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Hi every one! Everything was ok with my GNote and for months with ics update. yesterday I tried to reboot it because the battery was empty after long time use. I connected the phone to the charger but nothing happens. I waited a few hours but nothing too. It does not pass to download mode and recovery mode too. I tried the battery on the GNote of my brother and it works and its battery does not help to boot up on my GNote. So the problem is on the phone. What is the solution please?
PS: i don't changed anything on the Gnote since Mounths
Thank you

awcabdou said:
Hi every one! Everything was ok with my GNote and for months with ics update. yesterday I tried to reboot it because the battery was empty after long time use. I connected the phone to the charger but nothing happens. I waited a few hours but nothing too. It does not pass to download mode and recovery mode too. I tried the battery on the GNote of my brother and it works and its battery does not help to boot up on my GNote. So the problem is on the phone. What is the solution please?
PS: i don't changed anything on the Gnote since Mounths
Thank you
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Just a long shot, but is it a faulty battery connection on your device.

have you tried to flash another gb or ics rom?

Im guessing you run on stock ics, you could be superbricked if you deleted a big file from your phone, deleting big files could trigger the eMMC brick command. Just guessing here so i could be wrong.
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SquirtingCherry said:
Im guessing you run on stock ics, you could be superbricked if you deleted a big file from your phone, deleting big files could trigger the eMMC brick command. Just guessing here so i could be wrong.
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Wrong.

Seems to be battery connection problem from your tests as it was said before. If your warranty is not void..should go for SAV.
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i'll send it to SAV Later. Thanks for all of you

Have you tried charging your battery in your brothers note, and then placing it in yours? If your phone boots, then its a faulty connector issue.
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I tried it but no result
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PoisonWolf said:
Wrong.
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+1:thumbup:
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PoisonWolf said:
Wrong.
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+100
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awcabdou said:
It does not pass to download mode and recovery mode too.
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If it was a faulty battery connection, as seems to be a consensus here, than your phone wouldn't boot at all; yet you say that you can reach Download and Recovery mode.
It's something else.

No i cant reach any mode
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Yup

ASUS TF101 Does not turn on unless plugged in...

So... I cannot turn on my Asus tf101 unless I plug it in to a power source, once the screen lights up I can unplug it immediately and it functions normally when turned on. I bought this device refurbished from best buy a few months back, I dealt with the issue but now am looking to sell it. Any ideas on how to fix this? I have never rooted the device, however I have tried factory resets and cold boots.

mled203 said:
So... I cannot turn on my Asus tf101 unless I plug it in to a power source, once the screen lights up I can unplug it immediately and it functions normally when turned on. I bought this device refurbished from best buy a few months back, I dealt with the issue but now am looking to sell it. Any ideas on how to fix this? I have never rooted the device, however I have tried factory resets and cold boots.
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Are you holding the pwr button long enough. If so,it sounds like the switch is bad.

I hold the power button for 12 seconds and try it with different variation holding volume keys. It functions fine when the device is powered on.
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It could be a bad battery or your charger is only giving enough to power the device on. I would try a new charger first.
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But once powered on, it functions flawlessly. The only issue is turning it on.
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I'v got the same problem. So +1. Any ideas?

I have the same problem, i am actually talking with the Asus Support Centre

I emailed them. All I can do.
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mled203 said:
I emailed them. All I can do.
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Do you have the keyboard docking station for it?
Are you on custom ROM or OEM?
What "app killers" are you running?
Some custom ROM's have had similar issues a long while back. maybe yours is getting that issue IF your running custom.
Keyboard dock, if you have it, does it do the same thing for powering on, where it needs to be plugged in to start the screen?
I only ask about the app killers because I had experienced a similar issue about a year ago due to an app killer I had installed. Removed it, and the phone worked fine. Put it back on and it reverted back to having to be plugged in to start the screen.
Have you tried a clean wipe of everything on the tablet? And I do mean CLEAN, no dirty flashes here (keep your pants on bud).
Lastly have you given the charge port a good ole blow out lately? Long bursts aren't really going to do any damage, but I would stick to short quick bursts of compressed gas, again NO VACUUM CLEANERS. They create static and the charge port is quite susceptible to static discharge.
I know your pretty intelligent, but let me put it out there again. DON'T be a fool and use alcohol on your tool.

This post made me laugh. I do not have the keyboard docking station. I have never installed any task killers as I do not believe in them. The tablet has been running the stock ROM the whole time and has never been tampered with.
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And yes I have done a factory reset twice with no success.
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mled203 said:
And yes I have done a factory reset twice with no success.
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But you never said if you gave the ole girl a good ole cleaning in the slot.
I would venture to say that you need to send it in to Asus or take it back to Best Buy (if your able to). It sounds like there may be a voltage issue with the digitizer or the inverter.
And NEVER EVER EVER Invert your digits while cleaning out the slot.
You also didn't say if you went deep up in the ole girl and gave her a good rootin.

I'm working with Asus right now and of course there's something wrong with my serial number. Nerve been rooted. Blew it out and that did nothing.
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mled203 said:
I'm working with Asus right now and of course there's something wrong with my serial number. Nerve been rooted. Blew it out and that did nothing.
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Please keep us posted as I am curious to know how ASUS customer service is to deal with.

Well, I am trying to send my TF to Asus to fix the problem and they are a bit annoying. I have just dealt with HTC before and that was wonderful, but here they have send me 4 emails asking me to wipe, to update and to do everything that I have already done, and after that they have sent me to another web to fill another questionary. With HTC I just had to told them the IMEI and in 4 days I had my phone back

I had similar issue with mine. It was one of the reason I took back to best buy and used the buy back.
I then picked up the Nexus 7.
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I had a similar issue, do you use your device often ?
I figured out after a couple of months that each time it showed this behaviour the battery was in fact empty and it was in fact the root of the problem.
My transformer take much longer time to boot when plugged even with a full battery, and when it's empty it doesn't boot at all.
I must plug it, wait for it to be enough charged to boot unplugged, and do so. Then plug it back when started.
Considering that the transformer on stock cannot shut off when plugged to its keyboard (or even to USB ? Or is it just mine ? When I shut it off plugged to the keyboard then close it, it boot on again) When the tablet is left for several days unused the battery will be empty.
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Yes I do. But even if the device is fully charged it will still not power on unless plugged in and I don't have the dock.
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Ok, sounds to be a totally different issue then, sorry
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mled203 said:
Yes I do. But even if the device is fully charged it will still not power on unless plugged in and I don't have the dock.
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Do the power and volume buttons work normally once fully booted? I have had similar issues, one was improperly seated power button, the other was a loose ribbon cable way down in the guts of this beast. Also, was this happening the whole time you've had it , or after a firmware update?
Right now I'm dealing with one that the screen won't stay on once I get into ics unless I'm plugged in. I went in and noticed that if the auto brightness wasn't set, it works. So I tweaked the settings in display time off when unplugged and uninstalled some screensaver app, and now it's working fine. It was probably the first thing, even though was already set to one minute. Anyway, just letting people know sometimes it isn't hardware. But the op probably is since he's done factory reset.

New N7 user.

I have bought a 32gb nexus 7 from best buy in canada and wondering is it all the same ? Just don't want to end up whit a brick or anything
First 4 hours of use impression : it came preloaded whit 4.1.1 its snappy if you ask me but sometimes in application we can see some small lag but great tablet for its price !
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shahkam said:
I have bought a 32gb nexus 7 from best buy in canada and wondering is it all the same ? Just don't want to end up whit a brick or anything
First 4 hours of use impression : it came preloaded whit 4.1.1 its snappy if you ask me but sometimes in application we can see some small lag but great tablet for its price !
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They're are all the same do don't worry about that. Glad you're enjoying it!
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Mac of York said:
They're are all the same do don't worry about that. Glad you're enjoying it!
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Sweet ! Looking forward to this phablet now time to go on reading to get root and etc etc... Also how does the charging works first time ? Drain to 0% and then 100% ?
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Makaijin said:
With every electronic gadget using Lithium-ion batteries nowadays, it doesn't really matter how/when you charge it.
Some would argue to make sure to allow a full discharge from a full charge from a battery calibration point of view, so the battery meter is more accurate. It wouldn't affect the health of the battery itself either way.
Things like memory effect doesn't apply to lithium-ion. How often you charge it and how much you charge it (full or partial charge etc.) doesn't affect it much either. The only 2 things that can potential kill a lithium-ion is high temperature and letting it discharge far too low to the point that it cannot be charged up again. Note that all electronic devices will power off way before it even reaches this threshold.
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Read this in a different thread when i was unboxing my nexus 7, i let mine sit for a while on the charger before i turned it on, but it came charged already. So far i have not let my nexus drain to 0% and the battery life on it is great, it can go for a entire day.
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inkredible973 said:
Read this in a different thread when i was unboxing my nexus 7, i let mine sit for a while on the charger before i turned it on, but it came charged already. So far i have not let my nexus drain to 0% and the battery life on it is great, it can go for a entire day.
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Thanks for letting me know ive drained it to 0 charging all the way to 100 can't wait to start tinkering whit it
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I too just got one. May be came out of the box with 4.2. After I signed in I checked for an update manually, and it immediately upgraded to 4.2.1. I then rooted immediately! Battery has been impressive so far.
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annoyingduck said:
I too just got one. May be came out of the box with 4.2. After I signed in I checked for an update manually, and it immediately upgraded to 4.2.1. I then rooted immediately! Battery has been impressive so far.
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No luck for me i guess it shows that there is an update it downloads it and boot into recovery attempts to install but then an android robot laying down whit his chest open and a red triangle appears ?
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Sounds like it may be a corrupt download. Unless you plan to remain on the stock ROM just unlock/root it and then install what ever ROM you like.

DarkSankaku said:
Sounds like it may be a corrupt download. Unless you plan to remain on the stock ROM just unlock/root it and then install what ever ROM you like.
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Will re download yeah it was only 80mb and it took like 20 seconds i think to download?
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shahkam said:
No luck for me i guess it shows that there is an update it downloads it and boot into recovery attempts to install but then an android robot laying down whit his chest open and a red triangle appears ?
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Will re download yeah it was only 80mb and it took like 20 seconds i think to download?
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It happened to my device yesterday too. But after that upgrade disappeared so i can't get update. Did you redownload it? If you did, can you tell me how can i?
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I found website for to redownload way (i can't share url because i haven't 10 post) and i have tried twice but every time android robot laying down whit his chest open and a red triangle appears and i can't update. Can someone know why it is happened?

Hating my S3 lately

So I've getting the no sound+drop signal problem these last weeks where you don't hear anything when making a call and then the phone loses all signal. Looked everywhere online no solution. I really need my phone these days and i am having to use skype to make a call which is total crap. Then today all of the sudden the phone stops recognizing the sdcard out of the blue, also can't seem to find any solution online. I don't want to send the thing to repair because I use it a ton. This is really inconvenient.
Just venting here , sigh.....

This isn't your blog, go back to facebook or wherever you came from.

Choristav said:
This isn't your blog, go back to facebook or wherever you came from.
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This is the general forum, you know, GENERAL.

ManuC84 said:
So I've getting the no sound+drop signal problem these last weeks where you don't hear anything when making a call and then the phone loses all signal. Looked everywhere online no solution. I really need my phone these days and i am having to use skype to make a call which is total crap. Then today all of the sudden the phone stops recognizing the sdcard out of the blue, also can't seem to find any solution online. I don't want to send the thing to repair because I use it a ton. This is really inconvenient.
Just venting here , sigh.....
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I had this issue with my old LG Optimus T P509 T-Mobile.. it was unlocked so I was using it on AT&T.. I never figured out what the problem was but I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one. Haven't had this issue with my S3 yet. Running stock 4.1.2 JB with ADW Launcher.. what service provider are you currently using?
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Have you tried a factory reset? or a different ROM?
Even before that, wiping cache's?
If you're looking for help, more detail needed. If your venting, I agree with Choristav. No offense intended.

dusty1268 said:
I had this issue with my old LG Optimus T P509 T-Mobile.. it was unlocked so I was using it on AT&T.. I never figured out what the problem was but I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one. Haven't had this issue with my S3 yet. Running stock 4.1.2 JB with ADW Launcher.. what service provider are you currently using?
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Which problem you mean, the call issue or the micro sdcard issue? I am running stock 4.1.2 jb and i have orange. The worst is that these problems start on their own all of the sudden with no previous warning. It drives one insane because it's so hard to pinpoint what happened and how to fix it.

ManuC84 said:
Which problem you mean, the call issue or the micro sdcard issue? I am running stock 4.1.2 jb and i have orange. The worst is that these problems start on their own all of the sudden with no previous warning. It drives one insane because it's so hard to pinpoint what happened and how to fix it.
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Sorry.. The calling issue. I would make a call and it wouldn't make a dial or ringing tone and there was no sound coming from the speaker. This isn't happening on my S3. It was was happening on my old LG phone.. it was running stock 2.3 gingerbread of course, but it was surely mind boggling.
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ceasee said:
Have you tried a factory reset? or a different ROM?
Even before that, wiping cache's?
If you're looking for help, more detail needed. If your venting, I agree with Choristav. No offense intended.
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I am sorry but I read the rules and didn't see anything that said that no venting was allowed here, this is a general forum and in most forums general means general chat, venting included, or anything else that doesn't fit in more specific boards. Now regarding your question I didn't do wiping nor factory reset but I did reinstall the Jelly bean ROM I am using, and also I tried reinstalling the modem making sure it was the right one. I didn't do more because I've read in the big "no sound during calls" thread that those methods haven't solved most users' issues so far so seems like a waste of time. Anyway spending my time fixing the phone is my idea of a good time. I've had it for one year btw.

dusty1268 said:
Sorry.. The calling issue. I would make a call and it wouldn't make a dial or ringing tone and there was no sound coming from the speaker. This isn't happening on my S3. It was was happening on my old LG phone.. it was running stock 2.3 gingerbread of course, but it was surely mind boggling.
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I have that happen and then suddenly signal drops to nothing and I get a circle with a crossed line symbol for a few seconds until it comes back. It's weird as hell and there's no solution anywhere online. I fixed it for a while tapping the back of the phone but now that ain't working anymore. Very frustrating.

ManuC84 said:
I have that happen and then suddenly signal drops to nothing and I get a circle with a crossed line symbol for a few seconds until it comes back. It's weird as hell and there's no solution anywhere online. I fixed it for a while tapping the back of the phone but now that ain't working anymore. Very frustrating.
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Could your case, assuming you have one, possibly be the culprit? I had the same exact issue but on a stock rom, which is odd, but possible I guess lol.
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dusty1268 said:
Could your case, assuming you have one, possibly be the culprit? I had the same exact issue but on a stock rom, which is odd, but possible I guess lol.
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I actually have a stock JB rom, which was working great for a few months before this started. I had the original ICS restore data in the micro sdcard, the one that stopped working today Btw you mean the phone's case? Why would that cause any problems?

ManuC84 said:
I actually have a stock JB rom, which was working great for a few months before this started. I had the original ICS restore data in the micro sdcard, the one that stopped working today Btw you mean the phone's case? Why would that cause any problems?
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I have heard of signal problems due to cases but not too common.. just using process of elimination. Also, that's a pain you lost your SD Card.. maybe try banking up your stuff on your phone and doing a clean wipe? Factory reset?
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dusty1268 said:
I have heard of signal problems due to cases but not too common.. just using process of elimination. Also, that's a pain you lost your SD Card.. maybe try banking up your stuff on your phone and doing a clean wipe? Factory reset?
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I have the original case so I doubt it. And yeah I am gonna have to go do a factory reset I guess, a pain in the ass. Thanks for the suggestions anyway. :good:

ManuC84 said:
I have the original case so I doubt it. And yeah I am gonna have to go do a factory reset I guess, a pain in the ass. Thanks for the suggestions anyway. :good:
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No problem. Post back with results if you get it working right again. :thumbup:
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dusty1268 said:
Could your case, assuming you have one, possibly be the culprit? I had the same exact issue but on a stock rom, which is odd, but possible I guess lol.
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cant be, im using a thick as hell otterbox commuter case and im getting full bars plus LTE support. my carriers koodo btw.
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psp9000333 said:
cant be, im using a thick as hell otterbox commuter case and im getting full bars plus LTE support. my carriers koodo btw.
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Yeah usually only when a metal case is used does it ever really interfere I suppose.
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Possible problems:
1) Wrong modem. Flash one that worked previously.
2) Mobile phone network problems (we tend to overlook this a lot). Contact your carrier and ask if your networks keep going down.
3) Signal interference (maybe some casing, maybe something in your house)
4) Damaged phone (maybe the signal receiver got damaged in a fall)

I've been having similar signal drop issues. Phone shows 2 bars but no data use, no sound when trying to ring out, can't receive a call. If I toggle 2g, signal will spring back to life and data will show. Changed bloody everything trying to resolve it. Orange UK.
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This isn't your blog, go back to facebook or wherever you came from.
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I think you are the one who should go back, were you came from. Seriously right, it's people like you who joined xda yesterday, who have no clue whatsoever about the principles and tradition of xda, who tarnish the name of this great website. The op is talking about an s3, in a s3 forum, were would you want him to go, other than here. If you can't help, just shut it, and let the people who can help go ahead, like the people who posted after your senseless post to help the op.

1. Solar flares got you.
2. Reception problems, UK austerity hair cut, you get 10% of any signal you had before.
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So I have to return my n7...

Once a day it freezes and won't boot to save my life... Went into recovery and erased all data but that is only a temp fix... I thought this tablet was amazing but I've had nothing but issues the past 4 days... In afraid to exchange it and then it mess up on me after my 30 days is up and I'm stuck with a broken tablet.
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It is called a warranty. That is what we use when we have issues. They repair or replace it, and then you are good to go again.

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It is called a warranty. That is what we use when we have issues. They repair or replace it, and then you are good to go again.
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Do I really want to go through the hassle of getting a new device here and there
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hegemytouch said:
Once a day it freezes and won't boot to save my life... Went into recovery and erased all data but that is only a temp fix... I thought this tablet was amazing but I've had nothing but issues the past 4 days... In afraid to exchange it and then it mess up on me after my 30 days is up and I'm stuck with a broken tablet.
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Read my post and follow the advice I was given. Good luck!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2408989
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hegemytouch said:
Once a day it freezes and won't boot to save my life... Went into recovery and erased all data but that is only a temp fix... I thought this tablet was amazing but I've had nothing but issues the past 4 days... In afraid to exchange it and then it mess up on me after my 30 days is up and I'm stuck with a broken tablet.
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The only fix I've found is to reflash the stock image (or CM).
Something is wrong with the stock image which is why wiping isn't fixing it. It reboots and eventually bootloops one day.
Flash CM or download and reflash stock. You'll be amazed. I've got 4 guys who've done this and all are good now. I'm over 200 hours on CM and 180 before I manually rebooted.
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LoLz. Link above is one of the guys who fixed their tabs. I also made a thread about it to make it a little more obvious.
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