

I thought everything was supposed to wipe. I was on 3.1 before and when I installed 8.2.3.9 I was getting a ton of force closes. I installed Primordial and all my apps and data are still there and everything is running great!

I am most definitely rooted superuser.apk is on there and I was able to access data/data with root explorer.

edit: didn't see the post a few up who's data also stayed
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] beungoud:
Cancelling OTA update

Hello,

Thanks for this great tutorial. Everything went fine for me but (there is always a but) during the process, my eee Pad decided to download the latest OTA update.

Now, it asks me to upgrade to the version it just downloaded from ASUS.

Is there any way to cancel that update? (by removing the downloaded file maybe).

I don't want to start all the process again.

Thanks
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] 0mie:
It asked me to upgrade also, I just hit upgrade and it went away and nothing happened to my tablet.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] ant_thomas:
How long should Part 2

"This should execute the gingerbreak program which will do the dirty work for us After about 5-10 minutes, you should be presented with a "#" symbol, which means root has been acquired. "

Actually take?

Been at it for about 25 mins now. No # symbol.

Could it have something to do with my SD card being FAT32 and EXT3 partitioned from my HTC Desire? I've also just read I'm going to lose all my SD card data, I sure hope not :S
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] giank30:
hi, great guide, but i got stuck!

when i typed adb push CWM_BLOB_V5 /data/local in the new cmd shell the command hung up...

what can i do?

thanks
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] xplosiveone:
Thanks a bunch OP. Great Guide!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
Use Titanium Backup to freeze the DMClient.apk

you can also delete it (but make a backup copy in case).
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] usafle:
Just wanted to say thanks. Got my T.F. Rooted and running thanks to your guide. Only had one error... but was an easy fix thanks to the F.A.Q.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] racedog:
Ok, read through entire OP post. Downloaded all files needed and did md5 compares. When I put the asus folder onto the sd and insert it the TF tells me that there is an update available and I tell it to update but when it reboots into the update there is a brief second when it starts to update and then I get the android with the yellow shield and an exclamation point inside.

I've done this three times now and have no idea where to go from here. I am running 8.4.4.5 which came from the OTA update when I first received the TF about 5 days ago.

Any suggestions or does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

R
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] m0nji:
hi,

i got my TF today with 8.2.3.13 firmware.

so first i tried to downgrade the firmware. problem ist now that my TF doesn't recognize the update zip on the microsd card.

i downloaded the WW 8.2.3.9 file and unziped it. then copied the "ASUS" folder directly to the root of the microsd card. but as i already said, the TF doesn't give me the update information in the infobar.

do you have any hints for me?!

thx a lot
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Itaintrite:
I ran gingerbreakBB but forgot to check in and the device was disconnected. Now I can't get back to su. I type su from adb shell and keeps getting permission denied. How do I fix this? Thanks.

update: nvm, factory reset + and started over.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] mmtoman:
I gave my transformer rooted but I can't get cwm to work at all. I've done the method multiple times. Ive factory reset and tried again but won't give me cwm.

I have successfully rooted it though which iis strange

Any suggestions?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] CheeseMcGee:
Thanks for the awesome, and "idiot proof" tutorial! Rooted and updated without a single hiccup!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] chrisc627:
Very well written write up... Worked flawlessly
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] gschaden:
HRI66.DE_epad-8.2.3.13-20110511

guess i have to wait then.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
It's tricky to get into cwm recovery the first few times.

Press and hold vol down + power button. As soon as you see those two lines of wordings at the top left press vol up button (within 5 sec. of seeing those too tiny to read wordings:D)
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] m0nji:
no...you don't.

take the US version, unzip it and then rename the "US_epad-user-8.2.3.9.zip" to "EP101_SDUPDATE.zip"

copy this file directly to the root of your microsd card, put it back to the TF and then turn off your TF.

hold Volume Down (-) and the PowerButton together and wait for the bootscreen where you can read in the upper left some lines (you have 5 seconds...). be fast and push the Volume Up (+) Button. your TF will now automatically install the US 8.2.3.9 update.

after this downgrade, you can follow the instructions from the first post (4).
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Alex2x3:
I'm about to start this process and am going to install Prime 1.4 instead but also want to install a new kernal. Do I do this before or after the rom and is there any guide on how to?

Thanks
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] m0nji:
you have to flash the alternative kernel after the rom. because there is already a kernel inside the rom.

you can flash the kernel in the same way you flash the rom.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Alex2x3:
Thanks :)

I am now running Prime 1.4 and Clemsyn-Blade kernal. So far it seems super fast compared to how it was. Lets just hope I have a good cpu and it runs stable.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
Guide updated to include PRIME! v1.4 and Clemsyn-blade's overclocking kernel :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] steve.garon:
Good timming. I'm in the middle of the install.

Great guide BTW.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] finalhit:
how much time does GPL give asus before they have to release the 3.1 kernel source?

I don't need a signature.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] rikardo1979:
Thanks for this m8 ;)

But for some reason I can't see my TF under "adb devices" ???

I have drivers installed or I think. Its installed automatically when I connected my TF 1st time. I'm on Win7.

Any help ?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] rpavich:
usb debugging is probably not enabled?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] rikardo1979:
thanks for quick reply m8,but its enabled :)

i'm not absolute beginner ;), I flashing all kind of the phones all the time.

I've also tried to re install driver manually but still no luck
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] m0nji:
the adb drivers will NOT automatically installed when you connect you tablet first time. you have to download the driver from here http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/#download

select WINDOWS7 and then USB.

then go to you device manager and update manually the "ASUS Android Composite ADB Interface".

if you don't see the tablet via adb devices after installing the drivers, you can try to instll asus sync too.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] rikardo1979:
well this is the problem, I did this m8 ;)

as u can see on printscreen. But still no good. I go to try that trick with asus sync.will see
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] SmithersJ0nes:
Excellent guide, Root went without a hitch. Thanks for taking the time to post.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] rikardo1979:
Thanks m8,

after I installed Asus Sync all is fine ;)

:cool:

@r34p3rex maybe u can add this info into 1st post, that the Asus Sync need to be installed
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] leonpr:
Haha I followed the 'stock to primordial' guide last night but subsituted bits and bobs to get 1.4 Prime & 1.6Ghz overclock instead just get to work in the morning and see the guide updated for the very same!

Good job! Your guide is simple to follow and now very up to date :D
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] m0nji:
excellent! ;-)

FYI asus sync is not required for all. for me it worked without asus sync
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] GrandPuba2000:
Can someone re-up the adb, asus drivers, rooting package and hashmyfilles? these do not work ATM
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] jhanford:
Suggestion

It occurs to me that if you copy the CWM_BLOB_V5 immediately after copying gingerbreakBB to /data/local/ you could then run the exploit and then do "dd if=...." without having to do anything else and so the "DO NOT CLOSE THIS WINDOW" would not be necessary
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
Of course you could do all that with out opening a new cmd window, the open new window is just a safety measure to check md5sum.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
Just checked, the links should be working

Asus sync does not need to be installed. If you install it, it will also install the adb drivers for you. However, you could also download the adb drivers, then in device manager update the ASUS ADB Composite Drivers manually with the adb drivers you downloaded/unzipped earlier
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] codeman05:
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[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] boomer8403:
I dont know what the hell I am doing wrong!?! Ive tried this simple tutorial probably 8 times now and everytime I get to the step where Its supposed to reboot my transformer it never does so Ive been manually restarting it via the power button and still no root. Ive given it the command to restart through adb but Its still not rooted after reboot. Ive downloaded Titanium to check and its a no go. So my question is what am I doing wrong? Thanks
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] nbarlam:
worked perfectly. just got the tablet today and was annoyed that it wasn't updating to version 3.1 automatically, so this was a real relief.

just realized that this COMPLETELY WIPED MY SD CARD. so i've lost all of my pictures, videos, music, and app data that i had on there because i used the same sd card i use for my evo 4g. i'm in shock
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] steve.garon:
Yeah I got my sdcard erased during the downgrade to .9 also. Good thing I had nothing of value on it...

The OP should warn us about this...
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] jhanford:
On a similar note, I would make the flashing of solarnz's CWM mandatory and not optional. Whacked all my music and pictures when going through a rebuild and wiping data (factory reset) with the original CWM
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] jhanford:
Got it, but if you pushed/pulled/verified BEFORE running gingerbreakBB you'd do it in one window, and forgo the need for big, bold red letters... unless that's mandatory :P
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] r34p3rex:
It's there in big red bold letters, you missed it ;)
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] acid123:
Will flashing a rom/kernel fix the Mkv playback issue,

Or do we have to wait for Asus, Google or Nvidia to release a update....
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] droidx1978z4:
This guide worked perfectly for me. The only issue that I ran into was that it appears that you can't flash prime using a class two SD card. I didn't want to risk losing data on my class ten card, so I tried with two class two cards and kept receiving an unable to open error when I tried to flash the zip.

I am also having issues where sometimes I cannot type numbers. Numbers show up as characters like #@$. I really don't get what's up with this, and changing the keyboard doesn't solve the issue either.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
I'm actually using a class 2 micro sd right now. Everything flash fine from ROMs to kernels to whatever.

As for your other problems, you might have to try a factory reset
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
I'm actually using a class 2 micro sd right now. Everything flash fine from ROMs to kernels to whatever. Try to re-format the sd card

As for your other problems, you might have to try a factory reset
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] azizmulhim:
Thanks to your steps ,I have successfully rooted my device.

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[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] rikardo1979:
problem is I did install the adb drivers but it wasn't working. But after I installed Asus Sync all was OK.

don't know why is this but all sorted now ;)

:cool:
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] idlefrog:
I used this guide on Saturday and I now have a rooted TF :D

I did run in to some problems along the way but these were all due to me not following instructions to the letter.

I had already installed the Android SDK so I already had adb but not in the c:/android folder, so I tried doing all this from the folder adb was already in. Everything was fine until I got this step:

adb pull /data/local/CWM_BLOB_V5 cwmblob_retransfer

I never got the cwmblob_retransfer file back on my PC. I started again working from C:/android as instructed and it all went smoothly.

One thing that I would add is that when waiting for # to appear I thought that step had failed because it displayed a message that reads like an error and then there is a long pause before you gets lots of lines saying void... and then finally you get the #. It might be worth mentioning that in the guide as I exited at that point twice until I realised it had worked.

I haven't tried the overclocked ROM yet though as there are lots of reports about various things not workin so I will wait until a more stable one arrives.

Thanks for writing the guide.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] number16:
Thanks for the detailed instructions! I was able to root and flash Prime! ROM on my Transformer with little issue. The only problems I ran into were ...

- Didn't realize you can't gingerbreakBB the device unless you have an SD card in it ... I read someone else's response to realize this was the missing step

- Didn't realize I had to open ANOTHER ADB console after gaining root ... but that's my own mistake cos the step's there

I didn't go as far as flashing a different kernel to OC. I felt the Transformer is fast enough as is, so unless there are other advantages to flashing a different kernel I think I'd just keep it un-OC'ed for now.

Thanks for the detailed steps though!!!
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tardman91:
I just got my Google Music invite and I'm in the process of uploading my library. While I was waiting I tried to install the Google Music app on my N1. It downloads, then tries to install itself and then I get the message Installation unsuccessful. Application cannot be installed in the default install location. My phone is completely stock. Not rooted or anything. It's running 2.3.4 GRJ22 with Launcher Pro. What's going on here?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rod3:
It probably needs to be installed in /system/apps which is where the original is located. Without it coming to you from Google Ota, I am not sure how to move the file without root.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tardman91:
I wonder why it would be available to download from the market if that was the case.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
Just give it a few tries. Mine is installed in /data, and it works fine...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bassmadrigal:
Make sure that your default install location is set to internal or automatic (I think that is an option with stock Gingerbread). I remember reading that this failed if you had it set to install things to external.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tardman91:
Do you know where I find this option? I didn't see anything.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bassmadrigal:
I was thinking this was also in a stock install. I guess it is a CyanogenMod only thing. I'd guess this isn't your problem if you don't even have the option to change.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bassmadrigal:
Good. I noticed you found the other post that I had seen about this. (I had the hardest time trying to find that, because I wanted to reference it for this thread.)

But for others, plug your phone into the usb and make sure you have adb set up (this isn't the place for a tutorial, there are lots that can be found through google). And make sure USB Debugging is turned on. Then enter this command on your computer.

adb shell pm setInstallLocation 0
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chichoCRZ:
Thanks Rod3, I was having the same problem not being able to install from the market. As it turns out I had my Installation Location set to "External". After changing the setting to "Internal", Google Music was able to install.

I'm using CM7.

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[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edsnr:
I can't for life of me figure this out I've never rooted my phone my set install should be at 0. But every time I download the music app from the market i get an error cannot install in default location
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] gamikzone:
looks great :D i have never OV'ed before
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jcc332006:
Anyone tried this?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] nickmcminn60:
Dont see a link?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] xan:
its on market, two qr codes on top :)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] lotherius:
Does this only work with Rasdeep's kernel? Or with certain other kernels also? I ask because Rasdeep's kernel looks to be an I9000 kernel which would murder battery life on a Vibrant, and possibly have button issues as well, wouldn't it?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jferg5:
I'm moving to an area where I don't get service and after taking to att, they said I'm screwed basically. Us cellular has excellent service there. So my question is if I unlock will I be able to bounce off their towers? I'm on continium 5.5. And does anyone have a sip account they recommend? Thanks guys
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abee_13:
I use sipgate, works pretty well.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jferg5:
Thanks man. I'm trying that now.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abee_13:
No problem. Glad i could help.