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[Android General] gbkelley:
Disable Audomatic OTA Updates

OK, now that you're rooted you probably don't want ASUS to send you a new OTA Firmware update that removes your root (updates reformat the /system partition).

In Settings/About Tablet/System update there is a menu with checkbox for 'Auto-download over WiFi' - uncheck this to avoid any nasty surprises.

Some folks are getting a new 4.7.7 update as of 12/17 - there is a WW version out on their download page already so it's coming for US.
[Android General] gbkelley:
BusyBox

There is an outdated version of busybox included in the 4.7.3 ROM. You can download BusyBox from the Market and install. When you run it, let it collect data for Smart Install. It will flag all links in /system/bin that are set up to use toolbox and recommends you leave these. Smart install will remove old busybox from /system/bin and install the latest version in /system/xbin, then set up links in /system/xbin for all the other binaries that aren't already linked to toolbox.
[Android General] gbkelley:
Apps to Use Now That You Have Root

Here are the Apps I use that require root:

SuperSU v1.86 Chainfire (required for all other apps to work)

ES File Manager (Root Explorer On)

BusyBox

Android Tuner

MyBackup Root

Nandroid Manager

Samba Filesharing

SD Maid

Switch Controls Full (Market says incompatible with device, just copy from another Android device you have it installed on)
[Android General] gbkelley:
Bloatware vs 'Lean and Mean'

OK, so I have my personal list of Apps I have disabled but it would be nice to just eliminate them from the /system/app folder and free up some space. The /system partition is mounted and formatted as 1Gb and there is about 228Mb free with the stock ROM.

I know everyone will have their preferred list to eliminate, so post your suggestions and let's set a limit of 15 apps to remove. Simple enough to delete them before creating a new image file.
[Android General] Silent C:
Another verified root! THX!

Thanks for putting this together. It worked flawlessly on the tab I picked upon on Amazon for my fiancee this week. :victory:

I am not a dev, but I am a software tester. I will be glad to help out with getting this worthy device a more current version of Android and debloating it.

Who do we need to bug about getting this device it's own Development category? :rolleyes:

Thanks,

Silent C

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I just used this method (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2565758) put together by k1mu to root my Galaxy S4.

I wouldn't recommend trying this "as-is" with the tab. I was going to try taking a look at the files and see if this would work with some simple additions or substitutions.

Since there doesn't seem to be much that is device-specific about this exploit, maybe we could put together a tool for the ASUS MeMo Pad FHD 10 based upon it? Theoretically speaking, this would give us the capability to root after any OTA up to Android 4.3 (provided that ASUS releases it).

Thoughts? Anyone else out there working on cooking up a 4.3.x or 4.4.x ROM?

Silent C
[Android General] caniswesley:
Seems to me that Asus is not trying extremely hard to prevent people from playing around with the Memo FHD or preventing exploration for root... If they are linking and providing all of this information
[Android General] gbkelley:
That link is for the LTE (ME302KL), this thread is for the non-LTE FHD 10 model (ME302C). ROM Updates are 4.7.3 (soon to be 4.7.7). That model has a locked bootloader, this model has an unlocked bootloader.
[Android General] manuzes:
How did you passed by the lock? when i tried to flash is falashboot said that it cannot flash before unlock. How did you do that?

regards
[Android General] fifthlake:
Micro SD card support

I see that Asus has updated the micro sd card information on their website. Website now says the table will accept cards up to 64GB (was only 32GB). Does anyone have a 64GB card in their tablet? I'm guessing this change is tied to one of the software updates since the initial release?
[Android General] Ramer:
Yes, I have a 64gb card installed. Working fine, although some apps like Titanium Backup can't see it. I suspect that's because of the Intel processor.
[Android General] elryko:
I have a 64GB card in my tablet (WW 5.0.16) bought in march this year. Works fine.
[Android General] perpe:
You may have to rename the zip. ASUS had released wrong ZIPs first and afterwards the right ones. I can only write about the WW SKU version, the zip is wrong named. All update zip follows a naming scheme. Look at the older ones for and rename your zip according to their naming,

"The above method isn't recommended" as for the quote. Downgrading the fastboot.img or recovery.img is risky and should be a last resort. Not just for fun! But I wrote this so often, I can't write it on every page!

But, this has nothing to do with to fake root update zip.

Why don't you read everything? I wrote that the rooting process is automated. This means there is no need to replace the build.prop.

No, no need to redo it. Everything is fine. :)

fastboot erase system - is completely usless and can be a worse choice. So it good to skip it.

fastboot erase userdata - is not really needed. This is like a factory reset. Sometime after an update or upgrade, it can happen that the system doesn't run very well, than it's a good option to try a factory reset, but it isn't needed before the update. It's an usless step, if something doesn't run well, you can still make a reset, and if everything works well, you kept your data.

fastboot erase cache - is sometimes needed. Without it it can happen, that the cache partition doesn't have enough free space to copy the update zip. If it worked for you without it, everything is good.

@ everybody else:

READ THE WHOLE THREAD and stop asking questions, that are answered more one once here. Don't root or flash something, if you don't know what you do or don't understand what you read.

Now, I will stop answering the some questions again and again.
[Android General] Ramer:
Wow, thanks for the insult. I did read through this thread. It refers people to the 2nd post on page 20, although the smartest process would be to update the OP. I appreciate your sarcastic reply.
[Android General] perpe:
Say it to the OP.

It's your tablet and you have to care for it, no one else.
[Android General] Ramer:
Care to reference where "your" posts state you no longer need to edit build.prop? Why bother to help in this thread with a statement like this?
[Android General] intrepid24:
I have written an update guide POST 377 after understanding the process through a lot of reading on xda

Thanks for your help [MENTION=4177701]perpe[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5592485]gbkelley[/MENTION]

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51699593&postcount=377
[Android General] caniswesley:
5.0.11 Rooted Won't Detect Update

Hi,

I've been trying to get my tablet to update to 5.0.16, and it won't detect it via the update portion of the Setup, nor will it detect an update when downloaded to either the internal or external SD cards.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thank you.
[Android General] caniswesley:
Problem solved based on earlier answers. Just renamed to US_ME302C-V5.0.16-0-ota-user.zip and rebooted
[Android General] caniswesley:
After rebooting, my device detected the downloaded 5.0.16 update and asked to be allowed to install it. Note: the official update was on the internal SD card. I was updating from an 5.0.11 rooted system. I made sure that Supersu's survival mode was Off and then let it update. The update completed successfully. I then downloaded the fake update aka 5.0.17 to the internal SD and rebooted. The fake update was detected and requested installation. Allowed installation. It installed and I now have root on US 5.0.16. Also note that I made sure to back up my 5.0.11 apps with Tungsten backup (first) in case anything went wrong, with my Tungsten Backup directory on the external SD card to protect the files from loss via overwriting of the internal SD.
[Android General] intrepid24:
OP [MENTION=5592485]gbkelley[/MENTION], I have written updated instructions in POST 377

Could you please add a comment in POST 1 to read POST 377?

It may be difficult for people who visit this thread for the first time to find the latest instructions
[Android General] Zannettou365:
ME302C-V5.0.17-0-ota-user.zip fo the ww version where are the links to download it so i can root my tablet?:laugh:
[Android General] p880noob:
nice

very cool +1
[Android General] perpe:
[MENTION=5808523]intrepid24[/MENTION]

Great written, many thanks.

Can you add one thing to it? fastboot doesn't work on linux host. I compiled a working version for Intel SoC. Should be nice for Linux users to have a link to it. You can find it at http://www.android-hilfe.de/root-cu...fastboot-problem-unter-linux.html#post7373742
[Android General] intrepid24:
done!
[Android General] Ramer:
Good write up. Just a suggestion, but you might want to add that you can also place the 5.0.17 file on your internal SD card by sideloading it either from your external SD or from an OTG-USB cable. That way you don't have to hook the tablet up to a PC and avoid installing drivers.
[Android General] emcee99:
restore to stock

I have a problem with an app (ezcast) and HDCP and I would like to restore my me302c back to stock US version (its WW now). It is currently unrooted but I no longer trust the system and I'm not sure what version fastboot is on it.

See "about tablet" screenshot here... http://m.imgur.com/6LtoGDA

What is the simplest and safest method to return this device back to stock US version?
[Android General] emcee99:
This worked for me....

1. Tablet: Settings - About tablet - tap "Build number" until { } Developer options" appears under settings

2. Tablet: Settings - { } Developer Options - Enable USB debugging

3. Tablet: Boot into bootloader (vol + power up)

4. PC: Install Minimal ADB and Fastboot & Intel USB drivers for ASUS

5. PC: Download XX_ME302C-V4.7.3-0-ota-user.zip from ASUS

6. PC: Extract Fastboot.img from XX_ME302C-V4.7.3-0-ota-user.zip into same directory as Minimal ADB and Fastboot

7. PC command prompt at Minimal ADB and Fasboot directory: fastboot flash fastboot fastboot.img

8. Tablet: Reboot back to bootloader

9. PC: Download XX_ME302C-V5_0_16-0-ota-user.zip into same directory as Minimal ADB and Fastboot

10. PC command prompt at Minimal ADB and Fasboot directory: fastboot flash update XX_ME302C-V5_0_16-0-ota-user.zip

11. Tablet: Reboot

Tablet is now unrooted XX SKU with 5.0.16 firmware

New question - does anyone else have trouble booting into bootloader? Power + Volume Up just does normal boot for me unless I catch it at exactly the right time about 1 second after power down.
[Android General] intrepid24:
Thanks. I've updated my post here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51875147

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51699593&postcount=377

the easiest way to get into bootloader is:

1) adb reboot bootloader

2) Simple Reboot - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=simple.reboot.com
[Android General] ozzii:
Sorry if the question was already asked, but 40 pages to read it's a little too big for me :angel:

I'm on 5.0.11 rooted (thanks for the post from the page 20).

I saw on the asus site that there is a 5.0.17

My tablet ask me for an 5.0.16 update.

What I must do for updating my system on 17 or 16 and keep the root.

I'm on a WW not US.

Thanks in advance.
[Android General] intrepid24:
as stated in the post right above yours I've updated guides here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51875147

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51699593&postcount=377
[Android General] ozzii:
But no link for the WW 5017 root update files.

This is why I asking.
[Android General] intrepid24:
please spend some time reading and understanding the guides

I don't think you're ready to do anything to your tablet if you don't understand every step before you start. Read previous posts to find the link for the WW 5017 root file. It can also be found on the German FHD 10 thread. The guide is written for US only
[Android General] ozzii:
Well I have read the guide and understand it.

There is a question of glasses on your post but not any more.... Something append ?

So I will make my comment like you didn't edit your post.

I will gladly go to wash my glasses but I don't have. So I've gone to wash my eyes, but same. Still no link for the WW rooted file on the post.

Why so much hate? Be a little kind, I'm a friend.

Because you didn't read my previous post, you will see that my tablet is already rooted. So I think I can do some things with my tablet.

Surely not so much like you but I've managed to root it.

In your post no link for the WW files and no mention that the files are on the German thread. So...

But I thank you for your work and your post on how to root the tablet.:good:
[Android General] Ramer:
[MENTION=284985]Ozzii [/MENTION], see my PM. :)
[Android General] boomer2hand:
still no access memory

I followed all posts and did it by the book got root but i stilldont have acces to memory with game guardian to cheat i alocal game it still tells me is my game dead does anyone else have this prob?

Where should i start for PROPER ROOT WHOS INSTRUCTIONS!!!!!!
[Android General] nvrpayretail:
Wifi issue with 5.0.16

Gentle people - I was running 4.7.3 rooted for awhile with no problems - all was well. Stupid me, I saw the 5.0.16 update and thought I'd take advantage of the hard work the folks here have done and update my US tablet to it. The install and root process all worked fine, or so I thought. I was using the tablet close to my router and everything was working smoothly. Then I moved to the other side of my house, where it worked fine before at 4.7.3, and it kept hanging up when trying to access the network. After moving closer to the router it started working fine again. All of my other PCs and a couple of other tablets work fine everywhere so I am thinking that something was changed in the latest update that is impacting my wifi performance.

After reading this entire thread, and specifically the information regarding back leveling to 4.7.3, I tried to go back to 4.7.3 and succeeded in soft bricking my tablet. After quite a bit of work I was able to get 5.0.16 reloaded but no matter what I do I can't seem to successfully get 4.7.3 reloaded. I've tried everything I can find and seem to be missing something somewhere. I've tried the process of renaming the update file, putting it in /cache and using su commands as documented with no success. I've tried using fastboot to flash the 4.7.3 fastboot.img and then using fastboot to flash 4.7.3. Reading and re-reading the information seems to indicate that I also need to flash the 4.7.3 recovery.img but although I saw references to successful builds of a US version I have not found a download for it. I assume from what I read that the WW recovery473.img won't work on the US build. And although it is well documented here that the recovery image has to be signed, I even tried creating my own recovery.img (which of course failed because it wasn't signed!!)

So, Please don't yell at me - I've done my homework and unfortunately I seem to be a complete failure. Any pointers as to where I may have gone wrong, or where I can get a copy of the US recovery.img if that is what is indeed I'm missing, would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks......

Edit: Well, I seem to have been successful in doing the applypatch to create a US recovery.img but even though I flashed the 4.7.3 fastboot and recovery (supposedly successfully) I still can't install 4.7.3 firmware. arghhhhhhhhhhh
[Android General] emcee99:
Are you sure sucessfully flashed the 4.7.3 version of fastboot? I had trouble with that until I extracted Fastboot.img from US_ME302C-V4.7.3-0-ota-user.zip (downloaded from Asus). The linked versions I tried on this thread didn't work for me.
[Android General] nvrpayretail:
Yes, definitely flashed 4.7.3 fastboot. When I boot into bootloader I don't the the errors that the 5.0.16 fastboot throws and and fastboot devices shows an actual serial number - not 111111111 as 5.0.16 does.
[Android General] emcee99:
What message do you see on the tablet when you try to "fastboot to flash 4.7.3"?
[Android General] nvrpayretail:
It goes through the process of downloading the update to the tablet, reboots, looks like it's applying the code (working android image) but then says System update failed, device recovered to original configuration.
[Android General] emcee99:
I saw that before when I did not reboot (Choose "reboot droidbot") after flashing fastboot.img 4.7.3.

If you follow the instructions in my post #399 I think you will get your device back to where you want it. Just flash 4.7.3 at step 9 & 10 instead of 5.0.16
[Android General] nvrpayretail:
I've tried a couple of times rebooting the bootloader via vol + / power button and then flashing the firmware. Always same result. I didn't reboot the bootloader though from within the bootloader itself. Don't know if there's a difference but I'll give it a try and post result. Thanks....
[Android General] emcee99:
Just remember - flash fastboot - REBOOT - then flash new system
[Android General] nvrpayretail:
Alas, no joy. Same result.

1. To be safe, I flashed fastboot yet again. (fastboot flash fastboot fastboot.img)

2. Reboot droidboot

3. fastboot flash update US_ME302C-V4.7.3-0-ota-user.zip

4. PC sends and writes to tablet

5. Tablet reboots

6. Tablet looks like it's loading code (busy Android)

7. Reboot

8. System update failed, device recovered to original configuration.

Me thinks my tablet be possessed!

EDIT: For grins, I just tried adb sideload - received "error: closed". Wonder if the update file went bad. Think I'll try downloading a fresh copy.

EDIT 2: OK. I got crazy and figured I'd try to flash gbkelly's original root.img, This succeeded in 'soft' bricking my tablet - got stuck on the Asus logo. So I figured since there was a 4.7.3 system on there now maybe the ota file would load and tried flashing that update file again. This put the tablet into a boot loop. Thinking that the boot partition might be the problem I flashed the 4.7.3 boot.img but that made no difference. Since I was actually smart enough to have backups of all of my apps I bit the bullet and did a factory reset. Lo and behold, I'm back to factory 4.7.3. Getting late so will pick up again tomorrow and see if I can get this thing rooted at 4.7.3. This sure has been painful.

[MENTION=5686955]emcee99[/MENTION]: Many thanks for your assistance.
[Android General] Blaze0079:
There is a new v5.0.19 US firmware available but it only seem to show up if u visit the asus website on the tablet
[Android General] pit84:
dear perpe i really appreciate your hard work for this awesome device, my question is this: i running the fw ww 5.0.17 totally stock,no root nothing,updated with the asus ota updater from the setting of the tablet, you thinks the last metod with WW_ME302C-V5.0.17-0-ota-user

work with my fw?

thanks

pit84
[Android General] Valera1978:
Root for US 5.0.19

Root for US 5.0.19.

Install in the same way, as for 5.0.17.

2 files in archive:

US_ME302C-V5.0.20-0-ota-user.zip

SuperSU_1.93.apk

1. Install SuperSU_1.93.apk

2. Put US_ME302C-V5.0.20-0-ota-user.zip to internal memory and apply update.

3. After reboot run SuperSU and update it.
[Android General] ozzii:
Hi,

Is there a way for the WW version :confused:

Now I'm under 5.0.11 rooted and I would like to update the tablet under WW 5.0.19
[Android General] Valera1978:
Last WW version is: 5.0.17.

Root for 5.0.17 you can download from http://www.android-hilfe.de/root-custom-roms-modding-fuer-asus-memo-pad-fhd-10/528918-anleitung-root-unroot-up-downgrade-unbrick-asus-memo-pad-fhd-10-ab-android-4-3-a.html#post7476192
[Android General] ozzii:
Thanks, I will try to understand the German :crying:

Too bad that this explication for the .17 doesn't exist in English.

I will maybe create an account and ask help in English.
[Android General] kotek.glupotek:
ozzii

I bought my Mempad few days ago with FW 5.0.11 on board.

I have downloaded the 5.0.17 firmware from ASUS website, saved as WW_ME302C_V5_0_17.zip. As it somehow hasn't been recognized as an update by the tablet, I have saved it to my computer (Win7), renamed to WW_ME302C-V5.0.17-0-ota-user.zip, connected the tab via USB (as media device without USB debugging) and copied to the tablet's "Internal storage" (in root folder of the media device). Disconnected USB cable and the tablet showed a triangle in notification area that an update has been detected. After applying the update I had 5.0.17 (but not yet rooted).

Then I downloaded and installed SuperUser (Chainfire) but I suppose you can do this later and use a different SuperUser. Finally I downloaded WW_ME302C-V5.0.18-0-ota-user.zip from the German forum to my Win7 computer as quoted above by Valera1978, copied to "Internal Storage" via USB again. Disconnected, applied the fake update and after the device restarted a couple of times I have 5.0.17 with root. (As explained in the German forum, Perpe automated the update, so there is no need to clean up or change the access rights of build.prop file).

Actually you can download the updates directly to your tablet, save them to the internal storage (rename and move/copy from Download folder to root folder/directory). The system needs to be rebooted first to detect those newly saved files though.

The whole process took less time then writing this post ;)

Good luck.
[Android General] tdamocles:
I'm rooted on .16 version. Do I just put .19 on the sd, pull the usb and then update? After, put .20 on the sd and update? I get an error doing it this way. Do I need to unroot .16?
[Android General] ozzii:
Thanks. I will test this ASAP and keep you informed.
[Android General] ozzii:
[MENTION=5878842]kotek.glupotek[/MENTION]

It worked !!!! :good:

Thanks a lot for the detailed explanation.

Now I'm under 4.3 and rooted.

Thanks again kotek.glupotek :highfive:
[Android General] Valera1978:
In my case I get ota update on my 5.0.16 rooted device (this is strange, but it was). Of course, after update, root was disabled and I root it again using my patch US_ME302C-V5.0.20-0-ota-user.zip from PatchROOT_for_v5.0.19_US.zip, what I attach in my post on previous page.

You can try use the way, described in №432 - put US_ME302C-V5_0_19-0-ota-user.zip to internal memory (not sd) and update it.
[Android General] tdamocles:
I let it update on it's own and now it's on .19 no root and it will not accept the patch (.20)...? Any ideas?
[Android General] Ramer:
Were you rooted before the update? Mine fails after it downloads the update. I've even downloaded the update from Asus website, unrooted thru SuperSu but I can't get it to update.

As far as not accepting the patch, did you unzip the patch file first? It's actually two files inside the zip, the .20 file (to place on the internal SD) and a copy of SuperSU (although you could just as easily download it from the play store).

Really wish we had a rooted rom to flash like most other android devices, but I don't think the US version of this tablet is getting much love :(
[Android General] tdamocles:
I was rooted before the update. It would only update to .19 if I let it update through the update menu. I unzipped it first and put it on my the internal SD.. I pull the USB and it sees it as an update(.20). It goes through the motions like it wants to flash but it ends as an 'error .'. It quits and reboots.
[Android General] Ramer:
That's what I'm getting too. I realized that I had Xposed framework installed and thought that was the cause, so I uninstalled it, unrooted and still get it saying "error" and rebooting.

---------- Post added at 07:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:12 PM ----------

Earlier in this thread there's mention of having to downgrade the bootloader to 4.x.x to be able to flash going forward (or something to that effect) I was never able to downgrade when I tried, but now I'm wondering if that is the cause of our problems. Can anyone else weigh in on this?