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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] shinzz:
??? Did you get Android logo + red triangle exclamation mark? Asus rep told you to do this??

Asus rep basically gave you instructions to do factory reset (factory wipe.. which means you lose all data)... but in that process... you actually went into a problem. Did Asus rep told you to wait 5-20 mins til it reboots from that stage??

To clear cache.. you need to do "cold boot".. which is..

Power + Volume Down til txt appears... after that, just let go. Don't touch anything again.... You will see Android logo with green flashing light... and it will reboot in 10 sec or less...

Edit: Also, cold boot.. soft reset.. and even factory data wipe doesn't solve the issue either. It disappears for certain duration... but it returns.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ramiro.f:
Yup that's what Asus told me to do. It was not a factory reset as I kept all my data and the issue is gone, although can't say for how long as it's only been two days.

No need to try to tell me that I just did a factory reset on my tablet, I would not suggest such a thing if all my data had disappeared. Factory reset steps are different from what I have seen, you do as you said to get to recovery then select factory reset. Though I have not actually done one :)

As for red triangle, I had that for a second then the opened up Android with gears, like you get with a system upgrade.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sdynak:
Complete wipe did not work for me.. bought a galaxy 2 for now while I see if Asus can resolve it.. I know I can unlock and all that but I am just looking for a unit I can use and not worry about updating etc.. that is why I bought a high end device but did not work out so far..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1765997
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Arun01:
I gave up on the prime & moved to a iPad 2! Everything moves fast just like it should & this thing has a dual core processor! Oh well.:eek:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kevinm2k:
I also unlocked mine and im running jelly bean cm10 as well... perfect so far, was on androwook for a month (my first custom rom) and found how much better it was instantly. Made me love it, now i'm on this preview edition, somehow... its even better. I agree.. shouldnt have to, however id rather have it working good then not working with a warranty.

Wipes the floor with any tab now.. an that includes the ipad 3 and nexus 7
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bballer71418:
Didn't mean to thank you...but u get a free onr

Do u have an iPad 3 or nexus 7? I have both and the tf201 shouldnt even be mentioned when it comes to web browsing. I have installed cm10 and numerous different roms and they help but everything is so smooth on both of those devices. The nexus 7 loads apps a lot faster then the prime and sorry but in terms of content the iPad has anything beat. Its a great tablet yes, but not the best.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kevinm2k:
I have friends that have both the ipad 3 and nexus 7 (only recently on this one).

I actually find my prime is beating the nexus 7 in opening apps, but it is literally milli seconds, you cant really tell the difference, but the bigger screen and keyboard gives it the edge for me.

With Ipad, no doubt its very smooth, but I really can't tell difference between them now, and you can't compare safari with chrome, chrome is so much faster and fluid, i'll admit I used to hate browsing on the prime, it was slow, laggy - but with CM10 it has made a world of difference with mine and I was using it for a good 2/3 hours last night web browsing with not one slow down, it was so smooth.

iPad has other tablets beat app wise yes, but thats the ios eco system rather than ipad vs prime so I pretty much discount that - i actually prefer the apps on android anyways - only a few I miss.

p.s returned the favour of the free thanks! :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MNDaveC:
Anyone know if this issue affects the TF300 or TF700?

I didn't see any similar posts in the TF300 forum
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ramiro.f:
When you did the factory reset did you follow the steps I outlined in my post? If not, I suggest you try it out, it has rendered my prime usable again, when it was having all sorts of issues...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] milew666:
Any ideas as to when "jelly bean" will be available for TF201? I cannot take this crashing, rebooting, "not responding" anymore. So damn frustrating. Should have gotten an Ipad.....
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] eiriklf:
It should be out very soon, but I don't think Asus has given any information whatsoever for the last three weeks. At that point they said they had already started beta testing of the update, but I guess that build had some issues.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] UndisputedGuy:
I've got jellybean on the Asus transformer TF300 and the not responding's are still there. Not a lot of crashes though
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] milew666:
**** asus, got my jellybeean update....same ****ING ****. Nothinghas changed, not responding, slow, forced closing etc. Nt to mention the icis quic browser has NO ADDRESS BAR! **** this 500$ waste of money. ****ing bull****

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Sites i was ablesurf smoothly before crash within seconds of being on them. I OFFICIALLY HATE MYSELF FOR WASTING 500$ on this POS
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] CyD13:
I haven't gotten one ANR since the update. Using Chrome. Have you tried clearing cache/data for the browser app?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ramiro.f:
Follow these steps:

1 power off, unplug, remove from dock

2 hold volume down and then hold power. Hold both buttons until text appears in the top left corner

3 when the text appears, keep hitting volume up until you get the gears + an exclamation mark

4 wait 5-20 minutes until it clears the cache and it will reboot itself

Worked perfectly for me and was non destructive. Just try it out before throwing your tablet in the bin :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aznmode:
I factory reset after manual update of JB and ofcourse I'm no longer rooted but I still get ANR in browser. Not as frequent but still there on stock and Dolphin browser.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ramiro.f:
The steps I posted are not a factory reset...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aznmode:
I understand. I wasnt replying to your post otherwise I wouldve replied with quote. Just adding my input to browser issue after my JB update.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bklm1234:
I'm kinda disappointed with JB on my TP. Still ANRs in browser. The best performing combo for my TP is Primalicious ICS ROM with ATP Tweaks v6 and browser2ram. Even at balanced mode, the browser is as fast as my wife's ipad2's browser. At power mode (1.6 ghz), it's faster than the ipad2. I'll be hanging on to this combo and see Hairy Bean 1.3 can beat it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] texstar:
I'm pretty happy with the JB update. I use Chrome and haven't seen one ANR or crash since the update. The tablet is finally enjoyable to use after 8 months of frustration.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] milew666:
Any clue as to why all of the suddern the ICS quick browser has no address bar now? I have to google which site I Want to go to. I used to be able to tap the tab, and it would drop down, now with Jb...nothing. It is non existent. Thanks for the steps, will try after work
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lyvewire:
Good info!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Tempie007:
forget the combo thing.. browser2ram does it all on whatever rom you install ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lyvewire:
I've had Browser2ram for months and it still hangs. Less ANR's though. Just when I thought there was hope! damnit
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Birdsgr:
Looks like I'm not alone "Browser not responding" (wait/quit). Sure gets old!!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] TacoNikky:
My friend please flash a custom rom :) Even 5.1.1 is available and prime flies

Not responding issue was 3 years ago :D

I can't think my Prime without custom rom. It was making me crazy :eek:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cragains:
Agreed, even ics+ performs similar to all others, I did notice the stock browser performance was excellent when I used a usb to lan adapter on a 40meg network.

This is one of the down falls of the Prime, especially bad when using a blue tooth mouse and wifi.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] makeshiftballer:
another vote for quick ICS browser. best that ive tried. chrome would be nice if they would get a freakin user agent
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Arun01:
Yup I been trying to tell people about it.It makes the prime shine! I have my UA string set to Firefox 9.0.Previously had set to Internet explorer 10. This browser is way better than stock,opera mobile,ICS browser +,Boat,Dolphin HD...etc:cool:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aznmode:
Trying Quick Browser now. Doesnt seem to freeze as much although I can get it to freeze on facebook.com by trying to scroll as the page is loading. Not so easy to replicate with other sites so thats a good sign. Is Firefox the best setting for it?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] TheOnionKnight:
I believe I have a somewhat hackish and temporary solution to the frequent ANR's with the stock browser. The downside is that if the prime reboots then all changes to the browser state are lost (history, created bookmarks, saved passwords, changed settings, etc).

As with some others, I believe this problem is being caused by poor random write performance on the internal storage. The fix works by placing all of the browser data on a tmpfs filesystem. A tmpfs filesystem is one in which all data is stored in ram. This makes all reads/writes extremely fast at the cost that the data is lost on shutdown/reboot. I've been using this fix for over two weeks now and haven't had any browser related ANR's in that time. Previously I was encountering multiple ANR's per day (at least 3-5).

Applying the fix requires root access. To try it first ensure the browser is stopped by going to Settings -> Apps -> All -> Browser and pressing Force Stop then open Terminal Emulator or adb shell and run the following as root:

mkdir -p /data/local/browser
mount -t tmpfs browser /data/local/browser
chown "$(stat %u.%g /data/data/com.android.browser)" /data/local/browser
chmod "$(stat %a /data/data/com.android.browser)" /data/local/browser
cp -ra /data/data/com.android.browser/* /data/local/browser
mount -o bind /data/local/browser /data/data/com.android.browser

That's it. All browser data should now be stored in ram. On reboot/shutdown everything will revert to the pre-fix state (including browser history/bookmarks/settings/etc). To continue using the change after reboot/shutdown requires it be reapplied.

Disclaimer: If you try this make sure you know what you're doing first. I'm not responsible if something breaks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] walie:
Mobiletechreview is reporting that the Acer A510 doesn't have any of these freezing issues.

COME ON ASUS, GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] yumms:
I've completed eliminated the browsing issue.

After unlocking I installed the WGS rom, and one of the optimized kernels. And then I used Opendns + a small hosts file to block ads. I can load the heaviest sites with ipad like speeds.

Silly that I had to go to these lengths, but it does work. Screw you Asus.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
Unlocking wasn't even needed. Although an optimized kernel with the tweaks and mods will make it even better.

All you had to do was root and install ad free. I've been web surfing with faster than Ipad loading speeds on stock rom since we first got root. Those flash ads are what causes the initial slowdown. So having them blocked speeds things up dramatically, even on a stock rom just being rooted.

I never really had the freezing issues since then.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] yumms:
You can't root with the latest firmware. Flash ads have nothing to do with slowdown. You can put flash on demand and still experience slowdown.

A large host file can use more battery and can cause slowdown in some cases, ad free's hosts file is huge.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] redandblack1287:
Add me to the list of people with a really terrible browsing experience =|
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bait-Fish:
Is there a way to make this a script, much easier to run? Please forgive my noobishness.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] buxtahuda:
Like a RAMdisk! Fantastic! Now maybe my Prime really will work just like my PC :D

Going along with that thought, wouldn't there be a way to incrementally backup whatever data is stored on that tempfs partition, then restore the partition and the saved data upon reboot through some init.d scripts? Obviously would need to be unlocked and all, but still.

This is actually how my computer works, it's why I have so much RAM. Photoshop, all my browsers, and several other programs store their caches on a RAMdisk which gets backed up at midnight and restored upon system startup so that I stay lightening fast and never lose all the pertinent data picked up while doing so.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] schlesh436:
Yeah I got ist too.. xscope or operalabs does not have this problem though
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] justPorter:
how would i redirect browser data to the microsd card, then it will be there on reboot. if you have a decent microsd card it should fix the issue just the same.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] llothar:
I started using adbarricade.com - an alternative dns server that works as an adblock. Just configure your wifi to use their dns instead of the google one and no more ads. No root needed of course.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Epedemic:
Im on AOKP, and i get directory not found errors on the chown/chmod commands, but i went through with it, and my first impression is that it works damn well anyways! But only been browsing a couple of minutes... Will update further experiences...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] TheOnionKnight:
I'll throw together a one-click style app for it. Just give me a day or two.

Incrementally backing up the data would be possible, even without unlocking. It's actually much easier to do regular incremental backups in app form then script form.

I believe there are already 'App2SD' style tools that can do this, however, if not it shouldn't be too hard to do. I'll do some testing and put together a basic proof of concept script.

Those failures shouldn't cause a problem but I'm at a loss as to what caused them given the rest of it worked. I'd have expected at least some of the other commands to fail as well given the error message.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tsmt971@yahoo:
Is there any negative impact like monitoring your accessing internet or location??
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Rytkonen:
Is it bad code or slow flash memory which is causing the browser hang? Software or hardware?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] llothar:
the adbarricade people will know exactly what websites you are browsing. No other data is handled by the DNS server as it just translates website.com to 123.123.123.123. They will know your IP but that's hardly a concern.

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I'd say both. Hardware is the initial problem, but it can be mitigated with software - look at Opera Mobile/Mini - works flawlessly.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] TheOnionKnight:
Have an appified version of the previous script. The app version automatically applies the change on boot. Additionally, the data is written back to disk approximately every twelve hours as well as on shutdown (to save battery data is only written back when the tablet is in use). This means if the tablet randomly reboots or otherwise crashes then only changes since it was last written back are lost.

To begin using it just install the app, open it, and then reboot. If after rebooting you do not receive a superuser access request then installation was unsuccessful. To stop using it I recommend rebooting before and after uninstalling to avoid data loss.

View Source: https://github.com/jp-beaumont/Browser2Ram

Download Apk: http://db.tt/PAHet657 (or see attachment)

Notes:

Requires root.

Only tested on stock rom.

Lacks any error checking.

If it breaks something I'm not responsible

Update (26/04/2012): Due to some details of how androids broadcast system works there was a bug in the previous version which wasn't caught in my initial testing. This bug prevented the fix from applying automatically on boot. A new version has been uploaded in it's place. If you installed the old version then you need to install the new version, open it, and then reboot. Upon rebooting you should receive a superuser request. If you do not receive this request after the first reboot installation was unsuccessful.

Update (24/05/2012): New version with reduced memory usage and smarter sync behaviour. To update simply download and install the new version, electing to replace the old version when asked, then reboot.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aznmode:
Thank you. I assume reboot after install?

UPDATE: Seemed to have worked after rebooted. Went to engadget.com and started scrolling while page was loading and couldnt get it to get the wait pop up. This was how I was able to replicate the issue. Gonna do some more testing tomorrow. Thank you.

It seems to have to made scrolling better or is that placebo. Intomobile.com is usually somewhat choppy with most browser specially stock but scrolls pretty smooth now. From time to time it stutters but for the most part its smooth.

Ok its only smooth when I scroll all the way down at the end of intomobile.com and smooth after that. Maybe thats just placebo but for sure I cant get it stock browser to crash or freeze anymore.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] drvsbsm:
Same issue here after .21 upgrade browser and battery sucks. I`m about done with asus prime and all asus except maybe mobo's, The prime looks nice but to many issues for me. I just want something that works like it is suppose to at least 95% - 98% of the time. Im looking into the aconia a510, this really has been a bad experience with my fist asus tablet. I got caught up in the stylish thin pad with dock hype now Im in $650 and I will probably have to take a $200 loss or more selling this thing. I wish it would not have turned out like this. Maybe the next upgrade will fix some of the remainig issues, I hope so.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aznmode:
According to Lisa from MTR that the TF300 doesnt have this issue so I assume Asus will be able to fix it. Demandarin has already pointed this issue out to an Asus rep. So hopefully next release it'll be fixed. For now I'll use the apk as it seems to have elimanated the issue for me.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] drvsbsm:
Thanks for the info I really would like to see my prime running at a good, decent quality. I've been through everything with my 5 yes 5 different primes. This one worked good before the update. Something is really messed up how can an update .21 fix so many other primes, then others on here and mine got worse after update, I dont get it, it does not make sense.

I think tegra3 is not working right with ICS or something is conflicting, has anyone looked at how tegra3 is running on the new HTC One X reminds me of the prime, they are having a lot of the same issues. I was going to get the HTC ONE X but learned my lesson with all the primes I had issues with, so Im waiting to see the Galaxy S3.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vincepg13:
To be fair....I haven't got any of the issues with my prime or the one x. Both the last updates for both devices completely fixed everything and I'm not just saying that. Well except stock browser getting bogged down, but turning plugins to on demand works for me.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rcatron:
Wow - you have serious patience with this device - I think I would have bowed out after two! Hopefully, you can get this one straightened out.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bait-Fish:
That worked fantastic! The browsers on my TP are not acting like my 2005 era laptop! Thank you, TheOnionKnight. Very fast. I haven't been able to test for waits yet but its noticeably fast.

I guess I should have thought about this before installing, but is there any possibility this could interfere with a future OTA? I don't see an uninstall for the app so my next assumption is it would be a manual process to revert?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] NeoteriX:
The TF300 happens to have DDR3 RAM which is an upgrade over the DDR2 on the Prime. Perhaps this is an explanatory factor...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] llothar:
DDR2 is more than enough to run a browser, right?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] NeoteriX:
Well, that's not exactly the right question to be asking.

What is evident is that there is some optimization issue, either with ICS, the Tegra 3, disk I/O, something that is resulting in performance problems.

The issue may be strictly software, in which case, we just have to await a new update. However, if the issue is hardware or both software/hardware, the only question is whether the DDR3 provides enough of a performance improvement to overcome whatever is holding back the Transformer Prime's performance.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aznmode:
I'm not so sure this has anything to do with it but the acer 510 I believe is DDR2 and according to Lisa that doesnt have any bog down issue or browser lockup/freezing.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Mcoupe:
Mr. Onion,

Thanks for being so damn smart and putting in the time and effort! I am sure I am not alone saying this, but I really envy the ability to be able to write "stuff".....;)

Please continue to support our forum. Its nice to see some one stop complaining and put their talents to good use. We need more like ya....

Thanks!!! :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] TheOnionKnight:
Your welcome. Shouldn't interfere with OTA's in any way as it doesn't modify the system partition. There should be an uninstall option in Settings -> Apps -> All -> Browser2Ram. As I said in the original post, I recommend rebooting before and after uninstalling to avoid data loss. Technically, uninstalling in this way leaves behind a small amount of "garbage" (a folder in /data/local) as Android doesn't allow apps to run cleanup code on uninstall (for security reasons). In practice it's probably close enough to a complete uninstall as makes no difference.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bklm1234:
I saw the video review of Iconia a510 vs TFP too. http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/blog/404656/acer-iconia-vs-asus-transformer-prime. Sounds like there are less issues on the Iconia. Lisa said average 1 issue per day on TFP, 1 in 5 days on Iconia. I'd much rather it's sw issues than hw on the TFP
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aznmode:
Dang it had the issue again with the mod. Although it took a while for me to get it again so I'm not complaining.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] justmart:
My Prime has this issue too! And yesterday I got the first reboot after this message on .21! SUPER Annoying!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aznmode:
I think this is more than just a browser issue.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] RubenRybnik:
Wow ... seems to be working pretty well here :) Getting the "Wait / Kill" dialog here and there, but you just click wait and it works just fine. Only happens once in awhile and not to all sites, so it's not too big of a deal. Buy wow... big speed improvement imo.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] justmart:
I think the idea is to do NOT get tbe message at all... I'm not root so I cannot do the mod... I get the meesages a couple of times...and every time you just click wait and that's it. Back to normal
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bait-Fish:
*smacks forehead* I forgot about looking there. Thanks again!