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- OVERVIEW -
This Guide is designed to Teach the up and coming developers and Modders that have a Samsung Transform Ultra how to modify and customize their devices.

It is also here to serve as a one stop shop for experienced Users who are looking for the correct files to edit or root their device.

- TOOLS AND FILES -
Universal Tools used Throughout the entire Guide:
-Odin Tool
-Samsung Drivers

ClockWorkMod Files:
-CWM_TU.tar
-TransformUltra.Ops
-tu_root_.zip

Current Custom Roms For the Transform Ultra:
-MegaTron Rom
-CTMod Rom
-Explosion Rom
-iDEV Rom

Stock Rom's, Recoveries and Kernels For both Boost And Sprint Transform Ultra's:
Roms:
-Stock Boost Rom
-Stock Sprint Rom
Recoveries:
-Stock Boost Recovery
-Stock Sprint Recovery
Kernels:
-Stock Boost Kernel
-Stock Sprint Kernel

Un-Root Files:
-TU_Boost_Unroot.zip
-TU_Sprint_Unroot.zip

Transform Ultra Complete Rooting and Modification Kit With Instructions:
-TU_Root_Mod_Kit.zip

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Last edited by NGD1; December 4th, 2012 at 04:34 AM.

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Tools and Files you will need: (TU_Root.zip), (CWM_TU.tar), (Odin.exe)

1. Copy the file named (Tu_root) onto your SD card before we began.

2. Install samsung drivers if you don't have them already: (SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_x86).

3. Open the Odin.exe in the folder : (Odin_Multi_Downloader_v4.42), [Run as administrator].

4. Hit the "OPS" button and select the TransformUltra.ops file from the folder (TransformUltra.ops).

5. Select the "One Package" Button and select the CWM_TU.tar from the folder (CWM_TU.tar).

6. Now put your phone into download mode (Vol down + camera + power).

7. Plugin your phone and the yellow COM should light up in the upper left.

(make sure your phones back is removed for quick access to the batter for the following steps!!)

8. As soon as you hit start, remove the battery from the phone.

9. Wait until Odin finishes and shuts off the phone. Pull the battery and take it off the usb so it doesn't reboot.

10. Put the battery back in the phone and boot strait into recovery (by Pressing and holding down the:
(Volume Down + power Button) at the same time.

11. Once in Recovery select "install zip from sdcard".

(note use the volume keys to go up and down the list and the power button to slect the option!)

12. Select "choose zip from sdcard"

13. Locate(tu_root.zip) from where you saved it on youe sd card.

14. Select "yes"

15. Once complete Navigate to where it says "Reboot Device" and Select it.

16. Once booted Install Something from The Google Play store (Install Superuser and update su and busybox).

(if you wish to Un-Root your Device Follow steps 12-16 but instead of installing (tu_root.zip), Install (tu_boost_unroot) or (tu_Sprint_unroot) depending on your carrier.
Congratz!!! your Transform Ultra is Now Rooted and can Install Custom Roms!

Last edited by NGD1; October 4th, 2012 at 03:55 AM.

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- FINDING AND INSTALLING CUSTOM ROMS -

1. Put the Rom you want onto your SD CARD!
Here's a list of Roms for the Transform Ultra
-MegaTron Rom
-CTMod Rom
-Explosion Rom
-iDEV Rom

2. Boot into Recovery.

3. Clear Dalvik Cache(in advanced).

4. Clear Cache.

5. select "install zip from sdcard".

6. Select "zip from sdcard".

7. Locate the Rom you wish to install onto your Transform ultra and Select it.

8. Let the Recovery Do its Thing and Reboot your device

Your Done! enjoy your new Rom!

(note: ONLY INSTALL ROMS THAT YOU KNOW IS BUILT FOR YOUR DEVICE!)

Last edited by NGD1; October 3rd, 2012 at 02:59 PM.

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- Re-Installing the Stock Rom and Recovery -

1. Install(if you havn't) Odin and start it up (in administrator mode).

2. put your device into Download Mode (volume down + camera + power buttons) at the same time.

3. plug your Usb cord from your computer Into your phone you will see a yellow box with (COM) light up, thats your phone.

4. Click OPS and select the file (TransformUltra.ops).

5. For either version (Boost / Sprint ) Find the Option called (One Package) you will be using that from now on.

6. Using "One Package" select The corasponding Stock Rom you Downloaded. (and click start).

7. Once Odin is finished, repeat the previous Steps for The (Tu_(carrier name)_stock_recovery.Tar

your phone is now Back to Stock.

Last edited by NGD1; October 3rd, 2012 at 03:09 PM.

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1. Chevanlol360
2. Loota
3. Bloodawn
4. mavrikmeercat
5. Slayer72
6. jdogrambo
7. ibrickphones
8. bads3ctor
9. NGD1

GO SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS AWESOMENESS!!!!!!

Last edited by NGD1; October 3rd, 2012 at 03:20 PM.

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Last edited by NGD1; October 8th, 2012 at 10:06 AM.

dmcjr22

very nice job bro...well done only suggestions is maybe add lootas video on cwm..but still good work...STICKY THREAD mods

D-U-R-X

NGD1's already been in touch with staff... we're going to link this in the current All Things Root sticky

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NGD1

W00t i say W00t!

D-U-R-X

Added link in there - well written guide... many thanks!!

NGD1

no problem

dmcjr22

NGD1 i added a link for this to my Newbie guide/thread.. hope thats cool

vmed

This was very well written! A Perfect how to & where can I find it Guide! I luv it! Maybe the other threads won't get so cluttered up with repeated questions anymore! The answers are all Here on Your Ultra-Pedia Guide! Lol Great Job Bro!!

NGD1

its cool dmc

and thank you vmed =]

NGD1

like mentioned before all input is welcome, this guide will be formatted to work on XDA and a few others soon and i will be using its base to create a few more ALL-IN-Ones over the next few weeks!

DMajor239

This should be stickied.

NGD1

For now due to there being several guides mucking up the sticky area, its being featured WITHIN apparently two larger guides now
which is fine, im not looking to be famous, just wanting to help =]

xaelith

Nice work, NGD1. Just a few quick helpful hints:

1. At the beginning of the guide, installing the latest drivers should probably be first, since the computer will refuse to recognize the phone without the proper drivers (or at least I've found that to be the case on Windows XP computers).

2. At the end of the guide where you mention un-root, you say to follow steps 16-19, but 16 is the last step

3. I know others have asked Bloodawn (CTMod's creator) if they could mirror his ROM or link to it, and he has asked that they link to the thread instead, because he keeps track of the number of times it's downloaded.

4. Spelling, grammar, blah blah blah.... Just a personal pet-peeve of mine, not really an important point.

But again, good job

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NGD1

if you look in the Rooting and Recovery Section The Drivers is the 2nd / 1st actual step.

16 / 19 has been corrected to 12-16

all the rom links Are linked to the threads, the only direct downloads are in the tool section (not roms)

thank you =]

Last edited by NGD1; October 4th, 2012 at 04:04 AM.

NGD1

the next guide im making is annoying me XD

xaelith

What's the next guide you're making, and how is it annoying you?

NGD1

Optimus one
and its annoying cuz theres over 50 good roms for it and like 200 different stock roms XD for almost every region lol

Slayer72

O.O Wowsers!!

xaelith

Dang.... and I thought my guide was mammoth.

KidKrazz

I havent tried this yet but wanted to say thanks for the info and tons of help. There are a few links you have posted that goe's to minus, they arent available anymore like: tu.root.zip and rom for boost. Are those important or can I do without? I will post on my experience after trying this for the first time ever. I want to get into the tech criteria, I'm planning to get into a school for pc programing and down the road app developer. So I have to say all of you guys inspire me to do so with such knowledge and determination is put in to create such apps!

NGD1

Thank you for letting me know, i will have the Items Replaced Today and i will message you when they are fixed.

EDIT:
I checked all of the links and they are functioning correctly, what may i ask is the error you are receiving?.

Last edited by NGD1; October 8th, 2012 at 06:43 AM.

NGD1

Yeah, i know lol.

MaximumOvertro

I had to register just to clear this up.
1. The instructions are confusing
2. By Tu_root file do you mean Tu_root_.zip?
3. SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_x86 installs a bunch of folders on my C:/ drive, what do i do with them?
4. I run Odin, I add TransforUltra.ops and the Open Package button is still grayed out.
5. I have a Transform Ultra from Boost and when i press Vol down + camera + power it just asks me if i want to shut it off or put it in airplane mode.
6. To my knowledge there is no yellow light on my phone, only red and blue.

What the hell do i do?

NGD1

1. how may i ask are they confusing.

2. yes Tu_Root.zip

3. leave them be.

4. on the middle left you will see a checkbox called one package, uncheck it and re check it, the option will become available.

5. you need to have the device completely off before attempting to go into download mode.

6. the yellow like is on the Odin program.

beathookup

Wish I was able to access minus links from work instead have to wait until I get to another desktop or laptop sometime in the future

NGD1

is Minus blocked at your job?

beathookup

Yup for some reason some sites slip past the ADMIN but this is one of them that does not. Should be able to get to a desktop or something over the weekend and look forward to giving this a run. Just got my TU and loving it so far just need to be able to tweak the brains out of it

NGD1

oh you will have loads of fun.

mavrikmeercat

Nicely done, I have some developer info I've been working on to add if you want? I was gonna post it in a thread but it would probly serve the community better here. basically explains the internal layout of the whole device geared toward future devs.

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plataneros12

can someone please upload another link to tu_root_.zip file or email me another copy aneudi.garcia@yahoo.com , the link to the minus page seems to be broken, i searched everywhere online for the file and couldnt find it. thank YOU IN ADVANCE PLEASE HELP OUT A FELLOW TRANSFORM ULTRA USER!!

plataneros12

i cant access the download of tu_root_.zip HELP ME!

xaelith

First, easy man! Give people an opportunity to respond, ok?

Second, here you go. Luckily I had it on my phone, so I uploaded it to Dropbox.

Third, how are you trying to access the minus links? Because they WON'T work from the phone itself.

Last edited by xaelith; November 8th, 2012 at 05:44 PM.

plataneros12

thanks lmfao, i posted twice by mistake lol, new to forum life. its via my windows pc, my guess is that the link in minus is messed up, thanks for the link! ur a life saver to me and every one else that will need that file thank!

wlb01

i cant download the stock rom forboost mobile because of that minus page, does anyone else has it, if so, pleaso upload it somewehere else thanks in advance

dmcjr22

just pm'd ya link

NGD1

Sorry for the delay yes Mav the info would be great and pm me the broken links and if you have it a replacement and it'll be updated tonight!

Armchair Rambo

Hi everyone, thanks for all the info here. I'm a newb to this specifically but not computer OS and such.

I have been trying for a couple of days to root this Transform Ultra running 2.3.6 -- I understand that it has to be downgraded, then root backed up, then upgraded back to 2.3.6, then root restored.

I've downloaded all the files available (I think). Got Odin transferring fine but every time I go into recovery mode and try to flash a ROM from the SD card I get this:

-- Install /sdcard . . .
E:Can't find misc
Findingupdate poackage...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
E:Can't find misc

I Tried to flash Boost_Stock_Rom.zip, CWM_TU.zip, RootSPH-930.zip,
tu_root_.zip, etc., similar results. Error messages have some variations, but always "E:Can't find misc" and it always chokes on "E:signature verification failed".

Would appreciate any guidance or suggestions you experts can offer!

--rambo

Last edited by Armchair Rambo; November 23rd, 2012 at 10:37 AM. Reason: add info

mydian

Read the second post to this thread. You don't have to downgrade anything. Just follow those instructions and you'll be able to root your 2.3.6 phone.

The error "E:Can't find misc" is a known bug and doesn't cause any issues aside from displaying the error. So no worries there.

Armchair Rambo

Followed the instructions several times. Everything seems to go OK but it's not rooted properly and root-checkers all report no su. Does the su binary have to be acquired separately?

I opened a terminal window and su got me "not found".

--rambo

Last edited by Armchair Rambo; November 24th, 2012 at 05:03 AM. Reason: accuracy

Armchair Rambo

My transform is now full of rootly goodness, thanks to all those above who did the actual work!

I had two versions of transformultra.ops, both purporting to be the right one. I had been using the first one, which I now see is 5MB and (of course) never worked.

I had downloaded the second ops file from another source and saw that it was only 170 bytes, thought the d/l failed. I finally tried it with that file today and everything worked like a charm! At least it wasn't me, there was no doubt I was following instructions!

HUGE thanks to the folks listed above who did the work! It was boring as hell trying 30 times with the wrong file but it was a good crash course in how to do it. Could do it in my sleep now.

Can't believe I waited this long to root my phone...

dmcjr22

To my understanding the rom u choose to flash will have root access so not sure what problem is....could u detail what you have done so far

dmcjr22

Haha disregard last post wrote b4 u posted

TransTronTra

I have MegaTron rom version 6.0.3. How would I update it to the newer version?
Also can somebody tell me if MegaTron comes with an overclocked kernel?

dmcjr22

to update you can dload 6.0.4 in megatron thread or through the ota updater installed in rom would recommend using wifi....and no overclocked kernel....last i knew mav was working on a kernel

xaelith

Actually, we've had an OC kernel since 6.0.2, I believe, thanks to Bloodawn's hard work, particularly on CTMod. He was generous enough to allow Chev and Mav include it after a few of us succesfully tested his kernel on whichever build of Megatron came before the kernel got implemented.

That's still true, but no word yet on when the TU community will see it, or what ROM it will be implemented in first, Megatron or CM7. Most of the hold-up has been Mav's own schedule; that pesky thing called "work" and its brother "real life" sure eat a lot of time, eh?