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Not bricked but not working.

OK all...so I am new here and was trying to get JB to work on my tablet. I thought I had done the needed research but went wrong somewhere I guess. I tried to follow steps on a site I found from AndroidAuthority dot com (not sure if I am able to post the entire link or no?). I was trying to root and install ClockworkMod Recovery but I guess either something went wrong or I messed something up. From what I have been reading I guess I have not bricked my device since it still tries to load. It currently loops with the Samsung screen. I can still enter the download mode and recovery mode but not sure what I should try next. I tried via Odin again with no luck. Out of the box I was running 4.0.3 but did the OTA update to 4.0.4. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks from a newbie!

Also I used espresso_recovery.tar.md5 as the recovery image if that helps at all. Thanks again.

Followed the steps from another site. Will follow these later today:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788625
I guess since I can still use Odin I should be all set. Sorry if this was in the wrong section.

jRower said:
Followed the steps from another site. Will follow these later today:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788625
I guess since I can still use Odin I should be all set. Sorry if this was in the wrong section.
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You can use heimdale too. Ive had better luck using that for my phone, never tried my tabley but it should work.
Sent from my SGH-I997 using xda app-developers app

I haven't tried heimdale yet cause I do not want to add more gas to the flames. But I tried the other link I posted and still no luck. Also tried a different SD card to be on the safe side but no luck. Any ideas on what I should do next? Or any other info I can provide that might help?

Keep on trying... it should work sooner or later. Have the samsung drivers? If not install kies. Try other usb ports too.
Sent either from my p113 (gtab 2 7.0) or i997 (Infuse)

Ryanscool said:
Keep on trying... it should work sooner or later. Have the samsung drivers? If not install kies. Try other usb ports too.
Sent either from my p113 (gtab 2 7.0) or i997 (Infuse)
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Should I keep on with the same procedure or you mean keep letting it boot in a cycle?

I used this with 4.0.4.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1657056
i would suggest you follow from the beginning.
install samsung drivers and kies and odin. run odin as adminstrator.
pay close attention to the mention of the post #325 in the instruction as it what helps you 4.0.4 root process. its difference from 4.0.3.
also if you are on jb. you need to run cwm 6.0 not 5.0 make sure youre uploading the right file into odin.
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btw youre not bricked don't stress, youll sort it out soon enough

sonikot said:
I used this with 4.0.4.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1657056
i would suggest you follow from the beginning.
install samsung drivers and kies and odin. run odin as adminstrator.
pay close attention to the mention of the post #325 in the instruction as it what helps you 4.0.4 root process. its difference from 4.0.3.
also if you are on jb. you need to run cwm 6.0 not 5.0 make sure youre uploading the right file into odin.
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btw youre not bricked don't stress, youll sort it out soon enough
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Thanks...I'll give it a shot! Much appreciated.

Use section B of my guide.

MultipleMonomials said:
Use section B of my guide.
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Followed all the steps in section B and I am still stuck in a boot loop. Any idea?

Then use the restore to stock procedure. But before you do, tell me: what step did you boot loop on?

Haven't been able to work on this again. I will try and get some time and get back to you. Thanks again for the help.

jRower said:
OK all...so I am new here and was trying to get JB to work on my tablet. I thought I had done the needed research but went wrong somewhere I guess. I tried to follow steps on a site I found from AndroidAuthority dot com (not sure if I am able to post the entire link or no?). I was trying to root and install ClockworkMod Recovery but I guess either something went wrong or I messed something up. From what I have been reading I guess I have not bricked my device since it still tries to load. It currently loops with the Samsung screen. I can still enter the download mode and recovery mode but not sure what I should try next. I tried via Odin again with no luck. Out of the box I was running 4.0.3 but did the OTA update to 4.0.4. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks from a newbie!
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Don't use ClockWorkmod, it's not designed specifically for Gtab2... CWM is bad.
you can try flash your gtab2 with ODIN instead

CWM is OFFICIALLY supported now and works good.
Don't fear.

silentvisitor said:
CWM is OFFICIALLY supported now and works good.
Don't fear.
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Officially supported by WHO? Samsung ?
CWM is not designed for Gtab2. Just ask clockwork if you don't believe it.

Rotundjere said:
Officially supported by WHO? Samsung ?
CWM is not designed for Gtab2. Just ask clockwork if you don't believe it.
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See here

Boot Loop
So I'm new here, I tried rooting my p3100, flashed cwm with Odin, as it rebooted from there it just keeps rebooting - need help please guys......any lil bit of advice would help - I've read on other posts to flash to the stock ROM, but how do i do this? where do i get the rom......

OK so I am back at it and still not having much luck. I can't get as far as the:
"CWM-based Recovery v6.0.1.0"
Screen.
From here I do not have a recovery file to use. Which should I use for the P3113....At this point I don't even care if I lose all the data on the tablet and go back to stock. Just need it working again and then do some more research on how to do it right..
Thanks again.

Then use Section E of my guide. It will wipe your data and restore your tablet to stock.

[HELP] FWRP soft-brick help

Well I recently got a Samsung Galaxy S6 from Verizon and I tried to install TWRP on it so I could do some backup stuff but it appears doing so soft bricked my device but sadly I'm trapped as all methods to unbrick my device have failed but mostly because Odin always gets stuck at "NAND Write Start!!" when trying to flash the stock firmware, all other guides seem to not help unfortunately, so I'm coming here looking for help

What is FWRP? Did you mean TWRP?

droidiac13 said:
What is FWRP? Did you mean TWRP?
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Yes I did, my apologies. I typed this thread up while looking for the "Verizon Wireless Software Upgrade Assistant - Samsung" software to see if that will fix it but sadly can't find it anywhere

You can get in DL mode, so I would think there's a way to use ODIN. Hold tight and let me research something.

droidiac13 said:
You can get in DL mode, so I would think there's a way to use ODIN. Hold tight and let me research something.
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So far from what I read is if Odin gets stuck at the nand write then the partitions are screwed up but I have no idea where the find a PIT file to re-partition the phone

We only have root. Not an unlocked boot loader. You should have read more but let's pray that you can Odin back to stock
Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk 2

hopesrequiem said:
We only have root. Not an unlocked boot loader. You should have read more but let's pray that you can Odin back to stock
Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk 2
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Odin should work if I can get it to get past the nand write

forrestmarkx said:
So far from what I read is if Odin gets stuck at the nand write then the partitions are screwed up but I have no idea where the find a PIT file to re-partition the phone
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Have you tried a different ODIN version?

droidiac13 said:
Have you tried a different ODIN version?
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No, what version you suggest as I've been using 3.09

forrestmarkx said:
No, what version you suggest as I've been using 3.09
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I would go with an older version and see if it makes a difference. I have the question out to our development team to see if any of them have ever been stuck there.

droidiac13 said:
I would go with an older version and see if it makes a difference. I have the question out to our development team to see if any of them have ever been stuck there.
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Hmm well I tried 3.10 and it got past nand write, lets see if it actually works though as I'm unsure if the stock firmware is correct as I had to dive deep into the net to find it as the same firmware here lead me to a web page that took forever to lead then didn't provide a download link

forrestmarkx said:
Hmm well I tried 3.10 and it got past nand write, lets see if it actually works though as I'm unsure if the stock firmware is correct as I had to dive deep into the net to find it as the same firmware here lead me to a web page that took forever to lead then didn't provide a download link
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Good news, the flash worked and the phone is in working order

forrestmarkx said:
Hmm well I tried 3.10 and it got past nand write, lets see if it actually works though as I'm unsure if the stock firmware is correct as I had to dive deep into the net to find it as the same firmware here lead me to a web page that took forever to lead then didn't provide a download link
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Did you go here for your download:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/stock-firmware-official-stock-firmware-t3086387
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forrestmarkx said:
Good news, the flash worked and the phone is in working order
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Awesome. Did you get the right firmware? Now don't go trying to install any recoveries on your phone! LOL

droidiac13 said:
Did you go here for your download:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/stock-firmware-official-stock-firmware-t3086387
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Awesome. Did you get the right firmware? Now don't go trying to install any recoveries on your phone! LOL
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Yes that is where I went, the website for the download takes forever to load then when it does load there is no way to download the file and I definitely will or least look at what is compatible

forrestmarkx said:
Yes that is where I went, the website for the download takes forever to load then when it does load there is no way to download the file and I definitely will or least look at what is compatible
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Keep us posted!

dopediculous said:
Keep us posted!
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Well I un-bricked the phone I had to do some real digging to find the stock firmware that wasn't on a website that limits your speed to like 20kb/s

Same thing had happened to me. I posted the fix on a couple threads here (which was the same - needed the newest odin). Nice that we're both back in working order.

Soft bricked SPH-G925P

Sprint s6 edge it was boot looping only staying in Android for maybe 3-5 mins at a time. So i tried to flash it. I may have flashed 5.0.x to it. Now when I try to flash I can flash cm.bin, sboot and it always dies on boot.img. I really need some guidance on what i should try next.
Looking around shows boot.img not flashing is possibly the kernel but I am having trouble finding one that it will let me flash.

peterm20 said:
Sprint s6 edge it was boot looping only staying in Android for maybe 3-5 mins at a time. So i tried to flash it. I may have flashed 5.0.x to it. Now when I try to flash I can flash cm.bin, sboot and it always dies on boot.img. I really need some guidance on what i should try next.
Looking around shows boot.img not flashing is possibly the kernel but I am having trouble finding one that it will let me flash.
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Were you originally on 5.1.1?
If so, are you having a hard time Odin-ing the stock rom?

Robbie Doo said:
Were you originally on 5.1.1?
If so, are you having a hard time Odin-ing the stock rom?
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yes, it is a phone of a friend though I was trying to repair it. I downloaded the 5.1.1 from that slow sammoble site.

peterm20 said:
yes, it is a phone of a friend though I was trying to repair it. I downloaded the 5.1.1 from that slow sammoble site.
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Since you were on 5.1.1 I don't think you would have any trouble Odining the stock ROM onto the phone. I've done it a few times and it worked OK. After you push the stock ROM you can root it if you want to.

Robbie Doo said:
Since you were on 5.1.1 I don't think you would have any trouble Odining the stock ROM onto the phone. I've done it a few times and it worked OK. After you push the stock ROM you can root it if you want to.
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Well the problem is it won't flash past boot.img
As soon as boot.img is started it goes a green bar on Oden about 3/4 of the way and then goes FAILED! and oden disconnects the device.

peterm20 said:
Well the problem is it won't flash past boot.img
As soon as boot.img is started it goes a green bar on Oden about 3/4 of the way and then goes FAILED! and oden disconnects the device.
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If you went from 5.1.1 to 5.0.X it's most likely hard bricked.

Soooperstar said:
If you went from 5.1.1 to 5.0.X it's most likely hard bricked.
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Even if i can get in to download mode?

peterm20 said:
Even if i can get in to download mode?
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Yea.... You have to stay within the same android version, ex. Any of the 5.1.1 updates. The firmware version that you're trying to restore with, is it OF7?

Soooperstar said:
Yea.... You have to stay within the same android version, ex. Any of the 5.1.1 updates. The firmware version that you're trying to restore with, is it OF7?
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I think it is OF7.

peterm20 said:
I think it is OF7.
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It should say it on the tar file. It's worth a try but you're probably dead. Here is the file if you need it but like I said, most likely you're done.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3154757

peterm20 said:
Well the problem is it won't flash past boot.img
As soon as boot.img is started it goes a green bar on Oden about 3/4 of the way and then goes FAILED! and oden disconnects the device.
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Which version of the Odin are you using?

Soooperstar said:
It should say it on the tar file. It's worth a try but you're probably dead. Here is the file if you need it but like I said, most likely you're done.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3154757
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It worked for me. I have a friend who did the same thing and thought the phone was a gonner. I told her I'd give it a try and I was able to Odin (v.3.10.6) to OF7, took the OTA to OH1 and flashed Wicked One SS v.3.0 from @dazednconfused and she says it's running perfect.
Also, @Soooperstar Odin file here.

JediMindTrixx said:
It worked for me. I have a friend who did the same thing and thought the phone was a gonner. I told her I'd give it a try and I was able to Odin (v.3.10.6) to OF7, took the OTA to OH1 and flashed Wicked One SS v.3.0 from @dazednconfused and she says it's running perfect.
Also, @Soooperstar Odin file here.
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Your friend went from 5.1.1 to 5.0.X? That's the link I just gave him

Yes she did. Sorry about that, saw that afterwards.
Sent from a Galaxy S6 Edge... Far, Far, Away...

JediMindTrixx said:
Yes she did. Sorry about that, saw that afterwards.
Sent from a Galaxy S6 Edge... Far, Far, Away...
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Interesting

Robbie Doo said:
Which version of the Odin are you using?
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the latest one. I've seen various other flashing posts saying you should use a slightly older Oden.
Also side rant. I did a chat with samsung support and they said the Smart Switch recovery doesn't work with the S6? I cannot get it to verify the serial number of my phone (s6) and the broken one (s6 e)

peterm20 said:
the latest one. I've seen various other flashing posts saying you should use a slightly older Oden.
Also side rant. I did a chat with samsung support and they said the Smart Switch recovery doesn't work with the S6? I cannot get it to verify the serial number of my phone (s6) and the broken one (s6 e)
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3.10.6 is what I use

peterm20 said:
the latest one. I've seen various other flashing posts saying you should use a slightly older Oden.
Also side rant. I did a chat with samsung support and they said the Smart Switch recovery doesn't work with the S6? I cannot get it to verify the serial number of my phone (s6) and the broken one (s6 e)
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I'm not sure which version you are referring to as the latest one, but the only version that will work with what you're trying to accomplish is 3.10.6

Soooperstar said:
It should say it on the tar file. It's worth a try but you're probably dead. Here is the file if you need it but like I said, most likely you're done.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3154757
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Well your file got me way further than I've got before. I can get it to write the system.img in "BL" but if i use AP it fails about 1/2 the way through

peterm20 said:
Well your file got me way further than I've got before. I can get it to write the system.img in "BL" but if i use AP it fails about 1/2 the way through
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Like I said from my knowledge, you should be hard bricked, but if someone else went from 5.1.1 to 5.0.X and back, you might want to find out what they did. Don't think it's possible

T- Mobile Note 5 Soft Bricked. Need some help pls

I Have a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 5. Before I rooted it. it was on 6

Nevermind I found a firmware here that worked
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N920T/

Same problem
Hey i also have the same problem. So i havent flashed in a looong time. And i flashed twrp before root and threw my phone into a bootlooop. Now i have twrp recovery but my phone wont boot.
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BramaKnox said:
I Have a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 5. Before I rooted it. it was on 6.0.1 Marshmallow
I rooted the phone just fine using TWRP. but after the root I tried to also add Xposed and that's when I got soft bricked into a permanent T-Mobile load screen with the white background and T Mobile Logo at start up.
Here is the link where I downloaded the Xposed from: https://www.xtremetricks.net/install-xposed-framework-android-6-0-6-0-1-marshmallow/
I downloaded the Xposed Framework for ARM64 Marshmallow devices in step 3. As the Hardware Info app indicated that I had a ARM64 Processor. When I used TWRP to Install the Xposed Framework. I got soft bricked after restarting.
I tried Factory Resetting, and redoing the TWRP root process. But no help. I've been trying to find the Note 5 Firmware to download to see if that works. But I can't seem to find the right file. and I worried I may make the soft brick worst. So if someone could assist me and point me in the right direction to solve this issue I'd greatly appreciate it.
I also tried using Smart Switch but it doesn't recognize my phone so that didnt work either.
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Where did you find instruction on how to root? I did the whole thing backwards now im screwed. Waiting 2 hours to download the firmware on the link you posted.

Did u try flashing with odin using the firmware I linked?

BramaKnox said:
Did u try flashing with odin using the firmware I linked?
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downloading now. I was able to flash supersu though twrp. Will try to flash this firmware as soon as its done downloading.

BramaKnox said:
Did u try flashing with odin using the firmware I linked?
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Hey thanks for that link. I was able to get my phone back. I would have never been able to find that firmware. I tried for a long time going on sammobile to find it and it just kept saying samusung files are unvailable. Weird. I really appreciate it.

Stock Recovery

Edit: Nevermind. I was able to get the stock recovery from Shaka's page to work.
Anyone know where I can find the stock recovery image? I tried flashing the one from Shakalaka's megadownload page, but it won't boot on my Ultra. Just gives me the Android Gear Error image. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

doctahjeph said:
Edit: Nevermind. I was able to get the stock recovery from Shaka's page to work.
Anyone know where I can find the stock recovery image? I tried flashing the one from Shakalaka's megadownload page, but it won't boot on my Ultra. Just gives me the Android Gear Error image. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Do you still have the link for the stock recovery? I'd like to DL it for my files just in case something messes up when i start yo push for Nougat
Thank you

Edit:. https://mega.nz/#F!9tEj2azZ!QKmvc-VJZR1Iqk6H7alQnQ!MltD2KbC
I am on mobile so can't get to it, but it is on Shakala's megadownload page. The same page where you download TWRP. It is in the WW folder. I believe you can find a link to the megadownload page in the root thread on page 6 or 7.

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Edit:. https://mega.nz/#F!9tEj2azZ!QKmvc-VJZR1Iqk6H7alQnQ!MltD2KbC
I am on mobile so can't get to it, but it is on Shakala's megadownload page. The same page where you download TWRP. It is in the WW folder. I believe you can find a link to the megadownload page in the root thread on page 6 or 7.
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thank you so much
Any luck on the Nougat firmware yet? went to the site again and still not showing

summerpastor said:
thank you so much
Any luck on the Nougat firmware yet? went to the site again and still not showing
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Nothing yet. Unless a user grabbed it, saved it, and wants to share it we are at the mercy of ASUS.

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Nothing yet. Unless a user grabbed it, saved it, and wants to share it we are at the mercy of ASUS.
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thank you
Hopefully someone did and share it with us

I have the firmware I can upload it in a day when I'm around hispeed

juggamonkey said:
I have the firmware I can upload it in a day when I'm around hispeed
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Thank you. Have you installed it? Also any errors to report?

juggamonkey said:
I have the firmware I can upload it in a day when I'm around hispeed
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Thank you so much
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Thank you. Have you installed it? Also any errors to report?
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Can you also post the steps you will be doing to push the firmware after the Nougat is uploaded

Hey guys sorry got super busy for a couple days . I'll be uploading it tonight along with the steps I used to flash it

juggamonkey said:
Hey guys sorry got super busy for a couple days . I'll be uploading it tonight along with the steps I used to flash it
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Did you have any noticable errors or issues after flashing? Also assuming you were rooted before, were you able to regain root access?

juggamonkey said:
Hey guys sorry got super busy for a couple days . I'll be uploading it tonight along with the steps I used to flash it
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thank you

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz_EHQ5eGsXrSUxLcDdPSkNBd0k/view?usp=drivesdk
Here ya go guys sorry for the delay . Keep in mind I was rooted with twrp installed. After I flashed this my root was lost and stock recovery overwrote the twrp. I have been unable to flash twrp again and achievement with 7.0. I do notice 7.0 is way faster than marshmallow. Haven't really seen any bugs yet but keep in mind this is my second device .
All you want to do to flash this is put the file on the root of your internal memory and restart the device .you will get a notification to install the update . Its That simple

juggamonkey said:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz_EHQ5eGsXrSUxLcDdPSkNBd0k/view?usp=drivesdk
Here ya go guys sorry for the delay . Keep in mind I was rooted with twrp installed. After I flashed this my root was lost and stock recovery overwrote the twrp. I have been unable to flash twrp again and achievement with 7.0. I do notice 7.0 is way faster than marshmallow. Haven't really seen any bugs yet but keep in mind this is my second device .
All you want to do to flash this is put the file on the root of your internal memory and restart the device .you will get a notification to install the update . Its That simple
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Thanks man. Giving it a shot now. I wonder if we would need Shaka to compile us a new TWRP.

Okay loaded and working good so far. No initial errors. I wanted a fresh load so I downloaded the update file and placed it on my external SD. Then I booted into boot loader and fastboot flashed the stock recovery. Next I booted into stock recovery. Selected factory reset, and then apply update from SD. I selected the update and it installed perfectly. Booted into nougat without errors.

juggamonkey said:
Hey guys sorry got super busy for a couple days . I'll be uploading it tonight along with the steps I used to flash it
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juggamonkey said:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz_EHQ5eGsXrSUxLcDdPSkNBd0k/view?usp=drivesdk
Here ya go guys sorry for the delay . Keep in mind I was rooted with twrp installed. After I flashed this my root was lost and stock recovery overwrote the twrp. I have been unable to flash twrp again and achievement with 7.0. I do notice 7.0 is way faster than marshmallow. Haven't really seen any bugs yet but keep in mind this is my second device .
All you want to do to flash this is put the file on the root of your internal memory and restart the device .you will get a notification to install the update . Its That simple
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Downloading
Did the update fix the low call volume issue in Marshmallow?
How about Battery, were there any changes?

Got to work
Thanks a bunch you guys
Now lets all wait for the root update

I have reached out to Shakalaca on the ASUS forums about compiling TWRP for nougat. He responded so hopefully in a few days.