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I'm in the US and just got my TF and Keyboard on Saturday from local BestBuy. I found the 3.1 upgrade at the Asus support site. I also saw a firmware upgrade, my Build number says HMJ37.US_epad-8.4.4.5-20110527 at the Asus website it has 8.4.4.5 but the date created seems newer File Size 224,48 (MBytes) 2011.06.10 update. It also doesn't give a good explanation on how to install. It says "Please follow the steps in the SOP manual to update the firmware" Where and what is the SOP manual (??? standard operating procedures??). So I don't know if I should download
The SOP document is the very last item in the firmware section.
It is very easy to follow. You will need a 256MB or larger microSD card to update your TF.
Be sure to download the correct version: i.e. Version V8.4.4.5(US) (it should be the fourth item in the firmware section).
Good luck!
Edit: You already have the latest update / firmware - no need to update.
--L.
Hi everybody,
I've spent the last 2 weeks reading up as much as I can about the 8010 and I would like to achieve the following functionalities with my tablet:
Install apps on my external sd card (Sandisk 64GB UHS-1 class 10) and also have use of the existing internal storage. [ROOT required?]
Play games using a bluetooth PS3 gamepad. [Requires ROOT.]
Finish with a ROM that allows OTA updates. [or allows easy solution to achieve this]
Here are the problems:
My build number is N8010XXALGC which I understand doesn't support the sd card(which came pre-formatted in ex-fat). I can read/use the card fine attached to my pc but the tablet only gives 'safe to remove' option.
To rectify this, I should upgrade to a newer build but....
Question: If I have to upgrade, which ROM should it be and what's the best way to upgrade/root for my requirements?
I've read the Rooting guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831152
If I upgrade to a stock ROM then ROOT I don't think I would have init.d required for installing apps on sd card feature?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1883125
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1888986
'ROM Something' seems to be what I would require but there are issues. [init.d support]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046446
Then there's the 4.1.2 Stock German ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2058230
If someone could explain how/if/when triangle away would be required in this process/afterwards it would be very helpful.
I appreciate this is a lot to ask of our members but I think this setup is one that is not out of the ordinary but rather a common requirement.
It would be awesome if somebody could take the time to answer this and if it was useful to others maybe pin the answers/step for others.
I'm deeply grateful for any assistance
yammy
p.s. I'm a techie but just new to andoid and sort of rekindling linux. I remember when you had to install DOS before windows then type WIN to run. LOL.
Ok I do not know if the new german rom would work without an issue on ur device because it is for 8000 but there are work arounds.
You will need to re - root the device after you install the rom. there is a very easyway to do that bec of the exploit.
To use ur sd card as storage you will need to do Int-d otherwise it wont work.
The best method to install the rom is download the complete firmware instead of the OTA because OTA can cause lot of issue if not for your region specific rom so would ask you to avoid it, but the problem in your case is the JB rom is upgradable only through OTA as no complete firmware is out.
When you install a custom rom or custom recovery the binar count increase (a way of samsung to keep track of all these things) if you device fails and your binary count is more then 0 your warranty will be void and you will have to go in for paid repairs, what triangleway does is reset the counter to zero.
Please let me know if i have missed something
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Ok I do not know if the new german rom would work without an issue on ur device because it is for 8000 but there are work arounds.
You will need to re - root the device after you install the rom. there is a very easyway to do that bec of the exploit.
To use ur sd card as storage you will need to do Int-d otherwise it wont work.
The best method to install the rom is download the complete firmware instead of the OTA because OTA can cause lot of issue if not for your region specific rom so would ask you to avoid it, but the problem in your case is the JB rom is upgradable only through OTA as no complete firmware is out.
When you install a custom rom or custom recovery the binar count increase (a way of samsung to keep track of all these things) if you device fails and your binary count is more then 0 your warranty will be void and you will have to go in for paid repairs, what triangleway does is reset the counter to zero.
Please let me know if i have missed something
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Thank you Samir.
From your reply it seems the best thing for me is to wait for the official OTA upgrade to JB, then Root 4.1.1/4.1.2 ROM, add init.d support and that's it.:fingers-crossed:
yammy6200 said:
Thank you Samir.
From your reply it seems the best thing for me is to wait for the official OTA upgrade to JB, then Root 4.1.1/4.1.2 ROM, add init.d support and that's it.:fingers-crossed:
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Yammy,
I was just wondering if you have got this sorted now? I was Looking at doing something similar .
Thanks
Jamie
I just flashed twrp recovery with Odin, followed by omega Rom. Then I ran the script to swap internal and external storage. Now my n8010 thinks the 32gb exfat formatted card is the internal memory.
I've tried it using the 64 gb card out of my note 2 and can confirm it works with those as well.
Sent from the mighty Note II.
Hi, I hope this post is in the right section (please move if not).
I have lots of experience rooting and installing custom ROMS on my Samsung i9000 phone, but this will be my first time installing a custom ROM on my TF700T. The tablet is unlocked and rooted and has the latest Android JB version and bootloader (4.2.1, 10.6.1.14.4). I also have TWRP 2.5 installed and working. However, I have a few questions before I start - sorry if these seem really noob.
1. My current SKU in Taiwanese (TW) - do I just use the WW edition without making any changes?
2. I've never used DATA2SD before - do I need to format the SD card and add the /Data/ directory manually, or does the CROMi installation do this for me?
3. The tablet is currently setup for two users (myself and my wife). Does CROMi-Xenogenesis 4.6 support mutli-user?
4. If I back up all the current settings using Titanium, do I need to do it in both profiles? Or should I simply do a simgle backup from root?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers, R
rich110 said:
Hi, I hope this post is in the right section (please move if not).
I have lots of experience rooting and installing custom ROMS on my Samsung i9000 phone, but this will be my first time installing a custom ROM on my TF700T. The tablet is unlocked and rooted and has the latest Android JB version and bootloader (4.2.1, 10.6.1.14.4). I also have TWRP 2.5 installed and working. However, I have a few questions before I start - sorry if these seem really noob.
1. My current SKU in Taiwanese (TW) - do I just use the WW edition without making any changes?
2. I've never used DATA2SD before - do I need to format the SD card and add the /Data/ directory manually, or does the CROMi installation do this for me?
3. The tablet is currently setup for two users (myself and my wife). Does CROMi-Xenogenesis 4.6 support mutli-user?
4. If I back up all the current settings using Titanium, do I need to do it in both profiles? Or should I simply do a simgle backup from root?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers, R
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1. Yes just use the WW. It really dont make a difference but I wouldnt use the US rom unless you are in the US.
2. I have never used DATA2SD but by what I have read, you must use GParted to format the SDcard a certain way in order for the Mod in the CROMiX installer to see it. You MUST use GPARTED, you cannot use any other without risk of more problems.
3. Yes CROMiX supports multi-user. CROMiX is just the stock ROM, but de-bloated and extra tweaks.
4. Titanium will backup all apps. Though I do not use other users, I would think if you back it up from the Owner User, it would back up everything, but I do not know if the owner can access other users info though.
Tylor
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD
I can answer the 2nd question, You need to do all the partitioning and formatting on your PC (under Linux preferably) with GParted, CROMi does not do the preparation. As noted in the following thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1962507.
rich110 said:
Hi, I hope this post is in the right section (please move if not).
I have lots of experience rooting and installing custom ROMS on my Samsung i9000 phone, but this will be my first time installing a custom ROM on my TF700T. The tablet is unlocked and rooted and has the latest Android JB version and bootloader (4.2.1, 10.6.1.14.4). I also have TWRP 2.5 installed and working. However, I have a few questions before I start - sorry if these seem really noob.
1. My current SKU in Taiwanese (TW) - do I just use the WW edition without making any changes?
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No problem, as long as you have adequate command of the English language, which you do seem to have.
2. I've never used DATA2SD before - do I need to format the SD card and add the /Data/ directory manually, or does the CROMi installation do this for me?
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Just make the two partitions, and follow the prcedures to the letter. Your ROM will do the rest.
3. The tablet is currently setup for two users (myself and my wife). Does CROMi-Xenogenesis 4.6 support mutli-user?
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I haven't tested this, but since it is based on Android 4.2 it should work (it provides exactly the same functionality as the stock ROM, so if stock does it, CROMI(-X) does it, too).
4. If I back up all the current settings using Titanium, do I need to do it in both profiles? Or should I simply do a simgle backup from root?
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I have no idea, so I'd better shut up here.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers, R
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@ Tylorw1, mbamberg, MartyHulskemper
Wow. Thanks very much for the very quick replies. I'll use your info and get installing today.
Thanks again!
You may find this useful. It discusses backing up multiple user accounts in 4.2 with superuser (assuming ChainsDD but could be CWM) and TB. How this works with other superuser apps (superSU, superuser X) is TBD. Here is the key finding:
sbE said:
Non-Primary Users CAN get root access. I used superusers multi-user Mode (owner controlled) and TiBa gets root access on my secondary users. Without superusers multi-user feature TiBa doesn't get root rights...i tried it...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2105659
I was also wondering about DATA2SD. OP did you format your SD card and get it to work? When you install ChromiX it asks you if you want to install Data2SD. Will that option not work if you dont have your external SD card formatted correctly?
wl123 said:
I was also wondering about DATA2SD. OP did you format your SD card and get it to work? When you install ChromiX it asks you if you want to install Data2SD. Will that option not work if you dont have your external SD card formatted correctly?
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Yes, you have to correctly format and partition your external SD with Gparted for Data2SD to work.
Read the forums before you do this. Data2SD can be a mine field and does not give you the performance boost it once did IMHO.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD
For the love of God use GPARTED to partition it seems a long effort to go but using any other will and has done to me broke my micro SD.
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wl123 said:
I was also wondering about DATA2SD. OP did you format your SD card and get it to work? When you install ChromiX it asks you if you want to install Data2SD. Will that option not work if you dont have your external SD card formatted correctly?
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Hi, sorry for the late reply... I haven't been checking back on this post. To answer your question... in the end I chose not to install DATA2SD option. I did successfully install CROMi-X 4.6.1 and everything is working really well - browsing with Chrome is amazingly fast compared to stock!!!
The only problem I've found so far is with some of my Play Store Apps not being able to load - there were a couple of apps that installed just fine on Stock Asus JB (latest version 4.2.1) but under CROMi-X they say they are incompatible with my device. I guess it probably has something to do with the DPI being used (I used the 213 DPI which was default selection during the CROMi-X installation). Might check this out in the developer thread.
Cheers, R
I've updated the boot loader in the first post of the CROMi-X thread to include the latest TW boot loader now.
Also it seems the multi-dpi version of the play store I am using has some issues showing all compatible apps. I have an alternative version to test which will hopefully resolve this and then I can release a patch.
sbdags said:
I've updated the boot loader in the first post of the CROMi-X thread to include the latest TW boot loader now.
Also it seems the multi-dpi version of the play store I am using has some issues showing all compatible apps. I have an alternative version to test which will hopefully resolve this and then I can release a patch.
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Thanks for the heads up... just updating now. Thanks for all your great work with this ROM.
Hi, I am creating this thread for anyone who purchases the Ampe A85q Quad Core.
I got mine from FocalPrice Singapore for £70 (inc a £5 discount) just over a week ago and it runs great, at times so I am now looking at improving it, where possible and with the blessing of XDA here, I will post as much info as I can and hopefully do a few things to it, to make it better. I have already found some information out that I will share but having never replaced an existing Rom and such, I am hoping some help is available to guide where necessary.
Today my daughter bought it to me, it had locked up and crashed in an ON state. After a long-hold power, it switched off and switched back on as normal. I then factory reset it and then changed the language and disabled Google PinYin.
Confusingly, the Ampe website (szampe.com) shows the tablet labelled as a A8003QD but another googled site shows it listed as both. Having checked the makers site and specs I see it must be the same tablet. As this tablet is quite new, there are very few results for it.
Official link : http://www.szampe.com/en/Products_show.asp?id=180&i=4
Supporting site showing matching model number : tattoo-ipl.com/productsshow.asp?id=1619
Szampe is now offering a A8003QD Ampe Firmware Update, direct link :
2013/7/24 - http://www.szampe.com/UploadFile/file/2011-08/0335.rar (525MB) #Note I am yet to try this and will add any eventual outcome to this thread.
The download just finished. The rar file contains
FOLDER : A8003QD 爱魅 改乐投风格、4K不支持4个窗口播放的软件20130427 (translated = A8003QD love charm happy to vote to change style, 4K does not support 4 Window Play Software 20130427)
------ and contains >>>> aimei_anpei8003_a31s_v2.0_4.1.1_20130429_[1024x768_ctp兼容_双Camera0308_gsensor兼容_ddr360].img
FOLDER : 全志A31升级工具安装 (translated = Allwinner A31 upgrade tool is installed)
------ and contains >>>> 升级指南（A31主控）.doc (translated = Upgrade Guide (A31 Master))
------ and contains >>>> PhoenixUSBPro_Cn_V330_20121204.rar
------ and contains >>>> PhoenixSuitPacket-V1_0003Beta.rar
------ and contains >>>> PhoenixSuitPacket.msi
Having converted and translated the above .doc file I see some instructions on what to do, however some of the instructions appear to be missing. I need to get this done better so it can be followed properly.
Problems :
Rom language - The tablet came with English setup already. A factory reset changes this back to Chinese.
Keyboard is set to English UK.
Google PinYin can and is now disabled
Some of the features are still in Chinese and I cannot see a way to change them.
Some lag on boot up lasting for a while but appears to stop until put in sleep mode which starts again for a while.
As mentioned above a freeze/crash and black screen then remained after the sleep mode kicked in. Had to long-hold power to turn it off, when I switched it back on, it seems back to normal. I suspect this was caused by some app or other one of my kids installed.
Hopefully I can get this update done and see if things are better and if not, consider a rom replacement. #reboot required now as the windows installer is playing up as I cancelled the first pheonix installer to look for any newer and english version. Back later today.
Edit :
Managed to get through the firmware update and am now going to check it out to see if anything has improved. I think it may be best to give this a couple of days of letting the kids do their thing as well as my own. Of course I will update this again.
update : So after a few hours letting the kids do stuff and having a bit of a play myself, this firmware update really has improved the tablets running qualities. For example, the usage immediately after boot / browsing / gaming / pattern and face recognition unlock all seem to run flawlessly now. The face rec unlock used to sometimes not even load and go str8 to pattern, 30% of the time it wouldn't recognise me and was laggy to happen in most cases. This now runs rapid, loads every time and I think due to lighting and moving around the room, only failed to recognise me, once out of around 10 tries. I tried a game or two with the kids and found reactions were spot on every time, to screen touches. The kids felt it was running nicely now too.
Again, if I find anything contrary to this, i will add another update below.
http://s12.postimg.org/tsh261hl9/IMG_20130801_010116.jpg
At the moment, the tablet doesn't seem to be bloated with much un-needed software although I could probably look deeper and find some. Hwoever this is the part that is something I would love to know how to get rid of or change and is making me think about custom roms, if you look at the image above.
codQuore said:
s12.postimg.org/tsh261hl9/IMG_20130801_010116.jpg
At the moment, the tablet doesn't seem to be bloated with much un-needed software although I could probably look deeper and find some. Hwoever this is the part that is something I would love to know how to get rid of or change and is making me think about custom roms, if you look at the image above.
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just change launcher.
apex launcher or other
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Can you tell us number build?
i dl file but seem to be old version.
bosondehiggs said:
just change launcher.
apex launcher or other
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Can you tell us number build?
i dl file but seem to be old version.
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Can you tell me more about this launcher and what it does ?
The build number is in the .img filename above
------ and contains >>>> aimei_anpei8003_a31s_v2.0_4.1.1_20130429_[1024x768_ctp兼容_双Camera0308_gsensor兼容_ddr360].img
Ah I see your point... The sites homepage lists them with a different date so I'm not sure which one is correct.
szampe.com/en/index.asp
[Drive Download] A8003QD Ampe Firmware Update - 2013/7/24
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see this:
http://gizmodo.com/six-android-launchers-to-supercharge-your-smartphone-804826752
i want to know build number when installed.
My original rom have fiber_8003-eng 4.1.1mater 20130517 test-keys
I thin A85 is for chineese market and A8003is for international.
bosondehiggs said:
see this:
http://gizmodo.com/six-android-launchers-to-supercharge-your-smartphone-804826752
i want to know build number when installed.
My original rom have fiber_8003-eng 4.1.1mater 20130517 test-keys
I thin A85 is for chineese market and A8003is for international.
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I'm looking at various launchers at this moment. I'm toying with the idea for now.
The build number even though dated last week on the offiicial site for this tablet, is
fiber_8003-eng 4.1.1 MASTER 20130427 test-keys as shown in the img filename
I'm a little confused as to what has happened here. I checked the img file modified date on my pc and it indeed says it was last modified in April. Whatever has happened, the tablet is running much better, noticed by myself and the kids, so far.
thanks.
Maybe before you have an old firmware.
I try to install on mine but impossible , i don't remember message.
here is my rom original http://www.szsanei.com/support_down.asp?id=1056
if you want to try.
a85
hi i have the a85 with the a31s chip my device only has 8gig rom where the device description on your link says 16gig apart from that i dont know if there is anything different can i use this rom on my device or is there a risk of bricking the tablet
http://www.szampe.com/support_down.asp?id=1259
anyone tested the new firmware?
MataPollos82 said:
anyone tested the new firmware?
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I am now still running the 24/July rom I found (see post one) and it seems better but not perfect. It seems like a need for TRIM as regards the problems with lag and crashing (trim or not, I am unsure of crashing part) when I reboot the tablet most problems are solved.
I do think we could do with a better rom, to be honest. I have not tried the roms mentioned by others on this thread.
Name: N83 quad-core version of the firmware
http://www.szsanei.com/support_down.asp?id=1056
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for example.. I am not sure if I should try it, weary of deeper problems. I am a novice in the rom arena.
bosondehiggs said:
http://www.szampe.com/support_down.asp?id=1259
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Hi. Since I last posted, my tablet seems to have nose dived into regurgitated mdoe. I can factory restore it using the Pheonix tool and a rom and it works but then WIFI refuses to enable and not long after changnig the language and disabling pinyin, it simply reboots and stays at the chinese boot up screen. I'm now trying the rom quoted above as it might solve the problem but I think there may be a hardware issue. When I do manage to get it worknig, it states 1GB of memory instead of what it should be, 8GB - tax
I am a little worried now as I have heard returning this tablet to where I purchased it, can be a pointless nightmare which is an awful thought as I have just ordered a dual core for my daughter and that has already had shipping issues that are making it an extra week late already.
I contacted them but either they are ignorant or just plain stupid.
Just got one of these - Few Problems
Hi all, Just got one of these tabs for my little boy but have a few problems.
1: Wifi is extremely poor, I have a N600 router and everything wifi can use it but this tab can only connect if i am in the room
as the router, then its painfully slow.
2: Does this have bluetooth, Downloaded a hardware tester and it says no bluetooth.
Currently running this
Current rom: fiber_8003-eng 4.1.1 MASTER 20130427
Kernel Version: 3.3.0 [email protected]
Firmware Version: 2.0
Android Version: 4.1.1
Model: A85 Q
I have found a newer rom: fiber_8003-eng 4.1.1 MASTER 20130429, anyone tried it, any improvements on the wifi.
George
Can someone who has already flashed new firmware please give me clear instruction on how to do it as I don't understand the Chinese instruction in the manual and the program is also in Chinese so cant tell what I am pressing.
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Can someone who has already flashed new firmware please give me clear instruction on how to do it as I don't understand the Chinese instruction in the manual and the program is also in Chinese so cant tell what I am pressing.
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update program, or if you don't find how to dl last version it's in english
AMPE internal storage =0 and can't flash rom
I have a AMPE A85Q quad core android tablet running 4.1.1 os. Recently, I rooted the tablet using Z4Root despite warnings from my anti-virus AVG saying that Z4Root is a Malware. (I have used Z4Root before on another tablet before without problem). After confirming that I have temporarily rooted the tablet, I thought I return the tablet back to the original state by unrooting the tablet. Everything works fine until I shutdown and restarted the tablet the next day. The tablet factory resetted itself and I lost all my downloaded applications. I tried to download applications again, and it just hung. I then noticed the internal storage is zero. I factory reset it again via the tablet Settings, but the internal storage remains as 0.
So I started this journey get my tablet to the original state, after 2 days of research and experimentation on that subject matter, I have made some discoveries. There are many android users out there having this problem, ie, Internal storage is 0.
The solution provided by many experience users, appears to be quite simple, just copy /system/xbin/busybox to /system/bin.
As I could not access / directory, so from my PC, I downloaded Root_Explorer_v2.17.2.apk into my extsd card, and using my tablet File Manager to installed it. All went well. I then discovered my tablet does not have busybox installed. I thought perhaps, I can find a busybox.apk, I can install it via the extsd card. No luck, there is no a such apk.
I decided at this point, I must flash my ROM. On the website, they recommend backing all the data and apps before flashing, but I have already lost everything, and I can't install any new applications, so I can go ahead and flash the rom.
Since I'm doing this for the first time, I read many articles on the web. And, yes, there were users out there who had successfully fixed the problem by flashing the Rom.
My tablet rom version is fiber_8003-eng 4.1.1master 20130517 test-keys .
I found this rar from the AMPE home site.
szampe.com/UploadFile/file/2011-08/0335.rar (525MB)
(Chinese characters quoted from user codQuore posting)
The rar file contains
FOLDER : A8003QD 爱魅 改乐投风格、4K不支持4个窗口播放的软件20130427 (translated = A8003QD love charm happy to vote to change style, 4K does not support 4 Window Play Software 20130427)
------ and contains >>>> aimei_anpei8003_a31s_v2.0_4.1.1_20130429_[1024x768_ctp兼容_双Camera0308_gsensor兼容_ddr360].img
FOLDER : 全志A31升级工具安装 (translated = Allwinner A31 upgrade tool is installed)
------ and contains >>>> 升级指南（A31主控）.doc (translated = Upgrade Guide (A31 Master))
------ and contains >>>> PhoenixUSBPro_Cn_V330_20121204.rar
------ and contains >>>> PhoenixSuitPacket-V1_0003Beta.rar
------ and contains >>>> PhoenixSuitPacket.msi
At the same site, I also found the latest ROM 0381.rar (497.07MB) which has the same release date as my ROM. The rar file contains two folders:
FOLDER : A85?|?? contains aimei_anpei8003_a31s_v2.0_4.1.1_20130517.img (789.09 MB0
and FOLDER : -A31??? (As above the ?s represents chinese characters) contains PhoenixSuitPacket-V1_0003Beta.rar and ????A31???.doc (110.5kb)
PhoenixSuitPacket-V1_0003Beta.rar contains PhoenixSuitPacket.msi (12.33mb)
Why they have a rar file within another rar file, I do not logically understand. Maybe that's the reason, I can't get this part to work. I cannot understand the chinese instructions in the doc file.
If they know the recovery process requires a zip file, you would think it would be sensible to upload zip file rather than rar file. Anyway, I unzipped the files from 0381.rar using RootExplorer and copy the img, doc and msi files into a folder called 1dir. I then zipped the 1dir as 1dir.zip. I have to re-zip the files so that the recovery program can find the zip file.
In the tablet Settings>>Backup & reset>>Recovery Mode, I pressed Reboot into the system in Recovery Mode. Using the volume down key moved to highlighted “apply update from external storage” and select 1dir.zip from extsd.
...On my tablet screen display:
Android system recovery <3e>
Android sdk reversion:exdroid4.1.1_r1-a31-v1.36
Volume up/down to move highlight:
enter button to select.
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from external storage
apply update from cache
Install /sdcard/1dir …
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installation aborted.
And it jumps back to
reboot system now
Installations aborted. Hmm. Since I am only flashing for the first time, maybe I did not do something correctly.
. I tried removing the doc file and only zipped the img and msi file.
. Tried the earlier version 0355.rar. Same result.
. Tried wiping the cache partition first before flashing. Same result – installation aborted.
. Tried zipping aimei_anpei8003_a31s_v2.0_4.1.1_20130517.img with RootExplorer. Same result.
HELP,Please.
tunflog said:
I have a AMPE A85Q quad core android tablet running 4.1.1 os. Recently, I rooted the tablet using Z4Root despite warnings from my anti-virus AVG saying that Z4Root is a Malware. (I have used Z4Root before on another tablet before without problem). After confirming that I have temporarily rooted the tablet, I thought I return the tablet back to the original state by unrooting the tablet. Everything works fine until I shutdown and restarted the tablet the next day. The tablet factory resetted itself and I lost all my downloaded applications. I tried to download applications again, and it just hung. I then noticed the internal storage is zero. I factory reset it again via the tablet Settings, but the internal storage remains as 0.
So I started this journey get my tablet to the original state, after 2 days of research and experimentation on that subject matter, I have made some discoveries. There are many android users out there having this problem, ie, Internal storage is 0.
The solution provided by many experience users, appears to be quite simple, just copy /system/xbin/busybox to /system/bin.
As I could not access / directory, so from my PC, I downloaded Root_Explorer_v2.17.2.apk into my extsd card, and using my tablet File Manager to installed it. All went well. I then discovered my tablet does not have busybox installed. I thought perhaps, I can find a busybox.apk, I can install it via the extsd card. No luck, there is no a such apk.
I decided at this point, I must flash my ROM. On the website, they recommend backing all the data and apps before flashing, but I have already lost everything, and I can't install any new applications, so I can go ahead and flash the rom.
Since I'm doing this for the first time, I read many articles on the web. And, yes, there were users out there who had successfully fixed the problem by flashing the Rom.
My tablet rom version is fiber_8003-eng 4.1.1master 20130517 test-keys .
I found this rar from the AMPE home site.
szampe.com/UploadFile/file/2011-08/0335.rar (525MB)
(Chinese characters quoted from user codQuore posting)
The rar file contains
FOLDER : A8003QD 爱魅 改乐投风格、4K不支持4个窗口播放的软件20130427 (translated = A8003QD love charm happy to vote to change style, 4K does not support 4 Window Play Software 20130427)
------ and contains >>>> aimei_anpei8003_a31s_v2.0_4.1.1_20130429_[1024x768_ctp兼容_双Camera0308_gsensor兼容_ddr360].img
FOLDER : 全志A31升级工具安装 (translated = Allwinner A31 upgrade tool is installed)
------ and contains >>>> 升级指南（A31主控）.doc (translated = Upgrade Guide (A31 Master))
------ and contains >>>> PhoenixUSBPro_Cn_V330_20121204.rar
------ and contains >>>> PhoenixSuitPacket-V1_0003Beta.rar
------ and contains >>>> PhoenixSuitPacket.msi
At the same site, I also found the latest ROM 0381.rar (497.07MB) which has the same release date as my ROM. The rar file contains two folders:
FOLDER : A85?|?? contains aimei_anpei8003_a31s_v2.0_4.1.1_20130517.img (789.09 MB0
and FOLDER : -A31??? (As above the ?s represents chinese characters) contains PhoenixSuitPacket-V1_0003Beta.rar and ????A31???.doc (110.5kb)
PhoenixSuitPacket-V1_0003Beta.rar contains PhoenixSuitPacket.msi (12.33mb)
Why they have a rar file within another rar file, I do not logically understand. Maybe that's the reason, I can't get this part to work. I cannot understand the chinese instructions in the doc file.
If they know the recovery process requires a zip file, you would think it would be sensible to upload zip file rather than rar file. Anyway, I unzipped the files from 0381.rar using RootExplorer and copy the img, doc and msi files into a folder called 1dir. I then zipped the 1dir as 1dir.zip. I have to re-zip the files so that the recovery program can find the zip file.
In the tablet Settings>>Backup & reset>>Recovery Mode, I pressed Reboot into the system in Recovery Mode. Using the volume down key moved to highlighted “apply update from external storage” and select 1dir.zip from extsd.
...On my tablet screen display:
Android system recovery <3e>
Android sdk reversion:exdroid4.1.1_r1-a31-v1.36
Volume up/down to move highlight:
enter button to select.
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from external storage
apply update from cache
Install /sdcard/1dir …
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installation aborted.
And it jumps back to
reboot system now
Installations aborted. Hmm. Since I am only flashing for the first time, maybe I did not do something correctly.
. I tried removing the doc file and only zipped the img and msi file.
. Tried the earlier version 0355.rar. Same result.
. Tried wiping the cache partition first before flashing. Same result – installation aborted.
. Tried zipping aimei_anpei8003_a31s_v2.0_4.1.1_20130517.img with RootExplorer. Same result.
HELP,Please.
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Eureka! Fixed.
OK. Before I forget, I better document the fix. The vendor website actually has the img and the tools to flash the rom. Not understanding Chinese user's guide is my problem. Also pictures in the in the instruction shows the use of Livesuit tool instead of PhoenixSuit; this let me needlessly looking for Live Suit software to work with A31. After unzipping the 0381.rar file, there is a img file and a Window installabled msi file, PhoenixSuitPacket.msi. I copied the img and msi files to a directory in my Windows7 PC, and installed PhoenixSuit V1.003Beta. The installation is the tricky bit, because my Windows Installer does not display Chinese Characters. I was desperate enough to click on what I guessed is the "NEXT" button during the installation process. I could read that all installed files were placed in the /program(x86)/Allwinnertech folder. Once installation complete, in the folder there is a pdf file which tells you in Chinese and in pictures, how to use PhoenixSuit to flash the rom. I started PhoenixSuit. There are enough English words and pictures to understand what to do.
I powered up the tablet before connecting the tablet to the PC. The tablet immediately displayed the USB port is connected, and I chose to enable data transfer to storage. At this point, PhoenixSuit also wake up to display the version of firmware, even partially disfunctional, on the tablet. All very positive signs. I proceeded to flash the rom using my img file located in the PC using PhoenixSuit. It took less than 4 minutes, and successfully flashed the rom.
I have rechecked the Internal Storage and it is now displaying 0.99GB instead of 0. Also, Busybox reappears in /system/bin. All good.
Hope this little adventure helps someone out there.
When I'm game enough, I'll tried to re-create the problem. Was it during the rooting process using Z4Root that the problem appears? I will update again when ....
Just flashed my tf700 with CROMIX and it has made it into a new device. I've now started looking at my TF101 as well. It had pretty much ground to a halt, but I did a reset and it is now running as it was when new (running last stock asus rom). My TF700 was pretty much unusable so the new rom was a no brainer, but the tf101 is working fine, so not sure of the benefits?
Is it worth putting a rom like Katkis (4.3 or 4.4) on? What benefits/downsides will I see? Thanks in advance
In a word, Yes. Very much worth it.
KatKiss gives the TF101 a new lease of life, Im running KitKat 4.4.2 KatKiss #17 and it is a flying machine
I don't use my TF101 much at all, it only comes out when on holiday or ocassional lazy day at home. You don't exactly need a speed demon for music, movies, mahjong, book reading, email or web browsing.
That old saying of - "if it ain't broke don't fix it". But whilst I don't NEED the latest and greatest, the geek in me WANTS to stay at least semi up to date.
There are some dedicated and clever devs out there and I've been happily using KitKiss for just over a year.
Downsides? None that i can think of.
Benefits? A warm fuzzy feeling you've just put fresh life to an old forgotten child that was once your pride and joy.
Absolutely - Revolution HD 3.6 is a stable, fast albiet older 4.0.03ROM that performs excellently on the TF101. Y
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium HD app
gersen416 said:
Absolutely - Revolution HD 3.6 is a stable, fast albiet older 4.0.03ROM that performs excellently on the TF101. Y
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium HD app
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You should try KatKiss, you'll not know what hit your TF if you're still rocking an ancient ICS ROM
I used megatron, revolution, eos, kk 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4
If you want lots of features/customization go with 4.2 as it has loads of that.
KK 4.3.1 is better than 4.2 IMO but has fewer customization and features.
KK 4.4.2 is the fastest of the three but lacks some customization because it's new.
It also lacks the Tablet UI (only Phatlet UI) that google ditched (I don't care cause I switched to Phablet long ago).
Thanks all for advice. I took the plunge and went with kk 4.4. It ran well, bug i had issues with sd card mounting (now fixed in r18) and also had wifi issues with the connection dropping out. I have now gone to kk 4.3 and am seeing how that runs. Have to say that it is very much a learning experience as previous versions of android have always been asus, even cromix is based on asus core. Never really sure if something is missing, asus specific or has been dropped by google (ie disk mounted icon in. status bar isn't in kk4.3, but is on cromix 4.3).
I will certainly persist to see what happens.
KatKiss 4.2.2 #226 is probably the most stable bug free version so far imo if you're looking for stability over new features, very fast and smooth, I don't remember having any issues with that ROM at all, and it comes with the Tablet UI option
Thanks Detection - I did just that. Got KK 4.4 running and after a few startup issues it seems to be working well. Will try a few other versions. Appreciate the recommendation.
tempted...
I'm on EOS 4.2.2 (whatever is in my sig I think) and it's been working really really well. I'm hesitant to try KK4.4 as things have never been better. I'll hold on a little longer until I feel that desire to tweak is too much to overcome.
If anyone has thoughts to persuade me, I'd like to hear it.
Cool! I was just going to ask for this myself after seeing there's not much activity on the TF101 branch for CM. Trying KatKiss now
Well if you are feeling adventurous, you could install Linux on it and transform it into a fully capable computer instead of just an Android tablet. Currently there is the rootbind kernel that allows you to dual boot
twrp 5.6 from play store
Hi all, (pardon my grammar, i am from the netherlands, aka Holland)
newbie here with tablet flashing.
I have been reading to long and thus to much i guess youtube showed a lot to, to people allready having a base on these things...
So i see many trees, so many, that i can not see the forrest through them.
I downloaded twrp form google play, thats not 2.6, but 5.6 (and called 'manager' this is not the same as the 2.6 version, thats not 'manager'?)
or so
Also i got goomanger , goo.im ? sounds like that.
Dragged (from windows) the downloaded KatKiss-4.4.2_019.zip and gapp something something
in to the root of allready rooted tf101 (that i learned and did in i guess 30 minutes)
started the app : twrp > install > the zip file... nothing. Stop, reboot, still on stock 4.0.3
goomanager, install rom, then appears direct the message "no goomanager folder", seeking for that i did not find where or how the goo manager should be or made, or named.
Also, and logical, much is dated in early 2012 for the asus transformer tf101. So broken links, other tool versions, time alwayss advances.
To bad, not many advanced 'end users' will get to a good start anywhere, all i found was texts from people with to much experience.
To make it short and simple, things like Starting how to's with : flash so you have root. Then download rom X, and flash it with (you name it) and oh yeah, set debugging ON."
I hope someone can direct me to a how to, with step 1 and many, not the ones i found, so for newbies, not for those knowing the base of these things.
I have root acces now.... yeeeee... i do not use these app's, well yes, 2 now, but they did not upgrade my tf101 to katkiss android 4.4.2..
twrp manager
all4allwin said:
Hi all, (pardon my grammar, i am from the netherlands, aka Holland)
newbie here with tablet flashing.
I have been reading to long and thus to much i guess youtube showed a lot to, to people allready having a base on these things...
So i see many trees, so many, that i can not see the forrest through them.
I downloaded twrp form google play, thats not 2.6, but 5.6 (and called 'manager' this is not the same as the 2.6 version, thats not 'manager'?)
or so
Also i got goomanger , goo.im ? sounds like that.
Dragged (from windows) the downloaded KatKiss-4.4.2_019.zip and gapp something something
in to the root of allready rooted tf101 (that i learned and did in i guess 30 minutes)
started the app : twrp > install > the zip file... nothing. Stop, reboot, still on stock 4.0.3
goomanager, install rom, then appears direct the message "no goomanager folder", seeking for that i did not find where or how the goo manager should be or made, or named.
Also, and logical, much is dated in early 2012 for the asus transformer tf101. So broken links, other tool versions, time alwayss advances.
To bad, not many advanced 'end users' will get to a good start anywhere, all i found was texts from people with to much experience.
To make it short and simple, things like Starting how to's with : flash so you have root. Then download rom X, and flash it with (you name it) and oh yeah, set debugging ON."
I hope someone can direct me to a how to, with step 1 and many, not the ones i found, so for newbies, not for those knowing the base of these things.
I have root acces now.... yeeeee... i do not use these app's, well yes, 2 now, but they did not upgrade my tf101 to katkiss android 4.4.2..
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Hi, Twrp manager from playstore is a "manager" for TWRP Recovery using openrecoveryscript. Don't use it to flash katkiss android 4.4.2 coming form ICS 4.03 stock.
At fisrt you have to flash the TWRP Recovery. You can flash it with easyflasher or goomanager (if you're root) : Open GooManager > 3 dots menu button top right > "Install OpenRecoveryScript".
Once you have successfully flashed TWRP, you can flash any ROM you like from TWRP Recovery by booting into recovery
(Volume Down & Power until white text appears at the top of the screen, then release buttons and press volume up once)
Copy the ROM & Gapps to your extrenal SDCard
boot into recovery and, go to advanced wipe, wipe SYSTEM, CACHE & DALVIK CACHE, DATA, INTERNAL STORAGE (not external storage wich is SD card)
Go to the INSTALL menu and find your KatKiss ROM & Gapps (on your external sorage)
Flash ROM
Flash Gapps
WIPE menu and wipe only CACHE & DALVIK CACHE
reboot, You should be booting into Kat Kiss now. Enjoy
jh1969 said:
Hi, Twrp manager from playstore is a "manager" for TWRP Recovery using openrecoveryscript. Don't use it to flash katkiss android 4.4.2 coming form ICS 4.03 stock.
At fisrt you have to flash the TWRP Recovery. You can flash it with easyflasher or goomanager (if you're root) : Open GooManager > 3 dots menu button top right > "Install OpenRecoveryScript".
Once you have successfully flashed TWRP, you can flash any ROM you like from TWRP Recovery by booting into recovery
(Volume Down & Power until white text appears at the top of the screen, then release buttons and press volume up once)
Copy the ROM & Gapps to your extrenal SDCard
boot into recovery and, go to advanced wipe, wipe SYSTEM, CACHE & DALVIK CACHE, DATA, INTERNAL STORAGE (not external storage wich is SD card)
Go to the INSTALL menu and find your KatKiss ROM & Gapps (on your external sorage)
Flash ROM
Flash Gapps
WIPE menu and wipe only CACHE & DALVIK CACHE
reboot, You should be booting into Kat Kiss now. Enjoy
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Wow, thanx for the walk through, i guess i will, if katkiss works, pay you a token of apreciation via PayPal.(if you have that)
Another question, since i do not have a small sd or 'normal size' sd card above 512 MB (and how formatted, fat? ntfs...?) can it be done by wired pc connection?
I have got the win 8 pc seeing the tf101's 'internal onboard sd memory' and offcourse on this pc the mentioned rom's.
all4allwin said:
Wow, thanx for the walk through, i guess i will, if katkiss works, pay you a token of apreciation via PayPal.(if you have that)
Another question, since i do not have a small sd or 'normal size' sd card above 512 MB (and how formatted, fat? ntfs...?) can it be done by wired pc connection?
I have got the win 8 pc seeing the tf101's 'internal onboard sd memory' and offcourse on this pc the mentioned rom's.
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Hi, for sd card format to fat32,
If you don't have any sd card you can flash rom from tf101 internal storage, from windows copy kk rom & gapps to tf101 internal storage
reboot on twrp & wipe all except internal storage.
Please have a look here : http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...07-rom-jb-4-3-katkiss-multi-window-tf101.html everythings are explain (the installation for 4.3 & 4.4 is the same.
Good luck
thanx !!!
jh1969 said:
Hi, for sd card format to fat32,
If you don't have any sd card you can flash rom from tf101 internal storage, from windows copy kk rom & gapps to tf101 internal storage
reboot on twrp & wipe all except internal storage.
Please have a look here : [ link cut away since i can not post if there is a link...] everythings are explain (the installation for 4.3 & 4.4 is the same.
Good luck
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Thanx! Finally i got it working!!, because of your directions and explenation!!!
I now have a tf101, clean as a whistle, with fresh 4.4.2. android rom.
(Some things are still not ok, but that's the rom, like ehhhh pictures library, when pressed the standard app on desktop, it mostley opens and stops, sometimes it works...)
And i want to put a little amount of practical thanx there, if you have PayPal.
Private message me your PayPal email adress and i shuffle some over.
kat kitt 4.4.2. netflix and video
Hee all, a newbie here, i can not replye in the thread itself.
What came into my mind was 2 things, also needed stock after some update of android.
nvidia tegra something...
and arm7. (drivers? codecs?)
perhaps these are missing/wrong ones in 4.4.2 and thus netflix and i.e. utopiatv.nl does not work.
all4allwin said:
Thanx! Finally i got it working!!, because of your directions and explenation!!!
I now have a tf101, clean as a whistle, with fresh 4.4.2. android rom.
(Some things are still not ok, but that's the rom, like ehhhh pictures library, when pressed the standard app on desktop, it mostley opens and stops, sometimes it works...)
And i want to put a little amount of practical thanx there, if you have PayPal.
Private message me your PayPal email adress and i shuffle some over.
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Happy for you
I'm on kk4.4 and it's wonderful, but only thing is annoying me is that I can't put accents with the dock in, I mainly write in spanish, so this is certainly a big issue.
Any tip about how to fix it, I already have the dock layout set to Spanish,so this is not the problem.
Thanks in advance!