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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dragonlibrarian:
Sorry for the dumb question, which should I do first: unlock, or root?

(I'm coming from 9.4.2.28)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bunnybash:
You should familiarise yourself with what each does, then decide whether you need to do both.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dragonlibrarian:
I just want to install Androwook. So really, all I should do is unlock and install CWM
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bunnybash:
In that case you will need to unlock and Root. good thing its easy as pie!!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hardmankam:
Rooting works perfectly on my tf300 with 9.4.3.30

Used Debugfs v1.9 and works without any problems, just follow the step-by-step.

Great work and Thank You!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lovfors:
When i try to update the driver, it just says that i'm already on that one. I've only entered the TF300 to my computer once, am I good to go, or am I missing something?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
How does the device display in Windows Device Manager?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] JAG131990:
Im having the same problem..

mine shows as ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T or something similar and is listed as a portable device.

There are no instructions properly for this whole driver issue. Doesn't say whether you need to just be connected with MTP, or if you need ASUS sync drivers installed or anything..

EDIT: Well nevermind, I just skipped the driver crap seeing as everytime i tried to uninstall it, windows would force a reinstall before I could even stop it and there was no option to 'delete driver' like im used to.

So all I did was just run the bat file and now i have root... cool thanks :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bASKOU:
I am having a problem, I have a tf201 with WW version .28, drivers installed, usb debug and unknow app selected.

Here is what your tool say:

Step 1 - Pushing files...

837 KB/s (1862336 bytes in 2.171s)

891 KB/s (380532 bytes in 0.417s)

15 KB/s (142 bytes in 0.009s)

Rebooting...

Step 2 - Rooting...

/system/bin/sh: /data/local/debugfs: cannot execute - Permission denied

Rebooting...

Testing superuser...

/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found

uid and gid should both be 0.

Are they? (y/n): y

Installing Superuser.apk...

failed to copy 'Superuser.apk' to '/data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk': Not a directory

Rebooting...

Once your Prime reboots, it will be rooted!

After checking the root with Titanium backup it say I don have the root. But su is actually present on /bin and superuser also as been installed but does only appear on /setting/apps/all that normally should appear on /setting/apps/downloaded.

What can I do?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lovfors:
As ASUS Android Composite ADB Interface under ASUS Android Devices

and as ASUS transformer Pad TF300T under portable devices.

I went ahead and ran the program since JAG131990 stated that he/she did it witout messing with the driver, and it worked for me aswell!

Many thanks!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] adz63:
OK I just got my prime. Unlocked bootloader and trying now to root. The only problem is I can't get no method to work.. this method, sparkyroot apk method and viper method do not work. Can someone give me a hand please

Edit.. OK something happened. Everything pushed OK. And the uid and gid were both 0. Everything went fine.. blah blah after reboot u will be rooted. OK the voodoo ota rootkeeper has all boxes ticked and the superuser allow click box came up. But in titanium back up it says I'm not rooted. What's going on lol

Giving it some beans on my blue S3 Powered by CheckROM EvoHD™ V2
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Jamalsid:
Arrgghh!! This is driving me nuts! It seems no matter what I do I cannot get this tool to work. Tried v1.8 multiple times but just cant get it to work.

Tried downloading v1.9 today but cant extract the zip file, get some unsupported compression method error (tried downloading multiple times in case of bad download).

I think I have the drivers installed correctly as the TF300 shows up like the screenshot attached.

I deffinitley have USB debugging ticked and allow install from unknown sources.

I am running the .30 firmware.

This is what happens after the files are pushed to the device when i run v1.8.

321 KB/s (22364 bytes in 0.068s)
2 KB/s (142 bytes in 0.052s)

Rebooting...
error: protocol fault (no status)

Step 2 - Rooting...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found

Rebooting...
error: device not found
error: protocol fault (no status)
Testing superuser...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon

uid and gid should both be 0.
Are they? (y/n):

Installing Superuser.apk...
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
failed to copy 'Superuser.apk' to '/data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk': Not a directory

Rebooting...

Once your Prime reboots, it will be rooted!

Press any key to continue . . .

I would really appreciate any help you guys can give. I have read the whole of this thread but can't find an answer that helps me.

Edit: just spotted the protocol fault error message, what the hell is that?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bASKOU:
I tried it your hack but it bug when I enter on debugfs and type cd xbin it say something like "filesystem not existing or not supported" sorry I don't remember exactly I didn't have time to post here when I did it. Please, for more details look at my thread were I explain the whole problem I am having.

Thanks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bASKOU:
Your device is recognize in the good way "Asus Android ADB Composite" no problem here. This is what the driver is for. If not you can't use adb. Did you well select USB debug and Unknow applications ?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Jamalsid:
Good to have confirmation that drivers are installed correctly. I have definitely got both USB debugging and Unknown applications ticked.

Edit: What is weird is I have just noticed that superuser app got installed but when i open Titanium backup it tells me it cant get root using SU.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lovfors:
All those ADB: no devices errors seams to me to be the major problem..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
It's probably looking for a busybox install (don't worry, your device is probably rooted, titanium just doesn't know how to word a message). Install busybox and see if that resolves it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
Do you have asus sync installed and running? If so you will need to kill that for adb to work properly.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] adz63:
I just turned it on and it found root... so thanks for all info etc in your op

Giving it some beans on my blue S3 Powered by CheckROM EvoHD™ V2
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Jamalsid:
I don't have any Asus software installed on my laptop. I'll give it a go on my desktop PC and see if that works any better.

Edit: Tried at home on my pc and all worked fine!! Thanks for all the help. Must have been some gay admin/IT issue with my work laptop.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lt thistle:
Thanks for this, I finally decided to root my prime and this worked withouta problem.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mrpierrec:
Worked for me on . 30. with version 1.8.

Thanks for the tool and the method
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ukdtweak:
Only got my Tf300 a few days ago and have decided to root, however, when i connect the pad via USB, nothing happens.... pad not being picked up by windows so can't install the drivers, any ideas?

I have connected a usb stick to the usb port to make sure it is working and it picked up the stick just fine!

Edit: looks like it was me being thick, i had the tablet connected to the keyboard and was connecting to its USB... then realised the charging lead had a usb connector so plugged it straight into the tablet and bingo, running bat now :)

Will report back if working root :)

Edit 2: Rooted and booted :-)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mhoa:
this support tf300tG version?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] guntherfurlong:
I will have to say Debugfs worked for me. Initially I was using viperROM ...but that didn't work.

Thanks.

*rooted* asus TF201
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Eumel17:
what about CWM

Thank´s Sparkym 3 for your great work, everything worked fine for my TF700t!:good:

Just one question, is there a way to get additionaly CWM or something compareable, to be able to make a nand backup or to flash.:confused:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Striatum_bdr:
You must be unlocked for that.

If you are installing cwm or twrp is trivial on a rooted + unlocked device.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Eumel17:
Sorry for my trivial question but I rooted with Debugfs automated root tool

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1706588

and this is a only root without cwm. Don´t find something to unlock the bootloader and install cwm on the TF700. :rolleyes:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Striatum_bdr:
I'm not aware of TF700 stuff, but unlock tool is Asus made, so perhaps it isn't released yet.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] newellj79:
So this method is working with the latest firmware on tf700? I hope to get mine on Wednesday. :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
From what people have been saying, it should work for the tf700.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] b00dles:
Semi-N00b help pls

Hello all,

I've managed to root a Galaxy s and sII but on running the program, I get the 'update your drivers' message but I can't find the driver sticky thread in Android Dev at all for some strange reason...

I'm on WW_epad-9.4.2.28 if that makes any difference, any help would be appreciated, even if it's just showing me where that sticky is.

I'm on Windows 7 32-bit version, again, dunno if it would help.

Much appreciated in advance!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
Here is the link to that thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1426502
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Svashtar:
I'm rooting my TF700 and it didn't go through - until i found this tip!

I have rooted many devices, mainly HTC, and I know their sync is messing with stuff like this, but I completely forgot about Asus Sync.

Thank you, thank you, thank you :good:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PuroKaibil:
Will root (again) tonight

Hello,

I have a TFP with the "UNKNOWN Serial" issue running the ".15" version.

Used the serial fix to enter my serial number and rooted using Viper's method a while back.

I was waiting for the developers to exploit .21 or .28

I will manualy update to .21 (or .28 if you recommended) tonight and use this tool to root.

I'll post my results later tonight. But from what I've read so far the tool seems to be rock solid. :laugh:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PuroKaibil:
Downloaded DebugfsRoot from your skydrive location from 3 different PCs and all of them give me a ZERO file size when I extract (unzip) it.

I even downloaded it from the TFP and copy it to my share and same deal.....

Is there an alternate location where I can download it? :(
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
It seems to be due to the latest version of 7zip using encoding LZMA2 on a 64bit system. It seems to require the same to decode it. I'll upload a version encoded with the old format once I get to a computer (may be able to attach it to the OP if that has started working).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PuroKaibil:
Thanks...

I'll keep an eye on the thread....

thanks again.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Stempanssi:
!

hey i dont quite hang up with rooting my tf300 so if anybody could tell me in simple steps how to use this, like do i need adb for this (i have never used that :o )

And do i just get into fastboot or plug usb while device is booted (i dont seem to find this info anywhere)

Any help is appreciated...

Thanks!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
I have uploaded new versions to the skydrive that are encoded with the older LZMA format. Hope that helps some of you out.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
This tool uses ADB, but it is included in the zip so no install of that is needed.

You will need to set the device to enable usb debugging in the settings menu on the device.

Connect the device through usb while the device is on (no special time such as boot or in fasboot needed).

Once connected just run the bat and answer prompts (make sure you don't have asus sync running and you have the drivers set up properly, there is a specific driver sticky thread if you need help with that).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tgw_de:
What do I need for TF300 and TF101?

DebugfsRoot_v1.8.zip or DebugfsRoot_PadFone_v1.0.zip

Or both?

Edit a day later ...

STUPID QUESTION!!! :( SORRY! :o

All done, THX for this tool! Great!!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Stu|:
I still can't open the newly updated files from skydrive.

Just so you know. Any chance of not using that compression and seeing if that works?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Grady:
Does this root method work for the TF700? I just got mine in today (US) and am dying to root it. Is there a bootloader unlock for it yet? Or another root method?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tpmullan:
This method should work
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Grady:
Is there a clear guide to using this method? Maybe a step by step? Don't want to mess anything up with a tablet that's not even 4 hours old. I've rooted all my android phones so I know how but just wanted to see if there was a guide yet for using this method + the TF700.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lt thistle:
It's a simple as it looks, for my tf201 at least. I don't see how it could be any different. Just download and unpack, than make sure you have drivers installed, turn off sync programs and run debugfs.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PuroKaibil:
I end up downloading v1.8. It works great.

10 minutes went by and now I'm rooted with .28

Thank you very much for this one click easy to use tool.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] unscrew:
I need a little guidance. I have a TF300T, and I keep getting "adb server is out of date, killing......" when running RootDebugfs. Any help would be much appreciated.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PuroKaibil:
Are the tablet drivers properly installed on your PC?

Make sure autosynch is turn off

Usb debug is on

Unknown sources is on

I rooted mine before so I knew all of the above was true

He's including Adb with the zip so... weird.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Stempanssi:
Thank you very much! Another tf300 rooted... :)

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Seahorse:
SkyDrive not working...

Any ideas what this is about?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Manar Aleryani:
Already rooted using this method long time ago. But I still need to know how to install CWM because I can't find it easily on the forum.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lt thistle:
I installed twrp via goo manager found in the market. Really simple.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jpgrohn:
I got my Padphone today and rooted it first. I had some problems with superuser, which didn't regognize su rights for new programs. After couple boots this "issue" stopped and "rooting" did to work.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] newellj79:
My tf700 should be hitting my door steps anytime now. I run ubuntu not windows. I read the batch file in the zip. I'm just going to pick the commands out of it and enter them manually in a ubuntu terminal. Does anybody see a reason why this would not work?

edit... worked with no problems. thanks
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] AspenMan:
Just got my TF700T, was ready for an OTA as soon as I opened it, did the OTA, and then this method rooted it no problem!

Thanks a ton!!!!

Anyone wanna buy a slightly used Excite AT305? lol
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Striatum_bdr:
You need to unlock, just to clarify... Then twrp using goo manager app as said above.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
Seems to be working, maybe they fixed whatever the issue was for you.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Firemedic:
Tried it on my new TF700 with 9.4.5.22 and it failed...It went through the whole root process in the batch file but when I tried to get root access from superuser it was denied everytime, SU was set correctly. Any word on update for .22??

Whoops...Never mind...I uninstalled and then reinstalled Superuser and it is working great!!!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] deepsix_69:
you should be able to still receive ota upgrades from asus after this right?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bond@007:
I've my new TF700 since today and i'm totaly newbee with this ... My buil is 9.4.5.22 and i 've read that root work for 9.4.5.21 but not with 22.

It's work for you ?

My keyboard inside the packaging is not the model of TF700 but TF201, it's strange but the battery is more powerfull for TF201, then i hesitated to contact Asus for a change ... Not exactly the same color between the tablet TF700 ans the keyboard.

What do you about this ?

Root is very hard ? I use a Macbook Air and i don't know if it's possible with Mac ...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lt thistle:
If all you do is root, than yes you will still get any ota. Make sure to download root keeper from the market so you don't loose root if you do take an ota.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bASKOU:
As he say after uninstalling superuser and download it again its working. After if you have different colors between your dock and the tab I would ask for change it, need not to contact Asus, you simply go to the shop where you bought it.

About Mac user look for vipermod tool it have Mac drivers for Asus (not sure it's include on debugfs tool, not front of my PC right now), so it should work. Maybe better to wait for confirmation from Sparkym3. Root isn't hard at all with this tool, just follow every steps and it should work.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
As far as Mac goes, this debugfs method will work from a Mac, but this specific tool will not since it is a .bat file which is windows specific. You will need to run each of the commands manually unless somebody knows Mac enough to be able to convert this .bat into a Mac compatible script format.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] karimooz:
Same here
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Sib64:
In your tools, is it the drivers for Prime only or we can include the drivers for TF300 for example?

If it's for all Transformers, indicate it on your OP and @miloj OP also, please ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
I know exactly what it is, I updated something and it affected another line. The fix should be up in a sec, v1.4
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
These drivers should work with all the transformers.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] texstar:
v1.4 gets here then stops.

Step 2 -- Rooting...
debugfs 1.42
debugfs: Allocated inode: 1369
debugfs: su: File not found by ext2_loopback
debugfs: su: File not found by ext2_loopback
debugfs: su: File not found by ext2_loopback
debugfs:
Rebooting...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] karimooz:
Now the following is displayed

Pushing Superuser.apk...

999 KB/s (843503 bytes in 0.824s)

can't find '/data/local/Superuser.apk' to install

Rebooting...

Once your Prime reboots, it will be rooted!

Press any key to continue . . .
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] eric.a.bardu:
1.4 works perfect, thanks al lot!!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] karimooz:
I just installed SuperUser from the market and its now working thanks
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
So I guess you don't have to push the apk before installing it, so, I have fixed in v1.5

So you don't have to go through the whole process again, just run this command from that directory you unzipped to.

adb install Superuser.apk

That works as well.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] texstar:
Ok got past the above but now getting.

Testing superuser...

Segmentation fault.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Aaronneal:
think I am done, do i need supersuer or superSU from the market? otherwise it seems to have worked for me :)

EDIT:

rootkeeper installed and all seemed to be great! Thanks given ;)

first time I felt like rooting, I feel almost liberated, now what to install with my new root???
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Sib64:
SuperSu as same apk than Superuser, except than SuperSu is the newest apk.

I use it on my One X without problem ;)

You can install Superuser on first, cause it's the apk which is installed in tool.

And when you have update SU, you could change for SuperSu after.

As you like ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
Currently this tool uses the su and apk from superuser. I can create one to use SuperSu if there is enough demand.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] texstar:
Not sure why I got the segfault. Maybe because there was some junk left over from my previous attempts. I went through the script and manually did the commands and got root it appears.

Super thanks.

Tex
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jcoleridge:
worked perfectly, thanks!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sound.wav:
V1.5 worked on first try. Thank you for this! I am on us.29

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] abcorp:
Worked fine

Rooted without any problem here. :)

9.4.2.21 WW.

Thanks a lot. :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jcoleridge:
In opening for the first time titanium backup, it said that i was using incorrect su, and that this may take to some problems, so it suggested it could change from 4470 to 5470 (it was 10 minutes ago, but i don't remember exactly the numbers lol. Anyway there was a 5 instead of a 4). After changing it told me to reboot. Everything is ok (i successfully restored a backup of whatsapp from my phone and then uninstalled titanium), but, since i am a total noob in these things, i ask you if this change could be a problem on the prime.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] micaman:
You are the man! Tool developed literally hours before the OTA update. Donation heading your way!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dbattenfl:
I just sucessfully rooted .28 with no previous rooting done.

Used the v1.5 posted on the first page. I did have to install superuser.apk from the market and busybox. But it is now fully rooted.

I actually tried supersu.apk first, but it failed. But after playing a few minutes, its all working.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Moridin:
TF700T (Asus 9.4.5.22-20120615) rooted flawlessly with v1.9 :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] calvinb1:
I also have the 32GB version of the TF700T. Anyone know if rooting will prevent future firmware updates from being downloaded?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
If all you do is root, it does not currently block OTAs.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] calvinb1:
Excellent... Thanks! :good:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ThePhoneGeek:
So when I go to the link for 1.9 and download the file it is not a zip file...

What am I missing???
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Striatum_bdr:
.7z is meant for 7zip format. Download 7zip...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ThePhoneGeek:
No thanks, not going to download a special program to unzip a file because people want to be different...

I'll go the long way around as I have enough junk clogging my computer...

Thank you though for answering the question...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
The .7z format is actually a relatively standard format and is even starting to make a larger footprint in the corporate world. You do not specifically need 7zip as most zipping programs support the format (just not windows shell).

You can always just download v1.8 and the get he updates to superuser once it is installed; if you insist on using windows shell for unzipping.