[ME176CX]: Confused by alternatives...

[noriatell]

Hi,

my ASUS ME176CX currently is:
* rooted
* xposed
* able to boot "anything" (unsigned bootloader)
* using L-Speed
and is running UL-K013-WW-12.10.1.24

So fine so nice...but:

My charging rate drops from 0.5% each minute to 0.125% each minute.
APK-files I download from apkpure reaches the external SD-card as *.zip files, which
I first have to rename to install them (so the structure as such is not touched).

May be all this problems are a result of my experimenting...

I think it is time for the total reset of everything.
But what to take?
* UL-K013-WW-12.10.1.24 again ?
* UL-K013-WW-12.10.1.33 (I read about a sever impact to battery life, though) ?
* UL-K013-WW-12.10.1.36 ?
* the russian lite version of the 36er firmware (I read of not working audio/gps/camera with this?)
* anything else which I had not found while searching?

And: Since TWRP now is installed, I would flash whatever it is advisable to flash with that...
and overwriting the code of a running program -- in this case the flashing application: TWRP itsself.

At this point I need the help of some deep gurus, I think?
How should I flash what firmware to get "the most" (less lagging, more battery life) out of my tablet?

Thank you very much for any help!
Cheers,
Noriatell

PS: Does anyone has experienced any wearout of the internal flash due to write cycles so far?

 

[russy23]

i use .36 uk release and i havent got any issues with it, ive rooted and debloated (i dont know why people are banging on about a russian lite version, its just debloated aswell isnt it)..

Theres been no point really for TWRP so far, i dont know if a custom rom will be released anytime soon

 

[noriatell]

Hi russy23,

thank you for your reply

One thing I didn't understand (language problem...I am no native english speaker):
"Theres been no point really for TWRP so far" means: There are no problem reported
so far flashing a official ROM with the combon of unsigned bootloader and permanent
TWRP?
Do I need to reflash the bootloader?TWRP again?
Sorry for the tutti frutti of questions...I simply fear to lock out myself from the tablet...

Thanks a lot!
Cheers
noriatell

 

[russy23]

Ive not lost TWRP after i reflashed the official firmware, so it must be a permanent recovery..

well we were given TWRP a while ago to flash custom roms and eveything has gone silent since, for me stock rom debloated is good

 

[noriatell]

Ive not lost TWRP after i reflashed the official firmware, so it must be a permanent recovery..

well we were given TWRP a while ago to flash custom roms and eveything has gone silent since, for me stock rom debloated is good

Hi russy32,

I flashed the 36er ROM...and got an error at the end...but it rebooted fine (so far...did made extensively testing right now, though).
I had to reflash SUPERsu and xposed, but this seems to be quite normal...

Do you know, what triggers this error (Saying "Error flashing <filename of ROM>.zip") ?

When reflashing the 24er ROM there was a problem with a check in one the scripts, which has to be removed by hand before flashing...
I currently dont know of any similiar with the 36er ROM. And that failure was right in the beginning of the process and the ROM.
Is there a way to check whether I am on 36er ROM now (something which is for sure, since the "About" is only a copy of a string...)?

Cheers,
noriatell

 

[russy23]

If I remember correctly I got an error when installing..but everything was working well after..I installed it through adb. The only way I know to check version is the about section

 

[noriatell]

If I remember correctly I got an error when installing..but everything was working well after..I installed it through adb. The only way I know to check version is the about section

Bad news...

To get a clean install without error I wiped cache, system, Dalvik-cache and system and reinstalled the ROM.
I got errors and a bootloader-loop (stuck in the "Intel" logo).
Now the tablet is charging...I need new power for the next steps.
TWRP is still working.

What had caused this?
How can I get back a clean boot?

Post edit:
I have reapplied my nandroid backup of the 24er ROM. It works so far (It boots). But I have
back the problems I described above.

Question remains:
How can I get a clean install of the 36er ROM?

Cheers,
noriatell