yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] bemyax:
I did. I reran the three commands from earlier in the thread in adb. Allowed Superuser to update su. Then rebooted. Now everything seems like it's back to normal. That is, Titanium Backup, ROM Manager and Set DNS can be granted root access again.

I'd be leery of the process working if the device hadn't already been rooted, but I'm sure we'll hear from someone.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] brendan802:
I am also on 3.2.1 and re running the command worked for me. I'm fairly certain it will work even if you weren't rooted before hand since it unroots it after the update. The commands just overwrite the system/xbin/su file changing its permissions to read write and execute for user. After the update it resets the permissions which effectively unroot without physically removing su
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] sevenup30:
i can confirm, i just received my a100 2h ago with HC 3.2 and i success the root . Now i m waiting for a custom recovery :)
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] gtrplr71:
Hey fellas I got mine yesterday at BB ver.3.2. and rooted we need some support!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Mordak:
I picked up a $189 Acer Iconia A100 on Black Friday from Best Buy and wanted to root it moments after I got home with it. I found a site that offered the instructions with kudo's to XDA at the bottom of the article. I came here imediately and searched for the root procedure. I found some complex stuff using ADB which is fine (I used ADB to root my phone last year) but I wanted something a bit quicker and easier so Google brought me to: http://dcarico.com/articles/android-apps/1016-acer-iconia-a100-root-instructions.html

I can confirm that I did this without ADB or a Laptop/desktop computer. He uses ES File Explorer and Android Terminal Emulator.

Basically, you'll need to download the su.zip he provides in the article, unzip the su.zip into the /mnt/sdcard directory, copy and paste 3 lines into the Terminal Emulator and then you are good to go. I downloaded Superuser from the Android Market and installed and I also installed busybox, Titanium Backup, etc. I hope this helps any of you new Acer Iconia A100 users. :D

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Download it to the device from whatever website you found it on and the use a file manager Like ES File Manager to extract the zip to the directory you want.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] gtrplr71:
guys after you achive root DL accer recovery installer from the market and it will install CWM recovery!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] painter_:
The Acer Recovery and CWM does not work on the A100.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
Yup, currently this device has no custom recovery method. Someone needs to crack the bootloader in order to get cwm to work.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Mordak:
+1 from me as well. :D
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Ceelos09:
First of all, I'm new to this community :)

Second of all, I've asked Devs from other communities if they could lend us a hand and a couple of them have agreed. I will try working with them in an attempt to contribute something to this community. Just be patient, as it may take some time tho.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] samomamo:
Thanx
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jay_993:
saw you buying the acer in marketplace haha. welcome to XDA :)
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] sevenup30:
Thanks it's great to see new devs on our A100!, if i could help, just let me know.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] 6stringandy:
The recovery you found there I believe to be the A500 recovery, which is useless to the A100 and is guaranteed to leave your tablet useless and you screwed with a capital "F"!

Be patient, we'll have this thing cracked shortly after the ICS update.

I, for one, have thoroughly enjoyed my A100 thus far without root!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jondi23:
Is there an easy way to root? Superoneclick?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] slayerpsp:
thank you for the link this worked the first try copy and paste real easy

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not yet but its not that hard i used the Terminal emulator method

found here i take no credit for this thanks goes to Mordak

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[Acer Iconia Tab A100] goofball2k:
I seem unable to root 3.2.1 using the following commands:

I've made sure that I've unzipped the

su

file to the proper directory. The commands don't give any error when run. I'm using the same su file that I used with 3.2 and I've done a full security erase/factory reset from settings.

Any ideas?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] painter_:
Do you have the su binary file on the external SD card or on the internal memory?

When I updated to 3.2.1 I pulled out my SD card and popped it into the desktop computer to copy the SU binary to it. I put it in the A100 and tried to root and it kept failing. Finally after some time I remembered that the internal storage is mounted on /sdcard. I changed that path to /mnt/external_sd/.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] goofball2k:
Thanks for helping.

Had a facepalm moment, I think.

Forgot to install Superuser, doh! :eek:

Now i'm rooted and back in action like before!!

This community rocks! :D

Custom ROM coming with NTFS support? lol.

What I'd really like is to be able to replace this battery with a bigger/higher cap battery.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] pa0lo25:
Got my a100 two days ago.

Tried these steps .. no error. I tried installing superuser -- it does not say root! installed busybox 1.93 -- able to install it. Installed Titanium Back-up - could not acquire root previlege.

Any ideas?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
I've found the easiest way to get root is by doing the following:

From your a100's browser download the copy of su below:

http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/su-2.3.2-efgh-bin-signed.zip

Next, use a file manager (like astra or similar) to extract the su file and copy it to the root of your external sdcard. (/mnt/sdcard)

Install a terminal emulator from the market.

Open the terminal emulator and copy / paste the following into it:

/system/bin/cmdclient ec_micswitch '`mount -o remount,rw /system`'

/system/bin/cmdclient ec_micswitch '`cat /mnt/sdcard/su >/system/xbin/su`'

/system/bin/cmdclient ec_micswitch '`chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su`'

ls /system/xbin/su

If the last command says something about no such file, you've done something wrong. Check to see that the su file itself is in /mnt/sdcard (you can type this in the terminal emulator to check:

ls /mnt/sdcard/su

if that comes back no such file.. then you didn't copy the su file to the right place.

If the last command shows /system/xbin/su then you're all set, install superuser.apk from the market. Install titanium backup and see if it prompts for superuser wheb you launch it. If that works install busybox.

Hope this helps!

The su copy commands are thanks to sc2k and sabliss also of XDA. Good luck!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
The above method worked perfectly. Got root. Downloaded Superuser. Updated Binary. Installed Busybox. Backed up Apps with Tibu. Took less then 10 minutes. :)

Thanks!!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] vache:
I'm looking for an A100 user to test something for the recovery, preferably someone with some knowledge with commandline and Linux.

Send me a PM or a mail.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] timmytim:
PM sent

10char
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jay_993:
Please create some magic on the A100!

We are in need of TLC :)

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Thanks button clicked for that LOL
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
if you need any help with linux commands, compiling, or anything else android please let me know! I'm an amateur developer but have compiled and got working copies of cm7 and other roms for the htc aria and have hacked up the Motorola Atrix. I have been working on some stuff for the a100, just can't get very far with the locked bootloader. I was hoping that the rom decryption utility would shed some light, but it didn't turn up anything useful :(
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jay_993:
It's nice to see that at least few devs are lurking around here now :D
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] TheUndertaker21:
god, i got one of those sadly theres no rom for it

i really love it. devs dont give a crap about 7in unless its sammy or amazon :(
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
Read a lil deeper on this forum and you'll find you're wrong...
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] TheUndertaker21:
you right. i didnt read all the posts above. because i got mine for 270 dollars on ebay new and i was gonna sell it since i can only root the thing :(
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] mjybarr:
Worked like a charm! Thanks

Sent from meXdroid Acer Iconia A100
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] notsointeresting:
Since you got it working may I ask if this provides temporary or full root? (Temporary=Root is lost along with /system changes after reboot)
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] painter_:
It is full root. Survives reboot.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] BigGunn:
I've read all 15 pages of this thread and tried every method in here and can not get root on my A100. Just got it yesterday and it came with 3.2.1 installed on it already. No idea what the problem is.

With the terminal emulator method, I verified that the /system/xbin/su is there, but it still says it isn't rooted after I try Titanium Backup. When I try to verify I downloaded and zipped to the right place, it doesn't find it.

Just to be clear... I downloaded the zip, extracted the META-INF and System folders to the /mnt/sdcard directory, but no joy.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] painter_:
How many bytes is /system/xbin/su? Did you copy the SU binary to the internal storage or to an micro SD card? If it is on the external SD card the n the command "cat /mnt/sdcard/su >/system/xbin/su" Needs to be modified to "cat /mnt/external_sd/su >/system/xbin/su"
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] BigGunn:
yes it is in the /mnt/sdcard/

I don't have an external SD in it yet.

Filesize in the /system/xbin is 25.71kb with a last modified date and time of the last time I attempted it.

When I try to use the Windows adb commands, it always says it cant find the file specified.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] painter_:
Did you install superuser from the market?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] BigGunn:
Yeah installed superuser from the market
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] bytemehard:
I just rooted 2 of these units following directions in this thread....just to be clear did you do this exactly

Place the su-2.3.2-efgh-bin-signed.zip file in the root of INTERNAL SD (mnt/sdcard, not external SD), and unzip it into this same directory. While still at root /mnt/sdcard, locate and open the <system> folder that was just extracted, then the <bin> folder, and copy the su file that is inside. Navigate back to <root/mnt/sdcard>, and paste that su file.

then copy/paste the following commands exactly in the terminal

/system/bin/cmdclient ec_micswitch '`mount -o remount,rw /system`'

/system/bin/cmdclient ec_micswitch '`cat /mnt/sdcard/su >/system/xbin/su`'

/system/bin/cmdclient ec_micswitch '`chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su`'

ls /system/xbin/su

then install and run superuser from the market

worked on 3.2
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] BigGunn:
Got it! I was just extracting the zip & not moving the su file. Thanks!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] bytemehard:
Good deal.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Easier Root??

Edit: Nevermind!

I guess Root Explorer's script executing wouldn't work for rooting. I wonder about gScript lite??
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
wont work, problem is that the script needs execute permissions which cant be done on sdcard or external_sd. You'd have to write an apk to do it and run it as a standard app or copy the script to some where internally (say /data) and chmod the script to give it execute permissions. Would be just as easy to follow the instructions.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Awww man...way to give up my hopes LOL. Any way I'll just keep a .txt file with the lines and the su file on my external SD.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] icefish1412:
Hello, do anyone here own the a101 model and know how to root it?

I've tried the method above couple of times but it isn't working, even the is command to check the file is not permitted. When copying the su using terminal emulator it shows $ but the su wasn't copied to the xbin/

The software is HC 3.2.1 btw. Thanks before :)
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] linuxman008:
just like how older root methods on honeycomb aren't working, I would assume that 3.2.1 might make this not work. As far as I know, all of the a100, that aren't a101s, only have 3.2, so we can use this, but for you, maybe not.

Now I'm not sure about this, as I don't really see the need for root yet, as not once has ad block ever worked for me, ads still show in the browser and apps. Also, turning a wifi tab into a wifi hotspot? Really? Wifi-seption much? Anyway, if you still want to do this, you may or may not be out of luck, check the past few pages and see if anyone had success with a tab that did have 3.2.1, and if they did, you are probably just doing this wrong.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Mine is rooted. Granted it's not an a101
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] 6stringandy:
I haven't tried this myself yet, mainly because I have no need for root, but go here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18493425 and use the upgrade utility to downgrade your tab to one of the earlier packages. If there was a patch made to prevent root, the earlier versions wouldn't have that patch.

Before you go doing that, could anyone here confirm for both of us that this would work?

If it does work, don't update your system after because you will lose root all over again.

EDIT: Oh, and after you downgrade, run the same root process again and it should work flawlessly then.

ummmmm............ could you repeat that?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] notsointeresting:
I'm on 3.2.1 rooted same instructions the other guy followed
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] stompysan:
I recently updated my A100 to 3.2.1 and had some trouble rooting. Root Checker was saying that I do not have root, but the folder was present in the /system/xbin directory. I needed to install the Superuser APK, and then update the su binaries before any app detected that I had root. The old binary didn't like any apps that required root on this build, for some reason. Does anyone have any idea as to why this would be? Installing the Superuser APK and not updating the su binaries would not grant me Superuser.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] icefish1412:
I see, so the root seems to be obtained from the older system, and it still stays after the update to 3.2.1. Maybe i'll try that later.

I mainly need root for titanium backup, some of my apps data are there haha.

Thanks for the replies, really appreciate it
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] toyface:
Thanks for these clean cut instructions, got my tab nicely rooted and had fun doing so :)
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jondi23:
http://www.acertabletforum.com/foru...ssion/1167-rooting-iconia-a100-made-easy.html

It work for me. Acer a100 3.2.1 rooted
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Lol those instructions are posted right above your post.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jondi23:
Lol oops
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] FloatingFatMan:
Has anyone managed to root the A101 yet?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] benpwarner:
yea

using the terminal worked to get root for me
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] FloatingFatMan:
For the A100, or the A101? A101 is using a different ROM and the instructions oft repeated in this thread do not work.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] madman_sle:
Just picked up an a100 today, followed instructions in the thread and rooted perfectly. After removing a ton of bloat this thing is flying! Thanks!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
10 second auto root (need a ginea pig for testing)

Super easy, 10 second root... Need a gunea pig that doesnt have root already to try this...

Install terminal emulator and a file browser from the market (astro file browser works really well)

Download the attached root.sh.zip file and extract its contents to /mnt/sdcard

Open terminal emulator and copy / paste the following into it:

/mnt/sdcard/root.sh

Sit back and wait and in about 10 seconds you should be rooted. Once its done download the superuser app from the market and be sure to open it, install busybox and whatever else afterward, just be sure to open that superuser app at least once before you do!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Yay! I hope it works. Too bad I'm rooted though. Funny thing I had to root 2 more time since the last time I posted about an easier way. Haha thanks.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] BigGunn:
Get a permission denied error
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
When you run /mnt/sdcard/root.sh?
[HTC Desire S] nk111:
Question: How comes that everyone tells people they have to downgrade their phones or install 3rd party hboots just to get root?

Maybe I'm missing something here or did just not read carefully enough ;) but if you just want to install superuser and su or let's say gtalk 1.3 with video enabled then the temp root solution with adb and fre3vo is working quite well for this.

After that you still have your stock rom with all your settings. Ok you don't have a custom recovery and no rooted adb but if you really just wanted root access on stock rom this ist the cleanest and fastest way.
[HTC Desire S] jorgen2009:
....until you reboot that is
[HTC Desire S] nk111:
nope! With installing su and superuser using the temp root method you will keep root access after reboots.
[HTC Desire S] jorgen2009:
and you're sure your phone is S-ON? Weird... Anyway installing a custom recovery would (normally:)) be out of the question and thus installing custom firmware
[HTC Desire S] nk111:
Yes for custom firmware and recovery S-Off is still needed. I just wanted to stop people from removing important security features without thinking about it just because everyone says install this and remove that.
[HTC EVO 3D] Thaxx:
I spend a lot of time tethering and just using my phone with the charger on... But if I spend too much time on it the phone still dies... I look at my battery usage and even though it IS charging the graph is still going down... Any word?
[HTC EVO 3D] Night·Fire:
Do you have it plugged into the wall or through the USB port?

The phone uses more mAh than the USB port is capable of providing if you are doing almost anything with the phone. The wall charger can have a hard time keeping up at times too.
[HTC EVO 3D] joeykrim:
I had the same problem with my EVO and the issue seems to still exist on the EVO 3D. Essentially, as posted above, when plugged into a computer, the phone charges at a lower mA than it does when plugged into the wall. Tethering uses both the WiFi radio and the 3G/4G radio which consume more power than the charging is able to supply, hence you'll see the phone slowly die even though it is charging.

I haven't really seen a good long term solution for this. I know, in an attempt to mitigate power consumption, the CPU can be down clocked and ran at a lower speed (SetCPU common App used for this purpose and free on XDA), but not sure how significant the impact it will have on the power drain.

It really would be interesting to see some detailed stats on how much power each radio in the EVO 3D consumes when used alone and when used together.

Hope that helps!
[HTC EVO 3D] Thaxx:
Thanks both of you but I do charge it though the ac adapter... Its gotten to the point where I got the screen all the way down and only using 3g so it barely charges... I can't even use netflix that way
[HTC EVO 3D] saltorio:
Are you wifi or USB tethering?

Because wifi tethering will chew through battery like nobody's business. When tethering through wifi, you are operating both the 3G/4G radio as well as the wifi radio, and doing so pretty extensively. To boot, the 3G/4G reception where you are may not be ideal, so the radio has to try harder to maintain a signal.

I've had two other smartphones that I tethered daily with, and in both cases the battery would slowly drain even while plugged into the stock charger for the phone, so that by the end of my workday the battery would be around 30-50% despite being plugged in the whole time.

You may want to get a 3rd-party charger with a higher mA rating (something in the 1500mA range), which may help.
[HTC EVO 3D] life64x:
The charging unit on the phone will down grade to one amp even if you get a 1500 ma charger. I have a iPad charger rated st 2.1 amps and still charges as fast as the stock charger. This is built in protection. I may be wrong..
[HTC EVO 3D] saltorio:
Ah, that's good to know.
[HTC EVO 3D] Success100:
ive never had a phone that keep keep up with charging while wifi tethering. 4g phones are especially bad because of the wimax radio
[HTC EVO 3D] life64x:
It kinda makes sense...if WiFi tethering and mobile network on easily will exceed the normal thereshold of over 1 amp...hence battery gets hot and chrarger is working overtime in trying to power the phone with every thing going on and charging the battery with ma usage exceeding regulated power. I never thought of it like that.to bad I cannot diet this way...:D
[HTC EVO 3D] saltorio:
Yeah, it's a similar issue to what can happen is using Google Navigation:

GPS + constant data + screen + graphic rendering = drain

I picked up a 1A car charger just to help combat that, though apparently Google is working on this very issue themselves:

http://www.google.vu/support/forum/...n&fid=4cc9c887d2e027120004a7f6a622a7be&hltp=2
[HTC EVO 3D] ScottSNX:
I don't think that's right. I bought a rapid charger off Ebay and definitely notice the difference from the other Samsung charger I was using. Maybe the Samsung was only rated less than 1 amp, I don't know, but this charger will take my phone from under 50% to about 95% in the half hour drive to work.

I had the same problem as the OP. Running the GPS and Nav apps for the duration of the trip would leave my phone with less juice than when I started. After the new power cord it's a few percentage points higher at least.

I bought this one. For $3 bucks I figured I couldn't go wrong since it was a U.S. seller and had high feedback.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300518663951&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
[HTC EVO 3D] saltorio:
Depends o the amperage of the charger being used. Many older chargers and stock chargers from all but the most recent phones are in the 500mA to 750mA range. The data on the charger should list it's output.
[HTC EVO 3D] Night·Fire:
A lot of USB car chargers need to be modded to get the full power out of them. They basically tell the phone that it's connected to a computer and to only take ~500mA. When you mod them, the phone will pull ~1A.

There's a thread somewhere around that talks about it and shows how to do it, I think it's in the EVO 4G forum. Basically, you short out pin 2 and 3 so the phone knows it's not connected to a computer.
[HTC EVO 3D] saltorio:
I thought that had to do with getting iPhone chargers to work on the every other device on Earth? Something about Apple speccing the ground differently or something?

I know that with the vast majority of older iPhone-intended chargers, they simply won't charge any other USB device I've tried (my old Xperia X10, my mom's Sony eReader, the EVO 3D, my friend's Samsung Galaxy). If they were simply being limited to 500mA, they'd still charge, just not particularly fast.

-edit-

OK, I think I found the issue (from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus):

There's also a good discussion on it here: http://superuser.com/questions/7765...connected-with-my-pc-to-charge-my-droid-phone
[Samsung Infuse 4G] LG_iiNsTiiNcT:
Someone help me please i have a badass theme i made on uot kitchen but it wont finish it can upload framework or systemui or klick send to kitchen help please

Sent from my Super infused device some may call a cell phone
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilboyz:
i have a stock AT&T Atrix shipping version Blur_Version.4.1.26.MB860.ATT.en.US. im planning to SIM unlock it and send it to the Philippines. Is it possible to update to version Blur_Version.4.1.57.MB860.ATT.en.US to Blur_Version.4.1.83.MB860.ATT.en.US and to Blur_Version.4.5.91.MB860.ATT.en.US by using different carrier/network here in the Philippines?

what should I do? please help.

thanks in advance.