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[Acer Iconia A500] firestorm2yk:
a501 3.2

Hi,

There is no android 3.1 for the a501, only the stock 3.0.1 and then the latest 3.2

You need to downgrade to 3.0.1, root the a501 using iconiaroot and then install any of the various 3.2 roms out there.

You need to download Acer_A501_1.309.02_COM_GEN1_SD_update.zip

Just google it and you can get it from the filesonic link.

Rename it to update.zip, stick it on a microsd card and then restart the a501 holding volume up + the power button.

This should install the stock 3.0.1 and from there, as stated above, you should be able to use iconiaroot to get root access and then reflash with any of the various 3.2 roms.

Have fun. :)
[Acer Iconia A500] hapid:
Thank you, your help is very apreciated. I downloaded the rom and was able to install it but I ended up as many times before with other romes. After start instantly the message appears "Boot verified failed ...". Since this is a GEN1 version I fear I need a CUS7. Any Idea where I could get 3.0.1 for CUS7? Thanks!
[Acer Iconia A500] firestorm2yk:
Ok,

Try updating to 3.2 again using Acer_A501_0.000.00_4.017.03_EMEA_CUS7 (you need to google it, i cant post links as im new).

Once you are successfully booted into HC3.2, factory reset the a501 by either going to privacy - personal data - factory reset.

Alternatively, you can try the other factory reset method where you:

1. Switch off

2. Press Vol-up + Power

3. If display goes on: Release power but hold vol-up

3. Toggle Lock switch (On>Off>On>Off)

Screen will display:

Erasing Userdata..

Erasing Cache..

Then get the Acer_A501_1.309.02_COM_GEN1_SD_update.zip file and rename it to update.zip, out it on the root of a clean microsd card and start up your a501 holding the power button + volume up to install the stock rom.

This is the process i used to downgrade when i upgraded to 3.2 and realised there was no root access and it works fine on my a501.

Let us know how it goes.
[Acer Iconia A500] hapid:
I followed your advice but with the same outcome "Boot validated failed ...".
[Acer Iconia A500] FloatingFatMan:
3.2 is using a new bootloader that itsmagic doesn't work with. For now, you'll have to stick with stock 3.2 (if it's still working for you). You cannot root these devices yet and you cannot downgrade them either.
[Acer Iconia A500] hapid:
3.2 is working. I'm always able to reanimate with 3.2. Thanks anyway!
[Acer Iconia A500] hapid:
Solution

Finally the solution is here: [TUT] Revert OTA 3.2 back to 3.0.1
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wryun:
I edited the png file(s) in the SystemUi.apk and attempted to install/replace the .apk file.

After rebooting, I have no status bar.

What is the best way to make my status bar transparent?

I took the original .png file and replaced it with a transparent .png.

Thanks.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ridgeburner:
I would also like to know how to accomplish this...

Running Fresh Evo 4.2...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tommytomatoe:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15199389&postcount=1237

---------- Post added at 11:13 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:11 AM ----------

btw. after you make those edits, you need to also replace the png with transparent one. Works with Gingerbread, but the guide is directed towards Sense 2.1 Gingerbread.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NSThemes:
Helpful as always!
[Acer Iconia A500] miggy972:
I have in my possession a Acer A500 that a "friend" asked me to look at for them. The thing is, I am almost certain he stole it... He has no job and has been caught red handed several times in the past with iphones, ipods, cell phones, etc that he stole.

I would like to find out who the original owner is of the tablet so I can give them an anonymous tip... The problem is, the security pattern is set on the device. I know how to do a hard reset, but I don't want to wipe any of the information that may be on the device....

Any ideas?
[Acer Iconia A500] dito33:
Yeah, give to to police.
[Acer Iconia A500] ctiger:
Or persuade your friend to give it to police. You don't want to get into such a mess.
[Acer Iconia A500] v_lestat:
this is obviously not your FRIEND....

you obviously seem like a decent person by what you are wanting to do.

call the police and turn your friend in.. period. end of story.

if the person, the original owner, registered the unit you should be able to call acer and give them the s/n and your contact info and ask them to call the owner and give that person your info and have them call you so you can work out a time to meet up and you can give this person their item back.

i personally would try Acer first.

the police wont do anything but take the tablet, sit it in a evidence collection box, and in 6 months it will get auctioned off and the owner will never ever get it back.
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
Turn it in to police. Give them the Acer support phone number.they might be able to use the SN number to get thenright owner.if it were registered.

I CAN NOT STAND A THIEF

Good luck..
[Acer Iconia A500] thinhletien:
sell it to me with haft price :D

just kidding, actually, not sure this is stolen by your friend, so just give it back to him, and get out of this mess.
[Acer Iconia A500] lvfd404:
Sure sounds like a moral dilema. Police, as told by others here, probably wont be very useful. Your "friend" doesnt seem like he will do the right thing. All in all, if you dont try to figure out the owner, chances are it will never get back to him/her.

Maybe some of the other members here can confirm or not. Would booting into safe mode bypass the security pattern as it has done on several android phones?
[Acer Iconia A500] phoenixbennu:
there is a reason that I list the owners information on the lock screen lol.

Isnt there a way to adj some of the lock outs from booting into recovery?
[Acer Iconia A500] tkolev:
You should either ask him for the unlock pattern (if it's not stolen, he should know it - you can tell him you want to check out the tablet, but really see the owner info) or just give it back to him and blacklist his phone number to never hear from him again. As you should know "I'm just holding it for my friend" is not much of an alibi for the police in the odd chance they manage to trace him.
[Acer Iconia A500] miggy972:
If I could be 100% sure that it was stolen, I would just give it to the police, but there is always the small possibility it is his. And you are right, he is not my "friend", but as the saying goes, keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

I've actually been trying to catch him stealing from me for a while, but I don't think he would ever take the bait because I would rain havoc down upon him (I have a bit of a temper).

I looked all over the tab for the serial number and it doesn't seem to be anyplace on the device itself... (PS. I also have a A500)
[Acer Iconia A500] bogia:
you can see the serial number on the back of microSD card cover.
[Acer Iconia A500] gammaRascal:
Call Acer support and if the original owner had registered the serial then convince Acer support that you would like them to email the original owner, possibly forwarding your email or some way to contact you.
[Acer Iconia A500] lcpl:
i would say find a cool cop and have him/her use their power as a law enforcer to help you cordnate with Acer to contact the owner. They might even direct you to an officer that's on pawn duty, their main focus is running serial numbers for reported stolen items in pawn shops and reterning them to their owners.
[Acer Iconia A500] mburke178:
if it was stolen, and reported stolen the police will have the serial number. They would ask for it, which is on the box itself, when the report was filed. That is if it was reported stolen and if the original owner still had the box. By holding on to it you yourself are committing a crime, receiving stolen goods. I would either give it back to the douche or the police. If you go the police route they are going to want to know the guys name you got it from and you will be involved in the whatever actions follow. Even if you manage to get it back to the original owner most likely they will inform the police you had their stolen tablet and want to know how/who you got it from.
[Acer Iconia A500] jodiac:
I haven't registered my tablet yet! Seeing this I'm registering right now!
[Acer Iconia A500] Euclid's Brother:
Maybe its rooted? Worth a try to do an adb connection to it. Or at least connect to PC and see the contents of the I eternal sdcard? Maybe there's some contact info or a picture you can post up locally to see if anyone is recognized?
[Acer Iconia A500] boredbutter:
Wash your hands of it... Give it back to your douchey friend and forget you saw it...

Trying to do the right thing only gets you screwed by being involved... You are not innocent until proven guilty... That's why you get put in cuffs till it all gets sorted out...

So once again... Wash your hands...

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[Acer Iconia A500] antonio8:
What does he want you to look at for him?

If it is his he will have the unlock code. If he says he can't remember then it probably is not his.

I run into this problem every now and then. I work on friends and friends of friends laptops and computers as a hobby. If I get any that has apassword that needs booted up and they tell me they forgot it. It goes right back to them.

I was in a situation one time where I was curious to know so I did bypass and booted up in windows. Sure enough it was someone elses laptop. I just gave it back and said there was nothing I could do.

So know I don't even mess with them. No password. No fix.
[Acer Iconia A500] BiggTony:
This

If you suspect that you're in possession of a stolen item, report it to the police as found with no knowledge of it being stolen, would likely not be a big deal. Being in possession of a stolen item and reporting it to the police while knowing the suspect can and would likely be a hairy situation. Because if he really isn't much of a friend or prepared to throw you under the bus in retaliation....it's your word against his and you are the last one to have the item.

While I do think it's best that you notify the authorities,I suggest you give it back first. But on the other hand, you would likely be better off telling the authorities that he left the item with out you having any knowledge of it and knowing his character you suspect it's stolen. If you tell them you willingly accepted to hold on to the item......think of what you are admitting.
[Acer Iconia A500] miggy972:
I'm almost certain that this is only the case if you *knowingly* receive stolen goods. And all I have is a suspicion, I could be wrong...

The tablet has been just sitting on my desk since I last posted, I almost forgot it was even there...

I will probably just end up giving it back to the dude who gave it to me, and tell him there was nothing I could do with it. He is completely ignorant when it comes to anything technology related. If I had any proof whatsoever that it was stolen, I would do something about it, unfortunately that is not the case.

You cannot just go around accusing people of theft without proof, I was hoping to find some on the tablet itself, but it doesn't look like that is going to happen.

I'll just have to catch him doing something else at another time (might be time to install a hidden cam focused on where I leave my wallet when I am home)...

Don't worry, his time will come...
[Motorola Triumph] iloveandroid16:
Hey you guys i was wondering can anyone port Miui to the Triumph, for the ones that don't know what it is cheack it out on youtube im sure you would like it. Plus since we have cm7 it is possible just need a dev to began the process, i would be happy to be a tester :-)
[Motorola Triumph] agentc13:
I know someone on androidforums is working on a miui themed version of the cm7 build. It is a work in progress, I am not sure if it will be exactly what you are looking for though.
[Motorola Triumph] iloveandroid16:
Ive tried, its not hitting on nothing, im trying to find out how to port it myself.
[Motorola Triumph] garymachete:
http://www.4shared.com/file/CNv35JyZ/MIUI_Launcher_21_by_Vipitus.htm

This is the closet to miui I have ever seen that's not actual miui. Try it, its definitely the best launcher, especially teamed with cm7. Until someone ports actual miui.
[Motorola Triumph] primetechv2:
Porting a whole ROM might border on "insanely difficult," I suffer even changing a clock color here and there.

I did recently steal and re-theme some nice MIUI clocks from Factory Widgets, and if you want the look then go check out the ROMs here. They look noticeably similar.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ONDR4SH3K:
I'm sorry for this question, but: How difficult is create an app, when my knowledge of programing languages (C#, C++) is very very very low? I want create something like xda app for forum, when I must get informations from another server. Like curl in PHP.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] finalzero:
Well it's not easy unless you have experience of C#/VB.NET and the .NET Framework to be honest.

I can see what you're trying to do but there isn't a simple way of going about it (yet).

I would recommend downloading the Microsoft Visual Studio Express tools (http://www.microsoft.com/express).

Then you will need the software development kit (SDK):

http://create.msdn.com/en-gb?WT.mc-id=src-c-gb-Non-wp7-F1-

Download the free tools which includes projects that let you build Windows Phone 7 apps and run them on a WP7 emulator on your PC (not sure if this SDK works with the Express version of Visual Studio as I have Visual Studio 2010 Premium).

Finally check out some forums, search on google for some tutorials...You will want to learn about Silverlight and WPF for sure if you want to build anything productive on WP7 OS.

Good luck.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ONDR4SH3K:
Visual studio and SDK tools already have. I watched many videos and read many tutorials, but something, like curl function not found it. Or I find with bad question. Or source code with this function maybe help me. :) Anyway, thanks for respond. :) I appreciate it.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigtime1:
i been googling watching vids and reading tuts trying to enlighten myself. im also interested in creating apps ill send u some links to what ever i find that is useful.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] ElAguila:
Does the sound enhancer only work with the stock music app? For other music apps and video apps do I need to install something like dsp manager?
[Nook Color General] 22jjones:
Running CM7 in EMMC nightly 177, all is well. Had the nook about a month. Amazed at what a cool little tablet this is after reflashing. My only lament is I wish the audio out the headset jack was at least decent. I do understand, this was built to be a reader, not an audio-anything. And I'm thinking more and more that's just how it is, forget Pandora, etc.

But I still have scant hopes of alternatives. I've read about host mode in Nook Tweaks, and that folks have at least powered or maybe recognized a FiiO E7 headphone amp/DAC, but I doubt that I can use any app to play high quality audio thru the usb....yet.

What about Bluetooth? Does the Audio sound any better?

First post, hope it gets some interest!
[Nook Color General] votinh:
I can never get the audio out via bluetooth.

I've tried 3 different bluetooth headsets.

All have a common issue "paired but not connected"

There were a few threads about it, but I couldn't just get it through.

Some other members do have no problem though.
[Nook Color General] SunTzuTech:
I paired a Samsung HM3500 ($6 after rebate) which is an bluetooth

earpiece with a usb connection to stereo in-ear phones with a microphone.

Worked great until the battery went low, then the CM7 nook started

freezing the audio as the connection was lost and remade. This is on

a Color Nook booting CM7 nightly 177 off a SanDisk 4Gb class 4 uSD disk.
[Nook Color General] JLCollier2005:
I have a generic bestbuy BT headset and the sound is great out of it! Not sure why I was able to get the sound, it's been working for me since nightly 38 or so, but I have NOT tried any of the recent nightlies or the RC for 7.1. As for the volume level, after I got Volume++ I thought it got pretty good sound. Of course other devices sound better, but like you said it' kind of a built in problem with the nook.

I did buy a Plantronics BT headset yesterday and haven't tried it with the nook. I'll try it later and post here if it works,
[Nook Color General] votinh:
For some reason, I thought it's brand-dependent.

Pls try your Plantronics and let me know how it goes.

I just tried the Plantronics Voyager 520 2 days ago, didn't work
[Nook Color General] Dj-Gutz:
I'm the one that connected the Fiio E7+L7 and another home dac

I tested the E7+L7 in my car and in first impression it sounded almost as good as my E-MU 0404 PCI card I have on my CAR-PC ( will do extensive testing when I'll install the nook )

You want better quality? get a better DAC

I don't see why BT will give better SQ , I think it will be way worse

As far as apps , PowerAmp seems to be doing it's job and playing FLAC's without any issues so I don't see the problem here
[Nook Color General] Taosaur:
It's hard to even talk about audio quality (or video quality, food quality, film quality, book quality) without getting a baseline for what a person considers satisfactory, unsatisfactory, great or awful. Some people--possibly most people--are all but oblivious to most of their senses, but then there are some few aficionados of anything and everything under the sun.

I'm not much of an audiophile--Apple stock earbuds do not meet my standards, but most $20 in-ear phones (Skull Candy, Sony, loving my JVC Air Cushions) + iPod + mp3s do meet my standards. From that perspective, I find that adjusting DAC and headphone gain in Nook Tweaks brings the NC up to satisfactory performance for headphones (I can get reasonable fidelity at minor-hearing-damage volume levles), but still weak for line-out.

I've really used the NC a lot less for music than audiobooks, though, where sound quality is less of a concern.
[Nook Color General] magicmonster:
Plantronics 320 does not connect.
[Nook Color General] 22jjones:
Thanks for replies! I'm going to try PowerAmp and flacs. I guess one of my let downs was streaming Pandora or Naptser, but I realize now that even with wifi these are lower bit rate than from a PC. However, with Nook Tweaks and DSP Manager, I can get to a point that is ok.
[Nook Color General] Taosaur:
You might want to stick to just Nook Tweaks for boosting gain. DSP Manager is still useful for equalizing, but layering PowerAmp's boost on top of DSP's boost on top of Nook Tweaks' boost may not be a good idea.
[Nook Color General] 22jjones:
@Taosaur, I tried PowerAmp with flac and ape files last night, and ended up doing exactly as you recommended. DSP ended up turned off. This was my first look at PowerAmp, pretty sweet app. So I had just a little dac and headset gain increase on nook tweaks, and pretty high pre-amp along with eq in PowerAmp. Using a decent set of noise-cancelling buds from Audio Technica. Result is pretty nice! I was looping one song for about an hour while I tried different settings, Pink Floyd - Brain Damage. Now I can't get it out of my head. Not such a bad thing..
[Nook Color General] 22jjones:
**New Info*** I went ahead and bought a refurb FiiO E7 for 69 bux. Charged it up and plugged it in the Nook usb and Viola! Pretty sweet improvement over headphone jack. So, yes, you get a USB DAC, plug it in, and usb audio out comes to life. The FiiO E7 is ideal for this because it is a DAC and Amp in one small package. So virtually no annoying hiss, plenty of gain without distortion, much fuller overall sound, and way more total volume than you can handle. Only prob is at times the audio gets little skips/clicks when the Nook display is busy, I think. Either that or my sd card reading is causing it. I'm on a 16GB class 10, and I read somewhere the higher class cards can be troublesome compared to class 4's.

To recap setup, CM7 recent nightly+Nook Tweaks USB Host Mode.
[Nook Color General] Taosaur:
I'm guessing you need to route that through a powered hub, right? Does it work if the hub is not plugged into the wall?

If you haven't moved any apps to SD and aren't running your OS from SD, I'd be surprised if it's causing you any problems.
[Nook Color General] 22jjones:
No hub! The E7 has it's own battery power, lasts forever. Just a cable with an adapter. I'm running in emmc, build 206. I'll check sdcard, i think i may have put an app on it at one point.
[Nook Color General] radleym:
usb "sound cards"

There are a whole raft of cheap usb sound interfaces - equivalent to a sound card on a desktop machine. I got one on ebay for 7$, stereo headphone output is pretty good with the nook. There are 5.1 and 7.1 devices advertised too.

Unfortunately, the sample rate used for the mic differs from that used for playback, so whatever I record via mic plays back in very slo-mo.

I understand that somebody has found a device whose mic input works with the nook, but I had no luck finding exactly what he described.

I'm very interested in the voice input side, both for speech-to-text and for comms, especially skype. Anybody have any new info?
[Nook Color General] chazman1117:
Is there a way to use the Fiio e7 and continue to power the Nook using the stock USB cable?

I am using the NC as a headunit in my car and i would love to have the e7 as my DAC, but I would need to have continuous power for the NC.

Any Ideas?
[Nook Color General] guisar:
I can only suggest you plug the NC in when you park the car. I'd say an hour or two per day would be MORE than sufficient to run off the battery the rest of the time. Inconvenient yes but I think all tablets will suffer from this problem (sucky internal codecs and only one power connection which is also shared with any usb host).
[Nook Color General] Double C:
Excuse my ignorance...what kind of adapter do you need for this?

Thanks!
[Nook Color General] Taosaur:
Either microUSB male to full USB female to plug straight into the NC, or full USB female-to-female to put on the end of the cord.
[Nook Color General] 22jjones:
In my case, the FiiO has a mini usb port, and i use adapter on the FiiO. So I have FiiO > mini usb to full usb female adapter > full male to micro usb cable > Nook.
[Nook Color General] 22jjones:
Latest on this topic...Nook, Cm7, FiiO E7, MOG...jaw dropping incredible audio. I am amazed. The high bitrate with MOG is unreal for streaming. USB audio rocks!
[Nook Color General] chazman1117:
Need some guidance on this....

Have latest stable CM7 running off SD on my NC, FIIO e7 charged, nook tweaks set to USB host mode

I have tried several configurations to no avail. I have tried a carnetix 12 usb hub ( i am using this in my vehicle) using the usb out of the NC to the input of the hub and I cannot establish a connection to the FIIO.

I also tried using the FIIO connected directly to the NC using a gender bender female to female usb , no audio.

Please tell me what you did to get this working, I am going nuts trying to figure this out.
[Nook Color General] 22jjones:
Have to ask, you are not using the jack on the bottom as a line out, right? It's a line in jack. Try to get it working with headphones first. While the FiiO is plugged in, disable and enable usb host mode a couple of times. I have to do that sometimes. In terminal, look at output from dmesg to see if you have some usb detection activity going on. Also, the only output from the E7 is two headphone jacks at top. If you want a true line-out with line level for an audio system, you have to get the L7 add on for the FiiO. It is inexpensive, I think around 10 bucks. Another warning, it seems on mine that if the app playing music is actively displayed while playing, I get occasional clicks in music. If I minimize app, or turn off screen, clicks go away. I'm using NC now as my streaming head for MOG, and I always shut down screen while playing. HTH