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[Q] Iconia A500 3.2 update - Bee with Exclamation sign above

Iconia A500 3.2 update - Bee with Exclamation sign above.
Im running the update and when the device reboots and as it progresses a honeycomb bee with a triangular sign with an Exclamation mark in it appears...
The installation does not progress any further and i have no idea what to do. I can reset my system but it says update fails and continues on 3.1.
Any ideas/thought/suggestions?

I have the same problem !

luis.cz said:
I have the same problem !
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If you care about root and having CWM installed I would not update to stock 3.2 using OTA. Just grab one of the 3.2 updates in the development thread so you can retain root. But if just want plain stock 3.2 and you have CWM installed, you need to revert back to the stock recovery first otherwise it will fail.

synapses11 said:
If you care about root and having CWM installed I would not update to stock 3.2 using OTA. Just grab one of the 3.2 updates in the development thread so you can retain root. But if just want plain stock 3.2 and you have CWM installed, you need to revert back to the stock recovery first otherwise it will fail.
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OK, thanks

Same problem wihout root. Any suggestions what the problem could be?

im thinking if it's because you have a rooted device? I had the same thing. But do not ever update to 3.2 OTA. I would recommend a stock rooted 3.2 in the Development thread. Easy flash. Flying rom.

profipix said:
im thinking if it's because you have a rooted device? I had the same thing. But do not ever update to 3.2 OTA. I would recommend a stock rooted 3.2 in the Development thread. Easy flash. Flying rom.
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Umm yeah, he clearly stated he wasn't rooted, not to mention it was 23 days ago
zahni_tue said:
Same problem wihout root. Any suggestions what the problem could be?
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Although this is an old thread, I think other solutions for those who were not rooted were to make sure you have an sdcard entered... I think....

Where did he state that? I haven't seen that.
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zahni_tue said:
Same problem wihout root. Any suggestions what the problem could be?
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profipix said:
Where did he state that? I haven't seen that.
Sent from my X10 using XDA App
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Ya think?

My Iconia won't let me restore to any ROM
I installed the Samsung Galaxy Tab firmware 3.1 on my Acer A500 but now it's not letting me change my ROM's anymore
If this isn't posted in the right place please tell me where to post it because I don't know
Please help

david.manske said:
I installed the Samsung Galaxy Tab firmware 3.1 on my Acer A500 but now it's not letting me change my ROM's anymore
If this isn't posted in the right place please tell me where to post it because I don't know
Please help
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Just to be clear. You installed a ROM that was made for the GTab, and not made for the A500, or you installed a custom ROM for the A500 based off of the GTab?

I own an A500 but I installed a custom Rom based off the GTab

Rooting acer iconia a500 Failed

Hello
All my setting are correct and when i load up gingerbreak it just runs when i click root and doesn't do anything is there away to fix this?
Thanks For the help

Did you downgrade?
It won't run on 3.2. Be sure your running anything older than 3.2.
What have you done so far exactly?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276227
I personally used the 2nd method. I don't really like using adb.

scottyboy099 said:
Hello
All my setting are correct and when i load up gingerbreak it just runs when i click root and doesn't do anything is there away to fix this?
Thanks For the help
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Gingerbreak only worked on HC 3.01
Iconia Root for 3.1
And downgrade first before rooting if you're on HC 3.2

starkiller86 said:
Did you downgrade?
It won't run on 3.2. Be sure your running anything older than 3.2.
What have you done so far exactly?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276227
I personally used the 2nd method. I don't really like using adb.
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I have tried that and it won't downgrade it comes up the android with the triangle warning sign

scottyboy099 said:
I have tried that and it won't downgrade it comes up the android with the triangle warning sign
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You need your serial number from your USB and will have to flash it. That is currently the only to root 3.2x.
Hope this helps,
TD

timmyDean said:
You need your serial number from your USB and will have to flash it. That is currently the only to root 3.2x.
Hope this helps,
TD
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I downgraded and it has lots of errors so im updating to latest system witch is 4.x.x i don't know the other numbers is there a root for that.

scottyboy099 said:
I downgraded and it has lots of errors so im updating to latest system witch is 4.x.x i don't know the other numbers is there a root for that.
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If you've downgraded to the unstable version, that's where you want to be, root it, install Acer recovery, which you will install CWM with, then install a "pre-rooted" 3.2 or custom 3.2 ROM.
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LETTER FROM WHEREVER YOU'RE GETTING YOUR DIRECTIONS TO DOWNGRADE!

kjy2010 said:
If you've downgraded to the unstable version, that's where you want to be, root it, install Acer recovery, which you will install CWM with, then install a "pre-rooted" 3.2 or custom 3.2 ROM.
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LETTER FROM WHEREVER YOU'RE GETTING YOUR DIRECTIONS TO DOWNGRADE!
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The unstable version i downgraded to is really unstable i mean u cant even type it just pops up errors and closes it down so i'm updating to try again

Just flash it to 3.2.1 and be done with it, why downgrade and waste your time? The instructions are in the readme.pdf I sent you.

timmyDean said:
Just flash it to 3.2.1 and be done with it, why downgrade and waste your time? The instructions are in the readme.pdf I sent you.
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Iconiaroot dosnt seem to open on my tab

scottyboy099 said:
Iconiaroot dosnt seem to open on my tab
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Iconiaroot doesn't work anymore, you have to flash it.

timmyDean said:
Iconiaroot doesn't work anymore, you have to flash it.
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Sorry to Aask how do i flash ?

scottyboy099 said:
Sorry to Aask how do i flash ?
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Bro, you need to start reading. There is so much documentation in this forum it's rediculous.
I can tell the next thread from you is going to be "Help I bricked my tab".

Like kjy2010 says, read up a bit before you do ANYTHING. That search on the top right? Its your friend

scottyboy099 said:
Sorry to Aask how do i flash ?
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I think if you just read through the forum you'll find your answer. If after you read those and need some help, we'll help. Most of what you need is posted.

If you can't read up then PLEASE for the love of everything, DON'T flash your tab... It gets soooooo annoying reading the threads created saying that someones tab is "bricked" and they can't fix....
So easy a thing to do when you are prepared, hell for everyone when you aren't...

backup aps,unlock and root.

hi ,
i am new to all this and i would like your help.i have the xoom for a month and i have instaled many aps and files.
now i need to unlock it and root it.
from what i read the unlocking and root deletes everything and restores the factory defaults.
is there a way to backup or transfer my aps to a sd card?i try to install the tiganium software but i get the message the the xoom needs to be rooted .
can someone please clear this?
i apreciate any help.
my xoom is the mz601 with hc 3.2
is the unlocking and rooting procces upvrades the operatkng system too?
thanks!!
achilles

AchillesGr said:
i am new to all this
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welcome
AchillesGr said:
from what i read the unlocking and root deletes everything and restores the factory defaults.
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that's correct. More specifically, the unlocking will do that, rooting itself won't, but to my knowledge, there is no way to root the xoom without unlocking first. (read more on this below)
AchillesGr said:
is there a way to backup or transfer my aps to a sd card?
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I am not aware of any way to do that. Regardless of that, you shouldn't, it would be much better to just install the apps from market after upgrading from HC to ICS.
AchillesGr said:
is the unlocking and rooting procces upvrades the operatkng system too?
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no. Unlocking will unlock the bootloader, so that you can flash stuff using fastboot-commands (and you will use that to flash a custom recovery). Rooting will root your device, thus giving you "administrator privileges" and, if you use the "universial xoom root", conserve your recovery from being overwritten by the stock rom. If you want to install another rom, you'll have to do so manually (but installing a new rom is no big deal)
/****** EDIT ******
regarding root without unlock: in this thread the op states, that the method mentioned there will also work on your device (as a matter of fact any Motorola device with froyo or honeycomb)
luke.arran said:
This root method should work on all Motorola Devices running honeycomb or gingerbread. Try it out and see if it does
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As far as I can see, this method will not unlock the bootloader.
I have not tried it and I won't, as I'd have to flash a stock rom and lock my xoom again to see if it works, but if you're going to try it, please keep us posted here and/ore in the thread I mentioned

thanks for the reply,
tbe last days i am trying to find out what options do i have.
i need your help againto clear some new issues.
1. i have the mz691 and hc 3.2 ,from wht i read i must unlock,then install cwm for a backup if i want.then root. will i still have the hc 3.2?? i am a bit afraid to install ather roms.
2.from my researh i found out that there are many roms. wht is the best?
is the ice scream sandwich compatible with my device?if yes ,what version?i prefer not to go to nitlies.
3.what is the universal root xoom ?
thanks,i apreciate your help

AchillesGr said:
1. i have the mz691 and hc 3.2 ,from wht i read i must unlock,then install cwm for a backup if i want.then root. will i still have the hc 3.2?? i am a bit afraid to install ather roms.
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Assuming that you acutally have a MZ601 and not a MZ691 (never heard of that one before), yes, you really need to unlock, install cwm, backup, then root. Note, however, that this backup will only back up your current rom, it will NOT backup your data (as unlocking will delete your data and you must unlock your device to be able to install cwm). None of these steps will install another rom, thus you'll still be at 3.2.
AchillesGr said:
2.from my researh i found out that there are many roms. wht is the best?
is the ice scream sandwich compatible with my device?if yes ,what version?i prefer not to go to nitlies.
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Well, as a matter of fact, there are not so many roms for the MZ601. The one I use is the (usually most current) Team EOS Nightly for MZ601. If you don't want to go with nightlies, just go with the stable Team EOS 1.0.0. However, I don't see any disadvantages at all in using nightlies. Bear in mind that you do not HAVE to update on a daily basis Except from the one nighly that introduced cornerstone, they are just as stable as the 1.0.0.
AchillesGr said:
3.what is the universal root xoom ?
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That is a root method developed by solarnz link to thread. This method should work on every xoom that can be bootloader-unlocked. (Thats all of them, except family edition and Xoom2/Xyboard)

many thanks,
ok.i am installing a new rom and continue installing apps.when i install new rom i will loose again my aps?yes,unlocking deletes all data,tbe same apply if i install another rom?
is there a way to backup my aps in original apk form? or mayby download them initialy in .apk file and have them on a storage?
what is this deep sleep problem the ics nightly have? do you have any other problems.what is this cornerstone?
yes the xoom is the 601.my mistake.
thans again!!!

AchillesGr said:
ok.i am installing a new rom and continue installing apps.when i install new rom i will loose again my aps?
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depends... If you are switching between totally different roms you should wipe your /data-partition, thus you'd loose your apps. If you upgrade from one version of a rom to another version of that same rom you should be fine without wiping /data, so you'll keep all your apps.
AchillesGr said:
is there a way to backup my aps in original apk form? or mayby download them initialy in .apk file and have them on a storage?
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well, maybe it's possible to get the original .apk-files from somewhere, but for all those apps you got from the android market that's just plain useless. You may, however, be able to backup your apps and data using titanium backup once your xoom is rooted.
AchillesGr said:
what is this deep sleep problem the ics nightly have?
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your xooms processor has a so-called deep-sleep feature that reduces power consumption to almost zero when the cpu is not used. On my xoom, and apparently also on others, this feature does not work on current EOS roms (I ain't even sure if it ever did) when the xoom is connected to a wifi network. On 3G-Networks it goes into deep-sleep as it should. Solarnz has confirmed that he thinks that this is a wifi-issue which he will address in the (hopefully not so distant) future.
AchillesGr said:
do you have any other problems.
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apart from having run out of beer: no
AchillesGr said:
what is this cornerstone?
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It's a system that lets you open more than one app at once. There is one build of the Team EOS roms where it is included, you can try that if you like. But it screwed a lot of things up and made the system somewhat unstable, so it was removed in the next build. here is a website where you can have a look at what cornerstone looks like.

ok,
i will try to root today and then i will try to flash the eos everest ics.
you saied that i need to clear-wipe zoom before update to diferrent rom. how to do that?
from cwm recovery?
can you please direct me what i need to wipe and how?
thanks agaon!!

[SOLVED] Acer Iconia 500 Bricked

Link to guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24531880#post24531880

TravisAntonio said:
I just got from a friend an Acer Iconia a500 he says that is bricked.
I tried this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572622
But I can't continue because I don't have ADB access, what should I do?.
Thanks for all and God bless you.
EDIT:
I got everything to using the secret APX mode, but now is still everything the same the Android System is still there and not charging and not touchscreen...
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What version did you flash? If it was 3.0.1 it's ridiculously buggy. Ideally you want 3.1 so you can root it with sc2k's GingerBreak modification then flash CWM then a custom 3.2.1 ROM, Thor's ICS ROM or one of the Leak-based ICS ROMs

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What version did you flash? If it was 3.0.1 it's ridiculously buggy. Ideally you want 3.1 so you can root it with sc2k's GingerBreak modification then flash CWM then a custom 3.2.1 ROM, Thor's ICS ROM or one of the Leak-based ICS ROMs
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I unlocked the bootloader and Installed ICS but the problem is active yet but in ICS is even worse, it shutdown by itselfs atleast in HC it keeps saying Android System with the Shutdown in the center of the screen.

TravisAntonio said:
I unlocked the bootloader and Installed ICS but the problem is active yet but in ICS is even worse, it shutdown by itselfs atleast in HC it keeps saying Android System with the Shutdown in the center of the screen.
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Not sure why you installed ICS. That just compounds the issue.
You can take a look at this thread, and try NVFlash. This guy had a similar issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579490
Considering you were able to install ICS, I would like to ask if you did this from CWM recovery? My guess, is there is a ton of corrupted data in the partitions. This would explain things a little. If you can get it back to HC, then you can run a dmesgview and get your UID number. Then you should be able to run TimmyDeans tool in the General thread (I believe).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307539
My guess, is that your EC Pwr control got messed up along with corrupted data. I would advise staying away from the ICS Beta leaks, and just get a good HC up and running.

Moscow Desire said:
Not sure why you installed ICS. That just compounds the issue.
You can take a look at this thread, and try NVFlash. This guy had a similar issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579490
Considering you were able to install ICS, I would like to ask if you did this from CWM recovery? My guess, is there is a ton of corrupted data in the partitions. This would explain things a little.
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Sure, I made it thru the Recovery. Can you help me with something really quick?, I think I can fix everything if you download some file that is in a Russian forum but I can't have access to register due to my bad russian lol.

I solved everything installing ICS then installing EC_ROM for ICS. =)
If someone need the files I have it.
Thanks for all the help and God bless you all!.0

TravisAntonio said:
I solved everything installing ICS then installing EC_ROM for ICS. =)
If someone need the files I have it.
Thanks for all the help and God bless you all!.0
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As always, glad you got it going!
Now, you may want to edit your post, or create a new reply, and attach that EC Rom flash for ICS, just in case others may need it.

Moscow Desire said:
As always, glad you got it going!
Now, you may want to edit your post, or create a new reply, and attach that EC Rom flash for ICS, just in case others may need it.
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I just made an entire guide.

[Q] un-bricking/overclocking

I found these two sites for unbricking. i didn't even know you could do this! is this legit?
http://eeepadhacks.net/transformer-hacks/how-to-unrootunbrick-eeepad-transformer/
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-unbrick-asus-eee-pad-transformer-honeycomb-tablet/
Also, are there any good tutorials on how to root, as well as overclock, the transformer?

Those two method work but it all depends on your TF.
-The first method will depend on if you can get into CWM recovery or not
but the firmware they posted is pretty old.
-NVFlash method only work on SBK v1 TF (Serial B60 or previous plus some B70)
To root use ViperMod (unless your on the latest .21 firmware from Asus)
To OC you'll need to flash an OC capable kernel.
I suggest this post, get to know your TF
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494230

ok; because I have the latest version of ICS for my transformer
also, is there any way to unbrick?

The only way to unbrick that i have found was via nvflash. And that means that your tablet has to be SBK v1. (As stated before) I have used the method below so i know that will work. But my advice is to read everything carefully and throughly. I have found that there is never enough researching you can do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524302
Also this can downgrade your ICS so that it can be rooted.

I have a B90.
would this work?: http://www.androidauthority.com/eee-pad-transformer-prime-one-click-root-52934/ ? It seems pretty easy.
is there a unbrick yet for other devices than sbk v1?

sniper8752 said:
I have a B90.
would this work?: http://www.androidauthority.com/eee-pad-transformer-prime-one-click-root-52934/ ? It seems pretty easy.
is there a unbrick yet for other devices than sbk v1?
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ViperMod work for rooting (except 9.2.1.21). If you're on 9.2.1.21 you can use Wolf's method 3 to push the recovery blob and use cwm to
flash the su + superuser package.
NVFlash does not work on SBK v2 at this time.

what do you mean by 9.2.1.21? what version is this for?

sniper8752 said:
what do you mean by 9.2.1.21? what version is this for?
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That's your firmware. Look in System settings>About tablet for your firmware version

oh; on my tablet, they call it the build number. i have 9.2.1.21

so I tried running sbkcheck to determine my tablet type. When I try to run the sbk checker,it says that there is no application available to open in. i am running ubuntu.

You have a B9O, is SBK v2.

baseballfanz said:
You have a B9O, is SBK v2.
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but that isn't 100% accurate, is it? I thought you couldn't go on that alone? would you still root it then, if you can't unbrick it?

sniper8752 said:
but that isn't 100% accurate, is it? I thought you couldn't go on that alone? would you still root it then, if you can't unbrick it?
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Your personal choice if you want to take a risk or not. There have been plenty of peoples who have rooted and/or run custom ROM on their sbk v2 TF.

alright; so to root mine, i just follow this?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494230

sniper8752 said:
alright; so to root mine, i just follow this?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494230
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Go here and use method 3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1622628