Are you guys ready for a real root method?

[Chadder43]

Here it is.

*edit* as per forum guidelines

I also have some script files and all the info you need to create your own pre-rooted rom using your current system files if you like that option better. I am currently working on a custom 5.0.1 rom and a straight linux os you install like a rom, so any help at all would be greatly appreciated.

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READ THE WHOLE POST BEFORE YOU DO THIS!!!

I am only giving you a step by step process put into a easy to use reference guide to help you obtain "root" on your device. If you read the whole guide and decide to try it on your own device just know that It may/will void any product warranty that you may have on the device if any. Any time you do anything to your tablet via fastboot or any other means you run the risk of "bricking" your device, or loosing all of your data. I am not responsible for any damage to your device, and i will not be responsible for any damage or loss that you may have as a result of this post, or any instructions that i give here. If you have any questions feel free to send me a message and I will try to help you out, if i can....

I looked and looked and looked through many forums without much luck, and I finally found out how to root the U.S. version ASUS MEMO FHD 10 that has been updated to 4.3 - V5.0.21 by using a pre rooted system rom. If you are not running that version you can go to” Settings - About Tablet - System Update” to update it to 5.0.21

First things first...

Fully charge your tablet, and make a backup of your system!!!

1. Make sure the tablet has a good charge. It will not charge while you are doing this, and who knows what will happen if it dies halfway through the process.

2. Turn USB debugging mode on in the "Developer Options" menu under settings on your tablet.
If you do not have the "Developer Options" menu just go down to "About Tablet" and click the "Build Number" button six or seven times and it will say "developer mode enabled", or something to that effect, and it will unlock the "Developer Options" menu for you.

3. Turn off your tablet.

4. Hold down the volume up button , and press the power button until your tablet turns on. It will boot into fastboot for you.
Connect your tablet via USB cable to your computer, and set it aside.


Now your tablet is ready to go and it is time to set up your computer.

1. To get your computer to recognize your tablet in usb debugging mode you need to install the intel drivers. I have posted the drivers that i use *link removed as per forum guidelines* but if you want the Drivers from the Intel website just click Here.

2. Download and install minimal adb fastboot. *link removed as per forum guidelines*

3. Download the pre-rooted system rom, and then put that rom into the folder that you installed fastboot in on your computers hard drive.

4. I used minimal_adb_fastboot_v1.1.3_setup.exe to do this next part with no problems whatsoever. the only thing was I needed to type the .exe from the command prompt for it to work on my laptop. You might not need to.


Now you have your computer all set up, your tablet is all ready, and it is time to finally do some rooting.

1. On your computer, open up a command prompt, and navigate to the folder that you installed fastboot to.

2. Enter the following commands one line at a time into your fastboot window. (See transcript below)
fastboot.exe devices (Just to make sure your device is connected properly.)
fastboot.exe erase system (Optional I think? I didn't use it and mine works great)
fastboot.exe flash system us_me302c-v5.0.21-jb_4.3-system.gz (Replace with your image file name if you are using a different one)

If done right it should look something like this.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot.exe devices
1111111111111111 fastboot
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot.exe flash system us_me302c-v5.0.21-jb_4.3-system.gz
sending 'system' (771129 KB)...
OKAY [ 95.862s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [ 74.116s]
finished. total time: 169.978s
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>

And guess what. You're all done…

Now just sit back and let it reboot a few times.
You are going to want to make sure you have a superuser app and enjoy…

Im not an expert but after a few weeks of hunting for it i finally found out how to do it.
Many thanks go out to everyone who worked on this for all of us, and if you found this post helpful please feel free to add some thanks.

[Chadder43]

I uploaded the pre-rooted rom to my Source Forge page today.
I hope the upload completed right, It is the right rom, but you know how uploads of that size are.
If it not right don't worry, as it will not hurt your system. I will upload it again, if needed, just let me know.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/me302cv5021/
Good Luck!
Chadder43

P.S. Feel free to leave a review, or some thanks!

[mhsears1]

I followed your instructions and the upload to tablet worked but it did not reboot a few times as you said it should. It did not reboot at all from fastboot and I had to do it manually. Once it rebooted it booted into my old "desktop" as if no new rom had been loaded.
Suggestions?

[stomsf]

Thanks Chadder. Worked like a charm the first time!

[ginobean]

@Chadder43, Thanks! That worked for me!

As a side note, I first did an 'adb reboot bootloader' to reboot my me302c into the bootloader, as I didn't want the Android system running while I was flashing the new image.

After flashing the new image, and then rebooting my device, to use the new system image, I used the 'Root Checker' app and verified that I now have root access!