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[Acer Iconia A500] maltydog:
Just wanted to post here that I did the simple upgrade, first using the Acer Recovery Installer from the market, then installing the PRIMEE zip to a drive, and did the CWM recovery. I ran into one bug at that point...I had installed the zip file to my internal drive when connected to my computer, not my SD card. Had to shut down CWM, remove the SD card, pop into the computer and copy the zip file there. Then restarted the recovery....I was sweating bricks at this point, but it ran fine at that point. Seems to be working great. Installing Titanium backup now to get all my apps back. Seems very quick.
[Acer Iconia A500] ben.marks:
haha shouldnt have edited it :P i didnt understand what other people wrote however i did yours ;D haha. thanks very much anyway, i think i thanked your post for you also.
[Acer Iconia A500] ben.marks:
+1 this was the very quickest method, as long as you know where to put the files. saves messing around with adb and manually installing itsmagic and things.
[Acer Iconia A500] bochocinco23:
Haha you read quick! I think i edited less than 1 minute after posting :-P. So im trying to solve your ROM language issue....can you provide more details? Is it the bootup language or is it the setup language once ROM has booted?
[Acer Iconia A500] gh123man:
thanks so much for all of your hard work. I will be flashing this after a more user friendly app for its magic comes around :-) I think this stuff needs to be on the xda home page! This is huge. And it happened so fast!
[Acer Iconia A500] interqd:
yeah right..

its so fast...

from nothing to custom rom 3.1 in mere 3 days...

btw, waiting for the easier UI app here.. hope tomorrow i can se iit ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] PrincipumVerum:
It's now in /data/media, which isn't accessible via Windows Explorer/ES Explorer :(

df -h

Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on

tmpfs 364.0M 32.0K 363.9M 0% /dev

tmpfs 364.0M 0 364.0M 0% /mnt/asec

tmpfs 364.0M 0 364.0M 0% /mnt/obb

/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 590.6M 369.3M 221.3M 63% /system

/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 26.9G 22.1G 4.8G 82% /data <- "Internal storage"

/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 1.2G 32.1M 1.1G 3% /cache

/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 9.8M 4.0M 5.3M 43% /flexrom

/dev/block/vold/179:33

14.9G 210.7M 14.7G 1% /data/Removable/MicroSD

du -h /data/media

...

21.9G /data/media

:((
[Acer Iconia A500] wesvista:
just installed it it is great thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] xlkiller:
Thank's :)

But i have 1 bug, External SD Card doesn't work :(
[Acer Iconia A500] thor2002ro:
/sdcard needs to be linked to /data/media
[Acer Iconia A500] wesvista:
Any temp fix for this ?
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
if you're right, its stupid.. never been like that..

/sdcard originate from 1.6 and was root of sdcard :) :confused:
[Acer Iconia A500] hellcat82:
Sadly it's true :(

In terminal

su

mount -o remount,rw /

rm /sdcard

ln -s /data/media /sdcard

mount -o remount,r /

You will have to do the above on reboot until Dexter implements a fix
[Acer Iconia A500] huxflux2003:
Performance is noticeably improved. I am keeping it instead of the video player and mount issues. You think those are fixable?

By the way I am also tempted to try out Tiamats 1.7GHz kernel. Anyone tried it already?
[Acer Iconia A500] thor2002ro:
its not stupid that this is how android is made... it just needs to redirect /sdcard to /data/media

android was't thought with big internal memory in mind thats why this is done... acer/asus did the same if you still have the original fw you can see /sdcard is just a simlink to /data/media :) then you can leave the sdcard reader on some mount in /mnt and done :)
[Acer Iconia A500] ardatdat:
Thanks very much again !!! I have successfully flash the CWM!

Some strange is that I need to use "cat ... > .." method

e.g. cat /data/local/recovery.img >/dev/block/mmcblk0p1

If I use the "dd if=... of=...' method, I cannot flash the recovery.... so strange

BTW, thx for your great job and I am doing 'backup' in CWM! yo!
[Acer Iconia A500] Crsdr37:
Hey just a quick thought and request. Could you include in the op. The way people could un-do this that way the thread isnt filled up with....

"Oh this doesnt work" "Or I bricked my device because I tried to flash back.":D

Just a thought make this more user friendly to even noobs.
[Acer Iconia A500] lpachuong:
My light sensor doesn't work. But i expected this.
[Acer Iconia A500] QuadLight:
Note:

Some devices seem to have a /system/etc/install-recovery.sh script. This will reflash the stock recovery every time you boot into normal kernel.

in My Device (1.141 (gen3)) have install-recovery.sh after cat /data/local/recovery.img >/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 and itsmagic and sync .... i reboot to cwr - all Ok

but after reboot to droid, install-recovery.sh restore original recovery - after next attempt to enter cwr - Checksum error

Be careful !!! flash PRIMEEv14_acerA500.zip immediately during the first enter to CWR
[Acer Iconia A500] thor2002ro:
skip yourself the headache and delete install-recovery.sh :) its not needed for normal operation in original fw and update.zip installs it again anyway its just another way to annoy us ;) I'm thinking its all acer tries to do is to annoy us ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
i have updated the install instructions for itsmagic, so people can disable that script before they reboot.. Thanks..
[Acer Iconia A500] lpachuong:
still doesn't work. I rebooted but no luck
[Acer Iconia A500] FloatingFatMan:
If you rebooted after running those commands, that's why it didn't work.. It doesn't survive a reboot.
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
sensor patch here

My fault.. just confirmed the wrong sensors.*.so was loaded...

attached is the sensor patch for you to test, install via CWM..

I tested light sensor and i get LUX readings now..

A dirty fix for the /sdard issue is now included in this patch as well.

it solves the /sdcard pointing to /data/media
[Acer Iconia A500] markklok:
Hmm does anybody else have problems with making a mount to a SMB share ( CifsManager).

Just keep getting this msg:

Mounting the share has failed witn an error

Mount: No such file or directory..
[Acer Iconia A500] ben.marks:
Its the language upon boot, so for example, the setup wizard is all in chinese ... i press what i think is "next" until the main screen appears, and then everything is in chinese. luckily i know my way round android to change the language as first thing.
[Acer Iconia A500] Mautflucht:
This rom is so smooth compared to stock 3.0.1 - it's amazing!

@Dexter: Thanks a lot - your Redbull is on the way :)

One little issue: Wifi is configured as 'US'. Over in good old Europe, this causes channels 12+13 to be disabled. There's already a thread for this issue in the stock rom: here. In PRIMEE, this entry already exists but has the value 'US'. Because of this, the following SQL command can be used instead the one documented by richardtrip:

sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db "update secure set value='EU' where name='wifi_country_code'"
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
actually if its default US..

then my mistake, i disabled this

# ro.wifi.country=

in build.prop which were US originally.

that should probably be changed back to EU now.

so maybe editing build.prop is easier for people.

so

it should read

ro.wifi.country=EU
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
as no "REAL" internal sdcard exists, thats not an option.

the facts are that internal storage is part of the same location as /data which is formatted when you wipe, so all users doing a WIPE before they install will be really unhappy, if he did so..

so, no, thats not an option available..

external sdcard will always be the right one, no CWM ever touches sdcard contents, so a good choice for installing.

if you mount the wrong way, its for sure failing..

//10.0.0.1/mymount is the right name

/data/media/mycifs is a good location

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[Acer Iconia A500] maltydog:
This Rom is pretty nice....I have a question though...there are 3 apps that show up on the desktop that are unfamiliar to me...MyLibrary immediately closes when I try to open it. MyNet sees my network, and I can open pictures from my hard drive, though I had no luck opening videos, and MyCloud seems to be connected to some kind of Asus account, so I assume it came over from the Asus tablet. What is MyLibrary supposed to do? And since I do not have an account with Asus, can I remove MyCloud?
[Acer Iconia A500] richichen:
is your 3G(e169) really working? my e169u is not working. i dont know what different? it only can see /dev/sr0, /dev/sda for storage. the option driver seem not actived to show up /dev/ttyUSB0~3. anyone have tried e169u?
[Acer Iconia A500] chr0m:
My data/Removable/SD is pointing to my MicroSD and data/Removable/MicroSD is pointing to my internal

Is this normal?
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
nothing is normal, we got 1000+ different soliutions...

make your own solution right :) and be happy...
[Acer Iconia A500] gnasher666:
I cannot install any more updates or roms.

I've installed the cwm using the market app but when I boot into it I keep getting the error Cannot Mount /SDCARD

Can anyone help me please?
[Acer Iconia A500] bochocinco23:
Someone may give you a better solution but this is a quick temp fix if you have a usb drive.....boot back to current ROM and copy the file to the attached usb then boot back into cwm. If you dont see it mounted right away go to mounts and storage and select mount /sdcard. Should be good to wipe everything and flash. New ROM updates have the mount patch already...
[Acer Iconia A500] chr0m:
Well that's how it is by default after installing your rom :)

How can I make it so that data/Removable/MicroSD points my external and /data/Removable/SD points to my internal?
[Acer Iconia A500] gnasher666:
strangely it appears to be an incompatibility between CWM and the SD card I was using. Even though other version of CWM (like the one I originally used with Dexters rom) didn't have any probems.

I tried a 2GB and an 8GB micro SD card both failed, but the 3rd card worked fine.

thanks for your help
[Acer Iconia A500] hall74:
Stock Apps Acer

Hi

great rom , but it is possible to change the apk´s aka Asus Sync to acer sync ??

best regards
[Acer Iconia A500] chr0m:
Is it worth renaming phone.apk to get rid of Mobile Standby from the battery usage?
[Acer Iconia A500] yka:
I reneme both .bak and no more cell stanby drain.

When i need 3G it's easy to rename back .apk
[Acer Iconia A500] chr0m:
I have no 3G on here. I always rename phone.apk on the stock rom so i guess I will here. It's called mobile standby on the Asus rom.
[Acer Iconia A500] yka:
I rename files after i test 3G really works. Looks same cell stanby as acer stock rom.
[Acer Iconia A500] mrkrabs:
Loving this rom...cwnt wait til micro hdmi werks
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
it works, just reboot and have cable attached during bootup.
[Acer Iconia A500] chlballi:
I have to say, this is by far my favorite ROM so far (just wish we could get Dolby working)! What would be the procedure to, and how difficult would it be to "skin" some aspects or the ROM? I'm well versed in Photoshop and wouldn't mind helping anyone out in respect to icons and colors and such..I just need some instruction on what to modify. Thanks again!

Chlballi

PS: Feel free to PM me with instructions. After a bit of dabbling I'll put up a thread with my examples..
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
there is already some theme's in the asus thread.. go check the apps/theme section of asus transformer, and you already got options there to use on this one.

most of the sys graphics are in the /system/framework/framework-res.apk

other graphics in the /system/app/*.apk apps..

but if you do something wrong, you can get a non-bootable device..
[Acer Iconia A500] chlballi:
I'll head over to the asus thread and take a peak. Thanks!

Chlballi
[Acer Iconia A500] ben.marks:
Errrr..... i renamed Phone.apk to .bak and got FC after FC after FC.... couldnt do anything... so shut it down.... upon boot i get no FC so it looks good.

hopefully it'll be ok now and give me better battery. also upon looking at setting>about tablet > battery use ... mine says "1m 28s" on battery ( 1min 28secs after i switched it on) should this not be counting DOWN to 0% not counting the time the tablets been in use?
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
its counting seconds since you removed charger, not "down" since no one know how long it lasts for real.

you only got half of the guidelines:

Phone.apk

TelephonyProvider.apk

are those you need to rename, and then reboot, for it to take effect.

(you get alof of FC during the rename if its live)
[Acer Iconia A500] ben.marks:
On the stock build im sure the battery gauge used to count down to battery depletion tho or am i dreaming again? haha.

and thanks for the clarification on the 2 .apks. yes i got hundreds of FCs because i was doing it live ;D :P
[Acer Iconia A500] chlballi:
I've got a theme downloaded to the tablet I'm going to flash it via CWM, but if I end up not liking it, is there a way to flash back to your stock theme without reflashing the whole ROM and starting over?

Chlballi
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
here is a way..

1. make a copy of the zip you just downloaded.

2. copy the files you find in the new theme zip file from my build -p6.zip into the newly copied zip, and you can use it as backup.

3. its only those files found in the /system folder of the zip.
[Acer Iconia A500] chlballi:
Good deal. Thank you sir! :)

Chlballi

Edit: The update 'patch6' doesnt have any of those files included...I'll check the full zip..
[Acer Iconia A500] fguy:
Dexter_nlb

You couldn't make P7500XXKF4 transfer on а500?
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
what? is that sgs related?
[Acer Iconia A500] chlballi:
I got a working recovery for themes if anyone needs it.

Check it out here.

Chlballi
[Acer Iconia A500] fguy:
No, P7500XXKF4 this last stock ROM for Galaxy Tab 10.1 3G+WiFi

It is on a site samfirmware

I have transferred from this ROM Loncher2 on Primee 1.4

Transfer of some other programs demands library transfer touchwiz - in my opinion to transfer all ROM easier
[Acer Iconia A500] eldiablo1982:
I am having the same problem...how do I fix it?
[Acer Iconia A500] he_stheone64:
I would recommend to start renaming TelephonyProvider.apk first, then phone.apk (since only phone starts the FC fun).
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
at least i try out the apk's.. see how compatible they are?
[Acer Iconia A500] fguy:
It is too much changes in files framework and lib

Samsung add in framework new function - extended clipboard, motion control from gyroscope (as in SGS2 i9100)

Wifi controller in P7500 bcm4330B1 - A500 bcm4329
[Acer Iconia A500] HarshReality:
Great Job! Too bad the memory/storage specs are wrong ;) Now.. maybe Asus can teach Acer a few things about images and GUI.. far easier to figure out nav and function on this one...
[Acer Iconia A500] kebsood:
hi dexter thanks for your work i appreciate it but i just have one problem with the rom. in the youtube app it wont let me watch local videos (i am in the uk) that are restricted by location. i dont know if you can make a fix for this or if it is in the app itself but it is a problem for me because i like to watch youtube videos a lot on my device.

thanks a lot in advance kebs
[Acer Iconia A500] ben.marks:
whats the quick toggle in the top right of your screenshot please?

wifi/silent/gps etc...
[Acer Iconia A500] fguy:
Extended Controls 5.3.2
[Acer Iconia A500] ben.marks:
Does the pc>usb not work on this? cant see my ex_sd when plugged in to pc to transfer files.
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
no..

..............
[Acer Iconia A500] ben.marks:
Damn....

[10 chars]
[Acer Iconia A500] mrkrabs:
So can we use asus themes from their thread with this rom?
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
if they are made for the 3.1 release (prime 1.4) and maybe others it works fine.
[Acer Iconia A500] th3Absurdhero:
has anyone gotten the xbox/ps3 controller to work on this rom? ive tried it but doesnt read it ....good job on the rom definitely much faster then stock
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
that require a kernel update.
[Acer Iconia A500] Crsdr37:
Hey Dexter any plans for a full Rom/Theme.

I mean this rom is sick I just didn't know if you were going to make it your own twist with custom animations and colors? :D
[Acer Iconia A500] chlballi:
That explains why I was having issues then! Ok :) What would that take, the official OTA?

Chlballi
[Acer Iconia A500] themono:
The official OTA or a custom kernel (which pretty much requires the Acer kernel source to be released)
[Acer Iconia A500] chr0m:
Is there any point renaming TelephonyProvider. Simply renaming phone.apk got rid of the Cell/Mobile Standby from the battery usage.
[Acer Iconia A500] chr0m:
They'd better release it soon or something needs to go after them with a big stick for violating the GPL.
[Acer Iconia A500] 18.4009:
Just thought I would recommend trying out ADW launcher on this. I really wanted to use vtl.launcher but it isnt honeycomb ready yet so I gave ADW a spin. I disabled the dock on the left side and just put a custom launcher icon at the bottom along with my favorite apps for quick launch and it works awesome. All Widgets can be resized. Sweet transition effects and best of all.... no lag.

Highly recommend giving it a shot on Dexter's port.

18.4009
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
Patch7 update

Patch 7 available.

It fixes the problem with acer docking station and docking station remote controller functionality.
[Acer Iconia A500] mikefromcz:
GPL

Unfortunately they do not care. I have contacted a customer support with source code of public part of OS request and they have told me: we do not have it and we can not give you any contact to somebody, who can provide it. [case closed]
[Acer Iconia A500] interqd:
WHAt u mean by remote functionality?

the compatibility with splash remote HD ?
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
@interqd

dont know that.. but "remote" is one you use for your docking station, and can manage it by a "remote" (remote controller like television)
[Acer Iconia A500] interqd:
yeah..

seems i am wrog, it is still incompatible with splash remote HD , :(
[Acer Iconia A500] chlballi:
I just flashed newest patch, but under my 'about' section under settings it still says patch six. Do you have to wipe when flashing just the patch?

Chlballi
[Acer Iconia A500] snickle:
Dexter,

What are the mappings for the internal storage and the external sd supposed to be?

I am confused just browsibg the file system.
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
or!

splash remote HD is not compatible with 3.1 :)
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
ill update build.prop when its a full image.. don't worry, its ok.
[Acer Iconia A500] chlballi:
No worries, I just wanted to be sure. Thank you.

Chlballi
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
The setup is a solution of having Asus and Acer standards included.

INTERNAL STORAGE

/mnt/sdcard(/data/media) + /data/Removable/MicroSD

EXTERNAL STORAGE

/mnt/external_sd + /data/Removable/SD

USB

/mnt/usb_storage + /data/Removable/USBdisk1

As Acer tablet got no separate partition for the remaining free space, but share the 27GB free space with the operating system, the /mnt/sdcard can seem confusing.
[Acer Iconia A500] fazdnoah:
HELP!!!

Im stucked at the acer logo!!!

im following the easy step via acer recovery...install cwm...reboot to recovery and updated with the zip....after reboot, my iconia still at the acer logo...

Any expert, pls help :((
[Acer Iconia A500] chlballi:
Make sure you are flashing the full ROM and not just the update. I did that myself :)

Chlballi
[Acer Iconia A500] ben.marks:
and do full disk and cache wipe before installing the zip
[Acer Iconia A500] fazdnoah:
finally able to upgrade...thanx

Now how to aply patch for this?

Since this is asus firmware,how am i able to upgrade to acer 3.1 once it release?

And there is no option for stock img in the acer recovery installer
[Acer Iconia A500] Syro-One:
still having the same problem, get stuck at the acer logo

full disk and cache wipe done before installing the zip

tryed with PRIMEEv14_acerA500-p6.zip and stock_acerA500.zip

no working a500 anymore, still cwm :(
[Acer Iconia A500] FloatingFatMan:
Exactly the answer you'd expect from L1 Customer Services staff. They don't know anything about the source, and won't be able to answer the question.
[Acer Iconia A500] jb0nd38372:
Installing Prime the EASY way :)

I was able to install prime using the acer cwm available in the market..

Download the apk from the market.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.interphaze.AcerRecoveryInstaller&feature=search_result

Download the latest prime.

http://dext3r.komodin.org/iconia/PRIMEEv14_acerA500-p6.zip

Install the acer recovery apk from the market (must be rooted).

Copy the prime zip to the root folder of your SD card.

With your tablet off, turn on, holding Vol - key. After you see text in the upper left and corner, release both the power and the vol -

from CWM, erase cache AND data (system) using the vol buttons to navigate and a quick press of the pwr button to select.

After that, simply choose prime from the ROOT of your SD card and press the pwr button. after the magic is complete, reboot your tablet using the menu option.

ENJOY!
[Acer Iconia A500] fazdnoah:
And how to install the patch?same procedure as installing firmware or use update from sdcard in cwm?
[Acer Iconia A500] interqd:
stuck in acer logi means your device cant load the OS, i think it is problem with some partitions block
[Acer Iconia A500] Syro-One:
so my a500 is gone ? =(
[Acer Iconia A500] gasparzim:
Same procedure, but no need to wipe.
[Acer Iconia A500] Euclid's Brother:
Did you make a full backup with ClockworkMod before installing the ROM? If so, you can try doing a full restore.
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
Bigger Patch8 update (full image only)

Latest updates

(Patch8 *BEING UPLOADED*)

+ rearranged boot image parameters a little.

+ Media scanner both see internal & external directories now perfectly.

+ disabled adb at bootup, so Internal storage shows on windows ( through Portable devices - A500)

+ GoogleVideos app added (tested and working from USA)

+ Changed boot.img, so "am,install" etc works from adb again.

+ Added AcerSync (Request)

+ Replaced Asus Camera with Acer Camera (Request)

+ changes to mounted ext4 filesystems (small optimization)

+ Wifi fix added for EU users to build.prop "ro.wifi.country=EU"

+ Full fix for storage locations: Now its simple /mnt/sdcard , /mnt/external_sd , /mnt/usb_storage

+ bootanimation update .. Thanks to boggio95

Will post link when its ready

And,

I Cannot say if Wipe/Factory is required, only tested clean installs here
[Acer Iconia A500] thislight87:
@dexter so im new tothe iconia, just came from using lg optimus one and was wondering if we would be able to over clock, i know it all depends on kernelsources coming out, also were you planning on modifying/enhancing the kernel? I really like your rom btw
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
I think we already got a few planning it, so im not sure i will too..

When its available we'll see, what happens.
[Acer Iconia A500] thislight87:
also can anyone run quadrant? I could on stock but not since upgrading it sticks on h.264
[Acer Iconia A500] kebsood:
try locking in portrait mode works for me got 2800 ;P
[Acer Iconia A500] kebsood:
can we go straight from patch 6 to patch 8 or do we need to flash them all to be safe? cheers
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
you need latest full version p6 and quadrant runs fine (in portrait mode, or counters stop)

only a full release is being uploaded, so yes, you can put it on top, but not 100% on whether wipe should be needed.. (i dont think so)

previous patch updates always had previous patch updates included, so a Patch7 had patch1-7 , which now changes after p8, so ill reset and work from p8 and forward if needed.
[Acer Iconia A500] thislight87:
Not exactly sure how to lock in portrait mode since the lock key doesnt work, i have the tablet flipped verticle so its in portrait mode then run quadrant and freezes on h.264 im on primee p7
[Acer Iconia A500] gasparzim:
Did you try the quick settings, or notifications, not sure how it´s called...? the pop-up when you press the clock area.
[Acer Iconia A500] thislight87:
It worked, thanks