Games crashing; no force close. - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

I've seen this issue posted in another thread in the Apps and Themes sections, I figured this would be a good place to get it up as well.
Games are crashing on me with dependable consistency. I can play for around five minutes, ten if I'm lucky, and the game will just close. No FC, no notice of any kind, I'm just unceremoniously deposited back into whatever app I was using when I accessed the game. I've so far only experienced this with Plants vs Zombies; others have had this same issue with many other games.
The folks in this thread ( androidforums.com/samsung-epic-4g-touch/415823-games-crashing.html (Not allowed to link.)) seem pretty convinced that it's related to some sort of audio bug. My personal experience is that turning the sound off / all the way down hasn't made any noticeable difference.
I've so far experienced this on Starburst and Calkulin's. I never tried with stock.
I'm open to ideas and experimentation, as I'd really like to be able to sate my (portable) Plants vs Zombies addiction.

So far there's no fix.

So calkulins rom didnt work either... I was going to flash my phone today... Nm that tho... I guess I'll have to leave it stock... (wait for patch)...
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Soundpool is seriously fukt with these US sgs2 phones... The sound pool is what causes games to crash... No turning the volume down doesn't help either...Samsung is denying it too...
Hopefully some one can create a rom that stops this from happening...
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Here a email I got on the.issue today. Good news as Samsung has reproduced the bug...
Comment #78 on issue 17623 by [email protected]: SoudPool HeapDump on DualCore http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail? id=17623
Hello everybody, with the help of supercurio, we have contacted SamsungMobile. They have reproduced this bug. You can follow progress on our twitter accounts (ellis2323 and supercurio).
--You received this message because you starred the issue. You may adjust your notification preferences at: https://code.google.com/hosting/settings
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I tried clicking on the link (dead link)...
Thanks for that update tho... I'm praying for this fix...
Pretty frustrating doing dungeons in Order and Chaos with a team... Then *bam* crash/force close...
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Certainly glad to hear it's getting some attention. Such an ugly mar on such a wonderful phone. Fingers crossed!

Related

Facebook 1.6 beta

Its released! Market Link:
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.facebook.katana
Improved News Feed including comment liking
Pages
Video Uploads
Many bug fixes
I´m also interested
+1 !
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No one?
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Nope lol. I've been google stalking it but can't find it anywhere.
I signed up.. Still waiting. I'm sure once they start sending out links for this it will be on here.
I also was able to sign up before it was closed. No word yet. Hope they're not c*ck blocking on us custom rom users.
I also missed the signups, but I hope I can get my hands on the beta version because the one they have in the market is killing me!
Any update
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Wish this would leak already!
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It's been released...
did u actually get a private beta version sent to you? 1.6 is available in the android market and its practically unchanged
Just the one that's on the Market, I guess 1.6 isn't the beta we are looking for.
Has anyone installed the update? Many comments in Market about problems since updating to this version...
Guess not! I have the update installed, no problems but there's nothing new.
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gbarayah said:
Has anyone installed the update? Many comments in Market about problems since updating to this version...
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Still loads of bugs,
Cant get into friends with a force close.
Messages broken, they don't sync properly.
Also to rub salt into the wound, the have FULL access to your text messages with no legitimate reason. Poor effort. Might have to find the 1.5.4 apk.
I'll keep my 1.5.1 Works good even with friends. Anything after was a nightmare.
Im using Cyanogen V7.1-RC1 and seems like LauncherPro doesnt sync my Facebook events to LauncherPro Calendar widget or normal Calendar like it used (Theres only option to sync contacts in settings) before.
Not sure if the problem occured with Nightly build 119 which I used before, but Im pretty sure it worked with that, and ofc. with Sense based roms.
Is the problem now with LauncherPro or with Cyanogen? Or maybe even with the Facebook app?
Argh!!! Its all changed!! Suddenly about 15 mins ago it seemed to completely reload and now looks "improved" For the record, I previously force closed and cleared cache / data so this is just weird.
Cons:
Friends still force closes though
Pros:
Filters on friend feed.. Yay, finally get rid of pages of stupid game updates.
Looks and feels smoother. (I'm on Wifi though)
Craig
If you are having problems I really suggest running a fix_permissions from RM or from terminal, it solves most of my problems for me. I updated a few days ago but it suddenly changed for me too. The new news feed is pretty nice and I love how I can like comments now. Pages seem to be so-so but better than nothing. Chat actually seems to be working!
I don't use launcherpro but if I'm not mistaken, it uses its own client completely separate from the official facebook app so the new update shouldn't be affecting anything.

Anyone else lag while playing games?

I'm sure someone is addicted to words with friends and scramble with friends like I am.
I'm running ilwt (the latest).
If I don't manually go to applications and force stop one or the other, while I'm playing them, it litterally lags the hell out of my phone!
Has anyone else ran into this? Is there anything I can do about it?
Starting to finally feel like my phone can't handle what I throw at it! I know, those games are memory hogs, but hey, what can I say.... I'm addicted.
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Yeah, my wife's G2 having this problem among other things. I've been trying fix her lag and fc problems for months. Have you run into any solutions yet?
Have u guys tried using adw launcher when playing high demand game? My trick,download home manager and adw from market,whenever u wanna play game switch to adw,and kill ur stock home launcher..it takes less than a min to set up,but hey,u get hours of smooth gameplay hope I help..
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Hey. I playing Hanging with Friends (same dev as WWF) and Scrabble simultaneously every day. Usually without a glitch. I do get the occassional force close, but otherwise they run well. I'm also using ILWT. I keep my phone pretty lite though. In fact, I think I run Hanging with Friends from my SD. Perhaps it's time for a full wipe?
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I went to elitmodcm7 and took hanging with friends off lol. Every once in awhile I get a little lag, so I put a shortcut onscreen for running services and when it gets a little laggy, I just open it up and stop the ones using the most resources..
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ICS Audio Latency

I just realized that the audio latency issue hasnt been fixed in ICS when looking deeper into the audio part of the NDK.
Can everyone go here
and star the issue by going to the bottom and adding a vote (star)
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3434
because currently Google seems to give a rats a* about this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx97XEr2qF4#t=46m34s
repost if you want.Having to lobby to get low latency audio from an OS is kinda pathetic.
If this isnt fixed by the time the tmobile 3g change for iphones is complete I guess iPhone might be the way because a music production workflow is painful currently and it only discourages any production.
Why is this important?
It prevents real music apps from being ported into android like iRig or Beatmaker or fourtrack or any of smules app.
http://www.insidemobileapps.com/2011/12/07/smule-cto-ge-wang-on-why-android-apps-arent-coming-in-the-near-future/smule ceo discussing it and how it limits what can be ported into android
Sounds like a plan. Going to do as you say and hope Google fixes this. No excuses ....if they want to compete with iOS, issues like this need to be rectified.
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Just read about this bug and I am quite shocked that Google haven't fixed it after 4 years!
I voted.
Maybe cyanogen can fix it
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defconoi said:
Maybe cyanogen can fix it
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Problem is that cyanogen cant fix because Google needs to fix it for app developers to jump on to this platform. App developers arent going to jump into a platform that requires someone to install a custom rom for their apps to work.
And everyone feel free to repost in other devices since this is an issue with all android phones.

[Q] CyanogenMod 10.1 Game issues/problems

Hello there, I was wondering if anybody has had any issues with first person games on the new Cyanogenmod Version 10.1-20130203-unofficial-d710? The android version is 4.2.1.
So my games load up fine from the market, however when I open them and start playing them I seem to loose control with my character. For instance on both games, COD black ops zombies, I have limited control over my character, it freezes/lags during gameplay... I can't fully play the game, this is the same for the amazing spiderman game. If anybody has an idea about this I'd like to hear it. Thanks
~ Fellow Rocker
rockingfreely said:
Hello there, I was wondering if anybody has had any issues with first person games on the new Cyanogenmod Version 10.1-20130203-unofficial-d710? The android version is 4.2.1.
So my games load up fine from the market, however when I open them and start playing them I seem to loose control with my character. For instance on both games, COD black ops zombies, I have limited control over my character, it freezes/lags during gameplay... I can't fully play the game, this is the same for the amazing spiderman game. If anybody has an idea about this I'd like to hear it. Thanks
~ Fellow Rocker
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Try updating to 2/15 or 2/18 if you don't mind doing a full wipe. These two builds are very stable and should have no issues with games
OK well thanks for your prompt reply. The fed 18 version has a lot of problems; for instance it does not allow you to do screen rotation. Still the same issues with games. Feb 15 runs very smoothly, is very fast. however it did not solve my game problems as well. What happens is the screen moves all over the place. I know that I lose control of the buttons. My hunch is this this is a interface issue between the CyanogenMod launcher and the games themselves. If you are experiencing any issues with 3d games such as call of duty and GTA 3 I like to know..
~fellow rocker
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I don't know what is wrong because I am running February 18 build and call of duty zombies works just fine. (If that's what you're referring to as Call of duty)
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XCrunner23 said:
I don't know what is wrong because I am running February 18 build and call of duty zombies works just fine. (If that's what you're referring to as Call of duty)
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Hmm, ok that's good to hear. Yes I was referring Call of Duty Black ops Zombies. I want to check and see what you did to install the rom. Did you use the El29 Rom to install it use odin one click? Does your rom when it boost up say GT I9100... Ok so I used the video from qbking to install the rom, the only thing that he did differently than me was that he used mobile odin. So your not having any control issues huh... Any ways, I'd appreciate to know how you downloaded the file. So far everything runs smoothy except for gameplay where I loose control of my character, experience freezing/lags/shuttering so I'm really trying to this annoying problem out of my way.
Thanks for you help
~rockingfreely
When i first boot up, it just says galaxy s II. Also..i did one click to el29 through odin. I downloaded an earlier build on my computer. Then i just downloaded each new build on my phone. Hope this helps and i hope you get this problem worked out soon. Let me know if you need any more help
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Thanks for your help... I got it working with games. Turns out that it was a hardware issue I was having after replacing my screen that is attached to the lcd.. Got a new epic 4g touch and it works fine with the mod
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Missing app icons

Has anyone else experienced app icons disappearing from folders? The icon remains visible in the app drawer but isn't visible in the home screen folder.
The real strange thing is the folder treats it as though it's still there. (There's a gap where it would be) If I try to add it to the folder again, then both show up.
I'm having the problem with one app (wifi analyzer) but had experienced it before with other apps.
Any ideas or feedback is appreciated.
I'm running stock and unrooted latest update for what it's worth.
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Are you using the hide icons feature in the app drawer ??
I miss a few on occasion too. ..
Try this. ..
Enable all icons again. ..then wipe cache in the recovery. ..
Then reboot and hide apps again. .
It appears to be a stock bug. ...g
This is one of those bugs that sparked my curiosity to try different ROMs.
Is there any place to read up on known issues with i317? Samsung has really dropped the ball in regards to support on their website. This seems to be the main place to ask questions but I feel like I have quite a few, some are general and others are more android specific.
I think I may be having buyers remorse now. I'm reading and trying to figure out as much as I can but it feels like I've read every book in an encyclopedia set and while I've learned new things the general things still remain unanswered or unfound. I'm not sure if it's device specific, android specific, or an app gone awry.
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Every device and OS has bugs,,,it's just part of the game...
The note 2 is a solid and good running device with great support (here on XDA)...and the Rom offering is excellent as well.
If you purchased the device new, and it has any type of severe glitch...you may want to consider a warranty replacement.
Mine has always performed very well on the stock firmware, and although the TW 4.1.2 version is a bit buggy, it still performs beyond my expectations when compared to the note 1...
No regrets here at all.....g
It's been pretty solid. I just get a bit reluctant to try anything beyond stock right now because there are those little things that seem to occur. I occasionally get a blue outlined box around app icons which has left me baffled because it's a rare thing but has happened a few times.
I'm not knocking the phone or its OS. It just seems tedious to find answers to questions. I am not comparing anything with my iphone experience, because it took years for me to become a go to guy with any issues with iOS or even the hardware. I just am finding it a bit more of a challenge to locate a good sgh-i317 based sort of a knowledge base. Do you by any chance know of any good information banks? Or perhaps I should ask where's a good place to start learning more in depth about it?
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The best reference for all things android is here. ..XDA
Do a search for XDA university. .
You'll find every topic, ranging from the beginning of Android. ..all the way up to full blown coding from source.
No better resource exists anywhere on the planet. ..g
Perfect! Seems like exactly what I have been digging around for. Thanks a million.
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Always welcome. ...g
I thought it was just me getting random blue borders on widgets. It only started within the last 2 months, and the only possible change would be having adding perseus kernel.
Small enough to not care, frequent enough to make me say "wtf"
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I would love to help you, but help yourself first: ask a better question
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
The missing app icons is more of a problem for me. The blue border thing just makes me scratch my head.
Sadly if you anything aside from flipping through home screens it disappears. I've tried getting a screen capture of it and it disappears. It's almost like when you only single click something on a windows desktop. It's a rare occasional thing but drives me nuts wondering what it is or why it happens.
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