[Eee Pad Transformer General] roflcopterofl:
[Under construction]

Hello,

Since I see that a lot of people are having trouble with rooting and installing roms, and since their isn’t a guide for everything I decided I’d write thing.

Table of contents

Intros

-I.1: Intro

-I.2 Support list

-l.3 What is rooting?

--Pre rooting:

1.1	Downloading our utils

1.2	Prepare our transformer

--Rooting

2.1 Rooting

--Recovery Installation

3.1 Recovery and roms

3.2 Different roms

--what to do with root

4.1 WTFWR

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I: intro

This guide is presented in the easiest way. If you follow each and every step you should be fine. With that said I cannot be held responsible if you mess up your device in any way

I.2 Support list

This guide is meant to be universal as possible. I can guarantee this will work with original us transformer. I’m not yet sure of the slider, 3g or ww models. Please confirm them working below in the comments. Keep in mind you should always check the support of the rom you want to use by looking at by checking the thread.

l.3 What is rooting?

Rooting a great thing. With it you can install roms, ,make backups and overall great backups. Below is a article on it:

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Root-Your-Android-Phone,review-1688.html

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1.1 Downloading our utils

STOP: If you have a device running .19 or below use razor claw for rooting. Then, afterwords if you want to install recovery the a rom jump to 3.1 Razorclaw doesn’t require you to have a computer.

Before we begin we will need to get our computer ready to root with nacho root. Head over to

http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

to download the android sdk. Get the zip it’s easier. Once you download it and unzip it. Place the folder in the root of your C: drive (just trust me)

Now double click SDK Manager

Check the box next to “android sdk platform-tools” then click install X packages. Accept any terms that come up. The sdk is now installing. Ignore any errors. Wait till it’s done

Cool, now to get your asus usb drivers. This will help our computer recognize our device. Go to

http://support.asus.com/Download/ModelList.aspx?SLanguage=en&keyword=eee pad&type=1

Select your device, The for the OS dropdown box choose “OTHERS” Then hit the plus next to “UTILITIES (1)”. Under that click Global (DLM). Wait till it downloads then install it.

Finally to get our rooting software. We will be using nacho root from:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1427838&page=1

Download Nacho root and SU

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Go back to your android SDK folder we download earlier. Put both of the files in the “Platform-tools”

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1.2: prepare our transformer.

Go into the settings. On the left click application. Make sure “Unknown sources” Is checked. Then click development. Make sure “Usb debugging” is checked.

2.1 rooting. It is rooting time. Make sure your device has a good charge on it. Then hook it up to your computer.

Go to your computer and open cmd by hitting the start button then typing in cmd. In the windows type in:

Cd C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools

Make sure you have the space between cd and C: If an error returns you didn’t follow the tutorial and put the folder in the correct path. If that is case use the right path.

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Hit enter.

Now type in:

Adb devices

A random string of number should appear, if not your don’t have your asus usb drivers installed correctly.

Here is the instruction for you to type in to root from the dev. Do it one line at a time. Do not type in any of the <wait for boot> things.

adb push nachoroot.bin /data/local/
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/nachoroot.bin
adb shell /data/local/nachoroot.bin --stage1
adb reboot
<wait for boot>
adb shell /data/local/nachoroot.bin --stage2
adb reboot
<wait for boot>
adb shell id
<if id is 0 / root then continue, else start over>
adb remount
adb push su /system/xbin/su
adb shell chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
adb shell /data/local/nachoroot.bin --undo
adb reboot

If you did it right an your device didn’t turn into an ipad you should be ok. Go to the market. Get super user. If all goes well you have root.

STOP: Now if you don’t want to install recovery and get a rom (which I HIGHLY recommend) this concludes the end of the tutorial. Feel free to view the information after the recovery and rom section.

3.1 Recovery Installation and roms.

THIS REQUIRES A MICRO SD CARD

If you are here you must want to get recovery, install a rom, and make your tf 1000% times better.

To begin go to http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1346180

Get the app either on your computer OR your transformer. Install it, and click the giant button. Let it do it’s thing. Now you have recovery, which allows you to install roms.

Time to boot in recovery. Get this app:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1173434

and click the oversized button to boot into recovery. (Yes you can do the other method by turning of your tf and holding both power button and bottom volume at the same time then clicking vol up when you see text, but that requires more then one finger.

There you go. You’ll see a recovery screen.

NOW pay careful attention. Once you are there we need to make a backup. Use your vol keys to scroll down to “Backup and restore”. Select it with the power key. Now make a backup by clicking backup (With the vol and power keys from now on obviously). Now you have a backup. To install a rom simply get the rom from the xda section (check comp. and don’t get nflash) and put it on your micro sd card. Boot into recovery. Scroll down to “install zip from sd card”. Then choose zip from sd card. Find the rom you put on the micro sd card. It should install. If this was to difficult view this kind man’s vid tutorial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWdfce9wBjs&feature=related

May be wondering what rom you should pick. I recommend revolver, because the dev is offering me a large some of many to say that (Just kidding ). But really revolver is great.

Others include:

Prime

Revolution

And many more at: http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1107.