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[Acer Iconia A500] lpachuong:
Does anyone have this problem?

I have my screen in landscape mode (dock-port is pointing down). I move around the screen. Everything is smooth. Now, I rotate the screen (dock-port is pointing up). I move around the screen. It becomes laggy.

Any explanation or it is just me?
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
I got this one fixed now..

but that was a major.. since i had to change the Settings.apk , all signatures are now wrong. which require a full wipe + reinstall of the next release :(

but stats are good!
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
seems to be like bad acer drivers, or simply not a 100% solution by Google.. wait for 3.2 and they might have gotten it right :-)

i see the pattern on folio100 but thats even with softgl part of it..
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
the new recovery is more safe.. as it runs "itsmagic after a update.zip if user forgot to.. or if a user runs some commands to echo a new image onto the partitions.. and it is now safe to backup/restore root/recovery partitions as CWM normally do, since itsmagic is executed after restore by cwm.

my recovery only had the "reboot" command patched.. and my updates include executing itsmagic, but if you suddenly get something else that touches boot/recovery you could get a brick.

hope it explains the safety a little...
[Acer Iconia A500] interqd:
great.. u r superb man...

now i think just wait the kernel source on 22nd, and this port will be perfect:D , i think u will be able to add dolby mobile and louder sound with that source, right ?
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
Researching your question a little, i found Nvidia Graphics card owners and Asus Transformer having the same issue.. it seems that Nvidia has yet to invent a proper framerate when you rotate screen 180 degree.. that seems to be Nvidia general issue.

see more here

im already on the dolby thing, but its complex and very much integrated into all parts of the audio framework, and as asus do not use it, alot of framework code seems to be wrong now.. so its not that easy, might say its very hard to do, and at the end libraries might become a conflict, since not all asus libs match our acer libs..
[Acer Iconia A500] nolcode:
Hi dexter,

to restore the original recovery, is still based on the guidelines on page 1?

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1. with adb you can restore the "oldrecovery.img" like this

adb push oldrecovery.img / data / local

adb push itsmagic / data / local

2. adb shell open

3. execute commands

su -

chmod 755 / data / local / itsmagic

/ data / local / itsmagic

5. confirm itsmagic works.

6 if all is ok, continue with the commands

cat / data / local / oldrecovery.img> / dev/block/mmcblk0p1

/ data / local / itsmagic

sync

-------------------------------------------------------------------

thanx
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
@nolcode

correct.
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
Patch5 update

Another small addon..

Audio is fixed (Thanks to the Asus transformer forum) , the Asus fix works fine on top of this one as well. so i imagine they could have the acer 3.1 with Dolby when its released :)

anyways audio is better now.

Note,

the patch is based on changes since original release first, so you can continue to put this on top without wipe!! which means it includes all changes since patch1

edit2:

Do note, that the BatteryStats fix will be included in a full update.zip when im ready with it..

right now its the small ones that i can get away with, so you dont need to wipe..
[Acer Iconia A500] Crsdr37:
You are GOD The audio was annoying. Some apps loud others werent. :D

No onto the Xoom port you go this is complete!!
[Acer Iconia A500] ar444484:
My notes after patch4 update

HDMI out not work.

MyLibrary app not work.

builtin auto rotate key not work.

when i remove my sdcard i can't explorer my files.

Duplicates sdcard files between sdcard path and removable microsd.

best regards
[Acer Iconia A500] lpachuong:
Thanks Dexter for that information (Y)
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
so you get some feedback:

HDMI - thats known and is not easily fixed for now (it works from bootup)

MyLibrary - dont know and i had not priotized it, probably some DRM problem.

rotatekey - do not even see it found at boot, so hard to change.

sdcard - you might need to manually delete the /data/media link ?
[Acer Iconia A500] ar444484:
Thanks for quick response
[Acer Iconia A500] gat045:
hello the dock acer is no found and explorer internal sd is bizard sorry im french

or this good job !!
[Acer Iconia A500] huxflux2003:
I don't understand. I flash your full p3 package and I see /sdcard (/data/media) and /data/Removable/MicroSD. Everything works ok.

Once I flash patch5 on top of it, both /sdcard and /data/Removable/MicroSD point to the external sd.

Am I doing something wrong?
[Acer Iconia A500] 18.4009:
I just had to say Dexter that I just moved over from the Viewsonic Gtab several days ago and updating a rom on the acer looked very spooky (bought it off craigslist so couldn't return it if I bricked it) But I followed your instructions to a T and this tab is kicking @ss! Thank you for your hard work, frequent fixes and amazing support your providing on your rom.

Good to see a very dedicated dev on the Acer.

On payday a very nice donation coming your way (I am a firm believer in keeping good Dev's motivated since more times then not the manufacturers don't do squat)

18.4009
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
hmm.. annoying link.. ill try a clean install.

but you are probably correct as the /sdcard is no longer changed in my rild script.. that probably has to go back.

edit2:

Updated patch5 to 5a..

Seems my fix of the sdcard somehow did not get included in the upload, so its now included..
[Acer Iconia A500] stumpy_002:
Hey Dexter just sent a small thanks for the awesome work you are doing here! confirmation 3K140093921054636. Keep it up and thanks again man!!
[Acer Iconia A500] kdsmobile:
Maybe should create a link /mnt/sdcard -> /sdcard?

Some applications, such as Dropbox or Zinio not work correctly if there are no memory card.
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
but discussions is: if this vendor or application developer issue.

Android do know exactly where to find the storage ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] kdsmobile:
I absolutely agree. But the fact remains that some applications stopped working.

For myself, I can add a link to /sdcard?

What file system should I remount to write? If it is possible.
[Acer Iconia A500] gat045:
my dock is not found

i installed to all patch ( 5A inside )

sorry my langage
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
im not sure if Asus support Acer dock.. i tried to modify name of dock detection, but if Asus is like "i dont like Acer dock", you dont get support, as Asus got a dock with keyboard, you got one without :(
[Acer Iconia A500] ibila:
love the Rom, IT feels very snappy.

Strange that the browser still opens mobile sites.

Using about:debug on this rom does not show the ua string option?
[Acer Iconia A500] bochocinco23:
Noticed last night that I can no longer download songs from market apps with patch 3. Could be the SD issue. Does anyone know if 5a fixes this? At work now, i can test later but was just wondering if anyone else experienced this... Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] interqd:
dexter, do this rom support external dvd player plugged in the usb host ??
[Acer Iconia A500] Crsdr37:
Ran patch 5b now I do not have external sd again. the removable is not accessible......

**Nevermind found it under mnt instead of removable
[Acer Iconia A500] Crsdr37:
Everything seems to be 110% Bravo
[Acer Iconia A500] chr0m:
Awesome work Dexter. I'm going to take the plunge tonight!
[Acer Iconia A500] Jomppe:
I noticed that Browser downloads are not working
[Acer Iconia A500] manfly9884:
Just took the plunge. Waiting for the booting up to finish. Right now I'm looking @ the blue bee. ow long does this take aprox? Really nervous.
[Acer Iconia A500] russell5:
First boot could be a couple of minutes. I think mine took 3 or 4
[Acer Iconia A500] manfly9884:
Thanks. Still waiting........
[Acer Iconia A500] manfly9884:
One thing I did not do is factory reset before installing Prime....
[Acer Iconia A500] manfly9884:
Full wipe did the trick. Thanks Dexter for the heart massage. ;-)
[Acer Iconia A500] Crsdr37:
Hey Dexter 2 small things I noticed

1. When you try to transfer file via usb to the device. It gets stuck transferring.Will not finish

2. Browser downloads with either Browser or Skyfire error out.

3. If you take the micro SD card out you have to reboot for it to remount...
[Acer Iconia A500] 18.4009:
Not really sure what happened but thought I would just note it. Everything has been working flawless then I rebooted and got stuck at the blue bee screen.

Tried fixing permissions and still stuck.

Going to try a wipe next but ugh I dont want to...had everything setup so nice!

update: last thing I did was install vtl.launch to mess around with it.. I used adb and removed it from recovery and viola it booted. So for what ever reason vtl.launcher is keeping it from booting.

Update 2: So once I got it booting again I installed vtl.launcher again and left all settings stock. Reboot and it gets stuck at the blue bee again. So for any vtl fans out there that launcher is a no go :(

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[Acer Iconia A500] Crsdr37:
Alright guys for the users who want NTFS. I have found an option and have personally been a tester for it works great and is a cheap solution. Euclids Brother. The one who came up with the one click fix for restoring the device a few weeks back had made an app that works with prime and will mount fat32 and NTFS drives.

Please support him if you like it is does cost 1.99 but worth it. He has future plans to make it even better as well.

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

:D:D:D:D
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
1. i will test and look, never tried it? how do you copy and which program? (is it confirmed working in stock?)

2. provide example, that helps.. downloads can be misunderstood.. do you mean apk, avi, jpg or ? (again, confirmed stock?)

3. not here? but sometimes yes, i need to re-insert twice..

(i get reports on stock problems, which im not about to solve as priority, and acer/asus do things differently)

Asus is closest to stock android(meaning they got less knowledge).. acer is just about more customized (better support)

Xoom is close to a stock Asus or vice versa..

to all

the battery stats in Settings is now possible without wipe.. ill be making a new full image with the latest changes..

Also included LetsGolf from stock acer (my choice).
[Acer Iconia A500] interqd:
i can confirm you, even in stock rom cant download from browser for many sites...

but m.4shared.com work nicely.. filesonic, mediafire, etc. dont work, i think its a google problem
[Acer Iconia A500] Crsdr37:
Just connect your tabket to the pc and try to copy a file to the acer device showing up in my pc. Works on stock starts on this then gets stuck.
[Acer Iconia A500] manfly9884:
Hi. For some reason gallery does not seem to work.
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
but its probably onyl for you..

if you got files on /data/media that is one good reason..

2nd, if your sdcard is not inserted correctly? do you see the "sdcard" in lower right corner?

try taking a picture, any problems with that? next, does it show in gallery now?
[Acer Iconia A500] bobnweaving:
sdcard not working

I did the itsmagic, and recovery.img, can boot into the recovery, but cant do anything sdcard related, wont mount. Its brand new card I bought with tablet a month ago, tried format sdcard, and mount sdcard in recovery to see Can't mount sdcard error. Would love to try out 3.1
[Acer Iconia A500] jabbawalkee:
Did you flash the patch? It should do the trick as it did for me.
[Acer Iconia A500] bochocinco23:
Cant flash the patch without sdmount... I just switched to thor2002 recovery and now I cant sdmount either
[Acer Iconia A500] lighthammerhh:
i installed patch 5a and was not able to download the new 5b from page one. i tested with opera, dolphin and even honeycomb browser. i than installed 5b and got the very same results. i than made a fallback to patch 4 and downloads working fine again?! With every patch i got a very strange microsd card behaviour.

Is it possible in any way to configure the microsd card like it is in the stock 3.0.1? Or is that a no go for some reason?

Thank you guys! Keep up the good work!
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
the problem is the multiple mounts and the fact acer handled it differently than asus it seems..

ill check the "vache" patch now, and see what made that work better :)

since im unable to fix it over 5 different tests, and all results in different apps failing or all..

so i can only say that the vache mount patch, might be the only one really working? any other can deny/confirm this? (having p5+ installed?)
[Acer Iconia A500] Crsdr37:
There is a problem with patch 5 and dl. Logs show tons of errors. Will upload tomorrow if not fixed. Tried with different apps same issue. Will not start or will fail. Have only downloaded 1 file. Even tried music box pro doesnt work. Handler errors.
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
from patch5 i chose to follow /data/media solution for virtual storage (acer standard) since that it failed.. before that i used external sdcard. so there is a good reason.
[Acer Iconia A500] Crsdr37:
So how can we fix it good sir
[Acer Iconia A500] bochocinco23:
No issues with vache mount. Installed new recovery and lost access to external sd in CWM. Placed patch5 on usb and was able to mount usb as "sdcard" in CWM and installed patch5. Same issues tho, still sdcard mount failure....So, i do not believe it was from new recovery but from your last patch that i installed prior to new recovery by Thor2002. I would agree that vache's mount fix is the only working fix ATM. Keep up the great work i love this ROM!
[Acer Iconia A500] richi chen:
i love this ROM too! But the Ad-Hoc Wifi for tethering not working, i follow this thread to fix it. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1069569
[Acer Iconia A500] Jomppe:
Workaround for Browser downloads:

Install PRIMEE v1.4

Install patch 5b

Install fix_mount-V2

Confirmed working

EDIT: My camera wasn't working either, told my to connect usb storage device

mount fix fixed that too.

Any real reason why not to use vance's fix?
[Acer Iconia A500] xlkiller:
I test it but when i inser my External Micro SD Card, it is detected but does not appear in the file manager.

Under storage settings it appears empty... :confused:
[Acer Iconia A500] interqd:
TRY take it out and in again.... :)

or try vache's mount once again..
[Acer Iconia A500] Jomppe:
I suggest you power off and start with sd card inserted into the device.

For some reason my A500 lost the sdcard path, but restart fixed the problem.

Good job guy!

Has been member since 2008 and my first post was in this thread.

Awesome work.

Btw moboplayer plays avi files just fine, didn't try any other format.

Everything seems to be working.
[Acer Iconia A500] fguy:
Full working PolarisOffice 3.0 for Primee 1.4 A500 only

copy file libpolarisoffice.so in system\lib over
[Acer Iconia A500] hellcat82:
It also plays 720P MKVs (MP4/AC3) rather well but has no sound when hardware rendered. AC3 being the problem maybe? Sofware rendered all is well but choppy.

Edit: Nevermind, looks like a known limitation of Honeycomb (no AC3 support).
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
the only reason is that "asus standard" using mountpoint /data/Removable makes android3 impossible to eject your card or usb again, and cannot see your storage space. the only detected space left is internal storage.

thats basically it.

thanks. other will probably appreciate the link and help..
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
beta test patch6

Can someone please test this full version of the image (existing users do not need to wipe)..

i did not post it earlier, as i suspected some issue with wifi after reboots or so. but i cannot make it happen again.. so maybe its fully working.

patch6 fix:

- includes batterystats fix in "settings".

- CIFS support, now its possible to use CIFS manager from Market to mount network path.

please test full image [PRIMEEv14_acerA500-p6.zip]

MD5: 5da30f39b69e138e7f5b5ea906c22f24

test patch version (includes mount v2 fix)

please test patch6 (update only) [PRIMEEv14_patch6.zip]

MD5: 3c85c3e580860a6f452a2d2a13849458
[Acer Iconia A500] Crsdr37:
Hey dexter havent tested wifi on reboot. But....

SD Card is working.

Downloads are working

Sound is superb

I think you nailed it this time.

**Wifi lasted a reboot!!**
[Acer Iconia A500] lighthammerhh:
Confirmed! Everything is working fine, so far ...:D :cool:

I even did not have to install the mount_fix patch? ??? Did you change anything else for mounting/linking the microsd? Otherwise, there themes to be a problem with the implementation/installation of patches. Is that possible?

Will test now and play a bit with some things...

Edit:

Battery stats working now... "Cell standby" 82%... :D :(

Edit2:

a little bit confusing, but ok for me:

/sdcard points to microsd card

/mnt/sdcard points to internal memory
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
Many users often remove the "Phone.apk + TelephonyProvider.apk" to solve that one.. but it will disable 3G USB Dongle support as mobile network option crashes (part of Phone.apk)

So rename the 2 files in /system/app, and it helps.
[Acer Iconia A500] lighthammerhh:
:eek: *facepalm* :eek:

I am an idiot... I thought i could not delete/rename this files because of not getting OTAs anymore. I think i can forget about that... ;) :D
[Acer Iconia A500] brunsbanjo:
Settings -> Storage keeps FC when no external SDCard is installed

EDIT:

problem is -> (statfs on /sdcard failed..)

then it FC's
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
did you use full edition or patch?

full edition did not include fix for sdcard mounts

add patch on top and reboot, please..

(i dont have your problem with storage, and i got no sdcard inserted now)
[Acer Iconia A500] lighthammerhh:
Can't confirm, works fine here. As i mentioned before, without patch.

cifs manager is working fine.

Got a probleme, that Ghost Commander could not write to internal memory, but i think it's app related.
[Acer Iconia A500] brunsbanjo:
applied patch (p6) on top of full 6, FC after wipe exists..

after fix mount v2, it works! :)
[Acer Iconia A500] gasparzim:
Ok, I did not try v6 yet, but:

- External SD reads / writes OK, works OK under FIle Manager and File Manager HD

- If I remove my SD, and insert it again, it mounts OK

- Never had a problem with Wi-fi either

Didn´t try to download anything using the browser, I will test it later.

Now, to install patch v6 :)

EDIT: downloaded patch v6 using stock browser, no problems here.
[Acer Iconia A500] slink_59:
Could you integrated the stock theme for back button please or make a update.zip for that ?

Thanks

You could find it here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1120014
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
why not just do as the guide tells you?

ps:

i like as is, so im not changing asus standard. but as your link says, you can DIY.
[Acer Iconia A500] gasparzim:
I agree, that kind of mod should be left to the user - after all, it´s an easy one.

I prefer the icons we have now, the stock ones look ugly (IMO).
[Acer Iconia A500] Crsdr37:
+100 (too short)
[Acer Iconia A500] Crsdr37:
Everything is Working for me did update from Version 3 with Vache Patch. to Version 6 full no wipe. All is amazing. Did have unit reboot for the first time in a week. But that is a million times better then acer everynight on stock. :D
[Acer Iconia A500] danaobrest78:
Thank you for this first and excellent Custom Rom !!!

But I have to admit that 2 apps from Acer are missing :

- Photo Browser 3D

- Lumi Read

Is it possible to integrate this into the ROM ? Manually, the installation of the apk doesn't work ....
[Acer Iconia A500] Jomppe:
Just thinking why does /sdcard point to /data/media

And not to /mnt/sd

I think it has allways done that.

Patch working great.

Thanks for updates

Greetings from Finland
[Acer Iconia A500] chr0m:
I'm a noob and got confused about the order of doing things so I didn't backup my /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 before installing a custom recovery.

Is that going to be a problem?

One other thing, when I try to install primee from using "install zip from sdcard" it shows my external sd instead of my sd
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
@chr0m

not really, you are just stuck with ClockWorkMod as recovery..

i don't even think i got a stock recovery.img , modified yes but not original.
[Acer Iconia A500] gasparzim:
I have a stock recovery around here, if it could help, I can try to upload it.
[Acer Iconia A500] Crsdr37:
I have the stock image will have to wit till tonight when i get home
[Acer Iconia A500] chr0m:
So if I need to I can get someone elses and it will work ok as long as I run itsmagic after restoring it?

If I wanted to go back to official roms for some reason, for example when Acer release 3.1 would I need the stock recovery then?
[Acer Iconia A500] gasparzim:
Here you go.
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
see it this way, IF/WHEN Acer release the 3.1 update, you will see a new update.zip release which you install using CWM, so who needs Acer stock recovery? you might even end up with a locked device doing just that.

so you better stay with CWM than reverting now that its possible.
[Acer Iconia A500] Crsdr37:
:cool:

Very well Said. :D
[Acer Iconia A500] chr0m:
Thanks, that's what I wanted to hear :)

Now my next issue is that /sdcard is now pointing to me MicroSD :(

I'll have to read back through the thread and see how to solve it
[Acer Iconia A500] huxflux2003:
Does this rom use Asus or Acer kernel?
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
@huxflux2003

we cannot use assus kernels here
[Acer Iconia A500] chr0m:
Can somebody please explain to me what is going on with the sdcard mount points?

Gallery and other applications are looking at my microsd instead of the internal memory. Is this the expected behaviour?

Actually a lot of stuff isnt working properly because it is looking for my data in the external sd. I cant even use things like dropbox and swiftkey with no microsd in :(
[Acer Iconia A500] huxflux2003:
Why not? Aren't both devices based on ventana?

Just qurious.
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
sensors, wifi etc.. is not used the same way, so that qualify for a kernel which fails or makes the vibrator act weird (i tried actually)
[Acer Iconia A500] Dexter_nlb:
it actually looks at both. but if your "internal storage" is corrupt, it will not search it (hereby said, invalid permissions)
[Acer Iconia A500] huxflux2003:
What are the correct permissions?
[Acer Iconia A500] chr0m:
How do I fix it? Root Explorer won't let me change permissions for sdcard
[Acer Iconia A500] h4rdc0m:
Small Google Music bug

I've noticed when playing music through the default music app. Whenever the device goes to standby it takes ages to skip to the next song.
[Acer Iconia A500] bonzer2u:
Download rom manager from the market, open it and select the 'fix permissions' option

or

use the fix_mount-V2.zip
[Acer Iconia A500] chr0m:
Ok, I had installed a full P6 and it looks like the sd mount fix was not included. Going to install the p6 patch now.

Edit: This is driving me nuts, installed P6 patch, ran fix permissions in rom manager, still cannot get gallery, dropbox, swiftkey and everything else to see the internal sd

I can see it fine in /mnt/sdcard in root explorer.

Damn, gotta be up in 6 hours, was hoping to get this sorted before I went to sleep

I can't even run fix permissions in rom manager without a microsd in the slot. What am I doing wrong here?
[Acer Iconia A500] bstarke13:
Can Not Mount SD

I installed everything, went into Clockwork Mod Recovery but when I went to do a nandroid back up it says that it "can't mount sd". How can I fix this?
[Acer Iconia A500] chr0m:
I had issues in CWM in that it would only see my external sd, so I would get that error if I didn't have a microsd in.
[Acer Iconia A500] chr0m:
I give up. Off to bed, hopefully there's an answer waiting for me when I get up :)
[Acer Iconia A500] interqd:
yes, even to it is like that...

just buy one ;)