This might have been covered already. I have bought the the 4.0 but it drops wifi constantly, I looked for a link some where but I have only found one that I answered and that was to use a static IP address but to no avail. If someone could help my wifi dropping issue please lend me a hand or point me in the right direction please and thank you. sorry if this post was already covered but I didn't see anything about it.
Well, there is a topic back there somewhere about this, but the issue was never resolved. I believe it is with Belkin routers that this happens, do you have a Belkin? I have a Linksys cysco router and never have this issue; however, I went over to my friend's house who has a belkin and it did the whole dropping thing every 30secs or so. Wonder if we could fix this somehow...
My original plan was to use a static IP but that has failed. I have a Linksys router as well fairly new I can't remember model. But it is the black shiney one that is skinny stands on a little stand has a blue light on it. Poor description I know but it's the best I can do from here.
Hmm, that blasts the belkin theory out of the water...
Does your router have wps? If it does, you should try that, its a long shot, but I read it worked for someone with a similar problem on their HTC.
well my mistake I messed up. It is a belkin router . But thats ok we can tackle this and find whats screwy in there.
Ah, so the belkin theory is correct! now we are getting somewhere!
Have you checked for an update for the router? this seems to be a common culprit for similar problems. Also, if it is a B/G/N router, change the setting to only 802.11 N. There should be an option somewhere in your router settings to change that, idk where since I have an old Linksys cysco G type router.
ill check when I get home but as of now I have a soft bricked galaxy player, Its boot looping I need to do a factory reset I dont know how to though so until I figure that out I'm stuck
To do a factory reset, go to recovery menu (hold volume up+power) there should be an option to factory reset/wipe data. That is with the default recovery, if you have cwm, idk.
thats what I did with cwm and it didn't help I think I'm screwed worse then I thought I wiped delvik cach factory and data wipe. restarted back into bootloop then I tried reflashing after another wipe. I'm not sure what to do
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thats what I did with cwm and it didn't help I think I'm screwed worse then I thought I wiped delvik cach factory and data wipe. restarted back into bootloop then I tried reflashing after another wipe. I'm not sure what to do
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You tried this, right?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412875
I'm not sure what is going on in that thread.
I see whats going on now, I was looking at it on my phones browser so I just skimmed threw it now Im how on the laptop lets see what it does.
not what I was expecting I see you fixed yours this method could you explain whats going on? I understand small bits and pieces until it gets to the code line stuff.
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Ah, so the belkin theory is correct! now we are getting somewhere!
Have you checked for an update for the router? this seems to be a common culprit for similar problems. Also, if it is a B/G/N router, change the setting to only 802.11 N. There should be an option somewhere in your router settings to change that, idk where since I have an old Linksys cysco G type router.
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I changed it to 802.11N and checked for firmware but nothing new. But I cant test until I am back up and running with my player.
sorry for so many posts just trying to keep detail, I downloaded the file I noticed its a tar file. I shouldnt have to do any of the code stuff in terminal because thats just how he created it. I read wrong and I should be able to just use the tar file from the the download in ODIN and drop it in and flash. I hope, its still downloaded so Im sure ill throw up another post shortly describing my next bit of panic.
boot loops after reflash
Still no luck I think its broken bad
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Well, I guess you could send it into Samsung, I had to do it after bricking my thing so bad, not even a full recovery with all partitions could fix it, they fixed it up good, even though it was rooted.
How long did it take I think I might have to do that and how did you go about doing that
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It actually only took them 3 days to repair it after it arrived at their facility. Add time for shipping, and it comes to a little more than a week. I went about it by going to the support page for the product; www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/YP-G1CWY/XAA
Yours is a U.S. model, correct?
Then you click the request repair service, fill out the form, and print the label, put it on a package (you still have to pay for shipping to Samsung, they pay for return shipping, though), and ship it off to the Samsung facility where they work the magic!
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Please bare with me.
This is the second time this particular problem has happened to my device.
So I was on the tram coming back from my maths exam today.
(Running a ROM with Hardcore's SpeedMod K2-15)
I decide to change the song, all of a sudden, my screen turns black and I can't turn my phone back on. I as soon as it happened I thought uh oh. (the battery was at 74%.
So I tried to reboot my phone, didn't work.
Tried to get into download mode, didn't work.
Tried to get into recovery mode, didn't work.
Went to see if anything happened if I put in my charger AND USB cable. Both instances nothing happened.
When the incident happened last time, I was about to have it shipped to Samsung, was in the car on the way there and I was still pressing the power button in hope that it would work. Low and behold, it turned on, I flashed a different ROM and kernel and was on my merry way until today.
After browsing Q&A for around an hour the only other instances I've found with this problem are my original thread (around a month ago) when the same problem occurred.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302645
And another one I found today whilst browsing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1289063
also here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18139062
So up to my knowledge this seems like a problem that isn't only a one off if I'm not the only one reporting it.
Is there anything I can possibly do to fix my phone or something to avoid doing so others don't run into the same unfortunate set of circumstances?
PS. two days ago I deleted a few folders on my USB storage as they were taking up too much storage space. I doubt they had anything to do with the problem though and that's the only difference I can think of that MAY have trigged the event. But I have no reason as to why it happened. I am also using NoMoarPowah and Chainfires3D mod (which I've been using for ages and i'm sure had nothing at all to do with the problem)
hopefully someone knows of a definite solution. :\
Wow the same thing is happening to my phone as well. Thanks for the detailed description. Hopefully we'll find a response soon. Also, I would suggest you investigate the volume of chode in the nearby vicinity of your phone, may be a problem (personal experience)
I just dropped mine off a stepladder in kfc, and i'm experiencing the same problem. Avoid doing this. Hopefully someone else has a better solution to your problem but for now, just don't drop it off any stepladders.
x0x0 leopardkitty69
pokergirl said:
You spelt bare wrong
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I've made similar mistakes in life. You don't want to mix them up at the wrong time. *Shows bear scars*
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I just dropped mine off a stepladder in kfc, and i'm experiencing the same problem. Avoid doing this. Hopefully someone else has a better solution to your problem but for now, just don't drop it off any stepladders.
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ALSO Don't dinosaur with it, nor allow for sluts to touch it xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox bb <3
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last edited by pokergirl; today at 01:04 pm. Reason: I did it wrong!
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you're doing it wrong!
Too late for the sluts, they're all over it! x0x0x0x0x0x
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Leopardkitty69 stop degrading urself g1rL g3t urs31f @ [email protected] xo
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I just dropped mine off a stepladder in kfc, and i'm experiencing the same problem. Avoid doing this. Hopefully someone else has a better solution to your problem but for now, just don't drop it off any stepladders.
x0x0 leopardkitty69
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I dropped it quite hard and it caused corruption on /efs partition.
lol'd
This thread has suddenly become a lot more interesting.
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Through implementing my CAS 89 values and inserting chode = 2x length into my TVM solver i introduced the viagra into my phonem therefore, bringing its pwoer to 9001 and causing for it to groan in pleasure. Through utilising square volume = 2 * x * l with x = your vaginas length and y = The radius of your arsehole i solved this problem. (Personal experience, for more information visit (it made me delete the link))
P.s chodemaster - Your personal experience is obviously limited and incredibly detrimental to the phone. When YOU have caught all 151 original chodes you should post in this forum in a SERIOUS and well rounded individual manner
P.P.S NEED MOAR PYLONS
P.P.P.S THIS IS YOUR BIRTHDAY CARD FOR NEXT YEAR
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Sigh I really need a solution. Not thread spam >.<
This sounds like a serious issue with your phone's hardware. You should return it to Samsung.
with the phones hardware itself?
If they manage to fix it do you think the'll notice it's been rooted?
I've removed the triangle and reset the flash count i've just got a new ROM on it.
(as in will it still be under warranty)
If you manage to reset the counter and get the original stock rom on it (or a new version which was meant for your device and came by kies) you should be perfectly fine, just don't root it again (until you get it back, that is).
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If you manage to reset the counter and get the original stock rom on it (or a new version which was meant for your device and came by kies) you should be perfectly fine, just don't root it again (until you get it back, that is).
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but it currently won't turn on at all ;|
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but it currently won't turn on at all ;|
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In that case chances are very high that Samsung will simply replace it, given that they probably won't be able to turn it on, too.
That's what I've heard from many people atleast, who had issues turning their devices on.
Only way to find out: see if you can get warranty.
Other option: be honest that you rooted and hope for the best, yet I don't know how Samsung staff would react to that, probably not too good.
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I take it that you have a JIG and tried that one already? As you stated, that you did reset the counter.
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In that case chances are very high that Samsung will simply replace it, given that they probably won't be able to turn it on, too.
That's what I've heard from many people atleast, who had issues turning their devices on.
Only way to find out: see if you can get warranty.
Other option: be honest that you rooted and hope for the best, yet I don't know how Samsung staff would react to that, probably not too good.
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I take it that you have a JIG and tried that one already? As you stated, that you did reset the counter.
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I've given it to a friend but I highly doubt it would work. Anyway for now, I'm going to place it in rice JUST IN CASE there is a tiny bit of moisture on some part of the motherboard which is messing things up. If that dosn't work i'm going to go down to my mobile dealer and hope for the best
thanks for your help!
One question: Did you pull the battery, and put it back in?
I have had this sometimes before, it seems to be caused of overheating... But I'm not 100%. I have checked Logcat but nothing in there of interest.
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One question: Did you pull the battery, and put it back in?
I have had this sometimes before, it seems to be caused of overheating... But I'm not 100%. I have checked Logcat but nothing in there of interest.
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no I havn't done that. I'm taking it back later today
So I have a bad feeling here. I was fixing my ad hoc problem and accidentally renamed my /system/bin folder to "bin - Copy" not sure how I did it, a finger swype n boom it was that way. Could not change it back. Rebooted and now I can't get passed the Eee Pad boot screen. Any one know how to fix this?
I've got a similar problem.
There should be a sollution where you start up, holding the powerbutton and volume up. You feel a vibrate and the screen stays black.
with this way you can connect your transformer, and access it. But I don't know how.
Windows reconiges the device as and APX (under linux as an Nvidia device) But I can't connect to it, don't have the drivers and so.
So is anyone knows how to access the prime trough this method, our problem could be solved using adb pulling and pushing these folders.
Greets
If you connect it to your computer can adb access it??
Nope. Going to try a couple more things this evening.
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Well, I tried a bunch of different things: microsd recovery, wipe data, recovery, "up volume/pwr button", broke down n called Asus. So here's what happened in case anyone else comes across this thread: microsd method to flash firmware=nothing, anytime I entered recovery Andy laid down and opened his chest cavity and red triangle !, wipe data done. signature match=freeze up at that screen, no reboot. hard reset with paper clip=nada just reset to frozen eee pad screen. I have linux 11.10 and 10.04BT on another hdd so I booted to both b/c I read a post somewhere about booting the prime by holding up volume/pwr and its supposed to be some kind of nvidia diagnostic mode. Interestingly in windows it changed from an unknown MTP usb to APX device doing this, in Linux it never even came up either way. I don't know enough about this, so I tried searching and reading=nothing fruitful. I'm a Linux and ADB noob so I read and read and read some more, but after trying a few walk throughs, my Prime just seems to be dead. So I called Asus and played dumb, said it froze after trying to update to ICS. He walked me through these other steps I mentioned to no avail. Then he gave me an RMA# so I went ahead and mentioned the excessive light bleed and non-functioning GPS. He noted those issues and now I'm sending it in apparently. I was REALLY hoping to avoid this b/c this was my fault, but my experience with the Prime has prompted me to ad my 2 cents/rant in the general thread.
I wish this had a better outcome, but with the bootloader locked I and many others have been unnecessarily doomed to RMA.
Well that sucks big time... hope you get another soon
hoping to hear about an update to this other than sending it in. unfortunatley i have just done the exact same thing.
There are APX drivers in the dev section. My Prime changed from APX device to Asus Transformer prime APX mode when I installed them. After that I don't know what to do; I think we need an nvflash for the Prime or something.
Mine went into APX mode after the last OTA update failed and won't leave APX mode for anything, so I was looking for a way to connect to it to flash an update or something, but no luck so far. Maybe Asus will release a tool for us to fix a failed OTA update, would be a lot better than sending my tablet away for a month so they can do it.
I searched and searched for this too. Couldn't get anything to work.
As for an update, as of about a couple hours ago, looks like they are sending me a new tablet. Has a different serial number listed as "ready to ship" and states "original serial number: C1O....." which is the s/n of the tab I sent in.
So we'll see if this one comes with no light bleed and working gps. Don't think I'll be screwing this one up! Gonna be extra careful...
I was in the same situation, stuck. I tried everything you did as well and nothing. "Doktaphex" gave me this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22743057&postcount=119 in my post and it worked perfectly. I was sooo damn happy to see Andy actually working instead of laying down when I entered RCK
Oops...shoulda read through. Hehe sorry bout that :/
That would've been just one more thing to try on top of all the other things I tried. If it actually works, then ALL the other ppl that say to use this microsd recovery method need to read your link and actually know what they are talking about. I read method after method and tried them all to no avail.
I did this and that worked for me : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22857274&postcount=21
Got my replacement Prime today. Putting it through the paces now. GPS isn't noted on the box, but I don't remember if it was on my first one. Still a C1O serial. Went ahead and updated first, bc I don't care about HC.
GPS: Can see 4 but signal stays under 35, no locks. will try again tom from Dallas
BT/Wifi issue: None, Does not degrade
Wifi range: Not bad, little better than my phone
Light bleed: Better than last, but still 5 spots along bottom and right side
Side Note: put a 64gb microsd in the tab and a 64gb microsd w adapter in dock. Both work fine, now up to 192gb.
I'm very happy Asus replaced this so quick (week and 1 day). I'm not a picky person so I am fine w the lesser light bleed, I will never use gps but it would be nice to have as an option. I bricked my first tab and would gladly have paid for them to reflash it, heck if they called me even now and said, "hey, we found that you bricked your own tab, here's a bill to reflash" I'd gladly pay it. So far I have to agree w everybody's sides to every issue, which is crazy to think, but everyone has legitimate points. Except ppl that expect Asus to still warrant after unlocking n flashing roms, that's ridiculous.
So, I've been jumping back and forth between Atrix CM9 and CM7 roms and running the .36p radio. Yesterday on CM9, i started getting a large amounts of random reboots and finally got things settled by doing a factory reset in CWM and flashing a clean cm9 rom. However, whenever I turned on wifi, the phone would crash and reboot to the Dual Core logo. I tried flashing another CM9 rom and it didn't crash, but the wifi radio would never seem to pick up any AP's (i'm at home).
I've gone as far as changing to the .37p radio and going back to cm7 to no avail... I'm a bit worried I might have "fried" the wifi radio on the phone.
Did you do a full wipe? Use fastboot to wipe properly before flashing any ROM. Plenty of threads with instructions.
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Looking at the fast boot command, I'm not sure how that does anything different then the clockwork mod wipe... but I will give it a shot.
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Sorry, but your wifi/bluetooth card is dead. My Atrix got the exact same symptoms a few days ago. Both WiFi and bluetooth are on the same chip. When the system tries to reference them, it fails to locate the hardware and crashes/reboots.
In fact, in researching this topic, I found dozens of threads about this. We should make a sticky about it at this point. Best Buy was kind enough to take back my phone (unlocked bootloader, rooted, cwm, custom fonts, startup, etc.) if I restored it all to stock. If you want Motorola/AT&T/the store you purchased it at to not void your warranty, you should flash the 2.3.6 SBF. Just be cautious and read all about it. But that is the only way that Motorola will service a modded phone
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Looking at the fast boot command, I'm not sure how that does anything different then the clockwork mod wipe... but I will give it a shot.
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Nothing like the same. Clockwork wipe only does data and cache. You erase boot, system, preinstall, cache, user, webtop, etc., via fastboot. I've posted the procedure probably more than 20 times before.
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Yeah unfortunately even after a fastboot wipe, the phone's bluetooth and wifi were gone. I was also over the year warranty. Luckily, I picked up a barely used one on Craigslist and restored my backup to it. Now i've got an expensive battery charger (and spare phone should i need it).
If there were any tips you'd have on restoring to a new phone? I've restored my phone a lot and worked on a lot of android phones (I work at a repair shop), but I've never restored data/settings from one phone to another. Of course its the same model, but I can only imagine the issues that could arise out of such an operation
Thanks!
I just made sure I did a fastboot full wipe of the new phone, then placed my clockworkmod directory on the internal (external should be ok too) storage and did a restore. After the restore, I re-flashed the latest version of the rom I was running on top of it with Google apps and it booted fine. Afterwards, I made sure to do a permissions repair and reboot.
Yeah, it seems like a lot of people are having this problem. Like me for example :[
So far there is no solution that I'm aware of, after trying practically everything I could think of and find on the internet... I'm pretty sure it's hardware related. I bet the phone just isn't very high quality. How much did it cost again? $600? + all of the dumb accessories for it. Normally when you see a pattern of failures you would call it a design flaw, but apparently when it comes to expensive electronics they call it out of warranty.
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So, I've been jumping back and forth between Atrix CM9 and CM7 roms and running the .36p radio. Yesterday on CM9, i started getting a large amounts of random reboots and finally got things settled by doing a factory reset in CWM and flashing a clean cm9 rom. However, whenever I turned on wifi, the phone would crash and reboot to the Dual Core logo. I tried flashing another CM9 rom and it didn't crash, but the wifi radio would never seem to pick up any AP's (i'm at home).
I've gone as far as changing to the .37p radio and going back to cm7 to no avail... I'm a bit worried I might have "fried" the wifi radio on the phone.
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did your wifi
For anyone interested, here is a supposed solution to the problem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYz_RiuFVRk
It will require you to open the phone up, and solder the "wifi battery" into place. I'm not sure what the hell that thing is, but that guy in the video called it a battery. Voids warranty etc. Good luck.
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For anyone interested, here is a supposed solution to the problem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYz_RiuFVRk
It will require you to open the phone up, and solder the "wifi battery" into place. I'm not sure what the hell that thing is, but that guy in the video called it a battery. Voids warranty etc. Good luck.
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I'd give it a try, if I could understand what exactly he does. It looks like he just pries it up with a screwdriver and then pushes it back down.
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I'd give it a try, if I could understand what exactly he does. It looks like he just pries it up with a screwdriver and then pushes it back down.
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I have a brand new asus transformer prime and Iv had quite a few problems but nothing that cannot be fixed until now:/ right the tablet has noot been rooted or anything like that its 100% stock.
The problem is that randomly as i was using the tablet at some point there was a horizontal line down the centre of my screen I will post a screen shot bellow.
From what I read on forums others got black lines all around their screen when updating from honeycomb to icecream sandwich. my tablet came stock with ics, purchased it from pcworld.co.uk(if that makes a difference) I read things about making changes to developers settings with transitions but none of that worked please any1 know anything about this pleas help:/
tablet is only 6 days old, and the line only apears when the screen is on:/
ok i am reposting dont know if i am allowed to do this but as I was taking a screenshot I realized that the line will not appear on the screen shot:S is this a sign of hardware failure?:S :/ ill try upload a pic from my mobile phone
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screen shot taken from my mobile as i mentioned what i noticed above:/
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ok i am reposting dont know if i am allowed to do this but as I was taking a screenshot I realized that the line will not appear on the screen shot:S is this a sign of hardware failure?:S :/ ill try upload a pic from my mobile phone
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screen shot taken from my mobile as i mentioned what i noticed above:/
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Looks like a bad screen, send it back to PCWorld.
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Looks like a bad screen, send it back to PCWorld.
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Wouldnt the line remain there if it was a hardware problem?:/ the device has not been dropped once and i have been very carefull with it:/
I'd say do a factory reset....you'll lose all data (unless you back it up elsewhere) and see if it appears on a "pure" Prime. If it's not there, then start adding your apps one at a time to see where it appears.
If it shows on the bare prime, then , it might be in the installed software.
You could then try downloading the .21 update and update the Prime again...Maybe a new install will cure it.
If, after all that, it's still there, then I'd return it to the dealer.
Good luck,
Bob
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I'd say do a factory reset....you'll lose all data (unless you back it up elsewhere) and see if it appears on a "pure" Prime. If it's not there, then start adding your apps one at a time to see where it appears.
If it shows on the bare prime, then , it might be in the installed software.
You could then try downloading the .21 update and update the Prime again...Maybe a new install will cure it.
If, after all that, it's still there, then I'd return it to the dealer.
Good luck,
Bob
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I did run a factory reset didnt have much on this so i didnt mind. Can you further explain that .21 update, i dnt even know what that is and where i can get it from.. more info the line appears from the boot logo(dunno if that helps)
The .21 refers to the latest system update. You can update your Prime by going into Settings, About Tablet, System Update and checking for and installing the update. It appears to me that your screen maybe bad or that there is a bad connection. You might consider returning it if the update or the other suggestion of a system reset don't work.
Good luck.
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The .21 refers to the latest system update. You can update your Prime by going into Settings, About Tablet, System Update and checking for and installing the update. It appears to me that your screen maybe bad or that there is a bad connection. You might consider returning it if the update or the other suggestion of a system reset don't work.
Good luck.
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If the Prime says you got the latest update, then it's possible that it was corrupted. The final test would be to download it from the support site to an SD card and try updating that way. There are a couple of threads that talk about updating manually....Just make sure you choose the right update version for the country that you are in...and probably don't need to say it, make sure your battery is fully charged before you start.....and since you're a noobe, have a good stiff drink before you start.....that seems to help noobies
Good luck
Bob
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If the Prime says you got the latest update, then it's possible that it was corrupted. The final test would be to download it from the support site to an SD card and try updating that way. There are a couple of threads that talk about updating manually....Just make sure you choose the right update version for the country that you are in...and probably don't need to say it, make sure your battery is fully charged before you start.....and since you're a noobe, have a good stiff drink before you start.....that seems to help noobies
Good luck
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Thanx but can any1 give me a link or whatever with the download and everything i need 2 know? How do i find which county specific update the device came with so that i can apply the same 1? Dnt want to void the warranty.
Thanx so much for your time interest and patience i really apreciate it
If the line is appearing in boot is most likely hardware issue.
Try turning off the prime, press volume down and while still pressing it turn it on, it should get you into basic stock recovery. You have a few secs to check if the line is still there.
If you see the line you should return it
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If the line is appearing in boot is most likely hardware issue.
Try turning off the prime, press volume down and while still pressing it turn it on, it should get you into basic stock recovery. You have a few secs to check if the line is still there.
If you see the line you should return it
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gave that a try it still appears but what i dnt get is why it dissapears when the screen is off. every other device I've had with this problem the indication remained after screen was off(like dead pixels etc). anw if any1 can direct me to that patch maybe ill give it a try:/
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gave that a try it still appears but what i dnt get is why it dissapears when the screen is off. every other device I've had with this problem the indication remained after screen was off(like dead pixels etc). anw if any1 can direct me to that patch maybe ill give it a try:/
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The recovery screen uses the most basic of the basic drivers to run, if you are seeing it there it's hardware.
The fact that you are not seeing it when its off its probably because the issue is a Flex connecting the motherboard to the screen. Depending on what part is damaged you might see it or not when it is off.
.21 patch is just the latest Firmware. Go to settings -> About your tablet -> System upgrade check or something along those lines ^^
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Thanx but can any1 give me a link or whatever with the download and everything i need 2 know? How do i find which county specific update the device came with so that i can apply the same 1? Dnt want to void the warranty.
Thanx so much for your time interest and patience i really apreciate it
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All that's mentioned in your thread can be located by SEARCHING the forum.
Since you seem to not be inclined to expend any effort to solve YOUR problem, here is the link that will tell you how to manually install the upgrade.
http://service.asus.com/TF201_fwupdate
Notice that is on the ASUS site....a little searching of their tech database might have helped
robertg9 said:
All that's mentioned in your thread can be located by SEARCHING the forum.
Since you seem to not be inclined to expend any effort to solve YOUR problem, here is the link that will tell you how to manually install the upgrade.
http://service.asus.com/TF201_fwupdate
Notice that is on the ASUS site....a little searching of their tech database might have helped
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Thanx again but u dnt need 2 be grumpy. Iv been nothing but polite, I dont take 4 granted that people should know as much as I do and when they dont i dont act like a wise ass. When ever i search this forum i cannot find what i am looking 4 specifically thus my request,and since you knew where it was i thought it wouldnt be a challenge 4 u.
I repair Farming GPS computers for a living, (For example Raven Viper Pro)what your seeing is a panel fault, either with the LCD or the driver chips attached to it. this can be seen normally on a white/blue screen, sometimes it wont show with certain colors, I've never seen it show when a screen is off though.
It comes down to you should get it replaced. I've seen this on units that are brand new.
Sorry to be the barer of bad news.
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I repair Farming GPS computers for a living, (For example Raven Viper Pro)what your seeing is a panel fault, either with the LCD or the driver chips attached to it. this can be seen normally on a white/blue screen, sometimes it wont show with certain colors, I've never seen it show when a screen is off though.
It comes down to you should get it replaced. I've seen this on units that are brand new.
Sorry to be the barer of bad news.
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well apreciated will be returning it as soon as I get back to UK thanx for all the help
So I sent my Atrix for repair as I couldn't stand the random reboots. It came back unfixed. I sent it again, this time warning Motorola that I wouldn't be ok with it coming back unfixed again and so it got back finally fixed.
However, the phone doesn't recognize the multimedia dock anymore ! Media center through HDMI works fine but not the dock : the phone doesn't charge nor does the audio work through the speaks I plug the dock to.
Do you think this is a software issue or an hardware one, something they messed up while repairing it.
If I have to send it one more time, I'll go nuts...
Thanks !
DannyBiker said:
So I sent my Atrix for repair as I couldn't stand the random reboots. It came back unfixed. I sent it again, this time warning Motorola that I wouldn't be ok with it coming back unfixed again and so it got back finally fixed.
However, the phone doesn't recognize the multimedia dock anymore ! Media center through HDMI works fine but not the dock : the phone doesn't charge nor does the audio work through the speaks I plug the dock to.
Do you think this is a software issue or an hardware one, something they messed up while repairing it.
If I have to send it one more time, I'll go nuts...
Thanks !
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I'd guess that those things worked when it left, but not when it came back, that it would be a hardware issue if the software was unchanged. Just a thought though, do you have any mods installed or are you running a pure stock ROM?
Maybe they've noticed CM7 is better than their stock and they flashed CM7. :highfive:
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I'd guess that those things worked when it left, but not when it came back, that it would be a hardware issue if the software was unchanged. Just a thought though, do you have any mods installed or are you running a pure stock ROM?
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Pure stock. And yes, it was working before it left for repair...
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Pure stock. And yes, it was working before it left for repair...
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In that case I would say it's very likely that they broke something else. Their Facebook staff may be able to put you in touch with someone who can help as well as they seem to have access to people that the CSR's don't, or they may just delete your post. Motorola's Facebook did have a large number of complaints regarding issues with repairs a couple months ago, but they suddenly disappeared, most likely due to trying to do damage control (reputation management). There's also their forums, where the discussion of anything other than stock functionality is pretty much taboo. But yes, if it worked before, it should work now.
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In that case I would say it's very likely that they broke something else. Their Facebook staff may be able to put you in touch with someone who can help as well as they seem to have access to people that the CSR's don't, or they may just delete your post. Motorola's Facebook did have a large number of complaints regarding issues with repairs a couple months ago, but they suddenly disappeared, most likely due to trying to do damage control (reputation management). There's also their forums, where the discussion of anything other than stock functionality is pretty much taboo. But yes, if it worked before, it should work now.
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Was it sent in on warranty or did you pay to have it fixed. Either way I feel for you because I know I sent my 2 atrixes in total of 3 times and even though they were fixed/replaced under warranty I still paid about $45 shipping in the end. Everyone on atrix forums keeps praising motorola build quality but I have failed to see it in mine or my wife's atrixes.
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Was it sent in on warranty or did you pay to have it fixed. Either way I feel for you because I know I sent my 2 atrixes in total of 3 times and even though they were fixed/replaced under warranty I still paid about $45 shipping in the end. Everyone on atrix forums keeps praising motorola build quality but I have failed to see it in mine or my wife's atrixes.
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I think we're starting to see quite a few cases of storage related failures. I am a bit perplexed as what some consider to be qualifying characteristics of "build quality" myself.
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I think we're starting to see quite a few cases of storage related failures. I am a bit perplexed as what some consider to be qualifying characteristics of "build quality" myself.
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I myself see having to send them in on hardware issues within the 1st year as poor build quality. A new replacement they sent me froze on GPS then would not boot past moto screen as if it bricked itself. Was replaced with another new one after another 15$ I paid for shipping
I think some think USA company means quality. My new atrixes shipped from Mexico
Yeah, I'll have to pay to send it back again as well...
Do you think it's worth trying to flash a custom rom to see if it "fixes" it ?
Thanks.
DannyBiker said:
Yeah, I'll have to pay to send it back again as well...
Do you think it's worth trying to flash a custom rom to see if it "fixes" it ?
Thanks.
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No, because it's likely that they would use that in order to blame you for whatever is wrong with the device. If it's a hardware issue, no amount of third party software is going to fix it. I would however try to get in contact higher up in the chain of command regarding the issue. It's one thing to ship a device with a defect, it's another thing to have to ship the same device back and forth continuously to get it fixed. And the sad part is that this is just one of many similar stories regarding repairs. I guess that "New Motorola" just isn't quite so new after all.
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No, because it's likely that they would use that in order to blame you for whatever is wrong with the device. If it's a hardware issue, no amount of third party software is going to fix it. I would however try to get in contact higher up in the chain of command regarding the issue. It's one thing to ship a device with a defect, it's another thing to have to ship the same device back and forth continuously to get it fixed. And the sad part is that this is just one of many similar stories regarding repairs. I guess that "New Motorola" just isn't quite so new after all.
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I would do a factory reset in recovery. My wife's came back with same issues it was sent in with. They replaced the screen for her. The proximity sensor still wasn't working right someone recommended factory reset from recovery. It fixed it for her. Before that I knew nothing about stock recovery
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I would do a factory reset in recovery. My wife's came back with same issues it was sent in with. They replaced the screen for her. The proximity sensor still wasn't working right someone recommended factory reset from recovery. It fixed it for her. Before that I knew nothing about stock recovery
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Hmmm, I was assuming that was already done
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Hmmm, I was assuming that was already done
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Yes but sometimes people don't realize there is more than one way to do a factory reset on stock. Until about a year ago I thought you could only do this through settings. Recovery is the best way I now know
A good tutorial for that ?
'Cause that's what I meant when I asked if flashing a custom ROM would help : can it be something that isn't properly setup at a software level ? I tried flashing the stcok rom again with RSDLite but it didn't delete any data so I'm not sure it really reset anything.
Thanks !
DannyBiker said:
A good tutorial for that ?
'Cause that's what I meant when I asked if flashing a custom ROM would help : can it be something that isn't properly setup at a software level ? I tried flashing the stcok rom again with RSDLite but it didn't delete any data so I'm not sure it really reset anything.
Thanks !
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You mean a guide to factory reset the device in recovery? I thought that was in the manual, but it isn't, although I did find it here.
So I did a factory reset from Recovery, which worked as all was wiped. However, still no luck with the dock.
The reason I asked if trying to install a custom rom was a good idea is because I'm wondering if flashing another Webtop version or the HDMI-hack could make it work. To be clear : do you think that the fact that the Factory Reset didn't work establishes that it's hardware issue ?
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However, the phone doesn't recognize the multimedia dock anymore ! Media center through HDMI works fine but not the dock : the phone doesn't charge nor does the audio work through the speaks I plug the dock to
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As you're able to attach the HDMI and this works are you sure it's not the dock that's faulty? Had a quick look around and came across this... http://www.atrixforums.com/forum/mo...my-hd-multimedia-dock-useless-without-tv.html also, have you tried to clean ect connectors/ports. Might be worth a try
I should try again but I have two docks and the other one doesn't work either. However, I do feel that the AC connector doesn't feel really stable when inside the dock..it just moves around. I'd have to try with the the other's dock AC cable but it's an UK one and I need an adapter.
The thing is that the dock wasn't touched while the phone was under repair so I don't see how it can break just like that.
As I stated before, connection through HDMI to a TV-set works fine as well as charging with the power cord.
EDIT : saw the link you shared and it feels like the exact same issue indeed !
Well, it's fixed...kinda.
I unlocked it and flashed the "fixed webtop addon" from CSROM. It still wasn't working but with it, I got that the message saying that the device was not in charge anymore when I disconnected from the dock, which it didn't before; it wasn't charging however.
I don't think that was relevant but then I decided to give a look at the dock again and removed the top of it and...tadaaa, it worked ! From what I understand, the dock's connectors were not entering the the phone's inputs enough. I still think it's because they ****ed up during repair but heck, I won't send it back for that...
Good to hear you got it working