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[Q] downgrade-root-custom_rom

hi guys,
i want to root and flash custom rom on my acer iconia with 3.2 OTA.
Correct me if i'm wrong...
i understand that i have to:
1. revert to 3.0.1 via http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276227
2. root my iconia via http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1055354
then i don't know whats next? can i already install custom rom after root?
or do i need to install some kind of recovery to flash this custom roms..
Please help.. thanks!

exactly my friend revert first then root, then download acer recovery app install recovery start flashin

jhannbernas said:
hi guys,
i want to root and flash custom rom on my acer iconia with 3.2 OTA.
Correct me if i'm wrong...
i understand that i have to:
1. revert to 3.0.1 via http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276227
2. root my iconia via http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1055354
then i don't know whats next? can i already install custom rom after root?
or do i need to install some kind of recovery to flash this custom roms..
Please help.. thanks!
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Once you root install this:
Acer Recovery Installer
That will install CWM (recovery).

thanks for you both. i will try all of this on weekend.
but before doing this.. how can i backup my current rom? it is possible? thanks

You should install the Acer recovery installer first, then boot into CWM. When you are in there you will have the option to perform a full backup. This backup function will become your best friend.

thanks.. can't wait for the weekend to do this.
lastly, can anyone give me suggestion on what rom should i try in our opinion? thanks

jhannbernas said:
thanks.. can't wait for the weekend to do this.
lastly, can anyone give me suggestion on what rom should i try in our opinion? thanks
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IMHO the stock based ROMs are the most stable, and trouble free. Head over to the DEV section and pick one out

There are plenty of ROMS to choose from. Some are better than others, and some work better for others. Taboonay seems to be the most popular. I liked Lightspeed because it basically removed EVERYTHING that I didn't need. Citvao seems to be gaining momentium. There is also another guy by the name of THOR who created a custom ROM that incorporates some files from the transformer stock ROM that is pretty good too.
I'd try them all and see what one you like best

Steps to using CWM?
If there's a thread to using CWM please direct me to it.
I have taken a short cut in using it by watching a YouTube video for installing a custom ROM and not learned all the in's and out's of using CWM.
I had installed the OTA HC 3.2 over a rooted 3.1 and lost my rooting as I expected. I decided I wanted to have root capabilites but with HC 3.2, so I found the (Oct 5 )version here and started over again.
I started with the Method 2 approach to install HC 3.2 update (that was already rooted here on this web site) to get to HC 3.0.1. However, initially when I got to installing the HC 3.2 zip it just booted afterwards and then went to a blank screen. So I tried it again only not doing all the clearing of user data, caches, etc., that was mentioned in the YouTube Video for installing a custom ROM. That worked. I now have a Acer Iconia 16 GB A500 rooted with HC 3.2 on it which what I wanted.
I would like to try some other ROMs and still go back if I could but I'm not sure about what exactly has to be cleared every time you load a new ROM. I don't want to have it hang again to a blank screen and maybe screw it up so I can't fix it.
Any directions?
Oh, BTW, when I installed the HC 3.0.1 from Method 2, it was so unstable that I couldn't make a WIFI connection. I had to go right to 3.1 to be able to use WIFI and get Acer Recovery Installer and continue on to installing HC 3.2 rooted.
Thanks

Redevil06 said:
If there's a thread to using CWM please direct me to it.
I have taken a short cut in using it by watching a YouTube video for installing a custom ROM and not learned all the in's and out's of using CWM.
I had installed the OTA HC 3.2 over a rooted 3.1 and lost my rooting as I expected. I decided I wanted to have root capabilites but with HC 3.2, so I found the (Oct 5 )version here and started over again.
I started with the Method 2 approach to install HC 3.2 update (that was already rooted here on this web site) to get to HC 3.0.1. However, initially when I got to installing the HC 3.2 zip it just booted afterwards and then went to a blank screen. So I tried it again only not doing all the clearing of user data, caches, etc., that was mentioned in the YouTube Video for installing a custom ROM. That worked. I now have a Acer Iconia 16 GB A500 rooted with HC 3.2 on it which what I wanted.
I would like to try some other ROMs and still go back if I could but I'm not sure about what exactly has to be cleared every time you load a new ROM. I don't want to have it hang again to a blank screen and maybe screw it up so I can't fix it.
Any directions?
Oh, BTW, when I installed the HC 3.0.1 from Method 2, it was so unstable that I couldn't make a WIFI connection. I had to go right to 3.1 to be able to use WIFI and get Acer Recovery Installer and continue on to installing HC 3.2 rooted.
Thanks
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This has been posted in another thread by another member, and I saved it. I just can't remember who posted it again.
It's how I do EVERY flash and NEVER have problems.
"Before installing:
Boot into CWM
1/wipe cache
2/wipe data/factory reset
Advanced Menu:
3/wipe dalvik
4/wipe battery stat
Mount and Storage Menu
5/format (system, data, cache )... leave SD card alone.
install the zip ( new rom ) file !
Once done installing... repeat steps #1 - #4 only ( this is to assured that you are cleaned 110% in regard to the NEW rom that you have just installed )
DO NOT DO THE STEP #5 AFTER THE INSTALLATION !
Reboot system into initial Android greeting screen."
Some would say it's a bit on the "overkill" side, but better safe than sorry.

Thanks for the quick reply.
I think I also found where some of the information I wanted was in:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1205204
I should have done more searching.
Thanks again
Oh, BTW, I have read your other posts on this site and like what you have to say. Also, the last step you have, Step 5, isn't in the YouTube video. Maybe that's where I fouled up and somehow recovered by doing again without some of the clearing. I think I just lucked out and got it working. Initially, without WIFI, I was stuck on how can you install Acer Recovery Installer without going to the "Market"? I had to go to 3.1 to get WIFI and then install it from the Market. I searched the internet with a computer for it, but couldn't find the apk to download so I could move it to a SD card and the Acer. Anyway it's working now and looking forward to more new ROMs and maybe Ice Cream if that's going to be the way to go in the future.

hardslog said:
You should install the Acer recovery installer first, then boot into CWM. When you are in there you will have the option to perform a full backup. This backup function will become your best friend.
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Unfortunately he cannot use Acer Recovery Installer as long as he does not have root and that is why he cannot backup his current configuration i.e. OTA 3.2. Taking the risk of reverting is in first place if he insists on using a custom ROM.

Right on!
drkalo said:
Unfortunately he cannot use Acer Recovery Installer as long as he does not have root and that is why he cannot backup his current configuration i.e. OTA 3.2. Taking the risk of reverting is in first place if he insists on using a custom ROM.
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+1
Some people don't read before posting

kjy2010 said:
+1
Some people don't read before posting
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MY BAD!
I thought I read that he rooted it already and wanted to make a backup of that......

drkalo said:
Unfortunately he cannot use Acer Recovery Installer as long as he does not have root and that is why he cannot backup his current configuration i.e. OTA 3.2. Taking the risk of reverting is in first place if he insists on using a custom ROM.
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got it. thanks!

[Q] ROM Manager vs Acer Recovery Installer

So I am getting a A500 soon and been looking into rooting/flashing. I am a complete noob but from what I can tell the device will come with 3.0 which means it will be rootable via gingerbreak apk.
after that, the guides say I will need to flash cwm recovery. most of the guides say to install acer recovery from the marketplace, however there also seems to be ROM Manager which is very popular but I could not find any info if it works with A500.
So which one should I be using? It seems ROM manager comes with an updated version of CWM compared to Acer Recovery Installer. Will ROM manager work with the A500?

no
you can not use rom manager..
the acer recovery installer is used to install . thors .Recovery.. its a custom version of CWM. c. its designed for the a500 ONLY.. and its the ONLY one you can use on our device to date..
also after you get the acer recovery installer installed go to tegraowners.com yo get the latest version . i think 1.6.2 of the cwm recovery. you can flash it by putting it on your sd card and use acer recovery installer...
PLEASE THANK BOTH DEVELOPERS AND PAY PAL THEM.. Without them we would all be boring and stuck on stock. PEOPLE ARE TO Colorful and different to be forced to be all alike
If you are android 3.2 or above os . you will need to look at the downgrade to update to 3.2 and above or fallow the post by Timmy Dean. with his back door exploit . this is all due to the encrypted boot loader
Good Luck and fallow all instructions . you will be no longer a virgin soon.. Giggles

Listen to Erica. DO NOT USE Rom Manager. Just because somebody has a newer recovery, does not mean it is meant for your device They are all different.
But,,,, if you want to listen to what the phone guys say, by all means,,, use it. See what happens If you haven't noticed, that thing sitting on the table, is a lot bigger than a phone. And, it has a different operating system on it.
Run the acer recovery, like she said. THen flash thors recovery. You can always go to his site later, and upgrade it. Takes 5 minutes.
Don't wanna sound rough, but trying to keep you from bricking your tab.

Moscow Desire said:
Listen to Erica. DO NOT USE Rom Manager. Just because somebody has a newer recovery, does not mean it is meant for your device They are all different.
But,,,, if you want to listen to what the phone guys say, by all means,,, use it. See what happens If you haven't noticed, that thing sitting on the table, is a lot bigger than a phone. And, it has a different operating system on it.
Run the acer recovery, like she said. THen flash thors recovery. You can always go to his site later, and upgrade it. Takes 5 minutes.
Don't wanna sound rough, but trying to keep you from bricking your tab.
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where can we pick up acer recovery & thors recovery? I am familiar with GB and previous. My a500 was rooted before the camera screen magically cracked and when I got it back from Acer they had of course wiped it and updated it to 3.2 so I was unable to use gingerbreak anymore. Since then it has run horribly. It was slow stock before I rooted it the first time but now it has become almost unbearable. I just finished rooting and need to figure out whether I am going to get acer recovery off the market (is that where or is it in the threads here along with thors recovery??)
Thanks in advance

lanisan said:
where can we pick up acer recovery & thors recovery? I am familiar with GB and previous. My a500 was rooted before the camera screen magically cracked and when I got it back from Acer they had of course wiped it and updated it to 3.2 so I was unable to use gingerbreak anymore. Since then it has run horribly. It was slow stock before I rooted it the first time but now it has become almost unbearable. I just finished rooting and need to figure out whether I am going to get acer recovery off the market (is that where or is it in the threads here along with thors recovery??)
Thanks in advance
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Acer recovery is available in the market. The supplied recover image is ok for flashing roms. so don't worry.
But, if you want his newest recovery (after installing from acer recovery), then aftwerwards, go to tegraowners and get his newest recovery. Just copy the zip to sd, and flash. No wipes needed.

Moscow Desire said:
Acer recovery is available in the market. The supplied recover image is ok for flashing roms. so don't worry.
But, if you want his newest recovery (after installing from acer recovery), then aftwerwards, go to tegraowners and get his newest recovery. Just copy the zip to sd, and flash. No wipes needed.
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I got it installed just now (acer recover) and chose thor's cwr as the boot image. Where do I find *tegraowners*? is it a site? is it a link in the app? on the market?
Thanks!! Trying to figure out which rom to flash now..suggestions?
*Update* - Flashed Taboonay. Still very open to suggestions since this is the actual first time I've been able to flash a rom to my tablet. Been able to do it to a lot of SGS1's (mesmerize, vibrant, captivate & SGSII Att variant) but always had trouble with the acer. Since I got it back from acer for broken camera lens it was stock and was to the point it was unbearably slow. Given I had a lot of crap apps on there but still my captivate before it died ran faster than the acer. I'm just looking for a bloatware free rom that's fast, silky smooth. I don't need a bunch of add on animations and crap. I just want it to work & work well ...
Thoughts & ideas appreciated.

. I'm just looking for a bloatware free rom that's fast, silky smooth. I don't need a bunch of add on animations and crap. I just want it to work & work well ...
Thoughts & ideas appreciated.[/QUOTE]
Any of the Near stock rooted roms.. is always the best bet for reliability and comparability. With that said i think Thors rom is the fastest. I use the honeylicious icy rom with some personal touches that suit me..
i would say most important thing is.. I see you kinda unclear on the whole rom/flashing procedures.. With that i suggest to go in the dev forums and read threads to post about flashing roms and rom versions.. Nobody can tell you whats right for you..
Good luck and HAPPY SAFE FLASHING...

erica_renee said:
. I'm just looking for a bloatware free rom that's fast, silky smooth. I don't need a bunch of add on animations and crap. I just want it to work & work well ...
Thoughts & ideas appreciated.
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Any of the Near stock rooted roms.. is always the best bet for reliability and comparability. With that said i think Thors rom is the fastest. I use the honeylicious icy rom with some personal touches that suit me..
i would say most important thing is.. I see you kinda unclear on the whole rom/flashing procedures.. With that i suggest to go in the dev forums and read threads to post about flashing roms and rom versions.. Nobody can tell you whats right for you..
Good luck and HAPPY SAFE FLASHING...[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the feedback Erica. I already did taboonay and see that it is not quite as smooth as I'd like. I don't know why my tab seems to be slightly sluggish or jittery but it is. I'm dl thors v14.2 atm and will give it a try. Now that I have cwr (or variation there of) installed doing any flashing should be a breeze.

Google date restore after flashing
LAGGY FEELING..
this is something i have had a issue with
after installing a new rom.. during the initial setup.. while setting up your google account you have two options one to turn on google backup.. one is to restore.. Turn this feature off if you do not care about your previous data that google collected.. Sometimes it will load crap back on your rom/device that caused the issues to begin with . it will even load some of the acer apps that the rom developer removed..
i dont use this service from google at all.. I take nanandroid backups with cwm . but for my apps and app data i use TI Backup.. thou its not the most user friendly experience . it required a bit of setup and expects the user to understand there terms.. they have a very good help files on there site if this helps you.. after i reflash a rom one click run of ti i can restore my tablet including all apps there data shortcuts on home screen with widgets and so on.. But im sorry that i cant help you set yours up i dont know enought to do so ..

erica_renee said:
LAGGY FEELING..
this is something i have had a issue with
after installing a new rom.. during the initial setup.. while setting up your google account you have two options one to turn on google backup.. one is to restore.. Turn this feature off if you do not care about your previous data that google collected.. Sometimes it will load crap back on your rom/device that caused the issues to begin with . it will even load some of the acer apps that the rom developer removed..
i dont use this service from google at all.. I take nanandroid backups with cwm . but for my apps and app data i use TI Backup.. thou its not the most user friendly experience . it required a bit of setup and expects the user to understand there terms.. they have a very good help files on there site if this helps you.. after i reflash a rom one click run of ti i can restore my tablet including all apps there data shortcuts on home screen with widgets and so on.. But im sorry that i cant help you set yours up i dont know enought to do so ..
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Have you heard of/tried Rom Toolbox?

Read the description of that app.
its based on the rom manager code. with some added tools it looks like...I DO NOT think its in any way compatible.
AGAIN . THE ONLY RECOVERY ROM MANAGEMENT FOR OUT Acer iconia a500 is .
Acer Recovery Installer.
Thors Recovery Partition..
of course as always adb. (don't ask ) developer.android.com i think is url
I use no add on tools or memory task managers android can do this well on its own..

lanisan said:
Have you heard of/tried Rom Toolbox?
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Rom toolbox, was not made for HC 3.2, It was made for gingerbread. 2.3
Some features work. Some, well,,,,,,,,,
Lag in the screen apps, it is HC 3.2 Can't fix it for now.
Well, it's not smooth as some "phones". It works, so until 4.0 releases, it's what we have.

[QUIDE] Install Paul's ICS Port and Restore HC

This is just a mini guide to help you flash ICS and restore back to fully functional Honeycomb.You re doing everything on your own risk.Don't bother asking Paul for further instructions.If you still hesitate to flash and try then you re not ready for such things and its better to stay with Honecomb until Asus decides to roll out the ICS OTA
Preparations:
1)Make sure you ‘re rooted and you have clockwork mode recovery installed!
2)Make sure you have enough free space on your external SD-card.
3)Download the latest ICS port and place it in your externals sd-card root.
3)Boot into recovery and perform a Advanced nandroid backup. You will need around 1GB of free space in the SD-Card.
Installation:
1)While you re on CWM recovery perform a “Wipe data/factory reset”.
2)Choose install zip from sd-card.Find the desired file in your sd-cards root and choose.You ll have to verify that this is what you want and then the flashing procedure beings.
3)After flashing is finished reboot system and you re ready to go.
Going back to Honeycomb.
1)Making that nandroid backup was really crucial.In case you didn’t like it at all or you find it still buggy you can restore your system prior to the ICS state.
1)Shut down your tablet.
2)While off keep pressing volume down and at the same time press and hold the power button. After a while you ll see the ASUS logo and on the top of the screen you ll see some small letters.Quickly release everything and press volume up. This will get you into recovery mode! (credits to xuser)
3)Navigate through the menu and choose Backup and restore. Choose restore,select your image (usually the title is the date when the backup was created) and the process will begin.
4)Because the CWM Recovery wont backup the HC kernel you must flash the kernel afterwards in order to boot back to Honeycomb.In case you dont have it you could always flash the ROM you were using before right after the nandroid restore process without applying any wipes.That way you ll have a fully functional Honeycomb tablet like it was before! (thx ValenteL for the reminder)
Credits to Paul for his great work

thank you !

Thank you very much

Ivanovic said:
Going back to Honeycomb.
3)Navigate through the menu and choose Backup and restore. Choose restore,select your image (usually the title is the date when the backup was created) and the process will being.
4)When done hit Reboot to system and you re ready to go!
Credits to Paul for his great work
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Hi Ivanovic
Thanks for Your nice guide. Whit this I advanced to install the ICS ROM and it work very well.
But before the step 3 of Going back... must have something more.
The recovery 3.2.0.1 don't make the kernel backup. In this case the Restore don't have the HC kernel. I made Restore whit the ICS kernel flashed and after restore the TF don't started. I closed, enter on recovery and flashed the HC Kernel then rebooted and HC rom started well.
When people don't have HC kernel to flash make a ROM install only to choice of language (here the HC kernel was flashed yet). Close here, enter on recovery and restore. Work well.
You agee whit this?
Thanks.

ValenteL said:
Hi Ivanovic
Thanks for Your nice guide. Whit this I advanced to install the ICS ROM and it work very well.
But before the step 3 of Going back... must have something more.
The recovery 3.2.0.1 don't make the kernel backup. In this case the Restore don't have the HC kernel. I made Restore whit the ICS kernel flashed and after restore the TF don't started. I closed, enter on recovery and flashed the HC Kernel then rebooted and HC rom started well.
When people don't have HC kernel to flash make a ROM install only to choice of language (here the HC kernel was flashed yet). Close here, enter on recovery and restore. Work well.
You agee whit this?
Thanks.
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You re completely right.I forgot to add this part into the guide!

Please edit your op to say that if you have problems following this guide or questions about the rom, please don't ask them in paul's development thread. Now that you put together this guide people who probably should NOT be attempting to use paul's INCOMPLETE ROM are thinking it's ready for use because this guide is now in the general section. This is going to bother paul and possibly distract him and others working on finishing the rom.
Noobs are already wandering into the development thread, citing this guide, asking questions that have already been answered.
Good intentions here with this guide, but i think it was premature..if you need a guide to figure out how to flash a specific incomplete rom then you probably aren't prepared to use that rom or rollback to your old rom, imho

More info added on the OP
I believe that people should have something to rely on when trying new stuff and not only a zip file.
We all know that when we mess with custom roms,kernels,mods etc our device can brick,become semi functional or whatever.
This is for people that want to experiment with something new!

Spoliti / fala / blagodaram / ef̱charistó̱

Ivanovic said:
More info added on the OP
I believe that people should have something to rely on when trying new stuff and not only a zip file.
We all know that when we mess with custom roms,kernels,mods etc our device can brick,become semi functional or whatever.
This is for people that want to experiment with something new!
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Thanks, anything we can do to keep the newbies from bothering the devs
Not trying to be mean to them, but they don't need to bother paul he is doing great work for free, us non dev tf101 owners can help with questions so long as they don't post them in his dev thread, i for one don't mind answering questions on his behalf so he doesn't have to be bothered by them

Ivanovic said:
Hi @luna_c666
Preparations:
1)Make sure you ‘re rooted and you have clockwork mode recovery installed!
2)Make sure you have enough free space on your external SD-card.
3)Download the latest ICS port and place it in your externals sd-card root.
3)Boot into recovery and perform a Advanced nandroid backup. You will need around 1GB of free space in the SD-Card.
Installation:
1)While you re on CWM recovery perform a “Wipe data/factory reset”.
2)Choose install zip from sd-card.Find the desired file in your sd-cards root and choose.You ll have to verify that this is what you want and then the flashing procedure beings.
3)After flashing is finished reboot system and you re ready to go.
Going back to Honeycomb.
1)Making that nandroid backup was really crucial.In case you didn’t like it at all or you find it still buggy you can restore your system prior to the ICS state.
1)Shut down your tablet.
2)While off keep pressing volume down and at the same time press and hold the power button. After a while you ll see the ASUS logo and on the top of the screen you ll see some small letters.Quickly release everything and press volume up. This will get you into recovery mode! (credits to xuser)
3)Navigate through the menu and choose Backup and restore. Choose restore,select your image (usually the title is the date when the backup was created) and the process will begin.
4)Because the CWM Recovery wont backup the HC kernel you must flash the kernel afterwards in order to boot back to Honeycomb.In case you dont have it you could always flash the ROM you were using before right after the nandroid restore process without applying any wipes.That way you ll have a fully functional Honeycomb tablet like it was before! (thx ValenteL for the reminder)
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In my opinion this is a generalist guide for all ICS or HC ROM's. I Installed 5 ROM's on Transformer and many updates and I can confirm that this is right.

ValenteL said:
In my opinion this is a generalist guide for all ICS or HC ROM's. I Installed 5 ROM's on Transformer and many updates and I can confirm that this is right.
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Yes, but honestly if you needed the guide, you are still a noob, no offense but i think everyone here would agree.
And, if you are a noob, you are likely not to want to use the ics wip rom for anything but experiment, as it is missing many functions that general users cannot be without.
Just be patient, paul's ics will be just as good as other custom roms, when it has been finished

luna_c666 said:
Yes, but honestly if you needed the guide, you are still a noob, no offense but i think everyone here would agree.
And, if you are a noob, you are likely not to want to use the ics wip rom for anything but experiment, as it is missing many functions that general users cannot be without.
Just be patient, paul's ics will be just as good as other custom roms, when it has been finished
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Yes I agree You. On HC I think Im'not a noob but here to install a ics wip I am a noob. I needed this guide to decide advance to.
Now the HC development is a little stoped and I will go work and test whit this ICS for a time. I like the ICS. I don't wait, now I will test all updates of this.

Wait, one question, why is this a "quide"?
Sent from my ADR6425LVW

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Wait, one question, why is this a "quide"?
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Because he's Greek.

Ah, okay. Is their q an English g sound or what? Nice guide to the op though, thanks
Sent from my ADR6425LVW

Is charging indicator broken or my power adapter is broken?

Heres my rubbish video for a little preview of the build.......dont know how the sound manages to run ahead of the image but oh well........and as a scotsman we speak fast!! if it makes you laugh or its a little helpful then hit the thanks rather than report!
If i get 500 hits i promise not to make any more lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rupHezNOY_Q&feature=youtu.be
if anyone wants to enbed it any where then feel free

Nice song

Nice video for all who need assistance, you nailed it.
On a similar note. I love how international the TF is. I'm used to the US crappy CDMA network phones lol.

Great guide. One suggestion though you should probably highlight or bold the part where it says you have to flash the kernel. I did catch this in the thread and did flash the kernel. As i found out the hard way you need this if you have overclocked and want to go back to stock. It is probably a good idea to download the origial stock kernel from revolver parts (if you are using revolver I'm sure that prime et al have something similar) or elsewhere. Not having the proper kernel can really be a BIt of a CHallenge.
Sent from my Transformer boring stock TF101 using Tapatalk

New A500 Root Questions, Please Help

Ok guys after doing a bit of reading and looking around I finally decided to root my A500. As far as I can tell, everything went fine, but I have a couple questions.
First, I hope I didn't dink myself, but after downgrading to 3.0.1 and using Iconia root, I installed Acer Recovery Manager and used that to get CWM 1.3.4.
I did do the backup when Acer Recovery Manager prompted me to, but I didn't do a nandroid backup in CWM before flashing the Thor 14.2 rom...is it too late to do one, or this going to cause an issue?
And second, am I correct in my understanding that you can switch back and forth between different ROM's as often as you want, just by following the step #3 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1205204
Any help on these questions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I don't get what you mean by "is it too late to do a nandroid backup"
If you want to back up a copy of your device from before you flashed the Thor rom.. yes, it is too late. A nandroid backup is like a recovery point in windows, it is a carbon copy of your current system configuration. You can make a nandroid backup at any point you want, but it will only give you a restorable version of what is currently on your device.
And yes, those are the steps for flashing a new rom on your device.

The reason to do the backup BEFORE YOU FLASH your first rom .before you remove acer bloat ware. This is so you can go back to a full STOCK State . well other then root. But you can unroot as well.
so if you yes should do a backup. but it will be of the rom you flashed NOT The above near stock state.But you are not lost there are stock roms floating around. If you decided to take a ota and get back to stock there is still a way..
Hope this explains it better for you....
Do not get to flash happy.. Giggles..

Ok thanks for the replies...I don't anticipate myself needing to go back to full stock, as this Thor 14.2 seems to work great.
I'll go do a Nandroid on the current 14.2 and that way I at least have some back if worst comes to worst. Thanks again!

ohlin5 said:
Ok thanks for the replies...I don't anticipate myself needing to go back to full stock, as this Thor 14.2 seems to work great.
I'll go do a Nandroid on the current 14.2 and that way I at least have some back if worst comes to worst. Thanks again!
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Glad you're enjoying it. I liked the 14.2 at first too, but then some odd problems started cropping up so I switched to a ROM from XDA and haven't looked back.
imo there's no reason to go stock any more, especially when you can overclock/underclock and get superuser access with a rooted device.

Running Rooted 3.2.1 to ICS? Do I unroot?

I'm running completely stock, no rom anything. Just flashed updates from users here to update me to the latest HC. I received the ICS update but pretty sure it won't work since I'm rooted and running CWM recovery. What do I need to do to install ICS? thanks

tu3218 said:
I'm running completely stock, no rom anything. Just flashed updates from users here to update me to the latest HC. I received the ICS update but pretty sure it won't work since I'm rooted and running CWM recovery. What do I need to do to install ICS? thanks
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Same question here
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3d0rr said:
Same question here
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I am in the same camp.
I'm running a rooted 3.2 stock by Timmy Dean.
I'm happy I didn't jump the gun when I Saw the update last night, because it seems I would have truly been screwed.
What I would like to know is if a rooted 3.2 can simply be unrooted. Seems this would the simplest thing to do.
Thanks in advance for any and all help.

Apparently the root doesn't matter. It will just be removed when we install the ota ICS. What worries me is recovery. Because it has to boot into a recovery to install ICS. I had CWM installed then flashed to stock by acer recovery tool in the play store. But when I manually boot into recovery, I get a exclamation point inside a triangle. What recovery are you guys running?

tu3218 said:
Apparently the root doesn't matter. It will just be removed when we install the ota ICS. What worries me is recovery. Because it has to boot into a recovery to install ICS. I had CWM installed then flashed to stock by acer recovery tool in the play store. But when I manually boot into recovery, I get a exclamation point inside a triangle. What recovery are you guys running?
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I have CWM recovery by thor2002. I think we can't update via ITS unless we flash original recovery
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3d0rr said:
I have CWM recovery by thor2002. I think we can't update via ITS unless we flash original recovery
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Yeah I think so as well. I flashed stock via the Acer recovery tool but I get nothing when I boot into recovery except what I stated above. I'm not sure if that's right or not.
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I was happily running timmydean's rooted 3.2.1 based on the leaked OTA. The ICS upgrade came through and installed just fine. No loss of data and the programs I tried all worked. I was on stock 4.0.4 unrooted.
However, I'm now borked. I rebooted into recovery (Power, Vol -) to see about rooting via the backdoor I'd installed. I had thor's 1.7 Touch CWM recovery installed. I got some weird message that recovery was broken. (Don't recall the exact msg.)
After that, it hung on the "android" screen. Soft-bricked.
So I did a factory reset (Power, vol+, rock screen switch) and ended up back on 3.2.1. Now, the Settings > About > Check update results in the "Network coverage is currently poor. Please move to a location with better coverage to continue." message.
My WiFi is fine, speedtest.net reports a 20 Mbps download. All other apps function well. I'm pulling a DCHP address from my router.
I'm fairly sure this is a badly-worded error message from Acer and actually refers to server overload or some other issue on their end.
Also, installing the latest Acer Iconia Update preps the system for ICS. At one point, installing it allowed the update to proceed, but not to ICS. Uninstalling/reinstalling that update seemed to jog the system at one time.
So I tried wiping data/cache/dalvik and went back to stock 3.2. Same error message when updating. Wiped again and went back to stock 3.0.1. Same error message.
So I'm stuck and am going to give it a few days to see if Acer can sort out their upgrade path. If not, I will probably load CM9 or Thor's ICS ROM. (I do have a Nandroid, so I can get back to where I was pre-ICS.)
All in all, I'm very disappointed in Acer for borking my tablet.
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Update: So now a day later, the "poor coverage" message was replaced by an "update available". Installed A500_7.014.03_com_gen1, after reboot, another update A500_7.014.15_com_gen1 installed. I am now on stock 3.2.1.
System update shows "Your device is up to date".
Will see what tomorrow brings, but this is certainly frustrating.

thorne75 said:
I am in the same camp.
I'm running a rooted 3.2 stock by Timmy Dean.
I'm happy I didn't jump the gun when I Saw the update last night, because it seems I would have truly been screwed.
What I would like to know is if a rooted 3.2 can simply be unrooted. Seems this would the simplest thing to do.
Thanks in advance for any and all help.
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Could you guys running the backdoor and still rooted please try this:
1) Try and capture the build no. of the update
2) See if the update will download BUT do not install yet
3) Go to /cache/fota/ and find the zip -
4) copy it to yr external sd
5) post back the build no.
thanks!!!
Procedure for manual install:
1/ rename the file as : update.zip
2/ place the file on the micro sd card
3/ turn off the tablet
4/ press the down volume key and the power button at the same time untill the tablets turns on
5/ the iconia will start the upgrade process by itself.
OR just redownload the update and it install
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I had trouble when i reverted to stock in the weekend
and it was a bit of a process to get the OTA's to 3.2.1.
I did manage to hold "full root" but had to revert a couple of times
by putting stock recovery back and using backdoor .
I accidentally factory reset and everything went a bit pear shaped from there...oops!!
Im still waiting for the OTA ICS - getting network coverage error -one good thing
is my partners tab is only 5 days old and still pure factory,
her tab shows same error so at least we know its not root/backdoor problem
So yeah if u gonna take the OTA best to get rid of the backdoor unless you wanna play guinea pig for us all>>>>
dunno why we aint found one of those yet
I dont think you can cause too much of a problem where a "hard reset" pwr/vol -/rotation lock/ combo wont fix...you can then root from there.
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3d0rr said:
I have CWM recovery by thor2002. I think we can't update via ITS unless we flash original recovery
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hi 3d0rr!!
i think those of us with the backdoor should be meticulous if/when taking the OTA.
we shouldnt need to unroot and use stock recovery as the ota should get rid of that in the flash. But to ensure a stress free OTA it may pay to do it anyway.
i know you previously told me u were stock gen 1 - but is that from factory, just finished reading a very interesting post regarding the different 'gens' so i for one am sticking with factory build gen :just for the official OTA anyway:

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hi 3d0rr!!
i think those of us with the backdoor should be meticulous if/when taking the OTA.
we shouldnt need to unroot and use stock recovery as the ota should get rid of that in the flash. But to ensure a stress free OTA it may pay to do it anyway.
i know you previously told me u were stock gen 1 - but is that from factory, just finished reading a very interesting post regarding the different 'gens' so i for one am sticking with factory build gen :just for the official OTA anyway:
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Dibb_nz, I was stock gen 2. I don't wanna take OTA until be sure it's safe. Unless now I know that a hard factory reset may save my tab if something happen.
Can you tell us where did you read that post about 'gens'? I still a little confuse about that
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BTW, the network coverage errors seems to be an Acer's error. First I received OTA and a day after that I see that error on my tab. And a couple of hours later I have OTA again. So, don't worry, you should get OTA asap
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3d0rr said:
BTW, the network coverage errors seems to be an Acer's error. First I received OTA and a day after that I see that error on my tab. And a couple of hours later I have OTA again. So, don't worry, you should get OTA asap
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oh sounds promising, although I just read another post from someone across the ditch in OZ he reckoned acer said they were working on a patch for the problems theyre havin with the first update...who knows
now m8, sorry to confuse you, that wasnt my intention, but i try to make sure that i;m not suggesting things which may end with you or others borkin or brickin yr tab. Ive spent the last few days reading thousands of posts (just like everyone else) thankfully we are fortunate in being able to learn from the mistakes of others I know a bit more about ics than i did 3 days ago let me tell you, lol.
i just finished helpin out a fellow "timmy-ite" stuck with no way of getting in to apx mode to get un-borked...well didnt really help just a sounding board more than anything
he got himself up and running, used the apx tool in my sig, unlocked the bootloader, rooted, flashed custom recovery did a nand and is now running flexreaper - with the tools and knowledge he gained he now has the choice to go back to HC to get the OTA or not....he's one happy camper!!!
Have a read have a read thru the threadhere. ask him a question or two if you want - but dont get too hung up "maybe doing something wrong" you won't be the only person ever to experience that uhh-ohh sinking feeling when you know you shouldnt have just done whatever it was that u just did
Theres always someone round here who will help - usually cos they done the same silly lthings themselves - why ya think i'm always posting

what is the backdoor program you guys talk about?

tu3218 said:
what is the backdoor program you guys talk about?
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timmydean's root method also allows you to install a backdoor to re-root after accepting an OTA. You have to manually install it during the rooting process, so you would know if you had it.

jpinsl said:
timmydean's root method also allows you to install a backdoor to re-root after accepting an OTA. You have to manually install it during the rooting process, so you would know if you had it.
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timmyDean How to root stock 3.2.1
Summary:
Version V4 is the same as V3 with the only difference being that there is a NEW backdoor script which has some additional features to protect root(#) from getting broken when you do an OTA. I also applied these to this flash image so you wouldn't have to add the additional protection yourself. V4 also has the drivers for XP included. However, when taking an OTA you should also install the backdoor for additional protection. However, you cannot leave the backdoor installed as it turns off sound. So having a little more protection just might save your root in case you take an OTA and forget to install the backdoor.
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beat me to it
its a completely stock gen2 rooted and cwm - you can use to unbrick, or go back to stock. only for HC bootloaders though.....

This worked to me
tu3218 said:
I'm running completely stock, no rom anything. Just flashed updates from users here to update me to the latest HC. I received the ICS update but pretty sure it won't work since I'm rooted and running CWM recovery. What do I need to do to install ICS? thanks
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Well my friend, this worked to me... I hope this can help somebody else:
Original ROM: Acer A500 3.2.1 COM_GEN2 Rooted and with CWM using Timmy's method.
1) Go to play market and install Acer Recovery Installer.
2) Open Acer Recovery and verify with recovery do you have. In my case it was CWM recovery by thor2002ro 1.5
3) Install stock recovery. Make a backup of your old recovery when ask.
4) Factory reset: in my case, I made a backup of all my data and used Titanium to backup some apps. Then I harded reset my tab by turning it off and the combo pwd + vol(+) then lock-unlock switch 3 times until I saw "eraing user data" in the top-left corner.
5) turn on the tab and go to google play. Search for acer and install Update enhancement.
6) Go to settings-> about-> system update and aply the OTA update.
You will lost root, but everything should work fine.
To gain root access again, you can follow this thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1546593
Now I have rooted stock ICS and I'm so happy

Hey great write up, will try this as soon as I'm off work. Anyway to confirm stock recovery is installed? Because I have done what you said(just the flash stock recovery part) an when I boot into recovery I just get a triangle an exclamation point. Not sure if thats right or not. But I will definitely give this a go since you were running exactly what I'm running now.
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3d0rr said:
Well my friend, this worked to me... I hope this can help somebody else:
Original ROM: Acer A500 3.2.1 COM_GEN2 Rooted and with CWM using Timmy's method...
...To gain root access again, you can follow this thread - ...xda-developers.com/showthread...
Now I have rooted stock ICS and I'm so happy
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yay for 3d0rr you finally took the plunge congrats!!!!!
@tu3218
That download link is no longer available
instead download blackthund3r's one-click-root,
google "ICS Root for Windows"
At step 3 - After you have backed up -
Copy the uid.txt file from the backup folder - this holds your cpu id -
you're probably gonna need it at sum stage

I followed your instructions and it went perfect!!! Rocking ics now. Thanks for the help. First thing I notice, soooo much faster an full of butter.
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