Hello, friends!
It's been a really long time after my Q900 and X3D-SE...
For those who are having trouble with Asus Fonepad 7 2014 FE170CG in terms of softbrick, kindly take some time to read this thread.
I am currently on Latest Kitkat with version: 11.2.3.33
1.) In terms of Rooting(Offcourse YES, this tab is rootable) i rooted this device with Rootzenphone.apk(attached below). Kindly follow the tutorial here to root the device. When it doesn't get rooted in first time, repeat it. I got it rooted at 1st time itself. After rooting, i removed all the apps i don't need!
2.) To update your Fonepad, download the appropriate zip firmware(zip rom) from the Asus site. Download the matching SKU's only. For eg: WW-WW, CN-CN, JP-JP etc... And i really don't know about installing CN firmware over WW variants. After downloading, rename your file accordingly. Eg: UL-K012-WW-11.2.3.33-user.zip to k012_sdupdate.zip and put the file in the root of external SD card. Time to backup all your critical data! Finally switch off your tab. Now press Vol up + Power buttons until you see the Asus logo. If you are in Jelly Bean, the options are slightly different where you have to choose SD update. Your tab will now reboot to recovery, installs the update and reboots back to the installed firmware. On the other hand, if you are in KitKat, the options like SD download and SD update won't be available because they are removed from the newer Fastboot images. The SD update and SD download are now replaced by recovery option which is the one you need to select. After that device will reboot and install the updates.
3.) To downgrade the firmware to JellyBean, download the appropriate version of the firmware file(I used UpdateLauncher_K012_WW_10_32_1_33_1.zip) and follow the steps as above. Your device will be downgraded. In this version the options on the Droidboot menu will be different from the KitKat version. Just choose SD update to install any other updates.
4.) This is the main part for which i am creating this thread!
THE SOFT BRICK
I was pulling off my hairs for about a day trying to figure out the problem.
Reason for my softbrick: I got a feeling that my device was slightly going slow and the amount of available free RAM was only 200MB. SO, i was considering to Downgrade the firmware from Kitkat to Jellybean. I downloaded the Jellybean firmware UpdateLauncher_K012_WW_10_32_1_33_1.zip from the Asus site and installed it using the method above! Everything went fine and device booted to JellyBean with the familiar interface. Everything was fine but i noticed that the device was slightly heating up and was missing many features like dual apps etc... Hence i decided to go back to KitKat which is were all the problems began! I downloaded the latest firmware UL-K012-WW-11.2.3.33-user.zip. Installation begun as usual but at the end, installation was terminated with a message error. I was shocked! When i rebooted the device i got a USB icon with a red progress bar in a second and went away! The device neither booted nor charged! I repeatedly tried this procedure but failed continuously. I booted to the Droid Boot and saw the firmware version was fine and can't figure what the problem was! But i noticed that the same JellyBean firmware installed again without any glitches and booted fine. When i tried the Kitkat firmware, it failed again and device didnt't boot. This is tricky part! So, i downloaded the first kitkat firmware UL-K012-WW-11.2.3.18.2-user.zip after the JellyBean and tried to install it. To my suprise, the installation went fine and device booted up with that KitKat firmware. Now i put the latest Kitkat firmware UL-K012-WW-11.2.3.33-user.zip to the external SD card and tried to install it and it successfully installed :victory: :victory: Now i am back on the latest firmware
My recommendation : If you do anything, make sure to backup data and have knowledge on what you are doing. Thanks for reading this thread. Please press thanks if i helped you!
Lollipop update has been released some time ago. Please remember to unroot before you update or else you'll get soft bricked.
downgrade and ota update
In lillipop i got major laggs and baterry drained more than 50% over night in standby mode.
So I downgrade to latest kitkat WW_V11.2.3.33 from asus site, using fastboot and intel temporary cwm recovery.
It works great but now ifwi is 64.33 from lollipop, not 64.25 from kitkat.
It seems there is an OTA update WW_V11.2.3.34 but I dont get notification for download.
Is there any way to downgrade ifwi version?
Or do I have to ask here someone for capture the WW_V11.2.3.34 OTA update from /cache and upload here?
Or is there any fix for lillipop horrible lag (2-3 secs after presing or swiping) and masive battery drain? I tried factory reset lollipop and even reinstall with fastboot erase system and intel thetered temp cwm install UL-K012-WW-12.8.1.26-user.zip
b0by said:
In lillipop i got major laggs and baterry drained more than 50% over night in standby mode.
So I downgrade to latest kitkat WW_V11.2.3.33 from asus site, using fastboot and intel temporary cwm recovery.
It works great but now ifwi is 64.33 from lollipop, not 64.25 from kitkat.
It seems there is an OTA update WW_V11.2.3.34 but I dont get notification for download.
Is there any way to downgrade ifwi version?
Or do I have to ask here someone for capture the WW_V11.2.3.34 OTA update from /cache and upload here?
Or is there any fix for lillipop horrible lag (2-3 secs after presing or swiping) and masive battery drain? I tried factory reset lollipop and even reinstall with fastboot erase system and intel thetered temp cwm install UL-K012-WW-12.8.1.26-user.zip
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For some reasons, i too didn't get that update! I am also in 11.2.3.33 I flashed the device 4 times just to get this update but didn't!
b0by said:
In lillipop i got major laggs and baterry drained more than 50% over night in standby mode.
So I downgrade to latest kitkat WW_V11.2.3.33 from asus site, using fastboot and intel temporary cwm recovery.
It works great but now ifwi is 64.33 from lollipop, not 64.25 from kitkat.
It seems there is an OTA update WW_V11.2.3.34 but I dont get notification for download.
Is there any way to downgrade ifwi version?
Or do I have to ask here someone for capture the WW_V11.2.3.34 OTA update from /cache and upload here?
Or is there any fix for lillipop horrible lag (2-3 secs after presing or swiping) and masive battery drain? I tried factory reset lollipop and even reinstall with fastboot erase system and intel thetered temp cwm install UL-K012-WW-12.8.1.26-user.zip
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Hello! Ifwi is easy! Take the KitKat Firmware and unzip it complitely, so that you have acces to the files of the rom.zip (Firmware)! In the Firmware (1st-Site) is a ifwi.zip! Unzip this ifwi.zip, and take the dnx_fwr.bin (VLC) and the ifwi.bin (VLC) file, and copy it to your adb/fastboot binarys! Then go to fastboot-mode and First: fastboot flash dnx dnx_fwr.bin, when its done, Second: fastboot flash ifwi ifwi.bin, when its done, reboot bootloader, and check ifwi-version! Should be the version you have flashed!
But do it in your own! Im not responsebile for failure or brick!
Bluetooth permission to receive apk
hi
i cant underestand English very well but i have question
i have asus fonepad 7 fe 170 cg kitkat and i rooted this but i cant receive .apk with Bluetooth for this reason i installed xposed and i downloaded Bluetooth ToolKit.apk
whit this program my bluetooth have permission to receive apk but i want to know what file chenged in root divice and in permission that my bluetooth can receive apk
please say me what file chenged???????
Are you getting play store links when you send an .apk file or can't receive files at all??? And i never installed xposed since it has no use for me....
roselanguste said:
Hello! Ifwi is easy! Take the KitKat Firmware and unzip it complitely, so that you have acces to the files of the rom.zip (Firmware)! In the Firmware (1st-Site) is a ifwi.zip! Unzip this ifwi.zip, and take the dnx_fwr.bin (VLC) and the ifwi.bin (VLC) file, and copy it to your adb/fastboot binarys! Then go to fastboot-mode and First: fastboot flash dnx dnx_fwr.bin, when its done, Second: fastboot flash ifwi ifwi.bin, when its done, reboot bootloader, and check ifwi-version! Should be the version you have flashed!
But do it in your own! Im not responsebile for failure or brick!
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I have 4 .bin files in ifwi.zip:
CLVp_CSAX_FWR_DnX_20.3E.bin
CLVp_CSAX_OS_DnX_20.3E.bin
IFWI_v64.25_CSAX_PROD.bin
signed_CLVP_CSAX_SoftFuseFile.bin
Dont I have to flash them all? or just the ...FWR_DnX.bin and IFWI_v64.24....bin?
My dear friends, please concentrate on getting Clockworkmod and Cyanogenmod... I am trying real hard here. I contacted all the devs i could, none willing to help me! No device & vendor tree, Locked bootloader, No custom recovery, No stable ROM...... Really feeling so down
OK! You have Four ifwi-Files, Yes then Flash them All!
Expecting some help over here!!! Support me for creating device and vendor trees........
Downgrade IFWI version!
roselanguste said:
Hello! Ifwi is easy! Take the KitKat Firmware and unzip it complitely, so that you have acces to the files of the rom.zip (Firmware)! In the Firmware (1st-Site) is a ifwi.zip! Unzip this ifwi.zip, and take the dnx_fwr.bin (VLC) and the ifwi.bin (VLC) file, and copy it to your adb/fastboot binarys! Then go to fastboot-mode and First: fastboot flash dnx dnx_fwr.bin, when its done, Second: fastboot flash ifwi ifwi.bin, when its done, reboot bootloader, and check ifwi-version! Should be the version you have flashed!
But do it in your own! Im not responsebile for failure or brick!
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Hello, i tried to downgrade IFWI version by following your method... Everything flashed successfully but the version number stays the same! For eg. if i flash version 64.25, it still stays the 64.33 version of Lollipop firmware only!!! Do you know why???
irfanjunaid said:
Hello, i tried to downgrade IFWI version by following your method... Everything flashed successfully but the version number stays the same! For eg. if i flash version 64.25, it still stays the 64.33 version of Lollipop firmware only!!! Do you know why???
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Hello! Have you more than this two files in your ifwi.zip? In many cases there are more files in ifwi.zip! Unzip the ifwi.zip and flash all files what is in there! Token.files=fastboot flash token filename, dnx.files=fastboot flash dnx filename, and ifwi.files=fastboot flash ifwi filename! But i suggest you, when you not need this ifwi/dnx for anything, then you should stay on the newer ifwi?! ifwi is BIOS for Intel Phones! So you have KitKat with the newer BIOS-update from Lollipop! Its like a BIOS-update for PC!
Ever since i flashed that Lollipop 64.33 IFWI, i didn't get access to the 11.2.3.34 update at all! So, do you think this IFWI version is problem or Asus pulled that firmware from its servers???
@irfanjunaid , Hello sir.
I just got Asus model: k012 Stuck on logo.
Now i am downloading all the firmwares u mentioned in the OP, but one question .. Did u flash them via stock recovery or u flashed the temporary cwm recovery available .
Sobaro said:
@irfanjunaid , Hello sir.
I just got Asus model: k012 Stuck on logo.
Now i am downloading all the firmwares u mentioned in the OP, but one question .. Did u flash them via stock recovery or u flashed the temporary cwm recovery available .
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Always flash Stock ROM via stock recovery.... I did via stock recovery... But don't forget, rename the downloaded zip file to k012_sdupdate.zip and put it into a clean formatted SD card. Now press volume up + Power button until you see Asus logo. Now choose Recovery. Now your tab boots to recovery, installs firmware and reboots itself.... Note: No downgrade possible, cannot change SKU(WW-CN etc.....)
I get stuck at the Asus Logo after intel splash.... with a spinning wheel that keeps on going and going and going.... I have download the files you mentioned above, put them on SD card but cannot boot into droidboot, it goes back to main screen. When I select Recovery, it runs about 5 seconds and gives error and then restarts. What seems to be the problem here?
Thanks!
Jabbacks said:
I get stuck at the Asus Logo after intel splash.... with a spinning wheel that keeps on going and going and going.... I have download the files you mentioned above, put them on SD card but cannot boot into droidboot, it goes back to main screen. When I select Recovery, it runs about 5 seconds and gives error and then restarts. What seems to be the problem here?
Thanks!
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What version of firmware are you in now? Is it rooted? Did you try a factory reset? After factory reset allow tab to take some time to boot up... After that go developer settings -> turn ON usb debugging... Now in PC, run adb via commandline and run adb reboot bootloader... Now see if it goes to droidboot...
This is what I find in bootloader mode. Why can't it go in to droidboot?
IFWI Version: 64.25
SERIAL: E60KBC383526
DROIDBOOT VERSION: TW_FONEPAD-11.2.3.18.2-20141022
PRODUCT: K012
Following Firmwares:
UL-K012-WW-11.2.3.18.2-user.zip
UL-K012-WW-11.2.3.33-user.zip
I tried the old version but to no avail. Also the latest!
Thanks!
Jabbacks said:
This is what I find in bootloader mode. Why can't it go in to droidboot?
IFWI Version: 64.25
SERIAL: E60KBC383526
DROIDBOOT VERSION: TW_FONEPAD-11.2.3.18.2-20141022
PRODUCT: K012
Following Firmwares:
UL-K012-WW-11.2.3.18.2-user.zip
UL-K012-WW-11.2.3.33-user.zip
I tried the old version but to no avail. Also the latest!
Thanks!
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This is the droidboot.... You can now connect your tab to PC and issue fastboot commands to it.... For example: Fastboot erase cache
But for heaven's sake please don't install lollipop update.....
Now try this: Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot erase userdata
Now choose reboot....
See if it boots up....
Hi all!
I have a Note 3 neo SM N7505 rooted with stock ROM (Android 4.4.2) and I want to install TWRP recovery in it to do a backup before upgrading to Lollypop. I have tried to do it with the app and throw Odin without success (phone bricked). I think the problem is the position of the RECOVERY link inside the directory tree: in my phone is on: /dev/block/platform/dw_mmc.0/by-name/RECOVERY, it points to /dev/block/mmcblk0p10.
The question is: can I install the last TWRP recovery invoking this command without doing any damage?
dd if=/position/of/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/dw_mmc.0/by-name/RECOVERY
Thanks
nglpx1 said:
Hi all!
I have a Note 3 neo SM N7505 rooted with stock ROM (Android 4.4.2) and I want to install TWRP recovery in it to do a backup before upgrading to Lollypop. I have tried to do it with the app and throw Odin without success (phone bricked). I think the problem is the position of the RECOVERY link inside the directory tree: in my phone is on: /dev/block/platform/dw_mmc.0/by-name/RECOVERY, it points to /dev/block/mmcblk0p10.
The question is: can I install the last TWRP recovery invoking this command without doing any damage?
dd if=/position/of/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/dw_mmc.0/by-name/RECOVERY
Thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-neo - ask in your own forum, thread closed.
sirobelec said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-neo - ask in your own forum, thread closed.
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Coming from the right forum, the thread has been moved to the correct location...
I think the correct image is that for Note 3 Neo N7505 LTE (hlltexx) - I have the LTE version (I cannot paste the link).
If I brick another time the phone, can I resurrect it by rooting it again (as I did to recover it before)?
Hi!
I have a Note 3 neo SM N7505 rooted with stock ROM (Android 4.4.2) and I want to install TWRP recovery in it to do a backup before upgrading to Lollypop. I have tried to do it throw Odin using the precompiled hlltexx image without success (phone bricked). I think the problem is the position of the RECOVERY link inside the directory tree: in my phone is on: /dev/block/platform/dw_mmc.0/by-name/RECOVERY, it points to /dev/block/mmcblk0p10.
The question is: can I install the last TWRP recovery invoking this command without doing any damage?
dd if=/position/of/recovery/in-the-phone/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/dw_mmc.0/by-name/RECOVERY
If I brick another time the phone, can I resurrect it by rooting it again (as I did to recover it before)?
Thanks .