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[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomas_pieps:
the problem is comming from the Android service kworker/u, when the tf is being charged then there will be no load from this service. after unplugging the charger this service comes in to play and takes over 60 percent cpu usage while in sleep with as result no deep sleep.

this services can't be killed so we have to wait for an update from asus or a possibility to root.

b80 tf and dock
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boonkui:
I searched and found that the kworker load problem is a current problem with Linux distributions. In Ubuntu forum (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10872181&postcount=30), someone claimed the problem seemed to go away with kernel 2.6.39. And, well, TF is currently having kernel 2.6.36.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomas_pieps:
idd read the same thing, I'll open a ticket with Asus support to notify them. not that it will make a difference but...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jochr:
I hope that most you have opened a ticket with Asus.

I only get nonsense back from Asus :p

But maybe they will look into and take it seriously if enough people open a ticket.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomas_pieps:
Idd I can only second that, so please people fill out this form http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx

This is the text I've send to Asus
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] triumph_st:
Dank aan de man uit Gent.

Ik vul onmiddellijk dat formulier in.

Elke dag aan de oplader hangen komt me stilaan de strot uit!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boonkui:
In your text to ASUS, you had probably mistaken the kernel versions. Current version is 2.3.36. Hopeful version is 2.3.39.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seenyisme:
I’ve been doing a battery test since Sunday and thought I had cracked it (see my earlier post), everything was going well until today, long story short, when I left it this morning to go to work it was:

Tablet 100%, keyboard 7%

10hrs later here’s what i found:

The first thing was an amber flashing light next to the power socket, when I woke it up I saw the tablet was down to 69% and the keyboard was down to 3%, that’s a total of 35%!!

When I checked cpuspy there was no deep sleep, the table wouldn’t go into deep sleep until i restarted it

I’m now sick of the battery problems, why the fish should we have to change setting and run 3rd party apps to get the tf to work?

I’ve gone back to my netbook (writing this on it now) which works and you can use real programs like office, not to mention excitant battery life, I can turn it off and 5 days later turn it on and the battery hasn’t lost anything , not to mention being able to use 3g dongles and printers, I could go on
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xCal1bur:
hi, first post here, and i'm having the same problems with my tablet. THOUGH after many calls to the Asus hotline, and after talking to a supervisor in the eee pad division, he told me that they have a fix. something about reflashing the firmware of the hardware on both the dock and tablet. i will be sending my tablet in on monday. hopefully what they've told me will fix it. i will post if the repair/reflash works after i get it back.

p.s i have a b70 WW transformer and i'm from australia
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chat2004:
Hopefully that they will publish this soon....
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] triumph_st:
'Sending the tablet in' ? Hopefully we can install the fix ourselves. (IF it's a fix)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xCal1bur:
from what they told me. they need to change a chip on both the dock and tablet, so i doubt its possible to do it ourselves. but on the plus side, they told me that its a one-off thing, so i really hope it is.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] triumph_st:
'Change a chip' ?? The drain began after a firmware update so it must be possible to fix this with another update. (I'm not pointing a finger at you, it's at Asus)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xCal1bur:
either change a chip, or do a flash on the chip that users cant do by themselves. i'm not really sure. but once i get my tablet back from them in a week or so i'll let you's know
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chat2004:
Maybe they are true.

Because I had tried to restore to 3.1, but battery still drain :confused::confused::confused:
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Floating Point:
I'm the only here which TF101 battery last for only 4 hours? I think this is a very bad battery life.

All I do in my TF is watch videos in 1280x720p @ 3.1 Main Profile with contrast always >90%.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomas_pieps:
Idd thanks, was a little typo.

In the meantime I had a response from Asus and ofcourse it was a basic response:

So I replied the following text:

Not that they will give out a way to root our B70 & B80's but I couldn't help myself
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leedr:
I called in to tech support. They suggested testing for 24 hours to observe actual use vs. 'standby use' and report back on battery percentage levels.

I may have misunderstood but the tech seemed to indicate even if WiFi disconnect policy was set to "turn off when screen is off" it wouldn't really go off. Which is completely opposite of expected behavior.

He also said something about TF2 being release before the holidays, which is no surprise, and that they have only implemented "deep sleep" on that model, not our TF101s. Whatever that means - he said it was a software, not a hardware, feature. So apparently what CPU Spy calls "deep sleep" they just view as sleep/standby.

Regardless, I have the latest firmware on dock and tablet, screen brightness set normal, no unusual background processes running that I can tell...and I still have ~18 hours at 216MHz but only 50 minutes in "deep sleep" per CPU Spy. Battery drained ~30-35% in 8 hours overnight with nothing running as best I can tell. This was with the tablet disconnected from the dock, too, so it's definitely the tablet, not the dock. If airplane mode helped, great, but it kind of defeats the purpose of the tablet being always ready to go if I have to manually turn wifi on and off all the time.

I have a B50 tablet revision.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NMCBR600:
I had major battery draw down but currently I have it to 1% per hour when in sleep mode.

Revolver 3.6

Kernel Prime 2.0.3 (does not have the usb fail to suspend bug)

removed dlna, my music and music.

I also use advance task manager to kill any running apps before I close the tab.

Cpuspy shows that the tab is going into deep sleep and last night, I only lost 9% of the battery power in the dock over 9 hours.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leedr:
Can you link to the thread you followed to install that kernel? I found instructions a few days ago but misplaced the link. I've rooted before but it's been a while so I wanted to find current instructions. Thanks.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Keystone:
After a couple of day no further reappearance of the drain, I can confirm that with all is well with Clemysym kernel v21 (2.6.26.3). I've flashed that to combine with Revolver 3.6 which did have the drain when using the default stock Asus kernel included with th 3.21 update.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NMCBR600:
Entry 695 on this page

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1251044&page=70

Or go to the first page and he has CWM and nvflash versions of his rom.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demod_oz:
They are getting confused with the hardware dock problem in the very early dock models (B4O-B6O). I had this fixed in my B4O a few weeks before the update came out with amazing battery performance compared to pre dock fix. The dock used to constantly charge the tablet, the new chip lets the dock sleep, and only charges when the tablet is below 95%.

Then this update came out and ruined it again. These are two similar problems that they drain the batteries, but the causes are very different. There was a simple test you could do to see if it was a dock problem. Turn off the screen, and press a key on the dock. If it woke up the tablet you have a faulty doc. (you also need the dock sleep mode enabled in the settings somewhere). There is a fairly long thread on this one.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xCal1bur:
i was told to reset my TF101 to factory settings so i could revert back to 3.1, and as expected it didn't
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flyingcarpets:
When I touch the touch mouse on the dock it wakes up. The screen remains off when I press all other keys. Faulty dock?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xCal1bur:
i asked them about if its the problem they had with the B40-B60 models, and was told that this wasn't the case. they even ran me through the tests to turn off the screen and press a key to check it. and seeing as i have a B70 dock, i dont have the problem
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mlbl:
I now have to power down my tablet pretty much every day to avoid the drain thanks to the new firmware..or undock my tablet and reboot to solve the problem..this is ridiculous...i hope ASUS solve's this quick, i cant keep doing this. I've already sent a support mail to them, awaiting for reply from their technical personnel now.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boonkui:
+1. I am also fed up of these rituals. I had ditched my dock for days. My TF is no longer a transformer - the very reason it prevails over others. Really disappointed in Asus...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demod_oz:
Nope, you're all good. The mouse wakeup thing will stop when the cpu goes into deep sleep. That is our problem now, the tablet is not going into deep sleep.

---------- Post added at 07:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:50 PM ----------

hmmm I dunno.. still sounds sus to me. I'd check with CPU spy. If its not going into deep sleep, it has got to be a software fix. As it was working perfectly pre 3.2.1.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] triumph_st:
Same here; this is ridiculous. The advantage of a tablet that starts in 2secs is completely gone. Back to my netbook. ASUS this is a major fault and not good to keep us as customers. You drive us to Samsung.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtyu:
Yeah, right. After upgrading to this release, I have to take the pad off the dock while I am not using it to save the power. This looks to be the better way for me now. It seems that ASUS provides new releases monthly to fix the problems reported from users. I hope they will fix this in the end of October just like this one in the end of September. Waiting for this.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jochr:
Yes. I hope you are correct. But I fear that Asus will f**k something else up in the next update.

So I got a response from the EU support yesterday.

They want me to RMA the unit.

They don't respond at all to the questions and logs that I send to them.

I even asked them to escalate my case to somebody that is responsible :p

My guess is that Asus support does not talk to any Asus technicians at all.

Not sure what to do. Don't see the point in RMAing my unit when the problem obviously is software related.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mlbl:
Do reiterate to them that its a software issue and that many many others in the forums are facing this problem ever since the latest update came out and it was working perfectly before the update.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leedr:
My observations on this issue:

Yesterday morning I charged to 100%, left tablet undocked, turned on airplane mode, let the tablet go to sleep, didn't touch it except to check battery levels a few times, and 24 hours later it had drained to 4% with essentially zero active use. I tried a factory reset to clear out all my apps to confirm it was not any of those causing the drain. After the reset, today I charged it up again, and it started to drain. After a reboot, it was fine according to CPU Spy, going into deep sleep, etc, then after a few hours it was draining again.

I've called Asus support 3x now, and on the times I could get through (most of the time their tech support number disconnects me several times before I ever reach a tech), I've been told:

1) Observe for 24 hours what happens (see above)

2) Reset settings via Settings, Privacy, Factory Data Reset. The technician also told me that this would downgrade the firmware to 3.0, which was obviously wrong. It's still at 3.2.1, just all my settings wiped.

3) Send it in to get checked out. They said they can possibly downgrade the firmware for me to a previous version, but wouldn't tell me how (of course). Obviously I could downgrade it myself after rooting, most likely, and void the warranty in the process, which at this stage isn't apparently worth much. The tech also tried to convince me that Google releases the firmware updates, rather than Asus, which again, seems ridiculous - obviously Google releases Android revisions but then each manufacturer has to build it out and test it on their hardware, right? So this guy told me to contact Google to find out when the next firmware update will come out.

Asus tech support doesn't seem interested or competent to resolve the issues at this stage. I don't want to pay $20 to ship it in and have them tell me nothing's wrong, or for them to fail to revert the firmware. I'd prefer not to mess with rooting it and downgrading myself if I don't have to.

I'm going to be near to my return window by the time the hypothetical next firmware release happens (end of this month perhaps?). I'm debating whether it's worth waiting and seeing what other features get broken by that firmware, or whether this charge issue gets fixed, or whether I should just return it and quit hassling with it. Suggestions?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fldude99:
^^My suggestion is if the dock isn't super important to you then return it. The dock is pretty much the main thing that separates the transformer from all the others.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtyu:
Agree. It does not make sense to RMA it when the problem is obviously from the software after upgrading. I think ASUS would release a fix soon since my friend told me they are working on it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jetbruceli:
I have searched around but cant find a reasonable answer.

I installed Weapon 2.6 and tried using Navigon and Gmaps with GPS but the locking takes forever,

To fix I tried gps fix and gps test. they work for the moment but after a reboot or after a few minutes with no use, the issue is back

Basically my reason for this thread is which rom is the best for gps tracking or kernal?

I cannot wait in a car for 10 minutes for the gps to finally track

Thanks for all who help!:(
[T-Mobile LG G2x] FatalityBoyZahy:
Did you have this issue on stock?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] LordButtersI:
Welcome to six months ago. But seriously, this is a known issue, were you encountering it on stock?

There's a few ways of fixing it, none work every time. I personally can't get my locks under a minute no matter what.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mbug:
I have the same issue (upgrade Weapon 2.6 from 2.5) as OP.

I have to reset the data/clear dalvik cache and reinstall weapon 2.6. GPS works great, lock under 7 sec.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jetbruceli:
Yeah I tried stock, and I tried re-installing 2.6, thing is I never tried using the GPS before.

I finally aquired navigon and It literally takes like 5 minutes to lock on.

sent from a galaxy far away
[T-Mobile LG G2x] LordButtersI:
Your first lock on a new device (or rom, which is basically the same thing) will always be slow, that's just a limitation of GPS technology. It's all the subsequent locks you have to worry about.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jetbruceli:
OK I know the first is long but not every time I want to use GPS. I have a Milestone 2, it locks on within seconds. I actually still use it as my primary GPS but come on, this G2x is suppose to run circles around a Milestone 2 (droid 2)

I am trying Eagle Bloods (2.3.5) will let you all know
[T-Mobile LG G2x] B1acKcaT:
aaaah i miss nokia phones...instant lock in the basement ;)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] thanasisc4:
I am using CM7 latest nightly with the July 15th baseband.

This works every time for me, get an instant lock:

-Turn on GPS

-Hard Reboot (hold vol up+power)

-open maps

-wait for lock (for the circle around the arrow to disappear, ~10 seconds)

-exit maps and go into navigation

-enter destination

-Boom! Instant navigation

Not sure if it'll work on weapon but give it a shot. I'm actually curious to find out if I'm the only one this works for.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jetbruceli:
Yeah no luck here. It locks after 5 minutes or so, I used GPS fix and others but still damn! My milestone would lock instantly. Might just be a g2x thing. Or because I am in europe. Oh well guess I will have to make do, getting tired of changing roms 3 times a day to find out.

What kills me is there are so many good things about this phone but all the simple stuff is what makes it crappy. Like the GPS, and no led lights. My old Sony x8 has led lights I mean come on now

sent from my anti IPhone device
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jboxer:
Are you using a stock battery with stock battery cover?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jetbruceli:
Yep don't have any other battery.

I am not worried about it. The phone is great for what I use it for on a daily basis. I just have this navigon app and liked it on the ms2. I will just have to start the GPS really early before a big trip.

Thanks for all the replies. Will let this forum know if I find a fix

sent from my anti IPhone device
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Scoobyracing03:
I'm having the same problem since going to 2.6. GPS worked great stock and with previous weapon ROMS and CM7 based ROMs too.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] MisfitX:
You could try:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.roman.vibrant.bloater&hl=en

I have read that lots have had good luck with this, on the g2x its only for GPS configs
[T-Mobile LG G2x] romlover:
Bloater made my phone suck. Perfect lock before, now it sucks balls.
[HTC Sensation] walshie91:
Hi, the problem that exists with my htc sensation is that whenever i turn 3g (set it to gsm / wcdma auto) i get no signal. It says i have no internet connection either but for some reason i can still browse perfectly at high speed meaning i do have full hsdpa. I cant make calls or texts though. As soon as i set it to gsm only, it works fine, but ive got slow internet which i dont want. I am rooted, ive got the coredroid 2.4 rom, ive tried various roms, kernels and radios but none seem to work. I thought it was my sim, so i ordered a new one and its exactly the same, im on virgin mobile uk. Ive tried a 3 sim card in the phone and it seems to work, and ive tried my virgin sim card in other phones and that seems to work too. It just seems to be a virgin sim card in my phone. It used to work fine, then about 3 weeks ago it just started with this problem. Ive searched for an answer but couldnt find anything, has anyone got any ideas please? Also as im rooted, does that mean my warranty is void and i would get charged if i sent it for repair?
[HTC Sensation] moshe22:
Try calling them to ask about that issue

They will probably re-add you to the network and that might fix it

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G Running Bulletproof
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] stuffynet:
Hello there. Just wanted to share with you one of my favorite games and the most funny one I have ever played. It's Office Jerk and runs smoth-ish on my Wildfire (Cyanogemod 7 RC1, OC 710Mhz). :D

Office Jerk

It's free on the market. There is also a paid version with more stuff to trough.

Enjoy. You will laugh your pants off.
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] fifarunnerr:
Yes, it's definitely funny. Thanks for sharing.
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] Opson:
Ya, superb game for this crappy phone
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] imrebel:
Exactly my words dude! :)
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] HappyWILDFIRE:
if you think that Wildfire is a crappy phone, well look at Windows mobile phones... those with about the same specifications as Wildfire, are waaaay too crappy! ;)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] funziebear:
For u simple mobile peeps, Did u have to Unlock ur g2x to use with simple?? Thanks :)

Sent from my LG-P999
[T-Mobile LG G2x] minhajmsd:
I bought mine unlocked
[T-Mobile LG G2x] babymatteo:
Nope you don't have to unlock. Simple Mobile uses Tmobile's network.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] funziebear:
Sweet that's what I thought thank you so it's just the apn deal and ill be set :)

Sent from my LG-P999
[T-Mobile LG G2x] babymatteo:
Yup. I believe if yu bring it to a simple mobile retailer they'll set everything up for yu...Apn mms and data. All dat good stuff.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] funziebear:
I just installed that apn fix on here just waiting on the sim had my sister pick one up for me

Sent from my LG-P999
[T-Mobile LG G2x] pillzzberry:
since it uses t mobile network. does your previous account with t mobile affect it.? Like for example say you owe Tmobile and you switch to simple will there be any draw backs.?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mahgninnuc93:
Nope...once you go to SM you are free of T-Mo. However, if you use Wifi calling or other T-Mo branded items you will not be able to use them on SM.

I did have a data loss last week with Simple here in Sacramento. They had tower issues. But nothing else of consequence.

One issue that I have had. On virtually every ROM is editing the APN. YOu can usually edit it once, but when you go back in often the APN's do not show up. Food for thought.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] pillzzberry:
Lol. Hmm thank God. I'm going to get sm tomorrow. Thank you very much.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] funziebear:
Only affects ur credit ahahaha

Sent from my LG-P999
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mahgninnuc93:
That's funny
[T-Mobile LG G2x] pillzzberry:
lol you got jokes. :p but hey is it the same for the g2 it doesn't have to be unlocked
[T-Mobile LG G2x] aliaselchore:
I had it on simple for a month and you can't get 4gis 3g only. It was still good enough but that really bum me out
[T-Mobile LG G2x] funziebear:
Sure u had it setup right? If u can get tmobiles h on the mytouch 4g I don't see why u can't on the g2x ill give it a try see what happens

Sent from my LG-P999
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jose makalolot:
Do you have 40 or 60 plan?

Sent from my Calculator with Android.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] funziebear:
So far its running nicely and fast :)

Winning

Sent from my LG-P999
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mahgninnuc93:
Actually you can and do get 4g depending on where you are located. I am in Sacramento and get 4g speeds on SM.

Your plan also has to do with speeds. If yo are on the $40.00 plan yes, you are restricted to 3g. If you pay $60.00 then you get 4G.

And no you do not have to unlock for SM.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] TechnoHippie:
They do offer a $60/month plan that has 4G. As usual the giant word plastered all over their website and retailers is "unlimited" - which, as we all know, is a load of crap. Yes it's "unlimited internet" - however you get 1gig at 4G - then the rest of the month you're throttled to a whopping 56k (so useless you can't even stream a song with it).

As for the disappearing APN problem - if you run the CM7 ROM, and you're APN's are not in there - all you have to do is pull the battery out, restart the phone, and the APN's are back in. Also as pointed out the specialized apps for t-mobile like the wifi calling app won't work.

Anyway - all that being said - I've been on Simple with my G2X for 3 months and it works quite well for me. Only wish they offered more data in the plans - so I try to stay connected to a wifi hotspot as much as possible.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] funziebear:
I thought there flyer says 2gigs of data hahaha on the 60 dollar
[T-Mobile LG G2x] g2xkid:
Yes you do have to be unlocked on simple mobile. You cannot use a simple mobile sim in a locked phone. You also get 2gigs of data on the $60 plan and 4g if available in your area.