yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Acer Iconia A500] caanda45:
Yes I will nandroid tomorrow with him. I do not beleive in oc/uv so I will keep that to myself for awhile as I send him off to the wilds of the internet who knows what he will do.

I ended up using the unstable rom method #2 to root, timmy deans would not work at all.

Kind of cool looking at his face and his understanding of the process. Shows me how old I am getting that he really understands what I was doing at 13 years of age lol lol.

BTW how is ICS going?

I will be sending you a little donation when I get home from work this morning. (do not like to do that type of stuff from my work computer) I appreciate all your help!!!

Thanks did it from work anyways....0R222148AR170770J
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Many thanks!

Will get diapers with it:-)

With the ics, I will look closely at it this weekend. Put some things together. What I have noticed at first, is that the 3g is a bit touchy. 2 scenarios;

A. You use wifi for a long time. 3g will not turn on when you kill the wifi.

B. Extended periods of sleep. 3g will not turn on when you wake the tablet.

Both require a reboot to activate 3g.

When it's running, it runs darn good.

Other than a couple of apps, like the useless social jogger app, the rom itself is pretty stable.
[Acer Iconia A500] caanda45:
Thanks for the info, the kid does not have a data plan, I will let his father deal with that. I think he will be almost exclusively on wi-fi.

So if he flashes another rom such as A500 one just flash and not worry about the 3g? Or will he have to change any files to get it working on wi-fi only? Does he basically have to do any thing special or can he go back and forth between A500 to A501 roms?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
I can't promise anything when installing a 500 rom. Generally, if I remember, when you use a 500 rom on a 501, you lose 3g and usually GPS.

Usually these are somewhat kernel related, although in some cases, you can get 3g running. Ics I is new, so am not sure.

Hey, he's 13. He'll figure it out soon :-) probably will show 'us' what to do :-)
[Acer Iconia A500] ultramag69:
He can go back and forth between roms as long as they are custom roms. You will loose the GPS though on an A500 rom...

It seems to be a kernel issue that, when I last checked, wasn't fixed for an A501 running an A500 rom.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
That settles it then.

As with GPS and the new leak, I can say 5 sat locks in @30 sec, and 9 of 12 in less than a minute. Pretty happy with that.
[Acer Iconia A500] caanda45:
Thanks guys he is pretty happy with this rom. I think I will let him settle in and I think he should wait till all you guys figure out the kinks in ICS and then move him to that.....or as Moscow says maybe he will be teaching us soon enough. As I commented earlier he is like a sponge, what took me weeks to learn he essentially picked it up in a night.......:eek:
[Acer Iconia A500] cad_2011:
im currently running lightspeed 4.4 (ICS). for me to come back to this ROM (HC), do i just perform these steps?

Thank you in advance.
[Acer Iconia A500] ultramag69:
As long as you haven't changed to the ICS bootloader it should work fine, otherwise you will need to do a full restock and downgrade the bootloade back to hc bootloader.

Heres instructions to rollback - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1516012
[Acer Iconia A500] cad_2011:
how do i know/check what bootloader i'm using ?
[Acer Iconia A500] dincdoes.me:
You should know did you flash a full leak or one of the custom roms
[Acer Iconia A500] cad_2011:
i think one of the custom rom. i flash it via CWM.

"[ROM][02/04]Lightspeed_4.4[ICS4.0.3][1.031.00_LEAK]"
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
If you can't remember if you flashed different bootloaders :eek:, then;

A simple method, would be to download AcerRecoveryInstaller and just start it. I believe it will tell you which version bootloader you currently run.

There are other ways you can check, but that would probably be the easiest.
[Acer Iconia A500] cad_2011:
ok, installed Acer Recovery Installer 2.74 from Market, ran the tool and it says "bootloader 3.01"

"recovery version CWM rev 1.5 by thor2002ro"
[Acer Iconia A500] bluephi1914:
loving this rom so far... scared me a little when it came up in another language.... very smooth though and doesn't seem to have much lag at all
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Ok, you are free to run this rom. Pay attention to the install instructions. This 3.2.1 is a little strange on the install, so if you get stuck at the animation loop (black flashes in the bootanimation), boot back to CWM, do a few wipes, and try it again.

With RA Recovery, I have it to an exact science. But with CWM, you'll have to do it a couple of times. There are no other 3.2.1 for the 501, so nothing to compare it with.

Check some of the previous poster threads, and see their methods with CWM. It works. Promise :)
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Thanks!

Yeah, it's an East Europe version, so the default language is Polish. ;)

I could have changed it, but then, my Polish neighbors would say the same thing!

This "only" 3.2.1 release from Acer seemed to improve lag in the apps drawer by 1000%. Too bad they stopped development on it and only released 1 full version. Would have been nice to see a few other Com_Gen versions.

Enjoy.
[Acer Iconia A500] cad_2011:
thanks, will try it later as my tablet is with my kids now, watching cartoon :(
[Acer Iconia A500] bluephi1914:
I actually have an A500

No complaints about the ROM...but Is there anyway to change everything to A500 instead of A501....websites and programs are recognizing my tablet as an A501.....I know this is because it was designed for the 501....but I actually have the A500

Or is it more trouble than it's worth?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Good! Because I HATE complaints ;)

In /System/build.prop you can probably change this entry;

ro.product.model=A501 Change it to 500. You can do this through a file manager, just make sure you change permissions to R/W, save it, open it again to check the change, then reboot the tablet.

Make sure you do a recovery backup first ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] caanda45:
Hey Moscow what themes can be used with your rom??? We have gone back and forth with Thor`s rom a couple of times, he prefers yours as the GPS works better.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Unfortunately, I have little time to create a full theme. At best, I created the battery mod which you can get from the rom page. The circle all blue is nice.

I can probably make a little flash mod for the taskbar buttons. (home. recent apps, etc). Those are pretty simple, in fact you can do them yourself with little effort. I can PM you the instructions if you want to do a little project.

If you see some buttons you like, let me know.
[Acer Iconia A500] caanda45:
Send me the info and I will pass it on the nephew, he is interested in that. Thanks!! And then we can send it back to you to post on here...he is actually really interested in modding etc, so this could become a good partnership...
[Acer Iconia A500] bluephi1914:
Worked like a charm... The model # now reads A500
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Not a problem. Will get to it after I do some work.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Wow! It actually worked :confused:

Joking. :D Actually I knew it would. Just don't change a lot of those settings unless you know what you're doing. Some of them you can, but basically, it tells the OS which type of hardware you have. In laymans terms anyhow.

Glad it worked for you.
[Acer Iconia A500] bozomil:
Successfully installed Moscow's Alexandra III Rev 1.1

I installed this ROM. Three times I had bootloop. Every time I did wipe. I'll say more after further testing. For those with problem bootloop advice is as freccia said: "try, try, try ..." and you will eventually succeed. :)

Thanks.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Welcome!

Yeah, this is a known issue with this release from Acer. And it is, to my knowledge, the ONLY full release for the 3.2.1 a501. At least at the time.

If you use RA, you can do it in 2 times. Some folks get lucky the first time :eek: With CWM for some reason, you have to take more steps. I have no idea what Acer had in mind with this build. No other 3.2.x roms behave this way, whether 500 or 501. And I've done a few 3.2 builds under my belt.

A long shot guess, is that they were trying to do some prep work for upcoming ICS. At least it behaves like it.

Well, it works. Make a system recovery backup so you don't have to do it again ;)

When I push out my ICS, this poor Alex III goes to retirement :(
[Acer Iconia A500] Illom:
Hello all.

I installed this rom a few seconds ago, following the procedure with CWM.

it went well the first time, I hope that soon we will find a stable version with ics.

Thanks for your work :)
[Acer Iconia A500] bozomil:
I did not make recovery backup :eek: but i knew everything would be fine :D.

Please, tell me what are battery mods and how can i install modes (cwm/RA?). Pardon for question because i'm new in this town.

PS. thread is very instructive. You are all very friendly and with a sense of humor. And for that I thank.
[Acer Iconia A500] gfinockio:
A quick question - can people get Skype with video chatting working on this ROM? I can't seem to...
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Interesting, as I use Skype to talk with my family back in the states since I first built the rom. Other than the mic which is, well, not the best (hardware as 500 and 501 have the same), I have no problems.

What exactly is happening or not happening? I can only say that if the person on the other end has issues, it will effect your end also (as far as video). I know this from my father as he eventually upgraded his cam the other month, as we couldn't connect with video, or his system would kill the connection (he reinstalled his OS)

But this was on a video call. I have never checked video chat.
[Acer Iconia A500] gfinockio:
What happens is that my video flashes on for about a second or two, and then it reverts to a video call instead. I've tried older versions of Skype, but nothing seems to work.

I'd rather not have to flash to stock (at least before the ICS release!) but I'm at a loss as to what else would be causing this issue.

EDIT: I just tried again, and it "kicks" me out of the call but continues to ring?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
I have batt mods listed. I advise the all blue circle mod. Just install through CWM or RA. Wipe Batt stats and install zip from Ext SD. Reboot.

If it empties your bank account, you can contact me in the Bahamas. Any local beach :D:D:D
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Well, I am at a loss also. Because I never used the chat from the tab, and nobody else has said anything.

Tell you what, I have a beta ICS right now. If you want, send me a PM with your skype address. I will send you also. Then after my tab charges for a bit, say 15 minutes, we can check the connection. At least I can see what's up. Have to install skype first, as I have test code right now. Not even sure if it works at all with this ICS. Never tried it ;)

EDIT: I remember now, as I get the same message as I got with other Roms. "This version of Skype may not be compatible, but should work with video calling".

So the issue, is probably with Skype.
[Acer Iconia A500] bozomil:
I will install. You can not empty my account because the bank did it :eek:. Credit! Dreadful ...

---------- Post added at 09:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:37 AM ----------

I had Microphone Sensitivity Problem with Stock 3.2 and after acer update 3.2.1 with Skype (A501 Microphone Sensitivity Problem - Acer Android Tablet Forum). For me Skype call was unrealized dream.

It seems to me that the situation with Alexandra III is something better.
[Acer Iconia A500] cad_2011:
ok, trying to flash this ROM (previously running Lightspeed_4.3). did a full wipe / wipe cache / wipe davlik, install rom, reboot and it's now stuck in the boot loop screen. help please :(
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Read the OP instructions. This is a normal happening. Reboot back to recovery, do the wipes again and install again.

Instructions for CWM is different than RA Recovery. Also read the threads for the guys using CWM. Sometimes it takes them 3 times.
[Acer Iconia A500] cad_2011:
If you get stuck at the Boot-Animation, just reboot to recovery, wipe "data, dalvik, system and cache" then Install again.

did this twice, no "wipe system" in thor cwm v5.0.2.3. will try 1 more time.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Yeah, you probably have a newer version. You will find Wipe System in "mounts & Storage". Be careful in there, as it's mixed in with other wipes and formats. So if you use the touch buttons, be Exact on what you select. Sometimes the touch buttons get a little wierd if you go too fast.

CWM offers the most difficulties with this ROM. Explainations on why, are in the threads.
[Acer Iconia A500] cad_2011:
3rd time lucky. all good now. phew. maybe in your 1st page, put down, might have to wipe/install process 3x if stuck at boot loop. :)
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Yeah, when I first installed, I was running an older version of CWM. First time. After that, 2 or three times. But then I switched to RA Recovery, and had it down to a fine art. 2 times every time.

NOBODY has been able to figure out why this build (the only full build of 3.2.1) does this. First we thought Flexrom. Nope, I deodexed and removed it from the install. No dice. The same thing.

Not the kernel or boot.img, as it runs a little bit older OC kernel and modules well before 3.2.1. (did the same with stock kernel)

Not the install script either.

Directory structure is the same as the rest.

Only thing, is somewhere, in one of the many xml files, is something it doesn't like the first time around.

But, when installed, it runs good. Better than 3.2.

Glad you got it going.
[Acer Iconia A500] ultramag69:
Strange, I got it down 1st time but I do a Data wipe (factory wipe), wipe cache then wipe dalvik cache then install rom. If you do ANYTHING else (and I do mean anything elselike mix up the order or look at a different feature of CWM it doesn't work) then you get a bootloop. This is using CWM 1.7.1...
[Acer Iconia A500] Edenprime:
Yo!

I want that: Moscow Desire Alexandra IV ICS

and I mean it! :-)

You DO realize that I come here everyday just to see the AIV? :-)
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
HA! HA! Mate, if I felt it was ready for the mainstream, I would officially release it ;)

Right now, it basically has 2 issues, both involving 3g.

1. 3g drops offline on occasion. This results in a large battery drain. A reboot brings it back.

2. Occasional Sleep of Death. Once again, I think it is attributed to 3g, as it generally happens with the newer OC kernels on HC.

In both cases, Wakelock from the market seems to fix it, at a price of battery (a ton better than when 3g drops though)

A new part #4 update was released yesterday, which seems to help the issues a little, but waiting to hear a little more on it to decide to use it or wait till another update is leaked, which will probably come soon I imagine.

Regardless, the Rom will only be supported on ICS unlocked bootloaders. I'm not going the route of patched kernels for HC. Not until Acer releases kernel source as the 501 kernel is very tempermental as it is :eek:

If you're interested in what I have, send a PM. I don't officially publish it, as I don't have time to support it till the 3g issue is resolved. It is my daily driver though.
[Acer Iconia A500] Raptor.X:
Hello,

I found the source of the lag problem upon turning on the tablet's screen: the guilty is Avast! Mobile Security just as you suspected! ;)

This ROM works even better now! Way to go!
[Acer Iconia A500] Illom:
Good work on the gps fix it after almost 2 minutes ago, before even he did. Everything works perfectly and I have not had any problems so far. Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] mrsimmy:
Hi Moscow, with your rom new acer updater from market doesn't work.

How can I do to receive a notification when ufficial 4.0.3 will be ready?

Or maybe you can give us your new creation so soon... ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
HA HA HA :D I took that feature out! And for good reason.

How will you be notified? Take a look at the 500 update threads, and see all the bricked tabs! Only in this case, look for bricked 501's. "That's" how you get notified.;)

Seriously though, Acer it seems pushed the 500 update till mid to late May at the earliest I think after this latest mess. So with that, I suspect they will delay any update release for the 501 also.

I tell you what, I'm about finished with what I have. So I may have a surprise in a day or so. ;) (better read up on how to upgrade your bootloader though)
[Acer Iconia A500] v11lemans:
Hi Moscow

we are all expecting your ICS rom. I am sure will be a cornerstone and i hope will work also with the HC bootloader.
[Acer Iconia A500] ultramag69:
Cornerstone seems to have lost support of its developers, no real work done in a month or so now, and seems to cause issues in Thor's rom. That's not to say it won't work fine in other's roms but if the devs for it are no longer working on it then any bugs are here to stay....
[Acer Iconia A500] v11lemans:
Edit: Just to clarify with cornertsone i meant master piece of work.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
HAHA! I know this ;)

As with the "cornerstone" project, last I heard it was pretty much dropped in terms of development from the authors. Although 1 Tegraowner Dev managed to get it somewhat running, but really buggy as the authors gave up on it. At least rumor has it anyhow. Looked like a really neat function, but I would guess it would be a resource pig.
[Acer Iconia A500] Tommmii:
that's gotten me hammering this thread with the F5 key...
[Acer Iconia A500] caanda45:
Hey Moscow can you direct me the bootloader upgrade? Also can you send me that info on modding etc so I can pass it on to the nephew!! Thanks...
[Acer Iconia A500] ebonikeys:
Im trying to flash this rom again after reverting back through EUU A500 but it freezes on the honeycomb logo. One thing I've also noticed is I lost my 3g connection after using this EUU updater. It shows A500 on the model field. Sorry noobie here
[Acer Iconia A500] Edenprime:
Does anyone alse have an HDMI issue? It seems that I cannot see the picture from tab on my TV. The TV works with PS3 and X360 but it seems that when I try to send the signal through the cable it doesn't show up. I'll try uninstalling apps, but maybe someone else has some other ideas.

Sent from A501
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Dude, I almost forgot... Will send you a pm in a little bit.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
It is because you used an EUU 500 rom. This would explain why it shows a500 and your 3g doesn't work. You can run 500 roms on a 501, but you won't get 3g or probably GPS

To properly wipe the tablet before installing, in CWM Recovery you should;

a. Wipe Data/factory reset

b. Wipe Cache

c. Wipe Dalvik Cache

go to the mounts and storage menu

d. Format System

e. Format Flexrom

Then go back and try installing the Alex III rom again.

With CWM, you may have to do this 2 or 3 times with this specific rom. Read the previous posts with the other CWM users for any tips.

If you get stuck at boot-animation (black flashes), immediately reboot back into CWM, and Wipe Data/Factory reset, and Cache only and try installing it again. Should work after a couple times.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
I don't have an HDMI cable, so I can't test it. I should probably get one though.

I think the HDMI should work, as I really don't see a lot of issues in the forums concerning HDMI and Honeycomb.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Also, concerning the bootloader. There are several methods to updating the bootloader. Currently I run Ver2. It works for me right now.

Remember, I borked my tab the first time trying to install the leaked 4 part ISC update. So I had no choice as it completely wiped out my tab. So I used this method;

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1522384

I already had my UID number, so I skipped the first part getting it through ADB. Actually, TimmyDean has a UID detector in his package, so you don't need ADB at all. Note that this method installs CWM Recovery also, so you can immediately install a custom rom if you copied it to your EXT SD first.

Also, if you use RA Recovery, look on your EXT SD card in the Nand folders, and you will see UID.txt which should have your current UID number also. Some Versions of CWM have it in an .img file, which really doesn't help much unless you know how to decompile them.

Other methods of getting UID. Connect your tab to PC. Open Device Manager, find your Tab, select Properties, Advanced, then select "parent" from the drop down list. This shows your UID.

Another method if this doesn't work, or your tab is borked. Windows (at least up to XP) keeps a record of every USB device connected. It is said you can go to the wind/temp folder, and see a strange looking temp files that contain this info also. Thanks to a russian colleague for this tip.

Remember, after installing ICS, your UID number will change (although it seems when you get the SBK number from Vache's thread, the resulting 4 sets of hex numbers are the same)

Always write your HC UID number and ICS UIDnumber in a safe place. Never know when you need them.

The Ver3 bootloader. This contains Fastboot, so in theory, you should never brick your tab again. In theory mind you ;) Civato put this together. I haven't tried it yet, but looks good. Basically it installs a stripped 500 ICS rom. Should run just fine on a 501. But, you'll have to install a 501 rom to get 3g and gps back.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1622425

Note that with the version3 bootloader, previous CWM and RA do not work, as "it's magic" is no longer required. So they have a special version of CWM included in the package.
[Acer Iconia A500] brnakp:
HDMI works for me

I connected the tab to LG TV throuhg HDMI, I played some disney fairytale for my children, everything worked great, both picture and sound. I use MX player. I did not need to change anything in the tab, it automatically detected the HDMI device, I just switched the input on the TV.
[Acer Iconia A500] Tommmii:
I second that, except for the Disney part. :D

HDMI is plug'n play.
[Acer Iconia A500] iza:
same problem

ok, i tried with several TV and projectors.

some TVs can connect to my iconia HDMI and showing my tab's screen. But some TVs can't! this is weird.

any solution Mr.MD ? thx.

fyi,

it can run on: Samsung LCD TV 32"

it can't on: Sharp Aquos 3D 60", Benq Projector, Samsung LCD TV 48"
[Acer Iconia A500] ebonikeys:
When are u releasing Alexandria IV?? hehe I cant wait to get my hands on ICS for A501
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
You need to send me the Sharp Aquos for testing purposes :D:D:D

Actually, I plan on getting an hdmi cable tomorrow. I suppose I will need some type of mini adapter also for the HDMI?

I have a Sharp Aquos 32. So will be a good test.
[Acer Iconia A500] Tommmii:
what you actually need is a micro HDMI cable, such as : this here

I've not yet seen a converter that would allow you to use regular HDMI cables.

hmm, I just saw a converter
[Acer Iconia A500] ultramag69:
Micro HDMI to HDMI Adaptors are on ebay quite cheap....
[Acer Iconia A500] thevilish:
I have one bought in some German network shop, here in Poland. Just connected to my hdmi cable to tv (aquos quattron with no 3d) and it works!

Fired up youtube with my fav video of Danny MacAskill performing his "Way back home" ;) and then played Zen Pinball game, also good - but for that I should have 5m cable because of pixelation I see sitting 20cm infront of tv ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] elless:
acer iconia ha 501

SALVE RAGZZI MA ICS PER IL NOSTRO ACER A 501 CE INGIRO E STABILE QUALE MI CONSIGLIATE VENESONO GRADO PER TUTTO QUELLO CHE FATE GRAZIE MILLE:confused:
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Google Translate had trouble with this ^ I think it was a compliment? :D

XDA rules state you must use english.

AND..... ICS Rom is posted!!!!!!