[Q] TWRP = only flash roms that are based on the Asus OTA?

[hfeigel]

I've had my TF300 for a few weeks now and am disappointed with the sluggishness of the offical JB ROM when compared to my GS2 on AOKP or even my wife's Tablet S with stock ICS. I'd like to try some of the modified official ROMs or CM10.

After searching these forums for a while and reading the various guides, it seems like the easiest way to unlock and root the tablet is to use the Asus unlocker apk then use fastboot to install TWRP. When I downloaded TWRP I noticed it said:

"If you have taken the official Asus Jellybean OTA then be sure to install the '-JB' version of the recovery for your device - and only flash roms that are based on the Asus OTA."

Does this really mean I'm restricted to ROMs based on the official JB? If I go with CWM will I be able to install any ROM? Am I stuck no matter what because I already have the OTA JB? Thanks for the help if anyone can answer, I just couldn't cobble together a clear answer from the threads I read.

 

[mikaole]

You can flash any Rom you like with Twrp. You just have to dl the right version for the bootloader.
I am using Twrp from the beginning and never had any problems with it.

 

[hfeigel]

You can flash any Rom you like with Twrp. You just have to dl the right version for the bootloader.
I am using Twrp from the beginning and never had any problems with it.

Thanks for the reply. So is the caution on the TWRP site just superfluous? I have to admit that it makes me nervous going forward.

 

[mike-y]

It means you need to flash roms that support the JB bootloader. So no ICS roms.

there are a few CM roms that are based on JB that will flash fine. Just today I tried 2 CM roms and one hybrid CM+AOKP port on my TF300t that was running the OTA JB update (unlocked and TWRP'd).

 

[stepheng]

Just be for sure anything you flash says for JB bootloader. There are a few 4.1 cm based roms for the old ics bootloader. The warning you saw on the website is just trying to warn because so many people just flash **** without reading.

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app

 

[hfeigel]

Got it. Thanks guys.

I'll be unlocking and putting TWRP on tonight to see what kind of ROM I like. Appreciate the clarification.

 

[SSickLS2]

Got it. Thanks guys.

I'll be unlocking and putting TWRP on tonight to see what kind of ROM I like. Appreciate the clarification.

Care to make a how-to video? Joking of course... Just bemoaning my incompetence... I get the Asus bootloader apk, and I know how to flash roms using twrp (I have used it for about a year on my S2 and S3) but from what I read, installing twrp on the tf300 looks more challenging than on my phone. I will keep searching, but I may be forced to throw on my flame suit and start a thread if I cant get this resolved soon! :laugh:

 

[mike-y]

go the the video thread and look for the video titled

"How to Flash ClockWorksMod Recovery + ROOT ( Works on ALL Fimrware )"

just use the twrp.blob instead of the CM one and you're good to go.