Procedure to Install Clockwork mod recovery and Root the device:
Step 1: Procedure to Install Clock Work mod recovery:
- First up you need to ensure that the boot loader of TF300T from the support page of Asus and then you need to follow the on screen instructions to unlock the boot loader of the device. Please note that once the device is unlocked, the warranty will get void.
- Download the Clock Work Mod recovery image from here to your computer. Once downloaded, you need to rename the same to recovery.img file. Up next you need to download and install the Android’s ADB in your computer.
- Download the fastboot Zip package from here to your computer and place the same to the “platform-tools” folder. Once the same is placed, you need to turn off the device so that it can be entered in the recovery mode.
- Hold Volume Down button + Power button to enter the device in the recovery mode till you see the message “Press Volume Up to enter RCK (5s)”. Once it’s done, you now need to press Volume Down once to highlight the USB icon, then press the Volume Up button to confirm the same. Now, you need to boot the tablet and need to redo the above process.
- Start the command prompt in your computer by pressing the “Win + R” key and then type the following commands in command prompt to flash the kernel. Please note that you will have to press enter after every command mentioned below,
cd c:\Fastboot,
fastboot devices,
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery recovery.img,
- Once all the above commands are processed successfully, you now need to type in the command as “fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot” for rebooting the tablet.
- So there you go, you have now successfully installed the custom recovery image in your device. To check whether the device has successfully installed with the clock work mod recovery or not, you need to Hold Volume Down button + Power button to enter the device in the recovery mode till you see the message “Press Volume Up to enter RCK (5s)”.
Step 2: Procedure to Root Asus Transformer TF300T:
- Download the Rooting Zip File from here to your computer. once you download the file, connect the device to the computer and place the zip file in your device and disconnect the same.
- Up next, turn Off the device so that it can be then entered in the recovery mode. Hold Volume Down button + Power button to enter the device in the recovery mode till you see the message “Press Volume Up to enter RCK (5s)”. Select install zip from sd card, then select choose zip from sd card to select the zip file which you have placed in the device.
- It may take up to 5 minutes to root the device and as soon as the device is rooted, the device will land back on the recovery mode screen. In recovery mode, select “++++ Go Back ++++” and then choose the option of “reboot system now” for rebooting the system. If the phone refuses to show the home screen even after 3 – 4 minutes of restart, you need to then reinsert the battery.
Congratulations, you have now successfully installed the clock work mod recovery and rooted Asus Transformer TF300T device. 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.
