yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xoom General] Legato Bluesummers:
Cornerstone was neat...but without being able to switch panels...it just felt lacking. I couldn't find anything to use in a tiny window. I'll have to come back to this as it develops further...but for now not for me. Sadly though...I wiped and restored my nandroid from stable 1.0.0 taken right before flashing cornerstone...and now that glitches. I had the messed up font glitch going. Factory reset, wiped cache, wiped dalvik, formatted system. Restored nandroid...now I have the market issue of apps failing to download. LoL I can't win . :-( Oh well...I guess wipe it all again and screw the Nandroid restoral.

Anyways. Hope this keeps coming along. I liked it for the 12 hours I used it. In a month or two I can't wait to see how this comes along. Maybe ill try it again then.

Sent from my cat's brain...using telepathy.
[Xoom General] Dyelon:
I disagree that the rom still isn't incredibly fun and useful (im an ADD type personality power user) but I do agree that for this rom to exhibit its true potential there needs to be some kind of panel switching option....its tiresome to close the app in the corner just to be able to open it in the main screen....and time consuming
[Xoom General] joshndroid:
personally, if possible it could be implemented with a button that switches the given smaller tile with the main window...

OR//

a drag and drop feature where you can touch and drag the smaller apped window into the larger window

Edit:

I fully wiped and formatted system. I then installed cornerstone 16 and latest gapps. I restored ONLY user apps no data and music does work fine through the headphones and prelim observations are that its great on the new 4.0.4 base
[Xoom General] Legato Bluesummers:
I don't mean it isn't useful. Its great for multi tasking. But for me, I just couldn't find a use for a small window. I like how it looks. I like the feel of the rom. I just didn't like the inability to switch. Like I said. I will probably install it again in a month or two and see how it has advanced. It has amazing potential. But right now ill just stick with EOS ICS nightlies. No disrespect this ROM meant at all

Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Xparent Purple Tapatalk
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SysAdmNj:
Charge the developer? lol..something tells me the devs wont be to happy about this one.

http://online.wsj.com/article_email...49080966030276-lMyQjAxMTAyMDIwNzEyNDcyWj.html
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] iKonixx:
I just don't see it happening. We'll see though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] snovvman:
In the end, costs will be passed onto consumers in one way or the other. Akin to 800 numbers--while it is "free to call", it is figured into the cost of the the business. If software vendors are paying for bandwidth, you can bet that they will somehow find a way to pass the cost to you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SysAdmNj:
Of course, they're just trying to get extra revenue from the source.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] paleh0rse:
This move was fairly predictable given the carriers' anger toward the content-providers who don't currently pay the carriers a dime. The carriers have been trying to figure out how to get paid by both ends of the connection for a while now.

Personally, I think I'd much prefer this type of deal to ANY form of throttling, but it does come awfully close to negating (or bypassing) net neutrality measures... I'd have to see something about the impact it would have on the costs for currently free services like Pandora, Facebook, YouTube, etc.

I can tell you this much: this would be about the only reason I'd ever consider placing my media in a hosted cloud (versus streaming it from my own home server using FIOS/Plex/AudioGalaxy)...
[Acer Iconia A500] blackthund3r:
Hi all!

First off, I'm new to xda Developers so please excuse me if this is in the wrong forum! I thought I'd post information about a tool I wrote here which roots stock 4.0.3 leak on the A500, A501 and assumingly the A200 too. Its literally one click - just enable USB debugging. "ICS Root" also installs, optionally, FaceLock and Trebuchet (although FaceLock doesn't want to work. It lets you set it up though =P)

Since version 5.0.1 this also now works with the new 0.022.00 leak!

The full post is over at TegraOwners: http://forum.tegraowners.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=350

The only real system requirements are Windows (with .Net Framework 4) and an Iconia on the stock 4.0.3 leak. I hope somebody finds this useful :) its been tested by myself and a couple of TegraOwners users and it works well.

In terms of the technique used, it uses the great Jay Freeman's mempodroid exploit to gain root at which point it mounts /system rw and installs su, busybox and Superuser.apk so no real surprises there. Installing Trebuchet adds that apk to /system/app and installing FaceLock installs the apk to /system/app before installing the pittpatt folder to the flexrom (mounted as /system/vendor). I plan to open source it when all the requested features have been implemented and the code has been cleaned up.

Thanks!

~blackthund3r

EDIT 14/05/2012: ICS Root 7 is out ;) enjoy!
[Acer Iconia A500] JeanBubu:
cwm version?

why would it not work with cwm version?
[Acer Iconia A500] danbjorklund:
With this tool does system remain writeable after rooting?
[Acer Iconia A500] lowsum:
What about flashing CWM with acer recovery installer once rooted? I guess it would screw the bootloader...
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
If you are on the cwm with the HC boot loader it should work as Its Magic will be run..

if you are on the new boot loader as in the full non modded leak.. It will give you secure boot error ..

The new boot loader Blocks its magic.
[Acer Iconia A500] SteamBishop:
Thanks

Hey this worked easy. I had to re-install USB drivers and make sure I had the latest from Google. Other then that, hit the button, wait about 1.5 minutes, and it rebooted! No problems thus far! Thanks Again!
[Acer Iconia A500] blackthund3r:
It would but the cwm one, afaik, is prerooted?
[Acer Iconia A500] nifterific:
root doesnt work like its supposed to. i know its only half root due to the bootloader, but terminal emulator flat out says i'm not rooted after this despite sixasis working and titanium backup/root checker both saying i have root and busybox. i'm going to post this on TO as well for you incase you dont check here often.
[Acer Iconia A500] blackthund3r:
That's storage cos terminal works for me and running su in an adb shell works great too.

pp_9@android:/ $ export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
app_9@android:/ $ su
# exit
app_9@android:/ $ su
#
[Acer Iconia A500] blackthund3r:
You're welcome and I'm glad it worked!
[Acer Iconia A500] SteamBishop:
After reading the other post, I have found that I cannot write to the system directory from the device itself. The folder attributes indicate that it is set to write, however File Explorer HD will not let me. I have tried to create a folder in the /system and it will not accept the addition. The strange thing is that Root Check says it is rooted, File Explorer HD accepts putting it into Root Explore, but that is it. It is odd. I will try to reapply the Root to see if that makes a difference.
[Acer Iconia A500] nifterific:
Please, read the op before bringing this up. This method is for half root, its the only way possible right now on stock leak ics. There is a special script you need to use to mpunt system. You can find it in the stock leak thread, run it in terminal or use rom toolbox and set it as a script to run at boot because rebooting loses write privileges.
[Acer Iconia A500] SteamBishop:
Sorry for offending you and whoever else it did. Thank you for pointing that script out in that post. My intent was to offer a second comment to your assessment..
[Acer Iconia A500] blackthund3r:
I have a better script which I'll be releasing as an update to the root app this morning hopefully. It'll be a terminal command to remount rw.
[Acer Iconia A500] blackthund3r:
New update out!!

Version 3 came out this morning :)

It features some bug fixes as well as a completely new remount menu which mounts /system rw properly on the fly. Tested with a busybox installer app ;)

Enjoy!
[Acer Iconia A500] paugustin:
Thanks for your tool blackthund3r !

I tried it with the new leak from this morning and it doesn't seem to work anymore :(

Edit :

Just to be a little more specific, the app says the process was OK and state that the tablet is rooted but the tablet doesn't reboot by itseld and su is not installed. I tried to install su manually but it's unable to find a previous su package on the system.
[Acer Iconia A500] blackthund3r:
ah okay it appears a completely new leak has been released. It is possible that the mempodroid exploit has been patched up. I'm gonna look into it soon. I can't much tonight - I have school work. I'll see what can be done and what the differences between leaks are.

EDIT: mempodroid hasn't been patched :D See ICS Root v3.1 ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] castafiore:
Hi blackthund3r

Thanks for the update 3.1 but could you please fix the problem on your hosting website? clicking on this file send to an error warning.

The other files can be downloaded though. :confused:
[Acer Iconia A500] gersma:
can someone post a mirror to the 3.1 version? current link is not working.

can somebody also confirm, if i root with this tool, i will be able to reinstall my clockworkmod recovery through 'acer recovery installer' and flash any other cwm rom? or do i have to downgrade to honeycomb 3.01, install iconiaroot for honeycomb and then acer recovery installer?
[Acer Iconia A500] castafiore:
Gersma,

I'll be able to answer to your question as soon as I'll be able to download this tool and test it. :)
[Acer Iconia A500] gersma:
Thanks for your answer. My question actually is : once i have flashed ics 4.03 through the 'update.zip' method, (NO cwm flashing custom ics rom, BUT renaming the rom provided by vache to 'update.zip' and flashing everything, bootloader etc.), can i return to honeycomb 3.2.1 with following method :

1) installing buggy honeycomb 3.01 downgrade

2) installing iconiaroot v1.3

3) installing cwm with the program acer recovery installer

4) flashing any rom with newly installed cwm

maybe you could answer that.

If i knew ics 4.03 is downgradable, then i would use this tool to root the ics leak by vache (v0.0014.00) and still beeing able to return to HC3.2.1 by the above method if ever needed.

thanks in advance.
[Acer Iconia A500] castafiore:
I've tested the update 3.1 (thanks for the mirror blackthund3r :) ).

I did'nt test to downgrade to honeycomb 3.01 but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work.

The problem is that, even if you do that, you will loose your custom recovery when you will upgrade to ICS...

As explained by blackthund3r, you have to root your tablet (with ICSRoot3.1) and install an unlocked bootloader if you want to install a custom recovery on ICS.
[Acer Iconia A500] exodusevil:
Gersma,

Have you saw this?

[TUT] How To Recover From ICS Leak Upgrade

hXXp://androidtabletgeeks.com/forum/#topic/-TUT-How-to-recover-from-ICS-leak-upgrade-.htm

:)
[Acer Iconia A500] exodusevil:
And now?

Hi folks!

blackthund3r,

First thank you for this tool. It's is very very easy to use. And I can say it because I'm a very noob "root android" user ;)

I used for the first time from other Forum with version 3.0 and works well and fast!

I have just a simple, and stupid (sorry), question: after root using this tool Is possible to flash cwm or ra (or something like that) to install the custom rooms?
[Acer Iconia A500] gersma:
thank you !

---------- Post added at 04:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:58 PM ----------

everybody have full root with the 3.1 version?

Mine says when i use hd file manager : remount system failed.

Superuser and su are installed, i can confirm this through the superuser app.
[Acer Iconia A500] exodusevil:
You are wellcome! And if possible help me grow here in XDA using "Thanks button" (it's free lol).

Well, about the root is the same here, I can see superuser and su, and can go to shell and call #

But, when I try (for example) create a directory inside system the message "ready only" appear.

:(

But it's my firts time trying to use root. Any help will be very glad!

Regards,
[Acer Iconia A500] blackthund3r:
Simply fire up ICS Root and click "Remount /system rw" In the "Remount Tools" menu ;)

Once you get the success message, feel free to unplug your tablet and play around with the system folder as you see fit :)
[Acer Iconia A500] blackthund3r:
You can if you enter APX mode and flash a modified bootloader and a CWM or RA image with itsmagic removed - see this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1514951
[Acer Iconia A500] castafiore:
Hi blackthund3r

Thanks again for your tool.

Is the only way to set the tablet in APX mode pushing manually on the reset button (and power on)?

Is there no possiblity to set the tablet in APX mode, just from a command on the PC?
[Acer Iconia A500] blackthund3r:
Afaik yes. Some people have said adb reboot bootloader works but it never has for me
[Acer Iconia A500] castafiore:
'adb reboot bootloader' does work for me but I guess it is because I used the jm77's method for unblocking my bootloader.

The idea behind my question, perhaps very naive, was : could it be possible to add a step to your tool's script consisting in flashing an unlocked bootloader and a custom recovery ?

I mean to build a tool like unrevoked (created for some android phones).
[Acer Iconia A500] blackthund3r:
It is perhaps something I'll look into in the near future but for now, v4.0 should help those with problems with mounting /system rw. The next step is making it easy to install CWM and a patched bootloader. This may come from me or it may not. Depends on if I have time and/or if I see a need for a tool for it. At the moment a batch script is probably adequate once in APX mode

And as for adb reboot bootloader, it appears to be working for me now :P
[Acer Iconia A500] paugustin:
Hello,

V4 worked like a charm. Thanks a lot blackthund3r that is some nice piece of work.

You may be only 15 but you're talented =)
[Acer Iconia A500] X_lawl_X:
I am unable to modify files in /system using adb or any file explorer, even if I use the a500 remount tool. :/ (According to the "mount" command, /system is still mounted as ro instead of rw)
[Acer Iconia A500] blackthund3r:
Try rebooting then using the A500 remount tool again. Ensure it has superuser access and if not try rooting again. If problems persist let me know.
[Acer Iconia A500] X_lawl_X:
Rebooting didn't work. It looks like re-rooting did. :) (for now)

Cheers.
[Acer Iconia A500] blackthund3r:
You're welcome - glad its sorted :)
[Acer Iconia A500] blackthund3r:
Updates!!

1) Linux version now

2) Full compatibility with 0.022.00
[Acer Iconia A500] triniwasp:
Worked like a charm, had a hellish time trying to make the other method work. Best I could do was get into apx mode, but nothing happened after that. Wish I found this 4 hours earlier.
[Acer Iconia A500] sanaell:
thanks for this tool :D
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Just to let you know, your tool works fine on the 501 ICS update (using the full 4 file install method) NVFlash to patched bootloader.

One thing I noticed, you have to use the remounter often, as the /system will lose RW and revert to RO after using an application. So it seems to be temporary.

Example; Use remounter to get RW on system. Open Root Explorer and change System to RW. Do your business. Close Root Explorer, come back a few minutes later, and you have to use remounter again.

Minor annoyance, but will probably need looking into.

Nice tool though!
[Acer Iconia A500] ethan21:
Works great on ics acer500 then using the tool to put recovery on I have flashed to flexreapers 12.5. Great work.
[Acer Iconia A500] blackthund3r:
New remounter, better root method ;) have fun with 6.0! :3
[Acer Iconia A500] blackthund3r:
Glad it did thanks :)
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Are these just changes in the Re-mounter.apk? So I can simply swap them out? Or are there other things?

Oh, and how about a special one for the 501 that says 501 Remounter? ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] moebigsley:
That's my question. I'll be honest, I am getting dizzy trying to keep on top of all these threads. I really want a tool that will allow me to root the device (leak .31) so that I can run CWM and install CM9. I had hopes that I could root with your method and then use acer recovery from the play store to install custom recovery. Now I have my doubts. Will that work? I gather that since I lack a patched bootloader, it will not.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
The root tool, is only to get Root access on the Stock ICS. Unfortunately, to uopdate to the new patched bootloaders, You will have to do the NVFlash.

This is the way things go when new "leaked betas" come into the mainstream. Installing CWM from a rooted ICS is easy. Run AcerRecoveryInstaller from your rooted ICS. The bootloader is a different story.

There are "patched" kernels for some a500 ICS roms that run fine on the HC 3.0.1 bootloader. ATGadmin has one, as well as Civato. This will save you from the bootloader flash.
[Acer Iconia A500] moebigsley:
Pardon my ignorance, but I thought that updating to leak also updated your bootloader (from HC to ICS).

Am I to assume that is not enough? The ICS bootloader is 'locked' so to speak and needs to be patched or replaced via NVFlash?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
For the 501 ICS, and the Stock ICS releases, yes, you are correct in you will need the unlocked Bootloader to get /System R-W.

As far as I know, the previous version of the root tool, only gives you half root on a stock ICS Bootloader and Stock kernel.

His new version 6, I have no idea what it does, as my previous question went unanswered.

The new ver6 is 43mb exe extracted. And no idea exactly what it does.

Does it install a new unlocked bootloader?

Can you run it on a previously rooted (with same tool) device?

Are there any changes in the remounter app that would benefit anybody with the previous version?

Forget facelock and the acer lockscreen for the 501. Not in the framework to support it.

Just some questions that go unanswered.
[Acer Iconia A500] civato:
Some info.

AcerRing and Lockscreen that comes with it are supported in framework that comes in the ICS 501 rom that vache posted. But as rom builder you still need to make it work.
[Acer Iconia A500] webjunky:
why do i need to install a downloader ? ( ilividsetup.exe )
[Acer Iconia A500] aerichards1977:
I tried to run this with the new version that updated on my Acer. It runs, but does not install anything and does not reboot my tablet when finished (yes, the check is not there). What else can I do to try and gain root? Nothing works so far. Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] hiroko83:
Same issue :-(
[Acer Iconia A500] UniSonBBS:
When I try to download the file, this is what I get.

Invalid download key.

Please click here and try your download again
[Acer Iconia A500] lavs23:
Thanks! This worked great on the OTA 1.033.00. I did the OTA upgrade from a rooted stock ROM and had no issues. Well done!
[Acer Iconia A500] nishka256:
Interesting I used tegraowners black thunder root 6.0 and successfully rooted my tablet after official updated Acer a500. My build number is the 1.033 Gen 2. However on this black thunder root my build number is not listed as supported but it worked and rooted my tablet. Does it make any difference?.. also what is the remount app for?

Successfully rooted Acer a500 gen2 after official Acer update
[Acer Iconia A500] xenon2000:
I just did the OTA ICS update this morning. At work now. But I was thinking of rooting tonight. But I just thought of something. Can it be unrooted to apply future updates? Of course it would be really nice if I could somehow backup the stock ICS image from this update to restore if I needed to.

In the past I just used an app to root and unroot at will. So when the 3.2 OTA update came, it was simply to unroot and do the OTA update. Does the process listed in this thread have an unroot process?
[Acer Iconia A500] nishka256:
So you have to unroot to receive updates? I'm asking because I'm not sure if I understand correctly. Sorry. My tablet was rooted before update Acer a500 and I still received the ics update without having to unroot. Then I just rerooted after update.
[Acer Iconia A500] msimindlessmsi2:
Installed the OTA and used your root program. Worked perfectly! I now have root.
[Acer Iconia A500] xenon2000:
Now that several people have successfully rooted the stock OTA ICS update that came out today. Has anyone tried to unroot? And what is the process to unroot?
[Acer Iconia A500] 1tytesc:
ICS Hit Orlando, Florida:

Installed the OTA Acer_AV041_A500_1.031.00_WW_GEN1

Installed A500 Windows Driver from Acer Support.

Installed and Executed the ICSRoot program.

Worked perfectly!

I now have root!
[Acer Iconia A500] xenon2000:
So I ran the program to see what it looked like. I haven't rooted my ICS updated A500 yet.

I see there is a check box for the rooting portion of the app.

Does that mean that if I check that and root the A500, that when I run the app again and uncheck that box, that it will remove the root putting it back to an OTA updateable unrooted state?
[Acer Iconia A500] LazySmerf:
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Blackthund3r

Thank you for this simple root too.

I wanted to inform you that it works perfectly on Acer A500 OTA from 3.2.1 (rooted) to

Acer OTA ICS 4.0.3 kernel 2.6.39.4+, Acer_AV041_A500_RV05RC01_PA_CUS1. (not leaked version)

I had 2 run it twice as the 1st time it did not reboot by it self. 2nd run worked perfectly.

I was able to obtain the OTA to 4.0.3 with a rooted 3.2.1 version with no issues. And from what i read at tegraowners if you uncheck the root box and re-run the app root is removed.
[Acer Iconia A500] gammaRascal:
This seemed to do the trick for me on OTA ICS. I don't need root for much but I got Samba working now so I'm a happy camper.

I just left everything on the root tool as it was and clicked 'DO IT!' and it did it's thing, rebooted, all set.
[Acer Iconia A500] xenon2000:
I really want to try it, but I don't want to risk being stuck on root. I will search the tegraowners forum to see who actually tried it. But I don't suppose anyone in this thread is willing to try unrooting their OTA 4.0.3 ICS non-leaked A500? I might just take the plunge and try it myself tonight.

---------------

UPDATE: http://forum.tegraowners.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=350&start=90 - is this is the thread you are talking about? There are very few posts since Apr 27th when the ICS update was released. And none of them talk about being able to unroot. So I am going to wait for now.
[Acer Iconia A500] sxm2:
Just do it. Root is always better.

Piss in the wind man. Piss in the wind.
[Acer Iconia A500] xenon2000:
I partially agree. I want to be on root, but I also want to update OTA as they come out. I was originally on a rooted 3.1, but then unrooted as soon as 3.2 OTA came out and did the update. Only to find out I couldn't root 3.2 without downgrading and using a custom rom, etc. So I went without root for the entire duration of 3.2

Now I have 4.0.3 ICS OTA and see I can get root. But I just want to make sure that some day in the future, could be a year or never, that I can unroot and apply the OTA update. That is all I am saying.

Just figured that someone with more experience and likely some backup roms, could test unrooting. Otherwise I can certainly wait as I have already.
[Acer Iconia A500] Lopan12:
If I get time in the morning, I'll root and try to un root. I'm running the prompted officially obtained OTA, gen 2
[Acer Iconia A500] sxm2:
Just want to say that I am/was rooted on 3.2.1 stock (real Acer stock, not a cooked ROM stock) and still received OTA notifications and was able to update OTA.

Custom ROMs disable OTA so that was your problem.

AND

Any OTA will just unroot you anyway. If you want to keep root, wait for someone to decrypt the OTA and remove the things which unroot and install acer's recovery