[GUIDE]Upgrade TF300t to Jellybean 4.1 or 4.2, root, recovery & remove bloatware
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I only got stock kernel zip file. Should I flash stock ROM and Kernel with your command "filename".zip ? .. man I feel like a big dummy
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you can try to flash stock kernel using that command yes.
I'll post a method to downgrade without problems tomorrow. There is a method to do it safely I think
That sounds great. Thank you.you can try to flash stock kernel using that command yes.
I'll post a method to downgrade without problems tomorrow. There is a method to do it safely I think
hello! so i've tried this multiple times, followed every direction properly. my recovery is TWRP and my tablet is unlocked. i copy dlpkgfile into /cache, and command into /cache/recovery. when i reboot, nothing updates and it comes right back into ICS. when i look into the /recovery folder, the command file is no longer there.
Same here. Followed every instruction step by step but when I get here nothing. I did however get another update after I installed .30 that was in notification area and i installed that thinking that was the JB but alas still on 4.0.3.
I wonder if its not updating when we reboot because it's looking for the stock recovery? I have twrp still installed I believe. Only thing I can think of that would cause this. Unless I'm missing something (which I very well could be)
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That sounds like that's your problem. OTA updates require the stock recovery, otherwise they fail.
First off I want to say awesome job to the OP for compiling this information, it works well....if you are paying attention. Is it noob proof, in theory yes but, there are a few gotchas if you are not paying attention or do not understand what is being asked of you via the instructions.
First and foremost, when you download US 9.4.3.30 from the Asus support site, make sure to download the US VERSION! I downloaded the JP variant and it failed at 25% everytime. Asus is not a US company, and therefore the US version may or may not be listed first with their products. A lot of us (me included) will download the first piece of software we see and expect it to be the correct variant. IF you accidentally installed another firmware variant do not worry.....simply make sure you root the device (using the instructions from this thread) reinstall TWRP from Goo Mananger (found in the playstore), then follow part 1 again. From experience I know it works fine.
Second, when you get to Part 2 and you copy the command file and the dlpkgfile you have to do more then simply reboot the device. So, copy the files to the correct places, turn off the TF300T, then hold power + down volume to start recovery, once the recovery message appears below the Device unlocked status message, press up volume to enter recovery. Now it runs the command script and will install the update.
Lastly, running adb in the command prompt (aka DOS prompt) can require you to run it as admin. So copy the fastboot files+JB recovery to something like C:\Recovery (do this by creating a folder within the C: drive, something easy to change to through the command prompt, then go to the accessories folder, right click command prompt, left click "run as administrator", then type cd\, then cd\Recovery, or change directory to wherever you copied the files to.
Everything else is fairly easy to follow. Im not a noob to this stuff, but Im not a veteran programmer either. Hope this helps!
First and foremost, when you download US 9.4.3.30 from the Asus support site, make sure to download the US VERSION! I downloaded the JP variant and it failed at 25% everytime. Asus is not a US company, and therefore the US version may or may not be listed first with their products. A lot of us (me included) will download the first piece of software we see and expect it to be the correct variant. IF you accidentally installed another firmware variant do not worry.....simply make sure you root the device (using the instructions from this thread) reinstall TWRP from Goo Mananger (found in the playstore), then follow part 1 again. From experience I know it works fine.
Second, when you get to Part 2 and you copy the command file and the dlpkgfile you have to do more then simply reboot the device. So, copy the files to the correct places, turn off the TF300T, then hold power + down volume to start recovery, once the recovery message appears below the Device unlocked status message, press up volume to enter recovery. Now it runs the command script and will install the update.
Lastly, running adb in the command prompt (aka DOS prompt) can require you to run it as admin. So copy the fastboot files+JB recovery to something like C:\Recovery (do this by creating a folder within the C: drive, something easy to change to through the command prompt, then go to the accessories folder, right click command prompt, left click "run as administrator", then type cd\, then cd\Recovery, or change directory to wherever you copied the files to.
Everything else is fairly easy to follow. Im not a noob to this stuff, but Im not a veteran programmer either. Hope this helps!
Flash the file on on page 5 of the jb uodate (dev only thread) then do the other steps.
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http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1840397
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Huzzah going into recovery worked. Love how something so simple is usually always the solution. Flashing now. Thanks again gk1016.
i'm on 4.1.1 =D installing recovery/rooting now!
if i made a titanium backup of my apps (no system data) will i be able to restore it once im rooted? or will i need to re-download everything?
if i made a titanium backup of my apps (no system data) will i be able to restore it once im rooted? or will i need to re-download everything?
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90Dear Asus Transformer TF300T users,
Asus released the 4.2 Jellybean update. Since there are some people with fastboot problems or don't know how to install recovery or root, here is a guide which will let you:
- Install recovery and give you root acces on latest 4.2 update
- [Optional] Remove bloatware from your tablet
== Part 1 - Preparation ==
Before we start with this guide I can tell you guys it will work for:
- All 4.1 firmwares
- All 4.2 firmwares
So what do you need to do as a preparation of rooting and installing recovery:
1. Upgrade your tablet to the desired firmware: 4.1 or 4.2
2. Be sure the correct drivers for your tablet are installed!!
3. Download the updated rooting toolkit: Updated Motochopper rooting toolkit
4. Download TWRP for your firmware version:
5. Rename the downloaded TWRP blob file to twrp.blob and copy it to the root of your sdcard
5. Extract the rooting toolkit to a place you like.
== Part 2 - Rooting ==
1. Open up the folder where you placed the rooting toolkit.
2. Open the run file and follow the instructions
After installation the tablet should reboot and you should be rooted.
== Part 3 - Latest TWRP recovery ==
Be sure you have twrp.blob on your removable sdcard or it won't work!
1. Open up CMD in the folder were you have your adb files (Shift + Right Mouse Click => Open CMD here) and use the following commands to install TWRP:
adb shell
su
dd if=/Removable/MicroSD/twrp.blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
2. After this you need to reboot your tablet to let it install the recovery18MOD EDIT: This Method ONLY applies to JB 4.1. Do Not Use on JB 4.2
Dear Asus Transformer TF300T users,
Asus released the Jellybean update in the United States. Here is a guide which will let you:
- Prepare your tablet for the Jellybean update
- Update your tablet to Jellybean software
- Install recovery and give you root acces
- [Optional] Remove bloatware from your tablet
- [Optional] Speed up your tablet using tweaks
== Part 1 - Prepare the tablet ==
First we need to install the 9.4.3.30 US update to be able to upgrade to the Jellybean software, then we will do the actual upgrade to Jellybean.
1) Download the US 9.4.4.3.30 update: Asus support site
2) Put the file on your tablets internal storage
3) Got to recovery and make a backup
4) In recovery do to a factory reset and wipe dalvik cache
- TWRP recovery: Wipe => Dalvik Cache and Wipe => Factory reset
- CWM recovery: Factory reset and Advanced => Wipe Dalvik Cache
5) Flash the US_epad-user-9.4.3.30.zip file
Don't install a custom recovery after doing this step. The Jellybean update will only be automatically launched with stock recovery
6) Reboot into your tablet and enable "USB-debugging" and "Unknown Sources" in settings
7) Connect your tablet to your pc and download this file: Automated Rooting Toolkit
8) Extract the rooting toolkit and follow the instructions to root your tablet.
9) Once you finished the rooting process you are ready to continue to the upgrade process
== Part 2 - Upgrade to Jellybean ==
This will upgrade your tablet to Jellybean (Android 4.1.1)
1) Download the necessary files:
- dlpkgfile: Jellybean OTA update Rename this file to dlpkgfile
- command: command.zip (Extract this zip before copying to your tablet)
2) Copy both files to your MicroSD card or internal storage
3) Open root explorer or another file explorer with root acces
4) Copy dlpkgfile to /cache folder and the file command to /cache/recovery
5) Now you need to reboot your tablet, this will start the installation of the Jellybean update
6) Wait untill the update is finished and now you have Jellybean on your tablet
== Part 3 - Install recovery and rooting ==
Let's start with installing the recovery
1) Download these 2 files:
- Jellybean recovery with fastboot files: Fastboot files + JB recovery
- Root files: Root Files
- You can also download the new CWM Touch recovery if you don't like TWRP: CWM Touch recovery thread
2) Extract the recovery with fastboot files zip and open a command prompt in the same folder of the adb and fastboot files (Shift + Right mouse)
3) Reboot into the bootloader of your tablet, type: adb reboot bootloader
4) When your tablet has reached the bootloader navigate with volume down to the usb icon and press volume up to confirm.
5) To flash the recovery type:
- TWRP: fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash recovery tf300t-jb.blob
- CWM: fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash recovery CWM-Touch.blob
6) A blue bar will appear and the recovery will be installed, when the blue bar is filled press volume up + power button to reboot into the tablet.
Now we will root the tablet
7) Copy Superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed to the internal storage of your tablet. then reboot into the bootloader again.
8) This time you need to select the RCK icon with volume up to enter the recovery image.
9) In recovery flash Superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed and reboot into the system
10) Install Supersu from Google Play
11) Open up Supersu, it will ask you to update the binary, choose yes.
12) Now your tablet should be rooted
== credits ==
- eyeballer for TWRP recovery
- untermensch for CWM recovery
- sparkym3 for his automated rooting toolkit
- Redefined301 for his guide
== Part 4 - Remove the Bloatware ==
The bloatware that can be removed is listed here, I listed it in categories
== Live Wallpapers ==
Code:Black Hole (wallpaper or live)[B][INDENT]- Galaxy4.apk - Galaxy4.odex[/INDENT][/B] Android Live Wallpapers[B][INDENT]- LiveWallpapers.apk - LiveWallpapers.odex[/INDENT][/B] Backgound Picker[B][INDENT]- LiveWallpapersPicker.apk - LiveWallpapersPicker.odex[/INDENT][/B] HoloSpiralWallpaper Wallpaper[B][INDENT]- HoloSpiralWallpaper.apk - HoloSpiralWallpaper.odex[/INDENT] [/B] Asus Water Live Wallpapers[B][INDENT]- MyWater.apk - MyWater.odex - MyWater2.apk - MyWater2.odex[/INDENT][/B]
== Face Unlock Feature==
Code:- All files in /system/vendor/pitpat - /system/lib/libfacelock_jni.so - Facelock.apk
== Widgets==
Code:Battery widget[B][INDENT]- BatteryWidget.apk - BatteryWidget.odex[/INDENT][/B] Deskclock[B][INDENT]- DeskClock.apk - DeskClock.odex[/INDENT][/B] Email widget[B][INDENT]- EmailWidget.apk - EmailWidget.odex[/INDENT][/B] My Zine[B][INDENT]- MyZine.apk - MyZine.odex[/INDENT][/B] Weather[B][INDENT]- Weather.apk - Weather.odex[/INDENT][/B]
== Google bloatware==
Code:Books app[B][INDENT]- Books.apk[/INDENT][/B] Google Chrome[B][INDENT]- Chrome.apk[/INDENT][/B] Google Market Feedback[B][INDENT]- GoogleFeedback.apk[/INDENT][/B] Google Maps & Streetview[B][INDENT]- GMS_Maps.apk - Street.apk[/INDENT][/B] Google Gallery[B][INDENT]- Galery2.apk - Gallery2.odex[/INDENT][/B] Google Plus[B][INDENT]- PlusOne.apk[/INDENT][/B] Google Talk[B][INDENT]- Talk.apk[/INDENT][/B] Google Search[B][INDENT]- QuickSearch.apk - Velvet.apk[/INDENT][/B] Google Video[B][INDENT]- Videos.apk[/INDENT][/B] Youtube[B][INDENT]- Youtube.apk - YoutubeSearch.apk - YoutubeSearch.odex[/INDENT][/B]
== Asus & 3rd Party bloatware==
Code:Asus reader[B][INDENT]- AsusReader.apk - AsusReader.odex[/INDENT][/B] Dictionary[B][INDENT]- Dictionary.apk - Dictionary.odex[/INDENT][/B] Facebook Poster[B][INDENT]- FacebookPoster.apk - FacebookPoster.odex[/INDENT][/B] Asus File Manager[B][INDENT]- FileManager2.apk - FileManager2.odex[/INDENT][/B] Asus PC Sync[B][INDENT]- FDHttpd30.apk - PCSyncLauncher.apk - PCSyncLauncher.odex[/INDENT][/B] Kindle app[B][INDENT]- Kindle-OEM.apk[/INDENT][/B] MMS/SMS app[B][INDENT]- MMS.apk - MMS.odex[/INDENT][/B] Asus My Cloud & My Net[B][INDENT]- MyCloud.apk - MyCloud.odex - MyNet.apk - MyNet.odex[/INDENT][/B] Netflix app[B][INDENT]- Netflix.apk[/INDENT][/B] Sound Recorder[B][INDENT]- SoundRecorder.apk - SoundRecorder.odex[/INDENT][/B] Asus Vibe app[B][INDENT]- Vibe_CN.apk[/INDENT][/B] Video Editor[B][INDENT]- VideoEditor.apk - VideoEditor.odex[/INDENT][/B]
Maybe more to be added later
== Part 5 - Speed up the tablet ==
Tweaks will come here12First off I want to say awesome job to the OP for compiling this information, it works well....if you are paying attention. Is it noob proof, in theory yes but, there are a few gotchas if you are not paying attention or do not understand what is being asked of you via the instructions.
First and foremost, when you download US 9.4.3.30 from the Asus support site, make sure to download the US VERSION! I downloaded the JP variant and it failed at 25% everytime. Asus is not a US company, and therefore the US version may or may not be listed first with their products. A lot of us (me included) will download the first piece of software we see and expect it to be the correct variant. IF you accidentally installed another firmware variant do not worry.....simply make sure you root the device (using the instructions from this thread) reinstall TWRP from Goo Mananger (found in the playstore), then follow part 1 again. From experience I know it works fine.
Second, when you get to Part 2 and you copy the command file and the dlpkgfile you have to do more then simply reboot the device. So, copy the files to the correct places, turn off the TF300T, then hold power + down volume to start recovery, once the recovery message appears below the Device unlocked status message, press up volume to enter recovery. Now it runs the command script and will install the update.
Lastly, running adb in the command prompt (aka DOS prompt) can require you to run it as admin. So copy the fastboot files+JB recovery to something like C:\Recovery (do this by creating a folder within the C: drive, something easy to change to through the command prompt, then go to the accessories folder, right click command prompt, left click "run as administrator", then type cd\, then cd\Recovery, or change directory to wherever you copied the files to.
Everything else is fairly easy to follow. Im not a noob to this stuff, but Im not a veteran programmer either. Hope this helps!4
Hi i just had same issuse with latest asus firmware
install TWRP recovery first via this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2187982
then flash su via http://download.chainfire.eu/351/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip
Hope this helps4I only got stock kernel zip file. Should I flash stock ROM and Kernel with your command "filename".zip ? .. man I feel like a big dummy
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you can try to flash stock kernel using that command yes.
I'll post a method to downgrade without problems tomorrow. There is a method to do it safely I think
