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[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] bsoplinger:
Read through the whole thread and I think I'm ready to try to root this puppy. As I'm understanding things:

1) if I had not already applied the January (think I've got it right, the latest update) I could just use the 3 files from the Mega offering a number of pages back. The step by step instructions are either right there in that post or one really close in the thread.

2) Since I have applied it, I'll need to create my own patched bootloader image using Magik whatever.

2a) Did I miss a patched bootloader image for the current version so I don't have to make my own?

3) Once its working, as in permanent, persistent root, I can use the uninstall completely option of Magik whatever then boot to TWRP and install a fresh SuperSU from there?

3a) What about other root options? I was under the impression that there was a bit of disfavor with it and something else was the better choice.

I have the same reboot issue with my tablet. Can you explain further what you did?
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] louvass:
Today I received a security update to June. After the update I now get FOTA errors Everytime I try to check for system updates. I did a factory reset and same thing.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] twistedominoes:
Is there a way to force update to 8.0?
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] tomplatz:
Anyone get Gravitybox to work thru magisk? I cant get it to run, but other magisk modules work
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] gustco:
Did you try to install from xposed? I just installed no problem.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] tomplatz:
Yes. Operator error. Sorry
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] gustco:
I just updated gravitybox yesterday and works fine
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Squashed_Mos:
Same problem

Did you find any fix for this? The same happened to me, it's driving me crazy. I also did factory reset and tried installing all the previous firmware versions available in Asus' site, they are all rubish and, if that wasn't enough, it force-downloads and installs the latest version anyway so even if the old ones were any good, I wouln't be able to keep them.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] louvass:
Fix

What I did was... Turned off the wiFi. Then went to settings and update, it prompted me that my wiFi was off, once I turned it back on it did go out and check for an update without an error. I did this for a couple days and it straightened itself out in a day or 2 and now it checks for an update without erroring
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] beachfl:
Can we keep this all of this about OTA updates and errors on one thread? Maybe just the general Asus 10 3s thread and not this one?
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] KAT*:
^ I get your intention, but perhaps Squashed_mos didn't know about or search the general zenpad 10s thread for this issue he/she is having and came here for help. I, for one, am grateful to louvass for helping with the update issue. Lifesaver! I was at my wits' end.

I think that there are so few forums for the z500m that it's probably okay if some info is redundant. Just my two cents.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] louvass:
I agree thank you
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] beachfl:
Louvass help has been greatly appreciated, and these forums are all about helping others and sharing information, so that's fantastic!

However, the best way to help as many people as possible within any given subject is to ensure all pertinent information is contained in one convenient place, and that should be in its most relevant place (e.g. posts should match the thread title). Separate identical threads tend to end up tangential or incomplete and, almost always, needlessly redundant. Both of these make information harder to find, not easier to find, and lead to clutter.

Like all forums, XDA guides us to find the best thread for our posts, and to not duplicate our posts.

(And that's kinda the point... because of crossposting, someone ended up here on this thread looking for help on OTA update errors.)

Cheers x

By the way... sincere welcome to XDA, [MENTION=5135753]Squashed_Mos[/MENTION]! I'm glad you got an answer to your issue! This forum has never failed me. :)
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] whazi:
So in the end what can we do with the root? Its not breaking warranty and its persistent after reboot or what? I've started reading but the first post is a bit confusing,no link and a "link will be up in an hour" since 2017
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] DrTeeth:
I hope this is the right place for this information from Asus.

After not getting monthly security updates for ages, we got one in June. At that stage, I reckoned that we would NOT be getting the promised "in the first half of 2018" Oreo update. I contacted Asus and was told that there is no release date set for the Android update. That is as good as saying that we will not get one. IMHO, this is disgraceful as if LinageOS can release frequent updates Asus should be able to get Android 8.1 out of the gate in a timely manner. This tablet is the last Asus product I will ever buy.

Cheers

DrT
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] txx3:
i agree, i never buy an asus device again. I have a smartwatch from them too, there its even worse.

Asus is one of the worst when it comes to costumer support and update policy.

BOYCOTT Asus.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] drharder:
Is the unlocker a file you run from Windows?
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] gustco:
Yes, you download from Asus website
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] drharder:
Awesome, gonna give it a go tomorrow.

Thanks!
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] drharder:
Delete
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] swamp2:
I dug around in google and at asus.com but couldn't find this unlocker. Link please.

Edit: Found it: https://www.asus.com/us/Tablets/ASUS-ZenPad-3S-10-Z500M/HelpDesk_Download/

Update: drharder - Tool is .apk not PC app. Tool continually fails to run noting a network problem and to try again later. Did anyone else experience this?
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] bbstucki:
Apk is an Android file

Hey, just download the APK to your tablet or transfer it to your microsd. Make sure your settings allow 3rd party apps (security settings) and open the APK in your tablet. It will install the APK, and you should be able to run it. Good luck. :good:
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] yojalata:
GG bois I decided to give downgrading a try and now i have no way to fix a boot loop. Recovery is gone and the bootloader locked. F if anyone got any ideas how i can flash a stock rom with a locked bootloader and only fastboot let me know.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] diplomatic:
Downgrade to what? If Marshmallow, then that was a bad move. If it's still 7.0, then you can fastboot-boot TWRP and install the stock ROM from there. Did you lock the bootloader, or did it go from unlocked to locked after the ROM install?
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] yojalata:
it went from unlocked to locked and yeah it was a bad move it was 4am and i chose the wrong thing. May it rest in peace. I intended to get the first release of 7.0 and ended up with the last marshmallow.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Prinz069:
Don't care bout MM or N. All I want is to get all the crap uninstalled which is preinstalled. So I need root :)

What do I have to do else when installing the unlock app from Asus homepage? Is there any chance doing this without moving through stock recovery?
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] beachfl:
Allow installation from unknown sources, and then just run the app. It couldn't be a lot simpler.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Prinz069:
Thank you, mate!
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] yojalata:
Should i sell it for parts? Or is there some vodoo magic out there?
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] diplomatic:
[MENTION=4960849]yojalata[/MENTION], I honestly don't know of any straightfoward way to restore it. It has to be tried through experimentation. One problem with the old firmware package is that it doesn't contain all the images that were updated by the new FW. Namely, the preloader and logo. So those 2 didn't get downgraded and might be what's stopping the boot process. It looks like the bootloader on that ROM does not support orange state unlocking at all. Can you flash anything with fastboot at all (like logo or recovery)? Also, SP Flash Tool doesn't seem to work with that FW either. But feel free to try.

You wouldn't be planning to buy another Z500M, would you? Because if you were, it might be used to help restore the bricked one. But then if you restored it, you wouldn't need the second one....
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] yojalata:
Nah i regret buying this tablet from day one my first one came dead and this one rebooted whenever it wanted to no matter the firmware or if i removed the bloatware. This all happened because i was so fed up with it dying when it went to deep sleep im guessing. It gives me the message to unlock the bootloader if i try flashing the boot or recovery. The fastboot boot "____" command does work but it just shuts down when trying to get to the recovery same when choosing from the boot menu. Otherwise is stays in the powered by android screen.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Prinz069:
Ok, but am not rooted yet. Kingo doesn*t do
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] diplomatic:
The rebooting in sleep mode sounds almost certainly like a hardware problem. Probably the voltage dropping too low in idle mode for some reason. That's something you should have gotten serviced or exchanged for.

The 'fastboot boot' command does work? Why didn't you say so? :) See if it does a fastboot-boot of this image (unzipped). If that loads up, use it to install a Nougat firmware...
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] yojalata:
downloading 'boot.img'...

OKAY [ 0.325s]

booting...

FAILED (remote: invalid kernel address: not lie in memory)

finished. total time: 0.340s

Yeah this means nothing to me could you explain?

Also I had just gotten one replaced and i thought it was a software issue since from update to updates it either got better or worse. For a time i just used a wakelock app that kept it from going into sleep and that used to work. Honestly i should have just refunded it again. This tablet had the potential to be great but the quality management is bad. My 8.4 galaxy tab is still going strong after so many years.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] diplomatic:
Ouch... probably means it doesn't recognize the image. (You did unzip it, right?) That was just the stock recovery from 13.0610. The image format in this version is weird. It's not exactly standard Android format nor a "standard" Mediatek format. What happens when you try that with TWRP?
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] yojalata:
C:\Users\r\Desktop>fastboot boot twrp-3.2.1-0-z500m.img

downloading 'boot.img'...

OKAY [ 0.453s]

booting...

OKAY [ 0.047s]

finished. total time: 0.500s

then does nothing for a few seconds and restarts
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] diplomatic:
Hang on, [MENTION=4960849]yojalata[/MENTION], I think it's all good. I might have a solution for you. I just realized that because the preloader was not updated, you should still have access with SPFT. Download the latest N firmware and SP Flash Tool 5.1532.

Open SP Flash Tool v5.1532 Download tab

Use Download Agent DA_PL.bin

Use the attached scatter file

From the zip package, extract lk.bin and tz.img

In Download Only mode, load lk.bin for lk partition

Load tz.img for tee1 and for tee2

Hit Download

Connect tablet to PC

If the download goes well, boot to TWRP and install the FW zip package

Good luck!
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] yojalata:
Worked like a charm im in TWRP right now. Thank you for saving my tablet oh zenpad god. I tried the Flashtool once but had no idea how to get the correct scatter file.

Edit: Is it ok to love you?

no matter how much i hate how laggy this tablet is thats to ****SUS its better than nothing.

Update: Im back up and rooted again feelsgoodman
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] diplomatic:
Haha! Sweet! Looks like you will have to put up with it for a while longer, unfortunately....
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] yojalata:
can't help but wonder how it would run with lineage os. Maybe it's what it needs
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] mstras:
If you can get that going I would happily donate!
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] txx3:
Just promise never Asus again ...so Asus stops scam people
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] beachfl:
How did Asus scam us again? That's a pretty strong word, and I don't think it's accurate.

Is the "scam" that we aren't thing to get Oreo or Pie updates? I can't think of a single Oreo feature that I'm sorely missing, and Asus did put out an update just 2 months ago.

I think I bought a tablet that does exactly what it says on the tin, and functions way better than anything I've seen in its price range. (Well, the cameras suck, but I've always got my phone with me.)

It's unlocked, it's rooted... I'm actually really happy with it.

Just my two cents.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] txx3:
i got a Asus Watch, i got an Asus tablet and an older phone...i got the tablet and the watch around the same time

all of them got discontinued in there software support ...this is a joke my dude! Brand loyality ist a Joke! Why should i spend Money on a deviece from this brand ever again, when i know that the brand just wants to make a quick buck and leave me with it alone in the dark? I have major software issues with all of my Asus devieces and maybe a update could fix that ...but guess what ..no update for us!

Dont you see how long they take to update their devieces. And most of the time ..its just one update and than thats it.

Asus is not even that cheap to beginn with, i paid a good amount of many for those.

I dont agree with you ..it does not do what its suppose to do, root has nothing to do with Asus. And its not Just the Camera that sucks...the Pen is a Joke too, the Battery isn´t great, the CPU is not on the same level as a Snapdragon from the same year.

Asus is just a bad Brand ...and i am not coming back!
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] beachfl:
Fair enough. Sounds like you've got some pretty valid and long-running concerns. Something for me to think about..

Thanks x
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] ernia75:
Hello to all. Where can I find a guide with the various steps to root the tablet?

Thanks so much
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] yojalata:
Yup they usually get one big update and are done forever. Im probably gonna go with apple for all my future tablets.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wilsonb:
What Android version you on? Android is on version 9 now... It's sad that this actually has good hardware.. It's the software support that is bad.. Tablet sluggish. Lack of custom Rom's . Never buying Asus again besides routers. At least that has alternate software options..
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] diplomatic:
Also the life story of the vast majority of gadgets ever made...
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] TacticalTrollZz:
Hey diplomatic could you work on a port for LineageOS to the Z500M P027? I have had this tablet for a year and am still waiting for Oreo. It would be nice to finally have an OS which isn't 2 years outdated...
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] BboyMark19:
Asus ZENPAD 10 P023 / Z300C

Hi guys, it is possible to root my P023 with the new Eragon ? :confused:

tnx in advance
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wilsonb:
I successfully rooted on this Asus ZapPad 10 a whike back, however I have been seeing alot of users getting bricked. So have been avoiding making any changes since there's nothing above 7.0
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tabarka:
Hello All, please is possible to give me a copie of patched boot img from latest firmware?

Thank you in advance.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] TacticalTrollZz:
First, I must know the build number to make a patched boot image. Go to system settings\about\software information. There you will see the build number. Copy the exact build number to this thread. I can then patch the image.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tabarka:
hello, thank you for help me. the number of build is: 14.0210.1806.33-20180621

THANK YOU VERY MUCH
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] TacticalTrollZz:
This is the image.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/5lv933s0brl7wve/patched_boot.img
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tabarka:
Tank you

I managed to put the original ROM back this morning. I could not install magisk because I used a patched ROM version 027.

now i would like to do permanent root, but i do not know how to do it. could you give me the procedure to follow? thank you
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wilsonb:
Where dobwe stand now? Still stuck on Android 7.0?

Thanks
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] TacticalTrollZz:
Use this video I successfully rooted with this method.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieW85gInf-Q

Note that I already uploaded the patched image, so skip the step to patch it.

Best of luck.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tabarka:
Ok Guy, i find the ultimate solution. Works for me.

Pre1: unlock bootloader with Asus tools

1 reinstall and flash last firmware with fastboot

2 install magisk

3 flash boot.img with fastboot

4 install twrp with method of diplomatics

5 flash twrp

6 reboot with up and power button

7 permanent full root is ok

All is ok for me.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] TacticalTrollZz:
I also have xposed installed. If you would like instructions for flashing xposed, reply.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tabarka:
Hello!

Yes i want it thanks you very much.:good::)
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] diplomatic:
Yes, this has already been tried. The lack of unsecured 'fastboot boot...' is the whole reason you can't crack/unlock that firmware. You didn't have to go through the trouble of making a patched image or this nice guide.

You need to get root access in order to be able to run my tool. But since there is no tethered boot, this is problematic.
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] rodrigoeblanco:
Thanks for your answer [MENTION=8132642]diplomatic[/MENTION]

At least I learned a few things I had no idea how to do. Thanks for all the help in all the threads!

So, if I understood well it's not even about getting the correct patch_boot.img file, it's about getting root access in some other way that no one knows how. Because at the end if I could get temporary root and just install the WW firmware version I'd be very happy.

I've been checking the dump or log file from Magisk Manager's patch_boot.img file and it has a few errors in the process, but it doesn't show on the pad at the end of creating the file, maybe that is why it can't be patched also? Or it has nothing to do with the rooting?

Sorry for all the questions, just curious about it because I think I'm a bit confused with the concepts.

Thanks again for taking the time!
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] diplomatic:
Yeah, that's pretty much it. As you found out, the locked BL of Android 6 does not let you fastboot-boot (or flash) anything. When Android 7 came out, they left the tethered boot command open for one reason or another. That's what allowed people to get temporary root. Getting the right patched boot image is not a big deal, it just a straightforward technical problem...

Have you ever tried SP Flash Tool on your tablet? I'm fairly sure they secured access to it in some way. I know that the emergency download mode requires authentication. And I suspect the preloader mode needs a custom signed download agent. But I'm not 100% clear on whether the PL mode is even exposed. When you boot up your tablet when connected to your PC, do you get any devices named "Mediatek Preloader USB VCOM" in device manager?
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] rodrigoeblanco:
MediaTek Drivers Android 6.0 Asus Zenpad 10 3s P027

Thanks for the explanation, I understand better now.

I haven't used SPFT before, but have read a bit about it in some of your threads. So I've been looking for the Mediatek Preloader and it took me a while to find this:

When the Pad is turned off, plugged to the PC via USB-C and starts charging, you can hear a sound like the one it does when it detects a device and I can see that on the Device Manager pops up the following:

MT65xx Android Phone
MTP USB Device.

If I press the power button and starts booting you can hear the sound it makes when you unplug a USB device and it removes the MT65xx Android Phone from the Device Manager. Then I can hear a few times the sound that it makes when detecting new USB devices and the device manager refreshes constantly. I got to take a few screenshots and saw this popping while it was booting:

MTP
Asus File-CD Gadget USB Device
P027
USB Composite Device
USB Mass Storage Device

When turned on, and boot process is finished I get:

MTP
Asus Android Composite ADB Interface
Asus File-CD Gadget USB Device
P027
USB Composite Device
USB Mass Storage Device

I guess what might be useful is the part when it is off and charging and the Device Manager detects it as a MT65xx Android Phone

I googled that and got: ADB and Fastboot drivers of MT65xx by MediaTek Phones. You will need these drivers when installed custom recovery or want to flash it with new firmware also these will be needed when flashing dead smartphones.

Update: I've installed SP Flash Tool on my PC from their official site and downloaded the MediaTek USB VCOM drivers (I've tried to manually update the drivers I already have with the ones SPFT provides but windows says it has the optimal drivers already for the device), I've also read some of their requirements and it says the phone/pad has to have root access (I guess this will be a problem?). If it had root access, I am guessing next I need to know what MT65.... number is my device (Is it MT8176?) and then look for a Scatter and an Authentication File for it in order to flash it, is that correct?

The Download Agent I currently have for your reference is (I also don't know if this one would be the right one?):

C:\Users\********* \Downloads\SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1824_Win\SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1824_Win\MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin

Let me know what you think, and thanks again for your help [MENTION=8132642]diplomatic[/MENTION]
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] diplomatic:
Sorry, that's not the device type I was talking about. You're showing me the MTP (media) interfaces exposed by the OS, which has nothing to do with Flash Tool. What I'm asking about is the

Mediatek Preloader USB interface

. It usually appears for about 2 seconds when you plug in the USB cable to your powered off tablet, and then disappears. All that happens before Android (incl. charging mode) even starts to boot. Go to your device manager, click Show hidden devices, open the Ports (COM & LPT) folder. Do you see ANY Mediatek USB VCOM devices? (This will show any such interfaces that were detected in the past-- no need to plug in.)
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] rodrigoeblanco:
No, no luck with that. It doesn't show the USB VCOM or anything similar.

I imagine that as you said before, they blocked that so that not even SP Flash Tool could be used.

Is there anything else that could be done?

Cheers! [MENTION=8132642]diplomatic[/MENTION]
[Asus ZenPad 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] diplomatic:
[MENTION=1717825]rodrigoeblanco[/MENTION], ok, gotcha. Yes, then they probably disabled download mode from the preloader altogether. I guess there aren't really any "easy" ways in to the Android 6 FW. I also think if there was, somebody in China would have figured it out by now. This will require more advanced hacks like a kernel exploit....