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[Asus ZenWatch] hecksagon:
I am on vacation with the family today so I can get into detailed steps but I can point you in the right direction. First think you need to do is download and install Minimal ADB & Fastboot. Then you need to download and install PDA Net for drivers. Then you need to download the TWRP recovery that is in another thread in Zenwatch development. There may be instructions there. If not you will need to search for how to install TWRP via Fastboot. Once you have that up you can make a backup using TWRP and then install the Android Wear specific SuperSU. Do some research and familiarize yourself with these steps. If you have any questions I'll try to respond with more detail.
[Asus ZenWatch] CSX321:
Did you ever make a system partition backup? I'm getting kinda desperate for it, now that there's an update imminent. Alternatively, I could probably get by with a copy of the stock install-recovery.sh, because I can undo all the SuperSU stuff except for restoring that. The backup copy SuperSU made is corrupted for some reason.
[Asus ZenWatch] itechnoguy:
Once the update is pushed, I'm considering flashing the older system.img, updating to the current build, then updating directly to the new OTA (which should pass all the update checksums).
[Asus ZenWatch] CSX321:
Do you have a copy of the old one? All the links I saw are dead.
[Asus ZenWatch] itechnoguy:
I believe I still do, I'll check to see if it has the files still in place and re-upload it tomorrow.
[Asus ZenWatch] itechnoguy:
Actually, nethead72 still has a copy of my modified system.img up on his Google Drive here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=62958071&postcount=62

(the Drive link is at the bottom of the post)
[Asus ZenWatch] CSX321:
Okay, I finally got the LCA43 update to apply. I spent a long time struggling with errors before I realized I was still using TWRP. Duh. After I flashed the stock recovery, I was able to apply the update. Then I uninstalled KingRoot.

So. Now here I am in a bit of an unknown state. I see that I have:

/system/recovery-from-boot.p 84912 bytes

/system/recovery-from-boot.bak 107686 bytes

/system/kroot_20150726193648.txt 2 bytes

/system/xbin/krdem 187428 bytes

/system/xbin/ku.sud 159456 bytes

/system/xbin/supolicy 55560 bytes

and I don't know if any of that's going to interfere with the new OTA. I guess if I have to, I can always just go back to LDZ21T and do the two updates in sequence, like you said. Do you think that will work? Or does Android need to start before applying another patch?
[Asus ZenWatch] itechnoguy:
From what I know about how KingRoot works, it shouldn't be able to restore its modified versions of the files until you purposely re-root it, so you should be good to update from there to whatever the next build is. In any case, you can probably flash the new OTA by upgrading directly from each build starting with the system.img that we have.
[Asus ZenWatch] CSX321:
Man, I wish somebody would pull a stock system image. Since we have TWRP and a stock recovery, it should be so straightforward and painless to do.
[Asus ZenWatch] CSX321:
Dang it. OTA update failed, and now it's bootlooping. Can't somebody still on 5.1.1 please pull a stock system partition?!?

Edit...I got the update installed after going back to the rooted LDZ21T images, then install OTA/boot twice to get back to LCA43 then MEC23S. It's still rooted with KingRoot, which I don't really want, but I'm hesitant to try to remove it again.
[Asus ZenWatch] itechnoguy:
I had to do the same thing, although seeing as booting after reinstalling the LCA43 update didn't actually keep the watch rooted, and all the checksums passed for the MEC23S update, I think it's just the KingRoot app itself is still installed, without any actual root powers. (Hopefully someone will eventually be able to pull a clean system.img.)
[Asus ZenWatch] CSX321:
I don't know, I still have su in /system/bin and /system/xbin.
[Asus ZenWatch] itechnoguy:
It won't be able to actually obtain a root shell without KingRoot's proper hooks (in various files such as install-recovery.sh), and I guess I didn't remove them from the rooted system.img because I was trying to make the image able to update, and su wouldn't have affected an update.

The easiest way to remove the KingRoot app is through TWRP's shell (deleting the folder "kinguser" in /system/app), and you can also delete the su binaries.
[Asus ZenWatch] Kodakka:
Hi,

I wonder, did someone here accomplished rooting their asus watch? Does anyone has some experience rooting a ZenWatch 3 (WI503Q)?
[Asus ZenWatch] highjagger:
Recovery Menu

Also you may get Recovery by swiping from top right to bottom left.
[Asus ZenWatch] dennisaion2000:
Hello there,

I am trying to fix my Zenwatch and would need your system.img to do that. I tried to download it from the link you mentioned in the post but the link is no longer working. Could you reupload to Mega or Google drive?

Thanks in advance,

Dennis
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D_Rail:
My Canadian S6 is currently making a Nandroid using TWRP and an OTG cable with my microSD plugged in. It's been taking forever to back up the last 10%. I suddenly really miss having a microSD slot. Any thoughts or tips?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] criszz:
Change your SD card

Sent From My Galaxy S6 Duos
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonathan-H:
Don't root and backup and restore with a nandroid. Use normal everyday backup procedures for photo's etc and let google restore all your apps and settings for you. Much quicker than messing around with old school and old hat methods :D
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaWeav:
I was actually surprised when I connected my 2.5inch external hard drive case with a 256GB SSD inside to the S6 using an OTG cable. It not only powered it, but also mounted it. The file manager transfer was showing speeds at over 40MB/S. I haven't done any actual speed test, but it transferred over 1Gig of files from the S6 to it in just about 20 seconds. I'd now have a solution for baking up pictures off the S6 when I'm on vacation.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloodrain954:
You are probably using a cheap cable. Not all cables are created equally.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tungnguyen01:
Hi every body,

I want to use my android device without battery but use only the external power like PC, may I do that?
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beut:
No, it cannot run by external power, even with your charger connected to your charging port, your tablet won't run without battery.

Laptop can run directly with external power source without battery, but tablet cannot.
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geenyous:
My TWRP nandroid backups started to fail out of nowhere with the following error message:

E:createTarFork() process ended with ERROR=255

And this appeared when doing any type of operation:

Updating partition details...
E:Unable to stat '/data/data/com.google.android.apps.photos/cache/glide_cache/28e788985b1e0d4261cc99a18072315bef62d103bf4091ec4800778fd4212fd1'

After looking at the log, this is the full info when the error happens:

I:addFile '/data/data/com.google.android.apps.photos/cache/glide_cache/28e788985b1e0d4261cc99a18072315bef62d103bf4091ec4800778fd4212fd1' including root: 1
E:Error adding file '/data/data/com.google.android.apps.photos/cache/glide_cache/28e788985b1e0d4261cc99a18072315bef62d103bf4091ec4800778fd4212fd1' to '/sdcard1/TWRP/BACKUPS/ZX1C622JHV/2015-07-22--01-07-04_cm_thea-userdebug_5.1.1_LMY48B_ef0c42eec8_t//data.f2fs.win000'
I:ERROR tarList for thread ID 0
E:Error creating backup.
I:InfoManager saving '/sdcard1/TWRP/BACKUPS/ZX1C622JHV/2015-07-22--01-07-04_cm_thea-userdebug_5.1.1_LMY48B_ef0c42eec8_t/data.info'
E:createTarFork() process ended with ERROR=255

This happened all of a sudden. I did not change anything at all, except for flashing a new CM version in between this and the last successful backup, 2 weeks ago.

Yesterday, I have then flashed the new 2.8.6(7). from a few posts above and that gave my phone the rest. It might be because I flashed through TWRP itself into the recovery partition, but now additional to the backup error above when I want to erase dalvik cache, the recovery just hangs. I also can't restore a backup atm.

Now I have reflashed the real 2.8.6.0 recovery and it still hangs when I want to wipe dalvik... wtf is going on here? :confused:

And oh yea, my phone does not boot anymore either, it just loops at the flash screen... :eek:

After I found some info on this thread about similar issues, I factory reset my phone with stock recovery (TWRP was not reliable anymore, even the 2.8.6.0 version that was running perfectly before) and then reflashed the latest CM on a wiped internal storage. Now I am up and running again with minimal loss of data due to my TB backups that are scheduled and save to the SD.

But this leaves a very weird feeling back, basically my phone was rendered useless out of nowhere (I was running the previous CM for 2 weeks already), making TWRP backups impossible and forcing me to wipe the internal storage with all media on it without giving me the chance to back it up (MTP in TWPR was also very flaky and died several times half in copy operations). Something is going very wrong with this phone, never ever had that on any of my 5 previous htc devices and the fact that the OnePlusOne users are among the main ones that reported similar issues, I have a feeling it is linked to cheap storage quality. Motorola is a Chinese company now after all... :-/

Just thought I'd give you a heads up in case anything like that happens to someone else, not sure what the best approach is here, probably do some regular backups of your internal storage, but that's kind of tedious...
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LuK1337:
Did you try removing corrupted file? (/data/data/com.google.android.apps.photos/cache/glide_cache/28e788985b1e0d4261cc99a18072315bef62d103bf4091ec4800778fd4212fd1)
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geenyous:
Couldn't start up the phone anymore. And don't know how to do it via adb. I only saw that error when I went into recovery after the phone froze and wouldn't boot up anymore.

Hmm, I could have probably used the TWRP filemanager, right?

It was very weird though, at one point even TWRP was not working reliably anymore, after 3-4 reboots it didn't even start up...
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arvind Balaji:
using condor.. moto e twrp 2.8.6.0 and same problem for me
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pranz...:
using bacon.... Oneplus one twrp 3.0.0.0 and same problem for me
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericcostes:
using motox xt1092 with twrp3.0.0.0 same problem :(
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zrbtfm:
Same Same : oneplus2 TWRP 3000
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antonis997:
Hi try use TWRP (2.8.7.1) Link
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmikhail:
Nexus 7 2012, CM 12, TWRP 3.0.0.0 - same problem
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PassiTheApe:
Oppo R7 Plus with the same problem, I´ve tried TWRP 3.0.0. and 2.8.7.
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmikhail:
Someone solve this problem?
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cholera:
Note 4 / twrp 3.0.2.0 same problem
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r25txe:
Might be a bit late for some, but I just ran into part of this problem myself ...

I did not have the trouble with recoveries, but I was getting the error 255 on backup operations. I am only trying to backup /data.

I was trying to backup to a 128GB USB OTG device, formatted to exFAT, on a OnePlus One.

The backup completed on the stick using the official TWRP, but before I wiped my data I wanted a second backup from a different recovery to ensure I was well covered. I installed TugaPower TWRP and that's when problems started.

Tried a few things, reverted back to 2.8.6 TWRP and wasn't getting anywhere.

Then I took out the stick and using a OTG adaptor I am now running a /data backup to a 32GB micro SD card, also exFAT. It hasn't completed yet, but the older ones would always stop quickly. 15% now ...

Short story ... check the media you are backing up to, there might be an incompatibility there rather than an issue with your device or the recovery.

I will try and do a backup with the TugaPower TWRP on the 32GB card after, too. If that works, then I know that some recoveries have OTG issues.
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m890:
How to fix error 255 .

I cannt great back up and back up ended with error 255 plz help
[XDA Assist] Gizmonoid:
Hi,

I'm looking for a way to create a shortcut enabling me to put my smartphone to sleep simply by tapping on it. The reason I want to do that is because I don't really like the idea of pulling down a pull-down bar and tapping on the icon there. I would also like to avoid pressing the ON/OFF physical button to prevent it from breaking or getting loose.

I was wondering if there's an app that can do that or some system tweak maybe? I found a couple of apps, such as AnyCut and QuickShortcutMaker, but neither of them lists a system event like that, i.e. hibernation. I'm also aware of the Greenify + Nova/Apex launcher trick, but that involves installing a new launcher and a new app, which is not something I really want.

Please, note that I'm not looking for any third party solution, such as a widget or an app, either. All I want is a shortcut on my home screen, that's it.

Thanks!
[XDA Assist] jackeagle:
Hi,

Thanks for using XDA Assist :) kindly post here Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting :)

Good Luck!
[General Questions and Answers] adityaonline07:
Samsung 7562 gets restarts again and again.Complete full upgrade but still restarts.Help us!
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] nFiniti:
So is anyone theming the 8.4? I tried installing the S6 Theme Engine and it didn't work. Really cannot stand the bright colors of TouchWiz. Was wondering if anyone knew of a Dark theme for it. Something that takes care of stuff like the Settings Page, Notification Drop down and others. I'm using Apex Launcher but the TouchWiz background stuff is still there. Even like Dark Google Play, Gmail. Chrome Etc.
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] DionWhite33:
Team Black Out does all the apps...but no themes yet...check custom roms..theres a CM12 out I think

---------- Post added at 04:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:56 PM ----------

Im running Iron Rom...its great! Then. Use Wannan and Xposed to do your colors..that's one way
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] nFiniti:
I've used all the Roms. IronRom and Liquid are the only ones that aren't corrupted for some reason. I wish I didn't have to leave LiquidSmooth because its soo flawless, Except for the big flaw of A2DP Bluetooth not functioning. I'm currently on IronRom which is why I am asking since TW looks like pure .... well I can't say it on the forum and I tried to use Wannan and Xposed to change colors but it isn't working. I can move the clock over and what not, But as for the colors of the Drop down at least.... They wont change. I'm backing it up right now to go back to LiquidSmooth to try a different Kernel. But my issue is the Bluetooth, It must be working Flawless with music. And lots of people across the Android Platform are having issues with Lollipop and Bluetooth.

I would love a full Blackout Theme for Google Apps, The Drop Down and settings to make TW look like AOSP. And then I can use Apex to skin the launcher the best way I need it.
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] 3DSammy:
I'm not sure if you have rooted your device (although it seems like you have). Also I'm not sure how technically apt you are but you can theme the Touchwiz settings and some of the system UI yourself by following these instructions:

(Guide) How To Theme Touchwiz 5.0 [SystemUI] [SecSettings.apk] DIY

Also the advise of using the Lollipop apps from Team Blackedout is correct. I use the Youtube Blackedout version and turn off Google Play updating for that specific app in the Playstore settings. I have not had as much luck getting the other Lollipop Google apps installed such as Gmail. I need to spend more time figuring out that issue.

As the Team Blackedout web site no longer has links to the apks you need to use their app for the downloads (scroll down that link for the app). I just use that app to select and download but not to flash for my own specific reasons but that is up to you. No matter what take a backup and follow their instructions for each app to the letter. Clearing out the Google supplied app can be tricky as in some cases the apk name is not clear such as "base.apk" instead of "gmail.apk" while the directory name is a better indicator.

Even though I have a Tab S 10.5 the instructions are not 10.5 specific. I'm still experimenting and chipping away at the status bar colors. I have also done things a bit different than in the post I linked to above. I wanted to make it easier to quickly apply themes when the OS is upgraded or I grow tired of some colors. Now matter what the post will get you the dark Touchwiz settings you desire.

I attached a few pictures to prove some theming success.
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] nFiniti:
Oh wow. I'll read through it. I'm really interested now. Thanks.

and yes I am rooted. I've been through all the roms and the only ones that seem to work on my device is IronRom which is TW and LiquidSmooth which is AOSP. And my main function for my tablet is bluetooth audio, LS has a massive issue with it. IR does not.

***EDIT*** Ok, Attempting to follow those guides but I'm lost. SystemUI doesn't decompile at all, and Settings goes about half way. I tried just by turning the APK into a Zip and extracting the files and things aren't adding up. I can see images, like the icons in the systemui drop down... but can't figure out the colors, like the Blue background of the dropdown... I can prob live with everything the same color except changing the background to black. Settings, I believe would just need to change the background of the blue and white both to black, and then change the color of the text to white. And that one is a lil more descriptive. But I decided to try SystemUI first and it is not going, at all.

Maybe its the way I'm copying the APK's over? I'm using ESFileExplorer to make backups. I try to locate the APK's directly to copy them but I cannot find them.
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] 3DSammy:
A couple of comments. Please reread all the posts by the original author. You must have a working decompile/rebuild environment (apktool). If you are a MS-Windows user there is a link to Advanced Apk tool which provides everything you need in one package. I'm a Linux users so had to cobble together a few tools to get a equivalent tool set. If you could not decompile I suspect you have not installed the framework-res for apktool to use. I did this my first time as I did not read the apktool web site instructions as I should have.

So far I've had no problem recompiling/rebuilding SystemUI.apk and SecSettings.apk. I have had no luck modifying framework-res.apk which unfortunitely holds the notifications text colors and why I only have grayed backgrounds on notifications. Note that when framework-res.apk does not work your device's UI is borked and you need to rebuild your system or do a nandroid restore. So make sure you take a nandroid or Flashfire system backup and tread carefully.

When you have used apktool to rebuild your apk you must flash the new apks. A flash file template is provided in the first few posts of that thread. Use either Flashfire or a custom recovery or some other flashing tool to install the new apk(s). Using that template I created a theme recovery flash file containing the original SystemUI, SecSecurity and framework-res apks. It has come in hand a time or two. Do not replace an existing apk with a root enabled File Browser you are more likely to break your system than anything else. Your modifying essential system components not an app and those components are being used while your changing them, not good.

I would suggest further discussions be continued in the thread I mentioned. You would get more experienced and wider range of people responding to your theming questions. Reading that whole thread would also include seeing mistakes and solutions others have posted.
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] stajam:
Hello, I was curious if you had found anything yet? Also, do you have a SM-T700? I hate the bright stuff on this device.
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] nFiniti:
A few how to's on how to skin touchwiz. Or go to a aosp rom. I skinned some of my rom but gave up going all the way through it.
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] stajam:
I hear that. I appreciate the response. Thanks.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkidz91:
Hi all, please correct me if I placed this at the wrong thread.

I recently was flasing my phone with stock roms due to some technical difficulties I had. I realize the system will create an Android folder in my ext SD card. Is this normal? Do I need to be worry about it?

By the way, I am currently using 3.32.707.9 as my ROM, when I check my OS version in bootloader, there isn't anything there. Why is that so?

Can I flash back a lower version of ROM? For instance, 1.54.707.7

Thanks for helping in advance!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
My responses below, in red font:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkidz91:
Which version of TWRP should I be using for now?

How do I verify which firmware am I using?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
What are your current hboot and radio baseband numbers?

Do you know what Android version you were on (4.4.2, 4.4.3, etc.) before you unlocked the bootloader and started flashing ROMs?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkidz91:
Current hboot is 3.19.0.0000

Radio baseband: 1.25.21331147A1.06G_20.69.4196.01_F

Previously should be on 4.4.2...I guess...ROM version 1.54.707.7
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Your hboot and radio numbers indicate your phone was either purchased with Lollipop firmware, or updated to LP firmware at some point.

You should use the latest version TWRP 2.8.7.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkidz91:
Yea, I upgraded to LP through phone update once.

Btw, I installed the latest version of TWRP as u said and was prompt by it by saying "TWRP has detected an unmodified system partition" and for permission to allow modifications...should I allow it?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
I haven't seen this before, its a new feature for 2.8.7 (which you can have Googled just as easily as I just did):

we have created a new feature in TWRP that detects if the system partition has ever been mounted read/write. If not, you will be prompted asking if you want TWRP to mount system as read/write. If you choose not to allow TWRP to mount as read/write, TWRP won’t prompt to install SuperSU and TWRP won’t try to patch the stock ROM to prevent TWRP from being replaced by stock recovery.

https://twrp.me/site/update/2015/06/22/twrp-2.8.7.0-released.html

Its actually not at all clear anymore what you are trying to do. You've posted in 2 or 3 different threads, asking about flashing firmware, running the RUU, or now you've flashed TWRP and maybe flashing an old 1.54 based ROM? Can't tell what your plan or end goal is at this time; and I'm not sure you know either.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkidz91:
Basically my goal is to update my phone to LP..sorry for the confusion caused. I have managed to update the phone according to the link you gave :D as for the TWRP, I did some Google search as well...and decided not to allow the function...am I doing correct on this?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Meaning you updated by RUU?

So you updated (apparently) to LP by RUU. Now what are you trying to do? Its still not clear.

Are you trying to root? If so, I'd allow the change, and then flash SuperSU 2.46 to root.

The text and link I provided is pretty clear about the mentioned TWRP function. The main reason to say "no" is to have a fully stock image, of which you can make a nandroid backup. Otherwise, you will probably want to pick "yes".