[TOOL][Updated 5.9.12]viperMOD PrimeTime v4.6 | Auto Root/Unroot/Busybox/CMW Flash!
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With the Prime connected to the usb port.
Open a command prompt and type the following: Not the Primer app just a plain command prompt.
It should come back with some device ID "Long string of number and letters"
Open a command prompt and type the following: Not the Primer app just a plain command prompt.
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adb devicesIt should come back with some device ID "Long string of number and letters"
only works if he has ADB in environmental variables. if not, adb is not a command unless its in the exact ADB folder
"make sure to install the drivers located in the included .zip"
how? I put it on my PC and I just see 3 folders in the Drivers folder but how do you install the drivers and what drivers? I open those folders and see more folders and files but unsure how to "install" them?
how? I put it on my PC and I just see 3 folders in the Drivers folder but how do you install the drivers and what drivers? I open those folders and see more folders and files but unsure how to "install" them?
You are correct I should have said is
Go to the folder where the Primer is extracted
Hold down the Shift key and Right Click in the white space in this open folder NOT ON THE APP
Then select "Open command window here"
Then type "adb devices" without the quotes.
After the adb server starts you should see the device ID of the transformer if not make sure the driver is installed.
Can someone with root and the .33 firmware, see if they can find the .33 firmware zip file. There should be an ota folder somewhere, where I would guess asus downloads the firmware file to.
Some of us cant get the ota update, so we need the file to update.
Some of us cant get the ota update, so we need the file to update.
Dude GOOD JOB ROOTING THAT BOOTLOADER
Trollolol. Seriously tho thanks for all the help
Trollolol. Seriously tho thanks for all the help
Can someone help me install the drivers that are provided? They are not click and install, I am just not sure what to do with that "drivers for transformer prime" directory.
I am mostly a Mac guy, but I booted up one of my Macs into my XP partition.. but not sure what to do to get the drivers installed.
I am mostly a Mac guy, but I booted up one of my Macs into my XP partition.. but not sure what to do to get the drivers installed.
I have not tried this, but this should work since it's what works with other devices.
Connect TP to a USB port.
In Windows, right click on the icon "Computer" and then left click on "Properties"
You should see the TP with a yellow exclamation mark indicating missing drivers.
Right click on it and left click "Update Driver Software." Chose browse computer and point it to where the drivers folder is located.
Connect TP to a USB port.
In Windows, right click on the icon "Computer" and then left click on "Properties"
You should see the TP with a yellow exclamation mark indicating missing drivers.
Right click on it and left click "Update Driver Software." Chose browse computer and point it to where the drivers folder is located.
Okay thanks.. it was not exactly like that, a little more convoluted in having to get it to bypass wanting to use the Wizard and asking for the Xp disk, but you set me on the right path.
For PC tards like me, here is what you need to do to install drivers and get root!!
-right click computer
-opens system properties and select Hardware tab
-select device manager tab
-double click the ? mark next to the Asus android devices
-select driver tab
-update driver
-when wizard opens select "no,not at this time" to bypass wizard wanting XP disk install from a specific location so you can manually choose location
-pick where you put the drivers by navigating to the provided drivers folder and pick Android directory in the drivers folder provided
-let them install
-reboot computer
-attach Asus tablet
-click the viperMod primer tool and viola...
Root *****es!
two questions
1. does this method leave any trace of a rooted tablet after you unroot?
2. has anyone tried using this method with firmware .29 then unrooting then installing .33 flawlessly?
1. does this method leave any trace of a rooted tablet after you unroot?
2. has anyone tried using this method with firmware .29 then unrooting then installing .33 flawlessly?
Thank you Viperboy. I can't wait to try this out. To bad I have to wait til I get home because of the stupid Asus data cable. I miss the micro usb.
I will update the tool to check for the device before it starts. Probably tonight.
The paypal goes to jcase, not me. It's his exploit, I just made it easier for you guys. Please donate to him so he can get a Prime. I appreciate the gesture though
Why cant you update? The ota .zip gets deleted once it installs. If you go to the Prime support page, they have the updates all there. You can update that way.
Dude GOOD JOB ROOTING THAT BOOTLOADER
Trollolol. Seriously tho thanks for all the help
Lmao! If no one saw this, Engadget said I cracked the bootloader lol good times this morning!
Leaves no traces. And no need to uninstall before the OTA or update. Being rooted won't affect that.
no, it wont. Root uses a files specific to this Tablet.
You will see viperROM here, don't worry
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viperboy has entered the Transformer Prime building.
I will try this tonight when I get home.
Question Viper:
my auto rotate and auto brightness stop working after the update. Do you think I should wait for a custom ROM and that will fix it or should I return it? Everything was working fine before the update.
Thanks.
I will try this tonight when I get home.
Question Viper:
my auto rotate and auto brightness stop working after the update. Do you think I should wait for a custom ROM and that will fix it or should I return it? Everything was working fine before the update.
Thanks.
Guys, it was my fault... TFP is my first android device (flashing android to my HD2 was in a different way ) and i didn't know that i need ADB. Now everything is ok and rooted! Thanks! :]
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I do not have a TF101 anymore, but it has been reported that you can root the latest ICS update via option 1. Do so at your own risk! And PLEASE don't flash recovery if you're not on a Prime. That option is ONLY for TF201's!!
THIS WILL NOT ROOT .21 AT THIS TIME!!
Introducing viperMOD PrimeTime! An automated rooting program for your Asus Transformer Prime TF201 (ICS or HC supported) and the Asus Transformer TF101. It is very simple and easy to use with extra features that other root methods don't have. Works on Prime's that lost root with the ICS OTA! Now, here is how it works...
- Download the .zip
- Plug in your Transformer and make sure to install the drivers located in the included .zip (unless you can already adb into your device, then no need for drivers)
- Kill Asus Sync and Splashtop! - very important!!
- Make sure you have NO OTHER ANDROID DEVICES connected via USB!
- If on Linux, you may need to do "chmod a+x /path/to/primetime/primetime.sh" (no quotes)
- Run the viperMOD PrimeTime.exe and choose an option.
- After rooting, download OTA Root Keeper from the Market!
- ???
- Profit?
It's as simple as that! I have tested this about 30 times (both rooting and unrooting) and it works just fine! I would HIGHLY recommend downloading Voodoo Root Keeper!! Any issues or questions, please feel free to post here! Enjoy your rooted Prime
Things you should NOT do!
- Try to root with the Transformer in the dock
- Use a USB extension cable
- Not download OTA Root Keeper
- Not follow directions
Updated 5.9.12 - v4.6
- Replaced OLD CWM recovery with latest TWRP 2.1
- Fixed sparkym3's donate link
HC root based on NachoRoot by jcase and TeamAndIRC.
ICS root based on TPSparkyRoot by sparkym3.
Latest ICS root based on https://github.com/saurik/mempodroid by Saurik.
Download
Windows (v4.6): Main Link, Mirror 1, Mirror 2
Linux/Unix (v4.1 - update coming soon!): http://bit.ly/PrimeTime_v4_1_Linux68ChangelogCode:[B][I][U][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Red"]Updated 2.22 - v4.5[/COLOR][/SIZE][/U][/I][/B] [LIST] [*][*]Added Asus Unlock Tool install and automated CWM flash [/LIST] [B][I][U][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Red"]Updated 1.25 - v4.1[/COLOR][/SIZE][/U][/I][/B] [LIST] [*]Fixed an issue where people couldn't root, even on latest OTA. The problem was a copy of su in /system/bin (or in some cases /system/xbin) that had the wrong permissions. The fix is to remove it, repush, and set correct permissions on it. [/LIST] [B][I][U][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Red"]Updated 1.24 - v4[/COLOR][/SIZE][/U][/I][/B] [LIST] [*]Support latest OTA (.11) and up! This should (hopefully) stick around a while because of the exploit used! [*]Code clean up [*][B]TIP:[/B] I would recommend just updating to .11.1 from [URL="http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1452933"]here[/URL] (make sure you download the large 300+MB file) and follow those directions and then try rooting. That is what I did and v4 worked on that just fine :) [/LIST] [B][I][U][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Red"]Updated 1.22[/COLOR][/SIZE][/U][/I][/B] [LIST] [*]Added Linux/Unix version [/LIST] [B][I][U][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Red"]Updated 1.12 - v3.1[/COLOR][/SIZE][/U][/I][/B] [LIST] [*]Added a line of code to (hopefully) fix failed rooting. This was likely caused by root failing and not undoing the code (my script has always done that on a failed root, I assume most people who are having problems now did it by hand before?) [/LIST] [B][I][U][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Red"]Updated 1.12 - v3[/COLOR][/SIZE][/U][/I][/B] [LIST] [*]Supports ICS root method (as well as alt. root method, used on TF101 and Prime's on HC) [*]Better busybox install [*]Better su binary and Superuser app removal (checks /data for Superuser if you updated it in Market) [*]More code enhancements and cleanup [*]Added donate menu [because you guys love us :D] [/LIST] [B][I][U][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Red"]Updated 1.10 - v2[/COLOR][/SIZE][/U][/I][/B] [LIST] [*]Name changed to PrimeTime (thanks xda user whose name I need to find!) [*]Installs busybox upon rooting [*]Fix bug where superuser and binary weren't removed [*]Removes superuser.apk from /data/app if updated from Market [*]Gives you sysro and sysrw (type that into a terminal/adb shell for quick rw/ro /system) [*]Code enhancements and cleanup [/LIST] [B][I][U][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Red"]Updated 1.4 - v1[/COLOR][/SIZE][/U][/I][/B] [list] [*]Initial Release [/list]
FAQ
Q. Do I need ADB?
A. Yes, but you don't need to set it up or anything. I have packaged it as part of the .exe and it should work just fine.
Q. Will I not be able to OTA?
A. No, rooting doesn't affect OTA whatsoever. It's actually reverse - OTA affects root. You will still get update notifications when updates drops, but you WILL loose root if you update. Download Voodoo Root Keeper to keep root if you take the next OTA! The only way rooting would possibly affect an OTA is if, once rooted, you delete the certificates and modify the build.prop (and other things) that don't allow the OTAs to come through.
Q. Will this work on ICS and/or HC?
A. Yes, it now supports both. The ICS root method may work on HC Prime's and TF101's but I haven't gotten reports on that yet.
Q. The program doesn't do anything! WTF?!
A. Did you enable USB Debugging like the program told you too? [Settings > Developer Options] I hope you also installed the drivers, since the program told you to do that too. Once that is all set, the program will continue. If you're still having issues, please try this:
If you still need help with the driver install, this video tutorial might help.
Q. Why add busybox and Superuser.apk to /system? I don't want that ****!
A. Sorry I can't please you. Busybox is important because it adds many commands to the device that it doesn't have (it doesn't have basic commands like 'copy' or 'grep' [a type of find]). When you install ROMs on other devices, you have busybox. It will be necessary to things I have coming down the pipe As far as Superuser getting installed to /system, you'd have to go out of your way to uninstall it. In /data, it's easy to uninstall and if you master reset, root wouldn't work because there is no app, upon reboot, that would manage apps requesting root access.5Updated to v4.5! Installs the Asus Unlock Tool (you will get an error if you already have it installed, ignore it) and automatically flashes CWM! I've had 3 reports of this working, you guys should have no issues!
I do intend to update to v5 and overhaul the entire program. Do things a little bit better and more efficiently. But that won't be for a little bit, as everything is working. I just want to do it since it's a little bit messy as it is right now.
Enjoy5Updated to v3! Get your automated ICS root on!! Please post feedback so that I know how it's working and PLEASE let me know if you're on ICS or HC (build number, please!). If someone has a good write-up or post with driver install info, that would be great. I would like to put it in the 2nd post for users who need help!5
Firts I downloaded the unlock tool here.
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1510760
Than you have to set up ADB.
See here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY4KSrgi-rE
After that you install CWM with method one from this thread.
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1576937
and than flah root files from this thread
http://goo-inside.me/superuser/Super...ghi-signed.zip
And than you are finished and rooted.
