Help New Atrix and Pandora is 'skipping' with screen off... best solution?

[brainwashed]

When my screen is locked and off on my new Atrix Pandora will 'skip' and I think it's a CPU clocking issue. I'm running the latest updates to the phone so am on Android 2.3

When the phone is unlocked it will skip occasionally, but not near as bad as when the phone is locked.

Has anyone else seen this? I can't see how removing and reinstalling Pandora like I've seen in a few posts doing a search will help. This is a brand new phone and Pandora was used once and skipped straight away.

I have tried changing Battery "modes" so see if one would help over another and they all seem to allow the skipping.

I'm disappointed that a phone this fast has issues like this. Everything else is stellar with the phone aside from Pandora skipping. How can an old iPhone 3g on teh same cell and wifi network not skip but this phone does?

Edit:
I have removed Advanced Application Assistant and have removed and reinstalled Pandora and it is still skipping during music and even the ads that play.

 

[WolfmanRobby]

It's not a Pandora issue, or a CPU issue. I had this same issue with the screen off running PowerAmp.

It's a caching issue. Free up some memory (Kill off some apps).
Also, make sure that you go into the STOCK Task Manager app and make sure that Pandora is NOT on the autokill list there.

That's what cleared the skipping up for me.

 

[brainwashed]

I added everything under the sun to stock autokill list and it's still skipping. It seems like all the apps just come right back and are running again the next time I check.

Am I doing something wrong?

 

[itsallgood]

It's not necessary to add every app to the auto end list. Make sure that none of the galary or media apps are on the auto end list. This caused me problems running Pandora as well. Once I removed them from the list, no problems. Make sure you have the wifi to stay on when in sleep mode. Check this in the wifi settings.

 

[WolfmanRobby]

Yeah, you added stuff to the stock auto kill list... where I told you to make sure Pandora was NOT.

That just pauses apps when the screen is off, and lets them start back up when the screen comes back on.

What I'm saying to do is to MANUALLY stop those apps that are running and free up the memory.

 

[brainwashed]

I've made sure that Pandora and any Gallery or Media apps ares not in the stock auto end list.

I'm still hearing the skipping. It's like a processes starts up and spikes the CPU for a split second while Pandora is playing. I can get the phone to perform the same skip if I open up a demanding app while playing Pandora in the background.

Is there a Task Manager tool that can show what process just ran or started in the background that I can use to watch to see which app just increased load on the phone?

Thanks for help.

 

[WolfmanRobby]

Is there a Task Manager tool that can show what process just ran or started in the background that I can use to watch to see which app just increased load on the phone?

Try Elixir2
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bartat.android.elixir&feature=search_result

When you launch Elixir2, go to RUNNING to see all running processes. Then, on the top of that screen tap the right arrow a couple of times to get to the TOP list. This will show you the TOP CPU/Memory hogs in real time. It even includes system processes.

 

[brainwashed]

Thanks Wolfman. I'm installing that now.

Is there logging at all, or would I just watch the display while listening to Pandora and see what is at the top of the list during a skip?

 

[WolfmanRobby]

Is there logging at all, or would I just watch the display while listening to Pandora and see what is at the top of the list during a skip?

I'm not sure. I've never seen a logging option in there.
I do know that if you hit the large arrow at the top of the screen (That looks like a PLAY button), you can send a report of the info on that screen to an email address. But, that's a snapshot log of that moment in time, not a history log.

 

[WolfmanRobby]

I do know this. If your free memory get's below about 45MB, the system starts killing off processes in the background to free it back up.

Media players, especially streaming like Pandora, use a lot of memory. My theory is still that you have a lot of processes (mainly services from apps) running, each eating a little bit of memory. However, it's enough that, by that time you toss a large memory user into the pool, you start getting below that 45MB free memory limit. So, the system process kicks up, using the CPU while it tries to clean up the apps/services not being used (The things on the AutoKill list go first).

This is why I was saying to go in and STOP those apps/services manually (Not put them on the Autokill list). Take a proactive step so the system does not have to be reactive.

 

[WolfmanRobby]

Oh, and if you haven't checked the market today, there's an update to Pandora.

One of the items listed is to address memory issues.

Something else they list is a fix to the layout of the Now Playing page on the Atrix... I've not noticed anything wrong with it.

 

[brainwashed]

Thanks for letting me know about that Pandora update.

I just installed Elixer2, updated Pandora and shutdown, pulled battery and powered up and it's skipping.

Edit: I should note that it skips all the time. When I origionally posted I thought it was only when the screen was asleep or off, but it's consistent and is 1-3 times per song.

As far as running apps, when I look at Task Manager the running applications are:

ESPN Scorecenter CPU 6% RAM: 5MB
LauncherPro CPU 1% RAM 17MB
Pandora CPU 1% RAM 17mb
Bookmark Widget CPU 1% RAM 3mb
Gmail CPU 0% RAM 6mb
FFL 11 CPU 0% RAM 5MB
Maps CPU 0% RAM 5MB
Market CPU 0% RAM 5MB
News and Weather CPU: 0% RAM: 4MB
Appy Geek CPU 0% RAM 3MB
Beyondpod CPU 0% RAM 3MB
Vlingo CPU 0% RAM 3MB
Youtube CPU 0% RAM 3MB
Mytracks CPU 0% RAM 2MB
ShopSavy CPU 0% RAM: 2MB
Worldclock CPU 0% RAM 2MB
Zedge CPU 0% RAM 2MB
Battlenet Authenticator CPU 0% RAM: 1MB
Flashlight CPU: 0% RAM 1MB


When it skips in a song Elixer's Top view is showing the following as the top applications:

(this stays at the top consistently):

com.motorola.blur.service.main

(The following processes float in order beneath com.motorola.blue above):

/system.bin.mediaserver

system_server

top

/system/bin/mdm_panicd

com.bartat.android.elixir

 

[brainwashed]

Wow. That report that you can send is amazing - thanks for letting me know about that. I just have no idea how to interpret the info.

Here is a report that I just took during a skipping song with Pandora running in the background:

Edit: Holy crap that % for com.motorola.blur.service.main must be a bug! I noticed it was in a red font when I took the report but damn.

User 38%, System 5%, IOW 0%, IRQ 0%
User 118 + Nice 3 + Sys 18 + Idle 178 + IOW 0 + IRQ 0 + SIRQ 1 = 318

PID CPU% S #THR VSS RSS PCY UID Name
2034 13506186% S 52 233120K 58436K fg app_10 com.motorola.blur.service.main
1498 33% S 28 75640K 10720K fg media /system/bin/mediaserver
6235 2% S 26 143736K 40588K fg app_113 com.pandora.android
8604 2% R 1 872K 440K fg app_141 top
7330 0% S 23 150668K 42516K fg app_141 com.bartat.android.elixir
399 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root cpufreq-dvfsd
1645 0% S 62 200296K 53956K fg system system_server
40 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/141-dma_cha
18 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root suspend
35 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/136-dma_cha
36 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/137-dma_cha
37 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/138-dma_cha
38 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/139-dma_cha
39 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/140-dma_cha
41 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/142-dma_cha
42 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/143-dma_cha
43 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/144-dma_cha
44 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/145-dma_cha
45 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/146-dma_cha
46 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/147-dma_cha
47 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/148-dma_cha
48 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/149-dma_cha
49 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/150-dma_cha
50 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/151-dma_cha
265 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root sync_supers
267 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root bdi-default
269 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kblockd/0
283 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root tegra_spi.1
286 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root cpcap_irq
334 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root NvOsKernelThrea
348 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root tegra_spi.2
351 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root ksuspend_usbd
356 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root khubd
359 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kseriod
372 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kmmcd
380 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root bluetooth
422 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root khungtaskd
423 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kswapd0
472 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root aio/0
486 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root ecryptfs-kthrea
491 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root crypto/0
604 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root tegra_hsuart_rx
606 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root tegra_hsuart_rx
608 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root tegra_hsuart_rx
610 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root tegra_hsuart_rx
656 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root mdm_ctrl_wq
660 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root mdm6600_agent_w
664 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root spi_tty_wq
679 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root mtdblockd
680 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root tegra_spis_wq_1
745 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root usb_mass_storag
757 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root tegra-kbc
769 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root aes1750
783 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root qtouch_obp_ts_w
788 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root als_wq
801 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kxtf9_wq
816 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root w1_bus_master1
826 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root cpcap_wdog_wq
830 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kstriped
836 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root blue_sleep
890 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root usbhid_resumer
893 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root binder
909 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root krfcommd
916 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root cpcap_accy
923 0% S 1 184K 168K fg root /sbin/ueventd
1334 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root mmcqd
1355 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kjournald
1356 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root flush-179:0
1357 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kjournald
1358 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kjournald
1361 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kjournald
1368 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kjournald
1443 0% S 1 708K 280K fg system /system/bin/servicemanager
1445 0% S 3 3760K 628K fg root /system/bin/vold
1446 0% S 1 764K 356K fg vpn /system/bin/tund
1447 0% S 3 3756K 588K fg root /system/bin/netd
1448 0% S 1 564K 276K fg root /system/bin/debuggerd
1449 0% S 9 11092K 1016K fg radio /system/bin/rild
1451 0% S 1 560K 284K fg log /system/bin/logwrapper
1452 0% S 1 1200K 640K fg mot_accy /system/bin/battd
1453 0% S 1 780K 356K fg root /system/bin/usbd
1495 0% S 7 8884K 2184K fg system /system/bin/am2server
1497 0% S 1 98556K 29616K fg root zygote
1499 0% S 1 1176K 748K fg bluetoot /system/bin/dbus-daemon
1501 0% S 1 724K 340K fg root /system/bin/installd
1502 0% S 1 1640K 440K fg keystore /system/bin/keystore
1505 0% S 3 15640K 3736K fg mot_tcmd /system/bin/tcmd
1506 0% S 1 972K 444K fg compass /system/bin/akmd2
1508 0% S 1 2088K 692K fg system /system/bin/secclkd
1509 0% S 2 2184K 584K fg mot_whis /system/bin/whisperd
1510 0% S 1 6036K 3324K fg vpn /system/bin/vpnclientpm
1512 0% S 2 1744K 364K fg root /system/bin/mdm_panicd
1516 0% S 23 24812K 1172K fg root /system/bin/nvrm_daemon
1519 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root NvOsIrqKern0217
1575 0% S 1 2628K 776K fg mot_osh //bin/dbus-daemon
1581 0% S 1 3344K 804K fg mot_osh sfalv
1583 0% S 1 3344K 804K fg mot_osh sfalv
1 0% S 1 248K 236K fg root /init
1586 0% S 1 5028K 1752K fg mot_osh intent
1587 0% S 1 3344K 804K fg mot_osh sfalv
1588 0% S 1 5028K 2172K fg mot_osh webtop-restart
1876 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root iscan_sysioc
1877 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root dhcp_sysioc
1878 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root dhd_watchdog
1879 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root dhd_dpc
1880 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root dhd_sysioc
1882 0% S 1 560K 284K fg log /system/bin/logwrapper
1883 0% Z 1 0K 0K fg root ubuntu.sh
1892 0% S 10 119356K 25932K fg system com.android.systemui
1916 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kjournald
2019 0% S 13 122572K 32368K fg app_4 com.android.inputmethod.latin
2032 0% S 23 131924K 27136K fg radio com.android.phone
2046 0% S 23 131632K 34964K fg app_8 com.motorola.blur.service.blur
2048 0% S 7 108944K 18016K fg app_101 com.motorola.Dlna
2069 0% S 10 115660K 22532K fg app_9 com.motorola.blur.home
2070 0% S 14 115436K 21172K fg system com.android.portal
2073 0% S 15 120140K 24768K fg system com.motorola.process.system
2091 0% S 12 119608K 25724K fg app_83 com.motorola.android.phoneportal.androidui
2092 0% S 7 107544K 18124K fg app_51 com.motorola.batterymanager
2095 0% S 9 120656K 22276K fg app_58 com.nuance.android.vsuite.vsuiteapp
2102 0% S 7 107540K 18920K fg app_74 com.motorola.PerformanceManager
2114 0% S 7 110444K 18640K fg app_6 com.motorola.service.entitlement
2123 0% S 10 117224K 24716K fg app_10 com.motorola.contacts
2131 0% S 7 107420K 17200K fg system com.motorola.fingerprint
2146 0% S 9 110640K 21328K fg app_97 com.motorola.usb
2156 0% S 9 125676K 38700K bg app_102 android.process.acore
2203 0% S 32 155300K 30060K fg app_45 com.google.process.gapps
2235 0% S 7 109684K 20736K bg system com.android.settings
2257 0% S 1 2096K 928K fg root /sbin/udevd
2492 0% S 1 2084K 1156K fg wifi /system/bin/wpa_supplicant
2566 0% S 11 123968K 22868K fg app_12 android.process.media
2604 0% S 9 114192K 20360K fg app_87 android.tts
2666 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root loop0
2671 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kdmflush
2684 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kcryptd_io
2685 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kcryptd
2690 0% S 8 108628K 19872K bg app_92 com.authentec.TrueSuiteMobile
2711 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root loop1
2716 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kdmflush
2717 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kcryptd_io
2718 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kcryptd
2729 0% S 12 132896K 27568K fg app_3 com.android.calendar
2815 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root loop2
2826 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kdmflush
2827 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kcryptd_io
2829 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kcryptd
2834 0% S 1 6568K 3460K fg 108 /usr/sbin/hald
2835 0% S 1 3232K 1080K fg root hald-runner
2844 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root loop3
2848 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kdmflush
2850 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kcryptd_io
2851 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kcryptd
2876 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root loop4
2892 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kdmflush
2893 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kcryptd_io
2894 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kcryptd
2925 0% S 1 3324K 976K fg root /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-rfkill-killswitch
2980 0% S 1 3324K 992K fg root hald-addon-input: Listening on /dev/input/event4 /dev/input/eve
2995 0% S 1 4616K 1756K fg mot_osh -bash
3007 0% S 1 6044K 2048K fg root /usr/sbin/cupsd
3061 0% S 1 2708K 788K fg mot_osh xinit
3062 0% S 2 24376K 5228K fg mot_osh /usr/bin/X
3085 0% S 10 152696K 22484K bg app_5 com.motorola.blur.suggestions.scheduler
3091 0% S 1 3344K 800K fg root sfalv
3095 0% S 1 3300K 852K fg root syslog-restart
3270 0% S 7 107704K 21724K bg system com.motorola.android.datamanager
3317 0% S 1 15592K 4104K fg mot_osh /usr/local/bin/xnull
3416 0% S 22 130052K 27620K bg app_17 com.android.vending
3476 0% S 11 112524K 25456K bg app_124 com.espn.espnfantasyfootball:com.urbanairship.push.process
3518 0% S 15 122956K 26268K bg app_52 com.google.android.apps.maps:NetworkLocationService
3563 0% S 15 136940K 30160K bg app_9 com.motorola.blur.home.newsstatusweather
3571 0% S 10 117696K 21944K bg app_9 com.motorola.bookmarkswidget
3596 0% S 12 161780K 25944K bg app_9 com.motorola.blur.friendfeed
3618 0% S 7 126804K 23456K bg app_9 com.motorola.blur.home.other
3662 0% S 8 108788K 19164K bg app_132 com.blizzard.bma
3700 0% S 13 114740K 22500K bg app_122 com.espn.score_center
4008 0% S 17 127720K 22948K bg app_16 com.vlingo.client.engine
4268 0% S 8 111296K 20080K bg app_148 com.biggu.shopsavvy
4326 0% S 9 115428K 22908K bg app_52 com.google.android.apps.maps:HotpotService
6220 0% S 7 109716K 20688K bg app_151 com.google.android.maps.mytracks
6580 0% S 11 112340K 20004K bg app_23 com.google.android.apps.genie.geniewidget
6613 0% S 9 110060K 20368K bg app_43 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
6686 0% S 7 111700K 19336K bg app_12 com.motorola.photowidget
6767 0% S 10 118636K 25844K bg app_52 com.google.android.apps.maps
6775 0% S 7 108840K 18808K bg app_108 net.zedge.android
7797 0% S 8 115560K 19756K bg app_19 com.motorola.blur.datacollector.service
7806 0% S 8 117640K 20164K bg app_10 com.motorola.blur.contacts.data
8154 0% S 7 112128K 19232K bg app_35 com.motorola.widgetapp.worldclock
8164 0% S 15 120588K 21364K bg app_55 com.google.android.youtube
8179 0% S 7 115756K 22388K bg app_12 com.motorola.gallerywidget
8186 0% S 7 107380K 18328K bg app_75 com.android.protips
8195 0% S 11 117772K 21300K bg app_9 com.motorola.blur.home.message
8205 0% S 7 111648K 18740K bg app_93 com.motorola.blur.alarmclock
8213 0% S 7 108860K 18000K bg app_147 com.mobilesrepublic.appygeek
8222 0% S 7 107896K 17892K bg app_123 com.devuni.flashlight
8231 0% S 8 110304K 21828K bg app_119 mobi.beyondpod
8390 0% S 7 111680K 20028K bg app_5 com.motorola.blur.provider.suggestions
8445 0% S 7 107876K 18232K bg app_7 com.motorola.mediashare
8457 0% S 1 748K 400K fg dhcp /system/bin/dhcpcd
8495 0% S 9 110760K 18900K bg app_28 com.google.android.apps.uploader
8505 0% S 11 127368K 26036K bg app_85 com.google.android.gm
1585 0% S 1 3380K 1588K fg mot_osh resourcemanager
2 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kthreadd
3 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root migration/0
4 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root ksoftirqd/0
5 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root watchdog/0
9 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root events/0
11 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root khelper
15 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root async/mgr

 

[brainwashed]

Still skipping but another report:
User 33%, System 10%, IOW 0%, IRQ 0%
User 106 + Nice 0 + Sys 34 + Idle 175 + IOW 0 + IRQ 0 + SIRQ 0 = 315

PID CPU% S #THR VSS RSS PCY UID Name
1498 33% S 29 82860K 12416K fg media /system/bin/mediaserver
1645 3% S 62 200520K 54800K fg system system_server
14290 2% R 1 872K 440K fg app_141 top
399 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root cpufreq-dvfsd
788 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root als_wq
2257 0% S 1 2096K 928K fg root /sbin/udevd
3270 0% S 7 107676K 21236K bg system com.motorola.android.datamanager
14157 0% S 19 140380K 37508K fg app_141 com.bartat.android.elixir
40 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/141-dma_cha
35 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/136-dma_cha
36 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/137-dma_cha
37 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/138-dma_cha
38 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/139-dma_cha
39 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/140-dma_cha
41 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/142-dma_cha
42 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/143-dma_cha
43 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/144-dma_cha
44 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/145-dma_cha
45 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/146-dma_cha
46 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/147-dma_cha
47 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/148-dma_cha
48 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/149-dma_cha
49 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/150-dma_cha
50 0% S 1 0K 0K unk root irq/151-dma_cha
265 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root sync_supers
267 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root bdi-default
269 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kblockd/0
283 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root tegra_spi.1
286 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root cpcap_irq
334 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root NvOsKernelThrea
348 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root tegra_spi.2
351 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root ksuspend_usbd
356 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root khubd
359 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kseriod
372 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kmmcd
380 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root bluetooth
422 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root khungtaskd
423 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kswapd0
472 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root aio/0
486 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root ecryptfs-kthrea
491 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root crypto/0
604 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root tegra_hsuart_rx
606 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root tegra_hsuart_rx
608 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root tegra_hsuart_rx
610 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root tegra_hsuart_rx
656 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root mdm_ctrl_wq
660 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root mdm6600_agent_w
664 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root spi_tty_wq
679 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root mtdblockd
680 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root tegra_spis_wq_1
745 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root usb_mass_storag
757 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root tegra-kbc
769 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root aes1750
783 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root qtouch_obp_ts_w
801 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kxtf9_wq
816 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root w1_bus_master1
826 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root cpcap_wdog_wq
830 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kstriped
836 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root blue_sleep
890 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root usbhid_resumer
893 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root binder
909 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root krfcommd
916 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root cpcap_accy
923 0% S 1 184K 168K fg root /sbin/ueventd
1334 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root mmcqd
1355 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kjournald
1356 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root flush-179:0
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[brainwashed]

I just changed my "Wifi Sleep Policy" to Never as that was suggested as a fix. I couldn't find the settings earlier and forgot to ask where to make the change.

I found them here for anyone following this thread:
[Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi Settings > press "Menu" > Advanced > Wi-Fi Sleep Policy]

I'll report back if this helps with skipping. I hope to God above that it does.

I've gone through and killed all non Android apps and even Maps and My Tracks, etc. but they come right back up in the apps list. I'm not willing to uninstall my ESPN apps to get Pandora running so if I can't get it running I guess the phone goes back.

 

[WolfmanRobby]

Well, looking at those reports, it's not the phone's CPU or memory.

The problem has to be in the data stream. That could be anything from the WiFi signal, to the wireless router, to the modem... to problems upstream at your ISP.

Do you have the option turned on for the highest sound quality? If so, try testing it with that on the lowest sound quality. That uses much less bandwidth.

If it does not skip on the lower setting, I would look at your wireless router. There could be something in it that's chopping up the signal.

 

[brainwashed]

The Wifo Sleep Policy change didn't help.

I turned off the Wifi adapter and that didn't help either. I'm pretty disappointed. I would restore to factory defaults if it wasn't a 3 day old device. I don't see how it would help... the phone is brand new.

 

[brainwashed]

Well, looking at those reports, it's not the phone's CPU or memory.

The problem has to be in the data stream. That could be anything from the WiFi signal, to the wireless router, to the modem... to problems upstream at your ISP.

Do you have the option turned on for the highest sound quality? If so, try testing it with that on the lowest sound quality. That uses much less bandwidth.

If it does not skip on the lower setting, I would look at your wireless router. There could be something in it that's chopping up the signal.

That was my first thought was well and I confirmed that my audio quality was set to the lowest level. My 3 year old iPhone 3g has been using Pandora on the Wifi connection here at work and at home and on the train commute in between daily for three years and I never had connectivity issues before.

I also see the same problem sitting at my desk on Wifi and at the same place turning wifi off. I see the same behavior regardless of where I am or what WAP I'm connected to and the issue follows me regardless of whether I am on Wifi or cellular.

I don't think it's bandwidth related.

Should I ask Amazon Wireless to ship me a new phone at this point? I wonder if this one has a hardware issue.

 

[WolfmanRobby]

Unless you can prove there is something wrong with the phone itself, they won't replace it because one app is having streaming issues.

I don't think there is anything wrong with the phone, hardware wise.

Have you tried any of the other streaming services to see if they skip to? Say Jango, or the "Radio.com" app that streams AOL radio.

If those don't skip, then it's a problem within the Pandora app. That's not a warranty replacement problem related to the phone. You would need to contact Pandora's support for help.
I use Jango, Radio.com, Pandora and even the Sirius/XM app, all streaming. You will get occasional skips from time to time. I have on every phone I've owned (multiple BlackBerry and Android devices). Heck, I get skips on Pandora on my laptop. It's the nature of streaming media.

But, if you are getting constant skipping within the same song, there is something going on. Like I said, try one of the other apps, and contact Pandora's support.

 

[brainwashed]

I've tried Slacker, LastFM and Jango.

Slacker crashes with a 'Force Close' error.

LastFM and Jango both jump to the next track every track 3-30 seconds into the song.

 

[WolfmanRobby]

Try this one..

https://market.android.com/developer?pub=CBS+Interactive+Music+Group

 

[brainwashed]

Thanks Wolfman. Yahoo Music works, but sounds really tinny. I jump to the next track much more often than Pandora used to on my iPhone using the same connectivity, but at least it plays.

Radio.com plays but has a similar but different timing of the 'skipping' sounds in the audio feed. It's the same interupted 'skip' that Pandora had but it's very regular and almost like a metronome is ticking along in the audio feed stopping the audio track in measured clicks or pauses.

Since I'm not seeing these issues mentioned on the Markplace at all (aside from Slacker's crashing issue, it seems like that's a global problem) I'm not really sure what to make of my issue. I see quite a bit of complaints about general music 'skipping' issues on the Atrix when I google search but no real solutions.

I'm starting to think I'm not an Android guy after all. I might just return the phone and be done with it. I've spent more time troubleshooting this phone in the past 3 days than I have with my iPhone in the past 3 years.

 

[WolfmanRobby]

Let's clarify what you mean by "Skipping"-

When you say "Skipping" that means gaps in the song, a sections of the song repeats (Think record skipping if you are old enough to remember those), or the song SKIPS ahead a few seconds

What you describe in that posts sounds like the music plays consistently, but there is a TICKING sound. Or, am I misunderstanding you?

If it's a ticking sound, that's not skipping. That's a sound quality issue that can come from a poor/loose audio connection, bad headphones, feedback...

Being an "Android" person has nothing to do with it. I don't have anything like you have with my Atrix. Occasionally, I'll get some ticking in the background playing MP3's through my car stereo, but that's feedback from where the input wire runs into the back of radio, and is not shielded from the engine noise properly.

I would still contact Pandora support.

 

[brainwashed]

What I'm really experiencing can be replicated at will. It's the same abrupt sound that I used to hear in Winamp on PC's back in the early 90's when the processor just couldn't play the file I was trying to play.

Edit: Forgot to say how to replicate the issue. I can open any window, or let the phone's display dim or auto lock and the music will stutter or 'pop' the resume immediately. It really seems like a load problem.

The music stops with a popping crack sound and then restarts right where it left off. It's sharp 'crack' sound, a split second of silence then the music picks up right where it left off. if the phone wasn't so damn powerful and if I hadn't owned an iPhone 3G for three years that never had this issue, I would think it was a processor limitation issue like back in the day with PC's.

Could the LauncherPro launcher that I'm using be causing issues?

 

[WolfmanRobby]

Could the LauncherPro launcher that I'm using be causing issues?

I use Launcher Pro to, so I think we can rule that out.

From the logs you posted, you don't have anything overwhelming the CPU. I really don't think that's what the problem is.

The real issue here is that we may have the same hardware, but there could be any combination of apps that you have and I don't. And, Android, unlike iPhone, does much more Multitasking (iOS4 does some multitasking, but no where near what you have on Android). So, when you listen to Pandora on the iPhone, it's pretty much all the phone is doing. Android is Linux shoved onto a phone. Seriously. We are running the Linux 2.6.32.9 Kernel (Check in Elixir2).

I'm still saying to contact Pandora's support. They will go over all of the apps on your phone, all of your settings. They are more likely to know of compatibility issues with a particular app you may have. Not to mention, they may be able to tell you of a log file Pandora saves on the phone to send them that tells them what's going on.
I know the developers I work with will even give a special build of the app that you replace the one from the market with that does special logging and reporting back to them so they can see what's going on. Once the issue is resolved, you switch back to the Market version of the app. I don't know if Pandora does that or not.