If you are a user of Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime then there is something interesting news for you because now you can update it with U.S. Firmware 9.4.2.14 below you can see a guide for this purpose. But before you get started make sure that below steps can damage your data so before you get started make sure that you have managed your back-up. Might be OTA RootKeeper will unable to keep your root access after you upgrade to 9.4.2.14 firmware.

You also need to disable system tools such as antivirus and firewall programs to avoid any interference while flashing the updates. You need a fully charged battery for this purpose. And you will need a rooted ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime to flash the updates. Check out our one click rooting guide here. You will also need ADB.  Install Android Terminal Emulator on your tablet.

DISCLAIMER: “The below method is bit risky and we will not be held responsible if you lose data or your device gets damaged in the following of this guide so please proceed at your own risk”.

Steps To Follow

Step 1

First of all you need to download the 9.4.2.14 update file from here or here and then extract them.

Step 2

After this make use of your USB cable to connect your ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime to the PC and copy the file called “blob” in the Root of your device’s SD Card.

Step 3

Then open the Android Terminal Emulator app on your tablet and here type “su” and press Enter. This will allow root access to Terminal Emulator.

Step 4

After this type the command “dd if=/Removable/MicroSD/blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4” (again, without the quotation marks) and press Enter.  now you have to wait for a short time.

Step 5

Reboot your device when the following is displayed in the app:

• 1068769+1 records in
• 1068769+1 records out
• 547210197 bytes transferred in 153.991 secs (3553520 bytes/sec)

Step 6

After some time it will rebooted, the update process will automatically kick in.

Step 7

When Done your tablet will have also lost root access.  So, you need to re-root it.  See here for a guide on how to root the Transformer Prime after applying the update, or here for an alternate method.

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