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[Q] [TF700] Root not working after updating Cromi-X to 4.7.0

Hello there ! Newbie here.
I've just updated my Asus TF700T to Cromi-X 4.7.0.
After the installation, I noticed that it was not rooted anymore. When opening SuperSU, an error message appears: "There is no SU binary installed and SuperSu cannot install it, it's a problem."
I tried afterwards a fresh install of Cromi-X, but the problem was still there.
Then I tried to execute the Motochopper script, which appeared as successful, but the error message is still there.
Do you know what could be the solution for this problem ? Without root, I cannot execute applications like lagfix, titanium backup and full screen, which is annoying.
Thanks in advance for your help !
And sorry for my english (french talking here !)

Sounds like the ROM didn't flash properly. Flash it again please.

sbdags said:
Sounds like the ROM didn't flash properly. Flash it again please.
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I did, several times...
First I tried with and without the TWRP root option (after the Cromi-X install, TWRP proposes to root the tablet). Both of these two options didn't work.
Then I tried with full wipe, even the microsd (just let the Cromi-X installation archive on it). At this point, the tablet offered me the possibility of updating the supersu. I did update it, but when opening super su, the same error message appears.
I don't know what other test I can do. Any ideas ?
Thanks for your answer.

Soralito said:
I did, several times...
First I tried with and without the TWRP root option (after the Cromi-X install, TWRP proposes to root the tablet). Both of these two options didn't work.
Then I tried with full wipe, even the microsd (just let the Cromi-X installation archive on it). At this point, the tablet offered me the possibility of updating the supersu. I did update it, but when opening super su, the same error message appears.
I don't know what other test I can do. Any ideas ?
Thanks for your answer.
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The only time I have ever seen this is when the ROM doesn't complete its flash in twrp. So it gets partially flashed.
When you flash you get the chance to save a log. It gets saved to the same folder as the zip file you flashed. Can you post it please.
Also make sure you turn on signature verification in twrp before flashing. My files are signed and this will stop it flashing a corrupted download.

sbdags said:
The only time I have ever seen this is when the ROM doesn't complete its flash in twrp. So it gets partially flashed.
When you flash you get the chance to save a log. It gets saved to the same folder as the zip file you flashed. Can you post it please.
Also make sure you turn on signature verification in twrp before flashing. My files are signed and this will stop it flashing a corrupted download.
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Hello, I can't find any log file in the folder of my zip file... What would be the name of this log file ? Maybe I can find it somewhere else...
I have re-downloaded the rom from another source and try a new flash tonight.
Anyway thanks for your help ! (I just noticed I was talking to THE developer of Cromi-X Sir, it's an honor )

It's working now !
I flashed the rom downloaded from another mirror, and activated the zip signature verification, and it works now
Many thanks for your help, and your fabulous work on this rom.
See you soon on this forum !

Soralito said:
It's working now !
I flashed the rom downloaded from another mirror, and activated the zip signature verification, and it works now
Many thanks for your help, and your fabulous work on this rom.
See you soon on this forum !
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You are welcome - glad you got it sorted

Hey there guys and gals. Newbie here. I've read this thread and I am having the same issue as the original poster. I don't really understand what was said here but this is my question: if I downloaded the motochopper root app to the tablet and opened it from there and did the root right from my tablet would the root take hold then? I have an Asus TF700 by the way.

Motochopper is an exe you use on your PC. You cannot install it on the tablet. And it worked only up to firmware version 10.6.1.14.8.
Read this, most of your answers should be answered...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2688891

berndblb said:
Motochopper is an exe you use on your PC. You cannot install it on the tablet. And it worked only up to firmware version 10.6.1.14.8.
Read this, most of your answers should be answered...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2688891
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Should I factory reset to stock software first or just go ahead and run the new root software?
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reubdog30 said:
Should I factory reset to stock software first or just go ahead and run the new root software?
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It worked!!! I'm good now. Thanks for your help!!

Photon Failed to hab check for recovery: 0x56

So, I got my Photon Q today and I've already unlocked it and I was trying to install TWRP but I messed up somehow.. It still boots into the stock Android ROM and works fine but whenever I try to go into the recovery/Fastboot (Whatever it's called) I get this screen with some info text. At the bottom it says this:
Failed to hab check for recovery: 0x56
Fastboot Reason: Boot Failure
Whenever I try to flash a recovery with an app it always succeeds but I still get this screen when I try to go into the recovery. Help me.

Have you tried doing 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img' instead of using 'apps' to flash recovery?

arrrghhh said:
Have you tried doing 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img' instead of using 'apps' to flash recovery?
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I have. It says "Preflash validation failed" and nothing on the phone changes. This is really frustrating.

Cwazywazy said:
I have. It says "Preflash validation failed" and nothing on the phone changes. This is really frustrating.
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Where do you get this error? I've never heard of fastboot spitting out such an error...
I assume you're in fastboot mode when you try this? What does 'fastboot devices' output?

arrrghhh said:
Where do you get this error? I've never heard of fastboot spitting out such an error...
I assume you're in fastboot mode when you try this? What does 'fastboot devices' output?
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Nevermind, I figured out how to unlock the bootloader and TWRP finally installed successfully.
The only rooting/custom ROM stuff I've done is with my Nexus 7 and that wasn't as hard as this was.

Cwazywazy said:
Nevermind, I figured out how to unlock the bootloader and TWRP finally installed successfully.
The only rooting/custom ROM stuff I've done is with my Nexus 7 and that wasn't as hard as this was.
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Oh, your bootloader was still locked...
That would do it! Glad you got it working. I hadn't seen that message before, but it makes sense now why I've never seen it before . My Q was unlocked immediately after unboxing!

arrrghhh said:
Oh, your bootloader was still locked...
That would do it! Glad you got it working. I hadn't seen that message before, but it makes sense now why I've never seen it before . My Q was unlocked immediately after unboxing!
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I have a new problem.. I flashed the latest stable CyanogenMod and it wouldn't boot. (Boot animation just kept on going) So I went into TWRP and tried to do a wipe. For some reason it says "Unable to mount /data" or "internal storage". Even if I go into advanced wipe and choose everything but the external SD card it fails to mount any of it..

Cwazywazy said:
I have a new problem.. I flashed the latest stable CyanogenMod and it wouldn't boot. (Boot animation just kept on going) So I went into TWRP and tried to do a wipe. For some reason it says "Unable to mount /data" or "internal storage". Even if I go into advanced wipe and choose everything but the external SD card it fails to mount any of it..
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I've heard of other people complaining about this on TWRP.
You should either a) use OpenRecovery or another recovery... or b) use an older version of TWRP. I'm on 2.6.3.1 and it works _flawlessly_.
I haven't had time to update to the latest versions of TWRP to investigate this issue.
As for your CM issue, make sure you wipe (using a recovery that works haha) and also make sure you give it plenty of time to do the first boot - there is sometimes a fsck process which runs at boot and takes a lot longer than usual for the device to actually boot up.

Please help me. I can't find any solution and I can't boot into CMod.

Cwazywazy said:
Please help me. I can't find any solution and I can't boot into CMod.
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I gave you a solution, please at least try it.

arrrghhh said:
I gave you a solution, please at least try it.
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Oh. I didn't see that, sorry. Trying it now.

arrrghhh said:
I gave you a solution, please at least try it.
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Nope. Didn't work. Gave CM about 30 minutes to boot with no luck.

Cwazywazy said:
Nope. Didn't work. Gave CM about 30 minutes to boot with no luck.
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Without logs I don't know what the issue would possibly be...
I would suggest trying CM10.2 perhaps? Or pull logs (adb logcat) from the failed boot of CM11. Like I said, that fsck process can take a very long time. I haven't personally experienced it, but I recall hearing reports of it taking upwards of an hour - either way, without logs, we don't really know what is going on.

arrrghhh said:
Without logs I don't know what the issue would possibly be...
I would suggest trying CM10.2 perhaps? Or pull logs (adb logcat) from the failed boot of CM11. Like I said, that fsck process can take a very long time. I haven't personally experienced it, but I recall hearing reports of it taking upwards of an hour - either way, without logs, we don't really know what is going on.
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Here you go. Thanks for trying to help me (I zipped the file so I could use the uploader.)

Cwazywazy said:
Here you go. Thanks for trying to help me (I zipped the file so I could use the uploader.)
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Not what I was expecting, but this does show an issue with recovery... What is the issue, I am a bit baffled by. I was hoping for a logcat from the CM11 failed boot.
Can you try another recovery? TWRP seems to be failing all over the place for you, even the version that is working fine for me
TWRP is failing to mount a lot of partitions, which is obviously unacceptable. I'm still not sure why the older version wouldn't work for you...

arrrghhh said:
Not what I was expecting, but this does show an issue with recovery... What is the issue, I am a bit baffled by.
Can you try another recovery? TWRP seems to be failing all over the place for you, even the version that is working fine for me
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I don't know, I tried Clockwork mod which had the same problems. Are there any others I can try?
I was an idiot and I forgot to back up the stock ROM before I flashed CMod..

Cwazywazy said:
I don't know, I tried Clockwork mod which had the same problems. Are there any others I can try?
I was an idiot and I forgot to back up the stock ROM before I flashed CMod..
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OpenRecovery?

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OpenRecovery?
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I downloaded TWRP from here: http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/asanti which has OpenRecovery in the name so I dunno...

Cwazywazy said:
I downloaded TWRP from here: http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/asanti which has OpenRecovery in the name so I dunno...
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No, not TWRP... OpenRecovery.
[25-11-2013] Photon Q Open Recovery 2.09
The links may not work in the OP, see here.
It's similar to CWM, but made specifically for the Q. Doesn't seem to have issues like TWRP, as it hasn't been updated in a while and it "just works". I'm still trying to sort out the issues with TWRP, why they affect some devices but not all.

arrrghhh said:
No, not TWRP... OpenRecovery.
[25-11-2013] Photon Q Open Recovery 2.09
The links may not work in the OP, see here.
It's similar to CWM, but made specifically for the Q. Doesn't seem to have issues like TWRP, as it hasn't been updated in a while and it "just works". I'm still trying to sort out the issues with TWRP, why they affect some devices but not all.
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Ugh. Not working.
It says failed to mount /whatever (Invalid argument)

[Q] Failure to flash a ROM, stuck in bootloop now, please help!

I am using a Nexus 5, and I tried to flash the CyanogenMod 11s from OnePlus One to my Nexus following instructions from here:
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nexus-5-gets-port-cyanogenmod-11s-featuring-android-4-4-4-1458608
My phone was not rooted, I performed a root and apparently succeeded, because I saw SuperSU installed on my device. I then proceeded to follow the instructions from the site mentioned above, performed a factory reset, and selected the ROM I downloaded to flash. The flashing failed and I am currently stuck in bootloop, afraid to proceed further and brick my phone.
Some of the signs I noted with my phone:
At the ROM installation screen, it says 'checking for MD5 file... Skipping MD5 check: No MD5 file found', 'symlink: some symlinks failed', ' E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcar', and 'Error flashing zip '/sdcard/CyanogenMod_11S_ham'
At Reboot menu, upon tapping on 'Recovery' option it says 'No OS installed! Are you sure you wish to reboot?'
Please help me out, I'm sick at the moment, guess it is not a good idea to flash a ROM when you're sick huh? Been trying to find a solution and can't seem to find it, not sure if because I'm sick and too tired to read through or there really isn't a situation like this...
Thank you!

first option, adb push a rom and gapps to your phone(while youre in recovery), then flash it. second option, flash the factory img via fastboot while youre in the bootloader. it has nothing to do with being sick, it has everything to do about learning all about your device and how to take care of it, before you start modding your device.

All right, trying now. Did I make any mistakes during my initial process? Please enlighten me. Thanks.

I build my own ROM even when I'm sick, what do you mean?
Try redownloading as it had flashing issues before

jackhayden said:
All right, trying now. Did I make any mistakes during my initial process? Please enlighten me. Thanks.
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no, you didnt actually. you could have had a bad download, that happens often enough(but i dont think its the case, as it wouldnt remove your rom), you also could have experienced a recovery bug, that also can happen from time to time. btw, did you mention which recovery youre using?

I'm using TWRP.

jackhayden said:
I'm using TWRP.
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well, try to download it again, and push it to your drvice with adb, then reflash it. or try pushing another rom. or, you always have the failsafe of flashing the factory img. btw, did you happen to make a backup in recovery before you flashed? you should always make a backup in recovery if flashing something new, just in case. in your case, it would make thing extremely easy.

Unfortunately, I did not make a backup. I will learn from this mistake.
I took your advice and started to do a sideload using instructions from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/how-to-wipe-internal-storage-install-t2575150
However, I am stuck at no.7, could you please point out how do I carry out instruction no.7?
Thank you so much.

jackhayden said:
Unfortunately, I did not make a backup. I will learn from this mistake.
I took your advice and started to do a sideload using instructions from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/how-to-wipe-internal-storage-install-t2575150
However, I am stuck at no.7, could you please point out how do I carry out instruction no.7?
Thank you so much.
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you need to bring up the ui for typing.. on my old windows computer at work, i find an empty space on the same page that adb is located on your computer, then i left click and press the shift button on that empty space, then i get a few option that pop up, and i press the option. but im using windows from like 2004-5, lol.

Wow, that's really old.
I saw one of the commands available is 'adb push 'file name', should I try that?
Sorry for the troubles!

yup. first do "adb devices" to make sure adb sees your phone.

Push command won't work. Neither does the sideload option. It keeps on saying 'cannot read sideload'.

jackhayden said:
Push command won't work. Neither does the sideload option. It keeps on saying 'cannot read sideload'.
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is the rom zip in the same folder as adb is located? it should be if not. and did adb see your device in with adb devices?

Yeah, the ROM is in the same folder as the adb, and device is recognised as in 'sideload' mode.

jackhayden said:
Yeah, the ROM is in the same folder as the adb, and device is recognised as in 'sideload' mode.
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hmm.. well, i dont know that error, ive never seen it

Finally managed to flash the ROM in! However, in the CyanogenMod 11s, there isnt any google play store, how do i get it??

jackhayden said:
Finally managed to flash the ROM in! However, in the CyanogenMod 11s, there isnt any google play store, how do i get it??
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Flash gapps

jackhayden said:
Finally managed to flash the ROM in! However, in the CyanogenMod 11s, there isnt any google play store, how do i get it??
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"first option, adb push a rom and gapps to your phone(while youre in recovery), then flash it."
as @Lethargy said, gapps(google apps), you need to flash them. the google apps are not open source, they are owned by google, and cm isnt allowed to add them to the rom. but you are allowed to flash them separately

Thanks a lot for all the helps given. Really appreciate them! :good:

Moto G Bootloop/Freeze

I have a Moto G (XT1032) and it seems to be stuck somewhat in a bootloop. The reason I say this is because I can get into fastboot, go into recovery, and sometimes it will get to the "M" but nowhere past that. On a normal boot up, it will get to the "BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED" screen (yes I have unlocked bootloader and rooted), and that's it. I believe this happened because I was trying to flash Android 5.0.1 to the device because it wasn't available yet. Thanks in advance for any help, and if you need more information just ask. The last thing I want to do is have to send it in.

HopperPlaysMC said:
I have a Moto G (XT1032) and it seems to be stuck somewhat in a bootloop. The reason I say this is because I can get into fastboot, go into recovery, and sometimes it will get to the "M" but nowhere past that. On a normal boot up, it will get to the "BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED" screen (yes I have unlocked bootloader and rooted), and that's it. I believe this happened because I was trying to flash Android 5.0.1 to the device because it wasn't available yet. Thanks in advance for any help, and if you need more information just ask. The last thing I want to do is have to send it in.
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What did it say when you tried installing 5.0? Have you tried clearing cache/dalvik?

dustcollector69 said:
What did it say when you tried installing 5.0? Have you tried clearing cache/dalvik?
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I have tried installing cache/dalvik, and when installing 5.0, it would have an issue installing because of updater-script. On my phone (in recovery mode sideloading from adb) it would say "Installation aborted"

HopperPlaysMC said:
I have tried installing cache/dalvik, and when installing 5.0, it would have an issue installing because of updater-script. On my phone (in recovery mode sideloading from adb) it would say "Installation aborted"
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Hmm, im not sure why it would say that.. Did you format system before flashing?If you don't mind losing data you could always reflash stock firmware through fastboot in the bootloader

dustcollector69 said:
Hmm, im not sure why it would say that.. Did you format system before flashing?If you don't mind losing data you could always reflash stock firmware through fastboot in the bootloader
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I formatted before installing. I know it's problem with my phone because the Android 5 is for GPE and I have a falcon version Moto G. I know there is a way to bypass it though. I don't mind losing data either as I had to anyway to unlock the bootloader.

I'm also going to try sideloading 5.0 again after clearing dalvik/cache again.

HopperPlaysMC said:
I formatted before installing. I know it's problem with my phone because the Android 5 is for GPE and I have a falcon version Moto G. I know there is a way to bypass it though. I don't mind losing data either as I had to anyway to unlock the bootloader.
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oh, if your device isnt converted to a GPE edition then that is probably why because it uses different filesystems. follow this guide to restore your firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219

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oh, if your device isnt converted to a GPE edition then that is probably why because it uses different filesystems. follow this guide to restore your firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
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Will give it a try, but if not I will tell you what I see after trying to sideload to 5.

dustcollector69 said:
oh, if your device isnt converted to a GPE edition then that is probably why because it uses different filesystems. follow this guide to restore your firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
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Got GPE 4.4.4 running, I shall now try 5.0.1

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oh, if your device isnt converted to a GPE edition then that is probably why because it uses different filesystems. follow this guide to restore your firmware
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Ok, so at least my phone is working, but I can't sideload 5 onto my device. Here is what I see on the phone after the CMD reaches 100%:
Code:
Restarting adbd...
status 0
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E: Can't open /tmp/update.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.
If you can help me with this, I would be grateful.

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Ok, so at least my phone is working, but I can't sideload 5 onto my device. Here is what I see on the phone after the CMD reaches 100%:
Code:
Restarting adbd...
status 0
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E: Can't open /tmp/update.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.
If you can help me with this, I would be grateful.
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thats good you at least got your phone working, can you send me the link to the zip your trying to install? are you sure its not corrupted?

probably its corrupted, try download the ota from settings menu and tell us

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probably its corrupted, try download the ota from settings menu and tell us
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OTA isn't showing up, but it may be corrupted

dustcollector69 said:
thats good you at least got your phone working, can you send me the link to the zip your trying to install? are you sure its not corrupted?
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Here's the link: goo.gl/zDJG9q (That'll directly download it)

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Here's the link: goo.gl/zDJG9q (That'll directly download it)
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im downloading now, will check it out in a bit
why dont you flash one of these zips instead and through a custom recovery though?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/development/rom-stock-motorola-lollipop-rom-t3017510

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im downloading now, will check it out in a bit
why dont you flash one of these zips instead and through a custom recovery though?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/development/rom-stock-motorola-lollipop-rom-t3017510
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I have clockwork recovery, I will attempt to flash one of those later.

All of the ROMs for my phone on http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/development/rom-stock-motorola-lollipop-rom-t3017510 are Brazilian.

Yep flash a stock rom for xt1032 (try a optimized) and that should work

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Yep flash a stock rom for xt1032 (try a optimized) and that should work
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Can you link me one? Or do i just do a Brazilian one?

Tried installing the Brazilian one and... my phone is messed up again and I have no idea how I fixed it. Help again?

Best ROM for ASUS TF300T for internet browsing and youtube

Hi everyone!
After three years of a very PAINFUL experience with my TF300T, I was about to throw it out of the window. But I actually thought that I could maybe try to install some custom ROM to make it work better.
The tablet is really almost unusable, because of the fact it is so slow. Youtube videos lags beyond imagination and often the audio desyncronizes with the video itself. Browsing experience is equally sluggish with either the stock browser and chrome.
I would like to ask you guys which ROM you think is the best for these things: Youtube watching and browsing. Of course I could use other apps, but this is the main purpose of the tablet for my actual needings.
I have been reading about Katkiss roms, but there are a few versions around and I really do not know anything about flashing roms and customizing android devices. This would actually be my very first time.
The only thing I did was reverting the tablet to Android 4.1 with the official Asus installation file. After a couple of days, noticing I wasn't experiencing any significant improvement, I let the tablet automatically update again to the latest 4.2 version through the update function.
Considering this, I would also kindly ask you to eventually link me the NOOB PROOF installation guides for the ROMs you will advice me to install. I am quite scared to just destroy the tablet
Thanks in advance to whoever will spend some time to bother answering me! And sorry for any grammar mistake I could have made writing this, english is not my native language.
Francesco

Being on the last Asus firmware update is a good condition to think about installing a custom rom on your tablet. However first of all you have to do your homework as follows:
1. Unlock your boot loader with the Asus unlock tool after download from the Asus web site,
2. Install the custom recovery Kang TWRP [email protected] (http://forum.xda-developers.com/transformer-tf300t/development/recovery-twrp-t3046479). There is also the install instruction!
After done this both successfully you are ready to install one of the best custom rom ever "KatKiss Nougat 7.1 Release" http://forum.xda-developers.com/transformer-tf300t/development/rom-t3453702. Download the latest Rom, Gapps and SuperSu there in post #1. Please follow the install instruction given by the developer in post #1 exactly . After that you will enjoy the new life of your tablet.

ebonit said:
Being on the last Asus firmware update is a good condition to think about installing a custom rom on your tablet. However first of all you have to do your homework as follows:
1. Unlock your boot loader with the Asus unlock tool after download from the Asus web site,
2. Install the custom recovery Kang TWRP [email protected] (http://forum.xda-developers.com/transformer-tf300t/development/recovery-twrp-t3046479). There is also the install instruction!
After done this both successfully you are ready to install one of the best custom rom ever "KatKiss Nougat 7.1 Release" http://forum.xda-developers.com/transformer-tf300t/development/rom-t3453702. Download the latest Rom, Gapps and SuperSu there in post #1. Please follow the install instruction given by the developer in post #1 exactly . After that you will enjoy the new life of your tablet.
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Thank you for your answer!
I have already downloaded the latest Asus unlock tool (version 8) and I'm waiting for the tablet to charge to 100% before doing anything.
I have also take a good look at the KatKiss Nougat 7.1 version 12 you linked me. I understand this version is quite new, so I guess it could be less stable and optimized than the older Marshmallow version. I have also read a few people complaining about wi-fi disconnect issues (which I would definitely hate to have).
I do not care about a specific android version for my tablet, I just want it to run smoothly and without any issues and headaches considering this, would you advice me to install the Marshmallow version or the latest Nougat one?

Kalynor said:
I do not care about a specific android version for my tablet, I just want it to run smoothly and without any issues and headaches considering this, would you advice me to install the Marshmallow version or the latest Nougat one?
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Finally it's up to you which one you are going to use. I had been on MM 6.0.1 since version#10. Now I have been on N 7.1.0 since version #6. I have never had any problems with WiFi, Audio, Calendar or something like that. All versions run very well, smoothly and stable.
However in both cases you need Kang TWRP in order to be able to format /data to F2FS. This gets the better performance.

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Finally it's up to you which one you are going to use. I had been on MM 6.0.1 since version#10. Now I have been on N 7.1.0 since version #6. I have never had any problems with WiFi, Audio, Calendar or something like that. All versions run very well, smoothly and stable.
However in both cases you need Kang TWRP in order to be able to format /data to F2FS. This gets the better performance.
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Thanks again for the time you spend answering a total noob
At this point I would like to ask which version do you actually like the most, before deciding myself.
Plus, I'm getting ready to install everything, but I'd need some confirmations first.
I have just successfully unlocked the boot loader.
Now, to install the Kang TWRP, do I need to download something called "fastboot"? I read this on another guide, because the actual link to the Kang TWRP doesn't exactly tell me how to properly install it. Or at least, I feel like there are advanced instructions I can't fully understand.
After installing the Kang recovery, the guide says I should do these things:
1) do a full wipe , if you have issues make sure that you format /data (format is different than wipe). I guess I can do the WIPE from the recovery menu. Should I format /data after said wipe? If the answer is YES, how should I do that?
2) Change /data filesystem to f2fs. The guide once again doesn't tell me how should I change this thing.
3) Flash the rom. I guess I have to install the ROM from the recovery menu.
4) Flash the SuperSU zip. I assume I can do this from the recovery menu aswell
5)Flash gapps. Always from the recovery menu?
6) Wipe cache/dalvik. No additional info is provided, how should I do that?
7) Reboot
Thanks in advance for the clarifications eventually provided I feel like I'm just adventuring myself in a new, huge world.

Kalynor said:
Thanks again for the time you spend answering a total noob
At this point I would like to ask which version do you actually like the most, before deciding myself.
Plus, I'm getting ready to install everything, but I'd need some confirmations first.
I have just successfully unlocked the boot loader.
Now, to install the Kang TWRP, do I need to download something called "fastboot"? I read this on another guide, because the actual link to the Kang TWRP doesn't exactly tell me how to properly install it. Or at least, I feel like there are advanced instructions I can't fully understand.
After installing the Kang recovery, the guide says I should do these things:
1) do a full wipe , if you have issues make sure that you format /data (format is different than wipe). I guess I can do the WIPE from the recovery menu. Should I format /data after said wipe? If the answer is YES, how should I do that?
2) Change /data filesystem to f2fs. The guide once again doesn't tell me how should I change this thing.
3) Flash the rom. I guess I have to install the ROM from the recovery menu.
4) Flash the SuperSU zip. I assume I can do this from the recovery menu aswell
5)Flash gapps. Always from the recovery menu?
6) Wipe cache/dalvik. No additional info is provided, how should I do that?
7) Reboot
Thanks in advance for the clarifications eventually provided I feel like I'm just adventuring myself in a new, huge world.
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First of all you need „Minimal ADB and Fastboot“. The USB driver must be installed on your PC.
Download “Minimal ADB and Fastboot”. Make a folder C:/Fastboot and extract it there and install it on your PC. Download Kang TWRP and put it into the folder C:/Fastboot and rename it to twrp.img
Start your device in fastboot mode and connect it with your PC. Open “Minimal ADB and Fastboot” and put in "fastboot devices". The device should appear as "xxx device".
Put in "fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery twrp.img" without " ".
After that you should have Kang TWRP. Format F2FS with TWRP: Wipe => Advanced wipe, check the box for data then click on Repair or change file system, then click F2FS. But /Data only not /System or /Cache!!!
Finally do all 7 steps. Flash rom, gapps and SuperSU in one run. Wipe dalvik/cache. After that reboot.

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First of all you need „Minimal ADB and Fastboot“. The USB driver must be installed on your PC.
Download “Minimal ADB and Fastboot”. Make a folder C:/Fastboot and extract it there and install it on your PC. Download Kang TWRP and put it into the folder C:/Fastboot and rename it to twrp.img
Start your device in fastboot mode and connect it with your PC. Open “Minimal ADB and Fastboot” and put in "fastboot devices". The device should appear as "xxx device".
Put in "fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery twrp.img" without " ".
After that you should have Kang TWRP. Format F2FS with TWRP: Wipe => Advanced wipe, check the box for data then click on Repair or change file system, then click F2FS. But /Data only not /System or /Cache!!!
Finally do all 7 steps. Flash rom, gapps and SuperSU in one run. Wipe dalvik/cache. After that reboot.
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Thanks, really! You're very kind I'm already downloading everything needed.
Which version do you actually prefer? Are there any difference on the battery life between them?
And also, if I install for example Nougat, can I eventually revert to Marshmallow if I want to?

Kalynor said:
Thanks, really! You're very kind I'm already downloading everything needed.
Which version do you actually prefer? Are there any difference on the battery life between them?
And also, if I install for example Nougat, can I eventually revert to Marshmallow if I want to?
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Of course, but it needs always a clean install (format data).

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Of course, but it needs always a clean install (format data).
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I'm trying to install the recovery, but it seems that something is going wrong.
This is what appears on the screen:
C:\Fastboot>fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery twrp.img
target didn't report max-download-size
sending 'recovery' (7126 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.805s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 8.019s]
finished. total time: 10.825s
After that, it seems that nothing has actually changed. I tried rebooting with C:\Fastboot>fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot but it just reboots normally. If I try going in recovery mode, I still have the old stock recovery mode.
What am I doing wrong?
(Ofc, in the meanwhile I'm pressing the thanks button )

Kalynor said:
I'm trying to install the recovery, but it seems that something is going wrong.
This is what appears on the screen:
C:\Fastboot>fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery twrp.img
target didn't report max-download-size
sending 'recovery' (7126 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.805s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 8.019s]
finished. total time: 10.825s
After that, it seems that nothing has actually changed. I tried rebooting with C:\Fastboot>fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot but it just reboots normally. If I try going in recovery mode, I still have the old stock recovery mode.
What am I doing wrong?
(Ofc, in the meanwhile I'm pressing the thanks button )
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What bootloader do you have? MUST BE ON A BOOTLOADER ENDING IN 27.1 or 27.5.
Please check starting fastboot by power on and volume down. In the left corner should appear "WW_epad-10.6.1.27.5".

ebonit said:
What bootloader do you have? MUST BE ON A BOOTLOADER ENDING IN 27.1 or 27.5.
Please check starting fastboot by power on and volume down. In the left corner should appear "WW_epad-10.6.1.27.5".
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It appears this line: Android cardhu-user bootloader <1.00 e> released by "WW_epad-10.6.1.27.5-20130902" A03
EDIT: solved, I had to press volume UP to enter RCK!

It seems that everything went ok, but I got ERROR 70: insufficient space when installing gapps. How can I solve that?
Eventually figured it out myself, I had to take either the pico or nano version! Gonna do it all again

Kalynor said:
It seems that everything went ok, but I got ERROR 70: insufficient space when installing gapps. How can I solve that?
Eventually figured it out myself, I had to take either the pico or nano version! Gonna do it all again
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open_gapps-arm-7.1-pico-20161030
Please don't forget flashing Rom, Gapps and SuperSU in one run!!!

ebonit said:
open_gapps-arm-7.1-pico-20161030
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Actually trying the marshmallow version now I will eventually move to Nougat in a few days! Thanks for all the help.

Kalynor said:
Actually trying the marshmallow version now I will eventually move to Nougat in a few days! Thanks for all the help.
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Congratulations! You did a good job. It was a great pleasure to help you. Hope to meet you again in the MM threat!

ebonit said:
Congratulations! You did a good job. It was a great pleasure to help you. Hope to meet you again in the MM threat!
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Thanks mate! Really!
I am experiencing an issue though. I am getting wi-fi disconnecting every couple of minutes, or even less. I've also written in the marshmallow thread, hoping to get some answer.
Is there a way to fix this? Will eventually the new build Nougat solve this?

Kalynor said:
Is there a way to fix this? Will eventually the new build Nougat solve this?
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I'm sorry, but I have no idea. Timduru suggests "Try increasing the group rekeying interval on your router".
If I were in your boots, I would try a clean installation of Nougatella to see whether it's solved or not.

ebonit said:
I'm sorry, but I have no idea. Timduru suggests "Try increasing the group rekeying interval on your router".
If I were in your boots, I would try a clean installation of Nougatella to see whether it's solved or not.
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Thanks as always for the suggestions.
I had some time today and flashed Nougatella. Unfortunately, the wi-fi issue it's still there. No sign of improvement at all.
I'm starting to get a bit mad on this. Is there any previous version without any known wifi issues? I am even open to try other ROMs. I just want my tablet to be good for internet browsing and youtube watching...

Kalynor said:
Thanks as always for the suggestions.
I had some time today and flashed Nougatella. Unfortunately, the wi-fi issue it's still there. No sign of improvement at all.
I'm starting to get a bit mad on this. Is there any previous version without any known wifi issues? I am even open to try other ROMs. I just want my tablet to be good for internet browsing and youtube watching...
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I'm so sorry for that because I was very hopeful the issue will be solved.
First of all, please check your tablet within another stable network like a free WiFi somewhere. If there is still the same trouble please make a logcat and send it to Timduru. Maybe it helps to figure out the cause. Using the terminal emulator: su ->logcat. Save the file as "logcat.txt".

ebonit said:
I'm so sorry for that because I was very hopeful the issue will be solved.
First of all, please check your tablet within another stable network like a free WiFi somewhere. If there is still the same trouble please make a logcat and send it to Timduru. Maybe it helps to figure out the cause. Using the terminal emulator: su ->logcat. Save the file as "logcat.txt".
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Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately I don't actually have the time to test other wi-fi networks, and above all, it would still pass A LOT of time between my log sending to timduru and EVENTUALLY him taking care of the issue (provided he would).
I'd need a quick solution to make the tablet work again, considering I haven't been using it for days because of this wifi problem.
Would the Lollipop katkiss version work with the same recovery? Are there still people lamenting the same issue even on lollipop?
Can you please tell me if there are any other decent ROMs I can try with the same TWRP recovery?