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[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
I daisy chained and it is working perfectly fine :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] LetMeKnow:
Thanks for the great information...;) I just learn something new today, hahaha.

Here is the next question and hope that you could share to the new users like me...:)

How are the wipe and mke2fs doing their jobs behind the scene exactly? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

Thanks in advance,

LMK
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
New user? :P
[Asus Transformer TF700] LetMeKnow:
LOL, yes I am still considering myself as a novice....:o

I have a good intention but I guessed that I am just wasting my time....:( I am shutting off right now, haha....:crying:

Sorry sbdags for being off topic on your post...
[Asus Transformer TF700] stevens243:
CROMi-X 5.4 and CTM 2.4 update:

I was on travel the last two weeks, so I couldn't test as I left my dock at home.

5.4 was working flawlessly but when I got home and hit the dock, reboots.

5.4 was a dirty flash on 5.3a and _that8. Never tried 2.3 or a, b, c :)

Today, I flashed 2.4 and am typing this from the dock.

All seems well in CROMi-X land and I have no thoughts of Dell or WIN8 products!!

Thanks SDBAGS and pjc21!
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Different methods to achieve different results? Net result is your files are gone. One concentrated on removing the pointers to your files (i.e., your files are really still there but the system sees empty space as they are not.... indexed (not the right word) anymore and the other reformatted the whole partition? A question for _that?
[Asus Transformer TF700] lmmohr4:
OT Posts

Hear! Hear!

Glad you said that. I was afraid to point it out, being a fairly new guy who appreciates the lack of editorials on this thread.

Thank you for all you've done.
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
No, please, I was merely poking fun at you as you already know more than many of the readers in this forum, including me :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] butcherbird:
That's the unfortunate part ... there seems to be no way to resolve the issue. As [MENTION=2868472]slbp180[/MENTION] and [MENTION=2155137]johnlgalt[/MENTION] have said, dirty flashing seems to help prevent the problem from occurring. Beyond that, it just happens -- the problem occurred after 8 out of 10 flashes in the last 2 days. Luck? Google engineer sobered up in his office and disengaged the "screw you guys" button? I dunno...!

Sorry to have littered the thread with the issue. I appreciate the support, though. :)

Cheers!
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
Odd. I just did a clean install of 5.4 with CTM 5.4 and bluesphere, and I added all my accounts and they synchronized perfectly fine.

But, I cannot change the time zone - it's stuck on GMT.

[MENTION=518363]sbdags[/MENTION] - didn't I have this exact same issue before with an older build?
[Asus Transformer TF700] LetMeKnow:
You don't have to worry about it, my friend...:) Like I said, I had a good intention. First, I just want a confirmation from the experts of what my understanding is correct. I am very sure that I am correct. Second, if the information is available and users want to know, it is there for them, haha..;)

[MENTION=518363]sbdags[/MENTION]

Thanks for the information and it is always nice to have some experts on your sides, haha...:good:
[Asus Transformer TF700] loner.:
[MENTION=518363]sbdags[/MENTION] we know your working on the new Crombi-KK, will you be able to make it have as many user choices and options and will it run as stable as CROMi-X on the tf700t in the long run or is there limitations to what can be done with a 2 or 3 year old tablet?
[Asus Transformer TF700] nevertells2:
So what do you think of CM11 performance on the TF700 compared to Cromi-X so far?

---------- Post added at 10:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:25 PM ----------

Don't know if you are aware of the saga of the HP TouchPad, but a bunch of dedicated devs have kept it updated with every version of Android to come along including CM11. That's almost three-year-old hardware that was never meant to run Android in the first place and save for a few bugs yet to be worked out, CM11 runs exceptionally well on it. I think you can expect great things with SBdags doing the developing of CM11 on the TF700. In fact, I think some of the TouchPad developers could stand to take some lessons from him! :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] Ozark_8125:
I'm really fuzzy from back then... almost can remember the command line to setup Netrek back in the day... but it seems like the 'wipe' command (even though in the verbose feedback it says 'formatting') is more like a dos version of del *.* or deltree (sorry, can only think in dos equivalent) and the 'other' format command (where you have to type 'yes') that, according to sbdags is running the mke2fs, is like the fdsik command that is actually re-writing the MBR (is there a similar equivalent in unix?). Sorry, that's off the cuff and probably completely wrong. Why did I respond anyways?? :crying:
[Asus Transformer TF700] LetMeKnow:
I appreciate for your time and input....:) Some users will find it as a valuable information....:D I think the concept is very much the same but our tf700 is using a SSD, not mechanical HDD any more....;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
mke2fs (or Android's make_ext4fs) creates a filesystem on a raw block device, which is comparable to the DOS/Windows "format" command. Both have nothing to do with the MBR, which is one level below filesystems. Actually, our tablets don't even have a MBR, which is also the reason why you can't use fdisk on them.
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
There is a lot more that I cannot change. KB for one. Other settings too.

Sent from my cROMi'd Infinity via Tt.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Try rebooting
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
All - I have created a dedicated thread to discuss potential TF700 replacement devices - let's move that discussion over there:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2670921

Thanks.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Snah001:
Ha ha, it was just about what is coming after the tf700 since the 701 was such a disappointment in its transformer role.

Always keep an open mind :)

Sent from my Asus Infinity TF700 with Dock
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
Rebooted twice already, but I will try again.

Sent from my cROMi'd Infinity via Tt.

---------- Post added at 11:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:35 AM ----------

OK, so I've rebooted the tablet multiple times, and here is what is happening so far.

If I try to change the time zone, the actual time on the tablet changes to reflect the time zone chnage - but the time zone still shows GMT.

If I try ot change the default keyboard from ASUS to Google KB, it changes right back to the ASUS KB.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
I and others have had the same problem mate. It is usually caused by flashing ET on a clean install. The fix as I remember is to flash the rom again with another kernel, boot and test it is fixed then flash the rom again with ET dity style. Try it :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Personally (and seeing as this is my thread ;) ) I don't mind a bit of off topic banter - part of the community in this thread :) We have our own little cosy section of xda ;) But you've probably done the right thing. Plus _that has gone back to his grumpy box :p :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] loner.:
I understand and appreciate your input, but I was wondering what [MENTION=518363]sbdags[/MENTION] thoughts and expectations on it were. :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Performance of CM11. It's OK. if CROMi-X scores 100 on the scale then CM11 based roms score 60 and CROMBi-kk scores 85.

I feel we are still limited by the immature base and lack of kernel development. _that has been working hard with us but we've still got a few teething problems with the kernel builds. Mainly you can install on internal but we cannot yet get data2sd and rom2sd working properly. The rom still runs fine as rom2sd if cromi-x is installed on internal ;)

However! I'll agree with lj50036 that we can probably release a test build in the next few days. Going to try remixing hunds kernel tonight :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
Could I just flash another kernel, or do I need to flash the entire system again?
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Try it - may be just the kernel bit that does the trick :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] NapalmDawn:
As sb mentioned, re-flash dirty style and reboot. I had the EXACT same issue myself and that's what fixed it. KB, time zone, etc. I found some settings had actually changed but they weren't visible as having changed.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Answering my own post! - sad :) Thanks to _that once again for pointing me in the right direction. I have now solved the rom2sd issues so potentially now I can have a CM11 rom on internal and CROMi-X as ROM2sd only :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] acraigl:
I assume the CM11 based rom will require a full wipe?
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Yes ;) Or do what I do install it to rom2sd ;) It works better that way as well :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Well we are getting very close to a first release. The ROM is stable & has a choice of 3 kernels, some speed tweaks you will be used to in the installer and some CM11 customisation that you won't be used to on stock roms ;)

2D feels a bit slow to me so that is something to improve. Currently I haven't ported Asus Apps over yet but I have a set ready to put in.

GApps will need to be flashed separately so I have updated the CMB set to the latest versions for you :)

ROM is still a bit schizo in its name - will need a new build to get that fixed.

Here is the type of performance you can expect using _that's v8 remixed CM11 kernel that I knocked together with the help of _that and lj50036.

Keep your eyes peeled for a new ROM thread tomorrow night :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] lartomar2002:
I see you have it named CROMBi-X. I thought it was going to be called cROMIX-KK?

Edit: Nevermind, I re-read your post and saw where you said the Rom name was still a bit schizoid.
[Asus Transformer TF700] LetMeKnow:
Thanks sbdags for the new CROMBi-X....:good:

It is not only 2D slow but also your CPUs are working harder with the same test loads and the memory usages are almost double comparing to the Cromi X, hmmm...:confused:

I thought that KK is optimized for small RAM but I don't think that is a case, haha....:crying: Your optimizations on the Cromi X are far better for memory usage than whoever wrote the KK...;) It is just my opinion..
[Asus Transformer TF700] kansasboy001:
The memory usage for cm11 on our tablet seems to be unusually high for a KitKat based rom. The Parinoid Andoid 4.1 beta that I have on my Galaxy Nexus, which also has 1gb of ram, is almost half of what CM11 on our tf700 uses on idle.
[Asus Transformer TF700] LetMeKnow:
It is just my observation....:D Do you know why kk is using more memory on the tf700 than Nexus? Just my curiosity...

Cheers!
[Asus Transformer TF700] loner.:
Sounds like you might be complaining a little and Crombi-KK isn't even out yet and don't forget the collaboration on this project just started. How long have the other KK based ROMs been at it? View attachment 2615776
[Asus Transformer TF700] LetMeKnow:
If you think that fact is a complaint, then I have to apologize to you and others....:) However, if you are looking closely at the score for the kk and the score on the first post, you will see what I am talking about... I am very sure that sbdags and others who are working on this ROM will iron them out very soon...:D

Cheers!
[Asus Transformer TF700] lartomar2002:
[MENTION=412755]lmk[/MENTION], I think [MENTION=567635]Loner[/MENTION] has not been a member of this forum very long and doesn‘t understand that you were just offering [MENTION=1784706]sdba[/MENTION]gs a objective observation just like many others on this forum do. I'm sure sbdags understands what you were saying.
[Asus Transformer TF700] loner.:
Lol you may be right. Read my post as I do not accuse, I say "sounds like". You need not be so touchy eh. But if your offended for some real or imaginary reason, just ask me to leave the forum kind sir. I can assure you I have no malice in my intentions.
[Asus Transformer TF700] kansasboy001:
The only thing that I can think of is that the original cm11 build for the tf700 has some program that is using a lot of memory, or something is not shutting off that should be.
[Asus Transformer TF700] loner.:
Could a memory leak be the problem? I am glad they are tweaking it, I know I couldn't. :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] LetMeKnow:
All of the above are possible...:) This is what I found out when I played with the ooo_adj value. I see the memory usage is changing... I think that google is a little bias on all of their apps and the kernel can not kill them even when the device is out of memory, haha...;) If we can find the sweet spot of the rlimit, then the kernel can kill most of the services of all apps including google's apps when the memory reaches to the minimal level before entering the ooo panic...:) Oh well, that is all that I know but I may be wrong....:fingers-crossed:
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Run "dumpsys meminfo" and study the output.
[Asus Transformer TF700] LetMeKnow:
Thanks for the information. I don't know anything about meminfo but I will look into it...;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] loner.:
You can have Google search and still not have Google Now.

1. When flashing CROMi-X 5.4 uncheck google search/now do not install it from the ROM.

2. Go to play store search google apps

3. Download and install Google search (blue icon)

4. You will have the google persistent search icon in the usual place upper left corner, tap it.

5. A screen telling about Google now will appear tap the next tap

6. The next screen will have a blue button/tab on the lower right hand side to install google now. On

the lower left hand side there will be a grey button/tab saying no thanks not now tap this tab

and back out of search.

7. Tap the search bar again and beneath the search bar will be a reminder if you want to install google

now, but instead hit the X on the right hand side and be rid of it.

Now you have google search with seach bar and no google now. You can remove the blue google search icon from the install.
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Oh yeah! You're such a noob!

Stop pretending already, please?

LMAO
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Those numbers are memory speed not memory usage.....

The tab still has around 450MB free ram when being used normally.

But yes something is not optimised for ram reads and writes. This would explain why b2r doesn't give the same benefits as well.
[Asus Transformer TF700] LetMeKnow:
Oops, once again I am wrong, haha...:o Thanks for the clarifications.. It does not make sense at all..:confused: The ram speed should be the same within the tolerances unless it is waiting for something or wait for an available space, just guessing..:fingers-crossed:
[Asus Transformer TF700] fsured:
I don't want to change the topic of this thread but share this info I found last night after reading your question about any new tablet dock combos. I know you mentioned Asus as not really an ideal purchase again but it looks like they are designing new Transformers. I'm in the same thought with the dock. It really makes a difference and that built in usb port. I could deal with a lack of extra battery in using a BT keyboard but I don't know if any have that usb port or card reader.

If the dock on the TF701 wasn't flawed I'd have made the jump a few weeks back. The new Sony tablet looks sweet. I have the Xperia Z phone I'm really impressed with it. The Xperia Z tablet felt great in my hands. That is likely to be my purchase if nothing comes out in the next 3-4 months that sparks my interest.

http://www.androidauthority.com/asus-transformer-pad-tf103-354158/

-Rob
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
Thanks for that - wonder if there is a 702 / 703 in the works?
[Asus Transformer TF700] woodsonmh:
I share many of the same sentiments. It made my decision easier that no one carried 701 when I went looking. I had a prime, lots of problems, traded up to infinity. I won a a a 300 with keyboard and quite frankly I have fewer problems with it than 700. I like 700's dpi so I used it more but 300 seems to hit a sweet point in my mind.

I had no clue how much I am and was putting up with until I got my new tablet. The infinity should be a better tablet. Sbdags how is the 701?

Just wondering if Asus solved the problems we have been living with.

And thanks Sbdags for getting infinity liveable.

Woody
[Asus Transformer TF700] diesel_fan:
Hello!

I have been using Cromi for about a year now and i am pretty happy with it. Thanks sbdags! My tf700 is unlocked and rooted.

But now, I have to un-root my tablet.... I need to use some company apps on it and I can't use it with rooted device....

Is there a way to unroot tf700t w/out lossing data and with Cromi-x on it? Voodoo OTA RootKeeper temp unroot is not the cure - company app still shows that my device is rooted.....

Thanks in advance!
[Asus Transformer TF700] excitedfermion:
Have you checked to see if there is an Xposed app to selectively allow root? There is RootCloak which might work....
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
If you do need to un-root, I know that SuperSU provides that option... Not sure if it actually works or not, but the option to do it is there...
[Asus Transformer TF700] LetMeKnow:
If you remove the su apk and binary from the Cromi Zip and reinstall it, your Cromi should be fine but any third party apps that you installed and required root will not work...:) Check this post 4217 by sbdags. Good luck and report back...:fingers-crossed:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2425383&page=422
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
TBH I really like the TF701. It's what the TF700 should have been. But the TF700 community and developing for the TF700 is so much more fun! :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] diesel_fan:
Thank you! I will try all those option this evening.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Ozark_8125:
I can almost hear sbdags now.... "..... win... just one... for.. the Gipper!!"

I bought the 700 based on glowing reviews - but found out too late about the i/o issues etc. I still remember the engadget review that painted rosey glasses on it IIRC, 'there were slight performance lags'. Next time around, I'll scrutinize the review a lot more and hone in on those 'rosey' bits. However, it's a couple years old and all the hard work providing CROMi for us makes awesome fun out of making the most out of gimpy. Cheers [MENTION=518363]sbdags[/MENTION] - you sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
CROMBi-kk has been released. It is mine and lj50036's CM11 KitKat 4.4.2 based CROMi-X / CMB Remix ROM :D Also a big thanks to _that!!

I'm still keeping CROMi-X for now as it is faster! ;) SO CROMBi-X is a new toy to play with on ROM2SD for now. Enjoy and feedback in the correct Q&A thread for it please :good:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2672751
[Asus Transformer TF700] pmgnet:
Yes! First to hit thanks! :) I'm really looking forward to this. Amazing!
[Asus Transformer TF700] butcherbird:
Looks like it's time to break my sync again. :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] TheBloodEagle27:
Yikes, looks like my tab is bricked after a corrupted installation... Tried reinstalling the rom about 3 times and none worked, they just get stuck in the boot animation, no boot loop...

Curious thing is that shortly before the boot animation a row of linux-like penguins show up in the top left corner for a few seconds, I've never seen it before, could this be some kimd of virus or whatever?

Had been pretty dang long aftery last rom update, i believe I was on 5.2, and just tried installing the lastest odex update... Halp?
[Asus Transformer TF700] LetMeKnow:
It seems like you have a corrupted data partition...:crying: If you like, you can pull a logcat for experts here to take a look at it.. If you don't want to do that, then you may want to Format your data partition under TWRP. You may have a bad block so you want to Format your partition, Not Wipe..:) Warning, backup anything that you want before formatting or you will loose them after formatting it...:laugh:

You must have selected _that's kernel...;) It is the SELinux.

After formatting your data partition, just reflash the new ROM and should be up and running again...Good luck...:fingers-crossed:
[Asus Transformer TF700] acraigl:
Crap. Now I have to follow 2 threads :)

Will CROMi-X continue to have updates or has new development shifted entirely to CROMBi-X?
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
I'd like get the 4.4.2 base up to CROMi-X standards. If we need an update for CROMi-X you will get one. :) Cryptic enough? :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] acraigl:
Just. Thanks ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] lj50036:
O my word did you read that !!!!!! He said he is keeping CROMi-X

FOR NOW!!!!!

Never thought Id see the day !!!!:p
[Asus Transformer TF700] Ozark_8125:
Definitely a first world problem. :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] smalis:
Just want to thank sbdags, _that, hund, et al. for their great work on this tablet, which I will be selling shortly, as I am migrating to a Samsung Galaxy Pro 10.1. Be well all!!
[Asus Transformer TF700] woodsonmh:
In looking at pros and cons on tf700 i have forgotten to mention this forum and the community around it. From scott to sbsags the instilled an attitude and helpfulness not found in other forums.

I still have and use my 700. Once an app is running like netflix tablet is great. I have it set up for easy reach while working out. After known delays tablet still can do some great work.

Thanks sbdags for the best forum group out there. And thank you for your willingness to share your work and time to help others. Technical skills and people skills dont often go together, and you have them both. I have beniffited not only with tablet help, but also your patience dealing with the horde.

At the top of a pro for the infinity is this group and sbdags.

Woody
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Aw you made me blush! Thanks! :o
[Asus Transformer TF700] TheBloodEagle27:
Hey there! Sorry for the late reply, anyway, I managed to get it back working with a fresh installation of the rom after a factory reset, everything is working perfectly again, thank you sir, you are awesome :cool:
[Asus Transformer TF700] kam33mitch:
Fsync yes or no?

A bit of a philosophical question. I still get random deep sleep/freeze issues every couple of days that we traced back to read/write errors to the microSD card when running ROM2SD. They seem to happen when a lot of reading & writing is done to the card ie backups or big downloads. I've always kept fsync on for fear of loosing the data but I'm wondering if I eased the I/O off by turning this off would it be better able to handle the throughput or would it mash-up even worse?

Any thoughts?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Turning fsync off will not improve stability. The TF700 has hardware problems with its microSD controller and doesn't work well with certain cards.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lmmohr4:
Weird Gparted problem

I'm trying to troubleshoot a rom2sd failure thinking I may have a bad SD Card, so bought a 32gb CL 10 Sandisk Ultra to try. Downloaded Gparted 18.0 and made a CD iso. Appeared to load fine except the scan for partitions doesn't find any and just scans without end.

I thought my PC might be the problem (Win7 Pro 64) so tried it on another. Same thing. Tried it on an XP machine. No Luck.

Amy ideas would be appreciated.

Is there another partitioning program you would recommend?
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Save yourself the trouble. The Ultra doesn't work for ROM2SD on the TF700. It's fine for storage but TWRP doesn't recognize the ext4 partitions on that card.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
I think I fixed the ROM2SD issue you were having with CROMBi-kk btw - just finished uploading today's file - could you test it for me from the CROMBi-kk thread please :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Would love to but I'm on the road for the next 12 days and the 700 stayed at home.

But I'm glad it turned out to be a bug - and not me :P