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Charm Rom

SInce the charm and flipout are essentially the same phone, and there is no forum for the charm, here is the charm rom if anyone comes in here looking for it:
http://j.mp/charm-rom
Supposedly you use this and RDSLITE 4.6 (although I haven't tried it) to get back to stock
This is taken from a post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770362
**I don't know if the drivers are the same and don't recommend flashing the charm rom onto the flipout**

Ironically I actually own the Charm and really like it quite a bit. Why there isn't a seperate forum for it has been rather puzzling to me. Lately I have using the Cliq a lot.
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How do you flash this rom to the charm? I get to recovery and also have the file extract to the the sdcard renamed to update.zip.

Its just a stock rom, so if you didn't f-up your rom there is no reason to flash it.
I'm assuming if you've gone so far to f-up your rom, you might have an idea of what RSDLite is. I'd like to help, but the charm is my first motorola phone, i'm not a developer, and I haven't tried flashing this myself as I have no reason to at this time.
Its just posted so the links/information is here for others.

The charm rom is not compatible! xD

I've gotten my T-Mobile branded Charm now and these are my first experinces:
- It's SIM locked. A PIN code requester pops up when a non-T-Mobile SIM is inserted. T-Mobile customer service will, though, within a couple of days - provide the unlock code per email for free but only if an active T-Mobile customer calls them and provides the IMEI and their email address. Also you can pay $20 a cellunlocker.net to call them (I did - waiting for them to get back). Swiftunlocks.com should be cheaper.
- Universal Androot v1.6.2 can't root the phone. z4root worked nicely, though, after reboot. Didn't unlock SIM lock.
- Holding down arrow up while turning on the phone (hold power button 4 seconds) boots into USB flash mode. It's a non-interactive mode that allows only for reflashing the phone over USB.
- In the USB flash mode I've been able to flash the official T-Mobile ROM using RSDLite for Windows. All other ROMs have failed - found only one other ROM for Charm but it failed. Even tried one or two for Motorola Flipout.
- Installing the ClockworkMod app makes it possible to boot into Recovery mode (a feature in the app) and this mode has a menu for wiping and installing update.zip but I've found no update.zip for the Charm. Tried google apps (for MDPI) but it failed.
- I have found no way to backup the current ROM since I've found no community Recovery loader/bootloader (there might be some for Flipout though - not sure if they're compatible) and ClockworkMod probably can't install one since it doesn't know Charm (it asks me to confirm that wether it's a Droid Milestone, Driod X or Droid 2) - haven't dared to try confirming, though.
- I've tried to get rid of Motorola blur but once I removed some of the blur apps using Titanium Backup the Account settings started crashing and I couldn't replace them with the ones from my Hero (Titanium would only let me restore data - not the apps). Gmail v1.3 could uninstall but Gmail 2.3.2 wouldn't restore - Titanium just say failed to restore.
- Oh and I've found the screen to be OK but it's a portrait LCD that Motorola has installed in landscape so it's viewing angle is better with you turn the phone 90 degree (portrait). In normal landscape mode you get a slight 3D effect on dark blue colors in normal landscape orientation. The keyboard is hard to use with one hand (too wide to hold and reach all buttons with the thumb at the same time) but with two hands it's faster than any software keyboard I've tried. I might get better with one hand later.

Hi! I read that motorola released the new rom with multiple bugfixes but I'm italian so I can't download it, is there a way to update my motorola charm?

Andy3athlon said:
Hi! I read that motorola released the new rom with multiple bugfixes but I'm italian so I can't download it, is there a way to update my motorola charm?
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Puoi aggiornarlo con una rom ufficiale per il tuo telefono. Eusta è la sezione sbagliata per questo tipo di domande... -.-''

in effetti vedo tonnellate di sezioni dedicate al motorola charm..

I recently got an update pushed from T-Mobile and I'm now running Firmware ver. 2.1-update1. Build No. BASIL_U3_03.90.7.
Since this update I am unable to root the device using UniversalAndRoot, Z4Root or SuperOneClick 1.9.1. Nothing works. Anyone else have this problem or have any ideas?
Thanks

Rooting...
I had the same issue but found that pulling the sim and sd card, turning it back on then using superoneclick actually works. Also I am in need of the official T-Mobile rom for my charm as well and the link at the beginning of the thread is dead. This phone has been a royal pain when it comes to doing anything and all that could be fixed with some froyo. This phone could have been amazing(minus the low res screen of course).

Alcatel OT POP C7 (7041x) [BACKUPS/ROOT/CWM/TWRP/TOOLS/DRIVER] [STOCK & MIUI V5 ROMs]

Alcatel OT POP C7 (7041x) [BACKUPS/ROOT/CWM/TWRP/TOOLS/DRIVER] [STOCK & MIUI V5 ROMs]
Last Update: Mon. AUG-03-2015
Hello,
I had bricked my "just" 4 hours old C7 a week ago because i was stupid enough to delete the custpacks from root and /system folders without even making a backup.
I had not flashed CWM and only rooted the device with RomasterSu_2.1.4 (aka iROOT, some Chinese one-click root / KingUser app) and i could not revive the phone through MTK Tools, Mobile Upgrade S or adb shell (either device not recognized or it couldn't push files, giving errors).
Today i got a new one, and hell i have not made the same mistake again.
After i unboxed the phone i immediately went into stock recovery and made a backup!
Secondly, i rooted the phone with RomasterSu and installed Uncle MTK Tools and made a IMEI backup (Just incase).
And lastely, i flashed CWM through Uncle and made a Full Backup of the current rom.
For anyone who happens to play with a rooted C7 on stock rom and accidentally bricked it, i will provide my Stock and CWM Backup Recovery's for anyone to use.
note: If you already flashed a custom recovery onto your device (e.g; CWM), the stock backup becomes obsolete! Use CWM instead.
[INFO]
Model: Alcatel One Touch 7041x
Firmware: 4.2.2
Baseband: MOLY.WR8.W1315.MD.WG.MP.V7
Kernel: 3.4.5
Build: 01003
Stock Recovery (Data) Backup (.backup):
- userdata_20100101_000117.backup (.rar / 83MB)
Place Stock Backup (Unpacked) into the root folder of your sdcard.
Reboot phone, Vol+&Power into stock recovery and select "restore user data" (or something alike) and select the .backup file.
New googledrive uploads:
-MIUI V5 (4.8.29) ROM (.zip)
-RootMaster / iRoot & SU (.apk)
-Uncle MTK Tools (.apk)
-CWM & TWRP Recovery (.img)
-Mobile Upgrade S (.exe)
-One Touch Center (.exe)
-USB Drivers (.rar)
-MTK DroidTools (Windows) (.zip)
-SP Flash Tools (.rar)
If you're familiar with flashing, i'd guess installing these files and how to use them propertly are self explainatory.
If not, you can ask me how to write a proper guide...
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--UPDATE--
I provided a stock rom and a MiUI V5 rom for people who don't want or prefer to use backup's. A custom Recovery is needed and will not work with stock recovery.
This is a vanila stock rom without the custpack games/apps bloatware. IIRC this rom is already rooted, but if not, you can always use iROOT.
Bare in mind that it's based on the first TCT Firmware build 01001 and not the latest Firmware Upgrade 01003.
The MiUI V5 rom is based on miui 4.8.29 (Jellybean 4.2).
Also, the installers are in Spanish and you can only select a handfull system languages for both roms, but atleast you can use these roms in English.
Both roms work absolutely fine, and faster than stock with custpack bloatware.
Stock (01001) ROM:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_pc8K917q22RlJWNllGV2JLOVE/view?pli=1***
MIUI V5 (4.8.29) ROM:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/9l49h7gisxslx2s/Miui+v5+spanish.Alcatel+7041x.zip***
---UPDATE--- [AUG-03-2015]
KitKat 4.4.x Alcatel C7 (7041x):https://translate.googleusercontent...2.html&usg=ALkJrhh-v6soAAT7XuUrpiK_zGh5bODHaA***
*** I have not uploaded these ROMs, nor am i responsible for any damages or errors that might occur during flash, use at own risk and always make a backup first!
Making any custom changes to your device will void your warranty!

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Added files to google drive;
-MIUI V5 ROM (4.8.29) (.zip)
-RootMaster / iRoot & SU (.apk)
-Uncle MTK Tools (.apk)
-CWM & TWRP Recovery (.img)
-Mobile Upgrade S (.exe)
-One Touch Center (.exe)
-USB Drivers (.rar)
-MTK DroidTools (Windows) (.zip)
- SP Flash Tools (.rar)
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B52SB5R_clyUVTNwVHlwMHpCZWM&usp=sharing

S5 7041X Rom
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=976259

How to install stock ROM with Mobile Upgrade S,when installed custom CWM?How back to stock CWM?Mobile Upgrade S does not recognize the phone with custom CWM.Phone must be flashed with SP Flash Tool.After this,Mobile Upgrade S,recognizes phone.

_jussyy said:
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=976259
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Nice ROM,but it kills the battery.

mugy said:
Nice ROM,but it kills the battery.
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Most roms need some time to settle, after 1 or 2 complete charges your battery should behave normally.
You can also use the 'Greenify' (Permit SU access) to blacklist any app that uses wakelocks or running backround processes.
This will save you some battery...
My best bet is going for the MiUiv5, which always ran fine when i used to own the C7. Never had any issues with that ROM other than a occasional 'SystemUi stopped working' when trying to use the Rom's OTA.

I installed CWM 5.5.0.4 but cannot see internal storage
Do you have any idea?

erdemdengel said:
I installed CWM 5.5.0.4 but cannot see internal storage
Do you have any idea?
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A bit late but that's because I don't own the C7 anymore and hardly pay attention to these threads anymore, I'm sorry...
I have no idea why it would'nt show up in CWM. I always use TWRP on any device that has it's compatibility over CWM, mainly because of it's touch functions and ext partitioning functions. Normally your internal storage is sdcard0 and your SD is sdcard1, select "mount/unmount" to see whether it's listed or not (I guess you already did that obviously but still....) It should be listed, if not, reflash CWM (try latest available for the tct/alcatel, i don't know which build number out top of my head, or TWRP.
I suggest to switch to TWRP and most likely your problem will be solved.
I don't know where you got your recovery files, but the ones I got in my googledrive are guaranteed working since I tried them both before uploading, if you used my CWM try to reflash it with MobileUncle MTK Tools, but than again pick TWRP instead .
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I tried to use both the CWM and TWRP recoveries and neither worked. When it tries to boot into them it just glitches out the boot screen and resets. I flashed them with Flashify if that's a problem. My tablets model is a P310A. So this is the right thread for it right?
It does the same thing when I flash with Uncle MTK Tools.
Update: So it seems that you need to use this recovery if you have a P310A. Sorry for the pointless bump.

White sreen when flashed
After I flash my phone I get white screen logo whitescreen logo etc.
I have the alcatel 7041x
Alcatel one touch pop C7 ,Dutch

It functional in 7040e?

Not reading us b

I can't download backup file

@dragonivell
No! 7041x only. If it would, i would've stated it at the "device compatibility list" (which doesn't exist in this topic, for that reason!)
@pricklain
I'm sorry, somehow the file got removed from my gdrive. Since I don't own this particular device anymore, i cannot re-upload the file in question.
Also, i'm unable to edit the OP for some reason, so i understand any complains about the backup file(s).
Note: I am hardly online on xda these days, so forgive me if my response is a bit late...
@jachthond
Heb je wat meer details wat er niet lukt met flashen, en welke files je daarvoor gebruikt hebt? Mischien kan ik je er door heen loodsen.

Nobody has to Alcatel One Touch Fierce 7024w ?

links please

Ebom

Because this thread was the first one I completly read and looked at many time again, I post my results in short here.
Its posible to "flash" or "download" the KitKat rom from Hungary (or whereever the rom came from) onto a stock Alcatel OT POP C7 (7041X). Note the X, I have only that phone so, find another thread or user if you dont have a x (the kitkat rom is from/for a 7041D, so maybe your in luck too if you have the D version)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/alcatel-pop-c7/help/alcatel-one-touch-pop-c7-kitkat-twrp-t3438624 this other thread has the working rom, tools, and scatter file.
I could write a tutorial, but i based my carefull work on that thread and the links he provided. I also watched the youtube video even tho I dont understand a word thats being said.
Basicly NEVER EVER overwrite or format the phone completly or do sh1t with the preloader. mobile_info we leave alone aswell and we dont like to touch NVRAM aswell. They kinda contain imortant stuff
Basicly i made backups of everything I could or wanted (some thread said "Readback" the preloader can break alcatel phones, Ive succesfully read my whole phone back, but NEVER tried "downloading" or flashing preloader, cause i dont want a brick.) so I have everything saved and i could compare my files against any other rom that ppl uploaded.
KitKat rom from that thread I linked you to, get it, just all of it just in case. then if you compare them using CRC/SHA1 or MD5 against your dumps. hopefully like me, MBR, EBR1 and EBR2 are all the same compared to the kitkat one. so i took the liberty of not flashing them.
left us to do the: UBOOT(lk.bin in my backups), BOOTIMG, RECOVERY, SEC_RO, LOGO, CUSTPACK, ANDROID.
I noticed diferences in the logo, recovery and sec_ro, so I followed the tutorial/video on "downloading" those onto my phone... real simple...
I now have KitKat on my 7041x
Phone calls itself a 7041D now and Gyroscope sensor is not working
simple fix for the phone name is in the build.prop file, either google how to edit that (using root, or adb tricks) or do as I tricked, changed the file inside custpack.img using an hexeditor (HxD is my favorite). When you find a 7041D, replace with X. I suggest you use your brain and computer skills to deduce how to "replace" a character instead of inserting seems to start at offset 0x03356000 (http://www-ccpp.tcl-ta.com/files/ALCATEL_ONE_TOUCH_7041X_KK.xml does excist, so it suggest an official rom either was made or support added anyway).
I replaced budhapest with amsterdam and could change the dualsim to false and compensating the file size change by removing some 0x00 after the file.. but felt it was too risky and only tried the D into X wich was succesfull. ill check if I can find the AcceleroMeter/Gyro? module or fix.
If anyone has a question, sure ask me. but the rom is there, make backups before ANYTHING, and never full format or touch the preloader. ive read it might be able to fix using some Jtag method, but I cant remember the thread and this is quite the old phone by now. if ever, ill try a newer rom, but probably have to make it myself. another kitkat rom Ive found wasnt clean but this one was like it was a OTA, the phone migrated the 58 apps, and all my settings where still there, whatsapp worked right away without trouble and I can now play Pokemon GO (the x version has the 1gig ram )
Bedank @JMailuhu for making this thread and pointing and warning people. within 1 week of fixing this free phone Ive updated to kitkat. Now ill try fixing the accelerometer problem and maybe try other roms (ow well, kitkat does work fine) no root or custom recovery sofar
TLDR: Have a cookie, sorry I talk too much. much better than "ROM NOW" comments

"AN-21 U" - Unbranded 6.2" 2 DIN 4.4.2 Car Tried rooting now lost BT and WIFI HELP

"AN-21 U" - Unbranded 6.2" 2 DIN 4.4.2 Car Tried rooting now lost BT and WIFI HELP
I tried rooting my device using BAIDU root, now lost bluetooth and wifi and didnt root. HELP!
Android Version 4.4.2
MCU version 4.3.11.1-11-50-454101
Also tried factory reset using the 7890 password but it loops forever. After a couple hours it still doing the factory reset until I turn it off and back on with no changes.
If someone can tell me how can I effectively factory reset this unit I would really appreciate it. Mine has no home button.
Cant get in the fastboot mode either.
I tried pressing the reset button with the power button and it tries to update but nothing else.

Hi!
Excactly same issue here.
Don't know exactly if my equipment is an AN-21 or a variation of. But passwords are the same (7890, 123456 and [email protected]w-desktop) and kind of version it could be. No visual signs outside of the equipment.
Only difference is that has a RK3066 processor.
MCU version: 4.3.10-11-10-450101
System version: 2.9.4_20150316
DVD Version: 2.13.13.1-860mc
Also factory reset didn't work. Re-choosing MCU version inside extra settings didn't work too.
Last resort if there is no answer is try to do image update with same of the Huifei. Seeing the kind of update on the extra settings it appears to be compatible cos has sepperated mcu and firmware updates.
Configuration of the bluetooth is lost, I mean name, pin, etc. and if is not stored when I reconfigure.
The WiFi detects SSID networks, for example WiFI zone of my phone, but doesn't connect with any on the proccess of adquiring IP address saying poor connection quality (not checked on config avoid bad connections).
Waiting for any help before raising the axe!

More info that may help:
Managed to install a system info app. Confirm that my proccessor is an Cortex A9 so it's a variation of AN-21 but 7''.
On About device says android 4.4.2 but the app says 4.2
Hardware appears to function ok and all function managed by mcu,. cos radio, music, GPS, are perfect, my phone connect via bluetooth with the device ok , but on device screen there is nothing detected, perhaps some part of firmware corrupted on rooting proccess.
Wifi has same problem, it detect even weak signas as I drive on street, but can't connect, perhaps same comunication problem.
It seems that is a problem reading and writing parameters, not a hardware failure.
I believe that a reflash of the firmware must solve the problem. But I can't find same release. Perhaps a downgrade is only way to solve the problem by now, my doubt is if the proccess of flashing erase contents (format partitions) for the case any actual file may conflict with the downgrade version.
Still waiting any word of wisdom....

Solved!!!
As I supossed, the problem was some corruption of files, not hardware.
Re-flashed with version 2.9.5 and everything it's working perfect!!!!!!!
No needed to reflash mcu.

So you are my only hope to solve this too
curson_dax said:
As I supossed, the problem was some corruption of files, not hardware.
Re-flashed with version 2.9.5 and everything it's working perfect!!!!!!!
No needed to reflash mcu.
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Can you please tell me how to reflash it?
I cannot enter in download mode. I tried pressing power and reset button but didnt work.

gapman56 said:
Can you please tell me how to reflash it?
I cannot enter in download mode. I tried pressing power and reset button but didnt work.
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The combination of, from being power-down, reset+power, release reset, 2 seconds, release power, works for me.
Did you tried using the option firmware update from the general settings submenu?
One more thing, reset to factory now also works and it takes only seconds!!!
For the firmware version I downloaded from here
4pda.ru/forum/lofiversion/index.php?t522762.html (sorry I don't have the sufficient posts to be enable to post urls )
If you do not know rumanian, copy and paste the whole url on google and on the find list use option translate. It is not perfect but works for me

Thank you
curson_dax said:
The combination of, from being power-down, reset+power, release reset, 2 seconds, release power, works for me.
Did you tried using the option firmware update from the general settings submenu?
One more thing, reset to factory now also works and it takes only seconds!!!
For the firmware version I downloaded from here
4pda.ru/forum/lofiversion/index.php?t522762.html (sorry I don't have the sufficient posts to be enable to post urls )
If you do not know rumanian, copy and paste the whole url on google and on the find list use option translate. It is not perfect but works for me
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Your solution worked perfect. Although the display is different now, (not sure if its an upgrade or downgrade) it solved the problem. Im able to connect wifi and bluetooth again!
No back to the original reason for trying to root it was because I wanted to connect a modem and the app for this is for rooted devices.
Any ideas?

gapman56 said:
Your solution worked perfect. Although the display is different now, (not sure if its an upgrade or downgrade) it solved the problem. Im able to connect wifi and bluetooth again!
No back to the original reason for trying to root it was because I wanted to connect a modem and the app for this is for rooted devices.
Any ideas?
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Perhaps you downloaded another vendor version, at least I read there are 3 different customisations. Mine is that with the snow and trees background image.
I just terminate tests of rooting. With Baidu 2001 no problem at all, no further corruption of wifi or BT, it has the ability to root. But root is missing on reboot. Have to investigate a little.
Regards.

Where you able to root it successfully?
Im scared now to loose wifi and bt again.
curson_dax said:
The combination of, from being power-down, reset+power, release reset, 2 seconds, release power, works for me.
Did you tried using the option firmware update from the general settings submenu?
One more thing, reset to factory now also works and it takes only seconds!!!
For the firmware version I downloaded from here
4pda.ru/forum/lofiversion/index.php?t522762.html (sorry I don't have the sufficient posts to be enable to post urls )
If you do not know rumanian, copy and paste the whole url on google and on the find list use option translate. It is not perfect but works for me
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gapman56 said:
Im scared now to loose wifi and bt again.
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Nahhh, once you know it's not hardware problem, know how to reflash, have the firmware, there's no problem. Always can start over and over.
I will write down the phrase I have on the car forum I modereate, it is in spanish, but can be translated with easy.
"La categoría de vencido sólo se alcanza después de haber luchado y es lo que distingue del desertor y del cobarde"
Good Luck!!!

Getting Closer.
I came across with this feed from the site:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Tonghai_Create_AN-21_U#For_Software_Versions_2.7.38_and_up
And is very specify about which app to use depending on the system version. Using the one indicated there, was able to root too, but lost it at reboot .
I thought to share it with you because there were more tips you may find useful.
curson_dax said:
Nahhh, once you know it's not hardware problem, know how to reflash, have the firmware, there's no problem. Always can start over and over.
I will write down the phrase I have on the car forum I modereate, it is in spanish, but can be translated with easy.
"La categoría de vencido sólo se alcanza después de haber luchado y es lo que distingue del desertor y del cobarde"
Good Luck!!!
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gapman56 said:
I came across with this feed from the site:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Tonghai_Create_AN-21_U#For_Software_Versions_2.7.38_and_up
And is very specify about which app to use depending on the system version. Using the one indicated there, was able to root too, but lost it at reboot .
I thought to share it with you because there were more tips you may find useful.
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More info my friend.
Not yet all the work but with good news.
I was reading some posts across the universe, and decided to to this:
1 - format the equipment completly. This is done with a special firmware called fullformat (fullformat.rar on the repository I mentioned to you some posts above)
2 - flash the version 2.8.8 (2.8.8_TT_preroot.zip on repository)
3 - install and run Baiduroot_2001.apk inside the zip 2.8.8
rooted effectively.
3 - install CWM SuperUser.apk inside the zip 2.8.8
runn supersu, update binary (normal install) when Baidu ask for root access (is easy to recognize cos has a counter decrementing on option)
4 - reboot
5 - install rootchecker from play store.
6 - run rootchecker and agree supersu asking permission of root.
7 - uninstall baidu
8 - reboot
9 - re check root with rootchecker and voila, root doesn't dissappear.
Now I am at this point. Very happy indeed. For the time here 22:00hs (I don t know were you live, here is Argentina).
Tomorrow
10 - update firmware with last version 2.9.5 and check for root not lost.
11 - if root lost -> goto 1 and stop on step 9 untill more information to root last version.
Bye!!!!!

curson_dax said:
More info my friend.
Not yet all the work but with good news.
I was reading some posts across the universe, and decided to to this:
1 - format the equipment completly. This is done with a special firmware called fullformat (fullformat.rar on the repository I mentioned to you some posts above)
2 - flash the version 2.8.8 (2.8.8_TT_preroot.zip on repository)
3 - install and run Baiduroot_2001.apk inside the zip 2.8.8
rooted effectively.
3 - install CWM SuperUser.apk inside the zip 2.8.8
runn supersu, update binary (normal install) when Baidu ask for root access (is easy to recognize cos has a counter decrementing on option)
4 - reboot
5 - install rootchecker from play store.
6 - run rootchecker and agree supersu asking permission of root.
7 - uninstall baidu
8 - reboot
9 - re check root with rootchecker and voila, root doesn't dissappear.
Now I am at this point. Very happy indeed. For the time here 22:00hs (I don t know were you live, here is Argentina).
Tomorrow
10 - update firmware with last version 2.9.5 and check for root not lost.
11 - if root lost -> goto 1 and stop on step 9 untill more information to root last version.
Bye!!!!!
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Ok, Just go to point 9.
The only firmware that stays rooted is that 2.8.8 permroot thay I downloaded.
With that firmware also works "ppp widget" (version obsolete of widget, not ver 2) with a Huawei 176 dongle.
Bye.

OK now rooted with version 2.9.5!!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61120805&postcount=7068
Bye!!!!

Thanks for the info!. Where do I find the file version 2.8.8 (2.8.8_TT_preroot.zip on repository)??

gapman56 said:
Thanks for the info!. Where do I find the file version 2.8.8 (2.8.8_TT_preroot.zip on repository)??
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Here you hava a repository with same interesting things
https://yadi.sk/d/tbaxJYL9cJjKK

Thank you for valuable information. I was able to perm root using the previous method and then upgraded to 2.9.5 and tried to perm root using the latest method but when I try to access gocsdk file, inside the sys/bin folder is empty, which suggests me that the temp root is not working although baidu messages ok.
Any suggestions?

gapman56 said:
Thank you for valuable information. I was able to perm root using the previous method and then upgraded to 2.9.5 and tried to perm root using the latest method but when I try to access gocsdk file, inside the sys/bin folder is empty, which suggests me that the temp root is not working although baidu messages ok.
Any suggestions?
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Use "RootChecker" for checking rooting process.
I have this problem at first using X-plore as a file explorer with no root access, al directories with no permissions are shown as empty.
I've redone all the process this weekend directly flashing the format firmware, then a fresh 2.9.5, and root whith the process of the post
baidu
move gocsdk to gocsdk.bin
create gocsdk as indicated
install supersu
reboot
check root with rootchecker
remove baidu
reboot
check root with rootchecker
And worked again with a fresh 2.9.5.

W806 (K18, K8 Round) ROM v1.0.3 (06/02/2016)

*ENHANCEMENTS*
Full proper root (still requires remount to edit root level files for added security)
init.d support
Internal Storage Cache tweaks
Governor tweaks
sysctl tweaks
Network tweaks
Dalvik tweaks
Memory usage tweaks
Ram tuning
Improved battery life
Busybox 1.24.1
Custom watchface support
Custom embedded faces (WIP, only one has been changed so far)
*REMOVED*
AdupsFota
AdupsFotaReboot
BasicDreams
Calender
DocumentsUI
FlappyBird
HTMLViewer
MTKLogger.apk
PrintSpooler
*ADDED*
SuperSU
AOSP Calendar
AOSP Email
AOSP Exchange support
Heads-Up Notifications
*Issues*
?? You tell me ???
NOT Issues
Lag and stutter on boot and for the first couple minutes after install. Because there is no source to build from, every core change has to be done by scripting. So that lag is network fixes, memory tweaks and other fixes being implemented.
Firmware Oddities
Weather on watchface vs the app/widget- The data on a watchface updates periodically while the app/widget requires you manually update it.
*Improvements and Changes pending*
Real "OK Google" everywhere support (/system space is the main limiting factor)
Further security checks
Theme fixing
DeODEXed build for themers (DeODEXed should not be a daily driver for average users)
ROM OTA service
Fixing the retina burning brightness level
*INSTRUCTIONS*
(How I write my instructions- If it's not listed, don't do it. If I don't mention it, it not worth thinking about. In short- Turn off brain, follow the steps.)
First time installers:
Extract the "K8 Round v1.0.3.zip" to your desktop
Download and extract the "K8 TWRP Recovery Files.zip" at the bottom of this post to the SP Tool's firmware folder
Turn the K8 on (doesn't matter if it's stock, stock with OTA, or rooted)
Connect the K8 to the computer
Turn on USB Storage on the K8 (check notifications if you don't get a popup)
Copy the folder from the "K8 Round v1.0.3.zip" to the K8 (you should see one folder, "TWRP")
Open SP Tool
Select the "K8_Round_Android_scatter" scatter
Hit the "Download" button
Turn off the K8 without disconnecting it from the computer
(SP Tool will flash TWRP)
Disconnect the K8 from the computer
Press and hold the lower button
Power on the K8
Keep pressing the lower button til TWRP boots
Wipe
"Restore" the backup
Reboot
Updating from previous release:
Extract the "K8 Round v1.0.3.zip" to your desktop
Turn the K8 on (doesn't matter if it's stock, stock with OTA, or rooted)
Connect the K8 to the computer
Turn on USB Storage on the K8 (check notifications if you don't get a popup)
Copy the folder from the "K8 Round v1.0.3.zip" to the K8 (you should see one folder, "TWRP")
Disconnect the K8 from the computer
Power off the K8
Press and hold the lower button
Power on the K8
Keep pressing the lower button til TWRP boots
Wipe
"Restore" the backup
Reboot
Credits:
@cyrux75 (TWRP build)
@pogodancer (edited scatter for TWRP only install)
@pablo11 (community and thread help)
You (for donations to help get this on the roll)

Change log
Change Log
v1.0.0
Initial Release
v1.0.1
Fixes
Fixed data issue
Fixed Weather app issue (adware and malware hosts list blocked the server)
Removed Open Mic+
Changes
Adjusted CPU Governor to step up at 90% load vs the previous 98% (battery life impact is to be expected)
Added Heads-Up Notifications
Additional network and memory tweaks
Added "Wear" boot animation for the lulz
Updated Busybox to 1.24.1
v1.0.2
Fixes
Fixed the poor battery life due to 90% load clock up
Changes
Adjusted CPU Governor to step up at 95% load vs the previous 90%
Adjusted CPU Governor power save bias from 150 to 250
Minor tuning busybox install
v1.0.3
Fixes
Rebuilt for stock to eliminate possible flashing issues. (flashed multiple times before uploading)
Changes
None

This one too!

This is just for k8 right? Mini and D5 is not supported?
Enviado desde mi Letv X500 mediante Tapatalk

great job as always!

negriton said:
This is just for k8 right? Mini and D5 is not supported?
Enviado desde mi Letv X500 mediante Tapatalk
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That's right. Main reasons are there is no functional TWRP for the D5/Mini right now, merging takes a little time, and per my agreement with the K8 Round folks they get release priority. Now I do have an SP Tools flashable build for the D5/Mini, with all the same changes (and issues), that I'll upload later.

looking forward to Mini's and D5's updates. Nevertheless I take a sit to see how is going this update.
Thanks for your hard work!

Lokifish Marz said:
*ENHANCEMENTS*
Full proper root (still requires remount to edit root level files for added security)
adware and malware hosts list
init.d support
Internal Storage Cache tweaks
Governor tweaks
sysctl tweaks
Network tweaks
Dalvik tweaks
Memory usage tweaks
Ram tuning
Improved battery life
Custom watchface support
*REMOVED*
AdupsFota
HTMLViewer
Basic Daydreams
FotaProvider
MTK Logger
*REPLACED*
K18 launcher replaced with D5 launcher (adds custom watchface support)
*ADDED*
4.4 Open Gapps (pico)
SuperSU
Root Browser
Open Mic (adds "OK Google" support everywhere)
*Issues*
Stock Weather app and widget will not update
?? You tell me ???
*Improvements and Changes pending*
build.prop tweaks
Getting the stupid weather app to work (this is a carry over from the D5/Mini)
Assigning a function to the third button (menu maybe)
Fine tuning
Real "OK Google" everywhere support
Further security checks
AOSP Browser, Calendar, email (maybe)
Theme fixing
Custom boot logo and animation
DeODEXed build for themers (DeODEXed should not be a daily driver for average users)
*INSTRUCTIONS*
Extract zip
Copy contents to internal storage (TWRP and Clockskin folders)
Flash TWRP using SP Tools
Reboot into recovery after flashing (the two lower buttons)
Wipe
Install backup
Reboot
Enjoy
Credits:
@cyrux75 (TWRP build)
@pogodancer (edited scatter for TWRP only install)
@pablo11 (community and thread help)
You (for donations to help get this on the roll)
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@ lokifish marz, thanks for your work! I would like to ask you if you used the original base band of the k8 or if you changeg it. I am asking because i am experiencig some issue with poor signal using stock ROM.
Tnx

A costume ROM - Nice one!
I am a bit confused, how to install this ROM.
My K8 is stock, without root and with the latest OTA-Update.
Do I have to root my watch first or can I use the SP-Flash tool, like in the attached picture. This doesn't work for me.
MTK Droid Tools shows me:
"ATTENTION! File /system/recovery-from-boot.p which restore factory recovery in case of phone switching on in a normal mode Is Found! "

...this is why we can't get twrp on watch with actually update . Recovery will always change to orginal recovery at start. Or flash more than recovery with SPFlashTools ... but don't do it if you don't know what you do ! ☺

Do I have to install an older stock firmware? Thanks
rockabilly said:
...this is why we can't get twrp on watch with actually update . Recovery will always change to orginal recovery at start. Or flash more than recovery with SPFlashTools ... but don't do it if you don't know what you do !
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My watch is on the latest OTA and does not boot from custom recovery.
Please wait for confirmation from the thread owner about this procedure !!
Personally - to get around this I will copy the new image from @Lokifish Marz on to SD storage and then flash only the original UBOOT.img (from the stock read-back files linked in the K8 round thread) and the TWRP - recovery.img.
However - I am NOT recommending this approach for everybody as I have not confirmed it yet and @Lokifish Marz may have other ideas about how to flash this rom for users on the latest OTA who cannot boot from custom recovery.
It should work but as I say - but I have not tried it yet.
I would be happy for any comments/feedback about this.

I would root the watch, then use mobileuncle to boot into recovery, then just install everything included above. Easy as that . I hope hahahahahha

cosmospho said:
I would root the watch, then use mobileuncle to boot into recovery, then just install everything included above. Easy as that . I hope hahahahahha
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Rooting the watch will be an unnecessary challenge - just the way I feel about it....

OK, the installation method is exactly as I listed it. I'll break it down even further in the OP.
I have flashed the ROM multiple times with the OTA, without the OTA, rooted and unrooted. It worked every single time. Why does it work? Because TWRP only gets replaced after the device boots into Android if you accepted the OTA. Why? Because the device has to boot to Android to read the script that replaces custom recovery with stock. So if the script is there, TWRP is still there until you see a watchface when booting the device.
@cosmospho - don't waste your time. Rooting properly, and safely, can only be done by flashing SuperSU in TWRP.

ok so I have the device rooted with kingroot from the past, should I just go back to stock and then TWRP and your rom. Would that be the best way, or since I already have Root with Kingroot can I just boot into recovery and go from there ?
Thanks.

cosmospho said:
ok so I have the device rooted with kingroot from the past, should I just go back to stock and then TWRP and your rom. Would that be the best way, or since I already have Root with Kingroot can I just boot into recovery and go from there ?
Thanks.
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From the OP;
Lokifish Marz said:
(doesn't matter if it's stock, stock with OTA, or rooted)
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Thanks @Lokifish Marz
I flashed TWRP on mine and it refused to boot into recovery, even on first boot.
That's the only reason I posted what I said previously.
I'll try again later.
Cheers.

pablo11 said:
Thanks @Lokifish Marz
I flashed TWRP on mine and it refused to boot into recovery, even on first boot.
That's the only reason I posted what I said previously.
I'll try again later.
Cheers.
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Odd. I know I had to get the button press right to get it to work. The only one that worked consistently was to press and hold both the middle and lower buttons to turn it on, then to continue holding down the lower button until TWRP booted.

Same problem on my watch. I thought, that I am to stupid to press a button.
My watch just simple makes a normal boot.
Fastboot (Upper button) works.
pablo11 said:
Thanks @Lokifish Marz
I flashed TWRP on mine and it refused to boot into recovery, even on first boot.
That's the only reason I posted what I said previously.
I'll try again later.
Cheers.
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A500 in 2020 ; Root, Bootloader, Custom ROM - LINKS WORKING

Greetings,
I wrote this tutorial to help all the people strugling with their A500 , to unlock the bootloader , install custom ROM and root it since I've finaly managed mine to work as I wanted it to. All the links / threads that I've posted are active and DL links are working.
Note : Below is going to be text in italic , just to show what I've been through and tried at the begining of my post , seeking for help , before I managed it to work for me at the end.
Before you start linking and re-directing me to other threads, I have read many threads on here that have instructions etc... but the problem is that 80% of the links from stock rom's , flashers , recovery's don't work because most of those links were created in 2012,2013.
What have I tried :
- rooting via ICS_rooting_A10x_A5xx thread ; couldn't get full root
- installing stock OS from Acer's website via SD card to get recovery menu back ; unsuccessful
- Acer Iconia A500 Tools by blackthund3r ; It only detects A500 in APX mode , but it says install driver's which I already have.
Currently running : ICS 4.0.3 with corrupted recovery menu and unsuccessful root
I would be very happy if anyone could help me and firstly return my A500 to full stock (full wipe via recovery menu), and from there start the procedure of rooting , unlocking bootloader etc... and supply me with working links to tools, roms and flashers. Everything step by step.
Thank you very much for help in advance.
Best regards,
Domitri from Slovenia :fingers-crossed:
Update - Bootloader ; OLD FINDING
I got to a point where I realised that my bootloader is locked. I've tried unlocking it via fastboot commands from the following thread : forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514951
I tried : " fastboot oem unlock" and "flashing unlock_critical" but 0 result, I ended up getting a small red text error on my tablet and I would have to start all over. I typed "fastboot oem lock" just for my interest to see what would come up and I got this , just like in the original thread : "Fastboot: Device is already locked! Abort ..."
I am going to try and unlock the bootloader via some run.bat option from APX mode ; I forgot where I found it (going through too many posts , going to post afterwards).
Note : Everything that I try, and if it work's for me, will be uploaded to my dropbox and will post a link with detailed instructions on how to do it, just bare with me please
Its hard to find working files / DL links for this tablet from other threads because everything is from 2012,2013 mostly.
START OF THE TUTORIAL
Note : Before doing anything , if you tried unlocking the bootloader and rooting and it was unsuccessful, I suggest you reinstall the OS via update.zip from SD card in recovery menu, so you have a fresh start and also install the drivers that I have provided, that way my steps and procedures will work 100%.Be sure to scroll down to the end of the thread to check for any new updates. If you have any questions or you ran upon a problem, feel free to message me or comment
MEGA LINK - ZIP FILE CONTAINING EVERYTHING YOU NEED - SEPERATE LINKS TO THE FILES ARE POSTED BELOW : https://mega.nz/file/IAIhUAzT#KNGqIG7ReTlRcuBXHwFiEcY4CAz3xZsKjzVXhhSc6MU ​Credits & big thank you for all the post's , help & files : KaijiKun , Civato , Blackthund3r , Vache , Turnert , Dibb_nz , Mlopik , Jm77 , Chainfire , Skrilax_CZ
USB drivers : https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6lx3uxwhj5zxbbm/AAAbhxcPTNSFX7Z0A3t3z93Pa?dl=0
In the drivers folder in dropbox you have 2 installers for ADB, if one doesn't work for you you can try the other one. "UniversalADBDriverSetup" worked for me.
In the folder you also have 2 APX drivers , one is from Nvidia and other is Universal Naked Driver 0.73. Universal Naked Driver worked for me.
You update the APX drivers via device manager.
optional Android Multi Tool : https://www.dropbox.com/s/s7ypank8oijwwry/Android_Multi_tool.zip?dl=0
In the MultiTool folder you can SHIFT + RIGHT CLICK and open a Powershell command window , and then write "adb devices" to check if you installed ADB drivers properly. If you did , you should see your device serial number pop up.
Make sure you have enabled USB Debugging in settings under Developer settings on your A500 !
How to bypass driver signature enforcement in Win10 : https://www.windowsreport.com/driver-signature-enforcement-windows-10/ - needed for updating the APX driver
or in other words, how to forcebly install drivers when windows doesn't allow you to install them.
STOCK OS 4.0.3 ICS : https://dropbox.com/s/djblya5kol2cp4a/A500-Stock.zip?dl=0 thanks to KaijiKun
Rename the zip to update.zip and apply update from sd card in recovery menu. If you have a corrupted recovery menu like I had, this is what you do :
Press the volume down button (the one closer to the power button to the edge)
Press the power button for 2-3 seconds and let go
Keep holding volume down button until small white text pops up in top left corner of the screen.
This procedure will also get you into recovery menu (if you have a working one)
1. BOOTLOADER
Before you start unlocking the bootloader , you will need to get your CPU ID which we later convert to SBK needed for flashing the bootloader.
I have managed to obtain CPU ID number by the following steps :
Install File Manager+ on A500 (or any other file manager) ; link to File Manager+ : play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alphainventor.filemanager&hl=en
Make sure you have ticked to see hidden items in settings
Go to : System /sys/firmware/fuse/acer_cpuid and open as text with HTML Viewer (best option)
OR
With File Manager+ navigate to System /mnt/external_sd/dmesg.txt
Long press on the dmesg.txt file and share it / send it to yourself via mail
Open the file on your PC and CTRL + F (find) the word "androidboot.serialno" , that is your CPU ID.
That 15char number is your CPU ID (example : 37c7084407fb2d7) which you can convert to SBK number with SBCalc.
You should get something like this at the end : 0x16796E00 0x88991201 0x67D0F603 0xC2DD2003
Sometimes there might be a 0 infront of your CPU ID , just delete it.
Note : Copying my CPU ID / SBK will not work , every tablet has It's own unique one.
SBCalc : https://dropbox.com/s/g4ay6hfvym1jxwy/SBCalc.zip?dl=0 thanks to Vache
originaly from this thread : https://www.forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1810618
Now when you extracted and got your CPU ID and SBK , we can start with flashing the bootloader.
Nvflash tool : https://dropbox.com/s/jecamd2w91nx3k7/A500-Bootloader-Nvflash.zip?dl=0 thanks to KaijiKun
Extract everything to a new folder on your desktop
Replace the recovery image(recovery.img) inside the nvflash folder with this one : https://dropbox.com/s/0gd9jhi8ufzhpbc/update-recovery-TWRP-rev2.0-beta4.zip?dl=0
Inside the folder you will see a HowTo text file , open it and just follow the instructions.
After you ran A501 A.bat , power off your tablet , and go to recovery mode - Volume down + power button then release power button after 3 seconds while still holding volume down. If it doesn't go directly to recovery menu by TWRP , select "BOOT RECOVERY" from the green menu
Follow the instructions from HowTo.txt to wipe the system
Power off your tablet , unplug the USB cable and put it in APX mode again. When in APX mode, reconnect the USB cable
Run A501 B.bat and enter your SBK again
When everything is completed both when runing A and B bat file you should get "PASS" written on your screen , dont mind if you get any small red text below that.
2. INSTALLING CUSTOM ROM
Now after we unlocked our bootloader and installed TWRP custom recovery, It's time to install our CUSTOM OS / ROM.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/iconia-a500/general/2018-a500-upgrade-threaddownloads-to-t3832293 thanks to Turnert for the post and Thor2002ro for the ROMs
In this thread linked above you cant find 4 different ROMs , for me every single one booted, but I couldnt get gApps (Google Play and Google Play Services) to work with any of them , Google Play surely will open, but when you will try to download anything it will pop up an error.
If gApps dont work on custom ROM , you can still download and install APK's from the browser and use them normaly.
The only ROM that worked for me the best and most stable with working gApps is Tegraowners 4.4.4 : https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lv2u88kjnzajcb5/AACW8iKYARd-zHgK9_w4DDgCa?dl=0
In the link above you will find both the ROM and working gApps.
You download the rar file of your chosen ROM
Copy the zip file / files to your SD card
Boot your tablet into recovery mode. From the recovery menu hit Install and then navigate to external_sd folder.
Click on the zip file in the folder / SD card and swipe to begin installation
Go through installation
After the installation of the ROM , install / flash gApps
READ THE TUTORIAL BELOW ABOUT FLASHING ROOT - SUPER SU BEFORE EXITING RECOVERY
If the installation of the 3 things was successful you should boot into your custom OS
Note : The first startup always takes alot longer - several minutes , after the first boot, the booting time will be alot faster
3. ROOT - FOR CUSTOM ROM
Download SuperSU version 2.82 from the following link : https://download.chainfire.eu/1220/SuperSU/ thanks to Chainfire
Install it in TWRP custom recovery after you've installed your custom ROM and gApps.
4. ROOT - FOR 4.0.3 ICS USERS ONLY
Blackthund3r tools : dropbox.com/s/58g5v2x0lwg8mab/Acer Iconia A500 Tools by blackthund3r.rar? thanks to Blackthund3r
I have somehow managed to root my A500 with ICS Root 7.2.0 tool , altho it was saying in bottom left corner that there is no A500 connected with debugging. I went and give'd it a shot without knowing it's gonna work , and my tablet restarted and I was suprised, checked root with 3 checkers, and looks like it is done.
Leave everything as it is ticked , only the last 2 items should be unticked - "Disable AcerNidus" and "Don't reboot after installation"
Note : Even if your tool says "No A500 with USB Debugging Detected!" , ignore that and hit "DO IT" button, it works anyway !
If your root was successful , your tablet should reboot about 2-3min after hitting "DO IT" button and instead of "DO IT" you should see "DONE"
Check your root with Root Checker Basic : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck
Because there is a older version of SuperSU installed, and you cannot update the binary when you open up the app on A500 , you need to download and install a newer version by yourself.
SuperSU 2.82 https://androidapksfree.com/supersu/eu-chainfire-supersu/ thanks to Chainfire
Download the APK from your browser on A500 , and install it. You will be prompted that this will replace an existing app - hit ok.
Note : Be sure you have ticked "Unknown sources" in settings under security tab !
When you have installed the APK, open it up. It will prompt you "The SU binary needs to be updated. Continue?" ,hit continue and choose "Normal" installation of the binary.
I hope I helped you with this tutorial, but if it happens that you're stuck somewhere, just send me a private message and I will be happy to solve the problem with you.
UPDATES
22.3.2020
I noticed after using my tablet on IconiaHD ROM that gApps stopped working , and I'm getting error at all times that google play services stoped working and it's annoying because you can't use your screen at all because it's poping up all the damm time.
I tried and flashed my A500 with this ROM - https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1520299 Lightspeed 4.8 The download link for the zip file from google drive is still working, so there shouldn't be any problems with downloading the rom.
Next thing I did, I read that it works best with custom kernel from @ezterry from the following link - https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703590 (download link still working inside the thread - ezT20-v1.0.1-a500_S.zip ! )
With this kernel you can overclock your tablet to work smooth , I'd say min and max value to 1408mhz or 1504mhz. Flash your tablet with kernel from your SD card after instaling Lightspeed 4.8 ROM.
I've also read that for all the outdated apps in google play, there is a little trick with the following app - https://www.dropbox.com/s/4t29ux4h20u60do/market-helper-2.0.4.apk?dl=0
It's called market helper and what it does, It shows your A500 to google play like Samsung Galaxy S8 or something similar which can run most of the apps on the market , and with that you shouldnt have any problems with ICS being too old for some apps.
25.3.2020
I've been testing all the ROMs I managed to find for A500, and the one working the best, being the most stable and having useful / non-crashing gApps is Tegraowners 4.4.4.
ROM and gApps : https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lv2u88kjnzajcb5/AACW8iKYARd-zHgK9_w4DDgCa?dl=0
Flash the 2 items from the folder with procedure I have written above in the tutorial section. I also updated the tutorial and replaced old download links with working rom link. THERE IS NO NEED TO FLASH AFTERWARDS WITH EZTERRY'S ROM !
The ROM is working perfectly when overclocked to 1504mhz settings. No need to be afraid that you will burn your tablet CPU, I have tested it , and I've also read in other threads that some users OC to 1646mhz. When OC'ed its very fast, snappy , no lag or anything.
If I will experience any problems with this ROM I will post about it / post a fix if I will find any.
Note : The market helper apk from previous (upper) update is showing up in Google Play devices when you set it up, but it isn't installing apps when you select install , so that a no go
27.3.2020
A way to stop Google Play Store from getting auto-updated / corrupt. When you download a newer app that might be downloadable to the tablet , it auto updates Google Play Store to the newest one in the background because the app itself needs those requirements so it can run. When it updates, it's corrupted because it doesn't match with gApps (services) version number.
If your Google Play Store updated already by itself, go to : Settings > Apps > Downloaded (first thing that will open) > Google Play Store > Uninstall Updates and Replace with factory version
Turn off your wifi
Open up terminal emulator
In the terminal type :
Su (then grant access if asked by SuperSU)
Type in : touch /data/app/com.android.vending-1.apk
After that type in : chattr +i /data/app/com.android.vending-1.apk
That should prevent Google Play Store from auto updating and being unuseful
I've also found a link for Chromium , optimized for Tegra devices (which A500 is) : https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...t/app-chromium-m56-optimized-tegra-2-t3550210
When you will install everything, turn off auto updates in google play, because if you update the GPS app , after the update you will be getting an error every second on the screen saying "GPS is not responding / has stopped working" , and tablet will be pretty much unusable.
FOR ALL THE QUESTIONS DON'T HESITATE TO MESSAGE ME VIA PRIVATE MESSAGE OR LEAVE A COMMENT UNDER THIS THREAD , I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP YOU !

I am struggling for days trying to root/update a500 with 4.03 installed. I am going through the same pain as you had with so many dead ends. I will try your recommendations in your tutorial in the next few days. Hoping it will work for me too.

bowchaser said:
I am struggling for days trying to root/update a500 with 4.03 installed. I am going through the same pain as you had with so many dead ends. I will try your recommendations in your tutorial in the next few days. Hoping it will work for me too.
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Hey,
thanks for commenting ! I had waaay to many dead ends, but finally managed to get it working as I want to. Just follow my steps and you should be OK , if you need any help feel free to comment again or send me a private message

Everything worked perfectly fine. My a500 is finally rooted and running a custom rom. Your instructions were so clear and easy to follow. I can't thank you enough for this tutorial and all software/drivers/tools that you provided. I spent days trying to find working links for some of those tools.
Domi, hats off to you.

bowchaser said:
Everything worked perfectly fine. My a500 is finally rooted and running a custom rom. Your instructions were so clear and easy to follow. I can't thank you enough for this tutorial and all software/drivers/tools that you provided. I spent days trying to find working links for some of those tools.
Domi, hats off to you.
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Greetings !
Im glad I was able to help you with my tutorial. Yeah at first I was looking like crazy around for drivers and working tools , and when I figured out its not easy to find all this stuff, I decided to put up a tutorial and upload everything to my dropbox, which will always be available to download.
Best regards,
Domitri

You can use magisk with the a500.
The only stipulation is that it cannot flash the boot image and you have to manually patch it (via the magisk app itself) and flash it via computer (there doesnt seem to be any on device flasher that ive found. flashify and flashfire do not work). It's a good idea to have the rom's boot image on your device so that you can easily patch in magisk when there's an update, and the patched file should be in the Downloads folder.

DDomitri said:
Greetings !
Im glad I was able to help you with my tutorial. Yeah at first I was looking like crazy around for drivers and working tools , and when I figured out its not easy to find all this stuff, I decided to put up a tutorial and upload everything to my dropbox, which will always be available to download.
Best regards,
Domitri
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hi, first thank you to your time get all these info together...however...for me its not working :/
i put tablet to apx mode, my windows checked it for firs time...but its not possible to flash it...it saying its not proper command (if i run it as administrator)...if i run it without administrator, than its show me usb device not found
i tried it on windows 7, without luck same like on my windows 10
also usb drivers i instaled, in device manager after that was small yellow warning but i saw its usually ...
any idea? or that tablet is nice undercoffe plate? thanks

truckercech said:
hi, first thank you to your time get all these info together...however...for me its not working :/
i put tablet to apx mode, my windows checked it for firs time...but its not possible to flash it...it saying its not proper command (if i run it as administrator)...if i run it without administrator, than its show me usb device not found
i tried it on windows 7, without luck same like on my windows 10
also usb drivers i instaled, in device manager after that was small yellow warning but i saw its usually ...
any idea? or that tablet is nice undercoffe plate? thanks
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Hey ! Have you installed all the drivers that I provided in my tutorial ? They are key for the whole tutorial to be working properly. Sometimes in apx mode, my PC also doesn't recognize the device, but you must keep proceeding with steps , because they will work. Dont mind your windows not recognizing your tablet, it will do that 70% of the time.

hello, thanks to your guide I took this tablet again. one thing is not clear to me, how do i install compatible apps?
Exaple spotify?!
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emerax said:
hello, thanks to your guide I took this tablet again. one thing is not clear to me, how do i install compatible apps?
Exaple spotify?!
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For Spotify I think you just have to install an older version. Probably at least a year back.

turnert said:
For Spotify I think you just have to install an older version. Probably at least a year back.
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but what is the reason why the apps don't work?! I also replaced the gapps with microg ...
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emerax said:
but what is the reason why the apps don't work?! I also replaced the gapps with microg ...
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Most apps don't work because this tablet does not support something called neon I don't know exactly what it is but it seems to cause a lot of the combatiblity problems with this tablet also the tablet is 9 years old so you just kind of have to expect things not to work.

emerax said:
hello, thanks to your guide I took this tablet again. one thing is not clear to me, how do i install compatible apps?
Exaple spotify?!
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Search on www.apkmirror.com for Spotify or just type into google Spotify apk 4.4.4 and I'm sure you'll find it

turnert said:
Most apps don't work because this tablet does not support something called neon I don't know exactly what it is but it seems to cause a lot of the combatiblity problems with this tablet also the tablet is 9 years old so you just kind of have to expect things not to work.
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That's wierd, most of my apps work normally and I didn't change anything special. I just dont update the GPS app because it ****s it up afterwards and you'll be getting error messages about GPS not responding / stopped working like every second.

just passing by and want to thank you for this great post.
I had an idea, it would be nice to list the apk version numbers that works on our tablets, i mean Spotify version number 4.4.4 and so on with another ones.
Again, thank you !!!!

Hello !!
is there any special procedure to install stock 4.0.3 version?

Anhell said:
just passing by and want to thank you for this great post.
I had an idea, it would be nice to list the apk version numbers that works on our tablets, i mean Spotify version number 4.4.4 and so on with another ones.
Again, thank you !!!!
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Thanks for the compliment. Basicly there is no need to do that since everyone needs differend apps and its very easy to find it on apkmirror's site , I belive that it is compatible from 4.0 to 5.0 my guess, but the best way is to stick with 4.4.4 versions of APKs.

thiago_cezare said:
Hello !!
is there any special procedure to install stock 4.0.3 version?
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Greetings,
What do you mean by "special procedure" ? I have every step listed how to install stock version in my tutorial.

DDomitri said:
Greetings,
What do you mean by "special procedure" ? I have every step listed how to install stock version in my tutorial.
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I was facing problems, i was stuck on android logo screen. I wiped the previous install and it is ok now. I did try the custom rom instalation but i cant use the GAPPS. unfortunatly i back to the ICS stock. But many thanks to spend your time to help us.

hello everyone, can someone tell me which version you used for you tube ? my you tube app is stuck on a black screen whne i try to launch it.