yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Asus Padfone X and S] electroau:
I can confirm that was able to get band 17 back when I went back to kk (stock) and I reflashed the new ll rom and have lost it... I really need Adams version to test restoring the entire efs on a ll rom but all the d/load links I found are dead.
[Asus Padfone X and S] Justatechie:
This should work

https://builds.casual-dev.com/files/CASPAC/Asus/Padfone X/TWRP-Nexus5repack-AO1.img

Thats awesome for some people who might have done the same, just by restoring the modem prior to flashing to s fw.

Again thanks for confirming that.
[Asus Padfone X and S] hunterhead:
hi, i am owner of padfone x, but i want upgrade to lollipop 5.0, (x to s) in this version the dock work ?
[Asus Padfone X and S] xtermmin:
If you're installing ASUS' official Padfone S Lollipop firmware, yes.
[Asus Padfone X and S] hunterhead:
And is the same procedure? Only download from Asus webpage S firmware?
[Asus Padfone X and S] xtermmin:
Yes. Make sure you get the one with "WW" (worldwide) in the filename, not "TW" (Taiwan).
[Asus Padfone X and S] hunterhead:
Big thanks, btw I am already downloaded all. But my phone are T00D is the same? I am already rooted and only waiting for your answer to continue jejejeje
[Asus Padfone X and S] xtermmin:
T00D and T00N are the same hardware. If you're flashing Padfone S firmware on a Padfone X, be sure to unlock the bootloader by flashing crowlock3 in TWRP.

In general, the steps are:

0. Put rooting application, Padfone S LP firmware, and crowlock3 on your microSD card.

1. Root

2. Flash TWRP

3. Flash crowlock3 in TWRP, reboot into recovery

(3.5. Make a TWRP backup to your microSD card, just in case)

4. Wipe internal (system, data, cache), don't wipe microSD.

5. Flash Padfone S Lollipop firmware.

6. Reboot, say yes if TWRP asks if you want to root.
[Asus Padfone X and S] hunterhead:
Done! I am owner new oficial rom, and i like it a lot, and my wife too. Thx . Btw for what are crowlock?
[Asus Padfone X and S] xtermmin:
crowlock is used to unlock the bootloader of the Padfone. Unlocking it allow you to flash unofficial ROMs, and ROMs from other regions. In this case, it allowed your US Padfone to flash the ROM for the WW (worldwide) Padfone.
[Asus Padfone X and S] hunterhead:
Big thanks for the . BV this update help is more fast and more pretty jejeje
[Asus Padfone X and S] Justatechie:
Wow a little bit over a year later, we are going to see marshmallow land on our devices and the update just came out for the TW models, which means a WW update is imminent. (possibly within a couple of days to a couple of weeks)

Padfone S's should not have a problem if they are fully stock, but a customized route (meaning rooted and bl unlocked devices) from there will start to raise questions on whether or not it is possible to update these devices.

Is root possible?

Maybe, ZenUi has been a bit close to stock android, Super su systemless root should definitely work. It might be possible as long as you flash that file right after the update. (Once you leave twrp recovery, it gets overwritten by stock, so do everything first)

I

s a custom recovery still possible?

Last time a major update like this happened the boot loader was re-locked which overrides the recovery to stock recovery. A custom recovery route may still be possible if only root can be achieved and then hopefully flashily could work just like it can work with nexus devices already using android marshmallow. If survived the latest custom recovery may not be affected at all which makes flashing files still possible and if possible, re-unlocking the bootloader

Is an unlocked bootloader possible in android M fw?

It's too early to tell but previously the boot loader did update through android L OTA, which re-locked it, but luckily the crowlock flashible zip though a custom recovery was still able to unlock the boot loader. (Can the same happen?, not sure its a bit premature since it just came out for the TW models.)

Will the padfone x models be able to update to the latest stable version of android?

Last time these phones were able to do so, it will have to depend on the previous questions to make the update possible on this phone.

I would expect that the forums here could pick up in activity in wake of the last major update for these devices.

Lots of pieces to fill in, in the coming days, anyone is welcome to help out and it will be well appreciated. (The standard flashing disclaimer through out xda still applies)

Look, were probably all glad its coming but we will need to be prepared like last time, and hopefully things will work out in the end as these devices are nearing the end of official support from asus in the coming months.

Update: Seems like people using the tw version are have problems updating, fota is only possible as of now, also the manual update file has yet to be published under the padfone s support page.

Update2: The manual update file has now published for only TW models. Stay tuned for any upcoming developments.
[Asus Padfone X and S] Gizoid1337:
the ww version will be released 8/1 do not use TW

I managed to upgrade to marshmallow, on my padfone x with twrp 3.0.0 that was posted on quarx2k ru website. using the tw zip I used 7zip to explore the zip pull the updater script, remove the first couple of lines that were preventing the update since my phone is converted from AT&T padfone x to ww padfone s.

I would wait for the official ww version to be released tomorrow august 1st, at least gmt +8 time

so far everything but root is still working, here are my steps for when the ww version is released

1. flash twrp 3.0.0 from quarx2k website, so you can backup to micro sd

2. install the ww version of marshmallow when it's released. so you don't have to modify the updater-script

3. install crowlock rc3 ( I'm not sure if this step was needed or would work, did it anyway)

4. I tried to install supersu 2.76 systemless zip from chainfire's website, it keep saying patching was working but doesn't work after boot up and couldn't update binary

*new* 5. reflash twrp img as recovery while in the recovery before final reboot into marshmallow, for safety as I wasn't sure what would happen if I didn't

hope this helps
[Asus Padfone X and S] Justatechie:
Damn, that answers almost everything.

Well as long as we can get to that custom recovery and that unlocked bootloader then we should be pretty solid until then. (ccmt is taking over that project, its been real SuperSu)

Maybe we should try out other versions of super su systemless root.

I hope that WW manual update version comes out tomorrow so I can try it out.
[Asus Padfone X and S] Gizoid1337:
please see my previous post as I have edited it after missing a step that i thought was very important.
[Asus Padfone X and S] Justatechie:
Still hasn't come out yet. Geez I just need marshmallow .

I was going to do that too regardless since I didn't know what was going to happen.

Can you verify if the bootloader is unlocked through fastboot just to be sure?

Has root been achieved yet since then? If not try other systemless versions.

Update: next week WW will get the update, they are working on bugs with phones rebooting and unable to communicate with the computer.

Also I got word that root can be achieved with supersu versions 2.6x. 2.7x versions do not according to tw forums. So its best not to update supersu after.
[Asus Padfone X and S] Gizoid1337:
I did fastboot oem device-info

device is still unlocked
[Asus Padfone X and S] Gizoid1337:
Root with supersu beta 2.68 from chainfire's website does indeed work, just tried it. also ww is next week? I've had one issue with the phone going into standby while a video was paused fullscreen. then screen would be blank and needed to undock my phone, let it switch, then re insert my phone and everything was fine, happened twice. didn't have to reboot or have a crash which is an improvement
[Asus Padfone X and S] Justatechie:
Report it to asus, as far as I'm aware is that they may not release this update this week, but most likely next week. (based of what is going on the tw forums, lots of complaints)

The reason stems from going back into last year, when tw lollipop came first, it was very buggy so they take tw version off the website and repost it a week later as well as the ww update a few days later. We are not seeing this here yet, if it didn't come out today its a good chance it won't come out this week but maybe next week, but definitely before this month ends.

Theres plenty of bugs that cripple user experience and this is the last official update and I want it to be the most stable update for this device and hope that these customers could stay in the loop to buy a new zenfone in the future.

On the other hand it is still an unpopular device, it won't get headlines but one of their moderators in zentalk forums made a promise on behalf of asus mobile division that they will get a good update out of this.

Glad that the tw forums hinted a way for us to achieve root, and so everything will end smoothly for us.

Maybe sweeter if cm13 had full tablet support that will easily transition well towards cm14. You can't have it all but it is what it is.

Thank you for guiding me and the other people who are wanting to the same when this update hits our phones.

Edit: So this ww FOTA update has been floating around for a week now and asus still has not published the update on their support site.... Asus just release it, it seems like if the bugs stem from the transition.

Factory reset seems to have solve these problems.
[Asus Padfone X and S] m_loaiza:
Successfully update to ww_13.6.5.3 5 via twrp my padfone x

Enviado desde mi ASUS_T00N mediante Tapatalk
[Asus Padfone X and S] nnnnnnnndc:
Thanks so much for this work, could anybody reupload the twr from quark and Adam plz the links are down
[Asus Padfone X and S] nnnnnnnndc:
HI, could you please reupload it, thnaks
[Asus Padfone X and S] r.z.:
Does NFC paymants still work after converting from padfone X to S?
[Asus Padfone X and S] morrowing:
TWRP

http://quarx2k.ru/asus_padfone_s/recovery/

enjoy.
[Asus Padfone X and S] JDubbed:
I have been attempting to bring back my Padfone X Mini and it would seem converting it to an S opens up more possibilities. I am stuck at flashing cwm6.img. Where is the file located on here? This link http://quarx2k.ru/asus_padfone_s/ doesn't appear to have it. Thanks!
[Asus Padfone X and S] jdapp:
I know this an older post but I am considering buying a Padfone X. If I understand this correctly I can upgrade the X to S lollipop following these procedures? Can I go straight to S Marshmallow using these procedures? Do I have to do cynamod/quarx mod or can I just use ASUS firmware? How do I flash TWRP/where can I download it from? Thank you.
[Asus Padfone X and S] yemayknow:
I hope there are some Padfone enthusiasts still around. I was able to root with instructions on previous page and go from Padfone X K directly to Padfone S M.

However, M was really buggy and without really thinking it through I ended up doing a factory reset. This fixed most if not all the bugs, but I lost root.

Towelroot v1 doesn't work it just hangs when selecting make it rain. Towelroot v3 says not supported still. I've tried a couple other rooting methods to no avail.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
Yes but I have att
[Asus Padfone X and S] kaylord84:
Has anyone tried this with an unlocked PadFone x wanna try this with my unlocked PadFone using T-Mobile
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
Thats is what I did but I have ATT
[Asus Padfone X and S] kaylord84:
Also does the ZenUI work and are there any bugs
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
Works fine but it works fine on att if you update the zenui apps from the play store
[Asus Padfone X and S] kaylord84:
Thanks I will give this a try this weekend. I have the PadFone s 3gb ram version and would my PadFone x if it could feature the same UI
[Asus Padfone X and S] virus154:
I'm going to try to convert mine to PadFone S as well. I'm having trouble downloading CrowLock_RC3.zip. Can you help?
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
Ok, Here

https://www.dropbox.com/s/967xlyeiup24rxq/CrowLock_RC3.zip?dl=0
[Asus Padfone X and S] raysugar:
Hello all,

Can I use this zip update on my Padfone X with boot loop?
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
Yes
[Asus Padfone X and S] raysugar:
Dear tjsooley,

I tried to install but installation aborted.

Can you help me to find an flashable file with asus flashtool?? All zip I use to flash are aborted. Maybe is because I'm not enable usb debugging!!

Please help !!!
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
What is asus flash tool?

The reason flashing the asus padfone s restore zip did not work is because your system partition is still intact. you need to format system and data (I did cache and dalvik too) before you flash the zip. You may need to adb sideload it. Warning you need to unlock the BL first otherwise the unit will be dead. Unlocking requires cwm6.img

The other thing you could try is this I made. its a flashable zip i made of padfone x firmware but I was unable to get it to flash correctly I only tried twrp not cwm6

http://xdaforums.com/padfone-x/development/base-rom-11-10-8-7-t3040298
[Asus Padfone X and S] raysugar:
The problem is that I did not activate the usb debugging before flashing cm12. Would it be possible to UNLOCK the BL despite this?
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
I dont know I did not create any of this I just figured out how to get from x to s firmware
[Asus Padfone X and S] raysugar:
Thanks
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
You know I was thinking you could flash the bootloader unlock if you can boot to CWM 6 in theory regardless of what OS is on your phone whether it is s x or cm 12. My suggestion would be reflashed cm12 so you at least have a functional device then go from there.
[Asus Padfone X and S] daggorlad:
Thanks for your post TJ, I was able to get use of my dock back after flashing CM12 and not backing up Stock before doing so. But I have learned my lesson, I loaded ROM, rooted, busyboxed and debloated, then created a backup right away.
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
cm12 now works with the Padstation?
[Asus Padfone X and S] daggorlad:
It does not, that is why I had to flash back to a stock rom.
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
o ok
[Asus Padfone X and S] Sal_Latifi:
Great work with this workaround TJ! I followed all the steps as directed and it turned out fantastic! I also wanted to keep root and CWM so I removed the stock recovery folder from the WW firmware and flashed supersu in CWM before exiting recovery. All in all, everything works pretty flawlessly :good:
[Asus Padfone X and S] Sal_Latifi:
Found one setback of having the T00N firmware, which is that it doesn't support tap & pay. So no using Google Wallet. Regardless, the benefits still greatly outweigh the costs here.
[Asus Padfone X and S] vastelectron:
Can someone help write detail instructions?

I'm getting constant reboots on phone with stock rom. I tried factory reset several times & have tried removing at&t bloatware but that didn't work. The reboots are random, sometimes during charging, sometimes while browsing, freezes up & reboot very strange. This is my 2nd padfone x, the 1st one didn't have this problem.

I'm running CM12.1 and there is no random reboot, quite stable but it is missing NFC and no dock but i don't care about dock.

I wanted to see if someone can write a detail post how to convert it from X to S. I re-read the 1st page but didn't quite understand it. So far I only downloaded the WW version S rom from asus.

And did I have to use ADB? It's been a while and I don't have adb saved on my comp or remember how to use it. I never used linux in the past.

Thank you. :good: :)
[Asus Padfone X and S] Sal_Latifi:
I'm assuming that your bootloader is unlocked and have CWM6 as recovery, since you are running CM12.1, correct?

Honestly I didn't use ADB whatsoever. I used Terminal Emulator, which of course can be found in the Play Store. It basically follows the same script as ADB without the need to plug into a PC.

You can successfully install the WW firmware, but should look at pages 2 & 3 of this thread as well. That is where TJ guides others who have had issues with installation. That is what helped me install this the first time without issues. :)
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
It is a little tricky. But when you get it its smooth. I have not had any fc's like on att thus far.
[Asus Padfone X and S] Sal_Latifi:
I haven't had any FC's either, except for the first boot after I deodexed this f/w last night. But since then it has been golden.
[Asus Padfone X and S] tahleel:
[MENTION=5609420]Sal_in_VB[/MENTION] Would you be able to post a step-by-step tutorial on how to do it? I'm sick of my Padfone X crashing all the time and the AT&T bloatware. Would love a stable ROM that can still use the dock.

Thanks!

Tahleel
[Asus Padfone X and S] virus154:
Cool, thx a million! Finally got mines converted.
[Asus Padfone X and S] Sal_Latifi:
Okay this is what I did to have everything working properly. I take credit for none of it, as I followed the directions posted by [MENTION=347923]tjsooley[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4649021]eyeoncomputers[/MENTION]. As always, do a nandroid backup just in case!

1. Follow the direction for installing CM12.1 from here, including unlocking your phone's bootloader and installing the CM12.1 rom. It is preferable to use CWM6 instead of TWRP. I didn't install SuperSU or Gapps because CM12.1 is only needed for transitioning purposes.

2. Download the "ASUS PadFone S Firmware: V11.10.7.17 Only for WW SKU (Android 4.4.2)" from here (About 1 GB). If you want to keep custom recovery, you need a file extraction program. I used 7-Zip to remove the recovery folder from the firmware otherwis it will install stock recovery. Skip removing it if you want stock recovery.

2. Download SuperSU from here if you want root. Skip if you don't.

3. Copy the WW firmware and SuperSU (if applicable) to your phone's internal storage (or external if you have one)

4. Reboot to recovery and format System, Data & Cache. only! Do not do a factory reset or format media!

5. Install the WW firmware and then SuperSU (again if applicable). Exit recovery and boot to system.

6. First boot will take a long time so be patient.

And that should be everything. I hope these instructions help you successfully install the WW firmware. But I am not liable if you brick your phone (hopefully is not the case) Let me know the results. :)
[Asus Padfone X and S] huebrownjr:
How would you use anycut to enable band 17?

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Is there a way to reverse this process?

I am having LTE issues after making the changes.

Would I need the latest AT&T ROM? Does someone have it?
[Asus Padfone X and S] Sal_Latifi:
Did you make a backup?
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
Their is no going back as far as I know. anycut and start diagmode then it is obvious.
[Asus Padfone X and S] huebrown:
Ok. I will try that. Thanks. I do like the interfaces I have with that ROM.
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
Either way the asus s rom is way better I am ol with the lack of lte if that is what happens I have been waiting for 5.0 to see what happens
[Asus Padfone X and S] virus154:
I'm in the Dallas area. I converted my Padfone X to Padfone S. LTE is strong with both the S modem and X modem. I get 30 Mbps down and up. I've been testing the X modem a lot longer and the only time the phone doesn't get LTE is when I'm on a call or just got off a call. Great work man. A million thanks!!
[Asus Padfone X and S] sa.guly10:
Does this do SIM unlock too? I am not able to find the SIM unlock code anywhere and ATT cannot even detect my IMEI as I have not used it in their account. I used it for few minutes using a ATT sim, but it doesn't seem to show up in their database.

Any help regarding SIM unlocking this device would be great!
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
it does not sim unlock
[Asus Padfone X and S] Justatechie:
So if even if you make a backup, you say you cant go back into the original firmware?

What about this?

If I used Cm12.1 for transition purposes, then use the back up to the At&t stock rom would it work, would it be possible?
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
Try it as far as I'm concerned losing the godawful AT&T firmware and LTE is a small price to play for an actual stable rom
[Asus Padfone X and S] Sal_Latifi:
LTE has been working fine for me. But then I have T-Mobile which doesn't use Band 17, except for roaming, so that could be why.
[Asus Padfone X and S] Justatechie:
Im going to convert soon, Especially when the padfone s lollipop comes out. (I will wait first just to see how it plays out during the conversion process)

Knowing At&t, I highly doubt they'll do a OTA update to lollipop for the padfone x customers probably, because sadly, that phone didn't sell as expected and its less of a priority.

Edit: If theres a way to convert it to S, It should be a similar way converting back to x.

Main Thing is that you might want to keep cwm recovery (or use new one).

I believe the way to put it back is to flash cm12.1, then clean flash (System, Data, and Cache) the desired backup to the at&t Stock Rom.
[Asus Padfone X and S] daggorlad:
I have no issues with LTE. I have had no issues with the ROM at all, it is a little speedier without the AT&T firmware. I have debloated a little further, but it is much better than the stock ROM.
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
Do you live in a band 17 lte aria?
[Asus Padfone X and S] daggorlad:
I live in an area that supports both 17 and 4. I didn't think to check that previously.
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
If anyone figures out how to flash back to padfone x firmware PLS post and let us know
[Asus Padfone X and S] huebrown:
I did not make a backup. My error on that one.

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Does your phone show LTE?
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
I think I figured it out.

you need to format system data without media and cache before you restore the nandroid of the x firmware the thing it you need to reboot recovery after formatting and before restore then I rebooted and restored a second time that worked for me I am currently playing with the padfone x engineering firmware
[Asus Padfone X and S] Justatechie:
Awesome, thanks for trying it out.

I knew there had to be a way.

So now that is out of the way, it should be smooth sailing.

In these 2 weeks were in, Asus promised to release lollipop ( yes they moved it a bit).

Hopefully the process should work.

I will be staying tuned
[Asus Padfone X and S] virus154:
It shows 4g. Every now and then H+ when there's no LTE
[Asus Padfone X and S] Sal_Latifi:
I modified build.prop on my phone to show the at&t 4g lte instead of the 4g, as you can see in the attached image. The specific values I changed were:

From

ro.product.model=ASUS_T00N

ro.product.name=WW_PadFone

ro.product.device=ASUS_T00N

To

ro.product.model=ASUS PadFone X

ro.product.name=ATT_PadFone

ro.product.device=ASUS-T00D

And yes, that is a hyphen instead of an underscore for the value of "ro.product.device"
[Asus Padfone X and S] huebrownjr:
What software did you use to edit the file?
[Asus Padfone X and S] Sal_Latifi:
I used Root Browser, found in the play store. It requires root though FYI. Once in Root Browser, if you scroll down to the system folder and click on it. This is where you'll find build.prop. To edit this file, click on it and it'll ask what application you want to use to open it. I used RB Text Editor, although there are many other apps that you can use in the play store, like Build Prop Editor (also requires root). I also used this guide as a reference. If you are going to make changes, remember to first make a backup of the build.prop file and place it in a location where you'll remember. After making changes to the values I posted in my last post, save the file and reboot.
[Asus Padfone X and S] huebrownjr:
Thanks for the lesson. I will do that now.
[Asus Padfone X and S] huebrown:
I have another issue. Is it possible to put the Build.Prop file before the load of software? I seem to have ruined my device. I am in Recovery mode. Can I save the device?