[KERNEL] 5/4/12: Stock Asus ICS Kernels, CWM Flashable

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I have extracted and repackaged the stock Asus kernels for 9.2.1.17 and 9.2.1.21 from the US firmware updates downloaded from the Asus support site. I have included the associated stock kernel modules, as well. I have included 2 versions of each, secure and insecure. The secure means that the only changes that I made was to update the updater-script to make them CWM flashable and did NOT change anything in the default.prop file. "adb shell" as root probably won't work on the secure versions. The insecure versions have the updater-script change, as well as the default.prop file changed to read "ro.secure=0" and "ro.debuggable=1" and hopefully work with "adb shell" as root. In both, cases, I have included the kernel modules that came with the respective firmware. If already rooted, I would recommend flashing the insecure versions. I have tested all and they all flash and boot for me. Enjoy.

[EDIT] 5-7-12 Added 9.2.2.3 WW versions for TF101G
[EDIT] 5-9-12 Added 9.2.1.17 and 9.2.1.21 WW versions for TF101
[EDIT] 5-21-12 Added 9.2.1.24 US versions for TF101
[EDIT] 5-1-12 Added 9.2.1.24 WW versions for TF101
[EDIT] 6-5-12 Added 9.2.2.4 WW versions for TF101G
[EDIT] 6-19-12 Added 9.2.2.6 WW versions for TF101G
[EDIT] 7-18-12 Added 9.2.1.27 US & WW versions for TF101

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Stock Asus Kernels for TF101 are linked below.
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Secure Asus 9.2.1.17 US stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto....17_secure.zip
md5: 3f9c24a7aadb7c0c9a4b090758ba1aa3

Insecure Asus 9.2.1.17 US stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...7_insecure.zip
md5: b70c93d6570cc2a82f9c2c6cf3f0333d

Secure Asus 9.2.1.17 WW stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...7WW-secure.zip
md5: f93f258a877ff7c5adb4004601dfa3c3

Insecure Asus 9.2.1.17 WW stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...W-insecure.zip
md5: cc4b9c3704343b6386172a7a969242d3

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Secure Asus 9.2.1.21 US stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto....21_secure.zip
md5: 0135e33554cd75605947a2f15bb38885

Insecure Asus 9.2.1.21 US stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...1_insecure.zip
md5: a52f160615c69ebf72c82503060362db

Secure Asus 9.2.1.21 WW stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...1WW-secure.zip
md5: 4f68030a02bc53841ae2a2cb7729c5e5

Insecure Asus 9.2.1.21 WW stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...W-insecure.zip
md5: 7364771554cc53cfeafaee36b135b50b

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Secure Asus 9.2.1.24 US stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...4US-secure.zip
md5: 36c1faf8818ab469f435f9ea470b6225

Insecure Asus 9.2.1.24 US stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...S-insecure.zip
md5: c8d75287b7564830792e4eda9e70d935

Secure Asus 9.2.1.24 WW stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...4WW-secure.zip
md5: 8fd9499886be2428f0cc4480768fba7b

Insecure Asus 9.2.1.24 WW stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...W-insecure.zip
md5: 7ae914820d9a52c9c3795708e827024c

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Secure Asus 9.2.1.27 US stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...7US-secure.zip
md5: 994c555b213d3a216225ae354bc78482

Insecure Asus 9.2.1.27 US stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...S-insecure.zip
md5: da9551f94f51bcee67bc3106f0b774b6

Secure Asus 9.2.1.27 WW stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...7WW-secure.zip
md5: c703355c90299df5b7349fbd13bcb3f6

Insecure Asus 9.2.1.27 WW stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...W-insecure.zip
md5: 5396f76c9c19a3b1946f8458505e41b1


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Stock Asus Kernels for TF101G are linked below.
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Secure Asus 9.2.2.3 WW stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...3WW-secure.zip
md5: f3ad9bdf1725b4cca58c52dc90696da6

Insecure Asus 9.2.2.3 WW stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...W-insecure.zip
md5: 2eb535998650a6f1e2e3777e7d806c6f

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Secure Asus 9.2.2.4 WW stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...4WW-secure.zip
md5: 6803a8d37032fc665ad3b0bf6e0a1133

Insecure Asus 9.2.2.4 WW stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...W-insecure.zip
md5: 1860f27f0e1f79b82ec3cd70e0bf0dfb

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Secure Asus 9.2.2.6 WW stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...6WW-secure.zip
md5: 208885edc33e0e72c56bd4375788023f

Insecure Asus 9.2.2.6 WW stock ICS kernel:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47619656/sto...6-insecure.zip
md5: 7847fecb9482c49530d267df669d4885

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I think you have a typo for the .21 insecure link, it is for the secure one. I just copied the link URL and added 'in' to get the correct one.

Thanks for these stock kernels, are there differences between US and WW kernels, or is it save to flash these kernels on my WW device.

Originally Posted by bsoplinger

I think you have a typo for the .21 insecure link, it is for the secure one. I just copied the link URL and added 'in' to get the correct one.

Thanks. Fixed in OP.

Originally Posted by rtwo

Thanks for these stock kernels, are there differences between US and WW kernels, or is it save to flash these kernels on my WW device.

I really don't know if the kernels are different between the 2 versions. As far as custom ROMs (which include a kernel), I've used ROMs that were based on WW on my US device. The WW may set EU for wi-fi regulatory setting or something, giving you a couple more wi-fi channels, I don't know. When I get time, I'll download a corresponding WW version and pull the kernel and compare to US by md5 checksum and see. I'm going to guess that as far as the raw kernel itself, there probably isn't any difference, since Asus only ever offers 1 version of kernel source code per release. There could be differences in the files packed in the initrd that is part of the kernel package, which is part of the normal ROM package or a particular ROM may have differences between the Worldwide (WW) and the US versions.

Anybody with 9.2.2.3 kernel?

Originally Posted by surtrafl

Anybody with 9.2.2.3 kernel?

I'm assuming you are talking about the stock kernel for TF101G since there's not that version for the standard TF101. I'll give it a look in the next day or so when I have time and get one posted from the stock firmware for TF101G.

Originally Posted by rtwo

Thanks for these stock kernels, are there differences between US and WW kernels, or is it save to flash these kernels on my WW device.

OK, so I just compared the compressed kernel zImage from each of the Asus stock 9.2.1.21US and 9.2.1.21WW packages with md5sum and the checksums are different although the file size is the same. So there must be at least a small difference, could only be a letter or number or a word or multiple words different but something is different. Like I said before, I have used ROMs on my system that were based on both the US or the WW version and both seem to work fine. My device is US of course, but rooted.

Originally Posted by surtrafl

Anybody with 9.2.2.3 kernel?

9.2.2.3 WW versions added to OP.

I just flashed the .21 insecure on my WW tablet, the kernel version is exactly the same as an unrooted stock ww tablet from my brother, 2.6.39.4-00001-g4cf4e0c android@mercury#1
So i think it is save to say that us and ww kernels are the same?