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[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tb79:
I am downloading... so installing IT or not?

I am rootet and on .201

Anybody else problems with the Update?

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Installing failed and bootet to 4.4.2 again...

Somebody captured the Update?

Where is it saved?

Any ideas?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chuckalicious:
Ok I have a bit of progress. I managed to get it into the recovery thing - while it was at the Asus boot screen I started hitting the volume up button quickly and it entered the boot menu!!

However when I selected Recover it went to No Command.

Any ideas?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tycoo:
opps sorry, wrong thread.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chuckalicious:
Out of interest, when Droidboot starts, down the bottom it says:

FASTBOOT INIT...

E:failed to mount device '/dev/block/sda1' as installer partition using fs_type

ition using fs_type 'vfat'

continue the fastboot process

E:installer device ignored

FASTBOOT CMD WAITING....

E:installer device ignored

E:no valid installer medium found.

Could not open /sys/devices/virtual/backlight
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerbear294:
This is normal behaviour.

In recovery hit the center of the volume rocker a few times and some options will come up.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chuckalicious:
It did! Currently claims it is erasing....

Fingers crossed

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Nope, still not going anywhere. Have just tried clearing the cache too.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chuckalicious:
Good news. I have managed to get it back up and running using the tutorial on the thread Unbrick ME176c. However, now that it is running the software update check says there is an internet connection issue or the server is busy.

Anyone know how to get round that?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ebow77:
Where is the download posted? I've tried in vain to find it.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chuckalicious:
The Check For Update button should work under settings. That's how I got it.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daaxel:
lollipop update

Good news, yesterday when I was trying to root my tablet, and off course I failed, I decided to restore to fabric settings, well later I try to update and YEAAA 580MB of the new file to update, and yes Im writing with the new interface, I am happy for the failed root jajaja. I hope everyone have the same update the next days. I am from Colombia sorry for my english:laugh:
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AtomicPC:
es muy mejor a me espanol.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hollywoodfrodo:
So what's the final word on the Lollipop update? Will it remove root. I rooted several updates ago via RootZenFone method and all has been good - the last several KitKat updates went off without a hitch (I unfroze all system apps before updating), but I know an update to an entirely new OS like Lollipop may not be so simple...

Will the update work on a rooted device? Will it keep root using "survival mode"? Has anyone tried it and have experiences to share?

Also is this 5.0 Lollipop or 5.1 Lollipop and if it's 5.0 are you seeing any of the memory leak issues which are reported to be in 5.0. And is the 5.0 update even worth it - is anything gained from it?

Thanks!
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerbear294:
No, root will not be kept. You have to manually reroot using the temporary ClockWorkMod. Trigger 4 is the only one that supports the new Lollipop bootloader.

I didn't see any of the memory leaks. Just in case, however, I installed the Fix Lollipop Memory Leak Xposed module.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eazz:
My device is rooted and on .201

Someone already installed the update in a rooted device?

There's no problems besides losing root?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spookmeister101:
I was rooted and .201 and it updated to lollipop no problem, although I'm not rooted anymore. Everything works fine.:laugh:
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eazz:
Thanks, you didnt unfreezed applications, disabled root applications or uninstalled root?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ebow77:
D'oh, right--thanks. Mine kept telling me it was up to date with 4.4.2, or that it couldn't reach the server. I've given up on the damn thing and will be returning it.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerbear294:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3012965 has the OTA backups if you want to try that first.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ebow77:
I appreciate the pointer but I ended up getting a superb deal on a Galaxy Tab 4 8-inch model, and just don't have the time I wish I had to mess around with this.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spookmeister101:
I don't think I had anything frozen, root, supersu etc were all installed. No problems.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daaxel:
yesss i actually did that actually you say with the update of lollipop from asus, and everything is fine, best regards
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chuckalicious:
Just wanted to add something for any of you who have installed Lollipop and found the tablet running very slowly. Turn off the Power Saver via the power saver app. Really helped me.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daaxel:
sadness

hi people, i'm sad really sad, I don't really know what try to do to solve this. Today after root i tried to turn on my device the boot screen (asus in search of incredible-powered by android) appear, yes it is normal, the weird thing is it stay there for ever, never loads the another logo, and didn't start the lollipop interfase, I hope you have solution.

:(
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chuckalicious:
You may need to do factory reset it like I did. Look at one of my earlier posts on this thread.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daaxel:
would you give me the link where you get the method to unbrick me176c please
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chuckalicious:
http://xdaforums.com/memo-pad-7/general/unbrick-asus-memopad-7-me176c-cx-t2970049

Google is your friend :)
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daaxel:
Thanks for your good intentions but i can´t solve the trouble even with IntelAndroid-FBRL-05-16-2015-PTR to reboot with CWM. the problem was worse than i think, as i said, when i turned on only appeared the asus logo with android, and never start the system. finaly i send it to fix it to a service assitance. thanks for your help anyway.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chuckalicious:
So now that lots of people will be on Lollipop on this device, had anyone managed to root it? I hate the even more intrusive bloatware that Asus have bundled with the update so want to freeze them.

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Found the answer myself :)

I have just followed the instructions on this site: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-root-zenfone-5-android-5-0-lollipop-v3-23-40-52-one-click-tool-1505424

Rooted perfectly.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] russy23:
i did root with above method aswell, all good :)
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gotchi:
hi, I tried the option mentioned in post #679 but it is not working.

also the checker action is providing me an unrootable ID

what is wrong

K013

android 5.0

lrx21v.ww_k013-12-10-1-24-20150623

thanks for any help
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pottyvick:
This worked to a Tee on my K013 Asus tablet with 5.0... had to make sure the adb drivers where installed correctly first
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyhtsun:
Recovery mode => Error!

Hi All,

I have upgraded to the latest version and installed Reboot Menu Widget *ROOT*.

I tried to reboot to bootloader and then choose Recovery mode, it brings to "Error!" screen.

Do you have such problem?

Cheers
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaveOxford:
I'm trying this, but Root.sh is failing to run the .mac files on Linux (Debian 8). I haven't got access to Windows.

Any suggestions, anybody?

Dave
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tim_h:
Today I bought a K013 (ME176CX-1B048A) for an incredible 70 Euro. ;) After an OTA odyssey it is now on version K013-12.10.1.24-20150623.

[MENTION=3497795]pottyvick[/MENTION]: You used the instructions from http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-root-zenfone-5-android-5-0-lollipop-v3-23-40-52-one-click-tool-1505424 on the very same model (and software version?), and this worked? I just want to make sure because the instructions say rather explicitly that this rooting method should only be used on the ZenFone 5 with version 3.23.40.52.

From experience, OTAs should continue to work after rooting, right? (Except that you might lose root in the process.)

Are there any known problems with rooting and OTAs if the system partition is otherwise left untouched (i.e. no system apps deinstalled, ...)?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kandalph:
Hello tim,

there is no worry to do this. I was able to root my me176c as well with this method.

Grüße nach Karlsruhe.....meine alte Heimat
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tim_h:
Hi kandalph, all,

thanks, it worked like a charm! Let's worry about OTA when (if) one arrives. If OTA does not work with root access, there is still the possibility to unroot. I hate it when manufacturers block OTAs at the slightest change of the system partition. HTC in particular has gotten much stricter about this with the years ...

Cheers,

Tim (und Grüße zurück aus der "Stadt der Baustellen" :))
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tim_h:
Hi all,

today my MemoPad 7 signaled the availability of a system update (~120 MB). I tried to run it, but it stopped with an error message. I guess this is due to root being present.

If I unroot and ugrade then (which I hope will still work, searching for updates does not report anything available any more), will the root method described here still work? Any experience with the update from anybody?

Cheers,

Tim
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tim_h:
Ok, indeed OTAs fail on rooted roms. If you want to update anyway and also get back root, see here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=63186705&postcount=2853
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ranthalion75:
Same here. Worked great!:)
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wakesk8tr:
I apologize if this is the wrong section, but I couldn't find one specific for my model. I recently purchased the me176cx from Gamestop. It is a Gamestop exclusive model, light blue with all the same specs except the cameras are .3 and 2.0. Not bad for $50.

My issue is with root, but the opposite most people are having. When I bought this thing, supposedly new, it already had superSU installed, and I confirmed root with root checker. I've never of a device coming pre rooted so this worried me a bit. I immediately did a factory reset but supers and root remain.

Should I be concerned, or just thankful for a pre rooted device?

Thank you,

Mark
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerbear294:
For $50 you probably got a refurbished or used model (Gamestop probably just factory reset it)

The previous owner must've rooted it and turned on OTA survival mode in SuperSU, which would let it survive factory resets and OTA updates before the Lollipop update.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dareas:
Guys, everyone is talking about Cyanogenmod and downgrading to Kitkat, but I didn't understand if it's possible to root this tablet with 5.0 software LRX21V.WW_K013-12.10.1.33-20150917 ?

Also we are talking about the version with Z3745 processor right?

EDIT: Installed temporary recovery, made backup, rooted, installed Xposed.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] castaway1:
can you please provide some tutorial link guide or more info? why you all want downgrade whats wrong with lolipop? I just see a huge memory leak :( i want debloat it! mby xposed greenify but i cant find proper way to root
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dareas:
I used

THIS

tutorial (google translate it). Everything worked fine, recovery seems freezing, but it's not! Just leave the tablet to do its work and it will finish the backup/restore/flashing. I don't know if it's just me but after installing xposed my tablet performance dropped drastically and I had to reflash .33 software. Now it's working great except the RAM management is awful. Even my Galaxy S2 does better. I don't know how to fix this, seriously. I hope Asus push new firmware update.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] castaway1:
thank you a lot! but RAM management is primary reason i want to root and remove those bloatware/freez + get greenify.. tablet is horrible slow idk what to do :( are there some custom ROMs? how we can fix that if i look in to RAM management in development section there is high or critical status even after reboot.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerbear294:
No custom ROMs. Not yet. Very soon, though, [MENTION=7057426]Penguineh[/MENTION] is working on AOSP.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dareas:
I noticed sometimes when I flash the firmware it flashes bad. I don't know why, but sometimes is horrible. You just have to flash it couple of times if you don't succeed with your first try and eventually it will flash good and everything should work as intended to.

I debloated my tablet, used Link2SD to move all my downloaded apps + their data to my external SD card, now I have 2.4 GB free out of 3.84 GB (4.16 GB are system reserved) in the internal storage. Still the RAM problem is present. I open one app, minimize it with the home button, then open another app and when I switch to the first app, it's reloading. But again not every time, sometimes it doesn't reload it. Sometimes when I minimize an app it lags for 5 seconds before actually minimizing, launcher reloads and, in most cases, the app is already closed if I try to switch back.

I tried ramexpanders (swap), but it's the same bad thing. RAM manager pro even makes things worse! So for now I left the tablet with the in-built ram management and it's acceptable.

Truth is after 4 years with Android I'm getting sick of rooting, changing roms, lags, hangs, bugs, and no software updates. More and more I consider switching to iOS.

But hey, let's not forget this tablet is 1/5 of the price of the iPad mini. I got it for around 100$ (8gb version). So I'm overall happy with my purchase.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] castaway1:
ok thank you a lot so i dont have to try all those as i see it dont help. Is there any way to downgrade ? official way
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dareas:
In my opinion do a factory reset, then flash again the .33 firmware. I don't know if there's any official way to downgrade, I downgraded to the first version of Lollipop through CWM recovery, but after bad flash, I upgraded with CWM again to .33.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shadeclan:
Method Update

After much work, I finally rooted my ME176CE/K013C with Android 5.0 that I received in the beginning of December 2016. Basically, I was able to do it with the instructions from

asus.com/zentalk/thread-24309-1-1.html but the link for the ADB drivers are outdated. While there is a link to the original source of this method in this thread, I could not get any of the links to work. I finally tracked down a somewhat updated article.

I would post all the links here but, unfortunately, I'm new and the forum rules prevent me from doing that. I'll put down as much of the link as I can - a Google search should bring it up. If the locations I've posted become broken, a search for "ZenFoneRootKit*.zip" and "ADB drivers" should bring up the proper files. One of the neat things about this method is it, apparently, can be done from a Linux machine!

FYI: I scanned all downloaded files with Avira Antivirus and found them clean.

It says that it's only for ZenFone 5 but it worked great on my ME176CE! On reviewing this thread, it seems like using root methods that are only supposed to be used on some other device is the fate of this poor tablet. :crying:

I wish you success in your root quest!:D
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maaub:
Wow, this worked! Almost 3 years later and I could finally root my device on Lollipop. Worked flawlessly in macOS
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtaber:
Didn't work one mine. This is an APK root, run directly from the device. What does MacOS got to do with anything? This root says "requires no PC'. You just download an APK to the tablet and run it from the tablet.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuyInDogSuit:
Weird, that only takes a picture. I can't figure it out.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuyInDogSuit:
Double post, sorry. Stupid Tapatalk.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siksy:
Just touch that button on the right side and turbo mode will go off(yellow colour of button disappear)
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuyInDogSuit:
ME176C doesn't have that button. The camera really only goes up to 2MP.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siksy:
I've ME176C and camera is 5&2mpix when turbo mode is off..
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuyInDogSuit:
Are you sure? This "turbo mode" is nowhere to be found on mine.

http://www.asus.com/us/Tablets_Mobile/ASUS_MeMO_Pad_7_ME176CX/specifications/
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siksy:
One thing You have to conclude.Is your version ME176C or ME176CX?

p.s. my conclusion it's me176cx which have only 2mpix rear camera
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djshotty:
I have a 176C, tried the same trick, then clicked the cog (Settings) and the options for 5MP (4:3) and 4MP (16:9) were available. Clicked the radio button next to 4MP, went back to the camera, took a shot and indeed, smik photo!
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zapz:
I think one of them has a 2 megapixels camera, but has 16GB storage, while the other one has 5 megapixels camera, but the storage has 8 GB.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuyInDogSuit:
The device reports that it's a k013.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dog121:
Thanks for sharing guys rooted no problems in 2 mins...
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dallby:
Hey folks, are there any ROMS for this yet? What about a custom recovery? I'd like to make a backup image of my stock set up but haven't found a recovery for this yet.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] urlyisis:
new version or rootzenfone

Looks like version 1.4.6r or rootzenfone officially supports our ME176C. Just go to the asuszenfoneblog website and look for the latest in the blog. I'd post the URL, but I don't have my 10 posts yet.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dalamar1320:
Thank you very much. I just ordered one of these, but was stuck between this and a couple others.

I REALLY wanted the speed of this tablet, but couldn't find root for it at first, but decided to take the plunge anyways.

Now i know that when i receive it in a couple days, i can instantly root it and put back my games that i have Titanium backups with.

I would really feel more comfortable with a custom recovery but C'est la vie.

:good:
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuyInDogSuit:
I posted a request for help in the Android Hacking / Q & A forum, and a request for a CM build on the CyanogenMod forums, regarding this tablet. Hopefully I get a response soon.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dalamar1320:
please keep me posted on anything you hear on that.

once i actually get the tablet, i can try a few things to flash a custom recovery
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuyInDogSuit:
Yup, will do.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] batpot:
Is it safe to install updates after rooting with rootZenfone?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zapz:
Can't say for sure, on the other thread regarding this tablet, a guy said that he updated it and he still has root. But other people said that they tried to update and it failed (they didn't specify if it's because they have root or not). In my case, I didn't root it yet so I just updated it, it completed succesfully.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuyInDogSuit:
Should be. The only issue it might have is if you removed stock apps and it fails because of that. I've heard of some device updates doing such, but nowadays it doesn't seem to happen as often.

EDIT: I could be wrong. There is a new update today, a small one, but it failed to install for me and now I can't figure out how to get the system to check for updates again. It keeps saying I'm up to date.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plopingo:
I was root, I've updated and have loose root and can't root anymore so think twice
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djshotty:
Android versions post-June are apparently harder to 'root' than ever before...
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuyInDogSuit:
The last update was in August, I think, and it was still rootable. Might be impossible with the latest update, but I wouldn't know, couldn't get the damn thing to re-attempt the install.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] batpot:
Same.

I did delete a bunch of system apps after rooting, but luckily the failed install just reverted to the last update, and it still functions fine.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holden72:
K013 = ME176CX = 2 mpx camera (I have and I think you also have).

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I updated to WW-3.1.23.158 and then rooted with RootZenfone 1.4.6r
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holden72:
After manual update to WW_V3.2.23.182 , root is lost and RootZenfone 1.4.6r did'nt work
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuyInDogSuit:
How did you "manually" update?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plopingo:
put UL-K013-WW-3.2.23.182-user.zip on the root internal storage and restart your device, you will be prompted
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuyInDogSuit:
I don't know where to get that. The ASUS support site still doesn't have it, and I can't find the downloaded file on my tablet.

Never mind, I found it. Has to be downloaded from here: http://www.asus.com/Tablets/ASUS_MeMO_Pad_7_ME176C/HelpDesk_Download/
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holden72:
Better here:

http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=ASUS+MeMO+Pad+7+(ME176C)&p=28&s=6

At your link (another site of Asus) the WW version is not yet available for download (I assume you have WW version).

For the installation, the ".....-user.zip" is found in the file you will download (you have to unzip the downloaded file).
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuyInDogSuit:
The one I provided is newer, and it's the very first one. You linked to the WW_V3.1.23.161 , which is from August 8.

Anyway, I got it installed and updated, but lost root. RootZenFone isn't working this time. I guess we'll just have to wait for an update on that.

WARNING: If you update to the latest build, do NOT attempt to root with RootZenFone. It will fail and leave your tablet in live demo mode, meaning that every time your screen dims, the demo starts playing again, and certain options are disabled like system restore. You can't turn off WiFi, set screen on to anything but 30 seconds, and so on, because it automatically reverts. You can't even turn off the screen! You just have to deal with the stupid demo when you're not using it or shut it down.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holden72:
In my link there are 8 firmware, and one of 8 is latest (182) also for international version (WW).

In your link there are 5 firmware and the 182 is onky for chinese version (CN).

To stop demo caused by RootZenfon you have to make the things you can read on RootZenfone blog (but with factory reset)