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[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klausstoertebeker:
Hello to the forum!

I'm a newbee to rooting and I'd like to install the pre-rooted Lollipop-version to my K009 MemoPad 7 (Wifi+LTE). So I read post #637 and checked my firmware to find out if I need to downgrade. I'm running this version:

KVT49L.WW_epad-11.8.3.31-20150126 release-keys 044000309_201407240016

As I read in this forum it's the latest "KitKat 4.4.2", so to my mind I don't need a downgrade. Therefore I downloaded the recommended pre-rooted firmware "UL-K00R-WW-12.14.1.12-user.zip (Lolipop) Wi-Fi + LTE", formatted an microSD-card in exFAT format under Windows 7 SP1 64-Bit, moved the firmware file to that SD card and renamed it to "MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip".

I powered off my MemoPad, inserted the SD card and powered on the MemoPad holding down the "Volume+" and "Power" buttons until the Asus screen appeared. The MemoPad booted into fastboot mode and I selected "SD download". The "download" starts, but I got the following errors:

Finding update package...

E:failed to mount /sdcard (invalid argument)

Opening update package...

Verifying update package...

E:end of footer from /sdcard/MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip not 0xFFFF (Invalid argument)

E:signature verification failed

SD Installation aborted.

E:Installation failed with status 1

So my question is:

Do I really have to install a Lollipop-version (...12) just to downgrade again and then installing the pre-rooted version?

Or might be the exFAT formatting of the SD-card the problem?

Or is there another thing I have to consider?

Thanks for help :)
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
I'm not entirely sure if it being exFAT matters, but my card is FAT32, so try formatting it to that. Also, UL-K00R-WW-12.14.1.17-user is the latest pre-rooted firmware.

The instructions you posted (post #637) are the latest ones. In case you need to use downgrade-2, you can click here for the latest version. You do not need to downgrade to install the new firmware if you're already on KitKat.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klausstoertebeker:
I formatted the SD-card in FAT32 and now it seems to be recognized and mounted. But there is still the following error message:

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Verifying update package...

E:end of footer from /sdcard/MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip not 0xFFFF (File exists)

E:signature verification failed

SD Installation aborted.

E:Installation failed with status 1

Before I reloaded the Lolipop .17 for my K00R and moved it to the SD-card.

Do I need an unlocked bootloader to install the pre-rooted firmware?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
There currently is no way to unlock the bootloader for these tablets. Not that we know of, anyway. What do you mean by reloading the .17 firmware? Have you modified the zip file at all besides renaming it? If you have, don't. I recommend making sure the SD card is formatted to FAT32 so it's empty, then rename the firmware to MOFD_SDUPDATE before copying it to the card. If possible, copy it to the card while the tablet is in the OS, or take the card out and put it in a card reader to copy it. Are you following all of the instructions from that forum post still, or just slapping the firmware on the card and trying to install it?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klausstoertebeker:
I ment with "Before I reloaded the Lolipop .17 for my K00R and moved it to the SD-card." that I reloaded the zip-file from the internet because I thought it was damaged. This thought was due to the verification error I posted in my message from September 22th, 2015, 03:13PM:

"Verifying update package...

E:end of footer from /sdcard/MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip not 0xFFFF (Invalid argument)

E:signature verification failed"

I didn't modify that file but only renamed it to "MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip".

I also followed the instructions posted. But in step 7) I ran into problems because the downgrade failed, but I think this is because I'm running KitKat 4.4.2 in the latest version. So I didn't pay attention to that because you said I didn't need to downgrade in this case. And step 8) also failed with the error message posted in my last post.

After work I'll buy a smaller SD-card (16 GByte) and will format that with FAT32 and 32kByte block size. May be that's the problem, otherwise I'm running out of ideas...

Is there a way to install the pre-rooted Lolipop via the function "Update via ADB" if my next try fails? And if it's possible, how do I do that?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lveehbee:
[MENTION=3531407]xda-log[/MENTION] or log123 on the russian forum. Update 12.14.1.19 has arrived with OTA. If it is available for download on the russian forum will you please let it know on this forum. Thanks.

To anyone: maybe you could install 12.14.1.19 and not 12.14.1.17
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klausstoertebeker:
I made it!

I think the problem was my KitKat 4.4.2 version (KVT49L.WW_epad-11.8.3.31-20150126 release-keys 044000309_201407240016)! After I used the downgrade-2 skript, the system was downgraded as described. And then the "SD Update" finished without error.

GREAT!!! :D
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda-log:
I am made pre-rooted 19 version Lolipop:

UL-K00R-WW-12.14.1.19-user.zip (Lolipop) Wi-Fi + LTE

UL-K007-WW-12.14.1.19-user.zip (Lolipop) Wi-Fi
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] olivier64:
Hello gentlemen,

I have a ME 572CL running under lollipop 5.01, so I follow Quechua 1 tuto to root it.

I get the prerooted.17 lollipop for Koor, rename it MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip, I put my tablet into fastboot mode (after usb debogging and authorize unnowned appli), verify the Asus android bootloader interface and downgrade it with the first cmd, evrything seems ok.

Lucky? No, it's the beginning of my problem in fact because when I choose sd download to flash firmware I have this message:

E: can't open/sdcard/NOFD_UPDATE.zip (bad)

no such file or directory

E: installation failed with status 1

At this time, I try to unzip the root file before installing: same message

I try with an other root file: same message

I try with an official rom: same message

I formatte completaly my sd card with sd formatter and try again: same message

I try with an other sd card: same message!

Well, now, I don't know what could I try!

My pad is blocked, except recovery mode, I can do nothing with it and I hope one of you have an idea to root it or to install an Asus firmware.

Help me: I am sinking!!! ;)
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lveehbee:
Erased this post.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
If I'm understanding this post correctly, downgrade-2 is no longer necessary, right?

I love Yandex, because it reminds me of when I was a kid and I'd go play N64 while waiting for things to download because I was stuck on a 14.4kbps dial-up connection.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lveehbee:
Can i use these same instructions for upgrading to 12.14.1.19?

---------- Post added at 05:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:21 PM ----------

Your filename is wrong. Not NOFD_ but MOFD_
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] olivier64:
My filename is good in the root filename, just make an error in my message writing NOFD instead of MOFD, sorry!
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
Well it should be MOFD_SDUPDATE, too, not just _UPDATE. Is your card formatted as FAT32, and the file placed in the root of the SD card?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda-log:
You have MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip.zip file name!

See file properties in explorer!

---------- Post added at 09:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:03 PM ----------

This post is correctly and up to date: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61619082

Yandex is very fast ... strangely.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dark_Vortex:
Thanks for the answer...without it I probably would have given up trying to root this device. It took me no less than twenty times with the process ending with a "Failed :(" message. One time it even kicked me into a weird demo mode for the tablet. Armed with your answer & the knowledge that sometimes timing plays a hand in whether a root attempt it successful I finally achieved root.

I don't know if it has any bearing on things, but the successful attempt was different only in that I didn't turn off the WiFi & forget the network before making the attempt after I had turned it on earlier to try a Google search to see if I could turn up anything regarding the problem.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cadillac Kid:
So in regards to the lag issues. Have we determined they are just perceived sound issues? Will a software update/settings adjustment fix it? I have an me572c sitting under the Christmas tree. Will return and get an N7 if this device ends up being buggy.

Also....several people saying the Asus seems slower than the n7 and then I read other people say the asus is notably faster? I'm confused.

I will probably root the Asus but have had enough roming/flashing over the past 6 years to not care about the a plethora of custom ROMs.

My whole question is..... I HATE lag. Other than that...I don't care. Will the Asus piss me off?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LtRoastabotch:
I hate lag too I turned off the sound the tablet seems fine to me. You could always swing by best buy and try it out.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Plesk8:
I don't think you'll experience lag in the OS in general (switching between apps, using apps, etc). At least, none more than is legitimate with 1.7ghz CPU and 2GB ram. I have experienced lag ever so slight, but I think that probably had to do with have lots of APPs in memory, or browsing/zooming/scrolling on especially overcomplicated or overpopulated web pages.. New Android devices need 3-4 GB RAM IMO, and this one only has 2GB. Maybe the 1.7ghz had soemthing to do with the *slight* website lag? dunno.

The primary lag you may experience is with typing fast and the sound/appearance of letters associated... I've personally noticed if I turn off all typing sounds (AND OS touch sounds) then the lag (or at least my perception of it) goes away (which is good enough for me). This did involve getting the Google Now Launcher + the Android Keyboard. = all available on the Play Store.

At this point I've decided to keep it... I've been able to work around the ASUS bloat-ware well enough.. Lag isn't pissing me off.. it generally just works.. but would prefer CyanogenMod for it. Not sure if I'll root it just to remain under stock conditions.. Maybe I'll wait for a decent clean ROM to bother rooting.

I Should note that NOT ALL ASUS APPS CAN BE DISABLED when you are on stock. They make you think so (can click disable and confirm it) but it doesn't actually happen (they are still in your app drawer and are, in fact, still enabled)
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dark_Vortex:
I've had quite a few Android devices over the years...and I actually have five Android devices in the house right now so I know how an Android device should perform. Caveats up front...I am not the primary user of the ME572 in my household and I can only speak of the experience I have had with the one ME572C we own, but there is no lag on this specific unit. Everything just freakin' flies. Apps are smooth and responsive and I haven't changed the keyboard or turned off the sound.

The screen is gorgeous. When I walked into Best Buy the display on the demo unit put almost every other tablet on display to shame & when we got our unit home it didn't disappoint. Color was bright, even, crisp with no backlight bleed anywhere. Markings on the box seem to indicate it was manufactured in September of this year so this isn't a new hardware revision or anything. However, these things are mass-produced in China. There are going to be variations on the assembly line.

I'm extremely pleased with this device, but it's not going to have much attention or development if Best Buy continues to be the only retailer in the U.S. to carry it. I think one retailer in the UK has an exclusive as well. Case choices are sparse, but I'm noticing a few more than there were a week ago so at least we're moving in the right direction.

One minor correction to something another poster said....the CPU is 1.83 GHz, not 1.7 GHz.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cadillac Kid:
Thanks for the replies. I will probably stick with the me572c then unless I have issues specific to my device. Hopefully it gets lollipop....which seems like it would be Asus intent with 64 bit.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rubyasus:
happy owner

I have the me572c for about a month now. .

I agree with Dark Vortex the machine is quick.

No lagging ore typing problems at all. It works with rocket speed.

My previous tablet was the nexus 2012. Maybe not the most modern tablet anymore, but the difference with the me572c is ages in the speed and reaction time.

Also no backlight bleed and a very good screen.

I rooted it according the methode above; two things are important: turn off wifi and count 7 seconds to restart.

I am very enthousiatic and not a second of regret I spend 199 euro's!
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adc055:
at the moment the bootloader is still locked which means no custom rom can be flashed. I rooted and removed all the bloatwares including the ASUS keyboard. When I did a factory reset non of those came back so I ended up having a tablet without any input method at all. Anyway I managed to return it back to JL because I dont want to wait for any longer to unlock the bootloader.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LtRoastabotch:
Does root go away with factory reset? If I want to unroot it it's there a way to do it? Sorry for the noob questions I'm still new to rooting
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msk:
They have posted a stock firmware on their support site http://www.asus.com/us/Tablets/ASUS_MeMO_Pad_7_ME572C/HelpDesk_Download/ try restoring using that zip file.

So far support looks pretty good for this tablet, an update every month from ASUS. If it gets lollipop I will buy one for sure.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LtRoastabotch:
I haven't rooted yet because of my past experience with my AT&T s4. They locked the boot loader no custom recovery and no firmware updates after I rooted. I don't want this to happen again
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dark_Vortex:
This is why it is recommended that you *freeze* bloatware rather than uninstalling it. Only uninstall something if you are 100% positive the system will never, ever need it again....including a factory preset.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LtRoastabotch:
App quarantine is a good app to freeze bloatware. It's Easy to use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ramdroid.appquarantine&hl=en
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LtRoastabotch:
Price drop. I just went to best buy and got $29.99 back in my pocket :)
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkaldfraNorden:
Bought mine yesterday, rooted it, recovered my apps, everything seems fine so far. The only lag I have experienced is on lock screen, unlock animation is choppy, but all in all it is a great tab!

Anyone know if we can use Xposed, due to bootloader being locked?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kidujp:
Got mine earlier today from BB and rooted it and got everything installed. Works very well.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrSimmonsSr:
Just got mine today.. rooted it and everything seems to be working well! No lag that I've noticed..
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cadillac Kid:
I downloaded the root apk..... Does nothing. Has a greyed out pic of a banana. Tells me to turn off WiFi which I did. still nothing. I did the firmware update. Does that lock out the root method?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrSimmonsSr:
When you hit the button, if it fails then try it again a few times. Also, it didn't work for me the first time I tried it. Keep retrying. And it also only seemed to work for me when I made it forget my wifi network, as instructed...

Give it a few more tries and let us know whether or not you have any luck. I thought it did nothing for me as well, but when I tried it a few more times it definitely rooted me properly.

Good luck!

MrSimmonsSr
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NexusRunner:
Burgundy and Gold?

Hi all,

I heard in the news there are 3 color variants of ME572C: Black, Burgundy and Gold, but it seems only the black model is available? I've been watching the BestBuy website during the whole month, the black model is currently on sale, while the other two are "sold out online" without a single review. On Ebay, color models are all sold from Taiwan, with a rather insane price like 300. (And it seems Taiwan SKUs don't share the same ROM with international models, as ASUS release different factory image for them every time) I live in a place without local Best Buy, in fact I can't find this tablet from any local retailer, so I'm kind of stuck here.

Do you guys all get the black model or the color ones are available somewhere? Please share your info. Thanks!
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
I'm in the US, so that's probably why Yandex only gives me 9 kb/s.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lveehbee:
[MENTION=3531407]xda-log[/MENTION] Is the method in post #780 with or without data erase? If it is with data erase, can i safely replace your downgrade.cmd with the version in post #727 from [MENTION=5501371]quechua1[/MENTION].
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quechua1:
Don't replace it because they are different, use the new metod from [MENTION=3531407]xda-log[/MENTION], it ask you if you wanna erase the data o not. Isn't it xda-log?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lveehbee:
Now i am sure, the new method xda-log ask if data must be erased or not.ECHO.

ECHO ERASE USER DATA (FACTORY RESET)?

ECHO.

SET /p CHOICE=Enter Y to erase, press ENTER to continue || goto skipdata

IF /I "%CHOICE%" EQU "Y" call :progressbar 17 "fastboot erase data" & fastboot erase data & IF NOT %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 SET ERROR="erase data FAILED, EXIT!" & GOTO END

:skipdata

Thanks xda-log, perfect.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
Yes, only one .zip or it won't work correctly.

This is why it's important to show file extensions in Windows! :p
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lveehbee:
Thanks, i used this method and the upgrade to 12.14.1.19 is OK. In windows 10 i never see the screen with Moorefield. I started device manager before i started downgrade.cmd. When you see the Dnx-USB driver and moorefield device in Intel Soc, then immediatly release vol + and - and run otherwise the connection is lost!!!!
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hugozo:
Noob question

in order to run the .19 rooted version, downgrade from .17 rooted version (with downgrade tool) is still required or i can flash over the .17 rooted one ?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lveehbee:
Yes you must downgrade.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArmchairDesigner:
I just got the OTA update 19 on my ME572CL, where on the device can I retrieve the downloaded package, and is there a preferred place to upload it ?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sfdc:
Does anyone know what changed in V 12.14.1.19 ?

I'm hesitating about update from V 12.14.1.17
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LtRoastabotch:
I just got my tablet back from Asus and it came back with 4.4.2 kit kat. Thought I was running lilipop am I having a brain fart or did they downgrade my firmware?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda-log:
Thanks! But I already do it: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=62973856&postcount=773
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nvn88:
Hello, I sent my rooted tablet to asus because of battery problems (I could not undo the process as I couldn't boot the tablet). Now, they fixed it but they tried to push an update.

Now I'm stuck on the asus in search of incredible logo and when I select recovery from the bootloader It just tries to update (and then it fails).

What can I do? Flash recovery through adb maybe?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
****, now I'M stuck on the Intel Inside logo. Can't seem to get into the bootloader anymore, either. I followed the instructions, so I'm not sure what's wrong or how to fix it.

Edit 1: Okay, I managed to get it powered off. Then I uninstalled and reinstalled the Intel drivers. I connected the tablet to the computer and held down all of the buttons until it showed up as a Moorefield device. Then I opened the command prompt as administrator and ran the Downgrade-2.cmd. It ran its course, eventually closing, and I hit "sd download" on the tablet. Now I'm back to the endless Intel logo.

Edit 2: I was using the K007 firmware before, but then I noticed that in the bootloader, it said "OPEN_K00R" in the Product label, so I put the K00R firmware on there instead. This time, after a few seconds on the Intel logo, it just shut off. I turned it back on and it's stuck at the Intel logo forever again. I'm worried my table is well and truly screwed now.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quechua1:
I had the same problem, apparently when it access to the bootloader mode, it run a few lines of codes, it shows a bar below (check if it have it). Wait around five minutes till it finish and then hit "sd download".
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
Do you mean this?

That's the only thing at the bottom of the screen once Downgrade-2.cmd is done doing its thing. I waited about fifteen minutes with it sitting there like that (the green loading bar doesn't move), before trying again. No change, still stuck on Intel logo. Here's what the top part of the screen looks like (sorry for crap quality):

Edit: Just tried following that process to put .17 back on there, but still stuck at Intel logo. Hey [MENTION=3531407]xda-log[/MENTION], do you have any suggestions?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quechua1:
What do see in the computer shell when you run downgrade2.cmd?

Try it without run as administrator (with administrador mode downgrade2.cmd don't work in my computer).
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
The shell runs through the whole process without reporting any issues. I've never had a problem running it with administrator mode.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lveehbee:
Try it with user account control at minimum security. Run as administrator didn't work on my Windows 10 64 bit system.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
I already had UAC running at the minimum level.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lveehbee:
Don't forget your firewall. Maybe sandboxing some process. Shutdown the firewall completely. Check it in task manager that it has really shutdown.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] olivier64:
Well guys,

after trying a lot of combinations with "MOFD_SDUPDATE" (with or without "zip"), 2 different sd card (it's sd hc cards for info), (formatted in fat32, for info), trying also a sd recovery with different Asus official firmwares for KOOR, trying also with the last russian root ww 12.14.1.19, all my installations failed with status 1 (or 7 for the Asus rom 11.8.3.31)!

At this time I have no more brilliant idea!

So, if someone has a solution for me, even for installing an official rom on my device locked in recovery mode, I'm "a little bit" interested because I'm currently in an holy ****!!!