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[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
The short answer is : No. Trend Micro (and most anti-virus programs) produce false positives all the time. The Motochopper tool is safe. Thousands have used it....

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I don't know what's going on with Motochopper - you would have to provide more details: What PC OS are you using? Do you have adb drivers installed?

The Asus update will not delete any of your apps or settings.
[Asus Transformer TF700] crazygerz:
:good:friend are a genius, that's the solution thanks:good:
[Asus Transformer TF700] carpboy:
I'm on XP, adb works perfectly on my s3. When I try to shell to the asus it tells me device not found. As I mentioned, the motochopper bat file *appears* to function.

With the asus plugged into the pc I can browse the sdcard with no trouble.
[Asus Transformer TF700] carpboy:
Dirty flashed the firmware, ran motochopper and root has been regained. Rootkeeper also recognizes it as being saved. My adb still does not work on the tablet.

Thanks.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tjs62:
One question

I understand from the last 7 pages that I can root without unlocking. What's the benefit of unlocking? What can't I do if I just root?

I had an original Droid that I rooted but there was no option to unlock or not unlock.

Thanks
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Right, the Moto Droid bootloader cannot be unlocked, so rooting was the only option.

If you unlock, you can install a custom recovery and install a custom rom like the fabulous CROMi-X.

If you root, you can run apps that require root access and give you a little more freedom to tweak the stock rom.

With root you can improve the user experience of the stock rom somewhat (and keep your warranty). Unlocked with a custom rom you wave your warranty good bye and the sky's the limit in terms of enjoyment of this tablet.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tjs62:
motochopper
[Asus Transformer TF700] tjs62:
ROM
[Asus Transformer TF700] tjs62:
Yup, kept going over everything and then I pulled the pin.

Went without a hitch.
[Asus Transformer TF700] m_zet:
Hi all.

I used motochopper (run.bat) - after usage everything "succes" reboot, but Root Checker Basic informes that it is not rooted.

When I use Root Explorer and try to R/W it informs that there is no root.

I used factory reset and still can't get root :(

I am on 4.2.1 WW 10.6.1.14.8-20130514,

What should I do?

----

What I did:

- downloaded from ASUS previous ROM version WW_epad-user-10.4.4.25 and installed it,

- used motochopper to get root;

- installed root keeper,

- installed update from OTA,

- deleted root from root keper and rebooted,

- used again the motochopper,

- and sucsess now I got rooted tf700.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Reggie777:
That darn adb server out of date problem...

ARggggghhh! Had to reset my locked, rooted, 4.2.1 . And naturally, lost root.

A few months ago I successfully rooted it using Motochopper. There was an occasional "adb server out of date" message, but lo and behold, it was rooted.

This go round, I'm getting the dreaded adb server out of date. But I cannot find out how to update the driver. And if I were able to, should I do anything to the adb file in the motochopper directory?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

:crying:
[Asus Transformer TF700] pixbuf:
Lost root with OTA update!

Installed an OTA update yesterday and lost root, despite having Voodoo OTA rootkeeper installed. I tried the Motochopper exploit again but it failed this time :( Here's what the program showed:

And I still have not root. Any ideas? Any other root methods available?

TIA.
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Ahem - did you actually use Rootkeeper to backup root before the update or is it just languishing in your app drawer? ;)

There have been very few reports so far, but I know of several people who successfully kept root with Voodoo through the update.

And it seems you confirm that the Motochopper exploit is not exploiting anything anymore: Asus plugged the hole :(

You may have to downgrade to .8, reroot with Motochopper, backup root, upgrade and restore root.
[Asus Transformer TF700] pixbuf:
Well, the Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper app has the /system supports root protection and Protected su copy available boxes checked. (I looked but did not find a /system/su-backup file. I think the update must have done a wipe of the system partition.) Don't know what else I should have done. Perhaps I should have temporarily un-rooted before the OTA update.

OK, I'm willing to downgrade and reroot, but I have no idea where to get the .8 firmware file and how to flash it. Do I just boot into stock recovery and flash it?

Thanks.
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Download the firmware for your sku from Asus support download site, unzip it once, put the resulting zip into root of your internal sd. Reboot and you should get a notification about the downgrade.
[Asus Transformer TF700] pixbuf:
OK that worked but it completely wiped the contents of internal storage including my titanium backup files :( Have other people actually been able to update to the .10 release without losing root? (That is, was it only my stupidity that screwed it for me?)
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Data not backed up is data not yet lost.....

I personally have heard from about 7 users keeping root through the update.

Backup root, temp unroot, update, restore root.
[Asus Transformer TF700] ikkeT:
not workin any longer

I just got my tablet back from rma, and powered it on, installed the update that it mentioned about, and tried to apply this root method. It doesn't work any longer. The FW version is 10.6.1.14.10. I'll try downgrading.
[Asus Transformer TF700] GitAlongLilDoggies:
This was the method I used and I still have root.
[Asus Transformer TF700] ikkeT:
I downgraded back to .8, rooted with motochopper, voodoo'd it and updated back to .10. Worked like charm, thanks. No need to temp unroot.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Reggie777:
I can also attest that the downgrade to .8, root with motochopper, voodoo, and then update to .10 works. Was worried that the update would blow away voodoo, and give me a clean wipe factory reset. But, the update kept everything in place. Thanks to all who discovered this method. :good::good:
[Asus Transformer TF700] RonnaldReeds:
Failure

Hi, when I run the run.bat file the SuperSU installs like it should, but when it says rooting phone... this may take a few minutes it shows failure cleaning up and says exploit complete. Can anyone help me? I have been struggling for too long now... first it was ASUS PC sync that was messing around with the adb file now this. I want to install CM because stock android is laggy.
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Sounds as if you are trying to run motochopper on 10.6.1.14.10?

If you read the last few pages, that doesn't work anymore.

If you want to skip rooting, install TWRP via fastboot and flash your desired rom.

http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/105
[Asus Transformer TF700] Buddygunz:
Hi, looking for some help here. I'm having serious problems with motochopper. It seems to be hanging as its trying to push the superuser apk over. Any suggestions?
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
What firmware are you on?
[Asus Transformer TF700] paulgreeny83:
Desperately Seeking Help!

I've spent 6 hours on this, with no joy. adb seems to work (I get endless streams of "adb server is out of date. killing...", after I end one of the adb processes in Task Manager (as suggested in another thread), I get different error messages, sometimes:

[*] Rooting phone...

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

/system/bin/sh: /data/local/tmp/pwn: can't execute: Permission denied

Sometimes:

[*] Rooting phone...

[+] This may take a few minutes.

[-] Failure.

[*] Cleaning up...

rm failed for /data/local/tmp/busybox, No such file or directory

[*] Exploit complete. Press enter to reboot and exit.

Press any key to continue . . .

And sometimes it looks as though it may have worked (in and around all the adb server out of date messages), and it has installed SuperSU to the tablet (TF700T, running JB 4.2.1), but the Root Checker App says SU not found and Root Access: No access, and the Super SU app says "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!:"

I tried doing what was suggested in the attached post re. moving the folder, and got this message:

C:\TF700\motochopper>adb shell

adb server is out of date. killing...

* daemon started successfully *

2|shell@android:/ $ cd system/xbin

cd system/xbin

shell@android:/system/xbin $ ./su

./su

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

The only thing possibly unique to my situation is that it is already unlocked, but I wouldn't have thought that would matter?

If any one can shed any light on this, it would be really appreciated.

Thanks!

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Sorry berndblb, I should have read the end of this thread, i'd have saved myself 6 hours trying to get Motochopper to work. I am indeed on 10.6.1.14.10 (only updated from JB 4.1.1 just before rooting). Why does it no longer work? Is there another equally simple rooting method available for this FW (My TF700 is unlocked)?

Thanks.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Moster2:
If it is unlocked, why dont you use cromi? Motochopper is meant for people who actually want root without unlocking. And downgrading to .8, rooting, voodooing and then back to .10 is more likely to be time consuming than just installing a recovery and then flash cromi.

Btw, the reason why rooting doesnt work on .10 is that asus fixed it.
[Asus Transformer TF700] paulgreeny83:
Hi Moster 2,

Afraid i'm not overly familiar with Cromi - can you point me to the most relevant background reading/directions on how to flash?

Thanks

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From what I've read, the only way to install a custom recovery (TWRP) with an unrooted device (but unlocked bootloader) is via fastboot?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Correct.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Moster2:
Ye, sdbags also has everything explained in his thread. If you follow it, you will succeed. If you still have issues, dont hesitate to ask in his thread
[Asus Transformer TF700] paulgreeny83:
and bytnamok

One of my main motivators in rooting was to install browser2ram, and other performance tweaking roms to enhance browser performance - can this still be done by flashing cromi without rooting?

Sorry for all the questions!

Thanks.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Moster2:
Sdbags has browser2ram and other tweaks in his rom. You can even choose which ones to use via the aroma installer (a gui to change options for flashing). His rom is really the best you could get for our tf700t at he moment.

Root is not required since you can install a recovery without it (explained in his thread)
[Asus Transformer TF700] paulgreeny83:
Thanks again Moster for your patience and advice.

I have successfully created a custom recovery using TWRP, and installed the latest Cromi-x ROM.

I went for the TF700T : _that 10.6.1.14.8 Modded Stock Kernel v4 kernal, as sdbags said it was a smooth and stable ROM. A couple of further questions though if I may:

1. I can't see any evidence that browser2ram is installed and working? I read on here that you could check if it had requested SuperUser rights in the log, but it hasn't, and I do not see an application icon for it like with the other tweaks. Also, Chrome has been wiped from my install, and i'm left with only the stock browser. What I want to do is confirm browser2ram is installed and working, and download the best/fastest (any advice?) browser that browser2ram script supports, and how to confirm the browser is supported with browser2ram script i'm running?

2. I've read a lot about system tuner, is that a worthwhile install with Cromi-x? I do want to kill a lot of apps that run on start-up, even after the one-click clean, i'm back up to 15 in seconds and it drives me crazy!

Thanks again.
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Congrats to get CROMi-X up and running!

1) B2R runs as a script at startup since it won't work as an app on 4.2 based roms. If you want to check which browsers it supports, open the B2R file in /system/etc/init.d and read the list.

The fastest IMO is the stock browser, but Boat is pretty fast too

2) Android is doing a pretty good job in managing resources. Any given service is not running any better if it is the only one running. Unused ram is wasted ram - so I wouldn't worry about the background services unless they phone home all the time and bog your system down due to the I/O bottleneck. I believe this rom has been optimized very well. I doubt that vanilla appps like System Tunser will improve it at all. I'd rather play with optimizations like LetMeKnow's extreme tweaks which are created specifically for this tablet, this rom and specific kernels.
[Asus Transformer TF700] paulgreeny83:
Thanks berndbld! I checked the script and can see that my stock browser is supported - though is there no sure-fire way to ensure it's running at start-up and doing its job?

Thanks for your advice on further tuning too. Are LetMeKnow's extreme tweaks a fully custom rom to potentially replace Cromi?

Thanks.
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Look at the speed, man! That's a pretty sure-fire way to prove it! Why do you think it may not be running?

LetMeKnow's tweaks are just that: tweaks to CROMi-X with Hund's kernel.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Run "mount" in adb shell or in a terminal app - it should show tmpfs mounted to the browser cache directories.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Shoktronic:
I just ran this on my TF700 on 4.2.1 and no go!

It installed Super SU and rebooted. I used root checker after, got the big red SORRY! Also SuperSU says "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. There is a problem!"

What to do? I ran it twice and same problems.
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
You are probably on firmware version 10.6.1.14.10. Asus plugged he hole Motochopper exploited with their last update. It works on .8 though. Do a search - there are multiple threads with instructions on how to downgrade or circumvent rooting altogether if you want to unlock and install a custom rom.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Trans-amers:
Noob questions

Well i am in .10 so i hv to downgrade to 10.6.1.14.08 in order to get root.So will i loss data after downgrading to .8 in my infinity?(without wiping after downgrading?)

i would just like to root but not flashing rom yet.

Sorry for my bad English btw:D

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will that loss data?
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Well, yes - installing the full firmware will wipe all your data. But it's not really a "loss" since you will backup everything, right?
[Asus Transformer TF700] Trans-amers:
How about internal storage?

Sent from my Stock Nexus⁴
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Internal will be wiped
[Asus Transformer TF700] bigp951:
Is motochopper still relevant? Root failed

saw the OP and finally talked my wife into letting root her tablet. Downloaded the tool plugged it in and ran it. after reboot I open Supersu and it says no SU binary installed.

It is an Asus TF700T running 4.2.1
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Motochopper only worked until bootloader version 10.6.1.14.8. What's yours?

Boot with Power and Volume Down and read the tiny text
[Asus Transformer TF700] bigp951:
Thanks for the reply. Mine is 10.6.114.10-20130801.

Is there a root method for this version?

Never mind I didn't read the entire post.... I will attempt a firmware downgrade and try again.....
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Towelroot (AFAIK only an older version) should work for .10.
[Asus Transformer TF700] bigp951:
I tried towelroot v3 and it didn't work. Just unlocked the bl and downloaded the firmware.

due to my laziness I did some more research and eventually found towelroot v1. took a while but well worth it. It worked on .10. guess I will save that downgrade for a rainy day.

thanks for the help!
[Asus Transformer TF700] hanswurst1979:
I used vroot to root with the latest bootloader.

Th kinguser app wich is automatically installed is a bit tricky to be replaced with supersu. But using the shell script of the link in a terminal window worked fine for me

http://www.w0lfdroid.com/2013/11/How-to-Remove-Replace-VRoot-Chinese-superuser-with-SuperSU.html
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
If you unlocked the bootloader anyway, you can simply install TWRP using fastboot and install SuperSU from there - no need to mess around with rooting via exploit.
[Asus Transformer TF700] hanswurst1979:
Yep that might be the best one... as you do not need anything else as the flash options of the custom recoveries.

But since i am not able to unlock my relocked device anymore the vroot was the only way to root for me without downgrade to older stock rom
[Asus Transformer TF700] bigp951:
That is a piece of priceless knowledge I will never forget! Do I install supers as an update.zip? At this point the tablet is rooted, backed up and ready for a new Rom but my new HTC will be here on Monday.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Yes just download the latest chainfire flashable zip and install - you'll be rooted on next boot. Obviously you will need a custom recovery to be able to do this.
[Asus Transformer TF700] djcasl:
Don't know if anyone mentioned this, but motochopper files should be in C:\motochopper, otherwise this thing will fail on Win7X64. Couldn't find it in any installer or readme. But maybe I was just looking with my nose.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Desverger:
I downloaded motochopper from here (attached to this thread - it's no longer available on MediaFire) , however, Windows Defender warns me that it's a trojan. That makes me nervous!

My TF201 is unlocked. Do really I need to use motochopper to root the device or can I get around it some other way? Any suggestions?

I'm a developer so I'm used to ADB. I'm not much of a modder though so I'm not sure what I need to do. I just want to get my old tf201 running in a usable state (it's SOOOO slow right now). Thanks.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Nektopoli:
No, you DO NOT need to root, but you do need to unlock the bootloader to install TWRP and a new ROM, I just worked 7.1.2 on to a stock TF700t this way, never rooted it.

NP
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Anti Virus don't like exe files they don't recognize, so the warning is baseless. But Nektopoli is right: Rooting the tablet is pretty useless. There's not much you can do with just root to improve the performance of the stock rom. What you need is a KatKiss rom and once the bootloader is unlocked and a custom recovery installed you can flash just that - and the root solution of your choice on top of it if you still need root access.

So get the Unlock tool from here: https://www.asus.com/Tablets/Eee_Pad_Transformer_Prime_TF201/HelpDesk_Download/

Install it on your tablet, delete the Google account (won't work if you don't) then run the Unlock apk. If that works you got a few more steps ahead of you, but if it does not any further advice is pointless. So try that first.

Then head for the TF201 Development section and search for a TWRP version compatible with your current bootloader. Flash it, then search for and flash the Hairybean Bootloader.

That'll turn your Prime into TF300 firmware-wise and then you can flash your choice of KatKiss rom.
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smurfin66:
So I accidentally uninstalled the stock ics messaging app on my RAZR HD. Now I cannot receive pic messages but I can send picture messages without any problems. I did some research on it and I've been told I have to have the stock messaging app. Is this true? and if so can you point me in the right direction.?

Sent from my DROID RAZR HD
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ktanicien:
Hey not really a noob, been flashing rooms since I had my vibrant. Flashing this morning ran into an issue. Was using Odin, said passed, disconnected my phone and its been completely unresponsive since. No charge no recovery, no download. I just think I'm doing something wrong, anyone have precise steps to check to see if it will enter download mode from this state so I can flash back to stock at least?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ktanicien:
Feel free to move or link to a thread with the answer.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] krazierokz:
try removing your battery sim card and micro sd card for 5 min then then plug the wire back to phone while holding both volume buttons then put all your sim sd and battery back (OR JUST YOUR BATTERY IS FINE)and see if it reads it now ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ktanicien:
So the wire should be plugged in the wall or computer?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ktanicien:
Still nothing. Just hoping I don't have to get rid of it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] krazierokz:
The wire should be plugged into the computer assuming you have all the Odin files you need to flash it back
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ktanicien:
Yeah it didn't work. Still unresponsive, a jig should work no? I just need to get into download mode, flashing back is the easy part
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] krazierokz:
yes a jig will most certainly work get one on here this is the one i have http://www.amazon.com/SainSonic-Don...id=1365710755&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+usb+jig works like a charm takes 2/3 days and your good to go hit the thanks if i helped
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mr.Goof:
If the phone is completely dead after unplugging in the middle of odin then the phone will most likely not boot up even after using a jig...the reason i say this is because the same thing happened to me and i tried the jig but nothing:( your best bet might be to claim the warranty if you still have it (usually lasts for 1 year or more if you have their plan) and act stupid when you go to tmobile...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerau86:
I have several games like Modern Combat 4 obb file.

but in version 4.2.1 leack have not succeeded.

Error throws me

please if someone succeeded or know where you appreciate them immensely

: Crying:: Crying:: Crying:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nick Fury:
Simply goto sdcard/android/then you should see folder named data.

Also there should be a folder called obb.

If you dont see that folder then just create one and you place the .obb file in that folder
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerau86:
if version 4.1.2 also works

but in version 4.2.1 will not let me copy the files I get error

that is my question

I failed to copy the files from the cel with root explorer or from the PC directly to obb
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohawk888:
i have the same problem.. so this occurs in version 4.2.1? My galaxy s4 gives me error also transfer files from pc to /sd/android/obb. The only way for you to by modify the permission of this file is to root the phone and use AntTek explorer.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Erahgon:
Actually, in 4.2 JB, the multiuser directory structures make it different.

The obb info now has a folder outside of the /storage/emulated/sdcard0/0/Android/obb folder.

using a root enabled explorer, navigate to /data/media/obb , and paste the contents there.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerau86:
look put modern combat 4 and that directory but I'm not porfa image helps if anyone knows

I could not update to version 4.2 because the details of the games
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Green-Bot:
I am running supernexus rom 4.2.2.....went to /sdcard/android....made a folder named obb and pasted my obb file.

Used root explorer as my file browser app. Worked in first go for me. Try and let me know your response.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xillreall Viz:
I Got a Problem here, Where I Tried The Method using the File Explorer to move the files, It Works But The Game Isn't Running.. It fade out instead of running the game.. I'm using Galaxy SIII 4.2.2 Leak..