[Acer Iconia A500] thor2002ro:
heres the log from the last update...

Starting recovery on Tue Jun 7 11:01:19 2011
can't open /dev/tty0: No such file or directory
framebuffer: fd 3 (1280 x 800)
recovery filesystem table
=========================
0 /tmp ramdisk (null) (null) 0
1 /system ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 (null) 0
2 /data ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 (null) 0
3 /cache ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p4 (null) 0
4 /misc emmc /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 (null) 0
5 /flex ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p6 (null) 0
6 /mnt/sdcard vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 (null) 0
7 /boot emmc /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 (null) 0
8 /aboot emmc /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 (null) 0
9 /recovery emmc /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (null) 0

I:Got arguments from boot message
Command: "recovery" "--update_package=SDCARD:update.zip"
(replacing path "SDCARD:update.zip" with "/mnt/sdcard/update.zip")

ro.secure=1
ro.allow.mock.location=0
ro.debuggable=0
persist.service.adb.enable=0
ro.build.id=HRI66
ro.build.display.id=Acer_A500_1.139.01_COM_GEN1
ro.build.system.id=Acer_A500_1.139_COM_GEN1
ro.build.version.incremental=eng.hermit.20110511.221202
ro.build.version.sdk=11
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=3.0.1
ro.build.date=Wed May 11 22:12:55 CST 2011
ro.build.date.utc=1305123175
ro.build.type=user
ro.build.user=hermit
ro.build.host=apple
ro.build.tags=release-keys
ro.product.model=A500
ro.product.brand=acer
ro.product.name=picasso_generic1
ro.product.device=ventana
ro.product.board=ventana
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a
ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi
ro.product.manufacturer=Acer
ro.product.locale.language=en
ro.product.locale.region=US
ro.wifi.channels=
ro.board.platform=tegra
ro.build.product=ventana
ro.build.description=picasso_generic1-user 3.0.1 HRI66 eng.hermit.20110511.221202 release-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=acer/picasso_generic1/ventana:3.0.1/HRI66/eng.hermit.20110511.221202:user/release-keys
ro.build.characteristics=tablet,nosdcard
ro.opengles.version=131072
wifi.interface=wlan0
keyguard.no_require_sim=1
ro.dinfo.version=1.0
ro.cpu.vendor=nVidia
ro.cpu.speed=1.0 GHz
ro.cpu.version=T20
ro.config.notification_sound=OnTheHunt.ogg
ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Classic.ogg
dalvik.vm.heapstartsize=5m
dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit=48m
dalvik.vm.heapsize=256m
ro.com.google.clientidbase=android-acer
acer.sync.adb.mode=ENABLED
ro.com.google.gmsversion=3.0_r5
ro.setupwizard.mode=REQUIRED
dalvik.vm.dexopt-flags=m=y
net.bt.name=Android
net.change=net.bt.name
dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file=/data/anr/traces.txt
ro.factorytest=0
ro.bootmode=unknown
ro.baseband=unknown
ro.carrier=unknown
ro.bootloader=unknown
ro.ram.size=1GB
ro.hardware=ventana
ro.revision=0
init.svc.recovery=running

E:/dev/block/mmcblk1 does exist
Finding update package...
I:Update location: /mnt/sdcard/update.zip
Opening update package...
I:1 key(s) loaded from /res/keys
Verifying update package...
I:comment is 1690 bytes; signature 1672 bytes from end
I:whole-file signature verified
I:verify_file returned 0
Installing update...
Verifying current system...
partition read matched size 3043328 sha 23917956b398554dc14fe6c2d86ab3e358bfba5c
Removing unneeded files...
applying patch to /system/app/AccountAndSyncSettings.apk
target 2646 bytes; free space 160763904 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/ApplicationsProvider.apk
target 6948 bytes; free space 160763904 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/Bluetooth.apk
target 71682 bytes; free space 160763904 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/Browser.apk
target 824116 bytes; free space 160763904 bytes; retry 1; enough 1
Patching system files...

applying patch to /system/app/Calculator.apk
target 42343 bytes; free space 160763904 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/CalendarProvider.apk
target 11855 bytes; free space 160763904 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/CertInstaller.apk
target 20049 bytes; free space 160763904 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/Contacts.apk
target 588436 bytes; free space 160763904 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/ContactsProvider.apk
target 10594 bytes; free space 160763904 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/DefaultContainerService.apk
target 4118 bytes; free space 160763904 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/DownloadProvider.apk
target 26496 bytes; free space 160763904 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/DownloadProviderUi.apk
target 32560 bytes; free space 160763904 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/DrmProvider.apk
target 6498 bytes; free space 160763904 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/FDUpdater.apk
target 794799 bytes; free space 160763904 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/HTMLViewer.apk
target 4262 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/Launcher2.apk
target 26757819 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
target 126452 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk
target 212304 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/MediaProvider.apk
target 10776 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/PackageInstaller.apk
target 29398 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/Phone.apk
target 618972 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/Settings.apk
target 2039503 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/SettingsProvider.apk
target 13385 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/SystemUI.apk
target 727904 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/TelephonyProvider.apk
target 7779 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/TtsService.apk
target 7876 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/UserDictionaryProvider.apk
target 3506 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/app/VisualizationWallpapers.apk
target 138038 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/bin/debuggerd
target 22240 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/build.prop
target 1770 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/am.jar
target 313 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/am.odex
target 29616 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/android.policy.jar
target 313 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/android.policy.odex
target 231528 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/android.test.runner.jar
target 313 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/android.test.runner.odex
target 196112 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/bmgr.jar
target 313 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/bmgr.odex
target 13640 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/bouncycastle.jar
target 313 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/bouncycastle.odex
target 934048 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/com.android.location.provider.jar
target 313 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/com.android.location.provider.odex
target 7240 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/core-junit.jar
target 313 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/core-junit.odex
target 23920 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/core.jar
target 22562 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/core.odex
target 4797712 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/ext.jar
target 101174 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/ext.odex
target 1460952 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/framework-res.apk
target 5116851 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/framework.jar
target 12753 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/framework.odex
target 9118928 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/ime.jar
target 313 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/ime.odex
target 6592 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/input.jar
target 313 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/input.odex
target 4296 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/javax.obex.jar
target 313 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/javax.obex.odex
target 60520 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/monkey.jar
target 313 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/monkey.odex
target 88704 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/pm.jar
target 313 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/pm.odex
target 27824 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/services.jar
target 313 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/services.odex
target 1638968 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/sqlite-jdbc.jar
target 313 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/sqlite-jdbc.odex
target 149192 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/svc.jar
target 313 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/framework/svc.odex
target 8280 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libEGL.so
target 95597 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libandroid_runtime.so
target 600311 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libbcc.so
target 3944716 bytes; free space 160743424 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libcameraservice.so
target 55866 bytes; free space 160739328 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libgui.so
target 75436 bytes; free space 160739328 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libhwui.so
target 225596 bytes; free space 160739328 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libmedia.so
target 423170 bytes; free space 160739328 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libmedia_jni.so
target 76314 bytes; free space 160739328 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libmediaplayerservice.so
target 223354 bytes; free space 160739328 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libmllite.so
target 105436 bytes; free space 160739328 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libsensorservice.so
target 64192 bytes; free space 160739328 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libskia.so
target 1026635 bytes; free space 160739328 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libstagefright.so
target 1645631 bytes; free space 160739328 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libstagefright_omx.so
target 55098 bytes; free space 160735232 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libstlport.so
target 212915 bytes; free space 160735232 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libui.so
target 83847 bytes; free space 160735232 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libutils.so
target 165943 bytes; free space 160735232 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libvideoeditorplayer.so
target 114224 bytes; free space 160735232 bytes; retry 1; enough 1

applying patch to /system/lib/libwebcore.so
target 7343005 bytes; free space 160735232 bytes; retry 1; enough 1
Patching boot image...
applying patch to EMMC:/dev/block/mmcblk0p2:3043328:23917956b398554dc14fe6c2d86ab3e358bfba5c:3043328:5c7d8b4e98bb083ae8f0d8f585a3aca3a9833d34

partition read matched size 3043328 sha 23917956b398554dc14fe6c2d86ab3e358bfba5c
0 bytes free on /cache (3043328 needed)
error opening /cache/recovery/otatest: No such file or directory
0 regular files in deletable directories
no files can be deleted to free space on /cache
not enough free space on /cache
minzip: Extracted file "/system/etc/install-recovery.sh"
minzip: Extracted file "/system/recovery-from-boot.p"
Unpacking new recovery...
Symlinks and permissions...
Random offset: 0x29f
minzip: Extracted file "/tmp/0"
minzip: Extracted file "/tmp/f"
minzip: Extracted file "/tmp/imei.sh"
about to run program [/system/bin/sh] with 2 args
000000000000000
/tmp/IMEIwithBarcode /tmp/f differ byte 0
No need to do!!
000000000000000
minzip: Extracted file "/tmp/calibration.sh"
minzip: Extracted file "/tmp/calibration_f"
minzip: Extracted file "/tmp/calibration_wrong"
about to run program [/system/bin/sh] with 2 args
ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
/tmp/GyroGain /tmp/calibration_wrong differ byte 0
No need to do!!
minzip: Extracted file "/tmp/EC_flash"
minzip: Extracted file "/tmp/ec.rom"
script result was [t]

i have a feeling that EC_flash & ec.rom are actually flasher with bootloader...