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[MeMO Pad 7 General] plopingo:
Latest .191 can be rooted, I've send the .191 ota update.zip to shaka (RootZenFone dev) after review the package no patch from asus ;)

And you have a good example here

But I still don't understand why this guy have lost root it's the only one in the thread oO but it's another subject :)

But why? whyyyyyyyy have you bought this memo pad 7 when asus released a more MORE powerful version of it :(
[MeMO Pad 7 General] ytab:
CX

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...and RootZenFone survival enabled.

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I use RootZenFone 1.4.6.4r with survival enabled, update from 182 to 191 successfully found, downloaded (cca 150 MB), updated, stay rooted, ME176CX.

Good luck!
[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
I wasn't aware of that! Good thing I haven't ordered it yet. :)

EDIT: Looks like it's not available on Amazon. I'm ordering it there as I've got ~75 bucks there. If it shows up before I order, I might get it.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] rodrengo:
I Try to install the first time but I got error when reboot. The update didn't appeared again to install

In recovery i install the zip selecting adb?
[MeMO Pad 7 General] ardicli2000:
It is available in amazon.de (Germany)

I am not sure of shipment procedures and rules but if it is possible you can think of using amazon.de.

It is a bit expensive because of Euro currency but still an option ;)

Regards.

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If you removed any of system files before, it will not succeed anyway. If you check update-script in update.zip, you will see that during the update, system checks for the md5 sums of some files. If any of those files is missing, there is no chance at all for success. You should create another update.zip, but then you have to be able to sign it as the way Asus does. And it is soooo difficult, nerly impossible.

This is why custom recovery is important ;) But we dont have any :(
[MeMO Pad 7 General] rodrengo:
But i didn't delete any app. I only rooted
[MeMO Pad 7 General] ardicli2000:
If so, it is interesting... Dont know what to say dude.

Just. sh*t happens :(
[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
Shipping would cost a lot overseas and the tablet itself is priced at about 260 US dollars, so I'll pass. I'm on a tight budget. I only have $150, which is barely enough when I add the case and screen protector. When I retire this MeMO (or something happens to it, God forbid) I'll see what ASUS has to offer then.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] ymDroid:
Have you tried doing a factory reset first. This will put the phone and all the system apps back to stock.

Use titanium back up to back up all you user apps first BEFORE the factory reset.

After the factory reset, reroot with zenfone, (don't modify any system apps)

Activate survival mode on Zenfone, and Survival Mode on SuperSU.

Then take to OTA.

This should work if you accidentally froze a system app before.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] rodrengo:
Yes, i do a factory reset and still having the same problem... i don't know how resolve this
[MeMO Pad 7 General] ymDroid:
Exchange the tablet with another at the store you bought it.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] rodrengo:
I upgrade well to .182 previously... i don't think there is a problem of hard
[MeMO Pad 7 General] ymDroid:
Anyone got the Watch Disney Jr app working on this tablet.

I sideloaded the official APK from my Galaxy S4, and it plays well for a while. Unfortunately, after a few shows the video keeps freezing up but the audio keeps playing.

I know it's a long shot, but anyone else using the app.

Unfortunately, it's available for a ton of phones and tablets, but not this model.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] plopingo:
Put the .182 on the internal memory and flash on top of it, resolve many issue, it's the only way to do a full restore (factory reset don't wipe/restore deleted app etc...)
[MeMO Pad 7 General] selmand:
868mb ram avaible

hi ,

why 868mb ram avaible why we cannot use 1024mb ram completely??

first reaplly 182 fw and update with "adb sideload update.zip" command with adb loader. only way update again.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] ardicli2000:
Regarding your ram question;

It is because GPU is using that amount of ram (in this case 156mb) ;)

Regards
[MeMO Pad 7 General] rodrengo:
Think i'll wait some news from asus web (in support section appears not even update .191)
[MeMO Pad 7 General] bravesoul:
There's no way to fix/update via adb. Asus has locked the bootloader on this tablet. If you have a problem updating from .161 to .182 forget the the whole thing and go to your reseller and demand a new one (if you can).
[MeMO Pad 7 General] inspectoras:
asus memopad k013

hello guys i have one asus memo pad 7" have problem all time play in demo mode

i use rootzenfone and after have that problem plz help me i have one month that tablet...
[MeMO Pad 7 General] plopingo:
Exit demo mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10xbgRSTGYw#t=16

And root with a correct version of rootzenfone http://www.asuszenfoneblog.com/2014/10/download-rootzenfone-1464r-apk.html
[MeMO Pad 7 General] cambridge79:
is there someone with a clue on what the changelog of .191 is?
[MeMO Pad 7 General] GuyInDogSuit:
You're screwed for a few days. You can't access the Play Store or system settings to turn on debugging so you can install a launcher. You'll have to wait until the .191 full firmware zip is up on the support site, then copy it to your SD card and hope that you can access the prompt to install. Otherwise, be prepared to ship it in for an RMA like I had to.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] sutekh137:
RootZenPhone keeps root for .191

Hey all,

I can confirm that, for me, the update from .182 to .191 went fine and I still have root on my tablet (ME176CX).

I have SuperSU installed, but NOT the pro version, so the only "survival" mode I had was from using RootZenPhone 1.4.6.r.

Other details:

Previously, when trying to move from .161 to .182, OTA did NOT work because I had removed some system apps. I could download .182 but the update failed. I was able to get to .182 by downloading the full firmware, unzipping onto the root of internal SD, and rebooting. It saw the update and installed it, and all my system apps were back.

Once I was on .182, I did not remove ANY system apps. I did not even freeze or move any, as the update to .182 took care of the problem where apps installed into asec would disappear after a reboot.

I do not see any changes in .191 on just a cursory check around. My guess would be that this update involves smaller bug fixes for .182, since the jump from .161 to .182 was larger in terms of new features and in raw build number increase.

.191 is still Android 4.4.2, just in case anyone was still wondering. *smile*

So, as long as you are stock and rooted (with survival mode) in the latest RootZenPhone, the update to .191 looks to be pretty straightforward...

Thanks,

sutekh137
[MeMO Pad 7 General] dog121:
Why don't you just download the 182. Software again and reinstall that I had to do it yesterday to get the 191. Update on the tab as I always delete stuff after rooting..
[MeMO Pad 7 General] toysnic:
Hi, where is this Root folder? I find one only beetween "res" and "sbin" folder. what is this SDcard internal?

and when i paste Update.zip inside or I unzip all this file inside , when I reboot nothing change and the root folder is become empty...
[MeMO Pad 7 General] dog121:
You miss understood the update zip must be extracted then moved to the root of internal storage ..which means by it self not in a folder..the best way is download the stock.firmware. on a PC. Then use 7zip. To extract the file once done move it to the internal storage built-in to tab then reboot tab and the rest is history...
[MeMO Pad 7 General] sutekh137:
Thank you, dog121. Yes, I meant the root of the internal storage space, otherwise known as "/" in file explorers.

You place the unzipped firmware file (there is another slightly larger "zip" inside, that is what you copy) in "/" and then reboot. That is where it will look when you reboot (I did not have to do any sort of "recovery" presses of the power and Vol +/- buttons to have it be seen and installed).

I was ready yo do the same thing for .191 once the full "WW" firmware file came out, but OTA updating worked because I did not change the stock configuration of the tablet after updating to .182.

Thanks,

sutekh137
[MeMO Pad 7 General] toysnic:
B

I already unzipped the update on my PC, I have one folder with some file: META-inf, patch...

But where in the inerternaI storage need to paste it in the tab; i tried different way, the tab always reboot and see nothing , something files are delete...

Edit: I just keep the original name of the update file and it seem to work, I just have to wait now Im at asus screen with a blue progress bar down... cross finger

Edit 2: Update done !!!, but OTA dont find the lastest 191

Edit 3: its not a pb of name but i used a update file not completed, with a correct file its perfect...
[MeMO Pad 7 General] dog121:
Might have to wait till the 191

Is on the Asus site and do the same again.. As far as anyone can see. The 191/ update is only 154mb and contains only bugg fixes...
[MeMO Pad 7 General] zapz:
Updated the tablet to .191 as well, had no problems with it (didn't delete any stock apps though,only disabled them). Used the Root Zenfone survival mode and the root was kept after the update. No major changes,as other people said,everything looks the same as before,nothing new.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] Uninen:
nevermind.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] tristanduncan30:
Any way to mke this look like Android 5.0?

I am really wanting a good launcher or something to mimic Android 5.0. Any suggestions?
[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
Epic Launcher mimics the Lollipop launcher and has features comparable to Nova and Apex.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] altor12:
It works for me (5% drain in 8,5 h. like my phone). Many thanks.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] nerotNS:
For all of those that have the battery drain bug, see with some app if your cpu goes to deep sleep, if not that's your issue. On my tablet (ME172) which should be the original Memo Pad, we had the same issue. However I took the Screenshots, explained it to asus support on Facebook, and a couple of days later they pushed a ww update that fixed the issue.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] MysticRhythms87:
I think I just bricked my tablet...

My MeMo Pad 7 (ME176CX) has been performing very slow for a while, so I booted into the stock recovery to wipe the cache and see if that would help. The tablet seemed to be trying to read the cache and other files off of my microSD card, as it kept saying it couldn't locate the directories for it. When I did try to wipe, it froze on the "formatting /cache" command. I did a reboot by holding the power button, but it froze on the ASUS logo screen. Sending it for a second reboot...and nothing. Nothing shows up on the screen, even when plugged into the charger.

EDIT: It's working now, pressing the side buttons simultaneously somehow did the trick. Now to re-attempt the cache wipe, hopefully without any other unpleasantness.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] bravesoul:
You are one of the lucky ones.

Others like me didn't had the same luck and end up with a zombie tablet. (Stuck on boot).
[MeMO Pad 7 General] GuyInDogSuit:
Because I had deleted Zen UI and could do absolutely NOTHING after doing a factory reset. Even if I copied the 182 firmware to the storage, that prompt wouldn't appear anyway.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] dog121:
Maybe some should make a small thread as to what's good to remove and what's gonna cause Major problems after rooting. As I've seen countless issues like this all over XDA people get happy they got root then all of a sudden there removing This and that and then there bashing there head against a wall wondering wtf happened ....
[MeMO Pad 7 General] toysnic:
You have only delete ZenUI ?

The tablet does restart in normal mode after a factory reset ? Not "normal" but perhaps you have the startup menu, with: choose your langage...

Because I've done the same error, but the startup menu appeared after a factory reset and I was able to connect to my wifi, used google now (with home button) to open the playstore and download a other launcher (holo launcher).

But I remember that my tablet was blocked on the boot screen during a long time after the factory reset.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] dog121:
Is there no way of side loading. An apk via adb to restore the launcher..
[MeMO Pad 7 General] move_over:
you can download the launcher from the playstore-Asus Launcher.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] nerotNS:
If you can get the apk then you could use

adb install launcher.apk

(where launcher is the actual name of the apk file)

Unless your settings are cleared and debugging is disabled.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] GuyInDogSuit:
Nope, it skips the welcome screen for some reason and goes directly to the home screen. I tried going to the Play Store on my PC and installing a launcher from there, but it's as if I'm not logged into my Google account on the tablet.

When you factory reset, adb debugging is disabled again.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] salekojot:
This is the reason why Asus locks root and bootloader!

GuyInDogSuit never delete system launcher before install any other launcher! Android system must have launcher!

If you delete system apk, factory restore can't bring him back, because you DELETE APPLICATION FROM SYSTEM!

For last time, guys (girls), leave system applications on our tablet! You can experiment when someone make custom Rom for this tablet.

Whit any modification system properties or removing system applications, you risk to damage system!

All this is basis knowledge of Android system. If you do not have enough knowledge about android, then leave tablet alone.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] GuyInDogSuit:
I knew what I was doing. However, I did not expect to run into a brick wall trying to restore it after the factory reset. Normally when I flash a ROM on my phone, I often delete a lot of the apps I don't use, then install my alternatives after flashing (if putting them in the ROM itself doesn't work). The thing is, even when there is no launcher, I still have access to system settings via the notifications so I can turn on USB debugging or add a Google account and WiFi access point. This is the ONLY Android device I have seen that completely borks that. Android System is still present, yet for some strange reason you cannot access it at all, which is odd, because without Zen UI Launcher present, the notifications pulldown still works fine, regardless of what launcher you use. I had thought it was part of the Android System framework. Apparently not. I learned my lesson. Either way, I will be freezing that app this time.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] toysnic:
If you can pulldown notification, can you silde left this menu ? In order to see the parameter shortcut.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] bravesoul:
Looks like you've got a classic chicken or the egg problem...

You can't do anything without a launcher installed.

Unless you could get the .182, rename it to say .189 (not .190 because you would have a problem when you needed to update to the real .190)and trick the tablet into thinking it was a real update. Just a thought, off course, I have no idea if that's even possible. Probably not... Because of the md5 checksum.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] GuyInDogSuit:
Nope, it's as if it's gone.

Yup. So I know for sure I can't delete that app, best just to freeze it.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] toysnic:
And I'm sure you can't use Google now...?
[MeMO Pad 7 General] muydipalma:
i have a message " warning: shorten battery life, pukgged usb devices..." i had never use an otg cable whatsoever, someone with this same issue?
[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
There are recovery zips that can restore USB debugging via recovery. If one were to sign it for the ASUS recovery it might work.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] profee:
Yes, to me. Not always, but simetimes when my battery drops to 11-12% it shows itself. Maybe the tablet recognizes some internal component as usb device, thats only logical,
[MeMO Pad 7 General] GuyInDogSuit:
I get that all the time when the battery is low. Just means to plug in your charger. Crazy Taiwanese and their Engrish.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] trekminal:
Hello. I have this tablet since yesterday. I've rooted without problems with RootZenfone 1.4.5r and I've cleaned lots of Asus apps with Link2SD. All works fine, this little pad is awesome.

Questions: Is it safe to install Busybox and Xposed Framework?

Thank you. :)
[MeMO Pad 7 General] toysnic:
Safe ! Xposed works but don't modify everything with gravitybox, steel some risk...
[MeMO Pad 7 General] trekminal:
Thanks!

And Busybox? I need this one for soft reboot.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] GuyInDogSuit:
Yes, Busybox is safe. In fact, recommended. Most root apps work fine, but don't expect much from Xposed modules.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] JaY_III:
Crappalinks work in xposed. Without it Tapatalk is pretty much useless as it breaks web links trying to push adds.

It's a must have I think.

Also YouTube Adaway works.

Sadly haven't tried too many as i only try to fix stuff that is broken/ bothers me.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] trekminal:
Thank you, Busybox installed and running fine!

Well... that's all for now. Just waiting for a good recovery to make security nandroids. :cowboy:
[MeMO Pad 7 General] ImoRiaL:
Can´t root :(

Hi, I can´t root my Memopad (176cx). I used to root rootzenfone 1.4.6r , turn on airplane mode and turn off wifi, click on "OK I know, please root !" Then started demo mode a I restarted tablet, when i restarted tablet I don´t root a have just f*****g demo mode. Can anyone help me how to root ?

Sorry for bad english
[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
You're using the wrong version. You need RootZenFone 1.4.6.4r to root .182 onwards.

In other news, the black MeMO is only $109 on Amazon right now. This actually makes me glad that my parents didn't order it when they said they did. :p I'm ordering mine (for real this time) tomorrow.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] hollywoodfrodo:
Have had this tablet for a couple of months and been debating rooting. Overall, for what I'm using it for (dedicated in-car "infotainment" tablet) I don't need many root features like I might on a phone. But the one thing I would like to do if possible is increase performance possibly by freezing asus apps that I don't use but take up ram and processing power.

On the other hand, looking through these forums, I do see a lot of major issues from people messing around with stock apps. My question is considering my only reason for rooting would be to increase performance, would having root allow me to really do that much? I mean, a 20+% increase in performance would be worth it maybe, but not a 10% increase. Would I be taking a worthwhile risk or not since I don't care to do a lot of typical root customization type things?

Thanks in advance for any input/advice!
[MeMO Pad 7 General] ImoRiaL:
Thank you it works :)
[MeMO Pad 7 General] GuyInDogSuit:
It doesn't hurt to try, you can always unfreeze them. For the most part I just uninstalled most of the Google apps and froze some of the ASUS ones, but left a majority of them alone, and the tablet runs pretty great.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] move_over:
I would root and just stick to freezing apps, you can't really mess things up too badly that way, and will still make it run better by stopping some apps that use resources for no good reason.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] toysnic:
take a look...
[MeMO Pad 7 General] hollywoodfrodo:
Downgrade to Original Build?

So, if I wanted to downgrade my firmware to the original (161 I think) how would I do that? I looked around but couldn't find any instructions. Got the firmware zip file from Asus. There's also an ADB Driver and Kernel Codes available there. Their website specifically says that you can't downgrade using the firmware, but I'm assuming that's not entirely true and there is a way if you know how? I have booted into recovery already because I mistakenly though doing a factory reset would take me back to the original firmware but it didn't.

In case you're wondering, I'm using my tablet for a very specific purpose (car tablet infotainment system) and ever since the 182 update, some of the things I use for that purpose have not worked as well as they originally did. I was hoping the latest update to 191 would fix those things, but it didn't, so I"m hoping I can just go back to 161 since things seemed to be working better for me on that version.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] GuyInDogSuit:
Nope, no way to downgrade until someone figures out how to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] hollywoodfrodo:
Doh!!! That's what i feared but was hoping i was wrong. thanks for the reply.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] kyriakos II:
hello

can i root the latest .191 firmware with RootZenFone 1.4.6.4r??
[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
I believe you can. There was no patch in .191 that fixed the exploit AFAIK

My MeMO is on the way, but it's being shipped by Fedex Smartpost. For those of you who know what it is, you know what's about to happen. For those of you who don't, I'm probably going to get it a week after the expected delivery. All I can do is hope :fingers-crossed:
[MeMO Pad 7 General] Timur Lang:
battery drain

Hello guys,

I am on the lastest firmware, and the battery drain is catastrophic.

I am no root, wat shoud i do to stop this catastrophic battery drain ?

Thanks for the help, sorry for the english
[MeMO Pad 7 General] philbetter:
I rooted mine (191 firmware) with RootZenFone 1.4.6.4r last night. Use Link2SD to freeze a bunch of services, overnight drainage is around 5%. Checked power usage this morning and the major draining service is "Google Backup Transfer"; freeze it this morning and see if it helps.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] altor12:
"For those who have the battery drain problem, here's how I stopped mine : I have Wi-Fi always on, I've set the Asus Power Saver to the second option "Extend battery life but leave network always on" , in the Wi-Fi Settings, uncheck the "scan for networks even if Wi-Fi is off" option and also set the "Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep" option to "Always". Ever since I did this, I get a 2-3% battery drain in like 8 hours of stand by. Turning Wi-Fi off brings the battery drain back."

It works for me (4-5% drain in 8,5 hours)
[MeMO Pad 7 General] hollywoodfrodo:
I never had an issue with Battery drain leaving Wifi on all the time, but I did just root mine on .191 using the rootzenphone app. Followed instructions - it worked with no issues. I then used the list a few posts back and froze almost all the crapware pre-loaded by asus. Now my battery life is more than amazing and it appears things are running a little better without those useless apps stealing precious RAM.

Anyway, root definitely works on .191 and is definitely worth it to me.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] sistah:
I have 3 questions regarding the WiFi settings for the battery drain, the freezing apps and rooting.

First, I already had the settings mentioned previously but I wanna clarify If you guys have checked the box that says "Wifi optimization (Minimize battery usage when Wifi is on)"

which by the way is kinda funny option, cause who doesn't want WiFi to consume less battery at any circumstances..

Second, can I use greenify to freeze the unwanted apps? Does it do the same thing as Link2SD? Since I've already installed it.

And third, remind me if rooting caused any troubles to any of you when you upgraded to a newer firmware.

I don't mind losing root on the next FW release, I just want to know if it causes any troubles while upgrading.

I'm tired of the bloatware so I wanna root to freeze those ****ty apps. At least temporarily.

Thanks!