It turns out that the recently circulating hulu-capable hacked version can and does play back at full 30fps in 720p on the Transformer. Success!
This lead me to question why it would work though. I downloaded this hacked version (Google search it, I won't link it here) and also downloaded the original 10.3.185.22 version it is based on (it's about 2 months old). Testing the hacked version and I do indeed get hardware accelerated 720p. I disassembled them to figure out what was changed between the hacked and the official version and the only change is one line in the Flash Player library that reports to the browser what version of flash is running (Sort of like a UA string hack for Flash). This isn't enough to disable hardware acceleration though, and guess what: strangely enough, I also get hardware acceleration on the non-hacked version as well. Crazy that!
So, the tl;dnr version: For some reason, the latest Flash Player does not accelerate 720p video. I still don't know why. An older version (10.3.185.22) DOES accelerate Flash and can be used to fix this nagging problem. Download it here:
http://www.filesonic.com/file/1037676654
OR HERE:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10724980/Flash.Player.10.3.185.22.Android.apk
To install:
First remove any installed version of flash (go to market -> my apps -> Flash Player -> uninstall)
Copy the downloaded .APK to your device and run. No root required, but you will need to turn on non-market app installs.
Before testing, reboot into recovery and wipe cache. (The whole point is to wipe the browser cache - People report that this helps. If you like, you can just go to settings -> applications -> manage applications -> All -> Browser -> Wipe Cache)
Test playback on 720p stream or use http://www.youtube.com/my_speed and look at what the 'video fps' tells you
EDIT: You may have to run this in the STOCK BROWSER. Opera calls the Froyo version of the library which does not allow for hardware accelerated playback.
Some other notes:
The youtube test video still reports software decoding - this is normal, it's looking for the PC HW accel module, which Android does not have.
Some people are still have trouble making this work. I'll admit, it's sort of like voodoo - I've torn through the files in the .APK and the only file that is changed in the old version is a compiled library that I can't (legally) decode. Without source code, I still can't tell you why it works for some but not for others.
Apparently some people never had problems in the first place. Congratulations - we don't need to hear about it here. Unless you know why it works for you and not for others, don't add to the length of this thread.
It's not the latest version, but nothing significant has been added since this one, and at least it works right!
sassafras
It Works!
Here is the link where I got my flash: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076612
About damn time!
xTRICKYxx said:
Here is the link where I got my flash: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076612
About damn time!
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This version is the modified 10.3.185.22 version that is NO DIFFERENT than the official .22 version except for the modification one line that tells the browser it is a Windows based version of flash instead of Android.
If you install this version of Flash, hardware acceleration works but you cannot update via the Market (even though it tell you that you have an update) because it will fail every time.
The official version I linked will not play Hulu but does update via the market and at least for now, seems to retain hardware acceleration.
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xTRICKYxx said:
Here is the link where I got my flash: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076612
About damn time!
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Installed this, still getting ****ty framerate on youtube test.
Gary13579 said:
Installed this, still getting ****ty framerate on youtube test.
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Strange.
Gary, can you ADB to your device?
If so, can you
Code:
adb uninstall com.adobe.flashplayer
And then try installing this. Note that it does take a few seconds for the video framerates to stabilize due to some inherent WiFi flakiness in the ASUS drivers.
sassafras
I don't have access to adb atm, but I figured uninstalling Flash through the GUI rather than adb would have the same effect (and I did uninstall Flash before installing that version). I also tried restarting the browser, cycling opengl on/off, and rebooting the entire device.
After the intro, it still falls to 3-5 FPS on youtube.com/my_speed on 720p.
just uninstall the hacked version then install market version and the ability to play 720p at 30 fps seems to persist.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk
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I don't have access to adb atm, but I figured uninstalling Flash through the GUI rather than adb would have the same effect (and I did uninstall Flash before installing that version). I also tried restarting the browser, cycling opengl on/off, and rebooting the entire device.
After the intro, it still falls to 3-5 FPS on youtube.com/my_speed on 720p.
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To be honest, it really makes little sense why it works. The old version works and the new version works when updated via the market (though it shouldn't because it overwrites everything) so honestly, I can't really troubleshoot to any degree.
My advice would be to just nuke anything in the /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer location, then install my linked version. Install that, update via the market (You might have to reboot or use Titanium Backup to get it to attach to the market) and see if it works. There is no good reason why it didn't work in the first place, and there is even less why it works now. It's like a ghost in the machine.
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sassafras_ said:
It turns out that the recently circulating hulu-capable hacked version can and does play back at full 30fps in 720p on the Transformer. Success!
This lead me to question why it would work though. I downloaded this hacked version (Google search it, I won't link it here) and also downloaded the original 10.3.185.22 version it is based on (it's about 2 months old). Testing the hacked version and I do indeed get hardware accelerated 720p. I disassembled them to figure out what was changed between the hacked and the official version and the only change is one line in the Flash Player library that reports to the browser what version of flash is running (Sort of like a UA string hack for Flash). This isn't enough to disable hardware acceleration though, and guess what: strangely enough, I also get hardware acceleration on the non-hacked version as well. Crazy that!
So, the tl;dnr version: For some reason, the latest Flash Player does not accelerate 720p video. I still don't know why. An older version (10.3.185.22) DOES accelerate Flash and can be used to fix this nagging problem. Download it here:
http://www.filesonic.com/file/1037676654
OR HERE:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10724980/Fla...22.Android.apk
To install, first remove any installed version of flash (go to market -> my apps -> Flash Player -> uninstall) then copy to your device and run. No root required, but you will need to turn on non-market app installs.
It's not the latest version, but nothing significant has been added since this one, and at least it works right!
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Works great! Haven't tried updating to the lastest verson through market though. Yet, it's still not as smooth as my GS2, don't know if it's the limitation of Terga2.
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hongkongtom said:
Works great! Haven't tried updating to the lastest verson through market though. Yet, it's still not as smooth as my GS2, don't know if it's the limitation of Terga2.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
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It's not a limitation of the Tegra as much as it is a limitation of the screen size. With a larger screen you have more pixels to push and that strains the hardware when it's not designed for it. Unfortunately, the Tegra GPU wasn't ever really designed for tablet resolutions - but it works and they use it - it's just not going to match the only 480x800 display (in the SGS2) in terms of fluidness.
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Gary13579 said:
I don't have access to adb atm, but I figured uninstalling Flash through the GUI rather than adb would have the same effect (and I did uninstall Flash before installing that version). I also tried restarting the browser, cycling opengl on/off, and rebooting the entire device.
After the intro, it still falls to 3-5 FPS on youtube.com/my_speed on 720p.
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I have a similar issue. I uninstalled via settings/applications and then used terminal to verify that /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer did not exist.
I get about 6 fps. I even tethered to my phone to get a faster download because my DSL speed was too slow to keep up.
I have stock 3.1 rooted.
Yeah, it's becoming clear to me that this is not an exact science. There isn't actually any reason why it shouldn't hardware accelerate on the market version when it does on the hacked (or just plain old) version.
Note that the youtube.com/my_speed video does report two frame rates, one titled "stage fps" and one "video fps" - it's that second one that is reporting the true decode speed. Also, if you're seeing spinning dots in the middle, that's your internet too slow to keep up, not your device.
If you're having no luck with the official .22 point release I linked, try using the hacked version linked in the second post and see if that changes anything.
sassafras
okay installed this flash (hulu verison) and now opera 11 shows that flash is not install...anyone else having this issue?
I tried the linked version as well- not sure what is different but it does have a different checksum.
Perhaps I have to actually watch a hulu video first?
--- I poked around at some of the methods and the ones that flash via clockwork mod also install some libs- perhaps that this the other piece of the puzzle? It's bedtime here, so 30 fps will have to wait until later...
After uninstalling the newest version and installing the .22 modified one I am getting 30fps and little dropped frames in the speed test on the stock browser. Unfortunately Opera is still showing around 10fps.
gee one said:
I tried the linked version as well- not sure what is different but it does have a different checksum.
Perhaps I have to actually watch a hulu video first?
--- I poked around at some of the methods and the ones that flash via clockwork mod also install some libs- perhaps that this the other piece of the puzzle? It's bedtime here, so 30 fps will have to wait until later...
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I've explained this in detail in the OP but basically the .apk just installs the libraries to it's personal /data/data/ directory and the browser is able to dynamically load them from there. There is no need to install additional libraries because all four of the shared libraries flash requires are installed by installing the .apk.
Adkinson said:
After uninstalling the newest version and installing the .22 modified one I am getting 30fps and little dropped frames in the speed test on the stock browser. Unfortunately Opera is still showing around 10fps.
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Yes, unfortunately, Opera loads the libstagefright_froyo.so instead of the libstagefright_honeycomb.so which is the required library for hardware accelerated playback. I'll mention this in the OP.
sassafras
Could you fix the OP to include a proper dropbox link? It isn't possible to use fileserve on the TF.
http://imgur.com/5BujJ
Fastest I've managed. And that's a rlatively static image. Even slower when not overclocking. Please post what ROM, kernel, CPU speed etc you guys are using.
Gary13579 said:
Could you fix the OP to include a proper dropbox link? It isn't possible to use fileserve on the TF.
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All better.
Are you by chance using a non-stock browser?
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God no, they're all worses than stock browser in my opinion. At least unil OnLive releases theirs!
Think I figured it out, the link in post #2 is bad. After using the APK posted in the other thread, it works great. Fired up Big Buck Bunny on YouTube and i was as smooth as could be. Thanks .
Related
Flash 10.3 is out:
Flash Player 10.3.181.14
Unfortunately the usual suspects still dont work, ie Hulu. YouTube does seem a tad faster and clearer.
Ha! Tn the "description" is says "for android 3 devices, we highly recommend that you update your OS to Android 3.1 to ensure that Flash Player delivers the best experience possible."
Gah! I wish I could!
slack04 said:
Ha! Tn the "description" is says "for android 3 devices, we highly recommend that you update your OS to Android 3.1 to ensure that Flash Player delivers the best experience possible."
Gah! I wish I could!
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No kidding. So frustrating!
i think its the same as 10.2, look here
click here
https://market.android.com/search?q=flash+10.3&so=1&c=apps
and it takes you to:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.adobe.flashplayer&feature=search_result
(To the 10.2)
:|
It is indeed 10.3. My Evo said it had updates and 10.3 was one of them.
I am still on honeycomb 3.01 and I just updated my flash player to 10.3
I checked the version through the stock browser at
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html
and it displayed
Your Player Version: AND 10,3,185,21
Operating system: Linux 2.6.36.3-
umbra6 said:
Flash 10.3 is out:
Flash Player 10..157.51
-Hardware accelerated video presentation (requires Android 3.1)
-Enhanced browser integration for Honeycomb tables (requires Android 3.1)
-Important bug fixes and security enhancements
Unfortunately the usual suspects still dont work, ie Hulu. YouTube does seem a tad faster and clearer.
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You CLEARLY removed the 2 as in Flash Player 10.2.157.51
The description is the same as it was for 10.2, do not expect drastic changes between them.
You can see the REAL changes here http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/902/cpsid_90281.html
I would suggest updating the OP.
FuzeAction said:
You CLEARLY removed the 2 as in Flash Player 10.2.157.51
The description is the same as it was for 10.2, do not expect drastic changes between them.
You can see the REAL changes here http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/902/cpsid_90281.html
I would suggest updating the OP.
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Lol...actually I hand typed that entire post as I was reading it off of my Xoom and forgot to type that in.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/12/flash-player-10-3-hits-android-with-optimizations-bug-fixes-apl/
Also that was the description in the market when I was downloading it to my Xoom. They must not have updated the text in there when I copied it.
*oh and edited to make you happy
i've tried it with megavideo and i've got a lot of problem ... videos didn't start and grey screen , browser that close itself with no reason ...
I came back immediatly to 10.2.
p.s. 3.1 installed
hey XDA, i figured that while i was looking around i might as well post a tutorial of my own. for the MT3GS users, this will give you the ultimate features out of your slide. Ok first off if you didnt see in parentheses "with root" then i jus sed it again and if you do not hav a rooted mytouch slide, look away from this post now! Now that that is out of the way, let us begin
1. (cant say this enough) ROOT THE **** PHONE
rooting the phone makes majority of the stuff on this page possible
2. Install a custom official rom
i installed CM7, quite possibly the greatest rom for the slide, introducing a Gingerbread 2.3.3 UI and a bus load of features
3. Enable data2ext
this is VITAL for users because the slide has at most what, 150mb of space? that sucks right! so data2ext takes the data within the internal memory, and puts it on your SD card [data2EXT(ernal)] if you do this correctly, it will give you 500mb of space (well really more like 482mb) this makes your phone EXTREMELY fast.
4. enable apps2sd
download modinstalllocation from the android market and give it super user permissions to force install all apps to SD (can be moved freely between SD and internal) at the time of me writing this post (june 2, 2011) i have roughly 195 apps installed on my slide with apps2sd and data2ext both enabled
[WARNING, APPS-2-SD AND APPS-2-EXT ARE 2 DIFFERENT THINGS, DO NOT USE APPS-2-EXT AND DATA-2-EXT AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE DATA-2-EXT WILL BE REMOVED!!!!]
with data2ext
4. Install Flash player 10.- (whatever is the newest version)
to do this, you must have android sdk on your pc:
4a. put the flash player apk in the tools folder of android sdk
4b. open command prompt
4c. type in:
cd
cd c:\androidsdk\tools\ (or whatever path it is to get to the tools folder in SDK)
adb install (name of flash player file).apk
[it will install.......]
then it should say [success]
(note: can use this to install any app on your phone, i used it to install swype because CM7 did not have it)
4c. reboot your phone (do the process to get to the tools folder, then type adb shell, it should show a "#" type in "reboot" w/o quotations)
5. download CPU tuner from the android market
i used CPU tuner because it is free and official. you will need this to run high end games like Asphault 5 HD, Modern Combat: Sandstorm, etc. (this is wher it gets awesome). afterwards, open CPU tuner, click profiles, press the menu button on your phone, and click insert, create a new profile (i called mine gaming, because it helps run the stuff smoother, increases the power of coverage, both 2G/3G and Wifi, and a bunch of other stuff). I set mine to min. 787 MHz, max 864 MHz, and know that this doesnt come free, this thing will MURDER a battery, and the CPU tuner is designed to change profiles when battery is low unless you change the option in the settings!
[another warning: messing with the CPU settings can cause damage to your phone if you try and push it, if you do not have a reliable battery or screwed up phone, use caution when doig this.]
6. GET DOWNLOAD CRAZY
i have taken my phone to a new level! here is where the fun comes in:
A. get on the internet (or the XDA forums and search "[name of game] HVGA apk" or "gameloft games HD HVGA". and here is something little to no one knows, the Sony Xperia X8 has the same screen resolution (HVGA) and the games are compatible on the Slide, for example: people have modded the files in games like Asphault 5 so that it fits the screen, and they WORK on the slide. so far i currently have: Asphault 5, NOVA, NOVA 2, Guerilla Bob, Modern Combat Sandstorm, Gangstar: West Coast Hustle, Gangstar 2, Heroes of sparta, and am looking to find Galaxy on Fire 2. And hey if all you want is performance on non-modded currently compatible games, then it does the job too. It makes them faster and smoother!
I will be posting links once i get past the XDA rules (i am a new user and need to do 8 posts on the forum before i can post links!) i hope this helped everyone, and if you have something i can add to this list of things to do then feel free to post it in a comment or PM me
sincerely
Ognimnella
[EDIT (June 4th 2011)]
SKAm69 and gtmaster303, when i originally installed the HD games (thank you SKAm69 for your help) the games were EXTREMELY choppy even with the CPU tuned and almost 490mb of ram! so i went to the market (on PC internet) and found the latest version of flash, then googled "Flash Player 10.3 apk download" and downloaded it, then used Android SDK to install it! that simple!!
[EDIT (June 8th 2011)]
Please disregard the June 4th Edit flash does not work unfortunately. Thank everyone who allowed me to realize this! I apologize!
Also wave_sailor i apologize for forgetting to post links to these methods, here you (and everyone else) go(es)
Root Method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1025336
Custom Rom: http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices/htc-slide
data2ext: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921347
apps2sd modinstalllocation: https://market.android.com/details?id=my.codeandroid.modil&feature=search_result
CPU Tuner: https://market.android.com/details?id=ch.amana.android.cputuner
*Note: Flash Player does not work! dont ask me for the link to install please because you would be wasting your time!!
Download crazy is your preference! for example, i love the HD games so i search "(game name) hvga apk" and results come up!
Also I am making a ROM (awesome right ) and i need help so please answer this question for me! thank you in advance for all answers
ROM Creation: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1114778
Flash Player 10, the full version? Isn't it supposed to require armv7?
yea, i thought the processor in the slide can't support flash...
SKAm69 said:
Flash Player 10, the full version? Isn't it supposed to require armv7?
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I assure the both of you i have flash player 10.3 installed on my phone (will post screenshots to prove)
ognimnella said:
I assure the both of you i have flash player 10.3 installed on my phone (will post screenshots to prove)
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Yes it can be installed, but it isn't working! Does this really play online flash videos on your phone?
BTW, Galaxy On Fire 2 works, there's no need for hvga apk, just hvga cache.
SKAm69 said:
Yes it can be installed, but it isn't working! Does this really play online flash videos on your phone?
BTW, Galaxy On Fire 2 works, there's no need for hvga apk, just hvga cache.
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yes it plays the videos, as a matter a fact i was watching one last night (although i prefer to use skyfire because of the optimization feature!) but yes it did work and it worked smoothly!
@the GOF2 comment: how??? i tried everything and i get some kind of message about a "read error has occured!!" and the app closes!
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yes it plays the videos, as a matter a fact i was watching one last night (although i prefer to use skyfire because of the optimization feature!) but yes it did work and it worked smoothly!
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I installed it once again, but when I open a page containing flash video, it says: latest flash player needs to be installed in both stock cm7 browser and dolphin 5 beta. So how did you make it working?
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I assure the both of you i have flash player 10.3 installed on my phone (will post screenshots to prove)
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that would be quite a breakthrough in the slide community if we could see that running...
You sure it's not flash lite running? I'm assuming you're on stock espresso.
He said he's on cm7
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
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that would be quite a breakthrough in the slide community if we could see that running...
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My apologies dudes yue guys were right it didn't actually run flash on there I jus happend to b on a site that let me run the videos (sorry for disappointment) but let me ask, is it possible for 10.1 to run on here? That wud b good! But still it did let me install and I saw signifigant improvement in the speed and quality of my games on a real note!
wait everyone they were right it is INSTALLED but doesnt run, i jus happend to be on a site that allowed me to test it. hey was it adobe flash or HTC flash that is installed on custom roms because i had a FROYO 2.2 rom and it worked just fine i was watching flash vids and everything someone please clear this up for me!
-and by the way, it is true that the speed and quality of my games improved after installing flash 10.3 on my phone that is definitely still a fact (playing asphalt 5 as we speak lol)
ognimnella said:
wait everyone they were right it is INSTALLED but doesnt run, i jus happend to be on a site that allowed me to test it. hey was it adobe flash or HTC flash that is installed on custom roms because i had a FROYO 2.2 rom and it worked just fine i was watching flash vids and everything someone please clear this up for me!
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The stock Slide has a version of Flash Lite that i think HTC implemented. I don't know if that works with non HTC Sense ROMs. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
ognimnella said:
-and by the way, it is true that the speed and quality of my games improved after installing flash 10.3 on my phone that is definitely still a fact (playing asphalt 5 as we speak lol)
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If Flash doesn't work on the Slide, I kinda doubt that it was the installing of Flash 10.3 that improved the quality of your games. Maybe it was something else you did at the same time you installed it. Try uninstalling it and see if you have the same performance in your games.
video showing your flash working?
perdy please?
Are u sure all the heavy games work on your mt3gs, im on cm7 and big games doesnt really work well for me...
btw, setcpu is free on xda by the developer. the thread is around here somewhere. G1 forums?
coolbrain said:
Are u sure all the heavy games work on your mt3gs, im on cm7 and big games doesnt really work well for me...
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coolbrain, absolutely man, im running games like asphalt, hero of sparta, Gangstar 1 and 2, etc., on my phone and they work with no probs at all!!!
I posted (shoddy) video of Asphalt 5 running on the cm7 nightly 90 mytouch slide OC'd to 787 on interactive governor and using data2ext on stock 8gb class 2 sd card.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD56wnobGCI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqWCCUA-67Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G38lBBnpL_Y
search asphalt 5 hd hvga, click on 2nd link
and he is using a nightly, i am using stock CM 7.0.3, and even better, im making my own rom (check forums and look up Mytouch Sensation) and i tested it and it worked on there too ^_^
more info please
ognimnella said:
1. (cant say this enough) ROOT THE **** PHONE
2. Install a custom official rom
3. Enable data2ext
4. enable apps2sd
4. Install Flash player 10.- (whatever is the newest version)
5. download CPU tuner from the android market
6. GET DOWNLOAD CRAZY
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I know you have some how to in here, but I don't see where data2ext/app2sd is.
Do you want to make this post better? How about some basic info or links to how tos and a link to the Flash player?
First I want to thank thor2002ro for ClockworkMod Recovery and making flashing and updating fast, easy and safe, also vache for providing 3.1 update, sc2k for an easy and quick way to root any version of the A500, last but not least Interphaze Solutions (whoever he is) for the Acer Recovery Installer.
I just updated (from stock 1.141.01_EMEA_GEN3 to 4.010.22_COM_GEN1) IT works, no wifi issues, GPS now takes a lot to get location, and seeing a lot of performance improvements and fixes, was late and delayed 5 times but here it is and we are enjoying it.
Thus I wonder why no one even bothers to make a change log or something... like all the changes and improvements:
Acer_ A500_4.010.22_COM_GEN1 Applies to all Android 3.1 Acer Official Updates, OTA or Leaked (installed yourself).
New Apps
Kobo
eBook store and eBook reader
Movie Studio
Video editor
Updated Apps
Youtube
Moved fullscreen button, HD button, play button, slower double tap needed to go fullscreen/back higher performance, Cache fixed and higher cache, doesn't stutters/chops/drop frames at start or when OSD shows up (volume, controls, etc).
Flash 10.3
Music
Better looking, UI improvements, it finally updates, Google Music Beta
MusicA
Better looking, UI improvements, lots, better "listening" (now it can identify Japanese music played through my phone, SWEET).
NFS Shift
Icon changed, now is more visible and have HD on it, who knows what else is changed
Improvements/Fixes
UI is faster, more responsive, doesn't stutters like before.
Wifi Icon in notification bar now shows net activity.
Support for ACC+ streaming (or whatever uses winamp in shoutcast radio streams).
720p videos play smoothly, some 1080p videos too (simple profile ones I think, needs confirmation).
New Video Codecs Support, now MKV videos plays with Mobo Player (didn't worked before).
Video intro for games pre installed now always plays (before they crashed, but didn't force close the game)
Auto-brightness works now, it just changed its behavior, its not longer "instant", takes a while.
Recurring Issues
Randomly waking up/screen turns on
Mic still SUCKS (srly did Acer even test it by recoding someones voice and playing it back just to hear how well/awful sounds?)
New Issues
GPS wasn't broken, now it is (can see 7 sats but only onle lock after 2min and really poor signal)... maybe has something to do with GEN3 now updated to GEN1 thus missing something, can someone confirm.
Youtube widget is micro and deformed, there is a fix here in XDA.
New bloatware, or at least more packet, includes 2 songs and 2 videos (maybe 720p haven't checked) to show off in retails maybe.
You can help to make this a lot more complete, please contribute, post your discoveries, findings or changes you noticed.
And finally excuse my crappy english, as you can easily tell its not my native language, any correction and recommendations are very welcome.
Reserved for more space (I got this recomendation from a friend thank you).
Plus bump
Google+
"Huddle" is installed when installing Google+, which does *not* cone pre-installed on 3.1 - sounds like you already had it there. Installing Google+ creates two shortcuts - Google+ and Huddle
Speaking of, if anyone wants a Google+ invite, dm me - I got a few to burn
Huddle is part of the Google+ mobile app. It's for group chats.
* damn, someone beat me to posting this by a few minutes... serves me right for not refreshing
I also updated the "Vache" way from stock 1.141.01_EMEA_GEN3 to 4.010.22_COM_GEN1.
One problem - now seems to be fixed - I had on 1.141.01 was the following :
Could only connect to our company (outsourced) Exchange-Server 2007 via IMAP whereby whenever I would forward a message, the forwarded-message would "loose" the original content when send. .
I did try and (bought) Touchdown TAB, which is great, but for some reason does not allow me to retrieve/sync older messages.
Marcher
speaking of the autobrightness
Seems to only work if I set brightness to a level in the middle and reboot. Once I touch the slider again no auto bright until reboot. Any fix for this anyone is aware of?
dgoemans said:
Huddle is part of the Google+ mobile app. It's for group chats.
* damn, someone beat me to posting this by a few minutes... serves me right for not refreshing
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entropy.of.avarice said:
Seems to only work if I set brightness to a level in the middle and reboot. Once I touch the slider again no auto bright until reboot. Any fix for this anyone is aware of?
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After a while I noticed that auto brightness WORKS!!!, but its no longer "instanly", it takes awhile, give it a minute.
To test it try to put half brightness then turn on auto brightness, after a while turn off auto brightness and BOOM goes the light, so it works just changed its behavior bad auto brightness, bad
Thank you all for your contributions, updating ASAP!
I think two things mentioned in the OP *could* be hardware issues. I'm on my third A500 after returning the second one because the microphone would barely pick up my voice. This new one records my voice rather well, but voice to text is still a bit spotty (I blame the google servers for that). Another thing I have noticed is that the auto brightness on this unit actually works quite well whereas on the older unit it barely worked, if at all. I can change the brightness all the way up or down, turn the auto on and within a second or two it sets it to something more appropriate. If I cover the sensor the display dims, if I hold it towards the window it brightens. It works like an auto brightness should work. I still have 3.01 on the new unit and am waiting for the OTA update to come, whenever that is...
The second unit was manufactured in may, this unit is manufactured in april. I suggest if you have concerns about auto brightness and microphone, see if you can test another one at the store.
One question for those having issues with the microphone and auto brightness? Did you apply a screen protector? If so, was it a wet application type?
Rob
entropy.of.avarice said:
Seems to only work if I set brightness to a level in the middle and reboot. Once I touch the slider again no auto bright until reboot. Any fix for this anyone is aware of?
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My new A500 has an auto brightness that seems to work perfectly. I tried what you said and it still works ok. The unit I returned a few days ago had a bad microphone and the auto brightness didn't seem to work well - or at all.
Rob
URL for download the update.zip please...
You didn't read the 1st post did you...
Justray said:
First I want to thank thor2002ro for ClockworkMod Recovery and making flashing and updating fast, easy and safe, also vache for providing 3.1 update, sc2k for an easy and quick way to root any version of the A500, last but not least Interphaze Solutions (whoever he is) for the Acer Recovery Installer.
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We recomend you to do a back up first, update to 4.010.22 and after a while acer tells you theres a new update 4.010.30, thats it, you're updated and good to go, 100% stock... I still recommend a custom rom, they rock.
i want a google + invite
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i want a google + invite
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What does that have to do with Acer changelog?
WereCatf said:
What does that have to do with Acer changelog?
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Nothing, a user here offered google+ invites... and thats it
Wow, .38 and .38 already out!!! come on guys what's changed?, anything new? what's fixed? please cooperate
I haven't updated yet, wroking, waiting to get home to get .38 and .39... they're here in XDA for download
I just rebooted my iconia and didn't started , as usually be calm and don't worry, after a second try it worked.... didn't even updated yet... I feel like using windows
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I haven't updated yet, wroking, waiting to get home to get .38 and .39... they're here in XDA for download
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I have a hunch that there might be a problem if these are available for download freely...
remember before when increment updates are specific to what rom you're currently started from ??
users might just download the latest "increments" ... I wondered if that might screw up their device due to incompatibility ( starting rom build number )
???
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What does that have to do with Acer changelog?
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I offered g+ invites by direct message - have plenty to use up and wanted to share with XDA. Op mentioned g+ apps, figured it was a good time to share some g+ love with the interwebsb
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I have a hunch that there might be a problem if these are available for download freely...
remember before when increment updates are specific to what rom you're currently started from ??
users might just download the latest "increments" ... I wondered if that might screw up their device due to incompatibility ( starting rom build number )
???
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I'm quoting myself from another thread:
Well, I installed CWM, acer recovery, rooted and went from 3.0 (from stock 1.141.01_EMEA_GEN3 - 4.010.22_COM_GEN1) to 3.1 (.22), then unrooted to go for .30, rooted, got .38, updated (didn't need to unroot, didn't need to root again).
The history of my life
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And I think the issues (reboot frozen) was due acer recovery or CWM... software highly experimental is prone to fail time to time... And nothing that a factory reset plus unnistalling recovery and cwm doesn't fix. I think but don't bet on it.
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I offered g+ invites by direct message - have plenty to use up and wanted to share with XDA. Op mentioned g+ apps, figured it was a good time to share some g+ love with the interwebsb
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I appreciate your love
According to this PDF file from Acer Global...
http://global-download.acer.com/GDF...A TAB&Step3=A500&OS=ALL&LC=en&BC=ACER&SC=PA_7
Major change notices:
1. Support for EAS - Exchange Active Sync.
2. USB Host improvements:
a. USB mouse support with cursor.
b. MTP camera support.
3. Adds media CODECs for WMV/WMA.
4. Improves media player capabilities for MPEG-4 simple profile.
5. Adds 1080p HDMI output to HD display.
6. User agent selection in browser settings allowing you to force using
desktop view.
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Justray said:
....
I just updated (from stock 1.141.01_EMEA_GEN3 to 4.010.22_COM_GEN1) IT works, no wifi issues, GPS now takes a lot to get location, and seeing a lot of performance improvements and fixes, was late and delayed 5 times but here it is and we are enjoying it.
Thus I wonder why no one even bothers to make a change log or something... like all the changes and improvements:
Acer_ A500_4.010.22_COM_GEN1 Applies to all Android 3.1 Acer Official Updates, OTA or Leaked (installed yourself).
New Apps
Kobo
eBook store and eBook reader
Movie Studio
Video editor
...
You can help to make this a lot more complete, please contribute, post your discoveries, findings or changes you noticed.
And finally excuse my crappy english, as you can easily tell its not my native language, any correction and recommendations are very welcome.
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I got the Android 3.1 OTA update last night. I'm in Australia and my new build is Acer_A500.4.010.40_COM_GEN1
Wonder what the difference is?
As well as getting Kobo (which I don't want as I already have Kindle) I also got Zinio in the update, which "allows" me to buy magazine subscriptions which I can't get on my Kindle because Amazon won't sell them to me in Oz.
So far (less than 24 hours) everything seems to be okay except that Kaiten mail seems to be stuck somewhere. Dunno if its related.
Hi all. Your android solution may be here. I have installed most of the recent android builds available. The below build from konstakang has worked and for me has a good functionality and minimal crashes so far.
http://konstakang.com/devices/rpi3/CM14.1/
I have tried the more recent Oreo 15.1 build but this one has a better display performance. There is a bug with not being able to change the wallpaper but will check with konstakang how to get working.
I tried the build before looking into over clocking but a revisit greatly improved performance and less lag by editing config.txt. Accessed config.txt from a root search via Nautilus after flashing the downloaded image via etcher. Only added
force_turbo=1 #Voids Warranty!
boot_delay=1 #helps to avoid sdcard corruption when force_turbo is enabled.
I didn’t go any further with over clocking as this seems to make the difference. Not seen the CPU temp more than 70c yet. Check out the below link.
https://haydenjames.io/raspberry-pi-3-overclock/
Finally to get things up and running no need for the play store at all so I wouldn’t even bother. It only causes major crashes and Aptoide is sufficient. I have root access from the settings menu and have downloaded quick root reboot. Chrome and Showbox along with mx player. All working. CPUx gives stats such as core temp. Will be able to get terminal access also from app download. The media apps do seem to shutdown occasionally but i hope a wifi dongle upgrade add-on will sort this out.
http://en.aptoide.com
Hope this helps someone and let me know if have the same or different luck. Big up to the developers and website authors!
I tried the 8-10-17 build, and I could any apps I installed would crash immediately. I could not get the resolution to fit my TV screen either after changing resolutions in the boot config. Have you ran into any issues like this?
I had problems with older builds from the same source and others. Even paid for one from Exton but he's a rip off merchant. Try this one that I had in the op.
http://konstakang.com/devices/rpi3/CM14.1/
Read the FAQ about root access and download quick reboot from Aptoide.
As I said it works reasonably well. Try the over clocking and apps from Aptoide. Also reboot a couple times I've read makes a difference with things crashing. If you find an app continuously crashes then uninstall and try different one.
My TV displays fine. 49inch 4k. I guess if yours doesn't from first boot then could Google for the correct config.txt script. This newer build seems to detect the TV resolution but don't quote me on that.
I wouldn't go for the newer konstakang Oreo build as was laggy but of course give it a go if you like. Konstakang builds seem to be the best on the net so far and I've tried loads since the new year. See what the next one is like as well as he's pretty up on current development.
is this a stretch img?
Not sure what you mean by stretch?
I'm guessing this is also for the RPi 3B+?
This was done on the pi3b. I don't know if it's works on the newest model.
Stops bootlogo n shuts down
First boots situation
Flashed with etcher
I recently purchased this tablet + dock from goodwill and I am really liking it.
The first thing I did was root the device then I started trying the different roms available here and my favorite has been Katkiss 6.0.3 because it has been very stable (without google). I mainly use it for light web browsing, youtube videos (through newpipe) my favorite, emulators!
I was just wondering does anyone still use the tablet? If so, what for?
I still use it, it's a good tablet.
Sorry for my bad English.
buddie024 said:
I recently purchased this tablet + dock from goodwill and I am really liking it.
The first thing I did was root the device then I started trying the different roms available here and my favorite has been Katkiss 6.0.3 because it has been very stable (without google). I mainly use it for light web browsing, youtube videos (through newpipe) my favorite, emulators!
I was just wondering does anyone still use the tablet? If so, what for?
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Yeah, I recently dug it out the draw when I decided to look at kindles for reading. Then realised I had a perfectly good tabled with an extra power pack in the form of keyboard dock. So, I am as we speak flashing KatKiss 6.0.0.34 onto it. But discovered not to install gapps, because play store seems to force the tablet into a boot loop. So its just a case of downloading aps via browser or another app altogether. The only annoyance is the keyboard layout isn't the same. The @ is where the " should be & same for #. But I think that's a settings issue maybe!
OK, just to fill anyone in in case they want to know. I have tried Katkiss 4.4.4 & gapps caused problems + it was slow & some apps I wanted wouldn't work correctly due to the age of the android version.
Katkiss 6.01 is brilliant if you don't install gapps, with it, its a cluster****.
I've just installed KatKiss 5.1.1 with gapps & it appears to be stable. A tad slow at times but once you've installed all the apps you need, the speed improves.
However, I discovered if you flash 5.1.1 with gapps at the same time, it just wont work. But if you flash 5.1.1 with the Super User file first, reboot into the OS. Then shut down & load back into twrp & flash only gapps, it loads & optimises the apps as well. It feels much quicker than gapps in 6.01 & 4.4.4. Its been running for about an hour & no random reboots yet.
I do stress, before you flash, do an advance wipe of all the top 5 directories, then a format. Reboot into twrp & then install, if you don't, it causes issue's.
Its not amazing, but it allows me to use facebook, youtube & brows the news when I'm in Costa enjoying a hot drink, which beats my S10E all day long.
No gapps is definitely the way to go. I have been using it for 2 months and I haven't gotten a bootloop. I have noticed that the wifi can act a little funny at times though. Have you guys experienced this?
Actually got it working again with Katkiss 6 thnx to this great guide
https://forum.xda-developers.com/eee-pad-transformer/development/guide-t3932101
Chrome v49 works fine aswell but browsing can be a vit slow
Still using mine but without Google Apps.
Don't need them on this tablet so it's still good.
Right now I'm using it as a media center for Netflix, Plex, etc.
Anyone knows if we can install magisk on katkiss 6? Hbo won't work because of root.
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Still using mine but without Google Apps.
Don't need them on this tablet so it's still good.
Right now I'm using it as a media center for Netflix, Plex, etc.
Anyone knows if we can install magisk on katkiss 6? Hbo won't work because of root.
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I'd like to use this Tf101 Katkiss as a media player but it will not play 720p or above smoothly.
What apps do you use?
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I'd like to use this Tf101 Katkiss as a media player but it will not play 720p or above smoothly.
What apps do you use?
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Netflix works, it render the possible resolution for the tablet.
For plex I have it configured to transcode to 480p.
Now and them I use VLC, again 480p only.
jesuita said:
Netflix works, it render the possible resolution for the tablet.
For plex I have it configured to transcode to 480p.
Now and them I use VLC, again 480p only.
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That's not going to work for my needs as I wanted to be able to plug in a USB stick with Mkv's...
Also most streaming apps are 720p and above.
Shame
You could probably try to overclock the cpu.
Anyway, this tablet as 10 years... We shoul not expect miracles.
How do we overclock this tab?
Looking to give away TF101 dock
Hello,
I really benefited from this forum and was able to root my device after I bought it lightly used in 2011 or 2012 and used it until 2017 or so. As far as I can tell, my TF101 dock still charges and holds a charge. Since the tablet itself doesn't start, I cannot test any more whether the dock is working. I do not have the original packaging.
I noticed that the TF101 tablet screen was starting to go out and that I had to be very careful about setting the right level of illumination of the screen lest it go to black suddenly and I would have to reboot it to see the screen again. The tablet suddenly died and I put it away to try to fix on a rainy day. That day didn't happen, but I'd gladly donate the tablet as well for parts.
So I am looking to mail the dock, an off-brand charger that plugs directly into an outlet, and, if someone would like it, the dead tablet which may have some useful parts.
No one is selling the device on Swappa as far as I know.
If you are interested, send me a message or direct me to the right forum in which I can "give back" to the XDA community by donating this appropriately. I can e-waste the tablet itself in my area if its parts would not be useful to anyone on this forum.
All the best,
Ireadthemanual
buddie024 said:
I recently purchased this tablet + dock from goodwill and I am really liking it.
The first thing I did was root the device then I started trying the different roms available here and my favorite has been Katkiss 6.0.3 because it has been very stable (without google). I mainly use it for light web browsing, youtube videos (through newpipe) my favorite, emulators!
I was just wondering does anyone still use the tablet? If so, what for?
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How do you install a custom recovery on TF101?
VsUK said:
Yeah, I recently dug it out the draw when I decided to look at kindles for reading. Then realised I had a perfectly good tabled with an extra power pack in the form of keyboard dock. So, I am as we speak flashing KatKiss 6.0.0.34 onto it. But discovered not to install gapps, because play store seems to force the tablet into a boot loop. So its just a case of downloading aps via browser or another app altogether. The only annoyance is the keyboard layout isn't the same. The @ is where the " should be & same for #. But I think that's a settings issue maybe!
OK, just to fill anyone in in case they want to know. I have tried Katkiss 4.4.4 & gapps caused problems + it was slow & some apps I wanted wouldn't work correctly due to the age of the android version.
Katkiss 6.01 is brilliant if you don't install gapps, with it, its a cluster****.
I've just installed KatKiss 5.1.1 with gapps & it appears to be stable. A tad slow at times but once you've installed all the apps you need, the speed improves.
However, I discovered if you flash 5.1.1 with gapps at the same time, it just wont work. But if you flash 5.1.1 with the Super User file first, reboot into the OS. Then shut down & load back into twrp & flash only gapps, it loads & optimises the apps as well. It feels much quicker than gapps in 6.01 & 4.4.4. Its been running for about an hour & no random reboots yet.
I do stress, before you flash, do an advance wipe of all the top 5 directories, then a format. Reboot into twrp & then install, if you don't, it causes issue's.
Its not amazing, but it allows me to use facebook, youtube & brows the news when I'm in Costa enjoying a hot drink, which beats my S10E all day long.
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I have tried and tried to flash that ROM onto this tablet, and no luck at all.
The fact is, I can't install a custom recovery, because every time I try to download the TWRP recovery it downloads twrp.blob, instead of twrp.img, can you give me any suggestions?
How did you do it?
Hey guys, I was able to use Katkiss Rom 6.0.34 with Play Store on 19-05-2020, the guide here https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=82614765&postcount=1468
Isaac Brumby said:
I have tried and tried to flash that ROM onto this tablet, and no luck at all.
The fact is, I can't install a custom recovery, because every time I try to download the TWRP recovery it downloads twrp.blob, instead of twrp.img, can you give me any suggestions?
How did you do it?
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Use this 1 click tool, run the .bat file and follow the instructions. Do this on the stock firmware and you will get TWRP as well as SuperUser root. After that you can flash all you want.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78478898&postcount=625
javidben said:
Use this 1 click tool, run the .bat file and follow the instructions. Do this on the stock firmware and you will get TWRP as well as SuperUser root. After that you can flash all you want.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78478898&postcount=625
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Thank you for this!
I will try as soon as possible.
Postmarketos
Just linking postmarketos os for those who want to try it.
Just google Postmarketos tf101
* I'm trying to install it right now
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Just linking postmarketos os for those who want to try it.
Just google Postmarketos tf101
* I'm trying to install it right now
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I wrote a complete guide about it here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/eee-pad-transformer/general/native-linux-asus-eee-pad-transformer-t4157685
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I wrote a complete guide about it here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/eee-pad-transformer/general/native-linux-asus-eee-pad-transformer-t4157685
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awesome ! I'll try it again and report on the thread !
just resurrected mine and put the revolution ics image on when it was running katkiss and having issue trying to find apps that will work with it. playstore is pretty much dead as not much on there that works. The plan was to run it as a CCTV monitor