Friday, June 10, 2011

quick guide on how to upgrade your Transformer (any build) to a ROOTED WW 8.4.4.5 release (Android 3.1)

This is completely stock Android 3.1 but with root / Superuser and busybox added.

Please note that you follow this guide at your own risk! Although the process should not wipe your device, I advise backing up your data first.

PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS THROUGH BEFORE YOU START!
  • Download the 8.2.3.9 update zip - DOWNLOAD (Mediafire Pro) - MD5: d8e37ec527dd8d701633cd337f767b5c
  • Extract the contents of the above zip (maintaining the directory structure) to a microSD card and insert in your Transformer. An update notification will appear in your system tray - click the notification and your device will reboot and rollback to 8.2.3.9.
  • Download the rooted 8.4.4.5 rooted update zip - DOWNLOAD (Mediafire Pro) - MD5: 4375ddec4d3470037d58cd2434cd8bf5
  • Copy the zip file to your microSD card. Do NOT extract it, just copy it as-is.
  • Download the 8.4.4.5 root utlity zip - DOWNLOAD (Mediafire Pro) - MD5: ca37aa989698d17e690d1a89ac025487
  • Extract the utility zip on your PC, and from a command prompt / terminal window at the location you extracted the files, enter the following commands (note that the Gingerbreak command may take a while), replacing adb with ./adb-mac or ./adb-linux as required:

    CODE
    adb push blob /data/local/
    adb push gingerbreakBB /data/local/
    adb shell chmod 4755 /data/local/gingerbreakBB
    adb shell
    /data/local/gingerbreakBB
    dd if=/data/local/blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
    reboot
  • Your device will now reboot and show a blue progress bar. When this finishes and the screen goes black, hold down the 'volume down' butotn. When prompted, press 'volume up' to enter ClockworkMod recovery.
  • Select 'install zip from sdcard' -> 'choose zip from sdcard' -> '8.4.4.5-rooted.zip' -> 'yes'.
  • Reboot your device from the menus and that's it, job done!
source: http://android.modaco.com/content/asus-eee-pad-transformer-transformer-modaco-com/341227/upgrading-to-rooted-ww-8-4-4-5-android-3-1-from-any-version/

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