Help with A500 Custom Rom - Acer Iconia A500

Hello,
I am a newbie to the A500 I have it rooted just fine with the current stock rom ICE CREAM Sandwhich my question is what will I need to do to upgrade to a newer rom will I need to flash a Kernel then the rom ? Any help on this would be great I just don't want to brick the device. I had a A200 before I just flashed a rom and then the terror began so this is a new device 32 gb A500 with stock. I have custom recovery installed on the device already.

rangerprops said:
Hello,
I am a newbie to the A500 I have it rooted just fine with the current stock rom ICE CREAM Sandwhich my question is what will I need to do to upgrade to a newer rom will I need to flash a Kernel then the rom ?
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Maybe this guide can help you.

If you're wanting to flash any of the roms here on xda you MUST flash the unlocked bootloader first. There are guides in my sig or see the unlocked bootloader thread by civato which is stickied in the dev forum.
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[Q] Flash MeDroidMOD ics 1.4.2 rolling via ota 7/03/2012

I bought a new Nexus One and i want to flash "MeDroidMOD ics 1.4.2 rolling on 03/07/2012 ota" ROM. How do I flash this rom?
Thank you!
Mirko Lona said:
I bought a new Nexus One and i want to flash "MeDroidMOD ics 1.4.2 rolling on 03/07/2012 ota" ROM. How do I flash this rom?
Thank you!
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Which ROM is on your phone now? Have you flashed custom ROM's before? If you answer no, then, I suggest, do some reading on this portal to gain some knowledge first before playing with your phone.
I think the phone have already on a modified a ROM.
I have flashed a custom rom on my old htc Blackstone (Windows Mobile 6.5). But i think that flash an Andriod Rom is different, and also the phone is different.
1. hv u installed blackrose? (a custom bootloader) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1270589
2. hv u repartitioned ur hboot to 220/16/200m (check the thread for exact values)
3. hv u partitioned ur sd for ext4?
these are the compulsory requirements of the ics roms.
generally flashing in android is very easy n straight forward. but these are lil difficult n tricky.
i would suggest u to do more reading
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[Q] How do i install flexreaper on my a500???

i want to install flexreaper ROM on my acer a500. how do i do that?
i am on stock HC 3.2.1, not rooted or anything.
do i need to upgrade to ICS first to flash the ROM?
Thanks.
Read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18503406 to root your tablet then install ROM of your choice.
I would suggest reading all instructions through at least twice.
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[Q] New Arc user

I just got an Xperia Arc and I just want to ask a few questions
1. Do i need to unlock bootloader to install custom ROMS?
I had HTC Wildfire & ZTE Blade previously. Wildfire need to unlock bootloader in order to root by Blade doesn't. So do I need to unlock bootloader, then root & install custom ROM?
2. What is the best custom ROM for Xperia Arc?
I've was using CyanogenMod 7 for Wildfire & Blade. Upgraded my Blade to ICS with CM9 Coldfusion ROM. I'm glad that Arc has an official ICS update but upon reading the feedbacks I don't think I will update. So I'm looking for the best custom ROM, preferably ICS with constant update & changelogs.
3. Can I install custom ROM using ROM Manager?
Previously I've installed ROMs easily with ROM Manager. But read about FlashTool in the forum. Is it any easier to install custom ROM?
Joel5121 said:
I just got an Xperia Arc and I just want to ask a few questions
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Welcome and enjoy your stay in the Arc forums.
There is a dedicated section for questions. After searching the forums and if you do not find sufficient answers, you can start a thread there.
Joel5121 said:
1. Do i need to unlock bootloader to install custom ROMS?
I had HTC Wildfire & ZTE Blade previously. Wildfire need to unlock bootloader in order to root by Blade doesn't. So do I need to unlock bootloader, then root & install custom ROM?
2. What is the best custom ROM for Xperia Arc?
I've was using CyanogenMod 7 for Wildfire & Blade. Upgraded my Blade to ICS with CM9 Coldfusion ROM. I'm glad that Arc has an official ICS update but upon reading the feedbacks I don't think I will update. So I'm looking for the best custom ROM, preferably ICS with constant update & changelogs.
3. Can I install custom ROM using ROM Manager?
Previously I've installed ROMs easily with ROM Manager. But read about FlashTool in the forum. Is it any easier to install custom ROM?
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I suggest you read through the sticky threads and most of your questions will be addressed. Here is a very well-structured and useful reference thread.
This thread will now be closed.
Thanks!

CM10 Jelly Bean (Help!)

Would someone help me? I just installed CM10 Jelly bean for Iconia A500 and flashed the corresponding GApss right after. Now I'm stuck on Acer logo and can't go to recovery. Help.
Did you upgrade to the unlocked ICS bootloader first?
Try nvflash, go to the acer a500 development fourm, then search for the rollback from ics thread, read the instructions... you might be able to do it, i'm not too sure, do you have your sbk ? Or your cpuid ?
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Can u boot into recovery?
Do u have your backup in CWM?
Restore backup and try again after confirming you have the right bootloader.
Also which gapps did you flash? July 26th or any older one?
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xmond said:
Would someone help me? I just installed CM10 Jelly bean for Iconia A500 and flashed the corresponding GApss right after. Now I'm stuck on Acer logo and can't go to recovery. Help.
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1. Try asking in the correct JB discussion thread in General. Waydownsouth monitor's that thread so you're more likely to get help relating to his ROM, there.
2. You almost certainly haven't installed the unlocked ICS bootloader. This is a mandatory requirement for CM10. Instructions for this can be found in the dev section.

flash rom with stock recovery?

simple question. can i flash flexreaper rom with stock ics 4.0.3 recovery? or do i have to unlock bootloader and install custom recovery first? i have limited access to a pc and just got rooted this morning
You should be able to. Be sure to flash the honeycomb kernel parts immediately after flashing the ROM.
rddocke said:
simple question. can i flash flexreaper rom with stock ics 4.0.3 recovery? or do i have to unlock bootloader and install custom recovery first? i have limited access to a pc and just got rooted this morning
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simple answer: no you cannot flash much of anything with the stock recovery.
If you want flexreaper then yes its best to flash the patched bootloader. Have the rom on yr sdcard ready to install once you've flashed the bootloader/custom recovery.
You can use the locked bootloader (3.01) with some of the flexreaper roms but be warned, its not the optimal solution. If you go this route you will need acer recovery installer to flash a custom recovery first.
dibb_nz said:
simple answer: no you cannot flash much of anything with the stock recovery.
If you want flexreaper then yes its best to flash the patched bootloader. Have the rom on yr sdcard ready to install once you've flashed the bootloader/custom recovery.
You can use the locked bootloader (3.01) with some of the flexreaper roms but be warned, its not the optimal solution. If you go this route you will need acer recovery installer to flash a custom recovery first.
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im guessing i cant do much with 3.12 bootloader? i really just want the acer ring.
rddocke said:
im guessing i cant do much with 3.12 bootloader? i really just want the acer ring.
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If you really want the ring you'll need to update the BL
Do you have yr cpuid from HC or an old HC backup??
any reason you're not too keen to flash???
No I never had the Hc uid I updated to ota straight out of the box. I have my current uid tho. it's not that I'm against flashing I just have limited access to a PC and to install programs and go through the whole process with someone elses PC is basically unreasonable.
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rddocke said:
No I never had the Hc uid I updated to ota straight out of the box. I have my current uid tho. it's not that I'm against flashing I just have limited access to a PC and to install programs and go through the whole process with someone elses PC is basically unreasonable.
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yeh fair enough. I ran stock OTA ics for a month or so and was reasonably happy with it...civato's stock ics rom was better though...and as far as his flex series of roms go they are the absolute best!!
dibb_nz said:
yeh fair enough. I ran stock OTA ics for a month or so and was reasonably happy with it...civato's stock ics rom was better though...and as far as his flex series of roms go they are the absolute best!!
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I know it. I can see the features and the overwhelming recognition on YouTube and any Google search of a500 room. I'm just looking for the magical update.zip file that will cure all my shortcomings as far as the iconia goes. Thanks for the help friend.
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