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[Asus Transformer TF700] wushdishmeen:
As I said I understand the idea of the warranty being voided by using the unlock tool. But ASUS certainly has programmed the device to brick when using custom recoveries which is something you just said yourself. They are being irresponsible by offering this tool and not telling customers that a custom recovery would brick the device for good. You honestly think they don't know this will happen?

My Galaxy S3 has an unlocked bootloader (through a third party method nonetheless), is rooted, has CWM recovery, is on Jellybean, and the recovery options never disappear with a factory wipe. So clearly it's possible. Even if the device won't boot into android it will still be recognized by Odin because it has download mode built in as a start up option. Holding power + vol up will allow me to enter download mode and I can flash the stock ROM again.

Unlike APX mode I don't need some encrypted nvflash backup just to recover my device. I can simply use the stock ROM to recover my device back to stock no matter what ROM or recovery I'm running. I maybe gave you the impression that I didn't know what I was doing. This issue is something that anyone could fall into and frankly ASUS should be telling people not to use factory wipe if they install a custom recovery. Why would they offer a bootloader unlock for any other reason than to cater to people who want to install custom recoveries and flash ROMs? There's no other use for it to a typical consumer.

The ASUS Infinity loses it's ability to communicate with your computer when this happens. That's the problem here. They need to either need to make it impossible to flash a custom recovery altogether or put a warning on their website near the download that says "Custom recoveries could brick your device when doing a factory wipe". Seeing as it's a well documented issue like you claim.

We are all entitled to our opinion. I'm not buying ASUS products anymore. It's not like I did something wrong and screwed it up. I did something that's possible on every other modern android device and was kicked in the nuts for it.
[Asus Transformer TF700] wushdishmeen:
So you're saying that it is actually possible to fix it if you had access to something that ASUS is voluntarily withholding from TF700T owners? So here is my question then. Why is it that ASUS is charging customers for motherboard replacements in order to fix this issue rather than simply reprogramming the existing motherboard?

I have never in my 18 years of working with computers seen a software issue corrupt or destroy a piece of hardware, whether directly or indirectly related to it. Whether we as consumers have the tools available to recover from the software issue is not the point. Nor am I saying that ASUS should fix it for free, since they clearly state that using the tool will void your warranty. My point is that ASUS should certainly have the ability to simply reprogram our motherboards for a reasonable fee, rather than forcing a motherboard replacement and charging 50% of the tablet's price to fix it.

To claim that the motherboard needs to be replaced is the same as me saying your computer's motherboard needs to be replaced because your Windows installation was corrupted. It just doesn't happen and Windows certainly also has it's share of bootloader errors. There is always a way to recover from software issues and salvage the hardware, unless it's some incredibly rare series of failures that lead to an electrical problem that fries the hardware. Which is certainly not the case here or anything remotely close to it.
[Asus Transformer TF700] wushdishmeen:
MOD EDIT: DELETED

What I said was they should not be charging $200 for a replacement motherboard for a software related issue. They should be charging a reasonable fee to reprogram the existing component. From what I hear they also permanently lock the boot loader on the replacement motherboard. This is not helpful at all considering you lose the ability to customize your device now that you've learned what not to do.

Also warning people that a custom recovery can brick your device is not that crazy even though you seem to think it is. It's a well documented issue and the only thing that bricks the device. Not to mention the only purpose of unlocking the boot loader is so you can flash custom recoveries. So it's not like they have to run through a long list of possible problems like your over exaggeration implies.

Anyway... I managed to disassemble the tablet without breaking anything.

Question: Does anyone know if there is any way to reprogram the motherboard? Even with some sort of software or tool to connect it to a computer? Does swapping the motherboard with one that was never unlocked give the device a new serial status or will ASUS still think it's an unlocked device?

I'm assuming not obviously but I might as well ask. I guess my choices are to either spend $160 on a new motherboard and swap it out and sell it, or further disassemble and sell the parts. If anyone needs a flawless brand new digitizer and LCD panel let me know.

Thought I'd share some photos so others in the same situation feel more comfortable taking it apart. It was actually really easy. The motherboard is the long dark green component running along the top.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
From my understanding of the situation, after all that I read about the Tegra 3, APX mode, NVFlash etc.: yes, it would be possible if you knew the unique 128 bit AES "secure boot key" that is burnt into the fuses of your Tegra 3 chip. This key together with NVFlash enables you to write arbitrary partitions or blocks to the eMMC.

I can only guess that their service centers do not have access to the database that stores the mapping from serial numbers to SBKs, and that they are generally unorganized - which shows because so many people have problems unlocking their tablets.

It happens... https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-cdimage/+bug/1040557

I agree - it's ridiculous and only the consequence of trying to lock users out of their own devices. I think the whole crap is due to DRM, to make media companies happy.

For Asus, there are no "well documented issues". They don't even document the issues they fix with firmware updates. Their customer service is a joke. And they don't need it - they are a big company. Big companies do not succeed by providing good customer service, they succeed by sucking slightly less than other big companies.

The "official" way is simply via USB in APX mode, but that's impossible without the SBK due to the encryption. The low-level way would be JTAG, but I have read that it is disabled on encrypted devices, and I don't even know where the connector is.

If you didn't know yet, here are more pictures of the internals:

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Asus+Transformer+Infinity+TF+700+Teardown/10306/1

Every Tegra 3 has a unique chip serial number. And the Asus serial number is stored on the eMMC.
[Asus Transformer TF700] wushdishmeen:
Thanks for actually reading my post and providing all that useful info. I appreciate that you took the time and also understood where I was coming from. My first few posts were a reaction to the realization that it was bricked and I might have to pay $200 to fix it. But everything after that was a legitimate concern for the way ASUS is choosing to handle this issue. Hopefully anyone else who ends up in this situation will see this thread and it'll help them. I went through the motions for them and will hopefully end up with a good result either by swapping the motherboard myself or selling the parts for a good profit. I'll let everyone know the outcome either way.

I didn't read what the entire issue was. But I can make a guess that this is an issue that can be resolved and the problem is just that the common consumer doesn't have the tools to fix it themselves. My actual point was not that we should be able to fix the ASUS tablet ourselves, but that ASUS should be able to fix it without needing to replace the motherboard.

When you said JTAG I was thinking of the tools I have for my XBOX to JTAG and flash the NAND. That's unfortunate that it's not possible.

I'm aware of the iFixit article. I looked at it before taking the tablet apart and it helped me avoid breaking the side clips like he did. The reason I took the pictures wasn't because I thought there were none. It was basically just visual proof to instill confidence and encourage people to take theirs apart as well. I figure if they see a regular person like me take it apart with no hesitation they might opt to replace their own motherboard rather than pay ASUS $200.

Is the eMMC part of the motherboard or separate? I'm just curious if I could continue the warranty of whatever motherboard I install in the tablet. If I could even figure out the serial number to it.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Read the whole article, there are pictures of the motherboard with the chips explained - one of them is the eMMC.

I don't think you have any warranty on a "naked" motherboard at all except if it was installed by an authorized service center.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] yankeefan:
Anybody else having any trouble with speed of Straight talk on ATT. I am running LoserRom and before today I had good speed. All of the sudden I am only getting 150KB in several locations. Called and they said I am not throttled. Any Ideas?:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] picklerick:
Yeah I have terrible speeds and connections issues using ST on ATT. My H+ speeds average from 60-700kb but most of the time I have to constantly toggle airplane mode off and on just to use the data. I have tried switching to the T-mobile side of ST and data was 1000x better, I was getting 12mbps+ down but voice and signal was not as good as ATT so I switched back. I think its just a ATT MVNO issue so we prepaid users dont affect there contract customers bandwidth.

http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...t-Talk-AT-amp-T-Data-Issues-Since-August-13th
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cheetablaze:
I wouldn't fret too bad, I get on par speeds back when I was on AT&T. All of a sudden I am kicked down to Edge and it will eventually go back. I keep a very close eye on my data usage so I know it isn't throttling. $45+taxes a month compared to $90 bill is worth getting slow pockets of data. Not trying to go off topic but they also just announced $2.50 off each month for auto bill pay. Every penny helps I suppose when you want to avoid the big bill of AT&T.
[General Topics] ronzino:
I have a xiaomi mi2 device, but i think/hope that my question is more general and related to MIUI Jelly beans rom.

When I connect my phone to windows 7, it is recognized as an audio player device instead of USB mass storage device. Actually I don't know if it is the cause of my problem which is the mount point of the internal memory i.e /sdcard/.

With my previouse phone (LG optimus 2x and MIUI Gingerbread) the internal memory is recognized as a mass storage device under windows 7, and the mount point is at root (i.e / ).

How can I reproduce this with my JB MIUI ?

I have:

root enabled

tried both usb debug mode ON/OFF

installed android SDK usb driver
[General Questions and Answers] nottys3:
hi guys i hope this is posted in the right section.... my appolagies if its not!!

Ive just installed "XXEMA2CodecROM105BlackEdition1" on m samsung galaxy s3 and i think its the best rom to date!!! but there are3 things that are bugging me:

1.... i have a locked padlock symbol on the very top rigt of my screen and i have no idea whats its for or how to remove it can anyone help with it?

2...... how can you install fonts from the font pack that comes with the rom i go to install one, it says its been installed and asks for a reboot i say yes and the phone freezes on the loading animation so i have to remove my battery and restart the phone, what am i doing wrong?

3..... i normally use folders for all my different apps but i am not given the option to create new folders is this possible if so how?

apart from that i really cat complain aout the rom.

Many thanks in advance for any help given.....
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Filipiak:
Has anyone made a flashable filebto unlock the dock icons on the 9305t for those of us that dont want to flash a diffrrent rom?

Ive searched everywhere and cant find anything.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] txr33:
I can't remember exactly what line to remove but go to system/csc/others.xml and with a text editor delete the lines regarding launcher. Save, then reboot and you should be able to change the dock icon order etc
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Filipiak:
Thanks for that. However I might wait till someone offers a more detailed description.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Iwannagiv:
Hey Filipiak, looks like these guys sorted it out in i9300 however i'm sure its the same with our phone -> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1683668&page=278
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Glebun:
don't have to flash a different ROM, just use a different launcher
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] morkli:
You don't have to delete the line, just set the value to FALSE.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Filipiak:
Txr33 you are the man. Thanks for that worked a treat.
[General Questions and Answers] good4y0u:
I'm wondering, I have been looking around and couldn't find an absolute answer.

Is there someone working on a multitasking app for phones like the LGOG and tablets like the tf202 ...

An app that runs the same way as the galaxy note II?

Thanks all!

* edit* I have found an app that runs sticky notes, but I can't find one for an app.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] eyeisdasteve:
Is there a way to get the stock WiFi Hotspot to work yet?

WiFi Tether app doesn't really work that well for me.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] cthedogg:
For the WiFi Tether app do you have the setting under wlan0?
[Sprint LG Optimus G] eyeisdasteve:
I do.

But for some reason it makes me lose data connection. And I can't get it back, unless I reboot.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] cthedogg:
How about connections optimizer?
[Sprint LG Optimus G] eyeisdasteve:
That's always off
[Sprint LG Optimus G] cthedogg:
Don't know what else to say. Haha. Uh do you have Setup-Method on auto and Enable Access-Control on? If you do, have you allowed the device to connect through Access-Control?
[Sprint LG Optimus G] eyeisdasteve:
Setup-Method is on auto. I also tried Access-Control both off and on. -.-'
[Sprint LG Optimus G] cthedogg:
I guess your on your own then. Sorry.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] tinkturtle:
Have you tried to change Device-Profile to Samsung galaxy Nexus(CDMA/LTE)?
[Sprint LG Optimus G] eyeisdasteve:
That's Ok thanks tho!
[Sprint LG Optimus G] eyeisdasteve:
I'll give it a try
[Sprint LG Optimus G] THE-ITGUY:
The Wifi tether app still will not work for me.. I have tried changing the settings from S3 and the nexus.. Any other Ideas...
[Sprint LG Optimus G] jdock:
Try this:

device profile = generic ics/jb (wlan0)

setup method = netd-ndc (master)

wifi driver reload = checked

enable wifi encryption = unchecked (you can enable it later when it's working unencrypted)

enable access-control = unchecked (you can enable it later when the basics are working)

Now, when I first started with this app, my devices would connect to the AP but then give up because they couldn't get a dhcp address. I found that if I went into the 'change lan' menu and picked a different lan, that it started working (I currently use 10.10.3.0/24).

If you can't get it working, I came up with another method you may be able to use that does not use any app (I have the at&t model but it's probably the same). Basically you turn off wifi, then run a few commands (as root) that bring the wifi interface back up without disabling mobile data. It will connect to your local wireless lan as if you had enabled wifi. Then you can run a socks or http proxy and point your other device at it (easy if you're wanting to tether a pc, maybe not so easy if you're using something else). I haven't tried yet to see if it will route between the networks, which would mean you can just manually change your default gateway to your phone's wlan address and have all traffic go through it.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] bruiserman:
These setting worked on mine. Thanks
[Sprint LG Optimus G] kjungleboy:
This worked for me.

Thanked.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] promek:
These settings also worked for me as well, while using it with my nook tablet
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Illionaire:
Sweet. Works like a charm. :thumbup:

Sent via Optimus |G|enius
[Sprint LG Optimus G] mellospace:
This worked for me but with some issues. When I start wifi tether the first time, everything works fine. But after I turn it off and then turn it on, tethering works, but I get the message that it started with errrors. On the show logs this is what I get "Loading wifi driver failed" and then after I turn it off, I cant activate wifi on the phone without reboot.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] tinkturtle:
known issue. One wifi tether per reboot.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] mellospace:
Oh, didnt know that. I was on ICS and just upgraded to JB yesterday. On ICS, it used to work perfectly for me. I guess this issue is mostly in JB.

Thanks for letting me know. I thought there was something wrong with my setup.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Illionaire:
Really? Wasn't known to me - I've been using it multiple times daily, no reboots necessary. Maybe I lucked out! :cool:

Sent via Optimus |G|enius
[Sprint LG Optimus G] devo3d:
Thank You Man!!! You kept me from going bald by pulling my ha:Dir out...LOL

FINALLY
[Sprint LG Optimus G] draight:
Wifi App

I've tried the above and I cannot pick up the wifi signal from my laptop =(

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wahoo -- rebooted phone and it works like a charm! thanks for the thread guys
[Android General] gavin-phelan:
until android 3.0 The previous colour scheme for android was green (battery icon for example) until android 3.0 honeycomb came along .since then until this day its been a rather sexy :P blue. What do you think google will do with the next 5.0 key lime pie . stick with blue or go for a LIME GREEN

OPINIONS??

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Android General] chw2006:
Please stick with the blue unless they are going for a white/black transparent look like on MIUI.
[Android General] monkeying. around:
I like the blue but wanted to add that noone actually knows how if the next android will be a 5.0 revision. Could be a 4.3
[Android General] gavin-phelan:
But do you think lime will be next

That is very true more than likely it will be 5.0 because when its a major update they usually do it. Like ics to jb

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Android General] chw2006:
Any UI with an excess amount of greenish color probably looks bad.
[Android General] gavin-phelan:
But i kind of thought that about blue and now i love it. they cant keep it blue forever..or can they?

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Android General] Shadowfox993:
I really think they should do transparancy sort of deal, but keep the blue deal. blue is indeed a cool color and very easy on the eyes (in my oppinion). But lets see what they do, im sure it will look nice and neat. Like jb was compared to ics. I cant wait to see the integration with google chrome and google now/search. =)
[Android General] heat361:
It will be based of green and an orange red color.
[Android General] Z4nd4r:
I'd like to see transparent with different colours for different events; use the prime colours like they do with the Nexus logo and LWP.
[Android General] DroidDavi:
How about finally putting in custom coloring we have had it for years with ROMs Google needs to finally code it in
[Android General] Fataldesain:
Why not in 5.0 just give us the option to choose how hard could it be.
[Android General] monkeying. around:
I remember reading some where that Google hired the webos guy to sort the design out for android. So we could see a touch of that flavour in there somewhere.

He also commented that android is only smear 30% (if I remember correctly) complete in its design. Basically expect big changes!

Had a quick look for the article but can't find it.
[Android General] ricardoman:
Holo and blue match great to ICS and jelly bean, :good:

I just think what would it look like in green...
[Android General] nexusPOOR:
i want to see a complete overhaul of the UI. :D
[Android General] bozzykid:
That will never happen. It dilutes the brand and you lose the identity. There's a reason Apple and Google don't support "skins".

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Matias Duarte has been with Google since around the Honeycomb release. He has had his hands on ICS and especially Jelly Bean. But that doesn't mean he is going to start radically changing colors. I think Android has moved away from the cartoonish look since Matias has been at Google. And I don't expect that to change but to continue progressing (by keeping things more simple/flat and muted).
[Android General] danfalcas:
I love green as in pure GB!!!
[Android General] catlog:
This would be perfect. I'd love to have the option to change the color scheme.
[Android General] DroidDavi:
Android and brand identity don't go together . There is no brand identity. Every app looks different and you can easily add in some color choices and stay within the holo standards.
[Android General] Trajan19:
How about same color scheme, but with a unified ui, Google now, phone, messaging, music, play, etc are all different.
[Android General] bozzykid:
I'm talking about Android brand identity. They aren't going to make colour themes. It makes zero sense for them to do so.
[Android General] DroidDavi:
When the most popular android phones are touchwiz based where does this ``brand identity `` come on. Google doesn't control enough of there own cake for it to matter if they let me change a few colors .Any one the used a devices running normal android most likely knows howto change it any ways . I know it will never happen but to think there would be some big issue of identity isnt gonna happen
[Android General] bozzykid:
Oh, so they give up and stop what they have accomplished with ICS and JB? Hardly.
[Android General] DroidDavi:
The holo guide lines arent just the cyan blue . They can give people choices and still keep what they have done
[Android General] capcanuck:
Hmmmm.... I like this thread... Nawgan scratcher
[Android General] bozzykid:
No one was talking about apps. They were talking about the blue colour scheme used by the system itself. Since ICS, Google has stuck with the same basic UI and colour scheme. I wouldn't expect much changes in that regard. I highly doubt KLP will be about major UI changes more than improvements and better integration of services.
[Android General] the co0kie:
debatable
[Android General] FatalityBoyZahy:
that looks pretty bad... lol
[Android General] gavin-phelan:
I like that

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Android General] OniV2:
It's not so much the green that makes this look bad, but the ugliness in the rest of the theme (the blacks, theming of notification icons, theming of the nav buttons).

I think green and white would make an excellent Holo UI colour scheme.
[Android General] gavin-phelan:
Yea if they use the same grey as jellybean but lime green instead of blue

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Android General] Ziida:
I've been running a Holo Green CM9 theme pretty well since ICS came out, with some add-on green phone and browser icons I made

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.cerqueira.theme.Green&hl=en
[Android General] MadManMark:
Green is not the right colour, for me its either black white or blue, seems like most of you have no problems modding it to suit your own preference anyway so what's the big deal
[Android General] MissionImprobable:
Green is horrid, that much I can say.
[Android General] showcasemodr:
They should just let you select a default theme/color when you setup the phone. Of course phone manufacturers will still put their bloated overlay launchers!