[Q] What's in the box? - A7 General

Would someone please tell me what is supposed to be included in the Elocity 7 box when purchased?
Is it supposed to include a USB to USB cable? If not, how is it supposed to be connected to our computer (if necessary)?
I saw the following and wonder if if is correct (it doesn't mention a USB cable):
What is in the box:
eLocity™ 7-Inch Internet, Tablet with 4GB internal memory, rechargeable lithium polymer battery, user manual and safety guide, warranty card and AC adaptor with power cord.
Thank you.
Bobby

That's all folks!!!
Yup, that was all that was in the box. I actually had a screen protector in my box, but it got ruined when I tried to remove the tape from it. It was taped to the A7 to hold it.
I bought 5 bluetooth dongles from eBay - only 2 bucks each - and plugged them into my computers. I can easily transfer files now between all computers and the A7 - and my phones now - and each other.
Really there was nothing else in there.
I did buy a case....the USAGear neoprene black one. Bought it on Amazon. On sale now for about 13 bucks. Fits almost perfect. It could be just a touch longer, but looks good.
Make sure you do the upgrade to latest firmware from website, then Dexters mod 1.41 - makes it a great machine!
I have a bluetooth gps receiver coming - have heard they work with the A7.

mrpete2u said:
Make sure you do the upgrade to latest firmware from website, then Dexters mod 1.41 - makes it a great machine!
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Thanks.
What firmware update are you referring to?
I already have PBJ8000.2.0.0133.
(I'm personally not too 'fond' of the updates because they keep replacing apps I previous removed. And I understand every future update will do the same.)

The A7 need a dedicated dev to work on it, thanks Dexter but your legion is to motorola, was using Dexter mod but went back to the stock rom, have less issue with stock than with Dexter mod..don't have to reinsert SD or USB and It show the correct SD card size ..

Firmware update
I believe the latest firmware update is 2.2
It was out in February - i think the 24th, but not sure.
Anyway, i did install the latest firmware, then in order to get the Market place app, I "upgraded" to Dexters mod 1.41 so I could install almost any app from marketplace.

tumpy said:
have less issue with stock than with Dexter mod..don't have to reinsert SD or USB and It show the correct SD card size ..
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i never seen sdcard (external) reported in stock rom reported correctly or even found? i know it mounts it at /storage/sdcard-disk0 but thats it, for previous releases.. can you tell me how you see it better or do you actually mean internal storage, because "correct sdcard size" is fine here too?
btw(little OT),
for those using stock and want all the new gameloft HD games running, you cannot use stock, as /storage is not supported, it reports "no free space".
if you want to use the usb cable, you still need to be able to switch between host/device, which is not working in our firmware...
you can manually switch but the OS do not acknowledge it correctly.

mrpete2u said:
I believe the latest firmware update is 2.2
It was out in February - i think the 24th, but not sure.
Anyway, i did install the latest firmware, then in order to get the Market place app, I "upgraded" to Dexters mod 1.41 so I could install almost any app from marketplace.
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Thanks.
I believe you might be mistaken. I have gone to the following site and it states latest firmware update is PBJ8000.2.0.0133, which is what I have.
http://www.elocitynow.com/support_downloads.shtml
(I don't know what the other posters are talking about as I am a beginner and it seems their posts are not answering my original question or are way "over my head.")

The newbie on his grandmothers account is right.
He is naming the fw version
2.2 is the android OS version.
Not directly related.

Guess with dextermod were running android 1.41 ? Lol

Ya im looking forward to dexterbread 2.3 and maybe if were lucky even
dextercomb 3.0 LOL!
And in back to the topic,you only received the other accessories if you ordered
your tablet off of Amazon back when it first came out.It was a bonus package,
the only items in the box now are tablet with battery,power cord screen protector
and the paper work.

droidflix said:
Ya im looking forward to dexterbread 2.3 and maybe if were lucky even
dextercomb 3.0 LOL!
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as no folio owners read here, i can tell you i seen 3.0 on my toshiba folio, very bad for now(soft egl), but its work in progress. but of course, its because we had part of the kernel source available, and im not alone on this at all. but kernel source helps when board changes are needed...

Dexter_nlb said:
as no folio owners read here, i can tell you i seen 3.0 on my toshiba folio, very bad for now(soft egl), but its work in progress. but of course, its because we had part of the kernel source available, and im not alone on this at all. but kernel source helps when board changes are needed...
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I can remember having some of the same problems with the droid 1 in the beginning but it got worked out and I am still using it as my main phone running gingerbread and can do anything that the newer phones can do and a lot of the things they cant.The ones of us that love this tablet for what it is and can understand even the basics will get a long and happy life out of the A7.

Dexter_nlb said:
as no folio owners read here, i can tell you i seen 3.0 on my toshiba folio, very bad for now(soft egl), but its work in progress. but of course, its because we had part of the kernel source available, and im not alone on this at all. but kernel source helps when board changes are needed...
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Dexter. ASUS has the 3.0 kernel on their site, can you use it to build for the A7?. Its a 97mb file..
Description Eee PAD Kernel Code
Eee PAD Kernel Code for Android OS
2011/04/05 update
File Size 97.49 (MBytes) 2011/04/05 update
http://support-org.asus.com/downloa...anguage=en-us&model=Eee Pad Transformer TF101

tumpy said:
File Size 97.49 (MBytes) 2011/04/05 update
http://support-org.asus.com/downloa...anguage=en-us&model=Eee Pad Transformer TF101
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checked it already and its not complete, for compile.. and no details on how to actually making it compile..
tried to copy it on top of 2.6.36.3 but some scripts were missing, so its nice, but not really useful.
anyways A7 has different hardware, and is similar to the Harmony board (called naz10) where Asus the much newer Whistler board for their kit, which has more video mem and some other functions on the board we dont have here..
similar but not quite the same when you get technical.

alicez said:
Thanks.
I believe you might be mistaken. I have gone to the following site and it states latest firmware update is PBJ8000.2.0.0133, which is what I have.
http://www.elocitynow.com/support_downloads.shtml
(I don't know what the other posters are talking about as I am a beginner and it seems their posts are not answering my original question or are way "over my head.")
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Alicez, you are right about the firmware. I was mistaken on that one. Looks like you have the latest.
By now you are probably trying to find a case to put it in? I found a great one that just barely fits at amazon.com. It is made by USAgear - neoprene black.

Related

SOLD!... Selling eLocity A7

4/7/11 UPDATE:
SOLD!
4/4/2011 UPDATE:
Well, eLocity informed me that they where having supply issues with getting displays. So they decided to send me a new unit from their stock as I have already been waiting over a month and a half. It shipped out Friday and should arrive soon.
I was thinking of keeping it but decided I'd be better off selling it and getting some cash. so if anyone that has already expressed interest still want it let me know.
A7 with original accessories (charger, headphones w/ mic) $210 shipped.
Thanks.....
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Well, out of a job and need cash more than toys.
Have to sell my A7. It is currently running Dexters v1.3 ROM and come with a case (see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895353).
I have a second A7 that is currently at eLocity to have the screen at sat on replaced. They say it should be four weeks. I may sell that one too once I get it back.
Anyone interested PM me.
Dude, that sucks.
Good luck in the hunt.
Timmy2b's said:
Dude, that sucks.
Good luck in the hunt.
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Thanks,
If there is no interest I may list it on ebay tomorrow. I really rather not deal with ebay and some technically challanged buyer who won't know how to make the A7 work.
Wish you'd have posted this earlier. Just dropped the coin on a new one after finally making my decision. It will be here tomorrow. GLWS
jtodaro said:
Wish you'd have posted this earlier. Just dropped the coin on a new one after finally making my decision. It will be here tomorrow. GLWS
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such is life, what can you do. I finally made the decision to part with it.
Hope you enjoy your new tablet.
i'll take it if you decide to ship abroad
convergefan said:
i'll take it if you decide to ship abroad
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Well, where are you? Are you willing to help with shipping?
RojasTKD said:
Well, where are you? Are you willing to help with shipping?
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i'm in australia and i expect to pay for whatever the shipping costs are if that's what you're referring to.
cheers
convergefan said:
i'm in australia and i expect to pay for whatever the shipping costs are if that's what you're referring to.
cheers
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Australia... cool. Always wanted to visit.
I'm about to go work out, but send me a PM and we'll we how we can work it out.
Thanks...
Still available....
Interested. I am reading on this forum how many people are having problems wit the Dexter mod. How is yours running on this tablet?
crucesrev said:
Interested. I am reading on this forum how many people are having problems wit the Dexter mod. How is yours running on this tablet?
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I don't think there is a problem with the Dexter ROM. Dexter's ROM is the Official eLocity ROM with Market and Google Apps added. As far as I'm aware the issues are inherent to the official ROM.
The only issue I've seen in my use are:
1. with the current ROM, in setting it does not show the the MicroSD card as there. The card is there and can be used though. Pictures show up in the gallery and the MicroSD card can be navigated with a file explorer app (i use Astro).
2. Not 100% sure but think apps can't be run from the MicroSD card. Someone said they moved app to the SD card recently, but I haven't tried.
any specific problem your referring to?
The issue with not reading the sd card, not being able to access to usb thumbdrives and numerous apps which will not install and run properly. I am a newb, BTW.
crucesrev said:
The issue with not reading the sd card, not being able to access to usb thumbdrives and numerous apps which will not install and run properly. I am a newb, BTW.
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Like I pointed out above, when you go into the setting menu it doesn't show the SDcard as mounted in the latest firmware. But it is there and accessible. I put movies, pictures and music in mine and all are accessible.
I have no issues using USB drives. That's how I move the Update.zip file onto my internal SD card. I download it to my USB drive via my PC. Plug it into my A& then copy the Update.zip file to my internal storage from the USB drive using Astro file manager.
Yes, there are apps that won't work. AS there are app that won't work on my g tablet either. Not sure if it has to do with the apps not yet supporting the Tegra 2 processor or tablets or what. For example Google earth won't run on either my A7 or the viewsonic g tablet.
I guess it all depends on what the user wants the device to do. For me e-mail, Internet, Skype and google calendar are the main use. Don't really use my device for games (occasional Angry Birds or paper toss).
Now $195 shipped (USA only)
Interested and in the US. PM sent.
All PMs replied to.
Sale Pending.
Hello, please let me know if your pending sale works out. If not I am interested.
Thanks
stephangrell said:
Hello, please let me know if your pending sale works out. If not I am interested.
Thanks
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Will do, I believe you would be third in line if it falls through.
PMs responded to. Thanks.

Enable USB Host Mode

Roebeet at slatedroid has a step by step for using the Xoom usb port for host mode: http://www.slatedroid.com/index.php...le-usb-host-mode-ie-thumb-drives-on-the-xoom/
and it is on days like today that I love my Xoom that much more. By the time the devs are done designing things for this tablet, it is going to be a whole new experience. I feel sorry for people that returned theirs after not even giving it real time to grow.
so this enables host mode, but can you switch back and forth between host and client?
I guess his new boot.img that enables the USB host will be a moot point with regard to the new update coming from Moto tonight. This sucks.
an update is coming?
joeski27 said:
I guess his new boot.img that enables the USB host will be a moot point with regard to the new update coming from Moto tonight. This sucks.
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Regardless of the update, we will still be able to run this great mod. There has been little work done on the kernel as seen on aosp. so all the kernels floating around will still work just fine. In fact, the only kernel work committed from upstream has primarily been bcm4329 work for the wifi only models.
Will this allow me to plug in my external hard drive?
Sent from my Xoom using XDA Premium App
After I update I am going to run this bad boy
mattkeane88 said:
Will this allow me to plug in my external hard drive?
Sent from my Xoom using XDA Premium App
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Yes, if your drive is AC powered. And u get the cable. I will release this in my next kernel release with due credits given in my OP.
how hard would it be
To have the OC and USB host lines in the boot/root img?
I would love to have this and OC at the same time!
bigrushdog said:
Yes, if your drive is AC powered. And u get the cable. I will release this in my next kernel release with due credits given in my OP.
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how about portable external HD's that draw power through the usb cable. theese will also be supported too, correct?
The actual change is very minor from stock - a few extra lines in the init.rc and then the /etc/vold.fstab change.
10roller said:
how about portable external HD's that draw power through the usb cable. theese will also be supported too, correct?
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Going on my GTAB experience, it should work. But, there might be a size restriction -- 128GB, I believe (?) and of course FAT32. Again, going on memory here from the GTAB forums.
My external HDD's are all EXT3/4 so I usually don't test them against an OTG cable.
roebeet said:
Going on my GTAB experience, it should work. But, there might be a size restriction -- 128GB, I believe (?) and of course FAT32. Again, going on memory here from the GTAB forums.
My external HDD's are all EXT3/4 so I usually don't test them against an OTG cable.
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FAT32!!!! who uses that anymore?!?!
Anyone got a good link for the right cables. The last one I bought to add storage to my jailbroke apple tv failed miserably.
qw3r7yju4n said:
To have the OC and USB host lines in the boot/root img?
I would love to have this and OC at the same time!
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Yeah I think this might be needed, since it seems that the boot.img for USB host conflicts with the boot.img for OC, rendering your tablet wifi-less. Hope we can get a workaround for this
mattkeane88 said:
FAT32!!!! who uses that anymore?!?!
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(gets on soapbox)
Most of the vendors, unfortunately, because they can't hammer out a long-term solution they all can agree on. FAT32 is still used on flash-based devices because of this problem. And it is a problem.
MS, in its infinite wisdom, created exFAT to replace FAT32. But of course its proprietary and has to be licensed. Why couldn't they just open source it and allow it to used for free? That would be too easy, so they can't do that. NTFS is also proprietary, so getting OS's like Android and iOS requires reverse engineering. And HFS+ is, again, proprietary.
What would be best for consumers is that all the major vendors agree on an open-source standard (like EXT4?), and create drivers for their various OS's to support that standard. Then, we could migrate all new devices to that new standard and be done with this problem. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
(gets off soapbox)
Non zoom owner here, potiential in the future. I guess this mean flash drives not camera and phone etc or is it all the same? Wont different drivers b required?
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I think in the link the person has a link to eBay
strifejester said:
Anyone got a good link for the right cables. The last one I bought to add storage to my jailbroke apple tv failed miserably.
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xlGmanlx said:
I think in the link the person has a link to eBay
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Sold out and all the other ones on ebay will take weeks to arrive.
Anyone find a US site that we can buy one of these cables on?
Did anyone have the problem with WiFi breaking after flashing the boot.img? The only way I could get WiFi back was to boot a previous image.
Andy

Reports coming in that Xoom Wifi owners have received the updates today!

Hey Xoomers! It appears that wifi-only xoom owners are also having the updates pushed to their tabs also! I have not received it yet, but be patient, looks like all Xooms are being updated!
https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/380602#380602
could be an accident. looks like people over there are getting silenced about the update
From the sounds of it, this was meant to go out to their preview members only. I guess someone jumped the gun and didn't bother to let them know they weren't supposed to talk about it.
Which is only a guess, since the corporate rep on the forums has been very vague - only a single post with a "maybe" and then a bunch of posts insisting that people who have stated they got an update check their email.
I wonder if Motorola has really internalized the fact that there are, like, four or five other vendors for these tablets coming out in the next few months - many of them with very, very similar hardware. Not communicating with their tech-savvy audience seems like a poor way to convince people to recommend their tablet over others.
They need to share this ****!!!
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i got the update on my WIFI ONLY xoom i tried installing it it crashed on the android with exclamation mark, so i restarted and its back on 3.0.1 and says its up to date
DAMMIT
not only in usa
also reported in my country
Seems moto launch a experiment
This is pretty disappointing. The update obviously exists and works on the wifi xoom but google won't release it yet probably just to make Verizon happy.
Are people really going to go out and buy 3g xooms just because the update on Verizon came first.
SS2006 said:
i got the update on my WIFI ONLY xoom i tried installing it it crashed on the android with exclamation mark, so i restarted and its back on 3.0.1 and says its up to date
DAMMIT
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Same happened to me...
My wife's stock US wifi xoom (purchased 1 week ago) got the update last night. My rooted wifi xoom (purchased shortly after launch) hasn't received it yet.
machupo75 said:
My wife's stock US wifi xoom (purchased 1 week ago) got the update last night. My rooted wifi xoom (purchased shortly after launch) hasn't received it yet.
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Hmm Being in Denmark and having purchased a US Xoom Wifi I wonder what to do. (Stock 3.0)
So I did the following ...
Added a VPN tunnel to USA. (had previosly brought VPN access)
Set the date 1 day back, to let the Xoom look for updates.
" no cigar! "
Set the date 1 day forward (today´s date)
Still no luck -
I wonder if the update is really rolling out
Can Anyone confirm Xoom Wifi is really getting 3.1 right now ?
Is there Anyway to "push" it - (besides the date change procedure)
Have a good one
Mike -
mkrogh65 said:
Hmm Being in Denmark and having purchased a US Xoom Wifi I wonder what to do. (Stock 3.0)
So I did the following ...
Added a VPN tunnel to USA. (had previosly brought VPN access)
Set the date 1 day back, to let the Xoom look for updates.
" no cigar! "
Set the date 1 day forward (today´s date)
Still no luck -
I wonder if the update is really rolling out
Can Anyone confirm Xoom Wifi is really getting 3.1 right now ?
Is there Anyway to "push" it - (besides the date change procedure)
Have a good one
Mike -
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I also have a US WIFI only Xoom in Europe and i'm impatient
I downloaded the update from development forum, made a host USB cable and updated my Xoom manually.
I must say that everything that i hoped for is fixed in 3.1, so i'm really pleased with my Xoom now.
poisike said:
I also have a US WIFI only Xoom in Europe and i'm impatient
I downloaded the update from development forum, made a host USB cable and updated my Xoom manually.
I must say that everything that i hoped for is fixed in 3.1, so i'm really pleased with my Xoom now.
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ya - I read about the procedure.
I dont think ill root my Xoom, even though my phone is (SGS I9000)
But is it possible to do without rooting the Xoom ?
Could you please provide link from the post you followed ?
Mike
mkrogh65 said:
ya - I read about the procedure.
I dont think ill root my Xoom, even though my phone is (SGS I9000)
But is it possible to do without rooting the Xoom ?
Could you please provide link from the post you followed ?
Mike
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You don't need root, my Xoom was stock before and is stock now.
Check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13679173&postcount=110
poisike said:
I also have a US WIFI only Xoom in Europe and i'm impatient
I downloaded the update from development forum, made a host USB cable and updated my Xoom manually.
I must say that everything that i hoped for is fixed in 3.1, so i'm really pleased with my Xoom now.
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I'd also like to hear more about your update experience and see how you made a usb host cable.
Will probably require a new thread.
SnakeManJayd said:
I'd also like to hear more about your update experience and see how you made a usb host cable.
Will probably require a new thread.
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Read the Guide thread, all information is there, including a link to how to make a host cable. If something is still unclear, then just ask.
Not according to my conversation with Motorola today. Can you buy a wi-fi only from Verizon? Just wondering if those are still branded differently and that's why they're getting updates.
For now 32GB is plenty for me so I'm not exactly screaming for the SD card update. But I will be a little disappointed if I have to wait weeks for my update when Verizon got theirs already. There were several items in the list below that I was really hoping to take advantage of. I'm not exactly crying over the update just yet though, because I'd rather do the official OTA update than download directly like others have been doing. However, I will pre-qualify all this with...the rep I spoke with didn't seem to be the most knowlegable and appeared to be reading from a script based on the responses I was given to some other questions I asked. So take this with a grain of salt.
Ann: Motorola XOOM with Wi-Fi tablets and other variants of Motorola XOOM will receive the update within the next several weeks.
frost: will this update include the sd card support?
Ann: It does not.
frost: will that fix be implemented any time in the near future?
Ann: It's enhancements are:
● Enables movie services including Android Market Movie Rental via full HDCP / DRM support
● Enables support for full Adobe Flash 10.2 release
● Picture Transfer Protocol Feature Support
● Bluetooth(R) support in Gtalk
● Bluetooth(R) mouse support along with further Bluetooth(R) headset support
● Adding Proxy support for Wi-Fi network
● Resizable widgets
● Additional shortcut key support for Bluetooth keyboard
Ann: Yes. A future software upgrade will enable the SD card.
So I've changed my Date & Time and still haven't recieved my 3.1 Update for my Wifi Xoom.
Any suggestions....???? (Besides being patient...... just can't do that....)
Coldheat1906 said:
So I've changed my Date & Time and still haven't recieved my 3.1 Update for my Wifi Xoom.
Any suggestions....???? (Besides being patient...... just can't do that....)
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A time machine, it's the only way.
poisike said:
You don't need root, my Xoom was stock before and is stock now.
Check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13679173&postcount=110
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Hey - Tnx Man XD
Mike -
Elysian893 said:
A time machine, it's the only way.
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Got to be another way....
Has anyone else with a Wifi model got there update today?

PDF File from Acer website about 'Major OS' Changes

Found this file on Acers official Website, it may help some and clear some things up I dont know.
Just sharing.
Cheers!
Acer ICONIA TAB A500 OS Upgrade Notification
Acer ICONIA TAB A500 OS upgrade notification
To check the OS version on your phone:
Please go to Settings > About tablet > Build number.
Supported OS version(s): Please refer to below information and make
sure your A500 had upgraded to supported OS version before do this
upgrade.
Available countries and supported OS
A. Country: UK/France/Italy/Spain
- Supported OS version: Acer_A500_1.139.05_COM_GEN1
- Upgrade to OS version: Acer_A500_4.010.22_COM_GEN1
B. Country: USA
- Supported OS version: Acer_A500_1.141.07_COM_GEN1
- Upgrade to OS version: Acer_A500_4.010.08_COM_GEN2
C. Country: Singapore/Malaysia/Thailand/Philippines/India/Vietnam/
Indonesia/Australia/New Zealand
- Supported OS version: Acer_A500_1.139.04_COM_GEN1
- Upgrade to OS version: Acer_A500_4.010.24_COM_GEN1
Major change notices:
1. Support for EAS - Exchange Active Sync.
2. USB Host improvements:
a. USB mouse support with cursor.
b. MTP camera support.
3. Adds media CODECs for WMV/WMA.
4. Improves media player capabilities for MPEG-4 simple profile.
5. Adds 1080p HDMI output to HD display.
6. User agent selection in browser settings allowing you to force using
desktop view.
NOTE:
Ensure the battery level is higher than 30 %.
Ensure internal storage has more than 200 MB of free space.
Kinda of short...
Edit: Weird the PDF file isn't there anymore on the website...
Nice find. Clarifies the upgrade path and regions
It wasn't exactly lost... It's in plain sight on the Acer Support site, in Drivers & Downloads.
I cant see it anymore from my side and I though that was weird.
OK?
It's still there for me, you have to select Honeycomb 3.1 to see it, under "OS".
FloatingFatMan said:
It wasn't exactly lost... It's in plain sight on the Acer Support site, in Drivers & Downloads.
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That may well be the case, however i have not seen it and the OP has posted something of value for me at least. Unlike your dig!
thats the file that shows when you go to download the firmware.
been there a while.
but its nice he posted it
not nice that Acer posts a pdf instead of a firmware upgrade file.
Number five is wrong.....I don't have 1080p hdmi out......I'm on 4.010.24
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vari9 said:
Number five is wrong.....I don't have 1080p hdmi out......I'm on 4.010.24
Sent from my XT720 using XDA App
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Is there any chance of getting a cwm backup of this vari? I have not received the uppdate yet. Your version is the one i need for australia.
...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15648012&postcount=19
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163273
@Unikornkatz, This is not a race, I merely published what I saw on the website which was not there before.
@Floatingfatman, The file is still not seen so its VERY weird for me that it just happened to appear and no longer. With whatever OS selected IT DOES NOT APPEAR... What are you on? Prozac?
Anyways I was as I wrote just sharing.
FloatingFatMan said:
It's still there for me, you have to select Honeycomb 3.1 to see it, under "OS".
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Never noticed that before. Thanks.
Johnny0906 said:
@Unikornkatz, This is not a race, I merely published what I saw on the website which was not there before.
@Floatingfatman, The file is still not seen so its VERY weird for me that it just happened to appear and no longer. With whatever OS selected IT DOES NOT APPEAR... What are you on? Prozac?
Anyways I was as I wrote just sharing.
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I can see it just fine.
Johnny0906 said:
@Unikornkatz, This is not a race, I merely published what I saw on the website which was not there before.
@Floatingfatman, The file is still not seen so its VERY weird for me that it just happened to appear and no longer. With whatever OS selected IT DOES NOT APPEAR... What are you on? Prozac?
Anyways I was as I wrote just sharing.
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I never said it was
there is simply more info at that thread regarding the change log and user's inputs.
you could think of it as a collaboration... why does it have to be taken/view as a negative ?
I'm still baffled when it comes to Acer's updates.... such a mess... can't tell what's head or tails anymore...
I'm in Canada... originally I was OTA updated to Acer_A500_1.139.05_COM_GEN1 after I bought the tablet for a week. ( I'm assuming Canada is along with USA as North America region )
and yet... here, in this thread it said those in option A are supposed to be for (UK/France/Italy/Spain) ??
and USA are in option B ??
and now today... there are new reports out that reads like this for USA....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1175139
freaking Acer... how the heck does anyone keep on track anymore ??
I think they started out as a mess and it snowballed from there and they couldn't get it together (organized )... I don't think the day will comes when we just have 3 updates that covered the whole World like the PDF indicated... ( Option A, B, C )... yeah right... what a joke !
I don't even bother with it... there's always latest available posted at our XDA anyway... Acer can't be rely on
<rants over>
I would just be happy knowing whether the 4.010.08_COM_GEN2 is newer or older than the update I received today, 4.010.38_COM_GEN1. I can understand the higher numbers being newer, but what about the GEN1/GEN2 stuff? For the record, I'm in the U.S.
FloatingFatMan said:
I can see it just fine.
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Happy now you floatinretard? Prozac psycho. You're a flamer you know.
Johnny0906 said:
Happy now you floatinretard? Prozac psycho. You're a flamer you know.
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+2........................
Johnny0906 said:
Happy now you floatinretard? Prozac psycho. You're a flamer you know.
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Thanks for the insult, very mature. I'll let the mods deal with you.
FloatingFatMan said:
Thanks for the insult, very mature. I'll let the mods deal with you.
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For what? Calling you out on your constant negativity?
Other have found you to be a flamer too! Just so you know before you feel too confident.

New to the Motorola Xoom... Very excited!

I just purchased a Motorola Xoom. I figured as everything I have read, it is the best tablet thus far, I should dive in. I started with a dell streak 5" phone/tablet, and then graduated to a Dell Streak 7" tablet, but the random reboots were killing me, not to mention Dells lack of support (if there ever really was some in the first place.
I've read about the new tegra quad core devices coming out soon, but figured it would be a year or so after they are introduced before the capabilities of that tablet could be fully utilized, and seeing the pages upon pages of support for an already well established device, the Xoom, here I am joining your ranks.
Tracking shows it is out for delivery so I'm giddy with excitement! I'm a true tech-hound, so I am pretty sure most of you understand what I'm saying.
Any suggestions right off the bat? I'd hate to dive in like every other tablet I've used and overlook something.
I also ordered the HD speaker dock. any thoughts on that as well?
rvbarton said:
I just purchased a Motorola Xoom. I figured as everything I have read, it is the best tablet thus far, I should dive in. I started with a dell streak 5" phone/tablet, and then graduated to a Dell Streak 7" tablet, but the random reboots were killing me, not to mention Dells lack of support (if there ever really was some in the first place.
I've read about the new tegra quad core devices coming out soon, but figured it would be a year or so after they are introduced before the capabilities of that tablet could be fully utilized, and seeing the pages upon pages of support for an already well established device, the Xoom, here I am joining your ranks.
Tracking shows it is out for delivery so I'm giddy with excitement! I'm a true tech-hound, so I am pretty sure most of you understand what I'm saying.
Any suggestions right off the bat? I'd hate to dive in like every other tablet I've used and overlook something.
I also ordered the HD speaker dock. any thoughts on that as well?
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Let us know which Xoom you got. There are several. (Wifi, 3G, 4G, Xoom 2, etc...)
Welcome to our forum, you have come to the right place to learn about one of the best tablets around.
JoTeC said:
Let us know which Xoom you got. There are several. (Wifi, 3G, 4G, Xoom 2, etc...)
Welcome to our forum, you have come to the right place to learn about one of the best tablets around.
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I bought the Wifi only version.
rvbarton said:
I bought the Wifi only version.
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Great choice and welcome! I love the Xoom and recommend you get a Team EOS ROM right away. If you're a flashoholic then grab the nightlies if not I would go with the 1.0. Don't you dare use Honeycomb!
I think the HD dock is awesome and has great quality and volume. Use it to watch movies and listen to music quite a bit.
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Great choice and welcome! I love the Xoom and recommend you get a Team EOS ROM right away. If you're a flashoholic then grab the nightlies if not I would go with the 1.0. Don't you dare use Honeycomb!
I think the HD dock is awesome and has great quality and volume. Use it to watch movies and listen to music quite a bit.
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Question about the dock...
If I plug headphonez into the xoom while its docked, will it ovsrride the speaker out? I do this so I can watch netflix in bed anx not disturb my wife...
rvbarton said:
Question about the dock...
If I plug headphonez into the xoom while its docked, will it ovsrride the speaker out? I do this so I can watch netflix in bed anx not disturb my wife...
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Honestly, I've never tried it. I would imagine so, but i'll test it out tonight and let you know
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I bought the Wifi only version.
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The first thiing you will do upon opening it and connecting via WiFi will be the Android Honeycomb upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich. Go ahead and update that and then spend a couple of weeks with it, reading about the Xoom and its capabilities and customize it. Everything you need to know can be found right here. Enjoy your new Xoom!
JoTeC said:
Let us know which Xoom you got. There are several. (Wifi, 3G, 4G, Xoom 2, etc...)
Welcome to our forum, you have come to the right place to learn about one of the best tablets around.
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Just got my tablet, and had to apply two different updates to it. after the 2d update & reboot, I'm showing:
Model Number: MZ604
Android version: 3.2
Firmware configuration version: GAS_ASIA_UCAHUBLWFRTIRD_P009
Kernal version: 2.6.36.3-00042-g3cta41e [email protected]#1
Build number: h.6.6-23
So, Amazon sold me an asian tablet that doesn't register for the ICS update? Am I reading this correctly?
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Just got my tablet, and had to apply two different updates to it. after the 2d update & reboot, I'm showing:
Model Number: MZ604
Android version: 3.2
Firmware configuration version: GAS_ASIA_UCAHUBLWFRTIRD_P009
Kernal version: 2.6.36.3-00042-g3cta41e [email protected]#1
Build number: h.6.6-23
So, Amazon sold me an asian tablet that doesn't register for the ICS update? Am I reading this correctly?
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Wow, I am not sure but rest easy, the people in here will help you out. Let a few hours go by and the forum will read your post and help out. Someone will offer better advise than I can give you. I did find this thread that shows the different models but I don't see any with your build number 6.6-23
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049485&highlight=mz604
Welcome to the xoom club
Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk
rvbarton said:
Just got my tablet, and had to apply two different updates to it. after the 2d update & reboot, I'm showing:
Model Number: MZ604
Android version: 3.2
Firmware configuration version: GAS_ASIA_UCAHUBLWFRTIRD_P009
Kernal version: 2.6.36.3-00042-g3cta41e [email protected]#1
Build number: h.6.6-23
So, Amazon sold me an asian tablet that doesn't register for the ICS update? Am I reading this correctly?
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If you plan to root your Xoom, it won't matter what version you have because all wifi-only Xooms have the same hardware. They are all wingray devices as far as I know, and can flash the Team EOS ICS wingray rom.
Tried this, but I can't even get clock work mod to install. I keep getting an error message saying device is still locked... looks like I have alot of reading to do to figure this out. I",m very familiar with fastboot & CWM, but a new device is a.always a news device. Any advice would be greatly appreciated...
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Tried this, but I can't even get clock work mod to install. I keep getting an error message saying device is still locked... looks like I have alot of reading to do to figure this out. I",m very familiar with fastboot & CWM, but a new device is a.always a news device. Any advice would be greatly appreciated...
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You would have to do unlock first...
To do this you would need the fastboot drivers from motodev (don't just install drivers from moto, you need the motodev ones).
After you have the drivers and adb setup, then you can boot your device to the bootloader using adb reboot bootloader
then after your device entered the bootloader and your computer registered it, then type fastboot oem unlock on the adb
then follow on screen instructions on your tablet to get it unlocked.
Once unlocked you are ready to flash the trivial stuff.
I unlocked, installed CWM and rooted my WiFi Xoom using this tutorial. Can highly recommend it.
that´s true,
i unlocked my new xoom with universal root -> dev section
flashed CWM - and then flashed a lot of nightly´s
now i am on EOS 1.0 and it rocks!
Hooray! I found a post that explains how to change the OS to a US version here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166106&highlight=mz604+unlock
I researched how to unlock the bootloader, and once done, I followed these instructions. It put me back to the original honeycomb, and then after 4 updates, I am now on the stock version of ICS.
I'm very excited!
I'm going to play with this to get used to it, but everywhere i read it seems that the ROM Team Eos ICS 1.0.0, is the way to go.
Can anyone tell me why?
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Hooray! I found a post that explains how to change the OS to a US version here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166106&highlight=mz604+unlock
I researched how to unlock the bootloader, and once done, I followed these instructions. It put me back to the original honeycomb, and then after 4 updates, I am now on the stock version of ICS.
I'm very excited!
I'm going to play with this to get used to it, but everywhere i read it seems that the ROM Team Eos ICS 1.0.0, is the way to go.
Can anyone tell me why?
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Good job my friend! I knew you would find what you needed here. Congrats!
rvbarton said:
Tried this, but I can't even get clock work mod to install. I keep getting an error message saying device is still locked... looks like I have alot of reading to do to figure this out. I",m very familiar with fastboot & CWM, but a new device is a.always a news device. Any advice would be greatly appreciated...
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Try this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1249798
Maybe it will help you.
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rvbarton said:
Hooray! I found a post that explains how to change the OS to a US version here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166106&highlight=mz604+unlock
I researched how to unlock the bootloader, and once done, I followed these instructions. It put me back to the original honeycomb, and then after 4 updates, I am now on the stock version of ICS.
I'm very excited!
I'm going to play with this to get used to it, but everywhere i read it seems that the ROM Team Eos ICS 1.0.0, is the way to go.
Can anyone tell me why?
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EOS ICS Rom 1.0.0 is very stable and very full-featured. You will be blown away.
guys one question but it´s a little off topic:
would you recommend to buy the xoom or wait for the new quadcore tablets ( like asus or huawei ).
I mean the xoom is already one year old and costs about 380€ for the 3g version...
thanks in advance!
murderdollpf said:
guys one question but it´s a little off topic:
would you recommend to buy the xoom or wait for the new quadcore tablets ( like asus or huawei ).
I mean the xoom is already one year old and costs about 380€ for the 3g version...
thanks in advance!
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I thought about this exact situation extensively before I bought my Xoom (wingray) two weeks ago. My final selling point is that the Xoom is a year old, so all of the bugs have been worked out, multiple stable working ROM's are available, and it is updated with ICS! I realize there are newer tablets out there, with quad core processors, and I'm sure they are fantastic! But the Xoom is fantastic in & of itself! I may upgrade in another year or two, but the Xoom is an incredible device and I've tried multiple tablets, from the dell streak 5, 7 & iPad 2 to the kindle fire, and I love my xoom the most!

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