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[Android General] Scarletdeath:
No problem i come from iPhone background too.:)

OTA updates will not work anymore but u can still manually flash from ASUS website.However,u can still update your station firmware though.

Here are the steps for changing SKUs of padfone 2:

Root and unlocking is not needed for changing of SKUs.

1)Download the latest WWE firmware and extract the zip file.U will then get another zip file.Place the zip file into your phone.

2)Switch off your phone.

3)Enter into recovery mode by pressing power button + volume down and navigate with your volume button.

4)Select apply update from external storage.

5)Choose the zip file and your phone will say Repartitioning and then it will fail.The repartitioning is the removal of Garmin partition and combining it with user space.Just reboot your phone.

6)If your phone takes a very long time to boot or is in a boot loop,go into recovery mode and factory reset.Reboot your phone.

7)You will still boot into TW SKU but the Repartitioning is already done.

8)Place the WWE firmware into your phone again and repeat steps 2-4.

9)Flash the firmware again and you will boot into WWE firmware.

U can still change back to your original SKU or to other SKUs after using this method but u cannot flash to older versions like ICS.
[Android General] --a3pz0--:
Hi,

don't know if its helpful but have you already seen this?

My Brain Hurts: Porting Clockwork Recovery to New Devices :confused:
[Android General] Ivalex:
that was my starting point. tks:cool:
[Android General] --a3pz0--:
oh ok good :good: :)
[Android General] cturbos:
will you please tell me how you got past the(adb remount)?i tried every thing i know but to no avail.always device not found.

thank you

p.s i'm on wwe 4.1.1 V10.4.9.6
[Android General] --a3pz0--:
have you the newest Android SDK?

you can try it with the adb folder i attached. just copy the extracted folder to C:\ and follow the steps on first page again.
[Android General] mu5icman:
Exit shell before you push adb command!

Use command "exit", before you go on with adb. Should bei fixed in firstcpost...
[Android General] Lycox:
I got my PF2 today :)

I'd like to get root but it fails at the unlock tool. I only get an error while trying to unlock it. "Unkown network error. Please wait and try later".

Did anyone has had the same problem?
[Android General] cturbos:
do i need the device in fastboot mood to run the ADB REMOUNT?i'v tried both ways ,nothing is happining?i did the exit command,still nothing?i pushed the image succecfully.am i missing somthing?obviously:rolleyes:
[Android General] cturbos:
Ivalex

please help me out here,i've followed your instructions to the tee,read every thing the colleagues wrote,but with the step ( ADB REMOUNT) i'm stuck,alwyas device not found.. will you detail the root process when you have the time?somthing is missing in the way the process goes.

p.s.WWE 4.1.1 10.4.9.6

thank you
[Android General] m@f:
Thanks.. Didnt catch that error ;)
[Android General] stonewash:
Nice post.. Thank you...
[Android General] mu5icman:
Could you solve it now? Just write "exit" then press enter, then go on with adb command
[Android General] Ivalex:
Mmm did you manage that? After fastboot is the phone booting normally? Is debug usb ON? Try unplug replug

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[Android General] cturbos:
it is in debug mode,did the unplug many times,after the fastboot boot boot .img it rebooted into android normally,it is 7a where it all falls apart,i tried in fastboot mode,boot,it would'nt recognise the device.i did the exit then enter,started new cmd within the folder,still nothing.reinstalled the SDK and the USB drivers, still nothing.any thoughts?

thank you both:good:
[Android General] gt500:
Do you guys think it will be possible use padfone 2 with ubuntu os in the future?
[Android General] darkvice01:
No
[Android General] Seelendrache:
Hi.

I cant unlock the padfone 2. Every time i try it dass Network error. How can i solve this?

Thanks
[Android General] Ivalex:
last check, win7 is a 64b environment, are the sdk same architecture and not 32b?
[Android General] Lycox:
It seems, that it's a problem here in germany. A few minutes ago, I've sent a message to the customer support. Let's wait, what they're saying. Btw: Which firmware do you have?
[Android General] Seelendrache:
Firmware is jelly bean.10.4.9.6.0

I called Asus support. They told me to wipe via recovery. If it doesn't work bring it back to retailer.

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Maybe it works when I change the firmware ?
[Android General] Zardox:
- Edit -

Got my padfone2 for 2 days ago. Really love it.

Put in the update and got the latest 4.1 on it now. But can i still root it even if i updated the device?

/Z
[Android General] Lidenburg:
Worked like a dream!

Thank you! The whole procedure went flawlessly!

When you get CWM running, this phone will be perfect!
[Android General] mu5icman:
Its no problem, just read the posts some pages ago.
[Android General] Zardox:
You mind me asking what side i can find it on? Easys is that i down grade it and then root it. But then i need the old update to do it. You know where i can find it?

Live in sweden, EU.

/reagards Z

edit*

Can i do a factory reset and it will go down to 4.0?
[Android General] mu5icman:
You have to root it again after every update/downgrade. So just update to the newest version and then unlock and root is.

The solutions are in this thread, you can find it by yourself
[Android General] --a3pz0--:
no.. just upgrade it to the newest version and root it by using the JB insecure boot.img and following the guide from the first page. :good:

but only use the "fastboot boot boot.img" command at point 6.

don't do point 8.
[Android General] Lidenburg:
This way worked for me without any problem
[Android General] stymoszu:
Worked! But without some fiddling

This root procedure worked for me on the 10.4.9.6 HK firmware.

I did struggle between steps 7a and 7b, until i read further in this thread that an EXIT cmd was needed after 7a and before running the 7b commands.

Thanks to all those who've contributed to this!
[Android General] Maxmantikora:
QHUSB_DLOAD state

Hi, guys. If my PF2 in QHUSB_DLOAD state now, what can i do to repair it?

6b. if it goes into bootloop or bootlock or in QHUSB_DLOAD state, well sorry you cannot go ahead. just push and hold power on your device. it will reboot using its boot.img Sorry no root for you
[Android General] Ivalex:
there's nothing to repair, as long as you do not flash any image, and use only "fastboot boot..." command, if you enter into that state you just need to rebooting your device, pressing and keeping the power button.
[Android General] Maxmantikora:
PF2 problem

I tried pressing power and volume + and - - no effect. Dead phone. When connect it to computer , i see new device - QHSUSB_DLOAD,

that's all.
[Android General] Ivalex:
looks bad, let me understand better: holding power and vol+, doesn't let the phone go to bootloader mode?
[Android General] Maxmantikora:
Pf2

Holding any buttons does not change phone status. I think the last chance - official asus service.
[Android General] hani2262:
my phone is stuck in bootloop but I can access recovery mod and fastboot. I can't adb push the OTA update to the sd card in recovery mod I got permission denied.

I can flash the boot.img in fastboot mod but still no luck. is there another way that i can place the update.zip on the sd card. hlep me please
[Android General] Zardox:
Hmm.! Okej. Thanks. will try it later next week. hope it works =)

Cheers up!:cool:
[Android General] Scarletdeath:
Try factory resetting?
[Android General] hani2262:
I did that still in bootloop :(

Is there a way that I can update the phone through fastboot?
[Android General] Ivalex:
If you can still go into fastboot, then grab boot.img from the asus zip file (the big update file) and flash it.

"Fastboot flash boot boot.img".

Then reboot

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[Android General] redeyes717:
not only Germany.

no success with unlock.apk in Italy too.

version 4.1.1 - 10.4.9.6-0 firmware.

did try wipe/factory reset with to luck.

I guess I'm returning my Padfone 2.

any new findings on this failure?
[Android General] hani2262:
actually I had the phone rooted with your method the cause of my problem when I tried to install chainefire 3d driver I think it changed a system/lib/ file and now I can't uninstall it or update my phone through recovery. any way so far I created a system.img from the OTA update.zip and flashed it in fastboot. instead of getting bootloop the phone is stuck on asus logo.

I'm sorry for posting my issue here but there is no other forum that I can share this problem with. Thank you for all your help and support.
[Android General] RagnarokRO:
i did that too, but i was smart enough to copy on a copy of the latest OTA zip. After it cant boot it loads the recovery, so in the recover i went to update with the OTA zip and that repaired it for me. When your in the recovery, adb push the OTA zip file to the root of your sdcard. Then do the update.
[Android General] hackbob:
Maybe the unlock.apk doesn't work with last JB update?

I've unlocked mine with the previous JB update without anyproblem (Italy version here too)

Can you try to flash the previous version and run the unlock again?
[Android General] killkyo:
I just updated and root mine yesterday, I had problems with unlock.apk too but I realise, I dun have to run unlock.apk again after the update.

My phone was previously unlocked and rooted too.

Maybe you try entering to fastboot mode after updating without running unlock.apk again?
[Android General] redeyes717:
@Hackbob:

I've been deeply investigating into this yesterday: it seems Asus is having troubles with some padfone and transformer prime units regarding the unlock.

they don't know exactly 'why', for sure it's a software issue. They just ask you to return your unit for a motherbard substitution. very bad!

source XDA

@killkyo

unfortunately, no way to enter to fastboot mode [volume up + power]; this proof there's no unlocked bootloader. Basically, the 'unlock.apk' is giving the enduser the possibility to enter fastboot mode. This means if you want to check whether your pf2 is unlocked you just try to get to fastboot. if you cannot.. you are not unlocked.
[Android General] hani2262:
when ever I try to adb push the update.zip I get permission denied I don't know why.
[Android General] gt500:
Sorry for the question but what is chainfire 3d?
[Android General] spawn549:
no luck in unlocking here as well. both WWE_V10.4.9.6 & V10.4.5.36. encounter network error connection. have already email asus on this. waiting for their reply
[Android General] hani2262:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImV1LmNoYWluZmlyZS5jZjNkIl0.
[Android General] kuailan:
+1 to this....V.10.4.9.6-0

I have a feeling ASUS need to update the unlock app for the JB version ???
[Android General] goofyz:
Hi all,

I try to root my phone but I cannot boot it into fastboot mode.

Neither "power + vol up" or "adb reboot-bootloader" works, they all boot the devices normally.

Do you have any clues? Thanks!
[Android General] hackbob:
First you have to download and run the unlock.apk.

There is a possibility that the unlock.apk doesn't work as stated in the previous posts; please refere to them for other information.
[Android General] goofyz:
Ah, you are right. just found that I have missed that step.

And now everything is ok. Thank you very much !
[Android General] gt500:
I cant get nfs most wanted working so its because I dont have chainfire 3d? I enter the game but at point of racing the game is Black, Just show the menu..
[Android General] darkvice01:
All padfone 2 user is having that same problem.. last I've heard from EA they'll figure it out what's wrong... sa far as I know the game is not optimize for high definition games..
[Android General] hani2262:
SOLVED

In recovery I chose <apply update from external storage>

then in cmd I run the following command:

> adb push update.zip /data/media/

I was able to push the update.zip to the sd card and update the phone :)
[Android General] pogwghi:
Can anyone help me please. . . I want simplified instruction. Im a noob sorry. Thanks in advance
[Android General] kuailan:
I think before you start with anything.....TRY the unlock app from the official ASUS web site first. Just with any other mobile device, before you root, you need to unlock the bootloader. I have a strong feeling, if you CANT get pass this stage, there is no use to proceed to rooting process. I guess we have to wait till ASUS fix the unlock app or find another option of unlocking the bootloader.

PS: personally I cant even unlock the bootloader using the unlock app. SO i have to wait and pray for alternative solution.
[Android General] pogwghi:
I already tried the unlock. It restart then i read something like unlock:true etc etc. Does it mean i can root my fone? What will i do next? Ehat should happen after unlock? Thanks in advance.
[Android General] Lidenburg:
Yup congratulations, you succesfully unlocked your device, now just need to follow the rest of the steps(3-7) and hopefully you don't run into any other problems :D
[Android General] DjBastard:
Good afternoon!

Any word of investigating the recovery?

There are files to prove? or something that can help? (or try xd)

Greetings
[Android General] pogwghi:
Please update this tutoirial for someone like me (noob). Thanks. I dont haveany idea about rooting, but i want to root my fone badly. Im using windows 8 64bit. Im here in hk.
[Android General] Scarletdeath:
Successfully unlocked and rooted my friend's PadFone 2 STARHUB V10.4.9.6-0.
[Android General] sorn1x:
hello, i have unlocked / rooted my padfone 2 32GB (with unlock.apk and padfone2_root_tools) (Version*WWE_V10.4.9.6). so now i want to return my phone because behind the camera lense is so much dust and the metall ring around the lense is not fixed. i can turn the ring with my fingers.

so how can i reset all for the warranty??
[Android General] darkvice01:
Your warranty is already void when you unlock your bootloader.. sorry dude.. you have to pay for the repair
[Android General] Scarletdeath:
Me and my friend has that too!!Bad manufacturing?
[Android General] darkvice01:
Well if you guys didn't unlock your bootloader yet then you have that fix for free..
[Android General] rafael_mfr:
So, there is no way to unroot it (yet), right?

Mine still with lcd+touch cracked since 31th Dec 2012, had to wait for 2 weeks to get the replacement from China (etradesupply.com) and then yesterday I left with the technician, maybe today I'll get it back.

I'm really in doubt if I should root now or wait a few more weeks, maybe an easy way to unroot appears somewhere.

:confused:
[Android General] xdej:
Not true in europe,
[Android General] darkvice01:
Yes I know coz your government ordered the manufacturer that rooting is legal to not void your warranty.

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Yes no way to relock the bootloader yet.. What I've notice in XDA.. The people who provide relock method for the device were OP member but not all of them knows it coz each OP has specialization.
[Android General] mu5icman:
AW: [GUIDE] [UPD][12.dec.12] [TOOLS available] How to Unlock/Root your padfone 2 A68

After my last firmware update, the bootloader was locked again and I also had to root it again. Is it not just that easy?
[Android General] rafael_mfr:
Does the procedure from OP works on ASUS WWE 10.4.9.6 (latest fw)?

Can I use the insecure image WWE_10.4.5.36-0.zip normally?

I'll give a try with script provided by padfone.cl
[Android General] Ivalex:
R: [GUIDE] [UPD][12.dec.12] [TOOLS available] How to Unlock/Root your padfone 2 A68

Yes, the boot.img provided here, is just to temp boot insecure and perform root. After you reboot, the original boot.img is used. So go ahead.

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[Android General] ekoandrew:
i sent my device back to ASUS repair, device came back factory default with boot loader locked.

had to use the ASUS provided APK to unlock again.

The only way to get it lock, is from ASUS.

ASUS was able to lock the device, sticking a USB stick into PF2. A menu came up "lock bootloader and Factory Wipe"

This APP to lock, only seems to circulate in ASUS still. But what I know, when that menu came up, it shows "ReLock number of times: 1".
[Android General] redeyes717:
let me give you my update about Unlocking apk from Asus.

as I previously said this failure affects transformer prime owners too. So following Fietspomp suggestions

here

, I was finally able to unlock my padfone 2 (JB update).

I did full wipe and

did NOT add my google account

.

first, second, third attempts with the unlock apk failed 'error due to connection... bla bla'. trying again made my device power off with bloader unlocked.

so my suggestion is to keep trying without your account in.

worked for me after a few attempts.
[Android General] Seelendrache:
Can someone plz upload the USB Drivers. The Drivers from PC Suite did not work for me :(

I can now unlock my phone without doing anything. Asked me to enter my google account information.

Haven´t done it yet ;)

Thank you
[Android General] --a3pz0--:
Let me google that for you ;)
[Android General] Seelendrache:
Thanks. I only tried the Software from Asus and my PC won´t find the drivers after i installed the software.

I hope u can plz help:

my PC won´t find the device via adb when in fastboot mode.

i rebooted with fastboot reboot-bootloader. No Problem,

but then in fastboot mode the pc won´t find the device.

My OS is Windows XP.

Thanks a lot

Is it correct that the phone is unlocked when i can access fastboot mode ?
[Android General] Gilberto_BR:
Hi, i wanted to say thanks! I just unlocked my bootloader (had to get the tool from tw website, since i could not find it anywhere else) and rooted it! Now i believe not only i have one of the first padfone 2 here in Brazil, but i have it rooted! Hope we can get the clockwork soon, so we can mess with system apps with a backup of course!

Regards,

Gilberto
[Android General] Ivalex:
R: [GUIDE] [UPD][12.dec.12] [TOOLS available] How to Unlock/Root your padfone 2 A68

If you get fastboot mode then you're unlocked. By experience not all the fastboot.exe are the same. I posted the one working for me some posts ago, try with it

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[Android General] rafael_mfr:
Nice to hear another mate from Brazil got this phone. Got mine on 26/Dec/2012 but on 31/Dec it just had fall on the floor and crack whole LCD. After almost 3 weeks I got my phone properly fixed, since last friday.
[Android General] JMM2009:
Recovery.img for a custom CWM

Can Some try to dump and post the recovery.img? I dont have this phone yet, but i would like to try to make a custom CWM recovery. Thanks
[Android General] Gilberto_BR:
JMM2009

If you tell me how to do it, ill be more then happy to try. But i installed some stuff on the phone already.

rafael_mfr

Answered by PM.
[Android General] JMM2009:
Recovery

Someone had already posted one I just had to use the search button. I have made one can some try to flash it to see if it will work.
[Android General] rafael_mfr:
Got root right now following Original Post. Thanks!

For those who are having problem with ASUS Padfone 2 download site section, try this link: h t t p://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=PadFone+2&p=29&s=1

Made manually without the .bat script
[Android General] darkvice01:
Guys modaco created superboot for easier rooting the padfone 2..

http://www.modaco.com/topic/360416-superboot-padfone-2-root-solution/#entry2079408 .... and also new firmware update to fix problem for those people having issues with need for speed. Ru tw and cht already received their update
[Android General] kutbinahar:
Thanks alot pro

was searching though google from weeks to find a proper way and the tools provided by you did root in just few seconds

it is so easy no right left just straight to the target in minutes

Thanks alot for this awsome tools

NOW LOVING PADFONE 2 more than before.

PLEASE CREATE SUB-FORUM for PADFONE 2 so that people dont get fadeup for some stuffs like rooting only.
[Android General] Gilberto_BR:
Safe List

Ok, now that i got root access, its time to mess around with the system, and since im kinda crazy i just installed rom toolbox and started to remove system apps, i removed a bunch and no problems, but i decided to zipalign the system apps, well thats a bad idea, the phone just got into a bootloop, and right now im installing the last update using the android recovery, had a hard time to push the zip in the phone, but now everything is good and the update made my device bootable again, so i will try to make a safe list this time, or at least start one.

Btw, dont despair if you try to recover using the zip from asus and it dont work, you have to unzip and apply the seccond zip, not the one you download.

Regards,

Gilberto
[Android General] JMM2009:
We have Lift Off

Custom Recovery working, well Kinda, Look at Madaco

http://www.modaco.com/topic/360432-r1-customised-recovery-image-for-the-asus-padfone-2/

We also have a ROM

http://www.modaco.com/topic/360433-deodexed-rom-for-the-padfone-2/
[Android General] rikiau123:
I said, waiting for the device

and does not write the image Custom Recovery :confused:
[Android General] JMM2009:
I see you got your answer, sorry I was away. I will have my phone tomorrow, can't wait to start working on this bad boy. All we need now is a development section on XDA. I already made a request for one. Also as a side note. The Invisible Phone Guard website has a scratch proof shield for the phone and station, it's about 35.00 though
[Android General] pogwghi:
Finally my fone is rooted now. But dont know how to take advantage of it. Lol
[Android General] Zardox:
So if i install the bootloader from asus website, then after put in the superboot. " http://www.modaco.com/topic/360416-s...root-solution/ "

After that, how do install the ClockworkMod That got " http://www.modaco.com/topic/360432-r...sus-padfone-2/ "

; sorry for all the noob questions. :/
[Android General] mu5icman:
AW: [GUIDE] [UPD][12.dec.12] [TOOLS available] How to Unlock/Root your padfone 2 A68

A new WWE SKU Firmware update is available. Anybody tried the update and root procesure afterwards? Does root work again?
[Android General] Ivalex:
R: [GUIDE] [UPD][12.dec.12] [TOOLS available] How to Unlock/Root your padfone 2 A68

Confirm is working just did it.

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[Android General] allram:
Confirmed here to, working fine :) Just flashed superboot script after update
[Android General] rafael_mfr:
I'm under 10.4.9.6 and rooted (following steps from 1st post)

how can I update to 10.4.11.13?

I did a try with Paul modded recovery by typing 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.modaco.r1.img'

does the modded recovery persist after a reboot? should I flash original recovery back through fastboot mode?

thanks in advance!
[Android General] darkvice01:
It will revert back to stock recovery
[Android General] rafael_mfr:
Updated and Rooted

got wwe 10.4.11.13 from asus website, then leave on root sdcard

a notification appears advising that there is an update to your device, accept by click it

system is rebooted directly to recovery, flash procedure goes without problem

phone comes up and goes to home screen, then turn off and put into fastboot mode (PWR + Vol UP)

click 'install-superboot-windows.bat' and you're done!

THANKS PAUL!
[Android General] Jacky110:
Thank you!!!

Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9300 met Tapatalk
[Android General] pogwghi:
Can i use custom firmware by sir paul? My fw is hk.
[Android General] JMM2009:
I was on HK firmware and i flashed Paul's rom and it messed up my baseband, so I have no cellular access. Someone help.:confused:
[Android General] darkvice01:
Just flash the stock Asus firmware.. that should fix the issue.. or ask Paul to extract the baseband for you..