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[GUIDE] 2.3.6 OTA - i9020t/i9023 - i9020a

Please be advised that this thread will now be dedicated to just the most recent updates that become available, as they become available. Links to older OTA's and official roms can be found here. Before posting regarding an update not working, please make sure that the update being listed is the proper one for your phone. If an update is listed for a model, it applies to ONLY that model. If you attempt to try it anyways, you will generally get a signature verification error with no error code. If you don't know what model variant you have, please check this thread to identify it
These updates are for STOCK phones. If you have replaced the modem,kernel or updated *any* of the google apps with unofficial versions, the updates will fail. When posting a failure please include the ENTIRE message, as the message will identify what is no longer stock.
ClockWorkMod and Root access will be lost due to these updates and will not cause any issues with updating the phone. Be prepared to reflash CWM and re-root your phone once done.
Most recent versions available:
I9020A -> 2.3.6 (GRK39F)
D720 (NS4G) -> 2.3.7 (GWK74)
I9020T/I9023 -> 2.3.6 (GRK39F)
M200 -> 2.3.4 (GRJ22)
Model: Nexus i9020a
GRK39C (2.3.6) - > GRK39F (2.3.6) Released
Full ROM: GRK39F (2.3.6) Released
http://v18.lscache6.c.android.clien...8148de0d.signed-sojua-ota-189904.0b9c8148.zip
Model: Nexus i9020t/i9023
GRJ22 (2.3.4) - > GRK39F (2.3.6) Released
Full ROM update -> GRK39F (2.3.6) Released
How to apply the update:
I will cover stock only, as those running Clockworkmod should already know how to apply an update zip.
Copy the update file appropriate for your model/build/modem to your Internal storage of your phone. Do not place in any sub-directory.
Turn off your phone.
While holding the volume up, press the power to turn on the phone
use the up/down volume to select recovery
press power to make the selection.
Your phone will now reboot into recovery.
When you see the little droid, while holding the power, press the volume up to bring up a menu.
Select "Apply update from /sdcard"
scroll down to the update file you downloaded it, make sure it's highlighted then press power to select
The update should go through
References & Koodos
GWK74 - NS4G
i9023 GRI54->GRJ22 (non-working)
i9023 GRI54->GRJ22 Working
i9020T GRI78C->GRJ22 working
Nexus 4g GRJ06D ->GRJ22
i9020a gri54 -> grj22
SHW-M200K, SHW-M200S GRI54->GRJ22

Matridom said:
Still missing working OTA's for:
i9020A
i9023
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I have the SLCD i9023 and im using GRJ22.

zomfgitsDace said:
I have the SLCD i9023 and im using GRJ22.
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Do you know what update it was that you used? A link perhaps?
Also, do you know what baseband you had before the update?

zomfgitsDace said:
I have the SLCD i9023 and im using GRJ22.
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did you update manually or automatic?
i read a lot about ppl having probs, when updating manually..

Matridom said:
Do you know what update it was that you used? A link perhaps?
Also, do you know what baseband you had before the update?
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I downgraded to GRI40 and used the GRI40 to GRJ22 update (see here)
Radio was KB1

zomfgitsDace said:
I downgraded to GRI40 and used the GRI40 to GRJ22 update (see here)
Radio was KB1
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Updated primary post to reflect this

Also missing:
i9023 with GRI54 and xxxKB3

hippieschuh said:
Also missing:
i9023 with GRI54 and xxxKB3
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Added to the hunt list

Baseband: I9020AUCKB2
Model: GRI54
Rogers Version
If someone finds this link please post. All of these threads popping up seem to be for mostly I9023.
Thanks!
Sent from my Nexus S

fluidd said:
Baseband: I9020AUCKB2
Model: GRI54
Rogers Version
If someone finds this link please post. All of these threads popping up seem to be for mostly I9023.
Thanks!
Sent from my Nexus S
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Rogers is the 9020A model that is already on the hunt list

Hey i wanted to ask, I am on 2.3.2 as i didnt received the OTA update of 2.3.3. Will i be able to receive the 2.3.4 OTA or would i have to manually first upgradeto 2.3.3. Please guys need ur response....

adnanbaig18 said:
Hey i wanted to ask, I am on 2.3.2 as i didnt received the OTA update of 2.3.3. Will i be able to receive the 2.3.4 OTA or would i have to manually first upgrade to 2.3.3. Please guys need ur response....
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My understanding of the announcement is that older versions are also getting the update. What i suspect is that there will be separate files for each upgrade path. Meaning the update needed for 2.3.2 -> 2.3.4 will be different then 2.3.3 -> 2.3.4. The file versions we are seeing supports this.
As we find these updates, I'll get them posted in the primary post.

I'm assuming we have to re-flash the recovery with the stock one in order to get this update OTA?

thanks...flashed the update...now with 2.3.4
just hoping the bugs are fixed!

Require the download for i9023: GRI54, KB3, someone must have it!

I'm starting to get the impression that Google hasn't released the update for some models yet.
I'm running i9020AUCKB2 GRI54, It appears no one has seen the update yet...

chutzman said:
I'm starting to get the impression that Google hasn't released the update for some models yet.
I'm running i9020AUCKB2 GRI54, It appears no one has seen the update yet...
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Same here.. are you 100% stock?

Yes, I'm 100% stock. I haven't even rooted it.

chutzman said:
Yes, I'm 100% stock. I haven't even rooted it.
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Let us know when/if you get the update, I'm not totally stock, i've rooted but returned to stock recovery.

I am on Version 2.3.1, baseband I9020XXJK8, Build GRH78, and am rooted but no roms or anything applied. I havent even seen my build mentioned in the threads regarding the 2.3.4 update, do I need to do anything different?

Cannot install 2.3.6 manually on my Nexus S!

Hi everyone,
I downloaded the 2.3.6 (latest one) update, followed all instructions and tried to install it. However, I get a "signature verification failed" message.
I bought this phone brand new from some guy on kijiji and currently using it on Rogers - with everything working perfectly fine (minus the annoying search bug) Here are my specs:
current version: 2.3.4
Baseband: I9020AUCKD1
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-ge382d80
Build #: GRJ22
Please help!!!
Thanks!

Are you sure you are installing the update for the i9020a and not the one for the i9020t?
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using xda premium

tapanpatel88 said:
Hi everyone,
I downloaded the 2.3.6 (latest one) update, followed all instructions and tried to install it. However, I get a "signature verification failed" message.
I bought this phone brand new from some guy on kijiji and currently using it on Rogers - with everything working perfectly fine (minus the annoying search bug) Here are my specs:
current version: 2.3.4
Baseband: I9020AUCKD1
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-ge382d80
Build #: GRJ22
Please help!!!
Thanks!
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don't install 2.3.6. it breaks more than it fixes on our phones. (i9020a)

Matridom said:
don't install 2.3.6. it breaks more than it fixes on our phones. (i9020a)
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Thanks for the tip. I will hold off on this plan for now then.
I just don't know why I haven't received a SINGLE OTA update till date. I am still stuck on 2.3.4. I didn't even receive one for the GRK39C 2.3.6 a few weeks ago. Any reason why?

tapanpatel88 said:
Thanks for the tip. I will hold off on this plan for now then.
I just don't know why I haven't received a SINGLE OTA update till date. I am still stuck on 2.3.4. I didn't even receive one for the GRK39C 2.3.6 a few weeks ago. Any reason why?
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I didn't receive the update either. Google cancelled it I believe because it broke USB tethering, which people use a lot more than voice search.
I'm just waiting for the Ice Cream Sandwich update
Couldn't care less about Gingerbread these days.

tapanpatel88 said:
Thanks for the tip. I will hold off on this plan for now then.
I just don't know why I haven't received a SINGLE OTA update till date. I am still stuck on 2.3.4. I didn't even receive one for the GRK39C 2.3.6 a few weeks ago. Any reason why?
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As stated, the update killed tethering, both USB and hotspot.
As for why you did not get it, the explanation is simple. When El'Goog push out an OTA, it does so to a set percentage of phones, as each day rolls by, they add more and more phones, untill over a week or two period of time, all phones get the update.
with the 2.3.6, the update got canceled before being released to all the phones, your phone just happened to be in the group that had not received it yet.
Now as to why the current one failed, the 2.3.6 that is listed in my sticky applies to ONLY the i9020T/i9023 and NOT the i9020a, so the signature will fail.
if you grab the OTA from the thread that is listing ALL ota's, it should apply, if you still get a signature failure, please state the ENTIRE message as it should indicate what fails the signature.

I got the update last night cause I'm using the i9020A and I'm currently on 2.3.4 ... it failed on me when I pressed install...
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I got this morning. Lost root tho. Have to re root when I get home. Hopefully root was as easy as 2.3.5
Sent from my A500 using xda premium

spaz2k7 said:
I got this morning. Lost root tho. Have to re root when I get home. Hopefully root was as easy as 2.3.5
Sent from my A500 using xda premium
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It is - none of the updates will change that.....flash CWM, flash su binary

spaz2k7 said:
I got this morning. Lost root tho. Have to re root when I get home. Hopefully root was as easy as 2.3.5
Sent from my A500 using xda premium
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It's the same thing :]
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk

R u sure they pulled it, I received my ota today (T-Mobile NS) ...but I don't want to install it if it breaks tethering
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

bocaj.jb said:
R u sure they pulled it, I received my ota today (T-Mobile NS) ...but I don't want to install it if it breaks tethering
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2.3.6 that was released on the AT&T/GSM version was pulled several weeks ago. The rollout of the fixed 2.3.6 for that version of the Nexus S has started rolling out as well. There's not a tethering issue with the 2.3.6 that is rolling out to the T-Mobile version.

Has anyone noticed any differences between 2.3.4 and 2.3.6?
I mean in terms of speed, performance and stability.
Is the update really worth it?

has anyonr from the UK had the 4.0.4 OTA?

Hi chaps
I bought my nexus from CPW back in january and I think at the time it was running 2.3.1 and it wasnt getting any OTA updates. I manually upgraded to 2.3.6 but haven't had the OTA for 4.0.4. Has anyone else from over here had it? I ask as I wonder if I will get it as i bought the phone sim free and I am using a vodafone sim.
Cheers

I bought mine from cpw also in January, and mine came with 2.3.1 i think as well, I manually updated mine to 4.0.3 but have not had a notification to update to 4.0.4, no idea if I will either, but all the updates were done using the official files off here.

Bought my NS from CPW on boxing day. Flashed manually to 4.0.3. and I'm totally at stock , no root.
Still no OTA. I'm on Orange.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA

I got my NS (i9023) simfree from play.com, came with 2.3, got various OTA updates to 2.3.7, got the OTA update to 4.0.3 in December, still waiting for OTA 4.0.4.
Don't really want to have to back everything up so I can root it in order to do the manual update process!

No for me - bought from CPW with 2.3.1 after 4.0.3 was pulled - manual update to 2.3.6 - no OTA. Running on TMOB.

Nope I haven't got the OTA yet, i9023 sim free on virgin mobile and android version 4.0.3

Bought my simfree Nexus S from CFW, on boxing day.
Using my O2 simcard.
Manually updated to Android 4.0.3 using official stock files from XDA.
Thus far, no OTA. :-(

st0nec01d said:
Bought my simfree Nexus S from CFW, on boxing day.
Using my O2 simcard.
Manually updated to Android 4.0.3 using official stock files from XDA.
Thus far, no OTA. :-(
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You could manually update to 4.0.4 too (thats what I did on my dads I9020T )

thegtfusion said:
You could manually update to 4.0.4 too (thats what I did on my dads I9020T )
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Except that to do the manual update you have to root & unlock boot, and that requires wiping the device. I know you can backup & restore everything, but it's a lot of faff if the OTA is imminent anyway!

richstant said:
Except that to do the manual update you have to root & unlock boot, and that requires wiping the device. I know you can backup & restore everything, but it's a lot of faff if the OTA is imminent anyway!
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No just download from the link rename to update.zip and flash through stock recovery.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA

richstant said:
Except that to do the manual update you have to root & unlock boot, and that requires wiping the device. I know you can backup & restore everything, but it's a lot of faff if the OTA is imminent anyway!
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You only have to unlock if you want to flash it with a 4.0.3 recovery. And you never have to root it to apply a OTA update. 2.3.6 stock recovery will apply the update just fine without unlocking.

bozzykid said:
You only have to unlock if you want to flash it with a 4.0.3 recovery. And you never have to root it to apply a OTA update. 2.3.6 stock recovery will apply the update just fine without unlocking.
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Incorrect - I already have 4.0.3, and under ICS you need root to do a manual update. If I had 2.3.6 then this would work. Under 4.0.3 it doesn't.
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bozzykid said:
You only have to unlock if you want to flash it with a 4.0.3 recovery. And you never have to root it to apply a OTA update. 2.3.6 stock recovery will apply the update just fine without unlocking.
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2.3.6 might work fine - but I have 4.0.3, which requires root to do a OTA update manually (see 'A NOTE ABOUT ANDROID 4.X OTAs' here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445635 )

richstant said:
Incorrect - I already have 4.0.3, and under ICS you need root to do a manual update. If I had 2.3.6 then this would work. Under 4.0.3 it doesn't.
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Not true. You need to unlock the bootloader and flash CWM recovery. There's a difference between root and unlocking the bootloader.

yes, unlocking the boot loader is enough as you basically just need the cwm recovery.
But your data still gets wiped if you unlock the bootloader...even without root.

If you are going to unlock the bootloader and wipe the user data/cache, you might as well flash the stock 4.0.4 image with fastboot, and you don't have to bother with CWM.

Thanks, you're all correct, but as you say it still requires me to wipe & restore (which I wanted to avoid). I'm impatient, so I started to have a go at that but hit problems. I'll start a different thread to sort that out now!

So no one has received the 4.0.4 update in the UK??
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA

Nope not from what I can see from this forum, hopefully we get it soon
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA

But who sends the update? google or the mobile companys? And another question specifically to the CPW buyers, if we didn't get the OTA from 2.3.1 to 2.3.6, what makes you think we will get the update to 4.0.4?

joncfc said:
But who sends the update? google or the mobile companys? And another question specifically to the CPW buyers, if we didn't get the OTA from 2.3.1 to 2.3.6, what makes you think we will get the update to 4.0.4?
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I would like to find out too. But just to throw in some hope, I got my 4.0.3 OTA from 2.3.6 back in December via wifi. I bought my simfree phone on best buy, and I'm using the giffgaff (which uses the O2) network.

A500 Gen2 not getting ICS OTA (USA)

Anyone else in the US not getting the OTA in their Gen2? Wondering if I just have to go the manual route. I've been out of the loop lately, is there the OTA update available to download and use stock recovery to update?
Thanks,
Steve

Do you have the Iconia Update Enhancement installed from the play store?

I was also not getting, talked to the support few minutes back, they suggested factory reset, I said no thanks and did the manual upgrade downloading the zip file from here.

Wife got the update the day it came out. Make sure you have the acer update app. Location Northeast GA. Both hers and mine were gen 2 HC devices.

MSUICEMAN said:
Anyone else in the US not getting the OTA in their Gen2? Wondering if I just have to go the manual route. I've been out of the loop lately, is there the OTA update available to download and use stock recovery to update?
Thanks,
Steve
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I went through about 3 updates before my device told me that I was up to date on honeycomb. I found a link to acer website with an update apk and it's now downloading more updates. I'm hoping upon next reboot I'll have ics.
Sent from my A500 using XDA

After updating Acer Update ICS installed OTA without issue.
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digitalexplr said:
After updating Acer Update ICS installed OTA without issue.
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What is the Image Version and Build number after it finished updating?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA

I dont mean to hijack this thread but I have a gen2 device with the gen1 ICS leak from here and bootloaders. Is there any difference with going to a stock ICS update from Acer versus what I have already. and if I wanted to go this route (because Im an idiot and its a long story) where can I get a gen2 release of HC to do the updates or is there a flashable gen2 OS somewhere
Nevermind on that I got the info I was looking for

Sorry for the kate response but after installing the update enhancement , everything went fine.... thanks for the suggestion! Mustard missed that somewhere.
Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2

[Q] help! no update from android 3.2

Can anyone help me please.
I bought a 2nd hand rooted a500.
successfully flashed to a near stock 3.2.1, but then decided that i wanted to return to stock in order to get OTA updates up to ICS. With a little help on here I managed to flash one of the stock 3.2 roms from vache.
system now
android version = 3.2
kernel version = 2.6.36.3+
build number = Acer_A500_7.006.03_COM_GEN1
as was the aim, however I'm not recieving any OTA updates, system update claims tablet is up to date!
Has anyone experienced this too, or got any ideas where i'm going wrong

chodkinson970 said:
system now
android version = 3.2
kernel version = 2.6.36.3+
build number = Acer_A500_7.006.03_COM_GEN1
as was the aim, however I'm not recieving any OTA updates, system update claims tablet is up to date!
Has anyone experienced this too, or got any ideas where i'm going wrong
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You didn't do anything wrong. Acer suspended the ICS updates for awhile. Looks like they may be regionally starting again.
Just wait,.

Thanks for the advice.
I'm trying to be patient, but i'm still not getting the updates.

chodkinson970 said:
Thanks for the advice.
I'm trying to be patient, but i'm still not getting the updates.
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Have you installed the incona tab update enhancement from the play store
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Thanks for the reply, yes i had installed the update enhancement from play store.
I have now solved the problem so i thought i'd share what i found.
The problem I had:-
I was rooted, but wanted to go back to stock to try the stock OTA ICS. I flashed a stock 3.2 full package from vache's page. The one I went with was 7.006.01_com_gen1. Carried out successfully, however no updates available when doing the system update search. waited a week still nothing, even tried factory reset to clear everything out.
Solution:-
I got impatient so flashed the unstable 3.0.1 rom intending to root again.
before rooting i tried flashing other stock roms (no reason it shouldn't work i reasoned). Successfully flashed full package 4.010.38_com_gen1 (vache's page). tried OTA updates from there and it was successful!!
OTA'd to 7.006.01, then 7.014.01, then on to ICS
Conclusion:-
the difference appears to be the version of android 3.2, I can only assume that 7.006.03 isn't supported in the UK where as 7.006.01 is. If i'd flashed that one in the first place I assume the updates would have worked.

Hey, can you point me to the files and instructions on how to get this done? I rooted it to 7.006.05 long before using thor rom I believe. Not very familiar with the rooting game, but I'm still unable to get ICS update OTA.
FYI, Acer a500 8gb model US.
chodkinson970 said:
Thanks for the reply, yes i had installed the update enhancement from play store.
I have now solved the problem so i thought i'd share what i found.
The problem I had:-
I was rooted, but wanted to go back to stock to try the stock OTA ICS. I flashed a stock 3.2 full package from vache's page. The one I went with was 7.006.01_com_gen1. Carried out successfully, however no updates available when doing the system update search. waited a week still nothing, even tried factory reset to clear everything out.
Solution:-
I got impatient so flashed the unstable 3.0.1 rom intending to root again.
before rooting i tried flashing other stock roms (no reason it shouldn't work i reasoned). Successfully flashed full package 4.010.38_com_gen1 (vache's page). tried OTA updates from there and it was successful!!
OTA'd to 7.006.01, then 7.014.01, then on to ICS
Conclusion:-
the difference appears to be the version of android 3.2, I can only assume that 7.006.03 isn't supported in the UK where as 7.006.01 is. If i'd flashed that one in the first place I assume the updates would have worked.
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I'm on 3.2 and rooted not sure how to go to ics . I have an ota update but it won't stick... It says failed. Any ideas?
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celeox said:
I'm on 3.2 and rooted not sure how to go to ics . I have an ota update but it won't stick... It says failed. Any ideas?
Sent from my A500 using xda premium
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My understanding from reading around a few threads is that OTA tends not to work if you are rooted and/or running CWM. Not sure on process of un-rooting as i've not done it. But i'm guessing one solution would be flash a stock version of same rom, then do OTA updates.

DogEater008 said:
Hey, can you point me to the files and instructions on how to get this done? I rooted it to 7.006.05 long before using thor rom I believe. Not very familiar with the rooting game, but I'm still unable to get ICS update OTA.
FYI, Acer a500 8gb model US.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
this thread has the full packages, i'm not sure which will be the correct one for the US but others on here might be able to help with that.
If you rooted via CWM its really straight forward, I followed these instructions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1205204
just follow 2. and/or 3.

I want to keep root and go to ics. I know I need to install ics bootloader but have not found a solid thread yet, at least not one that I can flash. Anyone that can direct me to a proven method from 3.2 will be appreciated. I am rooted and gave custom recovery installed cwm.
Sent from my Glacier using xda premium

chodkinson970 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
this thread has the full packages, i'm not sure which will be the correct one for the US but others on here might be able to help with that.
If you rooted via CWM its really straight forward, I followed these instructions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1205204
just follow 2. and/or 3.
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Thanks! It works. Downloading ICS OTA right now. Although, it's kinda sketchy that I had to download a decrypter to unzip the file. :/

Moscow Desire said:
You didn't do anything wrong. Acer suspended the ICS updates for awhile. Looks like they may be regionally starting again.
Just wait,.
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also most of those roms have the ota disabled: here's a stock ics non rooted but again they take out the OTA updates( get both of these and rename it to update and flash)
Download:http://cdn.acer.futuredial.com/Acer_A500_7.014.01_041.203.01_COM_GEN1_1333444043393_2fe1ad59.zip
http://cdn.acer.futuredial.com/Acer_A500_7.014.14_041.203.01_COM_GEN1_1333444737199_8ec8b991.zip
if this works\/ any cash flow would help in developing my new rom