yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Acer Iconia A500] :
Hi,

here's another one requesting root for HC 3.2 on the A501... :D

Tried the instructions for A100 but it didn't work.

Hope to hear very soon of an update of iconiaroot! Would be great if it can be modified to root HC 3.2!

Best regards,

Werner
[Acer Iconia A500] arnelm2002:
hi, what country that there is hc 3.2 on A501? in asia theres no upgrade yet..

thanks.
[Acer Iconia A500] HasanCaliskan:
Hi, I'm living in Germany and I've got the update yesterday.

Does someone now if theres anyone on working to root HC 3.2 ?

Greetings

Hasan
[Acer Iconia A500] arnelm2002:
thanks Hasan,seems asia were forgotten by Acer...sigh.
[Acer Iconia A500] farazjk:
please develope root for hc3.2. I am stuck without root and cwm on a custom 3.2 rom. Without root access nothing is possible.
[Acer Iconia A500] Neet:
Same problem...

Request for application to root HC 3.2
[Acer Iconia A500] farazjk:
HC 3.2 Rootless Issue Resolved

Hi, Just want to confirm that the issue regarding the No-Root Access has been resolved for me. For a solution please see this:

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1237583

Hope it helps others too :)

Cheers!
[Acer Iconia A500] Neet:
Not working...after extracting "update.zip" placed "update.zip" into root of sd card....inserted sd card..rebooted....pressed power+vol down....it booted normally into the taboony which was already there instead of updating....???

What to do?

Help needed!
[Acer Iconia A500] ardatdat:
Actually, you do not need to root HC3.2. As many ROM makers here make the ROM pre-rooted. So, use CWM to flash the ROM, bootup, and you are already rooted :D
[Acer Iconia A500] farazjk:
To install a custom rom you need CWM installed on your device... to Install CWM you need a rooted device. If for some reason or by mistake one loses access to root and CWM then it is not possible to install a custom ROM.

By pressing Volume up & Power the device should go into bootloader and detect the update.zip file in the root of you external SD card.

If it fails to do so please verify if the volume up button is functional and not physically damaged. Try changing volume while booted in Android rom.

you can also try letting go of the the power button but continue pressing the volume button as soon as you feel the initial vibration of device switching on.
[Acer Iconia A500] farazjk:
Make sure your SD card is formatted on a PC using FAT32... only then will your device read the card in the bootloader state.
[Acer Iconia A500] Neet:
Worked now...had to use "Power+ Vol Up" button in portrait mode.

Thanks

:))
[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
How does that solved the issue with HC 3.2 currently

NOT

possible to root ??

I'm glad that you got root because you went back to a full 3.1 ROM ... but your post heading says 3.2 rootable ?? :confused:

RECAP:

There are current no solution to get HC 3.2 rooted ! ( yet )
[Acer Iconia A500] ssethv:
So I rooted with the IconiaRoot apk method (no Problems) then I Dl'd acer Revovery tool and Flashed the CWM recovery. I then flashed Honeyvillian, and after I set every thing up I made a nandroid. I also made a nandroid of the original 3.1 stock ROM prior to honeyvillian. anyway, I wanted to restore the stock nandroid I had made but accidentally restored honeyvillian. NOW i try to go back into HBOOT or recovery and it says that I do not have SU rights. can some one please help me gain root rights again. I am not sure what to do at this point.

EDIT: I figured it out... it took me two times but I just figured why the hell not, so i held down power and volume down and it took me into HBOOT and I was able to restore my original nandroid... now I now what I am doing... :)
[Acer Iconia A500] canadacam39:
Thank you SO MUCH!

My dad updated his tablet to 3.1. :( He then figured out he couldn't run root apps anymore. With the help of this I fixed it for him! :D THANK YOU! I hit thanks :P
[Acer Iconia A500] tech_girl:
Thanks...it was easy.
[Acer Iconia A500] mshnayde:
Would installing clockworck recovery loose the stock ROM?
[Acer Iconia A500] drkalo:
No. There's nothing to do with it.
[Acer Iconia A500] sammyboy405:
Will this work with 3.2?

Or is there a 3.2 Root yet?
[Acer Iconia A500] jchonc:
No this is not working with 3.2 OTA update I got last night... :'(
[Acer Iconia A500] dincdoes.me:
Ill be trading Asus tf101 for icoina I hope if all goes well tomorrow and woundering if this would be the best root method for out of the box us?
[Acer Iconia A500] DigitalMD:
No, see the dedicated Asus Transformer development forum for details to root Asus.

Oops, I thought you were switching to Asus, my bad.
[Acer Iconia A500] vari9:
Plz add support for hc 3.2....
[Acer Iconia A500] skeeter123:
.

Edit! Dang. Just needed a better file manager....grrrrr. Got root now...nothing more to see here....yet..
[Acer Iconia A500] :
+999,999,999,999,999 ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] dweebken:
Hi, I just installed an OTA for 3.2, and now my root has gone, and iconiaroot1.3 doesn't work either. Are there plans to get this working on 3.2, or is there another unroot tool?

My Build number now is:

Acer_A500_7.006.03_COM_GEN1
[Acer Iconia A500] FloatingFatMan:
Did you try reading ANY of the dozen threads on this issue?
[Acer Iconia A500] internetpilot:
Until IconiaRoot or some other method comes available for rooting the Honeycomb 3.2 OTA, your best bet is THIS ROM.

It's basically the stock OTA, but you still maintain root from 3.1. You will have to already be rooted with Clockwork Mod recovery to flash the ROM, but if you're looking for root then you probably are already doing all that anyway.

FYI, if you already grabbed the update OTA, then you're hosed and waiting for root some other way. Rule #1 if you want root, don't accept OTA's until you verify there's a root method or you maintain root after the update.

This "stock" ROM is working great for me (at least so far).
[Acer Iconia A500] carhigh:
WOW that was simple!!! Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] :
+1 on this ROM!

;)
[Acer Iconia A500] josinpaul:
In Android Heaven:

The management is from Intel,

The design and construction is done by Apple,

The marketing is done by Microsoft,

IBM provides the support,

Richard Matthew Stallman determines the pricing.

updates are directly from Google.

In Android Hell:

The management is from Apple,

Microsoft does design and construction,

IBM handles the marketing,

The support is from Gateway,

Intel sets the price.

and the updates are from Acer.

welcome to hell
[Acer Iconia A500] dweebken:
Yes, in fact I spent some time doing just that, but this Dev space changes so fast.
[Acer Iconia A500] GamezR2EZ:
Try this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1276227

You can then reroot and flash a different rom
[Acer Iconia A500] AZKJS:
Just bought my first Android Tablet today, and as a DInc2 User rooted running CM7 I am spoiled and need root on all my android devices.

I downloaded your 1.3.0 apk and tried to install. the A500 would not install but after opening the APK with Super Manager from the android market it installed no problem and now have root!

THANK YOU!:D
[Acer Iconia A500] FrameworkTraining:
Just adding some thanks to the list - Titanium Backup here we come!

By the way, I've found Button Savior to be quite useful too, one of the only things I don't like about the Iconia (or is it HC in general?) is that it chooses when I have the menu / search / home buttons etc visible. Button Savior helps with that.
[Acer Iconia A500] goochkaz:
didnt work for me said some thing went wrong?????????
[Acer Iconia A500] Dasugo:
thanks that was easy..

Much appreciated Quickest root ever!!
[Acer Iconia A500] longdongsilver:
hell yeah worked like a charm big ups to the creator of this
[Acer Iconia A500] tennessee_titan:
Worked great! Very Fast.

Gingerbreak never worked!
[Acer Iconia A500] kasim1:
Sorry, Stupid Question

4. Install the APK & start the tool

Where to copy on Device, any folder?

How to install APK?
[Acer Iconia A500] anoninja118:
what, the iconiaroot apk? put it anywhere you want, I have a folder on my SD card that is called "Apk's" just for things like that lol... then navigate to it in the file explorer of your choice and tap it like you were gonna open it, it should install (or long press and choose open/install) then tap it again to run it and follow the on-screen instructions
[Acer Iconia A500] kasim1:
Thanx for your answer.;)

Which app you using for file Explorer?

:confused:
[Acer Iconia A500] anoninja118:
File Manager HD for Honeycomb app usually and Root Explorer for the more intricate root operations
[Acer Iconia A500] kasim1:
Got it

Thanx again !!!
[Acer Iconia A500] omik47:
Holy Crap!!!! I wish everything was this easy to root. You guys are awesome! Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] p_025:
I'm having trouble. Does this work on an Iconia running Android 3.2.1? Every time I hit "root" it gives me some "Something went wrong, you are NOT root!" error.

If it matters, I installed the APK through "ADB install"
[Acer Iconia A500] Tiffany84:
If you look at the op it says for HC3.1 & 3.01 so I'd say its not going to work for 3.2.1 but i'm pretty sure there are other methods.
[Acer Iconia A500] erickwill:
I bought my A500 a few days ago.. I had tried "almost" all root methods.. and all those I tested just didn't get me to root..

Any new method or thought?
[Acer Iconia A500] Somairotevoli:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16380976
[Acer Iconia A500] rdnkchevy:
THis method will not work on 3.2 or above
[Acer Iconia A500] timmyDean:
Try this http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20680452&postcount=137
[Acer Iconia A500] ibawanzingee:
Thanks for this, man. Sounds easier than Gingerbreak.
[Acer Iconia A500] motorsports601:
thanks i bought a refurbished tabelet from acer ebay. and just used this easyist root ever! just need to update su afterwards.
[Acer Iconia A500] :
1.3.0:

- Also remove any "su" folder from /system/bin and /system/xbin .

What would I need to remove these for? (is it for unrooting of the tablet?)
[Acer Iconia A500] ccse.eggie:
so easy, thanks.
[Acer Iconia A500] ZACQ8:
Will this apk work on my PB G100W

my android version is 3.0.1

and build Number is PB_G100_1.013.02_EMEA_GENS

my intension to root and install CWM is for ICS update...

do I need to upgrade bootloader for ICS installation,

Can somone advice please...

thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] bknust:
Did you try redownloading the apk?
[Acer Iconia A500] spyd77:
It gives you this error if you try to install the package on 3.0.1 (at least on mine does). After I had 3.1 flashed, the root package installed (and worked) perfectly.
[Acer Iconia A500] morfeus333:
how I can uninstall the cell phone app? does not crash or brick if I remove them?

I read that somewhere.

sorry for my bad English! :o
[Acer Iconia A500] ahernandez4110:
Thank you so much :-)
[Acer Iconia A500] dwthrman:
Extreme newbie in the rooting arena. Care to share for newbie level? I kicked myself for ever for not rooting my HTC Hero (now Nexus S). I'm not going to make the same poor choice with my tablet.

V 3.0.1
[Acer Iconia A500] Lectruck:
I Rooting for Android 3.1

Way to go, this is the great program I have seen. It makes the Iconia A500 worth having. Acer should send you a sales bonus check!!!

A program that makes a device more useful is a program worth having!!!
[Acer Iconia A500] frosty2002:
how can i get from 3.0.1 to 3.1 aser update says im up to date ??
[Acer Iconia A500] tiriloro:
Perfect

10 seconds and its Rooted fantastic now install the Recovery thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] sc2k:
Official update or the leaked one?
[Acer Iconia A500] urdaddi:
That is my qustion.

I recieved the OTA 3.1 update today from Acer. I would like to root now.
[Acer Iconia A500] ammanti:
ota update

I ran this against us ota update and doesn't give me root. I may have messed up because I didn't unroot before updating. Any thoughts?
[Acer Iconia A500] mrehm:
Same here. 3.1 runs fine but root won´t work
[Acer Iconia A500] sc2k:
Can someone who is unable to root with this tool please PM me a logcat after he pressed "root"?

Also, have you unrooted your device before?
[Acer Iconia A500] mrehm:
Sadly I forgot to unroot before (my fault).

I can do a logcat in a few hours.

What I see is that after pressing "root" there is su placed in system/xbin/ and the superuser.apk is installed. Anyhow root doesn´t work.
[Acer Iconia A500] sc2k:
And if you click "unroot", both files disappear?

Can you please do "ls -l /system/xbin/su" and check the permissions?
[Acer Iconia A500] mrehm:
Yes, if I click "unroot" both files disappear but IconiaRoot gives a error message: "Something went wrong.. you are still rooted?!?!"

The permissions are rwsr-sr-x

I can see that in RootExplorer (of course without the ability to change something)

I also made a logfile but I don´t know how to send it via pm?
[Acer Iconia A500] sc2k:
Thank you so far.

Regarding the log file you have these options:

- upload it to e.g. dropbox and pm me the link

- paste the content in a PM (if the file isn't too large)

- send me a PM and I'll send you my email address.

Pleaese additionally check if there is some other su binary in /system/bin.
[Acer Iconia A500] mrehm:
Yep, in /system/bin there is a su binary, too.
[Acer Iconia A500] sc2k:
Ok, thanks for the log. I think the additional binary might be the problem. If you have adb, can you please try the following?

adb shell
/system/xbin/su -

After you typed this, do you get the notification by superuser.apk on your device?
[Acer Iconia A500] xmoto:
I installed the second version of the root iconia root 1. everything worked fine untill i tried to install busybox. it screwed up my root and would ask for root privilige more than once for each item i tried to open. I uninstalled busybox and iconiaroot1. reinstalled iconia root, and rerooted. this time with no busybox and everything works
[Acer Iconia A500] mrehm:
Yes, superuser shows the well known notification
[Acer Iconia A500] sc2k:
Ok. Then I know what to do. Thank you very much. I will provide a new release soon that also deletes the /system/bin/su file.
[Acer Iconia A500] mrehm:
Sounds good.

Thank you very much in advance.
[Acer Iconia A500] sc2k:
Ok. Version 1.2 is ready. It will remove su from /system/bin before rooting. Just click "root" again.

Let me know if this works for you.
[Acer Iconia A500] sgdossey:
awesome. This last update fixed my root on 3.1.

Thank you !
[Acer Iconia A500] mpkrcl:
3.1 OTA root?

So has anyone tested this yet on the OTA 3.1 update? It sounds like its beginning to roll out. I'm on unrooted stock 3.0.1 and I havn't received the OTA yet. I don't want to rule out rooting, so when the update comes, I don't know if I can apply it and still be able to root if I want.
[Acer Iconia A500] ammanti:
That was an awesome response! It was fixed by the time I got back home to check my email.

mpkrcl: yes its a quick root in about 30 seconds tops. If you have never rooted, you should not have the issues that I had by not unrooting before running to OTA update. My advice - update, root, enjoy... and don't break it... your warranty will be voided ;0)
[Acer Iconia A500] thunderkiss65:
I just backed everything up then did a factory reset , then installed gingerbreak for root to get recovery, Then flashed update, after update it installed the new su, Then I installed busy box and everything works fine :-)
[Acer Iconia A500] Bryan858:
Tested 1.2.0 works fine with CWM made 3.1 update br dr1337. just be sure to allow Unknown apps and enable usb debuging.

Thanks for this great rooting app. You devs are great.
[Acer Iconia A500] cwood826:
Hello - installed new 3.1 using cwm on rooted device, cwm left unit rooted. saw this thread and read complete. downloaded your 1.2 apk. seemed to work ok, have titanium backup and drive mount and busybox installer - went to reroot device and I can obtain root with busy box and drive mount - but not titanium backup -- unistalled and reinstalled 1.2 apk - no change - shut unit down and repowered - no change. What am i missing??
[Acer Iconia A500] Bryan858:
Interesting enough, I have all the same apps you mentioned with no issue. I read its not good to update with root however we used a complete rom with su already provided so I think root is not effected. Anyway. What I did was after installing 3.1 I installed root explorer, installed 1.2apk and ran to unroot. You will get an error if USB debuging is not selected, I also had allow mock locations in dev but not sure if it helped or not. After root was uninstalled I. rebooted to cwm reset factory, cleared cache, dalvik cache, bat stats. Then I reinstalled the 3.1 rom. rebooted and setup wifi / market etc. In dev select allow unkown, usb debugging, and mock locations. Installed root explorer, installed and ran 1.2 apk root. Root successful, asks to update su. Then after updates installed titanium bu, restored all apps including my busybox installer, installed busy box and updates. Mount all caused force closes with anything I disconnected regardless if it was mounted or not so I uninstalled it. Ill leave it out till its updated or bugs get worked out. Good luck with all!!
[Acer Iconia A500] bitbank:
Not so sure this is really root...

I just ran the 1.2 APK on my A500 running 3.1 and all the messages indicated that it worked. I then ran my app which takes screenshots and it asked for root permission as usual, but was unable to get access to fb0. The error returned was:

EBUSY 16 /* Device or resource busy */

Anyone have an idea why this doesn't work? Will this require a Cyanogenmod ROM to work properly? The strange thing is that the DDMS (GUI) screenshot tool still works, but when I tried to use ADB command line to "pull" from fb0, it showed the same error.
[Acer Iconia A500] mrehm:
It works perfect for me.

Removed the old su binary and root works now.

Thank you so much

Danke schön
[Acer Iconia A500] uncron:
Works Great now !!!!

Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] vizywhoa:
im having the same problem but the new 1.2 v didn't fix my problem. Its telling me my device is rooted and wait for su permission but su never pops up
[Acer Iconia A500] cwood826:
Yep, mount all is the app that mess's up the works - changed the su files. thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] T0yman:
Thanks

I appreciate all the work the developers do for us, thanks.
[Acer Iconia A500] urdaddi:
It is not clear to me (as a newbie and green with rooting)....will th 1.2 work to root for the OTA 3.1 on a machine that was not rooted at the time the 3.1 was installed?
[Acer Iconia A500] T0yman:
Yes, 3.1 breaks the rooting during install.
[Acer Iconia A500] ahernandez4110:
You now have to installed BusyBox from Market...
[Acer Iconia A500] urdaddi:
Now that I have OTA 3.1 on my machine, I want to gain root again. Does this apk work like the gingerbreak?
[Acer Iconia A500] mrtoken:
quick question

Hi guys.

Just so i am 100% sure this will work,

Currently have 3.0.1 installed with root, just got the OTA update this morning, is it ok to run this (still with root on 3.0.1) install 3.1 via OTA then just run the iconiaroot-1.2.apk to get root back?

I have CWM installed on recovery but i am NOT running a custom rom.

Don't really care if i lose CWM at the moment.

Just really dont want to break the acer lol.

Thanks for the help :)
[Acer Iconia A500] woonjas:
Iconiaroot 1. 2 apk won't open, am I missing something?
[Acer Iconia A500] internetpilot:
I am a career network engineer, but not the most Android techie type of person, but the following is what I did. Hopefully this will help some of the noobies or kinda-sorta people like me to get updated and rooted again. More experienced dev types -- please feel free to correct me on any of this!

1. Prior to downloading the 3.1 OTA, I ran Titanium Backup backing up all my apps and data.

2. I then ran Gingerbreak and selected the unroot option. My A500 rebooted.

3. I tried to run several root apps to verify that I was no longer rooted. All reported I was no longer rooted.

4. I then downloaded the 3.1 OTA and ran it. The update installed fine reporting no errors.

5. I then downloaded IconiaRoot v1.2 from the original post of this thread, installed it, ran it, selected root, and it was reported that it was successful.

6. I then tried running various root apps with mixed success. Specifically (and most importantly to me) Titanium Backup wouldn't work. I fell back on my PC troubleshooting days, rebooted, and everything worked fine.

Summary of My Experience/Advice:

1. I would advise unrooting prior to updating via the OTA. I'm pretty sure this is a requirement.

2. If you are able to get IconiaRoot to run, but things still don't work, reboot your A500 and I suspect things will work.

PS - Not sure if it's related or not, but I had to delete and repair my Bluetooth keyboard -- it was having all kinds of problems after the 3.1 update.
[Acer Iconia A500] mrtoken:
Cheers, I will try it the way you have.

Thanks for the reply :)
[Acer Iconia A500] barfone:
3.1 OTA Offical Update

Just got the OTa 3.1 update. Unrooted the tablet. Installed the update. Installed this APK (old modded gingerbreak no good) rerooted no problems. Unrooted and rerooted. Awesome.
[Acer Iconia A500] metpolds:
HELP would be greatly appreciated

Don't know if anyone can assist with my problem, I have read all posts in this thread and cannot find anyone with EXACTLY the same message. Notified this pm that 3.1 update was ready to arrive OTA. Was running 3.01 with the Gingerbreak 1.20 root, had done for a couple of weeks and was very pleased with the ease of rooting by that method. OK so this afternoon I delayed downloading 3.1 until I had done the following. (1) "Defrosted" all apps I had frozen with "Bloat Freezer" (2) Re-enabled the two Telephony services I had disabled with "Acer Iconia Battery Saver" and (3) Used Gingerbreak 1.20 to restore root. Then downloaded OTA 3.1 update which went without a hitch and from the re-boot everything worked fine.

Then looked around XDA for some way to root 3.1 and obviously found this thread which sc2k had started. Downloaded Iconia Root 1.2.apk which looked as simple and professional as the Gingerbreak system he had published previously. So with high hopes of success I followed his instructions, the following is the error I received::

Starting with root process...

Extracting...

Removing old su binaries...

Install su -> /system/xbin/su...

Install superuser.apk...

Sleeping 5 seconds...

Trying to get su now... please accept

Something went wrong.. You are NOT root!

I have rooted/unrooted/rebooted time after time with precisely the same result.

Although I have some difficulty in fully understanding some of the previous posts, from what I've read I can add this::

I have NO su binary in /system/bin ......... I have a folder "su" in /system/xbin.

Anybody's help would really be appreciated (The device is still working ok, all apps accessible, just not rooted.)
[Acer Iconia A500] enseigner:
Root Newb

Ok,

I did enough research to know what Rooting is. Would anyone be interested in letting me know why I want to Root my a500? Perhaps let me know what apps are out there that I have to be rooted for that I can't live without? If a new OTA update comes, does simply unrooting per the instructions allow me to update? Any other info. Thanks ahead for taking the time to give this newb some info.
[Acer Iconia A500] spades:
Worked for me after installing the Canadian update (4.010.22). Back to root...thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] sc2k:
You have a folder called "su" in your /system/xbin?!? :eek:

Can you please recheck this?
[Acer Iconia A500] tooltimetimc:
sc2k

New to forum. Just updated to 3.1 via Acer today. Updated from 3.01 that I was running rooted with Gingerbreak and I

did not

un-root or even do a backup.

3.1 installed clean and system reset to un-rooted.

Took a couple of tries to download iconiaroot-1.2.apk file complete (not sure why the first few times it would only download 2 kb) onto desktop and placed it in Drop Box.

Opened drop box on tablet, clicked on file and everything went through in around 30 seconds or so. After rooting ran root check app and it confirmed root was successful. Superuser apps seems to work fine also.

So far, no noticeable issues. Thought you would like the feedback. Thanks for doing what you do for us non tech types.

Cheers.
[Acer Iconia A500] tzukuo:
worked with ACER OTA updated.