[Petition][UPDATED]Unlock the bootloader for the Asus TF300, Unlock is Here!
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Easy. its At Asus discretion. Asus isn't obligated by law to provide device unlocked. It basically boils down to if they want to or not. Its perfectly legal. while petition sounds good on paper, it will have minimal influence on Asus though. its ultimately their decision. you have devices That have never been unlocked well after its life cycle ended. tablets and phones.
Really 300 owners are trying to move to fast. lol. this device just dropped. be glad you all were able to get root off a prime method. just sit back and enjoy root. which is better than stock. it took a few months before Asus finally unlocked the bootloader on the prime. Asus will more than likely unlock it but it'll be down the road. maybe in a couple months. plus I haven't seen any developers really talking about making roms for 300, except for one. that's the one who created the build.prop mod. So there's no real rush as the interest hasn't built up yet. this device needs to get into more peoples hand.
Like the saying goes, you have to crawl before you walk. 300 is little brother to prime. Prime would say, you trying to grow up too fast..lmfao. Seriously though, it'll come in due time. just have to be patient. Because last thing on Asus mind or priority list is unlocking the bootloader. When it does come, expect the same terms as with the prime. Unlocking bootloader will instantly void your warranty. how would they know? well as soon as you accept the terms for unlock tool to start doing its thing, your serial number is automatically uploaded to Asus and put on a blacklist for people who unlocked/voided warranties. they also put digital flags on device as another way to tell also. there is no way around this, no bypassing it, etc... unlocking will only come through their tool, if they decide to release one for 300. then when they do, unlocking is on their terms which you have to agree to in order to unlock.
Asus won't just release unlock tool at any random moment. alot of legalities are involved. after their legal team puts together the terms of agreement, then it will release. we already been through the this is not legal talk before. lol. It actually is legal. Unlocked bootloader isn't owed to anyone. Asus in no way is obligated to do so. its more of a favor by the manufacturer allowing further developement of the device. but it comes at a cost and that's voiding the warranty. no way around it. no cracking it. this tool and key is heavily encrypted. people with primes spent months trying to figure out how to crack it. its dead in the water now. plus Asus has yet to even release NV flash for prime. so bootloader is unlocked, but more like 3/4. NV flash is the last piece prime needs for completer true unlocking. NV flash will enable you to almost recover from any kind of brick. therefore allowing developers to take more risky adjustments and such.
while I do think they should unlock 300 sooner than later, I was just pointing out how it is.
I did support the cause though, just signed. #301 I believe. good luck!
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Well, I'm only 342/1000.
I just ordered this online. Let's see if any mini-miracle happens between now and its arrival.
Whether I actually NEED root, or not is irrelevant. I hate paying MY MONEY to have someone tell me what I can and cannot do with my own stuff.
Isn't the TF300 kind of a "best in class" according to almost all recent reviews? It's a bit weird that there isn't more activity on it.
I'm usually too cheap to be one of the "early adopters". But apparently, at this price point, it's easy to come in early.
Good luck to us
I just ordered this online. Let's see if any mini-miracle happens between now and its arrival.
Whether I actually NEED root, or not is irrelevant. I hate paying MY MONEY to have someone tell me what I can and cannot do with my own stuff.
Isn't the TF300 kind of a "best in class" according to almost all recent reviews? It's a bit weird that there isn't more activity on it.
I'm usually too cheap to be one of the "early adopters". But apparently, at this price point, it's easy to come in early.
Good luck to us
I just placed an order at Amazon for it with $390.99 , have no doubt i need unlock and root this device.
DONE for petition.
DONE for petition.
Thanks for all the continued support. I'd really like to see this device pick up some steam. It seems slow to be accepted for some reason. Maybe all the devs are waiting on the infinity 700. I will be getting that device also but this device has great internals, it just needs some love for the screen color and to unleash that tegra 3 chip. I've reached out to XDA, Android Police, RootzWiki, Verge several times but no help yet. Maybe we should all bombard them with requests. Forget that crawl before you walk crap. Little brothers always get to do stuff sooner because big brother paved the way and took all the heat.
The count is 354/1000. Keep is going.
The count is 354/1000. Keep is going.
I'm hoping the devs can get ahold of one of these since they aren't that much money and port some of the primes over.
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you made me laugh. I know that's right. good luck on getting unlock tool sooner than later. Once I get the chance, ill ask the Asus representative on prime forum about when 300 will be unlocked. I'm good for finding out info no one else canThanks for all the continued support. I'd really like to see this device pick up some steam. It seems slow to be accepted for some reason. Maybe all the devs are waiting on the infinity 700. I will be getting that device also but this device has great internals, it just needs some love for the screen color and to unleash that tegra 3 chip. I've reached out to XDA, Android Police, RootzWiki, Verge several times but no help yet. Maybe we should all bombard them with requests. Forget that crawl before you walk crap. Little brothers always get to do stuff sooner because big brother paved the way and took all the heat.
The count is 354/1000. Keep is going.
me n him is cool.
Without this unlocked we won't get any DEVs interested in the device!
The Prime was unlocked so please ASUS unlock the PAD!
The Prime was unlocked so please ASUS unlock the PAD!
They are... Just waiting like the rest...
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I am about to order the TF300 but now Im thinking maybe go for Samsung Galaxy tab 2.
Its already got custom ROMs.
Its already got custom ROMs.
the specs on new tab2 are one of the lowest. dual core 1Ghz..lol. ancient tech
is there anything on that you need that isn't on the stock AOSP? no? then no need for custom roms.
this is a great tablet. especially once you overclock it.
... although i probably should just play with it without it being overclocked first off. Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using XDA
I would love to be able to use CM9 on it however.is there anything on that you need that isn't on the stock AOSP? no? then no need for custom roms.
this is a great tablet. especially once you overclock it.
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