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Hello guys
Being a long time member, and having rooted many of my devices before (Xoom, HTC Sensation etc) I have seen complaints like people are posting where some here are experiencing no battery/rebooting issues(like me) while others are experiencing the opposite. The first thing that any experienced developer here on XDA would tell you is that something went wrong when updating to the new .13 update, which is why some are experiencing problems, while others are not. It does not make sense that a good majority of us, have no issues...if the new .13 update was bad/faulty, then it would affect all of us, not just some. I would highly recommend that people with issues reformat/start from scratch, as this has helped others with similar issues. If this does not help, then unfortunately you just experience a bad update, which of course the only fix would be is to try to reinstall the update (easy to do if rooted) or wait for a new update from Asus.
Also, if your battery is dying quickly, check to see if it is warm to the touch even if you are not using it. If so, then this would definitely point to an app trying to do something in the background without your knowledge..maybe there is an app trying to sync but your wifi is off, or an app that you installed that does not play nice with ICS. I would suggest that those with problems can list their installed apps, and those without issues can see if they have any of the apps on their devices...this can help narrow the issue down and hopefully find the culprit.
Thanx
MRCANNADY said:
Hello guys
Being a long time member, and having rooted many of my devices before (Xoom, HTC Sensation etc) I have seen complaints like people are posting where some here are experiencing no battery/rebooting issues(like me) while others are experiencing the opposite. The first thing that any experienced developer here on XDA would tell you is that something went wrong when updating to the new .13 update, which is why some are experiencing problems, while others are not. It does not make sense that a good majority of us, have no issues...if the new .13 update was bad/faulty, then it would affect all of us, not just some. I would highly recommend that people with issues reformat/start from scratch, as this has helped others with similar issues. If this does not help, then unfortunately you just experience a bad update, which of course the only fix would be is to try to reinstall the update (easy to do if rooted) or wait for a new update from Asus.
Also, if your battery is dying quickly, check to see if it is warm to the touch even if you are not using it. If so, then this would definitely point to an app trying to do something in the background without your knowledge..maybe there is an app trying to sync but your wifi is off, or an app that you installed that does not play nice with ICS. I would suggest that those with problems can list their installed apps, and those without issues can see if they have any of the apps on their devices...this can help narrow the issue down and hopefully find the culprit.
Thanx
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All fair points, but many people suspect that there are at least two batches of Primes floating around with different hardware. After all, even before this update, there were groups of people that had freezes and reboots and others who had none.
Another telling point is that as far as I can tell, .13 update completely fixed Primes that were previously having sleep of death and reboot problems, and caused sleep of death, reboot and battery problems only on Primes that were previously working fine. This also suggests two different hardware sets to me (e.g., they tested the .13 update only/mostly on the set of Primes that had previous problems).
the bad update/ flash/ application as a culprit to all the Primes problems went out the window long ago this is all horse**** the problem is with the tegra3 in some way and different hardware variances in X Prime vs B Prime vs Z Prime etc....etc...etc...
nyijedi said:
All fair points, but many people suspect that there are at least two batches of Primes floating around with different hardware. After all, even before this update, there were groups of people that had freezes and reboots and others who had none.
Another telling point is that as far as I can tell, .13 update completely fixed Primes that were previously having sleep of death and reboot problems, and caused sleep of death, reboot and battery problems only on Primes that were previously working fine. This also suggests two different hardware sets to me (e.g., they tested the .13 update only/mostly on the set of Primes that had previous problems).
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But that doesn't make sense either, because I had no rebooting issues before and no battery issues after updating to .13.
What we need here is hard data evidence from something such as a battery/hardware/resource monitor, which I have not seen from anyone with battery issues.
I don't have the issue so there is really nothing for me to monitor and gather data from.
Just had this issue pop up. Was using my Prime this morning on the charger, closed the screen (have the dock) pulled the plug put it in my bag for the day. Went to class, and then to work pulled it out at 6pm to check out a new note taking app and found my Prime to be HOT, like I left in in the car on a sunny day hot. Opened it up and it wouldn't come to life, held the on/off till it "shut off" then powered it back on. Battery life is 80% prime 14% dock. As requested my apps are as follows.
AdFree
Adobe Air
Adobe Flash
Amazon Kindle
AnTuTu Benchmark
B&N Nook
BatteryCalibration
Battleheart
Beautiful Widgets
BusyBox
CacheMate
Chrome Beta
Dolphin Browser HD
Dropbox
Elixer
Elixer Widget
Emit
Exactly
Galaxy Pack
GameBoid
GenPlusDroid
Google+
GPS Test
Hacker's Keyboard
LogMeIn
Mame4Droid
Muffin Knight
MX Video Player
N64oid
Netflix
PicSpeed
QR Droid
Rom Buddy
Rom Gripper
SD Speed Increase
SD Tools
Skype
Speed Test
Spirit
Stick it!
Stumbler Tablet
Titanium Backup/pro
Voodoo OTA RootKeeper
WiFi Analyzer
wow, didn't realize I had so many apps.
tigertechmi said:
Just had this issue pop up. Was using my Prime this morning on the charger, closed the screen (have the dock) pulled the plug put it in my bag for the day. Went to class, and then to work pulled it out at 6pm to check out a new note taking app and found my Prime to be HOT, like I left in in the car on a sunny day hot. Opened it up and it wouldn't come to life, held the on/off till it "shut off" then powered it back on. Battery life is 80% prime 14% dock. As requested my apps are as follows.
AdFree
Adobe Air
Adobe Flash
Amazon Kindle
AnTuTu Benchmark
B&N Nook
BatteryCalibration
Battleheart
Beautiful Widgets
BusyBox
CacheMate
Chrome Beta
Dolphin Browser HD
Dropbox
Elixer
Elixer Widget
Emit
Exactly
Galaxy Pack
GameBoid
GenPlusDroid
Google+
GPS Test
Hacker's Keyboard
LogMeIn
Mame4Droid
Muffin Knight
MX Video Player
N64oid
Netflix
PicSpeed
QR Droid
Rom Buddy
Rom Gripper
SD Speed Increase
SD Tools
Skype
Speed Test
Spirit
Stick it!
Stumbler Tablet
Titanium Backup/pro
Voodoo OTA RootKeeper
WiFi Analyzer
wow, didn't realize I had so many apps.
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That's not alot..lol. that's a lil bit. I have most of what you have n have no battery issues. Ill look closer n cross refermce with mines to let you know what I don't have. I have wayyyy to many apps to list.. probably over 200.
Crazy how my prime is never affected negatively from these updates. Ill check n see.
tigertechmi said:
Just had this issue pop up. Was using my Prime this morning on the charger, closed the screen (have the dock) pulled the plug put it in my bag for the day. Went to class, and then to work pulled it out at 6pm to check out a new note taking app and found my Prime to be HOT, like I left in in the car on a sunny day hot. Opened it up and it wouldn't come to life, held the on/off till it "shut off" then powered it back on. Battery life is 80% prime 14% dock. As requested my apps are as follows.
AdFree
Adobe Air
Adobe Flash
Amazon Kindle
AnTuTu Benchmark
B&N Nook
BatteryCalibration
Battleheart
Beautiful Widgets
BusyBox
CacheMate
Chrome Beta
Dolphin Browser HD
Dropbox
Elixer
Elixer Widget
Emit
Exactly
Galaxy Pack
GameBoid
GenPlusDroid
Google+
GPS Test
Hacker's Keyboard
LogMeIn
Mame4Droid
Muffin Knight
MX Video Player
N64oid
Netflix
PicSpeed
QR Droid
Rom Buddy
Rom Gripper
SD Speed Increase
SD Tools
Skype
Speed Test
Spirit
Stick it!
Stumbler Tablet
Titanium Backup/pro
Voodoo OTA RootKeeper
WiFi Analyzer
wow, didn't realize I had so many apps.
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If your TFP is hot it could be an indication that the processor is running something and causing heat.
Try an app like SystemPanel to monitor resource usage. You may have to get the paid version in order to track app resource usage history
https://market.android.com/details?id=nextapp.systempanel
Here is another good website to find other apps to monitor usage and find out what exactly is using your battery.
http://android.appstorm.net/roundup...nitor-usage-stats-and-tweak-system-utilities/
Have people experiencing the issues gotten the OTA or did they do the update via file where you system partition is formatted? Wonder if some file(s) didn't get updated properly via OTA but work fine via .zip update.
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unknown_owner said:
Have people experiencing the issues gotten the OTA or did they do the update via file where you system partition is formatted? Wonder if some file(s) didn't get updated properly via OTA but work fine via .zip update.
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That's actually a pretty good question! Along with posting a list of apps...thinking a widget is trying to sync constantly?? Also, have you guys checked your app intervals...too many apps syncing at a low interval will kill your battery
I couldn't do the OTA, so I had to do the wipe and full install from .zip
unknown_owner said:
Have people experiencing the issues gotten the OTA or did they do the update via file where you system partition is formatted? Wonder if some file(s) didn't get updated properly via OTA but work fine via .zip update.
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So is your Prime working fine?
Sent from my HTC Legend using xda premium
MRCANNADY said:
That's actually a pretty good question! Along with posting a list of apps...thinking a widget is trying to sync constantly?? Also, have you guys checked your app intervals...too many apps syncing at a low interval will kill your battery
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Although I didn't suffer from issues here ln battery, after hearing about it, I went in and changed all intervals and cut off anything unnecessary. I especially made sure to raise email interval. As that's the thing that goes off the most. When it does it also causes the audio to go off constantly. So far I've been getting even better battery life than before in deep sleep. Actually very impressed how lil energy is used while in deep sleep. Before o took my screenshot and used tablet, it was in deep sleep for over 7-8hrs. And didn't budge from 100%. That's pretty impressive.
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So is your Prime working fine?
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Yes! My wifi signal strength matches my Moto Xoom, I haven't had one reboot..GPS is weak but I honestly didn't buy the tab for that (Ipad users don't have it, but who cares its not a navigation device) . My 1080p movie playback is flawless, colors are rich. This is truly a sexy, powerful beast of a tablet! I'm sure that we all can agree on that...I'm sure that Asus will work out the kinks that some are having soon.
Everywhere I go, even Ipad owners love the way this Tablet looks, especially the screen display
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Although I didn't suffer from issues here ln battery, after hearing about it, I went in and changed all intervals and cut off anything unnecessary. I especially made sure to raise email interval. As that's the thing that goes off the most. When it does it also causes the audio to go off constantly. So far I've been getting even better battery life than before in deep sleep. Actually very impressed how lil energy is used while in deep sleep. Before o took my screenshot and used tablet, it was in deep sleep for over 7-8hrs. And didn't budge from 100%. That's pretty impressive.
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What's up guy, still spreading those chrome rumors??
Yeah, I'm wondering if people have their update intervals low an the system is constantly trying to update apps in the background?? This would explain the warm/hot backs of the Primes by the batteries for some
The battery, sleep of death and random reboot IT IS CAUSE BY THE NEW OTA .13
i have factory restore 3 times no app install, same problem
i have push the OTA .13 MANUALLY TWICE same problem without installing app.
there's no way to get around this, only a new firmware fix or backflash to .11 only solution for us having problem with this new .13
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eduardmc said:
The battery, sleep of death and random reboot IT IS CAUSE BY THE NEW OTA .13
i have factory restore 3 times no app install, same problem
i have push the OTA .13 MANUALLY TWICE same problem without installing app.
there's no way to get around this, only a new firmware fix or backflash to .11 only solution for us having problem with this new .13
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using Tapatalk
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So then why is it only affecting some, but not others. Lets rule out all possibilities an not pretend like we know things for certain when you don't
MRCANNADY said:
So then why is it only affecting some, but not others. Lets rule out all possibilities an not pretend like we know things for certain when you don't
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Why are any users experiencing the range of issues this tablet is presenting while others are not? We have 3-5 major bugs that are sporadically scattered across a wide range of serial numbers. I believe its downright obvious that TFPs have a variation in hardware quality and/or quality control issues. It's fracking embarrassing. To say that only some people are having this battery issue just continues to follow the trend that has been ASUS the past 3 months.
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Why are any users experiencing the range of issues this tablet is presenting while others are not? We have 3-5 major bugs that are sporadically scattered across a wide range of serial numbers. I believe its downright obvious that TFPs have a variation in hardware quality and/or quality control issues. It's fracking embarrassing. To say that only some people are having this battery issue just continues to follow the trend that has been ASUS the past 3 months.
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Im guessing the reason for most of these problems is going from HC to ICS without a full wipe.
I have flashed thousands of roms on my devices since Windows Mobile 6.1 and when portion of people have issues they are told to check md5 sums and full wipe.
A little from column a and a little from column b perhaps.
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Wipe? Doesn't an OTA format everything?
nyijedi said:
All fair points, but many people suspect that there are at least two batches of Primes floating around with different hardware. After all, even before this update, there were groups of people that had freezes and reboots and others who had none.
Another telling point is that as far as I can tell, .13 update completely fixed Primes that were previously having sleep of death and reboot problems, and caused sleep of death, reboot and battery problems only on Primes that were previously working fine. This also suggests two different hardware sets to me (e.g., they tested the .13 update only/mostly on the set of Primes that had previous problems).
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This.
I had no sleep of death problem until the update, and it's ridiculous how fast it's burning through battery now.
Well, .14 is finally here for European units; I've just installed it and will be trying to kill it over the next few days.
In order to identify whether this patch is a success or not, please post your own experiences in this thread - early indications are that some people are STILL experiencing random crashes with their devices. We need to collate those experiences here in order to apply pressure on Asus.
This thread is for the .14 WW patch, not the US patch. Please don't submit a response if you are using a unit that isn't running a WW build.
My specs, for those interested:
32gb Grey Transformer Prime
C10KAS1****
'WW' build.
Never been rooted.
Never upgraded to an American .11.1 / .12 / .13 patch
Polite notice: Please specify whether you have performed a data reset after upgrading to this patch, as some apps may still cause issues. We need to nail the OS first, then the apps.
UPDATE 20/02/2012 @ 8pm: 6 hours after patching, and I've just experienced my first lock-up and crash. I can confirm that this patch does not fix the lock-up crashes, but it does seem to reduce them significantly. That said, crashes are NOT acceptable for a £500 device,so it looks like I have no option but to RMA it - I'm certainly not interested in waiting another 3 weeks for a solution.
UPDATE 21/02/2012: Added a poll. Racked up about 3 crashes in the process. Initiated returns procedure, very sad.
UPDATE 21/02/2012 @ 1pm: Identified a possible link with Performance Mode and crashes. If you have a stable prime, please switch it to Performance Mode and post your experiences.
UPDATE 21/02/2012 @ 2.30pm: Confirmed - crashes occur on any power mode; Performance mode is NOT the issue.
after a factory reset and "force gpu rendering" the only issue is gone: random browser crash.
malufor said:
"force gpu rendering"
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Try the tablet without this setting forced on - this setting made .11 more stable, and we ideally want to test this .14 patch without any 'tweaks'. I bet that a lot of people are still running without this option ticked anyway.
I've already exceeded my maximum consecutive runs of AnTuTu Benchmark - I'm up to 10 in a row now without a crash. Positive news so far!
..has anybody made a full or partial reset, or just installed overwriting the previous one?
I did a hard reset.
Installed the update. Reinstalled and set up all my apps and accounts.
First reboot occurred after 45 minutes.
UK / WW Prime. C10KAS s/n.
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..has anybody made a full or partial reset, or just installed overwriting the previous one?
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I just used the OTA process - I checked for new updates and allowed the device to download and install it without much intervention on my part.
I have no reboots, lockups or any other issue than bad WiFi/BT when using them at the same time.
I am a bit worried of this OTA, as I read may experience issues they did not have previously.
Mine is BCOKAS1XXXXX, but it seems mostly issues are on C1 version..
C1 Prime here - no hard reset before or after .14 OTA.
Over 2 hrs of uptime so far incl. 2 AnTuTu benchmarks on Balanced and Performance modes.
Wi-Fi is noticeably improved.
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Wi-Fi is noticeably improved.
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I second this - I'm seeing a fully lit WiFi icon for the first time since I turned my Prime on.
The only thing I can report is that my AnTuTu benchmarks are consistently lower.
BEFORE
Balanced Mode - 10000-10500
Performance Mode - 11000+ consistently
A bit of an overlap, and not a massive difference between the two modes.
AFTER
Balanced Mode - 8000-9000
Performance Mode - 10000-11000
Much more of a margin between the two, still not smashed 11500 on performance yet, however. It rarely breaks 11000 since the patch.
Not seen a crash yet, which is good. I've lost track of how many AnTuTu benchmarks I've run now, my previous record was 5 consecutive tests without a crash. I'm well over 20 tests as it stands, so a marked improvement in my case at the minute.
My chickens are not being counted just yet however, and I'm very disappointed to see that some are STILL having issues. Not good enough ASUS.
My AnTuTu benchmarks have seen a slight drop-off too with .14:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvSa9vVvOedKdDd1UUNwMndKank1NUVUSThGOXVXRFE
:-( still no DE firmware here...
I regret I have bought it through Amazon DE.
Just loaded the update in Finland, will report back in some hours, went smoothly, hoked with the power cord and rebooted after update installed, so far so good...
Cheers
I had several random freeze and reboots after installing the update, had next to no issues prior to this. I have since deleted my dalvik-cache with root explorer and let it rebuild. So far so good since then. Will update later.
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I have a C10 WW model that got updated earlier today. So far so good, but I never had real issues, other than non-existing GPS and average WiFi. The browser seems to have fewer lockups.
I can't install this update...after downloading it when the tablet reboot i got a droid with a red exclamation point and after restarting i got a message that there is a problem with the update -( i don't know what to do
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Try again ArN, hook it with the power cord and reboot (shutdown) after the 111 files install.
Cheers
ArN0V said:
I can't install this update...after downloading it when the tablet reboot i got a droid with a red exclamation point and after restarting i got a message that there is a problem with the update -( i don't know what to do
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I cant install this update either same issue i live in Canada and have ww sku stuck on .11 whats giong on Asus.
I'm from Poland. My tab is C1OKAS. I updated my Prime 5 hours ago. From this time 0 random reboots. Before 5 to 10 reboots per day. Now everything is going smoother an a bit faster. Wifi was ok at .11. It is ok also at .14 I dont test gps. Youtube works perfect. Battery life is very good. I never done factoy reset or wipe before installing OTA updates. So far i am very happy about this update.
Update: During the night (8h) on .14 prime eats 8 % of battery. On .11 1-2%.
Yepp, nothing to see here for German Primes yet.
ArN0V said:
I can't install this update...after downloading it when the tablet reboot i got a droid with a red exclamation point and after restarting i got a message that there is a problem with the update -( i don't know what to do
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denlucier said:
I cant install this update either same issue i live in Canada and have ww sku stuck on .11 whats giong on Asus.
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If you have modified anything in /system/app this is what happens. Revert your changes and the update will work. If you can't remember what you did then do the full update of .11 from ASUS' site followed by re-rooting, followed by voodoo root keeper, followed by OTA update, then re-root with voodoo.
I hope that all make sense.
I have gotten 4 random restarts today, within 2 hours.. I haven't done anything heavy work on it, just watching some clips on the TED app, and random surfing. Is this a glitch in the current version of the rom, or is it something else?
Asus Transformer Prime
Android 4.0.3
Kernel: 2.6.39.4-00003-g2108187
Build nr: IML74K.WW_epad-9.4.2.15-20120221
Knu2Lav said:
I have gotten 4 random restarts today, within 2 hours.. I haven't done anything heavy work on it, just watching some clips on the TED app, and random surfing. Is this a glitch in the current version of the rom, or is it something else?
Asus Transformer Prime
Android 4.0.3
Kernel: 2.6.39.4-00003-g2108187
Build nr: IML74K.WW_epad-9.4.2.15-20120221
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Welcome to the party lol
I don't get reboots, but my screen loves to freak out on .15; .11 was the last one that did me right.
After uptade to *13: 15reboots per day. *15 - 2-6reboots per day. Now i have returned my prime. Give me back my money...! Asus didint make stable ICS on prime and tf101...fc stock browser etc.
My C2 Prime started having the dreaded random reboots, it has had 2 yesterday and 1 today (so far). I hope the rumored "new update .19?" fixes it. Otherwise this is the 2nd Prime I've sent back.
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edster00 said:
My C2 Prime started having the dreaded random reboots, it has had 2 yesterday and 1 today (so far). I hope the rumored "new update .19?" fixes it. Otherwise this is the 2nd Prime I've sent back.
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I noticed more of these this past weekend. I think either 3 or 4 instances. The interface would hang (Adobe Acrobat, Dice Player), and then after a period of unresponsiveness, the entire tablet would just reboot...
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I noticed more of these this past weekend. I think either 3 or 4 instances. The interface would hang (Adobe Acrobat, Dice Player), and then after a period of unresponsiveness, the entire tablet would just reboot...
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Mine does it for dice if i turn off the screen while its on.
My other tfp crashed all the time but this one (This is my second tfp) only crashes on dice so far.)
I get very poor performance. It will freeze constantly, not respond then come back and act well for a bit then go back to bad performance again until it restarts itself as if it is saying **** this I can't do it
Knu2Lav said:
I have gotten 4 random restarts today, within 2 hours.. I haven't done anything heavy work on it, just watching some clips on the TED app, and random surfing. Is this a glitch in the current version of the rom, or is it something else?
Asus Transformer Prime
Android 4.0.3
Kernel: 2.6.39.4-00003-g2108187
Build nr: IML74K.WW_epad-9.4.2.15-20120221
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I think random reboots are an official feature . I was getting 2-4 per day after I installed .15. Websites with flash usually were the culprits. The tablet was getting very laggy in general too. I ended up unlocking the bootloader and installing Virtuous. The performance has been night and day and I honestly cannot recall the last reboot. I think that Asus just put so much crap in their rom that it has been causing all these problems. It needed a dev to trim all the useless stuff away. It was certainly worth voiding my warranty to get back the performance.
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I get very poor performance. It will freeze constantly, not respond then come back and act well for a bit then go back to bad performance again until it restarts itself as if it is saying **** this I can't do it
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have you tried a factory reset? I had such problems before I did a factory reset after the ics upgrade. Since then everything is fine, no performance problems. Before I had constant freezes with flash and crashes of random apps.
Mine has been running perfect since i bought it.. never froze or reboot from honeycomb all the way to .15. Wifi is great and gps works and locks. I have my phone for navigation because i think it would be silly to stand up a 10inch tablet in my car for navigating around lol.
Hi there,
It's been a long time since I posted anything on these forums. We all know that the TFP has several issues, starting from random reboots all the way up to poor I/O performance, WiFi (for some) and no GPS. Alright.
But among them all, on a day-to-day basis, 2-3 issues are really all that matter and they are - (1) I/O Performance, (2) random reboots (bigger deal than I/O) and (3) a lesser known issue, which I faced on Stock ROMs primarily, some screen glitches that happen at very high brightness and with a white background.
For now I want your feedback on 1 and 2. So far, I faced no random reboots but I did notice quite sluggish performance upon restoring apps from Titanium Backup. Also while downloading big apps or files from Appstore/browser, there seems to be a little sluggishness at some point. however I can't tell if it is better than before. Benchmarks also seem to suggest no big improvement in I/O performance.
So, please respond to the poll and if you wish leave comments explaining your opinion as well. Please keep things civil and let this not boil down to a ASUS bash festival! lol :angel: Personally, I am very happy overall with the update. I just feel it can be better, especially as Infinity pad got that I/O fix a while back (if I remember correctly).
Cheers, y'all!
Better I/O Performance, No random reboots.
Right now, it feels as if the I/O performance is as good as it can get, software wise. We must not forget that the NAND chip inside is of a questionable quality, a quality that makes me wonder if Asus imported from Chinese hoax-phones manufacturers.
The problem si hardware. Jelly is bether but the emmc is the same.
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I hadn't had random reboots in a long long time. With JB it's happening fairly often; seems to be when the screen turns off.
On ICS I had the screen set to only turn off when I turned it off, i.e. it would never sleep automatically. That could be why I didn't have the issue.
I've now set JB the same way so I'll see if it still reboots randomly.
Bugblatter said:
I hadn't had random reboots in a long long time. With JB it's happening fairly often; seems to be when the screen turns off.
On ICS I had the screen set to only turn off when I turned it off, i.e. it would never sleep automatically. That could be why I didn't have the issue.
I've now set JB the same way so I'll see if it still reboots randomly.
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Are you using the dock with an SD card? There's a known issue related to it (the tf300 had it as well).
we should petition asus to change our internal hardware a long time ago.. but jb sorted out many issues from software side anyway. Check development section for i/o data2sd thread.. makes prime a lot more stable and faster!
Tapatalked!
Sadly after updating mine two days ago ive had nothing but problems from programs force closing to the power button not working all the time.
would almost believe that it's a hardware issue except it started literally right after the update.Can't even run Bad Piggies but for a few minutes before it starts to studder and then finally lock up.
Even my browser locks up now which before the update had only happened twice....thought this was supposed to be a update but instead i got a downgrade lol. Hope they work this out.
Do a factory reset after JB Update. There could be bugs ported to JB. My camera was disabled after JB update. Did a Factory reset, works much better.
I did mine and my Prime is now much faster. Strongly recommend.
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Are you using the dock with an SD card? There's a known issue related to it (the tf300 had it as well).
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There was a card in the dock so that could have been the issue; thanks for the heads-up. Since I disabled sleeping I've not had a reboot.
I used to get frequent random reboots and pauses whenever I had a microSD inserted. My solution was to format it to NTFS. FAT and FAT32 were also ok but NTFS allows for bigger files. I think it was the default Ext4 format that caused the issue; can't remember for sure.
I mention it in case someone wants to try an NTFS-formatted SD card; it might avoid the problem while we wait for Asus to fix it.
I've had the Prime since December, and use it just about every day.
The JB update for me is just like all the other past updates. It's awesome at first, then I get ANR's. I even did the factory reset and after 2 days, the ANR's made their come back. My 2.5 year old Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S) outperforms the Prime at browsing.
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Are you using the dock with an SD card? There's a known issue related to it (the tf300 had it as well).
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Would this issue be related to having a USB mouse plugged in to the dock and getting random reboots? I have a wireless Logitech mouse that I use when my prime is in the dock and since the JB update it always seems to reboot within a few minutes of having the mouse transmitter plugged in. I haven't see it reboot without the mouse transmitter plugged in while using the dock so I suspect that is the culprit. I tried a different wireless mouse (also Logitech) and I had the same results. I did not notice this issue with ICS.
Otherwise the JB update has been pretty solid. I did do a factor reset right after JB rollout because of some other glitches that were happening. I also haven't seen the screen tearing issue which was happening daily with the last ICS firmware.
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Would this issue be related to having a USB mouse plugged in to the dock and getting random reboots?
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Apparently this happened to the TF300, too. If you have something plugged into the dock - SD card and/or USB device - and the screen goes to sleep, on wakeup the thing is likely to reboot. One can hope ASUS plans an update to fix this...
JB made it a little better but its still laggy and I still get ANRs but not as much as before. Having an Sd card in the dock also causes random reboots. I've done a factory reset and I'm no longer rooted and was never unlocked. As soon as I see a better tablet out this ones gonna have to go. Its been almost a year and so many updates. I really dont think any software will ever make this tablet any better...at least mine in particular.
sorceror171 said:
Apparently this happened to the TF300, too. If you have something plugged into the dock - SD card and/or USB device - and the screen goes to sleep, on wakeup the thing is likely to reboot. One can hope ASUS plans an update to fix this...
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Haven't seen 1 reboot on my prime since JB update 2 weeks ago. Have sdcard all the time in and a pen drive or external hard drive almost all the time.
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I have only started to have random reboots since going to JB. It's good to know this could be caused by having an SD card in the dock. I really hope removing my SD card resolves the reboots. Other than this, I am very happy with the JB update and my prime is running better.
bjfrank said:
I have only started to have random reboots since going to JB. It's good to know this could be caused by having an SD card in the dock. I really hope removing my SD card resolves the reboots. Other than this, I am very happy with the JB update and my prime is running better.
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It is great to know that a vast majority of you guys seem to have experienced fewer issues with JB than on ICS. I too have noticed that my tablet is working way better on JB, and there may be imperfections here and there, but that is the hardware's limitations. I am glad that the whole experience is soo much smoother especially in the areas I use it the most.
I look forward to kick ass ROMs with the latest Kernel. But though I am unlocked, I don't mind the stock ROM. It is good.. :good:
Random reboots using 'any' device via USB in dock
litetaker said:
Hi there,
It's been a long time since I posted anything on these forums. We all know that the TFP has several issues, starting from random reboots all the way up to poor I/O performance, WiFi (for some) and no GPS. Alright.
But among them all, on a day-to-day basis, 2-3 issues are really all that matter and they are - (1) I/O Performance, (2) random reboots (bigger deal than I/O) and (3) a lesser known issue, which I faced on Stock ROMs primarily, some screen glitches that happen at very high brightness and with a white background.
For now I want your feedback on 1 and 2. So far, I faced no random reboots but I did notice quite sluggish performance upon restoring apps from Titanium Backup. Also while downloading big apps or files from Appstore/browser, there seems to be a little sluggishness at some point. however I can't tell if it is better than before. Benchmarks also seem to suggest no big improvement in I/O performance.
So, please respond to the poll and if you wish leave comments explaining your opinion as well. Please keep things civil and let this not boil down to a ASUS bash festival! lol :angel: Personally, I am very happy overall with the update. I just feel it can be better, especially as Infinity pad got that I/O fix a while back (if I remember correctly).
Cheers, y'all!
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Hi there,
since I updated my TF201 (TF Prime) to JB I have random reboots while using the USB mouse. I didn't try this before but when using another device via the USB port in the dock I immediately experience reboots. If I don't use the USB port it works like a charm, way smoother than ICS. But the ability to use devices via USB was an important reason to choose the TF201. Please ASUS / Android, fix this. I'm wondering if the other unfortunates among us have similar behaviour of their TF201 or other ASUS tablets.
USB devices work great for me, I use both the dock port and the adaptor to plug USB devices into the tablet itself. I did do a complete factory reset though, before and after installing JB.
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ronski71 said:
Hi there,
since I updated my TF201 (TF Prime) to JB I have random reboots while using the USB mouse. I didn't try this before but when using another device via the USB port in the dock I immediately experience reboots. If I don't use the USB port it works like a charm, way smoother than ICS. But the ability to use devices via USB was an important reason to choose the TF201. Please ASUS / Android, fix this. I'm wondering if the other unfortunates among us have similar behaviour of their TF201 or other ASUS tablets.
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My Prime is rebooting too at least with my usb mouse and usb hard drive. It worked fine before JB. Did factory reset before and after update.
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Count me in as someone experiencing reboots after the update. Same scenario as everyone else. I get reboots when the screen shuts off with a mouse plugged in. Is there a fix for this yet?
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I was on the latest update from Verizon from the update on December 9. But for a while I was experiencing slow wifi in my house as well as it just randomly disconnecting from it even if I was in the same room as the router. The phone was just overall slower than it should be. So I finally was brave enough to factory reset the phone. It was easier than I had expected. With the ability to restore every app and almost all of my data through Android's ability to store it in the cloud, I was back up and running in about an hour and a half. I just had to sign back in to all of my accounts and set up Nova launcher the way I like it. I'll let you guys know if my wifi performance gets better. But definitely consider resetting your phone if you're experiencing any lag or issues, especially after a software update.
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