Hey everyone, so i downloaded bad piggies, its a pretty awesome game but it had some lag! Now that is surprising cuz on ics im pretty sure it would have ran smoothly cuz i played more graphic consuming games and they were fine. And the funny part my friend has a galaxy tab 2 10.1 and the prime is quad core while the galaxy is dual but he didn't have any lag..?
so does anyone experience the same thing?
nabil alami said:
Hey everyone, so i downloaded bad piggies, its a pretty awesome game but it had some lag! Now that is surprising cuz on ics im pretty sure it would have ran smoothly cuz i played more graphic consuming games and they were fine. And the funny part my friend has a galaxy tab 2 10.1 and the prime is quad core while the galaxy is dual but he didn't have any lag..?
so does anyone experience the same thing?
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Look at the reviews of Bad Piggies in the market, it's a known issue for Primes
I can't help but wondering what I am doing wrong/right. I bought the prime 3 weeks ago new in the store. Upgraded to JB and lost root. I reflashed FULL JB from the Asus site download, wiped data after and installed my apps. Bad piggies plays fine. I don't have the problems in web browsers people talk about. I had to look up what ANR meant when I saw people griping about those and realized I don't have that either. As far as I can tell GPS works wo within the specified 15 meters.
Why is there so much disparity in performance?! I have stock JB and a 3 week old device.
hx4700 Killer said:
I can't help but wondering what I am doing wrong/right. I bought the prime 3 weeks ago new in the store. Upgraded to JB and lost root. I reflashed FULL JB from the Asus site download, wiped data after and installed my apps. Bad piggies plays fine. I don't have the problems in web browsers people talk about. I had to look up what ANR meant when I saw people griping about those and realized I don't have that either. As far as I can tell GPS works wo within the specified 15 meters.
Why is there so much disparity in performance?! I have stock JB and a 3 week old device.
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When the device was first released Asus gave us a defective product, nothing could run for 5 mins without crashing, it was a paperweight.
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Hold up, you mean that they are still selling this device??
What is the first few digits of your serial number?
justcookiesncream said:
When the device was first released Asus gave us a defective product, nothing could run for 5 mins without crashing, it was a paperweight.
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Hold up, you mean that they are still selling this device??
What is the first few digits of your serial number?
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C3OKAS That is an "O" not 0 <-- zero I assume so anyway because later in the digits there is a zero that looks like the zero I just typed.
And yes, OfficeDepot has them for $399 and the dock for $99 new
On the GPS though I do see "searching for satellites" but it has my position correctly enough. Does it use other means to determine? I assume not as it has no cell phone hardware?!
Ultimatly though I paid less than $400 for both parts new so I can't complain.
Adding:
I don't want anyone to think Im saying "What are you whining about". Quite the opposite. I started reading on here after my purchase when I ran across the incredible deal on a new one and thought "Oh crap.. i just bought a piece of junk"
Admittedly I had been playing with it for a couple of days before coming here to look in to rooting it so by then I knew I was seeing ANR's etc... If anything I feel lucky.
C30 and you bought it a few weeks ago? That device was manufactured in march.
Thanks for the replies everybody. On ICS my prime was pretty awesome, very little crashes and almost no lag. I was very exited for jb, maybe it is smoother but it does stutter a lot and game plays of games are apparently laggy. I formated mt device when i upgraded so i dont have a lot of apps. I do hope that asus releases 4.1.2 with fixes.
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I can't help but wondering what I am doing wrong/right. I bought the prime 3 weeks ago new in the store. Upgraded to JB and lost root. I reflashed FULL JB from the Asus site download, wiped data after and installed my apps. Bad piggies plays fine. I don't have the problems in web browsers people talk about. I had to look up what ANR meant when I saw people griping about those and realized I don't have that either. As far as I can tell GPS works wo within the specified 15 meters.
Why is there so much disparity in performance?! I have stock JB and a 3 week old device.
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Are you saying if i download the official firmware from the website it could help in speed??
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Are you saying if i download the official firmware from the website it could help in speed??
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The only thing I am saying is that my 3 week old prime that came stock ICS and was rooted (but not unlocked) and then updated to JB and I lost root doesnt suffer the things I keep reading people complaining about on here.
Either I am lucky or newer units are improved or perhaps the fact that I kept it stock?! I dunno.
I have found that the ad-supported Rovio games induce lag. I've had better luck with the ad-free versions in the Amazon App Store. I don't know why Rovio won't sell most of their games ad-free in Google Play.
I have this issue as well. Please rate the game accordingly from your prime. Squeaky wheel gets the grease and all.
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I can't help but wondering what I am doing wrong/right. I bought the prime 3 weeks ago new in the store. Upgraded to JB and lost root. I reflashed FULL JB from the Asus site download, wiped data after and installed my apps. Bad piggies plays fine. I don't have the problems in web browsers people talk about. I had to look up what ANR meant when I saw people griping about those and realized I don't have that either. As far as I can tell GPS works wo within the specified 15 meters.
Why is there so much disparity in performance?! I have stock JB and a 3 week old device.
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Hey, i was wondering how do u reflash jb the official one??
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Hey, i was wondering how do u reflash jb the official one??
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I downloaded the official ASUS 10.4, unzipped it. The result of the unzip was a new zip file named: US_epad-user-10.4.2.15.zip
I took that zip file and renamed it to the name of the 9.4 version: US_epad-user-9.4.2.28.zip
Placed it on the SDCARD and withing a few seconds was prompted to "Downgrade" I proceeded, it even said a wipe would happen.
When all was said and done my partial fubared root files were gone but as I recall my installed apps were intact. I rebooted and did a wipe anyway and that is what I am running today. Fresh installed 10.4 and wiped user data, fresh installed apps. Being only a few weeks in to ownership it wasnt a big deal.
I can't say I recomment this for an unlocked device as i would be afraid it might screw you up.
I will say this though. The other day after days of the tab not being rebooted I was playing bad piggies and noted it started to "hiccup" in game while my creation was in motion. I exited the game, looked at the task list and saw it still running. I killed it from the list and re-opened and it played normally again.
hx4700 Killer said:
I downloaded the official ASUS 10.4, unzipped it. The result of the unzip was a new zip file named: US_epad-user-10.4.2.15.zip
I took that zip file and renamed it to the name of the 9.4 version: US_epad-user-9.4.2.28.zip
Placed it on the SDCARD and withing a few seconds was prompted to "Downgrade" I proceeded, it even said a wipe would happen.
When all was said and done my partial fubared root files were gone but as I recall my installed apps were intact. I rebooted and did a wipe anyway and that is what I am running today. Fresh installed 10.4 and wiped user data, fresh installed apps. Being only a few weeks in to ownership it wasnt a big deal.
I can't say I recomment this for an unlocked device as i would be afraid it might screw you up.
I will say this though. The other day after days of the tab not being rebooted I was playing bad piggies and noted it started to "hiccup" in game while my creation was in motion. I exited the game, looked at the task list and saw it still running. I killed it from the list and re-opened and it played normally again.
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-about the pad piggies its from the app, it has hicups for all primes...:/
-im not unlocked i was only rooted on ics
and ti make sure, cuz i got confused...
1. download ww(for me) jb 4.1.1 10.4.2.15
2. rename it to ics .28
3. flash it.
4. rename it back to 10.2....
5. and flash
or....
1. download ics .28 and flash
2. download jb and flash
?? Thanks for the help
nabil alami said:
-about the pad piggies its from the app, it has hicups for all primes...:/
-im not unlocked i was only rooted on ics
and ti make sure, cuz i got confused...
1. download ww(for me) jb 4.1.1 10.4.2.15
2. rename it to ics .28
3. flash it.
4. rename it back to 10.2....
5. and flash
or....
1. download ics .28 and flash
2. download jb and flash
?? Thanks for the help
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1. download ww(for me) jb 4.1.1 10.4.2.15
2. UNZIP Downloaded file rename new zip file to ics .28
3. Copy to SD Card and insert while OS is loaded. The OS will prompt to "downgrade"
4. Perform Wipe if you want a clean, fresh install
The End.
hx4700 Killer said:
1. download ww(for me) jb 4.1.1 10.4.2.15
2. UNZIP Downloaded file rename new zip file to ics .28
3. Copy to SD Card and insert while OS is loaded. The OS will prompt to "downgrade"
4. Perform Wipe if you want a clean, fresh install
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yes, but know im on ics so how to upgrade back to jb....sorry for waste of time..:/
nabil alami said:
yes, but know im on ics so how to upgrade back to jb....sorry for waste of time..:/
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1) Download JB ROM for your device from ASUS.
2) Unzip the downloaded file.
3) Put the newly unzipped zip file on your SD Card and insert it. The device should offer to upgrade.
If it doesnt then I don't know what else you should do.
If you want root in JB then you need to use OTA Rootkeeper. If it doesnt work then read the guides in these forums about "partial root after JB update"
Good luck.
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Is there any hope of my being able to run the .28 update again even though I have done it already OTA?. I'm having problems and I was thinking if I did a wipe and then could do a re-install of.28 it might fix it....
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Is there any hope of my being able to run the .28 update again even though I have done it already OTA?. I'm having problems and I was thinking if I did a wipe and then could do a re-install of.28 it might fix it....
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Yeah, you could save all your stuff with TitaniumBackup (remember to save it to either DropBox or a SD Card!!) and download the full install from the Asus page.
Then install using the SD Card method. It will wipe absolutely everything on your Prime and leave it like new
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Yeah, you could save all your stuff with TitaniumBackup (remember to save it to either DropBox or a SD Card!!) and download the full install from the Asus page.
Then install using the SD Card method. It will wipe absolutely everything on your Prime and leave it like new
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Ok! Thank you! I'm going to try this and was going to wipe it prior to the re-install anyway.
I did it. It helped a lot. I couldn't use TitaniumBackup as I'm not rooted and from what I could find about it you need to be rooted.
At any rate, it's working a lot better. It got wiped twice and each time I flashed .28 again. This happened because the 1st time I wiped it I forgot to untick the option to restore my apps in the settings. So I just let it go and started over because I wanted things as close to "out of the box" as I could get them. Things just seem better now, could be my imagination, but it sure seems to be acting more like it did on .21.
Maybe if I had just uninstalled ICS+ browser and installed it again it might have fixed the flickering and jumping around I was seeing on long pages like Facebook.
to root on .28 use the [ROOT][TOOL]Debugfs automated root
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New TP arrives today...
I'm assuming it will come out of the box with Honey Comb on it and then do an OTA update when I connect it to WiFi.
Question: Just turn on the WiFi and let it run? Or is it better to download and manually install the .28 update?
On both PC's and my phones I've always preferred clean, full installs over "upgrades". Upgrading something that has problems just means the new install inherits the problems of the old. But in this case, I'm thinking that since it's brand new out of the box it would be just as good to just connect it up and let it do its thing - before connecting it to my gmail account or installing any apps.
On the other hand, how long can I expect an OTA to take? Since it's new, there is no data loss to worry about. I'f I'm the impatient type......?
I really dont thrust any update method. name it FOTA, OTA, Service Pack, whatever. They always break something, if I've learn something about updates in all these years programming, is that updates do not always work as planned lol, at least not for all users.
There are just too many variables in any OS, a lot of them customized by the user (Mods, tweaks, etc).
So far, with every update I have downloaded it from the Asus webpage and did the full install and I have had absolutely no issues, and none of the weirdness's I read every day here in XDA ^^
The only issue is the crazy amount of ANR messages when using ICS Browser+, I'm hoping that .28 fix them for me (No signs of .28 for DE SKUs yet).
Btw, just as some extra Info, do not use Browser2Ram after a while (About every day when I had it) it makes the Prime reboot itself since the Ram Management goes nuts.
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I really dont thrust any update method. name it FOTA, OTA, Service Pack, whatever. They always break something, if I've learn something about updates in all these years programming, is that updates do not always work as planned lol, at least not for all users.
There are just too many variables in any OS, a lot of them customized by the user (Mods, tweaks, etc).
So far, with every update I have downloaded it from the Asus webpage and did the full install and I have had absolutely no issues, and none of the weirdness's I read every day here in XDA ^^
The only issue is the crazy amount of ANR messages when using ICS Browser+, I'm hoping that .28 fix them for me (No signs of .28 for DE SKUs yet).
Btw, just as some extra Info, do not use Browser2Ram after a while (About every day when I had it) it makes the Prime reboot itself since the Ram Management goes nuts.
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Agree completely. That's why I was saying I tend to always do full clean installs. I'm reminded of the time our network admin pushed out Sp1 for Windows 7 which killed half of our laptops - and we never did figure out why. We just re-imaged them. I'm thinking that's the way I'm going to go with the prime when I open the package this afternoon.
Background: Updated my ICS unlocked i9300 to JB finally last night.
Can anyone advise why when i was on ICS, i was experiencing no lag at all and the entire experience was really nice, but now i have upgrade to JB the experience is very poor due to allot of lag and general system slowness? For example, if i kill the messaging app from long pressing the home key (with a kill all open tasks), when i re-open the messaging i will be greeted with only phone numbers on the display initially but then after a sec or 2 the names and pics are populated. Also another exapmle would be the keyboard (stock one), when clicking in the URL box of any browser or in the messaging app (again stock as before), the keyboard takes quite some time to appear!?!
It seems very odd to me as JB is supposed to be very good with it's "butter" but is not performing for me at all in the way it should?!?
Any help greatly appreciated as i now no-longer like my phone very much :crying:
kil43 said:
Background: Updated my ICS unlocked i9300 to JB finally last night.
Can anyone advise why when i was on ICS, i was experiencing no lag at all and the entire experience was really nice, but now i have upgrade to JB the experience is very poor due to allot of lag and general system slowness? For example, if i kill the messaging app from long pressing the home key (with a kill all open tasks), when i re-open the messaging i will be greeted with only phone numbers on the display initially but then after a sec or 2 the names and pics are populated. Also another exapmle would be the keyboard (stock one), when clicking in the URL box of any browser or in the messaging app (again stock as before), the keyboard takes quite some time to appear!?!
It seems very odd to me as JB is supposed to be very good with it's "butter" but is not performing for me at all in the way it should?!?
Any help greatly appreciated as i now no-longer like my phone very much :crying:
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Guess what???
Problem is not jellybean... its you.
There's no way jellybean is very slow compare to your ics..
If ics is faster for you then go back to the ics.
I got the exict same problem ! the main theme ringtone in the start booting screen plays but no video just black screen with the sound.. Afrer it boots its very very laggy and after like 15min the phone freez with black screen.
i got the update today im from kuwait .
Seems as if wiping cache and dalvik has been forgotten. ..
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'Crest+', very unhelpful answer and the type of answer you'd expect from dumb asses that use nokia. If you bothered searching the net you'd realise that this issue has affected allot of people and i thought i'd ask the experts at xda - but i guess trollers have made it here as well.
Wiping was not done in my case due to the fact that it was not advised to do so via any point of the update and should have been setup to be more like the upgrade from froyo to GB and actually worked properly without having to do so on other devices. Why would anyone want to wipe the cache and dalvik if not prompted to do so via the official process?!?
Did u try factory reat?
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Did u try factory reat?
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No as it was not required but it would appear this is the only possible resolve... Joy, time to backup and restore tonight which knowing kies will take about 4.5 hours...
kil43 said:
'Crest+', very unhelpful answer and the type of answer you'd expect from dumb asses that use nokia. If you bothered searching the net you'd realise that this issue has affected allot of people and i thought i'd ask the experts at xda - but i guess trollers have made it here as well.
Wiping was not done in my case due to the fact that it was not advised to do so via any point of the update and should have been setup to be more like the upgrade from froyo to GB and actually worked properly without having to do so on other devices. Why would anyone want to wipe the cache and dalvik if not prompted to do so via the official process?!?
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and here i thought you were the one trolling...
but since there are people experiencing also..
I apologize for my response earlier..
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Here's what you need to do... try flashing a full firmware from sammobile...probably the latest firmware to make sure its updated...
then flash it using odin... I never experienced this so called lag that's why I answered the question based on my experience.
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and here i thought you were the one trolling...
but since there are people experiencing also..
I apologize for my response earlier..
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Here's what you need to do... try flashing a full firmware from sammobile...probably the latest firmware to make sure its updated...
then flash it using odin... I never experienced this so called lag that's why I answered the question based on my experience.
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Not a problem, i will try the factory reset first as i should have the full latest seeing as it was stock updated through kies last night. Worst case scenario is i go back to custom romming it.
kil43 said:
Not a problem, i will try the factory reset first as i should have the full latest seeing as it was stock updated through kies last night. Worst case scenario is i go back to custom romming it.
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Did it works?
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Did it works?
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Due to me not having much time at the point of needing to format and restore i decided to carry on for a few days until getting the opportunity, but oddly the issue seems to have gone now
The only thing i can link it to is the fact that i ran through all the settings and was greeted with the annoying 'help' popups, and once i cycled through al the menus getting rid of the last popup...no more lag The phone is running very smooth (as it should), but really can't see how the menu aids were slowing it down (if they were), but they are the only thing i can link the issue to :silly:
kil43 said:
Due to me not having much time at the point of needing to format and restore i decided to carry on for a few days until getting the opportunity, but oddly the issue seems to have gone now
The only thing i can link it to is the fact that i ran through all the settings and was greeted with the annoying 'help' popups, and once i cycled through al the menus getting rid of the last popup...no more lag The phone is running very smooth (as it should), but really can't see how the menu aids were slowing it down (if they were), but they are the only thing i can link the issue to :silly:
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I have tried many jb roms and i have to say that although jb is extremely smooth,I always find it extremely slow compared to good old GB.
I have the feeling that they have sacfificed speed for smoothness!
Same thing on mine Galaxy S3
I've just experienced same thing as you..
Sluggish, laggy.. and everything after i did official update to Jelly Bean..
Resolve:
Turn phone off
VOL UP+HOME+POWER..
Wipe cache...
That's it
At least it's working for me
Cheers
dorianborovina said:
I've just experienced same thing as you..
Sluggish, laggy.. and everything after i did official update to Jelly Bean..
Resolve:
Turn phone off
VOL UP+HOME+POWER..
Wipe cache...
That's it
At least it's working for me
Cheers
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Yeah i did this as well after the post about the guide menus (forgot to post update), and the phone is back to it's glorious state.
Prime just up dated to Build number
JR003c US_epad-10.4.2.17-20121018
Root was lost - but recovered by Voodoo Rootkeeper
Just got the notice too. Anyone know what they updated?
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
Just had unexpected update. Not sure what is new.
Just updated as well. Not sure what is different yet.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using Tapatalk 2
Is this 4.2? I came here as soon as I heard the news.
Scumbag Inc. said:
Is this 4.2? I came here as soon as I heard the news.
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Still 4.1.1
I took a screenshot before the update. Looks like new bluetooth and kernel changed.
If there's a new kernel maybe we have stock 1.6 again?? Anyone who updated use a cpu controller so we can see how high it goes stock?
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If there's a new kernel maybe we have stock 1.6 again?? Anyone who updated use a cpu controller so we can see how high it goes stock?
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1.4GHz...
I like the update. It seemed to have sped up my tablet. Don't get the annoying kb lag when I type and havent seen any ANR with browser and I'm currently downloading a bunch of stuff on play store. Currently it's downloading NOVA 3 and everything is still snappy.
EDIT: K finally got it to ANR in browser lol. I loaded a few heavy pages. Took a while though which is good.
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Just got the update here..
And lost the power/wifi etc control widget! I don't see it anymore!
Do you still have that widget in your prime?
Thanks.
WTF?
What the hell???
This update is awful. Been using it for the past 20 minutes and have had more ANR's and frozen screens with the stock browser than I've had the past month combined.
Tried a cold boot and it improved nothing.
Not happy. Going to bed angry now, but may have to resort to a factory restore in the morning... but seriously? Should I have to reinstall all of my files and apps for this "improvement"???
Imagine if everytime you installed a Windows update it fored you to reinstall all your software ad documents/files???
ww out also, seems to be the same update recently released for the TF300.
Going through the battery quickly. It seems that "Download Manager" is hogging a lot of CPU. Have done a cold boot, this has not fixed the battery drain.
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No issues so far....
I just installed the update and have not seen anything to cause me any concern. Usually I listen to my podcasts at night at work on a creative BT stereo headset. I would have to say the sound is a little better then what it has been, so perhaps something was tweaked to enhance transmission or clarity. Since the pad is on my desk, its not like distance was ever a factor in BT performance as I experience it.
Wireless seems just fine as well......I am getting more bars in the same location then I usually do, but I havent tested it extensively. Could haev just picked up a more favorable access point.
Browsing seems more crisp then it usually does. Pulse seems to be more responsive instead of pondering.
GPS is surprisingly........same (wasnt expecting anything here getting better)
Settled down now, "Download Manager" process has stopped hogging CPU. WIFI connection speed is a lot faster.
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Ijust downloaded the update, went for the install and it failed, now its saying there is no available update update ??
Any suggestions ? many thanks
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Should I have to reinstall all of my files and apps for this "improvement"???
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Don't ASUS provide a backup app? All you really need probably is wipe dalvik cache (but that needs root).
After banging my head on the table due to the failed JB update over and over. I tried everything that does not involve unlocking my bootloader.
No luck with that
Of course it said no updates available after the failed JB update... :silly:
but, now this update popped up today on my tablet, I said "what the heck, try and see what happens".
Well, I 'll be damned, this time it worked!!! Updated the dock firmware at the same time too!!!
They must have changed something in the update procedure due to all the people who were unable to update before???
Anyways, finally I am running a stock 4.1.1 JB ROM! :good:
P.S. I was literally considering unlocking it today, just finished backing up with Ti-Pro and the alert showed up on my status bar.
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Me think too! Oh Polaris office got updated again.
Doesn't feel any faster to me though but I got a ipad mini now for that now.
I've been wanting to root for a while now, but seems to be very difficult. Is this new version going to make it worse?
I got excited when I saw that there was a firmware update, bu tmy wifi still disconnects during sleep even though I have it set to always stay on during sleep.
I'll try a factory reset later, but I'm not expecting anything to work. Looks like ASUS is either ignoring this problem or doesn't know about it.
This was originally an opinion post that turned in to more.. I am leaving the thread intact and the stock rooted rom dump can be found in post #20
Original text:
I picked up a couple of the 5" refurb players for my kids (ages 6&7) for christmas (both are YP-G70CW). I am actually quite impressed with this device, but thats not why i am here.
I plan on rooting them so i can do a hidden install of Cerebrus just in case they lose them or they get stolen. Anyway, since these will be going to my kids, i dont want to heavily mod them, i want them to be reliable.
This is where the opinions come in, do i leave the stock rom on there or is there another reliable rom that would be super kid friendly that has no problems?
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sorry guys, i moved this thread.. i accidentally posted it in the dev forum ... i need more coffee this morning!
There aren't really any fully functional roms which will make that much difference.
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There aren't really any fully functional roms which will make that much difference.
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Thanks.. i will just keep them stock rooted then
i dont think that any anti theft is that helpful due to the lack of mobile data.
unless a thief is dumb enough to connect to their own wifi, there is no way for the galaxy player to report its location
I fully agree with the above comments.
I have a 5.0 for more than one year and now a Nexus 7. if I take at side the device speed (for heavy games) The 5.0 is in my view the best staple in today market. Especially in term of portabilty!
good choice
iurnait said:
i dont think that any anti theft is that helpful due to the lack of mobile data.
unless a thief is dumb enough to connect to their own wifi, there is no way for the galaxy player to report its location
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You can flash a cerebrus zip to the system and hide it from the app drawer. This also keeps it from being removed from a factory reset. If someone stole, or "found it" then they would have to be at least smart enough to flash different firmware, or manually remove it. I would rather have little protection than none at all. And if it fails me then i am only out the $140 per device that i spent.
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I fully agree with the above comments.
I have a 5.0 for more than one year and now a Nexus 7. if I take at side the device speed (for heavy games) The 5.0 is in my view the best staple in today market. Especially in term of portabilty!
good choice
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I have N7, N4, HTC Vivid, an older LG Optimus, a few chinese android knock offs, etc... my kids love playing with my N7 but i wanted to get them something a little more portable that they could easily take back to their mom's house. I came across these refurbed players and knew immediately that it would be perfect for them.
Just like any big kid with a new toy, i couldn't wait to get them and try them out (well, i have to test them, they are refurbs)... And i have to say that i actually really like this device. I kinda want one for myself.
I use chip rom and everything works(its based on GB ) ..i use mine on 1.5 ghz with undervolted FQ and i tell you (at least on chip rom) most apps works faster then on nexus 7..i put side by side nexus 7 and GP5 and press buttons on same time ..in 90% SG5 would open faster or finish faster.
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shogunmark said:
I picked up a couple of the 5" refurb players for my kids (ages 6&7) for christmas (both are YP-G70CW). I am actually quite impressed with this device, but thats not why i am here.
I plan on rooting them so i can do a hidden install of Cerebrus just in case they lose them or they get stolen. Anyway, since these will be going to my kids, i dont want to heavily mod them, i want them to be reliable.
This is where the opinions come in, do i leave the stock rom on there or is there another reliable rom that would be super kid friendly that has no problems?
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Don't mean to get off topic but can you make a copy of your Stock for the GP5 USA for us?
Sure, give me a few days and I'll see what I can do. Seems as if I have a slight case of food poisoning, so I'm not moving much further than the couch or bathroom. So as soon as I feel like staring at my computer I'll get it
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Hope you feel better,
and thank you!
what is the build number
Does anyone have a untouched galaxy player 5 usa that has the original build #? curious to know what it is.
JeonZiro said:
Does anyone have a untouched galaxy player 5 usa that has the original build #? curious to know what it is.
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I am not near mine currently, but i can get them when i get home tonight... they are still stock and unrooted. I have done nothing except power them on to make sure they both work properly.
And i am feeling much better today.. so i shouldnt have a problem getting that info tonight when i get home from work.
JeonZiro said:
Does anyone have a untouched galaxy player 5 usa that has the original build #? curious to know what it is.
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Model Number: YP-G70
Firmware Version : 2.3.5
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-G70UEKI8-CL566269 [email protected] #2
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.UEKI8
JeonZiro said:
Don't mean to get off topic but can you make a copy of your Stock for the GP5 USA for us?
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So i still didn't get this... I plugged the one in to my machine with windows booted up and Kies told me there was an update. So i figured i would grab the update and dump that, then also dump my other one without the update and give you guys both.......
Well this turned out to not be an easy process. Kies did something and F'd up the drivers. I spent a good hour (uninstalled/reinstalled drivers, hard reset phone, etc) with it trying to make it see the phone again to no avail. So this morning i booted linux and tried to get a dump and ran out of time. I am off work tomorrow so i should have more time.
shogunmark said:
So i still didn't get this... I plugged the one in to my machine with windows booted up and Kies told me there was an update. So i figured i would grab the update and dump that, then also dump my other one without the update and give you guys both.......
Well this turned out to not be an easy process. Kies did something and F'd up the drivers. I spent a good hour (uninstalled/reinstalled drivers, hard reset phone, etc) with it trying to make it see the phone again to no avail. So this morning i booted linux and tried to get a dump and ran out of time. I am off work tomorrow so i should have more time.
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I would recommended giving up Kies all together because it's more problematic then it's worth. You could install http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11633550 (this) and it'll fix your issue. Sorry for the issues.
JeonZiro said:
I would recommended giving up Kies all together because it's more problematic then it's worth. You could install http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11633550 (this) and it'll fix your issue. Sorry for the issues.
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yep, i saw that earlier.. i will give it a shot. No worries about the issues, I have been so far up HTC the last few years i need some different exposure.
The one is in the process of uploading now.. I still have to update it yet and get the dump of that one also. But i am going to bed, i have a sick kid to deal with now (guess i had the flu and not food poisoning, lol). I will update with a download link after i get up. Which should be in a less than 5 hours.
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This was my was my first attempt at this. I am not a Samsung person. So here you go
Model Number: YP-G70
Firmware Version : 2.3.5
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-G70UEKI8-CL566269 [email protected] #2
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.UEKI8
Download here
md5 d3253616e8509e001dd59491a2352bf0
*since this was my first attempt, if you have a way to test it, then please do as i dont want to mess up your device. But i followed the instructions and encountered no errors to achieve an Odin flashable TAR file, it was just over 300MB, It zipped down to 183. SO file size to me seems to be normal.
Many many thanks to hanthesolo for pointing me in the right direction!
Hello all, I have a Samsung Galaxy Express, which is basically a gimped SIII and ran into some weird slowdown issues. I first noticed with Fast & Furious 6. When I first installed it, it ran smooth. After a few weeks, the game became so choppy it was close to unplayable. I just thought it was a fluke, maybe one of the updates didn't like my phone.
So, after this and other random issues, I did a factory reset. After that I downloaded Injustice, very happy it was finally added for android. Same thing, at first it ran great but after a week or two it started to become choppy. I have cleared all my caches, cleared my ram right before playing by using an app All-in-One Toolbox and I have 2.3 Gigs free space out of 5 Gigs.
The phone runs on Jelly Bean(I think, whatever is 4.1.2) and the model number is SGH-I437. I know there are at least two different Samsung Galaxy Express model numbers so that is why I added that info. I apologize if this issue has ever been asked before, I did a couple searches and could not find anything. Any help on this issue is greatly appreciated!
xoom1 said:
Hello all, I have a Samsung Galaxy Express, which is basically a gimped SIII and ran into some weird slowdown issues. I first noticed with Fast & Furious 6. When I first installed it, it ran smooth. After a few weeks, the game became so choppy it was close to unplayable. I just thought it was a fluke, maybe one of the updates didn't like my phone.
So, after this and other random issues, I did a factory reset. After that I downloaded Injustice, very happy it was finally added for android. Same thing, at first it ran great but after a week or two it started to become choppy. I have cleared all my caches, cleared my ram right before playing by using an app All-in-One Toolbox and I have 2.3 Gigs free space out of 5 Gigs.
The phone runs on Jelly Bean(I think, whatever is 4.1.2) and the model number is SGH-I437. I know there are at least two different Samsung Galaxy Express model numbers so that is why I added that info. I apologize if this issue has ever been asked before, I did a couple searches and could not find anything. Any help on this issue is greatly appreciated!
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too much application installed and running
the most important is chat messenger application, you have too delete it
nasheich said:
too much application installed and running
the most important is chat messenger application, you have too delete it
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Yea only problem is that my phone is not rooted so I am not allowed to get rid of any of the "bloatware" applications... I tried to root this phone using Unlock Root Pro or whatever it was called but it did not work. And as far as I know that was the only way to root the Express in the past.
xoom1 said:
Yea only problem is that my phone is not rooted so I am not allowed to get rid of any of the "bloatware" applications... I tried to root this phone using Unlock Root Pro or whatever it was called but it did not work. And as far as I know that was the only way to root the Express in the past.
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no need to root, just delete some unused apps