Asus Transformer TF700 users who are on the official firmware of Jellybean 4.1.2 firmware can too join the custom ROM firmware party as in the due course of this tutorial we will be checking out on how you can root and install the clock work mod recovery image in your device. Please note that in the process of this article we will be checking out on how you can root and install clockwork mod recovery with the help of detailed pre requisites and a detailed guide which will help you to root and install cwm image in your Asus Transformer TF700.
Just in case if you have already installed the latest Cyanogen mod 10 based Jellybean 4.1.2 firmware, then you need not perform this step to root and install the CWM as it’s already rooted and cwm is also installed in your device. Full credits to the user XDA Senior Member hiemanshu who has come up with this workaround. Ensure that your device is unlocked and not the locked one as if it is locked, then there is a possibility that this procedure won’t work
Disclaimer: Follow all the instructions mentioned in this article as if there is any damage caused due to not following instructions then we shall not be held liable or responsible. Just in case if you face any issues then we will try our level best address the same.
- Install all the Drivers for Asus Transformer TF300T device in your computer. Also, make sure that the battery life doesn’t fall below 40% or else it has a risk of device getting turned off in the middle of process.
- Make sure that the device is not rooted and to check the same you will have to download the “Root Checker” app from the PLAY Store. If your device is already rooted then you need not root the device again.
- Though there won’t be any data loss, there is a possibility that all the data in your device in whole or in parts may get corrupted, so it’s highly recommended to back up all the data with the help of below mentioned steps. Don’t backup the data with the help of pc suites as it will not detect the device after rooting.
SMS – Use “ SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log - Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
So, assuming that you are done with the above mentioned steps you will now need to head over to the next step where we have summed up a detailed guide on how to root and install clock work mod recovery in your Asus Transformer TF700.
Procedure to Root & Install Clock Work Mod Recovery in Asus Transformer TF700:
- Download the Clock Work Mod Recovery Image from here to your computer. Once the file is downloaded, you will have to make sure that the ADB is installed in your computer.
- Now, connect your Asus Transformer TF700 device to the computer with the help of original USB cable and open the command prompt to enter the below mentioned commands. But before that place the downloaded .img file in the fastboot folder in your computer.
adb devices (to check on whether the device is connected or not with the computer.)
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
- Alternatively, just in case if you have installed the terminal emulator in your device, place the zip file in your device and then enter the below mentioned command,
dd if=/path/to/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
- Now, once the recovery mode is flashed, you will now need to install the super user in your device as it comes with a host of benefits which are mentioned below,
- Superuser access prompt
– Superuser access logging
– Superuser access notifications
– Per-app notification configuration
– Temporary unroot
– Deep process detection (no more unknowns)
– Works in recovery (no more segfaulting)
– Works when Android isn’t properly booted
– Works with non-standard shell locations
– Trusts ADB connection
– Always runs in ghost mode
– Wake on prompt
You can download and install the latest CWM Superuser File package in your device from here. Once downloaded, connect your device to the computer and place the zip in your device to flash the same in the recovery mode. Alternatively, you can also install from the Google PLAY Store.
Note: If the device gets into the boot loop sequence or say gets stuck in the welcome screen, just re insert the battery and re follow the above instructions so as to again follow the above mentioned instructions.
Do share with us in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same. Congratulations, you have now rooted and installed the custom recovery image in your device.
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