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[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mozza2k11:
If you reinstall 2.3.2 it will wipe your phone clean and take it back to stock (in other words reinstall everything again) you dont need to do anything before flashing just do it and everything will be back to when you first got the phone. You will loose everything on your phone apps, games e.t.c but stuff on your sd card will be fine.

But if you want rooted 2.3.3 you need to get the stock apps back and reflashing would be the easiest method.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nifnodge:
Is it worth it? Am I missing anything if I don't upgrade?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mozza2k11:
I noticed better battery life. Plus it seems better all round. IMHO i would upgrade. Plus with the ota method you still keep root.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nifnodge:
I've gone thru the stock apps list but i'm none the wiser as to what I have and what I got rid of. This is all Greek to me tbh and gingerbreak seemed so much simpler. I think I'll leave it for now despite your instructions i'm still confused and I don't want to be left with a 500 pound brick.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroHero:
Unless you have an unlocked bootloader. It is impossible to brick your phone OTA updating.....
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mozza2k11:
You cannot brick your phone when using flashtools to downgrade. Flashtools is the exact same as using SEUS/Pc Companion to update your phone. If your bootloader is locked (unless you have unlocked it, it will be) and anything goes wrong then you can use SEUS/Pc Companion to fully repair your phone.

Bricking only really applys to people who tired using SEUS, Pc Companion or OTA to update after unlocking their bootloaders.

When i got my xplay i was a total android newb also. But if you ever decide to give it a go follow the steps below.

Basically what you want to do is download FlashTool version 0.2.9.1 Beta from here extact it to a folder on your desktop. Run the "ggsetup-2.2.0.10" from within the drivers folder.

Then download the .184 UK firmware (which is 2.3.2) from here. Then go into the folder you extracted flashtools to and place the .ftf file from within the Xperia_Play_Release_Generic_UK.rar into the the firmware folder.

Turn off your phone. Now run the X10FlashTool.exe and it will load. Click flash then the firmware selection box will come up. Make sure "wipe user data box" is ticked then click ok. It will ask you to turn your phone off (which you have done), now while holding the back key plug in your usb cable and it will flash 2.3.2. When it starts flashing you can let go of the back key. When it is finished start your phone up and all the stuff you deleted will be back.

Now do as you did before put gingerbreak on your phone. Install it and let it root. Once it has rooted go to settings > about phone > software update and update it to 2.3.3 over wifi and you will be on 2.3.3 rooted. Job done :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gjpax:
excellent !!!! great guide
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nifnodge:
Can I do all of the above off the bat or does it involve replacing the stock apps?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mozza2k11:
Think of flashing your phone as formatting your pc and reinstalling windows its the same. It wipes your phone and reinstall everything fresh. When i first rooted i did the same as you uninstalled apps.

So when 2.3.3 came out i could not ota update since some apps were missing. So i had to do as i have described and flash my phone again to take it back to stock then root then do ota.

Just do as i have said in the guide, you dont have to do anything else :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hayzenciell:
I have some question about rooting too (completely new to Android system, just bought XPlay R800i few weeks ago) if I rooted my phone can I un-root my phone back in case if I want to use my warranty back? or do I lose my warranty forever once I rooted?

and also I need to copy something into my internal storage using ADB. and it seems I keep getting the Permission Denied error everytime I tried mounting the system as R/W. does this means I need to root my phone just to copy a file into my phone's internal? or is there any way to get around it? thanks.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroHero:
You can unroot easly anytime by deleting SU from /system/xbin/ and superuser.apk.from /system/app/. Rooting will not let you remount /system/ as R/W though, for that you will need to install insecure adb too.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mozza2k11:
If you have uninstalled any of the bloat after rooting you will need to put that back on as well.

Using Flashtools to reflash or SEUS will put the bloat back on but it will wipe your phone (apps, games e.t.c) back to stock (which is what you want really).
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nifnodge:
I've decided to go ahead with this but I've run into a snag. My PC no longer picks up my XPlay when I connect via USB. It says it's installing drivers but then fails, so I cant browse. I wanted to make a backup of my SD card but it's not letting me. Any idea what the issue is? I've uninstalled and reinstalled PC Companion but no joy.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paxChristos:
Drivers

Here they are, point your driver install to this file (extracted) and you'll get your phone back up in no time!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nifnodge:
Which file? I'm not seeing anything available to download or link to view.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supermagicboy:
I'm completly new in the android world...today got my SE Play :-) and after many hours of try and read from this forom I'm happy rooted and unlocked my bootloader...puuuhhh.... :-) thank you for your help!!!... regards...Peter
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nifnodge:
I browse to the folder and tell it to update drives. I then get a message saying that windows has determined my drivers are up to date so I unplug the USB and re-insert and still no joy. Just fails on me.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paxChristos:
One more reason to use linux. No drivers needed :p
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nifnodge:
Does anyone else know why USB functionality would suddenly stop working on the Xperia Play? Could it be something I've installed or a PC issue?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Billus:
Good work mate, should really fix up this mess. There really needs to be a Q/A section on the main page where you select the area you want to go. Gets really annoying when people ask the same questions countless of times. Hopefully this thread gets stickied.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] nsstrunks:
Looks like the start of a very informative thread. Keep it up!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Heh cheers. Unfortunately people are being a bit slow making good threads. :) I'd like to see an FAQ section too. Along with a nice rooting guide, a custom ROM's roundup guide, etc.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Badwolve1:
Thread stuck ;)

Great work

Badwolve1
[Eee Pad Transformer General] SiL3nTKiLL:
good work, should help with some clutter on the forum
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ppirate:
The best way to organize the definite information is in the wiki. The forum is great to find out the unknown information and to help each other. Once I got a transformer (what might take some while depending on asus), I'll start filling up the wiki for the transformer. I like to test out stuff before I write it out. But don't hesitate to start filling the wiki without me, you can't do anything wrong and you will only help a lot of people!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] checkbox111:
[INFO] The Ultimate Transformer Information

Ignore all the light bleed rumours!

They're bollox!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ipulaski:
is the speech recognition navigation system available when on road and not connected to wifi?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] atxer:
I think as long as you have the entire route cached, the speech should be available. End of the day, it's just a text-to-speech app.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] atxer:
There is some bleed but nothing too distracting. I still love my TF :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] wtek:
Can I ask to include some info about recommended ways to clean the screen?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Reverence12389:
I had a lot of fingerprints the other day and decided to clean it with a Microfiber cloth that came with a monster cleaning kit that had a spray to clean laptop/tablet screens, and it worked perfect.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] vincheesel:
Get an LCD monitor cleaning kit, they work well!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] wtek:
Thanks for your tips. After reading a different thread on xda, I did the following. I mixed 50% alcohol rub with 50% water and poured it into a small zagg sprayer that came with a zagg screen protector for my phone. I sprayed it on the screen and then used a microfiber cloth and it clean it quiet nicely.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] sheureka:
I wouldn't spray the screen - I dampen the cloth, wipe the screen down, and then dry it off with another cloth. I think it's too easy to get liquid into the guts with sprays. - sheureka
[Eee Pad Transformer General] UKseagull:
A mixture of 10% Vinegar to water is fantastic for cleaning screens, I use it on laptops, LCD monitors, TV's etc. Just dampen a microfibre cloth with the solution and gently rub the screen in a circular motion, then do the same with a dry bit of the same cloth.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jimbob1971:
I spotted a good cleaning tip on a different board: Put a tiny dot of washing up liquid on a lightly damp cloth. Works an absolute treat, and gets rid of fingerprints very easily.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kumarshah:
Maybe right place to ask this question, does the USB Docking Cable charge the tablet when connected to the computer?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Yes... very, very slowly, and only when the screen is off.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Crimton:
Here's a quick tutorial for mounting storage in UBUNTU in case anyone is interested http://tabletroms.com/forums/showthread.php?536-GUIDE-Mounting-storage-in-Ubuntu.html
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Vadimus_ca:
Speech recognition in Google Navigation is 100% server based so no way, you tablet needs to be online to understand your commands.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] levenite:
Does this apply to the newer adapters? Does Asus have this officially posted so one could use this as a reference for a product return?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
I wasn't aware there were newer adapters released lately.

It was posted by someone on the Asus UK facebook page, who was told it after ringing up an Asus tech support line. I have no reason to doubt them. If you wish to get more info then I suggest you contact them directly via that facebook page, it's about the 11th post down.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] levenite:
The post seemed to be referring to the "defective" 0B-LF adapters. I was asking for clarification on the issue. If the TF has the "can't leave it plugged in at night" issue for the newer 0B-1LF adapters then that is a real problem. Do you know if that is the case?

Also if Asus can't come right out and say officially whether an adapter is defective or not that is poor support for their product.

See http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1081435
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Yup I've read all that. I dont work for Asus so if you want proper info you'll have to contact them like I said before.

These chargers are different from other ones people may have owned before, as they charge the device a lot faster using a higher voltage. And as such they have to be treated differently. So if you want to reduce chances of your adapter going awry, dont leave it plugged in once the device is charged, as thats where most people have had the issues.

There are plenty of threads on adapter problems but I will summarise most here.

Some issues brought up on the forums so far:

a) Not plugging the adapter in fully so it snaps together (works intermittently or doesnt work at all). Simple fix. Push it together.

b) Overheating (switches itself off for a while to cool down, seems like a safety feature).

c) Plugging in the usb cable the wrong way round, due to bending the little plastic piece inside the charger, without realising it. (That's just negligence. It's broken but should still function if inserted the correct way.)

d) Leaving an adapter for a couple hours after it doesnt seem to work, then it miraculously starts working again.

Of course, there will be a few whose adapters may genuinely be faulty, but it doesnt help if the people dont read the manual properly and follow the guidelines in the first place.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] garcia8479:
Thanks for the tips
[Eee Pad Transformer General] transformerfan:
Thanks ! Very helpful.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] transformerfan:
I agree, whatever you do, don't spray the screen.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dammit_jill:
oh put the thread where it talks about downgrading updates. For those people who did the update but want to go rooted after
[Eee Pad Transformer General] eli.kennedy:
Thanks very much for this post! My transformer is due in a week and I'm reading up on all your past experiences. I will try and contribute to the community once I have my device.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jlevy1126:
I've been using tablet keyboard and i love it for onscreen typing but every time i reconnect the dock a prompt comes up that says something to the effect of "for consistency with kerboard select asus keyboard." its not a big deal you just hit okay and all is well but it would be nice to get rif of the prompt entirely and still be able to choose my own soft keyboard...any ideas on this?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] DanRo80:
So, am I not supposed to charge it for more than around three hours? So is six hours out of the question?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kumarshah:
No way to get rid of the prompt as far as I know, just hit Okay and continue to use any keyboard that you have chosen as input.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
As there was a batch of faulty chargers and all those that aren't faulty are different from standard chargers (higher voltage, etc.), you're best off sticking to what the manual says and doing an initial charge of 8hrs, then subsequent 3hr charges after that, for the tablet part. And then every month or so draining the battery properly and doing a full 8hr charge again. It takes a bit longer for the dock to charge up. Of course this is entirely up to you, as the chances of getting a faulty one now are small, but if it was me, to be safe, I'd always stick to the times Asus recommended which is what I've said above.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hagba:
I am thinking of getting this Tab,but just couple of questions before I make the move:

1-Does the Bluetooth support file or picture transfer,FTP, out of the box?

2-And also does it support tethering OTB?

thanks
[Eee Pad Transformer General] levenite:
Where does asus mention a 3 hour charge (maximum) other than your post? The only mention I can find is 8 hours for the initial charge and 8 hours when fully depleted.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
I guess I didn't write that sentence too clearly. I meant the manual recommends an 8hr initial charge, and then > I < recommend the 3hr max charge after that. As it gets to full charge in 3hrs, why would you want to leave it on any longer?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] levenite:
Because many people would like to charge it overnight, much more than 3 hours. The post seemed to imply there was an issue with doing this.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
There is, with the faulty chargers. Hence best to play it safe.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stcardinal:
Since I got mine I've been charging it for 3 hours. Or until it gets to 100%. Is there a better way to check than to turn on the device and look at the meter? It seems kinda dumb that ASUS didn't put it a notification light.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
I use battery monitor widget, which lets you set it up so it plays a sound when fully charged. Its quite useful.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] j-s-w:
Charger goes cold when the tablets charged ;)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] tino_ale:
Hi,

There is no point whatsoever charging past the 100% mark. Once a lithium battery is charged, it's charged. The charge control *stops* the charge, the time spent waiting after that is simply useless. These is no tricke charge.

Besides, discharging down to the point where the device will shut down may help the batt gauge recalibrating and thus providing more precise % figure, but it also harm the battery. I wouldn't recommend it, it will happen accidentaly anyway from time to time. No need to do it on purpose IMO.

There are a lot of stuff about batteries in users manuals that are from the time they used ni-cad batteries, these times are over.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] rikardo1979:
hey guys,

I really want to buy this beast but I found it impossible to buy in UK :( I would like to buy it in bundle with keyboard

Can any1 point me to the place where I can buy in UK ? I mean BUY not preorder.

Thanks in advance

EDIT: sorry guys, I just found the laskys.com have this on stock from tomorrow 06/06/2011. The price is £429.99 + Premium delivery 2-3 working days £5.96.

So I will buy tomorrow and they promised to deliver it till end of the week. :)can't wait

:cool:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] St3ve:
Yes. It must be magic, but it works.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] St3ve:
Mine also. Which begs the question, why is it recommended not to charge overnight. With a three hour charge time for the tablet alone, combined with the flimsy charging cable, the obvious and most convenient time to charge is overnight. This question is directed at Asus support:confused:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ewingr:
Manual?

Anyone having luck downloading the manual? When I try, it takes forever, then indicates not all content will be there through the browser, so I select to download the PDF, but it then never does.

(FYI...I posted above in another thread, thinking it was this thread...hope nobody gets too annoyed).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ToddW2011:
That likely has something to do with what happens to LiPol batteries when the charge circuit fails.

A laptop best left on concrete

R/C plane overcharge

Cheers,

Todd
[Eee Pad Transformer General] branshaw09:
HI there... I thought that this link might be worth adding to the list of Information. I know (myself included) that there are people out there frustrated about not being able to mount to a Mac. This program allows our Transformers to be visable on our Mac without having drivers installed. I have seen this link around, but thought it would be good to add on the first page of this awesome write up! Thanks

http://www.android.com/filetransfer/
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Useful guide. Added. Cheers.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] chatch15117:
great summary, trying to get my post count up so i can post in the dev threads. I'm no noob!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] wakjagner:
First, some very useful information here, thank you for the valuable resource for us noobs.

But I have found some questions, that I failed to find answered elsewhere (this is likely my fault, but yeah I thought it'd be best to ask them here rather than starting a new topic of noob questions).

Can you do the rooting/nvflashing with the SD card for the dock (tablet+dock obviously), or will it only work with the mini sd directly in the tablet?

Nvflash is currently WW version, and you can use cwm to get a US version rom on your machine, but I can't seem to find where it tells you how to use cwm, is there a guide I missed? (if it's just a proggy in your aps thats all I need to know, I'm just trying to learn before I take the leap)

Do any of the apps from the market have compatibility issues with prime 1.4?

Thanks for any info, I'd ask them directly on the dev threads but don't have the post count :D

--Jak
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Vadimus_ca:
You don't need any SD for nvflashing.

Neocore does not work. On stock 3.1 either :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] wakjagner:
Does cwm see the sd card from the dock though?

--Jak
[Eee Pad Transformer General] chatch15117:
good thread!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] chatch15117:
Surprisingly my Bluetooth keyboard hooked right up! So I don't even need the dock. I can just type on this keyboard.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Finky:
Is there a guide for creating cwm flashable .zip files?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kxnzxmori:
Thanks for this useful thread. :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Ahmed_PDA2K:
Thanks alot for this topic, keep it up :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] zedmec:
good info helpful

thanks for the info.

Loving my new TF101 and dock.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ewitte:
After a few hours SOOOO much better than my gtablet (with any ROM I've tried since November).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] tdub:
Great guide...

This is the method I followed for root (Very Simple) - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14813252&postcount=52 Also has CWM Install (haven't bothered with this yet).

Maybe should be an alternative in 1st Post.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ewitte:
It took me literally 3-5 minutes to go root, prime 1.5, cw on the second tablet.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] itsuptoyou:
This is very useful.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Jynxx:
Same here. It was very quick and easy to get root and flash kernel and Prime. Awesome guides made it a breeze. So far I love the transformer and have no regrets with my choice to purchase it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Nick_Devil:
Wi-fi

Greetings to all. I have ROM prime 1.6. At me such problem. There is no return through wi-fi. Speed of return - 0. An access point - Ad-Hoc, created through Connectify me. What can it be? Forgive for my English
[Eee Pad Transformer General] nokianich:
Hey, guys, what about to make list of mobile phones that able to give wifi tether to TF without root. I'm going to buy a phone but not sure which one gonna work with TF, I don't want to root my phone.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kingronnie:
HTC Desire 2.2 stock T-Mobile UK ROM
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jmacd27:
Google Samsung Nexus S works fine stock.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] trentsteal:
Great guide.

Used these links a lot.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] nokianich:
does anybody else expirience difficults with docking tablet? I already scratched bottom of my tablet and sometimes i just want to throw away the dock. I hear cracks and one side is attached while another still sliding try to fix another and as soon as get it fixed otherside gets loose I get angry every time I dock my tablet. Sometimes it doesn't want to be docked at all so I have to find a right angle for rifgt connection, is it only me?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Adrian.Chandra:
Fastest way to copy data from internal sdcard

Install https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lyy.softdatacable to your transformer

Find a good ftp client on your computer (I use filezilla, there a setting for concurrent transfer, set it to max)

Run software data cable, open ftp client, enter ip and port and copy away
[Eee Pad Transformer General] WRXtranceformed:
Great thread, it's always good to have all of this info consolidated into one space!

I will be posting up a fix for the TF101 charger issue with pics as soon as I get 8 posts under my belt :P
[Eee Pad Transformer General] monkespit:
FYI-

The new app for the PS3 Sixaxis controller works perfect on my transformer with stock rooted 3.2.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] pean928:
Is that the "USB Joystick Center" app you refer to?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] asnatlas:
I have tried to root my TF a few times and each time when I reboot the screen is all messed up. I have to re-flash it back to the Stock 3.2 Recovery Rom. Anyone have any ideas ?? I have a B5 unit...

EDIT: I found my issue. Before my first trial to root I must have done an OTA update. I re-flashed with 3.1 build 8.4.4.5 and was able to root just fine...