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[Q] Best Rom and Kernal For Transformer

Ok so I know this is somewhat personal preference but I just got a transformer today and it is now rooted with recovery what is everybody's opinion on the best rom and kernal.
Thanks

It's kernel not kernal. Use revolver 0.2 with clemsyns kernel or the kernel that comes with the rom. Lookout for prime 1.6 when it comes out.
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zephiK said:
It's kernel not kernal. Use revolver 0.2 with clemsyns kernel or the kernel that comes with the rom. Lookout for prime 1.6 when it comes out.
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+1 for PRIME! ROM, lots of people use it so if you get problems with it you should get answers relatively quickly.

Revolver looks great but I'm waiting for the next version. Supposedly the volume is unbalanced and.... there was something else that made me decide to wait. They both were minor issues that should be included in the next update.
Also Prime 1.6 will be good.
I get SoD using Prime. Not so much while in standby but when coping from my internal to SD memory, which I do often. It locks up every time. Running his v2 kernel which helps it from getting the SoD over night.
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Prime v1.5, I found the most stable. however certain apps (for me atleast) won't show up in the Marketplace. Not sure what the issue is, maybe something in build.props file.
However, using Clemsyn's OC Kernel is a pretty good combo with Prime v1.5.
I didn't have luck with Clemsyn's ROM due to Overclock issues, my Tegra 2 can't run at 1504 mhz. So it would get stuck in an infinite boot loop
But there is another rom I want to test, Revolver which is built off of Clemsyn's ROM so that might be a good one to test.
As for different kernel, the only one I have tried is Clemsyn's.

Clemsyn @ 1.4 very smooth no probs. rom, not sure i just used stock, rooted, inst titanium bkup, removed crap bloatware. all done its very good with high speed, LOOOOOOOOOOOONG battery almost 18hrs (with dock) now with videos ... still going I dont know how other roms are, but im more than happy with this one.

I have rooted every phone I ever had to gain additional features or functionality. But, I have not felt the need to do so on my TF. What functionality are people gaining from rooting and/or running alternative ROMs?

I use the netformer 1.5 kernel with prime 1.5 rom. Super stable for me.
Optional things I did:
I use the thrive boot animation, pcb theme (very sharp looking), and revert back to transformer launcher buttons as I don't like the Xoom ones very much. I also changed the system font to ubuntu. If you search XDA for this stuff you should find it quickly.
Good luck!

jerrykur said:
I have rooted every phone I ever had to gain additional features or functionality. But, I have not felt the need to do so on my TF. What functionality are people gaining from rooting and/or running alternative ROMs?
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Same as you would on any other Android device . It depends on what you use your tablet for I guess. Perhaps there are some 'additional features' you feel the need to use on a phone but not on a tablet?

jerrykur said:
I have rooted every phone I ever had to gain additional features or functionality. But, I have not felt the need to do so on my TF. What functionality are people gaining from rooting and/or running alternative ROMs?
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IMHO - Overclocking kernels help me out particularly when watching videos. Setting governors via apps like Setcpu help a lot with conserving battery life. Prime makes the transformer buttery smooth and eliminates some fluff that can bog down the system - plus some extra goodies like cifs, terminal, and spare parts. Additionally, you are able to create backups and use apps like titanium root.
Don't get me started on the customization portion of why rooting this device is crucial. Too many neat things you can do with a little bit of of research to talk about.
Hope this helped!

Back to stock HC + OC @1.4GHz and not so bad after all!

I bought my carrier-free Galaxy Tab 10.1 3G in early January, this year, upgraded to latest stock ROM just out-of-the box and after a few days of familiarization pretty frustrated at how slow and laggy it was I flashed KANG ICS and happily used it until a couple of days ago.
I always intended to flash Samsung ICS as soon as it came out because I do like and use most of Samsung apps, services and personalizations and I knew it was gonna be a looong wait BUT the other day I finally snapped and decided to give the stock Honeycomb another try... So I flashed the latest Samsung HC ROM (in the meantime a slightly updated one had come out, 3.2 KL4 instead of 3.2 KL1) and, most importantly, this time I flashed Pershoot's kernel (BTW, AGAIN THANK YOU!!) plus the latest SetCPU bought on the PlayStore, overclocked the Tab to 1400MHz and...... WOW, IT'S USABLE!!!!
Absolutely stable too (but I already knew it from my tests at both 1200 and 1400MHz on KANG ICS where OC isn't so much necessary anyway, and in fact decided to keep it at 1200 MHz).
Now, it still is nothing to write home about but I really like to have the cameras "back" and the overall much better (to me, YMMV) user experience of the Samsung stock ROM.
To be honest if this was all this tablet was ever going to be I would sell it tomorrow but for waiting this dang official ICS update I really think this combo is worth a try, I really was surprised!

xdapao3 said:
I bought my carrier-free Galaxy Tab 10.1 3G in early January, this year, upgraded to latest stock ROM just out-of-the box and after a few days of familiarization pretty frustrated at how slow and laggy it was I flashed KANG ICS and happily used it until a couple of days ago.
I always intended to flash Samsung ICS as soon as it came out because I do like and use most of Samsung apps, services and personalizations and I knew it was gonna be a looong wait BUT the other day I finally snapped and decided to give the stock Honeycomb another try... So I flashed the latest Samsung HC ROM (in the meantime a slightly updated one had come out, 3.2 KL4 instead of 3.2 KL1) and, most importantly, this time I flashed Pershoot's kernel (BTW, AGAIN THANK YOU!!) plus the latest SetCPU bought on the PlayStore, overclocked the Tab to 1400MHz and...... WOW, IT'S USABLE!!!!
Absolutely stable too (but I already knew it from my tests at both 1200 and 1400MHz on KANG ICS where OC isn't so much necessary anyway, and in fact decided to keep it at 1200 MHz).
Now, it still is nothing to write home about but I really like to have the cameras "back" and the overall much better (to me, YMMV) user experience of the Samsung stock ROM.
To be honest if this was all this tablet was ever going to be I would sell it tomorrow but for waiting this dang official ICS update I really think this combo is worth a try, I really was surprised!
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Hows the battery life after the OC?

custommx3 said:
Hows the battery life after the OC?
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Didn't notice big changes between 1000 and 1200 MHz and am not noticing big changes now between 1200 and 1400 MHz. Sorry that I can't give a more precise answer but the fact is that I have never really paid too much attention to battery life because it has simply never been an issue, practically always lasted me a whole day. In almost 5 months the times I have had to give it a quick charge mid-day have been very rare.
Of course use varies a lot from day to day, but even in some days that I have spent the whole day at home (sick, snow, whatever) and used it a lot through the day I made it to the end of the day (OK, in those occasions barely, but still..).
So, what do I use ma Tab for? 60% internet browsing, 20% Youtube, 10% book reading, 10% all the rest (mainly things I do with my Note when out and about or with the PC at home but am too lazy to get up ).
Wi-Fi is of course always on and so is the 3G module (I keep in the TAB a SIM card I use when abroad and need to be able to occasionally send and receive texts on it).
P.S. BTW, the governor has always been set to "Interactive"

On stock HC I was usually able to get 3 or 4 days of battery life. Community ICS ROMs have always left something to be desired in terms of battery life - I get about 2 days with light usage.

roland0fgilead said:
On stock HC I was usually able to get 3 or 4 days of battery life. Community ICS ROMs have always left something to be desired in terms of battery life - I get about 2 days with light usage.
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Personally I can't say I am seeing big differences between KANG ICS and the current stock one, I mean I am sure there are differences but they mustn't be that big or I would notice.
BTW, I absolutely hate having to recharge the Tab mid-day probably just when I do want to use it so I plug it every night (unless, of course, I have really used it for a very little time).

which kernel did you use exactly? The latest pershoot's kernel seems to be build for ICS.
Thx

jarjar26 said:
which kernel did you use exactly? The latest pershoot's kernel seems to be build for ICS.
Thx
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http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/?p=2479
boot-cm_2636.4_p4_ux_hc32-oc-xtra-vfpv3-d16_fp-010912
This one is for: "10.1 3G, Touchwiz UX (HC 3.2 (stock) GT-P7500"
and there are others for the Wi-Fi version, LTE one etc.
Works a charm.

I use it for nearly half a year with HC and overclocked to 1,4 Ghz. Rocksolid. Runs for weeks without the need to reboot. Only if some appudate is ****ed up. Very happy. Great battery too. Got rid of all the junk which is preinstalled.

hi guys What is the recommened minimun cpu value? Thanks GV

Done, seems to be better than the stock rom ! thx !

xdapao3 said:
I bought my carrier-free Galaxy Tab 10.1 3G in early January, this year, upgraded to latest stock ROM just out-of-the box and after a few days of familiarization pretty frustrated at how slow and laggy it was I flashed KANG ICS and happily used it until a couple of days ago.
I always intended to flash Samsung ICS as soon as it came out because I do like and use most of Samsung apps, services and personalizations and I knew it was gonna be a looong wait BUT the other day I finally snapped and decided to give the stock Honeycomb another try... So I flashed the latest Samsung HC ROM (in the meantime a slightly updated one had come out, 3.2 KL4 instead of 3.2 KL1) and, most importantly, this time I flashed Pershoot's kernel (BTW, AGAIN THANK YOU!!) plus the latest SetCPU bought on the PlayStore, overclocked the Tab to 1400MHz and...... WOW, IT'S USABLE!!!!
Absolutely stable too (but I already knew it from my tests at both 1200 and 1400MHz on KANG ICS where OC isn't so much necessary anyway, and in fact decided to keep it at 1200 MHz).
Now, it still is nothing to write home about but I really like to have the cameras "back" and the overall much better (to me, YMMV) user experience of the Samsung stock ROM.
To be honest if this was all this tablet was ever going to be I would sell it tomorrow but for waiting this dang official ICS update I really think this combo is worth a try, I really was surprised!
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pershoot is ThE man, it's definetly his kernel what makes the ROM work correctly and not going bye bye after little use like stock kernel.
Other things are addition but in this case, pershoot's work has saved Samsung with this tab. They should pay him big, BIG money.

gveloce said:
hi guys What is the recommened minimun cpu value? Thanks GV
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AFAIK the general consensus is to leave it at the stock 216MHz. That's what I have done too.

Nash123 said:
I use it for nearly half a year with HC and overclocked to 1,4 Ghz. Rocksolid. Runs for weeks without the need to reboot. Only if some appudate is ****ed up. Very happy.
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After a week's use I can confirm it is more stable than stock indeed.
For example, on stock I used to have the browser close and reload (one of the very reasons I went to KANG ICS). Now, no more!
Great battery too.
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Yes, after some more use I can now say I am getting noticeably better runtimes than KANG ICS at 1200MHz.
Got rid of all the junk which is preinstalled.
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That "junk" is what I went back to the stock ROM for!!!!
The only things which I don't use (and got rid of) are the Social Hub and Pulse..

daniel_fm said:
pershoot is ThE man, it's definetly his kernel what makes the ROM work correctly and not going bye bye after little use like stock kernel.
Other things are addition but in this case, pershoot's work has saved Samsung with this tab. They should pay him big, BIG money.
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Absolutely. I don't know how but overclocking it seems to have made the Tab run more stably!!

I have a stock p7500 with 3.2 unrooted. Do I have to root it first, install cwm recovery and then pershoot's kernel?
Also, what's the procedure to go back to stock (unroot, stock recovery)?

narcotic81 said:
I have a stock p7500 with 3.2 unrooted. Do I have to root it first, install cwm recovery and then pershoot's kernel?
Also, what's the procedure to go back to stock (unroot, stock recovery)?
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Yes, to be able to OC the Tab you need root.
Root it, flash CWM recovery and then Pershoot's kernel.
(You can also flash Pershoot's kernel via Odin but once you're rooted why not do it right and get CWM too...)
Lastly, get SetCPU on the market, set the OC at 1200 MHz first (make sure "set on boot" is checked), test if it's stable then set it at 1400 MHz and be done with it (my advice is to leave the rest of the settings alone).
To go back to stock my advice is to flash the stock ROM via Odin (you can download them on samfirmware, for example) and do a full wipe/factory reset.

Thanks, I'll try it later today. What about stock recovery? Can I use the one which is included here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171089
?

narcotic81 said:
Thanks, I'll try it later today. What about stock recovery? Can I use the one which is included here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171089
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Yes, that's the thread I too used to root and get CWM.
Stock recovery? I don't think so and as I said once rooted there really is no reason at all to not get CWM also (being able to do nandroid backups by itself makes it worth it).
If you follow the instructions in the thread you linked, once you are rooted getting CWM is a piece of cake.

OK, I just tried it too and the tab now is noticeable faster and scrolling is smoother. I rooted it, flashed cwm recovery, installed setcpu and now it runs at 1.4ghz. The reason I want to know how to go back to stock recovery is if I have to send it to service or decide to sell it. Is the one in the link I posted compatible?

narcotic81 said:
OK, I just tried it too and the tab now is noticeable faster and scrolling is smoother. I rooted it, flashed cwm recovery, installed setcpu and now it runs at 1.4ghz. The reason I want to know how to go back to stock recovery is if I have to send it to service or decide to sell it. Is the one in the link I posted compatible?
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Not sure what you mean (what is compatible with what?) but I already answered you: To go back to stock my advice is to flash the stock ROM via Odin (you can download them on samfirmware, for example) and do a full wipe/factory reset.

[Q] Stock Ics Revert or solution - query?

Hi guys,
All this bootloader stuff is confusing me coming from an S2..
So far i have,
1. Installed custom bootloader and rooted using After OTA
2. Dont remember how, but installed Twrp 2.2
3. Installed GodMachine 81kernal using the goo manager app.
I have not used the tablet much, but have bought it recently. It came with HC and got updated to 4.0.3 as soon as I checked for an update.
The tablet was fine, had no issues and was running smoothly. Maybe it was the Amoled effect or a higher ppi in the phone, i felt the animations were a tiny bit juddery while entering the menu for the first time.
Thought it was maybe due to lack speed, hence did all of the above.. oc.ed to 1.5 ghz
Even after the OC, the UI felt the same, used antutu as a benchmark. As soon as i installd the mods, tablet became very laggy and choppy, hence deleted the Z-ram file.
On stock ~ 5000 and above.
After mods - no oc - 4800~4900. Sometimes the scores go as low as 1200.
Oc - 6800~7000, as earler scores some times go as low as 1100-1300.
Also.some times the tablet becomes laggy soon after starting and i have newly noticed that everything on the Sd card is getting duplicated, i.e another copy is being created with the same file names and same size files, but diff icons.
Since the all the above did not yeild any usable results for me - I think the tablet and the stock ICS are fine, the UI thing is an android trait (project butter in Jelly bean eliminates the UI thing i am talkibg abt)
Tested an s3 on Ics, same UI thing that i felt, but not that noticable due to screen type and size
Hence, i feel reveting everything back to stock would be a gud idea for me as i just play nomal games and watch movies, even though i like the idea of 1.5 ghz X 2 when wanted for benchies.
So ti get back to the stock 4.0.3, which file should i use? there are soo many of them.
1. Which one.s the latest one? Pre rooted, deodexed and zip alligned also would be helpful.
2.How do i install CWM? Cause when on stock, i tried getting into the recovery, an android image showed up nothing happened. I prefer to have CWM over others cause it is familiar.
3. What advanteges will an unlocked bootloader give over a locked one for skme one who prefers a stock rom? Is it manditory for rooting?
4. Any clues about the Sd card issue? also the galary is gettin my google images up, the sync is off, but j cannot turn iff the jndividual syncs.
5. What package do u suggest for some one like me - i do not want the tablet to freeze and just want a smooth Stock like experience along with any benifits if any (but not at the expense of the battery)
Thankx in advance guys.
Sent from Atrix 2™
Update -
Disabled Acer Meida, 3D photo viewer and disbled the photo syncing. Tablet is gud and fluidic now.
But while watching youtube @ 720p using Dolphin browser, the video sometime freezes and comes back again. Audio is fine. any ideas why this might be happening ?
I also found this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839313
I guess I can use it to make every thing stock if I feel like. Stock - bootloader, Unroot, Stock kernel & Stock 3.1 HC .Then OTA to ICS.

boxy44 said:
Hi guys,
All this bootloader stuff is confusing me coming from an S2..
So far i have,
1. Installed custom bootloader and rooted using After OTA
2. Dont remember how, but installed Twrp 2.2
3. Installed GodMachine 81kernal using the goo manager app.
I have not used the tablet much, but have bought it recently. It came with HC and got updated to 4.0.3 as soon as I checked for an update.
The tablet was fine, had no issues and was running smoothly. Maybe it was the Amoled effect or a higher ppi in the phone, i felt the animations were a tiny bit juddery while entering the menu for the first time.
Thought it was maybe due to lack speed, hence did all of the above.. oc.ed to 1.5 ghz
Even after the OC, the UI felt the same, used antutu as a benchmark. As soon as i installd the mods, tablet became very laggy and choppy, hence deleted the Z-ram file.
On stock ~ 5000 and above.
After mods - no oc - 4800~4900. Sometimes the scores go as low as 1200.
Oc - 6800~7000, as earler scores some times go as low as 1100-1300.
Also.some times the tablet becomes laggy soon after starting and i have newly noticed that everything on the Sd card is getting duplicated, i.e another copy is being created with the same file names and same size files, but diff icons.
Since the all the above did not yeild any usable results for me - I think the tablet and the stock ICS are fine, the UI thing is an android trait (project butter in Jelly bean eliminates the UI thing i am talkibg abt)
Tested an s3 on Ics, same UI thing that i felt, but not that noticable due to screen type and size
Hence, i feel reveting everything back to stock would be a gud idea for me as i just play nomal games and watch movies, even though i like the idea of 1.5 ghz X 2 when wanted for benchies.
So ti get back to the stock 4.0.3, which file should i use? there are soo many of them.
1. Which one.s the latest one? Pre rooted, deodexed and zip alligned also would be helpful.
2.How do i install CWM? Cause when on stock, i tried getting into the recovery, an android image showed up nothing happened. I prefer to have CWM over others cause it is familiar.
3. What advanteges will an unlocked bootloader give over a locked one for skme one who prefers a stock rom? Is it manditory for rooting?
4. Any clues about the Sd card issue? also the galary is gettin my google images up, the sync is off, but j cannot turn iff the jndividual syncs.
5. What package do u suggest for some one like me - i do not want the tablet to freeze and just want a smooth Stock like experience along with any benifits if any (but not at the expense of the battery)
Thankx in advance guys.
Sent from Atrix 2™
Update -
Disabled Acer Meida, 3D photo viewer and disbled the photo syncing. Tablet is gud and fluidic now.
But while watching youtube @ 720p using Dolphin browser, the video sometime freezes and comes back again. Audio is fine. any ideas why this might be happening ?
I also found this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839313
I guess I can use it to make every thing stock if I feel like. Stock - bootloader, Unroot, Stock kernel & Stock 3.1 HC .Then OTA to ICS.
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Thats also whats happenning to me I own an s2 and this bootloader is killing me but not only that, the support here on this section is pretty low, Im seeing a lot of ppl with unanswered questions unlike my beloved s2 section here on xda, so I might not root my tab after all due to the slow and maybe none supported helpers here to help you.
Sent from my Epic 4G Touch on Codename JoyRide using xda Premium.

boxy44 said:
Hi guys,
All this bootloader stuff is confusing me coming from an S2..
...
1. Which one.s the latest one? Pre rooted, deodexed and zip alligned also would be helpful.
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civato's thread official acer stock roms OR
blackthund3rs rom list
ezterry too i think has stock plus the oc kernel
2.How do i install CWM? Cause when on stock, i tried getting into the recovery, an android image showed up nothing happened. I prefer to have CWM over others cause it is familiar.
3. What advanteges will an unlocked bootloader give over a locked one for skme one who prefers a stock rom? Is it manditory for rooting?
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flashing the unpatched bootloader will also flash cwm as well.
benefits include being able to flash cwm!!
Dual boot linux
fastboot mode
4. Any clues about the Sd card issue? also the galary is gettin my google images up, the sync is off, but j cannot turn iff the jndividual syncs.
5. What package do u suggest for some one like me - i do not want the tablet to freeze and just want a smooth Stock like experience along with any benifits if any (but not at the expense of the battery)
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will leave this for others more knowledgable about these things
I also found this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839313
I guess I can use it to make every thing stock if I feel like. Stock - bootloader, Unroot, Stock kernel & Stock 3.1 HC .Then OTA to ICS.
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Yes you can go about it this way if u like...good way to check your cpuid while back on HC...Do the wipes as suggested!!!

Rasmux said:
, the support here on this section is pretty low, Im seeing a lot of ppl with unanswered questions unlike my beloved s2 section here on xda, so I might not root my tab after all due to the slow and maybe none supported helpers here to help you.
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And this attitude is the reason why some people don't wish to help. You have to understand;
1. Everything here is free, and nobody places any pressure to use it.
2. Most issues that users have, concerning bootloaders and CWM, have already been answered multiple times. (search button)
3. People have School, job and family, and devote what little free time to help the others. If a person doesn't respond to a question, it's usually because;
a. They don't know the answer.
b. The problem is a repetitive one already answered (search button)
c. They just don't have the time.
To compare the 500 forum to the S2, is comparing apples to oranges. GS2 users outnumber 500 users by probably >100-1, so it makes sense there are more users in that forum.
A lot of people put a lot of behind the scenes work getting mods, kernels, bootloaders, apps, etc working for the 500/501. Not to mention they do a lot of PM support that you just don't see.
So give some folks a break. Most questions here get answered.
MD

boxy44 said:
The tablet was fine, had no issues and was running smoothly. Maybe it was the Amoled effect or a higher ppi in the phone, i felt the animations were a tiny bit juddery while entering the menu for the first time.
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This is normal behavior. Use of a third party launcher might clear this.
boxy44 said:
Thought it was maybe due to lack speed, hence did all of the above.. oc.ed to 1.5 ghz
Even after the OC, the UI felt the same, used antutu as a benchmark. As soon as i installd the mods, tablet became very laggy and choppy, hence deleted the Z-ram file.
On stock ~ 5000 and above.
After mods - no oc - 4800~4900. Sometimes the scores go as low as 1200.
Oc - 6800~7000, as earler scores some times go as low as 1100-1300.
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You can OC to 3ghz and the UI will always feel the same. OC has no effect on the UI, but only on games and some graphic intensive apps. You seem to misunderstand what OC does. The large benefit, is UV and some of the newer governors like lultzactive and savagedzen. These are designed to save battery without a performance loss. Also, depending on governor, benchmarks can actually decrease the more you run them. And benchmarks, are never to be trusted.
boxy44 said:
Also.some times the tablet becomes laggy soon after starting and i have newly noticed that everything on the Sd card is getting duplicated, i.e another copy is being created with the same file names and same size files, but diff icons.
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This is normal as the android system is obviously doing something it couldn't do when it was sleeping or turned off. The ghost icons are pretty normal, as I have them also. You can see which ones are the real files. No explanation for it, but I'm used to it. This is just how "windows" sees things. I would guess it's kernel/bootloader related, but if tht's the worse that happens, I can live with it.
boxy44 said:
Hence, i feel reveting everything back to stock would be a gud idea for me as i just play nomal games and watch movies, even though i like the idea of 1.5 ghz X 2 when wanted for benchies.
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If you only want benchmarks, and aren't interested in gaming or battery life, why bother OC? The primary reason to OC/UV is to save battery and have better GPU performance.
boxy44 said:
Disabled Acer Meida, 3D photo viewer and disbled the photo syncing. Tablet is gud and fluidic now.
But while watching youtube @ 720p using Dolphin browser, the video sometime freezes and comes back again. Audio is fine. any ideas why this might be happening ?.
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Disabling those, and others, is always a good start. Probably explains a lot of your problems. As with Dolphin and Youtube, good luck. Not much better browser, although Dolphin has a habit of just closing out.
MD

Thanx
Moscow Desire said:
This is normal behavior. Use of a third party launcher might clear this.
You can OC to 3ghz and the UI will always feel the same. OC has no effect on the UI, but only on games and some graphic intensive apps. You seem to misunderstand what OC does. The large benefit, is UV and some of the newer governors like lultzactive and savagedzen. These are designed to save battery without a performance loss. Also, depending on governor, benchmarks can actually decrease the more you run them. And benchmarks, are never to be trusted.
This is normal as the android system is obviously doing something it couldn't do when it was sleeping or turned off. The ghost icons are pretty normal, as I have them also. You can see which ones are the real files. No explanation for it, but I'm used to it. This is just how "windows" sees things. I would guess it's kernel/bootloader related, but if tht's the worse that happens, I can live with it.
If you only want benchmarks, and aren't interested in gaming or battery life, why bother OC? The primary reason to OC/UV is to save battery and have better GPU performance.
Disabling those, and others, is always a good start. Probably explains a lot of your problems. As with Dolphin and Youtube, good luck. Not much better browser, although Dolphin has a habit of just closing out.
MD
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Thankx for the help man...
I did not have the chance to really spend quality time with the tablet till now, leave alone tweaking it...
I know that OC is not the key and Jelly bean is - but no harm in trying
Got a chance to test two Asus Terga 3 Tablets, both factory reset, one updated to JB & one on ICS.
Did the UI thing side to side and - woila !!! Project butter Shines )
I will post my developments in this thread, cause in a few days i will finish my engagements and will become free.

boxy44 said:
Thankx for the help man...
I did not have the chance to really spend quality time with the tablet till now, leave alone tweaking it...
I know that OC is not the key and Jelly bean is - but no harm in trying
Got a chance to test two Asus Terga 3 Tablets, both factory reset, one updated to JB & one on ICS.
Did the UI thing side to side and - woila !!! Project butter Shines )
I will post my developments in this thread, cause in a few days i will finish my engagements and will become free.
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Naw, it's ok Mate.
Everybody thinks that OC is the way to go. But really, it only benefits games, some films, and battery (UV). The 50x series is pretty good about battery once you learn battery management with the help of a good UV kernel. (but hey, I like benchmarks also )
As with the momentary "stutter" when first going into the apps drawer, I can say this, get a third party launcher. Or, do some V6 Supercharge.
Also, as with my 701, under ICS 4.0.4 I had the same stutter. The JB update fixed it.
Rock On Dude!
MD

Moscow Desire said:
And this attitude is the reason why some people don't wish to help. You have to understand;
1. Everything here is free, and nobody places any pressure to use it.
2. Most issues that users have, concerning bootloaders and CWM, have already been answered multiple times. (search button)
3. People have School, job and family, and devote what little free time to help the others. If a person doesn't respond to a question, it's usually because;
a. They don't know the answer.
b. The problem is a repetitive one already answered (search button)
c. They just don't have the time.
To compare the 500 forum to the S2, is comparing apples to oranges. GS2 users outnumber 500 users by probably >100-1, so it makes sense there are more users in that forum.
A lot of people put a lot of behind the scenes work getting mods, kernels, bootloaders, apps, etc working for the 500/501. Not to mention they do a lot of PM support that you just don't see.
So give some folks a break. Most questions here get answered.
MD
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My apologies for my rude reply, I suppose you are right, I didnt mean to upset you nor offend you, If I did Im sorry.
On other topic I finally flash my tab, and it was way easier than my s2 when i did it, everything was 1 click installation and Afterota helped a lot, thank you, ill be around.
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Guys,
Most of my UI thingies solved !!!!
Just installed the Nova launcher, meddled with the settings and UI is now as smooth as silk..

I noticed that every time i start up the tablet, every thing is laggy- even the audio.pop's
I found the reason for this- the governer, as soon as i change it to anything else, every thing becomes smooth...
If the interactive governer is set after changing it initially, it still remains smooth... one can just select anyother governer (lulzactive) and use set on boot option in cpu master it anyone else has the same problem..
I went for a clean up and messed it a bit
First installed a stock 3.1 from the thread mentioned in the earlier post... but turns out a non WW package does not update OTA if outside the Us (Australia), by this time messes the recovery, hence ended up installing cwm all over again ( thanks to Moscow Desires thread+latest frimware file ) and installed the latest stock 4.0.3 + apex launcher..

CM9/10 worth it?

Bought the tf300 for my sister and made dam sure it was ICS, so i can run some test and compare to my JB tablet. Now i debating if i should upgrade her to Stock JB or unlock the bootloader and try out CM9/10f.
For her i would rather leave the bootloader locked for warranty purposes but the geek in me tells me to unlock and try CM9/10. She is using CM9 on her i9000 and has no issues with it so it won't be an issue and now since CM Team have OTA updates it will make things very easy when updates arrive.
But for her i don't see the benefits installing CM, the main reason I wanted to go to CM was because of I/O issue (laggy system is bad for all), running CleanRom on my tablet and have no issues and it very snappy unless i start running a torrent using utorrent or start installing map apps at the same time.
So people that have CM on there TF300 do you guys have any noticeable lag with CM and when torrenting or installing lots of apps?
If you can please post androbench/antutu scores all on performance that would be great-full.

I'd say update to stock, then try the a ROM like hydro or cleanrom. These keep the Asus functionality while providing an insane performance increase.
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jebise101 said:
Bought the tf300 for my sister and made dam sure it was ICS, so i can run some test and compare to my JB tablet. Now i debating if i should upgrade her to Stock JB or unlock the bootloader and try out CM9/10f.
For her i would rather leave the bootloader locked for warranty purposes but the geek in me tells me to unlock and try CM9/10. She is using CM9 on her i9000 and has no issues with it so it won't be an issue and now since CM Team have OTA updates it will make things very easy when updates arrive.
But for her i don't see the benefits installing CM, the main reason I wanted to go to CM was because of I/O issue (laggy system is bad for all), running CleanRom on my tablet and have no issues and it very snappy unless i start running a torrent using utorrent or start installing map apps at the same time.
So people that have CM on there TF300 do you guys have any noticeable lag with CM and when torrenting or installing lots of apps?
If you can please post androbench/antutu scores all on performance that would be great-full.
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Before you upgrade to jb consider NVFlash - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894867.
If you have interest in CM10 on jb bootloader check this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942369 - help is on the way.

Well my TF300 already has CleanROM installed and it has major speed boost I still find it slow and laggy compared to my S3. When transferring a file from the network or downloading, everything starts to slow down or has a bit of delay which is why i created this thread. CleanROM is far better then stock (but not that much since its based on stock) but just not what i expect for $500 tablet.
I would have just tested on my tab but since mine came with JB i'm SOL, just don't want to void her warranty if CM does not have any benefits.

I tested all ICS Bootloader Roms before updating to JB.
For me now the perfect combination is The JB OC edition Rom from surdu with the newest Kernel from Untermensch. Running on 1600MHz with ondemand governor and sio.

You didn't test the CM10 Builds?

I put CM10 on mine, and even though some of the Asus controls are missing the physical keyboard still works almost perfectly (lock key doesn't turn on screen). Experiencing significantly less lag than on stock Asus.

I think so. Happy with CM10 and the untermensch kernel clocked at 1700. Using the pegasusq governor, as that gave the smoothest experience. Huge improvement over stock. The only feature I miss is the onscreen notification when pressing the keyboard dock key to turn off the touchpad, the key still works though.
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Fastest ROM available.

Hi all,
Just wondering which ROM I should install to get the best out of the old t101? I've tried a whole bunch in the past few months and all of them seem to run pretty damn sluggish despite them claiming to be "fast". I'm sure that it didn't run this horrid when I first bought the device when it first came out.
I don't fancy going back to honeycomb, but if thats the only way to get things running nicely back again then I guess there isnt much choice.
are there any 4.0/4.1/4.2 roms which run good enough to use as a daily driver? Currently running the Paranoid Android port.
many thanks in advance.

Highly recommend the KatKiss 4.2.2 or 4.3 ROMs.
Be sure to use TWRP recovery and do a factory reset from recovery. I would HIGHLY recommend a FORMAT DATA as well as this will speed up the IO performance of the /sdcard/ that can make it slow. This will wipe all data.
If you do not wipe data it will take some time to scan the media on the tab on first boot. Maybe 15-90 min.
If you don't for at data, be sure to run the two optimize scripts in a terminal to help with the slow IO issue.
/etc/kat/optimizedb and /etc/kat/optimizestorage

thefunkygibbon said:
Hi all,
Just wondering which ROM I should install to get the best out of the old t101? I've tried a whole bunch in the past few months and all of them seem to run pretty damn sluggish despite them claiming to be "fast". I'm sure that it didn't run this horrid when I first bought the device when it first came out.
I don't fancy going back to honeycomb, but if thats the only way to get things running nicely back again then I guess there isnt much choice.
are there any 4.0/4.1/4.2 roms which run good enough to use as a daily driver? Currently running the Paranoid Android port.
many thanks in advance.
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Honestly, I haven't seen anything like this with any ICS-onwards ROM vs stock. 100% the opposite.
When you say sluggish, what do you mean? Desktop transitions, animations, load times, specific app performance? With EOS/KatKiss 4.1 ROM's onwards, everything about my TF is improved. Desktop transitions, scrolling browser smoothness, etc. are all seriously improved since honeycomb.
With KatKiss 4.3, I haven't even bothered yet to overclock.

I run KatKiss 4.3, and so far it is the best ROM that I have seen for this tablet. It is much faster than stock Honeycomb ever was, and has been extremely stable for me. My tablet has currently been up for fourteen days with no issues.
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csb5731 said:
Honestly, I haven't seen anything like this with any ICS-onwards ROM vs stock. 100% the opposite.
When you say sluggish, what do you mean? Desktop transitions, animations, load times, specific app performance? With EOS/KatKiss 4.1 ROM's onwards, everything about my TF is improved. Desktop transitions, scrolling browser smoothness, etc. are all seriously improved since honeycomb.
With KatKiss 4.3, I haven't even bothered yet to overclock.
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I have the same problem as OP. The stock was pretty smooth, but after upgrading to KatKiss 4.2.2 everything is sluggish. Animations/transitions are choppy. Browsing the web is becoming an exercise in frustration with long page loads. The subjective feeling is as if the processor became slower or there is less RAM available. I compared this with a first gen Nexus 7 and that thing runs the way my transformer used to.

Well I stand corrected. I upgraded to KatKiss 4.3 and my Transformer just flies. So it was either a bad installation or something about 4.2.2 that it did not like.

railshot said:
Well I stand corrected. I upgraded to KatKiss 4.3 and my Transformer just flies. So it was either a bad installation or something about 4.2.2 that it did not like.
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cool. will try to install katkiss then. I think thats probably one of the few ones i havent already tried
will come back later with a trip report.