yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Acer Iconia A500] karlkarloff:
Worked like a charm for me. I had unrooted a couple days ago, in prep for the update, update went smooth with no issues. Then I downloaded iconiaroot 1.2 and rooted. Re-installed all my apps that require root(I had un-installed them when I unrooted-don't think it was needed, but didn't want to take chances)and all is well in my world.
[Acer Iconia A500] bungaboy:
Worked perfect for me on OTA 3.1 update.

Thanks very much.
[Acer Iconia A500] metpolds:
Have checked /system/xbin with both "Root Explorer" and "File Expert" and in both, at the location /system/xbin there is an empty folder named "su" at the very top (beginning) of the directory xbin, this is followed by many, many many entries such as "[" - "[[" - "acpid" - "addgroup" -"adduser" - "adjtimex" this goes on and on until at the end it finishes with "xz" - "xzcat" - "yes" - "zcat" - zcip"

I realise you must think I have escaped from a lunatic assylum (Acer's HQ?) but thats what it shows.
[Acer Iconia A500] metpolds:
@sc2k - Sorry to burden you with my woes. Have just noticed a fact about these mysterious entries in /system/xbin which makes no sense to me but might mean something to you. All the files (the empty "su" folder was the only folder) have exactly the same permissions irrespective of their names. The permissions are shown as ...... rwxrwxrwx........... and after the permissions each file has "-> busybox". For example ::

addgroup 25 May 11 23:34:00 rwxrwxrwx -> busybox

The only two exceptions to this are:

(1) busybox 27 May 11 14:28:00 rwxr-xr-x 1.53MB

(2) dexdump 06 Jul 11 14:15:00 rwxr-xr-x 55.94K

I must be honest and say that if I still had full R/W abilities in Root Explorer I would be sorely tempted to delete all the contents of the /system/xbin directory. Hope I haven't confused matters even more
[Acer Iconia A500] mrtoken:
Just doing mine now,

can you tell 1 thing, it hates if you dont restore the standard recovery, had a big "pi** off" when I still have CWM installed.

Had to root again use acer recovery, restore my standard recovery and download the update again.
[Acer Iconia A500] mrtoken:
Update worked fine here was able to root with iconiaroot-1.2 as well
[Acer Iconia A500] shin lucifer:
Android version: 3.0.1

Kernel Version : 2.6.36.3

Build Number : acer_a500_1.141.07_com_gen1

OTA update. Downloaded fine the install makes tablet reboot and after some time i see progress bar. Half way i get Red triangle with (!) inside. Any idea what it means please... Any help greatly appreciated.
[Acer Iconia A500] cosedimarco:
You have to restore all the Factory apps you have deleted. Otherwise you can Update.

I had the same problem.

All apps must be stored in root:\system\apps

Search the forum to find a zip file with all the 3.0 apps.
[Acer Iconia A500] shin lucifer:
Ty for the reply. However,

I never deleted any of the original apps, nor modified any files. Just downloaded app i wanted from app store. How ever i have my tablet rooted and installed Acer recovery from app store, which add CWM. But i am reading that people didnt have any issues because of that.

But its not working for me...

EDIT:

I tried unrooting my tablet and then updating but still same thing. When tablet rebooting i get progress bar, half way in and i get red triangle with (!). I also tried factory reset. Still same thing :(

Ty in advance for any help.
[Acer Iconia A500] takol:
worked fine with 3.1 OTA for Traditional Chinese Taiwan. Thanks very much.
[Acer Iconia A500] Jocis:
just to confirm that it works with ACER OTA Update, faster than gingerbreak
[Acer Iconia A500] ertrax:
Thanks

:D Thanks ! My Iconia TAB A501 Honeycomb v.3.1 , rooted ok !
[Acer Iconia A500] franva:
Oh my gosh!!! I have been seeking for this kind of app for ages!!!

The Gingerbreak doesn't work for my tablet!!

I haven't slept well for 3 days due to the **** app!!!

Now I am so happy to see IconiaRoot works and it's just so quick!!!

Love it!!!

Cheers
[Acer Iconia A500] sc2k:
These files come frome busybox.

I'll need to update iconiaroot to handle your case. But I wonder which application created this "su" folder..
[Acer Iconia A500] metpolds:
@sc2k - I'm really gratefull for your help and the time you are spending on my problem. I have no idea what process did this however something which you might understand but which I can't is the fact that when I installed 3.1 the initial time OTA and before I tried to root 3.1, in my apps there was "Superuser" which was obviously from when I rooted 3.01 using Gingerbreak. Now I cannot understand how that survived the OTA 3.1? as I say this may be obvious to you ?
[Acer Iconia A500] photoassign:
Thank you, sc2k. It didn't occur to me to unroot prior to updating to 3.1 OTA, but it doesn't seem to matter. Your app worked on the first try. Titanium, Busybox, SuperUser and DriveMount all appear to work now.
[Acer Iconia A500] metpolds:
@sc2k - Further to last post the only apps (tools) I have downloaded after rooting 3.01 were::

"Bloat Freezer" - "Acer Rom Flasher" ** - "Acer Iconia Phone Disabler" - "Acer Recovery Installer" ** - "USB Mount All" - "Soft Data Cable" ** - "Quickboot" - "Root Explorer" - "Splashtop" - "Locale Execute" - "Tasker" - "Busybox" - "Superuser"

The apps marked ** I installed but never used.
[Acer Iconia A500] metpolds:
Sorry should have mentioned but forgot. It is impossible to delete or uninstall "Superuser" by any means at my disposal.
[Acer Iconia A500] sc2k:
Please try version 1.3 and let me now if it works.
[Acer Iconia A500] metpolds:
@sc2k - IT WORKS!! To say "thank you" seems hardly sufficient to express my gratitude for the patience, help and time you have expended in solving my problem. Have tried it with "Root Explorer", "Root Check" and "USB Mount All" - all working faultlessly. If you are ever headed south into Florida, PM me because a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label awaits you. Thank you.
[Acer Iconia A500] bungaboy:
If you really, really want to thank him . . . . :D
[Acer Iconia A500] cwood826:
i am having the same problem as above will not unroot

Help

Please

Carl wood

Super user will not delete and it update script
[Acer Iconia A500] BhavashJ:
Thank you sir!

Worked like a charm! :D
[Acer Iconia A500] vari9:
does the unroot work on 3.1 ota??
[Acer Iconia A500] pijes:
ota 3.1 confirm rootable with ver1.2, install the app, press root and its done.
[Acer Iconia A500] vari9:
Wht about version 1.3?
[Acer Iconia A500] vari9:
Has anyone installed busybox.....on 3.1 ota.....plz tell me the version and tell me how to uninstall it.....
[Acer Iconia A500] FloatingFatMan:
Why don't you try it and tell us? Worst it can do is fail, so you've got nothing to lose.
[Acer Iconia A500] vari9:
1.3 works....root and unroot both....my device feels laggy after rooting and busybox installation........anyone experiancing this??
[Acer Iconia A500] hokuto34:
you can choose the version you want, i take the 1.2 for 3.1 a500 4.010.22 com gen 1, it works
[Acer Iconia A500] icebike:
Where did you get 4.010.22_com_gen1 ??

My OTA was 4.010.08_COM_GEN2
[Acer Iconia A500] bungaboy:
My OTA was 4.010.22_COM_GEN1.
[Acer Iconia A500] icebike:
Weird. I'm guessing its some Canadian version Eh? :D
[Acer Iconia A500] bungaboy:
yes, it must be a version just for us Canucks. LoL :D
[Acer Iconia A500] internetpilot:
My OTA was 4.010.08_COM_GEN2 as well (NE Florida, USA).
[Acer Iconia A500] internetpilot:
I used Busybox Installer from the Market to re-install v1.19 because Titanium Backup was giving me grief about Busybox after rooting the 3.1 OTA. I had the Busybox Installer app installed on v3.01, so after updating and rooting, I just ran the installer again and reinstalled Busybox v1.19.
[Acer Iconia A500] vari9:
I installed the 1.18.....coz the installer said 1.19 is unoficial and unstable......
[Acer Iconia A500] kwparker80:
Make sticky

This needs to be made sticky to the top for a while. Getting lost 3 pages down. :eek:
[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
Nah... You just have to drop by the DEV section sometimes... lots of goodies... eh ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1159443

:cool:
[Acer Iconia A500] ESCO303:
Made a newb move.

Ok so I just got my A500 today and I've been reading on the whole rooting process and I thought I had it in the bag. I fire my A500 up and when I get prompted for an update I thought to myself "this must be the 3.1 update" so I did it.

Now the newb move I did was not checking the version once I was done. I am on 3.0.1 still yet I used the iconiaroot-1.3.apk to root it and it said that it worked.

I immediately tried using Rom Manager to fix permissions to see if it could get root access and I saw this done by a gentleman in a youtube vid but it failed. I then did more reading and I installed busybox and then rebooted. Afterwards I was able to fix permissions with Rom Manager so I assume I'm rooted even though I made a really bone headed move and didnt use the right rooting procedure.

What I'm wondering is how can I test fully to make sure I have root access so I can move onto the next step and work on clockwork recovery so I can eventually load the Virtuous Galaxy rom.

So any ideas? Otherwise should I un-install busybox and then use the same app to un-root..or am I good to go?

Any help is appreciated guys. And I read quite a bit and I didn't see this scenario listed.
[Acer Iconia A500] sc2k:
This is correct. Iconiaroot supports 3.0.1 since v1.1. So it is ok to use v1.3 on your system.
[Acer Iconia A500] ESCO303:
Awesome!

Thanks a bunch for the confirmation. That process is incredibly fast and easy!
[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
Why isn't this thread being made sticky yet ?? :cool:

MOD ? :p
[Acer Iconia A500] sanaell:
Works on Stock Firmware 4.010.24
[Acer Iconia A500] cosedimarco:
Thanks! Ver. 1.03 solved an unrooted OTA 3.1 Update.
[Acer Iconia A500] xdachrisandroid:
Thanks for Root again !
[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
+1 bump for sticky !! :cool:

Gingerbreak gets sticky... why not iconiaroot ?? :confused:

:p
[Acer Iconia A500] badwiser:
Thanks a lot
[Acer Iconia A500] darkgoth678:
[QUOTE=ESCO303;15562096]

What I'm wondering is how can I test fully to make sure I have root access so I can move onto the next step and work on clockwork recovery so I can eventually load the Virtuous Galaxy rom.

So any ideas? Otherwise should I un-install busybox and then use the same app to un-root..or am I good to go?

[/QUOTE]

You can use titatium backup to check your root. As soon as the appvstarts up it asks for root and it won't go on until root is given. Pretty much your safest check.

Yeah this definitely needs to be stickied! Iconiaroot succeeded everywhere Gingerbreak failed for me. Bloatware free iconia :-D
[Acer Iconia A500] wideasleep1:
IconiaRoot 1.3 just worked on new updated 4.10.11 version that rolled out this morning. Had to use Astro App Manager to install apk. Which CWM version do I use..Xoom? TIA!
[Acer Iconia A500] M..N:
Does unrooting remove any traces of root and return device back to stock to how it was before rooting?
[Acer Iconia A500] sc2k:
It just uninstalls and removes superuser.apk and su. If you modified anything else after you got root it will still be there.
[Acer Iconia A500] M..N:
Say I root just to use an application and unroot can I still receive ota updates?
[Acer Iconia A500] sc2k:
Root usually does not affect OTAs. The update.zip just checks the stock files. If you do not modify any of them you should be able to install an official OTA update.
[Acer Iconia A500] M..N:
Hmm I just want to make sure my device doesn't get messed up for using a couple of apps that require root, and I still want to recieve stock otas
[Acer Iconia A500] dweebken:
I tried this with the OTA update to android 3.1 and it works fine (version 1.3 at least). My build is Acer_A500.4.010.40_COM_GEN1

Thanks again!
[Acer Iconia A500] wolvie77:
Hi! can u use 3G dongles on it after root? can it also detect NTFS external hard disk? any bugs after root? i'm tempted to root but just wana make sure that everything is working. such as the accelerometer, the orientation lock, the volume button, power button, the several ports such as HDMI, USB, micro USB.
[Acer Iconia A500] wolvie77:
Backup stock ROM in case of unroot

is it possible to backup the stock ROM after rooting before installing any custom ROMS so that if i decide to unroot i can still install back the stock rom.
[Acer Iconia A500] wolvie77:
Hi! i'm trying o download ver.1.3 of the root tool. but it says file not found or deleted.
[Acer Iconia A500] nintek:
Have I ever mentioned how much i love this site and all the great work u do..? What I haven't. Im such a jerk. Well here it goes.. I LOVE THIS SITE AND ALL THE HARD WORK ALL THE DEVS DO TO HELP US ENJOY OUR DEVICES TO THE FULLEST..!!
[Acer Iconia A500] stevey5036:
Works on the latest US OTA update. Thanks!
[Acer Iconia A500] dweebken:
Dunno about 3g dongles but I have a huawei hspa Model e1803 and can't get that to work but I don't have an app for it either. I'd be interested to know if there's a solution for that.

Re ntfs, I got that working great and can mount and read/write a 320 gB ntfs usb drive and a 1 TB drive using USB Mount All (which also needs busybox I think) from the market to mount the drives.

Edit; I haven't found any root-related probe yet, except USB Mount All crashes itself when unplugging the USB hard drive even if unmounted first. But that's a minor nit.
[Acer Iconia A500] kqboat:
Got my Acer Iconia a couple days ago (7/18/2011) from Target - $399 + $50 gift card and 5% off using target cc!!! Very good deal. Updated to 3.1 OTA.

Tried to root it with gingerbreak1.2, but ran into same problem with it running forever. Read all the threads and articles until this one. Used iconiaroot1.3 and was able to root it in 3 seconds!!!!

Thanks to all of you.

Just finished "adding" ad hoc to my wifi - now I can use my iPhone MyWi hot spot!!!

Very happy.
[Acer Iconia A500] likeitnot:
Thank you for this! Worked like a charm and incredibly quick. THANKS :D
[Acer Iconia A500] KZIWarrior:
Just picked my Accer up from Staples ($100 off coupon!!!!!) and this worked after I installed the OTA update. Great job and thanks for the work!!!
[Acer Iconia A500] pfc.joker:
Quick bump for the success - US OTA - 4.010.11_COM_GEN2
[Acer Iconia A500] FSGuruh:
This thread should be sticky!!!

I really propose to stick this thread instead of the old gingerbread root, which works only for 3.0.

I tried is with old stock 3.0 and everything went perfect.

Best regards
[Acer Iconia A500] rivera82falcon:
Just rooted now...excellent! Thank you very much...now to get ad-hoc wifi working! The old modified xoom one isn't working for me...anyone else get it going?

EDIT::

Never mind! I accidently installed a bad copy of the file. I am now online...woowooooo!

EDIT2::

Kind of a pain but I just noticed some programs are missing. Astro was one that went AWOL after the update completed. Make sure you either have some kind of wifi connection available OR you have Easyroot like I do. That saved my butt and allowed me to get the files necessary to root and updated.
[Acer Iconia A500] ljwnow:
This should be sticked to the top. What the hell is the admin of this forum doing?!!
[Acer Iconia A500] AwfulFaded:
Used v1.3 to root a fresh install of 3.1. SO EASY..... many, many, many thanks!
[Acer Iconia A500] Howler718:
What pure goodness this was after all the bull**** with GingerBreak. Bravo good sir.
[Acer Iconia A500] AtomicDog:
Used 1.3 to root my A501 with Android 3.0.1 :D

It is Acer_A501_1.319.01_EMEA_CUS7. If someone tells me how to make a dump, you can have it.
[Acer Iconia A500] Vintage144:
Brain malfunction , I sat here this morning for like 20 minutes trying to figure out why it wouldnt work , ding!! I kept trying to get it to open and it wouldnt open the file, went to file manager opened it there , 3 seconds later im rooted!! I AM AWAKE NOW!
[Acer Iconia A500] agentfazexx:
---snip---
[Acer Iconia A500] cordell507:
im buying one today, so will i need to just flash this if it's on 3.1 stock or should i flash the leaked version over that and root
[Acer Iconia A500] Alapython21:
Thanks

Worked for my stock 3.1
[Acer Iconia A500] Tom in AZ:
Bought my A500 at Best Buy a couple of days ago. Outta the box there was an update that had to be applied. Again this morning there was another OTA update, Acer_A500_4.010.01_COM_GEN2.

Well, I just found this thread now, and applied version 1.3, and it worked perfectly!

Thank you!!!!

Maybe version 1.4 can automatically add in a way to symlink the SD Card as well. (Why would Acer cripple the SD Card features?)
[Acer Iconia A500] reejmond:
A lot quicker than Gingerbreak :) Thanks!!
[Acer Iconia A500] Grimcreaper:
I have never rooted a device before, but i need to do it on the iconia to use netflix. I would just like to know if i need to back anything up before I do this.

Thanks for at least taking the time to read this :)
[Acer Iconia A500] reejmond:
Just root... i used iconiaroot .. no backup required :-)
[Acer Iconia A500] Grimcreaper:
Thank you :) got it rooted, gonna try out the netflix fix now :D

edit: Thank you again :D! Got netflix working wonderfully. It will be nice to watch movies on it now! It was so easy yet i was terrified of bricking it on accident.
[Acer Iconia A500] wolvie77:
how to backup stock rom after rooting.

Hi! all. before i plunge into rooting, is it possible to backup the stock rom so that i can re-install it if i want to unroot in the future. also after rooting & installing a custom rom, can i still receive OTA updates from acer?
[Acer Iconia A500] flyinghighaero:
Rooting won't stop ota update.to be on new the safe side unroot before downloading update. It's a one button process for bth gingerbread and iconia root for 3.0 and 3.1 respectively.

Backup using the acer recovery installer via clockworkmod recovery is a must if you want to install custom rom. The you have to restore your backup to receive your ota update. For backup process check stickier thread in the android development forum.
[Acer Iconia A500] android333:
Thanks

Rooted stock 3.1 in 5 secods..awesome...
[Acer Iconia A500] rasmith3530:
sc2k, thanks for being the wizard that you are! Used the 1.3 version and rooted in a flash. Unreal!
[Acer Iconia A500] rasmith3530:
Grimcreaper, what did you install for Netflix to work? I see a bunch of different APKs and wondering what worked for you? I am assuming you are on a stock ROM, as the title of this thread would suggest.
[Acer Iconia A500] pov1:
God that was easy. Thanks a million ! Didn't shut down and restart I was surprised, I kept waiting & waiting.............

Thanks again,

Bob
[Acer Iconia A500] sxm2:
hey there,

I just got the a500.

Does this work for the updated 4.010.11_COM_GEN2?

Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] capslock66:
Too much different base rom.

Don't know what to chose.

I kwill wait for the OTA.
[Acer Iconia A500] Mangoon2008:
Hm, I'm wondering, if anyone could make this thread sticky and unstick the old Root-Thread

And the Iconia is still missing in the devices by OS section on the top.
[Acer Iconia A500] FloatingFatMan:
Not very much... Whilst I'm sure he's a really nice guy, if you look at his post history you'll notice he's really not very active at all... At least, not recently anyway.

We need another mod or two in here, really. Especially if madnish is too busy with other stuff.
[Acer Iconia A500] wolvie77:
how to install busybox & install clockwork recovery

hi! all. i juz root but not sure how to install busybox & clockwork recovery.
[Acer Iconia A500] Quidagis:
Piece of cake!

Rooted:

Acer version 3.1

Kernel version 2.6.36.3

Acer_A500_4.010.42_COM_GEN1
[Acer Iconia A500] sunnydude:
wow! Total newbie and I was able to root.
[Acer Iconia A500] Mangoon2008:
Hey wolvie,

you get clockwork from the market, but its inside the rom Manager. from there you can install clockwork recovery. But make shure, you have superuser first (look below).

E: I'm not sure (don't have mine atm here at work), if you can install it from the market... but have a look here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1126364 I just didn't need it on mine yet. For my mobiles its in the market...

For busybox you have to install superuser. You need this at all for granting root access for software. Within that you can install busybox.
[Acer Iconia A500] FloatingFatMan:
No, no, no, no, NO! A million times NO!

Do NOT use the CWM from the market. It is not designed for tha A500 AND WILL BRICK YOUR DEVICE! ROM manager also is not compatible with the A500.

Get ClockWork Mod from the sticky thread in this forum or better yet, get the Acer Recovery Installer from the market and use that to install our custom CWM.
[Acer Iconia A500] codinghyde:
I got that very OTA update yesterday and I was able to root just now, without any problems. Really, really easy stuff.
[Acer Iconia A500] kb7ypf:
It Worked........watching Netflix on the A500

sc2k-

Thanks for the su and superuser.apk for stock HC 3.1. It worked like a champ. It took me about 5-minutes to see if I were a SU as no SI icon appeared on my screen. I used a terminal and typed 'su' and got back "#".

Netflix works great.

One question for anyone. What should I do next? I downloaded the Acer Recovery App after I rooted, but not sure really what to do with it at this point.

Is there anything else I should install?

One last question, do I need to un-root my Acer if a new Android update shows up? So far the only thing I have done is replace libnvomx.so with the Netflix .so and renamed the original .so with a .bak extension in /system/lib.

Thanks for reading.

****

Sierra Vista, AZ
[Acer Iconia A500] eooxx:
i wondered the same thing. found a couple of posts ahead of yours.

I have the Acer_A500_4.010.11_COM_GEN2 (bought it 6 hrs ago) and i successfully rooted it using 1.3.

first time posting on XDA, and first time rooting anything. There isn't a noobier noob out there and this was EASY.
[Acer Iconia A500] thehunted1:
you the man dude outstanding work...........;-}
[Acer Iconia A500] kb7ypf:
Hi All-

Acer A500 3.1

Rooted yesterday and worked great and got NetFlix working.

I had an system update this morining, 4.101.13. It downloaded, but would not install. I Unrooted and then tried again. The update still did not install. All I get is as I started the install, the A500 restarted, got the green Android dude, then immediately got the Android dude with a "red" arrow point upwards.

In one word: Help

Any suggestions or fixes to this problem.

****
[Acer Iconia A500] bovirus:
Is it possible to copy into SD or device via USB connect with PC?

How can run it on tablet?
[Acer Iconia A500] TontoCorazon:
I think I may have bricked my Iconia

I read most of the thread before rooting my Iconia and I thinkI may have bricked it. I didn't read that you weren't supposed to use Rom Manager from the market, needless to say I use it and the tablet crashes. Now the tablet is stuck on the start up with Acer's logo and on the top left theres a message in red letters (Secure Boot: Image SOS Checksun Fail!) Is there any way possible to recover back.
[Acer Iconia A500] officetally:
Does this work for the newest OTA update.. _4.010.13_COM_GEN2?
[Acer Iconia A500] reejmond:
Try to flash a stock FULL 3.1 ROM.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1113878

copy paste the update.zip to external card and flash! don't forget to decrypt rom when you use acer FULL ROM directy from there site.

decrypt site: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1099673
[Acer Iconia A500] reejmond:
I think the newest OTA is 4.010.42.COM.GEN1.

But YES it will work...use iconiaroot-1.3.apk
[Acer Iconia A500] reejmond:
Copy it to the tablet and install the iconiaroot-1.3.apk with for example 'es file explorer'.
[Acer Iconia A500] skibijabadibi:
I can confirm that it works fine on ACER_A500_4.010.45_COM_GEN1. Just did it without any issues.