Hi there, I just got my Transformer Prime today and everything went well until it asked me if I wanted to install the newest ICS update. Now, you guys must be thinking that you've seen this before, but I'm not so sure. I have (after several hours of googling) not seen or read about anyone who has encountered the exact, same problem that I have. That kinda worries me =/ Anyway, i think it might be related to the problems people seem to be having with the boot sequence, since it freezes during booting. The way that my copy differs is that it doesnt get as far in the booting sequence as other prime's I've seen with similar problems. You can see in the ATTACHED PICTURE that it freezes before the loading gear screen pops up. Almost as if it freezes during BIOS startup (When the "Inspiring innovation, persistent perfection screen is showing).
I have read that letting the battery drain completely out solves the "Loading Gear Freeze" crash, but do you guys think it will also help for my device? After I've drained the battery, I'll give feedback.
Please excuse my grammar. I'm Norwegian
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I personaly think that there's nothing wrong with trying to drain the battery. I thought of a reason why this may have happened. Did your router get unplugged or did you somehow lose internet connection while the update was installing?
Gabewalters said:
I personaly think that there's nothing wrong with trying to drain the battery. I thought of a reason why this may have happened. Did your router get unplugged or did you somehow lose internet connection while the update was installing?
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Sadly, it started the update, then rebooted. It has been that way since...
I tried draining the battery today, but it didnt work. My Transformer Prime is officialy bricked... I guess I'll have to send it back to the vendor and wait 'til late FEBRUARY to get a new one :'(
Jhalvorsen said:
Sadly, it started the update, then rebooted. It has been that way since...
I tried draining the battery today, but it didnt work. My Transformer Prime is officialy bricked... I guess I'll have to send it back to the vendor and wait 'til late FEBRUARY to get a new one :'(
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download the firmware for your region from HERE (offical Asus download)
You then extract the zip file thats inside the zip youve just downloaded ^^ (zip file inside the zip file) and put it on the root of your MicroSD card
Put the microsd card into the Prime
Power your prime on keeping the power button and the Volume down buttons pressed.
When you see writing at the top of the screen, press Volume up key (as directed)
It should then load recovery and flash the prime again with the update.zip you put on the microsd card.
I tried to do this using a regular SDHC card in the dock's SD Card slot, and all that happened was that I was being shown a screen with a "downed" Android. Do you think that using a micro SD card in the Tablet slot makes a difference? In that case, this is a no-brainer
I'm going to the electrics store now to buy a Micro SD card with an adapter Wish me luck!
yeah having a micro SD card in the tablet probably makes a difference. Wish you good luck!
Sorry guys, using a micro SD didnt work... I'll send the Prime back to the vendor tomorrow and hopefully, when I get it back it'll have Ice cream sandwich installed Thx for your time gentlemen!
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i recently got a streak 5 unit. its got a stock rom (olleh) and nothing has been modified yet for this unit. in fact it is still locked to at&t and i was still planning on having it unlocked by a professional. the wifi worked so i use it in order to have a 'feel' for the unit. now the other day it just froze up and the power button to shut it down won't respond so i did the next logical thing to do by simply removing the battery and putting it back. unfortunately nothing happened and it won't even charge nor lights lit up for any indications. i already did some time researching and did the fastboot short-cuts, etc, etc.. up to trying to get 3 computers to detect but to no avail. there are claims that this unit is 'unbrickable' by itself but made me really doubt about the claims and as to why dell itself stop its support. i'm guessing that maybe dell cannot replace so many busted units that they too had to give up or lose more money but that is their issue, right? now going back to the problem: i already borrowed a cable and a battery and both are working using a different unit. its just this one that simply refused to be charged nor power up using a different fully-charged battery. i still won't be giving up, not yet. so back to my main question: would it simply just die or conked out?
The problem is the internal card, if you replace the card the dell is going to start and rebuild everything. I help a friend of mine with a death streak, not responding. Replace the internal card and it was like new.
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The problem is the internal card, if you replace the card the dell is going to start and rebuild everything. I help a friend of mine with a death streak, not responding. Replace the internal card and it was like new.
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i really appreciate the reply. currently i do not have any spare 16gb card with me nor the unit, i set it aside for a moment with both the battery and external card removed and was planning to continue to thinker with it as soon as i get over the frustration (he-he!). this i haven't tried yet about replacing the card. would a 2gb card do for the moment? should i reformat it first using a pc? i never thought the unit would be 'boot-dependent' on its external card. i already did tried to boot the said unit without its stock 16gb external card to no avail. i shall try this when i get back home and keep you posted of the development.
hmm... you really missed what the guy said... it is internal card... the card is inside the streak where you need to open the housing of the hardware itself, not just the back cover.. see here...
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Dell-Streak-Teardown/3512/1
good luck on doing it... while you on it, try to get a class 10 microsd card... though you might not see much the improvement of speed but it is there... get a 8gb card or below for max compatibility and detection... anything above 8gb usually needs some extra steps to make it run properly...
so what you have been talking about for external card doesnt have any impact to the streak at all since it is external card.. but internal card does...
i will stop here... any further possible question usually already being answered here on this forum... search for it...
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hmm... you really missed what the guy said... it is internal card... the card is inside the streak where you need to open the housing of the hardware itself, not just the back cover.. see here...
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Dell-Streak-Teardown/3512/1
good luck on doing it... while you on it, try to get a class 10 microsd card... though you might not see much the improvement of speed but it is there... get a 8gb card or below for max compatibility and detection... anything above 8gb usually needs some extra steps to make it run properly...
so what you have been talking about for external card doesnt have any impact to the streak at all since it is external card.. but internal card does...
i will stop here... any further possible question usually already being answered here on this forum... search for it...
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yeah, in my early excitement i did missed to notice that he mentioned internal, not external. it's alright, no further questions for me. i've been on board since 2009 and usually i just quitely search for answers for windows mobile units, not android. i just brought out my old htc tytn ii and restored it back to wm 6.1 with my favorite bloat-free applications. i will just hold back until the first few months next year before i purchase a new unit but definitely a non-dell product. i also appreciate the 'take-down' links. in return i might send you a link where you can watch me blow up the dell streak 5 with a powerful firecracker during the upcoming end-of-the-year celebration. i'll make sure that no one will be troubled by its parts should it would be used somewhere. my lousy experience with a dell unit ends with me..
if you really wont use the streak anymore, how bout considering this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992263
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if you really wont use the streak anymore, how bout considering this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992263
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hmm, this is an option too...:good:
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hmm, this is an option too...:good:
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i disassembled my unit (it was relatively easy after all) and tried to replace its internal memory to no avail.
this just happened 10 minutes ago. a slightly critic friend of mine whose got a same unit earlier tried to disclaim what i did before my unit died (i did nothing remember?). anyways, he demonstrated that even by removing the back cover a few times won't brick the streak 5. which he did and as of typing time, he could not charge nor boot his unit anymore. after witnessing the unfortunate event i really am stumped even more.
for your streak, how bout trying qdl tool? some member did report a success in making the device boot up like normal again...
read here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34694550&postcount=28
So you change the internal card and is still not working. Wath kind of card did you use.
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So you change the internal card and is still not working. Wath kind of card did you use.
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4 GB class 10. Please note that a friend of mine suffered the same thing when he just removed the cover and just like that his unit simply 'died'.
deysmacro said:
for your streak, how bout trying qdl tool? some member did report a success in making the device boot up like normal again...
read here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34694550&postcount=28
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hmm, already did that. besides it won't do much good if the unit won't even power up (normal, fastboot, etc..)
QDL mode actually doesn't boot your device, it activates a small modem-like fw.
To check -
Remove battery, hold volume up, connect Streak to PC, holding the volume up.
If any new device if shown in computer management, there's a chance to restore device.
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QDL mode actually doesn't boot your device, it activates a small modem-like fw.
To check -
Remove battery, hold volume up, connect Streak to PC, holding the volume up.
If any new device if shown in computer management, there's a chance to restore device.
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i already went through that process too before i started my initial post to no avail...
After I bought my nook tablet in december 2011, I used the thread over at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366024 to set it up.
It worked great till around a month back where I did not use the tablet for over a week and then it refused to start up. All I could see was a faint backlight.
I tried multiple things from the XDA forums since then including http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663836 (unbricking nook tablet) as well as holding down power and nook button for 20 seconds before that. Nothing worked and I finally gave up.
Since I was out of the warranty period anyways and live in India, I thought of finally buying a new tablet and just gave the nook tablet a final shot this morning. Suddenly, I hear the Nook lady with her setup instructions pouring out of the speakers but still just a faint backlight with light banding.
I believe that my Nook tablet is not bricked but cannot verify with certainty whether I have a hardware display problem or a software problem. I searched the forums here but could not find anyone else with a similar problem.
My OS: Windows 8
Any help will be appreciated.:fingers-crossed:
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After I bought my nook tablet in december 2011, I used the thread over at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366024 to set it up.
It worked great till around a month back where I did not use the tablet for over a week and then it refused to start up. All I could see was a faint backlight.
I tried multiple things from the XDA forums since then including http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663836 (unbricking nook tablet) as well as holding down power and nook button for 20 seconds before that. Nothing worked and I finally gave up.
Since I was out of the warranty period anyways and live in India, I thought of finally buying a new tablet and just gave the nook tablet a final shot this morning. Suddenly, I hear the Nook lady with her setup instructions pouring out of the speakers but still just a faint backlight with light banding.
I believe that my Nook tablet is not bricked but cannot verify with certainty whether I have a hardware display problem or a software problem. I searched the forums here but could not find anyone else with a similar problem.
My OS: Windows 8
Any help will be appreciated.:fingers-crossed:
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Backlight screen might have just gave up. Its not bricked, just a hardware issue.
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Backlight screen might have just gave up. Its not bricked, just a hardware issue.
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Thanks for your feedback. Does that mean that this will require a full display change? I see some random horizontal light bands through the screen currently and a faint backlight throughout.
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Thanks for your feedback. Does that mean that this will require a full display change? I see some random horizontal light bands through the screen currently and a faint backlight throughout.
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Yeah the screen is probably dead. Not sure what it costs to replace, but if your looking at different tablets to buy I'd recommend a nexus 7.
Make a bootable cwm or cm10 card and try it to see if the screen lights up. I'm guessing its possible some of your system files were corrupted. Lets rule out software issue first.
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Make a bootable cwm or cm10 card and try it to see if the screen lights up. I'm guessing its possible some of your system files were corrupted. Lets rule out software issue first.
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Thanks satan89:good:. I think it does make sense to rule out software issues fully before I buy a new tablet. Any guidance on where I can learn to make a bootable CWM or CM10 card. Pardon my ignorance on the subject. I do not want to inadvertently exacerbate the situation by following instructions on a wrong thread.
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Yeah the screen is probably dead. Not sure what it costs to replace, but if your looking at different tablets to buy I'd recommend a nexus 7.
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You are a mind reader!! I was actually considering buying the nexus 7 before I decided to give my nook one last shot. I think satan89 has some ideas which I will try out before buying the nexus tablet.
Try this, it's instructions to make a sdcard bootable recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958
Are you planning to buy the nexus 7 in India itself or ship it from outside? (is the nexus 7 even available here in India? )
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Try this, it's instructions to make a sdcard bootable recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958
Are you planning to buy the nexus 7 in India itself or ship it from outside? (is the nexus 7 even available here in India? )
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Should I try flashing B&N stock first to check whether it works (ie EMMC version I believe)? Need to state that I have never done this before.:silly:
I am planning to buy it here if what you have suggested doesn't work. The nexus tablet is now available in India for pre-order on the play store for INR 15999 (appx USD 300).
satan89 said:
Try this, it's instructions to make a sdcard bootable recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958
Are you planning to buy the nexus 7 in India itself or ship it from outside? (is the nexus 7 even available here in India? )
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Ok. Am being extremely cautious here as I do not want to blow up all chances of recovering the tablet (if at all). I was just researching the procedure suggested by you and want to state that while I had rooted the tablet, I dont recall ever installing CM7 or any other rom on my tablet. Should I still go ahead with your suggestion?
It doesn't matter what Rom you have or had or rooting status, since this method forces the tablet to boot into the sd card. It doesn't touch or effect your device in any other way, and if the card is removed, device will boot into whatever Rom you have..
Don't click anything in the recovery, just use it to check display.
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It doesn't matter what Rom you have or had or rooting status, since this method forces the tablet to boot into the sd card. It doesn't touch or effect your device in any other way, and if the card is removed, device will boot into whatever Rom you have..
Don't click anything in the recovery, just use it to check display.
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Thanks. Will do that and update.
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It doesn't matter what Rom you have or had or rooting status, since this method forces the tablet to boot into the sd card. It doesn't touch or effect your device in any other way, and if the card is removed, device will boot into whatever Rom you have..
Don't click anything in the recovery, just use it to check display.
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Ok. Here's what I did.
1. Took a 2GB Kingston SD card and formatted it using SDFormatter
2. Removed the SD card and then re-inserted after formatting
3. Used win32 disk imager (v0.7 as 0.5 wasnt available) to burn the image found in file CM9-10_CWM_v6.0.1.2_8-16gb_tools_sdcard
4. Removed SD card from card reader
5. Powered off nook tablet by pressing the power button for around 5-10 secs
6. Inserted the SD card in the nook
7. powered on nook by pressing power button
The screen keeps glowing up for a few seconds. Amping down and then again glowing brighter. I powered off the nook after observing this for 4-5 cycles and have now removed the SD card.
Do you suggest trying the restore to 1.4.0 based on instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402190
or should I just retry with another SD card?
Edit: I tried powering up the Nook now without the SD card and funnily I cant hear the Nook lady anymore. I waited almost 5 minuted for this. Thought about adding this wondering if it would help in identifying the cause.
Well I'm starting to think it's hardware related now. You could try the method above, since theres not much hope of it working anymore.
And if you want the nook lady's speech to come again I think there is a way of resetting the tablet. Holding Power + n button for 8 reboots should reset it.
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Well I'm starting to think it's hardware related now. You could try the method above, since theres not much hope of it working anymore.
And if you want the nook lady's speech to come again I think there is a way of resetting the tablet. Holding Power + n button for 8 reboots should reset it.
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True. I was inclined towards the same conclusion. Will give the "acclaim_update" a try and revert if I am able to get it working. Else it is bye-bye Nook and hello Nexus
Hello guys!
For about 2 or 3 weeks now I have the problem that the speaker on my TF201 does not work anymore. Headphones are working fine.
It also does not recognize any USB Sticks anymore. The Dock is not dead, it works fine and also has current on the USB Port (the USB stick LED is activated but does not blink for accessing it). Also the SD Card slot does not work anymore. The MicroSD slot on the tablet itself works fine...
And the next thing: My PC does not recognize the tablet anymore when I connect it. It does load when I connect it to the adapter but I can't transfer files anymore via PC. Cable is not broken but to minimize this risk I already offered a new one just in case.
Do you guys have any idea what this maybe is caused from? Maybe broken hardware? Or maybe a not properly connected cable in the tablet? But if so why is USB and stuff not working?
Please help me, I don't wanna lose such an awesome tablet
And I may can't even RMA it cause I've unlocked and flashed a new ROM on it...
EDIT 12.06.2013: When the tablet is fully turned off and USB is plugged in (PC, not charger) it suddenly powers up. I still can't use USB ports...
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Hello guys!
For about 2 or 3 weeks now I have the problem that the speaker on my TF201 does not work anymore. Headphones are working fine.
It also does not recognize any USB Sticks anymore. The Dock is not dead, it works fine and also has current on the USB Port (the USB stick LED is activated but does not blink for accessing it). Also the SD Card slot does not work anymore. The MicroSD slot on the tablet itself works fine...
And the next thing: My PC does not recognize the tablet anymore when I connect it. It does load when I connect it to the adapter but I can't transfer files anymore via PC. Cable is not broken but to minimize this risk I already offered a new one just in case.
Do you guys have any idea what this maybe is caused from? Maybe broken hardware? Or maybe a not properly connected cable in the tablet? But if so why is USB and stuff not working?
Please help me, I don't wanna lose such an awesome tablet
And I may can't even RMA it cause I've unlocked and flashed a new ROM on it...
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Do you have one of the Prime to USb connectors? I wonder if the issue is in the dock or the tablet connector.
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Do you have one of the Prime to USb connectors? I wonder if the issue is in the dock or the tablet connector.
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Sadly no. I never ever would have used that cause I have the dock. And Dock can't be broken, the problem appeared since the speaker is not working too.
I tested MicroHDMI output now. Works fine, audio is there too. Hm... Strange...
Hidden "Camera Version" function?
Sorry, wrong thread ^-^" Please delete this entry!
My first guess is that something may have gotten disconnected inside the Prime. It's unlikely, but worth a check. Have you ever opened your prime?
When you have a dock, you have two options of connecting it to your PC. You can put the Prime into the dock then connect the two to your PC or you can just set the dock aside and connect the Prime directly. Have you tried both ways?
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My first guess is that something may have gotten disconnected inside the Prime. It's unlikely, but worth a check. Have you ever opened your prime?
When you have a dock, you have two options of connecting it to your PC. You can put the Prime into the dock then connect the two to your PC or you can just set the dock aside and connect the Prime directly. Have you tried both ways?
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Jup I tried both ways.
And no I never opened it up. May I should look for a tutorial. Does iFixIt have an tutorial for it?
I don't think that iFixIt has one. At least they didn't about 6 months ago when I needed to replace my glass. There should be links to tutorials buried in these forums. Also, a little Googling should find you something too.
Regarding the HDMI audio working: Not too much of a surprise. Remember that the micro-hdmi port is sending a data stream with the audio embedded/encoded as 1s and 0s. It seems like something may have (hopefully) come disconnected related to the built-in speaker.
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I don't think that iFixIt has one. At least they didn't about 6 months ago when I needed to replace my glass. There should be links to tutorials buried in these forums. Also, a little Googling should find you something too.
Regarding the HDMI audio working: Not too much of a surprise. Remember that the micro-hdmi port is sending a data stream with the audio embedded/encoded as 1s and 0s. It seems like something may have (hopefully) come disconnected related to the built-in speaker.
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I opened it up but I saw no unconnected or partly connected cable. I only lifted up the touchscreen, about the other parts I was too afraid to ruin something... Didn't unscrew so I wasn't able to see the under connectors.
Anyway, I don't think it's an unconnected cable. But if it's a software fault why are suddenly without flashing anything like Kernel or Bootloader so many things not working? That's just... What the hell o-O
Also I don't want to RMA it again. It's flashed and unlocked so I may have to pay 100€ for it... I could easily spend that money on a Galaxy Tab or something. But would still be awesome to have that one as "backup tablet" then just in case so I don't want to just throw it away.
Good on ya for taking a look. If you disconnect the robbon cables that connect the digitizer and LCD to the mainboard, you can set the top part (the screen and glass) aside and take a much better look. I completly understand your reluctance for fear of damaging. I felt the same way when I took mine apart the first time to replace the digitizer glass.
In devices like this, the headphones and the built-in speaker have separate amplifiers. They're not like very old transistor radios where the headphone jack is connected to the speaker wires with an interlock. I found this out when my Viewsonic 4.5" video player had digitally garbled sound in the headphones but not in the built-in speakers. Weirdest thing that I wouldn't expect being old-school...
The upshot is that you simply may have failed components, which is a real bummer since these are (imho) still pretty sweeet tablets.
You *could* always contact ASUS support and describe the problem and see if they can share any familiarity or knowledge with you. Sadly, I've found ASUS support to be bag-of-hammers dumb and patently useless, despite having a decent product.
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Good on ya for taking a look. If you disconnect the robbon cables that connect the digitizer and LCD to the mainboard, you can set the top part (the screen and glass) aside and take a much better look. I completly understand your reluctance for fear of damaging. I felt the same way when I took mine apart the first time to replace the digitizer glass.
In devices like this, the headphones and the built-in speaker have separate amplifiers. They're not like very old transistor radios where the headphone jack is connected to the speaker wires with an interlock. I found this out when my Viewsonic 4.5" video player had digitally garbled sound in the headphones but not in the built-in speakers. Weirdest thing that I wouldn't expect being old-school...
The upshot is that you simply may have failed components, which is a real bummer since these are (imho) still pretty sweeet tablets.
You *could* always contact ASUS support and describe the problem and see if they can share any familiarity or knowledge with you. Sadly, I've found ASUS support to be bag-of-hammers dumb and patently useless, despite having a decent product.
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Opened up again, tried to push a few connectors in a bit but nothing... Looks like I really have a hardware failure...
But what now? When I send it to ASUS (or the shop where I bought it) they might say "Nope, you opened that thing". Also flashing back Stock ROM is... Yeah... Many work... I already was on the 4.1.2 Bootloader, upgraded to 4.2.1 now. I don't know how seriously they take that whole hacking/flashing thing, maybe they even repair a flashed tablet.
I dont know if it helps anyone further pin-point the problem because i havent been able to but i have the same issues and for me the sound comes back once i have the screen separated from the tablet. i can restart the tablet many times and audio still works as long as the screen is not fully in its place. If i clip the screen back in its place audio still works until i turn off or restart the tablet.
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Hello i've got the same problem and i'm praying someone can help.
Since updating from Androwook Hairy Bean V2.11 to V2.2 RC1;
there is no sound from the external speaker; playing media, notifications, alarms etc
dock doesnt recognise usb stick
pc doesnt recognize the tablet
on V2.2 RC1 i got the update pad firmware message and i accepted it, not sure if this is the cause because others have done the sam and reported everything working fine.
Also starting getting a notification on startup "unable to detect driver for loudspeaker" on V2.2 RC1. So i downgraded to Hairy Bean V2.11 thinking it would solve the issue but it hasn't, nothings changed.
I've tried a factory reset, cold boot, downloaded dsp manager and not been successful.
Has anyone come across this problem and found a solution?
Please help me
Thanks
zillar5 said:
Hello i've got the same problem and i'm praying someone can help.
Since updating from Androwook Hairy Bean V2.11 to V2.2 RC1;
there is no sound from the external speaker; playing media, notifications, alarms etc
dock doesnt recognise usb stick
pc doesnt recognize the tablet
on V2.2 RC1 i got the update pad firmware message and i accepted it, not sure if this is the cause because others have done the sam and reported everything working fine.
Also starting getting a notification on startup "unable to detect driver for loudspeaker" on V2.2 RC1. So i downgraded to Hairy Bean V2.11 thinking it would solve the issue but it hasn't, nothings changed.
I've tried a factory reset, cold boot, downloaded dsp manager and not been successful.
Has anyone come across this problem and found a solution?
Please help me
Thanks
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That is very strange mate.
The firmware update was just for the pad and if it had already installed on 2.11 and was working fine then that was done. The only person who ever had a problem with it happened as he was installing it and we fixed that.
Upgrading to 2.2 changed nothing from 2.11 except a slightly newer base and some newer kernels. Even if the kernels were not supporting your hardware when you downgraded back to 2.11 you would have been back on the old kernels and back to how you had it working before.
This does confuse me.. As a test because I cannot think of anything else except hardware failure at the moment can you try getting the downgrade zip from the hairybean thread that takes you back to 4.1.1 bootloader and compatible twrp and then try flashing hairybean 1.51 instead.
Read the instructions thoroughly under the downgrading section.
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That is very strange mate.
The firmware update was just for the pad and if it had already installed on 2.11 and was working fine then that was done. The only person who ever had a problem with it happened as he was installing it and we fixed that.
Upgrading to 2.2 changed nothing from 2.11 except a slightly newer base and some newer kernels. Even if the kernels were not supporting your hardware when you downgraded back to 2.11 you would have been back on the old kernels and back to how you had it working before.
This does confuse me.. As a test because I cannot think of anything else except hardware failure at the moment can you try getting the downgrade zip from the hairybean thread that takes you back to 4.1.1 bootloader and compatible twrp and then try flashing hairybean 1.51 instead.
Read the instructions thoroughly under the downgrading section.
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Thanks for the assistance Flumpster and I've been following your thread, you've done some damn amazing work!
Just for the record 2.11 + that kernel had my prime running the best it ever has! after doing all the wipes, formats I flashed v2.2 and got the update pad firmware then and missing speaker driver notification? I dismantled my prime and checked for a loose connection on the speaker but it looks ok.
I'll try the downgrade tomorrow (going to bed now) and if that doesn't work, i still have audio through the headphone jack.
Thanks again
zillar5 said:
Thanks for the assistance Flumpster and I've been following your thread, you've done some damn amazing work!
Just for the record 2.11 + that kernel had my prime running the best it ever has! after doing all the wipes, formats I flashed v2.2 and got the update pad firmware then and missing speaker driver notification? I dismantled my prime and checked for a loose connection on the speaker but it looks ok.
I'll try the downgrade tomorrow (going to bed now) and if that doesn't work, i still have audio through the headphone jack.
Thanks again
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Just to make sure... Are you saying this happened straight after the firmware update on the next reboot or are you saying it happened when updating the rom ?
flumpster said:
Just to make sure... Are you sayig this happened straight after the firmware update on the next reboot or are you saying it happened when updating the rom ?
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Honestly I don't know because afer I flashed 2.2 the homescreen loaded and the update firmware message appeared straight away. I dont think the notificatipns were sounding as the apps were restoring? Sorry i'm not 100% sure it happened pretty quickly
zillar5 said:
Honestly I don't know because afer I flashed 2.2 the homescreen loaded and the update firmware message appeared straight away. I dont think the notificatipns were sounding as the apps were restoring? Sorry i'm not 100% sure it happened pretty quickly
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Ok mate.. Well try the downgrade option first and if that doesn't work then first of all I want you to drain your battery completely and leave for an hour. After that charge it up a little and try ( I know this sounds crazy and I thought the same when I first read it in another thread but it fixed our one guy who had problems with the firmware upgrade )
If this still does not work then upgrade back to 2.2 and once you are in the OS I will try to talk you into downgrading that firmware update to see if that helps.
If that still doesn't work after downgrading the firmware update then it is hardware sorry.
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Ok mate.. Well try the downgrade option first and if that doesn't work then first of all I want you to drain your battery completely and leave for an hour. After that charge it up a little and try ( I know this sounds crazy and I thought the same when I first read it in another thread but it fixed our one guy who had problems with the firmware upgrade )
If this still does not work then upgrade back to 2.2 and once you are in the OS I will try to talk you into downgrading that firmware update to see if that helps.
If that still doesn't work after downgrading the firmware update then it is hardware sorry.
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i did what the 1st page of the ROM says and rebooted into recovery, tried installing 4.1.1 bootloader and recovery zip from my external sd card and failed - unable to open zip? strange...
zillar5 said:
i did what the 1st page of the ROM says and rebooted into recovery, tried installing 4.1.1 bootloader and recovery zip from my external sd card and failed - unable to open zip? strange...
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ok micro sd card was coming up write protected, so formated and downloaded new files and managed to downgrade to 4.1.1 bootloader and v1.51 - still no sound from external speaker, also sd slot and usb still not working on dock. Tried running the battery flat and leaving it for over an hour then charged a little and powered on still no change.
I'm leaving work now and have limited internet access tonight so i download the v2.2 zip tomorrow and see if that works, otherwise could be hardware hey.
Hi all,
I thought this might help ppl, it certainly helped me.
So as I reported earlier mine NT was one of those which wont boot off of the sd unless tethered. I did many things but I THINK (can't be certain) that I did what is mentioned my the guy PHIL here in the below link and it solved it (for until now, for my last 3-4 boots)
Basically, just remove the cord once you see the N sign, timing might be important I don't know.
For reference: http://www.androidfornook.com/forum/thread-98.html
P.S. : Making a separate thread so that ppl can see and get benefited. Sorry if thats against forum rules. Just trying to help
Cheers !
I'm sorry, but I don't really get how this is a solution to the problem that you need to be thethered to boot from sd. In order for you to "remove the cord" it has to be inserted in the first place = you are thethered. Or am I missing something?
Normally what you do with those troublesome ones that needs to be tethered to boot from sd is you turn it off (wich of course you do anyway!), and instead of pressing "power" you insert the powered cable. Once the boot process starts you can either leave the chord in or remove it. It doesn't matter.
Is this something different where you don't need the chord to be connected to the charger? Or is it for a number of Tablets that doesn't boot from sd even when thethered the "normal" way (with the powered chord)?
Sorry, don't mean to be difficult, but I honestly don't get it! I have only had one of the 10 or so NT:s that has passed through my hands with this problem, so I really have very little experience of it and want to learn more!
Edit: I think I maybe get it now. There is a lot of talk about sleep mode and turning off the device and this supposedly allows you to turn on and off the device and it boots into SD until you need to charge it again. Personally I never turn off my devices unless for example on an airplane. It hardly looses any battery in standby as long as wifi is off. A good ROM will not require you to turn it for battery conservation!
asawi said:
I'm sorry, but I don't really get how this is a solution to the problem that you need to be thethered to boot from sd. In order for you to "remove the cord" it has to be inserted in the first place = you are thethered. Or am I missing something?
Normally what you do with those troublesome ones that needs to be tethered to boot from sd is you turn it off (wich of course you do anyway!), and instead of pressing "power" you insert the powered cable. Once the boot process starts you can either leave the chord in or remove it. It doesn't matter.
Is this something different where you don't need the chord to be connected to the charger? Or is it for a number of Tablets that doesn't boot from sd even when thethered the "normal" way (with the powered chord)?
Sorry, don't mean to be difficult, but I honestly don't get it! I have only had one of the 10 or so NT:s that has passed through my hands with this problem, so I really have very little experience of it and want to learn more!
Edit: I think I maybe get it now. There is a lot of talk about sleep mode and turning off the device and this supposedly allows you to turn on and off the device and it boots into SD until you need to charge it again. Personally I never turn off my devices unless for example on an airplane. It hardly looses any battery in standby as long as wifi is off. A good ROM will not require you to turn it for battery conservation!
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Hi, I see the confusion, what I meant (at least worked for me) is to that as a one time thing.. after that if I switch off switch on it can boot from sd card by pressing the n key on startup, no more need of tethering. I don't know if it'll work with everyone, don't have more such tablets to try on. Give it a shot. Worked for me, I hope this helps
firstdavis said:
Hi all,
I thought this might help ppl, it certainly helped me.
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Basically, just remove the cord once you see the N sign, timing might be important I don't know.
For reference: http://www.androidfornook.com/forum/thread-98.html
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The "remove the cord on the first boot-screen flash" was identified/posted on XDA at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25668292&postcount=13. I had used it successfully when I was running CM7-beta, but I have not been able to get it to work with any CM9 and CM10 SD ROM builds.
digixmax said:
The "remove the cord on the first boot-screen flash" was identified/posted on XDA at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25668292&postcount=13. I had used it successfully when I was running CM7-beta, but I have not been able to get it to work when with any CM9 and CM10 SD ROM builds.
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I didn't know about that thread, still reading all of it.. but just fyi, this method worked for me for CM10.2 (android 4.3 latest ROM)
Hey all.
I'm trying to figure out if anyone else has had any issues with their phone not booting after swapping batteries? Both my girlfriend and I had a similar issue within the last 24 hours where our phones would not immediately boot after we swapped out our batteries with ones we got from the 200GB promo.
Removing the SD Card or SIM card actually did get it to boot once (for each of us) but after a reboot to put the missing card back in it would just get stuck at the initial screen. However, once we replaced the original battery then there was no issue and the phone booted like normal.
Both phones are rooted and have TWRP 2.8.7.1 on them. Any help or extra information would be appreciated!
I swap mine all the time and haven't had that issue yet.
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No problems here either. Might have something to do with rooting.
Not rooted here and no issues here either
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Virus.Shell said:
Hey all.
I'm trying to figure out if anyone else has had any issues with their phone not booting after swapping batteries? Both my girlfriend and I had a similar issue within the last 24 hours where our phones would not immediately boot after we swapped out our batteries with ones we got from the 200GB promo.
Removing the SD Card or SIM card actually did get it to boot once (for each of us) but after a reboot to put the missing card back in it would just get stuck at the initial screen. However, once we replaced the original battery then there was no issue and the phone booted like normal.
Both phones are rooted and have TWRP 2.8.7.1 on them. Any help or extra information would be appreciated!
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Do you happen to have your sdCard encryption enabled?
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No root, no encryption, no problems with the batteries or booting. I did have to give the memory card a name. I used a PC. Right click on the memory card & Rename or Properties & name.
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KAsp3rd said:
Do you happen to have your sdCard encryption enabled?
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Sorry for the delay. And no, I do not have it encrypted. I have noticed that this issue also exists on the G3 and G4 so I have a few good ideas as to why it might happen. But no real way to to prove it. I honestly think it is a problem that stems back from the G2 before they gave the phone a removable battery.
Rooted and no problems here. Just received my battery and 200GB promo today.
Mr. Orange 645 said:
Rooted and no problems here. Just received my battery and 200GB promo today.
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Well here's the odd thing about it tho; it didn't start happening right away. It was about 2-3 days after I had gotten the 200GB SD Card and battery that it started doing it.
And this morning I looked at my phone and the charger wasn't plugged all the way in so it was completely dead. After letting it charge for 15-20 minutes I tried powering it on and it wouldn't boot as I had feared would happen. But!! After I removed the SD Card it booted right away like normal. So confused and frustrated.
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Well here's the odd thing about it tho; it didn't start happening right away. It was about 2-3 days after I had gotten the 200GB SD Card and battery that it started doing it.
And this morning I looked at my phone and the charger wasn't plugged all the way in so it was completely dead. After letting it charge for 15-20 minutes I tried powering it on and it wouldn't boot as I had feared would happen. But!! After I removed the SD Card it booted right away like normal. So confused and frustrated.
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Just received my card as well and it booted right up after inserting it. I'll let it go through the weekend to see if anything happens.
I've had mine for a few weeks now, and never had this issue. The free battery is actually the one in my phone and I am very rooted. The 200GB is in my Tab S 10.5, though, and my 128GB is in my V10.