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Hi Devlprs...can you root OTA_Hero_HTC_Asia_india_3.31.720.2_R-2.73.720.90_releaseaho

We 1 million Indians using HTC Hero need have rooted OTA_Hero_HTC_Asia_india_3.31.720.2_R-2.73.720.90_releaseaho7corfksh0yf7h.zip...can any developer help to have the same.
Thanks in advance and a donation commited

please upload the ruu. Thank.I will see what i can do.

If you upload a link to it, I would be more than happy to

xenoside said:
If you upload a link to it, I would be more than happy to
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On a different note xenoside it would be great if you could root the singapore update.We have been twiddling our thumbs since the last 24 hours it was available.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=710453

nirmalv said:
On a different note xenoside it would be great if you could root the singapore update.We have been twiddling our thumbs since the last 24 hours it was available.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=710453
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It has already been rooted. Search around the thread. Let's not have multiple people create multiple packages as it'll confuse more users. I'll review the existing ones when I'm free and I'll post the one that works best on the first post. Or, you can be a tester. Use tenfar's quick rooter if you're already on 2.1, if not, try anon2122's update.zip or Eddie1506's 2.1 update.zip.

xenoside said:
If you upload a link to it, I would be more than happy to
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I am hunting for the link for OTA_Hero_HTC_Asia_india_3.31.720.2_R-2.73.720.90_releaseaho ...however, its only in OTA update stage...nowhere found the link yet!!!
The HTC India website says,
Update – HTC Hero Android 2.1 Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) update (Second Package)
In our commitment to providing you with the best user experience, we are pushing out a new firmware update to your HTC Hero. Your phone will receive a notification of this update when it is made available. Simply press OK to accept the update via a data connection such as Wi-Fi or GPRS/3G. After installing the update, you can confirm a successful update by confirming the Firmware version (From the Home Screen go to MENU> Settings> About Phone> Firmware version). The new Firmware version after the update will be 2.1.
Update Information: Android 2.1 Platform Upgrade
Note：Please back up your data first, and you have to upgrade your phone with the first FOTA package to be able to get the Android 2.1 FOTA upgrade. We recommend using a free Wi-Fi hotspot or an unlimited data plan to apply this update. If not, standard data connection charges may apply. For any questions, please contact us via http://www.htc.com/www/CA_Hotline.aspx
Update – HTC Hero Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) update (First Package)
In our commitment to providing you with the best user experience, we are pushing out a new firmware update to your HTC Hero. Your phone will receive a notification of this update when it is made available. Simply press OK to accept the update via a data connection such as Wi-Fi or GPRS/3G. After installing the update, you can confirm a successful update by confirming the Build number (From the Home Screen go to MENU> Settings> About Phone> Build number). The new Build number after the update will be 2.73.720.90
Update Information: Firmware over-the-air (FOTA) client update & YouTube player Update.
Note：Please back up your data first before upgrading your phone. We recommend using a free Wi-Fi hotspot or an unlimited data plan to apply this update. If not, standard data connection charges may apply. For any questions, please contact us via http://www.htc.com/www/CA_Hotline.aspx
...and I am currently usinng Villain 10.3.2!
Tries to update HEROIMG.zip method with original 1.5 nandroid back up ...failed. but geting OTA notification (when back with Original 1.5 nandroid backup)...the 1st HTC update (2.1) via OTA is downloading but after reboot its showing error

suman_pal78 said:
...and I am currently usinng Villain 10.3.2!
Tries to update HEROIMG.zip method with original 1.5 nandroid back up ...failed. but geting OTA notification (when back with Original 1.5 nandroid backup)...the 1st HTC update (2.1) via OTA is downloading but after reboot its showing error
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Hi suman_pal78, you should grab the OTA link from your log. Give me that link and I'll remove the recovery.img for you, then you can flash it through your custom recovery as an update.zip. After that, you'll be able to get your OTA2 notification, then grab the link from your log as well, and pass that to me. I'll work the magic.

Zane Lee said:
It has already been rooted. Search around the thread. Let's not have multiple people create multiple packages as it'll confuse more users. I'll review the existing ones when I'm free and I'll post the one that works best on the first post. Or, you can be a tester. Use tenfar's quick rooter if you're already on 2.1, if not, try anon2122's update.zip or Eddie1506's 2.1 update.zip.
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Did you try using anon or eddie's update urself ? They both aborted !! Users who are newbie's should probably be asking questions in the q and a forum and not in the android development area.

Hi,
Can I help u??? Pls contact with us.
Thanks.

nirmalv said:
Did you try using anon or eddie's update urself ? They both aborted !! Users who are newbie's should probably be asking questions in the q and a forum and not in the android development area.
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Can you post the error why my update.zip aborted? I didn't have the chance to test it, just repacked it.

Zane Lee said:
Hi suman_pal78, you should grab the OTA link from your log. Give me that link and I'll remove the recovery.img for you, then you can flash it through your custom recovery as an update.zip. After that, you'll be able to get your OTA2 notification, then grab the link from your log as well, and pass that to me. I'll work the magic.
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Can you please assist me informing the process of grabing the "log" to have the OTA link...I'll do it and share the link positively

I can upload my indian Hero (Airtel) nandroid
Or I can upload my original 1.5 nandroid backup...once you nand restore the same...definitely you are going to get the Indian HTC Hero upgrade notification (wifi connected). can any devlpr research the same...

suman_pal78 said:
Can you please assist me informing the process of grabing the "log" to have the OTA link...I'll do it and share the link positively
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I'm not too sure of how to do it for you. As I'm an Android Developer, I use the ADT plugin provided for Eclipse and grabbed the log from DDMS. Can someone else help guide suman_pal78 in getting the log? Thanks!

Eddie1506 said:
Can you post the error why my update.zip aborted? I didn't have the chance to test it, just repacked it.
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Can't chown/mod/system/xbin/su
(No such file or directory)
E:Failure at line 344:
set_perm 0 0 04755 SYSTEM:xbin/su
Installation aborted
This was after a full wipe

nirmalv said:
Can't chown/mod/system/xbin/su
(No such file or directory)
E:Failure at line 344:
set_perm 0 0 04755 SYSTEM:xbin/su
Installation aborted
This was after a full wipe
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Hmmm... That's weird. There certainly is /system/xbin/su in the zip. I'll look into it.

Eddie1506 said:
Hmmm... That's weird. There certainly is /system/xbin/su in the zip. I'll look into it.
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I can't find what's wrong here. Everything looks OK and comparing to some of the previous ROMS, I can't see any difference which would cause something like this.

Here are the India 2.1 update zips for one of the great developers to root.
I did flash OTA1 after removing the recovery.img file from the zip and resigning the zip using droid explorer. I tried the same with OTA2 but phone wouldn't boot after that... Back to stock 1.5 till someone can help me out with this
OTA 1 http://download.brahmafamily.com/OTA_Hero_HTC_Asia_India_2.73.720.90-2.73.720.5_releaseykksu5if6nls1b8w.zip 4441 kb
OTA2http://download.brahmafamily.com/OTA_Hero_HTC_Asia_India_3.31.720.2_R-2.73.720.90_releaseaho7corfkhs0yf7h.zip 81591 kb
A root version of this or maybe a quick root update.zip would really help us in India - thanks in advance to anyone who can do this...

Combining both updates
A request
Devs would it be possible to combine the above two updates and create a rooted rom that can be flashed over any other rom on HTC Hero?
I guess in order to flash the above two updates you need to have HTC_Rom_2.73.720.5 as your current build and i have a custom rom installed.
Will really appreciate it if one of the Devs can do the above..

essbee1958 said:
Here are the India 2.1 update zips for one of the great developers to root.
I did flash OTA1 after removing the recovery.img file from the zip and resigning the zip using droid explorer. I tried the same with OTA2 but phone wouldn't boot after that... Back to stock 1.5 till someone can help me out with this
OTA 1 http://download.brahmafamily.com/OTA_Hero_HTC_Asia_India_2.73.720.90-2.73.720.5_releaseykksu5if6nls1b8w.zip 4441 kb
OTA2http://download.brahmafamily.com/OTA_Hero_HTC_Asia_India_3.31.720.2_R-2.73.720.90_releaseaho7corfkhs0yf7h.zip 81591 kb
A root version of this or maybe a quick root update.zip would really help us in India - thanks in advance to anyone who can do this...
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Mate,
are these rooted or stock? If stock; how i can flash this on my hero. I've to send my hero to HTC for repair. Help me! This is make my day

michael.satish said:
Mate,
are these rooted or stock? If stock; how i can flash this on my hero. I've to send my hero to HTC for repair. Help me! This is make my day
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These are stock zips grabbed from the HTC server and are the same as what you would get over the OTA.
These would replace your recovery image - so please be careful when you flash these as you would loose your custom recovery...
Do you have a custom recovery image installed in your phone? (You can find out by powering up pressing both home and power keys at the same time...). In case you do, I can send you the OTA 1 image with the recovery image removed which flashes fine on my original stock nandroid backup. Once you flash this you will get the update notification for OTA 2 - or download the zip from the earlier post and flash - this would give you a stock rom with stock recovery unrooted - should be ok to go for warranty repairs with that...
Cheers
Cheers

new to nexus s, how to update to latest f/w

Hi guys,
Just recieved a nexus s i purchased on ebay (LOVE IT!) coming from a Galaxy S i used to use odin for flashing the latest roms
But one of the things i wanted from having the nexus s was getting updates quick, and what i thought was OTA updates.
i have just gone into "about phone" checked for updates and there are apparently none available. details below
Android Version = 2.3.1
Baseband Version = I9020XXJK8
Kernel version = 2.6.35.7-gf1638a [email protected] #1
Build number = GRH78
so my question is, how do i get to the latest official FW, i thought it would be as easy as clicking check updates, but obviously not
Cheers guys, i have searched btw, and im lost completely

The full ROM to upgrade you to 2.3.4 is available here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061445
That should work for any previous build I think - if not use the 2.3.3 ROM and then run the update to 2.3.4.
of course assuming your running stock you could try a checkin and wait for the OTA to reach your handset........

as im on 2.3.1 at the moment, wouldnt there be an OTA already waiting to update to 2.3.3 if the 2.3.4 update has not yet been pushed to this perticular handset?

ascottuk said:
as im on 2.3.1 at the moment, wouldnt there be an OTA already waiting to update to 2.3.3 if the 2.3.4 update has not yet been pushed to this perticular handset?
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Yup - should be........how long have you had the phone?

recieved yesterday, so i have been using it for just over 24hours,
im probably being impatiant

ascottuk said:
recieved yesterday, so i have been using it for just over 24hours,
im probably being impatiant
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yeh, once your SIM and handset get registered with Google's servers (which can take a few days) you should get the OTA. if your impatient like me just run the updates manually...

moon-unit said:
yeh, once your SIM and handset get registered with Google's servers (which can take a few days) you should get the OTA. if your impatient like me just run the updates manually...
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is there anyway to check if my bootloader is unlocked?
i take flashing manually is just a case of downloading the relevent ota rom, and putting it on the SD card, then start the phone in recovery?

ascottuk said:
is there anyway to check if my bootloader is unlocked?
i take flashing manually is just a case of downloading the relevent ota rom, and putting it on the SD card, then start the phone in recovery?
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boot your phone up while holding onto the volume up button as well and it should load up a screen with a green droid which will show your bootloader state whether it's LOCKED or UNLOCKED.
Place the rom in the root directory of your sd card then boot in recovery and install zip from sdcard.

ok checked and its locked, so am i still able to flash from sd?

ascottuk said:
ok checked and its locked, so am i still able to flash from sd?
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It depends. If you are looking at staying "stock" then go see the sticky thread for 2.3.4, there is a full ROM version that you can install. It's signed by Google, so the stock recovery will install it. No need to unlock your bootloader
if you wanted to flash zip's (such as the superuser zip update to gain root access) that where signed by other sources, then you would need to unlock the bootloader and replace the recovery with something like Clockwork

Matridom said:
It depends. If you are looking at staying "stock" then go see the sticky thread for 2.3.4, there is a full ROM version that you can install. It's signed by Google, so the stock recovery will install it. No need to unlock your bootloader
if you wanted to flash zip's (such as the superuser zip update to gain root access) that where signed by other sources, then you would need to unlock the bootloader and replace the recovery with something like Clockwork
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many thanks for all your help, appreciate it alot
you have been thanked!

ascottuk said:
many thanks for all your help, appreciate it alot
you have been thanked!
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before you update, i'd love to get a dump of the phone on 2.3.1 that i could use please.

MarkusPO said:
before you update, i'd love to get a dump of the phone on 2.3.1 that i could use please.
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BTW, i'll receive my Nexus S today.
Before i start unlocking, rooting etc. i'd like to dump my system/bootloaders for emergency.
I know that it's not really necessary but how do i do it.

[Q] Root for Iconia Tab HC 3.2 ?? :'(

Hi Guys,
Just received the OTA for HC 3.2, and after that root is gone. any one has any idea how to get it working?
i tried iconia root and ginger break both dont work.
please help me

matrix.bharath said:
Hi Guys,
Just received the OTA for HC 3.2, and after that root is gone. any one has any idea how to get it working?
i tried iconia root and ginger break both dont work.
please help me
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Which model do u use...?
The a500 or the a501?
I think a downgrade would be the safest alternative =P

muztaki said:
Which model do u use...?
The a500 or the a501?
I think a downgrade would be the safest alternative =P
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I too am having this problem. Unfortunately, every time I try to downgrade using a stock 3.1 ROM using the stock recovery it will not boot and since CWM is gone I cannot restore to backed up ROM.

synapses11 said:
I too am having this problem. Unfortunately, every time I try to downgrade using a stock 3.1 ROM using the stock recovery it will not boot and since CWM is gone I cannot restore to backed up ROM.
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this is a prime example why it is always best to wait until the devs get their hands on the update. You are just going to have to wait till the root programs and CMW are updated to work with the new build. Early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese

synapses11 said:
I too am having this problem. Unfortunately, every time I try to downgrade using a stock 3.1 ROM using the stock recovery it will not boot and since CWM is gone I cannot restore to backed up ROM.
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@amburke178
Yeah its true u better should be patient...
I dont know whether the devs are working on it..but a downgrade to 3.0.1 or3.1 would solve the problem... there are various ROMS/ custom ROMS..
To my sorrow i almost used every rom they offered in the dev section..
One Rom should work..if not try to be patient... =D

muztaki said:
@amburke178
Yeah its true u better should be patient...
I dont know whether the devs are working on it..but a downgrade to 3.0.1 or3.1 would solve the problem... there are various ROMS/ custom ROMS..
To my sorrow i almost used every rom they offered in the dev section..
One Rom should work..if not try to be patient... =D
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I get a "Boot Verified Failed" when I try downgrading the ROM to a stock Acer ROM.

synapses11 said:
I get a "Boot Verified Failed" when I try downgrading the ROM to a stock Acer ROM.
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i think it is because of the new bootloader. Your best bet at this point is to just wait for the new root program to come out. Shouldn't take them that long for it. Don't know about the itsmagic update that could take time, but everything would speed up if anybody would upload the new build so the devs can start looking at it.

I captured the 3.2 update when it came in to my tablet, I have the update.zip and would gladly share it if it helps get root faster.
Not entirely sure the best way to share a 350meg file though!
File I have is an update from 4.010.38 (3.1) to 7.006.01 (3.2) (file claims to be Acer_A500_4.010.38_7.006.01_COM_GEN1)
I can probably put it on some webspace for someone, but I'm afraid if I post it publicly my bandwidth limit will be quickly exceeded.

Upload itbto like megaload a free service

erica_renee said:
Upload itbto like megaload a free service
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Of course that occurred to me about 10 seconds after I hit submit...
So I have uploaded it to megaupload...
Unfortunately this forum won't let me post external links... so I can't tell you how to find it!
edit: ok, finally I can post links, so I'm updating this: www.megaupload.com/?d=UXOVADAS
This update comes from 4.010.38 to 7.006.01 so you'll need to be on 4.010.38 first to do the update. (that one can be found in the master ROM list on this site at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878 )
---------- Post added at 04:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:25 PM ----------
Hopefully this allows some of the developers to start playing with rooting 3.2
Additionally for anyone who has managed to brick their tablet trying to downgrade to an earlier version, this file can be used to get you back up and running (at least it worked to get me back up after I tried to downgrade to 3.1)

Thanks for the upload

ve6rah said:
I captured the 3.2 update when it came in to my tablet, I have the update.zip and would gladly share it if it helps get root faster.
Not entirely sure the best way to share a 350meg file though!
File I have is an update from 4.010.38 (3.1) to 7.006.01 (3.2) (file claims to be Acer_A500_4.010.38_7.006.01_COM_GEN1)
I can probably put it on some webspace for someone, but I'm afraid if I post it publicly my bandwidth limit will be quickly exceeded.
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Ahh! Thanks so much I was using an A501 3.2 update since I had bricked it earlier today. This will help much with the stupid wifi dropouts.

Made a mirror : http://vache-android.com/v1/download.php?fileID=91

no problem, please feel free to share to anyone who can help make root a reality for 3.2!
(I miss my root... and downgrading doesn't really appear to be an option right now...)
I also note that you maintain the list of packages and updates at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
maybe add this one?

ve6rah said:
I also note that you maintain the list of packages and updates at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
maybe add this one?
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Already done

vache said:
Already done
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lol... well... your update time and my post time are on the same minute... great minds think alike?

Hopefully root comes soon before i apply update

mburke178 said:
i think it is because of the new bootloader. Your best bet at this point is to just wait for the new root program to come out. Shouldn't take them that long for it. Don't know about the itsmagic update that could take time, but everything would speed up if anybody would upload the new build so the devs can start looking at it.
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So when one gets a "boot verified failed" and the device hangs, how does one get it back to the stock 3.2?

kcallis said:
So when one gets a "boot verified failed" and the device hangs, how does one get it back to the stock 3.2?
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You'll probably have to use the EUU method below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276227

FloatingFatMan said:
You'll probably have to use the EUU method below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276227
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I was trying that on a virtualized version of Windows and could not get it to work.... This was using the same method that you referenced on the link. I guess my real issue is that I don't have a real Windows machine in place.

[Q] official a500 OTA on leaked ICS ?

Has anyone running a leaked ICS received the official OTA update?

I want to know too.

I did not. So I flashed this file from cwm. Now I am on the new build, I can tell its not the leaked. http://narod.ru/disk/47240669001.db...f5b/Acer_AV041_A500_1.031.00_WW_GEN1.zip.html
Going to nvflash the unlocked bootloader, will post results.
EDIT
The flash was succesfull and cmw + android boots but to be honest I do not know what to do now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522384
EDIT
Aaah, maybe I should try to root it, this method works fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1546593

terrormattie said:
I did not. So I flashed this file from cwm. Now I am on the new build, I can tell its not the leaked. http://narod.ru/disk/47240669001.db...f5b/Acer_AV041_A500_1.031.00_WW_GEN1.zip.html
Going to nvflash the unlocked bootloader, will post results.
EDIT
The flash was succesfull and cmw + android boots but to be honest I do not know what to do now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522384
EDIT
Aaah, maybe I should try to root it, this method works fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1546593
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I did the unrooted original ICS leak and now have no recovery to flash anything - anyone have the link for that?

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Has anyone running a leaked ICS received the official OTA update?
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Anyone?

Im also on the leak build and want to go to the new one, every time i look for an update it tells me that im in a low coverage area move to a different area when im on full wifi. Im no rooted is there any way i can get the new build?

cheddaface said:
Im also on the leak build and want to go to the new one, every time i look for an update it tells me that im in a low coverage area move to a different area when im on full wifi. Im no rooted is there any way i can get the new build?
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I have asked someone to upload the ota update to one of my servers.
If they do i will post a link.

OldGaf said:
I have asked someone to upload the ota update to one of my servers.
If they do i will post a link.
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Stock acer recovery to flash it?

cheddaface said:
Stock acer recovery to flash it?
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Yes... I am also not rooted.

OldGaf said:
Yes... I am also not rooted.
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Well let me know plz

Same here. Stock recovery on leak ICS.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA

Do you have this installed ?
Application (Iconia Tab Update Enhancement)
Acer2.2. 120307.31011.5 KB04/19/2012
http://support.acer.com/us/en/product/default.aspx?tab=1&modelId=3851

F2504x4 said:
Do you have this installed ?
Application (Iconia Tab Update Enhancement)
Acer2.2. 120307.31011.5 KB04/19/2012
http://support.acer.com/us/en/product/default.aspx?tab=1&modelId=3851
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Yep, been there, done that, installed, uninstalled, reinstalled.. checked for updates.. nothing.
Acer really should just post the files and manual update instructions so people can mirror the downloads and install..
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Acer_A500_7.014.14_COM_GEN1
No ICS Update.

[Q] How does one capture OTA update.zip?

Forgive me if this has been asked and answered but I can not find the answer if it has.
How does one capture the OTA update.zip?
And is there a list of the different version "gen"s.
I have several tablets and have gen1 and gen2 what is the difference?

First you download Patience.apk then you must copy and paste it to /mnt/brain and set permissions to drwxrwxrwx and you'll get ICS when it's ready.
Ok, that was lame, but seriously... patience is a virtue. When it comes right down to it, it looks like there's several early bug reports. It would probably be best to let Acer and/or XDA devs fix these issues. It'll end up being a happier experience for you in the end. If you really can't wait, there are a number of ICS ROM's already in the development section basedon Acer leaks or AOSP/CM9.

Bloodflame said:
First you download Patience.apk then you must copy and paste it to /mnt/brain and set permissions to drwxrwxrwx and you'll get ICS when it's ready.
Ok, that was lame, but seriously... patience is a virtue. When it comes right down to it, it looks like there's several early bug reports. It would probably be best to let Acer and/or XDA devs fix these issues. It'll end up being a happier experience for you in the end. If you really can't wait, there are a number of ICS ROM's already in the development section basedon Acer leaks or AOSP/CM9.
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Seriously? He may have been asking for information on how to make an update.zip from the update he received? Do we have to always be so quick to judge, we are all just trying to learn here......

t_r_j said:
Forgive me if this has been asked and answered but I can not find the answer if it has.
How does one capture the OTA update.zip?
And is there a list of the different version "gen"s.
I have several tablets and have gen1 and gen2 what is the difference?
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Apparently the GEN is set for regions, no more. Maybe, this is made by Acer in order to make the difference between the updates they send by OTA in different parts of the world?
But I've already flashed in the past two HC Roms with different GEN's versions on my A500 without noticeing any difference between them.

Bloodflame said:
First you download Patience.apk then you must copy and paste it to /mnt/brain and set permissions to drwxrwxrwx and you'll get ICS when it's ready.
Ok, that was lame, but seriously... patience is a virtue. When it comes right down to it, it looks like there's several early bug reports. It would probably be best to let Acer and/or XDA devs fix these issues. It'll end up being a happier experience for you in the end. If you really can't wait, there are a number of ICS ROM's already in the development section basedon Acer leaks or AOSP/CM9.
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Upgrade.zip
droidguru
Thanks for coming to my defense!
You are correct I have a tablet ( gen_2 ) that is ready to receive ICS update and would like to capture the update.zip before installing it.
I have a gen_1 that has already updated but have another that will be getting the update soon. I would also like to capture that as well.
Any guidance would be great.

t_r_j said:
droidguru
Thanks for coming to my defense!
You are correct I have a tablet ( gen_2 ) that is ready to receive ICS update and would like to capture the update.zip before installing it.
I have a gen_1 that has already updated but have another that will be getting the update soon. I would also like to capture that as well.
Any guidance would be great.
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I am no expert, but I read earlier that after the update downloads, you power off the tab, then retrieve the file from SD. (I am guessing after you turn it back on). This is all done prior to installing the OTA... Like I said, havent tried this yet, but going to do this when I get home from school. I left my tab DL the update this morning but had to leave....

If the Acer ota works the same as my galaxy nexus PTA it stores the download in /cache. I copy it to my sdcard prior to rebooting and I am able to save it.
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cubanorafter said:
I am no expert, but I read earlier that after the update downloads, you power off the tab, then retrieve the file from SD. (I am guessing after you turn it back on). This is all done prior to installing the OTA... Like I said, havent tried this yet, but going to do this when I get home from school. I left my tab DL the update this morning but had to leave....
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Cool, let us know. Would love to have it as backup just in case.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA

Does the method described here work?
Essentially use adb to "logcat" the system logs as the update arrives in order to grab the URI.
I too am planning to grab the update.zip when it lands for a number of reasons:
I'm going to root my A500
I am going to experiement with a number of ROMs
I am going to do my own hackery on the stock ROM
I am very likely going to mess something up and it would be nice to have a safe place to go back to when I do
After all my monkey work I expect there will be another OTA in the next 6 months that I am going to want to receive and having the stock ROM makes it oh-so-much easier to queue up
I will logcat when I get the OTA notification as well as see what I can find in my /cache and report back. If anyone has better guidance I'd love to hear it.

I captured my gen_2 update!
I loaded timmydeans V4 gen_2 3.2.1 prerooted.
Installed the Acer Iconia Enhancement Update from the market place.
Checked for updates, downloaded
Acer_A500_7.014.02_041.205.01_COM_GEN2
Used ADB to start su in terminal window.
Copied the file
/cache/fota_dn/20CC566C18C1F33451E98EC4E8C9C03E.zip
to my external sd card.
Copied to PC unzip 20CC566C18C1F33451E98EC4E8C9C03E.zip
Copied Update.zip to my sd card and have updated 4 A500 to 4.0.3
Image version after install
Acer_AV041_A500_RV05RC01_PA_CUS1
Build number
Acer_AV041_A500_1.033.00_PA_CUS1

t_r_j said:
I captured my gen_2 update!
I loaded timmydeans V4 gen_2 3.2.1 prerooted.
Installed the Acer Iconia Enhancement Update from the market place.
Checked for updates, downloaded
Acer_A500_7.014.02_041.205.01_COM_GEN2
Used ADB to start su in terminal window.
Copied the file
/cache/fota_dn/20CC566C18C1F33451E98EC4E8C9C03E.zip
to my external sd card.
Copied to PC unzip 20CC566C18C1F33451E98EC4E8C9C03E.zip
Copied Update.zip to my sd card and have updated 4 A500 to 4.0.3
Image version after install
Acer_AV041_A500_RV05RC01_PA_CUS1
Build number
Acer_AV041_A500_1.033.00_PA_CUS1
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Congrats. Did you lose root using that method? Still have your recovery?
If yes, care to share?

roots gone

t_r_j said:
I captured my gen_2 update!
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Did you capture the URL where it was downloaded? If not, can you upload the update somewhere? If you want, I can host the file on a private web with plenty of bandwidth. Message me for details.

No I didn't capture the URL.
PM me with where you would like me to deposit the file and I will upload it.

spyd77 said:
Did you capture the URL where it was downloaded? If not, can you upload the update somewhere? If you want, I can host the file on a private web with plenty of bandwidth. Message me for details.
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I'm hoping you are going to share this with us?

t_r_j said:
No I didn't capture the URL.
PM me with where you would like me to deposit the file and I will upload it.
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I can also host if you are willing to share
Sent info via PM if interested.

t_r_j said:
No I didn't capture the URL.
PM me with where you would like me to deposit the file and I will upload it.
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Just upgraded with the File from t_r_j.... so far so good!
Will have a link in about 30 min.
Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk 2

The file is straight off the air, untouched other than renaming the file from 20CC566C18C1F33451E98EC4E8C9C03E.zip to 4.0.3.zip for simplicity after I got it off my Tablet.

t_r_j said:
The file is straight off the air, untouched other than renaming the file from 20CC566C18C1F33451E98EC4E8C9C03E.zip to 4.0.3.zip for simplicity after I got it off my Tablet.
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Thanks for doing this, I hope someone with the com1 update will do the same.