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[Q] Acer_AV041_A500_RV15RC01_GC_GEN1...help

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
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

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
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
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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....
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

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

Can anyone guide me through flashing my a500?

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!!!
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

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!!!
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
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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
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

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
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
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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
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

Adajan said:
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

[Q] ICS ROM questions...

Hey guys, Im going to try and explain my situation as best I can. Im not a newb to rooting, etc, but I am no means an expert like most of you. So, with that said, here I go...
I had my Acer A500 rooted on honeycomb when I first bought, when it first came out. I then tried to do the OTA update of ICS many months back with no luck as it gave me the Triangle of death thing when it tried to install it. However it broke my root anyways even though ICS never installed. The weird thing though is that I finally realized my build version stated I was on ICS, but my Android version showed I was running 3.2.1 honeycomb!!!
Yesterday, I finally got fed up and spent hours searching this forum and others trying to find a solution.
On this page (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1816560), I tried flashing many of the full ROM's and update package ROM's and finally found one that worked under the update package...this one specifically (Acer_A500_7.014.16_041.206.01_COM_GEN1: ftp://94.23.233.147/Tablets/A500/Ace...1_COM_GEN1.zip). My tab booted and seems to be working fine and running 4.0.3 now.
So with all this said, my question to you Android Exerts...what the heck happened? How was I running an ICS build, but on honeycomb? Even though I flashed an update package, do I have a full ICS or do I need to flash a full ROM now?
If I need to flash a full ROM, which one should I do from the first link above?
I am also attaching a screenshot of my Acer tab to show you what Im running.
Please help and thank you to all in advance.

Anyone? I would really appreciate some help/feedback from you genius android guys.

Well, from the looks of things you are now on stock ICS....
To flash a rom ics/jb from here, u need to nvflash the unlocked boot loader package, which will include a custom recovery...
Most custom roms are pre-rooted so u won't need to worry about that...
Head over to civatos boot loader thread for a guide and d/l links
It can be a rather complex process but if u follow the guide to the letter, u shouldn't have any probs...
Go thru steps 1-4 first and then carry on to the actual flashing process.
There are auto-tools u can use...apxFlash Tool or afterOTA but I prefer the good old manual nvFlash method,
You will need drivers and your cpuid - see the guide in my sig if u need further info
Be aware that if u muck this up, u may end up bricked and lately there's been a lot of this....worst case scenario-fried m/board!!
Most folk flash with no troubles at all...the other 5%.....well......
There are some gr8 roms to choose from.....flexreaper, cm10 are my faves...but really, all the custom rooms here are fantastic and well supported.
If u need any further help feel free to ask!
And good luck
Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk 2

rooting L7

i only just got this handset and the first day i had it i had decided to root it, (on v10e-SEP-28-1012) and afterwards the phone was unusable, would boot into OS then just say sorry HOME application has crashed constantly, i couldnt do anything with it. so i sent it back and got it replaced, and now would like to root but am a bit worried about doing so. any pointers would be handy. its alot different than my previous Galaxy S i9000 as i have no clue on how to go about safely rooting. and also if i have any similar problems how hard is it to reflash the stock v10e Australia ROM

no-one?

What procedure or method did you use? As far as I know petroscu method will work with V10e.
You can try this method, even though it states for v10k, but the procedure will work almost kind of version and country.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38501387
sent from P705G, flash w/ P700 v10k open eu. waiting for cm9/cm10

vaikz said:
What procedure or method did you use? As far as I know petroscu method will work with V10e.
You can try this method, even though it states for v10k, but the procedure will work almost kind of version and country.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38501387
sent from P705G, flash w/ P700 v10k open eu. waiting for cm9/cm10
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when i did it i used the easy petroscu method. the other method looks too difficult to attempt. i also tried to root this morning with the same problem but was able to reflash v10e to fix it. it does root, and i am able to use it for a time, then it goers haywire and stops working so im thinking maybe the v10e australia firmware doesnt like root?

I cannot answer you that since I'm not a dev and we have different phone, mine is a p705g from Canada.
About rooting, the link I gave you is the most effective guide of rooting to almost all kind of android phones. Yes your right it's a little bit complicated.
But if you have doubt in doing it, you can try to pm some the devs here, like petroscu and xorox and ask for advise.
sent from P705G, flash w/ P700 v10k open eu. waiting for cm9/cm10

vaikz said:
I cannot answer you that since I'm not a dev and we have different phone, mine is a p705g from Canada.
About rooting, the link I gave you is the most effective guide of rooting to almost all kind of android phones. Yes your right it's a little bit complicated.
But if you have doubt in doing it, you can try to pm some the devs here, like petroscu and xorox and ask for advise.
sent from P705G, flash w/ P700 v10k open eu. waiting for cm9/cm10
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so i started to root with that other method but i got up to the part where i put system.img.ext on desktop and the next steps *(sudo mkdir /mnt/system/ etc...) i dont understand i typed what it says but it tells me sudo is not recognized as an internal or external command? i dunno it seems way too complicated, i may just try using v10c europe open and rooting the easy way and hope that works... was going to try v10i as its newer than c but i cant download it from firmware site

Joomlad said:
so i started to root with that other method but i got up to the part where i put system.img.ext on desktop and the next steps *(sudo mkdir /mnt/system/ etc...) i dont understand i typed what it says but it tells me sudo is not recognized as an internal or external command? i dunno it seems way too complicated, i may just try using v10c europe open and rooting the easy way and hope that works... was going to try v10i as its newer than c but i cant download it from firmware site
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sudo is a linux command. so you need to have linux system to perform the steps. if you dont have one and would like to perform it inside windows then follow this guide how to install cygwin.
try this site to download the firmware here.
or you can try this rooted europe open v10k here.

vaikz said:
sudo is a linux command. so you need to have linux system to perform the steps. if you dont have one and would like to perform it inside windows then follow this guide how to install cygwin.
try this site to download the firmware here.
or you can try this rooted europe open v10k here.
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thanks, thats the site i tried but it tells me v10 europe open is forbidden etc...
will try flashing that modded v10k first then maybe try that linux thing, if not i may just give up on rooting as it seems very difficult compared to previous handsets i've owned

Joomlad said:
thanks, thats the site i tried but it tells me v10 europe open is forbidden etc...
will try flashing that modded v10k first then maybe try that linux thing, if not i may just give up on rooting as it seems very difficult compared to previous handsets i've owned
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@joomlad; if you still haven't successfully root and flashed your phone try this guide here. Its already rooted v10k, w/ unlock bootloader and cwm.

vaikz said:
@joomlad; if you still haven't successfully root and flashed your phone try this guide here. Its already rooted v10k, w/ unlock bootloader and cwm.
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i had tried that modded v10k and it works fine now, but upon seeing that pre rooted, cwm bootloader rom i am thinking of using it as there is headroom for any custom roms that are released in the future. thanks for all your help

Your a lucky man, jyst came out today cm10.
Check on this: http://get.cm/get/6xN
sent from P705G, flash w/ P700 v10k open eu. waiting for cm9/cm10

lol yeah i saw that, will wait a bit longer for that though as its got quite a few bugs to smooth out

can i root and unlock my tf300 with this method?

Can i use this method to unlock,and root, my stock tf300, with latest jellybean, or will i get into trouble using this version. Please tell me if there is a better way of doing it
http://dottech.org/88787/how-to-roo...300t-and-install-clockworkmod-recovery-guide/

heins said:
Can i use this method to unlock,and root, my stock tf300, with latest jellybean, or will i get into trouble using this version. Please tell me if there is a better way of doing it
http://dottech.org/88787/how-to-roo...300t-and-install-clockworkmod-recovery-guide/
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You know that you have a guide for do it here : Update-03 Mar-Small guide for Install recovery and rooting when you are already to JB
If you search a little before, you will see that you have here a lot of guides for help you

This sounds very simple, what can go wrong folowing these instructions?