USB broken.. Can I root/flash recovery?

jeroenpico · Mar 25, 2014

Hey all,

My USB broke i guess. I tried different cables and different computers, but nothing recognizes the device at all (not anything in device manager).

My TF700 is unlocked, so no warranty

I want to flash a custom ROM, but my tablet isn't rooted and has stock ROM and recovery. Anything I can do or is my only option to get it fixed by asus?

_that · Mar 25, 2014

jeroenpico said:
My USB broke i guess. I tried different cables and different computers, but nothing recognizes the device at all (not anything in device manager).

My TF700 is unlocked, so no warranty I want to flash a custom ROM, but my tablet isn't rooted and has stock ROM and recovery. Anything I can do or is my only option to get it fixed by asus?

Try cleaning the connector - at least it helped someone I know who even used an external battery charger for his phone for a few months because he thought USB was broken.

jeroenpico · Mar 25, 2014

_that said:
Try cleaning the connector - at least it helped someone I know who even used an external battery charger for his phone for a few months because he thought USB was broken.

I tried this, but it doesn't seem to help. It's only the usb connection not working, I still can charge the tablet.
I've also tried my girls TF300 which works with all my cables and my computer, so I'm afraid it's the usb connector on my tablet.

But there is no way to get root acces or a custom recovery without usb?

_that · Mar 25, 2014

jeroenpico said:
But there is no way to get root acces or a custom recovery without usb?

You could try to downgrade to 10.6.1.14.8 by putting the firmware zip on a microSD card (there are guides about details how to name the zip that I don't remember right now), then you could root it with Motochopper, and then you can install a custom recovery using dd to mmcblk0p4 and rebooting.

The problem: No safety net. If something goes wrong in the process, the normal way to fix it is fastboot via USB - if your USB doesn't work, then the tablet would be bricked.

berndblb · Mar 25, 2014

Motochopper won't work if there is absolutely no USB connection since you have to run it from your PC

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jeroenpico · Mar 25, 2014

_that said:
You could try to downgrade to 10.6.1.14.8 by putting the firmware zip on a microSD card (there are guides about details how to name the zip that I don't remember right now), then you could root it with Motochopper, and then you can install a custom recovery using dd to mmcblk0p4 and rebooting.

The problem: No safety net. If something goes wrong in the process, the normal way to fix it is fastboot via USB - if your USB doesn't work, then the tablet would be bricked.

I need working USB in order to achieve root acces with motochopper right?

_that · Mar 25, 2014

berndblb said:
Motochopper won't work if there is absolutely no USB connection since you have to run it from your PC

ouch, didn't think about that.

jeroenpico · Mar 25, 2014

So I guess I got two options?

1. Pay Asus for fixing my tab

2. Trying to live with the laggy stock...

Thnx anyways!

fatboyinlycra · Mar 29, 2014

This is probably a stupid suggestion but I'm good at making those, is there any way he could copy the required files to a micro SD then insert the card back into the tablet and then use a terminal emulator to update his recovery?

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_that · Mar 29, 2014

fatboyinlycra said:
This is probably a stupid suggestion but I'm good at making those, is there any way he could copy the required files to a micro SD then insert the card back into the tablet and then use a terminal emulator to update his recovery?

I think for rooting you need at least a shell with the "shell" user account (which has more privileges than a normal app), but the terminal emulator runs under its own app user account.

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