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[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
Disabling the firewall didn't change anything. I'm trying it on a different computer now (Windows 8 x64 with driver verification thing turned off). I installed the Intel stuff, then the Asus drivers, connected the tablet, made sure it showed up as Moorefield, and tried running Downgrade.cmd in Command Prompt (not as administrator). It got to the "fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img.POS.bin" step and threw an error: data transfer failure (too many links)

On the tablet (still in Droidboot Provision OS mode), it has at the bottom: CMD(download:00ce6700)

I don't know what any of this means or why it's not working now.

Edit: I tried rebooting the tablet and it got to the Intel Inside logo... then started going past it to try installing the MOFD_SDUPDATE! But it errored out to this screen:

Edit 2: I rebooted the tablet, went through the steps again... This time I ran Command Prompt (as admin) and did Downgrade-2.cmd. It spent more time on each step as it flashed things, and it completed its work, but ultimately I wound up back at the eternal Intel logo. Right back where I started.

Edit 3: I'm trying to flash a stock rom (.12) on here, but that's not working either. I think if I could get back to that recovery screen I took a photo of (above), I might be able to do it. Can't figure out how I got there before or how I can get there again. Hey [MENTION=3531407]xda-log[/MENTION], is it possible for me to flash stock to my device by overwriting the IMG files in your Downgrade folder? Is there anything else I could try in regards to that?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quechua1:
When i couldn't access to recovery mode i used this.

Look like [MENTION=3531407]xda-log[/MENTION] made a new tutorial for unbrick, you could try this first.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
Edit: Never mind what I had typed here, I misunderstood the errors the site was giving. I'll try this recovery method and report back.

Edit 2: Hey [MENTION=5501371]quechua1[/MENTION], do you have the xfstk-downloader-setup-1.5.1.exe file? The link to it on that website doesn't work anymore, and it's needed for the recovery process. :\
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
Okay, I translated the instructions to this:

Which I understood as:

So I did that, but the recovery flash failed...

Then I powered the tablet off, and followed all of the original steps using Downgrade.cmd, and let it do its thing. When it rebooted into Droidboot (the point where you'd normally select SD DOWNLOAD), to try running the Recovery-Restore31C.cmd file again. Downgrade.cmd failed to connect to the tablet during the IFWI flash at this point. I ran Downgrade-2.cmd, which at some point lost the Moorefield device while connect and said "XFSTK-status -- reconnecting to device" a couple times before the Moorefield came back and it continued. I got that "data transfer failure (too many links)" error message again. I powered it off, then back on, and it tried installing a system update (the *.31 KitKat firmware I had on the card). That failed, of course, but it dumped me into that OPEN_epad recover I posted a photo of earlier.

This time, I chose to apply an update through ADB, and I sent across the Recovery-31C.zip file. Then I told it to reboot the system.

And wouldn't you ****ing know it, it worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It says it's on *.31 KitKat (4.4.2). I'm not sure if that's from the firmware on my SD card (which I never got to flash) or from the Downgrade process.

I guess now I can try the Downgrade process again with the *.19 pre-rooted Lollipop on the SD card, right? This firmware that's installed is NOT rooted, so I'm not sure what process I would follow to get *.19 pre-rooted on here at this point.

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Edit:

I went through the process again, using the Downgrade.cmd from this post. It seemed to flash the IFWI stuff from the system folder, but then it dropped connection to the tablet when it was supposed to move on to the Droidboot part. The tablet rebooted into the OS, where I was able to confirm it was using the .43 version of the IFWI. I tried powering it off, but every time I chose "Power Off", it would reboot, so I had to force it to power down. Then I went through the process again, this time using Downgrade-2.cmd from that same collection. It went through the whole process successfully, and then I was able to flash the *.19 pre-rooted K007 firmware using SD DOWNLOAD. It finished the system update without issue.

Then it got to the "Asus: In search of incredible" screen, and now it's stuck on the spinning loading wheel. I let it go for a good twenty minutes before I forced it to shut off and tried again. Still stuck. Now what?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quechua1:
xfstk-downloader-setup-1.5.1.exe
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
Thanks for that, quechua1! So here's what I've tried...

1. Unzipped both the Downgrade and Recovery archives into the same folder

2. Installed the XFSTK program.

3. Copied the wdapi1140.dll file from c:\windows\system32 to the previous unzipped folder and renamed it to wdapi1100.dll

4. Opened the XFSTK program and filled in the fields like this:

FW DnX: DOWNGRADE_FOLDER/ifwi_64/service/dnx_fwr.bin

IFWI: DOWNGRADE_FOLDER/ifwi_64/service/ifwi_77.43_factory.bin

OS DnX: DOWNGRADE_FOLDER/ifwi_64/service/dnx_osr.bin

OS Image: DOWNGRADE_FOLDER/droidboot.img.POS.bin

5. Went to Options > Modify Settings > Download Options. Checked "GP Override", and then put "0xEEEEEEEE" in the field below it (without quotes)

6. Connected the tablet to the computer, and powered it down. Then held down both volume buttons and power until it showed as a "Moorefield device" in the Device Manager

7. Clicked "begin download" in the XFSTK program.

8. When that was done, it rebooted and got stuck on the Intel logo.

9. Forced the tablet to power down, then held down volume and power buttons again until detected as a "Moorefield" device

10. Ran the Downgrade-2.cmd file as administrator and let it run its course

11. When it rebooted back into Droidboot, ran the Restore-Recovery-31C.cmd file and let it reboot.

12. It got stuck on the Asus logo this time, so forced it to power down.

13. Held down volume + and power until it rebooted into Droidboot.

14. Selected "SD DOWNLOAD" to install the firmware, but it failed, dumping me into the recovery

At this point it failed with "End of footer from /sdcard/MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip not 0xFFF (file exists)" and "installation failed with status 1"

1. Chose "wie cache partition"

2. Chose "wipe data/factory reset"

3. Chose "reboot system"

4. When it got stuck on the Asus logo, forced it to power down again, then volume + and power to go back into Droidboot

5. Tried SD DOWNLOAD again, but no dice.

I decided to put the *.31 KitKat firmware back on. Once it was on, I tried updating it to the latest OTA firmware, but it failed for some reason. So I put the *.12 Lollipop firmware on the SD card and did SD DOWNLOAD for that. But once it rebooted after installing, it got stuck on the Asus logo with the spinning loading wheel.

I don't know how to get it on stock and still be able to update it OTA. But I think I'm done screwing around trying to get pre-rooted firmware on here. This new method just does not work for whatever reason.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
I've managed to flash the *.19 pre-rooted firmware, and it gets to the Asus logo (no Intel logo, woo!), but it's stuck loading there, like when I tried the unrooted OTA version of *.19. What can I do to progress past this point and get into the OS?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quechua1:
The steps are right but when i flashed the FW it works, I don't know how you have Asus logo stuck. I had a similar problem when I try flash .17 pre-rooted but I fix it with the xfstk-downloader :confused:

When I ran Downgrade-2 and it rebooted back into Droidboot, it ran a few lines of codes, then I flashed the .17 pre-rooted directly without the Restore-Recovery-31C.cmd file.

Other thing that you can try is if you can flash .31 but it don't allow you update via OTA, you could try do a reset factory setting from the system and then try update via OTA.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
I feel like I'm doing everything exactly right, but something on the tablet has a bad setting or something. I have no idea what could be different. If there was some way I could keep the tablet plugged in while it does stuff and it spits out errors when it finds them... Well I'm back on *.12 official firmware. Looks like I'll be on this until Asus releases full official firmware files for *.17, *.19, or whatever comes after that.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pizzaman79:
Thanks to [MENTION=3531407]xda-log[/MENTION] for the pre-rooted firmware. My Memo pad 7 me572c should arrive by post in a few hours and i'll try it right away.

I've also read some comments about a zenfone root app that was ably to root. Does anyone have any experience with that?

Let's hope the tablet gets Marshmallow and that will be easier to root without downgrading :)
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
I emailed Asus support about my tablet being unable to upgrade on stock firmware and they said I need to RMA it. Debating if it's worth it...

Zenfone root (unless there's a new version) only worked on KitKat. Good luck with your rooting, hope you don't encounter all of the problems that I did.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pizzaman79:
Thanks. It seems like there's no need for me to root after all.

I only rooted my android devices for write access to the external SD card and auto backup of apps and settings with ROM toolbox pro. The external SD access was fixed in 5.0 Lollipop (i got firmware .19 preinstalled) and by now all apps i care about (GoodSync server, Total Commander and OfficeSuite Pro) have implemented the API for access to the external SD card. Most settings and the selection of preinstalled apps are backed up by Google anyway. And Asus offers a nice app and settings backup service on top of that. Another reason to root would be to de-bloat but that alone is not worth the risk and trouble to me. Besides most bloatware can just be uninstalled anyway.

I must say, i'm pretty satisfied with the Asus software experience so far. And the hardware is great too...
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
Haven't been able to or didn't bother? Here's what you need to do. Good luck, though; that method almost completely broke my tablet.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lveehbee:
On my tablet everything was ok. There is one dangerous point in the procedure. Sometimes downgrade.cmd restart and then it seems that downgrading is finished, but that isn't true. It is better to do a little walk when downgrading then interrupting to early. That is the reason for great trubble. So be patient and all is good.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
No, that wasn't the source of my "trubble". I left it sitting at various stages for quite a long time, but it never worked properly. If it worked fine for you, perhaps you could record a video of the whole process and put it on YouTube.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klausstoertebeker:
Can't root ME572C after repair

I have gotten back my repaired ASUS MemoPad 7 (ME572C) after trying to install the Xposed framework and something went wrong :D:D:D As predicted ASUS flashed the KitKat 4.4.2 (KVT49L.WW_epad-11.8.3.31-20150126 release-keys 044000309_201407240016) and my root was gone.

But now I have the problem that the procedure to install the pre-rooted Lollipop described in post #637 doesn't work any more. Although my ASUS MemoPad 7 (ME572C) is in fastboot mode and the device manager shows it as "ASUS Android Bootloader Interface" (there is another entry "Intel Soc" with subentry "DnX USB Driver"), I get now the error

Intel SoC Device Detection Failed: Attempt #..

on every script I'm running to downgrade as preperation to install Lollipop (UL-K00R-WW-12.14.1.19-user.zip).

What's going wrong? And how do I use the recovery option "Apply update via ADB in case the procedure of post #637 fails again?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
If you're following the instructions, it says to power off the tablet, connect it to the computer, then hold down both volume buttons and power. Under the "Intel Soc" entry in the Device Manager, you should see an entry for a Moorefield device. At that point, you can run the Downgrade.cmd file.

Good luck to you, though. I tried those instructions a hundred times, and even a few variations of them from that Russian forum, and it's never worked for me to get *.19 LP installed. Now my tablet is on stock *.12, but if I try to do the OTA update to *.19, it gets stuck on the boot screen. I have to send my tablet to Asus and hope they can fix it. This forum has been a bit dead since the *.19 pre-rooted firmware came out, so help is rare, and I think xda-log has abandoned it entirely.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
Got my tablet back from Asus. Had sent it in for repair since it wouldn't update to *.19 Lollipop. According to the minimal sheet they packed with it, they replaced a component in the tablet. When I turned it on, it was on *.26 Kitkat. Thankfully, it's updated all the way to *.19 Lollipop.

Unless an app method of rooting comes out for this thing, I'll stick with stock unrooted. I'm done taking chances with dangerous pre-rooted firmware from sketchy sources.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jared hyder:
It is absoluter rubbish
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrSimmonsSr:
Does anyone have a stock ROM for the "Asus MeMO Pad 7 LTE" (ME375CL I think) that AT&T is selling for so cheap these days? I'm having some reoccurring issues with certain apps crashing (ones that were working fine earlier) even after I factory reset, so I'm thinking a clean wipe of the whole device (not just /data and /cache) might just resolve it for me.

I would like to just force it to completely reload the OS from the SD card. I could have sworn I saw a link to the stock ROM for the LTE version somewhere in this thread but now I can't seem to find it. Am I crazy?

Thanks!
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] olivier64:
Well, if someone remembers, I was blocked since some weeks with my 572cl locked in recovery mode, enable to download any kind of rom (rooted or official) because all installations failed.

I also had a look with ADB sideload but if my PC recognized the droidboot of my device, ADB did not recognize any device (the scamp!)

Reading (again) the russian forum 4PDA (of witch the Google automatic translation in french is more funny than helpfull!), I found a downloading of an other downgrade command.

So I tried the 3rd downgrade command, it ran fine and the miracle appeared when I ran (again) one of the rooted rom by "the famous" MOFD_SDUPDATE:

Alleluia: it installed and it's working well!

I suppose my Asus official rom was too recent (made it in september) for the first downgrade commands recommended in this forum (next time I will not upgrade it before the root!) and I suppose russian guys corrected it with this third downgrade command. (Thanks to them!!!)

Moral of this story: I should keep on rooting Samsung devices with Odin; it's more on my level! ;)

I would have like to join the link to Yandex downloading page for the downgrade rar but I did not post enough messages to be able to do that (that's what the forum tells me!), sorry!

Bye and thanks to the people who tried to help me!
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lveehbee:
There is a new update for K007 12.14.1.23

[MENTION=3531407]xda-log[/MENTION] [MENTION=4791226]pWEN[/MENTION] [MENTION=5501371]quechua1[/MENTION]

If the rooted 12.14.1.23 already exist, then can somebody post it on the forum? It's a very small update, maybe it's possible to download and install it with OTA? The new update don't erase data.

Can i use the new procedure that i used with 12.14.1.19 update?

DOWNGRADING AND LOLLIPOP FIRMWARE FLASHING INSTRUCTIONS

1) Download the PRE-ROOTED LOLIPOP firmware, and the Downgrade.rar.

2) Rename the LOLIPOP firmware to MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip (make sure the "zip" is lowercase) and put it on your tablet's external SD card

3) Extract the Downgrade.rar file and run the IntelDnXUSBDriverSetup.exe file to install the drivers. Install ADB drivers if it is not installed yet.

4) Connect tablet to the computer then turn off. Press Volume Up and Down at the same time and press the Power and hold all buttons until you see this window:

We are waiting until the driver is installed. After their installation in the Device Manager, the tablet should be defined like this:

5) Run Downgrade.cmd. Warning! Do not touch you pad while Downgrade.cmd is working. It'll reboot some times, and finally it should reboot into the bootloader (fastboot mode) when done and working window Downgrade.cmd will closed.

6) Choose "SD download" to flash the firmware.

7) It should now reboot into Lollipop with root. Verify that root is working by running SuperSU.

8) Delete the firmware from the SD card.

Note: When the pre-rooted Lollipop firmware is flashed, a backup of the internal factory partition should be created. This file is named backup_factory.img and can be found in the root MicroSD card. You will want to copy this file to a safe place, as it contains the serial number and IMEI.

ORIGINAL FILES SUPPORTED BY CREATOR: (Mega links is dead for update)
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda-log:
PRE-ROOTed firmware:

UL-K00R-WW-12.14.1.23-user.zip (Lolipop) Wi-Fi + LTE

UL-K007-WW-12.14.1.23-user.zip (Lolipop) Wi-Fi

Install Instruction: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61619082&postcount=637
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tycoo:
THX!

In downgrade.cmd -%DROIDBOOT% --gpflags is set to EEEEEEEE ? Is this correct?

regards
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lveehbee:
I used the downgrade in post 637 to upgrade to 12.14.1.19 with the gpflags set to EEEEEEE and everything was ok. No problem.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda-log:
Yes of course, it is correct.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kanagawaben:
How to install xposed on .23 pre-rooted firmware?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tycoo:
Did you check this thread: http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/general/guide-to-install-xposed-installer-t3116476
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lveehbee:
Thank You XDA-LOG. Update 12.14.1.23 is ok wth your instructions. The K007 with updates 12.14.1.17 12.14.1.19 and 12.14.1.23 is now completely protected against the stagefright bug.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda-log:
[MENTION=6493888]lveehbee[/MENTION]

You may also install OTA update on 19 pre-rooted firmware.

Instruction:

1) Find and delete file /system/bin/app_process32

2) Rename file /system/bin/app_process32_original to app_process32

3) Press OK in OTA update dialog message (start update procedure).

Root will be saved.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therealprof:
Interesting. However after renaming the app_process32 the OTA dialog was gone and I have not found a way to get it back, the system claims it's up-to-date now.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lveehbee:
Is the original file not the oldest file? I think by removing original, OTA don't know there is an old image on the tablet. Not sure.....
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abhijeet357:
I have hardbricked my Asus memo pad me572c. It is not turning on. Even charging battery indicator is not showing. Please help me.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hugozo:
hi

unable to run downgrade,

" xfstk-dldr-solo.exe" stop

i'm on w10 64bits
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] autogarsas:
Hooh, is there a way to downgrade under ubuntu?

Becouse im trying under virtual machine win 8.1 , but my device isnt recognized as moorefield. Only only asus bootloader and intel soc in device manager.. maybe try win 7 instead?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipknightly:
Is there a shortcut way to upgrade to different versions of pre-rooted lollipop (12.14.1.12. to 12.14.1.23) or do you have to go through the whole #637 downgrade procedure?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therealprof:
At the moment there're two different upgrade options:

- Install the full image (which requires going through the bootloader and hence will only install images with the correct signature)

- Install the OTA delta (which requires a largely untempered system as it applies the delta only iff the files are exactly in the state the update expects them to be in; if a delta update failed once you're **** out of luck -- at least I don't know a reliable way to reset the bad update flag and it will never be able to apply again)

I'm not quite sure what prevents one from simply overwriting the files in /system using the files from the image but seemingly no one has come forward with a way to do that.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipknightly:
Ok thanks for this, looks like the long way, unfortunately.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipknightly:
same here
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] olivier64:
Hello,

about the xfstk crash, I sometimes have the same problem (Windows 7, 64).

Don't panic and try the different downgrade commands until it's work!

I also restart the Intel and Isoc drivers and try after the downgrade commands. This pad is a nightmare for me: I never root it at the first time! ;)

I recognize my method is "stupid" but it always finally works (and that's what I want!)

Good luck!
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipknightly:
Ya, I tried downgrade-3 and it started, only to fail and now it's just bricked out and showing the usb symbol. I'll have to wade my way through these forums when I have the time and see if it's possible to get a stock rom back on here somehow. Probably what I deserve for plowing through without knowing what I'm doing.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pWEN:
If you can get into the bootloader, there's hope. Download a stock recovery from the Asus website, rename the ZIP as normal, put it on the SD card, and then flash it from recovery. Should be all you need. Good luck, though; despite following all of the instructions exactly, I wound up in your situation and nothing could fix it. Had to send the tablet back to Asus for repair. Haven't touched these unstable pre-rooted firmwares since.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] olivier64:
The pre rooted firmwares run fine, the problem is the downgrading command to install them!

I installed 3 rooted firmware (17, 19 and 23) and I never can say witch of the 3 downgrading commands will work! :(

But if your pc recognize your pad as moorefield, there's a hope! Try again downgrading even if all commands failed in a first attempt... sometimes it's magic!!! :p

Sorry if I cant help you more, but for my part I have no rational explanation to give you! :(
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tycoo:
As i looked into the downgrade.cmd files a few weeks ago it looks like the second downgrade is called at the end of downgrade one. The third downgrade file is called at the end of second. So all starting with the first one all files should be executed in a row. Perhaps it is problematic if the script gets stopped during the process, so that you have to start with the second one next time.
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipknightly:
There doesn't appear to be a way to get to recovery from here, just the usb logo on the screen.... was it an expensive repair?