I just tried the last version and its work flawlessly
I didn't had time to check all the features, but its way faster and HQ then the not-tegra app
I will test later the other features and report
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.splashtop.remote.pad.thd
BTW i am on CM9 rom
oh snap.
Did you try playing Skyrim?
Guessing this is an April fools joke, I'm on cm9 and it doesn't work
i9apps said:
I just tried the last version and its work flawlessly
I didn't had time to check all the features, but its way faster and HQ then the not-tegra app
I will test later the other features and report
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.splashtop.remote.pad.thd
BTW i am on CM9 rom
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Working great for me..
Smooth.. but i have a Asus RT-N56U for use around the house
So it allows me to have good speeds with this type of thing..
Will test from a away network and see how it goes..
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dgcruzing said:
Working great for me..
Smooth.. but i have a Asus RT-N56U for use around the house
So it allows me to have good speeds with this type of thing..
Will test from a away network and see how it goes..
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Your router has nothing to do with it.
Even a 5 year old $30 D-link wireless routers support the bandwidth needed for maximum usage of splashtop.
interesting find, i will test it out tonight as well, if it works, it's gonna be a really good experience for many of us TF101. current splashtop HD is just killing me with the latency
Can anyone else confirm THD working on TF101? It doesn't install on mine. Gonna install CM9 and try again.
Yep, i can confirm it works on the tf101. The latency is vastly improved over the standard splashtop remote. Should be even better if you have a decent nVidia graphics card.
zakiay said:
Yep, i can confirm it works on the tf101. The latency is vastly improved over the standard splashtop remote. Should be even better if you have a decent nVidia graphics card.
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What rom are you using?
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What rom are you using?
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Running stock rooted. 4.0.3
Yesss, working flawlessly for me too!
Version 1.0.0.1, running CM9
Tried on CM9. It does work.
Work great on Team Eos and now on CM9 also.
what about graphic card? which graphic card are u using right now? I checked on their website saying a nVidia desktop graphic card with minimum of 512MB or a 100-series or above for notebook cards are required.
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I checked on their website saying a nVidia desktop graphic card with minimum of 512MB or a 100-series or above for notebook cards are required.
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Link the webpage.
I am on their site but there's nothing like that under system requirements.
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Your router has nothing to do with it.
Even a 5 year old $30 D-link wireless routers support the bandwidth needed for maximum usage of splashtop.
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Actually 1/2 agree with you.. as it gets back to bandwidth allocated for, like streaming, downloading, p2p.
So if you are using a ****ty router then if course your speeds are going to be down..
Plus depends how how your router handles the amount of devices attached to it and what they are doing..
If you are starting off with good devices then of course the experience is going to be better..
As to this new version of splashtop and my setup..at the time i was running streaming tv (pptv) out to the pad and it wasn't missing a beat. Where on my previous router and older version if splashtop I was getting heavy delay..
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here:
http://support-remote.splashtop.com/entries/20169946-optimized-for-geforce
i came across to this page on another site, cant remember which site brought me here though
It's working great for me. Runnning AOKP, and I've got a GT 335M on my PC. It's sailing along .
Anyone know where to get a list of compatible games? I know they're pushing Skyrim pretty hard, but I believe there are others that work with the onscreen controls. I fired up Shank, because I figured the controls were pretty straight forward, and they were all screwed up.
Pretty damn cool though. I can't wait to see how it develops.
Yeeah, nice tip, thanks mate..
Working flawless here to..
Can watch 720p movies for the most part flawless without lagg..
Kind of smooth browsing on the net also, and steering around on the desktop..
It will not even let me install it. It says my device is not compatible in the Market?
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Though not specifically listed for us, CM7 for harmony was released along with the other builds today. It looks and runs great so far, and the Tablet tweaks work really well, I like having the buttons in the bottom left personally. I haven't had alot of time with it, but I have yet to spot anything out of place and it runs great so far.
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=harmony
There are a few bugs in the keyboard as numbers do not show up properly. Everyone should thank Bekit as he's really pushed CM7 for the G-Tab and spent a ton of time hacking away at code.
::edit::
Nevermind, their Wiki site is just screwed up showing out of date links. http://mirror.cyanogenmod.com/get/update-cm-7.0.0-Harmony-signed.zip
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Though not specifically listed for us, CM7 for harmony was released along with the other builds today. It looks and runs great so far, and the Tablet tweaks work really well, I like having the buttons in the bottom left personally. I haven't had alot of time with it, but I have yet to spot anything out of place and it runs great so far.
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=harmony
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Do you know if it supports location-by-WiFi?
I'm getting ready to give it a try.
Thanks.
I was running this since beta and rc and its more bug free than ever. The stock keyboard does suck on a tablet. The best one is SwiftKey for tablets. Go to their website and sign up for vip and you can dl the beta.
Now that we are running cm, can we start using rom manager and whatever version of cwm it installs or is that still a problem for g tabs?
MC
Been running this for about a week now (clearly not the stable as it was JUST released) and have been really happy with it.
Side note I do hate the keyboard as it is just a little small (for me but i have big hands).
I do hope this version fixes the DSP Manager FC issue. I was going to install the nightly yesterday which had the fix but never did get around to it.
I'm assuming this is entirely different from this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002000 ?
It isn't decoding videos well, but other than that, it's running sweet
Next Stop: Docking Station Ethernet?
cybik said:
It isn't decoding videos well, but other than that, it's running sweet
Next Stop: Docking Station Ethernet?
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That's a killer for me. I need stable video support unfortunately
rover442 said:
That's a killer for me. I need stable video support unfortunately
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Is any rom decoding video well?
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I'm assuming this is entirely different from this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002000 ?
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Nope. That thread was the work that was merged into cm7 final.
MC
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Is any rom decoding video well?
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None of the gingerbread roms do. Need those NVIDIA files compiled in.
MC
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nitefallz said:
I'm assuming this is entirely different from this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002000 ?
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Well, it's exactly the same thing... the mod murdock was working on has been merged into the mainstream CM... to quote murdock
Code:
Mod has been merged to CM7
The first part of tablet tweaks has been merged.
It will be in each official cm7 nightly build now starting with nightly 37 onwards... even phone users will have parts of the tweaks in their options
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Do you know if it supports location-by-WiFi?
I'm getting ready to give it a try.
Thanks.
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Yes, WiFi location works great...
MicroChip said:
Nope. That thread was the work that was merged into cm7 final.
MC
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So, this is an upgrade from that? I know, I'm being dense this morning.
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So, this is an upgrade from that? I know, I'm being dense this morning.
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Well, yes... CM7 official now includes those changes and fixes and additions over that...
helfrez said:
Though not specifically listed for us, CM7 for harmony was released along with the other builds today. It looks and runs great so far, and the Tablet tweaks work really well, I like having the buttons in the bottom left personally. I haven't had alot of time with it, but I have yet to spot anything out of place and it runs great so far.
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=harmony
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I am under the impression that this release is specifically targeted for the G-Tablet. If you notice when the little android screen comes up it says click here to set up your G-Tablet.
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I am under the impression that this release is specifically targeted for the G-Tablet. If you notice when the little android screen comes up it says click here to set up your G-Tablet.
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Right now, it most probably is. Let Harmony devices get rooted before the Harmony Release gets traction and "neutralization"
Very sweet...
Overall feels very responsive and smooth (though that could be from the data/system/cache wipe before installing).
WiFi location works very well.
Tablet Tweaks is a nice addition as well as the standard CyanogenMod Settings.
Notification swipe for the Power Widget is nice.
Haven't looked at the themes or profiles yet.
how long do ya think it will take to have the nvidia files merged into gingerbread roms? cuz the poor playback is a definate deal breaker for me but i would love to run cm7
Recovery?
Has anyone else had any issues in getting into CWM after installing this?!? I cannot at all get to recovery. It just boots straight into CM7.
roebeet has done it again.. it has a working sounds, gapps, gsensor, wifi,
but no camera, i think if this will be fixed, it will be a beta..
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roebeet has done it again.. it has a working sounds, gapps, gsensor, wifi,
but no camera, i think if this will be fixed, it will be a beta..
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it's running very good at alpha stage! Roebeet it's tha man!
Yup! And thanks to the adam and vega guys too!
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So excited this reply was sent before i notice it
Ive been following this build since 1.0a came out! Its been an amazing ride the past couple of days. Market working helps a million! I use it as if it was a full release. IDK if ill ever be able to go back to any other version of android! Bluetooth Keyboards sync up pretty fast with it too
Honeycomb improves the user experience on tablets greatly. At least from my experience with it.
Stunning
Best thing since Cyanogen, blown away by this. Can only get better..
Where is it?
Hi gang,
Would someone pleas post the link to download this rom?
Thanks,
Ron
rom
http://ROM-HoneycombAdam-port-for-the-GTAB-1.2-based-firmware.com
Direct http://ROM-HoneycombAdam-port-for-the-GTAB-1.2-based-firmware.com
Have you used it? Can it be used it as a daily driver (I understand no camera). If not what do you feel is frustrating?
http://rom-honeycomb-for-gtab-12-based-firmware.com/
I am impressed with how well it plays the hq YouTube videos. No shattering or lags.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
cotangent05 said:
roebeet has done it again.. it has a working sounds, gapps, gsensor, wifi,
but no camera, i think if this will be fixed, it will be a beta..
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Not all gapps work right? I want to test out the gmail app so badly. Haha
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Not all gapps work right? I want to test out the gmail app so badly. Haha
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yeah, market and youtube are the only working right now for gapps..
awesome development day by day.. 1.0 - 2.1 , although alpha build..
You can see your mailbox folders(inbox drafts sent etc) and subjects but individual mails won't open. No message body. Also gmail and gtalk are real sluggish.
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What is the starting config for flashing this 3588?
Rumbleweed said:
What is the starting config for flashing this 3588?
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4xxx
needs the extra 50 megs borrowed from cache . For a while was up to 320 mb system but its using 205 out of 250 now.
sounds like if they ever get the browser and gmail to work reasonably well it will be time to take the plunge.
Roe, MrGuy, Clemsyn, DJ_Steve, Pershoot and all of the VEGA and Adam developers are amazing. This is very much a group effort over at SLD, which shows in the sheer amount of progress made on this port. Honestly, I woke up one morning to version 1.2, the next day to 2.0 and that night 2.1.
It's not quite ready for prime time, but I use it as a daily driver. No way I could ever go back now.
Working great so far...
I took the plunge and installed this and it looks great. I'm just going through my favorite apps to see what works and what doesn't. I'll update as I know more.
I just tested Video playback and the only thing that works of course is Moboplayer, but it works great, and even works on files that used on play without sound in Vegan 5.1.1 (they now have sound!).
We've got a bunch of great ROMs out and many are ICS themed. And ICS seems like a bigger update for phones than it does for tablets anyway. So then, what do you hope for in an ICS release for our Transformers (besides for CM9 )?
spell check...
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spell check...
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Amen, spellcheck would be wonderful.
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I know I'm asking too much but would love 1080p recording and playback.
I also hope they fix the hdmi panasonic plasma issue fixed here by clemsyns kernel.
new style, new features, new market,
maybe faster and optimized.
but most for a browser which is fast, has no keyboard input lag, and handles the dock well with german language
Most important to me:
1) Fix conection to Panasonic plasma via HDMI
2) Create folders on home screen without any launcher
how about no crashes... my browser will close without FC message on random pages.
what i am most looking forward to it is coming out and these anticpation threads drying up!!
That some apps that block HC will now be supported.
bob dylan said:
what i am most looking forward to it is coming out and these anticpation threads drying up!!
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I second that. I got sick and tired of hearing about ICS back in September, and I was really fired up in July,
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This isn't really an anticipation thread. I was genuinely curious as to what people are looking out for because it doesn't seem like ICS will bring very much change to what we currently have.
I have read that ICS will finally bring cisco ipsec to android which i am eagerly awaiting.
I am also hoping the javascript engine on the browser will be improved to make browsing better and quicker.
other than that i just want some more RTS games to be released for android.
Gpu support...
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I think the browser in ICS is getting an update on v8, but idk how well it will improve on our systems.
LeoBloom. said:
This isn't really an anticipation thread. I was genuinely curious as to what people are looking out for because it doesn't seem like ICS will bring very much change to what we currently have.
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Point is, there has been enough ranting and raving and I want it last frakking year syndrome around here, to make some people sick of ice cream sandwiches, which is sadness.
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I'm looking forward to a significantly faster browser (according to early reports), and the ability to kill tasks without needing to install a third-party app to do so. (Now we just need a way to prevent tasks being automatically killed when not in the foreground.)
I want a browser without keyboard lag.
the keyboard lag, is that when characters with accents pop out of nowhere?
I think it may have to do with the rendering or something. Opera Mobile seems to basically stick in a native widget, usually looks wrong but works; the stock browser otoh seems to do it like a desktop browser would.
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justPorter said:
I have read that ICS will finally bring cisco ipsec to android which i am eagerly awaiting.
I am also hoping the javascript engine on the browser will be improved to make browsing better and quicker.
other than that i just want some more RTS games to be released for android.
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Lol.. What is "cisco ipsec"... What is "RTS"? I'm just happy to get on the internet
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everything you guys said. But really im just an update junkie...
Hey guys. Just got the Infinity. Physically the device is great. Love it. Noticed after loading a couple of apps (not many) that the tablet seems a bit laggy going from program to program and screen to screen. And even some app crashes. Ran pretty smooth on initial use as they always do. It shouldn't be laggy at all with the specs. Could I have an app that's not written for a tablet causing a problem? Memory issue? Or anyway to check that this thing is running like it should? I would think it would be smooth as glass. Not overly concerned but just a bit. I've only had it for two days so just generating some dialog. I hate to jump to a "return it" attitude as the next one I get may have another issue or do the same thing.
Also it seems most programs aren't written yet to see the "microSD" card and treat the internal "scdard" as an external. Went through this with my Galaxy S3. Here we go again!
no lag on mines. i downloaded a couple of torrents last night and still was able to do other things without hiccups.
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You're probably new to this forum?
This is a known I/O issue on this device. Everyone has it, one way or another.
Currently there are speculations that it is due to SW and not HW, so it will be fixed eventually.
Try turning off wi-fi or wait for some time for the tablet to settle down after heavy downloading and installing.
It should get better.
But, as soon as you are downloading something or copying and such ... and when you try to do other things in parallel ... the tablet will get laggy again.
Svashtar said:
You're probably new to this forum?
This is a known I/O issue on this device. Everyone has it, one way or another.
Currently there are speculations that it is due to SW and not HW, so it will be fixed eventually.
Try turning off wi-fi or wait for some time for the tablet to settle down after heavy downloading and installing.
It should get better.
But, as soon as you are downloading something or copying and such ... and when you try to do other things in parallel ... the tablet will get laggy again.
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Yes i am new to this device and this section of the forum. Thanks for the info. Glad to know it's probably SW and not hardware as this is frustrating. Is fast then bogs down quick. Maybe a custom ROM to fix this soon.
Mine was pretty laggy too and earlier today I did a cold boot and it's helped quite a bit... Find the other post in this forum about Gmail crashing and there is a link to tell u how to do it.. Hope it helps
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Tried the tablet the whole day with new apps, loading archives, extracted 600mb while watching youtube in HD, no problems yet. But I only have a few apps installed yet.
Only thing I saw is when the tablet switches from landscape to portrait, the wallpaper jumps from the left side to the right and gets then finally centered. A bit annoying.
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Mine was pretty laggy too and earlier today I did a cold boot and it's helped quite a bit... Find the other post in this forum about Gmail crashing and there is a link to tell u how to do it.. Hope it helps
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Glad to hear (sorta) that it's happening to others as it denotes a software issue and not hardware. Hard to tell sometimes. I would certainly want to return it if there was a memory or CPU issue but obviously don't want to go through that hassle if I don't have to. Went up to BB today and they didn't have the Infinity but did have a Prime. The Prime was fast and I asked the salesguy (who claimed to know all about the tablets) to see if mine seemed laggy to him. He said it looked great but it also was not connected to wifi. It did seem to run faster without wifi. Starting to lead me to believe that the radio firmware is not perfected and when connected or connected to a poor wifi source it slows.
When I got my Galaxy S3 it was a little laggy even with a custom ROM until I connected in anther state to LTE and the phone was smooth as butter. Wifi performance does seem to affect the entire use of the phone/tablets quite a bit.
Not apps to blame but android 4.1, for poor optimization
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we dont have 4.1 atm.
reymunoz said:
Mine was pretty laggy too and earlier today I did a cold boot and it's helped quite a bit... Find the other post in this forum about Gmail crashing and there is a link to tell u how to do it.. Hope it helps
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ray3andrei said:
Not apps to blame but android 4.1, for poor optimization
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paysen said:
we dont have 4.1 atm.
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Maybe JB will fix some of this. It's supposed to be smooth. That is whenever we get it.
Prime users have been reporting big improvement with JB. Since ASUS likes to use the same NAND across all its tablets, it should help us out as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1795005
urrlyx said:
Prime users have been reporting big improvement with JB. Since ASUS likes to use the same NAND across all its tablets, it should help us out as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1795005
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Thanks for the info. This gives me hope. Hey I'll be in SFO this weekend. Can't wait to stroll around downtown amongst the homeless and do some photography.
Mine was laggy as all get out for the first day. Especially while installing apps. Since then it seems to have settled in. Kinda like when you flash a new ROM and it takes a day or two before starting to act right. I was admittedly a bit concerned at first I've I've been on the edge of my seat awaiting for this device, but I'm really happy with it now.
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Prime users have been reporting big improvement with JB. Since ASUS likes to use the same NAND across all its tablets, it should help us out as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1795005
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Mine was laggy as all get out for the first day. Especially while installing apps. Since then it seems to have settled in. Kinda like when you flash a new ROM and it takes a day or two before starting to act right. I was admittedly a bit concerned at first I've I've been on the edge of my seat awaiting for this device, but I'm really happy with it now.
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This is good to know. Thanks. I did a hard reset and it helped a bit. Still laggy and the wireless is not stellar but as long as it's not the hardware I'm ok with it as JB is coming and custom ROMS. I do appreciate the feedback. Thanks. :good:
BTW: How are things in Fayette-nam? I used to fly in there a lot.
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This is good to know. Thanks. I did a hard reset and it helped a bit. Still laggy and the wireless is not stellar but as long as it's not the hardware I'm ok with it as JB is coming and custom ROMS. I do appreciate the feedback. Thanks. :good:
BTW: How are things in Fayette-nam? I used to fly in there a lot.
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The hardware seems to be rock solid, JB or just some updates will likely iron out a vast majority of it's problems. Keep in mind we're all early adopters, these sorts of things are to be expected. Fayetteville is...well it's Fayetteville.
Jettubby said:
This is good to know. Thanks. I did a hard reset and it helped a bit. Still laggy and the wireless is not stellar but as long as it's not the hardware I'm ok with it as JB is coming and custom ROMS. I do appreciate the feedback. Thanks. :good:
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I've applied the scheduler change, most of the build.prop tweaks and the minfree modifications from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1758160
Overall it seems more responsive. The tcp buffer changes in build.prop helped a LOT with wifi performance. went from buffering streamed 720p movies to almost being able to handle a pretty high bitrate 1080p movie.
urrlyx said:
I've applied the scheduler change, most of the build.prop tweaks and the minfree modifications from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1758160
Overall it seems more responsive. The tcp buffer changes in build.prop helped a LOT with wifi performance. went from buffering streamed 720p movies to almost being able to handle a pretty high bitrate 1080p movie.
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I just got the device so I need to start reading up on rooting and doing some tweaks. I guess it's a good time to root it. If there are problems I am still within my time to return it.
The new firmware should solve a lot of these: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800593&page=2
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d14b0ll0s said:
The new firmware should solve a lot of these: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800593&page=2
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Where are they getting this update? I'm currently on US 9.4.5.21 and there is no OTA update and the latest on Asus' site is 9.4.5.22
Try updating to .22 manually and then check for OTA updates in the system settings.
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Is anyone using their G Tab as a media center with the dock? I am thinking about using it stictly as a tv media center now. If you are, could you tell me how you are using it? Or give me some ideas. Like what apps and ROM to use. My main use will be streaming movies and web surfing. Thank you.
-Mech
Well I guess there isnt anyone out there that cares about this topic. Any ways, looked for some stuff. Anyone using Plex or XBMC for Android?
MechAniX.one said:
Well I guess there isnt anyone out there that cares about this topic. Any ways, looked for some stuff. Anyone using Plex or XBMC for Android?
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I've been using my GTab and dock for watching online video from WatchESPN and Fox Soccer on a TV. Now that there are JB ROMs available with HDMI audio and video I had planned to explore the GTab's full potential. To be honest I didn't know there was an Android version of XBMC. Ironically I've been trying to get XBMC installed on a Raspberry Pi, which I finally got last week. I'll post on how it goes with the GTab. Good luck.
I just load movies onto the micro sd card and use HBO GO.
Also use it and my Gametel pad to play NES, SNES, Sega Master System, and Genesis roms.
tobalaz said:
I just load movies onto the micro sd card and use HBO GO.
Also use it and my Gametel pad to play NES, SNES, Sega Master System, and Genesis roms.
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Thanks Tobalaz,
What rom are you currently using?
Funny thing is I have been trying to do this since I got my dock about a 1.5 years ago, but have not been completely happy with it.
I am using Frankentab right now, but I should explore other options again (been out of it since mid summer when I got a TF201 and gave the gtab to the kids). The biggest use I get out of it as a media center is for using it as a digital picture frame and for listening to music that I have on the microsd. The dock is plugged into my TV and stereo, so for those two instances it works great.
As for watching movies...I have been slowly converting my DVD collection to .m4v files with handbrake and have been happy with the outcome. The problem is I store the movies on my NAS drive and stream them. When using my TF201 they normally play without a problem. The gtab on the other hand has problems keeping up with the transfer rate and has to buffer frequently making watching a movie this way impossible. I could download the movie to the gtab then watch it seamlessly, but it takes too long to download, and it really defeats the purpose of what I am trying to do.
I will have to try a few other ROM's maybe to see if I get better results.
Cheers!
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Thanks Tobalaz,
What rom are you currently using?
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Black Jellybean.
When I'm playing a game or watching video it works great.
I get freezing between tasks time to time, still messing with settings seeing if its just me or the rom.
It does everything I want it to, and as far as I know is the only 4.o or 4.1 rom with a fully functional hdmi dock.
Been using it about a month, before that I used Beastly/Clemsyn Froyo up until I got my Gametel and for some reason it just flat out refused to sync with my controller (wouldn't recognize as an input device) but it was fantastic for video.
But for what I want, I need to use Black Jellybean or find a Froyo rom that will work, and since I've only been tinkering with BJB for only a month (had my Gametel just a little longer than that) I haven't ran through the 2.2s to find a complete list of compatable roms.
If I can't get it to run smoother I'll probably start toying around with various 2.2 roms again and get my flash back. Who knows, maybe it only seems to run slow for me because B/C was just wicked fast.
As far as the Gametel goes, its a nifty little controller. I went with it over a PS3 controller just because I could snap my Evo 4g into it and play my 8 and 16 bit roms on the go, but its a little smaller than I like. Not bad, but it won't work at all unless you update it via pc once it charges and the instructions are a little bare, but for me experimenting and learning are half the fun of having my electronic toys.
media center dock
Well being honest Frakentab is outdated. (still a great and stable rom) I was using Flashback 10.3 before I updated to the ICS/JB roms. I had smooth buttery playback. HD videos and smooth streaming without any buffering hiccups. As mentioned I have TDRH JB 1.32 remix rom that I am using now. I just set the lcd density to 140 and it seems even smoother! I am actually having one issue and that is music playing when the screen is off. Never had that issue before..I mean you have like a second lag if anything but this is the best JB out there that I have tried. I use netflix, currently no Hulu app that I can use properly..(something seems to keep this rom from playing hulu streams) When it comes to browsers, it kinda lacks because of the constant lagging. It isn't terrible but flash isn't supported on this rom. Work arounds exist but wanted to let you know that. Playback through your sdcard is sweet. I have really no complaints, the better your rom/hd cable/ tv/projector the better. I love my dock it saddens me when I read people don't really get much use out of it...
I wish i could get the Vegan Tab smoothness and stability back with out losing app compatability. It was the best experience for me. Especially for web browsing.
tobalaz said:
I just load movies onto the micro sd card and use HBO GO.
Also use it and my Gametel pad to play NES, SNES, Sega Master System, and Genesis roms.
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Last time I tried to use the dock for HBO Go I got an error that the app did not support HDMI Out. Has that changed, or how did you get around it?
Update:
I just flashed Smooth_Bean1.3.2 and am streaming a movie from the NAS drive. The buffering is a lot less now. Wish I could overclock higher than 1.2, but for now this is livable. This ROM seems to be working really well so far for everything that I normally do.
If anyone has a suggestion for a different ROM that might be able to stream my videos more smoothly I would appreciate it. I pretty much just leave the Gtab on the dock anymore, so using it to stream movies would be great
Using MXPlayer and switching from Software Encode to HW Encode is working a lot better. I just had a couple buffers/pauses at the very beginning of the stream and have been watching without problem for over an hour now.
I think this will work. Now to just install all my apps again.
OK, I found a few more things to note.
H/W encode mode is now seemless after a restart.
Music playback does not work through the dock. A simple work around for now is while on the dock the 3.5mm jack for external speakers/headphones still works.
So, for my two main "media center" functions, SmoothBean works great for me.
Good Luck. Hope this info helps
hammcastle said:
Last time I tried to use the dock for HBO Go I got an error that the app did not support HDMI Out. Has that changed, or how did you get around it?
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Really?
I've never had to do anything to get my docked G Tablet to share HBO on the screen. I always thought it was because there wasn't any type of hdmi plugged directly into the tablet and I figured that's what it was looking for. Couldn't get it to work with a micro hdmi and my Evo or family members' Razrs or Bionics, and I've never heard the complaint before.
Guess I'm just lucky?
Thanks F'n Around,
Thats some good info, i will definatly try out the smooth bean rom. Ive been debating going in that direction any ways. Are you using MCIFS to access you movie files remotely? And has anyone tried out the app Mizuu? Its a good little app for your movies. It pulls in all the meta data for them.
@ MechAniX.one- I guess it is MCIFS. I just access my NAS drive via my wireless network. I have not tried Mizuu. I haven't heard of it before now. I'll give it a shot sometime today.
Thanks for the recommendation on Mizuu. It looks really promising. Too bad it doesn't support networks yet as all of my movies are on my network and not on my tablet.
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Thanks for the recommendation on Mizuu. It looks really promising. Too bad it doesn't support networks yet as all of my movies are on my network and not on my tablet.
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Yah, but if we could get the XBMC to work on our Tabs we would be set. It has all that included. I havent had a chance to mess with it yet. You should try. :good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1813089
Well I installed the XBMC. I didnt realize that it was just an app that needed to be installed. I installed it and it ran good for a little bit but then it started to make the screen flash and it became unresponsive. From what I got to see it looks very promising. You can even change skins for it. If I can figure out how to fix it that would be great. I might try it on a different ROM. Right now I am using Dirty Bean.
I have run both Mizuu and XBMC and prefer Mizuu. XBMC does not recognize all of my movies on my NAS for some reason. Mizuu seems to work pretty good with CIFS. I set up a cif folder with "CifsManager" (free from the Play Store) and am happy with it so far. I really prefer the interface with Mizuu and it seems to be a little easier to set up. It is nice that XBMC offers more options to make it full media center, but I really only plan on using it for movies.
I hope that Mizuu eventually offers true network support as I think it will be even easier to use.