yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
Sorry you're having troubles - it happens like this sometimes we don't know why.

once u start the process don't disconnect and reconnect yr USB cable

Don't worry about MTPfor the moment.

Ensure usb debugging is enabled, disconnect USB cable and reboot both tab and PC.

Run dotnetdetector and connect usb and let drivers install.

You'll get the image version screen and clicking next should bring up the screen to enter cpuid.

If it doesn't work I can only suggest u uninstall adb and mtp drivers REBOOT and try again.

If u don't get the enter cpuid screen then I.m not sure what else to suggest other to keep trying it.

Failing that maybe try the update.zip method

---------- Post added at 08:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:39 PM ----------

OK run 'test' first to get cpuid. THEN run dotnetdetector.
[Acer Iconia A500] yaddamean:
THANKS!!! Now I'm running ICS!!!

I ran test first like you said, got the serial number before running dotnetdetecter. screened turn off as usual but kept going and it worked. Thanks!
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
awesome, glad I could help:)
[Acer Iconia A500] chrishohl:
How to root stock 3.2 Extended

Hello to all,

I have created a nice How To about timmyDean's first post in this thread and extend it with the files and instructions needed in order to be completely root, not only in adb shell.

It is a little big so I posted it in my website here http://www.chdcomputers.gr/en/mnu-kb-fus-en/mnu-kb-android-en/mnu-kb-android-devices-en/mnu-kb-android-a500-en/99-art-kb000005-en

I have tested the whole procedure three times in three A500 that we have, for our development needs, with success.

The how to also answers many questions asked here about the procedure. So go ahead and read it and tell me what you think or if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Christos Hohlidakis
[Acer Iconia A500] mur466:
Nice job, chrishohl.

Could you please add an advice how to backup and restore all data and installed programs. At least recommend a backup/restore app that you tested, which can handle this job.
[Acer Iconia A500] maxx1973:
Thanks for this explanation; but for me could be a problem :)

I don't have all this knowledge and i should start study how to, from what is a kitchen to, cooking a rom and that could be a beautiful thing and a great hobby, but my limited time disponibility in this moment can't help me.

Now i think i have 2 choices: wait for icecream and hope something change in root options or using the revert to back on 3.0.1 and put on my A501 a coocked rooted rom on 3.2....

be or not to be...:D
[Acer Iconia A500] teflontactics:
Titanium backup will allow you to backup your entire tablet with ease.

Make sure the files it backs up (the ones under the titanium backup folder) are either on the external SD, or backed up to the computer before you try anything though, as the internal 'sd' will likely get wiped.
[Acer Iconia A500] JUGOMAN:
ROOTED!!!

TIMMYDEAN OPPENED THE "DOOR" TO ROOTING, chrishohl ADB INSTALL, COMPLETED THE "ROOT" FOR MY ICONIA. NOW FULLY ROOTED HC 3.2!!!!!

THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH!! WORKED LIKE A CHARM.
[Acer Iconia A500] chrishohl:
Right now we are only using our devices for development purposes, we are not using them for everyday tasks. Because of that we haven't deal with backup / restore yet, so I have nothing to recommend you except the Titanium Backup, like teflontactics said. However one issue with Titanium is that it requires root to do the job but it is the best of its kind...
[Acer Iconia A500] piotrdev:
Hi there,

I just tried this method and it did work like a charm with the first trial. SU works from terminal emulator.

UPDATE:

After following this procedure Market and other Google apps did not work (said "No connection" even though there was wifi connection). I did what is shown in here: androidtablets. net /forum /sylvania-tablets /12539-market-2-2-sylvania-disco-work-progress-14.html#post94294 and now the device is fully ok!
[Acer Iconia A500] traceedwards:
A big thanks to timmyDean & chrishohl for your efforts

Nice job guys

Unfortunately I dont have enough posts to 'thank' you both
[Acer Iconia A500] timmyDean:
Thanks Christos Hohlidakis for helping make this happen, nice post. Like you, we develop software for our business and need total control over our devices. Why ACER would do such a hard lock on 3.2 has us amazed.

The problem with anyone that does NOT allow rooting is missing the business world! Not everyone that runs a tablet/cell is a consumer.

Just think of a business where the company has hundreds of employees which they issue cell phones and tablets to. Now why should my devices (some with data plans) have facebook/chat/social programs loaded? Why would you want your employees to install software? Why should they be able to destroy company data by erasing it accidental or on purpose? We do not provide these devices to employees so they can twitter or facebook their days away.

Rooting allows us to remove all the stuff we do NOT want run by an employee on company tablets. Secondly, we can install our company sales applications so it can not be removed and is secure. Then we remove root.

A perfect business requirement for one of our apps, is for a hospital that wants to use tablets to control medical records (or clinics). A person walks in, the clerk hands them a tablet with all the forms on it and their medical records. Mr TimmyDean, please have a seat, review these forms, fill out current information, and sign them. When done, click transmit and your records will be sent to the Doctor's tablet which will be used during your visit. Anyway, you get the point, do you think you can sell such an application 'Heck yes' but we don't make hardware so you have to go buy the tablets from someone else and you better be able to tell the hospital how to secure the heck out of them and by gosh, when you demo it to the hospital management team you better NOT have facebook and Internet icons showing up.

Anyway, off my soapbox (well not just yet)

MFG should do this: All tablets have root and a default password.

1. You need to physically connect the tablet to your computer. Once connected via a cable, you now need to enter the default password.

2. Now you set your password, heck maybe that's forced upon you if you insist on forcing something.

Rules:

a. You cannot get root unless you physically connect it therefore someone cannot do it via an application.

b. If you forget the root password then you have to use the OEM reset keys which wipes it clean.

c. To keep from using the same factory password for root on all devices, assign the password to the device serial number.

Bottom-line, anyone having a Linksys router knows what I'm talking about. You get a default password and if you forget it, you wipe it clean with the paperclip reset, but Linksys doesn't stop me from changing anything I want.

Also, for anyone that says it breaks the warranty, I say BIG DEAL and do the MATH. I sell the medical records application to a hospital and they save millions in cost each year. So what if because they rooted it they cannot get ACER to warranty repair a $400 tablet.
[Acer Iconia A500] chrishohl:
Hi timmyDean,

First of all I TOTALLY agree with you in all aspects of your post.

We write software for the health business too, especially in dialysis division, and we use the tablets for medical records and patient monitoring when they are in dialysis session.

When this project started ALL of the nurses that had to record the vitals of the patients in the tablets were browsing the internet or chat in fb instead and after we block them with the firewall then they started to play games!!!

So the need to have Administrator Controlled ROOTED devices for such purposes (Just like you pointed out with the linksys paradigm) is HUGE. It would make our lifes a lot easier.

Furthermore I don't understand why the warranty should be voided if you root your device. I think that Acer and other manufactures have the resources to build a warranty system that covers Hardware issues separately from firmware ones. Let's say for example that I have rooted my device and sometime the touchscreen becomes unresponsive because of hardware malfunction (in warranty), why I must pay for the repair and a non rooted user does not?

Anyway thanks a lot for your work and keep it coming!

Christos
[Acer Iconia A500] Azuske:
I'm having a lot of issues with this. Its on stock 3.2 directly from the store so the rom has been untouched. When ever I try to use the dotnetdetecter.exe i get the "adb not up to date daemon" notice and it wont allow me to continue with the rooting process... ive tried everythin including downloading the new test.cmd and im getting the same results... please help soon
[Acer Iconia A500] Euclid's Brother:
once again, an FYI to everyone using this. You end up with the 3.1 bootloader. Don't assume your fully stock with root. You (probably) can't do another FTA update after doing this. The end result is the same as flashing a pre-rooted 3.2 ROM that has the new bootloader removed.

However, I think this is a great tool for those that updated to 3.2 and want root back. Thanks timmyDean for this work. I just don't want peeps thinking they are fully stock and able to do FTA's w/o risk.
[Acer Iconia A500] AlexWS:
Worked like a charm

Thanks I was waiting for this since a month ago!! Worked great!! Keep going! and good job!! Also I want to thank to the guys from chdcomputers.gr too!! No issues, just followed the instructions and voila!
[Acer Iconia A500] freedom1776:
hi here

i read all the article you wrote in the link upon and i try to translate it into chinese in order to let more people to know this.

but when i read the 27th step's of "27. Download this file and unzip it anywhere you want.",i didn't see any link or attachement of the file.where can i download them?

thank you,

freedom li
[Acer Iconia A500] chrishohl:
Actually I never looked at the boot loader version with this update.

However I did check it (binary compare) with my previous O.T.A. 3.2 update and the boot loader was the same.

Unfortunately I don't have my previous 3.1 files to check with them but I assume that my previous boot loader was changed with O.T.A. So it is safe to say that this update is a FULL stock one with the su binary exception as timmyDean's first post says.

The next O.T.A. probably will break the root (if Acer continues this tactic) but every user who roots his device should know that and not applying it before consulting xda-developers members.

Thanks!
[Acer Iconia A500] chrishohl:
I have never see this message before but here are a few thinks you should check:

1. USB Debugging mode in you device should be enabled

2. Allow fake locations setting in your device should be enabled

3. Unknown sources setting in your device should be enabled

4. dotnetdetector must run with Administrator rights

5. If your windows are 64bit you may have to replace the adb.exe along with its .DLLs files with the 64bit versions from google (unfortunately I don't have 64bit system to tell you more about this) but you may find more info here http://www.xoomforums.com/forum/motorola-xoom-hacking-guides/1838-setting-up-adb-windows-7-64-bit-other-windows-platforms.html

6. You must install the Acer USB drivers in you pc

Hope this helps...
[Acer Iconia A500] Euclid's Brother:
Maybe sc2k can chime in here, but it's my understanding that if clockworkmod boots successfully, then it does not have the 3.2 bootloader. As there is no way around the "Boot Verification Failed" on the new 3.2 bootloader (yet).

Unless the OP has figured out how to calculate proper signature for the recovery image.

But hey.. i've been wrong before, and won't mind being proven wrong here.
[Acer Iconia A500] chrishohl:
If you read the first post from timmyDean you 'll see that CWM is just used to recalculate the checksums after that and when the tablet reboots the actual flash is taking place and the bootloader is replaced with the locked one. The checksums recalculation is needed because timmyDean add the su binary in the firmware and they are changed. This is why the first boot after dotnetdetector fails.

It is a stock locked firmware...
[Acer Iconia A500] Euclid's Brother:
Okay, that makes since.. so once it's finished, you are rooted on 3.2, but don't have CWM?
[Acer Iconia A500] chrishohl:
Yes that's right. You end with the locked 3.2 boot loader and no CWM...
[Acer Iconia A500] caanda45:
Is this method working for the A501? Please advise and thanks....
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Yes it does. I answered your post in my rom thread. It will install an a500 rom, but it's ok. You just won't have internal 3g, and will need wifi to get acerRecovery from the market to install RA Recovery or CWM. Then install a 501 rom via the OP's instructions.

Note that if you have a 501 that is locked to a providers network (ATT, Telstra, Orange, Bell, etc) It will not Sim unlock you from that network. That function is independent from the Rom.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
yep this will work - cwm is installed automatically with this method so you can flash moscows fantastic 501 rom from there
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Thanks for the CWM info. Never actually had to use the tool, so it's nice the newer version does CWM. (although I prefer RA) ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
oh hi moscow, sorry didnt see your answer there - yeh td made it really easy for us by adding in cwm and auto adding root tools bless him.

btw i amended my post just for you - did u notice!! hehehe:)
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
:D:D:D:D:D
[Acer Iconia A500] MysticDeth:
I may have missed it, but how do I remove root? I have yet to flash the stock rom but it would be great to know ahead of time :D Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] caanda45:
Guys running this root program and the test does not give me the serial number? Can I proceed without it????

Well I had to use the another root method which worked, the downgrade with the unstable rom, worked like a charm that method.
[Acer Iconia A500] llcoolbean:
This is weird, wonder if anyone else got the same problem?

After I entered the serial number and clicked next, the computer installed Picasso ADB (or something), and the tablet goes black. The utility never shows the green bar. I have to restart the tablet because the screen went black.

I'm out of idea. Tried a couple of times, restarting computer, etc. didn't work. Any guidance is appreciated.

I'm on XP. My brother is bringing his Win7 laptop tomorrow, will try on it. Hopefully it'll works.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
After entering the serial no. yr pc should load the boot recovery driver. On yr tab u should see in white letters "entering download mode" this is apx mode. Yr tab will go black. (The white light on the power button should be on) and on your pc u should see the green bar.

I'd say the drivers aren't loading properly, which sometimes happens with xp.

Try running test.cmd first, if u get the serial no. run dotnetdetecter.exe and do not disconnect yr usb cable. See if the boot recovery driver loads after inputting cpuid and hopefully youll get the entering download mode on yr tab. You should be good to go.

Failing that, running it on win7 will solve yr issue. Or if u can't wait try using the unstable chinese rom as per previous poster
[Acer Iconia A500] caanda45:
You can try the windows 7, if that does not work try this one....http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1276227

I tried the timmy deans one and it would not work for me. I used the method #2 in the link. Just have the Iconia root 1.3 apk on the external sd card and I used the acer recovery app from the market......here...https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.interphaze.AcerRecoveryInstaller&hl=en Also have your rom you are flashing also on the sd card...

It is a unstable downgrade rom that lets you root, but only a few fc`s that were no issue. rooted fast and then flashed my rom. Pretty easy......
[Acer Iconia A500] pilotferdi:
Thank you, timmyDean!

I finally bit the bullet, and tried to root my Acer A500. I followed the instructions thoroughly, and the process went flawless. The rooting process was performed using a Windows 7 (64-bit) laptop. I was unsuccessful at using a virtual machine in Linux (see below, #4).

So, a big "Thank you!" to timmyDean for helping us all users of A500.

I noticed there were quite a few people reporting problems rooting their devices. I have a few observations that (hopefully) may help:

1. Before doing anything, back up all personal files: photos, music, downloads, books, your plans for world domination, etc. on an external device, or a cloud site (e.g. Dropbox).

2. Iconia A500 does not recognize external devices that have volume labels, even though those devices are formatted in 32-bit FAT. (There were quite some posts complaining about the failure to mount external USB devices out there.) Remove the volume label (leave it blank) from the external device.

3. To have all apps restored after rooting, back up and restore settings should be enabled (Settings -> Privacy -> "Back up my data" and "Automatic restore" are checked) before starting the rooting process.

4. The process did not complete when was run on a Windows XP virtual machine (VM) in Linux (64-bit Fedora 16). The tablet was recognized by the VM, and I got the device ID. However, the process got into a loop at step #11: it would not display the old- and new- versions, and could not advance; "Next" button was grayed out.

5. In order to use busybox install a terminal from marketplace. Busybox does not show in the device's apps list. (I would recommend better be well acquainted with Linux commands before making changes on your tablet.)

Good luck to all of you trying to root your Iconia A500. It's a rewarding process!

Ferdi.
[Acer Iconia A500] cad_2011:
anyone has a mirror site? the download keeps interrupted :(
[Acer Iconia A500] dwnorman58:
Thanks Timmy

I've been doing a great deal of research and your name comes up everywhere. I appreciate all your hard work. To date I have not gotten root as several attempts have failed. I think that it may have to do with my XP media which needs the 18 months MS format and reinstall. But, that'll have to wait. I have ways of making windows talk.

Thanks again,

DWNorman58
[Acer Iconia A500] dwnorman58:
I'm proberbly just not seeing it

Christos,

I go back to Timmy's post and find the link for root-3.2.1-V4.7z, but that is it. There are several alternate links for the same, but I don't find the other files or an attachment.

BTW,

How are links and attachments different? I've only seen links in this forum.

Thanks to all the hard workers (for free no less!! You guys are awesome and I hope one day soon to be able to help with answers so that developers can do what they do best.)

DWNorman58
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
Well pin a medal on DW,!! You've actually read the earlier posts from back in the day??.....lol....

Ok this was for versions 0 an v1 - since then TD has incorporated all the files and added a few more in the v4 release. Back in the early days we only got 3.2 with root via adb shell and the stock recovery! So christos's guide was for how to add su, b/box and cwm, but now its all done via the flash.

The extra tools are the backdoor, ota toggle and rootkeeper which you'll find in the zip.

I'm in the process of updating the guide for those wanting to revert to stock for the next ota that is looming on the horizon....I'm also trying to provide a mirror for the files - not that I know anything about such things, my knowledge of sharing files extends to the occasional attachment on an email, lol SO if anyone can help me out with some info please, please pm me,

thanks all Donna
[Acer Iconia A500] Sanien:
Mirrors PLEASE

Hi

Can anyone provide mirrors? I lost all data on my external disk :-( Tried to download this but it goes incredibly slow and then it drops the download and says it cannot be downloaded :-(

Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] dwnorman58:
not there yet using Timmy D's method

Fellow XDAers,

I have followed the instructions in the README.

It starts with "V3 – Flashing ACER", even though I downloaded v4. I figure that's ok because TD put it in the file.

So, I get to:

14. Once the status bar shows Green (in the status bar) DO NOT interrupt it. If the

status bar DOES not start changing then after 10 minutes reboot your Windows

computer and Tablet and start the process over again.

And the status bar never gets any green. I left it over night last night; still nothing. This happened several times yesterday and again this morning.

I did a hard reset last week thinking that it would put it back to factory 3.1, but it came out 3.2. Will this have any impact on the outcome of TD's procedures?

Where should I go now?
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
i'd say the apx drivers arent loading properly,

need more info:

1 what OS u running on yr pc

2 what rom r u on currently

3 did test.cmd give you your Device ID ?

if it did then as your very next step run the prgb20.exe - dont disconnect yr tab

and post back what happens..

you should see some kind of action with the green status bar, it does stop for a wee bit but will not take longer than 10 mins to finish.

a hard reset will only "reset" your current rom, yeh i know that sucks:) but no, it will not have any affect on what you are trying here.
[Acer Iconia A500] caanda45:
Read post #391, worked for me....
[Acer Iconia A500] MrWareWolf:
Very good work, thank!

timmyDean: THANKS! YOU ROCK! GREAT WORK..

I'm off to try rooting my a500 from 3.2.1... wish me luck..
[Acer Iconia A500] MrWareWolf:
chrishohl: Thanks!! One small problem though..

During the process you described, I ran into one problem. When changing the su command around, your instructions failed on me. I have a picture which I attached. Please have a quick look and let me know if I need to do more steps to finish up?? Thanks in advance for your time and trouble..
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
if u v4 or v3 everything is done for you -

root, busybox and custom recovery are already installed or should be:)

to be sure, go into busybox folder in the zip and run "InstallTools.cmd"

then boot into recovery and "Backup" "Backup" "Backup"!!!

save you having to do this over again!!

then download your rom of choice and flash it... easy peasy
[Acer Iconia A500] MrWareWolf:
post-flash steps..

Oh yeah, I was able to flash the new rom without a problem, just during some of the steps described, I got results I did not expect. This leaves a backdoor present, but I'm ok with that.

One thing that some here might not understand, which relates to specific rom's that you might flash (ICS 4.0.3, and 4.0.4 in my case) is that after you flash these custom roms, you're left with a tablet that has NO google apps on it, and no way to file-browse to load any apps. Those new to mod'ing or root'ing would not know that you can flash additional software into the system, instead of a whole rom/OS.. I found a great little blog post that describes how you can do this. I'm too new here to post the link, but if you go to google and put in exactly this search criteria, the first result will be the article I'm talking about: (put into google.com with no quotes) "howto reflash gapps".. This describes how you can boot to CWM-recovery and how to proceed in loading google-apps/market/play onto the phone/tablet, to get your apps reloaded again.

I am using tegraowners 4.0.4 for a500 now, and it seems to work ok. Google Play is working properly now, able to connect to the server, etc.

A couple things that I have NOT figured out yet, are:

1) why can't I play 720p (.mkv) files without lag.. tried a few different players, over-clocking didn't help either.. mirage and bsplayer seem to do the best, but the files are not watchable.. ideas? I have changed the mode from hardware decoding to software, and bsplayer even has it's own hardware mode, but none of them are usable.. standard def files look fine, but 720p suck

2) why did my controls bar go from the bottom of the screen (where I like it to be) up to the top of the screen...? now I have to reach up and obstruct my view to pause, go back, etc. I would prefer it be at the bottom.. howto accomplish this? does anyone know?