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[Asus Transformer TF700] gordonbennet:
Would be great if someone could help or point me in the right direction:

ROOTED and LOCKED 4.1.

4.2 Update appeared and I saved root with OTA keeper. The update failed. Now it will not appear. What is the best way to update AND keep root now? Everytime I ask OTA root keeper to unroot it unroots only until the next reboot where it goes back to being rooted.

Thanks xda.
[Asus Transformer TF700] louiscar:
Try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39920173&postcount=86
[Asus Transformer TF700] NegativeOne:
The best bet is to unlock and read the forum posts above you, installing sbdags's modified stock 4.2.1 build or CROMi-X by flashing it with a custom recovery.
[Asus Transformer TF700] pateretou:
New official 4.2.1 not available trough OTA on my TF700T.

It's a new one not rooted and so no alternative rom installed. No package removed too.

Could you confirm me the 4.2.1 version will be available automatically in the next day?

Or I need to force something?

Thanks you
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
Base on history, the next cycle is about 3 days (someone can confirm?). The only way I know how to force this is to reflash Asus full firmware and once boot up it should prompt for upgrade. Remember all your setup will be gone, so backup all your apps if you care.
[Asus Transformer TF700] hasrussian:
will i brick

i have unlocked bootloader and ww sku, if i update when it comes out will i brick my tablet
[Asus Transformer TF700] pateretou:
Thanks you for your quick reply

It's a new device so no pb to reinstall it.

By the way I ve got it since 4 days so if the cycle is about 3 days my tab should see the new update right?

How to reflash the full firmware?

thanks !
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
Yes you should. Just go to Asus website and download the JB .25 version, unzip then copy it to the root of your sd card, you should automatically received a software update notification, tab on it to execute. Once the update is completed and device rebooted, it should prompt for the latest update.
[Asus Transformer TF700] pateretou:
Ok many thanks for your update.

I will wait 3-4 days more and force reinstall if needed.
[Asus Transformer TF700] elfaure:
I find it interesting (and a bit humorous) there are 53 pages of posts (folks) here expectantly waiting for a firmware not yet released in the US. Reminds me of kids at christmas time.

Be patient folks, and use the extra time to do your homework now before you impulsively OTA yourself into a BRICK wall when it does go live on the air. This especially holds true for unlocked, rooted, custom recovery and custom ROMed users. Let's not repeat the fiasco that happened to the TF300 users who bricked their devices because they just didn't know. Now we know, and know what NOT to do when upgrading firmware. Its all here, so read up.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2204100
[Asus Transformer TF700] elfaure:
The OTA for the US update launcher is live!!! It was automatically downloading when I awoke and I promptly pulled the plug on my wifi. Why did this happen automatically? I did not give it "root permissions". I'll wait a bit and read reviews before I take the plunge. Exchanging a working system for a beta system with wifi problems is not my idea of an upgrade. Jury is still out.
[Asus Transformer TF700] maxal:
Just read on Twitter, that 4.2.1 build 10.6.1.14.4 is available for manual download from Asus.
[Asus Transformer TF700] myeepad:
I have downloaded the stock ROM from Asus support site. Any way I can reflashed it over the CROMi-X I have been testing in the last few days? I just want to check it out for curiosity sake.

I tired the steps in the OP but the TF700 was not seeing the renamed zip file.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
The instructions in the OP are for the stock recovery. I assume you have TWRP installed, in this case you can install the stock ROM by tapping "Install" in TWRP. Note that this will overwrite TWRP with the stock recovery and install an unrooted ROM - you will have to reinstall TWRP via fastboot afterwards (or try Motochopper to root the stock ROM and then use GooManager).

Alternatively, install the pre-rooted and recovery-less stock ROM created by sbdags.
[Asus Transformer TF700] techcrazy101:
Flashing custom rom

Hi everyone kinda new to this, here goes i have a tf700t unlocked and rooted wiith cromi 3.47 installed on jellybean 4.1.1 bootloader. I recently tried to flash over the rom and did full wipe of system, dalvick and cache data an reinstalled cromi with different options selected, but all my apps were still there when system rebooted widgets etc. Is that normal or no matter what roms u flash all your apps would remain on device?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Your apps are on /data - as long as you don't wipe that ("factory reset" or "format data" in the recovery), your apps and settings are preserved.

Read this: http://teamw.in/whattowipe
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
That's normal, you only wipe system apps, davlick cache and cache. If you wipe internal or format sd all your setup and saved files will be gone. If you do just factory reset then only your download apps/setup will be gone but your saved files remained.
[Asus Transformer TF700] myeepad:
I tried your steps and everything worked fine. Well, I had the fun but saw nothing special from the "authenticated" stock, so I am moving back to Sbdag's stock. Now I am going to flash and play with your new Kernel ..
[Asus Transformer TF700] elfaure:
Can someone please post the MD5 hash checksum for the extracted zip in the zip. I will do the same and if 3 or more of us match then we're most likely (statistically) good to go.

---------- Post added at 05:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:02 AM ----------

Why the hell does this update have so many more digits than the previous firmwares (two extra number fields)? Is that representative of some new structure?

---------- Post added at 05:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:24 AM ----------

Sorry just couldn't wait. This is my 100th post. Does this make me a "senior member". Check post. Damn, it just added to my previous post. I'll have to try it later.
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
what SKU, US or WW??
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
I don't know why you need that (the package is signed with a SHA1 checksum anyway), but here:

59410b49ceb933f0ada36d937d7715e1 WW_epad-user-10.6.1.14.4.zip

Because it's a typo - the correct number is 10.6.1.14.4. Still makes one more component than before - maybe they needed 4 tries until they got 10.6.1.14 right. Or it's 10.6.1.14 for the TF700, which is product ID 4.
[Asus Transformer TF700] elfaure:
Sorry, I forgot to specify: TF700T_US_V1061144UpdateLauncher.zip is the one I need

MD5 Checksum: 5C9F29940D5209CA4C70530C861ECFEA

SHA-1 Checksum: 6B6E59EEF6316CCC9AD6B82C46E4005C52098C67

Generated by MD5 & SHA-1 Checksum Utility @ http://raylin.wordpress.com/downloads/md5-sha-1-checksum-utility

So when you say the package is signed with an SHA-1 checksum, does that mean if the file checksum does not match the signed checksum then it won't install? Is this also the way an OTA checksum is verified? I've wondered about this because all the custom ROMS include a checksum specified by the dev/author usually at the download link and they recommend verifying the checksum before installing. Is this because they are typically unsigned or signed without a checksum?

Making a long question short, if you download firmware from Asus directly or take their OTA, is the checksum verification preformed transparently to the user who can rest assured if the file is corrupt or incomplete then it just won't install?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Yes. At least the checksum and the signature are closely related.

Official vendors use their own private cryptographic key to sign update zips, and the official recovery checks that the signature matches that key. So that's why you can't flash non-Asus zips with the stock recovery.

Custom ROMs should be signed with the Android test key (if the dev knows how to use SignApk).

So if you enable zip signature verification in TWRP you won't be able to flash a corrupted file because the internal SHA1 checksum is checked before.

Checking the MD5 sum after a download can save you the time spent for trying to flash a broken file. If the file is not broken, it's time wasted. :) I usually see if I can open the zip file on my PC before I copy it to my device - if that works, then I am already 99.9% sure it's OK. The central directory structure is at the end of the file, and if that's missing, it doesn't go unnoticed.

Yes. If you keep zip signature verification enabled, there is no way to flash a corrupt or incomplete package.

If you disable signature verification, you can flash anything that can be correctly unpacked from the archive. Each compressed member in a zip file is also protected by a CRC32 checksum - not very secure but a basic sanity check that is always present.
[Asus Transformer TF700] elfaure:
_that thanks. I won't worry about checksums from Asus software any more. Just being as safe as I can be since I don't have nvflash.:crying: Wouldn't want to flash a 0 for a 1 or visa versa. One bad bit could brick me.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
There is even an additional layer of protection:

The bootloader, kernel and recovery cannot be flashed directly. To update them, the recovery copies a blob file to a separate partition (the staging partition, mmcblk0p4), and reboots. Then the bootloader checks the digital signature of each partition image in the blob and only copies the data to the final location if the signature matches.

Unlocking the bootloader disables the signature check for the kernel and the recovery, but not for the bootloader. Decide for yourself if this is good or bad - it protects you from flashing a bad bootloader, and it prevents you from flashing the hacked bootloader that unlocks nvflash.
[Asus Transformer TF700] xRevilatioNx:
How do you get rid of the annoying picture file that keeps popping up in our Gallery and File Manager. I delete it only to have it come back hours later. Is their a fix?
[Asus Transformer TF700] elfaure:
The light just went on bright. So I take it that this is the main difference between the ICS bootloader and the JB bootloader (it signature locks itself into Asus only updates), the reason the JB bootloader remains if you've been on JB then go back to ICS, and the reason you can't get nvflash after you've been to JB: the JB bootloader prevents any non-Asus bootloader and any previous Asus bootloader from ever loading again thru signature matching (as of right now no one has hacked this yet). Is this correct or at least about right?
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Which picture would that be?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Right. Actually it was the last ICS bootloader (9.4.5.30) that started with signature checking even if unlocked. That's why you need 9.4.5.26 or earlier to enable NVFlash.
[Asus Transformer TF700] elfaure:
That's an important concept to grasp: "Unlocking your bootloader" (today) really only unlocks your kernel and your recovery, but not your bootloader. So its name is very misleading "unlock bootloader" does not match its function "locks bootloader with signature checking". In fact, its just the opposite. They should rename it "unlock recovery-kernel" instead.

Its really a bummer Asus prevented enabling nvflash with current bootloaders. They should promote open source development not stiffel it. If the tablet were "unbrickable" this would promote more open source development but obviously would also effect Asus "bottom line".
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
They never supported nvflash - it was a hack. And devices over which the owner has control cannot be tolerated in times of "trusted platforms" for DRM etc., so they had to close this security hole.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Squawkt22:
Sorry if this isn't the best place to ask but I was just curious if in the 4.2 update they brought back HDMI scaling/cropping? TIA
[Asus Transformer TF700] jordanmw:
Still not back.... really missing it over here.
[Asus Transformer TF700] illdini:
dlpkgfile

Is there a dlpkgfile available for those that are rooted but still locked? I'd hate to lose root & have to go through the wipe/downgrade/incremental upgrade procedure again :mad:
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
No need to downgrade and root anymore, we now can root directly while on JB. Here is the tool http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2230763 . You just download the full Asus firmware from Asus site, unzip, then copy the unzipped file to the root of your sdcard and you should received a notification to upgrade. Once you're on the latest JB, use the tool to root.
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
However, I've been to the ASUS site three times in three different browsers - the 10.6.1.14.4 Full file is not available, only the kernel source.

Has it been pulled? Latest I see is the 10.4.4.25 for US, and .26 for CN / JP....
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
I see the same, so it seems to have been pulled. Reason is unknown so far.
[Asus Transformer TF700] edjuh:
I don't see that problem, its still available...

You can choose for US, WW or TW version

http://www.necacom.net/index.php?op...version-1061144&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=56
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Have you tried actually downloading any of these?
[Asus Transformer TF700] edjuh:
Yess, a few minutes ago...The WW version, its a 477mb zip file (TF700T_WW_epaduser_V1061144UpdateLauncher.zip)
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Interesting, I am getting "File not found" when clicking this link:

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/EeePAD/TF700T/TF700T_WW_epaduser_V1061144UpdateLauncher.zip

I personally don't care, I have the file anyway. :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] edjuh:
Thats strange, i can still choose..US (488 MB), WW (477 MB) and TW (493 MB)
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
Same problem here. I tried it in 6 browsers - no go - so it's not a browser problem.

1) Chrome Dev Channel.

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2) IE 10.

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3) Chrome Canary.

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4) Opera.

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5) Firefox Nightly 24a.

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6) Opera Next

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[Asus Transformer TF700] edjuh:
I used the explorer to download, even now i do it with my infinity( Dolphin browser) and downloaded the US version.

Maybe its the problem from which country you download.. if i have that sometimes i use torpark to change my dutch ip address in polish or another country....

Verstuurd van mijn ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T met Tapatalk
[Asus Transformer TF700] gordonbennet:
Can't download the 4.2 manual update file here either. Such bad timing too since I finally got some free time to update it today and it turns out it's not even available :(

It's disappeared on the main Asus tf700 site as well.

Anyone feel like uploading it for me? Please?

edit: cant get auto update either. Any way to force it to find the update?
[Asus Transformer TF700] flhthemi:
I'm thinking maybe since they pulled from support site they might have also stopped the OTA update as well.

I did download it. If you send me a PM we'll see what we can do. If I were you I would just wait for the next release.
[Asus Transformer TF700] dahas:
battery drain

I show changes on 4.2.1

Battery is drain evan i keep the pad closed what i didnt got on .25.

I have tf700 with dock and dock charge main battery till get empty.

I have set wifi off when dock is closed and still hear sounds from email arrive
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
I'm attempting from the US. Never had this problem before - and other downloads show up and download perfectly fine.

Might take you up on this offer- depending upon whether we get official word on whether this has been pulled for a reason or not....

My battery, too, seems to be running out a lot sooner. I keep mine docked all the time, and I used to be able to get over 3 days in standby - now, barely a day and a half.
[Asus Transformer TF700] nex86:
It seems that Asus removed the download for the 4.2.1 update.

Can anyone provide a alternative download mirror for the 10.6.1.1.14.4 WW update zip?

THANK YOU :good:
[Asus Transformer TF700] edjuh:
I have them (On the cloud)

https://mega.co.nz/#F!GA9XhIga!JgUnPGFfKRtDWufMA4r6uA

You can choose US, WW or TW :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] nex86:
Thank you very much! I hope my TF700T works better with this.

Also can I flash this from 10.4.4.25 without any problems?

I don't have the bootloader unlocked, nor rooted.

edit: it seems that the download stops at 45%, for no reason.

anyone experiencing the same issue?
[Asus Transformer TF700] edjuh:
Just download it on my windows pc, 1.30 min and its standing on my desktop :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] nex86:
redownloaded it with my laptop, that worked fine.

I flashed and wiped, but still isn't smooth as expected.

Guess I have to return my TF700T after all since it's not better than a Acer A700...
[Asus Transformer TF700] gordonbennet:
Would want you to consider unlocking it and putting on CROMI Rom. Apparently it fixes all the lag issues and what not. Obviously you have to sacrifice your warranty. Up to you.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Tylorw1:
Have you made your links private? I am no longer able to access them?

Tylor
[Asus Transformer TF700] nex86:
no it still works.
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
Confirmed working fine.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Tylorw1:
I got it working. I tried 3 different browsers and none worked. Then I went to the main site first and then the links worked. Strane.

Tylor

ROM: CleanRom Xenogenesis 4.4.1 DeOdex

Kernel: Hundsbuah's V3.0.5 OC Kernel

Theme: Timberwolf's Blues and Jazz Theme
[Asus Transformer TF700] edjuh:
Links are not private, everything is open...
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
Confirmed working links for me.

I'll try to supply a mirror for the US file on my M account.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Tylorw1:
I have mirrors myself now using DevHost and AndroidFileHost.

TF700 Zips (10.6.1.14.4)

Stock 4.2.1 US

Stock 4.2.1 US Mirror

Stock 4.2.1 WW

Stock 4.2.1 WW Mirror

Stock 4.2.1 TW

Stock 4.2.1 TW Mirror

Tylor
[Asus Transformer TF700] edjuh:
Today there is a new update, Firmware: V10.6.1.14.8
[Asus Transformer TF700] d14b0ll0s:
;) thanks for sharing. Meanwhile, I recommend using my backup pro or similar app and copying it to PC or external storage.

Hopefully WW firmware is going to be available for download soon enough and then you could update from a zip file on microSD card.
[Asus Transformer TF700] MartyHulskemper:
Somehow, the previous botched OTA update to .22 disabled the OTA functionality altogether on my unit; when checking under Settings, my unit reported it was on .21 firmware, but an update check reported there were no updates available for my device. I downloaded the WW firmware file, put in on the root directory of the microSD card and flashed the entire hubbub . (I do find these stock recoveries lacking in both functionality (no backup facility) and ergonomics (first having to hit the power button while getting no hint, just seeing a dead Andy), but I managed. ;) )

I'm now running .22.

Just two small observations to reiterate for new readers:

1) The update made me lose root, although I had OTA Rootkeeper. Not a big deal, since just re-running the scripted DebugFS will reinstate root access. But....

2) After running DebugFS, install Superuser from the Play Store, and open it manually. You will not get the access prompts otherwise and the programs depending on it (like Titanium Backup, amongst others) will NOT function correctly, if at all.

I cannot say if the update has brought significant improvements so far. It's been too short to tell, and the main update seems to have in regard several fairly basic application updates (which I had performed previously via the Play Store anyway). Time will tell. Aloha, JB! :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] reluttr:
Looks like Asus has acknoledged the terrible I/O and are releasing a fix in the next beta for the Prime and 300. Hopefully it translates to being a fix for the infinity as well. :D

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28868987&postcount=8
[Asus Transformer TF700] d14b0ll0s:
Somebody has already posted it in one of the Infinity threads here, but yeah, good to know they don't try to avoid the problem.
[Asus Transformer TF700] nadram:
First time owner of a tablet or any Asus product

I bought the infinity in China and have the CN firmware - no Google products whatsoever.

Reading through the threads here i found the following was released on Asus website:

Firmware Update V9.4.5.22 for specific regions has been officially released:

JP - Japan

CN - China

US - United States

WW - Presuming for Europe region

TW - Taiwan

Any chance I can replace CN with US?
[Asus Transformer TF700] reluttr:
d14b0ll0s managed to flash the TW firmware to his WW tablet when a script botched up his system partition.

Here is a link to his post detailing how he did it.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28597763&postcount=17
[Asus Transformer TF700] nadram:
Right, I tried this and discussed it further with d14b0ll0s. I just couldn't get it to work.

I already have the .22 CN version pre-installed. I tried WW, US and TW but none would work. Once I enter recovery it just can't find the update files.

It's irritating me that I can't use any of the Google apps including the Play Store, and the rest of the apps I have are mostly in Chinese.

If anyone has an idea, I'd love to hear it.
[Asus Transformer TF700] d14b0ll0s:
It's hard to tell as I've tried experiencing with it a bit myself, but I would probably go with one at a time if all together won't work. Try reformatting the card FAT32.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Jack-Beauregard:
Hello ...

download the update file (TW or WW or whatever you want) from the ASUS download page.

You have to decompress the ZIP File. Then you have the actual update ZIP file (TW_epad-user-9.4.5.22.zip or WW_epad-user-9.4.5.22.zip).

You have to rename the File to "EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip" (Important: write big!) and copy the File to the root of a FAT32 formated microSD Card and insert the same into your Tab.

Now, reboot into recovery and the update install will begin without any verification of Software Version. After the update, your Data and Programms are still there.

I had installed the WW Version on a TW and it runs perfect.

I hope i understand your problem correct and could help you ... and sorry for my bad English.

Greetings Andy
[Asus Transformer TF700] d14b0ll0s:
Well done. Have you noticed any differences after flashing WW apart from lack of built-in Chinese keyboard?

Edit: So I'm flashing WW myself at the moment. Will post the results. Didn't work with exFAT, so in fact it has to be FAT32.
[Asus Transformer TF700] d14b0ll0s:
Worked like a charm, seems you were right with both the filename and the fact of not losing any data, thanks!

Edit: ...only that I lost root and su copy made by RootKeeper.
[Asus Transformer TF700] MartyHulskemper:
Yup, the WW firmware erases them. As you've probably found out by now anyway, the DebugFS method (either by hand or automated) still works in gaining root access.
[Asus Transformer TF700] d14b0ll0s:
It did, but let's hope we can say the same when we get the JB update. On the other hand, shouldn't be much of a problem as we're most probably getting the unlocking tool and custom ROMs first.
[Asus Transformer TF700] MartyHulskemper:
Did anyone get prompted by a dock firmware update? I accepted -- O, sweet joy of stock ROMs -- but the dock still reports itself as the TF201 dock (obviously) running firmware #0207, the same as before.:confused:
[Asus Transformer TF700] d14b0ll0s:
Do you need to be docked to get this prompt?
[Asus Transformer TF700] nadram:
AAAAAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH

WELL, I think I finally got it working :) Thanks to you 2 guys' guidance.

Andy, this write-up of yours was great, thank you, although it didn't exactly work at first.

I went and renamed the file "EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip". I'm using Windows, so I only had to rename it "EP201_768_SDUPDATE".

Anyways, this really got me scratching my head :P

I'm watching the progress bar fill up now.

Thanks a lot guys :D