yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Acer Iconia A500] mrsimmy:
Hah ahha ha ha ... don't worry Moscow ... google translator works very well... but only when there are no typing errors.

Elless is searching a stable version of ICS for A501 and thanks all of you for your jobs.

In Italy nobody makes custom rom for A501.... sigh! ;)

@Elless

Here you are: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1635577

"Ecco ciò che cerchi": http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1635577
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
You people are way too much!!!! :D

Oh, back to HDMI, I got a micro cable today. $50 for a Belkin!!!!!! :mad:

Welcome to Moscow and Moscow prices.

Result, Alex IV HDMI works great. Note: I had to select the numbered external port from the TV. It only auto detects from the main HDMI Input. Sharp Aquos 32".

Also, I set up a new Phillips 40" the other month for a neighbor, and to get DVD and Sat receiver going, you have to actually PROGRAM the Devices into the TV!!!!!!!

Like adding new hardware in Win95!!!! Only it ain't Plug-n-Pray. What a pain. So maybe with some of the newer sets, you have to program the ext device into it.
[Acer Iconia A500] civato:
MD put the baby down and check your pm's ! :D
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
HA HA! It's hard to put this girl down! and I did check.

Mucho Gracias Amigo!
[Acer Iconia A500] bozomil:
Kernel source, modules?

Where to download kernel source for Alexandra III. I want to watch DVB-T on the Tablet...
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
You will have to get it from RichardTrip's kernel thread in the Dev Forum. Look about 3 pages and you should see his kernel thread. He is the Developer for the current kernel, and he should have all the links you need.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] bozomil:
Thx
[Acer Iconia A500] bozomil:
Does this mean that Villain iconia kernel 3.7 will work with Alexandra III Rev 1.1. ROM
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
No. You will get display freeze and SOD.

The issue, is that you have a 501, so understand this;

Most Devs and Modders, only have the a500. So they do their work only for a500's. Hence, they don't have to deal with internal 3g.

In their quest to get the longest battery life with OC (OC/UV) they usually undervolt way too much. Runs fine on a 500, but the result is display freeze and SOD on the 501. Just not enough voltage to the system board to maintain stable 3g.

You can install the 3.7+. The tab will run. For a while. But, will bet a years worth of paychecks it will freeze under 3g. Been there, done that. The 3.5 and 3.6 just aren't much better. This includes Tegra Owners as well. Same thing (although I heard he upped the voltage a little, but I never tried it). It may be 1 hr, it may be a few hrs, but, it will freeze eventually. Don't be surprised if you lose some widgets after the reboot.

You can try running SystemTuner or another CPU app, and try playing with voltages. Might work. Might not. In the end, you'll have another app running eating battery power. Sort of defeats the purpose.
[Acer Iconia A500] bluephi1914:
Hey Moscow, I was wondering when there is finally an official release of ICS will you make a ROM similar to this one. where I don't have to change bootloader etc. also From what I understand most of the Leaked ICS are buggy, not saying your ROM is buggy but i would like to wait until there is something official.

Sent from my Galaxy SII
[Acer Iconia A500] bozomil:
richardtrip sad "since v3.3 this kernel has been "Complete rebase to official acer A501 3.2 kernel (a501 should work now)"

Anyway, my interest is DVB-T not the frequency and the battery. With Alexander 's kernel my dvb-t usb Afatech AF9015 DVB-T (/etc/firmware/dvb-usb-af9015.fw) recognized as a keyboard on usb port 1.1.
[Acer Iconia A500] thevilish:
No, I did full wipe with dalvik. ;) With ICS BL have waaay better performance!

With HC DL I had lots of freezes.

Maybe other kernels have less problems.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Richard should buy a 501 :D Note he said "a501 should work now" Yes it works. Run it on 3g for awhile like I said, and it freezes.

Can't help you with your stick. Not my area of expertise. You should be able to flash the kernel and see if it recognizes it like it should though.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Good you wiped. I put together a build with it. One person (500) says it ran just fine. (doesn't have the 3g though). I'm not too sure about flashing kernels with ICS. I didn't have any luck with flashing a kernel on the ICS bootloader so I put it into a build.

But with the HC kernel, it's probably some stuff missing what the 3g needs.

Anybody interested in trying an HC bootloader ICS build, let me know and I'll pm a link. Might work. Might not :D:D:D:D
[Acer Iconia A500] bozomil:
you sad http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25776742&postcount=471 where is kernel source?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
On the right side, above the main Dev section, you will see a "SEARCH THIS FORUM".

Type "kernel"

You will get this;

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1170319&highlight=kernel

If you look, in several places he has a link to his git. Any specific questions about his kernels, and info you are looking for, should best be directed to him. He's pretty good about helping.
[Acer Iconia A500] rredlin:
thanks for the great rom.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
No Problem Dude! Alex III is a great 'ol girl :D She's not quite ready for retirement yet!
[Acer Iconia A500] ultramag69:
Honeycomb is good but the ice cream sandwich is sweeter.... :D
[Acer Iconia A500] bluephi1914:
Is there anything in this ROM that would make the tablet cut itself off? I am constantly having to turn my tablet back on after I leave it idle for a while... and when I cut it back on the battery isn't dead so its not that. I looked for power settings or some kinda app that might be acting as a power saver and cutting off my tablet, but I can't find any.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Nothing has ever been said about it, and I never had this issue before.

2 Questions,

1. have you in the past been messing around with any of the ICS Roms?

2. Have you in the past ran any other HC Roms, specifically Taboonay or Thor Rom?

3. Have you been installing different kernels or playing with voltages?

Because what you describe, is what we call SOD (sleep of death), and no HC based Rom has ever had that issue (except for ones running a certain kernels).

Here's the deal with HC SOD. This can happen on a 501 IF you have been running a kernel that's different than the one I include with the Rom, which is version 3.4+.

If you ran a different rom or kernel before, it is likely that certain kernel files did not get cleaned out properly before install Alex III.

OC kernels on a 501 are well known for SOD and 3g display freeze.These are kernels by TegraOwners, and Rtripps ver 3.5, 3.6, 3.7. Mostly because the undervoltage is too low to maintain the 501 system.

The ver 3.4+ does not have this issue. Not at the default voltages. If you have adjusted them, then it is possible. Also, if the system didn't get cleaned properly from some other kernel, then it is possible like I said, that certain old kernel files didn't get cleaned.
[Acer Iconia A500] bluephi1914:
I have run three ROMs

1. {ROM 3.2.1}{The Collective}Epiphany - 1.11.12

2. Moscows Alexandra III Rev. 1.1

3. Alex_IV_3d_HC_Kernel

4. Now back to Moscow Alex III

I played with the voltage a a little... never installed different Kernals that i know of unless it was included in the ROM. from what your saying I'm guessing i should factory reset, clear all caches, etc. and reinstall ?

The SOD is more agravating than anythig else... I never noticed it until after i switched from from Moscow III to Alex IV then back to Moscow III.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Aha!

There-in lies the issue.

To run Alex IV, correctly, you have to be on an ICS Bootloader. I'm not sure if you changed bootloaders or not. You can get AcerRecovery from the market, and see what version bootloader you are on. Just run it, and it will say.

If it says 3.0.1 or 3.0.12 I believe it is HC bootloader.

Anything else, it's probably ICS bootloader. It won't work with an HC based rom.

This will cause issues. So I need to know which version bootloader you currently have.

If you have an HC bootloader, then then I would suggest a very good wipe and format. This will get rid of anything.Then the rom will be reset back to the defaults voltages.

Note that HC and ICS kernels are 2 completely different kernels. Anything left over from the previous, will effect things.

Pro Tip. When messing with voltages, NEVER select the "apply at boot" for your change, until you make sure it is stable. This includes sleep mode. And only +/- in .25 mv steps.

If you need more help, let me know.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] bluephi1914:
I have 3.0.1

Sent from my Galaxy SII
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
OK. You have an hc boot loader so you're good to go with Alex III. This time, leave them voltages alone :D

The 501 is extremely sensitive to voltage. This is why we can't run really extreme Oc/uv kernels.
[Acer Iconia A500] bluephi1914:
Ok, I'll wipe everything (twice) and re install the ROM. I have an A500, but I'm assuming that the A500 is also sensitive to voltages like the A501

I also had " apply at boot" checked, I will not bother this setting again either... Nor will I bother the voltages, I had the Max set to 1500, I thought that's what you said was safe in a previous post of yours. I'll check sleep mode to make sure its disabled.

Thanks for the help

Sent from my Galaxy SII
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Well, generally 1500 is safe for most 501's and 500's. Generally. However, a few tabs might not like it. Not all processors are created equal. Usually, they do random re-boots when they don't.

The stock settings should be ok to "apply at boot". At least that's what I always did. Most of the time you shouldn't need to be that high. I usually ran 1200 most of the time, and higher for games or films.
[Acer Iconia A500] Raptor.X:
I got a bootloop since I flashed that other ROM you know about. Even with Alexandra. Tried to flash that last one twice, same result. Any URGENT help would be appreciated as I can't recharge my battery with CWM. Thank you.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Dude, do your wipes. And your formats in CWM if you use it.

With Alex III it's common to have to install it a second or third time (wipes only, you need only do the formats the first time). She will go. Make sure you wipe flexrom also.

Also, your tab should charge with power off no problem. EC is a different system.
[Acer Iconia A500] Raptor.X:
Thank you for saving my life once more, Mr Desire! ^^

I your full/giga wipes and formats (including flexrom) before trying to install Alex, but I didn't think wiping just after that and reinstalling would be enough. And... it did! :)

Way to go, man!
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Happy you are running good!

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] caanda45:
Hey Moscow, any updates for ICS? My Nephew is finally going to flash your ICS, can you give me the easiest way to do it from your GB rom? Thanks in advance.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Not a lot of news. Hoping to hear some real soon (hoping). Tell your nephew to relax a little for a week or so. Let's see what happens.

I'll PM you later!

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] caanda45:
Done will wait to take the ICS jump. The 3g is really not an issue for him. I might pick up the A700, just released in North America but only from Acer, want to get it from a retailer that I can return it to if I do not like it. LOL maybe I will wait till the fall and have 20 other choices!!!
[Acer Iconia A500] ordio:
This is what i did when i was testing.. first time it boot looped (even with the original stock with root/superuser).

When i received the rom, i got a boot loop right away... so restarted, then did the user wipe/cache/dalvik and reinstalled (i'm running acer recovery's cwm 1.34).

Exactly as freccia said.. try again and it will work... if not, then try again again :)
[Acer Iconia A500] keananaho:
Now I have an a500. I didn't do the edit to the build.prop and it seems to work fine. Is it a huge deal to do the edit. What will or won't happen if I do not do it?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Let me understand this correctly.

You have a 501, but after flashing you have a 500?

Or, you have a 500, and want to use the rom?

You can run this on a 500, but you need to to change the build.prop file (instructions are in the 1st post, near the beginning) or else you will get messages like (please insert sim card). Also, it will use more battery power because of "cell standby".

You can edit the build.prop 2 ways.

1. Before you install the rom (open the rom with 7zip or winzip) do not extract it. You will see the build.prop file in the System folder. You can edit with notepad while inside the zip. Then flash the rom.

Or

2. If you already have it installed, then pull the build.prop out of the downloaded zip file on your pc. You can do your edit in notepad, or notepad++.

Copy the new build.prop into your system folder on your tab (deleting or renaming the old one first). You can do this with root explorer or file manager HD. Then copy your updated build.prop into the directory. Make sure you set the folder permissions to RW (read Write).

Reboot.
[Acer Iconia A500] keananaho:
Now does it matter where I put the new part of the build.prop or do I just put it at the end of all the words? Thank you for the help. I love this rom out of all the ones that I have used.
[Acer Iconia A500] Edenprime:
My problem was "user made". You really need 1.3.4 CWM instead of 1.6 that's the first problem. Second problem is, that I made a mistake. When You wipe everything on 1.6, all those data/cache etc are under one menu, and on 1.3.4 they are all listed separetly (for example wipe dalvik is under the advanced menu). It works perfectly now. So far the best ROM ever made for A501. And I thought that Alexandra II is made by genius :-) Last but not least need to check the games.
[Acer Iconia A500] Tommmii:
I don't have or ever had cwm1.3.4 , always 1.6
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
You can place it usually about 5-10 lines or so from the end. Actually, I don't think it really matters.

Most "modders" place the wifi and 3g stuff at the bottom, as it makes it easy to find. ;)

Just remember to reboot after you put the edited one in there.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
@Edinprime, am glad you got it running!!! One of the issues, is now we have all these different versions of Recovery floating around. And it makes it hard to picture in the head what the menu looks like for each version.

Anyhow, Am not a "genius". Those are the guys that help people like me learn what to do ;)

You become a "recovery pro" after messing with these things for about a year ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] rsfaze:
What am I missing.. When I pick install zip from sd card, I get a message that no sd card is there. I've copied the .zip to both my internal sd and external and still CWM doesn't find the sd card.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Well, I can only guess 1 thing offhand. Your sd possibly isn't mounted.

This can sometimes happen when people remove their SD or Sim card, while the tab is still running. Big no-no. You should un-mount the sd before you remove it. And never the sim! I usually do both with the tablet powered down. If I remember, the instructions specifically say this.

Here's the question, can you see the contents of your external SD via a file manager app? (not windows) Not your internal, but your external sd. Check you storage settings and try to mount the sd.

If you can see the contents, and you see the rom.zip, that file MUST be in the root directory of the ext sd, and not in a folder.

As with putting it in internal, I believe only the latest CWM might be used to flash a rom. Maybe.

Also, while in CWM, did you change your mounts?

Another possibility, it to format your sd on your pc to FAT32. Then copy only the rom.zip. If you have backup files, copy them to your pc. Then format it.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Battery Mods are Up

BATTERY MODS are UP!!!! See original post! Enjoy!

:D:D
[Acer Iconia A500] ordio:
Thanks for this! Glad I was able to somewhat help.

Just happy now that I've got a battery mod.

Much appreciated!

Sent from my Acer Iconia a501.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Now you know how to de-compile and re-compile ;)

Thanks for your help!
[Acer Iconia A500] rsfaze:
It was something funky, I tried 2 SD card's same issue. I put the original back in let CWR format it and now all is well. I <3 computers
[Acer Iconia A500] terrormattie:
After going into mounts and storage menu, wipping everything. I could not go back, the option was not there. Now I am stuck at the acer logo. Please help!

EDIT: Solved, thank you verry much:)
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Yeah, that's pretty odd. Usually, we tell people NOT to format them that way.

But, if it works!

So I assume, you're going to flash Alexandra III? Please follow the instructions. And the other peoples advice.

It's a rather unusual install procedure. :D:D:D

And please make sure you have done a current backup of your system. BEFORE installing.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
OK, so you went to mounts and storage, did a format on ONLY those things in the instructions. Correct?

Were you using the "touch buttons"? If so, do it the manual way next time.

I have had this happen before, just do the following.

At this point, I would boot back to recovery, do the wipes only, and then install zip from sd card.

The problem is the recovery can get a little "wonky" sometimes. And the "return" or "go back" can sometimes vanish for some reason. But relax.

Just remember to follow the instructions about the "boot animation" on the OP. Everybody else has gotten this installed, so you can to. ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] Edenprime:
Idk if someone is interested, but some gameloft games run a lot smoother on Alexandra III. Especially slighter more fps in Order and Chaos and GTA III using gamepad. Game that works better

Asphalt 6 HD - less lag during the boost

Backstab - everythihg runs smoother

Order and Chaos - as mentioned above

Modern Combat 3 - no difference

Dungon Hunter 2 - overall performance improvement

Eternal Legacy - no difference

Cheers

Sent from my A501 using Alexandra III :-)
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Great! Always nice to know what games run good.

You can add 9mm to the list also. :D
[Acer Iconia A500] freccia:
I love this one!Thanks for the fast stable rom and the battery mod ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
You are Most Welcome!!!

As always, your comments are always appreciated, good....... well... and not so good :D

Have fun!!!

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] RiceDie:
Alexandra III Ver 1.1

AnTutu 7515 CPU @ 1646Mhz

Moscow Desire all good so far thanks for your bat mods Ive tried all of them to choose the 1 I like the most :D

Btw: I use Touch Recovery 1.7 (thors)

People dont forget 3 times wipe, I also had the boot loop

Moscow Desire once again thanks for the A501 love!
[Acer Iconia A500] iza:
more update coming?

hi md,

will there any more updates?

i have a plan to only flash my tab not so often, maybe just once for each version. because i can't stand how my heart beating like a drum when you waiting while updating your rom... hahahaa

maybe i will wait for a while for more coming update?

still using Alex II rev 4 for now.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Glad it's all working for you!

As with Recovery, they both are good versions. Thor's is pretty streamlined, and good for most people. RA Recovery is more designed for dev's.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Well, I "may" put out 1 more update to the III. Maybe. As soon as I get some more free time. But if II is working for you, then great! Stick with it!

Acer still hasn't put out the 3.2.1 updates for the 501. I doubt they will before ICS is released on the new tabs. I'd like to get a couple more Com_Gen's with the 3.2.1 just to give some other people some 501 love with their language support, but it seems this TMPL is the only one available.

You shouldn't get so nervous when you flash. You have "recovery", remember? For Iconia, it's a pretty straight forward process.

When you mess with phones, you have to start creating extra partitions and stuff, and that's where you can get into trouble. Especially with some of the older phones with limited internal memory.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
You Tube App

If you have problems, playing some You Tube videos, Download the following YouTubeTablet APK.

Delete your current YouTubeTablet.apk in System/App folder, and copy this one. Make sure you check Permissions (should be the same as the other apk's). You can do this through your file manager or Root Explorer.

Then Reboot. You may have to delete cache in the application manager.

http://dev-host.org/EPC

If you do not have any problems, then you do not need to do this.
[Acer Iconia A500] RiceDie:
Thanks Moscow Desire!

I will see if I have problems with YT App, I rarelly play vids Im usually messing around with root explorer and flashing firmwares/kernels :D

Bit off topic sorry:

So far my A501 with your fabulous AIII served me well all day working since 9:30 Wifi till 18:30 WiFi Killing apple devices all day long. 48% bat left :D screen off mostly and if on to the dimmest setting available.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
I know. I have seen you have flashed other roms.

That's the joy of this. To play, and find one that works for you! :)
[Acer Iconia A500] RiceDie:
I like clean optimized roms :D

Lets wait FutureMark to release 3DMark for Android this will help us really test the roms
[Acer Iconia A500] tosomax:
This rom is awesome! thank you man :D:D
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
No Problem. You're Welcome!
[Acer Iconia A500] kuba12331:
I have a question. When i install this ROM on my A500 and modify file Modem 3G usb working on it? Or i must install a patch for 3G modem?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
You will probably have to run a patch from one of the other A500 roms.

Honestly, one would have to look at the patch, and make sure it doesn't modify the Framework-res or SystemUI.

Which modem do you have? I'll see whats in the a500 patches that are available.
[Acer Iconia A500] kuba12331:
I have Huawei E173u-2. This modem works great on Civato ROM and Civato patch. Maybe 3G patch from Civato works?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Funny! I looked at Civato's patch also!

You can try it. Now, remember this, his patch is for an a500. So thus, the build.prop it includes, does not have ro,carrier=wifi only.

Considering the hardware between the 501 and 500 is almost identical, I would do this. 2 scenarios.

1. Install Alex, then try your modem. May or may not work. In this case, run the Huwaii patch. Check your modem. I don't have an a500, so there is no way possible I can check this.

2. If your modem works, check settings, about tablet, battery, and see if you have "cell standby" as a process. If you do, then;

Civato's patch on your pc, open in 7zip (or whatever zip program you use), edit the build.prop near the bottom (about after you see the last #) ro.carrier=wifi-only. Save it, then re-open to make sure it is there. Then flash it again.

You can probably use any of the other 500 rom's patches for this. It doesn't have to be Civato's.

You won't hurt your tab. At the worst, it just won't work. And you'll have to flash a 500 rom.

But thanks for thinking about my rom. It's a compliment.

Civato, really has a great rom for the 500. And I think it's the best.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] whoamanwtf:
I have an issue, Whenever my screen turns off my wifi turns off too.. and I have set it so that it doesn't in Wifi options, This seems minor but for me I can't live with it.. Any way to fix this?
[Acer Iconia A500] zimphishmonger:
Didm u check on wifi sleep policy settings in settings -> wireless networks -> one further option (cant remember the exact). Turn that to never and u should be all set
[Acer Iconia A500] ordio:
Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> Wi-Fi disconnect policy

"Never (uses more battery power)".

I have had this happen to both my wife's a500 and my a501 (and both are set to this setting)...

Moscow, have you had this happen to you?

Thanks man!