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OK - I bought an Acer A500 Tablet from a friend and it turns out that "it appears" to be a demo version. I can use it to browse, connect to my wi-fi, and use the stock programs, but there's no Android Market app and even if I download an apk file, it won't open it.
How do I get this thing to a standard stock tablet that I can sync with my Google account and download apps from the market.
I'm not a complete noob, as I do have an android phone and have flashed several specialty roms, but I can't figure this thing out.
Someone...PLEASE help me out. This was a Christmas gift for my wife....and she can't download the Facebook app...which IS causing a small problem for me.
I'd appreciate any help here.
Acer Iconia A500
Android Version 3.0.1
Kernel Version: 2.6.36.3
Build #: Acer_A500_1.109.02_PA_DEMO
Try going into
AP drawer
Setting app.
Go to privacy
then reset data.
It can't hurt
There is another thread her about this
Thanks. I tried that first, and while it did wipe it clean, it still didn't reboot with the Android Market installed. It also occasionally starts a video of a demo of all it's capabilities. I can't delete it either. Very frustrating.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390860
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1375091
Check out these two links.they have what you need. I am using the top one.
I trust the above very much.he is also very nice fora guy.
Tell the wife I said hang in there the device is worth it.
Good luck
erica_renee said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390860
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1375091
Check out these two links.they have what you need. I am using the top one.
I trust the above very much.he is also very nice fora guy.
Tell the wife I said hang in there the device is worth it.
Good luck
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Thanks a big ol bunch. I really appreciate it. Now.....how do I get into CWM? I don't think I have that? What is the button sequence for getting into recovery?
He has a link to the instructions .
You will need to get the fallowing.all the software is available in the dev section you will have to look for them.
1 iconiaroot. To root the tablet
2 Iconia recovery installer to install cwm.
Then of course the rom you wish to use.
It sounds like a lot but once you get started you will figure it outeasly.
I am blonde and have flashed my tablet 20 or so times.
erica_renee said:
He has a link to the instructions .
You will need to get the fallowing.all the software is available in the dev section you will have to look for them.
1 iconiaroot. To root the tablet
2 Iconia recovery installer to install cwm.
Then of course the rom you wish to use.
It sounds like a lot but once you get started you will figure it outeasly.
I am blonde and have flashed my tablet 20 or so times.
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Fantastic. I'm downloading the ROM now...and will look for the other items too.
Thank You very much.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138228 iciniaroot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1226191 Iconia recovery installer
erica_renee said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138228 iciniaroot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1226191 Iconia recovery installer
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Thanks so much. I got it rooted, and flashed the new Rom. Got her favorite apps loaded and all is well. It's a Christmas Miracle!
Told ya.Blonde Chicago rule.
erica_renee said:
Told ya.Blonde Chicago rule.
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Hey Erica, Thanks for the help. My wife has been using her tablet and loves it. My next question is this:
What is the best (in your opinion) book reader for this tablet. I have over 600 books in epub format. I put them on the MicroSD card and have imported them into the free Aldiko Reader, Moon Reader and the stock Lumi (sp?) reader....and maybe it's just too many books to load and sort through....but none of these are great book readers.
Thoughts?
Belive it or not im not big on reading books..
I used to be for a living a Construction Superintendent/ project manager..
ALL i dont is set reading and working with blueprints..
the reading i do now is mostly on amazon kindle app.My Better half Bonnie uses my tablet to read sometimes and that is what she uses as well..
I have seen threads with people talking about many different readers but not my thing so i have not been paying them attention .
Glad you got your tablet Running and working. So many buy these things and start flashing then try reading how after its been bricked...
MAke SURE IF YOU HAVE not to do a backup thru cwm before you install too much crap so that you will have a fresh Os to fall back on incase you install something that messes up your tablet.. boot into recovery and go to the backup /restore menue.. its simple easy..
erica_renee said:
Belive it or not im not big on reading books..
I used to be for a living a Construction Superintendent/ project manager..
ALL i dont is set reading and working with blueprints..
the reading i do now is mostly on amazon kindle app.My Better half Bonnie uses my tablet to read sometimes and that is what she uses as well..
I have seen threads with people talking about many different readers but not my thing so i have not been paying them attention .
Glad you got your tablet Running and working. So many buy these things and start flashing then try reading how after its been bricked...
MAke SURE IF YOU HAVE not to do a backup thru cwm before you install too much crap so that you will have a fresh Os to fall back on incase you install something that messes up your tablet.. boot into recovery and go to the backup /restore menue.. its simple easy..
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Yep....forgot to do that. I have an android phone and have flashed many different ROMs on it, so I was not completely a noob....but was worried about the demo version on that tablet. It's working great right now. Thanks for your help.
Should I use Titanium Backup on this to back things up, or the one in CWM?
I use both.. i do anand backup before and after i flash a rom and ..
and TI BACKUP FOR my big apps like co-pilot and my email settings and documents.. But i also have the ti synk thing that backs up to my ftp site on my domain..
Ok now i sound like a geeky nurdy chic.. time for me to go fix my hair and take the GEEK GLASSES OFF.. Giggles
Your very welcome..
kiss the wife for me... HEHEHEHE ..
Good reader is Cool Reader on the market, comes free or paid version...
Another good reader, if you want the books sorted into a virtual bookshelf, is IReader. Not sure where I got this from, might have been from another rom(possibly Miui rom for an SGS II )that I have scavenged and picked through... Search here might help....
I realize that this post is old but i hope you can still help. i have the same issue and the links provided no longer work. can you help me out
willsloan1979 said:
I realize that this post is old but i hope you can still help. i have the same issue and the links provided no longer work. can you help me out
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What are you trying to accomplish? Root and Acer Recovery?
What's your current android version?
I purchased a demo A500 from target and it does not have a full os on it. I have rooted the device and installed a rom manager (cwm) but i can not get the rom to boot, It starts the sequence and i get a triangle with an ! mark inside of it. the current version is 3.0.1 I can not get into the app market to download the acer recovery app so im not sure what to do. the guy who was posting here got his to work so i know it can be done. thanks for the help
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I purchased a demo A500 from target and it does not have a full os on it. I have rooted the device and installed a rom manager (cwm) but i can not get the rom to boot, It starts the sequence and i get a triangle with an ! mark inside of it. the current version is 3.0.1 I can not get into the app market to download the acer recovery app so im not sure what to do. the guy who was posting here got his to work so i know it can be done. thanks for the help
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Ok, not a problem.
1st off, do not use Rom Manager application for your tab. It's not designed for Iconia, it was designed for phones. What you need to do, is get AcerRecovery from the market. Which puts you in a pickle. Acer Recovery will install Thor's CWM recovery, which will allow you to flash roms and such.
Right now, you pretty much have a mess on your hands if the tab no longer boots.
First off, I would try a hard reset (pinhole near the PWR button). If that doesn't work, then try this;
1. Make sure your tab is charged.
2. Go to this thread, and select one of the rom update packages.
3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
Use one of the HC 3.2 update files near the end. Note that the Megaupload file no longer works.
Note that some of the packages are encrypted, so you will need to use the "decrypt" tool he has listed there in his 1st post. Copy it to PC, run it, select your encrypted rom, and let it do it's thing. This will give you the same rom, only states "decrypted" at the end of the file name.
4. Open the rom using Winzip or 7zip. Remove the update.zip (do not extract the contents of it), and copy it to the SD card (replacing a current update.zip if there's one there).
5. Holding either Vol- press and hold PWR. This should force the tab to install that update.zip (you should see some text on the screen, then you can release both buttons. Hopefully it will install.
Post back results please.
Got the hard reset done so i can boot back into the demo mode. Thanks for that.. The link to the thread you provided does not work tho. Is there any other way to get the Acer recovery on to the tablet or is there any way to get the market on the tablet so i can download it? i downloaded a version of the market but it says i need to add an account to use it and i do not have that option..i have an android phone and tried to download it to my sd card but it says its not a compatable device. Thanks for the help
So, I had been using my A500 for the last few days with no problems. Well, yesterday, I got home from work and powered it on. The lockscreen came up, but the screen was unresponsive. I turned it off and then back on, but screen still didn't work. Then I did a hard reset, which still didn't fix the problem. I put it into recovery, then did a wipe that still didn't fix the issue. I flashed the ROM again. Then a different ROM. All it does is is boot up and go to the lock screen, but the screen does not respond.
If I can avoid it, I don't really want to go through the hassle of returning it since I got it online. Hopefully it can be fixed without having to take it back. Thanks in advance for everyone's help.
Boot back into recovery.
Wipe your 3 things,
User Data
Cache
Dalvik
Then go to Mounts
Format the same 3 (user data, cache partition and Dalvak.
And Flexrom
Then flash your rom. Try and flash a basic rooted rom. No kernels, no gapps.zip
See what happens.
If you have a file called update.zip, on your sd, I would delete it. And anything else there except for the rom.
sounds like hardware failure. Has the tablet been dropped or banged around. The connector on the digitizer could have came loose.That would mean void warranty and take it apart ..
Send it back is likely your. Best option
Thanks for the quick responses! I'm gonna try these things, hopefully I don't have to take it back.
Guess it is a massive hardware failure. I formatted everything and reset everything I could. All ROM's will flash and boot, but I since the screen does not work, I cannot get past the first screen.
I'm going to have to return it, dammit. So, with no touchscreen, does anyone know how I can remove Clockworkmod Recovery and get the tablet back to stock? I don't want to get any problems during the return. Thanks everyone.
sikkboy626 said:
Guess it is a massive software failure. I formatted everything and reset everything I could. All ROM's will flash and boot, but I since the screen does not work, I cannot get past the first screen.
I'm going to have to return it, dammit. So, with no touchscreen, does anyone know how I can remove Clockworkmod Recovery and get the tablet back to stock? I don't want to get any problems during the return. Thanks everyone.
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Well, with no touchscreen that makes the easy way out of the question.
Vache has a page with stock roms and updates;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
Now, some people, extracted the update.zip from the update rom, copied it to sd, and booted holding vol+ and PWR. This automatically starts the update flashing.
Others have actually flashed them through CWM and were successful. You can read through the thread and see how they fared.
On a normal basis, we would install AcerRecovery and flash them through there, as that is the preferred method for the full rooms. But this is out of the question for you, as you only have CWM.
With the update.zip, it might work, might not. The update might look for a preinstalled stock rom matching the ComGen numbers. Really don't know.
(I would try the above if the following doesn't work)
Another method, is to use ADB and push a stock image to your device. I've never done this personally, but I know it can be done. Best bet, is to repost the question "how to push a stock image with adb", then explain briefly why. And post it in the Q&A forum. This should hopefully get some folks who use adb to help you out. I rarely use it.
Moscow Desire said:
Well, with no touchscreen that makes the easy way out of the question.
Vache has a page with stock roms and updates;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
Now, some people, extracted the update.zip from the update rom, copied it to sd, and booted holding vol+ and PWR. This automatically starts the update flashing.
Others have actually flashed them through CWM and were successful. You can read through the thread and see how they fared.
On a normal basis, we would install AcerRecovery and flash them through there, as that is the preferred method for the full rooms. But this is out of the question for you, as you only have CWM.
With the update.zip, it might work, might not. The update might look for a preinstalled stock rom matching the ComGen numbers. Really don't know.
(I would try the above if the following doesn't work)
Another method, is to use ADB and push a stock image to your device. I've never done this personally, but I know it can be done. Best bet, is to repost the question "how to push a stock image with adb", then explain briefly why. And post it in the Q&A forum. This should hopefully get some folks who use adb to help you out. I rarely use it.
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Thanks for all your help. I was able to get it back to stock. The return should go fine. You're awesome and I did not forget to use the thank you button.
have you tried a USB keyboard or mouse to flash it.thou I still think its hardware.
Failure
You can use normal usb mouse with this tablet, you will get mouse pointer on the screen when you connect mouse...
erica_renee said:
have you tried a USB keyboard or mouse to flash it.thou I still think its hardware.
Failure
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I was able to flash using the physical buttons. I got it all back to factory specs so I can return it. you were correct I believe, it does seem to be a screen hardware failure. Everything else works but the touch response.
Im very sorry for your luck.. But i do believe this is a very well built device. Someone has to get a bad one sometimes.. Boohooooooooo
erica_renee said:
Im very sorry for your luck.. But i do believe this is a very well built device. Someone has to get a bad one sometimes.. Boohooooooooo
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Guess I had to take one for the team
Hello!
I was about to unroot and get back to stock with my A500 so I flashed a stock ROM via CWM to get a ota-update. Before i had a custom ICS ROM installed and now I installed a HC stock ROM. The problem is that i forgot to go through the wipe menu in CWM before the flash and now when I start up my tablet I first see the ACER logo as usual, then a android text-logo which the tablet is stuck at. I've waited 20 minutes and is still shows the same thing. The logo has an animation which i still can see. I've tried to restart the tablet and get into CWM again without succes.
I have read diffrent threads for several hours but I can't find my problem. What should I do? :crying:
what does the android text say?
Hi dibb_nz.
It is the bootanimation from what I gather (Video; http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums/n602/JdgM3NT4L/?action=view¤t=AndroidBootanimation.mp4). I am trying to help someone get a tab up that is doing the same thing as well. The weird part is that recovery is good, bootloader passed (V8), wiped data/cache/system. Tried three ICS roms so far, and every one is stuck at the bootanimation. About to go bonkers trying to figure it out. The only thing that I can think of to try next is changing CWM from Thors to TWRP or something...
To Webspirit, your problem will most likely get fixed by using blackthund3rs APX Tool. Google it and then goto the forum where it is. There's plenty of support for getting that going and you shouldn't have any problems. If you do holler. Alot of us have had to use that tool and can help. I am hopeful that yours will be as simple as downloading and installing recovery back and flashing a nice rom.
Yeah i agree with the guy above me, your going to have to flash something from apx
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JdgM3NT4L said:
Hi dibb_nz.
It is the bootanimation from what I gather (Video; http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums/n602/JdgM3NT4L/?action=view¤t=AndroidBootanimation.mp4). I am trying to help someone get a tab up that is doing the same thing as well. The weird part is that recovery is good, bootloader passed (V8), wiped data/cache/system. Tried three ICS roms so far, and every one is stuck at the bootanimation. About to go bonkers trying to figure it out. The only thing that I can think of to try next is changing CWM from Thors to TWRP or something...
To Webspirit, your problem will most likely get fixed by using blackthund3rs APX Tool. Google it and then goto the forum where it is. There's plenty of support for getting that going and you shouldn't have any problems. If you do holler. Alot of us have had to use that tool and can help. I am hopeful that yours will be as simple as downloading and installing recovery back and flashing a nice rom.
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hi J...ok thats cool re boot anim...i asked becoz like u i been trying to help a couple of others who can't use any of the flash tools or roll back to HC...i only just got myself fixed after being stuck in apx, no recovery, and boot screen saying in red text "reboot device" thought he may have had similar issue....
J...have u used nvflash or apxflash to roll back - theres a few folks getting stuck with it...its loading the HC apx driver which aint working with the ics bl so then yr tab gets stuck in apx!!!
I started a new thread hoping someone can help us all out be great to hear yr thoughts on this....its driving me up the wall
sorry didnt mean to hijack the thread
My colleague brought his stock A500 to me in a bricked condition last week.
I need a way to restore it. If I try to do a wipe it will say bootloader error if i try the recovery the droid falls down with the red sign with the exclamation mark.
This tablet has never been rooted, my colleague is not in to such things, it's lived its life with ordinary acer otas and the occational very young human (5 year old) trial wich it has survived.
He has installed all the OTAs he ever got on the tablet and this is in Sweden so it would probably be a 4.0.3 acer stock on it now.
I'm guessing it has died during a OTA or something. if i turn it on it will sit at the acer logo indefinitly.
I Bricked my A500 during a rooting atempt resulting in me needed to flash a stock rom to get it working again, but i cant find the thread i read to un-brick my A500.
Please Help!
try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839313
dibb_nz wrote:
try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839313
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Well that thread seems to hold all i need, although i can't do a full wipe. when i do the flipswitch wipe procedure it halts with bootloader error
Im hoping to just be able to flash the stock rom from the link you gave me. Is it entirely necessary to do the wipe prior to flash? can i wipe it afterwards?
Hogbola said:
Well that thread seems to hold all i need, although i can't do a full wipe. when i do the flipswitch wipe procedure it halts with bootloader error
Im hoping to just be able to flash the stock rom from the link you gave me. Is it entirely necessary to do the wipe prior to flash? can i wipe it afterwards?
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we're assuming the tab is full stock and currently on ICS...
and we're assuming he never tried to 'fix' his tab by flashing one thing or another...
the bootloader error worries me...what exactly does it say...
Yes the wipes are really important!! and not being able to use the button method to do so is concerning...
what happens with the Over The Air (OTA) updates is its just that...an update...it leaves all your settings/data intact. When you OTA from one build to another, like Gingerbread 3.0 to Honeycomb 3.1/2 and then to ICS 4.0 - you drag all your apps and settings with you and of course some things that work with 3.2 will not work under ICS....fjor instance, lots of folk had trouble with wifi disconnects, once they got to ICS - or they had apps force closing and other 'glitches'. This is why everyone tells you to do the wipes - as this fixes these things! In the case of stock ICS my gmail would f/c all the time no matter how many times I wiped/formatted....So for a smooth running tab - flash a custom rom!!!!!!
But getting back to you...
From that link i gave you...download the 3.1_Full.zip....its decrypted so just extract it and get the "update.zip" from it..
This "update.zip" is not an incremental "update" but the full stock rom....
once installed you'll be on GB you will need to root it with iconia root and then use acer recovery installer to flash cwm....(get these from the playstore)
do a backup or adb devices so you can get your CPUID....this is important...if anything goes wrong at any stage this is the only thing that will get you unbricked....see the cpuid link in my sig for more on this, please take the time to read it, even if it doesnt make much sense to you, read it anyway....
AFTER you have retrieved your cpuid, you can nvflash the patched bootloader/recovery pkg which means you are able to flash ICS/JB custom roms
they cannot be flashed via cwm like normal...you must use nvFlash to do it....
OR
take the OTA route to ICS...this takes a bit of time...I did it last week and it was a good 6-7 hours to go from GB to ICS
there are pre-rooted stock roms if you wanna stay stock see civato's stock rom thread for that here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633907
official stock rom list by blackthund3r are here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1816560
civs guide to flashing the unlocked bootloader here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1622425
I am in a similar situation. Push the power button and it goes to a screen with white acer on black and stays there. Totally stock ICS, no root. I tried the update.zip thing and after automatically rebooting it says "Boot verified failed...". I don't have my cpuid, or have installed previously CWM or anything like that. I can get into APX mode. This guy here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751978 could only get into APX with no cpuid as well, but i don't understand all of the ubuntuu and command line stuff. I would love for someone to be able to walk a dummy like me through this mess. Thanks for any help.
if u got boot verified fail error you need nvFlash to repair that....as u know, with nvflash you need yr cpuid....wot about usbdeview? if you've never plugged yr tab into yr PC - then it won't work and the ONLY other way is Linux....
might be best to start yr own thread with a descriptive title, not just a help I'm bricked no uid, thread there are hundreds of those....the more effort u put into the title the more likely you will attract the attention of someone who can actually help...and remember you just don't need a bit of help but a blow by blow description of what to do and how....this will be very time consuming....at the very least get ubuntu installed, maybe just try a few things, anything to show you are capable of at least giving it a go yourself..
there are others who would like 2 know how to do this as well...having a specific thread of its own would be great
good luck
dibb
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Actually, I have connected it to my PC before. Only for transferring media though. If I've done that, is the some way to retrieve my cpuid from the PC?
yup...usbdeview.zip see the bottom of the OP in the cpuid guide in my sig
Thanks alot for your help. I used usbdeview and got my cpuid. Now I should use nvflash? Know where a good step by step is for that one?
you could try the one in my sig??
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you could try the one in my sig??
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Right. Sorry, I didn't notice that before. Thanks again for your direction.
"To install one of these roms you will need a custom recovery and to get that you must flash the patched bootloader FIRSt - once its patched you can install a recovery any old way you like"
Looking at that guide, would you please tell me what a custom recovery is and how to get one? Btw, I don't plan to do a custom ROM yet, I just want to get the damn thing working first. Was thinking of using the HC EUUs from the firmware files list. However there are two files, a .rar and a .exe listed. Which do i use?
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Right. Sorry, I didn't notice that before. Thanks again for your direction.
"To install one of these roms you will need a custom recovery and to get that you must flash the patched bootloader FIRSt - once its patched you can install a recovery any old way you like"
Looking at that guide, would you please tell me what a custom recovery is and how to get one? Btw, I don't plan to do a custom ROM yet, I just want to get the damn thing working first. Was thinking of using the HC EUUs from the firmware files list. However there are two files, a .rar and a .exe listed. Which do i use?
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The .rar EUU is for an A500, the .exe is for the A501, which do you have?
I've got the a500. However, I decided to go with a custom ICS rom after all. I managed to put a new bootloader and custom recovery on using the a500apx flash tool. That part went fine. I flashed this rom:
Acer_AV041_A500_1.054.00_WW_GEN1-FULL-ROOT (original odex)
and that appeared to go well according to twrp, but after rebooting, it just shows the bootloader again and stops there. Not sure what i did wrong.
I renamed the rom update.zip. Should i not have done that?
well congrats for getting thru the flash process with no probs!!!
as far as renaming to update.zip that was not such a good move...hopefully things havent been screwed up too much
just go back into recovery and do a FULL wipe/format
then to flash use the option "install from zip file" not sure where that is in TWRP but it will have one
Okay. I will reflash the rom after completely wiping again. Thanks.
On a different note, why do roms require particular bootloaders?
Also different, how do you like your SGS3? If i can manage to fix this thing, perhaps I'll root my phone...
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Okay. I will reflash the rom after completely wiping again. Thanks.
On a different note, why do roms require particular bootloaders?
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The stock ICS BL is encrypted - more or less - the only way to 'flash' a recovery or rom is to have the "key" that "unlocks" - it more or less - if you dont use the right key then the OS will not boot - the 'key' is based on your cpuid which is why everyone is forever telling you to save it somewhere safe....
Also different, how do you like your SGS3? If i can manage to fix this thing, perhaps I'll root my phone...
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I enjoy the big screen, took awhile to get used to it in my hand, kept dropping it....then I ran it over with my 44tonne truck after 3 days and munted it!!!!
I have a case for it now, and its gr8 - I havent installed a rom on it yet...the forums over there are jampacked and I have no idea what I'm doing, lol - its the first android device I've had that I've left stock for so long...but it does what I want...the camera is awesome -burst mode is the bomb - BUT do I think it was worth the money???? Still on the fence about that one.....
Ouch. Sorry to read about running over your phone. That would kill me. I really like my SGS3. I think I'll look into rooting it just to be able to back it up and get rid of the bloatware. I did that on my Captivate and prior to today, thats all I've ever done modding wise to an android device.
So, I managed to get my tab up and running again. Yay! I reflashed the rom w/out changing the name and worked like a charm. Now If only I knew why this happened in the first place... Thanks for all your help.
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Ouch. Sorry to read about running over your phone. That would kill me. I really like my SGS3. I think I'll look into rooting it just to be able to back it up and get rid of the bloatware. I did that on my Captivate and prior to today, thats all I've ever done modding wise to an android device.
So, I managed to get my tab up and running again. Yay! I reflashed the rom w/out changing the name and worked like a charm. Now If only I knew why this happened in the first place... Thanks for all your help.
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yeh sometimes happens with the tab for some reason - thank your lucky stars it didn't get stuck in apx mode...if that happens its normally a hardware fault so theres not alot u can do...I'm just pleased you got sorted without too much drama and it was as easy as reflashing the zip....so now you have the v8 BL - you're gold!!!
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we're assuming the tab is full stock and currently on ICS...
and we're assuming he never tried to 'fix' his tab by flashing one thing or another...
the bootloader error worries me...what exactly does it say...
Yes the wipes are really important!! and not being able to use the button method to do so is concerning...
what happens with the Over The Air (OTA) updates is its just that...an update...it leaves all your settings/data intact. When you OTA from one build to another, like Gingerbread 3.0 to Honeycomb 3.1/2 and then to ICS 4.0 - you drag all your apps and settings with you and of course some things that work with 3.2 will not work under ICS....fjor instance, lots of folk had trouble with wifi disconnects, once they got to ICS - or they had apps force closing and other 'glitches'. This is why everyone tells you to do the wipes - as this fixes these things! In the case of stock ICS my gmail would f/c all the time no matter how many times I wiped/formatted....So for a smooth running tab - flash a custom rom!!!!!!
But getting back to you...
From that link i gave you...download the 3.1_Full.zip....its decrypted so just extract it and get the "update.zip" from it..
This "update.zip" is not an incremental "update" but the full stock rom....
once installed you'll be on GB you will need to root it with iconia root and then use acer recovery installer to flash cwm....(get these from the playstore)
do a backup or adb devices so you can get your CPUID....this is important...if anything goes wrong at any stage this is the only thing that will get you unbricked....see the cpuid link in my sig for more on this, please take the time to read it, even if it doesnt make much sense to you, read it anyway....
AFTER you have retrieved your cpuid, you can nvflash the patched bootloader/recovery pkg which means you are able to flash ICS/JB custom roms
they cannot be flashed via cwm like normal...you must use nvFlash to do it....
OR
take the OTA route to ICS...this takes a bit of time...I did it last week and it was a good 6-7 hours to go from GB to ICS
there are pre-rooted stock roms if you wanna stay stock see civato's stock rom thread for that here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633907
official stock rom list by blackthund3r are here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1816560
civs guide to flashing the unlocked bootloader here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1622425
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When i do the wipe it says
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Erasing userdata...
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Unrecoverable bootloader error (0x19000008)
Unrecoverable bootloader error (0x19000008)
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When i do the wipe it says
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Erasing userdata...
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I googled your error - the consensus from what I read is a corrupt OS due to running OTA updates...
Some had luck with rebooting. Others had to send it to Acer.
Did you run the update.zip? so what happens when you run the update.zip
Are you able to get into "apx mode"? If you can, hook up to your PC and see if your tab is recognised as an "apx device" - check "Hardware, Printers in win7"
Thats all I can suggest atm - if your tab does get into apx mode OK then you can find your cpuid by running Linux -
Maybe ask the guy if he's ever had the tab hooked up to his PC like to transfer files and stuff - get him to download "USBdeview" to his PC -
this will show every single device thats ever been connected to the PC and it will show the "cpuid"...
Even if we do get the uid theres no guarantee it will fix the bootloader error - but we may as well explore all the options we can....
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USBDeview will only work when you have previously plugged your tab into the PC WHILE you were running HC Rom and BL
1. If you haven't plugged your tab into this pc before, do so now, before you run the program. HC ROM/BL ONLY
1a. Run the exe and you will be presented with a window of all the USB devices you have ever plugged into your computer.
2. Click on "VendorID" column along the top to sort them
3. Look for the number "0502" under Vendor ID AND "3325" Product ID
4. In the serial number column will be a 15-digit number this is your device ID.
5. Write the number down and put a 0 in front of it and now you have your CPU ID!!!
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Q&A for Acer Stock Firmware Files List (Full, Update and EUUs)
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Looking to do a stock install of 3.2 on A501
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LIST OF FILES
Please note that none of these files are rooted and/or tweaked! They are stock Android ROMs from Acer and designed for stock recovery!
Flashing them will remove custom recovery and/or custom bootloader! You will be fully stock! Update zips may not install if you have modified your device in any way. If unsure use a full package! You need an EUU package only if your device is bricked as it will be completely wiped clean in the process!
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I am looking for the 3G version the 3.2 stock ROM to do a fresh install on my A501
The link from Vache seems dead.. can anyone please help to provide that particular ROM?
Thanks a lot. Desperately need some help as I'm password locked out!
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sskhaliq said:
blackthund3r said:
LIST OF FILES
Please note that none of these files are rooted and/or tweaked! They are stock Android ROMs from Acer and designed for stock recovery!
Flashing them will remove custom recovery and/or custom bootloader! You will be fully stock! Update zips may not install if you have modified your device in any way. If unsure use a full package! You need an EUU package only if your device is bricked as it will be completely wiped clean in the process!
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I am looking for the 3G version the 3.2 stock ROM to do a fresh install on my A501
The link from Vache seems dead.. can anyone please help to provide that particular ROM?
Thanks a lot. Desperately need some help as I'm password locked out!
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Best to just get stock ICS. Why are you password locked? Is the device stolen? I can easily help you get past it but I'm not sure whether I should.
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Thanks blackthunder. It's our personal device, my wife set the password some time back and is sure she hasn't forgotten but for some reason it's not being accepted. We can't figure out why! I have the original receipt and box etc in case anyone's interested!
I tried the stock ICS Rom by naming it update.zip and rebooting into recovery, but that gets stuck at the Android guy logo immediately. Also tried 3.2 before that via a link from this page, and that seems to work until the progress bar hits about 80%. Then it just reboots back to the dreaded locked screen. From what I understand I can only do a reinstall of the same ROM version that's currently installed? We have a password lock on it, and not pattern. Would highly appreciate any help. . Really want this thing to start working again. It's practically new [emoji20]
Guys any idea? Really desperate here. Thanks in advance!!
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Thanks blackthunder. It's our personal device, my wife set the password some time back and is sure she hasn't forgotten but for some reason it's not being accepted. We can't figure out why! I have the original receipt and box etc in case anyone's interested!
I tried the stock ICS Rom by naming it update.zip and rebooting into recovery, but that gets stuck at the Android guy logo immediately. Also tried 3.2 before that via a link from this page, and that seems to work until the progress bar hits about 80%. Then it just reboots back to the dreaded locked screen. From what I understand I can only do a reinstall of the same ROM version that's currently installed? We have a password lock on it, and not pattern. Would highly appreciate any help. . Really want this thing to start working again. It's practically new [emoji20]
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Your beat bet is using an EUUs package to wipe the tablet and reset back to 3.0.1 then use Flash Tool to get CWM or TWRP + a decent ROM
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Your beat bet is using an EUUs package to wipe the tablet and reset back to 3.0.1 then use Flash Tool to get CWM or TWRP + a decent ROM
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To install EUUs, is it the same process; rebooting with power+volume and flashing via SD card? What version EUUs do you think I need, currently I have 3.2 installed. Is there a guide for above?... will be a lot of help. Many thanks
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To install EUUs, is it the same process; rebooting with power+volume and flashing via SD card? What version EUUs do you think I need, currently I have 3.2 installed. Is there a guide for above?... will be a lot of help. Many thanks
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Actually, even easier.....use the APX Flash Tool to get yourself a CWM Image (you'll need your SBK....there's a fair few guides on obtaining this) then do a wipe data/factory reset within CWM.
From there it's fairly easy to side load the latest Acer ROM.
Thanks. I'll try it out over the weekend! Appreciate your help!
God morning! For the apx tool, I'm not sure if USB debugging option is selected, never ticked that myself consciously. Is it OK to go ahead?
Tried using the apx tool after downloading the Acer USB drivers and in short no luck.
Had to go the manual route for flashing since I don't have USB debugging enabled.
Tried two packages, one honeycomb bundle 6 and then also tried a later one for ICS.
It goes thru the motions enters APX mode with confirmation as well on the tab screen, without any hiccups right to the end. But then reboots to the old dastardly lock screen asking for password!
Any ideas? Already backed up using mobo app so am OK to wipe clean and start anew.
Acer b1-720 update.zip
Do you have any update.zip firmwares for an acer B1-720? Its the only way i can restore my tablet
Good sir i'm new with this stuff, will you teach me how to flash in my acer a500 tablet and what is the right firmware because my acer a500 stuck oin logo, hope yuo will teach how. Thank you and more power
Good day sir i'm sorry sir but really dont which should i flash on my acer a500 that stuck on logo, pls help me which file shoukd i flash and step by step how to flash thank you for the help
Iconia
Guyz.. Im not finding any firmware for Acer iconia b1 711. And this is bricked too. I only have an update file which i received from AcerAcer. And im not able to install it too. Plz help...
Options for upgrading an Acer A500: Acer_A500_4.010.15_COM_GEN1
OK, heres a totally noob question. I have an Acer A500 I bought used. It has been rooted apparently. Has the ClockWorkMod bootloader installed, v5.0.
My question is, what are my options to upgrade this tablet and is there a thread with instructions on which firmware files to use, how far can I go with upgrading the A500 (ICS?). Not really looking to trick it out and go the whole mod route, would be happy with stock firmware, just looking to make it a little more up to date and, above all _stable_! The main issue I have with it now is the wifi craps out every month or so and I have to do a refresh and wipe all info and start over.
I used to get prompted to install a system update, and every time, it would fail with the dead Android dude on his back....so sad. Now, it just tells me, "Network Coverage is poor, please move to a location with better coverage". I am sitting right beside my router...
Here are the relevant specs:
Model number: A500
Build number: Acer_A500_4.010.15_COM_GEN1
Kernel version: 2.6.36.3
If you need any other info in order to help, just let me know.
Thank you very much in advance for any advice!!