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[Asus Transformer TF701] HippoMan:
A suggestion concerning Aroma installer

After overriding the Aroma installer's density settings, I got an idea.

Is there a way to separate out the part of the Aroma installer which simply initializes settings, boot-up parameters, etc., and then offer it as an optional, stand-alone, flashable module?

This way, if we want to change things like resolution, density, boot animation, system APK installations, and other non-ROM-installation-related items, we could simply flash that module in recovery and go through the dialogs?

An alternative might be to just offer a "don't flash new ROM" option to the current Aroma installation script.

This is just a suggestion. What do you think?

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[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
I usually offer just this as my kernel and tweaks installer ;) I just haven't had time to write it for the TF701 yet.

Feel free to have a go :)

BTW there are no dependencies on 90RES so you can safely remove it although your script edit tops it running anyway. :good:
[Asus Transformer TF701] HippoMan:
Well, I have never done any Android ROM development, so I would be starting from square one in writing such a tweaks installer. But maybe some day (uh, month, year ...) when I have some spare time ...

I'll just keep the exit line in 90RES. This way, I can quickly reinstate it or hack at it if I want to change it.

Thanks again for your help.

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[Asus Transformer TF701] stevens243:
Any update on a new 701 release?
[Asus Transformer TF701] Brotuck:
Yesterday a new firmware was released, this also included a new bootloader. Can i still flash this ROM. (new firmware is already installed)

Version 10.26.1.28
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
It's sitting on my tab waiting to be tested ;) I had a day off from dev yesterday :)
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
New idea - Asus haven't released their firmware for the rest of us yet but if you want to guinea pig it please go ahead :D
[Asus Transformer TF701] AngryDinosaur:
define new :)
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
I've no idea why I wrote 'new' lol Maybe I meant 'No'? Who knows ;)
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
New Release!

Change Log

Enjoy! :good:
[Asus Transformer TF701] HippoMan:
Thank you!

I have some questions:

1. I just want to make sure: I'm using the 20140330 ROM. Is a dirty flash of this new ROM OK?

2. If the answer to #1 is yes, how is "dirty" defined? Wipe dalvik and cache and then flash? Or can it be really dirty with all wipes being skipped?

3. Do you envision any problem flashing this via sideload?

4. Is it OK for the dock to be connected during the flash, or do you recommend a dockless installation?

Thank you.

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[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Yes you can dirty flash - it's up to you if you wipe dalvik as it will force it to rebuild the dalvik .dex files if you do.

By sideload what do you mean exactly - you can't flash this as blob over adb - it must be installed via CWM.
[Asus Transformer TF701] HippoMan:
Thank you.

CWM 6.0.4.8 has a "sideload" option. It's under "Advanced", I believe.

The way it works is to select "sideload" in CWM and then install the *.zip via "adb sideload".

This works in general for other ROMs, but are you saying that this doesn't work for this particular ROM?

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[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
This ROM includes an aroma installer so no you can't just side load it. You must install the rom.zip in CWM unless the sideload feature does that and then runs the aroma installer which I doubt.....

You can of course push the rom to your sdcard using

adb push cm-11.0-20140510-Crombikk4.4.2-tf701t.zip /sdcard/crombikk.zip

or for external sdcard

adb push cm-11.0-20140510-Crombikk4.4.2-tf701t.zip /storage/sdcard1/crombikk.zip

and then again you would flash it by picking the crombikk.zip which would run aroma.
[Asus Transformer TF701] HippoMan:
Yes, sideload works in general via CWM as I described above.

I'll take the leap and try it soon (as soon as the backup I'm doing completes).

I'll report my results.

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It worked.

Using sideload from within CWM is a shortcut for installing any flashable zipfile (including ROMs) as if you're doing "adb push" to sdcard followed by a standard "install zip" via recovery.

Here's how to do it ...

1. Enter the CWM recovery (as I mentioned, I'm using 6.0.4.8).

2. Connect the device to the desktop computer via USB.

3. Select install zip -> install zip from sideload (I had forgotten that this doesn't appear under "advanced").

4. Enter adb sideload cm-11.0-20140510-Crombikk4.4.2-tf701t.zip on the desktop computer.

5. After the zipfile loads, the Aroma installer automatically comes up and runs normally. Answer the questions.

6. After the Aroma work is completed, the system boots up into the upgraded OS.

PS: I did this with only a wipe of the cache (not dalvik), and with the device docked. Also, I did not push the zipfile to the device in advance.

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[Asus Transformer TF701] Sleeepy2:
Sideload basically copies the rom/zip to a temp folder and installs like normal. Once the install is done it deletes the rom. Very simplified explanation but you get the picture.
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
May build just installed. Nice and smooth. Love the new colors!

On 1st reboot, I got on error dialog advising me to wipe data or system may become unstable. Was coming from a dirty install over the March build. If I wipe data, will I lose app or system settings?
[Asus Transformer TF701] erkanea:
thank you for your great work, I am currently using your 4.3 rom, though I had installed this one few days ago. I had issues with this one a few of dock shortcuts (settings, wifi, bluetooth etc) was not working. DO you have any plans to fix it?
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
It needs fixing in the CM11 source I'm afraid which means fixing the kernel. I have it on my list of things to do but there are also a lot of other simpler things to do first.
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Just ignore it - it's just android complaining about a switch in system ids. If you wipe you will lose everything but in my experience you don't need to and it is a one off warning.
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Thank you! I still don't get the point though :D
[Asus Transformer TF701] HippoMan:
Fewer user steps are needed to flash a ROM.

Also no permanent storage is needed to hold the ROM on the sdcard between the "adb push" and the "install zip" from recovery. If you have limited sdcard space and want to flash more than one item (for example, kernel, ROM, gapps), you don't have to store all of them on the sdcard first, before flashing from recovery. The temp space is automatically freed on the sdcard after "sideload" installs each item.

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[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Fair enough - I have so many files I flash on this thing that I like to devote almost a whole 32GB card to storing them but I get your point now :) It ever occurred to me before.
[Asus Transformer TF701] HippoMan:
I didn't know about "sideload" either, until I stumbled upon it several months ago.

I keep all my ROMs, kernels, gapps bundles, etc. on my desktop computer, because that way it's easier for me to navigate among them, delete old ones, transfer them from device-to-device, etc. "Sideload" makes all this simpler for me to manage.

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[Asus Transformer TF701] HippoMan:
90RES disabling doesn't work any more.

A week or so ago, we discussed disabling or getting rid of the /etc/init.d/90RES script in order to keep the build.props screen density setting from getting reset on each reboot.

This used to work in the previous version of this ROM, but now, when I disable 90RES and then reset the screen density in my build.props editor, the density in build.props still gets set back to the default after rebooting.

Apparently, something else in addition to 90RES resets the density setting on each restart. Is there any way to disable this in the latest ROM?

Thank you in advance.

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[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Talk me through what option you chose in the installer and what it is getting reset to?
[Asus Transformer TF701] JoshReuben:
Getting better battery life with the latest build, and sleep with sync off is below 0.6% battery per hour. Awesome!
[Asus Transformer TF701] HippoMan:
Thank you for your help with this.

I chose the default that the installer offerred: resolution == 2560x1600, density == 320.

After starting to use the new ROM, I changed /etc/init.d/90RES as shown at the bottom of this message. This is the same way I changed it a week or so ago.

I then reboot.

I then go into my build.prop editor. I see this: ro.sf.lcd_density=320.

Using that editor, I change that setting's value to 280.

I save the change, exit the editor, and then go back to double-check build.prop. That setting's value is still 280.

I reboot.

System comes up with original resolution.

I then go to build.prop, and the value has been set back to 320.

I double check /etc/init.d/90RES, and I see that it hasn't changed from how I have it set up, below.

All this is what leads me to believe that something in addition to 90RES is resetting that build.prop value during the boot sequence.

Current /etc/init.d/90RES ...

#!/system/bin/sh
[COLOR="Red"]exit 0 ## I added this line, just like before.[/COLOR]
sleep 30
wm density reset
wm size reset

touch /data/local/tmp/init.d_res_test.txt
echo "2560x1600" >> /data/local/tmp/init.d_res_test.txt

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---------- Post added at 10:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:13 AM ----------

OK ... I fixed it.

The build.prop editor I've been using was not working properly. It told me that the file was changed, and it showed me new, changed versions of the settings, but that is incorrect information. It was simply showing me the info in its local, cached version of build.prop, and not the values in the actual file. This seems to be an intermittent problem ... maybe a race condition during that program's setting and resetting of R/W permissions for the /system partition ... ???

Anyway, this bug apparently appeared after a recent upgrade of my "Rom Toolbox Pro" software.

Now, I directly perform a manual update of /system/build.prop, and the density settings indeed get preserved across reboots.

I apologize for the false alarm.

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[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Cool! I was just about to go off bug hunting. It's much easier to edit the build.prop yourself than using rom toolbox or whatever ;)
[Asus Transformer TF701] AngryDinosaur:
Does screen look more pale on crombi then cromi?

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jk i figured it out, its the adaptive backlinght under display settings :good:
[Asus Transformer TF701] NewDev4IOS:
Bittorrent link

i just started seeding the rom as on the download page there were no seeders so i started my own here is the link if anyone wants to download it via a torrent client

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:AB74879665EEC70643E5AEA22A40B1091696515B&dn=cm-11.0-20140510-Crombikk4.4.2-tf701t.zip&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3a80%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.publicbt.com%3a80%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.ccc.de%3a80%2fannounce
[Asus Transformer TF701] AngryDinosaur:
There is a battery icon bug. It doesnt update correctly.
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Which one? Dock battery or non dock battery? I have noticed other bugs with notification area not updating - like the clock getting stuck as well.......
[Asus Transformer TF701] AngryDinosaur:
The tablet battery, no dock for me
[Asus Transformer TF701] badwiring:
I have two battery icons in the status bar and in the quick settings panel. One is correct and one is always zero.
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
That's because one is for the dock ;)
[Asus Transformer TF701] loner.:
No TWRP yet for tf701! :(
[Asus Transformer TF701] badwiring:
Thanks for the development on this.

The only unusual thing I'm seeing is that my battery goes very fast. It was 98% a few hours ago and it's down to 68%. Last night I was playing Angry Birds and it went from 14% to 4% in about 10 minutes. Maybe the calibration is off. Right now it's indicating 33% battery usage from WiFi, Android System at 18%, OS at 16%, and screen at 16%.

I know I'll need to do my own diagnostics, etc., but is there anything common or really obvious (to everyone else) that I might be overlooking? I've used a few other devices and this seems unusual. I haven't used the stock ROM at all so maybe I should try it for comparison.

Thanks
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Nope and there won't be until touch screen drivers are ready to implement as I have got TWRP started but it doesn't understannd button navigation so I can't do anything :)

Yes CM11 is currently very battery thirsty at the moment - very much still a beta / wip - switch to CROMi-X which is much better imo ;)
[Asus Transformer TF701] badwiring:
I switched to CROMi-X and scaled the resolution down to 1920x1200. It is very fast. I've never seen an Android device scroll through a long web page that smoothly and quickly. (Dolphin, desktop agent.) I can also scroll through Nova home screens really fast without making my Koi fish live wallpaper stutter. So that means all the really important things a person can do with a tablet are covered.

I had to play with Swiftkey's DPI and it still looks a little funky, but it's worth it.

Are most of the customizations (navigation, themes, quick settings) done through xposed?

Thanks
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Yes all that kind of stuff is done with xposed as Asus don't offer much in framework customisation and it is difficult for a single human being like myself to introduce and support :)
[Asus Transformer TF701] loner.:
Is the "reading mode" option available in this Rom?
[Asus Transformer TF701] loner.:
Has anyone tried to install this Rom with the newer boot loader 10.26.1.28 ?
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
No because Asus haven't released their firmware on their site yet so I can't test.
[Asus Transformer TF701] loner.:
I believe it is, I downloaded it. They have the last two up or did when I grabbed it. Unless it was older stuff. I downloaded:

US_epaduser_10_26_1_18_UpdateLauncher.zip and US_epaduser_10_26_1_7_UpdateLauncher.zip if they are the correct ones.
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Nope the latest is 10.26.1.28 ....
[Asus Transformer TF701] loner.:
My boot loader is 10.26.1.28 after the OTA update. Weird Asus doesn't have it up for download yet.
[Asus Transformer TF701] muryoh:
Hello :)

I use a custom CM11-based ROM (Temasek's) on my N9005 and it is running just great.

So I was wondering: what is missing for CM11 to be great on this device?

I've always been more of a watcher than a doer when it comes to ROMs, but seeing how activity is so low on this device I was wondering if it could be worthwhile to try and help with things. Developing is what I do for a living, but I don't have any experience at all with Android development.
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Some dock keys and usb integration on the dock - that is all I have noticed so far :)
[Asus Transformer TF701] muryoh:
What about battery life? :D
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
You can have a try - I have some ideas but CM11 has never been a great battery saver on any device I have tried it on. It may be worth investigating some of the wake locks first as well ;)
[Asus Transformer TF701] muryoh:
I will, thanks!

My N9005 on CM11 really runs fine and on par (if not better) than the stock Samsung ROMs. :cyclops:
[Asus Transformer TF701] xw0lf:
can i flash new rom, once when released, as update over existing version from may10? i already flash may10 version and mostly satisfied, but not want to wipe all and start from zero , when new version will release .. so can we just update/dirty flash... or not... ???

additional question, can i install pa-gapps over this rom?
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
You can flash the latest over a previous one but if you get any funkiness a wipe will probably solve it.

My gapp package is way more up to date than the pa-gapps so if you flash theirs you will go back 6 months and then the playstore will download all the updates for you into /data rather than /system - up to you as I already updated all the apps form the play store...
[Asus Transformer TF701] xw0lf:
ok ok... tnx for quick answer

do you plane any new version soon..

and can you add at first post "what is working/what's not working" in your rom ?

you rom is good.. now i have 4.4.2 in my tf701f way before asus oficial release :) faster and less memory footprint :)
[Asus Transformer TF701] muryoh:
For the record, I am on bootloader 10.26.1.28 and had no problem installing ans running crombi-kk.

A few things worth mentioning:

- no more alt-tab when using docked keyboard

- looks like screen does not shutdown when the tablet+dock is folded

- mouse cursor is somewhat weird (circle instead of pointer)

- I confirm the battery draining quickly. Didn't have a chance to investigate yet but it was @15% before I went to sleep then when I woke up the tablet wad off

Still very nice tout see 4.4.2 on tf701. Thanks!
[Asus Transformer TF701] loner.:
Yes, 10.26.1.28 has no problem installing and running Crombi-KK. :)
[Asus Transformer TF701] loner.:
Does any of _that's kernels work with this ROM? If not can he be persuaded to think about it? [emoji51]
[Asus Transformer TF701] loner.:
If I have the tablet charging and let it go to sleep mode for a few minutes, it goes into a SOD that takes a hard boot to get going again. This has happened several times but only when charging, so far.

Edit: I am using ext4, Dalvik runtime, journaling on, fsync on.
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Time for an another build later I think - the CM11 TF701 builds are still quite buggy - remember this is a beta as is CM11. If you want stability go for CROMi-X ;)
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Not yet for the 701. I spent the whole of yesterday making the latest version of the 700 ROM compatible with that 10. I will try to compile his patches for the 701 at some point.
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
Let me guess: Is that charging through the dock?
[Asus Transformer TF701] loner.:
No dock.

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Using the beta, essentially makes one a beta tester. Beta testers should give input to help advance the beta in a positive way. ;)
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
They should which means you should provide last_kmsg of the SOD to see if anything was recorded before it switched off. I doubt it though - I think it is cm11 - the support for the dock is basic and other functions are just not there for the TF701T. I know pershoot and lj50036 are working hard to give us features but I need to start thinking about recompiling an enhanced kernel.
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Good to know! :good:
[Asus Transformer TF701] loner.:
I am getting random reboots while the tablet is charging. :confused:
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
."I have an error, please fix it" ;)

You know the drill. /proc/last_kmsg required for all spontaneous reboots please.
[Asus Transformer TF701] loner.:
Um I attached it in the attached zip. It was to large as a text. [emoji51] Didn't you see the zip?

Sent from my K00C
[Asus Transformer TF701] loner.:
The ksmg.txt was 900kb and I can't upload a text over 500kb. I did not want to edit the text down smaller. I attached another zip in case the other is flawed. I hope it work this time. :fingers-crossed:
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Is this the kmsg or last_kmsg? The current kmsg is no use really. Need the last_kmsg after a spontaneous reboot. If fact you can do this yourself - go to the end of the file and look at the messages and it will tell you why it rebooted.

It's crashing due a null pointer in memory and then a tegra crash by the looks of things. No idea why - what were you doing 10 secs before it rebooted?
[Asus Transformer TF701] loner.:
Deleted :)

Sent from my K00C
[Asus Transformer TF701] GrouchyPunisher:
Thank you!

Hi sbdags,

First of all, thank you for this TF701 KK build! I just last week picked up the TF701 (came over from the TF101 and the great work done by timduru for that tablet), and immediately rooted and installed your ROM. Expect a donation shortly! :good:

On to my question -

I am running trebuchet as my launcher, and am seeing a second battery indicator in the top bar (I assume for the dock battery.) Is there any way to get rid of this? I don't have a dock for this tab, so I'm not sure why it showed up at all. Any idea?

Oh, one other question - Is there a way to map a button to take a screenshot with this ROM? I used to map a long press of the recent apps button to take a screenshot, but I don't see that in the options...
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Yes I know about the 2 battery thing. It seems to be checking for the dock even when not there. Need it to be fixed in the cm11 source really.

As for screen shots there are 2 ways.

1. Hold down power and vol down and it will take a screen shot.

2. In settings, developer settings you can add screen shot to the advanced power menu.
[Asus Transformer TF701] lj50036:
Lets see how long it takes CM to update there repo's so we can have the new goodness :D
[Asus Transformer TF701] loner.:
I would like to see TWRP recovery for this device! :(
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
Your not alone, believe me. But some friendly advice: Don't hold your breath, it most likely would be detrimental you your health :))

We're a little in dev-no-man's-land with this device. It's just not popular enough to attract a lot of attention. But that's a small price to pay for having a stellar device IMO, especially if you can run CROMi-X on it!
[Asus Transformer TF701] lj50036:
Anyone out there in this world of ours.....:p

Put a 701 in my hands and we have twrp on it within a month...

I'm just saying, its going to happen.... :D

Thx Josh
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
As in: You are going to get a 701?

Or is this a challenge to get you a 701 for development?

I know there was a pledge drive for the first dev to achieve root and s-off for the HTC One M8 (which I happily own for a week now - unlocked and running Scott's CleanROM naturally).

Are you thinking along these lines?

I'm game if anybody else is....
[Asus Transformer TF701] lj50036:
I dont know if I'm ready to put my money were my mouth is.... :silly:

I either need to own one or have some one with the time to test my builds, and we know how that can go...

[MENTION=518363]sbdags[/MENTION] & I got twrp to boot but no torch, and he is anti-adb.... LOL he will get that :p

So I will leave it to the community...

Thx Josh
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
anti-adb! I love adb, and linux and all things on git..... :D I don't know what you mean? :angel:
[Asus Transformer TF701] lj50036:
Lies and propaganda...:cyclops:
[Asus Transformer TF701] loner.:
I suppose if I wanted to try Cromi-X on this device and already have Crombi-KK on it, I would still need to do a full wipe /data?

Sent from my K00C
[Asus Transformer TF701] loner.:
Who ever developed twrp for the TF701 would be a hero to say the least. [emoji51]

If the made one like _that's 2.6.3 WOW

Sent from my K00C
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
We don't have any touch screen drivers for some reason and TWRP doesn't allow buttons to do stuff so we are stuck at the moment. Need someone with more experience than me to understand how to do it. lj50036 had a good go and we got it to boot up but couldn't do anything once in.....