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[Asus Transformer TF700] TechXero:
Who in their right mind would use 4.2.1 UI? I mean how the heck do you reach them soft buttons in the center of the damn screen is beyond me xD

I find it utterly stupid n useless xD

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[Asus Transformer TF700] KinetiClutch:
Agreed there does seem to be a slight issue with performance dropping in the 4.2UI it's frustrating as I much prefer it. However, the issue with the home buttons being in the middle is hughely annoying. Maybe, one day someone will be able to edit the files presume it's hard work.

Here's a quadrant from my fresh install of RC2.

Restored backups with ASUS App Backup and a reboot.

EDIT: still getting the issue whereby even with the option disabled I cannot wake the screen via keyboard press :( will have to give up on it
[Asus Transformer TF700] TechXero:
Don't think it will ever happen... Besides I love 4.1 UI and use Nova Prime...

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[Asus Transformer TF700] ariadnejro:
_that has released a data2sd add-on for his kernel and I have decided to switch to 4.2. After a dirty install it's running with zero issues. Although it feels smoother than 4.1, my Antutu scores have dropped 1500 points, from 14500 to 13000. Should I worry?

Has anybody experienced "grey screens of death" on 4.2? Let's hope that Asus has got rid of them. Fingers crossed.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Probably just a typo. ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] bjtheone:
Not sure that RC2 is quite right yet. RC1 did the move everything under /0 thing as expected which I sorted out when I reverted to CROMI 3.4.5. RC2 created the direcotry but all my data is gone.

Probably a good idea to make sure you have a known good backup before trying to install.
[Asus Transformer TF700] nomad10002:
Wow wonder whats going on.IM running rc1 and its running so smoothly for me.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Tylorw1:
RC1 wouldnt boot when freshly installed, it worked when you dirty flashed though.

Tylor

Rom: Cromi-X 4.3RC1 with _That's V2 Kernal

UPDATE FOR TF700 USERS!!! AND THE 4.2.1 UPDATE

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2204100
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Your data is still there and there were no such changes between RC1 and 2.

Have a look in /mnt/emulated

You need to manually move it to the /0 folder
[Asus Transformer TF700] TechXero:
Hey guys,

If you would allow me, I would like to share something that has been boiling in my head for quite some time now. It's gonna be kinda lengthy so be ready to read.

Here goes. I love CROMi-X, don't get me wrong, but, yeah there is a huge, but, to me, it's just an enhanced stock OS. Nothing too special about it features wise. Has the same functions as Stock, it doesn't bring any additional features. Granted it's a much smoother version of Stock, and much more stable, but it lacks features. Am gonna say it out right, so haters hate if you want, am just stating my opinion, it's kinda BORING.

When I bought the tablet, I was under the impression, hoping for the same tender love n care other devices get from AOSP developers which sadly doesn't seem to be the case. Only 4 or 5 ROMs? I mean c'mon don't you think it's a bit weird?

Anyway, what am saying is, we, or I want more features in CROMi-X, like theme engine or close to that, customizable toggles, although I can get that with 3rd party apps, I will loose performance settings. Customizable soft keys etc..

I know I can get all that in CM10.1 but CROMi-X is the best for this tablet stability and smoothness wise.

Please Darren, explain to my, for the lack of a better word, end user, noob, mind as to why we can't get some CM10.1 style customizability in CROMi-X.

Thanks for taking the time to read n answer.

Peace out y'all.

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[Asus Transformer TF700] Tylorw1:
It has been explained before, it would require rewriting of the whole framework, and with all the customization you lose performance. Cromi is stock but taken and tweaked, to rewrite the framework every time to add feature would be very time consuming, and it would not be stock anymore. That is why there are other roms and this one is the fastest and smoothest. It is not bloated with customization. That is why there are Cyanogen and ParanoidAndroid, and others, for customization, Cromi is for speed and smoothness.

Tylor

Rom: Cromi-X 4.3RC1 with _That's V2 Kernal

UPDATE FOR TF700 USERS!!! AND THE 4.2.1 UPDATE

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2204100
[Asus Transformer TF700] woodsonmh:
Sbdags,

I see your around, and wanted to say wow. I've discovered no issues. None. If this is not the best cromi it was of the best.

Thank you so much,

Woody

Oh and thanks to _thats as well for the great kernel.
[Asus Transformer TF700] contro19:
Using this ROM, Has not crashed on me compared to the stock Asus ROM
[Asus Transformer TF700] TechXero:
Well, I haven't seen that. Plus I did say I was just an end user and noob. Anyway thanks for the prompt response. That clarified it much better for me.

On a side note, if not all features, why not select a few that don't require an entire rewrite of the framework.? Just a thought...

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[Asus Transformer TF700] Jbb3393:
Please tell me that your battery saver settings are not greyed out.
[Asus Transformer TF700] faustus1005:
I imagine we don't have some of those enchantments because they are extactly what easily make the other roms less stable/speedy. Also, many of us LIKE the stock feel. Lastly, Sbdags may not want to add all the doodads because he (she?) doesn't like them. Granted, this is all speculation, but I chose this rom personally because it doesn't have all the stuff other roms do.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Tylorw1:
Hey now, I only answered your main question ;). The rom can be themed but it must be written using the framework within the rom. I am sure it is not done because ASUS releases their ROMS decently fast, by the time you would have added stuff, a new stock ROM would probably be out, and it would require getting everything working again. I guess it just depends on how much stock that the rom wants to be kept, and the possibility of keeping the performance of the ROM the best possible. sbdags does an excellent job either way :). CromiX has more then enough features from stock to make me feel it is already customized :p.

Tylor

PS what a mess my grammar was haha, was watching Bate's Motel while typing.

Rom: Cromi-X 4.3RC1 with _That's V2 Kernal

UPDATE FOR TF700 USERS!!! AND THE 4.2.1 UPDATE

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2204100
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
I'm sorry, but am I the only one who find this post both rude and lacking respect???

Mr [MENTION=3385462]TechXero[/MENTION] - you are more than welcome to put it the *countless* hours to learn this stuff and then add any feature you'd like! But to call this ROM "boring" and to complain about it's "lack of features" is just rude in my opinion.

And please, "we" do NOT want to add that bloat to this ROM - maybe *you* do, but I would have to say that the majority of the users here use this ROM specifically because it doesn't have all of that bloat. If you want that bloat, there are already other ROM's out there for that - and performance and stability suffer because of it.

Anyway, [MENTION=518363]sbdags[/MENTION] - please understand that most of us do not think your ROM is "boring" and don't want you to change a thing with your direction for the ROM.
[Asus Transformer TF700] bjtheone:
I guess I am just special...

Files are gone. Has happened both times I have installed RC2. Not sure about RC1 since it never booted. I know about /mnt, and went browsing with a root file manager. Only thing under /mnt are asec, obb, sdcard, secure, and shell. No emulated, no personal files to be found.. :(

When I reverted to 3.4.5 I had the "0" and "emulated" directories but they did not have my files. Restoring a known good twrp backup got me back my files, and the third time I installed (slow learner) I had the stuff I cared about on my external card.

I wonder if something is getting cached somewhere that leads the scripts to decide that the files are already moved or just messes up the update. Too lazy to wade through all the install stuff, just restored from backups. :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] TechXero:
Am sorry but I did not mean to be rude at all. Just constructive criticism. And how come on all my devices running stock but with tons of additional features fly just as fast as CROMi-X if not faster? Features do not add bloat as they are not apps.

Anyway, I love CROMi-X wouldn't use anything else, was just hoping to see something new added to the mix making a tad more interesting is all.

Sheesh some people can't take constructive criticism. Wow...

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[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
It's as simple as what everyone says. As soon as you move away from the stock framework and supporting modules and apks you start running into problems. What Asus do very well is supply a fairly stable base that is pretty close to google's vanilla android with some extra functionality. It runs well and does what I need it to do.

I don't particularly like heavily themed roms or different skins, colours although I did like what PJC21 and timberwolf did - simple theming.

The amount of times I have tried to add some mod and it has broken something else or got me into a bootloop is more than you would care to guess. I would say I have put over 100 hours into CROMi-X to get it to where it is now and probably over 300 hours in to CROMI overall. I started with no knowledge and have had to learn as I go along.

If you want to flash other roms no one is stopping you. In fact we've been through this before as most users value stable and smooth over features and instability..... Remember the BB8 incident ;)

Anyway - CROMI will always stay true to stock. Maybe at some point I'll start a new ROM based off some other source but I have no intention or inclination to move CROMI away from Asus Stock. Some of us require our tablets for work or for other purposes that mean we can't afford to lose data or risk lock ups etc....

Hope that explains it.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tvig0r0us:
This rom to me is ideal just the way it is. The main reason I got this device is to use for school work and basic recreation. CROMi, in my eyes, unlocks the true potential of the device without all the frills of some other roms. This is exactly what I need from a rom. Smooth and stable operation with all of the basic functionality. I can use all of the code editors I need, book readers and media software that makes the rom a perfect match for my needs. I feel like adding a bunch of customization options would, in it's own rite, be a form of bloat. In my experience, there's almost always a performance/stability hit of some kind. Don't get me wrong, I can appreciate all of the eye candy as much as anyone else, but if I understand the purpose of CROMi correctly, it does exacly what was intended, and that suits me just fine.

Just my 2 cents. I hope you keep doing exactly what you're doing with it sbdags. As I've stated before in this thread, you've provided just the thing that this device needs to be a total badass tablet and I wouldn't want to see that give way to a bunch of fluff.

Cheers :D

PS. Don't know if anyone else is experiencing this, but sometimes my browser closes when I use the arrow key to navigate to a text location and then press back space. Just curious if anyone else has had this happen.
[Asus Transformer TF700] TechXero:
Yep that explains it very clearly sir...

I do not want to move to other ROMs simply coz there aren't any to move to. Yeah CM10.1 and BB8 exist but sadly that is all. It is extremely disappointing that this awesome one of a kind device has not had any Developer love whatsoever. With the exception of the 3 I mentioned. At least stability wise. Except CROMi-X.

Yes I do remember the BB8 incident. Was a nightmare. Awesome ROM but falls flat on its bottom stability and smoothness wise. Which, now that you mention it, was caused by a very poor implementation of most of the features.

All am saying is, and i don't want to stir CROMi-X from becoming something it isn't, to add a feature or 2 that work on it. Not necessarily something from other ROMs, just something totally new n different. Features I mentioned were examples to illustrate my point.

But since you put it that way, quite frankly I understand completely. And I hope, really hope that what you said about making a totally separate ROM with some customizability is true. I would follow you to the ends of the world coz you one of the best, and friendliest developer I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.

That said, I do apologize for sounding a bit rude and condescending.

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[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Thanks.

As for the browser thing, Asus stock does it as well.

I'm still investigating and will try to get a log cat next time it happens (rarely) but I'm guessing it is memory related. Weirdly my tf101 used to do this. It's been a constant problem with Asus firmwares.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
No worries mate. Your feedback is always appreciated.
[Asus Transformer TF700] TechXero:
On another note, I just want to ask, if I had a pack of inverted and DPI patched GApps can I flash over CROMi-X? I love Inverted, goes well with Holo Stock UI.

Thanks...

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[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Try it and if it works I can offer it as an option in post 2 ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] TechXero:
I shall do that after I have taken a backup...

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[Asus Transformer TF700] Quozl:
I am running the correct boot loader and TWRP, and after running CROMI previously and currently Sbdags stock 4.2.1 release I have just two questions before I install CromIX.

1) Once I do a nandroid if I want to start totally clean can I also along with the wipe do a format? I'm pretty sure I got that wierd /0 /emluate folder issue when installing 4.2.1 so would like to totally wipe everything and start with a clean tablet.

2) Is the 4.2 release Odexed or Deodexed and the most current stable release where as the 4.3RC2 is beta 4.3?

Thanks for any info

Cheers Q
[Asus Transformer TF700] ronniereiff:
Same here, grayed out. Never used it anyways..
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Make sure you backup to external if you decide to do a full wipe of data/internal

4.3 is about to be released if you wait 24 hours, otherwise rc2 is the latest version. (Rec means release candidate)

It is deodexed currently but will be odexed once released.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Not greyed out here. We had this issue before. Will try a clean boot and reapply the same fix as before if it has happened again....
[Asus Transformer TF700] Jbb3393:
Thank you for your answer. Seems I am getting overlooked by all the drama.

Any one else?!
[Asus Transformer TF700] Slammin:
You are trolling and it's getting quite old. Two weeks ago you were so disapointed with our tab that you were talking about going back to desktops. The next week, you were in love with it again. But to your point this week, CleanRom from the beginning, was to be just that, a CLEAN, stock-based ROM.

I actually get a little leery when sbdags sometimes seems to be open to veering this ROM to something else, but thankfully he takes the approach of letting us choose whether or not to use some of the add-ons. Drawback being that it does increase the download size, but even then he's been keeping things within reason, while at the same time trying to satisfy everyone.

I think your request and observation both have no merit. There are other ROM's available that do what you want, even if their performance is not up to your standards. At any rate, I'm sure next week you will have a new story.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lartomar2002:
Installed 4.3rc2 over 4.3b6 with just a wipe of cache and dalvic and fix permission ( just habit). Everything is fast and smooth. No greying out of battery. Once again a great job. Thanks sb:D
[Asus Transformer TF700] bjtheone:
+1 for stable and simple! Functionality is way more important than flash.

Is easy enough to tart up with widgets if that is what floats your boat.
[Asus Transformer TF700] nomad10002:
I personally dont care about extras or themes. I just want a tablet that I can use at anytime,anywhere and not worry if its going to turn on or lockup.
[Asus Transformer TF700] TechXero:
Am sorry I even brought it up.

If I had known people are gonna hate that much. Granted poor performance was self inflicted at which moment it had reached a point where it was unusable. I digress.

And I am entitled to my ups n downs, sorry I had to post rant here won't happen again. Now dropping the subject. Sheesh.

[MENTION=518363]sbdags[/MENTION]

Check out screen shots of inverted GApps package

http://expressleech.com/m9ux053lgylu/Inverted.zip.html

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[Asus Transformer TF700] wingdo:
I still am getting random reboots. Thats v2 kernel is very unstable for me, but hunds runs great on stock. I was running hunds while not actually on the tf700, and I heard it reboot. I hope I stopped the restart early enough to pull the krnl message for you. Ive gone back to stock again.

Log file.....

http://db.tt/c72XQtSj
[Asus Transformer TF700] wpbear:
My saver settings are also greyed out.
[Asus Transformer TF700] gvsukids:
The place for rants is in the general section.

Sent from my xda app-developers app
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Well it says no errors detected so I can't see what happened......
[Asus Transformer TF700] okantomi:
would you share them?
[Asus Transformer TF700] wpbear:
I have my WiFi set to turn off in Sleep, but it is staying on all the time.

I used to use the app auto airplane mode, but that app isn't compatible with JB 4.2.
[Asus Transformer TF700] stavrosg:
Wow, running 4.2 and man this thing is awesoem fast.

Chrome is sooo much faster with this browser2ram implmentation. Rom is very snappy all around.

Thanks to the dev(s) for all the hard work
[Asus Transformer TF700] toolmanz:
+1 Ya! What he said!
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Fixed the greyed out power settings :D

Other than that - any other issues - or we good for for the 4.3 release version?
[Asus Transformer TF700] wingdo:
Well I still cannot run it for more than 20-45 minutes before I get reboots.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=40550285&postcount=933

Hunds kernel on my modified stock runs fine and quiet. There are several CromiX features I'd love to have, but I need my tablet to stay running w/o random reboots.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Jbb3393:
Sahweeeet! Been playing all day and that's the only bug I've found. I think its ready for an odex ;):thumbup:
[Asus Transformer TF700] woodsonmh:
Im not sure what im looking for. If it is in asus settings since i dont have a dock for 700, it is grayed out. When i attached my 300 keyboard it turned on.

3oo dock attached to 700 does not do some of the same things. Like wake up with trackpad. Also transformer got really hot when 700 was charging through 300 dock and i wont do it anymore. I don't know if that indicates something wrong with 700 or 300 dock is not 100 percent compatible.

Woody
[Asus Transformer TF700] KinetiClutch:
in regards to the issue with the keyboard not waking the screen.

I've had a breakthrough.

If I have music playing and I guess the device is still 'awake' i can then wake the screen by moving my hand across the trackpad and then the unlock button. Now to figure out why it doesn't happen when I'm not playing music and the screen has been off.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tiernan22:
Can you code a feature that makes my Infinity scoot across the floor and get me beer out of the refrigerator?

Kindly,

Everyone on this thread
[Asus Transformer TF700] smalis:
Forgive me guys for going OT, but I need some help. My screen has died, and I want to restore my Tab as close to stock as I can to try and do a warranty return. I can HDMI output the screen while in Android, but this does not work in recovery (TWRP). How can I restore to stock without being able to see TWRP? Is there a way to boot directly to fastboot and then use adb commands, perhaps? If so, what commands? Would appreciate any help here.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Lol! That's what I like to hear! :D :laugh: :good:
[Asus Transformer TF700] wpbear:
DS Battery Saver (Free) app does turn off WiFi when in Sleep. Basically same as Auto Airplane Mode app but a few more functions and is updated for JB 4.2.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Tylorw1:
Since you are unlocked they are not going to give you your warranty. Since it is only a screen, it shouldnt be as much as a full main board but it will be expensive. So if it is just your screen your best bet is just to send it in.

Tylor

Rom: Cromi-X 4.3RC2 with _That's V2 Kernal

UPDATE FOR TF700 USERS!!! AND THE 4.2.1 UPDATE

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2204100
[Asus Transformer TF700] bjtheone:
Not one reboot here. Did you do a clean or dirty install and how did you restore your apps?

I did a clean install (well actually three of them... :) ), and reloaded apps from the play store. Only thing I restored via tb was data for a game and dolphin browser to keep flash happy.
[Asus Transformer TF700] woodsonmh:
Sorry your up the creeck without paddle.

If your unlocked asus already knows you have been bad. Part of the unlock procedure sends a notice to asus. If your only rooted it should not be a problem.

Every unlocking thread I've seen has in big red letters this will void asus warranty. They wouldn't even respond to support question i had stating that i was unlocked with time and date. Extended warranties by third parties might still cover it if you have one.

Woody
[Asus Transformer TF700] wingdo:
I first did a dirty over 4.2.1 stock, then a full clean. Two reboots while restoring apps via the play store. I gave up and restored my nandroid.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
I've probably flashed this version100+ times. Over stock 4.2.1, 4.1.1. and clean. Never had a reboot yet......
[Asus Transformer TF700] ronniereiff:
I tried applying a bunch of tweaks from Pimp my Rom that was suggested in Zen's optimization thread but it seems some of the tweaks broke wifi and then soon after I began getting violent reboots, ran the Pimp my rom recover any all went well. Just thought I'd share this.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
One known cause of these reboots are if you have HD Widgets installed and a widget setup on the lock screen, the device will reboot when updating HD Widgets.

I guess my point is that it may be specific to what apps you have installed.

I'd suggest this - install a clean version of CROMi-X and then install just bare minimum apps needs and see if you still get the reboots. If not, then slowly load your apps until the reboots come back. It is a pain in the rear, but CROMi-X is worth it!!

I truly think it's related to what apps are installed due to some Android bugs.]
[Asus Transformer TF700] smalis:
I realize this, but I am going to try to convince Best Buy to give me an exchange, and I really would like to restore my Tab to stock before giving it to them.

EDIT: Solved! - following this post , I downloaded the firmware from the ASUS site, extracted the blob and put it on my sdcard, and flashed it using the terminal commands in the post. I am back to stock, with data2sd deactivated.

On to Best Buy tomorrow!

EDIT: Success at Best Buy! New tab in hand!
[Asus Transformer TF700] ronniereiff:
Setting OOM Groupings/Minfree Valuess to Medium in multitasking tweaks will break your wifi for all you pimp my rom users :silly: fyi