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Unexpected reboots

So it seems I'm getting more and more of these nowadays. At first I thought it might be Battery HD, which I removed, as I didn't remember installing anything else lately which might be running, but today at the very moment I removed the tablet from the dock, it just rebooted (almost) instantly. Wonder if more of you experience this.
I was getting these on the stock launcher yesterday and I'm getting it today while on Nova.
I would really love this unlocking tool right now..

i got mines on thursday and have not had one reboot.
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Strange...mine hasn't rebooted once. Check through your tweaks you did, some of those might be causing an issue
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yeah... or not
see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1789618 and other similar posts here

After reading your posts...your OBVIOUSLY doing much more to your unit than the average user. Especially since it just started happening to you after you did all these tweaks.
The glowball thread is irrevelant....just because someone is havingan issue with an APP...now all of a sudden its a disease and your unit caught it.....
Comical..

If you expect the unexpected, is there truly a thing as an unexpected reboot?

Well, certainly wasn't expecting it to constantly reboot on undocking, so I guess the pun doesn't work in this case.

d14b0ll0s said:
Well, certainly wasn't expecting it to constantly reboot on undocking, so I guess the pun doesn't work in this case.
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Pun? That was no pun. You weren't expecting the unexpected so you were surprised.

I was expecting not to have them... let's just... EOT. I don't see a point in analysing my expectations further, as this was not the issue in the first place. You may call them "sudden" if this helps you settle things in your mind.

jdeoxys said:
If you expect the unexpected, is there truly a thing as an unexpected reboot?
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Pun? That was no pun. You weren't expecting the unexpected so you were surprised.
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At least now we now how you get to over 776 posts with ease. Just put up this kind of crap all over the place. Not really helpful, ey? What kind of Chinese herbal hallucinogen did you use before logging in? It might help your GP or psychiatrist to pinpoint the issue.

MartyHulskemper said:
At least now we now how you get to over 776 posts with ease. Just put up this kind of crap all over the place. Not really helpful, ey? What kind of Chinese herbal hallucinogen did you use before logging in? It might help your GP or psychiatrist to pinpoint the issue.
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Calm down, no need to get all bootybothered, it was just a joke. And besides, I only post this stuff once in a while. Also, I do try my best to help people most of the time but whatever, bro.

I am not a power user by any means, and I can confirm that the machine rebooted a couple of times while watching 720p videos.
Is there a CPU usage/temperature log somewhere on android? That could help track down the origin of these nasty reboots and file complaints to ASUS.
Early Infinity adopters unite!

You can find numerous apps for CPU monitoring in the playstore, but I haven't found one for monitoring CPU temperature (only battery temperature)
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I've had at least 2-3 random reboots in the last 4 days. Once it happened while loading up the Facebook app. Another time it happened while browsing the web with the stock browser. Both times the screen when white and had a thin black line down the side, then after 15s the boot screen appeared with the Asus logo.
So far most everything has been working and I've been happy with the Infinity. But having a number of random reboots in a single week and not being able to get an uptime over 2 days is a fairly major problem for me. Note that it is not rooted or tweaked in any way.

Splaktar said:
I've had at least 2-3 random reboots in the last 4 days. Once it happened while loading up the Facebook app. Another time it happened while browsing the web with the stock browser. Both times the screen when white and had a thin black line down the side, then after 15s the boot screen appeared with the Asus logo.
So far most everything has been working and I've been happy with the Infinity. But having a number of random reboots in a single week and not being able to get an uptime over 2 days is a fairly major problem for me. Note that it is not rooted or tweaked in any way.
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Cold boot it! :good:

I flashed WW firmware yesterday, so no tweaks now either apart from sio, and I already got a reboot while using RepliGo today (which is my primary use of the tablet anyway).

jdeoxys said:
Calm down, no need to get all bootybothered, it was just a joke. And besides, I only post this stuff once in a while. Also, I do try my best to help people most of the time but whatever, bro.
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I've never seen so much butt jokes from one person in so short a time. I used to be the champion, but we found the new one.
I wasn't really angry, by the way, but just posting crap like that without anything to add to the discussion (and multiple threads: "maximum butt pain" -- meh), well, that's hardly to be called constructive participation, is it?
Now let's go help some people, then. Unified effort.

MartyHulskemper said:
I've never seen so much butt jokes from one person in so short a time. I used to be the champion, but we found the new one.
Now let's go help some people, then. Unified effort.
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Ohh great......now their "BUTT BUDDIES"

Will Asus fix the lag and crashes on TF700T

Im now on 5th day with my TF700T.
So far it have been mixed feelings about it.
I love the keyboard, dont think i can have a tab without a keyboard in the future.
There is also no other tablet out there that have what I want.
The thing that worries me a bit is the lag on the device. Sometimes I must wait several seconds before it responds. And this is not the touch screen, becouse when I just wait, it will do what i wanted. This is not fun when you are sufring a simple webpage.
Will Asus fix this lag in the Jelly Bean 4.1 update?
How about people that have rooted (custom rom) their devices, do they have the same issues?
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ummm, i dont think anyone on here can answer that question. JB is a google OS update.

Try resetting
Then check the firmware version.
The only delays I see after tapping are when web browsing.
Everything else is snappy as far as snappy can be under Android.
Are you running in the balanced mode?

First thing I did was root mine and freeze all of the useless crap they preinstall. Havent ever had any lag issues.

I'm in the same boat as the OP. Have had the tablet just less then a week. I very surprised at just how poor the performance is on this. Here are some of the issues I'm having:
-If I leave the web browser app for other apps and then come back to it, my web pages reload. It's like the multitasking fail that is present on the HTC EVO 4G LTE or HTC One series only not as pronounced.
-Some Flash heavy websites are so choppy and laggy. Scrolling is very choppy.
-The Netflix app is almost unusable. Scrolling through my queue seems like it's getting about 5 frames per second. Oddly enough, actually watching movies plays perfectly if I can manage to scroll to select the right movie
-Some games, even ones that are promoted through the Tegra Zone are very laggy.
I really want to love this tab. It's so great for me in so many other ways but I can't live with it if this is what I can expect
I'm rooted, not unlocked, stock ROM. I've been running in performance mode. I've tried with and without Nova Launcer. I've removed or frozen everything I dare to using TB. I've looked through this and other forums for tips on improving performance but so far nothing has helped. Do I have a lemon? Are these problems common? Is this what this tab is? Please help, really want to get this thing running like I'm pretty sure it can.

im going to go ahead and assume that asus had a bad batch of tf700t's go out. i had one with the same problem and i returned it, got a new and havent experienced the same problem again. so fast and snappy that jellybean will just make this tablet crazy.

Because of some problems i have with my pad i have decided to factory reset it a week ago.
Since than the experience is sooo much better. Didn't solve my problem though

flyhighx said:
I'm in the same boat as the OP.
Do I have a lemon? Are these problems common? Is this what this tab is? Please help, really want to get this thing running like I'm pretty sure it can.
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Not sure what to tell you...
I don't have any really bad slowness.
Kind of sounds like a bad processor or gpu core or other hardware bug like maybe ram errors.
IMO wouldn't say these are common problems.
*Just curious does your serial# on the bottom of the tablet start with a C6 or is it C7?

No problems here, either. I haven't rooted or done anything to mine except install updates and some apps I like - nothing that alters it really. Super happy with mine. Sorry you're having problems, but maybe you should exchange it, as previously suggested.

Thats OK said:
*Just curious does your serial# on the bottom of the tablet start with a C6 or is it C7?
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C6. From Amazon maybe 4 days ago. Is that older or more known to have issues. I'm still well within my return period from Amazon. If C7 is known to be better it would be worth it to me to return it and buy it from a store where I can look at the serial number on the box first. Thanks for the replies... Didn't mean to hijack the thread but it seems the op and I are having the same issue.

flyhighx said:
C6. From Amazon maybe 4 days ago. Is that older or more known to have issues. I'm still well within my return period from Amazon. If C7 is known to be better it would be worth it to me to return it and buy it from a store where I can look at the serial number on the box first. Thanks for the replies... Didn't mean to hijack the thread but it seems the op and I are having the same issue.
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i have a c7 that i bought from amazon on 8/10 with similar issues

AnakiMana said:
No problems here, either. I haven't rooted or done anything to mine except install updates and some apps I like - nothing that alters it really. Super happy with mine. Sorry you're having problems, but maybe you should exchange it, as previously suggested.
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Maybe i should exchange mine then.
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flyhighx said:
C6. From Amazon maybe 4 days ago. Is that older or more known to have issues. I'm still well within my return period from Amazon. If C7 is known to be better it would be worth it to me to return it and buy it from a store where I can look at the serial number on the box first. Thanks for the replies... Didn't mean to hijack the thread but it seems the op and I are having the same issue.
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Ah...
You might want to return for a replacement.
I have a C7 serial and have no bugs with the tablet I received from Amazon.
No guarantees yet it might be worth shot. Amazon will treat you right.
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whats the difference between c6 and c7?
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Where do you find the serial number?
on the dock?
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The tablet serial number can be found on the box the tablet came in and on the bottom of the tablet itself on a sticker (on the part of the tablet that would go into the dock if you use one).
The only difference between a C6 serial number and a C7 serial number is that one was manufactured in June and one in July (the number after the C is the month it was manufactured in)....
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Then mine is c80ka
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Maybe we should start a new thread and track the serial #s and their defects. Good way to compare range of serials with defects and spot unfixed junk that might be sold as refurbished later

For my limited use, the lag and freezing was driving me nuts. Of course, I've been down this road before with the Prime. Eventually the Prime community found the tweaks and mods to make it fly, and I admit it was part of the fun to experiment and find ways to squeeze more performance and stability from the tablet.
My problems with the Infinity seem to exacerbate when RAM goes below 200k. I can see this from the Cool Tool widget. When I get below this level, the browser is generally unusable. I use a tool called startup cleaner to minimize what launches and tried to keep widgets to a minimum but my RAM seemed to always run low. Based on this same experience with the Prime, I changed the setting in developer options to limit background processes to 2. This does a good job keeping RAM above 400K, and when I do this it runs very well. No lag or ANRs, and everything seems very fluid.
This was an early temp fix with the Prime until other mods caught up, so I don't expect this to be required long term. However, the results are really are dramatic so far and enough to keep me from going the Note 10.1 route.
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clenz said:
For my limited use, the lag and freezing was driving me nuts. Of course, I've been down this road before with the Prime. Eventually the Prime community found the tweaks and mods to make it fly, and I admit it was part of the fun to experiment and find ways to squeeze more performance and stability from the tablet.
My problems with the Infinity seem to exacerbate when RAM goes below 200k. I can see this from the Cool Tool widget. When I get below this level, the browser is generally unusable. I use a tool called startup cleaner to minimize what launches and tried to keep widgets to a minimum but my RAM seemed to always run low. Based on this same experience with the Prime, I changed the setting in developer options to limit background processes to 2. This does a good job keeping RAM above 400K, and when I do this it runs very well. No lag or ANRs, and everything seems very fluid.
This was an early temp fix with the Prime until other mods caught up, so I don't expect this to be required long term. However, the results are really are dramatic so far and enough to keep me from going the Note 10.1 route.
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That's a good tweak, and one I hadn't tried before, so thanks!
If you're unlocked, I would advise you to run...don't walk, and flash TWRP recovery and then the Zeus rom v 4.0. This is a totally different machine on that rom.
There is also the trick of turning off animations in Developer Options or set the scale to .5. That helps with smoothness, too.
My advice is not to exchange over simple lagginess if all other hardware issue are ok. There is so much more that can and will be done on the software side, but if you exchange, what if you get a tab with a major hw problem?

To unlock or not to...!

Hi, I'm on the verge of unlocking, but I don't know what benefits would I get. I'm rooted already and I was thinking of just waiting for jb. So what should I do fellas?
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hit173 said:
Hi, I'm on the verge of unlocking, but I don't know what benefits would I get. I'm rooted already and I was thinking of just waiting for jb. So what should I do fellas?
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I'm waiting for JB. I typically do the custom ROM thing with my Android devices but on the TF, I don't like the fact that unlocking voids the warranty. Given ASUS recent history with Android tablets and the weak development scene, it strikes me as not worth the risk at this time. Root is sufficient for me right now.
I will probably unlock it next year after the warranty is up.

unlock when you have a need or desire, ie reason, to. Basically, have a reason to flash to something. Otherwise, root will be sufficient.
That's basically me right now.

lovekeiiy said:
unlock when you have a need or desire, ie reason, to. Basically, have a reason to flash to something. Otherwise, root will be sufficient.
That's basically me right now.
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what can i do with root? i havent done anything to it yet and im rooted. Any tips?
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hit173 said:
what can i do with root? i havent done anything to it yet and im rooted. Any tips?
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Yes, read the forum

Boes40 said:
Yes, read the forum
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nothing really good in the forums well at least for only rooted devices.
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hit173 said:
what can i do with root? i havent done anything to it yet and im rooted. Any tips?
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The couple things I have done in the past with root.
1. Browser2Ram
Improves browser performance. This is as simple as installing the browser2ram.apk and reboot, then simply give superuser access. I use boat browser and to be honest, not sure if I gain much performance on it, but feels a bit faster.
Here is the thread: http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...5-fix-browser-not-responding-browser2ram.html
2. Build.prop editing
I have done this in the past with my old two units. I felt things got a bit faster. Though uncertain if related, but after the build.prop editing I had couple episodes of random reboot, which I had never experienced. So my current unit, I have not changed build.prop and have not had any random reboot.
But if you are interested, this is the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1758160
3. Volume
If you feel the volume out put is weak even at max, you can download applications that allow to boost volume beyond the maximum. I personally haven't done this.

hit173 said:
what can i do with root? i havent done anything to it yet and im rooted. Any tips?
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HoushaSen said:
The couple things I have done in the past with root.
1. Browser2Ram
Improves browser performance. This is as simple as installing the browser2ram.apk and reboot, then simply give superuser access. I use boat browser and to be honest, not sure if I gain much performance on it, but feels a bit faster.
Here is the thread: http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...5-fix-browser-not-responding-browser2ram.html
2. Build.prop editing
I have done this in the past with my old two units. I felt things got a bit faster. Though uncertain if related, but after the build.prop editing I had couple episodes of random reboot, which I had never experienced. So my current unit, I have not changed build.prop and have not had any random reboot.
But if you are interested, this is the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1758160
3. Volume
If you feel the volume out put is weak even at max, you can download applications that allow to boost volume beyond the maximum. I personally haven't done this.
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Further, using Titanium backup you can create and restore backups of all your apps and system data. Moving apps to be system apps so they work better. Ie maybe it was a bug but if you use the beautiful widgets weather (asus weather is waayy to big) and click one click clean it wont open on next click. pushing to system fixed it.
If you like gaming check out gameCIH the app. (Look for it in the browser, I don't wanna link and get in some sorta trouble) This app once you know how to use it allows you to cheat on games lol. Some games when they update are designed to trick the app so if you backup with Titanium use cheats then back up again go into the market and select update it usually pulls over. ie Heroes Call money for example

hit173 said:
nothing really good in the forums well at least for only rooted devices.
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Did you read this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1758160&highlight=bloatware

thanks guys for all the info. i did do the browser to ram but i didnt really notice a difference on boat, but my chrome started to fc on me. The build prop its hard to do at the moment since i dont have much time on my hands, ill be glad if someone can post a tweak build prop that i can just download.
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Why root? First Titanium Backup. Two, BusyBox.
These things or using ADB or Android's SKU, you can remove bloatware or other ware you don't want. Currently, i would suggest just freezing them unless you know how to pull or add with ADB incase you need to factor reset because it may case problem if you do a factory reset.
After that, it's more what you're into. I like Sixaxis Controller. It's a really good app to let you use a PS3 controller with some games. Great with emulators. It also lets you map out touch controls. On a side note, Wiimote works well too, but it's uses a Wiimote and doesn't requite root, but not touch control mapping for games not programmed for a controller.
If you like to get apps not available in the US such as BBC iPlayer or NFL Game Pass, MarketEnabler. You can also use to this to get apps that are specific to carriers
RootKeeper is another good one. This will let you play Google Play movies since they don't, usually, play on rooted devices.
Screencast is an excellent screen capture and screen recorder.
Rooting itself unlocks a lot. Just depends on how you like play. Unlocking, that's for the bootloader and recovery, which would be specific for nandroid backups and flashing. Thus, were talking custom firmware, kernals and some custom scripts (these is usually where unlocking features that are build in, but not turned on for some reason). As of yet, the TF700T is very limited in these things.

Unlock... THEN ask what it's good for... THAT's the noob way!
Dude, you are doing it bass akwards. You rooted, and now are looking to see what you can do, then you want to unlock, "just because" I had the Prime for 7 months before I unlocked it and only did it then because I was backed into a corner, with Asus refusing to provide fixes anyone (we went 3 months with no updates, and then they pushed out the worst update of any they had ever provided.) THAT was when I unlocked, and 3 weeks later I regretted it. there was only a couple of ROMS (the ONLY reason to unlock if for a custom rom install) and they were all, just okay, nothing spectacular. Biggest mistake I made on the Prime. Granted there are ALREADY more roms out for Infinity, but the grass AIN'T always greener. I suggest you read THE ENTIRE THREAD for EVERY custom ROM for this device (or at least the ones you think sound worthwhile) THEN, after seeing all the BS those folks are going through (or all the joy they are having... there are ALWAYS pluses and minuses) you can decide to unlock or not. remember YOU CAN unroot. Unlocking is a one way street, and if you go into a bad neighborhood, here is no return trip.
Why people are always in a rush to root and unlock, without even knowing why they are doing these things is always a mystery to me. You are exactly the type of user that ends up crying in these forums how you briked your device. SLOW THE HELL DOWN. There is no magic bullet to make your tablet perfect. Time, and reason and logic and LEARNING are what will make you tablet perfect.
EDIT... Oh yeah, do you realize that if you unlock you won't BE GETTING JELLY BEAN? No from Asus, and not OTA. You will have to wait for a developer to pull it and make it flash-able for your unlocked tablet. Unlocked means no OTA updates again. EVER. Not that the developers aren't awesome, they are, but you will have burned your Asus bridge once and for all. Still "on the verge" of unlocking? Listen, I am sorry to be harsh, but the way you want to unlock is just wrong on so manly levels, if I saved you from yourself, you may be glad later. Don't forget, sine you are rooted, if you want to KEEP root, get Voodoo OTA Root Keeper (on Play Store) - and you have to run it BEFORE applying an OTA - not after if you want to keep root through an OTA update.

I'm sorry, but I tend to disagree with the above poster in most respects. The difference between stock ICS on the TF700 and Zeus 4.0 ROM on the TF700 is reason enough to unlock your device. Regarding voiding the Asus warranty - so what - from what I've read about their warranty service, it's almost useless anyway! My recommendation to anyone who unlocks their device is to get a SqureTrade warranty instead of dealing with Asus' piss-poor warranty service. This way you are covered with warranty and get the advantages of being unlocked. For the $80 (with coupon) for a 2 year standard + accidental damage warranty, you simply can't go wrong - it gives you complete peace of mind.
That being said, I do agree that you need to be careful and make sure you understand what you are doing before you unlock. But, it's not hard or complicated to unlock or flash custom ROMs - just read up and ask questions first if you are not sure of something and you'll be fine.
Regarding not getting Jelly Bean via OTA - it's not a big deal at all - there will be flashable JB-based ROMs within a day or two of JB being released (if not sooner).
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jtrosky said:
I'm sorry, but I tend to disagree with the above poster in most respects. The difference between stock ICS on the TF700 and Zeus 4.0 ROM on the TF700 is reason enough to unlock your device. Regarding voiding the Asus warranty - so what - from what I've read about their warranty service, it's almost useless anyway! My recommendation to anyone who unlocks their device is to get a SqureTrade warranty instead of dealing with Asus' piss-poor warranty service. This way you are covered with warranty and get the advantages of being unlocked. For the $80 (with coupon) for a 2 year standard + accidental damage warranty, you simply can't go wrong - it gives you complete peace of mind.
That being said, I do agree that you need to be careful and make sure you understand what you are doing before you unlock. But, it's not hard or complicated to unlock or flash custom ROMs - just read up and ask questions first if you are not sure of something and you'll be fine.
Regarding not getting Jelly Bean via OTA - it's not a big deal at all - there will be flashable JB-based ROMs within a day or two of JB being released (if not sooner).
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^ What he said
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Yeah I have been doing my research n I decided to wait for jb. If jb doesn't cut for me, I'll be unlocking and getting that square trade warranty.
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hit173 said:
Yeah I have been doing my research n I decided to wait for jb. If jb doesn't cut for me, I'll be unlocking and getting that square trade warranty.
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Just keep in mind that you can only get the SquareTrade warranty for up to 90 days after purchasing the tablet (30 days if purchased on Ebay).
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jtrosky said:
Just keep in mind that you can only get the SquareTrade warranty for up to 90 days after purchasing the tablet (30 days if purchased on Ebay).
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what about bestbuy? i bought the 21st of july when it 1st came out.
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hit173 said:
what about bestbuy? i bought the 21st of july when it 1st came out.
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With Best Buy (or any retail store) you have 90 days from the date of purchase - so you have *approximately* until October 21st....
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I prefer to only root usually if I.can but Zeus is exponentially better than even a system-tuner-tweaked stock. I got constant crashes on stock and I/o problems were rampant. Voided my warranty but I can just flip it on eBay or send it in anyways if push comes to shove.
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[Q] CM10/custom kernel/unlock questions

I love CyanogenMod, but i've never spent any time messing around with kernels for any of my devices, I've left them all stock. What are the advantages to using a custom kernel with CM10? also, will i need to root to flash CM10, or am i safe just unlocking? and lastly, (this may be the wrong place to ask, but its worth a shot) Will CM10's ota updater work with TWRP?
sorry if any of that is noobish, i've flashed plenty of roms before (and even killed a captivate!) but i've never messed around with much more than that. Thanks!!

You can overclock with different kernel

How much does overclocking affect battery life?

toshi95 said:
How much does overclocking affect battery life?
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More power i.e. more overclocking you give your device the more juice it uses! Hard to really put numbers on it as it all depends on what you do and how you use your device. But for certain it will drain your battery life more and may make your device warm.
I don't think its necessary as its a bloody quad core in it already with an extra core for simple tasks. Unless you are playing some totally intense game (which I don't do) you might need to do it.

Okay, sounds reasonable. I really want to put CM10 on it, but i dont want to lose the ability to get OTA updates if i decide to go back to stock :/

toshi95 said:
Okay, sounds reasonable. I really want to put CM10 on it, but i dont want to lose the ability to get OTA updates if i decide to go back to stock :/
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Yeah, I kinda struggled with the fact that I would void my warranty and not be able to get OTA updates too. I struggled with it for about 30 minutes, then flashed TWRP. lol The thing to remember is that most of these guys building the custom ROMs will add the updates when they get the chance. Really, the only thing you're going to miss out on is the warranty.
I'm running the Paranoid Android ROM which is a CM10 hybrid. I'm also running the Untermensch kernel which allows me to overclock up to 1.7GHz. I usually run it at 1.5 and am very pleased with the overall look and performance.
Here it is if you would like to read up on it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1971806

wetbiker7 said:
Yeah, I kinda struggled with the fact that I would void my warranty and not be able to get OTA updates too. I struggled with it for about 30 minutes, then flashed TWRP. lol The thing to remember is that most of these guys building the custom ROMs will add the updates when they get the chance. Really, the only thing you're going to miss out on is the warranty.
I'm running the Paranoid Android ROM which is a CM10 hybrid. I'm also running the Untermensch kernel which allows me to overclock up to 1.7GHz. I usually run it at 1.5 and am very pleased with the overall look and performance.
Here it is if you would like to read up on it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1971806
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Thanks man, that helps a lot! i'll check out that rom!
Is the difference between Gorrilla Glass and the TF300 enough to keep me worried about the warranty? I have faith that Cyanogenmod will stay updated long after Asus drops support, so all im really worried about now is the screen.
EDIT: also, how do i find the untermensch kernel? i find many posts/threads referencing it but im not entirely certain as to what im looking for (i want to run plain ol' official CM10 with the untermensch kernel)

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Thanks man, that helps a lot! i'll check out that rom!
Is the difference between Gorrilla Glass and the TF300 enough to keep me worried about the warranty? I have faith that Cyanogenmod will stay updated long after Asus drops support, so all im really worried about now is the screen.
EDIT: also, how do i find the untermensch kernel? i find many posts/threads referencing it but im not entirely certain as to what im looking for (i want to run plain ol' official CM10 with the untermensch kernel)
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According to Asus, the tablet has hardened glass. I really don't know how that compares to Gorilla glass though. I've read where several people have dropped theirs and the glass didn't break. Still, I wouldn't push it. Lol
The Untermensch kernel for Paranoid Android is in the OP for the ROM. You will need to use the one in that thread because it has been modified to work with Paranoid Android.
There is also a kernel directory in the development section. It has a list of most of the kernels.
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I just wanted to add that the keyboard works great with Paranoid Android. I just bought mine the other day and it really nice. There are a few of the custom ROMs in here that the dock/keyboard will not work properly with.
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According to Asus, the tablet has hardened glass. I really don't know how that compares to Gorilla glass though. I've read where several people have dropped theirs and the glass didn't break. Still, I wouldn't push it. Lol
The Untermensch kernel for Paranoid Android is in the OP for the ROM. You will need to use the one in that thread because it has been modified to work with Paranoid Android.
There is also a kernel directory in the development section. It has a list of most of the kernels.
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I just wanted to add that the keyboard works great with Paranoid Android. I just bought mine the other day and it really nice. There are a few of the custom ROMs in here that the dock/keyboard will not work properly with.
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Very informative, thank you!! I've been debating on whether or not to get the keyboard, are there any real advantages aside from the facts that it extends the battery and has a hardware keyboard, or do those alone justify it? Sorry I have so many questions haha

toshi95 said:
Very informative, thank you!! I've been debating on whether or not to get the keyboard, are there any real advantages aside from the facts that it extends the battery and has a hardware keyboard, or do those alone justify it? Sorry I have so many questions haha
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The keyboard not only extends the battery, it also has a USB port and full size sd card slot. The touchpad really comes in handy too. Oh don't let me forget about all the short-cuts on the keyboard. It has a back key (back screen), bluetooth, lock, volume, brightness, media player, wifi and quite a few others. It also comes in handy when you want to watch a movie. No prop needed.Just open it up and it sits there like a mini laptop with touch screen features!!! I'm very happy with it so far.
I really got a good deal on mine I think.
I went to Office depot and asked them if they would match the Wal-mart online price which was $119. I actually just threw the question out there with little hope of them accepting it. I told them that I was wanting a black one and asked if that's what they had. The manager said no, all he had was blue. I told him I would take it if he would match the price. To my surprise, the manager looked it up on the computer, said YES and I ended up walking out of Office Depot with a blue dock/keyboard for $119. They usually sell them for $149.

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The keyboard not only extends the battery, it also has a USB port and full size sd card slot. The touchpad really comes in handy too. Oh don't let me forget about all the short-cuts on the keyboard. It has a back key (back screen), bluetooth, lock, volume, brightness, media player, wifi and quite a few others. It also comes in handy when you want to watch a movie. No prop needed.Just open it up and it sits there like a mini laptop with touch screen features!!! I'm very happy with it so far.
I really got a good deal on mine I think.
I went to Office depot and asked them if they would match the Wal-mart online price which was $119. I actually just threw the question out there with little hope of them accepting it. I told them that I was wanting a black one and asked if that's what they had. The manager said no, all he had was blue. I told him I would take it if he would match the price. To my surprise, the manager looked it up on the computer, said YES and I ended up walking out of Office Depot with a blue dock/keyboard for $119. They usually sell them for $149.
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Damn, that's a good deal! If Walmart still has em for that, I'll have to get one! I came so close to getting a Nexus 7, and even though the Tf300 is a lot more expensive, i think I made the right choice!

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Damn, that's a good deal! If Walmart still has em for that, I'll have to get one! I came so close to getting a Nexus 7, and even though the Tf300 is a lot more expensive, i think I made the right choice!
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I agree. I seriously considered buying an N7 but decided to go with the TF300T 32 gb for quite a few reasons. The 10 inch screen, internal storage, micro sd card, dock, performance, development and a few others reasons. Right now I've got the $418 invested in the tab and dock plus a Sandisk 32gb class 10 card i caught on sale from the Best Buy website for $17 (great deal). I can honestly say that for what I've got invested, I'm very happy with the TF300T and accessories. If I had to do it all over again knowing what I know now, I would make the same choices.
The docks that Wal-mart had were out of stock the last time I checked. If they are carrying them for $119 when they restock, that would be a good deal. I lucked up when the manager at Office Depot matched the on-line price. Retailers usually won't do that for items on-line.

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I agree. I seriously considered buying an N7 but decided to go with the TF300T 32 gb for quite a few reasons. The 10 inch screen, internal storage, micro sd card, dock, performance, development and a few others reasons. Right now I've got the $418 invested in the tab and dock plus a Sandisk 32gb class 10 card i caught on sale from the Best Buy website for $17 (great deal). I can honestly say that for what I've got invested, I'm very happy with the TF300T and accessories. If I had to do it all over again knowing what I know now, I would make the same choices.
The docks that Wal-mart had were out of stock the last time I checked. If they are carrying them for $119 when they restock, that would be a good deal. I lucked up when the manager at Office Depot matched the on-line price. Retailers usually won't do that for items on-line.
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Yeah, that's crazy haha. I couldn't find any on Wal-mart that low, but a quick google search brought me a whole bunch of results under $150, so im not too disappointed :laugh:

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Yeah, that's crazy haha. I couldn't find any on Wal-mart that low, but a quick google search brought me a whole bunch of results under $150, so im not too disappointed :laugh:
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Really? I just Googled Walmart Asus tf300t dock. One of the links took me straight to the page with the dock for $119. As for others out there for less money, there are quite a few selling it for around $125.
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Really? I just Googled Walmart Asus tf300t dock. One of the links took me straight to the page with the dock for $119. As for others out there for less money, there are quite a few selling it for around $125.
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must be a local thing, i just tried the same thing and the only one i found was $127 and out of stock. Found one on Newegg though, refurbished (which isnt a big deal for me, as long as it works) for $90

toshi95 said:
I love CyanogenMod, but i've never spent any time messing around with kernels for any of my devices, I've left them all stock. What are the advantages to using a custom kernel with CM10? also, will i need to root to flash CM10, or am i safe just unlocking? and lastly, (this may be the wrong place to ask, but its worth a shot) Will CM10's ota updater work with TWRP?
sorry if any of that is noobish, i've flashed plenty of roms before (and even killed a captivate!) but i've never messed around with much more than that. Thanks!!
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UPDATE
UPDATE:
I just checked on the Walmart site and they've gone up to $127. I guess I got lucky when doing my search and seeing it at $119. The manager at Office Depot did a search on the Walmart site to make sure he was matching their price and saw the $119 price too. They must have changed it right after I bought mine.

Oh Yeeahh
MaGeNTa is still the best!

Asus Fonepad Discussion

I searched but didn't find any general discussion threads. Pardon me if you find one.
Personally, I have been waiting my Fonepad this since it was announced in February, ever since I got my Note II last year I have wanted something bigger lol. I never geek out over phones the way I have been jacked up over this device. I bought it after pocket-testing a Nexus 7, I always carry my phone in my back pocket, and its a snug fit. I am 5' 7" 145lbs so I can sit on my phone you fat-asses. In order of importance, making
calls is fourth or fifth on my list of things my phone must do, so I think having a jumbo phone wont bother me (too much). I am headed out of town for the weekend and will post more if I think its relevant.
I GOT AT LEAST $50 TOWARDS THE COST OF A DEVICE FOR A DEVELOPER.
Pic is Fonepad v Note II v GS3. I would put an iphone if I had one lol.

Well i too ha e just bought the fonepad, such a great device for the price. I bought it for RM699. About $230 i think.
There's lots of 7" tablet with phone capability here in asia, so its not weird at all taking call from it. I guess. I mean even cute girls does it.
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Also got mine weeks ago. Good build and battery life.
but some cons:
1. not an outdoor type tablet especially under direct sun, brightness not enough.
2. asus bundled keyboard are a joke, switch to android keyboard.
3. no root (yet) and seems a bit challenging to hack since its x86 cpu.
other than that its a great everyday phablet. Asians value practical than style. But using big phone can be hip too if more people doing it. :good:

its just great
mangkook said:
Also got mine weeks ago. Good build and battery life.
but some cons:
1. not an outdoor type tablet especially under direct sun, brightness not enough.
2. asus bundled keyboard are a joke, switch to android keyboard.
3. no root (yet) and seems a bit challenging to hack since its x86 cpu.
other than that its a great everyday phablet. Asians value practical than style. But using big phone can be hip too if more people doing it. :good:
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its the best device ever....

I also just got my Fonepad, its only been a couple days and I love it, most of the bloatware can be disabled and so far it does everything I could want, and then some. A root would just be the cherry on top. Im also willing to buy future devs for this phablet some dinners as well.

I'm surprised it's not much more expensive than the Nexus 7 with mobile data, which some have used for phone calls:
androidpolice.com/2013/01/05/an-experiment-my-life-with-a-nexus-7-as-my-phone/

I've had my fonepad for about a fortnight now and I'm still loving it. It replaced my viewsonic viewpad 7 FroYo phone/tablet which was starting to show its age.
I use my fonepad as my primary phone via Bluetooth and despite a few niggles I'm very pleased with it. Most of my issues may be caused by my launcher (Apex) and are as follows:
1) minor crackling noises when browsing etcetera, whilst in a call (using Bluetooth)
2) The unlock screen shows upside-down (ie right to left rather than left to right when I turn on my screen) for a second or so - I should point out that I'm in permanent landscape mode.
3) The lack of root! (Mainly for clockwork mod, titanium, tasker, cryptonite)
4) Lack of rear camera (yeah, I'm using a UK model)
5) Lack of a case! Fortunately there's one due for release on the 30th.
Those niggles aside, my advice to anyone considering this tablet/phone (I refuse to use the word "Phablet") is to grab it quick, at the price it's unbeatable!
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Hi Guys,
I got my fonepad 5 days ago and pretty happy with it.
I push 8 gb sd card into device and in the beginning all working ok. Then I (maybe) change something in settings that Asus don't recognize SD Card anymore. I can just hear music from SD card but files for UCCW or wallpapers could not be read.
I tried about all but cannot see any progress. Do someone know how to get it work again?
Thank you

speaker volume?
How is the loudspeaker volume? A couple of reviews said that it was satisfactory for voice calls and another said that it was rather muted, especially when playing music.

DaveinAsia said:
How is the loudspeaker volume? A couple of reviews said that it was satisfactory for voice calls and another said that it was rather muted, especially when playing music.
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Very good. I have tested it and it's OK.
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Z0R said:
Hi Guys,
I got my fonepad 5 days ago and pretty happy with it.
I push 8 gb sd card into device and in the beginning all working ok. Then I (maybe) change something in settings that Asus don't recognize SD Card anymore. I can just hear music from SD card but files for UCCW or wallpapers could not be read.
I tried about all but cannot see any progress. Do someone know how to get it work again?
Thank you
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I have the same problem 32 gb micro sd with videos, works fine at first playong in mx player, but after some time my card is no longer shown all the videos are not listed and sd card not available in file manager...
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5) Lack of a case! Fortunately there's one due for release on the 30th.
Those niggles aside, my advice to anyone considering this tablet/phone (I refuse to use the word "Phablet") is to grab it quick, at the price it's unbeatable!
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What case is coming out on the 30th? Do you have a link to the info.
I have had mine nearly 2 weeks and I like it much more than my old galaxy note, though the screen is really a smudge magnet.
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DaveinAsia said:
How is the loudspeaker volume? A couple of reviews said that it was satisfactory for voice calls and another said that it was rather muted, especially when playing music.
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It was a problem.
But the updated software solved it.
Currently I think it quite loud as far as single back mounted speaker go
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Today I got a next update from Asus. I tried flashplayer video and all working well. Very happy with pad. No problems with apps or slaggy reaction.
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Z0R said:
Today I got a next update from Asus. I tried flashplayer video and all working well. Very happy with pad. No problems with apps or slaggy reaction.
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I got the update today as well and glad to see usb otg enabled now, how do you get Flashplayer working?
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Darius said:
I got the update today as well and glad to see usb otg enabled now, how do you get Flashplayer working?
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Regretfully I was to quick. Flashplayer still doesn't work.
Don't know why Asus make it not workable for all.

Here is a Petition for Asus to unlock the bootloader for our device like they did with some other android tablets they made.
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/asus-issue-a-bootloader-unlocker-for-the-asus-fonepad-me371mg

skalagix said:
Here is a Petition for Asus to unlock the bootloader for our device like they did with some other android tablets they made.
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/asus-issue-a-bootloader-unlocker-for-the-asus-fonepad-me371mg
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Signed. Hopefully others will make the effort also.
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Someone made a separate benchmark ARM vs x86.
Made a post about his method here.
fieznur.blogspot.com/2013/05/asus-fonepad-tested-in-both-arm-vs-x86.html
Just copy and paste, I cannot add link, newbie here.
(Admin, if above link can't be add, please remove it, thanks in advance! )

Correct me if im wrong but..
I first was really interested in the device but when i heard about you cant use the tablet without your phone in it, i wasnt very interested in it anymore.

tgoods24 said:
Correct me if im wrong but..
I first was really interested in the device but when i heard about you cant use the tablet without your phone in it, i wasnt very interested in it anymore.
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Thats the padfone, this is the fonepad
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