Help ICS: Transformer Shutting Off Mysteriously

[Stuntman]

I've noticed mine was stuck in the reboot loop twice in the past two days. Once it was undocked and another time it was docked. I going to try reinstalling Google+ to see if it had anything to do with it. Just a wild stab at this point.

I also had 2 instances of the sound just cutting out. I only noticed it after trying to view a video and noticed there was no sound. A reboot brings the sound back.

 

[viffer800]

Had the reboot and freeze on the Asus screen without input from me on two occasions. Both without the dock

Not had the problem again since the two freezes yesterday morning

 

[lunatic59]

Mine seems to have settled down as well ... 24 hours without a reboot and counting.

 

[fldude99]

Mine hasn't rebooted either for a day or so.. But I continue to have problems with Gmail app..it's almost non functional in spite of resyncing a couple of times

 

[Podivin]

Mine rebooted, and locked on that reboot, once, the day after the update. Since then it's behaved normally. It's probably worth noting that I'm running a stock ICS ROM, not the actual OTA - though they are supposedly the same.

 

[Deleted User]

Went away for two days, but it's back for me. Still randomly rebooting and getting stuck on asus boot screen.

 

[lunatic59]

Spoke too soon. Random reboot this afternoon with Wifi on and screen locked.

 

[aznbowla]

I had the same problem with my TF201. They had update within like a week. Just curious what firmware version is everyone TF101 at?

They just released one today. Might be the fix of the issue.

support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=20&s=16&m=Eee+Pad+Transformer+TF101&os=&hashedid=gHh4q7I8dvWJzhdV

 

[Deleted User]

I had the same problem with my TF201. They had update within like a week. Just curious what firmware version is everyone TF101 at?

They just released one today. Might be the fix of the issue.

support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=20&s=16&m=Eee+Pad+Transformer+TF101&os=&hashedid=gHh4q7I8dvWJzhdV

Thanks, but I think I already have that version. Their site and instructions is pretty bad and hard to read...and I should know how to read versions and what not.

It would really helpful if one could find what it fixes and a changelog or something.

 

[Eris1981]

Spoke too soon. Random reboot this afternoon with Wifi on and screen locked.

Mine appears to settle down for about a day, then plays catch up.

I was in a board meeting today and between 8am and noon it rebooted 7 times. I would have been pissed if it lost what I typed, luckily it didn't.

 

[AutobahnSHO]

zingmaster- why didn't you return it or send to ASUS for repair??

 

[Zingmaster]

zingmaster- why didn't you return it or send to ASUS for repair??

About the time my button died, my brother was having different problems with his and he sent it to them. After 6 weeks of it being gone, he got a different referb with a crack in the screen on the bezel. He sent it back and after another 6 weeks or so he got one that wouldn't power on. Finally he got one that that worked, Sold it, and got a Samsung Galaxy 7 inch and never looked back. So after his ordeal I decided I could use my work around until it was time to upgrade. But didn't see this bricking issue coming with ICS.

Still waiting for my battery to die. Either that or my system is entirely dead. Has anyone ever used the little reset pinhole button by the mini HDMI port? Is that even what that is?

Edit: Nevermind. I just found out that is the mic.

 

[El Presidente]

I'm getting a tad frustrated now, 3 times I've had the reboot whilst I've actually been using the thing.

 

[MassacrMan]

It's never actually done it while I was using it, but about 5 times now I've woken up and checked it to see it stuck in the reboot loop.

 

[NorthVandea]

I did a full factory data reset on my TF101 and it did NOT fix the reboot/stuck on boot screen issue. So anyone who's considering going through that process, don't bother. I have not had any more situations where the device was in standby and stopped responding to wake ups since I stopped using Steam for Android. But even the full reset did not fix the reboot/ hang on boot screen problem. Guess we'll have to wait for a fix from Asus... I must say though, even though this issue is annoying, my Droid X went through a similar rebooting problem when Motorola first upgraded it to Gingerbread, so these issues are not unique to Asus.

 

[Stuntman]

My tablet seems only to end up in the rebooting screen when it is in sleep mode. I would put it in sleep and the next day, the tablet is either turned off or in the reboot cycle. At no time did it actually reboot while I was using it for something. The only really disruptive thing about my issue is that it takes a while to start up the tablet once it turns itself off.

 

[lunatic59]

My tablet seems only to end up in the rebooting screen when it is in sleep mode. I would put it in sleep and the next day, the tablet is either turned off or in the reboot cycle. At no time did it actually reboot while I was using it for something. The only really disruptive thing about my issue is that it takes a while to start up the tablet once it turns itself off.

That is exactly my experience as well.

 

[ams30gts]

I had it turn off last night too. It was plugged with 100% battery and working fine.

Was watching Netflix, pressed pause. Screen turned off like it should after XX minutes, but when I tried turning the screen back on, the TF was off. It started up like if it were shutdown.

hopefully the ASUS patch fix comes out soon.

 

[Zingmaster]

Mine finally came back from the dead. Uninstalled a few apps I was having trouble with and haven't had an issue for a full day now. I guess we will have to wait for an update.

Still in the market for an upgrade. Do any other tabs use tegra 3 other than the Asus TF Prime? I haven't done much research but its getting to be time to get a new tablet.

Also, Is there a way to turn of the ota updates? With this update it showed up on sunday and i told it to delay it a day and then 10 minutes later it bugged me again.

 

[Sandroidfan]

Looks like mine has settled down pretty much. Now I'm not having random reboot/shutdown issues since I removed task manager last weekend. I also set Wifi sleep while screen is off though not sure if that helps.

 

[CrazySte]

I did a full factory data reset on my TF101 and it did NOT fix the reboot/stuck on boot screen issue. So anyone who's considering going through that process, don't bother. I have not had any more situations where the device was in standby and stopped responding to wake ups since I stopped using Steam for Android. But even the full reset did not fix the reboot/ hang on boot screen problem. Guess we'll have to wait for a fix from Asus... I must say though, even though this issue is annoying, my Droid X went through a similar rebooting problem when Motorola first upgraded it to Gingerbread, so these issues are not unique to Asus.

Hi Everybody,
sadly i have to confirm, what i thought it worked fine, today i had a new thing happening and it is worst: at the 6th Day after i did the Full Factory Reset, the Problem Re-Appeared, and this time, in the worst of the types.

I was using my Tablet to handle a Tech Support Call, i was looking through some pdf drawings that i have, i was finally ending the call so i was not touching anymore the Tablet that was still with the screen on and...

BOOM!

It shutted off and right back on to the ASUS EEE Pad screen, but there were not the little rolling balls that usually are there... actually, there was not even the "Nvidia" logo on the screen.

I left it like that while i was concluding the Phone call... 5-6 minutes later the Screen was still on with the "ASUS eee Pad" logo in the middle of the screen and no signs of activity.

i Had to hold the Power Button for 10 seconds and it finally re-started the correct Boot Process.

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ASUS!

i hope you have a good update on the way...

Good Luck Guys... i am starting to regret upgrading so quick, i should have sticked to 3.1 for a little longer :-(

Anyway: TGIF

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!

 

[mbob63]

I have the same random shut down problem as everyone else. I think Asus missed a bug when preparing ICS for our Transformers. Hopefully they will resolve it soon.

 

[lunatic59]

Asus denies claims of buggy Transformer ICS update

Of course this is ZDNet, which is as unbiased as Fox News, but still it's not good to here a public statement like that.

 

[El Presidente]

^^Interesting.

I called their UK Tech support team this afternoon to ask if a patch was forthcoming and he said whilst they're well aware of the problem, they've no idea if a fix is on its way.

 

[fldude99]

It's weird, but when it shuts down or reboots itself, the performance of the tablet is very good for a day or so before it flakes out again. I've noticed that apps begin to FC just before it shuts down or reboots