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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Doktaphex:
Well, I unlocked, installed CWM and did a nandroid. After rebooting into my Prime, I managed to start a firmware update with some extremely clever foolishness on my part. Now I'm stuck in CWM. Nothing I do has helped me to get back into the system.

Gonna run down the battery and see if that helps. If not, then maybe a custom ROM will help. I guess there must be a flag on a partition somewhere telling my Prime to go into RCK, and of course that is where CWM is now living. :D

Oh well hopefully I'll get it recovered. :D

EDIT: Does anyone know where this flag may be and how to remove it?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] markimar:
I'm holding off till I see something worth installing. Asus puts out so many OTA's. People on here say give it a day and it will be on here for updates but that's not always true! I just don't want to lose my ota updates.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] killawatts:
I assume you've tried to wipe/restore your nandroid from cwm?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Doktaphex:
Indeed I have, as I said it seems as though there is a flag on a hidden partition that is forcing recovery on every boot. If I boot using VOL down + power it boots straight to recovery, doesn't even give me the option for cold boot etc...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Striatum_bdr:
The tool doesn't root your device and don't need your device to be rooted to work. It's just designed to unlock the bootloader and give access to a modified Recovery partition.

You can after that root it with existing tools in dev section, or through CWM by flashing a zip file with Super User.apk and su binary inside.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Deltaechoe:
Now we wait for some crazy person to take apart this apk and use similar methods to unlock the bootloader without having the tablet tattle on you to asus
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] drewskee:
Hopefully sooner than later.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ScottIsMyName:
Maybe I am being naive, but since we have "source" for the apk, why couldn't we just do the same thing as the source but remove the calling home feature?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chpimentelpr:
Let's the destruction began!!!!!!!!! :mad:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jermaine151:
We don't have the source code. That apk is the compiled version and makes it trickier to reverse engineer.

EDIT: I just saw the thread about the decompiled apk. That's not the same as having the source code. That just decompiles it into Dalvik byte code which is still difficult to reverse engineer. It might be pretty easy to remove the call home portion, though. I'll take a look.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xTRICKYxx:
I am going to advise against not unlocking the bootloader of your Transformer Prime if you have no plans on development.

Only unlock once those awesome developers create a ROM.

I salute to you all you brave souls who do, but I am wary if my Prime does '**** the bed'.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] zurui:
This is what I'm looking forward to. No real reason for me to unlock yet until there's stable CM9 builds or other roms I may be interested in.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] djkinetic:
if aokp gets supported on the prime today then im unlocking lol but as of now yea there is no need to unlock.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] pbrauer:
So no matter what method I keep running into the same problem which is:

I run the Unlock Device Tool

I answer Yes to the two questions

I click the "Press to unlock your device" button

I then get an error that says, "An unknown error occurs, which may be a network connection error. please wait and try again later."

I have tried while connected to two different WiFi networks, nothing seems to change. I have waited and retried, and no luck.

Can anyone possibly help??
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] -viperboy-:
Do you have a Google account in the device?

BTW all, I have updated PrimeTime to flash CWM for you automatically :) It will also install the Unlock Tool for you :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] pbrauer:
Yes to the Google account.

And I love your Root Tool, already used that!

I don't know if it matters, although I have a sneaking suspicion that it does, but I have an issue on my device that even though I did the rachet fix, and my SN shows, I still do not get any OTAs.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Doktaphex:
Methinks that your problem is exactly that.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] pbrauer:
sigh....and i REALLY don't want to do a return!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] agentdr8:
The hardware checks in the unlock tool look for build.SERIAL and build.DEVICE. Those values should be populated, otherwise it won't proceed.

With a adb shell/term emu, try getprop ro.serialno and getprop ro.product.device

The former should be your TFP serial, and the latter should be TF201.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] pbrauer:
I had checked the serialno value previously after doing the Ratchet fix and that was there, and just checked again and both of those values are populated.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Jon2555:
I'm willing to start development on Prime if bootloader is unlocked or if there is any way to install roms like CWM or via dd command ie. root as well as fastboot.

EDIT: Saw that it's unlocked :) but the problem is that I don't own a Prime so if anyone is interested just PM me.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Doktaphex:
Are you just being very silly? Unlocked bootloader and CWM both appeared today.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Jon2555:
Sorry I'm not tracking it well :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] GirLuvsDroid:
I unlocked and I'm listing to music from Google Music right now.

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I didn't see this answered, so forgive me if someone already did. It does not wipe the tablet like unlocking did on the GNex.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Deathbyfugu:
Is anyone else continually getting "Failed to unlock your device please try again later" after inputting their Google account password?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] smw6180:
Probably means their server is overloaded, wait awhile and give it another try.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Deathbyfugu:
Ok. Trying not to rage lol...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xsteven77x:
Maybe it's a sign that you shouldn't unlock it yet :0) lmfao jk
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tedr108:
Asus Unlock zip file???

Asus Unlock utility download (direct from their site):

OK, I thought we were downloading an .apk here? Intead, I got a zip file that extracts into what looks like the source code. I could compile this thing in Eclipse, but did not read that you all were doing that.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] newellj79:
Hmmm, I used the direct download link right from my prime. The apk downloaded and I installed it on the spot. After careful consideration I'm going to wait a bit to use it though... I haven't heard of anyone downloading a source code. hmmm...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tedr108:
I've downloaded from a Windows machine (twice) and the Prime (twice) and have received the source zip file each time. Weird ... I used the "Global" link, which I believe is correct ... not the DLM or China links. I'll try again later.

You know, we do have kind of a weird firewall here where I am ... hard to believe it would cause this type of thing, but I'll try another location.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] newellj79:
I just put it in my dropbox for you. http://db.tt/1V2Yeu5S
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xsteven77x:
Had the same problem. Dont know why that is happening to us. Had to use the dropbox link. Still haven't ran the tool but i did install the apk.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
Same here. I created a folder called Android tools within my downloads folder. I have all the needed tools downloaded. I have unlock tool apk., have the CWM file, and even new ViperPrimwtime 4.5 if I want to do everything at once. Have tons of other tools also like vipercontrol, ATP tweaks, Volume+, etc...

Have it all ready for when i want to take the plunge. Once I see a 1.8-2Ghz overclock rom or kernel, then I might can't resist the temptation to give it a shot. We still have some OTA updates coming our way n anxious to see what those bring to the table.

AMAZING how we already have VirtuousPrime rom out already. CM9 beta will be here n a few days. Who knows what else we will see in the upcoming days n weeks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tedr108:
You da man! (if you are female, hope you still appreciate the spirit behind this... :o)

I tried the China link and got the .apk, but I will probably use your version instead... Thanks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] newellj79:
No problem. Your welcome. PS not female. :-)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Deathbyfugu:
So is not a single other person receiving the "Failed to unlock your device, please try again later." message when they attempt to use the official tool? I've waited for several hours, uninstalled, reinstalled the tool, deleted the cache for the tools and tried again, fixed permissions. Nothing is working. I'm rooted and on 9.4.2.14. Should I just do a factory reset?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tedr108:
I'm going to try this in a few minutes. Will edit this post and let you know how it goes...

Followup: Mine unlocked in less than 10 seconds...

My device has a PIN, and I used that as verification. If you used your Google account, maybe it should or should not have @gmail.com at the end? You could temporarily put a PIN on your device, unlock, then remove the PIN, if nothing else works.

One more thing: Not sure if you realize that this .apk must communicate with Asus. You have an active internet connection, right?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Joeb2000:
I unlocked and did my back up so now I am just waiting for the roms to start rolling in.

I used Vipers wonderfully easy tool instead of downloading the app and such since his adds the app for you.

I see a lot of talk about "I am going to wait on unlocking because my transformer is going to die and I need my warranty".

Lets be realistic here, if your transformer has been working fine for a month or more then it is extremely unlikely to randomly die on you. However there is always the risk of it dying when you root and flash roms to it.

Personally I think I am better off now since just in case something in the software messes up I can at least get into recovery and have a way to reset the transformer. I have read several horror stories on these forums about people with root borking up there prime and not being able to do anything to fix it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] riker147:
I think the bottom line is, people just don't trust this product right now. Myself included.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kkvtribe:
I'm getting same error... Could you get OTAs? I couldn't .. really hope it's not my transformer and can unlock bootloader soon!!! What are we gonna do???
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Royan:
I've downloaded the unlock tool both as a zip and as an apk.

Both from the same link, but with different browsers (can't remember which was which).

Anyways, If you get a file named UnLock_Device_App_V6.zip with the following structure, just rename it to UnLock_Device_App_V6.apk and run it.

<Folder> META-INF
<Folder> res
<File> AndroidManifest.xml
<File> classes.dex
<File> resources.arsc

brgds

Royan
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Danny-B-:
You connected to WiFi?

It needs an active internet connection, so if its turned off or behind a firewall/nat, that could be the cause.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Modded Darts:
Cm9

:D A few pages back i saw a post saying a cm9 beta should be out soon. Who all is working on it?

PS: On the nook color they can't do high quality video but they can do normal video. I was wondering if it is the same with an unlocked prime.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tylermaciaszek:
the work is being done over at androidroot.mobi worked on by bumbledroid and as for the video thing not to sure how unlocked bootloader affect video quality
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PuroKaibil:
I'm sure all of us having this issue is becaus our TFP suffered from the "Serial Number Unknown" issue, even though we patched it with the "Unknown Serial Fix" tool. :(
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cykotix:
I'm attempting to build aokp for tf201 now. I haven't unlocked mine just yet but I suppose if this finishes without errors I might end up doing just that to test it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lennie paz:
Damn,after reading through this thread, I didn't realize how I broke my warranty by unlocking my Prime. I guess I assumed it was like jailbreaking my iPhone or when I put custom Roms on my Incredible back in the day and I could just restore them back to factory if I had a warranty claim. Hopefully,being unlocked outweighs breaking the warranty.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
this is what happens when people don't research enough and just blindly apply or install things to their device.

bit unlocking will be a great experience for you as you can flash new and different custom roms at will.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mtotho:
The difference here is that the unlock tool is an ASUS provided tool.. ie they can do whatever they want to your warranty.

Your incredible, and Jailbreaking are all using utilities made by developers outside HTC and Apple respectively.

But it will be more than worth it, especially in the future
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lennie paz:
Yeah, I'm pretty anal when it comes to this stuff and I got caught sleeping on this one. I would say even if I did read that it voided the warranty, I probably would have done it anyway. I don't think I own anything that I haven't hacked into.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] AndroidPhan:
ok what the hell im getting the failed to unlock thing to. what is this
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
everyone has been getting the error. there's a thread n QnA section and all of them got the same thing. I have a feeling ASUS retracted the tool n cut off ability to unlock. maybe from all the complaints received on not providing nvflash. post back as soon as it works again. if it does..lol
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] pablo1215:
Thanks for the update but any word or idea on a work around? Any other way to unlock the boot loader? I'm not too concerned yet but once the good roms start flying I may get an itchy trigger finger
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] pablo1215:
FYI just tried it again today and it worked. Hopefully it's back up.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wmfreak:
no luck here

No matter what I do, what time I try still no luck

W
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dude6595:
Was fine just a few hours ago
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] doddsie:
If you look at the warranty it does not even cover software, so its beyond me why it voids the warranty, I'm going to take it up with trading standards.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Papichulo06:
I agree. They should take note from HTC and uphold warranty despite it being unlocked.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ImmanuelCunt:
The best thing is they locked and encrypted the bootloader, so that those who want to unlock it will loose their 2 years warranty. Asus will save a lot of money whith this...:rolleyes:

I mean, they should repair it if its a hardware issue and if its clearly that the rom didn't break it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dude2k5:
Asus Rep said:

As far as I know it would be voided because of the nature of unlocking a device and the potential for problems that it also could cause. Possibly, if the failure is something that we can clearly tell isn’t caused by the unlocking then maybe our service center would still provide warranty service but it’s hard to say.

So, tough to say ^_^
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] REAVER117:
When I was RMA'ing my Prime for 8 stuck pixels (clearly a hardware issue), I asked the rep if it would matter if my bootloader was unlocked and she stated that I would not be able to RMA the Prime and attempted to close the RMA. Thankfully I hadn't unlocked the bootloader, but it's clear that the reps are instructed to treat an unlocked bootloader as an warranty-voided device. So if you ever RMA an unlocked Prime you may at the very least have to lie about the bootloader and hope for the best at the facility.

In Asus' mind they are no longer bound to provide hardware support for the device, an opinion I believe goes against implied warranty and warranty of merchantability.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] -viperboy-:
Where did everyone buy their Primes from that you're that worried about warranty? I'm assuming Amazon or similar. This is why (even though I work at Best Buy) that I would only buy things like this at a retail store. Best Buy will honor Asus' manufacturer warranty if you bought it from them and if you have any issues, they will give you a store credit so you can get another one or put it toward something else.

And trust me, no one at Best Buy is smart enough to know if you unlocked the bootloader or not, except maybe me :P and I wouldn't even hard time you about it, unless you had a ROM on it and your issue was potentially software related. I'd just tell you to flash a stock build and if it continued to happen, I'd return it. I am the dude you talk to (or scream at lol) when you want to return something so I deal with this all day.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] smw6180:
I got mine from Office Depot (online). They suck with ... well everything. If Best Buy had had them in stock I'd have gotten it from there (it's where I got the dock). Frankly, if I wasn't outside the 30 days I'd buy a Square Trade warranty. But since I'm beyond 30 days I'm just pretty well screwed. It's why I haven't unlocked mine yet. Too many bricks I've seen (including one dev) and no way to fix it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] trebuchet76:
Squaretrade can be purchased up to 90 days after you bought your device.

Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] smw6180:
So it can. The ones on Amazon all say 30, so I didn't even bother checking the site. Sweet. Guess I'll be spending some money come payday. :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] newellj79:
Can I please get the info on this. I could really use one.

edit... nevermind, just checked. the accidental coverage can only be bought up to 30 days after warranty. the general warranty up to 90.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] smw6180:
Where did you read that?

According to their website:

Accidental Damage from Handling (ADH) augments your Care Plan to include accidental damage from spills, drops, and other accidental breakage. To be eligible for ADH, the item must be purchased factory-new, and come with a minimum 90 day U.S. manufacturer's warranty. If your warranty is bought on the same day as your item, then your coverage begins immediately, if you buy your warranty on a later date than your item, then accidents occurring in the first 30 days are not covered. If you purchase ADH coverage on a product that turns out not to qualify, ADH coverage will be declined and you will receive a full refund for this coverage.

There is a $50 deductible when claiming accidental damage on Cell Phones only; SquareTrade has waived the deductible for all other ADH claims. Claims that fall under normal-use mechanical and electrical failure fall under the standard Care Plan terms, and are not subject to any deductibles. In both cases, all Parts and Labor costs are included in the coverage. ADH does not protect against theft, loss, viruses, or reckless and/or willful damage occurring from using the item in manner it was clearly not intended for. Cosmetic damage and pre-existing conditions are likewise not covered by ADH.

Nothing in there about the ADH having to be purchased within 30 days. Unless I missed it someplace.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] newellj79:
I'll post link on my next break.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] paddycr:
If you bricked your Prime that you purchased from an online retailer and you do not have any additional type of warranty could you pay Asus to fix it for you? Or is it the case that they won't touch it and you are up **** creak? I haven't unlocked yet so I have not read the fine print associated with the unlocking tool...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] newellj79:
Here is the link to there website where it says, if your items is eligible for ADH it must be bought within 30 days of purchasing the item.

http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/how-long-do-i-have-buy-squaretrade-care-plan
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] smw6180:
Yep. That's what it says alright. Sucks. Oh well. ADH is the only warranty that would sorta work for bootloader locks too.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] newellj79:
Yep. Thought I would never need this so I didn't buy it originally. Now I wish I had, for a variety of reasons.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dodge972:
It does not say any where that you have to purchased ADH with in 30 days of product. What it does say is you can not put a claim on it in the first 30 days if you purchased it after 30 days. For example you purchased your prime and square trade warranty on Jan 1, 2012. You broke it, Bork it you can turn it in any time.

Example 2 you purchased prime Jan 1, 2012 and been playing with, somebody told you about square trade its now March 1,2012 you decided to go with square trade. You within your 90 days, so you purchased square trade March 1, 2012. You just dropped your prime accidentally march 15, 2012. Well square trade said if you didn't purchase us on the day you purchase your prime, that you can not use ADH for the first 30 days which means all of March You can not use your ADH but April 1,2012 your 30 days is up and we could honor your claim

Thats what I get out of it

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I need tourist signature
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] newellj79:
I have a pretty good comprehension level and this clearly says that ADH must be bought within 30 days of item purchase.

" Warranties on Retail items can be purchased within 90 days of item purchase. However, if your item is eligible for, and you'd like our Accidental Damage from Handling (ADH) coverage your purchase window is reduced to within 30 days of the item purchase date."
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] scook9:
I bought ADH 2 months after buying and they activated the warranty.....don't read too much into something
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] newellj79:
Really? I' going to give them a call right now. If it's now to late to get it I would really like to.

EDIT... just got off the phone with them and sure enough, they will sell the ADH to products bought new for 90 days. My apologies. Needless to say I'm probably going to buy one tonight, maybe unlock the bootloader too :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] scook9:
I got my prime from a guy who had 2 preordered from different places just in case. He had got the one I bought from Amazon. I called up SquareTrade and they told me just go on amazon and order a warranty. I did and then emailed them the receipt (he had provided it to me) from amazon for the tablet purchase, they activated the warranty without a hiccup.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dodge972:
I assume dude you can not read it states it clearly. I did purchased mine in January and I have the ADH when I purchased square trade in March and 4 days latter square trade called me to make sure I am happy and if I had any other questions. Dude ****ING read don't add anything to it, just read it plain old English
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] newellj79:
ha... maybe a valium for you buddy.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dodge972:
OK so you need reading teacher case close and quite misleading people get your facts up front before you start lecturing about something you clearly have no idea about it.