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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] benlc:
Hello guys,

I'm trying to find a way to fix the unknown serial issue, or at least see if it's gonna be fixable when Asus unlock the bootloader (which hopefully will help rooting the device with unknown serial number...).

2 things would be really great on this thing :

_ Having people with a valid serial number to help, by providing some informations on their working device.

_ Keeping the thread development oriented and clean (which means no whining about the issue, no talking about returning the device or how much Asus suck etc....).

Let's just gather all of our knowledge and work together on the issue with a technical PoV.

What I tried so far :

Device ID: It is different from the Serial Number, so nothing to do with it. Good thing is that a lot of applications and games use it for different things (as a "unique" id for push or other stuff).

build.prop and default.prop : couldn't find anything interesting. Maybe it has something to do with my TP not having a serial number, would be nice if someone could publish their files (preferably from a 3.2 prime with valid serial...)

Build.SERIAL : Main reason why I created this thread, so people with a valid serial number could try this APK and publish what the Build.SERIAL shows. On my TP, it shows unknown, so I'm guessing asus makes the same call in the system settings. Basically, if a proper TP shows up the right serial with this APK, we can probably find out where exactly the problem comes from, and hopefully fix it.

So please, if you have a Transformer Prime with a valid serial in the settings, please try this apk and report if the Serial Number that shows up in the app matches the one on the sticker
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Danny-B-:
Wrong section ?

Should prove usefull though.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Diamondback:
As per your request -

yes

, the provided apk

does

display my right serialnumber.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] defiantdesign:
Thanks for getting this started!

I'm not savvy enough with Linux or android from a programming perspective to do this, but I too have the unknown serial issue. I'll help in any way I can before I have to return my prime.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] benlc:
I don't really know, look like development section needs work already done.

Thanks a lot for this information, this is very useful to know. Can you pull your build.prop too please ?

adb pull /system/build.prop .
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Diamondback:
Sure, just wait some minutes, doing a complete pull right now.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Diamondback:
Here we go: build.prop of a DE ICS Prime

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10460451/build.prop
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] 3rdamention:
That is useful because people with the Serial Number Unknown problem are showing a different serial than the one on the box of the tablet. So someone is on to something.

Great work, great work, and thanks to you all for trying to help us.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ramtripper:
How do u know we (people with unknown serials) are showing a different serial # from the one on the box?

Although if u mean "unknown" is different than an actual serial, then I agree, but kind of a weird statement to make?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] benlc:
Thanks a lot once again !

I'm gonna keep looking where the serial number could be saved in the system (and if it actually is requesting the system and not some hardware), it is not in the build.prop
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] 3rdamention:
Because two People alone with Unknown Serial Number ran that APK yesterday and the serial it returned was different than the one on the sticker. Here is a link to page 14 of the "Serial Number Unknown" thread. 2 people said the serial number his APK returned were different.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1426881&highlight=apk&page=14

I wasn't making anything up. He has been working hard on this since yesterday, before this thread was created. Why would I be in here making crazy statements? I want to find a break in this bug before I take mine back, which is going back this evening.

Asus isn't helping, so it is nice to find someone, such as Kouray, that is trying to help.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] benlc:
This is a different APK than the one from yesterday, this one makes a different call to get the serial instead of the id device ;)

Thanks for the support
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ramtripper:
kernel update?

ah sorry about that 3rdamention, i did read that actually.

well, i see on the Asus support site that you can download the Eee Pad Kernel Code for Android 3.2.1 OS (V8.8.3.23) from November 24.

It could be our kernel that's f'd up thus preventing the device from reading our serials and not allowing us to root (as a possibility to the whole problem, although 2 diff serials is a whole different problem).

If we can downgrade to this firmware version from our versions (most commonly 8.8.3.27), may this fix our kernel?

hxxp://support(dot)asus(dot)com /Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=Eee+Pad+Transformer+Prime+TF201&p=20&s=16

under "Source Code (1)"

Also, has there been any known single person whos been able to update to ICS manually (by downloading the file and placing it in the correct location for the TP to recognize) whether or not they have a serial number?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Spidey01:
On the TF101 the serial in Settings>About Tablet->Status was different, fwiw.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] 3rdamention:
I would love to know as well. Or more specifically, if anyone has been able to run a manual ICS Update when they have the Serial Number Unknown and whether it fixed the lack of Serial Number.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ramtripper:
That especially lol. I heard some people did factory resets and the serial # came back... Don't know if it's true though and don't really wanna delete everything off my TP for a 1% chance of it working...

What do you think? Prob wont do anything right?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] KDLMaj:
I was not able to get the serial number to return with factory resets, and I was unable to install the ICS update file from AndroidPolice. The system would begin, but it would eventually just reboot back into Honeycomb and give an Unknown System Error (2).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] curreyr:
Looking at some source I think it might be coming from /proc/cmdline. Also, the source seems to indicate that it will only be readable by root.

If I'm correct, the cmdline contents are read and parsed with one result being a property for androidboot.serialno being set.

note: might be nice for a more knowledgeable dev to take a look at import_kernel_nv in {ANDROID_SRC}/system/core/init/init.c
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ramtripper:
Where did you place the file for it to be read by the TP and even begin an update to ICS?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] theizzardking:
factory reset worked for me to allow OTA updates,, got ICS OTA, installed fine but still no serial number.....

s/n is a bcokas02xxxx flavour if you gaf

screen shot for fun, also does everyone have this dev. option tool bar?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] pancit:
ICS Clock + Analog Widget all in one - edited to turn RED.

Managed to change the font and its color to RED.

Fix FC when setting the alarm.

Just flash the zip file attached in this thread through CWM. See attachments for screenshots.

And thanks so me.

Credits to sandeepsivia for porting the ICS clock and the widget.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] _-xXBilanoidXx-_:
Thx dude but apk doesnt work. Pb after reboot phone. Post if u have a fix 4 that.

Peace

I9003_XXKPQ_ICE_CUBE
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] pancit:
It perfectly worked for me.

Try to install it through adb push, then reboot, maybe that will work.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] _-xXBilanoidXx-_:
Ok i will try

I9003_XXKPQ_ICE_CUBE
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] MarkM83:
Using flashtool, is LOADER = recovery??, and is it possible to find cwm never than 3.x.x and get it inthere using flashtool ?
[Windows Phone 7 General] Deleted member 2842059:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/01/windows-phones-ces-2012/
[Windows Phone 7 General] Radek Hulán:
Best of CES Awards 2012 -> Nokia Lumia 900

http://ces.cnet.com/best-of-ces/?tag=mncol

Live from CES 2012: Windows Phone $100 Challenge 7

http://youtu.be/PeU7FW18Izc
[Windows Phone 7 General] Alcoholic:
The intel phone demo was pretty cool but those were just concepts.

Lumia and titan2 were the only phones that were ready to ship. The rest were either concepts or not being released till Q2 2012.

Personally - I wasn't too impressed with either windows phone (not enough improvement for me to upgrade from my 1st gen wp). I'm hoping Microsoft has something interesting at MWC because i know android is going to have quad core 720p resolution phones and i might not want to stick with windows phone with it's single core WGA resolution.
[Windows Phone 7 General] hexcorev2:
Both phones are really nice so deciding will be hard. Even from a technical stand point they only slightly differ one has a .1 Ghz fast CPU the other has gorilla glass. I think it primarily comes down to what you need. A big screen with a nice camera or a small phone that is still just as powerful, but not overly powerful.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Deleted member 2842059:
Then leave. Nothing keeps you here. As someone who typing this on a stock GN? I'm about to leap back to WP when the 900 drops. Just because something has 4 cores doesn't mean it's actually going to use those four cores. Just because it's got a 720 screen doesn't matter if the OS or widgets or icons aren't optimized for it. I'll take something that just works over the bigger better stronger faster everyday of every week.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MikeyMike01:
The only good phone at CES was the Lumia 900. Everything else was junk really.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Windows Phone 7 General] Alcoholic:
You don't know what you're talking about. 720p display has nothing to do with the software. Please read up on how displays work.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waqar_shah:
i have rooted My xperia x10i today. But i cant boot into xrecovery.. I was thinking that my phone has not been rooted yet but when i again tried to root it with superoneclick software it said that deivce is already rooted..

I also tried to install xrecovery from market.. I installed the app and opened it and clicked the button "Install xrecovery" a message apperaed for a litle time saying permission granted to xrecovery by superuser... After that there is a cross sign on the option under that button.... I watched a video in which instead of cross mark there was a tick mark... What is this??? and y?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frosty666:
Download Flashtool. Links are in the dev section. It will root/install xRecovery/do everything else for you. From now on, Flashtool is your best friend.

:)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waqar_shah:
tHANKS ALOT... I HAVE GOT XRECOVERY BOOT... HURRAY.. i AM VERY HAPPY NOW....... nOW PLZ GUIDE ME HOW TO INSTAL A CUSTOM 2.3.3 ..... i WILL PRESS THANKS BUTTON FOR U.. THANKS ALOT...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkmind82:
so again it´s in the development thread but short

Check if the desired rom need unloked bootloader if yes well there is a plugin in xda´s flashtool just use it and it will be fine

Maybe you want to backup your aps via titanium backup.

so if needed flash the desired/required Custom kernel. some roms only work with special kernel´s

Place Kernel´s wifi zip and the zip of desired rom on SD Card

Start xrecovery or cwm most custom kernel´s got both you see in rom description where to flash from.

but for both recovery´s you should wipe data(factory reset) and wipe dalvik Cach (advance settings)

if battery s full 100% it also fits that you can wipe battery stats. maybe your x10 will last 1-2 hours more

flash first the rom itselfs: Install Custum Zip/choose Zip/(Serch zip on sd) Flash

maybe there´s a need of flashing a hotfix same procedure

Flash the wifi modules zip for the kernel if needed

Reboot device (maybe on forst boot it stocks at bootscreen the just pull out the

battery and wat 1-2 minutes than put it back in and try again)

So now your on a custom rom. Many roms got the setup so of needed go thru setup procedure and welcome on your costum droid Xperia x10

After setup or after first enter on home screen reboot device first before you install anythinG it settles the rom to work better/properly

For notice most custom roms need a few hours to settle so dont be to hasty if something doesnt work right properly.

If i helped feel free to thank me

If you dont know which rom to use feel free to pm me i tried many ^^

greets darkmind
[GT540 Optimus General] Crimson_Linux:
Hi,

i cant come to the Website Mike's Website (http: //mikegapinski.androidus.xaa.pl)

I tryed different browser's and OS's but i cant go there and download some Stuff for my Gt540.

If someone know something tricky to get to this website, pls let me know ^^
[GT540 Optimus General] andreas__:
Try a proxy

Sent from my GT540 Optimus
[GT540 Optimus General] Crimson_Linux:
Oh :eek: The easiest i haven't tryed ^^ That was too easy :D

Thanks :D
[GT540 Optimus General] andreas__:
no problem m8 :D
[GT540 Optimus General] regisol:
try this site.

mikegapinski.androidus.xaa.pl/gingerbread/
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kos26:
All of a sudden YouTube is force closing on me when trying to play some videos.. I've tried clearing the cache and data, I've removed and installed YouTube from the market and from a good known backup..

What gives? Noting has changed that I know of.. It worked fine one hour, the next trying to play the same video it will fc. But it will play some, I guess it's just picky and doesn't like my taste of videos.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackdeath09:
Is a common Youtube Mobile today. For exemple for me it FCs when I want to watch a video, all my subscriptions were gone etc. (just on mobile version). And it happened on my 2.3.4 SGSII, on my 4.0.3 Nexus S and on CM7 SGS
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kos26:
So it's an issue with YouTube then? Makes sense because I have an epic doing the same thing but not as bad as the nexus.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLastMirana:
i have no issues with youtube..

no force closing and my account subs work fine.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sean1984:
same issue for me with youtube when you select video it crashes...tried on stock and custom rom and problem still exists...so something wrong the app itself
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vetvito:
its a problem with YouTube. Its happening to IOS users too. You'll notice your subscriptions may not be showing either.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chouhai:
so? no found
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Esteway.619:
I had this issue earlier today with f/c and my subscription not showing. All of a sudden all is working fine now.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kos26:
It works today. It was a YouTube issue.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] p51d007:
Every once in a while, I see a tiny steering wheel pop up in the upper left

of the taskbar. At time, it also appears that the dock mode screen will pop up.

I've frozen out the talk apps, voice talk app. Once in a while it will still flash on

the task bar. If you run task manager, there are no talk/voice apps running.

The only thing done to this Note is root. 2.3.6 KL7

Strange...any ideas?

I'll usually shut it down, take out the battery for a few minutes and it's gone.

My phone stays on 24/7, and it usually pops up about a week or two after

booting.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RavenY2K3:
You've not got the driving mode option ticked in text to speech settings have you? (see attached pic)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] p51d007:
Nope, here's how it is set up.

If I keep the talk apps frozen, even though they were not running, it appears to stay

fixed. When I flashed just after I got the phone, I probably should have done a clear/reset,

but didn't. It appears a newer rom will be available soon (I prefer the stock roms for now).

When that happens, I'll blow everything out and start fresh, see if it is a glitch in the talk

app, after it was flashed last month.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carhigh:
Stop double tapping the home button
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] p51d007:
Not double tapping...just sitting on the desk it might do it.

I just looked at my phone under a bright light, noticed the home button had

a little shine to it. Took an Xacto knife to the edge and guess what....

I didn't realize that had a bit of protective plastic over the #*%$&@ home button.

I just wonder if that plastic was keeping the button depressed at times?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a.d.a.m.:
Hello

In normal profile, when I go to the dial pad, the dial tones are very loud. I've used an audio manger app, and I can see when I enter the dialer, it resets system volume to max.

Why does the dialer do this? How can I stop it?

I'm using Android Revolution HD™ 6.3.1
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arshcaria:
Same Q here.

I'm using EVO 3D, with Mik's Sense 3.5 rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tush:
Does anyone else have this issue?

I'll be doing my thing, living my life, and all of a sudden I'll get an email or SMS and my SGS2 running CM7.1 will randomly decide to play an MP3 instead of my chosen messaging tone (which is Link collecting a rupee).

It usually changes it to a specific song I have on my phone, but once has changed it to a different messaging tone I had used before.

I can then manually set it back to my link collecting a rupee sound but a day or two later it'll decide it wants to play "Take This One From Me" by 'It's True'

I can't seem to pin down why It's happening though.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shockem:
So what WP7 UI- like apps do you guys use?

Why do you use them and what are the pros and cons?

I've seen metro UI and launcher 7. And some messaging apps. None of them are up to my expectation even if they are great. But they are amazing.

So what are your thoughts?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j181:
I use Launcher 7, Messaging Metro Beta, and WP7Contacts. Launcher 7 and Messaging metro are my favorite because in my opinion, they are nearly perfect.

I use WP7Contacts because I like the simpleness of the WP7 contacts, but I think it could be better. For example, the Facebook integration doesn't work for me (it never logs in) and when I add a new contact and enter their phone number the number is lost if I leave that page without clicking save. I don't know if this is on purpose or what, but I have lost phone numbers several times because I didn't click save.

Lately I have been trying the WP7Contact Lite app because the developer is very responsive, replies to my questions, and updates the app frequently unlike the WP7Contacts developer. I will probably permanently switch to WP7Contact Lite eventually, but for now the only thing keeping me from doing that is the inability to edit contacts inside the app (it opens the stock contact editor when you click edit) and the fact that it list all of the phone numbers under the mobile heading.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shockem:
I will try the WP7 contacts app now. The launchers are really limited though. I would prefer one that has very good functionality and is smooth
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DannyDrama:
Messaging metro is a huge joke IMO. Everything i click pn it says 'this is a dpnate reward.

Cant even delete messages haha. Pathetic.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shockem:
Exactly. It sucks to have stuff like that.

I want a really good launcher...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yccheok:
So far, I have only tested on Launcher 7. I would say, it is still not up to my expectation, as it doesn't have Live Title feature. So, I would prefer to get a real WP7 phone, if I really want to have Metro UI. Android is pretty difficult to mimic the look n feel of Metro UI.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeyMike01:
None of them do WP7 justice.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muqtaliff:
Any.Do is a to-do list app with a WP7-like UI. I have used this for a while.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shockem:
for now:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsgraphicart:
I dont know why everyone is saying launcher 7 isnt that great. The app does have live tiles and is very smooth for me. Right now I have 5 live tiles running (2 photo tiles, calendar tile, email tile and contacts tile, plus the fly in/out animations) and it still runs smooth. And I have it all themed up to look nice and sexy. lol. Thats one thing this launcher has over actual WP7. You can make the tiles anything you want.

I also use Metro Messaging Beta and it is almost identical to WP7 as far as look goes. Just donate to the dev and you can get a lot more features. Its worth it.

WP7lock is a nice WP7 like lockscreen. But use "No Lock" from the market along with it because the stock lockscreen likes to take over sometimes.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkenCypher:
I've used the wp7lock before and loved it (wish it was updated) launcher 7 was always well but i could never "get into it" and the metro messaging beta "donate for notifications" pissed me off to no end. the user smartdev is coming out with an wp7 messaging app that looks really interesting!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holm94:
Yeah, like the topic says... How do I know if my sgs2 is a T-Mobile Galaxy S2 (SGH-T989) device?

mine is bought in Finland (Europe)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shotta35:
Well you'd probably only get the SGS-T989 in the USA because of it's AWS frequencies. T-Mobile in Europe uses same frequencies as everyone else so it would be a GT-i9100. You can always check under the battery instead of asking too, it say it right there what it is. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holm94:
ah, thank you! I didn´t know where to look, so i thought it was better to ask.

Under the battery on the phone, it says: Model: GT-I9100 and SSN: -I9100GSMH

So that means it it a T-Mobile Galaxy S2 (SGH-T989) device? =)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Galaxy SGS i9100 International version .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veyka:
See part in bold

You can also go to

Settings > About phone > model number
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netban:
You don't know what you have? Jeez!

Whatever model number it says, that's what it is.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shotta35:
Umm, No that means you have a GT-i9100. If you had a SGS-T989 it would say that which is a T-Mobile USA Galaxy S2 device, you have a International (original) Galaxy S2 device. The T-Mobile (USA) one as you wrote is SGH-T989. AT&T USA is SGH-I777. There's also a Sprint one as well.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
*facepalm*
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] DssTrainer:
Since the Evo View's were cheaper on Ebay than the standard Flyer, I bought one but want it as a wifi tablet only. Is there a way to disable activation so that it doesn't try to activate when I reboot?

I am S-Off and rooted using revolution. Currently using stock GB but looking at other roms and probably HC when I feel its more ready. Is there a simple zip to flash or some root setting I can change?

And since I only care about wifi, can I flash "flyer" roms on my evo view since I dont need any of the baseband/4g stuff?