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[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
This.

I HATE ZenUI with a fiery passion. It's the sole reason the tablet performs how it does. However, this tablet has a TON of unused potential with the UEFI- we can boot whatever we want.

The thing keeping me going is [MENTION=7057426]Penguineh[/MENTION]'s in-progress AOSP ROM and [MENTION=4821597]social-design-concepts[/MENTION]'s amazing work.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] vampirefo:
Is this rom available somewhere, really just need system.img or rom installable via twrp, curios if this rom can be ported to ares.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] NahuelMS:
I just don't share your definition of AMAZING. For me a tablet must work good out of the box or with minor tweaks. In term of procesor, I prefer a sp400 maybe with a little less power but double Sot and good working. Maybe with good kernel/software they perform better but with KK after zencrap it wasn't amazing too, no more than 4hs Sot and just common aplications. I think a lot of people buy tablet just to chat, play games and surf the web and this tablet in the way it is is not good for that, no multitasking, no memory managment, bugs, etc. Waiting for alternative bootloader and room to see how it does perform!
[MeMO Pad 7 General] vampirefo:
I doubt your tablet, will ever give you the performance you are looking for, this is a cheap 1GB ram tablet, nothing will ever change that.

Unless you buy a tablet with 2GB ram or better, tablet will always drag.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] NahuelMS:
I had try lg gpad 400, and it worked really good, same price, same battery, 8hs Sot.

Also my old moto g performm a lot better and baterry consumption was a lot better. Sure Asus software is the main problem, but with KK never get more than 4hs Sot with low brigth. Maybe i should wait for the unlocked bootloader but with this tablet i can't even open more thanchrome tans two tabs that it have to reload it every time i swith between them, same with apps, no multitasking at all.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] vampirefo:
The bootloader doesn't do anything to improve the tablet, just allows you to install twrp which is a custom recovery at this point , if you want to try bootloader ask sdc, it's his, but in no way does a bootloader due anything to improve tablet.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] daspex:
i use this tablet with kk .201 and disabled zenui and services from asus,take a look at the disable bloatware thread and my tablet performance is well and the battery consumption in standby mode is 1 percent an hour the screen is scaled on 50 percent brightness,maby you should send it to RMA....?i can use it minimum 5hours with wifi enabled and over 8 hours without wifi,thats like my galaxy note n7000,so no problems with battery live and performance...:)
[MeMO Pad 7 General] vampirefo:
I think your use of tablet is different than others, a fair test which most people won't do is to simply select a game and play it non stop til tablet dies, will be much shorter than 8 hrs, most likely between 3 and 4.

Ones own use determines battery life, I can make a tablet last for days maybe weeks, but that doesn't prove anything, the real proof is seeing how long of active hard work the tablet can take, 3 to 4 hours tops for this tablet.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] daspex:
i agree with you and i find it's ok for the money.:)
[MeMO Pad 7 General] Opensystem:
More than fine for the money, it's a budget tablet. Thus, we have a gig of ram due to the price point...

Rooted with greenify, which I gotta assume people are using if they're on these forums, I get almost no battery drain with the screen off and 3-4 hours intensive gaming. Which is fine considering stock rom.

It's great that we have dedicated members working on bettering this device, but asking etas is pretty frowned upon.

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Why didn't you update normally? Were you coming from kit Kat? The bootloader is different, and that could be your problem
[MeMO Pad 7 General] sidane12:
When .24 came out, I updated from Lollipop to Lollipop and my tablet get bricked.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] seamo123:
Thanks a lot for this, I rooted my K013 easily this way. How exactly does one boot into the TWRP recovery though on further rebootings? It doesn't seem to work. You have to reinstall the recovery every time you need to use it, am I right?
[MeMO Pad 7 General] Opensystem:
Yes unfortunately for now at least, but hey its something lol. And you're quite welcome ☺
[MeMO Pad 7 General] seamo123:
I gotta say though, I'm beginning to regret 'upgrading' to Android 5. Is there any way of downgrading back to 4.4 that you're aware of? I suspect there isn't.

My main problem is that I can't get Xposed installer to work on Lollipop.. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811

I used the recommended files on the above link but every time I flash the framework it doesn't take, dammit.

Sorry for the questions, but these two issues are obsessing me lately, and it's very difficult to find answers on device-specific issues on the 'Azus Memo 7' threads. There's so many devices lumped into one forum - makes for a real dog's dinner! ;)
[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
Android 5's upgrade gave us UEFI, which is making a custom ROM possible.

Xposed works for me- are you using sdk21?
[MeMO Pad 7 General] seamo123:
Yeah, I downloaded and flashed this framework: xposed-v79-sdk21-x86.zip from the link in my previous post. It's the right one, no? Anyway, I flashed it, then I downloaded and installed the Xposed apk. Framework shown as not being installed. Flashed the zip again and it didn't work.

Don't know what to do now, it should've worked, right?
[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
Pretty sure the installer shows as not being installed on Lollipop and above. Try installing an Xposed module and see if it works.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] shawnsac2000:
I haven't been here for a while, how is the unlocking the bootloader & custom recovery doing? Has anyone figured out how too?
[MeMO Pad 7 General] salekojot:
Yes I know.

I have LG p990 and developers on our devices have no success to compile kernel with double to wake. It take to much battery.

When I say about case for MeMO pad I mean to wake with open front cover and when close cover, device go to sleep.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] bravesoul:
Delete this post. Tapatalk is freaking me out with these double posts...!
[MeMO Pad 7 General] bravesoul:
Jerbear295 is working on it. Jerbear needs only a cwm to port.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] pjim:
Jerbear294 is working on it. I think it will be tricky considering how it's set up. All the hoops you have to go through just to get to recovery means it wont be right on top of the heap in the file structure. Took a while to even find it.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] plopingo:
no progress, only root at this time

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not working :(
[MeMO Pad 7 General] sistah:
Hey guys, I was waiting since day one to root this device!

Does anyone know what will happen with the firmware updates

if I'm gonna root it and delete some of the preloaded crap?

I don't mind re-rooting but I'm not sure about the apps

since I've read that it might cause problems during the update.

Correct me if I'm wrong and thanks!
[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
Yeah, the way this tablet is set up is a nightmare.

Asus needs to release a bootloader unlock like they did with their ZENfones.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] shawnsac2000:
Do you think they ever will?
[MeMO Pad 7 General] bravesoul:
They have to. If they expect us to buy their products. It would be unfortunate if asus entered our **** list here in XDA!

Enviado do meu Mlais_MX28+ através de Tapatalk
[MeMO Pad 7 General] wbc1228:
hahahaha

Your logic is flawed.

They already have our money.

We already brought the tablet knowing the bootloader was locked (for now.... hopefully, not for long).

Question.

What is the latest version build number for this tablet?

My one is showing "WW-3.1.23.124" but the asus website has the latest as "WW_V3.1.23.161"

When I run the System Update on my tablet, it is telling me I'm already up-to-date.

The latest firmware is available for download on the asus support site but I can't figure out how to flash it.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] dexter20082001:
Mine is the latest ending with 161. Not sure why yours is different unless maybe you rooted and then the update came out? Doubtful it would cause that even then though.

Sent from my Rooted Asus MeMo Pad 7 176CX
[MeMO Pad 7 General] Alexnb:
Try to run the OTA update when the power is connected
[MeMO Pad 7 General] rhosihan:
This Device is Amazing :fingers-crossed: i want to bought
[MeMO Pad 7 General] zapz:
Actually I'm also a bit worried about this, since I saw someone (either on this thread or on the other one named "How to root Asus Memo Pad 7 ME176CX") posting that he un-rooted the tablet, but he still can't update the device because it says that the tablet was modified when he tries to do so. This is the reason why I'm avoiding root at the moment, even though I'm dying to do it. What if Asus will release an update to fix the battery drain problem and because of rooting, we won't be able to update, even if we un-root? Anyone tested a good way to un-root and then updated the tablet to W.W 161?
[MeMO Pad 7 General] bravesoul:
I meant in the future. Next time I'll put a notice for the lesser minds!

Sent from my Mlais Mx28+ using 10% of my Brain!
[MeMO Pad 7 General] vayiayia:
I'm Just A Girl :'(

Where do I begin with my frustration with this Asus MEmo 7 (176cx)? This was intended to be a simple purchase for my 11 year old, to replace her beloved but broken Nook tablet.

I was searching the Web the week this tablet was released, and the BLUE made exclusively for Gamestop caught my eye. All the features sounded great. Heck, I have 2 larger tablets of my own that I absolutely love, and this little Blue baby seemed to be a great steal from everything I read for the price. Of course, what I read were not customer reviews, because the tablet hadn't been customer driver yet.

Nonetheless, I purchased a 176cx from Gamestop immediately. My mistake was, I was busy and didn't open the box and start playing with it for a couple of weeks. 3 weeks later I began to load apps. The next day, apps were gone. I'd load again; GONE. I thought it was an app problem, so contacted Amazon and Google. Uninstall, re-install over and over. Again, the next day the apps are gone :mad:

A fully charged battery is depleted within 3 hours, so the tablet literally has to be kept plugged in at all times.

The tablet never really seems to turn off???

Gamestop doesn't give refunds on opened electronics, but did do an exchange; but after reading this and other forums, I don't want the Asus MEmo 7 (176cx). I just wanted a simple replacement for my 11 year old's beloved but broken Nook tablet.

I don't have the technology expertise or patience to deal with looking for ways to get around technical issues, to root and so forth. I just wanted to open the freakin' box and gooooo!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Please tech Peeps, keeps me posted if you solve these issues because I now have a New In Box MEmo 7 (176cx) that I don't know what to do with :confused:

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[MeMO Pad 7 General] zapz:
1. We're not blind, a normal size font would be enough,ty.

2. You could start by telling us which applications you installed. All the applications I installed so far have no problems (although yeah, I did see some people on this thread saying that certain applications disappear after restart and that at the moment the only way to solve that is by root, Asus has no fix for it yet)

3. Battery draining in 3 hours? Hmmm... it's true that the tablet has a drainage problem but even so, it doesn't drain in 3 hours, it should drain in around 1 day IF the drainage occurs. Again, what applications do you have installed? And also, try keeping Wi-Fi on, un-check the "scan for networks even if wi-fi is off" option from Wi-fi settings and use the second power saver option (the one that extends the battery, but keeps Wi-Fi on); using these settings made my battery life better, from 20-25% drain in like 7 hours...to 3%, same number of hours.

4. You said you exchanged it, maybe it was just a bad unit, happens. I personally had it even worse, I had problems with other tablets for around half of the year. My old tablet's screen broke and since the screen was like 3/4 of the tablet's price, I decided to buy a new one. It had touch-screen problems, I exchanged it with a new one, had a problem with that one too, exchanged it with another model, that one had the same problem, exchanged with ANOTHER model that had graphic problems...and I could continue. So it could be worse, maybe you just had bad luck with one unit. The tablet is not generally bad, that's for sure.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] wbc1228:
:silly:

You putting Asus on their naughty list won't have much of an effect on Asus's decision..

Asus has already pocketed your money.

As for XDA putting Asus onto their naughty list, that is not going to work.

If Asus releases a new tablet that is desirable, you and almost everyone else will buy it (Asus's past mistakes won't matter)

People wanting an unlocked bootloader are a small percentage of buyers (w me included).

We brought this tablet bc it is cheap (I paid less than $50 for it), not bc it has custom roms (that would be icing on the cake.. yum).

And yes, having Cyanogenmod on this tablet would be nice.

thanks, I'll try that later tonight.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] bravesoul:
Next time don't mock me or anyone else here. I was trying to make some pressure over Asus as for they do see our threads on XDA. Unfortunaly not all people understands what I was trying to do... namely you. It's important we stick together in these issues.

Sent from my Mlais Mx28+ using 10% of my Brain!
[MeMO Pad 7 General] Uninen:
I just wonder, that will we ever have roms that us, mere mortal tablet users (not programmers!) can download and install? I mean, if the UEFI makes it so easy, why arent there any, or is there just not drivers or whats the hold up? Been following this topic for a good while, before since "Asus MeMO Pad 7" even had a forum, other than official updates to the tablet, not much have changed for me...
[MeMO Pad 7 General] seamo123:
I re-tried that and no go I'm afraid. For example, OGYoutube login won't work as I need an xposed module to do this, and the OGYoutube app tells me the module needs to be installed - even though I downloaded and enabled the module, rebooted, etc.

Here's a screenshot from the Xposed app... it seems to think the framework is incompatible, but I flashed the correct one, right? I downloaded and flashed the 'xposed-v79-sdk21-x86.zip' from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811

Maybe there's some order you should do the app installation and flashing in? Like install the xposed app first and then flash the zip? I don't know, I'm kind of running out of ideas. Do I need to install sdk21 on my PC in order to flash properly with the temp recovery? Just a thought..
[MeMO Pad 7 General] rodrengo:
I have the same issue, in xposed i can't select install/update, and the modules don't recognize xposed installed
[MeMO Pad 7 General] spookmeister101:
I had to use this one http://dl-xda.xposed.info/modules/de.robv.android.xposed.installer_v33_36570c.apk
[MeMO Pad 7 General] seamo123:
When it didn't work, was your screen the same as the one in the attached screenshot? I tried with your apk and I'm getting the same result. How did you get it working exactly? Install the apk first and flash framework zip? What zip did you flash? Was it the xposed-v79-sdk21-x86.zip from this link?: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
[MeMO Pad 7 General] Mis012:
Bumpty bump, any news? Has anyone tried to compile kernel from source? It seems that there are things like f_hid waiting for someone selecting them to be compiled. And modules sources - maybe no need for blobs?
[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
Same, [MENTION=7057426]Penguineh[/MENTION] any updates? I'm growing more and more frustrated with ZenUI every day.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] :
Is there any way for us to use any other custom rom? Cyanogenmod, or any other stock rom? like AOSP? I've seen on other forums a lot of custom roms, hell even for e15i (shakira) the 2.1 android phone, why don't we have anything?
[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
Not until it's ported. Now that we have the insecure bootloader, the only thing holding us back is lack of development.

[MENTION=4821597]social-design-concepts[/MENTION] is working on a universal Bay Trail CM12.1 IIRC, so worst case scenario there's that. Still worlds better than ZenUI.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] Penguineh:
Hi all!

Jerbear, I am totally with you! ZenUI needs to go!

Due to OSX's mach-o executable format, and incompatibilities with the elf format, compiling a kernel has been troublesome to say the least on my current setup. Hacks to get the build to work properly require an older version of Xcode + other obscure edits that I have tried to no avail! I have used a VM, but it is way too slow! I could, and probably will have to install linux on my HDD, but it is something I can't do right now due to time constraints.

Anyway, testing of what I have built is still very slow, anything other than the stock boot.img causes my tablet to usually go into a state of "backlight-limbo"! Ask Asus about it, I am confident they are aware of the issue, but they will not honour a warranty request because my tablet was bought overseas!

Once social-design-concepts gets a P.O.C. cyanogen mod build hacked-together, I should be able to analyse his build setup to figure out where mine is going wrong. I am glad he is also helping this tablet out! ZenUI is a total abomination! He has a much deeper knowledge of the tablet anyway!

The past few weeks have been busy for me, so I'll get back to you guys with a full progress report in a few days, and i'll be able to install linux on my computer in about a week, once I clear up some other commitments!

All the best,

Penguineh
[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
I'm running Arch Linux as my main OS. My computer currently just idles during school so I could attempt to compile a kernel for you during that time, if you need.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] Penguineh:
That would be awesome!

You will need to download the kernel source from google if you haven't already. You may also need the ndk for cross compilers.

If you are feeling game to sync the whole repository, not just the kernel portion, you could also attempt a aosp build for the tablet.

You should be able to get the ndk though apt-get I would think? Otherwise it can be installed from googles ndk pages.

Also, how much space do you have free on your hdd? If you can spare 50-100gb's, ccache speeds things up nicely.

The kernel source can be accessed here: https://android.googlesource.com/.

I was contemplating over the Asus kernel builds (flo, deb) because of similarities between the tablets or the generic x86/_64 kernel. (Asus seems to be the way to go) I'll post here what I've used for kernel configuration later today, but it is in all ways not complete :)

TL;DR: **Linux would definitely help** :)
[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
I've got plenty of space on my hard drive, so that works. I remember from a while ago that ccache really helped on a "build server" with the same specs I have. :P

Arch doesn't have apt-get, it uses pacman instead. Odds are I can still find the NDK using pacman- Arch's repositories are simply fantastic. Goodbye, Xubuntu.

Well, two heads are better than one, let's get this ROM done. I found your GitHub account from an earlier post and will probably base off of that.

EDIT: Just as I expected, the NDK is in the user-maintained repository. This won't be long.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] russy23:
Are you aiming to make a cm build??

Whats up with zenui, i mean its not that beautiful but its ok
[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
I'm attempting some things to get AOSP to run, similar to [MENTION=7057426]Penguineh[/MENTION]. Once an AOSP port is done everything else is soon to follow.

People hate ZenUI because of its terrible memory management. Phones with less RAM and weaker specs perform better than this. That's because ZenUI has a memory leak somewhere, and instead of fixing it properly ASUS did a "band-aid" fix that just kills programs in the memory if it's low (and it's always low)
[MeMO Pad 7 General] russy23:
Cool thanks for the reply, i hope a rom gets built for this
[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
Quick update:

Android 6.0.1 source completely downloaded on my computer. Now for the FUN part :P
[MeMO Pad 7 General] MojUk:
Great news dude, keep up the good fight..if you require testers at some point i'm in. Have been modding/flashing since the HTC Hero...!!
[MeMO Pad 7 General] seamo123:
*Edit* Finally got it rooted! Thank you! :)

I recently updated from .17 to .33 using jerbear's nandroid backup. Unfortunately I'm one of the unlucky ones, rooting with .33 has proved impossible so far. I was wondering, is there any way I can flash your .33 zip (using temp TWRP) over my current unrooted version of .33 if I do a complete wipe beforehand? Failing that, if I revert back to the rooted .17 can I then flash your zip using TWRP? I suspect the answer is no but I thought I'd ask just in case.

I basically jumped straight from .17 to .33, bypassing .24 completely. The OTA update to .24 didn't work and I couldn't flash the .24 zip from the Asus site, I just get the 'This is for k013 - your device is ko13_1' message that some others have gotten.

Anyway, presuming I can do any of the above, how do I then go about getting root, i.e. what zip do i need to flash? I've tried so many superuser zips at this point that I'm losing track of them... ;)
[MeMO Pad 7 General] seamo123:
Quote:

Originally Posted by ratboy3124

Your link is not working, but if it is the same root.bat I am thinking of, I have tried with no luck. Root just will not stick.

I'm in the same boat as ratboy1234 I'm afraid - .33 nandroid backup refuses to root. Flash su via TWRP with no apparent problem. Restart pad and no su. Check for root and it's not there. I used the same zenfonrootkit you posted a link for and that's no good either. Run the .bat and all appears to work perfectly. Pad reboots - no root.

What were the steps you went through to root and in what order? Did you flash su first, then zenfonerootkit? Any help is much appreciated, my pad is greatly diminished since I "upgraded" from KK.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] spookmeister101:
I was having the exact problem you're talking about, here's what worked for me. Take a look at this post, http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=63319941&postcount=2975 It rooted perfectly after doing this.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] seamo123:
*Edit* Disregard everything below - it worked! :)

I'd already seen that post all right, and I've asked him about it: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65067314&postcount=3599

Can you offer any advice? Do I do a complete wipe and just flash it via TWRP like a normal zip? My pad is a total dog's dinner without root & xposed..

P.S. I'm presuming the "tethered reboot thingamabob" he mentions is temp TWRP?
[MeMO Pad 7 General] russy23:
Will the hardest bit being getting the kernal to work side by side with the rom..ps camera not working isnt a problem as never used camera on any tablet :p
[MeMO Pad 7 General] jerbear294:
The hardest part so far is getting a custom kernel to boot.

I'm going to try a build with the stock kernel but I'm not expecting success.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] social-design-concepts:
most of the issues seem to be related to getting init to actually work properly, i was experiencing issues debugging then discovered some how all the intel related patches i had applied some how got dumped now i got them all reapplied so back to figuring out why it crashes when booting.

a tip i might suggest is working on making it boot to cos (charge os) mode first, after flashing the boot.img through twrp adb reboot charger should boot you into cos, i'll have to unpack the dell v7 boot image to find the needed changes to enable adb while charging could possibly make debugging easier.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] spookmeister101:
Yay!