Posting this in the hope that it might help people who are rooted, but don't want to unlock and install a custom ROM due to the warranty issues, get the most out of their Primes. Also because this info is spread about around the forum and may not otherwise be that easy to find.
These are the 4 steps I took that made my Prime perform like I expected it should. Obviously all credit here remains with the people who did did the work to make these fixes. Thanks guys.
This is for the .21 firmware, but only step 3 should be firmware dependant, the first two should work regardless I think (tell me if I'm wrong).
1. Install this (thanks to TheOnionKnight):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25286407&postcount=61
2. Install this (thanks to saturn_de) and select the cfq scheduler:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473520
3. Install this (thanks demandarin):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647357
4. Cold boot
After these steps everything runs smoothly, even when installing Apps from the Market, I never get a browser hang with the stock browser, all games work nearly flawlessly and I have yet to have a random reboot.
It goes without saying that YMMV, but hopefully this helps someone.
I have had my prime for about a month and have not heard anything about atp tweaks. Can you tell me why I need it?
I have all them on my Prime which help my Prime flying. There is a thread that MCCANDY started for limiting numbers of background process at most 1 to help your prime more stable.
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whycali said:
I have had my prime for about a month and have not heard anything about atp tweaks. Can you tell me why I need it?
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its a great app. its not necessarily needed but can improve your prime. first it allows you to change the I/O scheduler on prime. You can change it to Cfq, which will improve i/o performance on prime. In other words improve the lag seen from playstore apps installing from market while you doing other things on prime. The scheduler on prime is noop by default. there are other schedulers you can test out also.
then atp tweaks also adds modules/drivers for devices not supported by prime, out the box. other things it adds support for also.
best way to make it work like it should is take it out of the box and turn it on. No root needed.
everything else done like rom flashing, kernel flashing, atp tweaks, changing schedules, build.prop tweaks is all extra to make it work better.
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its a great app. its not necessarily needed but can improve your prime. first it allows you to change the I/O scheduler on prime. You can change it to Cfq, which will improve i/o performance on prime. In other words improve the lag seen from playstore apps installing from market while you doing other things on prime. The scheduler on prime is noop by default. there are other schedulers you can test out also.
then atp tweaks also adds modules/drivers for devices not supported by prime, out the box. other things it adds support for also.
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Thanks, I am surprised nobody seems to talk about it. Even nobody in the sqlite thread has mentioned it. I was watching these boards for a couple of months before I got my prime. I knew there were problems but the solutions are the interesting part. If I wanted a tablet my 3 year old could use I would have kept my Ipad. I got a little burnt when I switched from my HD2 to an LG thrill just based on the specs. Great piece of hardware with no dev support and low interest from most people makes for a very dull device.
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Thanks, I am surprised nobody seems to talk about it. Even nobody in the sqlite thread has mentioned it. I was watching these boards for a couple of months before I got my prime. I knew there were problems but the solutions are the interesting part. If I wanted a tablet my 3 year old could use I would have kept my Ipad. I got a little burnt when I switched from my HD2 to an LG thrill just based on the specs. Great piece of hardware with no dev support and low interest from most people makes for a very dull device.
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Yeah, even though some on the other thread have said that the default noop scheduler is in theory better for these kinds of devices I find that the cfq scheduler does actually give a decent boost to responsiveness when the prime is trying to do background io.
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Thanks, I am surprised nobody seems to talk about it. Even nobody in the sqlite thread has mentioned it. I was watching these boards for a couple of months before I got my prime. I knew there were problems but the solutions are the interesting part. If I wanted a tablet my 3 year old could use I would have kept my Ipad. I got a little burnt when I switched from my HD2 to an LG thrill just based on the specs. Great piece of hardware with no dev support and low interest from most people makes for a very dull device.
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well the cfq sheduler improves the lag, but not 100%. maybe a combination of everything the OP stated does. its worth looking into but the new build is supposed to drop sometime this week, according to gary new update.
Yeah it's not completely flawless even with the cfq scheduler, but I do believe it is better.
The one I'm surprised that isn't more discussed is browser2ram. As far as I can see it's just buried on page 5 of a thread or something and for me it completely resolved the most annoying issue I had, which was the stock browser hangs.
just installed and did a quick test using cfq (after a reboot) installed 7 updates in record time. Hmm
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Yeah it's not completely flawless even with the cfq scheduler, but I do believe it is better.
The one I'm surprised that isn't more discussed is browser2ram. As far as I can see it's just buried on page 5 of a thread or something and for me it completely resolved the most annoying issue I had, which was the stock browser hangs.
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It does make the other browsers usable, that's for sure. I hate the tiny font on the best browser (opera mobile) my corneas are hardening.
When the .28 update arrives, should we replace the modded build.prop with the stock one before updating? Or will we be okay to update with it?
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Thanks, I am surprised nobody seems to talk about it. Even nobody in the sqlite thread has mentioned it. I was watching these boards for a couple of months before I got my prime. I knew there were problems but the solutions are the interesting part. If I wanted a tablet my 3 year old could use I would have kept my Ipad. I got a little burnt when I switched from my HD2 to an LG thrill just based on the specs. Great piece of hardware with no dev support and low interest from most people makes for a very dull device.
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CFQ was actually noticed, however this has nothing to do with Sqlite.
In fact CFQ does not improve sqlite performance nor does it improve IO performance in terms of speed. OK it removes part of the lag when installing stuff an browsing the web. But at the end operations will take just as long since it just priorizes stuff differently.
what of step #3...? which build prop do i download. tried downloaded one directly onto the prime & it wouldn't allow me to unzip it. first two steps went great though. lol
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When the .28 update arrives, should we replace the modded build.prop with the stock one before updating? Or will we be okay to update with it?
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it should be fine but you can put back the original one to be on the safe side.
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what of step #3...? which build prop do i download. tried downloaded one directly onto the prime & it wouldn't allow me to unzip it. first two steps went great though. lol
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using XDA
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if you running the stock rom, you download whatever version matches your prime. for example if your version is U.S., you download the first one. yes it is a zip file. you download it. then unzip it and the modded build.prop file should be inside. then make sure you put it in /system. But you do need root to use this mod and make sure to set permissions of new build.prop correctly. then make sure to rename old build.prop(by it looking like this"build.prop.bak") & backing it up to somewhere safe(just in case it needs to get pushed back in). then reboot and the modded build.prop should take effect. just make sure to read instructions in first post of my thread thoroughly.
but you might as well wait for update to drop. I will be updating that thread eventually with a build.prop that reflects the new update coming. if you don't plan on updating, feel free to try it out then.
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UPDATE
Due to unforeseen issues with this build and a plethora of people incapable of reading even simple notes, this release is being pulled while we work out some issues with our own internal testers.
Thank you.
Kernels. The final pain in the arse. These are the voyages of the dev team Ninphetamine. Our continuing mission, to break strange new code. To seek out new bugs and strange implementations. To boldly go where no phone has gone...before.
*cue musical score*
It's been some time since I last graced the Android community. Draped in the success of FroydVillain 1.5, empowered from my victories over Froyo's poor (and non existent) AOSP implementation for the HTC Hero, onward I charged into the task of dragging the ancient kernel of the Hero into the 21st century. However, after seeing how HTC are as likely to stick to recommended kernel practices as I am likely to win a Miss Universe contest, (This is highly unlikely and the least significant reason is that I am not female.) I buckled like a jet fighter made from tin foil and surrendered faster than an agoraphobic Frenchman. There has been some advances into more modern kernels for the Hero but as I predicted they're still plagued with issues, all of which can be blamed squarely on HTC.
It took some major rehabilitation to get me back into the Android development scene, a key factor in that rehab being the ownership of a Samsung Galaxy S. A delightful phone, still in my opinion the best single core Android phone that money can buy. Beautiful screen, fast, elegant and excellent on battery. It nursed me through those dark days of waking up in cold sweats with github commits circling through my head, kernel debug symbols blinking in the dark of the night like Vietnam flashbacks, breaking down into incoherent rants on IRC development channels ending eventually with "YOU WEREN'T THERE MAN, YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND, HTC WILL COME AND GET YOU EVENTUALLY, THEN YOU'LL KNOW". Oh how I longed to find a high up HTC developer in a bathroom to blow them away before ending my own bitter misery. Alas, it was not to be.
After a successful tour of duty as a regular non developing user on the Samsung Galaxy S, I treated myself to a brand new and shiny Samsung Galaxy S II. As soon as I used the device and checked out the available source code for it, I knew I was ready, I knew I was fully recovered to be able to break free from the oppression of HTC, I knew that I was capable to step once more unto the breach and step back into Android development. The stage set, the orchestra struck...all that remained was to see if the Samsung Galaxy II could dance.
And dance it can. Accompanied by my trusty partner in crime netarchy (because this time if I go down in a gibbering wreck I'm damn sure taking someone with me) there is at last another phone with the magic, capabilities and horsepower to endure the test of time and upgrades, that like the Hero has carved out a niche of not only being the good of its generation but being the very best of its generation. Such hardware deserves only the best development efforts and here we are.
The best kernel for a phone that any human hand is capable of producing at this very moment in time. This will of course be rendered moot with the next release BUT RIGHT NOW, this is it boys and girls. Download it, flash it, use it with whatever ROM you wish (VillainROM of course for those with an IQ north of my shoe size) and enjoy the liberated freedom, speed and stability that those whoever owned a HTC Hero became accustomed to.
After much arguing with Samsung's inane practices, lack of logic, bizarre design decisions and enough harrassment via their support interface that I confidently expect a restraining order any day now, I bring you...
Ninphetamine version 1.0, the beginning.
Features:
Overclocking up to 1.6GHz. The phone is blisteringly fast at stock 1.2GHz so be happy you can push it to 1.6GHz. We will not provide higher, if you want higher then make your own.
Full voltage control interface. Via SetCPU you can set voltage as low as 800mV or as high as 1500mV for each speed in the database. If you're possessed with the intelligence of a baboon and destroy your phone as a result, do not come crying to us. All you'll get is a quote in this thread with much mocking from myself and your peers.
Patches and bug fixes up to and including 2.6.35.11. We're working on going up to 2.6.35.13 however the important fixes are in already. As well as some that never made it to 2.6.35.y -at all-.
Fully tested performance optimisations. This kernel comes with BFQv2-r1 IO scheduler enabled as default along with some tweaked parameters for this scheduler. These were painstakingly tested over many many many many many MANY different benchmark tests. These are the best. Anyone who claims otherwise or says that noop or deadline or CFQ is better, they're wrong. Why? Because I say so and I'm right.
A customised and trimmed down initramfs, including Clockworkmod. Many thanks to ogdobber for this who kindly gave me the template including ClockWorkMod that I took and further improved upon. All storage mounts are optimised for performance and data throughput, busybox is included as well as a much improved shell that by default provides tab completion even via adb shell. Please note that by default, adb is insecure, this means that adb shell, adb remount etc all work and give root access immediately.
So there you have it. Please download, flash, test and report any issues/bugs in this thread. I'll then either completely ignore the dumb posts or take on board constructive ones and use those reports/suggestions, incorporate them into the next version and then take all the credit.
Thanks to:
This release would not have been possible without the awesome and tireless work of netarchy, of Nexus S and Asus Transformer fame. Thanks also to ogdobber and supercurio for their assistance. Also thanks to mattgirv, Lenny, Rawat, Obihoernchen, geko95gek and Ante0 for being my guinea pigs for the many many test builds that were made before this final release, no doubt without them there would be a lot more bugs in this release than there already are. Also not forgetting of course, the everlasting patience of my wonderful wife, without which I never would have bothered picking Android up again at all.
Bugs/Issues:
Please of course report them in this thread, however before doing so, please:
Wipe dalvik.
Ensure you have no other OC software installed such as Tegrak. The only OC software supported by this kernel is SetCPU (or setting manually via command line of course).
Are you using a custom ROM? See if you still get issues with stock Samsung firmware or VillainROM. I cannot test with every single custom ROM out there, so I test with stock Samsung (naturally) and my ROM of choice.
If you're still having issues such as random hangs/crashes/reboots and if these issues still occur at stock speeds/voltages then please do the following:
Install the Android SDK if you have not already done so.
In a command window, do the following:
Code:
adb logcat > USERNAME-logcat.log
Then in another window:
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adb shell cat /proc/kmsg > USERNAME-kmsg.log
Naturally replacing USERNAME with your name and make these logs available either via attachment or pastebin or whatever. Please do not paste them directly into posts as these logs can become quite large quite quickly.
Known Issues:
adb install <package> currently does not work.
Version 1.1
Changelog:
Some minor edits to the initramfs to fix adb install <application>.apk and a few other path issues. Loses the nice adb shell with tab completion, but fixes some issues. Download links updated.
Version 1.2
Changelog:
More initramfs changes to fix an issue with nandroid backups.
Making nandroid backups work again may have broken the "adb install" package install method, but I figure working nandroid and needing to push the apk to the phone to then install with Application Manager beats broken nandroids. I'll look further into the adb install issue later today.
Version 1.4
Changelog:
Some configuration changes to try and track down the random hangs/reboots people are experiencing.
Support for startup scripts in /system/etc/init.d added should ROM makers wish to use them.
Added debugging code, which prevents deep sleep in version 1.4, but makes crashes easier to diagnose.
FAQ/General Points
I hate Odin. It is a giant buggy piece of ****. Things can inexplicably go wrong for no other reason than Odin is a big heap of proprietary fail. Before reporting issues with the kernel, please either flash it with CWM or Heimdall. I highly recommend Heimdall, it will flash a jpeg to your kernel filesystem if you tell it to and somehow it'll boot anyway. I do all my testing with Heimdall so it's safe to assume that if I'm posting it, Heimdall will flash it. Heimdall also has the advantage of being open source and completely cross platform. Please take the time to download it and get used to using it, it will save you a lot of pain in the future.
This kernel has been tested with 2.3.3 KF2 and 2.3.4 KG1. There is no reason it shouldn't work with any ROM revision.
Somewhat amazing that I need to point this out, but you MUST FLASH THE KERNEL FOR THE VOLTAGE TAB TO APPEAR IN SETCPU.
Don't use tegrak with this kernel. DO. NOT. USE. TEGRAK. WITH. THIS. KERNEL.
The voltage that's adjusted is the CPU core voltage.
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Just a FYI for those people that can't make logical connections; if you have Tegrak OC installed when you flash this kernel, you might end up with a boot loop. Go back to default settings in the app, then uninstall it before flashing.
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More will be added to this post as the need arises.
pulled for now
SUPER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you !!!
netarchy said:
Use the voltage interface in SetCPU.
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OOOO who is here!!! famous netarchy
Hacre said:
Reserved
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Welcome. Will give it a try.
2.3.3, 2.3.4 ... all ok w this universal kernel?
EDIT: Great... I see you edited Post #2, and the answer is yes.
Thanks for the kernel. Does this have the multi-touch fix included?
jlevy73 said:
Thanks for the kernel. Does this have the multi-touch fix included?
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I've not noticed an issue with multi-touch, of what do you speak?
*subscribes to thread*
netarchy said:
Use the voltage interface in SetCPU.
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Okay maybe this is a dumb question, how do you undervolt using setcpu? I know I use it to underclock, and AFAIK it's different from undervolting. I've check the interface of setcpu just now trying to find undervolting options
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Okay maybe this is a dumb question, how do you undervolt using setcpu? I know I use it to underclock, and AFAIK it's different from undervolting. I've check the interface of setcpu just now trying to find undervolting options
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Make sure you're using the latest version, and use the voltages tab.
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Nice! So how will you do the undervolting here?
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Ummm...
Hacre said:
Full voltage control interface. Via SetCPU you can set voltage as low as 800mV
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If only I'd mentioned it in the OP...
netarchy said:
Make sure you're using the latest version, and use the voltages tab.
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Ooh okay i didn't knew there was such feature! thank you!
Hacre said:
Ummm...
If only I'd mentioned it in the OP...
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I'm sorry maybe I'm just using an outdated version and never knew you could actually do that. Forgive my ignorance
sorry i am new to android so i do not know about undervolt or overclock, can anyone please tell me best combination of voltages on 1.6ghz that does not effect battery life?
ravian29 said:
sorry i am new to android so i do not know about undervolt or overclock, can anyone please tell me best combination of voltages on 1.6ghz that does not effect battery life?
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The stock max voltage of the CPU is 1275-1300mV. Anything under this improves battery life, anything over this harms battery life from the standard "stock" expectations. Just like with a PC, not all processors are created equal. There is no setting for 1.6GHz that will not affect battery life as at best you'll need to increase voltage from the standard max setting. If you're not sure, use our defaults, these have been tested on two different handsets. There isn't even a guarantee that 1.6GHz will even work on your handset.
If you're not sure or are not confident, don't touch it. Any settings you set past 1.2GHz/1300mV are at your own risk, may damage your handset or even rip a hole in the space-time continuum, then you'll not only look an idiot with a broken handset but Stephen Hawking will be really pissed and you really don't want him trying to crush your toes in that tank he calls a wheelchair.
Best case scenario, try our defaults and only increase voltage in 25mV steps. If you find yourself a 1450mV and your phone still isn't stable then 1.6GHz isn't going to work for you. If battery life is your concern, then consider undervolting in 25mV increments at 1.2GHz or even 1GHz or 800KHz.
mach0boi said:
Ooh okay i didn't knew there was such feature! thank you!
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I am using the latest version 2.24, i don't see a voltage tab there..I only see Main, Profiles, Advanced, Info, About
@hacre cheers mate
umair9001 said:
I am using the latest version 2.24, i don't see a voltage tab there..I only see Main, Profiles, Advanced, Info, About
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In Settings -> About Phone what does the Kernel version show?
umair9001 said:
I am using the latest version 2.24, i don't see a voltage tab there..I only see Main, Profiles, Advanced, Info, About
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Yeah also checked it and I'm also using the latest version. Was about to ask this. Another question, is that voltage tab option kernel related? I'm using cfroot kernel and cannot find that damn voltage tab I'm using tegrak to undervolt. If I knew there's a feature like this in SetCPU, I should've not bought tegrak
My launcher keeps freezing up. Have to force stop it from the apps menu. Any help?
malaeus said:
My launcher keeps freezing up. Have to force stop it from the apps menu. Any help?
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Not that I know of, have you also tried clearing its cache? Maybe even go so far as to clear the cache and data? If neither of those helps, then something's been tweaked or corrupted in your system; at which point a factory reset/manual update would do the trick I imagine. Be sure to back up all your apps and important information off the internal SD card if it comes to that though.
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Just noticed in your signature that you're unlocked and on a custom ROM. Have you tried a third-party launcher? Could it be an issue with the ROM itself?
Was kinda afraid of that. Its a stock blob in CWM wrapper. So it "shouldn't" be corruption but.... we all know how that goes. I've wiped cache etc and even reinstalled the launcher with root. Same issue develops after a few hours.
Tnx for your help. Which other custom rom would you recommend? I wanna stay mostly stock.
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Was kinda afraid of that. Its a stock blob in CWM wrapper. So it "shouldn't" be corruption but.... we all know how that goes. I've wiped cache etc and even reinstalled the launcher with root. Same issue develops after a few hours.
Tnx for your help. Which other custom rom would you recommend? I wanna stay mostly stock.
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Haha, no clue, I haven't watched the dev thread as well as I should I haven't unlocked just yet due to the drop of warranty and lack of proper nvflash. I would do the same honestly, try and keep stock. Maybe just try an earlier version. I'll have a look at the dev section and see if anything pops out. Have you checked the md5 sums and everything, or just tried redownloading?
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using XDA Premium HD via my tethered HTC Vision
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Haha, no clue, I haven't watched the dev thread as well as I should :embarrassed: I haven't unlocked just yet due to the drop of warranty and lack of proper nvflash. I would do the same honestly, try and keep stock. Maybe just try an earlier version. I'll have a look at the dev section and see if anything pops out. Have you checked the md5 sums and everything, or just tried redownloading?
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using XDA Premium HD via my tethered HTC Vision
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I've redownloaded 3 times. Everything else works nicely. I did test the motley kernel, however I've since reverted to stock kernel. And I've wiped and reinstalled after that when the launcher kept crashing. I might give virtuous a try if this continues.
Aye, seems to me as though the ROM just isn't handling the launcher well or has some kind of mem leak or something. Try out Virtuous Prime or Primalicious, they both seem pretty true to stock but Primalicious has less minimalist icons. And it is the stock launcher right?
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Aye, seems to me as though the ROM just isn't handling the launcher well or has some kind of mem leak or something. Try out Virtuous Prime or Primalicious, they both seem pretty true to stock but Primalicious has less minimalist icons. And it is the stock launcher right?
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actually. now both launchers i use crash in the same way.
all items disappear. however i can still swipe, and if i randomly tap things open that should be visible.
i use stock asus launcher. as well as GO launcher HD
it just seems that after awhile of either using or sitting the tablet, the launcher just fails. and it takes me frantically tapping it to bring up the "not responding" text.
otherwise i just go into settings/apps and kill it.
thanks for your help. im going to try out a couple different ROMs to see if it can solve this issue.
seems every device i have ends up with very weird unexplainable issues. and ive changed up everything from device to device (you know, scientific method and whatnot) and can not seem to isolate what causes these problems.
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actually. now both launchers i use crash in the same way.
all items disappear. however i can still swipe, and if i randomly tap things open that should be visible.
i use stock asus launcher. as well as GO launcher HD
it just seems that after awhile of either using or sitting the tablet, the launcher just fails. and it takes me frantically tapping it to bring up the "not responding" text.
otherwise i just go into settings/apps and kill it.
thanks for your help. im going to try out a couple different ROMs to see if it can solve this issue.
seems every device i have ends up with very weird unexplainable issues. and ive changed up everything from device to device (you know, scientific method and whatnot) and can not seem to isolate what causes these problems.
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Welcome to electronics and programming Lol, really the most important thing is to start off strong and have a solid base to build from. We haven't though, we're still having to shuffle official updates to try and reach that point. Although I have faith in our dev's and they've worked toward fixing a lot of the issues already, it will only get better once true stock gets stable and the dev's get proper nvflash access. Until then I'm afraid things will be pretty sporadic. That's what we get for falling for all the hype on a brand new device.
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Also, have you set your I/O scheduler to something other than noop? Check out ATP Tweak in the dev sub-forum and see if that doesn't help.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using XDA Premium HD via my tethered HTC Vision
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Welcome to electronics and programming Lol, really the most important thing is to start off strong and have a solid base to build from. We haven't though, we're still having to shuffle official updates to try and reach that point. Although I have faith in our dev's and they've worked toward fixing a lot of the issues already, it will only get better once true stock gets stable and the dev's get proper nvflash access. Until then I'm afraid things will be pretty sporadic. That's what we get for falling for all the hype on a brand new device.
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Also, have you set your I/O scheduler to something other than noop? Check out ATP Tweak in the dev sub-forum and see if that doesn't help.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using XDA Premium HD via my tethered HTC Vision
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yes, i am sadly very used to unstable builds on my devices. but, its always better than what the original manufacturers release.
and thats just the price to be paid for staying on the bleeding edge of this tech.
i am fairly experienced with the basics of flashing ROM's and beta testing, but i am faaaar from being a programmer/developer so i am not quite sure how to change the I/O scheduler anything past using pre-done scripts like the V8 Supercharger.
ill check out that tweak, thank you again for your help.
Hello Guys! I have another great fix, this time I figured out how to play Nova 3 with the full graphic effects on, and better yet, with no noticeable lag!! See my 4 simple steps below and enjoy Nova on the Primes the way it should of been released! Who said Tegra 3 cant do this, blame Gameloft for being too lazy!
*Purchase the game!* (no bootleg copies required)
1) First, you must be rooted for this to work! (and trust me rooting is a MUST for Prime and easy to do) If you are not rooted, please use this great, simple one step tool to root! Should take less than 10 minutes to do-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526487
2) Once you have confirmed root, I would recommend(but NOT required) that you overclock your device. I use EZoverclock, and my settings for balance are set at 1.3ghz, and performance mode now set at 1.6( no big hit on battery at all)
3) Ok, now download and install Chainfire 3D(free). Once it is installed, please open the app, and select Install the CF3D driver. Once selected the Prime will reboot. ** also, be sure that the root installed superuser! If not, you will need to install this for all root-required apps like chainfire 3D to work!
4) Now this part is not really required, but for those still having gaming issues with the Prime, please follow my settings on the thread below. For a lot of people including myself, this removes all random rebooting, lag and gaming issues for the Prime!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1690619
That's it folks!! Launch Nova 3, and enjoy it in all it's graphic, IPS glory with barely any lag on the powerhouse that is Tegra 3!! Also, try it in IPS+ mode, it looks sweet. Let me know if you guys have any questions..enjoy!!
**Things to note**
I have my Prime overclocked to 1.6 in performance mode, playing the game this way, it's just FAST!!! However, if you want to stay at the regular balanced mode, it plays just as well as having the graphic effects OFF before this fix!
Lastly, there is ONE bug that I have noticed, when pressing the sprint button, you do not see your character run Fortunately, you really don't need to use the sprint button that often, and you can still "see" the environments, so you CAN use the button, but you will have to adjust to not actually seeing your character move. Again, this is a MINOR inconvenience to have all the graphic effects turned on until Gameleft updates the Prime (if ever). I will continue to play around with some settings to see if I can solve this issue.
Have fun guys!!
I'll have to give this a shot...
So by default, some effects are disabled on the Prime?
seeknom said:
I'll have to give this a shot...
So by default, some effects are disabled on the Prime?
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Give it a try, it works! Yes, the game runs on the Prime (an IPad 3) with high graphic effects turned off.(fire on buildings, smoke effect while shooting guns etc). This trick enables it. I guess that Gameloft didn't want to show that the Tegra 3 can handle effects that the IPad 3 cannot! Lol
I carried out 1-3 as suggested on .28 and this fix seems to work really well, nice find. My other 3D games also perform much better without any issues as well Lets hope it lasts!
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I carried out 1-3 as suggested on .28 and this fix seems to work really well, nice find. My other 3D games also perform much better without any issues as well Lets hope it lasts!
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Glad to have helped buddy, enjoy!!
Erm.... doesnt chainfire driver illuminate the tegra3 specific effects?
So no water effects and so on?!
Tempie007 said:
Erm.... doesnt chainfire driver illuminate the tegra3 specific effects?
So no water effects and so on?!
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No, follow my instructions. You are not installing the plugins from chainfire, just the driver. This tricks the apk file to use the games full features by default.. which was cut off for tegra by gameloft
Seems like a pretty big coincidence that you posted this just 3 days after this thread said the exact same thing... Whatever, I guess you're able to use all the effects.
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Seems like a pretty big coincidence that you posted this just 3 days after this thread said the exact same thing... Whatever, I guess you're able to use all the effects.
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Wow...two things about me, if i received any info from another source or thread, I ALWAYS give whomever i got the info from props. Secondly, I dont even own a galaxy note, so there would be no need for me to view that thread whatsoever. However, if you do a simple google search, there are multiple postings on how to use chainfire to fix the nova 3 issue. My instructions were on how to optimize it to work better for our Primes (no lag etc)
I have been using chainfire since I rooted my Prime, that's how i noticed that Nova 3 worked well, but it was really laggy. So i played around with the settings that i listed and it helped a lot. Thanks for pointing that thread out though!
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Wow...two things about me, if i received any info from another source or thread, I ALWAYS give whomever i got the info from props. Secondly, I dont even own a galaxy note, so there would be no need for me to view that thread whatsoever. However, if you do a simple google search, there are multiple postings on how to use chainfire to fix the nova 3 issue. My instructions were on how to optimize it to work better for our Primes (no lag etc)
I have been using chainfire since I rooted my Prime, that's how i noticed that Nova 3 worked well, but it was really laggy. So i played around with the settings that i listed and it helped a lot. Thanks for pointing that thread out though!
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No problem buddy. Although, having used this fix since reading that thread earlier this week, I haven't noticed any difference? It might be only on the few levels I've tried it and taken some screenshots, but really have seen no improvement. Which are you seeing higher graphics/details and or better performance?
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No problem buddy. Although, having used this fix since reading that thread earlier this week, I haven't noticed any difference? It might be only on the few levels I've tried it and taken some screenshots, but really have seen no improvement. Which are you seeing higher graphics/details and or better performance?
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No worries lol! Someone would have to be a complete idiot to claim responsibility for someone elses post on XDA, but then again nothing surprises me anymore
You dont see the fire effects on the buildings on the first level, the smoke effect after shooting your guns? These were not on the tegra-released versions before the fix. Did you already have chainfire installed before trying the fix? That would explain why you didn't notice the graphical difference
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No worries lol! Someone would have to be a complete idiot to claim responsibility for someone elses post on XDA, but then again nothing surprises me anymore
You dont see the fire effects on the buildings on the first level, the smoke effect after shooting your guns? These were not on the tegra-released versions before the fix. Did you already have chainfire installed before trying the fix? That would explain why you didn't notice the graphical difference
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I turned it on mid-game, a few levels in and haven't seen a big difference on those levels atleast (inside the ship and on the desert planet as of yet). But if it helps with the first few missions I'm all for it!
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I turned it on mid-game, a few levels in and haven't seen a big difference on those levels atleast (inside the ship and on the desert planet as of yet). But if it helps with the first few missions I'm all for it!
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You should see the smoke effects on the desert planet (that's the level i am on now) Every level is updated to show the max-graphics when you use chainfire as instructed in my OP
I installed chainfire and saw immediately the improvement in graphics. I would do some comarison sreenshots. But I don't see the option to turn off Chainfire without uninstalling.
Why can't we see the max details in NOVA 3 w/o Chainfire? Is it a fault of Gameloft or Asus?
Funny I was reading up in the s3 thread and they were using chainfire to get ipad3 effects so I posted right away in the nova 3 thread not realizing this one already existed since I used tapatalk and went straight to my subscribed thread. Lol. Thx for posting this though. Now I feel like I should start the game from the beginning again just so I can enjoy the game more. Haha
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aznmode said:
Funny I was reading up in the s3 thread and they were using chainfire to get ipad3 effects so I posted right away in the nova 3 thread not realizing this one already existed since I used tapatalk and went straight to my subscribed thread. Lol. Thx for posting this though. Now I feel like I should start the game from the beginning again just so I can enjoy the game more. Haha
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lol..it seems everyone with chainfire installed "discovered" this huh lol. Also, the Ipad 3 DOES NOT have the full graphical effects eneabled, but the Ipad 2 does! Many Ipad 3 owners are upset on how the Ipad 2 performs better graphically then the Ipad 3. Its all due to the Ipad 3's gpu being eaten up by the retina display/higher resolution. It can not handle that plus the graphical display of nova 3....the Ipad 3 developers should o gave the device more ram/gpu power to run gmes better
Next game you should find a solution for Modern Combat 3. That one is plagued with connection lost issues. Love that game but it's very frustrating. Especially if your having an epic round!
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jjdevega said:
Next game you should find a solution for Modern Combat 3. That one is plagued with connection lost issues. Love that game but it's very frustrating. Especially if your having an epic round!
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I had this issue when connecting to my home router but tethered to my phone was no issue. And yea its Fn frustrating when you get disconnected and you're on a killing streak.
When I want to Sprint (Run fast) i get a black screen with a red line across the screen. (nova 3)
I tried the multiplayer Modus and saw this. Can anyone help me?
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When I want to Sprint (Run fast) i get a black screen with a red line across the screen. (nova 3)
I tried the multiplayer Modus and saw this. Can anyone help me?
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I have exactly the same problem.
Just out of curiosity:
When the prime came out it was on GB. None of the reviews I read back then before buying, or can find now, mention any kind of ANR, hangs or other issues most likely caused by the poor I/O performance.
Is this just down to every single reviewer getting lucky, shady reviewing practises, or were the issues introduced with ICS?
Anyone have a prime back then care to comment?
Actually Prime never used GingerBread it was originally shipped with HoneyComb. As to the I/O issues can't really say with complete certainty ICS is causing them. It's more likely that since ICS was much newer and significantly different under the hood when compared to HoneyComb the I/O just hasn't been properly tuned up yet.
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Just out of curiosity:
When the prime came out it was on GB. None of the reviews I read back then before buying, or can find now, mention any kind of ANR, hangs or other issues most likely caused by the poor I/O performance.
Is this just down to every single reviewer getting lucky, shady reviewing practises, or were the issues introduced with ICS?
Anyone have a prime back then care to comment?
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I think you mean Honeycomb. I had one. I can tell you that it seemed rather sluggish in general. To the effect that typing on the keyboard even lagged pretty badly. I was very disappointed, the prime not being at all what I had pictured in Tegra 3. From my point of view ICS was a great improvement all around. That said quite a few things are still extremely disappointing. I/O performance, wifi reception, wifi b/t dropout... all the common stuff. Most of which I believe to be hardware related. Anyways, if your rooted there is a method in the development section that you can use to downgrade to Honeycomb and get your own take on it.
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I can actually say that when I flashed an pics rom on my evo 4g and on the iconia a500 both had weaker wifi reception. Pretty sure that it is related to ics
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Oops. Yeah, I meant honeycomb :O
I know I could downgrade to check it out myself, but I'm lazy and was just curious.
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Just out of curiosity:
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Is this just down to every single reviewer getting lucky, shady reviewing practises, or were the issues introduced with ICS?
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Guess I must be like all those reviewers cause mine works great. Not even sure what people are talking about on IO issues. I've only had it a short time. took it out of the box, did clean full install of .28 and have not seen any of the issues other report. Wi fi was weak at first but a quick week to my router fixed it. Just turned off mixed mode and that cured it I get 20 to 25 Mbps consistently.
I my be lucky but I can only repot what I've seen.
Yeah, my wifi is fine to be honest. I was definitely getting i/o based issues, especially when updating stuff from the Market, but I've pretty much solved those with various tweaks from here.
It just seemed strange to me that I didn't see a single review which so much as mentioned it. I understand most people on here are on here because they are experiencing issues, so it's not a good sample of all Prime owners, but stuff like the Browser ANR's do seem so widespread I would have thought at least a couple of reviewers would have mentioned it.
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Yeah, my wifi is fine to be honest. I was definitely getting i/o based issues, especially when updating stuff from the Market, but I've pretty much solved those with various tweaks from here.
It just seemed strange to me that I didn't see a single review which so much as mentioned it. I understand most people on here are on here because they are experiencing issues, so it's not a good sample of all Prime owners, but stuff like the Browser ANR's do seem so widespread I would have thought at least a couple of reviewers would have mentioned it.
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I may not see browser ANR's because I have never really used the built in Browser. I've been using Chrome and it seems to be working well for me. About the only time I use the built in browser is when I need Flash (which is rarely) which will not work in Chrome. BTW, when google released Android 4.1 (which has Chrome as its default) Chrome lost its "Beta" status for us too. I'm pleased with it.
You should read Anand's review (or watch the video), he doesn't call it IO issues, but he doesn't describe issues that we've come to associate with IO issues.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5163/asus-eee-pad-transformer-prime-nvidia-tegra-3-review
Hello People,
This time i bring you a cm10 build from the man it self "Hashcode" for our beloved Nook Tablet.
He is the one who took at his shoulders the Kindle Fire kernel and rom development and skyrocket their sales(Amazon).
I think no more needs to be said about the awesomeness behind this developer but to show our appreciation for finding the time to compile a test release from Nook Tablet Git.
We all expect more to come from this great day forward but nothing is promised and we all need to give our feedback and report issues from this ROM in this thread.
SUPPORT
You get none. Zero. Zip. We obligate ourselves to providing nothing further. You are on your own and will have to help each other via this thread. This is provided “as-is”, and if you don’t like it... there is always stock and CM7.
New Rom Link:
http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/acclaim/cm10/cm-10-20130123-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip
Changelog:
- Added SIO and V(R) I/O Schedulers
- Sync with CM10 (a lot of changes)
- Disabled SR v3 and enable SR V1P5 as default.
- Patched Sensor(KXTF9) timing for faster response in games (from 100ms to 40ms)
http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/acclaim/cm10/cm-10-20121207-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip
Includes:
- 3 new CPU governors (LAZY-DYNAMIC_INTERACTIVE-WHEATLEY)
- Added safeboot settings for Silicon Performance (1.2Ghz)
- Added actual OSWR logic for mpu when turned on
P.s
Forgot to re-enable SR V1P5 Next time
http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/acclaim/cm10/cm-10-20121128-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip
- Deep Sleep really fixed this time, sorry guys
- I/O Tweaks for speed
- Better memory timings
- More Logical values added to CPU idle code
- Better Battery Life expected.
- 1.2Ghz CPU as default.
http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/acclaim/cm10/cm-10-20121121-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip
Includes:
- Reverted Kuzma's Emif changes so device can deep sleep again
- Removed SmartReflex 1P5 and downgraded to SmartReflex V3 for more compatibility with troublesome nooks
- Added O3 flag on compile for speed optimization
- Silicon Performance Enabled = 1.2GHZ CPU
http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/acclaim/cm10/cm-10-20121115-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip
Includes:
- 10 touch driver taken from Nook HD and adjusted to Multitouch compatibility by Mik_os
- New Backilight Led driver taken from Nook HD and adjusted to our github compatibility by Mik_os
- Still CM10(4.1.2) (JB4.2=CM10.1) sync
- Kuzmas excellent new drivers from Nook HD Source
- Bug fixes
All credits goes to our development team Kudos guys for an exceptional work!
In my opinion this is considered daily driver rom because:
Known Issues:
-None
http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/acclaim/cm10/cm-10-20121107-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip
Mirror:
http://celticstorage.co.uk/cm10/cm-10-20121107-Hashcode-acclaim.zip
Includes:
-New PVR Driver DDK [email protected]
-New WLAN firmware R5.SP3.03
-Greatly improved kernel thanks to all the nice developers in here
-All fixes Implemented:Touch/Accelerometer/PVR Graphics/LG Panel.
ROM Link:
http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/acclaim/cm10/cm-10-20121023-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip
Mirror:
http://celticstorage.co.uk/cm10/cm-10-20121023-Hashcode-acclaim.zip
Flashable Recoveries(Put into sdcard and flash from recovery like a rom)
http://celticstorage.co.uk/cm10/CWM_v6.2.7_emmc.zip
http://celticstorage.co.uk/cm10/TWRP_v2.3.3_emmc.zip
Thanks goes to Succulent (HD)
Gapps:
http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
And as always,
Enjoy your Nook.
Added a flashable package from a new code implemented into rom by Mik_os
This will give you peace of mind in touch controller firmware flashing as it is very user friendly and straight forward.
Just flash this with recovery and you will find a new package in android app drawer that can test and see what firmware version you are at and offer you the opportunity to flash the other. Other can be 2 or Multitouch and depends on what firmware you are at the moment you run the application.
Nice!!!!!
* DISCLAIMER *
To be perfectly clear: This was a flash .zip built straight from the device/kernel sources that the current NT devs have worked very hard on.
I built it as a test case to see if there were compile issues and/or other external problems with the existing builds compared to the Kindle Fire builds which don't show the same issues.
THIS ROM IS NOT NEW. I didn't do anything but sync down the 2 acclaim projects press "go" on the compile.
Only issue I see of now is apps on SD card still disappear when nook reboots. I will report any other issues as I see them.
Thanks for all your hard work devs on the nook. To think I was about to give it up for a nexus 7. No way now I love this thing. :thumbup:
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Hey,
loving the development on the Nook!
I have flashed this ROM after full wipes, etc etc..
Everything seems to work..however, a big difference between this ROM and the 12/10 release from the other thread has been lots of choppyness/lag. Sometimes things lag so badly they crash..ie when in Settings. I'm not the most tech-savvy person so forgive me.
ps. it might be just me, but the colors seems sharper/cleaner/nicer!! And despite my comment about lag..when there is no lag, it is very responsive and even faster than 12/10 release..odd
Very nice otherwise
Mike
Downloading , i'll flash this rom
thanks u so much.
mikenexus said:
Hey,
loving the development on the Nook!
I have flashed this ROM after full wipes, etc etc..
Everything seems to work..however, a big difference between this ROM and the 12/10 release from the other thread has been lots of choppyness/lag. Sometimes things lag so badly they crash..ie when in Settings. I'm not the most tech-savvy person so forgive me.
ps. it might be just me, but the colors seems sharper/cleaner/nicer!! And despite my comment about lag..when there is no lag, it is very responsive and even faster than 12/10 release..odd
Very nice otherwise
Mike
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the same felling with you. and.... Mic does not work...
Note:12/10 build had a workable Mic (SGT7+CM10+Cherry Picks,By meghd00t)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31400856 this has the mic fix. Search around a little and you can find answers
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createpassword said:
Anyone? Its a pretty simple question...
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I think is a simple flash to find out. The truth is out there.... (drums)
So my friend has the 16gb Nook Tablet.. will this work on it? And really? Everything works?!?!?! No more screen of death? Mic works too??!?! Netflix?!?!
I wanted to comment i tried this one and i have the same problem with all cm10 roms....after a few minutes....it wont let me download anything...like i try to download and it reaches 100% but says still in progress and freezes everything because once that hapens and you try to reboot or power off it just loads but does not reboot or power off....
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createpassword said:
From your post 1 in this thread, you say "I will try to give support where due in this thread."
Well, IT IS DUE.
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I don't think anyone owes you anything at all. Such entitlement....
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createpassword said:
It is not "simple" to mess with my wife's tablet. Nor is an experiment of this nature CONCLUSIVE. I have no interest in "trying" something that is well known to be broken/useless. Much better to leave it stock in that case, alter only when known functional.
And no, the answer is NOT "out there". That's why I asked.
From your post 1 in this thread, you say "I will try to give support where due in this thread."
Well, IT IS DUE.
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This is a development rom in the development section of the forums. It seems to me it would be better for you to return your wife's nook to stock. This rom was posted for testing and bug reporting.
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createpassword said:
I haven't seen any mention of it lately in any of the threads, but what is the status of things like random reboots and failures to wake from sleep?
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I haven't had any reboots or hangs on my NT 16 GB, but it's only been 12 hours. I'll test it over the weekend more to see if I can make the permanent jump from CM7.
this rom have mixer or not.
createpassword said:
I haven't seen any mention of it lately in any of the threads, but what is the status of things like random reboots and failures to wake from sleep?
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No. I put it on my mother's 16GB Nook Tablet and it's miles better than CM7 was. Not perfect but no serious flaws.
Has anyone experienced download problems that cause lag that doesnt allow you to reboot or poweroff or do anything?
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I have rooted every device I own. I also have a Nexus 7 and a Nook Tablet. In somewhat of defense of the guy earlier working 10 hours, wife and 4 kids sometimes it is easier to ask rather than "just flash it". I want to use my Nook so my kids ages 2 and 4 can watch Netflix on long car trips. The Nook is much more of a tank than the Nexus 7 and would bee much less bummed if the Nook gets broken over my Nexus.
I'm not saying my time it's any more important than yours. And it doesn't take any more effort to answer a simple question than it does to tell someone Rio flash back to stock.
I would like to know if Netflix works on this build? If so I will flash it ASAP. If not I will not get my Nook out of my nightstand and will keep checking back once and a while.
Thanks.
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Random reboots seems to be fixed.
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It is not "simple" to mess with my wife's tablet. Nor is an experiment of this nature CONCLUSIVE. I have no interest in "trying" something that is well known to be broken/useless. Much better to leave it stock in that case, alter only when known functional.
And no, the answer is NOT "out there". That's why I asked.
From your post 1 in this thread, you say "I will try to give support where due in this thread."
Well, IT IS DUE.
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My deepest apologies.
It was an error from my part so i went and fixed my statement in Official post.
Thanks again for pointing out my huge mistake.