Comments on: Asus Releases Bootloader Unlock Tool for Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T

By: Lydia

Lydia — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:39:00 +0000

If you unlock, can u manually do the updates your self or is your tablet unable to update period?

By: Shawn

Shawn — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 01:43:00 +0000

ok i updated my transformer prime to jellybean an it practically ruined my tablet, so i download the bootloader unlock tool v6 and it worked fine on jellybean, my question is now that it is unlocked will it brick my tablet to try to install asus’s ics update to get back to ice cream sandwich? they say once unlocked it can be relocked so i want to make sure before i try to install the ics update?

By: kindrudekid

kindrudekid — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:57:00 +0000

they fixed it atleast for me!!

By: fakegramita

fakegramita — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:32:00 +0000

Good points, and I like that idea of returning to stock. Sometimes that might not be possible though if the damage is bad enough, then the question of who is responsible comes up. JB’s example below of the non-warranty covered auto mod situation is a good example.

By: Allen Byrd

Allen Byrd — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:58:00 +0000

I honestly don’t know what any of you people are talking about with the tf700t. It runs smoothly with minimal stutters for me. I absolutely love it. No apps have crashed with my use, and I’ve used it a lot with many apps. I/O works great and I’ve transferred files to and from my tablet to my computer and to my phone, as well as through Google Drive’s cloud storage.
Maybe when it gets Jelly Bean, it’ll be better for those who have issues with it. It’s perfect for me, though.

By: JB

JB — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:44:00 +0000

“Ford issued a TSB (Technical Service Bulletin) regarding blown head gaskets on 6.0 Powerstroke turbo diesel engines in F series pickups (2005 and up). A rash of pickups were coming into shops across the country with blown head gaskets. The common thread? Power chips were installed to boost engine output. According to the TSB, on trucks with blown head gaskets, techs were to check for the installation of a power chip, which increases engine power by modifying the drivability and engine management parameters. Part of the programming modification on these vehicles included increasing turbo boost (which increased combustion chamber pressures), thus blowing head gaskets. In such cases where the vehicle was under warranty, claims were denied and engine warranties were voided. In this case, the carmaker confirmed that head gasket failure was indeed due to installation of the power chips. The carmaker was well within their right to deny claims and void engine warranties.” Aol Auto

By: JB

JB — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:39:00 +0000

Isn’t there also the possibility for hardware damage secondary to using an overclocked kernel? Even if it’s just a shortened hardware lifespan, the manufacture would be justified in voiding the warranty.

By: kindrudekid

kindrudekid — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:22:00 +0000

i know just hate them!

By: smithers85

smithers85 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:56:00 +0000

i have also had this problem with my TF300T. their support is near useless.

By: alexis orms

alexis orms — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:14:00 +0000

Yes it is a little more complicated with consumer electronics, but not much more so. The complication comes from how propitiatory everything is setup . On a PC no warranty would be voided for loading up a new OS, but if you had issues and called support it obviously wouldn’t be supported. However, if your CPU fan died they would hardly care what OS you were running as it is unrelated.

A simple solution here is to reinact the warranty if the device is relocked and brought back to stock. This would do a couple things, first off if it was a software issue the customer would be forced to discover that instead of lazily returning the device, and it would make Asus life much easier as they could simply turn back anything with altered software. This wouldn’t be perfect for the consumer, as if it had a massive hardware failure they wouldn’t have a chance to return it to stock…but it would be better than nothing.

By: Victor L.

Victor L. — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:19:00 +0000

Here ya go. I just got mine on Tuesday and a firmware update is on the way per Asus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xvzgGOpUFA

By: kindrudekid

kindrudekid — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:11:00 +0000

they can always restore it ! just takes a bit longer to trouble shoot!

By: kindrudekid

kindrudekid — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:09:00 +0000

too bad i still cannot unlock my device Transformer Pad TF300 !

there is some serial code issue!
everytime i run the unlock utility it says network error, please try again later,
did a reset, too! still no luck!

emailed CC and they said to call CC and theur i got a respose saying they dont provide any support regading the use of the tool! (funny thing they provide this info in written in email only on calls)

when i gave them a serial number for RMA on a issue that i cannot update via OTA, i got a call back later after few hours asking me to confirms if its a Tablet and not the Dock!
i confirmed and still have no unlocked boootloader.

this is frustrating me!

any help would be appreciated!

By: Keith Hollis

Keith Hollis — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:51:00 +0000

just to be fair, loading custom software could prevent them from being able to test the hardware which means they might not be able to fix it.

By: Ubi2447

Ubi2447 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:18:00 +0000

Any chance of seeing a review of the Infinity? Been thinking of getting one but not many in-depth reviews out there.