Hi, guys..
i have an acer iconia a500 with honeycomb 3.0.1 firmware.
is there any way to root the device?
i see there is gingerbreak to root. but i'm curious if it can be used for rooting honeycomb.
Has someone here tried with honeycomb?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1055354
Have you tried searching or even reading a few threads in this forum?
I have been out of the loop for a while and dont see any guides for what to do with a pre rooted wifi xoom. Sorry if this is already covered, please point in right direction. Thanks.
There is a thread in the dev section on how to update from stock 3.1 so just run the official update then follow it.
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I see the guides to root once your at 3.1, but i need to get to 3.1, I read that it doesn't work if your 3.0 xoom is rooted.
Hi all,
I got my Iconia A500 updated to HC3.2 last week. But I lost my root access after updating to HC3.2 and I can't tether my Iconia A500 to my ad Hoc hotspot!
How can I root my Iconia HC 3.2? I want to root my Iconia HC3.2 so that I can enable the ad hoc under root access.
I am from Hong Kong. Thanks.
Blessings,
Kin
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Please be detailed in what you were doing version of os you were installing. And so on.this will more likely get someone with same experience to help.your post is left with too many variations.
if your A500 HC3.1 was rooted (you did it yourself, or...?), why don't apply the same rooting procedure to your HC3.2?
Transfxb said:
if your A500 HC3.1 was rooted (you did it yourself, or...?), why don't apply the same rooting procedure to your HC3.2?
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Simple reason: if iconiaroot 1.3 was used to root HC 3.1 then it will not work on HC 3.2
Tried it myself on an updated A501.
Regards,
Werner
Rooting HC3.2 Iconia A500
I have the same problem. Did anyone have any solution???
I lost root also, as expected, when I updated to HC 3.2 and iconiaroot did not work (seems to be a problem with superuser. Acer just started rolling out HC 3.2 over the last couple of days but the android developers in these forums are pretty smart, I'm sure they'll start posting root solutions soon.
You may want to try this. It's the root process for 3.2 on the A100. May very well work, although I don't have 3.2 yet so I cannot test it.
http://dcarico.com/articles/android-apps/1016-acer-iconia-a100-root-instructions.html
Thanks for the suggestion, but tried it 4 times on my a500 with HC 3.2 and it would not root.
mac4402 said:
Thanks for the suggestion, but tried it 4 times on my a500 with HC 3.2 and it would not root.
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It was worth a try, although for the life of me I can't figure what would be different between the two, except screen size?!?
kjy2010 said:
It was worth a try, although for the life of me I can't figure what would be different between the two, except screen size?!?
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The version of 3.2 for the A500 is not the same as the version of 3.2 for A100 (the A100 has had 3.2 a lot longer) I suspect in the mean time Acer patched it before releasing the A500 version.
So far there is no way to root 3.2, and more annoyingly, there is also no way to downgrade to 3.1 to get root back (trying to flash a 3.1 update.zip on the 3.2 tablet leaves the tablet unbootable)
for now we're stuck on unrooted 3.2 until one of the devs sweeps in and saves us!
ve6rah said:
for now we're stuck on unrooted 3.2 until one of the devs sweeps in and saves us!
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Do you suppose this is a realistic expectation? I understood that once they decide to lock the boot-loader that root becomes next to impossible.
But then, admittedly, I know very little.
I am a little pissed off about the fact that I stupidly accepted the upload without checking this first. Now I can't use wifi tether (no adhoc), making the tablet almost useless for my needs.
Oh well,
Cheers,
-PW
There are many devices with locked bootloaders that have been rooted (my phone, a motorola milestone, is one of them)
The odds are that the device will be rooted again, the only question is when, but I don't really expect it to take too long. hang in there, you'll be back up and running before you know it.
kinchiu414 said:
Hi all,
I got my Iconia A500 updated to HC3.2 last week. But I lost my root access after updating to HC3.2 and I can't tether my Iconia A500 to my ad Hoc hotspot!
How can I root my Iconia HC 3.2? I want to root my Iconia HC3.2 so that I can enable the ad hoc under root access.
I am from Hong Kong. Thanks.
Blessings,
Kin
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At present only solution is using nearly stock cus.rom to get root.
In more details, look at following thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265847
If he's already on 3.2, it's too late for that, he won't be able to flash that ROM. if you are on 3.2 there is currently no way to get root, or to downgrade to 3.1
Wait for,maybe, a couple of weeks and there will be a Rootmethod for 3.2.That's my experience with this great forum. For now just enjoy your clean and original Tab.
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I keep seeing forum posts popping up on this and other forums from people who've upgraded to 3.2, not realizing that this is an upgrade that is irreversible and cannot be rooted.
I wonder if it would be prudent to put up a warning thread (perhaps a sticky) warning people not to accept the 3.2 OTA update if they want to continue using root.
Hi All,
I bought the A500 last week and, without a lot of thinking, I upgraded to the last OTA HC 3.2 from HC 3.01.
If I do and hard reset to factory settings does it revert to 3.01 or will stay with 3.2?
eliogiac said:
Hi All,
I bought the A500 last week and, without a lot of thinking, I upgraded to the last OTA HC 3.2 from HC 3.01.
If I do and hard reset to factory settings does it revert to 3.01 or will stay with 3.2?
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As all the threads on this have said you are stuck.there is one solution in the developed section but to me it seems hackish.could be risky.
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As all the threads on this have said you are stuck.there is one solution in the developed section but to me it seems hackish.could be risky.
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where?can you post a link?i'm on the dev section now but i'm not able so find.
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where?can you post a link?i'm on the dev section now but i'm not able so find.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276227
Just pay attention to everything you are doing, as you could screw up your tab
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Hi guys I'm new on this forum.my question are:how to root iconia a500 3.2.1? cause i used iconia root it saying not root everytime i tried to root"unknow sources enable"and looking for a link to upgrade to ICS.
minishon said:
Hi guys I'm new on this forum.my question are:how to root iconia a500 3.2.1? cause i used iconia root it saying not root everytime i tried to root"unknow sources enable"and looking for a link to upgrade to ICS.
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Can't root 3.2.1. Having the same problem. Tried the adb method, ginger break, iconia root, etc. Found method to revert back to 3.0 and then root, install recovery and go from there. In the middle of trying that now. Google is your friend.
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There is no root for hc3.2.1
Check for ota update in settings>about device.
Sticky in Dev forum with stock ota update.zips.
BUT b4 you do anything...please go to the cpuid guide in my Sig and have a read.
YOU MUST GET YOUR CPUID its the only thing that can save you from eternal brickdom. I jest you not!!!
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Hello all,
I need help on how to root, unlock the bootloader, etc. on the a501 running android 3.2. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time!
myabe this could interest me too
no aswers?
I would also be interested in that since for me the easyroot method made by ZertoNull did not work.
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have you tried the 3.2 downgrade guide? works like a charm.
there are some threads on this subject