Lately my tab has been turning off by itself and it takes me a long time to turn it back on by holding the power button. Has a fix been found for this problem yet? I'm a little worried that one day the thing won't turn on again. Sometimes the tab is charged when it turns off, and I'm never using the thing when it does, so battery isn't really the issue. Any suggestions?
Gja88 said:
Lately my tab has been turning off by itself and it takes me a long time to turn it back on by holding the power button. Has a fix been found for this problem yet? I'm a little worried that one day the thing won't turn on again. Sometimes the tab is charged when it turns off, and I'm never using the thing when it does, so battery isn't really the issue. Any suggestions?
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Are you rooted? Running a custom ROM? Running any extra mods at all?
No, I'm fully stock,never been rooted. Willing to root if the problem can be fixed though through a rom or something
i've made good strides in combating this.
But, you must have CWM installed in order to flash.
When you are ready to do this, then head over to the dev section, kernel thread.
In the meantime, set wifi to never sleep, and see if that cures some of it.
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To be honest if you have a completely stock machine I would call samsung and get them to check it, it sounds faulty. I work for a large computer retailler and haven't seen a single one behaving like yours out of hundreds.
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Brian-UK said:
To be honest if you have a completely stock machine I would call samsung and get them to check it, it sounds faulty. I work for a large computer retailler and haven't seen a single one behaving like yours out of hundreds.
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Mine also does and I have seen posts in other forums of others complaining of smae thing.
Ian
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Just wondering if everyone else typically get presented with the shutdown menu when waking the tablet up? I've experienced this on TnT Lite, Vegan and Zpad. Is it just me, is there a fix and does this annoy the pi$$ out of anyone else?
My tablet tends to just shut completely down after a couple of minutes of being in standby. Not sure why. Haven't found a solution...though I admit that I haven't really looked all that hard either.
scsione889 said:
My tablet tends to just shut completely down after a couple of minutes of being in standby. Not sure why. Haven't found a solution...though I admit that I haven't really looked all that hard either.
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I have the same problem even on the stock TnT w/OTA update. I called support and they told me it was normal, but I don't believe it. I'm on my second g tab, and the first one I had didn't have this problem (I returned it because the WiFi would show error most of the time).
It's annoying enough to me that I'm thinking of exchanging it.
Mine does it on cmb4
Mine does it sometimes, but I noticed the you can avoid that by waking the tab by pressing the volume keys insead of power button.
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Rayan
Same problem here. Will try volume keys.
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Yeah I got that issue too.
I would assume that the code that puts the device to sleep and wakes it up doesn't cancel the keypress from propagating to the rest of the system, so the system responds to the press of the power key with a shutdown menu, and wakes up.
I ended up exchanging mine yesterday. I just ran a quick test completely stock out of the box and the sleep seems to work properly, though it's fairly sluggish after waking (no OTA updates applied yet).
The bonus was that Sears had it on sale for $349 so I got a few bucks back.
With the Vegan Rom theres no problem talking there tablet in or out of sleep mode, maybe it's got something to do with the standard slide to unlock android feature, but it works great all the time.
Cheers,
Rayanmx
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I get it maybe half the time. Noticed it on tnt lite and vegan both.
I am having the same issue on my stock tablet. I am almost positive this started after the December 10 OTA update (3053).
I have this problem every time I set g tab to sleep, I will ask for an exchange.
I wonder if this is something kernel related. Anybody know?
It seems like after 5 minutes or so it just completely turns off rather than staying in standby. Not cool. Highly doubt its anything hardware related.
scsione889 said:
I wonder if this is something kernel related. Anybody know?
It seems like after 5 minutes or so it just completely turns off rather than staying in standby. Not cool. Highly doubt its anything hardware related.
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I have this same issue. My gtab seems to shut down with inactivity, rather than stay in sleep/standby.
katmandu421 said:
Just wondering if everyone else typically get presented with the shutdown menu when waking the tablet up? I've experienced this on TnT Lite, Vegan and Zpad. Is it just me, is there a fix and does this annoy the pi$$ out of anyone else?
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Same problem here with vegan 5.1. Does anyone have a solution?
I'm still seeing that menu from time to time.
I can't reproduce the behaviour at will, it just happens totally at random. Except of course if I keep pressing the power button on purpose.
For me, that's the only Gtab annoyance right now.
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Rayan said:
I'm still seeing that menu from time to time.
I can't reproduce the behaviour at will, it just happens totally at random. Except of course if I keep pressing the power button on purpose.
For me, that's the only Gtab annoyance right now.
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I was just reading this thread and testing the behavior, and my device just shutdown on me after putting it to sleep!
I was originally going to say that I've seen the shutdown appear from time to time on various ROMs. I think CM7 was the only one I didn't see it as often on.
I pushed the power button to put it to sleep after trying a couple things. Then I read your post above, and when I went to pick it up again, it was already off. I think the tablet has powered off by itself about 3 times since I got it a week ago.
I'm currently on Caulkins v1.1.
this annoyance has been mostly eliminated/greatly reduced.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12754698&postcount=9
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this annoyance has been mostly eliminated/greatly reduced.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12754698&postcount=9
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Thanks, I haven't used your kernel yet, as I haven't wanted to deal with the modules. Since you brought it up though, do I have to run insmod on each bootup, or only the first time (assuming I wanted it at that moment)? I know most modern linux distributions can autoload kernel modules, which is why I ask. Can this kernel autoload modules on bootup? Does android even support that?
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Thanks, I haven't used your kernel yet, as I haven't wanted to deal with the modules. Since you brought it up though, do I have to run insmod on each bootup, or only the first time (assuming I wanted it at that moment)? I know most modern linux distributions can autoload kernel modules, which is why I ask. Can this kernel autoload modules on bootup? Does android even support that?
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they need to be inserted at every boot (whichever you need).
the app(s) you're using may pre-insert them for you.
you can dload gscript, and with one click, insmod everytime you reboot.
you can also stick a script in init.d to do it for you at boot.
I would have posted this in the developments forums, but since im a new member, it wouldnt allow me. Heres the issue:
Running FRX04 android on my Sprint TP CDMA works great, except at random times the screen will become off center and shift to the left. At one point it became so garbled with lines it was unreadable, but came back to normal as I kept tapping the screen. Its almost as if the refresh rate is incorrect. Anyone ever had this issue?
Also, screens touch calibration seems to be off, any way to re-calibrate like in WM?
Thanks in advance!
Have you updated any of the files like the rootfs or the kernel package? Also, you will need to read the first post in THIS thread and replace the file either in the root of your microSD or if you are using the andboot option, in that folder.
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Have you updated any of the files like the rootfs or the kernel package? Also, you will need to read the first post in THIS thread and replace the file either in the root of your microSD or if you are using the andboot option, in that folder.
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Fixed the problem a while back, was related to the kernel, had to switch to a different one. Now everything works great, almost.
Although it is very usable, my problem has been that when when the phone goes to sleep, it will keep the backlight on for a period of time with the screen black. Then at some point the backlight will turn off, i assume a deep sleep. When this happens the phone is completely unresponsive, however the leds around the center button fades as if its charging. Only a soft reset will work.
Thanks again.
I usually don't enable auto back light because that is still being worked on if I'm not mistaken. Instead, I turn off the screen manually. Usually helps to enable pattern lock, for me anyway. Make sure you are updating as there has been some recent updates as of late: FRX05.
n-Joie (Enjoy)
ill give that a shot
I disabled all backlight features in WinMo and Android and everything works perfect. Thanks. However my GPS has never worked, just says aquiring until it times out saying that it couldn't find any satellites.
I believe GPS is disabled by default. This may or may not be listed as such but I think I recall reading this somewhere (maybe IRC logs?). Unfortunately, this is something the devs are still working on and hoping someone "fixes" it eventually...
Im not worried about gps at all, if i need it I can use WinMo. Been using android exclusively on my TP for 2 days now and it works great. Battery life is great too.
Have you tried out the camera yet? I tried it out the first time yesterday and I was stunned! Don't think I ever saw the camera work in Android before so to say the least I smiled when I tapped the camera icon and saw what the camera was pointing at... Even though it seemed like it hung after it took the picture, I may have been a tad impatient with it at the time as I was slightly excited!
Very nice!
I have not tried the camera yet unfortunately. I will right now and post back. Ive had pretty low expectations so im not like others and complaining by any means.
Additionally, it helps to have that sort of mentality. Not required but by all means it does help to be helpful!
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Additionally, it helps to have that sort of mentality. Not required but by all means it does help to be helpful!
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You cant expect too much when your running a non-native os on an unsupported device. I used to be a big member of the xbox dev forums back in the day. So i can understand the users that complain when things are in alpha stage. I guess I can start posting in the development forums now that im over 10 posts.
My camera didnt work when I tried it by the way. black screen area then showed a crash message. Like I said no big deal, usability I would say is still excellent. If i need to use gps or camera ill just use winmo till then, no biggie!
jasew503 said:
Fixed the problem a while back, was related to the kernel, had to switch to a different one. Now everything works great, almost.
Although it is very usable, my problem has been that when when the phone goes to sleep, it will keep the backlight on for a period of time with the screen black. Then at some point the backlight will turn off, i assume a deep sleep. When this happens the phone is completely unresponsive, however the leds around the center button fades as if its charging. Only a soft reset will work.
Thanks again.
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Could you explain how you fixed your screen issue going off center and shifting to the left...I am having same problem
I downgraded my kernel. Can't remember which one I used in frx04 as I lost my SD card with 04 on it and have since been using FRX05 which worked as downloaded with no changes to the kernel needed. If you look at the FRX04 thread in the beginning, there is a reference to Touch Pro users having to use a different kernel (1225 I think), and I just down,loaded it and extracted it overwriting the kernel that came with FRX04. I haven't tried FRX06, but tried the GBXOA gingerbread bundle today on another SD card and it seemed too buggy for my liking, crashed in the XDA Dev app while trying to reply to your post. Sure loos and flows nie tho. Try using FRX05 or 06, rather than 04..
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The kernel I replaced it with was 1242 btw
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For the last two days my phone has been anything off at random... nothing has been changed... I'm on the cm9 nightly from the two days ago... this is the thing tho... If I gentely tap the phone it will shut off or shake it... so I figured maybe after time the batter is lose... but it also is turning off if it sits completely still...unless its playing music. It has not turned off since Round 8 ad I have just had it playing music this full time ...any ideas??
I already did a full wipe and re install and when I get home I'm going to Oden back to stock and redo everything.
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For the last two days my phone has been anything off at random... nothing has been changed... I'm on the cm9 nightly from the two days ago... this is the thing tho... If I gentely tap the phone it will shut off or shake it... so I figured maybe after time the batter is lose... but it also is turning off if it sits completely still...unless its playing music. It has not turned off since Round 8 ad I have just had it playing music this full time ...any ideas??
I already did a full wipe and re install and when I get home I'm going to Oden back to stock and redo everything.
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My only suggestion at this point is odin back to stock 2.1.
Unfortunately this sounds like symptoms of hardware failure. I had a phone (cliq) which would do the exact thing as you described...the phone would vibrate shut off and reboot unexpectedly. I would open the physical keyboard and it would also shut off...this is totally hardware related from my understanding. But that is the worst case scenario.
Hopefully it is a software related issue in your case. Not much else i can say.
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Overclocked? Voltages changed at all from default? If you have anything set in voltage control or setcpu, get rid of them and try it. You could also try booting into recovery and see if you can reproduce the problem. That should also help determine if it is software or hardware related.
If the phone is plugged in it does not seem to reboot. i have not had time to mess with it i will check it out this weekend. Weird because it only seems to be doing this at work? I have not had it restart on me at all while at home.
Also if i have the music playing it will not turn off. This weekend im going to oden back to stock and see how it goes. otherwise gonna try to deal with it long enough till the gs3 comes out, ha.
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If the phone is plugged in it does not seem to reboot. i have not had time to mess with it i will check it out this weekend. Weird because it only seems to be doing this at work? I have not had it restart on me at all while at home.
Also if i have the music playing it will not turn off. This weekend im going to oden back to stock and see how it goes. otherwise gonna try to deal with it long enough till the gs3 comes out, ha.
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You ever find a solution, I have a vibrant with the same problems. probably dropped mine too much lol
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You ever find a solution, I have a vibrant with the same problems. probably dropped mine too much lol
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hey i know its been a while but i havent been on here at all. Never found a solution for it but for some reason it doesnt turn off random anymore
ipeench said:
hey i know its been a while but i havent been on here at all. Never found a solution for it but for some reason it doesnt turn off random anymore
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thanks for the response. and I found my problem already too, I had a bad power ribbon inside the phone that was torn.
anyone else getting this? every once in a while i'll try to go to another page on my home screen and it will just stick for about 10 seconds at a time. this seems to continue for a while, but a restart seems to fix it.
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anyone else getting this? every once in a while i'll try to go to another page on my home screen and it will just stick for about 10 seconds at a time. this seems to continue for a while, but a restart seems to fix it.
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Are you rooted or stock?
If rooted what recovery/ROM are you using?
Your phone could simply have issues (faulty hardware/software) because it shouldn't lag even if you're on stock. You might be leaning towards getting a replacement pending on how long you've had it.
And do try to post in the correct section next time (Q&A).
I have the same issue occassionally.
It isn't enough to be a problem but, every so often it acts a little weird.
Sometimes it just feels like it's not registering things then it pops up a few seconds later. Case in point the app drawer won't move then it starts moving later. I'm on a debloated rom and I'm personally thinking it's a software issue. I would guess some process is getting hung up or something.
I don't see anything like this.
Between excellent LTE coverage in DFW area and the internals, I do not wait for anything... EVER
@gregk232.... same here.. got your post 12 seconds before you posted. Lol.
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im rooted, no roms or anything though. it happened once on new years, and then this is the second time it happened. i got the phone around christmas
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I experience this occasionally too, I hope it's just software, other than that a simple restart does the trick, I notice it only happens in the home screen, when you open an app its fine
Thrown up by my LG Optimus G, why you jelly at my superior phone?
ive identified at least one cause of it.
i use widgetsoid as my power control, and whenever i use the torch function on it, it causes the lag on my phone. every other feature seems to have no performance effect.
can anyone else confirm this?
Hi everyone. Thank you for reading.
I am posting for help with a friend's phone. I, personally, have an S3 on Sprint and haven't had much experience with T-Mobile phones. He has rooted his S5 (T-Mobile, obviously) using galaxys5root.com (I'm now not fond of that site due to his bad experiences that consistently happen) and has not put a new ROM on yet. It has been successfully rooted for several weeks, but today he went to text someone a response and the screen went black, and the blue notification light breathes. It also does a light vibrate, like when you are turning it on. He's getting a replacement anyway, but we want to unroot it before sending in the defective device. I'm wondering (and to my knowledge it seems like) if it's a boot loop. Nothing shows up on the screen at all, not even the back light is coming on. I have yet to connect it to Odin to see if anything comes up. I'm just seeing if this has happened to anyone else and if they have figured out a way to resolve it. My suspicion is that there's a problem with either the boot sector or the recovery sector, as it does not go into recovery.
Any insight would be much appreciated. Thanks again!
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today he went to text someone a response and the screen went black, and the blue notification light breathes. It also does a light vibrate, like when you are turning it on.
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It sounds like the LCD display has gone bad if the vibration and blue light function normally but you cannot see anything ever.
When they get the new device you might want to suggest that they follow the rooting instruction in this forum on XDA instead of going to a website to do it. Just my opinion.
We are thinking the LCD is bad as well, it just feels like a boot loop because the light vibration keeps happening (I forgot to mention that). Sometimes the blue light will go out and the phone will vibrate lightly and then the blue other starts breathing. It's just repeating that non-stop. I had to pull the battery.
As for him rooting through here, I told him to with his S4 and S5 but he didn't listen. The S4 took a crap, and now the S5 took a crap. I told him I think it's that site. The method is correct but who knows where those flash files come from... I've never had any issues rooting through here, just an occasional reset here and there, nothing as major as this.
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We are thinking the LCD is bad as well, it just feels like a boot loop because the light vibration keeps happening (I forgot to mention that). Sometimes the blue light will go out and the phone will vibrate lightly and then the blue other starts breathing. It's just repeating that non-stop. I had to pull the battery.
As for him rooting through here, I told him to with his S4 and S5 but he didn't listen. The S4 took a crap, and now the S5 took a crap. I told him I think it's that site. The method is correct but who knows where those flash files come from... I've never had any issues rooting through here, just an occasional reset here and there, nothing as major as this.
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Normally, even in a boot loop you see the initial Galaxy splash screen when it first starts booting. Then you see it over and over again. If you see nothing, it normally means the LCD is bad and unfortunately it's the most expensive part of the phone.
Good Luck with it.
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That's what I figured... Thanks for your help! (I hit the button )
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Wouldn't surprise me if the device is rebooting itself trying to fix a hardware fault. Might be detecting the LCD has stopped forcing itself to reboot.
But yeah, stick to XDA from now on We are good people here Welcome to the family!
Lol I've been part of the family for years now... I've always come here first for any android help, and have always found just what I'm looking for!
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Lol I've been part of the family for years now... I've always come here first for any android help, and have always found just what I'm looking for!
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Well get your friend over here too!
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