New OTA 1.066.00_WW_GEN1 - Acer Iconia A500

I got this two days ago. Somebody may be interested in seeing what is inside.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/03gx5kc90ro9pfi/2FF0DEEF019CDEDB4AAFD10DBA83F0D5.zip

lightflier said:
I got this two days ago. Somebody may be interested in seeing what is inside.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/03gx5kc90ro9pfi/2FF0DEEF019CDEDB4AAFD10DBA83F0D5.zip
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My tablet had an OTA as well. Weird, I have stock rooted 4.0.3 running right now. Never thought I would see another OTA, but it fails to install for me so I just left it. It would be nice to see what is in it.

romagnus said:
My tablet had an OTA as well. Weird, I have stock rooted 4.0.3 running right now. Never thought I would see another OTA, but it fails to install for me so I just left it. It would be nice to see what is in it.
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I'm going to take a look at it to see exactly what it is.. I'll post back in a few it just finished downloading
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Okay so far it's def a patch to 4.0.3 but because everything is a patch as in bootloader.blob and build.prop.p and SystemUI.apk.p everything is basically a xxx.apk.p ending with a ".p" which is patch.. I'm going to try and open the build.prop which is what would tell you it is in a hex editor to see if it decrypts it

Murrda said:
I'm going to take a look at it to see exactly what it is.. I'll post back in a few it just finished downloading
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Okay so far it's def a patch to 4.0.3 but because everything is a patch as in bootloader.blob and build.prop.p and SystemUI.apk.p everything is basically a xxx.apk.p ending with a ".p" which is patch.. I'm going to try and open the build.prop which is what would tell you it is in a hex editor to see if it decrypts it
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Cool, thanks for looking at this. I wonder why Acer is sending an OTA for this now.

Yeah it's just a newer version of Ice Cream Sandwich.. (Updated 4.0.3) basically all they did was updated most of the apps added some new ones in like Chrome etc.. Updated a bunch of libs and the GPS.. Looks like a newer patched recovery and bootloader as well... Nothing to special that you can't get on your own if you are posting here on XDA... Mine is running CM 10.2 so in my book I'm on the latest OTA set forth by "us" and not Acer lol....
Hope this helped you guys or anyone looking for some info!

romagnus said:
Cool, thanks for looking at this. I wonder why Acer is sending an OTA for this now.
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We all wonder....

Murrda said:
Yeah it's just a newer version of Ice Cream Sandwich.. (Updated 4.0.3) basically all they did was updated most of the apps added some new ones in like Chrome etc.. Updated a bunch of libs and the GPS.. Looks like a newer patched recovery and bootloader as well... Nothing to special that you can't get on your own if you are posting here on XDA... Mine is running CM 10.2 so in my book I'm on the latest OTA set forth by "us" and not Acer lol....
Hope this helped you guys or anyone looking for some info!
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Yes, thank you. Still not sure why they updated it after all this time.

Murrda said:
Yeah it's just a newer version of Ice Cream Sandwich.. (Updated 4.0.3) basically all they did was updated most of the apps added some new ones in like Chrome etc.. Updated a bunch of libs and the GPS.. Looks like a newer patched recovery and bootloader as well... Nothing to special that you can't get on your own if you are posting here on XDA... Mine is running CM 10.2 so in my book I'm on the latest OTA set forth by "us" and not Acer lol....
Hope this helped you guys or anyone looking for some info!
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Was there anything about Bluetooth?
Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk 2

Just curious, is the zip in the OP a flash-able zip?

romagnus said:
Just curious, is the zip in the OP a flash-able zip?
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If you are full stock just rename the file as Update.zip and flash it by holding Power + Volume -

It's interesting to see that. I heard the new 4.3 KK will help some older devices because the optimized core, but that's for those really old ones, not a dual core tab like A500. What's the reason for Acer to totally abandon A500? I do run in a lot problems even after I deleted all my apps. It just SOD for no obvious reason. And for this reason, I'm stir clear of Acer completely. I thought Acer was using the tablet market as a chance to expend their market in US but the real impact to me is it actually made me realize how bad a brand it is and I should avoid it at all cost.

ctiger said:
It's interesting to see that. I heard the new 4.3 KK will help some older devices because the optimized core, but that's for those really old ones, not a dual core tab like A500. What's the reason for Acer to totally abandon A500? I do run in a lot problems even after I deleted all my apps. It just SOD for no obvious reason. And for this reason, I'm stir clear of Acer completely. I thought Acer was using the tablet market as a chance to expend their market in US but the real impact to me is it actually made me realize how bad a brand it is and I should avoid it at all cost.
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Interesting. Everyone's experience is different; I for one love acer products. I have the a500 that works great. I use it everyday at work. I have two acer laptops as well. I prefer these over me Dell desktop and Samsung i7 laptop. If the acer liquid s2 ever came to the USA I would drop my Note 2 in a heart beat.

Related

[DEV/LEAK] Acer Iconia Tab A200

Here are some updates files from the Acer Iconia Tab A200 (Honeycomb 3.2.1), that seems to be a "low-cost" A500.
All files can be found here : http://vache-android.com/v1/index.php?site=files&cat=38
It's including a new Acer Ring app and lockscreen shortcuts.
It also have a new Acer Iconia Tab bootanimation.
Screenshots :
What it does not have :
-Rear Camera
-Dolby Mobile (or it's not active atm)
-Maybe other things i didn't see.
ROM based on A200 system by fguy (only for test purpose)
New lockscreen looks very nice!
Yep, there's also a shortcut to take screenshot, really usefull, and to open the app drawer. That's a nice idea from Acer.
Yay something new!
But alas, Android 4 is on the horizon. And we all know how Acer loves to update!
does it work with 50x ?
damador said:
does it work with 50x ?
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Not as it is, but by changing the boot.img from an A500 it's working/booting well.
thx . it is possible to extract and flash lockscreen only ? what apk is for it
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damador said:
thx . it is possible to extract and flash lockscreen only ? what apk is for it
Sent from my A501 using Tapatalk
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It's not an apk, it's included in the framework and it's a pain to port it to another ROM.
vache said:
It's not an apk, it's included in the framework and it's a pain to port it to another ROM.
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What about the Acer ring app? Can that be easily extracted?
tgtoys said:
What about the Acer ring app? Can that be easily extracted?
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Yes, but to have it working the framework have to be edited too.
vache said:
Yes, but to have it working the framework have to be edited too.
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Makes sense. Thanks for the work. And the rom
vache said:
Yep, there's also a shortcut to take screenshot, really usefull, and to open the app drawer. That's a nice idea from Acer.
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With the screenshot, isn't that not included in Android (unless rooted?) or implemented to use without root - I think ICS is the first one with native screenshot included?
parker09 said:
With the screenshot, isn't that not included in Android (unless rooted?) or implemented to use without root - I think ICS is the first one with native screenshot included?
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ASUS and some other HC ROMs have had screen-shot built-in for awhile right from the factory (hold app history button down etc.) I don't think you had to be rooted, but I could be mistaken since these were custom ROMs I was using and was always rooted.
ROM Acer Iconia Tab A500 EV032_A200_0.003.00_WW_GEN1 - HC 3.2.1
Base http://vache-android.com/v1/index.php?site=files&file=119
Add root & flexrom app
For overclocking use kernel 3.7 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1170319
What it does not have :
-Rear Camera
-Dolby Mobile
Only for test view
No continue.
Download: http://www.multiupload.com/WBY5J9S98W
To install only through CWM on A500
Thanks for that, will give it a go fguy.
_motley said:
ASUS and some other HC ROMs have had screen-shot built-in for awhile right from the factory (hold app history button down etc.) I don't think you had to be rooted, but I could be mistaken since these were custom ROMs I was using and was always rooted.
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Ah okay, my bad, didn't think they had it.
acer did good job!
A200 is 3.2.1,and A500 is only 3.2?
Is this ROM in development?
How is it functioning so far?
It does not have back camera as in the a200 does not have one / and / or this ROM does not have it?
Does anyone have a list of bugs in this ROM?
I would love to test when I get home, want to know if it's worth flashing!
PS Love the lockscreen!
Damn, I get to the Acer logo, and nothing. Just sits there.
Without having checked, I'd guess that most "H/W not working" problems are simply missing drivers (i. e. we'll have to wait for Acer to fix them or reverse-engineer existing ones -- which I'm not going to try as it tends to be one huge pain in the ___). Other than that, I guess this ROM is fairly stable with minor glitches in the UI and framework (most leaks are, I haven't tried this one).
haag498 said:
Without having checked, I'd guess that most "H/W not working" problems are simply missing drivers (i. e. we'll have to wait for Acer to fix them or reverse-engineer existing ones -- which I'm not going to try as it tends to be one huge pain in the ___). Other than that, I guess this ROM is fairly stable with minor glitches in the UI and framework (most leaks are, I haven't tried this one).
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The stuff that doesnt work seems to be because the a200 doesnt have it, ie the a200 has no rear facing camera so this rom has no rear facing camera. In a sense its missing, but for what it is the rom functions fully. I'm actually shocked to see this thread, i didnt know this was posted on XDA and found it elsewhere about a week ago and have been using it as my daily not realizing it was a leaked rom (rookie mistake not checking the thread date for the other forum that had it) and I actually like how smooth it is and feel like its just as stable as the stock a500 rom. Then again, I dont extensively push my tablet to the limit, I do my budget/check book, play around online and occasionally hook up a ps3 controller and play some SNES so maybe someone else should comment on the stability of the rom. Only problem I can find is I hear the latest market is 3.4.4 and this rom seems stuck on 1.1.0 and I cant figure out how to get the market all the other roms had(it has the market I had when I pulled this thing out of the box, not the one that came when I updated).

System App dump of ICS

Hey guys, got excited when I found this... it's a zip of all the Ice Cream Sandwich system apps. I know they need work backporting, so... good luck!
http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/...-galaxy-nexus-system-app-dump.html#post105465
Good luck Devs, make us proud
i want to try launcher it has all the features of custom launcher's available in market lets see how it really work
Sweet! Now can anyone might try to extract the system app files and attach or mirror the apks one by one so we might only choose what we want to use and or port ? Thanks for the link!
I watched the ICS event on YouTube. I'm so excited!And now the XDA Gods have a lot of work ahead of them, so I'm wishing them the best of luck!
Has anyone worked on getting worked on CM7?
Oh MAN I am excited to see what this community can do with ICS.
Happy coding, guys.
Sent from my GT-P7510 using Tapatalk
Currently the apps are Odexed, so they can't be conventionally installed or resigned. And the current iteration of Baksmali doesn't work with the deodexing process. I'm sure somebody will be able to do so or Baksmali will get an update to work with it. But it'll take some time, a lot of great things coming for Android nonetheless.
iv got past the framework errors, now edtting ram disk to get some services running. ics wont boot without them
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ICS on my g2 http://minus.com/mWrBKSHy , minus.com/mlSqBOI2T
TS is not working, for now it just boots
Smokeey said:
Has anyone worked on getting worked on CM7?
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I got it's Music.apk to work on my Defy see here.
Small step for mankind though.
Most of apk get parsing errors and not even sure that the Music apk is such a new one anyway...but still I was excited to try also.
On that shiz !! Lets see what we can do
This is going to be epic
I've not had a chance to look at these in detail, but can anyone confirm whether the browser is Webkit or Chrome?
bpdlr said:
I've not had a chance to look at these in detail, but can anyone confirm whether the browser is Webkit or Chrome?
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As far as I am aware it is still Webkit (although Chrome is webkit too ;-) )
Its webkit
Any solution to parsing errors? ?
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siulmagic said:
iv got past the framework errors, now edtting ram disk to get some services running. ics wont boot without them
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ICS on my g2 http://minus.com/mWrBKSHy , minus.com/mlSqBOI2T
TS is not working, for now it just boots
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Didn't realise you were active somewhere else after android-maisters. Go go go ....
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Any way to extract the new Roboto font from this? Would love to get it on my Galaxy Tab if possible.
wired69 said:
Any way to extract the new Roboto font from this? Would love to get it on my Galaxy Tab if possible.
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i wont give u the link . it is here ... SEARCH !
wired69 said:
Any way to extract the new Roboto font from this? Would love to get it on my Galaxy Tab if possible.
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Font can be found here
http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/...cream-sandwich-galaxy-nexus-roboto-fonts.html
I installed it with Font Installer *Root*
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jrummy.font.installer&feature=search_result
its working on my defy really well.

[ROM][HC3.2][A500/A501]IcedComb 1.0 (Build 22112011) + Hotfix for USB Storage

Decided to get back into the custom ROM scene, and here's my latest work. Please note that this is not a 1:1 copy of VillianROM, I am giving full credit to the original ROM's author. I am making my own spin off the ROM.
Anyway, without futher ado, here we go:
IcedComb Custom ROM featuring Android Honeycomb 3.2
Custom ROM for Acer Iconia Tab A500/A501 based on sources of "VillianROM".
You must use ClockworkMod to install this ROM. Do a Nandroid Backup, then a factory-reset wipe, then flash this ROM via recovery. If you install using some other method, I cannot support you as it's unoffical way of doing it.
Credits
richardtrip - Primary VillianROM Developer. I'm not kanging (copying) his work, I'm just expanding upon his fundations.
folks at XDA for custom ROMs and all that jazz. If you minus the n00bs, you get a lot of people who are gems.
Acer, for the Iconia Tab. It's such an awesome device.
What to expect?
No bull****. All the bloat has been stripped out of the ROM, so it's almost vanilla HoneyComb.
Tweaked to perfection. It's fast, speedy, and you'll experience the difference.
Everything works. Built on the VillianROM base, it's been tested and it works.
Cross-model. Works flawlessly on A501, should work fine on A500.
Does not suffer Market bugs that other ROMs suffer.
Compatibilty List
Note: tested natively on A501. May not work as intended on a A500, but heck, give it a shot.
3G - Yes
WiFi - Yes
BlueTooth - Yes
Camera (Front/Rear) - Yes/Yes
Sound - Yes
GPS - Yes
MicroSD - Yes
USB Storage - Yes
USB 3G Dongle - Not tested.
Screenshots
Note: twicca not included.
Downloads
IcedComb v1.0: Download (FileServe)
IcedComb Addons: Acer Apps Pack (Acer DLNA, etc), Accessories Pack (SocialJogger, Polaris Office, etc)
EDIT: Updated Accessories Pack url to the correct file, old link resulted in downloading a renamed duplicate of the Acer Apps pack. Dunno how that happened.
Hotfixes
Flash these using ClockworkMod.
Acer Sync fix for IcedComb 1.0: Download
If you spot something wrong with this ROM, please report it. Also, please consider checking here for the latest updates to this ROM - I may/may not be around to update this thread, but I'll do my best!
Cheers!
where are the software buttons
EDIT: where are the software buttons in the screenshot?
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one more: build.prop editing tool/different rom build would be helpful to those who use the a500, 3g on the a500 wastes tremendous battery.
THanks.....
what do you mean by "IcedComb"? is it themed with ICS?
Great seeing some fresh work for the a500. Will eagerly see what people say.
ubutnux said:
what do you mean by "IcedComb"? is it themed with ICS?
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Well his name is icedcube, so maybe just a play on his name?
[ROM][HC3.2][A500/A501]IcedComb 1.0 (Build 22112011)Arrow
Hey.
Rom very interesting.
No file "Accessories Pack (SocialJogger, Polaris Office, etc.)"-in the middle is the same as in ''Apps Pack Acer (Acer DLNA, etc.)''
dictionary said:
Well his name is icedcube, so maybe just a play on his name?
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well that's explain
Thanks plenty for this. Nice to see something new AND clean! I think I'll give it a try after playing with ICS (downloading now )
Bloodflame said:
Thanks plenty for this. Nice to see something new AND clean! I think I'll give it a try after playing with ICS (downloading now )
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downloading ics!!! For a500?
From where?
hishambachir said:
downloading ics!!! For a500?
From where?
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it's very broken atm, but you can get it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1353252
now let's get back on topic. i had no intention of hijacking the thread
dongimin2 said:
where are the software buttons
EDIT: where are the software buttons in the screenshot?
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one more: build.prop editing tool/different rom build would be helpful to those who use the a500, 3g on the a500 wastes tremendous battery.
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I'll make a patch for the build.prop. It's only a really quick line edit to disable the 3G-radio-init attempts on A500.
freq5 said:
Hey.
Rom very interesting.
No file "Accessories Pack (SocialJogger, Polaris Office, etc.)"-in the middle is the same as in ''Apps Pack Acer (Acer DLNA, etc.)''
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What do you mean? The Accessories pack only has SocialJogger and a few other "accessories". The AcerApps only has Acer-supplied apps. I seperated the two from the core ROM because I don't like bloat and some included apps were lame.
Bloodflame said:
Thanks plenty for this. Nice to see something new AND clean! I think I'll give it a try after playing with ICS (downloading now )
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Glad you like it. I'm a bit of a minimalist myself, and after weeding out all the bloat with this ROM, it performs a little better than VillianROM, even though I used that mentioned ROM as a base.
After all, we have 1.6Ghz of dual core power, why not use or abuse it?
IcedCube said:
What do you mean? The Accessories pack only has SocialJogger and a few other "accessories". The AcerApps only has Acer-supplied apps. I seperated the two from the core ROM because I don't like bloat and some included apps were lame.
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I mean that in both packages is the same. So what in the first.
In the second no SocialJogger,no Polaris Office, etc ...
I mean an additional parcel on fileserver.
PS: Rom is good.
freq5 said:
I mean that in both packages is the same. So what in the first.
In the second no SocialJogger,no Polaris Office, etc ...
I mean an additional parcel on fileserver.
PS: Rom is good.
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Ah, now I understand you. My apologies.
Yeah, just confirmed they are a dupe of each other. I have the source on my VPS, I'll reupload it. Sorry about the pickle.
Also, found an issue: USB Storage Mode (as in, using the tablet as a USB drive) doesn't work since I removed Acer Sync. I will make a patch that fixes this issue. However, it will be fixed if you install the Acer Apps addon.
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where are the software buttons
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He's probably using HoneyBar. An app that hides the lower notification bar. You can get it from the Market.
that's pretty ****ty, slows down rendering...
Awesome!! Will be testing this ROM ASAP!!!
Glad to see a New ROM in the field!
does this one have HDMI support? Running into alot of ROMs that dont have it, except for Thors ROMs. Kinda useless without one
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does this one have HDMI support? Running into alot of ROMs that dont have it, except for Thors ROMs. Kinda useless without one
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What roms dont have HDMI support?
Taboonay ROM as well as the original VillianROM this came from. I think any ROM built from Cm7, also. I've had a few older ROMs in the past give me the "720p?" on my tv when I used the micro HDMI. However, I installed this ROM with a Richard kernel which I knew had corrected the VillianROM. It works now and I get a 5300+ on the Antutu bench w/ a 1408 OCing. Smooth ROM. I'll stay with this until an ICS version comes out.
I've already preordered the ASUS Prime (tech whore that I am) and will do a comparison with the Acer when I can.

New CM9 Nightly Builds for TF101

Hello people,
I was looking through the nightly builds on download.cyanogenmod.com
I saw a fresh build for TF101 dated for 2/27.
Check it out. I will flash it and see how it is.
Someone also needs to create an Official CM9 Nightly page in Dev section.
So who wants to be the Guinea pig? I'm already running that KANG that was posted up earlier this weekend. I may try it after I charge up.
yea...guinea pig here....goes through boot animation and then system ui and trebuchet (the launcher) fc...i would say stay away until some official announcement is made
Yeah. It doesn't even boot up probably. :-(... going back to stock
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You have to start somewhere.
Now at least we have an official CM9 branch, which means someone is working on it
brzgw said:
Hello people,
I was looking through the nightly builds on download.cyanogenmod.com
I saw a fresh build for TF101 dated for 2/27.
Check it out. I will flash it and see how it is.
Someone also needs to create an Official CM9 Nightly page in Dev section.
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ehm where from?
Edit: http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=tf101
Found IT ^_^
I got launcher force closes when i had an overclocked kernel with a stock rom. Gonna check this out a little later.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk
I'm surprised that this news seems to be not generating much buzz here. Not knocking any of the other devs, because most of them do amazing work, but CM is the bee's knees. When those nightlies get semi-mature, I'll be running them and never look back. They've never done me wrong before. Any device I've ever had that was supported, was the best ROM available for my needs. YMMV, of course.
I think when its own thread is created youll see the buzz, cm rocks lol
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I tried flashing it and got the same fc, the system ui and launcher. I tried it again but formatted system this time. Got the same results but was able to see the clock and tablet reboot options.
Guess it's not ready yet
shadrach47 said:
I tried flashing it and got the same fc, the system ui and launcher. I tried it again but formatted system this time. Got the same results but was able to see the clock and tablet reboot options.
Guess it's not ready yet
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Yep, same here, even with wipe dalvik and fix permissions, FC´s :S
Let us wait for a new update....
Alas, I ran across this on get.cm also. Got excited and then had the FC issues like everyone else. At least it is a step in the right direction.
Don´t know if its related,
lost my wifi hability after trying this, anyone else?
it just won´t turn on :S
Was just about to try flashing it until I saw how many people were unsuccessful. Oh well, guess I'll wait until an official release.
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Don´t know if its related,
lost my wifi hability after trying this, anyone else?
it just won´t turn on :S
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Not sure if it's related or not but my wifi on a Kanged version of CM9 is acting weird, disconnecting and saying out of range.
I tried this one first but it could just be the ROM I'm on.
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Not sure if it's related or not but my wifi on a Kanged version of CM9 is acting weird, disconnecting and saying out of range.
I tried this one first but it could just be the ROM I'm on.
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Ok got it to work again, had to use Super Wipe Lite from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1245892
after running the script flashed latest revolver and got wifi backup....
Same here, will try your suggestion below.
Edit: Had to run the wipe zip, reflash and boot into current rom and the restore a backup to get it working again. PITA But it works.
ferreinf said:
Don´t know if its related,
lost my wifi hability after trying this, anyone else?
it just won´t turn on :S
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CM rocks
lollazzo said:
CM rocks
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i would like to see MIUI V4 on tab, as it will be easier to port than 2.x was ^_^
New official CM9 nightly on get.cm. It boots!!! Gonna test it and report back in a bit.
EDIT1: Wifi works and was able to log into my Google account. Currently restoring my Titanium Backup and will test a bit more after that. Also, camera makes the tablet reboot on first launch, but works after that. Odd. More info to come.
EDIT2: Face unlock is there, but doesn't recognize my face, so I can't test it out. It couldn't recognize my face on my Nexus S 4G either. Maybe my face is just derped up. Anyway, there is nothing that I could tell that is broken. Even the MicroSD mounted with no issue. I don't have a keyboard dock to test it out, otherwise I would. Games and videos both work fine.

Shield Tablet Open Source Factory Preinstalled

This is compiled from Nvidia's source using instructions found on this page Link
You need to have an unlocked bootloader and adb/fastboot.
Be aware this does not include any of nvidia's apps or google's frameworks/play store and is just plain android with no extras. (If someone can pull from their /system it may be helpful). I will try to add more later, but this should at least get any bricked tablets going until nvidia released a factory image.
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OTA0
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Run flash.bat while unlocked/ screen on(if your computer hasn't been approved for adb yet), or while in bootloader.
Or flash each file in fastboot, instructions are in the nvidia link if you need more.
Keithn said:
This is compiled from Nvidia's source using instructions found on this page Link
You need to have an unlocked bootloader and adb/fastboot.
Be aware this does not include any of nvidia's apps or google's frameworks/play store and is just plain android with no extras. (If someone can pull from their /system it may be helpful). I will try to add more later, but this should at least get any bricked tablets going until nvidia released a factory image.
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Run flash.bat while unlocked/ screen on(if your computer hasn't been approved for adb yet), or while in bootloader.
Or flash each file in fastboot, instructions are in the nvidia link if you need more.
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Fixed my problem with WIFI not turning on at all, but is there an easy way for me to install gapps? Playing the waiting game for the factory img sucks....but Without even the playstore this tablets a lemon! hahaha any help would be awesome
Gytole said:
Fixed my problem with WIFI not turning on at all, but is there an easy way for me to install gapps? Playing the waiting game for the factory img sucks....but Without even the playstore this tablets a lemon! hahaha any help would be awesome
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You'll have to root and push a gapps package into your root directory. We don't have a recovery unfortunately.
precisely...
yeah I normally just slap it in the sd card then boot into twrp and flash away but it's kinda hard at the moment. and even stock recovery is upside down and wont get past the android icon no matter the button combo. lol im SOL.
Pretty sure I received a Lemon Tablet though out of the box. Wifi Was really choppy, but then I factory reset it and wifi was just completely gone. but this reenabled the wifi...thank god. but no playstore/google account is a huge bummer! lmao
I appreciate the fast response though man! I'm not stupid with android, but dummy stock makes me scratch my head. I can throw adb commands all day but I just cant push install them for some reason...maybe im just rtarded
I had some issues just pushing too, try using these commands.
Code:
adb root
adb remount
(from inside the extracted gapps folder)
adb push system /system
WORKED!
Thanks man! Went perfectly smooth! I forogot about pushing the full folder like that. Havent had to do it inna while but yeah man it went smooth as day! Thanks! now to just wait for the factory img...lol
BTW do you know what I have to rename the tablet under about device to make it look as the shield tablet to the playstore? I was using grid when the wifi crapped but I cant use grid as it says my device isnt supported.
Gytole said:
Thanks man! Went perfectly smooth! I forogot about pushing the full folder like that. Havent had to do it inna while but yeah man it went smooth as day! Thanks! now to just wait for the factory img...lol
BTW do you know what I have to rename the tablet under about device to make it look as the shield tablet to the playstore? I was using grid when the wifi crapped but I cant use grid as it says my device isnt supported.
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I'm not sure exactly what it needs to be changed to, if someone could get a dump of the stock rom it would help. I tried to see if someone could get me a dump, but I've had no luck yet.
I hear yuh. Yeah I'm no help onna dump at the moment. If somebody could post even a screen shot of their about tablet I can rename the stuff directly. I use ROM Toolbox Pro and use the build prop editor. You just rename the builds to the stock nvidia one and you should be golden as the play store reads it as stock nvidia android...I think...I had to do it with the kindle fire back in the day to make it look like a Nexus 7.
Gytole said:
I hear yuh. Yeah I'm no help onna dump at the moment. If somebody could post even a screen shot of their about tablet I can rename the stuff directly. I use ROM Toolbox Pro and use the build prop editor. You just rename the builds to the stock nvidia one and you should be golden as the play store reads it as stock nvidia android...I think...I had to do it with the kindle fire back in the day to make it look like a Nexus 7.
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Yes, you should be able to change a few things to make it work. I think most of what you can se is cosmetic and you'll have to change the ro.build.fingerprint too if I'm not mistaken.
shield tabletiers
Hopefully someone who is rooted/stock is willing to send us some screen shots. I actually kinda prefer this build over the stock nvidia one...its a lot faster. Theres absolutely no lag...granted I use sd maid/unlocker, fstrim, and nova. But so far this rom has been great. And you cant beat that barebone feel of android! Although the nvidia optimizer is there its unavailable through the settings menu. You can tell how stuff is like in there but hidden. Theres pros and cons to both. I just need to get the right build props to make the playstore see this as the shield tablet. Youve been a great help bub btw I appreciate it.
It just sucks that my first experience with the shield tablet was a bad install of android out of the box? Thats the first time ive ever had a software related wifi failure. The only other time was eith my droid 2 back in the day. LOL
Btw Other Shield Tablet owners, this is the screenshot I need from YOU so i know what to change my props too. Im using rom toolbox pro, but the lite version allows adjustments too. All I need is the screenshot! Much appreciated!
Gytole said:
Hopefully someone who is rooted/stock is willing to send us some screen shots. I actually kinda prefer this build over the stock nvidia one...its a lot faster. Theres absolutely no lag...granted I use sd maid/unlocker, fstrim, and nova. But so far this rom has been great. And you cant beat that barebone feel of android! Although the nvidia optimizer is there its unavailable through the settings menu. You can tell how stuff is like in there but hidden. Theres pros and cons to both. I just need to get the right build props to make the playstore see this as the shield tablet. Youve been a great help bub btw I appreciate it.
It just sucks that my first experience with the shield tablet was a bad install of android out of the box? Thats the first time ive ever had a software related wifi failure. The only other time was eith my droid 2 back in the day. LOL
Btw Other Shield Tablet owners, this is the screenshot I need from YOU so i know what to change my props too. Im using rom toolbox pro, but the lite version allows adjustments too. All I need is the screenshot! Much appreciated!
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thanks bud!
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Thats what I needed! I'll punch it in and see what the playstore thinks!
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Can you send me this one too? And youre on stock right? Like the Tablet came out of the box and you rooted?
Gytole said:
Can you send me this one too? And youre on stock right? Like the Tablet came out of the box and you rooted?
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Yep, stock and rooted
Thanks man!
Your awesome for the shots! So far no luck but ill cha ge the prkps from your next 2 also and ill post back!
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dcaplinger76 said:
Yep, stock and rooted
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I noticed what was wrong, after changing like 20 lines, including the fingerprint which SUCKED! The one that I needed to change was the ro.product.build!
I had it, just by guessing at SHIELD TABLET, and while my gf and I were lookingat it I randomnly noticed that it was SHIELD Tablet, and not SHIELD TABLET! I REBOOTED AND IT WORKED!! YOU SIR, ARE AWESOME!! I appreciate the help!! And Keith, when you built the img's I noticed you put your name in them? You should just change that one line to SHIELD Tablet, and you'll basically have you're own rom with the playstaore recognizing your tablet as the Shield Tablet! Thanks guys, a million!
Gytole said:
Your awesome for the shots! So far no luck but ill cha ge the prkps from your next 2 also and ill post back!
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I noticed what was wrong, after changing like 20 lines, including the fingerprint which SUCKED! The one that I needed to change was the ro.product.build!
I had it, just by guessing at SHIELD TABLET, and while my gf and I were lookingat it I randomnly noticed that it was SHIELD Tablet, and not SHIELD TABLET! I REBOOTED AND IT WORKED!! YOU SIR, ARE AWESOME!! I appreciate the help!! And Keith, when you built the img's I noticed you put your name in them? You should just change that one line to SHIELD Tablet, and you'll basically have you're own rom with the playstaore recognizing your tablet as the Shield Tablet! Thanks guys, a million!
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It automatically uses the user name @ PC name when you build from source. Good to know
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Keithn said:
It automatically uses the user name @ PC name when you build from source. Good to know
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Oh! No big deal! Your name is still all in it. Its just the one line, I assume, thats seperating the playstore from recgonizing it as the shield tablet! Lol
This build has external sdcard issues. My 128 GB SD card shows as damaged, every other ROM with sdcard support (including stock) works fine. I'd love to be able to use a pure android build on the tab, any chance of making another build?
EDIT: seems to have issues with exfat formatted cards, works fine with sdcards formatted as fat32 ?

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