yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] geoslake:
I did install the drivers :

http://adbdriver.com/downloads/

but had to disable driver signature enforcement, on windows 8.1 x64
[General Questions and Answers] OsmanOzdemir:
thx geoslake, how did you root your device?

when i run CheckBeforeAction, computer can connect the tablet but when i run fastboot, computer does not connect the tablet.
[General Questions and Answers] geoslake:
Why did you run fastboot directly ? I used the "root" batch file.
[General Questions and Answers] OsmanOzdemir:
Thx geoslake, I did it :)
[General Questions and Answers] vipercoyote:
I just bought a memo pad hd 8... So from my readins i can root but can i install recovery and custom rom as well?
[General Questions and Answers] OfficerJimLahey:
If it's an ME180A, you can add CWM-based recovery, but be aware that it doesn't "stick" (stock recovery overwrites it on second reboot) unless you make it (and I haven't seen that option yet).

No ROM's unfortunately, for any of the MeMO Pad (8 - and from what I see, same case for the other sizes) models.
[General Questions and Answers] pnin:
As I reported back in post #139, that's not the case with my ME180A -- recovery stuck ever since I installed it. Maybe you're using different firmware? Mine is K00L_WW_user_3.1.0.39...
[General Questions and Answers] OfficerJimLahey:
139:

Mine is K00L WW, latest version (whatever that is - 3.1.0.42? - I'm away from the device at the moment)

I installed by adb shell, using androtab's instructions.

When I asked them about the persistence problem, I got a reply about there being an option for that...

...but I could never find it. Maybe the latest ASUS version nixed that option.

Just to be clear, I can install the CWM-based recovery, boot into it by a variety of methods, but once I reboot into system, if I go back into it, I'm back to stock recovery.

But if I need it for any reason (and cannot access system), I can reinstall it through fastboot, as I unlocked my bootloader (something that was totally not necessary nor recommended at this point).

I tried Nova for a short while. The tab kept rebooting on me. Once I uninstalled, the problem was gone (I think it was a bad interaction with StickMount).
[General Questions and Answers] vipercoyote:
Ok I saw a ME181 on craigslist for $90 so i decided to buy it, Guess i will sell my K00L me 180..

Is there any luck to this one the ME181 newer version such as roms, root, recovery???

And what is the advantages to have a custom recovery.. Seems although it may be not of use on the me180 since there is no roms??
[General Questions and Answers] OfficerJimLahey:
I think the situation is much worse. The ME181C seems to be getting OTA's that kill root possibility. And AFAIK, there are no developers on this device. At least the ME180A was donated(?) to whoever runs androtab.info to make us a build of CWM. No ROM's, yet. The site hasn't updated in a while either, so there may be something around the corner.

Well, ASUS doesn't really provide a good back-to-stock procedure with their devices. A soft brick is almost as good as a hard brick. If you don't have a nandroid backup, you may well be screwed [1].

In the next little while, I will dd backup my system and boot partitions, and build a CWM flashable ROM out of it. But (probably) only good for WW devices. No glitch, glamour, or debloat, just back-to-stock in case something goes terribly wrong for someone. This may provide incentive for someone to develop for us, in spite of a few limitations [2].

Advantages are simple when there are no ROM's around ... Backup, restore, and saving your neck.

[1] Apparently there is a way out of it. If you go into CWM and flash the factory image, you may get off lucky and just have to follow the upgrade path from 2.0.0.4 to 3.x. But this isn't the way it's supposed to be flashed. It is meant for a tab functioning enough to boot, and go into demo mode. The other consideration is that CWM is unable to process OTA updates, hard to say if it will take this package.

[2] The kernel seems to have been updated since the factory image release, don't know if the source available will handle the latest OTA, or if it's appropriate for ROM's. Also, there are a lot of unanswered questions with ASUS's "secure boot" feature.
[General Questions and Answers] baseballfanz:
Thanks for this thread and all who contributed. Only 5 minutes after unboxing my Memo Pad 8 181C is rooted.:good:
[General Questions and Answers] OfficerJimLahey:
Back to Stock ROM and Procedure Online (ME180A WW only)

I had a fruitful night. I bundled together a true stock ROM based on the current version (3.1.0.42) on my device. First file (untouched original) is uploaded, the second file (minor changes) is uploading as we speak to DropBox.

So if anyone on the ME180A (WW version) has a serious brick, can only get into fastboot, and no CWM backup, this is the way back to life:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3027620

Hope this helps someone.
[General Questions and Answers] vipercoyote:
Thanks! I think I can deal with the software 4.4 or whatever this device has, i just want to root well, just because..LOl and to kill some asus apps andas you stated do backups

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Which method?
[General Questions and Answers] ratmandu:
To all interested, I decided to do a bit of a test with my ME181C, K011, running BBY firmware (latest OTA).

I booted into CWM, using the tethered method Here and successfully flashed the WW firmware (172, from the ASUS website).

This may interest some of you. Especially if you are having trouble rooting your device.

The only difference between the two seems to be default software load? I can't really tell much difference other than the build number. Also, droidboot/fastboot/bootloader now sees my device as a WW K011.
[General Questions and Answers] vipercoyote:
People with me181 are you on 4.4 kit kat? i could have swore this tablet got updated to 4.4 but mine sis stuck at 4.2

Imjust trying to root right now and cant find a clear way to do it
[General Questions and Answers] vipercoyote:
got my 181 rooted now I need a custom recovery but i heard it doesnt stick..o well
[General Questions and Answers] battax:
Greetings,

For ME581C is there any way?

I cannot find a way :(

Kernel: 3.10.20-00001-g6e806aa

Build: KVT49L.WW_epad-11.8.2.68-20141208
[General Questions and Answers] ourson68:
Hi

I have the same tablet me581cl with build : kvt49l.ww_epad-11.8.2.68-20141208 and i don't find any chance to root this tablet !!!

Somebody have idea ?
[General Questions and Answers] konsolen:
rooting

Hy ,

It someone is interested, i found a rooting procedere for the Asus ME581CL.

Should also work for some other Intel devices with the correct files.

Will open a new thread for this.

Regards
[General Questions and Answers] ourson68:
Thank you Konsolen ,

I will look
[General Questions and Answers] tycoo:
+1 :good:
[General Questions and Answers] OfficerJimLahey:
Hey,

Was setting up Tapatalk the other day, and I found this:

http://www.transformerforums.com/forum/asus-memo-pad-8-forum/

Anyone who has (given up on) waiting for a MeMO Pad 8 forum, well, it already exists! :cowboy:
[General Questions and Answers] konsolen:
Its done. Root is now possible for the ME581cl.

I think it must work for other asus intel devices also.

http://xdaforums.com/general/help/root-downgrade-asus-me581cl-t3075678
[General Questions and Answers] USnex:
worked like a charm on me181c, thank you....happy camper
[General Questions and Answers] mariosaraylian:
ASUS Memo Pad 8 (K011/ME181C)

Hey Fellow ASUS Memo Pad 8 Users:

Anyone have any leads on any Lollipop Updates/ROMs for the ASUS Memo Pad 8 (K011/ME181C)??

I found one link on the WWW down below, but when you try to download the ROMs, they take you through these stupid surveys that you have to do. That to me sounds very fishy, although the guy that wrote it seems to reply to messages/comments to write on the page (however, his English is terrible), and I cannot tell if he fully understands some of the things I am asking him (i.e. if his "ROM" preserves the ZEN-UI interface etc.) I also think its very fishy that he has his ROM links only obtainable by going through stupid surveys.

Has anyone possibly seen an update for an international version of this Memo Pad 8 that maybe has a Lollipop update? It just really is a shame and sux that a tablet as nice as this won't have an Android Lollipop update for it!

I have updated the Firmware to WW-3.1.23.189 / 044000240_201404181021 and successfully rooted it with RootZenFone-1.4.6.4r

Here is the link the "ROM" I mentioned above:

http://www.rom-lollipop.org/mp3-0/asus-memo-pad-8-me181c-6413.html
[General Questions and Answers] bruce7373:
I have the latest firmware (189), but root fails with Kingo Root. I'm tempted to use the APK referenced here. I'm not a novice when it comes to rooting/flashing, but since my 8 is just one day old I'm a little leery.

Has anyone else had the experience with KR failing, but having the APK work?

Sent from my Asus Memo Pad 8
[General Questions and Answers] OfficerJimLahey:
Which MeMO Pad 8 do you have? ME180A? ME181C (sounds like the case to be this one)? ME581CL? Some other?

There are critical differences between the model numbers. For example, it would be news to me if Kingo fails on the ME180, similarly, if Kingo actually worked for the other models.
[General Questions and Answers] Rkbot:
I rooted mine using key root master cekas fix!

I downloaded apk of key root master cekas fix on foreshared,installed it opened it ,pressed root and in 10 seconds it rooted it!No computer required!EDIT:I have a MEI180A

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Both failed for me.Key root master should work.
[General Questions and Answers] mariosaraylian:
this is a bull**** spam site that makes you take surveys! Everyone beware! I even downloaded all of the "files" and decompressed them and there is no data even remotely close to a rom or anything about the tablet for that matter!!!!!!

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Has anyone tried to or looked into adapting the Lollipop update that ASUS put out for the Memo Pad 7 (ME176CX, etc.) ?? Onto a Memo Pad 8 (ME181C and ME181CX)??

I really wish someone was interested in making a ROM for the Memo Pad 8 (ME181C and ME181CX)!!!!
[General Questions and Answers] willro14:
Hello guys, I bought this tablet today ME181CX and I inmediately came here to see if could mod it. So sad that it doesn't even have a thread. For now I only wish to root it to evada the ads, so I wanna ask If ME181C its the same as ME181CX and If I could use a root method for the later, and I wanna ask for advice about how to enjoy it the most.

Thanks so much
[General Questions and Answers] OfficerJimLahey:
AFAIK, the big difference between the C and the CX is that the CX has a SIM slot, so I don;t know if that justifies a different firmware.

But it looks like the C's have better luck with the RootZenFone app, while you should (because a future OTA could have patched this) have luck with:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58524419&postcount=179

Speaking from the side of the ME180A (MeMO Pad's older, ARM brother), it is quite a peppy tablet once booted and once unwanted apps are frozen (don't delete them, or else OTA will no longer wok or worse, you will probably get a bootloop).

Hope this helps.
[General Questions and Answers] willro14:
Thabks for your response my friend, in this case I have a ME181CX and it didn't have a SIM slot

And i´m checking the link you suggested and I don´t know how to install the root or what I should do, the page is in japanese-

Thabk you for your help!!!
[General Questions and Answers] coolbeans2016:
TWRP

What about the twrp recovery??? My 181c will be here in 2 days. I just found this forum so the answer might be in the coming pages but just had to jump in and ask :D

zach
[General Questions and Answers] Airey:
This one worked for me! I have a ME181C with ww-...-189 Build. The RootZenFone tool didn't work for some reason. It kept throwing me into demo mode and I was already getting desperate: This worked immediately and I have removed all the bloatware and the awful launcher already. It's impressive how fluid it becomes without all that garbage.

Thank you so much
[General Questions and Answers] coolbeans2016:
? on build

What build is your k011? WW-? If it is .189.... what was the first build # before your updates?

My Asus Memo Pad 8 181c has build WW-3.0.23.150 but it is also the Bay Trail processor - z3745. Trying to determine what OTA's I am missing. If these 181c's are the rockchip processor version then I cannot do the OTA firmware updates via adb/fastboot.

Please let me know.

zach
[General Questions and Answers] mariosaraylian:
coolbeans2016:

You're not getting any replies as there isn't ANY action going on for this tablet unfortunately. When there is no Development for a Device on XDA, there won't be any forum chatter. First off, as far as which is your model and this forum. This forum only deals with the K011/ME181C, which I believe is a USA specific model. You have to realize that ASUS releases their Firmware updates completely based on REGIONS of each product. I have the K011/ME181C Asus Memo Pad 8, I am in the USA. My latest Firmware is WW-3.1.23.189. If you are in the USA, when you go to Settings>About>System Update, you should be automatically update to the Version 189. In that same menu you will see the model number above the Android Version etc. etc. You have to also note that if you are outside of the USA, it might not be the best idea to force install a Firmware Version on your Memo Pad 8 just because a higher version is available. You can brick the Memo Pad doing this. Another thing to keep in mind is that some of the Firmware versions are meant for the models that have GSM capability in them (like in Europe and the UK) and the Firmware for these is ENTIRELY different. The model numbers from ASUS are also very confusing as different model numbers are given for almost the identical product, but made and sold in other countries.

I have mine Rooted Successfully, but there isn't much else to do besides that as there are NO ROMS available for the Memo Pad 8, and also no Lollipop Update from Asus for it either. Currently, no one is wanting to do any Development for the Memo Pad 8 either, to make a custom ROM with Lollipop. To my knowledge, the Memo Pad 7 is the only one with a Lollipop Update, and I think it is for the Euro/UK models only, not in the USA.

I guess the first thing I need to know is if you are in the USA or where???
[General Questions and Answers] OfficerJimLahey:
Not true. This thread was started by K001/ME180A users, and became inclusive of the ME181C and CX (although I don't hear much of the latter).

You are right that there isn't much to do besides root. I played with custom recovery for a week, but since there is no interest in anything else custom, I have just been making my tweaks with GravityBox.

Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD

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You are thinking of the ME180A with regard to RockChip. The 181's are Intel-based.

Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD
[General Questions and Answers] pnin:
I was about to correct that, too. Anyone doubtful should check OP or post #25, for instance. FYI, the ME180A is based on the Rockchip 3188 SOC.

I have root & recovery (CWM) on mine, it still works fine if a bit laggy, but I moved on to an LG G Pad 8.3...
[General Questions and Answers] mariosaraylian:
joel.maxuel:

Well what I should have written was that This forum only deals with the K011/ME181C and VARIANTS, but I didn't write it on purpose because Noobs get super confused on the model numbers/variants. It took me hell to figure out what they all mean because there is no clear explanation from ASUS on them. What really sux here is that there is a Lollipop update for all of the variants of the Memo Pad 7. A friend of mine who bought a Memo Pad 7 here in the USA was able to install the Lollipop update that is available on the Memo Pad 7's in the UK. Had I known this, I would have gotten the 7 instead of the 8! Be careful with these external links that claim there is a Lollipop update for the Memo Pad 8 because these jerks try to fool you down to the model number and everything for you to download their BS spam/adware/virus files.

What I would be very curious about is that if someone can take the Android L update they made for the Memo Pad 7, and port it over to work with the Memo Pad 8, THAT would be awesome. They would need to compensate for the differences in hardware etc. but because the source code is open, its quite possible. The only other thing left to do would be to adapt the Asus ZEN overlay software to integrate in with the actual ROM, but this shouldn't be difficult either since they have done it for the Memo Pad 7. It's such a shame too because hardware wise, and quality wise, the Memo Pad 8 is pretty damn nice, it blows the LG G Pad 8.0 out of the water as far as quality on everything, but again, NO later Android update :(

Sometimes I wish I was a Software Engineer instead of Hardware.....
[General Questions and Answers] OfficerJimLahey:
This is where things still get confusing. A variant "trees down", not up. Variants of the K011 (to me) are ME181C and ME181CX, likewise to the ME181C the regions (WW, TW, CN). A variant (to me) of K011 does not include predecessors (ME180A/K001) or (potential) successors (ME581/K015). They all share the same "MeMO Pad 8"

line

, which is completely in scope for this thread.

Except the 2013 model (MeMO Pad HD7 / ME173).

Odd that ASUS cared more about the 7" (at least the 2014+) models, maybe they pushed more units in the end.

Regarding the external links, I know someone who picked aprt one of those downloads - it was a GApps package, with who knows what included in it.

It would be an interesting feat (but difficult as ASUS has a habit of releasing only the original source code, not the updates - unless they broke their pattern this time around), but mine is too old for such a task anyway (the wrong architecture as the 2013 models were made with ARM as opposed to the newer Atoms).
[General Questions and Answers] tube517:
http://rootinghub.com/root-asus-memo-pad-8-me181c/

This worked for me. I have the K011/ME181C. Just turned off the tablet after hitting the "root" button within 5 seconds. Then turned it back on and root was achieved.
[General Questions and Answers] sadsfae:
I've got the K015 / ME581CL (European Model w. SIM card)

The above method, RootZenPhone 1.4.6.8r apk worked for me as well on the shipped 4.4.2 firmware. I had root though I was unable to flash custom recovery images due to the locked bootloader.

I updated to the latest firmware on the ASUS site, 5.0.1 lollipop and lost root and the above .apk method didnt' work to regain it.

I'm waiting for further development to root on 5.0.1+ (hoping at least).

It appears you can't downgrade once you update it, though someone claims to have it working.

http://xdaforums.com/general/help/root-downgrade-asus-me581cl-t3075678/page5

Short summary: DO NOT update the OTA to 5.0.1 until there's a root method available if that's important to you.
[General Questions and Answers] tube517:
Been rooting and flashing ROMs for many years, bro. I know better than that.

NEVER EVER Accept an OTA on a rooted device. You will almost always lose root.
[General Questions and Answers] sadsfae:
Ahh yes, it wasn't the OTA I manually downloaded the lollipop upgrade from ASUS website and applied it with RomManager.

I had read somewhere you didn't lose root, but I guess that was wrong :) I felt kind of iffy doing it and regret it.

Here's to hoping that there will be another root method for 5.0.1, with 'no root firewall' it's manageable enough to get by for a while

but I miss a lot of things having root.
[General Questions and Answers] tube517:
Official firmware from the manufacturer is basically the same thing as an OTA.

The real problem is no development for Asus ROMs as much as other devices. Oh well, at least my device is rooted. The Asus UI isn't too bad. I can remove the bloat now that I've rooted.
[General Questions and Answers] Bigbossyousef:
Use root genuis
[General Questions and Answers] sadsfae:
Does this work on the latest ASUS 5.0.1 update?

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Ok confirmed, the latest root genius (RootGenius_en_2.2.6.exe) does not work with the Memopad 8 ME581CL (K015)

It gets to the part where it sends the APK over but it doesn't apply.

Please post if anyone can get another working method for 5.0.1 Lollipop.
[General Questions and Answers] coolbeans2016:
Did any of the recovery options, custom ROM's for other Asus devices ever work for the ME 181c?

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http://xdaforums.com/android/help/asus-memo-pad-8-me181c-tethered-cwm-t3006382 got me past the WW-3.0.23.150 my 181c came with, tethered recovery (CWM) and original firmware (WW-3.1.23.172) and the two OTA updates in that forum

but would definitely like to take this Memo Pad 181c into the lollipop dimension! You can try the tethered recovery, if it boots your device and loads, gives you full options for flashing and such, temporary, reboots to your stock boot.img, so if it works, it works, if not, will not leave you boot-looping

This CWM Tethered Recovery let me flash Chainfires SuperSU.zip after getting my firmware straightened out and updated when the zenphoneroot 1.4.6 that originally worked would not after getting updated, where I sit now
[General Questions and Answers] sadsfae:
Someone mentioned earlier the towelroot method doesn't work, I just tested it and I also get the "this device is not supported"

Has anyone tried using the towelroot modstrings? towelroot.com/modstrings.html

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Ok confirmed, the towelroot with modstrings even for temporary root doesn't work either.

I'm waiting to see if a newer root genius or any other tools might be updated to tackle the 5.0.1-updated Memopad 8 ME581CL (K015)
[General Questions and Answers] Yaime:
root & ROM for ME581CL

Hi!

I'm looking for root and stock Android ROM for Asus Memopad 8 ME581CL. Most of roots I checked were not working :(
[General Questions and Answers] memodrop:
I have a Memo 8 ME181C. It looks like there is not much point in rooting it since there are no custom ROMS or ability to upgrade to Lollipop, correct?
[General Questions and Answers] Yaime:
I want to install a stock Android, if it's possible. Or just remove Asus's apps, cause they are useless and annoying :(
[General Questions and Answers] sadsfae:
Stated below, there's a lot of benefit in rooting so you can remove all the crapware ASUS ships, the zenphone root methods work on 4.4.x but do not work on 5.0.1. You shouldn't update to Lollipop if you want to keep root, until a new method is discovered and posted.

Right now only temporary, tethered TWRP methods seem to exist. It should let you make a backup but not install a ROM or obtain root on Lollipop update.

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I have the same model, ME581CL / K015 and if you stay on Android 4.4.2 then the Zenphone root method worked for me.

http://23pin.logdown.com/posts/230216-root-rootzenfone-14r

Specifically, the 1.4.6.8r version

Once you upgrade to Lollipop (5.0.1) you lose root and there isn't a method (that I've found) that works to regain root.

If someone finds one please post here.
[General Questions and Answers] memodrop:
I didn't think the ME181C had lollipop available?

Also, what ASUS software do you recommend removing?
[General Questions and Answers] jwh125:
Just rooted my Memopad 8 K011 with RootZenFone 1.4.2r

Needed it to run Titanium Backup on Build WW-3.1.23.189 , Kernel version 3.10.20-ga94710f. Be sure to turn off Wifi and then Forget the Network in settings.