A501 Radio Firmware Updates? - Acer Iconia A500

Just wondering if anyone has different radio firmware than mine, because my 3G chip seems to be a little touchy at times. My baseband version is as follows:
Cust:R3A01 Config:R3A02 Conf:R2B202 Protocol:R2A07 App:R2B01
I did come straight from HC 3.0.1 (I think...) when I got this A501. I went from HC 3.0.1 -> Unlocked ICS Bootloader v8 -> ICS 4.0.x . So I could have missed a HC 3.2 radio update, but I doubt it.
If anyone knows if there's a radio update around the place, can they link me to it? Cheers.

Cust R3A01/Config R3S/3 Conf RC301 Protocol R3B01 App R3C01
Not sure if there's any way to flash the radio firmware.
Had this thing for over a year, and never took an OTA, so it may have been shipped with it with 3.1
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Have a look in the update zips. I know you can manually install EC ROM images for the power management and the 3G might be similar but i don't have an A501 so I haven't tried
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How to return back to official 3.1 after downgrade to root?

I tried to root my asus. I used Primodial way to root and consequently I downgraded to older vesion than 3.1 then when it was time to upgrade to Primodial 3.1 I found there is no TW version available. Now I m stuck in older vesion and no way to upgrade to 3.1. I even downloaded official 8.2.3.9 version to updrade but it failed while update. Any idea how I can do it?
aalirezaa said:
I tried to root my asus. I used Primodial way to root and consequently I downgraded to older vesion than 3.1 then when it was time to upgrade to Primodial 3.1 I found there is no TW version available. Now I m stuck in older vesion and no way to upgrade to 3.1. I even downloaded official 8.2.3.9 version to updrade but it failed while update. Any idea how I can do it?
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Check the Asus website. The US and WW 3.1 versions are now available. I couldn't navigate the Taiwan version of the site to see if the TW version was there though
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you didnt get my point. I downloaded official 8.2.3.9 from asus website and tried to use it to change back to unrooted version because when you root your transformer automatic update is disabled for the way Primodial suggests to root. I tried to return to unrooted official 8.2.3.9 but i received error while trying to do it through zip file in sd.
try here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093403

[Q] no wifi at home.

hello,
I just bought a acer a500 tab.
I can connect at mcdonalds.
However when I try it at home using my linksys wrt610n it wont connect.
My wifi shows up but wont connect. I am using the correct password and I even tried it open unsecured still wont connect.
I tried reset button several times even when it was connecting.
It has been suggested to change channels but dont that didnt help on the wrt610n router. I am beginning to think the acer a500 and my linksys wrt610n router are not compatible>? Do you think if I go somewhere that has wifi that I can connect to and let it update from 3.0 to 3.2 it will help>? I have not put anything on the new acer a500 tab yet so should I try to do a factory reset?
edit: upon more searching I see that some have used the linksys wrt610n router with the acer 500a tab with little or no problerms.
I am very confussed because it works at mcdonalds so not sure if the problem is with router or acer?
So should I try the factory restore or return it for a refund because bestbuy dont have the acer 500a tab in stock any longer??
I would appreciate any help please..
thankyou, Dan
Why don't you root it and bring it upto the current 3.2.1 software. Then install the wifi fix if updating to 3.2.1 didn't help. Running such an old and buggy version of the OS will cause problems like your experiencing.
cruise350 said:
Why don't you root it and bring it upto the current 3.2.1 software. Then install the wifi fix if updating to 3.2.1 didn't help. Running such an old and buggy version of the OS will cause problems like your experiencing.
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I would but if I root it then wont that void the warranty and I wont be able to return it>? What if I just go somewhere where I can get a wifi connection and let it update on its own?
thanks for the reply cruise350 I really appreciate it alot.
If I take it to a place where I can get wifi to update it from hc3.0 will it update to hc 3.1 or hc 3.2? I understand that people also had a problem with wifi when they went to hc 3.1 . Also how long does the update take can I do it while at mcdonalds? lol
thanks.
there is alos a wifi patch on acers website for older version of android 3.1 3.01 i think.. This was common that it would not connect properly with some routers.. older models mostly..
so upgrading to the rooted 3.2.1 will also likely fix this..
erica_renee said:
there is alos a wifi patch on acers website for older version of android 3.1 3.01 i think.. This was common that it would not connect properly with some routers.. older models mostly..
so upgrading to the rooted 3.2.1 will also likely fix this..
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thankyou very much that is what I wanted to know that updating it would probably fix it.
I am new to this as this is my 1st tablet.
so what would be the best way to update it to 3.2?
should I find a wifi that connects and then let it update on its own and how long would that take approx?
Also will it update from 3.0 to 3.2?
thanks alot for the reply. erica-renee.
the full ccan be fairly large the patch is for wifi issues on older version . then you can run the update..
if you intend on rooting it in the future dont take the 3.2 update until you are sure... due to a boot loader change that makes it harder to root..
to install that patch from your usb drive .. you can use the app documents to go that is on your tab to browser to external storage and find the file.. because there is no fille mananger on the tablet by defalt..
erica_renee said:
the full ccan be fairly large the patch is for wifi issues on older version . then you can run the update..
if you intend on rooting it in the future dont take the 3.2 update until you are sure... due to a boot loader change that makes it harder to root..
to install that patch from your usb drive .. you can use the app documents to go that is on your tab to browser to external storage and find the file.. because there is no fille mananger on the tablet by defalt..
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I checked the patch and it is for 3.1 hc mine is at 3.0 so I would need to update it to 3.1 before I apply the patch. I am going to go over to my brothers house today he has wifi also maybe it will work over there and I am going to just update to 3.1 or 3.2 which ever it updates to. I will let you know how it turns out thanks alot everyone.
Good Luck i would almost sugest you read the threads about updating to a stock rooted rom...
you would have to do the fallowing
install iconia root and run it..
install acer recovery installer from market use it to install custom recovery
download a rom .. recomend the honeylicious rom.. from dev forum.
boot into recovery
wipe menue fallow instructions from rom post
format
flash
done..
this is all layed out clearly in the rom post in dev forums.. sorry i did not get back with you sooner on this option.. its much better then ota 3.2 update unless you will never want root.. if so there is a way to do that.. as well just more work..

[Q] OTA Update Issue

Hi to all,
i've buy this tablet used from a collegue of my friend.
He give it to me with a modify rom with 3.1 firmware (if i don't wrong, tha name of the rom are "Picasso-ROM" but i'm not sure about it).
I wanna restore the original firmware on it to take the last firmware 3.2.1 (Acer_A500_7.014.14_COM_GEN1) but I can not seem to update to that version of the tablet !
At the moment with the EUUs_SBK_Acer_A500_1.016.05_COM_GEN1 i was able to restore the original Acer recovery (lost with old custom rom) and with OTA now i've the follow update : "A500_7.006.01_COM_GEN1" but the version of Android still 3.2 !
I would not like that when ICS comes out I will not be able to update !
How can i force it ? There is a link where i can download the OTA update ?
Thanks for your support !!
There is no way to force OTA unfortunately - if you've managed to receive the OTA 3.2 then there should be no reason you shouldn't receive 3.2.1 just give it a few days more, some here have had to wait 2-3 weeks for it so I wouldn't panic just yet
Hi,
Did you receive the 3.2.1 yet? I had the same problem yesterday...
tks.
LainX said:
Hi to all,
i've buy this tablet used from a collegue of my friend.
He give it to me with a modify rom with 3.1 firmware (if i don't wrong, tha name of the rom are "Picasso-ROM" but i'm not sure about it).
I wanna restore the original firmware on it to take the last firmware 3.2.1 (Acer_A500_7.014.14_COM_GEN1) but I can not seem to update to that version of the tablet !
At the moment with the EUUs_SBK_Acer_A500_1.016.05_COM_GEN1 i was able to restore the original Acer recovery (lost with old custom rom) and with OTA now i've the follow update : "A500_7.006.01_COM_GEN1" but the version of Android still 3.2 !
I would not like that when ICS comes out I will not be able to update !
How can i force it ? There is a link where i can download the OTA update ?
Thanks for your support !!
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I recently reverted from the leaked ICS 4.0.3 using ATX to flash back to stock 3.0.1. Once I did that, I tried to OTA update to 3.2, without success. So I downloaded the 3.2 update from Vache's thread, renamed it update.zip and threw it on my sdcard. Rebooted into stock recovery and updated. Once I did that, I went into settings and checked for OTA update, and it worked. So I had the same problem with OTA updates, but running 3.0.1. Perhaps downloading the 3.2.1 update will allow you to get OTA updates in the future (it should).
If you want to make sure, try downgrading to 3.0.1, then downloading the 3.2 update from Vache's thread. Then doing OTA update from your tablet and it should work. Hope that at least gives you some inspiration to try some things!
The above post is a viable way..
But also if i remember right.. You can Take any full complete rom pushed by acer.Flash it with the stock recovery.. With the catch the update rom version has to be region matched and a NEWER ROM VERSION.
Hope this makes sense. Its the procedure i have used in the past to test out a OTA.
People are doing this same thing to get the ICS LEAK. FULL ROM. acer will let you move forword as each full push from them added fixes for previous root ability and so on..
That brings me back to thinking ACER Leaked this ics rom just to see how easly it can be broken.
i want to upgrade my andriod version from 3.0.1 to 3.2 or 3.2.1
build number is acer a500 1.016.05_com_gen1
i can't get it viia normal update so if anyone can help me by link that can upgrade it i will be grateful

Can't update to ics...help me please!

Hi,I'm italian user but I've buyed the tf101 from amazon usa.
The firtst time I had to update my tf101 manually,but I downloaded the WW firmware,not US.; infact now my firmware is 8.6.5.21-20111216 WW
The problem is that now I can't update my transformer to ICS (no notify!!);I've try to reset...nothing
Ho can I solve my problem?
Thanks so much and sorry for my poor English
drhouse_4 said:
Hi,I'm italian user but I've buyed the tf101 from amazon usa.
The firtst time I had to update my tf101 manually,but I downloaded the WW firmware,not US.; infact now my firmware is 8.6.5.21-20111216 WW
The problem is that now I can't update my transformer to ICS (no notify!!);I've try to reset...nothing
Ho can I solve my problem?
Thanks so much and sorry for my poor English
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seems like you made a miss here, but root the transformer and download the official CWM of the FOTA Then you will get ics!
But beware ics seems a bit slow and laggy at the moment :/
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Oh and yes, to root use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426280
^__^
Have a good day
thanks,but in your opinion the only way to update mt tf to ics is the root?
I think that I can try to update to 8.6.5.21-20111216 US and then I'll wait the notify of upgrade...what do you think about it?
drhouse_4 said:
Hi,I'm italian user but I've buyed the tf101 from amazon usa.
The firtst time I had to update my tf101 manually,but I downloaded the WW firmware,not US.; infact now my firmware is 8.6.5.21-20111216 WW
The problem is that now I can't update my transformer to ICS (no notify!!);I've try to reset...nothing
Ho can I solve my problem?
Thanks so much and sorry for my poor English
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You probably need to download the US version from asus downloads and manually update to that. That should solve your problems as the system will only recognize the original firmware locations.
drhouse_4 said:
thanks,but in your opinion the only way to update mt tf to ics is the root?
I think that I can try to update to 8.6.5.21-20111216 US and then I'll wait the notify of upgrade...what do you think about it?
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i didn't say it was the only way, as you do have an US tab and you updated to WW i don't seem why it don't give you an FOTA update as its same tab just some other languages *Mostly* but what do i know its nothing i can do, and i think your tab is seen as US tab still, if your using WW so US hasn't yet got their update, but soon they will i guess,
Unfortunately the update system will only recognize the original firmware.... so if your tab as originally US then you update to TW it will not accept the update ( i tried when the TW update came out) it doesnt matter where you are. I have a WW but i bought it in canada and am now in indonesia so i figured why not try the TW and see if i get the update. It failed but when i went to WW it came up instantly.
Thanks guys!so,now I try to update manually to 8.6.5.21-20111216 US?
I had the same issue, first had an US version but after unroot I've flashed
the WW version and apparently these aren't scheduled for update yet, didn't get update notifications for ICS .
So what i did was return to the original US stock version and did this with NVFLash
after the US firmware was loaded it went through all the updates sequentially and ended with ICS = me a Happy TF owner
Had the same problem. Then i've rooted the TF and flashed the root version.
Very hppy now, everything is fine now.
Sent from my Transformer TF101
For the ppl that flashed back to stock where did you get the ROM from? I did the same (came from Revolver ROM) and flashed back to stock (US version) but no updates showing.
You can get all the regional versions of Asus stock firmware from the asus download site
http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/#download
Just choose the Region that you originally had WW or US or whatever
The update will only work for the original firmware region because it is tied to your serial number in the ASUS database or something like that.
Edit: if you have CWM (custom recovery) get one of these:
Revolver: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1518768
Android Revolution : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1245892
For stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514658 (I suggest the full rom not the upgrade Option B)
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rpmbnsf said:
For the ppl that flashed back to stock where did you get the ROM from? I did the same (came from Revolver ROM) and flashed back to stock (US version) but no updates showing.
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Why do u want to get back to stock? I came from revolver and flashed the root ics without any problems. So smooth and fast, awesome...
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Thanks everyone for your help. I was able to finialy get ICS update FOTA. For those who are still having issues here is what I did:
-Started with rooted TF running Revolver ROM
-NVFlashed to a stock ROM (the flash should have removed root and CWM I'm told)
-Noticed my TF still did not see any update, stock ROM I flashed was 3.1 older stock ROM and may be part of the reason it would not update (not totally sure the reasons)
-Went to Asus official download site and D/L the US firmware update
-Unzipped that file on a Micro SD card (root directory)
-Put Micro SD card into my running (older) stock TF and the triangle popped up on the task bar saying there was an update, tap that and let it update.
-now was updated to the latest stock Asus 3.2 ROM and checked updates..it found that i needed an update and d/l ICS!!
May be an easier way to get ICS, but for me I was hearing issues others had using some of the prepared ICS ROMs on here vs. letting the TF FOTA update.
So far so good!

[Q] What is the latest and greatest version number?

After the ICS upgrade what should my version number be? Several weeks back I loaded a leaked version of the ICS on my tablet. A few days ago I was looking around for a stock ROM in hopes of being back at stock so that I might receive the upgrade. Whew! There are a lot of versions out there. I chose one that looked the newest and applied it with no real problems.
Looking at my setting I show:
Kernel 2.6.39.4+
Image version Acer_AV041_A500_RV16RB02_WW_Gen1
Build number Acer_AV041_A500_0.009.00_WW_Gen1
Is this the latest version?
Also, I assume under device info "Device Info Version 1" means I'm Gen 1?
Thanks.
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