Hi, I'm really new to Android rooting. I rooted my A500 weeks ago and was finally successful. Now I've been looking forward to custom ROMs and Overclocking but all this requires BOOTLOADER and I dont understand about that. I've read various threads for it but none of them helped as I said before, I'M REALLY A NOOB!
Can someone please guide me STEP by step and give appropriate links and files for it?
Thanks!
Civato's guide stickies in dev forum or see the guides in my Sig...is your tab booting or bricked and are u on HC or ICS??
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dibb_nz said:
Civato's guide stickies in dev forum or see the guides in my Sig...is your tab booting or bricked and are u on HC or ICS??
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it is ICS and is booting
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Hi, My A500 bricked its self and I sent it for repair. 9 weeks later and it comes back but play market is gone and in its place I have go market in chinese.
Plus 5 apps also in chinese.
Not being able to speak/read chinese I find this mildly anoying.
I have managed to root it using afterota. Many thanks.
Now I'm stuck, should I try to flash a new rom or send it back to acer.? If flashing myself a good guide would be needed.
Here is the info
Android version
4.0.3
Kernel version
2.6.39.4+
Image version
Acer_AV041_A500_RV15RC01_GC_GEN1
Build number
Acer_AV041_A500_1.050.00_GC_GEN1
Image P/N
FM.S14A0.01L
Any advice would be welcome.
Cheers.
twistedknickers said:
Hi, My A500 bricked its self and I sent it for repair. 9 weeks later and it comes back but play market is gone and in its place I have go market in chinese.
Plus 5 apps also in chinese.
Not being able to speak/read chinese I find this mildly anoying.
I have managed to root it using afterota. Many thanks.
Now I'm stuck, should I try to flash a new rom or send it back to acer.? If flashing myself a good guide would be needed.
Here is the info
Android version
4.0.3
Kernel version
2.6.39.4+
Image version
Acer_AV041_A500_RV15RC01_GC_GEN1
Build number
Acer_AV041_A500_1.050.00_GC_GEN1
Image P/N
FM.S14A0.01L
Any advice would be welcome.
Cheers.
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well i wouldnt want to let acer near it after that! Been a few reports of this happening after 'repair'...
Do you have a custom recovery installed...cwm, twrp etc??
civato has a "Official Acer Stock Roms ICS Rooted" thread check it out. D/L as applicable version and put it on yr ext sd card.
Install via cwm!!!
U do have a custom recovery installed??
If not then you will need to flash the unlocked bootloader
There is a 'tool' to help the process called 'afterOTA'
Personally I prefer the manual method via nvFlash but you'll be fine with afterOTA.
You will need the following:
A PC
A good quality micro usb cable.
The Acer Drivers and adb and fastboot from the android sdk.
Drivers installed correctly
a fully charged or at least 70% battery
the flash itself takes less than 30 seconds
getting set up to do the flash successfully will take al least an hour usually more!!!! some of us have been stuck for days after 'softbricking'- i lie not!!!!!
So take your time read thru the Guides and follow the steps to the letter - good luck
Ok' I'm going in.
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No luck I'm affraid, I've tried everything including all the flash tools. No joy.
It won't work with nvFlash or blackthund3r
Will not boot into recovery. I get the recovery verified failed message.
So now I'm really stuck' looking like acer here I come unless anyone else has any ideas?
trying he alternate root method (blackthund3r)
I'm stuck at stage 2 uploading image. does anyone know how long this should take.
sorry to ask here but i cant post in blackthund3rs topic im a noob
twistedknickers said:
trying he alternate root method (blackthund3r)
I'm stuck at stage 2 uploading image. does anyone know how long this should take.
sorry to ask here but i cant post in blackthund3rs topic im a noob
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d/l timmydeans v4 from cpuid thread. this will reset yr partitions and u should be good to go - you'll end up rooted, cwm on HC 3.2...flash the boootloader from there
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dibb_nz said:
d/l timmydeans v4 from cpuid thread. this will reset yr partitions and u should be good to go - you'll end up rooted, cwm on HC 3.2...flash the boootloader from there
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i have looked at that but all the links are dead
you mention that you have a working link in that post, if you could pm or post it that would be great. :laugh: cause im about ready to see just how far i could throw this tab
please disregard my last post, i think ive found it. :good:
*****all fixed*****
Thanks for the advice. Your great !
And thanks to all the other devs and xda.
twistedknickers said:
*****all fixed*****
Thanks for the advice. Your great !
And thanks to all the other devs and xda.
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Fab!! were the links OK in that thread don't know why they wouldn't be, i will check when i get home....
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no none of the links I tried were working.
.................
wow is all I can say, with lots of reading and a lot of help from xda members I now have a smoking A500. !
I've installed [ROM]ICS FLEXREAPER-RELIX-GT/ ICS RE-FLEXxx-ShellSHOCK_AROMA(10-Okt-2012)3GUSB
and I love it.
I live on a small island and my machine was with acer for 9 weeks. They sent it back to me and it was a piece of crap.
2 days and xda's help and now its flying, literally :laugh:.
please keep up the good work
Hello guys
So I'm basically a noob when it comes to flashing.
I'm trying to install http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961469 rom
I've tried so many times trying to install it. even used rom manager and acer recovery installer.
So in bullet points this is where i am:
Acer a500 is rooted
Installed Clockworkmod rev 1.7 by thor2002ro for ICS bootloader(do they mean stock bootloader?) from acer recovery installer.
restarted the tab into recovery, but says recovery verified failed.
I dont know what to do now.
Can anyone please assist, and explain to me in really noob steps what to do now?
Adajan said:
Hello guys
So I'm basically a noob when it comes to flashing.
I'm trying to install http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961469 rom
I've tried so many times trying to install it. even used rom manager and acer recovery installer.
So in bullet points this is where i am:
Acer a500 is rooted
Installed Clockworkmod rev 1.7 by thor2002ro for ICS bootloader(do they mean stock bootloader?) from acer recovery installer.
restarted the tab into recovery, but says recovery verified failed.
I dont know what to do now.
Can anyone please assist, and explain to me in really noob steps what to do now?
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for install of any custom ics/jb you need the unlocked bootloader.
for install of cwm or similar you need the unlocked bootloader first b4 u can use ARI.
Head to civatos bootloader thread.
read the op very carefully...then read it again....if u muck this up...it can be a long road back. if there is something you do not understand then please ask there are plenty of folk who will help, there's a blow by blow guide 1n my sig if u need pictures!!!
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dibb_nz said:
for install of any custom ics/jb you need the unlocked bootloader.
for install of cwm or similar you need the unlocked bootloader first b4 u can use ARI.
Head to civatos bootloader thread.
read the op very carefully...then read it again....if u muck this up...it can be a long road back. if there is something you do not understand then please ask there are plenty of folk who will help, there's a blow by blow guide 1n my sig if u need pictures!!!
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can you give a link to it?
Adajan said:
can you give a link to it?
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I think the link he is referring to is this one.
You might want to follow this tutorial. I used it yesterday to root, unlock bootloader and install a CM10 ROM on my A500.
Good luck.
Adajan said:
restarted the tab into recovery, but says recovery verified failed.
I dont know what to do now.
Can anyone please assist, and explain to me in really noob steps what to do now?
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Someone had similar problem just like yours and he fixed it so review his post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33368225&postcount=5
Adajan said:
[*]restarted the tab into recovery, but says recovery verified failed.
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I had the same issue yesterday using afterota. I tried installing a recovery by using an application from Google Play, but that didn't work. I think windows didn't install the apx driver in time while afterota was working. I retried the process with afterota and it worked the second time.
Hope it helps.
having probs posting links from my phone just Google "civato chickens guide unlocked bootloader" there are 4 steps to take b4 attempting the flash....and yes doing this with yr boot verified error should be OK .
as previous poster said using the auto apxFlash is easier
the other guides i spoke of are in my signature just click on the link
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dibb_nz said:
having probs posting links from my phone just Google "civato chickens guide unlocked bootloader" there are 4 steps to take b4 attempting the flash....and yes doing this with yr boot verified error should be OK .
as previous poster said using the auto apxFlash is easier
the other guides i spoke of are in my signature just click on the link
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Thnx for the help. One thing tho, how do i get google playstore and that?
if u don't have access to a PC then flashing any type of custom rom or bootloader is impossible....honeycomb only for u
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Thnx for the help. One thing tho, how do i get google playstore and that?
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nvm i just had to flash them
Hey guys. If the title didn't apply, I am new to this forum. I just came from The evo 3d. Switched to this phone. While I think its very cool, I noticed that this forum does not have many ROMs or mods to play around with. That's ok. This phone is only a couple months old so I'm sure with time, more and more development will occur.Anyway to my point. I noticed that my phone is very different than my evo 3d than what I was used to as far as just flashing a recovery and installing a rom or kernel inside recovery. Gaining full s-off etc..
My questions is can someone show me what's different as far as gaining s-off
Method of installing roms
If someone would be kind to point me in the right direction that would be great. Thank you.
Jsparta26 said:
Hey guys. If the title didn't apply, I am new to this forum. I just came from The evo 3d. Switched to this phone. While I think its very cool, I noticed that this forum does not have many ROMs or mods to play around with. That's ok. This phone is only a couple months old so I'm sure with time, more and more development will occur.Anyway to my point. I noticed that my phone is very different than my evo 3d than what I was used to as far as just flashing a recovery and installing a rom or kernel inside recovery. Gaining full s-off etc..
My questions is can someone show me what's different as far as gaining s-off
Method of installing roms
If someone would be kind to point me in the right direction that would be great. Thank you.
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Welcome to the RAZR m....sorry i can't help you, i would if i could
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Root is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1940630
Safestrap and a rom here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012093
Hope this helps. I'm a newb to android, but I think I got this right
What is safestrap if you don't mind me asking?
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What is safestrap if you don't mind me asking?
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Its the recovery that we use with Motorola devices without an unlocked bootloader similar to twrp. We can flash basically anything but kernels and radios I believe. It also forces us to partition our internal memory unfortunately...but it also allows us to boot into multiple different roms without losing settings or apps
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Yoo Sparta follow antp121's thread in the general forum for a complete guide on how to use safe strap for installing cm10 or any other rom for that matter. It will really help you! Helped me a lot... Especially me coming from the droid 3 with clockwork mod and no safe strap. Hope this helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1997229
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jarzy00 said:
Yoo Sparta follow antp121's thread in the general forum for a complete guide on how to use safe strap for installing cm10 or any other rom for that matter. It will really help you! Helped me a lot... Especially me coming from the droid 3 with clockwork mod and no safe strap. Hope this helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1997229
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Thank you guys for all if your very informative information. I will look into these links that were provided for me. I usually go and learn everything I can about a device before attempting to gain root, s-off, or unlocking boot loaders. So far I learned that its not possible to unlock boot loader or gain s-off. Believe me when I was on evo 3d. HTC made it very difficult for us to get s-off by patching up the exploits in the hboot by updating it with every ota update. Luckily, we had some very talented devs to get past the patches and come up with solutions.
I only hope the same could be done with the droid razr's boot loaders. I am just spit balling but would it be possible to petition Motorola to come up with an unlock method and post it on their website like HTC did. Again just spit balling lol
What easier way to root 3.2.1 rom
I tried every way, but not
Sorry my English is poor
There is only one way for 3.2.1....u must install a pre rooted custom rom....search "timmydean v4".
You will need yr "cpuid" and drivers from Acer and google, see the cpuid guide in my sig or sticky in development forum.
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I have an old Acer A500 that I want to fix up for my wife to Pinterest/FB and maybe a little work. I know it has some age on it, but it is in great shape! I would like to ROOT it and do some speeding up to it. How do I go about rooting and upgrading the ICS?
Thanks!
Pastor Monty:angel:
Which version of android does it have atm?
Are you familiar with adb, it's the easiest way to retrieve your tabs cpuid...Which you're gonna need.
If you want to run ics and root, you also need the unlocked bootloader.
You probably need to do some reading about the procedure, it can be complicated, but if you follow the steps in the guides you'll be fine. The process itself will take about 30 mins at most plus the time to download the tools, drivers and rom...so set aside a good 2-3 hours undisturbed...the process works best by completing each step thoroughly before moving into the next and not getting too hung up about trying to understand exactly what you're doing, lol...just do what the guides say!!!
Ok, so first retrieve the cpuid see my guide in my sig and it's stickied in tje dev forum.
Then also in the Dev forum is a sticky by civato to unlock the bootloader, it will be one of the first 6 or 7 posts.
That's about it!!! If you have any probs feel free to ask and we'll try to help
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