How to Root (and Unroot) the Folio 100

The Folio 100 surfaced almost two yrs ago now and was one of the first tablets to come with a dual-core Tegra 2 processor at that point. Fast forward to 2012 and the device is still running Android 2.2 with no more official support for the device, which is rlly a shame because the Folio 100 could handle ICS or even Jelly Bn very well if given a chance. We’ll show you in this post how to root the Folio 100, taking that very first step to flashing a custom ROM that is far more useful and recent than the onboard Froyo OS.By EditAndroidI. Before You Begin1. Make sure that you have at lst 75% of battery charge before you begin.2. You should have Android SDK and ADB set up before you start with this procedure. If you are unsure about this, refer to oursetup guideto help you. Once done with that, make sure that you downloadUSB Driver for package through the SDK Manager.3. Back up any data you feel is important before you begin.4. This procedure is designed to work with the 7, so make sure you try this only on a PC running 7.II. Installing the NVIDIA USB DriverWhile the rooting procedure is pretty straightforward, your PC should first be able to detect the Folio 100 with USB Debugging enabled. The steps below will ensure that:1. Go toC:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\extras\google\usb_driver(where %username% should be replaced by the username you have installed the Android SDK with) and open a file calledandroid_winusb.infusing Notepad or any other simple text editing appliion.2. Look for a section called[Google.NTx86]and add the following to the very end of the section:;NVIDIA Tegra
%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0955&PID_7000
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0955&PID_7100&MI_013. Go to the section called[Google.NTamd64]and add the same you see above to the very end of that section.4. Save and close the file.5. Hit the + R on your board, type in cmd and hit enter to open up a command prompt window.6. Type the following command:echo 0×955 >> “c:\users\%username%\.android\adb_usb.ini(Replace %username% with the username you are currently logged on to with).7. Close the command prompt window and reboot your PC.And you’re done!III. Necessary DownloadsSuperOneClickv2.3.3-ShortFuse.zipIV. Rooting the Folio 1001. Extract SuperOneClickv2.3.3-ShortFuse.zip to a folder on your desktop.2. Enable USB Debugging on your device. To do this, go toMenu > Settings > Appliions > Developer Optionsand tick the USB Debugging checkbox.3. Connect your device to your PC and if there are any drivers being installed at this point, let 7 do so.4. From the folder you extracted above, runSuperOneClick.exe.5. Click on Root.Your Folio 100 should be rooted once the appliion confirms that your device is rooted!IV. Unrooting the Folio 1001. Follow the same steps as in Section IV until Step 4.2. Click on Unroot.