yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
sbdags - one question: First time ever installing any ROM, I've read everything I can find again to make sure, but something is not adding up.

I'm on the latest bootloader and kernel, have unlocked, and have used goomgr to install TWRP. I have a UHS-1 64gb microSD that I plan to use for data2SD once this is all done, but I'm a bit confused. Currently, the SD already has my TiBu backups on it, and not much else.

When I go into TWRP, and make my first Nandroid backup of the stock system, do I save them to internal storage (does not make sense if I do a full wipe, assuming of course that full wipe includes internal storage) or to SDCard? And if I save to SDCard, then I have ot manually copy the Nandroid backup folder off the SDCard to my computer, then format it EXT4 for Data2SD, and then go through the steps of setting up the Data2SD after flashing the kernel package to support cROMi 4.7.x, but if that becomes the new 'internal' storage (via symlinks and such as I understand it) then will TWRP still see it as internal storage or as SDCard?

Actually, I think I've sort of answered my own question lol...just as long as I know which is which in TWRP, it won't matter otherwise, right?

Sheesh. I make sh...stuff so complicated sometimes.... 0_o
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
You lost ME about halfway through, but actually made a great case for NOT using Data2SD, I think - at least for folks with limited intellectual capacity like me. LOL
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
Sorry, wasn't trying to.

I use my Infinity both with and without the dock, but I really need Data2SD - it's grinding on me like no tomorrow b/c of the lag. I just got the Rockstar July deals on GTAIII, GTA:VC and MP2, and the lag is unbearable on stock ROM. Since it is almost a year old now, I decided that I can forego the remaining warranty and unlock it to go with cROMi.

I plan on going full 64 GB as EXT4 b/c I have the paragon EXTFS for Windows utility, to be able to mount Linux partitions in Windows natively from http://www.paragon-software.com/home/extfs-windows/ so I won't need to split my card up at all. which will be a good thing.

I'm just trying to figure out what happens when the SDCard becomes mapped to /data, then what about apps that forcibly save data to the external storage, like games?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Read the two data2sd posts in my kernel thread, you might want to use the first version:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=40522097&postcount=56

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41305526&postcount=159

Also read this to understand the secret of "external storage": http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=43673632&postcount=4476

You should still have a small FAT32 partition before your ext4 partition, which makes using the recovery easier, and allows you to use the data2sd add-ons unmodified - they expect a card with two partitions.
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Really, I was just trying to make a joke. I'm sorry if you saw the need to apologize - that was not my intention.

If you haven't used CROMi-X yet, try it without Data2SD first. Most of the die-hard D2SD fans seem to think the complexity and headache to get it running is not really justified anymore, since there is hardly any performance improvement detectable.

This is what I gather following these threads. I do not have any first hand experience with D2SD so feel free to completely ignore me :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
Thanks for the advice, _that. I didn't realize that about the scripts looking for dual partitions. Would it be safe to do, say, a 1-2 GB FAT32 partition for ROM storage on?

Also, I'm not sure if I want the media moved to /datai (internal storage at all), I think I would want everything from internal moved to SD - it's a fast card, much faster than internal storage, and I'm only currently using about 10-15 GB of internal any way.

Does the external SDCard get mapped back to internal storage with Data2SD?
[Asus Transformer TF700] Ghorin:
fsck is done, i had no error and only a small percentage of non-contiguous files.

It's probably not a result of this fsck but now quadrant bench is giving 5800 while i was 6172 2 days ago.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tiernan22:
I would agree with berndblb on this one. I run GTA3 (albeit not terribly often and not for very long) and I haven't hit any significant lag. Forgive me for making the assumption that you haven't flashed CromiX quite yet. I think you'd be astounded by the performance discrepancy between stock and SB's ROM without the benefit of Data2SD. With the kernel choices we have available these days and dedication of the OP, lag is virtually non-existent by utilizing OC, GPU tweaks, and customizable power modes.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Ghorin:
I'm back to 6132 on quadrant. My tab was not on performance mode ...

Question : is there a way to always stay in performance mode even after reboot ?
[Asus Transformer TF700] workdowg:
Read back about 3-4 pages....your answer is waiting there... ;0

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700t - CROMi-X 4.7.0 ODEX
[Asus Transformer TF700] Ghorin:
Well I found that answer below but that was some hundreds page back ;) and i didn't find anything elsewhere.

Use_that2 kernel. With ROM Toolbox (I have PRO) you can tick box to apply CPU level on reboot

That's it ?
[Asus Transformer TF700] andreibsk:
No, i dont think thats it. i think it was something about switching the data from performance mode with that from balanced (it was just a rename of two files in system i believe)
[Asus Transformer TF700] Ghorin:
oh now I remember that idea, i will look for it in xda threads. thanks for your good memory ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] andreibsk:
found the post:
[Asus Transformer TF700] RedSkyRoad:
The thing that I find intriguing is the 5.0 in the version number of the ROM's build number :)

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T
[Asus Transformer TF700] Luthiensdad:
first, apologies if this is posted in the wrong thread as I rarely post. I hope someone can help & tell me what's going on with my tablet, maybe even get it working again. I was running CROMI-x 4.6.9 until recently with no problems, upgraded to 4.7.0 using TWRP 2.6.0.0. I did not use signature verify but had checked MD5 of the download. After booting the tablet began to display some unusual behavior (Nova launcher closing & not loading widgets, etc.) which rebooting & wiping dalvik/cache did not resolve.

So I thought I'd try the method in post 4855 of the main thread and use the fsck command to repair any sd errors, as it hadn't been done before to the tablet. That began as expected but the first step (data) did not complete after several hours, though screen showed progress, so I killed the process using the kill button in TWRP. I rebooted the tablet and then got to my home screen but it then rebooted repeatedly. I was able to access TWRP and restore my backup; it appeared to be working until the "failed" message at the end. So I attempted to reinstall 4.7.0, using signature verification. Aroma installer completed the process in the normal way but when attempting to reboot system I received the warning message that "no OS is installed".

At this point I have access to TWRP but it no longer shows any backups available to restore, though I did not delete it and a few minutes earlier had attempted to restore it first (which failed) before reflashing the ROM .zip. I have (apparently) a good download of 4.7.0 but it does not seem to "stick". Anyone, any suggestions how to proceed from here?
[Asus Transformer TF700] acraigl:
On which partition did you run FSCK? I had a similar situation on my data partition. Killing the FSCK command can corrupt it. In TWRP, you'll need to do a format (as opposed to a wipe). I think this is located in the advanced settings. After that you should be able to install 4.7 and/or restore your backup.

Hope you have a nandroid, because it's all going away :(
[Asus Transformer TF700] Luthiensdad:
hi, thanks for your reply, I followed these steps:

1. Reboot to recovery

2. Select Mount and uncheck System, Cache and Data

3. Go to Advanced, then Terminal Command, then hit Select Folder to start Terminal

4. type "e2fsck -fvyD /dev/block/mmcblk0p8" and press return. Wait for the process to finish (this is for Data)

it did not complete after over ten hours.

So when doing a format, in 2.6.0.0 at least, when I select the Wipe tab from the Home screen it gives me two options, L one is 'Advanced Wipe', & R tab is 'Format Data'.

Advanced Wipe tab has several sub-options:

Dalvik Cache, system, cache, Data, Internal Storage, & Micro SDcard.

The Format Data tab does not have any sub-options. Is that the one to which do you refer?

Also, should I remove the microSD when doing this? If so, what is the safest way to?
[Asus Transformer TF700] acraigl:
It's the Format Data option under Wipe option. It should not impact the microSD (at least mine was fine.). I copied the 4.7 flash file to the microsd card, them formatted data, then installed Cromi from the microsd.
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
No apology required. I independently (without having seen your post) decided to try GTAIII last night on my tablet, and it was amazing. I Think I'll play around with this just as it is and not fool at all with Data2SD for now and see how it goes. I bought a pair of UHS-1 64 GB microSD cards back in December, so I can always make the move whenever I feel like....

Time to play :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] Daruniafx:
I had the same Issue, I kill the process after a 4 hour and when reboot it stayed on the logo screen, my solution was re-run the process and let it end.

The process takes several hours if you have a lot of information on the internal memory, and some times a second run fix the issue.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
+1 It can take hours to complete if you have a lot to check and repair.
[Asus Transformer TF700] PolishPoet:
How did you run this and from where. I did not see this option when installing CROMi x Kernals 4.0.4.

TIA
[Asus Transformer TF700] andreibsk:
its a normal install of Hunds kernel using kernel installer 4.0.4.

i dont think all the lines are shown during the instalation but this is what you get when you save the log file.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Hmm I see to have semi bricked my TF700. I cannot install or restore anything - just fails from TWRP. A wipe appears to work. This just happened tonight.....

When I run e2fsck it tells me that the super block is corrupt. It doesn't indicate how to fix it however. Anyone have any ideas?

Edit:

Update managed to run it on /system and had thousands of errors.... Once that had cleared it then let me run on /data which similarly had lots of errors. Full wipe and CROMi-X is booting on a clean install....Damn - still not booting just stuck looping the bootanimation now..... Will have to pick it up again tomorrow....
[Asus Transformer TF700] TitanUranus:
Bad news, sorry about your problems. I had a few issues like this when I first started messing about with linux on the TF700. I ended up using my NVFlash blobs, you shouldn't need to though since you can still get into recovery and run fastboot ok. I think the best option is to copy an original Asus firmware and run it as an update to rebuild/format all the partitionss and device structure.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lartomar2002:
Ouch! Were you using fsck option on Hund's kernel (isn't it one of the options in his latest version?) or through adb? Either way if it has done this to you then I think I will keep my dumb ass away from it.
[Asus Transformer TF700] acraigl:
That sounds a lot like what happened to me.

I had to format my data partition, install cromi, then restore my nandroid. I'm back and running, so you'll get there too.

I highly suggest either removing the e2fsck posting or add a disclaimer as it seems to be causing some pain for folks trying it. Heck, if sbdags is having issues, it may not be good to keep around.
[Asus Transformer TF700] woodsonmh:
:(:(:(

I don't know if you were running hunds beta or not but i wonder about its stability booting into recovery. Also sometimes hunds does not seem to be responding the way i expect at times. It may be I'm looking at it to hard.

Any way I'm back on _that's.

Woody
[Asus Transformer TF700] Daruniafx:
The fsck option on kernel installer its ok, because it no have the -f parameter, as That_ mention on a few post berfore the -f parameter force a deep scan, not only a structure scan.

The hundsbuahs scrip its safe, i had issues using the -f parameter on fsck command.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lovey08:
Just a noob question, but why does my screen flicker or change brightness even when I set it to the lowest point? And I seem to notice lag issues with games like heroes of order and chaos and such.

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
This got me back. Thank you! I'm pretty sure issues were caused by fsck or turning data journalling off however I was running thatv4 at the time. I think flashing a new ROM killed it for some reason.
[Asus Transformer TF700] JoinTheRealms:
Could i ask a favour of cromi users? could a few of you time how long it takes to boot?, i'm making (imo) i pretty cool boot animation so i'm just trying to optimize it for length. Im currently running a multiboot kernel so i'm not sure how long it takes normally

Cheers guys
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
40secs to 60secs on average. Depends on how many apps installed so you won't get it perfect. However you will have problems if you let it go over more than 108 frames from my testing. Just a warning ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] JoinTheRealms:
Hmmmm its already 300 frames and i wasn't done lol, what's the optimal resolution of it ? im making it in cinema 4d so its a full screen animation, id like it to run on all devices running cromi, would the resolution have to be changed for the tf300t for example?
[Asus Transformer TF700] MarkAndroid:
Hello SDBAGS,

I installed CROMI 4.7.0 without installing any application.

I continue to have also the problem that the display turns on by itself.

I attach logs to try to understand.

thanks
[Asus Transformer TF700] FooFighter312:
I had the same problem and the solution was,at least for me,to turn off Google now notifications
[Asus Transformer TF700] MarkAndroid:
I did not install google now!

If the TAB is attached by external power, the display does not turn on by itself!
[Asus Transformer TF700] tomtomxp:
tf201 prime

hi thinking of installing this rom on my tf201 too, im currently using the latest energy rom from tf201 threads, would i be able to flash this rom without flashing tf300 stock img first and patched twrp. im on 4.2.1 and 10.1.6.x BOOTLOADER AND PATCHED TWRP 2.4.4.0 (from energy rom)

but do you know if this is a diffrent patched twrp and i will need to flash the stock tf300 image from asus first? and then patched twrp?
[Asus Transformer TF700] RedSkyRoad:
Quick question : Is SOD a ROM or kernel related?
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
It's not possible to install without any applications but I think what you mean is you didn't choose any options.

Anyway, the first log says it is exchange waking your device. As does the second. It's because you have something called smart sync enabled?
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Depends. I've had a SOD with Max's kernel and also because I had undervolted too much so it was unable to wake....
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
You can go straight to flashing this ROM. I have the same combination on my prime. You may need to wipe as well. Depends how close to stock energy is.
[Asus Transformer TF700] joshnl:
I've been following the posts (as best I can) over the last several days (so, let's say around the last 20 pages or so), and I'm totally confused about fsck. Could some kind soul write a brief summary of what fsck is and under what circumstances one would want to use it? It sounds like it may help with performance, but I'm scared to go anywhere near it based on the troubles people on here have been having.

Thanks!
[Asus Transformer TF700] acraigl:
Super-brief: It's chkdsk for linux. A tool that checks the file system for errors or inconsistencies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fsck

I guess the theory is that if these errors exist, and are left unchecked, it could impact i/o performance on the internal drive. Using it broke mine, sbdags and several others tablets, which resulted in the need to format to reclaim a healthy partition.

Based on my experience, if you're not aware of any issues, you probably don't have any, so stay away. Others seem to have suggested it made a difference, but I'm not planning on using it again.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Agreed until I understand why I soft bricked last night I am not going to advise using it. It may have caused it, it may have not but for now I'm leaving it out of my roms.
[Asus Transformer TF700] joshnl:
Cool, thanks.

So if I'm doing a "factory reset" and "format data" in TWRP before flashing CROMi-X, is there even any point in doing fsck (i.e. would any potential errors have been wiped out doing this)?
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
New CROMI Team Member

I am extremely pleased to announce that [MENTION=2675647]elesbb[/MENTION] has officially signed for Team CROMI :D He is taking up the position of Lead Smali Developer.

This means we get some cool add-on mods that will give us the best ROM out there! Welcome aboard mate! :good:

Looking forward to building CROMi-X 5.0 with you ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] elesbb:
THANKS BOSS :o) cant wait to get hackin! xD
[Asus Transformer TF700] robgee789:
holy **** balls 2 of the best devs here and we get them both :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] acraigl:
I would say that's true, *if you format*. Wiping alone does not necessarily fix file system errors.
[Asus Transformer TF700] dragon57:
I can't imagine it caused the soft brick. There are times when you would be very glad to have it installed, so I would humbly request you leave it in the rom, just for those that would really need it.

I know it has saved many of my Unix and Linux systems that hard crashed without having a journaled file system.
[Asus Transformer TF700] RedSkyRoad:
From what I've seen. it takes hours to perform. I prefer doing a full wipe each time I install a ROM (which I assume renders fsck pointless) - takes me 30 minutes MAX to full wipe, install ROM, restore 112 user apps with TiBu and sync all accounts...

---------- Post added at 05:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:12 AM ----------

Yay!!! :) MOAR stuff :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
So far 5 people have soft bricked (corrupted partition) after I included it. Less than 100 people downloaded the version with it in. Sorry but I won't be taking the risk. You can run it at any time from the twrp command prompt using e2fsck anyway so you don't need me to provide it.
[Asus Transformer TF700] MarkAndroid:
I meant that I had not installed any APP from the market, I had just installed your ROM.

I just configured the mail (exchange server) without set up automatic synchronization.

Thanks to your advice now I disabled the services exchange, using Titanium Backup. It seems that the display will not turn on by itself.

You could try to understand and solve the problem?

The mail exchange I have always used without the screen turning on by itself.

Surely CROMI 4.5 did not have this problem

Thanks for everything and happy holidays
[Asus Transformer TF700] workdowg:
I noticed on my phone my screen was on for over 2 hrs... I accidentally left it on my desk at home while I was at work. I also have an exchange server account on the phone only. Thanks for the info!

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700t - CROMi-X 4.7.0 ODEX
[Asus Transformer TF700] TeTTiweTTi:
great! good to know. Can anyone confirm this?

I will do a format when I upgrade to Cromix 5.0 as well.

I prefer a format rather then a fsck.
[Asus Transformer TF700] rsbuffalo:
I soft bricked as well a two days before it showed in the forms. Restored my backups and all is well so far.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Blairware:
It just gets better & better!

If you're extremely pleased, imagine how we, the CROMi Crew feel. Personally? I am delirious! On a serious note: Is there a good method of restoring the stock launcher home screens? It's the one tedious part of flashing the tablet for me.

On my Samsung GN2, I keep a copy of the file: launcher.db: - located here: data/data/com.sec.android.app.launcher - copy it back after flashing, set properties & ownership, reboot and I am set, other than widgets, - and those take 2 minutes to restore.

Is there a corresponding file on the tablet?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Should work exactly the same, just the package name of the launcher is slightly different.
[Asus Transformer TF700] MarkAndroid:
forget it. exchange server also disabling the display continues to light alone. I would like to try other ROMs to see if I have the same problem but I have to leave for the holidays and I can not risk losing all the installed programs. if you have any idea concerning the logs would be grateful.
[Asus Transformer TF700] slybarman:
Just unlocked my wife's tf700t last night and installed cromi. Thanks for the ROM.

Does data2Sd make a really noticeable increase in performance? Trying to decide if I should use one of that's kernels.

Does browser2ram require anything additional to work?

Sorry for the noob questions.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
I have never used dat2sd but don't recommend it to new users. Browser2ram does its thing automatically in the background. That's v4 kernel is the most stable ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] slybarman:
Thanks for the reply and all your work. I will stick with your stock kernel for now then.

Edit - did you mean that's v4 kernel is most stable of all kernels or most stable of his kernels?
[Asus Transformer TF700] Daruniafx:
The benefit you get by installing the data2SD not worth the headaches effort generated. Just disable the fsync and you will have an excellent and stable performance.

I suggest you install _that kernel for your first experience. It's stable, without overclock but with excellent performance, more than 6,300 points in Quadrant vs 4.500 or 5.100 which generates the Asus official rom.

After a week you can try other kernels, to find the best experience with your Infinity.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
I meant other than my stock kernel, that's v4 stock modded is the most stable.
[Asus Transformer TF700] slybarman:
Roger that. Thanks again. I guess I will try them both out and decide.
[Asus Transformer TF700] corb06:
For me it was a stupid weather app called Weather Station, that lit the screen up every hour. Uninstalling it solved my problem.
[Asus Transformer TF700] MarkAndroid:
I had not installed any app and I had no weather widget!

some times you turn even 2 or 3 times within a few seconds.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Calm down nobody said you had. I've told you which app is causing the problem, it's the exchange smart sync. IT is scheduling an alarm to wake your device to check emails. I don't have a fix for you.
[Asus Transformer TF700] MarkAndroid:
I'm sorry, I am calm, I did not mean to be rude or demanding something! maybe google translate translated differently my sentence. I tried to disable both the exchange and e-mail, but also rekindled the display on even after a few seconds of turning off. What else can I turn disabled?
[Asus Transformer TF700] andreibsk:
hey sbdags

how is the new rom comming?cant wait to try it.

what did asus update in the latest firmware?
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Wifi and Bluetooth drivers, kernel and lots of frame work changes. The ROM won't be ready just yet as lots of tweaks to apply but it's running well. Scored 5664 on quadrant before any tweaks like fsync applied which is not bad. I'm on holiday now for 3 days so it'll be at least a week before you see anything.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Post another logcat from when the screen wakes and let's have a look to see what is waking it now.