Hello community, please help:
I've been getting 5 beeps, which drop in volume, whenever i play a certain game (Plague inc.). A temp monitor shows only 80*F. It is rooted w/ SmoothROM 4.2. One time, it did the 5beep cycle and i kept playing, and the screen looked like I pulled the electrical plug on an old school tv(Zap! then power off). Now, i sometimes will see very fast horizontal line glitches while doing any task on it. I've tried to search but couldn't find anything Nexus 7 specific. Also, couldn't find what 5 beeps in decreasing volume meant in the Nexus 7 guidebook. I really dont wanna fry my first tablet
Thank you!!!
ShrekMcNasty said:
Hello community, please help:
I've been getting 5 beeps, which drop in volume, whenever i play a certain game (Plague inc.). A temp monitor shows only 80*F. It is rooted w/ SmoothROM 4.2. One time, it did the 5beep cycle and i kept playing, and the screen looked like I pulled the electrical plug on an old school tv(Zap! then power off). Now, i sometimes will see very fast horizontal line glitches while doing any task on it. I've tried to search but couldn't find anything Nexus 7 specific. Also, couldn't find what 5 beeps in decreasing volume meant in the Nexus 7 guidebook. I really dont wanna fry my first tablet
Thank you!!!
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Hmmmmm I've never heard of that. It sounds like your GPU could be overheating and rebooting for safety. Do you have it oc'ed or anything?
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cjsspape said:
Hmmmmm I've never heard of that. It sounds like your GPU could be overheating and rebooting for safety. Do you have it oc'ed or anything?
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i think i read someone else having this prob and your right it came down to overheating, also check your battery status's to see if the power droped from say 70-20% i think i remember that was a symptom the over guy had and also the visual lines after.
srry not much help thou
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This night, I was playing Beach Buggy Blitz and suddently, I began to have graphics glitches. The screen turned kind of violet tinted and was teared apart at the bottom but the game was still playing fine without crashing. So I quit the game and the same problems were present in the Android home screens. Even a complete shutdown and reboot did not had any effect. I thought that my N7 was broken for good.
But, then the screen began flickering between the good and the bad states and finally settled with the normal colors. The N7 never froze while the display was corrupted.
When this occured, I was playing with my N7 inside a leather folio case and I could sense the heat through the case. I then changed the case for a hard shell one with a plastic back and the issue returned after playing a little longer than with the leather case. I finally tried without any case and the problem did not appear although I played for a little less longer.
I had the graphics settings in BBB maxed out and this being a Tegra 3 optimized game, I wonder if this isn't the worst case scenario for the N7 when inside a closed case with a game that sollicit heavily the graphics portion of the ARM chip.
Anyone had similar overheating issues? Should I (again) think about RMAing my tablet or is this just an issue that could affect all Nexus 7 when they are put in the same conditions?
You pretty much answered and solved your own problem.
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how long were you playing for man? my goodness, if you play for that long to overheat your device i think it's time you get a PSvita or PS3 lol... I know the tablet has a tegra 3 chip but still, I don't think it's totally meant for a 5 hr game session
MRsf27 said:
how long were you playing for man? my goodness, if you play for that long to overheat your device i think it's time you get a PSvita or PS3 lol... I know the tablet has a tegra 3 chip but still, I don't think it's totally meant for a 5 hr game session
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It's fine.. just the enclosed case was the issue.
My advice is to only use a case when doing light duties, or your battery will suffer for it.
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Mungulz said:
It's fine.. just the enclosed case was the issue.
My advice is to only use a case when doing light duties, or your battery will suffer for it.
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yeah, but still; how can you possibly play for that long on the nexus 7? I can't even see myself holding it for more then 1 hr playing games lol
MRsf27 said:
yeah, but still; how can you possibly play for that long on the nexus 7? I can't even see myself holding it for more then 1 hr playing games lol
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He would have only had to play for maybe 20-30 minutes to cook the nexus.
I just played for 15 minutes and it made my nexus the hottest I've ever seen...
You need to understand though, unless the device is insulated there is no difference in heat between 30 minutes gaming and 30 hours gaming. Phones/tablets/computers get up to temperature quickly.
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Mungulz said:
He would have only had to play for maybe 20-30 minutes to cook the nexus.
I just played for 15 minutes and it made my nexus the hottest I've ever seen...
You need to understand though, unless the device is insulated there is no difference in heat between 30 minutes gaming and 30 hours gaming. Phones/tablets/computers get up to temperature quickly.
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If he has his device rooted and ovrclocked that could be he reason why its overheating.. when I play with my device it doesn't get very hot
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I played for about 25 minutes when it first happened. The second time, with the hard back case, I played for 10 minutes. My Nexus 7 is rooted but not overclocked, original ROM and kernel. I reverted to a good backup and the problem was still there.
Since it happened, my N7 seems to be more problematic than before. For example, after being charged in the hard back case, I experienced the problem only 2 minutes after I started playing with it. It's as if something has been damaged by the first overheating and now it overheats pretty easily even with less demanding games.
If I can't use a case with my N7 then I must consider it defective. So, I emailed Google for a replacement this morning. Just as I started to enjoy my tablet after a first replacement (screen lift), this happens...
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If he has his device rooted and ovrclocked that could be he reason why its overheating.. when I play with my device it doesn't get very hot
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External temperatures can affect overall device temps as well (as in, if your sitting in a meat freezer, your Nexus 7 is very unlikely to overheat, whereas if your sitting outside in 100F weather...)
espionage724 said:
External temperatures can affect overall device temps as well (as in, if your sitting in a meat freezer, your Nexus 7 is very unlikely to overheat, whereas if your sitting outside in 100F weather...)
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Yep.
Although OPs nexus seems to be defective if its overheating now in 2 minutes.
Since reaidng this thread a few days ago I decided to try Beach Buggy Blitz and now im hooked on it, my Nexus can handle hours of gameplay in 25c ambient.. wouldn't wana try on a really hot day because it feels really warm already.
I seem to notice more framerate slowdown as the N7 gets hotter, maybe thermal throttling.
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I'm not a gamer by any stretch of the imagination. However, I experienced random reboots while I was writing a long email using Swype with my Nexus 7 in the Poetic case. When I looked, the temperature was VERY high as reported by System Tuner. I removed the case, cooled the back of the Nexus, and everything went back to normal. I WAS overclocked, so I went back to a kernel locked to stock speeds. I haven't seen any serious issues since. But it's pretty clear that if you're using a case, the Nexus can't shed heat quickly enough the way it was designed to.
I keep a closer eye on it now.
What models/build, gig and first 3-4 characters of your serial number, do you have?
I had a 16 gig (not sure) that was stayed cool. I exchanged it for a 32 gig (CAOK) and that would gets hot at random times of just usual use. It would get hot on the bottom left quarter of the back. The screen would take a huge percentage of the battery also.
I picked up another 32 gig (C9OK) and this one stays cool under normal usage.
Maybe we can isolate this to a certain model/build.
It was a C7O. I don't remember more than that, sorry. I've posted a video of the problem on Youtube and send that link to Google when asking for an RMA on their site. 90 minutes later, I had a response with all the needed info to return the tablet. On this one, I have to give Google a very positive note:good:.
I received another C7O and this one seems to be defect free. After 3 N7s, I finally started to enjoy my tablet...
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same issue here.
i was playing Final Fantasy (so awesome that SquareENix ported this to Android and iOS... i remember the original version from my NES and it was a hoot. the only FF game i ever played) for about 2 hours or so and toward the end my Nexus 7 tablet got very hot, particularly on the "lower" portion of the device (side with the USB charging/tether port) ... of course, this is held in landscape mode for this game so it was my right hand that was hot.
anyway, just before starting one last awesome boss battle (right up at the Kraken with awesomely-decked out party, damn!) the game hung and the whole tablet froze. no home button functionality, no power button to even turn the screen off or on again.
had to hold power for 10 seconds, full reboot. even when the tablet came back up it was still wonky.
powered off, left it off for a while. it came back up just fine afterward, but the game didn't get to save so i'm back many levels before where i had been. no looking forward to that re-work. ah well, live and learn.
i have experienced a few time of battery run out, the n7 have like an error runny where like crazy and then the screen went off, and when turn on right after that with the charger in, it will be on for like 2mins, and then the screen running like crazy again
just want to know is it a common thing? cuz i had 2 n7 and it have the same problem
Could you explain in detail what you mean by saying "the screen is running like crazy" or maybe post a photo?
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goku16 said:
i have experienced a few time of battery run out, the n7 have like an error runny where like crazy and then the screen went off, and when turn on right after that with the charger in, it will be on for like 2mins, and then the screen running like crazy again
just want to know is it a common thing? cuz i had 2 n7 and it have the same problem
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When you say the screen went crazy I'm guessing you mean filled with static and wavy lines. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
If that's what you're experiencing, I had the exact same issue, but it occurred when I drained the battery to 0% while it was plugged in to my computer. Apparently, the USB ports on most computers don't provide enough juice to keep the N7 alive while using it. I just long-pressed the power button (for around 30 seconds) after it had charged for a bit and the N7 booted right up.
I solved the problem by charging the N7 from a wall socket (and not from a USB port on a computer) when I want to use it while it's charging.
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Yes, that what I experience, yeah'wall socket helps but if u run something right after it just boot up, than the lines will dance again^^
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goku16 said:
Yes, that what I experience, yeah'wall socket helps but if u run something right after it just boot up, than the lines will dance again^^
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If you kill the battery that far dead you need to let it charge 20 or 30 minutes if you're having issues like that.
I understand whats happening now.
OP, if you're going to use the computer and you completely drain it like that, let it charge a bit before you power it back up. Its apparently a habit, and I just don't think its a good thing to kill it dead, connect it to a power source and then immediately kill it again by drawing way more power than we have.
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It is really strange that the battery comsuption of my new nexus 4 doesn't show uniformly.I mean it often stays the same figure for a long time,but drops very quickly in a few minutes for 2-3 percent,and then stays at the same number again.
When the battery percentage is above 50%,it's not very obvious.But below 50%,I can feel it very obviously.Today,I turn off my phone at 42%,but when i turn on the phone again,the percentage suddenly drops to 32%.
Besides,I want to say the the battery can stay for 15 hours or more.So the total time is obviously normal.I think it's not a problem of battery.But I am still a little puzzled.What can I do?
From the chart,I can see the trend of the curve change looks like steps......
It's not uneven battery consumption, it's that the reporting is kinda broken - e.g. it gives you the impression that it has used hardly anything for a while, then suddenly drops.
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Well first of all rebooting the phone uses a considerable amount of power. You can't expect to shut it down and turn it on and see the same battery level.
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It's not uneven battery consumption, it's that the reporting is kinda broken - e.g. it gives you the impression that it has used hardly anything for a while, then suddenly drops.
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Thank you.But how can i fix this?
pzx said:
Thank you.But how can i fix this?
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You can't.
Hi All,
I was browsing the web a couple of hours ago and my N10's screen started flashing on/off and after around 10secs the thing crashed/turned itself off. Being an N10 this was not an unusual event! However when I try to turn it back on nothing happens. I can hold the power button / power button with volume buttons pressed and nothing happens. If I plug it in to charge I do not get even get a charging icon.
If it makes any difference I was running the latest Rasaber with Franco's r11 kernel and I know I had at least 40% battery left when it died. I have left it plugged in to the stock charger for around an hour hoping that something might happen but still nothing.
Has anyone ever experienced anything like this?
There was not a sad enough looking Emoticon to convey my sadness over the possibility my lovely Manta is dead......
no man ... it s impossible . nexus 10 its the best device ever . acording to some gurus here
your device its dead . now you have to stay on your knees to google replace it . good luck
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Something similar happened to me but I'm totally stock. I Googled and the solution was to recharge the unit via my PC USB instead of plugging it into an outlet. I have no idea what happened but after a few hours of being connected to my PC it was back and working. Hope that helps.
I'm running the same rom and kernel combo. No problems or anything weird happened. It must be hardware related.
Did you try the holding-the-power-button-for-a-minute routine?
I would try to leave it plugged in on the charger for a while and see if it gets fixed. That usually solves all sorts of "wont turn on" problems
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no man ... it s impossible . nexus 10 its the best device ever . acording to some gurus here
your device its dead . now you have to stay on your knees to google replace it . good luck
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You seem upset
i seem realistic
another nexus 10 with problems
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is it possible for the tablet to get overheated?
I have had that happen on stock.
My theory: it is linked to the 'battery status not updating'-bug. Your Nexus thinks the tank is still half full, while in fact you are running on fumes. It does not realize this, so no dimming of screen, no low power warning, it just goes full steam ahead, until the battery is totally and utterly and completely depleted.
Then, obviously, it won't start but it will also have trouble charging. You need to charge it for quite some time, sometimes try a different charger, and sometimes keep the power button depressed for a full minute for it to come back to life.
Now when I use my Nexus, I keep an eye on the battery status. If it does not go down, I know I need to reboot for the battery status to be read properly again. It is a bit of a bother, but not too much. The bug only kicks in after the tab has been lying around for a while sleeping. So if I want to watch a movie, I first reboot. As long as I keep using the tab (i.e.watching the movie), the bug won't 'activate' and the tab will shut off properly when it senses the battery is low, in stead of continuing and deep depleting the battery.
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So I'm on my 3rd replacement here. Long story and too many issues later WiFi issues, light bleed etc. I'm noticing an odd issue where the battery display gauge is stuck at 100%. I'm not sure if this has been discussed before so thought I'd share. I didn't root just yet but did update to 4.3.
Do you guys think I should just let it run dry or ?
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So I'm on my 3rd replacement here. Long story and too many issues later WiFi issues, light bleed etc. I'm noticing an odd issue where the battery display gauge is stuck at 100%. I'm not sure if this has been discussed before so thought I'd share. I didn't root just yet but did update to 4.3.
Do you guys think I should just let it run dry or ?
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I had a similar issue. Reboot, use consistently or run an intensive game for a few minutes, check your %. Then, do again or let it sleep for awhile. If it drains at all but then sticks after sleeping/gaming/Netflix or something, then its your motherboard, call Samsung and tell them to replace the PBA (Phone Board Assembly)
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I had a similar issue. Reboot, use consistently or run an intensive game for a few minutes, check your %. Then, do again or let it sleep for awhile. If it drains at all but then sticks after sleeping/gaming/Netflix or something, then its your motherboard, call Samsung and tell them to replace the PBA (Phone Board Assembly)
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thanks allot buddy. It cleared up after running a game as you suggested. Much appreciated. Love what your doing with OmniTempest
ikenvape said:
thanks allot buddy. It cleared up after running a game as you suggested. Much appreciated. Love what your doing with OmniTempest
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If it gets "stuck" like that again, call Samsung. Another common symptom is the Nexus 10 taking 5 to 10 seconds to wake
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dibblebill said:
If it gets "stuck" like that again, call Samsung. Another common symptom is the Nexus 10 taking 5 to 10 seconds to wake
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You know, I never considered contacting Samsung about any of the problems. The problem is adjusted, thanks again. Now I just need to get a 5gz capable router so I can at least stream :laugh: