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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] thecooperman:
Screen won't go off

I have been following this thread for some time but haven't really had anything to add except for the occasional SOD, random reboot and sticky browser.

I have however now experienced a new "feature" where the screen will not switch off when I momentarily press the power button. I can try the press many times but the screen just stays on. If I leave the tab for the screen timeout (currently 2mins) then it switches off OK. I can also bring it back on with a momentary power button press OK.

I have searched the 1400+ posts in this thread but couldn't find any reference to this (maybe I'm not searching properly!) or it's in another thread.

Please let me know if anyone else out there experienced this behaviour?

My TF201 has a stock rom with the .21 build.

BTW anyone heard from ASUS Re a new build to fix the SOD, etc on the TF1201. My wifes TF101 just got the .21 build and it seems more stable but I have seen post elsewhere saying they still have problems after the update.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Peter Galbavy:
Ditto, but happens much less with Go Launcher HD. With the stock launcher it happened after certain widgets got put onto the desktop - and then moving or removing (attempting to) any widget or shortcut, not just the "suspect" ones. FYI The ones that caused issues were the stock news/weather widget and Wifi Manager - but the latter is stable on Go Launcher. Reported to author, but we both agree it's an Asus issue.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Rytkonen:
Was the "Browser not responding"-issue there before ICS? My Prime came with ICS out of box so I dont know (I have updated from .15 to .21).

Btw my Prime rebooted when reading this thread.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] thejamhole:
No that was an issue with our third or fourth update. Honestly I've lost track. I'm not completely thrilled about paying this much to beta test for asus.

And not to be spammy but my android browser review finally got published. It's over on groovypost.com if you want to find an alternative browser. I even tested them on my prime. Went through 13 browsers total.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Rytkonen:
Ok that is nice to know. Then it should be completely fixable.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] zummer22:
Keyboard dock issue

Hi. I just got my Prime with the keyboard dock a few days ago and i really love it.

However if It's connected to the keyboard It does work great but when I close the tablet like on a laptop and opens it again after a few hours the keyboard seems to not working right.

I can use all the toggle buttons like wifi on/off and touchpad on/off etc. but my touchpad won't react and also stuff like home button and search etc. does not work like the whole qwerty on the keyboard dock does not work either :(

I can fix it by rebooting the tablet and reconnect the keyboard dock
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] XSYLUS:
New OS Firmware Update .24

Just got a new update this morning. Version 9.2.1.24-20120503 :cool:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tmeader:
You have a Transformer or a Transformer Prime? This thread is for the Prime.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] zummer22:
For the Prime?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Rytkonen:
Its for OG Transformer.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Revhead:
It makes you wonder, if all the probs have occurred only since the introduction of ICS, then why didn't they just roll back to GB while they worked on the bugs?

I've had my Prime/dock for a couple of months. I bought it as a notebook replacement on the spur of the moment and it has been very good for travelling because its light and the battery lasts forever.

But (and I don't know whether anyone else shares this opinion) I'm starting to think I like the concept better than the Prime itself.

The concept is terrific, the execution is unfortunately and perhaps fatally flawed.

And, by the way, the keyboard sucks to work on - I find myself two finger typing all over again because it is just too small and the fact they didn't include a delete key is just a crackup LOL (whoever signed off on that should be hung, drawn and quartered).

I mean really LOL!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] buxtahuda:
Ok. I don't usually do this, but let's break this down.

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At what point was any Prime ever on Android 2.3.x? Started on HC, not GB.

Issues were totally still present and would still occur on HC. However, you would have less issues since you wouldn't be pushing the newest software and including its bugs. However, then you wouldn't have the goodness that is ICS.

The concept is indeed terrific. The execution as far as I've experienced and as far as those close to me have experienced is also terrific. As you said it's light, lasts forever; it's powerful, versatile. It can be docked and undocked in a second and used however you need.

I can type just as quickly on my Prime as any of my other devices, often averaging at least 40-50 w/m. I'm 6 ft tall, 280 pounds, and have pretty stubby plump fingers; by no means someone who should do well with touchscreens and chiclet keyboards. It's comfortable and takes almost no useless movement to hit the majority of keys.

I'm sorry you suck so hard at typing that you have to resort to two-finger methods just because the keyboard changed a bit. I'm also sorry you've never grown accustomed to macros, keyboard shortcuts, and function keys.

Shift + Backspace = Delete
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MRCANNADY:
You beat me to this lol! i don't see how anyone would have problems typing on the keyboard, unless the poster is typing with his feet or knuckles, then I understand :rolleyes:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Revhead:
Wow.

Can we swap?

I must have a different model? Mine's the one with all the bugs that doesn't work properly.

You know the one we've just spent the last 146 pages whingeing about.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ill1:
Although I don't agree with everything you said, I did have a similar thought about GB. Probably not the most fair comparison either but my EVO has reboot maybe twice the in the year or so I've had it my prime reboots minimum twice a day. The processor and software in the EVO compared to the prime is like a mouse on a running wheel but its stable. My prime on HC rebooted only once in 9 days, but the lag is annoying. ICS is in my experience is not consistent or the most stable. And it should be neither on a 500+ dollar machine running the fourth version of android. If the reboots could ever be fixed (emphasis on if) in Jellybean then HC and ICS will be remembered as the Vista of android.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aznmode:
Wasnt on HC but I downgraded to .15 and it was still there although not as frequent as .21. I havent gone down to .11 yet but I dont recall seeing it then. So technically if someone really wanted to they can go back to that version but I'm not sure what bugs were in that version though but I guess you can always go back to 21 if you dont like that either.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Gilbo12:
Since . 21 update I have experienced reduced battery life, random reboots and sleep of death. Before the update I never understood what all the complaints were about ( except gps of course). Does anyone know when the next update will be finished testing and available?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aznmode:
Have you tried a factory reset yet? I had reboot issues atleast 2x a week and battery drain and that fixed it. If something got screwed up during the .21 OTA it might be there permanently (even after they release the new OTA) till you factory reset. I kinda see it as flashing custom roms on your phone. If there's been too many changes the dev will always tell you to completely wipe before you flash their new rom.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] thecooperman:
Yet another .21 "Feature"

All of my icons & shortcuts have gone from my home screens and I only have a single page of wallpaper.

This has happened a couple of times and is normally fixed by a swich off / on so will try that now.

Has this been reported elsewhere?

Please disregard this here, found the thread in the end.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1465528

Didn't think it could only be me!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] master1988:
Hey yesterday evening i did my first factory reset since .15 to clean up my prime.

Since factory reset i got min. 5 random reboots in one hour. Before factory reset i never had problems with this. Maybe 5 random reboots in last 4 month.

Anyone knows whats gooing on here?

Also my GPS Dongle don't work proberly which was the reason for factory reset to get it work.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] amaectpo:
Does anyone know if Asus plans to release a firmware with a 3rd core?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] XSYLUS:
Random Reboot

After the latest firmware update (version 9.2.1.24-20120503) I had not experienced a single random reboot on my tablet. Granted, the times I leave my house and decide not to take my tablet with me I turn it off and it only gets a whole lot of usage on the days I'm off of work, but it seems pretty stable nonetheless. Until today. I had been using my tablet all day; playing games, checking email, browsing various websites, watching a movie, etc. No issues at all until I noticed the battery was below 15% so I decided I'd better plug the charger cable in. I plugged it in, sat it down and about a minute later I heard it make a "ding" noise. Considering the delay between when I plugged it in and when it made the noise I glanced at it in curiousity and sure enough there was the boot animation screen. :rolleyes: While it does seem that Asus is making progress there still seems to be an elusive bug floating around in the latest firmware.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] randalltroy:
Where and how did you receive the .24 update. Nothing showing for me update wise.Are you a beta tester, if not, theres alot of people that would like to know
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Rytkonen:
Let me guess, he/she is an OG Transformer user.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] randalltroy:
Probably, I should have known.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] :
My 2 cents I think something is not getting cleaned properly during the update. When I was on .15 my Prime was flawless. When I upgraded to .21 I started getting reboots and lock ups. I got tired of this so I unlock my Prime ( Yhea I know I lost my warranty) and downgraded. To my surprise I was still getting reboots and lockups. I installed Virtuous rom on .21 to use with dongle no change. I then tried CM9 and I didn't like it so went back to Virtuous and soft brick my Prime after cleaning everything unbricking with option 1a and re-installing Virtuous...Voila! I have not gotten a single lock or boot in over a week. Just saying.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nyijedi:
If Asus would make some type of official comment in regards to doing a clean wipe to fix some of these issues, I would definitely do it. It's just such a hassle though once you have everything set up the way you like it, and I don't want to waste all of this time for a "chance" that it will resolve some issues.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] XSYLUS:
tf101

Running version 9.2.1.27-20120615 for a few weeks now. It's quite stable and there's less lag while typing but the default browser does have a tendency to force close. Overall it's nice to see Asus continually working on improving their products.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] thejamhole:
It's sad my dual core galaxy nexus runs much faster than my quadcore prime... Makes me want to trade it in for a Nexus 7. Where's the prime jellybean update Asus?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] thejamhole:
Just had a chance to play with my prime since the update. Still get android.process.media has stopped. One reboot while in gmail and one on the home screen. Going to disable the asus stuff again and see if that helps. Also, maybe it's just me but it seems to reboot more when on wifi. Ota update
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] robstitt:
Well, just an fyi...

I just updated mine to the 9.4.2.11 version...and it is crashing at least as often as before. As an IT guy, I'd kinda like to know what kinds of issues are being found. I'm running up against my 2 week return deadline, though...and have to make the call this weekend.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PrimeTimeBro:
This is what's really annoying is that they will give us nothing as to why it might be happening which leads me to believe it's something that may make them look bad again like the GPS blunder with the aluminum condom to protect from GPS waves. : )
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] shawnfr:
Updated to 9.4.2.11 WW on my UK Prime and so far no signs of the flashing black bars :)

No real change to my Antutu as it's now 10900 when it was 10913 with CPU set to Performance, which could be just noise... this is stock unrooted.

So I'm happy and glad I held on for the update :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] HOFFERN342:
I also updated mine this morning, the WW version from the UK, and the reboots are still there... not that frequent on me, but it still reboots randomly when using for example the browser.

I agree tho, when having Wi-Fi turned on it seems to reboot more often. :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] WHahn:
noticed another issue adressing: cores and drivers

I hope this is the right place to post this, but since it deals with ics-upgrade issues....

I received my transformer prime (DE) yesterday. And thankfully today there was the ota-update to 4.0.3 available.

No lockups so far, some studders i think mainly because of this:

I am not able to run ANY apps that need more than just the ninja core...

Glowball won't start, as any other tegra game.

Angrybirds rio works fine

the cpu monitoring shows only one core active. The others aren't there.

Is there a quickfix, or Firmware fail?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ptk10636:
Day two of the .11 update.

I am still getting random reboots but there are significantly less than before.

I am also getting android.process.media has stopped every time I restart the device. Most of the time twice in a row.

Netflix still causes a reboot about every 10 to 20 minutes. (Very Frustrating)

GLOWBALL will still not let me go to any map but the clown.

I have never rooted

Also wanted to post my battery usage screenshot (but alas I am a noob) there are unexplained points of missing data and a sudden drops after it restarts.

IMGUR Bn9Aw
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hiphopshaker69:
Same is the case with me when I use Netflix for video streaming.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Ame_Nomade:
don't touch the screen

Hi Gary Key,

I did the upgrade to ICS 9.4.2.11 an it has no effect on the lockups and reboot problem.

As everyone I tryed to figure out what can be done to make the tablet stable without success, until I found this :

If I don't touch the screen, the tablet is stable !

I can play LastFM in background during half an hour without any problem for example.

So for me, the bug is in the touchscreen driver.

Thanks for your attention.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Evo_Shift:
You guys should start a new thread discussing the 9.4.11.1 beta. It's kind of confusing seeing people discuss that and the ota here.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] robstitt:
As I recall, I've only seen one comment about the 9.4.2.11.1 beta.

Mine was about the just released 9.4.2.11 OTA...as, I believe, were most others. Since this thread is about the lockup problem--which the .11 OTA is supposedly a partial fix and the 11.1 beta may be the real fix, it seems appropriate here.

I would suggest that people identify which version they've installed, though.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jeffplourde:
Gary .. can ASUS set up an official "group" for helping to beta test your fixes in the "wild"? Maybe even just a mailing list? Scouring the net to find a user who was sent the latest beta is kind of silly (not to mention dangerous).

I'm really trying to stay upbeat about my purchase of the device ... but some of the things in the kernel logs are pretty scary. Honestly it's the physical beauty you guys put into the device that have kept me cheering for it. If it were ugly AND malfunctioning I'd have returned it long ago.

Also remind NVidia that without the Prime a "tegra 3 tablet" would still be vaporware... so I'd expect they'll do whatever they can to expedite their qualification.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] thejamhole:
Glowball wouldn't start for me but then I updated it in the market and it worked. Not sure about cores. What did you use to see that? Ota update.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ptk10636:
Glowball starts for me but will not let me open the Main Menu to choose the landscape. Under water for example. This is a featured game for the Tegra 3 and the fact that it stopped working after the ICS upgrade leaves me to believe it may be a processor compatibility issue. I seem to get lock ups with graphic intense application like Netflix as well.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Zaiden:
I have the latest updates, but I still have constant reboots. I really hope Asus fixes this quickly or provides a new unit if they come up with no solution. This should be their top priority.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] luik:
I also still have the lock&reboot problem after the latest update (.11). It occurs very frequently (every 5 min)... Note that when I using the keyboard and a mouse only, the frequence is much lower (every hour).

Envoyé depuis mon Transformer Prime TF201 avec Tapatalk
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] WHahn:
The Fun thing is. i had glowball and riptide demo installed on the Prime when it got delivered with 3.x now after the update: no riptide demo anymore.

After update: glowball working, but only the first level when i try to go to the menu it crashes....

the cores 1: if you turn on the cpu watch, shouldn't one see 4 green bars active when playing a game?

the cores 2: my quadrant benchmark is at approx. 2200 points (thought in some reviews in december i saw much higher scores [4500ish])
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sjamesje:
Intermittent Lockup - Occasional Reboot

This problem almost seems like a memory leak to me. I notice that the longer that I'm online, the more resistant that the lockup seems, and the more likely that my prime will reboot. Streaming media will first slow, then become unresponsive, then lockup. Don't know if it's tied to this or not, but I noticed that when shopping online, if I click on an updatable field (quantity field) that the whole page will go blank. This seems to happen more frequently the longer I've been online. As much as I'm embarrassed to say, Babies R Us always does this. Possibly a separate issue, but all seem tied in to the Prime becoming non-responsive. I'm also on build # 9.4.2.11-20120117
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Kolham:
Test this: Disable WiFi

After disabling WiFi I have had no reboots. Before I had a reboot per minute.

As sjamesje I also think that this is a memory leak.

P.S.: Hi all!! My first post here :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] pceasar:
as xvsacme said there is a very promising beta on the way so sit tight they are close
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lordmidas:
Interesting update-

I still only have 9.4.2.11 and i have been playing a game which used to reboot every time i used it and i have been able to play it for 1.5 hrs straight but the only difference is i put it in power saving mode so maybe try that for now until the 9.4.2.11.1 update comes out or whatever update comes out to fix the reboots
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] saintirish:
Just got my Prime in yesterday from HHGregg. I immediately ran the latest ICS update (not knowing about this lockup problem beforehand) and immediately I realize there is a problem. I guess it is nice to know that others are having the same issue and that the problem is being worked on. I wouldn't mind running any beta fixes if there is a list to signup. Hope we can get this random reboot issue worked out soon!

---------- Post added at 05:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:52 PM ----------

Is there any way for the average peon user to get a hold of this beta zip you speak of?

Answered my own question . . .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1452933
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xvsacme:
I would like to see more updates from those using the 9.4.2.11.1 beta build. Whereas my tablet has been perfectly stable since then, is anyone with that build still experiencing lockups/reboots/boot freezes?

I've really been putting this build through its paces, specifically going through activities that others have posted would cause a crash, and it's been quite stable (19+ hours and counting, though I slept for 7 of those hours while the tablet sat idle on the charger). It is not a complete fix for the tablet as a whole, but it is a huge step in the right direction!

Remaining issues:

DMClient error came up twice when I added my YouTube account. I can't reproduce it consistently but since others have seen it, I thought I'd mention that it may not be completely resolved. I haven't seen it come up again since, however.

YouTube has an odd (but consistent) symptom: when you rotate orientation while playing a non-fullscreen video, the rest of the page blacks out and only the video remains visible until you pause it. Honestly I'm beginning to wonder if this is a feature; I'm kind of starting to appreciate it. =)

I still get the Red Dead Android when trying to boot into the RCK (recovery kernel), so I can't do a full factory reset. I can still do a data wipe. This may simply be because the recovery image hasn't been updated to match my current build - and why would they bother with that for a beta build until they're sure it works? Probably resolved soon.

My SPB Shell no longer works (just a black screen now), but that may have nothing to do with all of this. It may be up to SPB to update, though I know I've seen it working on Primes with Honeycomb.

That said, I highly recommend that anyone with the US firmware give the beta build a try (I think someone posted the link), and post your results. Bear in mind that I don't know if/how the screen banding issue has been addressed in this build; I never experienced that issue so I was just asked to test its effect on the rebooting issue.

After my full report to the ASUS Dev team, they responded that my findings corroborate theirs, and that an official release of this build will likely be coming soon.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lonesomecowboy:
I would like to see more updates from those using the 9.4.2.11.1 beta build

Hi xvsacme,

I would be happy to help testing this update (since I cannot use this tablet anyway...). However I've seen in the post were there is the download link for that .11.1 beta that the OTA will not work anymore after installing it.

Is this permanent? How will I be able to restore OTA update after??

Thanks in advance.

---------- Post added at 12:28 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:20 AM ----------

Hi again,

I forgot the most important thing, Will ASUS take my TFP in RMA if this .11.1 update bricks my tablet (even if I doubt that is possible)??
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] saintirish:
It's only been like an hour or so, but that is long enough to say that the update to the new beta 9.4.2.11.1 has been working wonders. Not one random reboot yet.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] pceasar:
Five hours since 11.1 finally the hope i was looking for, I've installed tons of apps used the browser constantly which used to cause a definant reboot. There is some sluggishness from time to time but **** my baby my tfp has returned to daddy. Fingers crossed, hopefully us testing the beta can still update when its released officially
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lonesomecowboy:
Is there anyway to know how to in case of? I'm right about trying this update, just waiting my baby to be at 50% power...

Those who have installed previous beta can give us the procedure?