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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dislexsick:
Hi all,

Trying to update a friends SGS, and having a bit of a problem. I have sucessfulyl flashed GB 2.3.3 from ROMKitchen to it, however trying to flash any other kernel to it fails... sorta.

After flashing the ROM the recovery is always Samsung default (3e). I have used Odin to try and flash different kernels (Voodoo GB experimental - both the initial release, and the latest version, and several others)

The odd part is this seems to work, until the phone is rebooted - for instance today after flashing Voodoos latest, I reboot into the OS and checked Settings > About Phone, the kernel had updated to "curio (at) carton #Voodoo" but after rebooting this is undone..

Unfortunately the friend I am doing all this for was on tight schedule and had to leave, so there wasn't much time for experimentation, but has anybody seen this happening, and know what to do?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dachau:
Kernel Flash

Did you make sure that in Odin you put the .tar file into the field PDA and not Phone? I flashed once curios kernel through the Phone-field and the modem did not flash correctly.

Besides that I never had any problems flashing a kernel. You can try the app SGS Kernel flasher from the market if you happen to have problems again.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dislexsick:
Yeah, It's definitely in PDA. The odd thing about this all is I did the very same process on my phone, and it worked. On his no matter what I do his recovery will always end up at stock - even the kernel in the romkitchen package doesn't seem to be taking effect.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Then update recovery as always via Clockwork post .

jje
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] Ryaninja:
Hi everyone, not sure if this will be of any interest to you, but I have a powergorilla and no dock yet, so would be good to be able to use the 18,000mAh battery in the Powergorilla to charge up the Transformer.

As the transformer draws 1.2v from the power supply, using the usb port on the power gorilla would deliver the same charge you'd get from a standard USB port (charging only when the screen is off). However, the device does also have a variable voltage DC output.

I spoke to PowerTraveller to see if they do any kind of accessory and they do a connector called the Gorilla Pad for the ipad that connects to the dc out port, and outputs to a usb port. You set the powergorilla on to 8.4v mode, and then the Gorilla Pad reduces the voltage down to 5v, but keeps the higher amperage that the powergorilla delivers over 8.4v.

They are sending me one out for free, and all they ask is that I test it for them and let them know if it works!

I did mention I'm a member of this forum too, and said I'd post details here, so here you go! I love my PowerGorilla, I took it camping and it charged my iphone 4 more than 5 times, and still wasn't flat, so it'd be nice to get it working for the transformer too! Between the battery in the tablet, the battery in the dock and the PowerGorilla, I should have more than enough juice to play with my tablet as much as I like over the course of a 3 day camping trip! :)

Thought this info might be useful to some.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] lacrossev:
Looking forward to the results of this test. I have some Xpal XP8000's that can output up 19v @ 2A or 12v @ 3A, varying also.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] Ryaninja:
Ok, I can confirm that no matter what voltage the PowerGorilla outputs at, the adaptor for the ipad doesn't work :(

However, the dude from PowerTraveller says he has one more option to try - PowerGorilla>GorillaPad Ipad Adapter>Galaxy tab adaptor>Transformer charging cable!

Seems like a long shot, but again PowerTraveller are sending me the cables to try this for free, and in the meantime he is trying to get someone at their factory in china to source an original power supply, so they can test it and hopefully develop an accessory that will enable charging! Never had so much awesome support from a company ever!

I promise I'm not any way affiliated with this company, I'm just amazed at their customer service! :D
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] clmnw:
Any feedback from PowerTraveller yet?
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] ant_thomas:
Have you read this thread?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1087321
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] blackssr:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1087321&page=23

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[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] clmnw:
Thanks I'll have a read...

It's good you've found a solution for Energizer XP18000.

I was curious whether the company behind PowerGorilla had actually found a solution for their device and Transformer as well.

I'll keep an eye on both threads.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] msticninja:
If the gorilla puts out 5V, amperage doesn't matter. It will only charge the TF while the screen is off. People need to stop thinking of the TF as a USB device. Just because the connector cable ends in USB doesn't mean it IS usb. Get a 14.4V lipo pack and add a female USB connector to it. Job done.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] clmnw:
Why 5V... I wasn't talking about standard USB use. PowerGorilla can output 5v, 8.4v, 9.5, 12v, 16v, 19v or 24v. I was just hoping for an adapter than can use one of the above to fit Asus Transformer.

I was interested in the official response from PowerTraveller, as Ryaninja has had a conversation with them...
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] msticninja:
Sorry, wasn't really replying to you specifically. My point is that Powertraveller shouldn't be mucking around sending all these adapters to test with, such as "PowerGorilla>GorillaPad Ipad Adapter>Galaxy tab adaptor>Transformer charging cable".

The TF's charging system is well known. They don't have Asus' proprietary connector, so their only option is a female USB adapter that the TF's adapter plugs in to. The TF needs 12-16V on pin 1 to activate full charging mode, so there shouldn't be any guesswork here. PowerTraveller needs to make a new adapter. There is no other device on the market that uses 15V on pin 1, so they don't have any combination of off-the-shelf adapters that will put 15V to pin 1.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] clmnw:
I'm with you.. let's hope that there is such an adapter in development. I've written to their support team, and will let you know if any answer.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] clmnw:
PowerGorilla responded that they are looking into it and are aware of the number of Asus Transformer users, so it is in their attention.

From the response I can assume that there isn't a product at the moment, but one is likely to come out (my interpretation, not their words, which are exactly: "We are looking into this, at the moment and will contact you when we have a solution.")
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samwards:
I know this might not be the correct section, but I don't have enough street cred yet to post in the "dev" forum under the appropriate thread. Anyhow, the CM forums are rather useless in terms of search capability and theres an seemingly very lacking sense of community based on the replies and general trolling I see.

So, I come to you xda-forum gurus.

I'm running decks latest ROM 1.2c CM7 w/Gingerbread. I've used a few of the customs and so far this one gives me nearly everything I've wanted in terms of features, stability, functionality, and speed....nearly.

A couple of things with this ROM (and CM7 in general):

1) Extremely slow USB storage transfer speeds to and from my PC.

When I'm using a CM7 ROM, my transfer speeds to my SDCARD are atrociously slow. I have a class 10 16GB card and I can barely top 1.0 MB/sec. Not such a big deal until I need to sync 10 GB of music. Basically, is there something I'm missing here in terms of patches, tips, tricks, hacks, etc?

2) Very slow signal strength on 3g and reduced signal strength on Wifi (not in a Wimax market).

I basically have gone from a consistent 4 bars to 1 bar of signal and have lost a lot of my signal strength from Wifi as well? I did see some things about this issue CM forums, but found answers.

Any help or direction is appreciated!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeneralSpecific:
I think the data speeds have something to do with AOSP based roms, I have great non-4g speeds on a sense rom and I barely have any data connectivity with AOSP .
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plainjane:
As far as usb transfer speeds, I read that could be a kernel issue. You can also try one of the SD Speed Boost like apps to increase the cache size. This may not help a lot, but it could make a difference.

AOSP roms show signal strength differently than Sense roms. It could be that you have the same signal but it's displayed lower, or your speeds could actually be lower. There's a fix for slow 3g speeds floating around, I'll see if I can find it for you. I'm not sure about wifi, though.

(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samwards:
I see the same thing, any of the Sense ROMs I've used have resulted in "descent" 3G speeds (speed here in Memphis generally sucks regardless). But on CM7 (I've not used MIUI or any other ASOP variations), its bad enough that I can't use any streaming audio applications and browsing in general is really painfully slow. Frankly though I'm more concerned about the USB transfer speeds, as I frequently use my SCARD for file storage for work related file syncing.

Thanks for the validation that its just my phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
For 3G, I would recommend trying the fix on a sense rom > http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...aybe-boost-your-3g-speeds-with-a-simple-hack/ ; xda method, just with pictures.

And yes, AOSP show the data strength, not like sense, so you will see 1x, ect, unlike on sense. As for usb transfer speeds, they were shot in the .37 kernels, try using a .38 kernel, or one of the apps the plainjane suggested.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeneralSpecific:
I think its something other than how the 2 types of roms are reporting the speeds.

For instance, I can leave my phone sitting on its dock on my desk and run speedtest in a sense rom, getting around 2Mb/s. When I flash an AOSP rom, while the phone is sitting in the exact same postion, speedtest will only run at 150-200Kb/s.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samwards:
Awesome, upgraded to newest Titmat, and Im reading at 12-18 MB/sec now, writing is still a bit wonky, but that helps tremendously. So embarrassing having to wait so long at a customers site for my files to copy.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
As always, they're still being fixed, but glad that it helped a bit. :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wynnemelvin:
what radio are u using..? you should try using the latest radio and see if that helps, i get a steady 4-5mb/s dwm on fair coverage
[Eee Pad Transformer General] king_dani:
hey all,

so i was working with TF late at night, and i conveniently pushed the power button to suspend it (not turning it off), and the next morning, it just refuses to light up. I have the keyboard dock as well, but I was not using it at that time, and when i dock it, nothing happens.

any ideas? it starts to make me worry, since i had it for just 3 days.

thnx
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bleclair:
Mine does that a lot.

First, plug it into the wall to make sure you've got some battery life.

Then try holding down the power button for a long time, maybe a minute. Then I push it a couple more times and it always comes up.

Just keep pushing that power button! :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] czm:
agreed sounds like the same issue that many of us have experienced (I've had it a dozen times or more). Each time just hold the power button for 10-12 secs, release then turn on as normal and it mysteriously comes back to life. Plenty of posts on this forum about it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bleclair:
And unfortunately this problem persists for me even after the recent OTA update...

If the Samsung Tab 10.1 had a microsd slot, I think my Transformer would be on eBay right now.

Getting tired of unpaid beta testing.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] king_dani:
Sorry for re-posting a common issue. On a side note, I was on the latest OTA firmware too.

I am off to work will try again in the evening.

Also, when it happens, does it also drains battery? Or is it just a not powering up issue

thanks for all the responses
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bleclair:
It depends... Sometimes I get it to wake up and it says it has battery life. (Most of the time actually.)

Someone was saying that if you turn of the wifi new notifications option sometimes that helps. (I think that was the option...)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] The-Nazgul:
Please also refer this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1070343&page=7
[Eee Pad Transformer General] karlr30:
SOD

I have the SOD problem with the official rom (asus), not rooted, at the last version.

I have the problem even if wifi is off prior to put it to sleep (power off, no shutdown). If it stay docked with keyboard, i have no problem. It looks like i always have the problem without dock, after about 20 minutes, it no longer resume and have to press power button for 10 secondes and then it restart to boot like if has been shutdown.

Is there a log file somewhere ?

I did not notice this problem the first few day i had my tf, only since yesterday.

Maybe one of the installed program is causing the problem ?

Adobe Flash Player 10.3

androidVNC

Angry Birds

Angry Birds (another one)

Angry Birds Rio

Artillery

Barcode Scanner

BBC News

BlastMonkeys

BreakTheBricks

Bubble Blasts 2

CNet News

CNN

Cordy

Drag Toilet paper

Earth

wBuddy

ElectroDroid

f1.Com 2011

FreeCell

Google Sky map

GPS Test

How to Tie a Tie

Klondike

Labyrinth

Mahjong

Maps

msnbc.com

Pinball Classic

Pinball Deluxe

Pyramid

Revision 3

Satellite AR

Skype

Slots Royale

Spades!

Spider

Stupid Zombies

SurvivalGuide

Talking Gina

Talking Roby Free

Talking Santa

Talking Tom

Tank Hero

TegraZone

Terminal Emulator

Tic Tac Toe

the ones i have installed lately :

Amazon kindle

Adobe reader

HW Solitaire

bang Bang racing

reckless Racing lite

I hope they can solve the problem soon, cause that make no sens to have to always reboot (take ~15 sec)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] levenite:
Only the programs that are currently running not installed programs.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GarJones27:
If you have a mini HDMI cable try to hook it up to a tv or monitor to see if that works. I had the same SOD issue but it's not really a screen of death. What happened to mine was just the back light died. If you have good eyes and are in a dimly lit area try turning it on and see if you can see the lock screen. I was able to see the lock screen, enter my pin, and actually vaguely see the home screen. Also if it hooks up to the monitor and you have adb access, chances are the back light is dead. Let me know how it goes.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] xManMythLegend:
Seems to be alot of peoples sentiments.

Theres not even a chance of a dongle right ?

Asus transformer is turning into a very strange device with its combination of demand and HW problems.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hotshotz:
don't know if this will help for you, but i fixed the sleep of death problem by removing my lockscreen to a normal unsecured login. prior, i set up a lockscreen pattern code.

it fixed my sleep of death problems when i was having it the first couple of days and i haven't had any since day 1.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] karlr30:
sod

I do not have any password, only the default lock that you have to move out of circle.

Last night, i left it on sleep (power off but no shutdown) with no running application (had just reboot previoulsy) and in the morning i had to press power 10 seconds to make it reboot, the power on was not working.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] king_dani:
just got back home, as for lock pattern, i had none, just plain honeycomb locking mechanism. I will try the 10sec power button trick right away though.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] king_dani:
it worked! thanks all.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] FrayAdjacent:
You touch on something here. I do wonder if it's some app that's causing issues. Looking at your list above, I do not have most of the apps you list, and my TF has never encountered the SOD. I have a dock as well, both updated to the latest firmware, and still no issues.

I really wonder if it's something running in the background that just doesn't want to let the device start back up.

I'd suggest to people encountering the problem to first (as much as it sucks) do a factory reset and then be sure the firmware is up to date. Then install only a few applications - just the core ones you use the most frequently - preferably only a couple at a time. Then use the sleep mode and see what happens.

I'll add this as well - I had an Archos 101 that had a SOD problem. I figured out that it happened a lot if the screen off timeout was exceeded. Meaning, if I had the screen timeout set to 2 minutes, and I put it into sleep for more than 2 minutes, a lot of the times, it encountered the SOD.

Right now, my TF is set to keep the screen on. Perhaps this is a factor as well?

If anyone would like to test either or both theories above, try only one at a time. If you change too many things and then fix a problem, it's a lot harder to tell which action resolved the problem.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] karlr30:
still sof

I still have the problem. And it is not a dim problem.

nothing on the screen.

Have to press 10 seconds o the power to have it to boot.

Isn't Asus going to do something about it ?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] AlanHsieh:
May I know which version you are using now?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] karlr30:
Version no

Here are the version number :

Version android : 3.0.1

GPS : 1.2.4

Wifi : 5.248.35

Bluetooth : 6.12

kernel : 2.6.36.3-00004-g069b8b5

build : HRI.US_epad-8.2.3.13-20110511

Dock : EP101-0209
[Eee Pad Transformer General] karlr30:
Language

I dont know but maybe i have something... i did'nt remembered but i think i started to have that problem when i changed the language of my tf to "french (canada)". Now i have reverted it back to "English US", and so far it doesn't look like i have the problem anymore... i'll continue to test that way and i will report back.

I have rebooted after changing the language, or else i still had the problem.
[General Questions and Answers] IWR:
Before the default question is assumed - no I DON'T want to change the IMEI! :)

HD2 was sent to HTC repairer, and came back with a different IMEI but same serial number. Looks like they've reprinted the battery-compartment label as it matched the software readout. BUT - and here's the rub - the box and paperwork no longer match the phone.

Question is, could this give rise to legal issues, particularly if/when I sell the phone?

Should I demand that it's put right.

Incidentally, while they were at it they managed to convert a sim-free phone into a branded/simlocked one. I imagine the repairers replaced the mobo with an incorrect one. I can fix the branding, thanks to this site's howtos, but not the IMEI issue.
[General Questions and Answers] PartTimeLegend:
I don't know what country you're in, however here in the UK it is illegal to change your IMEI and can result in up to 5 years in prison.

I would therefore go to the repairer and ask what is going on. I presume you went to a reputable person. Though they would be unlikely to do this.

Maybe get law enforcement involved, as a crime has been committed.
[General Questions and Answers] Austinl:
I'd contact HTC first, and find out what is going on...Odds are they have given you a different handset, and just moved over the Software number. Call HTC is should all be logged and accessible by there call center staff.
[General Questions and Answers] IWR:
About what I thought

It's the official UK HTC repairer. They say the IMEI is different because a replacement board was fitted. -Well OK, but then why did they reset the serial number but not the IMEI? And, why leave it with mismatched labels? If that is the only resolution when a board is changed, they urgently need to look-at their procedures.

"Thank you for your reply. According to our system, your phone is branded to O2 network but it has not got a SIM lock. We have replaced a motherboard in your phone and that is why the IMEI number in the menu of your phone does not match with this one form underneath of the battery. HTC is legally obliged to lock this phone. We can not unlock this phone without the expressed permission of the network provider."

Which tells me that firstly, they didn't read what I said properly. Secondly they are saying that they knew the phone was supplied to them as unlocked, but have locked it nevertheless. At least, that is the way it reads.

I'm getting onto Trading Standards about it.

Thx for advice, will let you know how this pans-out.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] relikade:
Another bug i expect

No sound plays, ringtones music nothing, camera says "Camera Failed" on launch and all videos show "cannot play this video"

Rebooted and still the same.

Oh what fun
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawnfr:
I have seen the same loss of sound and video stopped playing, but for me rebooting has fixed it (so far ;))

I also have a suspicion that it's the audio service crashing which might be causing some of my spontaneous reboots...

Roll on the next update from Samsung... hopefully 2.3.4 which fixes some of the battery issues too.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] relikade:
Left it off for an hour and now seems to be ok
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Factory reset if problem comes back .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawnfr:
Soundpool error

Just happened again, so I took a look in aLogCat...

Lots of Soundpool (2697) Error creating AudioTrack

My guess is that something is leaking audio streams and this stops any audio playing and the knock on effect is no video either :mad:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] relikade:
Not had it happen again (yet) ,

Lost trust in the phone, will it ring? will i miss an important call?, was happy with the G Tab thats the only reason i purchased the SGS2, oh well you live and learn.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoogWeed:
I know how frustrating it must be, but it's only one phone out of how many thousands sold?

Just get it exchanged.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Factory reset cures many problems .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] relikade:
Cant do an exchange, only option is to send it away for a month for repair :mad:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawnfr:
It happened again, so I checked what happens when I get an incoming call...

No ring tone, only vibrate. When you answer the phone you can't hear the other person and they can't hear you... not great for a phone:mad:

It's clearly a bug given that the phone works fine for hours and then the audio service fails.

I run with audio clicks turned on, so it's obvious when it's failed, unlike a friend at work who runs his in silent mode...he also won't know when the phone has done a spontaneous reboot (mine did just now...sitting on the desk with screen off and locked).

Roll on XE3!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] relikade:
Mine done the same last night. I have turned on touch sounds for now. Also get reboots with it just sleeping on the shelf.

Strange as i have two SGSII and the other is fine. Both KE2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] relikade:
Done a factory reset as it was getting annoying. Now it's been 24 hours and i've counted 8 spontaneous reboots all while phone sleeping.
[Nook Color General] ace7196:
So if you guys running Beta 3.1 could vote and tell me if you've gotten a random shutdown at the 3X% to 2X% mark, that would be cool.

I DO NOT want you to vote if you have not discharged your Nook to at least 20%.

Refer to this post if you do not know what I'm talking about.