Database Info

[Q] install eos or not

Hello, i'm a new wifi xoom user and i'm very tempted to use the eos rom because of the features it presents, especially the rooted parts. My hesitation comes from the fact that i know what i get, but i don't know what i lose abandoning the stock rom : hardware support, battery lifetime, application compatibility (i read that there may be problem with chrome beta for example), easy update mechanism. I hope some eos experts have answers to my interrogations.
Thank you

I think if you decide to flash the most recent Team EOS Nightly 79 you will be very very happy. If you are currently on Honeycomb it is a vast improvement in all areas that I can tell...the battery life is just as good as honeycomb, maybe even better. The new UI is much cleaner looking and just kinda sharper and more professional in my opinion than honeycomb. I have tried the stock ICS build and the latest Team EOS ICS build and to be honest the responsiveness of both are amazing compared to honeycomb, the window animations and transitions are much smoother and more fluid, the general feel is honestly that of a new tablet which I love. In my opinion, with the Team EOS build I haven't really noticed any bugs and the fact that it's rooted gives it more functionality, you can set the charging light which is a nice feature, and of course if you like you can over clock or undervolt although I find it to be perfect without doing either. Another great improvement is the browser, it opens and closes without any lag, and is much faster and cleaner when browsing, also sites that use flash seem to be much more seamless, same goes for Youtube videos. In my opinion this Team EOS ICS ROM is definitely the way to go, I have been using it as my daily driver since back when the first couple Nightly builds came out and I haven't looked back.
I would definitely recommend, if you are completely stock and on honeycomb that you go ahead and read up in these forums and then unlock your boot loader, flash a custom recovery and flash this ROM. If you took the ICS OTA update, then it's totally just personal preference as to whether or not you want to go with the rooted Team EOS ICS ROM.
In any case, hope you enjoy the XOOM experience as much as I do
Sent from my Suped up XOOM running Team EOS ICS Nightly 78!

Chrome beta works just fine.

Thanks a lot for your answers.
I currently have ics (i unlocked my french xoom to put the us stock rom in order to get it).
My wish to go on rooting is primarly for usb key and openvpn.
I would like to play some games too so that's why i wonder if the hardware support is the same or equivalent as stock rom ?
And does the eos team provides an ota update mechanism for the stable or for nighties ?
Are the same 3 languages available (us,fr,es) ?
Thanks a lot again

[Q] New to transformers: rom/kernel/app advice

Hello,
I am coming from the Acer A500, which I really liked running flexreaper. Now I am looking at loading a custom ics rom for the Asus. I know there are lots of differences in roms like the acer so im looking for recommendations. Id like it to be fast (duh) and im big on widgets and making it look flashy, so a bare bones rom isnt for me. What would you recommend? Any custom kernels for it. I like the idea of overclocking. Finally, any must have apps specific to the asus that i should look at? Thanks for all your help!

I've found the Revolver 4 ROM quite stable. You can keep the tablet's functionality and customization pretty stock and it's one of the fastest ROMs available. Some of the other ROMs I've tried include the EOS and CM9 and have each displayed varying degrees of bugs currently, especially if you use the dock at all. When Revolver Parts comes available for Revolver 4, you'll get a lot more customization and the ability to try custom kernels when they show up for ICS.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium

I second Revolver 4 1.3.1. I borked it up myself when I upgraded without a full wipe from Revolver 3.11.
If flashy and function featured is your goal go with Revolver 3 for now. It ran super fast for me with the O/C kernel from Pandatest and NO glitches. Revolver 4 ran fine once I installed it properly, but it felt limited in that there are no ICS kernels right now. I also experienced some strange battery drain.
At the moment I am testing CM9 with Cornerstone. Talk about flashy! Some annoying bugs but for me I might be willing to put up with them for this cornerstone app.

dman918 said:
Hello,
I am coming from the Acer A500, which I really liked running flexreaper. Now I am looking at loading a custom ics rom for the Asus. I know there are lots of differences in roms like the acer so im looking for recommendations. Id like it to be fast (duh) and im big on widgets and making it look flashy, so a bare bones rom isnt for me. What would you recommend? Any custom kernels for it. I like the idea of overclocking. Finally, any must have apps specific to the asus that i should look at? Thanks for all your help!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Assuming you don't care about Cornerstone, it's either Revolver http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1518768 or Codename Android http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1534648
Since you said you like to customize, Codename Android might be a better option for you right now. It has several built-in customization options that other ROMs don't have.
Custom kernels and overclocking isn't possible until Asus releases the kernel source. We don't know when but they probably will release it like they did for Honeycomb.

Thanks for the responses. Ill start with revolver and check out codename android as well.
I should ask, is there some pros and cons listed about cornerstone? It wasnt an option on the a500 so im not too familiar with it other than being for multitasking.

I am getting used to cornerstone. I really like the ability to chat with my wife and browse the web simultaneously. I'm in afghanistan so our internet is really slow. It sux to type a sentence and go back and forth between instances just to make sure Gtalk is still connected.
However, as noted by other comments, CM9 is a bit buggy in its support for the dock and feel. I've had a few random bugs that seem to fix themselves after a reboot never to return. For me, not having the ability to disable the trackpad sucks. I constantly hit it as i type. Almost all of the top row hotkeys are either not functioning or slow to respond.
I really wish revolver 4 was further along now. Revolver 3 really impressed me (spoiled me) to the point I always want that next ROM with more features.

Running revolver at the moment. It's a nice ROM, but these random reboots are annoying. Are any of these other ROMs, such as CM9, as flashy and feature rich? Just thinking of trying something else out to compare.
Thanks!

dman918 said:
Running revolver at the moment. It's a nice ROM, but these random reboots are annoying. Are any of these other ROMs, such as CM9, as flashy and feature rich? Just thinking of trying something else out to compare.
Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm running the CM9 without cornerstone and can't be happier. Actually, I could once theming and other misc tweaks are put into CM9, but the ROM is solid with amazing battery life. It is really snappy too. I just wish I could get a similar port for my Evo 4G, but I will have to wait until deck's release comes out of beta.

I also strongly recommend CM9, which is now Megatron 1.0

linuques said:
I also strongly recommend CM9, which is now Megatron 1.0
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There are now 3 custom kernels to
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium HD app

All ICS roms for the TF is plagued by random reboots/SOD's, unfortunely.
That said, team EOS build 19 has now been running stable for me for 123h.

Goatshocker said:
All ICS roms for the TF is plagued by random reboots/SOD's, unfortunely.
That said, team EOS build 19 has now been running stable for me for 123h.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not from my experience. Since a couple of tests into guevors kernels, I've never had a RR or SOD anymore. Using CM9 btw

What differentiates an Asus ROM?

I keep hearing about how when you pick a ROM, you need to decide on either vanilla ICS or the Asus flavor.
What things does the Asus ROMs have that Megatron and AOKP doesn't? Is it just the couple widgets/apps/wallpapers that you can download separately anyway or is there more to it?
Thanks for your input!

dman918 said:
I keep hearing about how when you pick a ROM, you need to decide on either vanilla ICS or the Asus flavor.
What things does the Asus ROMs have that Megatron and AOKP doesn't? Is it just the couple widgets/apps/wallpapers that you can download separately anyway or is there more to it?
Thanks for your input!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The Asus based ROMs (I know of the two big ones, Revolver and Revolution HD) don't offer as many extras as the other ROMs that have e.g. a CM9 base. They may be a bit more stable, and they are not really different from the stock ROM (at least in terms of look and feel). What is unique: they have the original Asus customized settings, so they allow to Mao the mouse buttons, and have the extended notification area (both not present in stock ICS ROMs).
If you want to have the best of both worlds, I'd recommend the Megatron ROM which has a great set of nice options and tweaks (more than the standard Cyanogenmod tweaks), and also let you choose between ICS and Asus virtual buttons, and give you the Asus keyboard and the option to install Polaris Office, supernote, their live wallpaper and widgets...).

I loaded Revolver on mine and at first appearance, it looks basically the same. But as you use it, everything is smoother and faster. I went one step further and loaded a custom kernel by Guevor which made it smoother and faster yet. These 2 together have completely changed how I view & use my TF. Some people have had good results just by loading a custom kernel on the stock rom too. I would do a bit of reading through the forum to see what might work for you. Not every one has had good success when going the custom route, so do some digging and try to get all your questions answered before you start hacking.

You just lose a few ASUS customized settings, but you gain the AOSP settings, I like AOSP better, but some just don't like the feel:
E.G. Sense vs TouchWiz vs AOSP vs ??? vs Profit

Gummy ROM (nightlies) is my favorite AOSP rom so far. It's an AOSP rom with some features from CM9, some from AOKP, some of their own and some Asus stuff. Its the best of all the worlds.

Theres a link to my rom videos in my signature if it helps.
My 2 chosen roms are:
Asus based: Frozn by Jcarrz1 - theres a couple of little bugs and although its not fully completed, combine it with one of the overclock kernels and the speed is on a different level.
I posted up how to set it up in the Frozn thread. Hopefully Jcarrz is still working on Frozn as im sure if it turns out like Krakd then it will be sublime!. If its too much hassle then - Revolver for sure.
Aosp / Aokp: No question it would have to be Gummy nightly. Browsing speed is much faster imo than any of the TF roms, nice tweeks, the devs baked in some themes, stable.....it really is a must try. You also get the delight of the nyam cat but i wont spoil it for you. All i will say is you can switch it off in Gummy settings :victory:
Good for flashaholics with it getting almost nightly updates.
Everyones different and theres a rom for everyone.
Just make sure your backed up and read about how to get out of a pickle. Otherwise just give them all a go and see what you like.:good:

You may need to flash one of the Asus ones to get any updated firmware for the keyboard. I.m not sure the aosp ones will do that.
Sent from my XT910 using Tapatalk 2

Gummy has my attention. Does each update require a full wipe or just cache and dalvik? I do not want to have to do full wipes all the time.
I know I will most likely need to try all of these and see what I like most, but I'd prefer to have a good base to start from.
I pretty much only surf the web, get email, stupid stuff like that. Not really much for games outside of Draw Something, Hanging with Friends. Looking for a ROM that is "pretty" or "flashy". Needs to look good, flow quickly and smoothly when I use it, and is customizable so I can make it the way I want.

dman918 said:
Gummy has my attention. Does each update require a full wipe or just cache and dalvik? I do not want to have to do full wipes all the time.
I know I will most likely need to try all of these and see what I like most, but I'd prefer to have a good base to start from.
I pretty much only surf the web, get email, stupid stuff like that. Not really much for games outside of Draw Something, Hanging with Friends. Looking for a ROM that is "pretty" or "flashy". Needs to look good, flow quickly and smoothly when I use it, and is customizable so I can make it the way I want.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
with nightlies i think just wiping dalvik and cache will be fine
here is another rom to check out AOKPCB
looks really fancy basically is AOKP but themed. Haven't tried it yet though.
Im also in a situation on which rom to just stick with. Right now im using revolver because its based on stock firmware but i'm missing some AOSP. Was running Megatron a while back for a long time but i need a rom that gets updated every now and then.

Kinda feels like Megatron is laggier than the Asus ROMs. Anyone else find this? I did do a full wipe. Also, is there a way to increase the auto brightness value? It is awfully dim.
Otherwise, it is a great mix to get really everything that both variants have to offer. Really only missing the pretty power screen but everything else (and more) is there.
One hour later edit: This ROM is definitely laggy. I press to go into the menu and it's jerky. Really everything is... jerky. Ran a benchmark and had a good score (3200+) but the navigation throughout isn't fluid.

dman918 said:
Kinda feels like Megatron is laggier than the Asus ROMs. Anyone else find this? I did do a full wipe. Also, is there a way to increase the auto brightness value? It is awfully dim.
Otherwise, it is a great mix to get really everything that both variants have to offer. Really only missing the pretty power screen but everything else (and more) is there.
One hour later edit: This ROM is definitely laggy. I press to go into the menu and it's jerky. Really everything is... jerky. Ran a benchmark and had a good score (3200+) but the navigation throughout isn't fluid.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am also getting lags on all aosp roms that I have tried so far. I am on a B70.

Valbowski said:
I am also getting lags on all aosp roms that I have tried so far. I am on a B70.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have a B70 running Steel Droid v2. It's an AOKP based rom and I'm not having any lag issues. It might not necessarily be a hardware thing. Have you tried a custom kernel that you can overclock? I keep it oc'd at 1200MHz because I, personally, haven't seen a noticeable difference when I set it at a higher frequency.
Sent from my EPAD using xda app-developers app

New observation
I tried both Harmony v3 for aosp and Guevor 22.6 and get the same issues. I tried the new aokp Milestone 6 with both guevor 22.6 for aokp and Harmony aosp v3 but still get bad framerates in many games. One new observation from tonight: In the game "Siege Hero", if the option "Stretch to fill screen" is selected, I get bad framerates but great graphics. If I select "Zoom to fill screen", graphics are low res but everything is very fluid. This does not happen on asus based roms.
Another example of what I am getting is the game "Extreme skater" that does not offer compatibility choices, probably because it supports native resolution, but rarely stays fluid on aokp/cm9/aosp but runs great on asus based roms.
It looks like some other users are getting the same problems but we are not a lot complaining.
Any ideas?
I am on a B70KAS... TF101.

CM9 vs stock ICS which is better?

just as the title says, which is a better fit for our tab? I upgraded to ICS but i see the aug10 cm9 update fixes almost everything. Which is a better flash?

If you want to be able to have more market apps available go with cm9
Because the official ICS prohibits you from downloading apps such as virtual tennis NFS not pursuit, real racing etc..
CM9 gives you a raw android experience and is snappier in my opinion because it uses a kernel similar to s3 I think
The official ROM however seems to have a slight advantage with screen clarity
It has pop up apps which can allow you to text while in an app.
The official ROM also scores higher in quadrant benchmark . But in my opinion cm9 is smoother and has better battery life.
PS: been installing both ROMs back and forth
Sent from my GT-P6200 using xda premium

I went from HC 3.2 to CM9 on my 6210, and defnitely agree with the snappiness of the CM9.
I just have a disease and feel the need to jailbreak/hack any electronics I own. LOL And the ability to sideload apps that are otherwise non-compatible with my tablet works well too.

depends on what you like, at least for now, since our cm9 is still buggy, and not to mention we are not don't even have any custom ROM/firmware/kernel with optimization yet since the only 2 developers for tab plus is still working on getting everything to work properly. but overall, cm9 is better than stock for me. more apps support, better battery life, more performance. but the stock is more stable, for now, and have much better camera(if you care about it, i do).

appreciate the replies guys. Its hard having the galaxy nexus with tons of support and than having this which i love but development is crawling. I guess i'll flash cm9 soon and see how i like it compared to the iCS leak.

domin8 said:
just as the title says, which is a better fit for our tab? I upgraded to ICS but i see the aug10 cm9 update fixes almost everything. Which is a better flash?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
cm9 is a lot nicer than the stock ics.
well that is my opinion.

Stock ics is better than cm9. you get polaris, better icon handling and customization with touchwiz, no force closes. I find cm9 bland and lacking. Smoothness is the same for me.

Well if you prefer a complete functioning tablet, then you should stick with the stock ICS ROM.
Thing that aren't working with CM9:
IR Blaster
Audio output on 30 Pin Connector
MTP (MAC only, Windows users indicate it works)
DSP Manager including any Equializer app
WIFI finicky
HDMI output

Best rom for Stability/usability/dock

Want to find the smoothest rom/kernel combo that will function PROPERLY and without the random reboots, SODs and lockups. On JB Cyan 10's latest stable right now, and for christmas my wife got me a dock so that will come into play as well. Which rom would be recommended for these necessities?
Also, NTFS will need to work properly, as I'll be plugging my usb drives up a good deal for transferring. Some are NTFS some Fat32. Also, I have a HDMI mini to reg HDMI converter I'd like to use to put movies on the big screen at the house. Please keep these in consideration when pushing a rom

Okay, like you, I have Mini HDMI, NTFS and the Dock.
At the moment I am using EOS4 preview 88 with KAT kernel #70, and I must say this combo probably won't be the best for you just yet...
My only experiences are with Stock ROM rooted, EOS3 #81 (both KAT Kernel 69 and RaymanFX's kernels) and EOS4 with KAT (current) so I can't say that much.
If you curious or willing to make the jump for Jelly Bean, I managed to test NTFS support on EOS3/KAT and it's just fine, and dock compatibility is just perfect, haven't tested HDMI yet though. on EOS4 the dock is a bit dodgy...

leomeloxp said:
Okay, like you, I have Mini HDMI, NTFS and the Dock.
At the moment I am using EOS4 preview 88 with KAT kernel #70, and I must say this combo probably won't be the best for you just yet...
My only experiences are with Stock ROM rooted, EOS3 #81 (both KAT Kernel 69 and RaymanFX's kernels) and EOS4 with KAT (current) so I can't say that much.
If you curious or willing to make the jump for Jelly Bean, I managed to test NTFS support on EOS3/KAT and it's just fine, and dock compatibility is just perfect, haven't tested HDMI yet though. on EOS4 the dock is a bit dodgy...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks! i'll happily give those a try. is there any other recommendations from anyone? Does cm9 function correctly?

leomeloxp said:
Okay, like you, I have Mini HDMI, NTFS and the Dock.
At the moment I am using EOS4 preview 88 with KAT kernel #70, and I must say this combo probably won't be the best for you just yet...
My only experiences are with Stock ROM rooted, EOS3 #81 (both KAT Kernel 69 and RaymanFX's kernels) and EOS4 with KAT (current) so I can't say that much.
If you curious or willing to make the jump for Jelly Bean, I managed to test NTFS support on EOS3/KAT and it's just fine, and dock compatibility is just perfect, haven't tested HDMI yet though. on EOS4 the dock is a bit dodgy...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I agree 100%. The best ROM ever was EOS #81 with KAT kernel 69. The most fast, smooth and stable ROM ever!!!!!
Now I am on EOS 4 build #84 with stock EOS kernel. It is good but it is not yet the best. It will be in the future because Timduru and Rayman are the best devs for our device.

aspros21 said:
I agree 100%. The best ROM ever was EOS #81 with KAT kernel 69. The most fast, smooth and stable ROM ever!!!!!
Now I am on EOS 4 build #84 with stock EOS kernel. It is good but it is not yet the best. It will be in the future because Timduru and Rayman are the best devs for our device.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok so I'm on eos 81 with kat 69.. One problem I've encountered and I'm not sure if its a problem or i've just gone full retard(tropic thunder reference ) but I only see one battery icon at bottom, with my percentage when connected to my dock whereas previously there were two, one indicating transformer battery percentage and one indicating dock percentage. is this normal? is the percentage listed with both dock and transformer or what?
Thanks
Drew

Okay guys, Team EOS4 #88 is out now and is ready for daily use =] I’ve been following their previews since 82 and I think they reach a stable enough point on their 4.2 Jelly Bean ROM as well.
So for those looking for a 4.2 usable rom, EOS4#88 with Kat Kernel 70 and gapps 20121212 is just perfect ;-]
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk HD

leomeloxp said:
Okay guys, Team EOS4 #88 is out now and is ready for daily use =] I’ve been following their previews since 82 and I think they reach a stable enough point on their 4.2 Jelly Bean ROM as well.
So for those looking for a 4.2 usable rom, EOS4#88 with Kat Kernel 70 and gapps 20121212 is just perfect ;-]
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk HD
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
With #88 i lost my agenda, went back to b106 and back is the agenda.

leomeloxp said:
Okay guys, Team EOS4 #88 is out now and is ready for daily use =] I’ve been following their previews since 82 and I think they reach a stable enough point on their 4.2 Jelly Bean ROM as well.
So for those looking for a 4.2 usable rom, EOS4#88 with Kat Kernel 70 and gapps 20121212 is just perfect ;-]
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk HD
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am glad to here that you use as daily driver. I am using it too. But our friend is asking about something stable. It is too early for 4.2 builds.
---------- Post added at 02:01 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:52 AM ----------
kingofyo1 said:
Ok so I'm on eos 81 with kat 69.. One problem I've encountered and I'm not sure if its a problem or i've just gone full retard(tropic thunder reference ) but I only see one battery icon at bottom, with my percentage when connected to my dock whereas previously there were two, one indicating transformer battery percentage and one indicating dock percentage. is this normal? is the percentage listed with both dock and transformer or what?
Thanks
Drew
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You could try Dual Battery Widget

I am also looking for rock solid stability, but it would be nice to have a JB rom. I also use dock, hdmi and NTFS.

I just came from EOS 3 #81 w/ their kernel and went ahead and flashed #88 yesterday and to my surpise this am, discovered that they went ahead and released #89. So right now I'm running EOS 4 #89 with KAT kernel 70, and I gotta say that it's pretty stable aside from the software keyboard workaround. It's way too soon to report any SOD or random reboots though. EOS 3 #81 rebooted about once every 48 hours for me but other than that it was extremely stable.

Ralkkai said:
I just came from EOS 3 #81 w/ their kernel and went ahead and flashed #88 yesterday and to my surpise this am, discovered that they went ahead and released #89. So right now I'm running EOS 4 #89 with KAT kernel 70, and I gotta say that it's pretty stable aside from the software keyboard workaround. It's way too soon to report any SOD or random reboots though. EOS 3 #81 rebooted about once every 48 hours for me but other than that it was extremely stable.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I double what you say here, I updated to #89 as well. This time with a full system/data/factory reset wipe and everything is as smooth as ever.
AnthraX- said:
I am also looking for rock solid stability, but it would be nice to have a JB rom. I also use dock, hdmi and NTFS.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I haven’t played around with ICS roms besides the stock one, but to be fair, I don’t see any more solid stability than what eos3 and 4 (specially 4) has to offer. The only thing is, since JB 4.2 stills a bit fresh, some things might not be fully working. But for your case...
From my experience, dock on eos4#89 is fully functional, I use it with spanish_us layout and have NO COMPLAINTS at all at the moment. For hdmi I can’t personally tell, but seem reports of people saying it works so you might to give it a shot. I’m just not fully confident on the NTFS as there seems to be some problems with mounting usb devices or dock SD, but I don’t know the extent of your use, so this might be a big let down for you for now.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk HD

Ralkkai said:
I just came from EOS 3 #81 w/ their kernel and went ahead and flashed #88 yesterday and to my surpise this am, discovered that they went ahead and released #89. So right now I'm running EOS 4 #89 with KAT kernel 70, and I gotta say that it's pretty stable aside from the software keyboard workaround. It's way too soon to report any SOD or random reboots though. EOS 3 #81 rebooted about once every 48 hours for me but other than that it was extremely stable.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am still running EOS3 #81 with KAT 69, and things are quite stable. Is there an advantage to going with EOS4 #89 (other than just the satisfaction of running latest and greatest?). I am a bit reluctant to disrupt this island of stability, unless, of course, there is a concrete gain to be had

kalkrishnan said:
I am still running EOS3 #81 with KAT 69, and things are quite stable. Is there an advantage to going with EOS4 #89 (other than just the satisfaction of running latest and greatest?). I am a bit reluctant to disrupt this island of stability, unless, of course, there is a concrete gain to be had
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Honestly I would stay on #81 for a bit longer if you have the same stability that I have had. There are a few bugs that still need worked out with the latest EOS 4 build. One is the software keyboard disappears randomly while trying to type, but they do have a workaround in the thread for that. Another one that I have noticed is that after a long sleep, the tablet doesn't recognize the HW keyboard without being redocked. I know petty quirks but the main issue is that it seems slightly sluggish compared to EOS 3 build #81, which they are also aware of. If stability is what you are after I'd wait a few more builds, but if you want to take the plunge than it's definitely ready for daily use.

Ralkkai said:
Honestly I would stay on #81 for a bit longer if you have the same stability that I have had. There are a few bugs that still need worked out with the latest EOS 4 build. One is the software keyboard disappears randomly while trying to type, but they do have a workaround in the thread for that. Another one that I have noticed is that after a long sleep, the tablet doesn't recognize the HW keyboard without being redocked. I know petty quirks but the main issue is that it seems slightly sluggish compared to EOS 3 build #81, which they are also aware of. If stability is what you are after I'd wait a few more builds, but if you want to take the plunge than it's definitely ready for daily use.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I double what you said. I'm currently on EOS4 and doing just fine, but I do know of some funny problems around specially regarding NTFS and USB drives. By no means EOS4 is bad, but for those who prior stability over everything else, it is indeed worth waiting maybe a couple more builds or so.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk HD

cm10
i am running the last updated "nightly" build of cm10. it works without much of an issue at all. i haven't changed the kernel at all, kept it stock. volume is fine, dock does everything it's supposed to, etc. i WAS getting random reboots when overclocking to the max, but i just went down one level and now it's fine. other than that, not a single issue with it. beautiful, gorgeous rom. quick and responsive enough to even run go launcher on....no device i have ever had hasn't lagged with go launcher installed until this one. even with email, facebook, news reader, clock, to do list, search, music player, and power widgets all running, it's still smooth as butter. i have always loved the look of go launcher and the variety of the gazillions of themes out there for it and whatnot, but have never kept it more than a day because of the lag it creates. now its a problem of the past.

I actualyl just got around to checking out this NTFS/USB drive issue that I read about in the EOS 4 thread but the drive worked perfectly for me. I didn't try writing to it but I copied files from my computer to the drive then copied over to the tablet and it worked fine.
I'm actually really eager to check out the most recent builds of CM 10.1 for our device. It's kinda crazy that it came out so fast since the TF101 is so old. It'll probably be the next one i flash once I get back into the flashing mood.
EDIT: just got introduced to the NTFS bug. I must have used a thumb drive that was formatted with FAT32 earlier.

Ralkkai said:
Honestly I would stay on #81 for a bit longer if you have the same stability that I have had. There are a few bugs that still need worked out with the latest EOS 4 build. One is the software keyboard disappears randomly while trying to type, but they do have a workaround in the thread for that. Another one that I have noticed is that after a long sleep, the tablet doesn't recognize the HW keyboard without being redocked. I know petty quirks but the main issue is that it seems slightly sluggish compared to EOS 3 build #81, which they are also aware of. If stability is what you are after I'd wait a few more builds, but if you want to take the plunge than it's definitely ready for daily use.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
leomeloxp said:
I double what you said. I'm currently on EOS4 and doing just fine, but I do know of some funny problems around specially regarding NTFS and USB drives. By no means EOS4 is bad, but for those who prior stability over everything else, it is indeed worth waiting maybe a couple more builds or so.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk HD
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for your opinions, Ralkkai and leomeloxp! One question though: What advantages (e.g., extra features) do you get with the EOS4 software, vs. the EOS3 on the TF101?

The main advantage for EOS 4 over EOS 3 is that EOS 4 is built on the latest release of Jelly Bean(4.2). Other than that it doesn't have any random reboot issues or sleep of death issues that 3 had. 4 has the ability to use widgets on the lockscreen. It has the latest software for the camera, with Photosphere which is kinda fun to play with. It does however come with the "Phablet" UI so its got the navbar at the bottom and the status bar at the top and the navbar buttons are in the middle of the screen by default. I'm more fond of the layout in EOS 3 which is almost identical to stock. Other than that they are fairly similar. Some people report EOS 4 running super smooth but I felt that 3 had an overall more complete feel to it.
I will say that the current build of EOS 4 does grow on you the more you use it. Like instead of the buttery smoothness that some people mention when sliding through home screens, this one tends to glide through them. Hard to explain lol

I am planning to give the tf101 to my mother to use it mainly as an e-book reader and some surfing the web, can you please tell me if ICS roms or JB roms have better battery life?
The table twill be used mainly as an ebook reader, some internet, wifi on 24/7 (approximately), sometimes 3g, some picture taking and album browsing and some music.
Thanks

jardan said:
I am planning to give the tf101 to my mother to use it mainly as an e-book reader and some surfing the web, can you please tell me if ICS roms or JB roms have better battery life?
The table twill be used mainly as an ebook reader, some internet, wifi on 24/7 (approximately), sometimes 3g, some picture taking and album browsing and some music.
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would recommend ICS if your primary use will be ereader. JB has been a bit heavier on the battery usage for me.