yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Mikey-Z:
lmao /facepalm

Just thought add my funny experience in here in case someone has a brain fart like mine and it jogs their memory.

Having had a locked-but-rooted stock Jelly for awhile and unhappy with the I/O performance i decided to unlock it today to check out the other ROMs. I ran into the "failed" message like many here, and since I had trouble grabbing the OTA i figured my refurbed TF201 was also one with the SN problems.

After having given up, I decided to work on the wife's Kindle and see why it seemed to have updated even though I disabled it :confused:... disabled the updates on it...:confused::confused::confused: disabled the... :confused::confused:

Son of a... I remembered froze the frickin DMC client service when I first installed JB because I didn't want any OTAs to accidentally update it DURRR :silly:

Unfroze, ran update, unlocked in 10 seconds.

PEBCAK strikes again...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] zummer22:
Oooh can you try explain what you did step by step?

Thanks mate
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Mikey-Z:
I just reversed a change i did when i first upgraded to JB.

I use Titanium Backup to freeze bloatware, like many here do. I have a habit of turning off OTAs whenever possible and in this case, the DMC client service is what handled that. So I froze it.

Didn't really think much of it until I was trying to unlock the damn thing and it wouldn't work. Then it just dawned on me that since the unlock tool phones home to the ASUS servers, that maybe the unlock tool requires the DMC client to be running too.

Waddayaknow, soon as i defrosted the app, the unlock worked. Might not be as much help to the blank S/N folks, or the RMA S/N people with the same problem, but figured i'd share it since others may have done the same thing I did, or is running something that might have blocked that service.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vadimo:
i have problem with flashing .zip

i followed the guide.

i successively unlocked from ICS 4.1.1, installed TWRP 2.3.1.0 , done full back up to internal and external sdcard, no wiring issues! good

however when i tried to install from internal or external card this file SuperSU_V0.93_-efghi-signed_Stable_Update.zip

i get :

error flashing zip '/external_sdcard//SuperSU_V0.93_-efghi-signed_Stable_Update.zip'

Updating partition details......

below in red: Failed

I already tried formatting sd card in windows and in TWRP

any help please

luckily i have wiped the system yet
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] colostro:
Yes, it does.

Inviato dal mio Transformer Prime TF201 con Tapatalk 2
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] McJesus15:
Try the .zip attached to this post. Honestly seems like it's a bad download but I'd rather provide you another option.

To those with the issue of not being able to unlock: I am not aware of any way to fix it other than contacting Asus and being respectful yet demanding about your rights to unlock the device.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vadimo:
you got it! it works, im now on adndrowook ROM

Thank you for your guide!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] McJesus15:
Anything else y'all want in the guide?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tweeny80:
Yes .. someone to 'hold my hand' while I unlock and proceed with flashing TWRP :)

I've flashed the crap out of my Nexus S phone, so much so it doesn't know which way is up. But our Prime is different- more steps and it makes me nervous. But I sooo want to tinker with it that I'm gonna push through....soon! The Asus unlock tool is installed, waiting for me to grow some balls and click it. Threads like yours aid my confidence, along with people's success stories. I'll report back soon.

But, in terms of guide material, I suggest explaining some common problems faced with general flashing of ROMs/recoveries and the (usually) easy fixes for them....? For me, being forewarned of possible problems prevents nervous meltdowns when they actually happen to you.

Cheers guys

EDIT - yes I did it! UNLOCKED :) ? will my balls shrink back to their normal size or are they permanently enlarged now?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] McJesus15:
Lol if you flash Androwook they may become excessively furry and occasionally let out Wookie like noises ;)

I'll type up some more info on possible problems that may arise and try to clean up the OP a little.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Pirkule:
I'm only just starting to learn about flashing roms on my Prime. This guide seems simple enough for me, but I still have some questions... =)

So here is a totally novice question: how do I make sure I have the drivers for my device installed on my computer? Is this automated process, just plug in the usb cable and drivers are installed automatically? If not, are there any guide for installing drivers?

On the TWRP site it says I will need adb and fastboot. Have I understood correctly that I can enter fastboot after I unlock, no additional installs required? Howabout adb? Should I install it and is there a beginner guide for that? Or should I use the Option 2?

Thanks and sorry for the stupid questions!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] McJesus15:
All good questions I forgot to address. The drivers install automatically when you plug your Prime into your computer. The ADB is a very useful tool so here's a link on how to properly set it up (still use option 2. It's just sooo much easieir lol):

http://anonymous00.hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Set-Up-Android-ADBSD

Yes entering Fastboot is capable after unlocking. The Fastboot utility is mainly for developers to flash whatever they need to the device. It's used here to flash a very useful tool: the recovery image. This is what runs your recovery. I'll add all this into the guide within 24hrs.

Anyone have any more suggestions/questions to add to the guide update?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Pirkule:
Thank you very much for the information! I'm gathering courage to get on with it. =)

ps. Unfortunately the link you provided doesn't work.

Edit, yet more questions...

On the AndroWook installation instructions it says: "Boot into recovery and if you are doing a dirty flash then just wipe cache and dalvik cache and if doing a clean flash then select factory reset as well. You can wipe system as well if you want a total deep clean but do so at your own risk." What is the difference between dirty and clean flash and which one am I doing? =) Are there more risks if I wipe the system? I would like to start as clean as possible, but of course as risk free as possible.

These wipes and installation can be done by TWRP, right? Should I backup my current system before installing another ROM? Can I still brick my Prime, if I do a backup with TWRP?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] eliotmat:
Thanks

McJesus,

I followed your guide (I used the easy method). It worked perfectly.

Now, I'm running Androwook 1.51 and couldn't be happier with this Prime.

Thanks a bunch!

I hate that we HAVE TO root and use custom ROMs, but I'm really glad we CAN.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] McJesus15:
A clean wipe makes sure you're safe from possible issues of having left over data. Do a clean wipe here to make sure everything is good. All wiping is done within TWRP ans always make a back up
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tweeny80:
I think you're where I was a day ago ... willing, but not quite able because of uncertainty. Let me say that once you get TWRP successfully installed (by following OP instructions), all the hard parts are over. After I flashed TWRP I immediately flashed the CWM SU file to get root. Then I rebooted into my stock, rooted ROM and installed Titanium Backup to backup all my apps. Then I booted back into TWRP recovery to backup (nandroid) my rooted Stock ROM (I think it's good to have a stock image available if needed). From this point I felt invincible :laugh: and already flashed Energy and will try Wookie next to decide on a daily driver.

I must say guys, the hardest part 4 me was getting ADB installed and functioning with the naked universal drivers ... then realising that I also had to install the same drivers for my Prime while it was in fastboot. That little detail is sooo important but kind of overlooked in the guides I've read. *Take note that once ADB is installed, boot your Prime into fastboot and connect to your PC - then watch Device Manager install it with default drivers; you'll need to update those drivers with the same ones used for ADB installation (hope I'm helping someone here & not adding to confusion).

Cheers

McJesus, thanks for your additions to the OP!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] electorn:
Updating TWRP

Hello Sir, I used your guide to unlock, installing TWRP with option 2 and everything went smoothly. I have noticed that TWRP has been updated to 2.3.3.0. Does the easy option link have the updated TWRP? If not, is it an easy thing to update? I have read the TWRP web site but it all looks rather daunting using ADB, rename blobs, changing directories etc. As you can tell, I don`t like messing with this stuff in case I end up bricking my device.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] McJesus15:
Yes that is easily doable. Thanks for reminding me. I'll update it if I get the computer time tonight
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bwbishop:
Make sure you turn off two-step verification on your Google Account first, otherwise you just get a "Password Invalid" error ever time. Took me a while to figure that out.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] McJesus15:
Alright I updated the TWRP flasher to flash the latest version of TWRP.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ahlerl:
Re: [GUIDE](WIP)Locked Jelly Bean to Custom Rom

I gotta thank you so much for this tutorial.....Don't know why I was so nervous in unlocking my prime.....after all of the system upgrades on servers with patient information I've done and was to nervous to try on my prime....ugh I feel so stupid now. Running androwook 1.51 and what a difference after only using for 30 minutes.....thank you, thank you, thank you
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] McJesus15:
Re: [GUIDE](WIP)Locked Jelly Bean to Custom Rom

Glad to help. Androwook is quite fast. Honestly, my Prime is my daily joy
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] eclicorp:
Re: [GUIDE](WIP)Locked Jelly Bean to Custom Rom

Setting-about tablet-status ,is you serial number is allright? Or its unknown?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Moped_Ryder:
Thanks. Very easy and worked like a charm.

I had a stock up to date JB TF301 running. (10.4.2.18-2012.11.22)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] joshkun:
Custom recovery

Does 4EXT touch works on TFP and when flashing recovery do we lose data and apps on the TFP?

---------- Post added at 12:49 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:39 AM ----------

I forgot to ask can we downgrade after flashing recovery to get nflasher?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] McJesus15:
Re: [GUIDE](WIP)Locked Jelly Bean to Custom Rom

To your first question: I have no idea what 4EXT is

To your second: no. Downgrading to ICS without nvflash already installed is impossible
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] joshkun:
4ext touch is a custom recovery like cwm se here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1587844

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17748849

Do you know if we lose data when or after flashing recovery?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] McJesus15:
Re: [GUIDE](WIP)Locked Jelly Bean to Custom Rom

If it isn't specifically built for the device don't use it and no, no data loss happens when flashing recovery.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mystril:
Thanks for your guide! Much appreciated.

Help

1. I can't get past the Error message when I run the bat (Using Option 2)

2. I tried (Option 1) but am confused as there is only blob files but no fastboot/adb files etc provided. Have I missed it?

Error Message for Option 1

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8513/8538229823_7c7aaf332b_b.jpg

My Prime just finished it's warranty! I can't wait to flash the custom rom but I am afraid w/o TWRP safety net would brick my Prime. Any assistance is appreciated :D

UPDATE1

I TWRP-ed my Prime using this link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-KLPDu2sos

The video showed Option 3 which only worked for me! If you faced problems in Option 1/2 in TWRP, try Option 3.

Thanks OP for your guide! If not, I probably would still get cold feet about going Custom!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] blackmage884:
First, thank you OP for an excellent guide. Once I managed to get adb working, I got TWRP up and running with the files you provided in less than 5 minutes. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble getting TWRP to work properly after I boot into it.

Whenever I try to read or write from my external sd card, I get errors. I was able to make a back up onto the internal storage and copy it over to my PC for safe keeping. I can navigate the sd card just fine in TWRP's file manager, but actually manipulating files fails. Right now I'm trying to install the SuperSU zip you linked to in your post, and I keep getting the following message:

E:Error in /external_sdcard/SuperSU.zip [I abbreviated the file name in this post]

(Status 0)

Does anyone know what is causing this? I just got the sd card today and did not do a single thing to it before inserting into my Prime. I'm assuming that means its in FAT32. I'm still running Jelly Bean stock because I wanted to root and backup my apps before flashing to Androwook. JB stock recognizes the card just fine, and I can read/write to it in JB as well as through my PC's USB connection.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] McJesus15:
What sdcard is it (Samsung or whatever else)? Certain cards simply don't work well with the Prime. You should update to the latest version of TWRP using the tool by downloading the file from the TWRP website, renaming it and replacing the one in the tool with the new one. I'll update the tool for others so you can just download it but it's pretty easy to do yourself :)

The SuperSU zip sounds like a bad download. It needs to be updated anyway so I'll do that now too.

EDIT: OP updated. Latest version of TWRP is now in the flasher and the SuperSU.zip is now attached to the post and updated.
[Off-topic] Stereo8:
I have dissasembled my USB Drive and made it look like a Lego. View attachment 1489449

So what to do with the old case?

Sent from my dad's HTC Desire C
[Off-topic] jaszek:
Throw it out.
[Off-topic] Stereo8:
No! I had this flash drive since i was 6!

Sent from my dad's HTC Desire C
[Off-topic] veeman:
Use it to store rasta pasta. :D

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Off-topic] 85gallon:
Why?

Sent from my Kindle Fire running CM10 Jelly Bean
[Off-topic] TravisBean:
because he can
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Make it into a thanks button.
[Off-topic] 85gallon:
It would disappear if he did.
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Yeah but I still performed the DIY Conversion to prove it's feasibility.

I inserted this into a "propietary" machine of my own invention:

And recieved a modified post menu including this:
[Off-topic] Stereo8:
Seems that I list the casing :D , so screw that. Let's make more DIY stuff!

Sent from my dad's HTC Desire C
[Off-topic] LoopDoGG79:
You saying you can still thank in people in OT?
[Microsoft Surface] AndyRathbone:
This USB-to-Ethernet adapter says it works on the Surface RT, as well as other adapters with the AX88772 chipset:

http://plugable.com/2012/11/16/usb-ethernet-microsoft-surface
[Microsoft Surface] addictivepixels:
Confirmed by one of their employees in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1966532
[Microsoft Surface] JCK4P:
Unfortunately, the WinRT driver for the ASIX-based USB-Ethernet adapter will be taken down from the Plugable site on 12/23. See http://plugable.com/2012/12/11/windows-rt-surface-usb-ethernet-takedown for details.

Jonathan from Plugable
[Microsoft Surface] feygor:
I can't believe Msoft are having the driver pulled, I swear they are doing their best to send the surface to an early grave, first they cut off Mozilla announcing that they are the only ones who can safely develop apps for arm processors, now they are trying to eliminate any traces of compatibility with external devices! If I didn't know better I would hunk that they really don't want any windows 8 RT devices around, not even their own. I'm starting to regret buying mine...
[Microsoft Surface] ctitanic:
I have a copy of their driver in case anybody needs it or anybody wants to host it.

Sent from my Windows 8 device using Board Express Pro
[Motorola Droid Bionic] OverkillSD:
So I just updated my Bionic to ICS, YAY! :D

But, root isn't working, BOO! :crying:

I am relatively knowledgeable in this stuff; it is both my profession and my hobby. Investigating this issue has led me to believe that my problem is that the ADB interface does not show up in device manager (Mass Storage, MTP, and PTP mode have the same result) on Windows 7 Ultimate x64. When the device is connected in AP fastboot, however, the driver does show up and works fine. Additionally, when I try to manually add the driver, it fails to start (code 10).

What does show up, however, is the Motorola USB Networking Driver (MTP only), under network adapters.

The upgrade to ICS was performed with SamuriHL's HoB (ADB), and in an effort to resolve this issue, I did it again with HoB (Fastboot).

Can somebody please help? :)

Thanks,

Overkill

EDIT: I downloaded the SDK and ADB still doesn't list my device. I do know that the IP used by the Motorola driver is 192.168.137.2 for my device (.1 for my PC) and that "adb connect 192.168.137.2" fails to connect on the default port (maybe another port?)

Thanks again! I feel naked and powerless without my root =(
[Motorola Droid Bionic] linuxgator:
Do you have USB debugging enabled under Developer Options?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] OverkillSD:
Yes, I do. I have tried disabling/re-enabling it as well to no avail.

I appreciate the KISS approach, but I've gone over the checklist on every how-to and I am confident that nothing is missing.

I tried the phone on another computer and with several different USB cables and no luck. I have all 64-bit machines, but I can also try my XP VM and maybe that'll behave properly ^_^ Or an actual XP machine at one of my jobsites that still won't pay to upgrade their equipment from 2002.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] beray5:
I had this problem, reinstalling latest Motorola device manager fixed it for me.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] OverkillSD:
No go on that either.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] OverkillSD:
I gave up and did a factory restore, it's working fine now. Going to analyze the scripts used by House of Bionic and see if it's possible to work backwards and see if there was a way to do it without losing data, for posterity's sake.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] beray5:
You have to remember to reboot with the phone in all the different connection modes for multiple different drivers loaded.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] johnlgalt:
Weird. FDR only kills user settigns and user apps - so, it seems like there was an app that was blocking ADB access. Which is extremely strange, b/c that should not happen, unless you have some sort of firewall on the BIONIC itself (or else something like DroidSheppGuard running).

Not always true - you may need to reboot the phone. I can switch from any mode to any other mode and the connection pops up within 5 seconds every time. Of course, I'm running Win 7 Ult x64, and I only use the direct connect ports on my computer, no hubs, no USB 3 ports, and I never install the Motorola Device Manager software, only the direct USB drivers that I extract from the installer myself. Any one of those may be a factor in why it works for me, or some combination thereof.

However, I do know that I am not the only one for whom the switching works without rebooting either computer or phone....
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wmfreak:
Any chance to swap the functions of the soft touch keys? I'd really like to have the Back

Button on the left and the Menu button on the right.(given the size of the Note and laft hand use) Any help will be grately appreciated.

W
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XotiCTX:
on my note i could do it going to

/system/usr/keylayout/

but that was on cm10... hope this help
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulser_g2:
See http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34438660#post34438660 for solution
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] daleksic8:
It's witten on ME3 features list that it includes Non-Transparent theme, but I don't know how to enable it. Can someone help me?
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] daleksic8:
Nevermind, found it. Please delete this thread.

Sent from my GT-S5670
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] voyager529:
Hey everyone!

I've had my Galaxy S3 for a little over a month now. Excellent phone, and courtesy of ROM Toolbox Pro's ability to remove otherwise unremovable apps, the stock ROM is actually half decent. Still, that doesn't absolve me of the compulsion to fire up TWRP and flash something, as has been all but an addiction on my Touch Pro2, HD2, Droid Incredible, and Incredible 2. I've dipped my toe in a few times, but always came back to stock after roughly five minutes.

Yesterday, I decided to go all in, wipe everything that wasn't an SD Card, and install AeonFluxx. That wasn't bad, except that when I installed LBE Privacy Guard, it'd hot reboot as soon as the Active Protection Service started, making the phone basically unusable.

"Okay, so AeonFluxx is out. XquiziT, let's give you a go!" Flashed that, same problem. BlackJelly acted in the exact same way.

In every case, I wiped /system, /cache, dalvik, and /data. I installed the app directly from Google Play, ensured I had BusyBox and SuperSU installed. LBE has worked on every handset I've ever owned, along with the stock ROM of the GS3. Yes, its ability to deny access to GPS/Call Logs/whatever is a killer feature, and I've yet to find a solid alternative to it in the Play Store. The closest I found was PDroid, which doesn't work on ICS yet.

So, fellow XDA forum users, does anyone know of a known incompatibility with LBE and non-stock ROMs, or an alternative to LBE that is known to work on ICS/JB, or some other means by which I can use a non-stock ROM while simultaneously dictating app permissions after installation?

Joey
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Dont know about alternatives but LBE is not compatible with JB.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] voyager529:
Thanks, Doc.

I did a little more digging and I did find a port of the app here on XDA that is manually translated, but JB compliant:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1422479

Also found the app Permissions Denied from the same developer who has provided us with BusyBox, which seems promising:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...29tLnN0ZXJpY3Nvbi5wZXJtaXNzaW9ucy5kb25hdGUiXQ..

Hope this helps someone else!

If the mods can mark this question as 'solved', that'd be in order =)

Joey
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] chismay:
so trying to network unlock the g-mini, put cwm recovery and installed new rom but the lock still remains,. can anyone give me any pointers?
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] dno0b:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/ha...sim-network-samsung-galaxy-mini-gt-s5570.html

Follow instructions given

HIT THANKS IF I WAS OF ANY HELP
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Myst0gaN:
Here

Flashing a new rom wont unlock your phone..

try this its mush easier http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1335548

:highfive:
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] chismay:
annnnnnd...THANK YOU NOW UNLOCKED CHEERS FELLA! :highfive:
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] chismay:
all done now thanks for your reply also, its peeps that provide answers instead of flaming that make xda great!!