yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Acer Iconia A500] armada786:
I had this feeling. It might be a further complication with the original EGL problems, or a new bug. PJ I would try to get in touch with randomblame to see about patching it.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
Re: ROM | WIP | Jellybean 4.2.1 CM10.1 Unofficial for A500 [Weekly build 1 12-01-2013

@armada786- Is there anything I can do to test, verify, or help you check out this problem? If it helps, it mostly happens in any applications that do 3D rendering (and it may be interrelated with the Netflix problem? Does the GPU handle video decoding like on a desktop PC?)
[Acer Iconia A500] armada786:
The only way I know to check this is get a logcat if you notice something crashes, ceases to respond, or suffers graphical problems. There should be a repeated error of EGL being out of memory that looks something like this (this was given by Chrome on 4.1):

That's as much as I know. I'm not technically inclined in this area of Android so I can't help much more. randomblame claimed to have patched this problem in an AOSP build of 4.1.2. This bug is thought to be the cause of the disappearing lock screen too.
[Acer Iconia A500] agentfazexx:
Is wifi still broken?
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
I'll give it a shot tomorrow. My tablet's shut down and at home, and I'm at my fiancee's atm. One question before I do: Where are logcats dumped to? ALL my EA games crash, Asphalt 6 is slow, Asphalt 7 flashes the screen THEN crashes, etc.
[Acer Iconia A500] armada786:
You'd have to track it with adb if I recall correctly and the dump it with the "-f logcat.txt" option. You can do it on device with the app aLogcat though.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
Here is the logcat file. I cant read this. But it appears to be a simple crash. I will save more logs as I experience other issues.
[Acer Iconia A500] Toadeh:
I've been using this ROM for a few days now. Its good, but it does random reboots at times.

Still, works better though
[Acer Iconia A500] lawrex:
Re: ROM | WIP | Jellybean 4.2.1 CM10.1 Unofficial for A500 [Weekly build 1 12-01-2013

It is very good. Biggest issue I have is wifi drops and some app compatibility. I tried this after Random's version. Much smoother and consistent. Should I have formatted data when I installed this having install the other first?
[Acer Iconia A500] armada786:
It is pretty much always recommended for the best experience and to weed out any potential incompatibility to wipe data before flashing.
[Acer Iconia A500] Mlopik:
Some ETA of new version? :confused: I think that developer said that he upload it today.
[Acer Iconia A500] lawrex:
Re: ROM | WIP | Jellybean 4.2.1 CM10.1 Unofficial for A500 [Weekly build 1 12-01-2013

I do wipe cache and dalvick...but should I have formatted data partition?
[Acer Iconia A500] TFordham:
Chill. You should know better than to ask for an eta. It will happen when it happens.
[Acer Iconia A500] altrin:
Re: ROM | WIP | Jellybean 4.2.1 CM10.1 Unofficial for A500 [Weekly build 1 12-01-2013

Is this r2 have to repair wifi drop, keyboard problem and this is the most imporyant for me the mic?

Thanks for this great work. I like this rom. Good work.
[Acer Iconia A500] pjsports:
Weekly build 2 22-01-2013

- Sound issue [crackle]

- Mount CIFS Network Share

- Torch support

- Dock station / dock audio [please test and let me know]

- Lastest sync from CM10.1

Download OP

PJ
[Acer Iconia A500] Shacamus:
Hello all,

First and foremost (and even if i'm repeating myself) I LOVE this ROM !

Very stable for a day 2 day use !

Still have some issues with DicePlayer, some "dead" pixels arrive when watching movies...

But will keep you informed if still happening with this build !
[Acer Iconia A500] FSUSeminole:
Sweet! TY sir!
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
Fantastic! I plan to test everything I have been having trouble with. If I may, I suggest adding a blurb about the wifi disconnect issues some are having, as well as the problems with video and game applications. Plan to test to see if they're still broken today.

Edit: WiFi is still unstable for me
[Acer Iconia A500] pjsports:
I have tried NFS Most wanted and Video Full HD 1080p @25fps, it works for me.

I find something wrong with CIFS network share. I think CM has already Dalvik patches.
[Acer Iconia A500] Iced-Earth:
sry if my question is already answered few pages before, but i've got a problem with disappearing lockscreen.. any ideas?

best regards
[Acer Iconia A500] pjsports:
Memory leak is causing lock screen disappear, but you can slide to open at that point or disable slide lock screen if you want.

I recommend to daily reboot for fix it.
[Acer Iconia A500] Iced-Earth:
and you've got no idea how to fix this problem completly? if i remember correctly, this egl leak was responsible for the crashing brower?

best regards, Markus
[Acer Iconia A500] pjsports:
Memory leak occurred since JB4.1 until now I can't fix it.:(
[Acer Iconia A500] Iced-Earth:
damn - this is really a big problem if you ask me - my girlfriend keeps complaining about her tabs which get closed after a crash :D
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
Awesome, thanks. Like I said, I haven't been able to test it yet. I'll re-install my Netflix app and test it and Youtube, both of which have been giving issues. I'll be able to test it all in a couple hours on my tab. You're the best.
[Acer Iconia A500] lawrex:
Re: ROM | WIP | Jellybean 4.2.1 CM10.1 Unofficial for A500 Weekly build 2 [22-01-2013

Netflix isstill an issue, hear audio, video freezes, no controls for playback. Netflix needs updated. Was able to watch YouTube without issue.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
I'm wracking my brain trying to figure out what I can do to trace or track the issue to help pjsports out.
[Acer Iconia A500] garbour:
Re: ROM | WIP | Jellybean 4.2.1 CM10.1 Unofficial for A500 Weekly build 2 [22-01-2013

Search was crashing for me too on the 1-22 build. I updated it from the store and it's fine now.
[Acer Iconia A500] Taifun:
Hi,

with 22.1. Version, I still got the problem .....

CIFSManager mounted shares are empty
[Acer Iconia A500] armada786:
I suggest taking the time to read the xda portal in the future.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
Okay, I've got alogcat running and can't find any logs about this error. Boot up NFS: Most wanted. Play a few races and defeat the Mitsubishi Lancer. Then, go to "MCCLANE" and try to run the night race. When I select car upgrades, the screen starts flickering. I'm using alogcat adn see nothing (which log level should I use in alogcat for this?) about EGL errors. Then, start the race. A few seconds in, it begins flickering. Changing apps and coming back to it causes the app to reboot.
[Acer Iconia A500] Taifun:
I suggest, see my post #314 and the answer #316
[Acer Iconia A500] kla960:
AW: ROM | WIP | Jellybean 4.2.1 CM10.1 Unofficial for A500 Weekly build 2 [22-01-2013

Sorry, Dock station / dock audio is not working. Dock audio settings are also not available.
[Acer Iconia A500] skurtov:
I don't know if this has been answered yet, but will this eventually be merged with the Cyanogenmod source?
[Acer Iconia A500] agentfazexx:
Wifi is still crap. Still dropping.

Why with every release is it marked fixed, when it's not fixed?
[Acer Iconia A500] TFordham:
Re: ROM | WIP | Jellybean 4.2.1 CM10.1 Unofficial for A500 Weekly build 2 [22-01-2013

I can not get Wi-Fi to work and it's pissing me off!
[Acer Iconia A500] dwreck420:
i think its fixed for some people, and it depends on things like wiping system or dirty flashing over another rom...idk
[Acer Iconia A500] agentfazexx:
I did a clean wipe and it still sucks. I'm not understanding why it's being marked as fixed when dozens are reporting issues?
[Acer Iconia A500] TFordham:
Re: ROM | WIP | Jellybean 4.2.1 CM10.1 Unofficial for A500 Weekly build 2 [22-01-2013

Clean wipe here and I can't even get it to start Wi-Fi. I only wish it was dropping. At least then I may have it once and a whole.

Looks like back to the other 4.2 ROM.
[Acer Iconia A500] agentfazexx:
It dropped for me off the bat, before even installing anything. Already reported the thread to mods, maybe they can help the OP post about bugs correctly instead of wasting folks' time.
[Acer Iconia A500] erupe:
Re: ROM | WIP | Jellybean 4.2.1 CM10.1 Unofficial for A500 Weekly build 2 [22-01-2013

Wifi works perfect for me and plenty of others. "dozens" may be an overstatement. Pj is trying his best, just be happy anybody is still doing some development for this outdated tablet.

Thanks for the update to PJsports, makes me enjoy playing with my tab again.
[Acer Iconia A500] Divine_Madcat:
Hey guys..

Admittedly, my hands are somewhat tied here. Because of the mixed nature of the reports, it is not fair to simply blast the OP; we cannot say he is not trying.

That said, obviously some people have problems, and I want to encourage the OP to work with the people reporting issues, and to help make the problem go away.

If there looks to be a truly wide-scale problem, i can make a note in the OP, but that is about it.
[Acer Iconia A500] gsurath:
Works flawlessly as my daily driver

This is one awesome ROM PJsports! Thanks a lot.

Have been using it from Build 2 onwards. Have not installed the latest weekly build as I do not have a dock. Wifi has actually been flawless and I have had to restart only once in all this time in order to get it back.

I just can't get VPN to work but it has never worked on other ROMs either:(

Separately, any plans to do a AOKP port? I loved the 4.1.2 ROM too.

Thanks again
[Acer Iconia A500] pjsports:
I'm sorry, I did not test every build. Because this tablet belonged to my daughter. Soon, I probably would not do it anymore. But everyone can make it on their own. I released my source code on github.com if anyone wants it. ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
Re: ROM | WIP | Jellybean 4.2.1 CM10.1 Unofficial for A500 Weekly build 2 [22-01-2013

Man. People are demanding about something being provided free of charge.
[Acer Iconia A500] armada786:
"Demanding" an OP that isn't misleading about the functionality of the ROM should be too much to ask of a free project. It could at least carry a "Everything may or may not work. You're on your own" disclaimer if he can't test everything. It's disappointing that development on this might stop. Hopefully someone will carry the torch again. My machine just isn't up to snuff.
[Acer Iconia A500] steveh_131:
Re: ROM | WIP | Jellybean 4.2.1 CM10.1 Unofficial for A500 Weekly build 2 [22-01-2013

I certainly appreciate the work you put in. I felt fully informed about the issues I may encounter after reading the thread in its entirety. I had occasional wifi issues but nothing a quick reboot didn't resolve.

I wish I could work on this myself but I haven't yet ventured into the rom development arena. Maybe I'll read up on it and give it a shot.
[Acer Iconia A500] Shacamus:
Hello,

to keep you informed, i still have the same "dead" pixels issues with DicePlayer.

Will try with another media player

I have too the issue with dead lockscreen. :(
[Acer Iconia A500] pjsports:
CM source changed something..

Please try this build and let me know

http://www.mediafire.com/?89dgrhch53h2x36

Thanks

PJ
[Acer Iconia A500] kdejong2012:
Thanks PJ. I just installed latest version and it's working great for me. On last version I had occasional keyboard disappearing, occasional random reboot but wifi worked fine. None of those are big deals for me. This version is smooth and stable. Will keep as daily driver.

I've been installing new versions on top of old versions without wipes and have had no issues. Not going to change that process until I have a reason to.

Thanks for all your hard work and weekly updates. Your efforts are appreciated and keeps our A500s relevant.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
I won't disagree with that, but some of the people didn't even give him a chance to respond before pulling a moderator in. I agree- the WiFi REALLY does need a warning "Works for some" on it.
[Acer Iconia A500] erupe:
Re: ROM | WIP | Jellybean 4.2.1 CM10.1 Unofficial for A500 Weekly build 2 [22-01-2013

Do you have to reflash gapps if you dirty flash? Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
My upgrade to the last image was dirty. I did reflash the GApps just to be safe, though.
[Acer Iconia A500] Taifun:
Great, Thank you

now it works :D
[Acer Iconia A500] FSUSeminole:
amen. I'll admit I'm starting to lose faith in getting a solid 4.2 build on my old a$$ A500 too, but at least we have somebody actively TRYING to get us a ROM... We're lucky in that regard because this tab hardware is getting really long in the tooth and most people have moved on to newer, shinier tablets.
[Acer Iconia A500] themono:
If I can be any help testing for dock audio, let me know. That's the only thing holding me back from this as a daily!
[Acer Iconia A500] FSUSeminole:
I swear there must be some differences in hardware among A500's. I've seen other A500 ROM threads run into similar "it works on mine" while others say "it doesn't work on mine" issues... Makes me think there may be some variation in the hardware components used? Personally, my own experience with users reporting something works but it doesn't for me has been with auto-rotate. But I've had that issue with other ROM's, not just these CM 4.2.1 builds... Even some of Civato's more stock-like builds wouldn't auto-rotate for me when others were reporting it worked just fine for them. Right now I'm using Civ's CMFlex, which is as close to CM/AOKP as I can get and still have everything pretty solid. It does lock up and drain the battery to 0 from time to time... I have browser crashes too, but other than that it is a pretty solid DD.

EDIT: maybe it is subtle differences in hardware or possibly the recovery they use?
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
Seminole, what do you think would happen if I just used the stock 4.0.3 WiFi driver with this?

@PJSports or anybody else: Is there a tool to monitor or debug the WiFi and to see just what is making it crash/stop?
[Acer Iconia A500] FSUSeminole:
I have no idea.... :) I'm more of a .NET/SQL developer than I am android/java. I know some guys personally that build their own kernels and stuff but I'm totally clueless on that side. If you know how to do that, it could be worth a try I suppose.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
Okies. If its anything like my experience in Linux, it should just be a matter of finding the driver files and giving them the right permissions.
[Acer Iconia A500] blazingwolf:
WiFi wouldn't work at all.

Logcat and dmesg are the logs to use.
[Acer Iconia A500] 10507:
WiFi is working fine for me with latest update. It has been working stable for me since build 4. I have not test everything yet, so I am not sure about other issues. One issue I have notice is the disappearance of the lock-screen(Related to memory leakage).
[Acer Iconia A500] femmyade2001:
Wifi woks seamless for me now....i guess thats good. Youtube crashes whenever i try to play any video (HD or not). I'm able to play videos seamlessly from my nas though.
[Acer Iconia A500] johnciaccio:
Yeah it happened less then a minute after setting or rebooting. Forgot about the wifi on during sleep though.

Also had an issue where the tablet soft rebooted several times in 15 minutes by itself. Also screen would not sleep automatically. It ended up stayiing on till my battery ran out while I was not paying attention. Does that mean the Dalvik VM is not totally stable?

Ended up going back to the version by randomblame as it seems to be working better.

Hope the wifi issues gets fixed soon though either way.
[Acer Iconia A500] TheTenth:
After a 2nd install, no wifi problems anymore, and usb audio is working.

Great job up to now.
[Acer Iconia A500] agentfazexx:
@pjsports -

Can you keep the thread title updated with new build dates?
[Acer Iconia A500] agentfazexx:
Uhh wifi isn't "working." Even with a static IP, it constantly drops. OP, can you update the "what's working list" and remove wifi?
[Acer Iconia A500] 10507:
I don't have any problem with connecting to my wifi, or any other wif connection. But I do get random reboot..:crying:
[Acer Iconia A500] agentfazexx:
I get LoS after a couple minutes, and it doesn't pick up any wifi networks. Airplane mode does nothing to fix it, I have to reboot.
[Acer Iconia A500] sigaiser:
Can I add something without sounding too much like a grouch...if I'm not mistaken, this theard, and forum in general, is for the Acer Iconia Tab a500. Not the 200...not the 501...the a500.

I am getting tired of trying to find information or general reading and having to wade through endless comments about availability on another platform.

Admins, can this not be cleaned up and stopped? That is part of the responsibility of a forum administrator. Flame me if you want, but enough is enough.
[Acer Iconia A500] Divine_Madcat:
sigaiser is quite correct - This is ONLY an A500 discussion; please take any off topic discussion out of this board. Further conversation about off topic material will be removed/moved without notice.
[Acer Iconia A500] fox.not.fire:
I see from the screenshot that this rom is like the other JB 4.2 using 2.6.x kernel version. Any 3.0 kernel version for our tab?
[Acer Iconia A500] ibawanzingee:
I don't know how you did it, but this is awesome! it's actually faster than randomblame's version, and I love that the Wi-Fi indicator is working! Great job, pj! my new daily driver.
[Acer Iconia A500] pjsports:
Everyone,

I developed this ROM with my a500 tablet, its not all around the world. if something is working for me, I think it should work with your tablet as well .. if not, now I don't know why

And most importantly, this is a Preview version.

PJ
[Acer Iconia A500] agentfazexx:
I appreciate that but off the bat wifi crapped out.
[Acer Iconia A500] pjsports:
Ok, I wrote that "WiFi not stable"
[Acer Iconia A500] JohnHaxx:
Psssh who cares about the hard work you put in for nothing... This rom in it's PREVIEW BETA has a problem that you CLEARLY stated before hand...... jerkk /sarcasm.

I'm lazy, but I might flash this tonight and see how it runs. Been on Randoms 4.2.1 for a a few days, figure I'll explore some more :) Thanks for the hard work
[Acer Iconia A500] ibawanzingee:
I have been running this for a few hours now, no problems at all. Wi-Fi is working flawlessly.
[Acer Iconia A500] blucmal:
Awesome work:thumbup:
[Acer Iconia A500] sda.171:
Cannot wait to get this- Waiting for a microphone fix because of voip and skype :P- Goodwork pj :D!
[Acer Iconia A500] agentfazexx:
You're lucky. Mine died right as it was re-syncing everything, right after setup. So it's nothing related to my Android config. My network is fine and has great coverage across my house. I'm always at full signal, and nothing has connectivity issues, so it isn't that either.
[Acer Iconia A500] femmyade2001:
weird. I been running without issues either. Wifi is always connected now (never drops), and my bluetooth audio works too. Only weird thing is that when i restart, it comes to acer screen, then restarts again. It's on that second restart that it boots all the way up.
[Acer Iconia A500] ki316:
Re: ROM | WIP | Jellybean 4.2.1 CM10.1 Unofficial for A500 Weekly build 2 [22-01-2013

My lockscreen has never dissapeared in Pj's 4.2 roms. Lucky me
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
Me as well.

@blazingwolf- I don't see any developer option to put a trace on the Wifi modules.
[Acer Iconia A500] erupe:
Re: ROM | WIP | Jellybean 4.2.1 CM10.1 Unofficial for A500 Weekly build 2 [22-01-2013

Huh Google now is still crashing when I update it. Did you dirty flash or completely wipe?
[Acer Iconia A500] blazingwolf:
Has nothing to do with a trace. When your WiFi craps out run a logcat and a dmesg. There are a couple of programs in the Play Store that will do this from the device (LumberJack is one of them). Put them on Pastebin.com and then link them here. That way someone can look them over to see what is being said.

Commands from Linux: adb logcat -d > logcat.txt, adb shell dmesg > dmesg.txt

The reason the WiFi driver won't work from ICS is it is compiled for a different kernel. It needs to be compiled at the same time as the kernel for it to work right.
[Acer Iconia A500] ta-wan:
Not a complaint. Just checking.. Has anyone tried the build here and found the "recent apps" button not working?
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
Got it. I'll run one next time it happens. The Wi-Fi seems mostly stable but sometimes it starts crapping bricks and doesn't stop for hours. I'll help out with testing htings when/where I can ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] acerdroid:
Hi guys just wanted to thank everyone who is working on this rom for us been waiting for a nice solid update. Good luck guys
[Acer Iconia A500] Mlopik:
Thanks. This update is awesome. All seems smoother and faster then before. :D
[Acer Iconia A500] tire_007:
that also happens to me, you need to go to setting-system-navigation bar and follow the instruction on the screen to delete the recent apps button and add it again (sorry for my bad English)
[Acer Iconia A500] Taifun:
Funny, with this version I havn't any wifi problems till now ......
[Acer Iconia A500] gwzapata:
Embedded videos is broken with latest build

Hi guys,

The latest release build has the embeded videos in webpages broken (usually they need flash) prior to that it was working flawlessly.

Has anyone have the same issue?
[Acer Iconia A500] Mlopik:
Hi developer.

Please, can you fix microphone? :confused:

Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] Shacamus:
I've installed the latest (01-23)

Way smoother as the previous one'

Will inform you if i find any bugs :)
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
Lumberjack is a lot better than aLogcat. I pulled the logcat for my radio and am attaching it to this post.
[Acer Iconia A500] ta-wan:
Install Aptoide then use it to install Flash.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
Just had an incident where the WiFi kept disconnecting and required the WiFi to be disabled and enabled over and over again. Here's the logcat and dmesg files for that time period.
[Acer Iconia A500] slayinu:
Re: ROM | WIP | Jellybean 4.2.1 CM10.1 Unofficial for A500 Weekly build 2 [22-01-2013

So ur telling me I can connect my wifi adapter to my a500 and I'll get wifi?

---------- Post added at 01:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:42 PM ----------

On this from can I use wifi adapter via USB ?
[Acer Iconia A500] altermonte:
I'm on weekly build 1, to update to weekly 2 what should I do? Full wipe?

thanks in advance!
[Acer Iconia A500] ta-wan:
I don't think you 100% need to wipe. Clearing cache and dalvik should be fine. Obviously if you get problems then consider a deeper wipe of say sys or data. I think most people are installing updates just fine without full wipe.

I personally did a full wipe because I wanted to explore some issues I had with the previous build. The clean install was good for me. But not essential.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibblebill:
Going from weekly 1 to weekly 2, I just cleared my cache and dalvik.
[Acer Iconia A500] slayinu:
rom

hey ,are you able to use an internet adapter via usb port , on this rom? please let me know , thank you.;)
[Acer Iconia A500] 12Brain:
What about A501 support? What has to be done for that?

Hello pjsports,

also congratulations for your efforts creating a cool ROM! :good:

But my main question is about something else.

I have already asked this question in civatos 4.1.2 ROM thread and as he relys on your development I have to ask here again...

I installed your ROM as well on my A501 and it worked fine except for internal 3G and GPS.

I tried using the pppWidget and also the shell script with no success, so I guess, either internal

3G needs an extra driver module or maybe has to be built into the kernel.

Because it seems that except for 3G and GPS the A500 and A501 share the same hardware base I cannot

believe that it is an unsolvable problem to create A501 build or to integrate that into the main A500 build.

So the question is, how can we solve the lack of ROM support for all A501 owners outside? :confused:

Who can help here? How can we support you? I guess you will need some testers who provide you with some logs?

I hope we can find a solution here.

With best regards, Harry.