yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
Have you tried the fix I posted to recalibrate the touch screen? Once I did the recalibrate, it fixed my issue for a while. I have to do the fix every week or so but it helps a lot.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1347123&page=6
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Yeah it didn't do anything. All that does is calibrate the touch points. (Meaning where on the device you touch, in relation to the software and what is displayed on the screen). If the touch screen isn't registering a touch on one of the touch points or (in my case) if you drag your finger across the screen and it loses connection with your finger it clicks links and does some weird crap.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
I had the same exact problem, but after I put the blank calibrate.ini files in thier appropriate spots and rebooted the issue went away for about two weeks and then came back. I do it once a week now and I don't really have the issue anymore. I think the calibration becomes corrupt after the accelorometer picks up when you flip the tab from portrate to landscape which is causing my problem.. the only fix for it is a custom kernel (or one without the calibration bug).

If your calibration is off when you touch the screen and move your finger your screen may register a touch that is out of bounds of its normal x/y range which will look like its not registering your touch (but it really is just not where your tocuhing it). So it may not be "loosing its connection with your finger" but registering part of the path your finger takes off the screen.

Since its a software issue, this is how they were able to fix other devices without having a mass recall (just a software update). Hope that makes sense!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
Joe any update from acer regarding your touchscreen issue? I'm thinking about opening mine up again just to see if I find anything.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Nothing new. I just need to send it in for "repair". I want to send it in some time after new year. Maybe January 16th. In other news I went to bestbuy today and tested it on the display tab and it didn't happen. Wish I could have seen the build date but all well. Also I notice it have 3.2.1 on it pre-loaded. Funny because they're taking their sweet time rolling out the update. I flashed 3.2.1 about two weeks ago.

EDIT: Scratch that, exactly one week ago.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
You almost got me hopeful with the best buy display. But its because it is plugged in so its technically grounded. Mine does the same then problems comes back on when I unplug it. But thanks for the update.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Oh true it was plugged in. So any news on the ICS update? I know they said January but I think we can expect it late July.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
If they're barely rolling out 3.2.1 I doubt ICS is coming any time soon. I'm thinking Feb.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
I'm gonna go insane until I get it. Lol
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
im pretty content with hc on this thing. I barely see it hiccup compared to others including 10.1 tablets. But ICS would definitely put icing on the cake.

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i did find this disturbing.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Acer-pulling-back-its-touch-device-efforts_id25070

Its possible we may not see ICS at all
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] notsointeresting:
That was troublesome to read lol, but thanks for the article

Sent from Santa's Sleigh
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Well it talks about Acers tablet future depending on the success of the iconia line but lets be honest. If they want to be successful they need to make headlines. Imagine, if they are one of the first to push out ICS to their tabs people are gonna see that as a positive. I already think that Acer is great for the fact that they put basically stock android on their tabs. It shouldn't be too hard to push ICS out and I think if they do so in a timely manner, they have a good future in the tablet business.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
If they want to be really successful they should unlock their bootloader, sneak someone a encryption key or exploit :)
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] 6stringandy:
Agreed, but I don't see that happening, ever.... :(
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
I dont know if this matters since majority is not like us. Were such a small percentage. General user dont care about root and specially bootloader. Acer just really need good advertising. Look at apple. Everyone I know that buys them dont know anything about jailbreak. They just buy it cause its popular.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Sadly I agree with you. I would love unlocked bootloaders and to finally get some custom ROMs for the A100 but we are a very, very small percent. And unlocking them won't bring Acer any more popularity, as least among general users. With that being said, I also love stock-rooted honeycomb. And hopefully stock-rooted ICS.

What I think would truly be great is a better launcher. I really like the honeycomb launcher but I think it could be better. And Go Launcher EX (which I use on my phone) and ADW Launcher EX aren't really tablet optimized.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] littleemp:
Sadly, this is true :(

However compared to my Atrix, the situation isn't as dire with this device since Honeycomb is quite capable and it's supposed to get ICS very soon. On top of that, it's a fairly vanilla version of Android (except for the extra bits of Acer crap, but I can live with it, since it doesn't bog down the whole system like TouchWiz, MotoBlur, or Sense)

The Flashaholic in me really wants to get some custom ROMs running, but the base experience is pretty solid.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] BigGunn:
Agreed. Loving stock Honeycomb myself. Though having the option to play around would be awesome.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] duchit:
3.2.1 function very well on my A100 , thanks a lot, now i'm waiting for a new rom!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Well here is something interesting I noticed. One of the preloaded apps that came on my tab was updated through the market to include bug fixes for ICS.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
I dont think that matters unless its an Acer developed app. But some apps and games are getting updated to ics compatibility.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
AcerNidus by Acer Android Team. Its use to report bugs.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
Updated my acer OTA last night and grabbed the file and decrypted it. Tested it on my tablet and works.

Here is the link to the latest 3.2.1 Acer_A100_1.014.08_2.007.01_COM_GEN1 I decrypted.

If you guys want to share this info please point them to this thread or this post and not just the link to the file. Thank you.

As far as difference with the previous one I posted, it seems just a tad smoother and I'm not sure if its placebo but the touch seems to respond better (tested it with touchUtil app). And ofcourse the audio speaker/headset bug fix still in effect here. Haven't played with it too much to notice any other differences.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Thanks!!!

Cool. I'm gonna do it now. Does it break root, and if it does, does the same terminal emulator method work?

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Nevermind. Re-rooting works.

To add to the changes there is more bloatware.

Kobo

LumiRead

Top HD Games (Which is literally just an unmovable bookmark to Gameloft.com)

Also, It does seem faster/smoother.

And finally, after checking for system update there was another 3mb update.

Edit: the small update broke root, once again Grrr. But still was able to Re-root. Not sure what the update did though.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
I'm not sure what the small update was either. I was afraid it was gonna lock the device but glad it didn't and was still able to root.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jondi23:
Is this update for 1gen? I can't. Update my Acer is 2gen( acer_a1001.018.05_com_gen2
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
My tab is GEN2 but I was able to flash it. Everything works good.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
If you've tried to install CWM through the Acer Recovery Installer than your recovery may be hosed and you won't be able to install any of the updates.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] skitzles:
so I've flashed the 2.007.01 update, but when I check for updates via system update in the about tablet section, it states that my tablet is up to date instead of prompting me with the 2.007.04 update. Do I have to play the waiting game, or did I break it? :confused:
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] spino1970:
Completely agree... :D

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Is it possible to post also the 3mb update decrypted?

And, if yes, is thi small update bring the tablet to the 2007_04 version?

PS:

Top HD Games is not movable also with root???
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] spino1970:
Hi, aznmode...

I'm trying to update my A100 with your file, but it does not work.

Maybe it is usefull for you to know that my tablet was bought in USA but i'm using in italy (so, maybe that's why i did not receive OTA updates???)...

BTW...few weeks ago i updated to Acer_A100_2.001.01_COM_GEN2 with your decrypted files...

But with this new one is not working...

Are gen1 and gen2 incompatible?

I'm doing something wrong?

I've tried also to decrypt your file again, without success.

I'm following the same steps of previous update... :(
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
Is it possible you are not putting the update.zip file in the root of the micro Sd card? Maybe try another card. I tested that file before I posted and my tablet updated to it fine. I'm not sure you can still decrypt it since I've already decrypted it. I wouldnt go that route for sure.

Gen1 or Gen2 shouldnt matter as the file doesnt seem to look at your current version. See post 95 by Joe who had gen2 and was able to update. You can even downgrade to a lower version and vice versa which I've done before. So versions shouldnt matter.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
what error shows up when you try to load it in recovery?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] spino1970:
OK.

I'm definitively dumb :eek: : i was putting on the internal SD :D

I'll try - correct - on the external and let you knows about it!!!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
We've all been there. So don't feel too bad. But that should do it.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] spino1970:
Update:

It is working!!! it was also faster than last time :)

After installed the aznmode decrypted rom, it recognize (for the first time in his "life" :) ) the office wifi hotspot:before i everytime needed to upgrade the wpa_suppliant file..

After that, it immediately download the latest 2/4mb update file! WOW! :D

Already rooted :)

Now I just need to remove the usual acer bloatware (but i'm givin' a chance to LumiRead...it seems nice!)

Thank you, guys!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
2 birds with 1 stone. Glad u got working.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] spino1970:
In italy we say "Two pidgeon with one fava bean"... it seems international :D

Thanks!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] FloatingFatMan:
I'd have thought you'd have gone with "Two (dozen) girls with one Berlusconi" :p
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] spino1970:
Thanx to (some) god, they fired (finally) him :D

I hope he will not run at next time election day! We can still hope in a sort of "viagra-contraindication" effect :P
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jondi23:
anyone has the stock acer_a100.018.05_com_gen2 rom?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] skitzles:
I flashed the update ( was originally a GEN2 device) and could no longer receive OTA updates. Someone mentioned that you would have to flash the original gen1 rom in this thread in order to receive OTA, and it doesn't even pick up the 3.2.1 updates. How do you fix OTA updates?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Weird I had a GEN 2 device flashed the update and within minutes got an ota update. Now I'm on a GEN 1 build.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] salcacc:
Can't reroot

I've updated to 3.2.1 and cant reroot. I remember renaming the external sd card to sdcard, and this could be the reason.

What is strange is reading the directories from the a100 I could see the "external_sd" and "sdcard, no space between the sd and card.

What is even stranger is windows sees the directory structure as "Internal storage" and "sd card", a space between the sd and card.

Did the update rewrite to directories.

Confused, Can anyone help?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Try rooting without the external SD card inserted. Renaming it shouldn't matter. Just make sure the su file is on the internal SD card.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] salcacc:
Thanks for the reply.

I did what you suggested, but no root.

I used the ADB method found here.

http://dcarico.com/articles/android-apps/1016-acer-iconia-a100-root-instructions.html

It worked before this update.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Try the terminal emulator way. Its been the most reliable and fastest. Its posted a couple of pages back. If your on a computer you can click the rooted link in my sig to find it.

Edit: its posted a couple of pages back in the rooted thread. (Forgot which one I was in)
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] salcacc:
Got it working.

Had to add directories (/mnt/sdcard/su, /system/xbin) that seem to get erased with the update.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] andygandyqel:
How to extract / backup the ROM ?

Hi all guys,

I'm Andy from Italy.

First of all sorry for my bad english :)

I bought a week ago an A100 tablet and the inside rom is a 3.2 A100_1.014.09_COM_GEN1

Now the device is asking me to download and apply an update that will bring the release to 3.2.1

My device is rooted

Before to apply the update I would like to backup my original ROM. My ROM should be different from the ones that you can find in the first page of this post since it is 09_COM instead of 08_COM. Am I right ?

I tried to use ROM manager to perform the ROM Backup but I was not able to install the ClockWorkMod Recovery because the Acer Iconia A100 is not in the list.

Anyone can help me in installing it or suggesting a different way to perform the backup ?

Thanks in advance,

Andy

PS. My device is rooted. If I apply the update do I have to re-root or the tablet will remain rooted ?

Thanks again.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] spino1970:
Welcome to the club: italians do it better! :D

I suppose yes... :)

I think you cannot do it :(

But here at XDA Genius Bar, maybe someone can help you better than me...

Nope: you'll need to root again... but, if you already did it, hant kept files on de ext_sd, you can simply copy the 3 terminal commands on a text files, leave on the card...and, after update, just copy them in the terminal...

It's 2/3 times i'm acting like this, zero problems!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] niabi:
just got my A100, so far I love it, except for no USB host :(

mine came with Acer_A100_2.007.02_COM_GEN2 is there a link to the .05 GEN1 ? and should I upgrade? system update says my system is up to date.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] andygandyqel:
Thanks.

So I can update and kill that annoyng message that the update is ready to install .....:D

Ceers

Andy
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] vache:
Some new update :

A100 :

Acer_A100_2.007.04_COM_GEN1 : http://fileshost.fr.mu/download/84/SD_Acer_A100_2.007.04_COM_GEN1_full_user.7z.html

Acer_A100_2.009.01_AAP_CUS4 : http://cdn.acer.futuredial.com/Acer_A100_0.000.00_2.009.01_AAP_CUS4_1324637702027_08f47a66.zip

Acer_A100_2.007.02_AAP_CUS6JPC : http://cdn.acer.futuredial.com/Acer_A100_0.000.00_2.007.02_AAP_CUS6JPC_1323328794907_73ae8267.zip

Acer_A100_2.007.01_EMEA_CUS7 : http://cdn.acer.futuredial.com/Acer_A100_0.000.00_2.007.01_EMEA_CUS7_1323930391716_7dc45b2e.zip

Acer_A100_2.007.01_COM_GEN2 : http://cdn.acer.futuredial.com/Acer_A100_0.000.00_2.007.01_COM_GEN2_1323151728976_bed363bd.zip

A101 :

Acer_A101_2.005.06_COM_GEN1 : http://fileshost.fr.mu/download/85/SD_Acer_A101_2.005.06_COM_GEN1_full_user.7z.html

Acer_A101_2.004.01_EMEA_GB : http://cdn.acer.futuredial.com/Acer_A101_0.000.00_2.004.01_EMEA_GB_1323948220145_997dc742.zip

Acer_A101_2.004.01_EMEA_CUS7 : http://cdn.acer.futuredial.com/Acer_A101_0.000.00_2.004.01_EMEA_CUS7_1325148519129_da43a4af.zip
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] BigGunn:
Are these decrypted or do we need to do that?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] spino1970:
Install it with confidence :D

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maybe i've lost during the way reading the entire thread, but... which are exactely the differences between Gen1/2, EMEA and CUS?

(well, between gen 1/2 now i know ^__^)
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] vache:
It's needed when the file was downloaded from acer.cdn.futuredial.com.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] ptesmoke:
whats 2.009.01?? ;-)
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] d2theaher69:
what do u mean?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] niabi:
I wondered that too, and what does AAP_CUS4 mean ?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] ptesmoke:
well i have never seen that version yet and according to the nameing scheme it should be newer than what we all just updated to?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Could they be test or beta versions. I would imagine the COM_GEN are stable releases.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] ptesmoke:
crossix could you shed some light on 2.009.01?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] ptesmoke:
ok so i decrypted 2.009.01, looking at build.prop right now. build date is dec 15th and looks to be a chinese release, will update as i find more info. if anyone is interested in flashing it i will upload the update.zip. also it is 3.2.1

edit: so it definetly looks like a chinese release but i dont understand the different version number...must be something different. again if anyone wants it ill upload.

cheers
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] oneovakindoldys2:
If you don't mind could you go ahead and upload the decrypted version. When I get a chance I may try it and see if there is anything different. Thanks
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] ptesmoke:
will do! got company right noww but ill have it up tomorrow morning for u

edit: internet took a **** today...4 failed uploads. sorry for the delay ill post as soon as it successfully ups :-(
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Joecascio2000:
Something I just notice on 2007.04 GEN1 is that it is Odexed. I don't remember it being Odexed on the other versions I had. Maybe it was??
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
All stock roms that come from the manufacture are odexed. In order for us to theme the device we have to deodex the files (which is not always an easy process since somtimes the apps are tied to the framework). This is also much easier to do if the devices bootloader is unlocked and a working cwm is installed.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
Let me know if I could help. By the way are you really sending this from an a500? See your sig lol. You must be using crossix mod.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] oneovakindoldys2:
@ ptesmoke .....thanks for your effort, however i went ahead and downloaded and decrypted it myself and i am going to try and look over it tonight and i may install it later. thanks again
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] ptesmoke:
yea i am using his mod ;-)

ok no worries man yea it only takes a second to decrypt let us know how you make out with it!

my internet is still wonky too...might need a new modem...sigh
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] oneovakindoldys2:
I just wanted to let anyone that may be interested know that i did install the 2.009.01 rom and it works fine, however it is a chinese installation. it has the chinese market, games, and it even directs you to chinese webpages. i did root the image just to make sure it was still root capable. it seemed to me like it was very stable. i have removed the rom as of today and installed the 2.007.04 gen1 image which is working excellent.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] eww245:
I guess I'll ask a noob question. Does flashing one of these format /data?

[edit] nevermind, that was easy. Stupid 2nd-init bootloop
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] max69power:
i have done the upgrade but my playing with it and downloading and deleting seamed to slow it to a crawl. so i did a factory reset and flashed it with aznmode. up date with went smother and faster than the old one. but now my you tube crashes every time i try to play a video. i can open the app and select my acc but then f/c. it even shows the videos in the widget. any help would be greatly welcome:eek:

It is now working it must have been on the server side. thanks again

also after updating i got the .4 update almost right away
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
Glad you got it working eventually :-)
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] chiikko561:
Will any of these work to downgrade from ics leak
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jondi23:
No luck on downgrading :-(
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] eww245:
I assume you then re-flashed ICS without problems? Good we can unbrick.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jondi23:
You can reflash ics but you can't rollback to honeycomb.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
I was able to go back to HC from ICS by dd'ing the recovery and boot partitions from my signature then flashing http://vache-android.com/v1/download.php?fileID=109 then doing a hard reset. My guess is that it doesnt wipe cache /restore dalvik so a hard reset is necessary. To hard reset press and hold the right volume button then press the power button. When the acer logo appears flip the screen lock switch back and forth a few times and the green android should show and wipe out /data /cache and dalvik.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jondi23:
I'm going to try it out. But ics is 10 times better byside the cam bug and a hard time trying to root it
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jondi23:
no luck I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
No luck? as in you can't get past the android logo or you couldn't do a hard reset? You have to follow my steps to the letter or it won't work, if you cut corners it'll just stay at the android logo. Also it helps to do a factory reset just after dd'ing the recovery and boot images. Btw, to DD the images you have to have a working root for ICS...
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] eww245:
So I guess you used the older rom only because your recovery images were from that rom. Anyway it might be as simple as a data wipe, did you see this xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1517286
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
No, actually the recovery images I have you can use on either Gen1 or Gen2 any build and you can restore to any recovery (as long as it's a valid one). I like using the oldest build possible that way when I check for updates I can see if there are any "new" ones that show up. For example, after I did the restore, I got an update for 2.008.03_PA_CA rather than 2.007.04..

I didn't see his post, but I did try a hard reset after just trying to flash the update.zip file and it didn't work. It would stay at the android logo and the screen would flash every 5 seconds or so. I wound up having to reflash the ICS rom and then did the procedure I described earlier (I figured it had something to do with the recovery partition not re-writing the files within the rom to the correct location in the partition table.

I'm glad that his method worked for him, but I'm not sure it will work for everyone.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jondi23:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k9HYj93zHc&feature=youtube_gdata_player make it easy for some ppl it works I'm back in hc
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
This video shows how to hard reset a500 if screen is black. Was that the right video you were trying to post?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jondi23:
Its for acer a500 and a100 and it works 100%
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
Got it. I thought you were posting a video of how to go back to HC.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jondi23:
My bad the vid is to show anyone to do a hard reset. You have to update to hc than when its done. Shut off the tablet and do the hard reset to get hc to work
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] PeteSeiler2010:
I just picked this tablet up, a question about using the stock roms. If I flash one of these, will i still be able to get the official ICS update? I just want to make sure before I do it.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
Yes, you'll be able to get all ota updates as long as you stay on hc (we dont know about ics).