Hi Shaun (and everyone), please allow me to give you some background and alert you to the fact that I have a very mechanically oriented mind with little understanding of these things you excel at. Yep, I hear you shaking your head at the thought of dealing with another one of "THEM". I've been on your side of the fence and know how tiring it can be teaching advanced technology to those without a foundation. As such, I've done all I could to keep from being a bother. Now I think I have to be a bother..
I have a lifelong weakness that drives me to not be satisfied with anything "as it comes", thinking I can make it better. Sometimes I do and sometimes I break things, but I can't stop.
Anyway, my kids got me this Nextbook 8 for Christmas and had to shown how to turn it on and off because I'd never touched one before. Heck, I just got my first cell phone 3 years ago...and it's a flip-open one.
Instinctively, within 24 hours I started searching for a way to debloat. After rooting I never looked back and have only 3 games that I downloaded for my youngest son to enjoy. For me, the quest for improvement is on and that's really all I do with it. I've come a ways thanks to the internet and this forum in particular, but I'm still building a foundation. I know this is wordy, but when I ask for your guidance I don't want to leave you with the impression that I should understand. I probably should, but I don't.
Fast forwarding: A few weeks ago I installed your modified TWRP to be able to properly backup so I could freely pursue improvements until utter destruction shuts me down. After tossing the idea around for several days I decided I wanted to upgrade to your Kitkat rom. I downloaded both varieties, but prefer the zip since I feel savvy with TWRP after repeated use, plus it seems too easy to screw up. So far no luck, tho. I get your splash, but a handful of seconds after the stock logo comes on it freezes.
I've read this thread 4 times and tried everything, I think. Flashed only, cleared data and cache before, cleared after, cleared before AND after, factory reset a few times, cleared data, cache and dalvik a few times. I've even downloaded the zip 3 times in the off chance something got lost in the atmosphere between there and there. I know I'm doing something wrong and I can't figure it out.
I have SuperSU, ROM Toolbox, Xposed, XInstaller and a few other goodies, but after having to reformat Windows 95 years ago after deleting some kind of file I learned not to mess with the grey matter in cpu's. All is still stock in there. So what am I missing?
Due to my modus operandi I'm happy enough with the stock partition layout, so your Kitkat rom is all I'm after for now. Do I need to change my partitions anyway? My external SD has over 25Gb available after putting the zip in there, so I know I'm not running out of space for TWRP to flex its muscles.
I'm sorry this is a book and future correspondence won't be, I just wanted you to understand when you start to laugh why I'm somehow missing a basic rule of Android law. I don't think it's compatibility, I went by the criteria for your TWRP and everything is identical, I'm pretty sure it's just me.
Thank you for any help you can give me, I appreciate your patience. Now I've gotta go adjust my carburetor for the summer blend, but I'll check back later for a response. No hurry, I know you have a family too and it IS Sunday after all.
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