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PAC-Man ROM problems

This is the first time I have used a PAC-Man rom, and I have spend a half hour trying to find a couple of settings. If anyone else is familiar with the ROM, and can lend a hand, I would GREATLY appreciate it.
Ok, first off, where to I set the screen timeout? I don't see the setting under the normal settings->display options.
Second, I found that when I look at my recent apps, I see a little app bar with Apollo music player, camer, calendar, calculator, twitter and a couple others in it. Is there any way that I can customize these shortcuts? I play all my music through Google Play Music, and would love to substitute Apollo for it.
For now, that's all I can find (or can't find) wrong. Finally having an S-Off One is really showing off how awesome this phone is.

For the display timeout. Settings>Display&Lights>Sleep.
As for the bar in recents, I'm looking for a way to customize it as well.
Have you noticed any problems with WiFi or loading videos at all? For some reason I can't play Videos through the web or app for YouTube. And my WiFi seems to run at about half speed when I run a speedtest, compared to other devices.

I had problems for a while with YouTube, but without really doing anything it started working (I may have rebooted due to problems with my home screen). I haven't seen away to customize the shortcuts on recent apps yet either. Have you guys charged at all? Mine phone got pretty hot.
takeclear said:
For the display timeout. Settings>Display&Lights>Sleep.
As for the bar in recents, I'm looking for a way to customize it as well.
Have you noticed any problems with WiFi or loading videos at all? For some reason I can't play Videos through the web or app for YouTube. And my WiFi seems to run at about half speed when I run a speedtest, compared to other devices.
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brholt6 said:
I had problems for a while with YouTube, but without really doing anything it started working (I may have rebooted due to problems with my home screen). I haven't seen away to customize the shortcuts on recent apps yet either. Have you guys charged at all? Mine phone got pretty hot.
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I've been running the ROM since we got rumrunner, and I've noticed my phone actually runs cooler while charging and normal use.

I just happened to wake up in the middle of the night and checked it. It was cooler than usual like you mentioned. I dont know what the deal was.
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Have you had problems with a laggy launcher at all? Sometimes when I return to the home screen from an app, none of my icons or widgets show up until I hit the app drawer.
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I still have yet to figure out how to change the recent apps. I haven't noticed my phone getting hotter than normal, so I'd check to see what apps you have running.
I also haven't had any issues with YouTube, but for some reason, Google Search doesn't want to work. It just looks like it keeps trying to load and nothing ever comes up. It states that a new version is available, but when I try to update, saying that the "Package file was not signed correctly. Uninstall the previous copy of the app and try again." So, whenever I need to search for something, I have to go into chrome and search, which is a pain.

I updated to the 10/13 nightly and it seems to be running pretty well. Battery life is a bit better too. In the PACman thread it sounds like the 10/14 nightly didn't quite build right.
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PAC-Man seems to be the best of all worlds. Unfortunatly, I have had little luck with it on any phone I have tried it on. Works great on my Samsung 7.7 tablet but tried it on my GNEX and S3 and I would have constant issues. Very laggy and random reboots. Some apps also did not place nice with it on the GNEX and S3. I have not tried it on the One as Vanir seems to be running really good.

Mike02z said:
PAC-Man seems to be the best of all worlds. Unfortunatly, I have had little luck with it on any phone I have tried it on. Works great on my Samsung 7.7 tablet but tried it on my GNEX and S3 and I would have constant issues. Very laggy and random reboots. Some apps also did not place nice with it on the GNEX and S3. I have not tried it on the One as Vanir seems to be running really good.
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I did have some issues with lag, but after switching to Nova launcher I haven't had any problems. It does sound like the most recent nightly has some fixes for the laggy launcher. Other than that minor issue, this ROM has been pretty stable.

I'll give it a shot. Thanks.

Oops, I crapped my pants! (Because Netflix doesn't work anymore!)

I didn't actually crap my pants.
Netflix was working for a couple of months, then it stopped working. When I try to play any video it says it can't play it and to try again later or watch something else. I uninstalled and reinstalled Netflix, I cleared the cache and data for the app, I created a new Netflix account, nothing has helped.
Anything short of a factory restore I can try? Netflix support has been unsuccessful and referred me to Amazon. But I just rooted the Fire TV and I've got XBMC all set up the way I like it and I don't want to lose all that crap.
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Joe

http://downdetector.com/status/netflix
hope I caught you before you reformatted your ftv....

roustabout said:
http://downdetector.com/status/netflix
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No, I've been having this problem for weeks now and Netflix works fine on other devices on the same LAN.

I had this issue too with both Netflix and Amazon videos. unfortunately, I had to factory reset to fix problem.
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pope523 said:
I didn't actually crap my pants.
Netflix was working for a couple of months, then it stopped working. When I try to play any video it says it can't play it and to try again later or watch something else. I uninstalled and reinstalled Netflix, I cleared the cache and data for the app, I created a new Netflix account, nothing has helped.
Anything short of a factory restore I can try? Netflix support has been unsuccessful and referred me to Amazon. But I just rooted the Fire TV and I've got XBMC all set up the way I like it and I don't want to lose all that crap.
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Joe
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I have had strange problems with my Netflix. Whenever I exit XBMC and launch Netflix it will start to load the video I want to watch, then it gives me a similar message. Pull the power and reset FireTV and it works fine. I wish there was a simple reboot app that I could sideload. A reboot always fixes any weird problems that I am having with Netflix.

Netflix??
I know this a matter of opinion and add-ons installed, but I would say ditch Netflix and use XBMC exclusively.

htpcforall said:
I know this a matter of opinion and add-ons installed, but I would say ditch Netflix and use XBMC exclusively.
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Yes, I'd be perfectly happy to do so. But my kids want to unending supply of idiotic animation that Netflix provides and I don't want to fill my file server up with it.

falkien said:
I have had strange problems with my Netflix. Whenever I exit XBMC and launch Netflix it will start to load the video I want to watch, then it gives me a similar message. Pull the power and reset FireTV and it works fine. I wish there was a simple reboot app that I could sideload. A reboot always fixes any weird problems that I am having with Netflix.
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Select and Play on the Fire TV remote for 5 seconds, I think, forces a reboot.

Clear data for Amazon Video in the app settings. Got Prime videos and Netflix working for me again.
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Clear data for Amazon Video in the app settings. Got Prime videos and Netflix working for me again.
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I just tried this and it does not seem to have worked.

Have you tried using the amazon app control to uninstall it and then redownload? I had both the Amazon and the Play versions of Netflix on my ftv at one point, and had some issues loading Netflix videos. I uninstalled both, then reinstalled just the Amazon one and have not had problems more than once or twice since, and rebooting cleared the issue each time once I'd done the reinstall.

Sure you exited XBMC properly, or killed it.
I get this problem if I start playing something in xbmc press home and niether prime or netflix will play, seems like it's because xbmc is holding on to the video layer still.

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Have you tried using the amazon app control to uninstall it and then redownload? I had both the Amazon and the Play versions of Netflix on my ftv at one point, and had some issues loading Netflix videos. I uninstalled both, then reinstalled just the Amazon one and have not had problems more than once or twice since, and rebooting cleared the issue each time once I'd done the reinstall.
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Yes, I had done this early on.

realtuxen said:
Sure you exited XBMC properly, or killed it.
I get this problem if I start playing something in xbmc press home and niether prime or netflix will play, seems like it's because xbmc is holding on to the video layer still.
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I would think power cycling the FireTV would clear that up.
In any case, I came into the living room the other day and Netflix was suddenly working again. Perhaps the clearing Data and Cache for Amazon Video did it, but it needed to reboot and I didn't do that part?
I hate not knowing for sure how something got fixed. But hey, the kids can watch the friggin' Power Rangers and My Little Pony again.
Thanks everyone
Joe

Yeah sure it will,, But your know sometimes it's some odd little thing, and I did not register that you power cycled although I would think so but again I missed the post saying it, so I just threw an idea out there for everybody who encountered this in various ways.
Anyway.. I'm glad to hear everything is working again.

pope523 said:
Select and Play on the Fire TV remote for 5 seconds, I think, forces a reboot.
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I am amazed that this is not more well known. I have to reboot my fire many times to make it work right. Thanks for the tip....it works!!!

Netflix sucks on FTV

My Netflix sucks big time on my rooted fire TV. Stutters quite a bit. No combination of the video frame rate helps in the settings. What more can I do? I shouldn't have to wipe cache and restart every hour to get smooth playback. Thanks

supremekizzle said:
My Netflix sucks big time on my rooted fire TV. Stutters quite a bit. No combination of the video frame rate helps in the settings. What more can I do? I shouldn't have to wipe cache and restart every hour to get smooth playback. Thanks
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Netflix has been terrible on aftv. Between the loading to 99%, and "unable to play this title right now" not to mention that atv2 has a much better resolution (for me anyway).
I was experiencing a stutter and I think I switched to WiFi to fix it. Not 100% on that but its working better now.

KLit75 said:
Netflix has been terrible on aftv. Between the loading to 99%, and "unable to play this title right now" not to mention that atv2 has a much better resolution (for me anyway).
I was experiencing a stutter and I think I switched to WiFi to fix it. Not 100% on that but its working better now.
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How'd you fix the two issues you mentioned? Netflix just started doing the same, for no apparent reason about a week ago on my FTV. I found one that here that was said to have the fix, but I've performed each of the steps listed there with no luck. Right now, I'm on 51.1.6.0... I tried the latest, but am affected by the HDCP issue, so had to roll back.

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How'd you fix the two issues you mentioned? Netflix just started doing the same, for no apparent reason about a week ago on my FTV. I found one that here that was said to have the fix, but I've performed each of the steps listed there with no luck. Right now, I'm on 51.1.6.0... I tried the latest, but am affected by the HDCP issue, so had to roll back.
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Not sure I did fix it. It may have got better on its own. You could try uninstalling Netflix, clear data 3 times in Amazon video, unplug for 10 seconds. Then it may be beneficial to boot recovery and wipe dalvik and cache partitions. Finally reinstall Netflix.
Mine occasionally doesn't load all the way but restarting the video fixes it.

KLit75 said:
Not sure I did fix it. It may have got better on its own. You could try uninstalling Netflix, clear data 3 times in Amazon video, unplug for 10 seconds. Then it may be beneficial to boot recovery and wipe dalvik and cache partitions. Finally reinstall Netflix.
Mine occasionally doesn't load all the way but restarting the video fixes it.
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I don't know what the deal is, but I've tried all of the suggested fixes, but continue to get the same error message. I'll wait for pre-rooted 51.1.6.3 and see if that fixes it.

JediSooner said:
I don't know what the deal is, but I've tried all of the suggested fixes, but continue to get the same error message. I'll wait for pre-rooted 51.1.6.3 and see if that fixes it.
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Sorry. Overall Netflix on Amazon has been terrible for a lot of users while others seem to have no problems at all. They're not likely to provide a fix but it doesn't hurt to contact Amazon. At the very least you'll join a growing list of dissatisfied customers. Problem is Amazon points the finger a Netflix and vice versa. But like I've said before, Netflix has always been fine on my other devices going back almost a decade.

KLit75 said:
Sorry. Overall Netflix on Amazon has been terrible for a lot of users while others seem to have no problems at all. They're not likely to provide a fix but it doesn't hurt to contact Amazon. At the very least you'll join a growing list of dissatisfied customers. Problem is Amazon points the finger a Netflix and vice versa. But like I've said before, Netflix has always been fine on my other devices going back almost a decade.
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Yeah, the part I don't get is that it just stopped working for no apparent reason. It'd been working fine for months, then all of a sudden I start getting the "can't play video at this time" error (something to that effect). Anyway, thanks for the suggestions and feedback.

JediSooner said:
Yeah, the part I don't get is that it just stopped working for no apparent reason. It'd been working fine for months, then all of a sudden I start getting the "can't play video at this time" error (something to that effect). Anyway, thanks for the suggestions and feedback.
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If it's any consolation... on 51.1.x.x versions of Fire TV, I never had issues where it wouldn't play video, but I did have studdering and slow/fast issues. On the 51.5.3.0 Fire OS 5 preview, all that has gone away and aside from an issue with 5.1 sound which is solved by putting it on stereo, netflix is working great.

KLit75 said:
Netflix has been terrible on aftv. Between the loading to 99%, and "unable to play this title right now" not to mention that atv2 has a much better resolution (for me anyway).
I was experiencing a stutter and I think I switched to WiFi to fix it. Not 100% on that but its working better now.
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I agree. Netflix performance actually gotten worse on the Fire TV since the latest official stable update. For months I been using it and it was fine but now once again I have issues where the video would freeze up for about 5 to 10 seconds then speed up right away everyone is super fast while the audio continues. Very annoying as I thought they finally fixed it but it came back again. Now I also been getting the "unable to play title" error again too.
I actually started to use my Apple TV 3rd Generation which is connected to Wifi 5ghz channel 36. Loads programs quickly, no stuttering, no unable to, no credit shrinking.

I've learned that having another video app open while trying to access Netflix is what causes the problem. The reason rebooting fixes it is because you essentially flush the FireTV's memory when you do the reboot. If you exit out of other apps fully, you shouldn't have anymore problems. I miss being able to click the Home button when switching between video apps but ever since I started doing a proper shutdown for video apps before switching to the next one, I no longer need to reboot to get the different video apps work.

JediSooner said:
Yeah, the part I don't get is that it just stopped working for no apparent reason. It'd been working fine for months, then all of a sudden I start getting the "can't play video at this time" error (something to that effect). Anyway, thanks for the suggestions and feedback.
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That message occurs when you have another background application tying up the video process.
Try rebooting. And never use the home button to exit Kodi or any other video application. Quit it properly. And watch out for SPMC, the way it's been implemented to minimize to the home screen with the back button is really unhelpful on the AFTV.
Same goes for using Kodi as a launcher. Don't expect it to be reliable.

Claude Koch said:
That message occurs when you have another background application tying up the video process.
Try rebooting. And never use the home button to exit Kodi or any other video application. Quit it properly. And watch out for SPMC, the way it's been implemented to minimize to the home screen with the back button is really unhelpful on the AFTV.
Same goes for using Kodi as a launcher. Don't expect it to be reliable.
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Hadn't considered that possibility; however, I don't use an alternate launcher and I always shutdown Kodi properly. Maybe there's something else tying up the video process? I've gone through the 'clear data' process on Amazon Video multiple times, but that didn't fix Netflix. I'll try to go straight into Netflix after a fresh reboot and see what I get.

Thinking of Returning My Shield TV. Please Help

I'm getting ready to cancel my cable and are going to stream most of my content. I have a 1st generation chromecast that I have had for years. It performs pretty well, but since I will be streaming more of my content, I wanted a remote (other than my phone) and a UI. Nearly every review I read said that Shield is easily the most powerful and capable streaming box. I've had mine for about a week now and are having serious doubts. I hope that some of you can help.
First off, I knew going in that there are not as many Android TV apps as there are Roku channels. I also knew that apps could be sideloaded, so I didn't consider this that big of an issue. However, I'm noticing more and more that sideloading apps is pointless. I sideloaded the Cinemax app. After installing it, I can't do anything. I guess since it was made for a touchscreen, I can't use the arrows on the remote to select anything. I also tried sideloading the Charter Spectrum app. Same thing, I can't select anything. Even though this is not Nvidia's fault, I also can't use HBO GO, as Charter Spectrum allows me to sign in on an android mobile device, but not an Android TV, which makes absolutely no sense to me. I know that I can use my phone and cast to the Shield, which brings me to my next problem.
It seems that when I cast to the Shield using my phone, the stream is not smooth. It kind of stutters every few seconds. My internet speed is not great, but I don't have this problem when streaming to my old chromecast. I have tried them back to back with the same results. Also, on my last attempt to cast HBO Go on the Shield, along with stuttering, it paused itself. I went to my phone and hit play again. A few minutes later, the same thing. I thought it may be my internet connection, but I switched the cast over to the old chromecast and never experienced a single problem.
The remote seems to freeze up pretty often as well. If I watch something for a few minutes and then try to use the remote, it is unresponsive for several seconds, if not a minute.
I don't know if it is a problem with the apps or the Nvidia. Although it hasn't done it in the past day or 2, the Netflix app was freezing after only a few seconds of opening. In the middle of scrolling titles, the app would freeze and the entire Shield would seem to freeze with it. No buttons on the remote would work for several minutes. The FXNow app was also acting up. When browsing movie titles, some thumbnails would not show up and when clicking other titles, it brought up a different movie than the thumbnail. The Youtube app seems extremely slow to open. After clicking the app on the homescreen, I watch the spinning wheel for at least 10 to 15 seconds before the app opens.
Lastly, I was a little disappointed in the voice search. I used the microphone to search for a movie that I knew was streaming on one of my apps. However, it only showed me results to buy the movie on Google play. I had hoped that it would browse your apps to see if it was available free before showing results to buy.
I know this post is extremely long, but I am hoping some of you can help fix these issues. I have a hard time believing that a device as powerful as the Shield suffers from these simple problems. Most of which, the 5 year old chromecast still performs well.

I would either install full android or return the shield. Me personally, I have been running full android for over a year and will never go back to stock.

What are the benefits of running full android? I imagine you gain access to the full play store, but will apps actually work?

Yes. Full Android lets you run both normal and TV apps. There are a few that may not work, but I haven't run into any major problems so far. One other thing - to get the full use out of it, you will need a mouse and keyboard such as the Logitech K400.

I just run the stock nvidia android TV rom but I have a wireless mouse attached. That lets me run the majority of sideloaded apps that require touchscreen input, but I get to keep the custom shield programs and apps that make use of the regular remote. It's the best solution for me.

I have had mine for 4 weeks and love it for several reasons:
- I use youtube TV and YoutTube TV is not supported on Roku
- It is fast (I do not have the problem you describe with YouTube)
- I like my 4K picture
Other people love the Shield because of Kodi, but I do not use Kodi, so I cannot comment about it.
Having said that, if you are not using YouTube TV, Kodi, do not get into gaming, and/or do not care to run stock Android, I think you are better off with a Roku 4K and you will be fine. You can probably get 2 Roku 4Ks for the price of a Shield and it will have all the channels you ever want.
Again, for me it was YouTubeTV, Netflix, Amazon, HBO GO (works great for me), WatchESPN, Hulu, Vudu. Hulu does not support profiles in Android TV yet, but everything else works great and fast for me.

Anyone with MLB At-Bat Premium having issues?

Wondering if this is just me...
Since the beginning of this season, I haven't been able to watch games on MLB At-Bat. They will start and run for just a minute, then it always goes to a black screen with a general message of "We are unable to process your request at this time. Please try again later.". There's a button to a link about blackout restrictions. My location service is working fine and I am not trying to access games that would be blacked out (there's a specific message you get for those, and the game never starts playing). I have tried everything including a FULL wipe and ROM reinstall. I'm using a rooted rom (RR Nougat) but my phone which also has RR/Root does not have this issue. Other video apps (including NHL that does a location check) do not have this issue. I am pretty convinced now it is an app bug specific to this tablet.
Anyone else to confirm or deny?

Not one person? I'm considering trying to go back to a MM ROM, but I'm still pretty convinced it's the app maker's problem, as other apps still play video fine. I guess taking a nandroid and trying it wouldn't be too difficult.

Well turns out going back to MM did resolve it. I installed this one. https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/development/marshmallow-rom-t3620522
Maybe it's the fact that this one is TouchWiz, not sure... but I can finally watch baseball games again. I really didn't want to buy a new tablet right now just for this.