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[TUTORIAL]ClockworkMod Recovery Easy Install

Since people are obviously having trouble installing CWM, I thought I'd make this topic since the other one doesn't seem that it will be updated anytime soon. This does require root.
Step 1: Rooting your phone-Follow the link that's labeled "Superoneclick Root." Download the file and follow instructions. Works on ALL Vibrant Froyo (KA6/KB5) and Eclair. Reboot.
Step 2: Flashing CWM-Download ROM Manager from the market. Open the app, and choose the very first option. It should say "FLash ClockworkMod Recovery." Choose vibrant.
Step 3: Getting into CWM
a. Use the link below that's labeled "Modified 3e REcovery." DOwnload file and follow directions. IF it succeeds, reboot into recovery via 3 button combo and hit rreinstall packages. The phone should reboot into recovery. Hit reinstall packages again and voila.
**Note** this did not work for me.
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**PRE-POST NOTE** Odin will WIPE ALL APPS AND DATA. Use Titanium Backup from the market to backup apps.
b. If the 3e fix didn't work for you, I suggest using Odin to flash back to stock. Follow either links labeled "Odin Back to Stock" for detailed, step-by-step guides on how to flash back to stock. If it succeeds, reboot to recovery, and you should see "2e recovery" instead of 3e. Hit reinstall packages. It will reboot back into recovery, hit reinstall packages again and voila.
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c. If those don't work, you can try downloading and flashing a voodoo integrated kernel to access the "red" clockwork recovery via ODIN or SGS Kernel Flasher. I recommend you flash a "stock + voodoo" kernel first however, and then flash your kernel of choice (Overstock, Bali, w/e). MAKE SURE IT'S COMPATIBLE. Follow link down below for stock kernels + voodoo. Find the flasher at the market. This will patch your system with ext4 and is a pretty nice addition. Now, this might take a long time, depending on the amount of apps that you have. You might and probably will hear "linda" which is just a voice that tells you what's happening.
**Note** I have tried SGS kernel flasher multiple times and multiple times it has failed to flash properly---soft brick--boot loop. I'm not saying that you will too, I'm just stating my experiences.
**Disclaimer** I am not responsible for bricked and/or damaged phones, you did it, it was your choice. Although the chance of a hard brick is pretty low.
I do recommend looking at s15274n's guides below if you intend on flashing ROMs. If you don't intend to, might I recommend that you add that to your to do list as well? It might just be a worthwhile experience.
Modified 3e Recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423
Superoneclick Root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Odin Back to Stock + Flashing ROMs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1047087
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
Stock + Voodoo All Except KB5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870480
Stock + Voodoo KB5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1036725.html
Hope this helps. Feel free to help me 'perfect' these steps.

Appreciate the effort... I feel (obviously biased) my Noob Root Guide is a little more detailed.. and easier (again, bias), perhaps you want to link to that too in case people are questioning things.
I am NOT a fan of superoneclick OR the modified 3E (like you said it didnt wok for you), just my personal stance. Nice to have options for people though, so thanks!!

I'm running KB5 having Kies'd form the original 2.1 ->2.2 -> 2.2 (KB5). I've also tried the modified 3e recovery without signature check, and it failed to update to CWM for me too.
I'm very reluctant to ODIN to 2.1 stock without getting a real backup. Some questions:
1) Is there nothing I can run from the PC side that can pull a full image from the phone that could be restored if necessary?
2) If I go with the Titanium backup, what exactly will I lose, after ODIN (phone history, settings,..)?
3) If I do ODIN back to 2.1 and install CWM, can I Kies back to KB5 without losing CWM?

kmandel said:
I'm running KB5 having Kies'd form the original 2.1 ->2.2 -> 2.2 (KB5). I've also tried the modified 3e recovery without signature check, and it failed to update to CWM for me too.
I'm very reluctant to ODIN to 2.1 stock without getting a real backup. Some questions:
1) Is there nothing I can run from the PC side that can pull a full image from the phone that could be restored if necessary?
2) If I go with the Titanium backup, what exactly will I lose, after ODIN (phone history, settings,..)?
3) If I do ODIN back to 2.1 and install CWM, can I Kies back to KB5 without losing CWM?
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1. As far as I know, no.
2. Everthing goes stock...out of the box stock. Import your contacts to your sim card or back it up with AVG or something. SD Card will not be wiped however
3. I believe so, yes.

updated OP!

Iconia Common Questions & Answers

I've seen the following things asked again and again and again, and yet there seems to have been no attempt to make a Q&A for our tablet, so I figured I might as well take a shot, especially now that the mods have given us a proper Q&A section. I don't expect this to be fully comprehensive, but I'll try to cover the important stuff at least!
1. Q: I have an A501, can I use one of the A500 roms, either stock or custom?
A: No, absolutely NO! Well, actually, you CAN, but if you do you WILL lose 3G capability, so don't. There are currently no custom ROMs available for your tablet, sorry. Hopefully that will change soon.
2. Q: Can I root my A500?
A: Yes. There was originally a modded Gingerbreak root for the Iconia, but it only worked on 3.0.1 and has now been superseded by an updated root method. See the following thread for more information:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138228
3. Q: Is the bootloader really locked?
A: Yes and no. The bootloader itself isn't actually locked as such, but the ROM *is* protected by a hash key. This has been bypassed thanks to sc2k with a great utility called "itsmagic".
4. Q: So how do I use "itsmagic"?
A: The easiest way is to install the custom version of Clockwork Mod, by thor2002ro. See the following thread for more information.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126364
5. Q: Wow, I'm a newbie and installing that looks complicated. Is there an easier way?
A: Absolutely! Install the Acer Recovery app and it will take care of installing Clockwork Mod AND itsmagic for you, as well as backup your stock recovery!
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.interphaze.AcerRecoveryInstaller
6. Q: I'm scared of Clockwork Mod, is there an easier way to install a custom ROM?
A: Absolutely! From the makers of Acer Recovery, there's the Acer ROM Flasher app!
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.interphaze.Acer_ROM_Flasher
HOWEVER This app does NOT run the "itsmagic" utility (yet), so it's probably better for you to flash from CWM for now (Thank's Euclid's Brother for pointing this out!)
7. Q: Hang on a minute, can't I use the Clockwork Mod that's on the market? How about ROM manager too?
A: Simple answer? No. Our Clockwork Mod is a custom built that runs the "itsmagic" utility at the right time, preventing people from accidentally bricking their tablets. Do NOT use the one on the market or you will brick. As for ROM manager, it's not compatible, sorry. Use the Acer ROM Flasher application instead
8. Q: OK, so I'm rooted and I've got Clockwork Mod installed, now what?
A: The absolute first thing you should do, EVER, before installing a new ROM, is to make a backup of your current on. This feature is built into Clockwork Mod and is really easy to use. Do it.
9. Q: OK, I made a backup, now what?
A: Visit the Developer section of the A500 forums here on XDA-Developers, and you'll find several excellent custom ROMS, as well as links to stock ROMs, for your ROM flashing pleasure.
10. Q: I don't want to install CWM, I just want to flash a new stock ROM, how do I do that?
A: There are several threads detailing this, but to summarise, there are several things you'll need to do.
1. Locate and download the stock ROM you want.
2. Unzip this ROM to your PC. If you get a message about an invalid ZIP file, then you'll almost certainly need to run it through the Acer Update Decrypter first. See below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1099673&highlight=acer+recovery
3. Once opened, extract the update.zip file found inside this zip.
4. Copy update.zip to the root of your external SD card. NOT the devices internal storage. It won't work from there.
5. Make sure you have more than 60% battery, or plug in to the AC adapter, and turn your device off.
6. Hold down the Volume Down key (the left side of the rocker when device is in landscape orientation), and hold down the power key. Keep both held down until you see 3 rows of white text in the top left corner of the screen. Your device will now flash the update.zip on your SD card.
NOTE: There are several types of update you can flash.. Many are incremental updates and will be smallish (40mb or so). This can NOT be flashed on a device that has had ANY changes at all made to any preinstalled files, as this is an incremental update. However, if the update is 300+mb in size, it's almost certainly a full ROM and should flash fine. If it doesn't though, try a factory reset first.
11. Q: I cannot connect to my WIFI hotspot, why?
A: There are 2 possible reasons, so it depends on exactly what problem you're having.
1. The Iconia does not seem to support wifi ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) mode. To connect to this kind of hotspot, you will need to modify a file called "wpa_supplicant" and you must be rooted to do this. See below for instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060909&highlight=ad+hoc
2. Alternatively, if you're just getting a constant loop of "Connecting...", and never get an IP address, Acer have issued a patch for this, but it's for specific ROM's only. You can find this on the Acer update site, or can download directly below. Full instructions are included inside the ZIP file.
http://global-download.acer.com/GDF...AB&Step3=A500&OS=a07&LC=en&BC=Acer&SC=EMEA_27
12. Q: Help! I have a checksum error!
A: You probably flashed something and didn't run itsmagic... This is potentially very serious, but all is not lost. sc2k has been kind enough to provide instructions on how to fix it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1129873

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Well done. Quite comprehensive.

Just want to point out.. the Acer ROM Flasher (not to be confused with Acer Recovery Installer) does not run itmagic.... (yet..) It was made for a very specific purpose and has not been updated since itsmagic came out.
So, If you use Acer ROM Flasher, which will flash boot.img and system.img, make sure you run itsmagic yourself BEFORE flashing the images. I'll update it to include itsmagic when I have time.
Acer Recovery Installer is really the best way to go. Then use Clockworkmod for your backup/restore and custom rom installation.

Euclid's Brother said:
Just want to point out.. the Acer ROM Flasher (not to be confused with Acer Recovery Installer) does not run itmagic.... (yet..) It was made for a very specific purpose and has not been updated since itsmagic came out.
So, If you use Acer ROM Flasher, which will flash boot.img and system.img, make sure you run itsmagic yourself BEFORE flashing the images. I'll update it to include itsmagic when I have time.
Acer Recovery Installer is really the best way to go. Then use Clockworkmod for your backup/restore and custom rom installation.
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Thanks for pointing that out. I've updated my OP accordingly.

[Q] Go to stock to get OTA ICS

I was just wondering if someone could point me to what I need to go back to stock and get OTA updates, I live in the US and would like to know which file to download, or does it matter? Do I need the full package? and which honeycomb version should I do? and which file under the version of Honeycomb should I get? or does it matter? Sorry about being n00bish I just would like to get back to stock so I can start over with this thing and get the info down about it.

Hi,
I've been using AfterOTA to go back to stock. It's very easy. I used version 1.01 which isn't available now but 1.07 should still be able to do the same thing.
Which file you use is important as they are geared for different regions of the world. A lot of the files from the Full Package thread aren't there anymore so your choices are limited. It needs to be a full package though, it should be over 300MB. An update won't work.
Basically, you use AfterOTA to install the bootloader and recovery from it's stock tab. Have the update.zip file on the root of your SD card (some of them need to be decrypted). After the tool installs the stock recovery boot by holding down the left or top volume key. That will automatically install whatever update is on the card. Version 1.01 had separate ICS and HC bootloaders I'm not sure how 1.07 is set up. Then just let the update process happen.
I doubt that you'll find anything earlier than HC 3.2 for your (our) region. If you just want a stock ICS tab you could just use that update.zip and skip HC entirely.
Good Luck

Can you point me to the stock ICS zip we would use for our US tabets? I found a page on here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878 but they dont have an ICS Full Package and I don't know which HC 3.2 one to use. it says to look at my current version but I am on a flexreaper ROM. I want to remove the recovery and bootloader and go completely stock and upgrade to OTA ICS so I can then run After OTA to get a fresh new recovery and ICS bootloader. thanks for your help.

My stock 1.104.02_COM_GEN1 OTA'd to 1.033.00_PA_CUS1.
From Vache's thread the Acer_A500_7.006.01_COM_GEN2 file will update to 1.033.00_PA_CUS1. I don't think this file needs to be decrypted.
1. Download that file. Put the update.zip file on the root of your SD card.
2. In AfterOTA on the stock tab choose A50x. This should install the HC bootloader and standard recovery.
3. Disconnect the tablet. Power down the tablet. Reboot by holding the left or top volume key while pushing the power button. This should start installing the update.zip on the card. If you wind up in CWM then AfterOTA didn't work and you'll need to downgrade.
4. Try to boot after the update. It will probably get stuck at the logo. If it does you'll need to hard reset (bottom volume key + power + slide rotation locker). It takes a while for the first boot and it might crash once while setting everything up.
5. You should be in HC 3.2 from here you can OTA all the way to ICS. You'll need to install the ACER update enhancer from the market b4 it will see the ICS update.
I hope this works for you.

CWM Recovery booted, instead of flashing the update.zip, How do I do it now?

I don't know why AfterOTA isn't working for you. I really thought it would. Oh well, Gersma says it's only for OTA. There are other people who probably know better, but I think you're going to have to get a stock bootloader on there before you can use any of those files. My guess its that you'll need to follow the downgrade guide. Search on "rollback".
I hope you find a better solution, but the rollback isn't that hard.
Good luck.

what if I apply the update.zip from CWM using the "apply update from sd card"? would that just force the up date and wipe everything with the stock bootloader and ROM that is in the update.zip?

I don't think that file will work from CWM. Maybe one of the stock ICS leaks would work. If you can load one from CWM it can load the BL and it will replace the recovery when it reboots. Then you should be able to use AfterOTA to return to stock and upgrade through the OTA's.

JB on A500/A501 [Working][New Links][No ICS Bootloader]

I had trouble finding a guide on how to get JB working on my a501 so I'm xposting this to xda. The link to the superuserfix was dead, but my install worked without it. I take no credit for this. Written by "dime" over at Tegra Owners.
I wanted to write a consolidated tutorial for people on the latest/unrooted 3.2.1 OTA and how to flash it to rooted Jelly Bean ROM. If you follow step 1, it actually installs an old version of Touch Recovery for you, so you do not need to bother with Acer Recovery Installer. All links are derived from the FAQ stickied thread.
1. First you need to obtain root. Follow this guide to install a rooted 3.2.1 image.
All data will be lost. The 10 step guide is included as a PDF in the download:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307539
Confirm you have the Superuser app installed once completed.
2. Download the following 4 zip archives, put them on your A500 external SD card, and do not extract them.
Touch Recovery: MOD EDIT: LINK REMOVED
Both latest JB ROM and GApps: MOD EDIT: LINK REMOVED.
Superuser Fix: http://www.mediafire.com/?xyznxalycnw9znw
3. Reboot your A500, and hold VOL- button until you boot into recovery.
VOL- is closest to the power button, what some would consider to be VOL+ on a phone.
Once in recovery, use VOL+/- to navigate the menu and power button to select.
4. Now that you are in recovery:
Go into the Wipe menu, and do a Data Wipe.
Go into the Install Zip from SD Card menu, and install/upgrade to the latest version of Touch Recovery.
Reboot the A500, and once again go into Recovery (hold VOL-).
Go into the Install Zip from SD Card menu, and install the JB ROM.
Go into the Wipe menu, and do a Data Wipe. (yes a 2nd data wipe)
Go into the Install Zip from SD Card menu, and install GApps.
Go into the Install Zip from SD Card menu, and install Superuser Fix.
(skip Superuser Fix if there comes a time when superuser is working by default)
Reboot the device (Don't hold VOL- this time).
5. You should now be in rooted JB.
Backup your apps with Titanium Backup or MyBackup Root.
Hope this helps.

Hi and thank you for this tutorial.
Can you please fix the links of the xda threads? None of them is working

behemot24 said:
Hi and thank you for this tutorial.
Can you please fix the links of the xda threads? None of them is working
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found new link

Mizun0h said:
found new link
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Which JB rom are you using, how is it working? Thanks.

A 501
Do it realy works an a A 501?
Anybody already tried?

thanks
thanks for the tutorial !

Mizun0h said:
found new link
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emmerich1234 said:
Do it realy works an a A 501?
Anybody already tried?
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worked on a501. I went from stock gb, straight to JB.

Many thanks, great post
MANY, MANY THANKS for such a great post, it really has helped me to get out of a 'sticky situation' I now have a fully functioning and latest version of JB on my PB G100 (Now Acer A500 )
You are A STAR :highfive:

Mizun0h said:
I had trouble finding a guide on how to get JB working on my a501 so I'm xposting this to xda. The link to the superuserfix was dead, but my install worked without it. I take no credit for this. Written by "dime" over at Tegra Owners.
I wanted to write a consolidated tutorial for people on the latest/unrooted 3.2.1 OTA and how to flash it to rooted Jelly Bean ROM. If you follow step 1, it actually installs an old version of Touch Recovery for you, so you do not need to bother with Acer Recovery Installer. All links are derived from the FAQ stickied thread.
1. First you need to obtain root. Follow this guide to install a rooted 3.2.1 image.
All data will be lost. The 10 step guide is included as a PDF in the download:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307539
Confirm you have the Superuser app installed once completed.
2. Download the following 4 zip archives, put them on your A500 external SD card, and do not extract them.
Touch Recovery: MOD EDIT LINKS REMOVED
Superuser Fix: http://www.mediafire.com/?xyznxalycnw9znw
3. Reboot your A500, and hold VOL- button until you boot into recovery.
VOL- is closest to the power button, what some would consider to be VOL+ on a phone.
Once in recovery, use VOL+/- to navigate the menu and power button to select.
4. Now that you are in recovery:
Go into the Wipe menu, and do a Data Wipe.
Go into the Install Zip from SD Card menu, and install/upgrade to the latest version of Touch Recovery.
Reboot the A500, and once again go into Recovery (hold VOL-).
Go into the Install Zip from SD Card menu, and install the JB ROM.
Go into the Wipe menu, and do a Data Wipe. (yes a 2nd data wipe)
Go into the Install Zip from SD Card menu, and install GApps.
Go into the Install Zip from SD Card menu, and install Superuser Fix.
(skip Superuser Fix if there comes a time when superuser is working by default)
Reboot the device (Don't hold VOL- this time).
5. You should now be in rooted JB.
Backup your apps with Titanium Backup or MyBackup Root.
Hope this helps.
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Hi there....I'm just wondering how this works!!!!!
If I understand your guide correctly then,
U run timmydeans v4 rooted HC bootloader
check s/user
Flash 1.7.3 ics recovery, the ROM, gapps and s/user fix
Then enter recovery wipe/flash etc....
So, not only did u manage to flash a recovery, u r also running JB - all without the unlocked boot loader?????
I have to give this a go....if this really does work you have made my day, lol
Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk 2
EDIT: k I've just read 60 odd pages from the JB ROM thread - and answered my own question...seems this tegra-owners ROM runs with or without the patched boot loader....interesting!
EDIT: ok i tried this anyway even tho i was running the patched bootloader....may explain my issues!!
had troubles right from the get go - The tdv4 EUU wouldnt recognise my tab in apx mode, after mucking about I got the "Pass"
rebooted into cwm - nup - stock recovery??? weird....
found a boot.p file so renamed that and installed acer recover installer to flash cwm 1.7
from there flashed cwm 1.7.3 and the rest of the guide!!!!
could not install super user fix zip kept telling me there was an error and had aborted installation...s/user seems to be working ok
so after 7 hours I have thors JB with the 3,01 BL
perhaps it could be made clearer that this guide is for tabs runnin gingerbread or HC, altho it will work on the v8 BL the question would be why you would want to....however for those who havent updated its not as complicated as trying to get ones head around patched bootloaders, nvFlashing etc.
JUST A WARNING not all ICS/JB roms can be flashed like this MOST WILL REQUIRE the patched bootloader....
ALWAYS BACKUP and ALWAYS CHECK THE DEV's OP for whatever rom u intend to fllash, and if u dont understand something
please ask stating what rom/BL config you're on and what you're trying to flash to!!! Its alot easier than trying to talk/msg your way out of a brick

Mizun0h said:
worked on a501. I went from stock gb, straight to JB.
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After the update did you have any issues with cellular data or is that still intact too?
Thanks!

lft4ded said:
After the update did you have any issues with cellular data or is that still intact too?
Thanks!
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I dont use a sim card. but on my a501 it asked me to please insert sim during first boot and always has a signal bar in the bottom right the indicates no reception. So most likely yes. Hope that helps.

lft4ded said:
After the update did you have any issues with cellular data or is that still intact too?
Thanks!
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For me cellular data has worked flawlessly. It has been definitely the best rom for my a501!

Thread Closed
Thread is currently closed and links removed for the following reason;
Thor202ro rom kernel violates GPL. Otherwise know as not releasing kernel source. Most people here in the forums are well aware of the fact that non-GPL compliant kernels are not allowed to have links directly posted to them. This in the XDA rules.
The reason GPL is in place, is so that things like "carrier IQ' don't happen again. This is why kernel source should be open-source. Without it, the kernel could be transmitting personal data, and nobody would know it.
Additionally, the website in question, is a revenue generating website, and thus this also violates XDA rules by having links posted to revenue generating websites (ad-fly) to download Thors software. So this is a touchy spot.
Most people know where the site is anyhow.
And no, I am not going to re-hash the history.
Any issues regarding this, then please contact XDA Senior Moderators.
MD

[Q] Bricked every time i falsh ICS Bootloader

Hello every one
After i try the new Android v4.2.1 rom by randomblame i want to get back to v4.1.2 but i did not format data this is what i think that brick my A500
So i recovered my device via EUUs_SBK_Acer_A500_1.016.05_COM_GEN1
but after that i couldn't flash any ics rom or ics bootloader
every time i try to flash ics bootloader with "blackthund3r_A500_APX_Flash_Tool_v0."@ the device stock during the process and stock in apx mod so i have to recover it again and so on
i have try : BabSector to format partition and try Afterota after th euus recovery but without luck
i can't even flash ics on hc bootloader "lightspeed 4.8"
now i'm running hc 3.2.1 rom by civato
what i'm doing wrong ? Help Please
I'm really missing CM10
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haytham-88 said:
Hello every one
After i try the new Android v4.2.1 rom by randomblame i want to get back to v4.1.2 but i did not format data this is what i think that brick my A500
So i recovered my device via EUUs_SBK_Acer_A500_1.016.05_COM_GEN1
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So you can boot into the OS OK??
Did you root it?
You may have to take an OTA or update.zip to 3.1 first and flash the v8 from that as I'm unsure it will work from 3.0.1
but after that i couldn't flash any ics rom or ics bootloader
every time i try to flash ics bootloader with "blackthund3r_A500_APX_Flash_Tool_v0."@ the device stock during the process and stock in apx mod so i have to recover it again and so on
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is their an "apx device" listed in hardware and printers or in your pc system tray?
do you get "acer apx mode" displayed on your tab?
now i'm running hc 3.2.1 rom by civato
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go to the root guide in my sig and Make absolutely certain you do the first 4 steps in that guide.
d/l the latest apx Flash manager tool v 1.0.2 and use the bundle market in it to install bundle #17
OR
use civato's nvflash package instead as this requires your tab to be in apx mode (black screen/pwr lite on) to work AND will give you a more specific error if it fails.
Once the flash is complete BOOT STRAIGHT TO CWM and flash your cm10.1 rom
THEN Do a factory/data reset and enable wipe of /data/ media (in mounts/storage menu) wipe cache and dalvik cache too. Reboot to cm 10.1!!!
Please do all the steps in the order they are given -
If "it doesn't work" we will need you to tell us what is or isn't happening and where in the process it fails!!!
Good luck

Thank you for reply
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So you can boot into the OS OK??
Did you root it?
You may have to take an OTA or update.zip to 3.1 first and flash the v8 from that as I'm unsure it will work from 3.0.1
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Yes I can
It's rooted because it is a custom ROM with CWM Recovery 1.3.4 by Thor
Is it OK to flash the ICS Bootloader from HC 3.2.1 "Civato-FLEXSTRIKER-HC.3.2.1 R6-BASE"?
is their an "apx device" listed in hardware and printers or in your pc system tray?
do you get "acer apx mode" displayed on your tab?
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Yes their is an "apx device"
and my tab shows "entering apx mode..." or something like that ! with ACER logo
go to the root guide in my sig and Make absolutely certain you do the first 4 steps in that guide.
d/l the latest apx Flash manager tool v 1.0.2 and use the bundle market in it to install bundle #17
OR
use civato's nvflash package instead as this requires your tab to be in apx mode (black screen/pwr lite on) to work AND will give you a more specific error if it fails.
Once the flash is complete BOOT STRAIGHT TO CWM and flash your cm10.1 rom
THEN Do a factory/data reset and enable wipe of /data/ media (in mounts/storage menu) wipe cache and dalvik cache too. Reboot to cm 10.1!!!
Please do all the steps in the order they are given -
If "it doesn't work" we will need you to tell us what is or isn't happening and where in the process it fails!!!
Good luck
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"USB drivers from the Android SDK" on step 1 maybe that is what I need
So I'll give it a try and tell you what happens.
And again thank you for your help.

Well..
I followed your root guide and used Civato's nvflash package, lots of things happened.
file no 1 is the first result
then file no 2 , here is where I get stuck in apx mode again !!
errors i get :
error formating partition 4
error formating partition 6
The thing is, not every time I try to recover my tab it works
I succeed only once of every 15 tries to recover my tab.
so maybe some partitions are messed up or something.
One time, I tried to flash Civato's nvflash package again , and after few times the bootloader was flashed correctly, but the recovery wasn't !!
So, I tried to use fastboot to flash the recovery ... and it went O.K
After that, I restarted to recovery, formated data (factory reset) , cache , delvik cash, flashed the rom, rebooted the tab ...... but nothing happened !!
and i'm stuck here
I've done lots of searching around the forums and most of them recommend BabSector or tdv4_rollback_rom or EUUs .
only EUUs are working, and even that would work one time of around 10 to 20 tries.
do i have to flash the primery kernel via fastboot , and if so, how to get the kernel from the rom?
thanks in advance

haytham-88 said:
Well..
I followed your root guide and used Civato's nvflash package, lots of things happened.
file no 1 is the first result
then file no 2 , here is where I get stuck in apx mode again !!
errors i get :
error formating partition 4
error formating partition 6
The thing is, not every time I try to recover my tab it works
I succeed only once of every 15 tries to recover my tab.
so maybe some partitions are messed up or something.
One time, I tried to flash Civato's nvflash package again , and after few times the bootloader was flashed correctly, but the recovery wasn't !!
So, I tried to use fastboot to flash the recovery ... and it went O.K
After that, I restarted to recovery, formated data (factory reset) , cache , delvik cash, flashed the rom, rebooted the tab ...... but nothing happened !!
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Boot to fastboot mode
Fastboot erase userdata, cache, system and flexrom - use separate command for each partition, note any write errors and post back.
Fire up apxflash tool....you MUST dump, save then use your tabs BCT when u get to that window - this should repair the bct error shown in the 2nd text file.
Also tick "show nvflash commands " this will show any read/write or partition errors..
If you get partition errors run babsector (d/l in the root guide) and follow the steps I posted there.
Boot directly to recovery and try flashing a rom again
I've done lots of searching around the forums and most of them recommend BabSector or tdv4_rollback_rom or EUUs .
only EUUs are working, and even that would work one time of around 10 to 20 tries.
do i have to flash the primery kernel via fastboot , and if so, how to get the kernel from the rom?
thanks in advance
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No u shouldn't have to flash a kernel its included in the rom.
A full and complete erase is required first
(If there are errors here like can't read/write or bad data....your tab is toast) if not,
The bct error must be repaired next, else your tab won't flash any rom at all, even if the tool says PASS
Then reset your partitions with babsector.far
(Any errors like those listed above....your tab is toast)
With all the errors you're having its pointing to a faulty chip, flashing should not be this problematic.
Be sure to follow the direct order of repair....otherwise you'll be compounding errors
Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk 2

Sorry for my late reply
I didn't run apxflash tool I have try something before that I have flash a HC rom over the ICS bootloder "it is wrong I know" but it went OK and the tab boot to the rom!!!!!!!!!
So now I have ICS bootloader with HC rom. what is going on ??
I have a new long work "13 hour" and I can't spend alot of time with my tab but I want to understand what is wrong with my tab
I'm really thankful for your time.

haytham-88 said:
Sorry for my late reply
I didn't run apxflash tool I have try something before that I have flash a HC rom over the ICS bootloder "it is wrong I know" but it went OK and the tab boot to the rom!!!!!!!!!
So now I have ICS bootloader with HC rom. what is going on ??
I have a new long work "13 hour" and I can't spend alot of time with my tab but I want to understand what is wrong with my tab
I'm really thankful for your time.
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Well, thats different!!!
Are you running stock HC or is it a custom one?
Which recovery are you using?
Download Acer Recovery Installer from the market, it will tell you your bootloader version. You will need root priveleges to run this

dibb_nz said:
Well, thats different!!!
Are you running stock HC or is it a custom one?
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A custom rom, Civato-flexstriker-hc.3.2.1 r6
Which recovery are you using?
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CWM Recovery v5.5.0.x(thor2002ro/digetx rev1.7.3)
Download Acer Recovery Installer from the market, it will tell you your bootloader version. You will need root priveleges to run this
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Bootloader Version: 0.03.14-MUL
and i can acsses Skrilax_CZ's bootloader V8 bootmenu Mode and all of it's functions
i think that i did not understand the bootloader thing yet!!!

haytham-88 said:
A custom rom, Civato-flexstriker-hc.3.2.1 r6
CWM Recovery v5.5.0.x(thor2002ro/digetx rev1.7.3)
Bootloader Version: 0.03.14-MUL
and i can acsses Skrilax_CZ's bootloader V8 bootmenu Mode and all of it's functions
i think that i did not understand the bootloader thing yet!!!
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ok lets start with the bootloader and why we need it...
On most android devices your first step to flashing a custom rom is to root so you can flash a custom recovery....
With our Acer Tabs since HC 3.2 the bootloader is locked...meaning even having root access did not give us the ability to 'flash' a custom recovery - its just not possible....the only way to do it is with the "patched" bootloader - I don't know how the magic works, but the devs managed to find a way to 'trick' the system into allowing their version of "patched bootloader" to be installed which would allow the flashing of a custom recovery....and there is a very specific way of getting this patched or unlocked bootloader onto your tab....this is with a program called "nvFlash" which runs via "apx mode" or "acer download mode" using our tabs unique ID, the cpuid.....to make it even easier The devs created a "package" which will nvFlash the patched bootloader AND a custom recovery all in one go!! Once we'd done that all we needed to do was to boot straight to recovery and flash our desired ICS or JB rom!!!
In the beginning, way back in the day....some folks weren't at all comfortable going to these lengths just to have a custom rom, so some of the rom cooks gave us the choice to upgrade to the patched bootloader or to stick with the HC bootloader, by flashing a custom HC kernel after the bootloader flash....this is what you were alluding to earlier??
Most roms now only work with the patched bootloader i.e. skrilax_cz 3.14 MUL -v8
keep in mind these are ICS and JB roms...
I hope that provides a bit more understanding on the bootloader thing and why we need it...
Now back to your original problem, not sure why you cannot flash a JB rom, have you tried it again??? I just cannot think of anything that would prevent you from flashing anything except an HC Rom - You might wanna ask the question in the JB rom thread...there might have been specific steps you needed to take to downgrade from 4.2 (can't think what though) or others may have posted similar problems...sorry couldnt help you out ....
...but let us know how you get on, good luck!!

Finally I have moved from HC to JB and that is how :
- ubdating the bootloader from v8 to v9
- nothing changed trying to flash any rom I already have
- then and I don't know why I download an Android 4.3.1 from TegraOwners forums [WIP]A500/A501 JB-MR2(4.3.1) - V8t6
link http://forum.tegraowners.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1312
flash the rom and everything went OK !!!

Finally Fixed
Finally I have moved from HC to JB and that is how :
- ubdating the bootloader from v8 to v9
- nothing changed trying to flash any rom I already have
- then and I don't know why I download an Android 4.3.1 from TegraOwners forums [WIP]A500/A501 JB-MR2(4.3.1) - V8t6
link http://forum.tegraowners.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1312
flash the rom and everything went OK !!!