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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gab!:
I don't get it... What is a bootloader?. I mean when i flashed with ICS LP7 i didn't put a file on bootloader. I just loaded the PDA .tar file and flashed it..

Soo that means that i have to reflash the stock rom with bootloader?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZACQ8:
I dont know the ICS package you flashed had an ICS Bootloader already...

I just gave you the link for Original CM9 developers guide...

Just wait for others recommendation who have already flsahed CM9 from CWM....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gab!:
Hmm thanks . But i have read in the guide that i can flash it with odin , do i still need the bootloader?
[HTC Sensation] joncy92:
I have insertcoin stable with sense 4, however even with adfree running i still see ads in every app. Why is that?
[HTC Sensation] k0zmic:
Not sure. Have you tried another app called AdAway?
[HTC Sensation] Overlord-in-training:
ROM Toolbox has a built in app blocker
[HTC Sensation] paul.f:
Insertcoin and OrDroid fusioned last week.

The new ROM is CoinDroid, download it here.

This ROM include AdAway, try this it work like a charm for me ;) .
[HTC Sensation] joncy92:
Awesome. Do you know if have to full wipe coming from insertcoin sense 4 1.1.1?
[HTC Sensation] paul.f:
It's a new ROM cooked by shnizlon (OrDroid) and baadnws (InsertCoin).

A full wipe is mandatory ;).
[HTC Rezound] Slacker101:
I wanted to open the stock RUUs in order to grab various radios and other junk. Whenever I try I get yelled at about it being corrupt (which isn't true). Is this a security measure for whoever leaked it? Or is there a special way you can in fact open them?
[HTC Rezound] mjh68:
Are u using 7zip ?
[HTC Rezound] scotty1223:
7 zip works fine for me.
[HTC Rezound] nolimitzr2:
If your tryin to open them on the phone itself with androzip etc it will error, usually cause apps on market can't handle the compression level that was used to make it.
[HTC Rezound] Slacker101:
This was on windows with 7Zip. It kept giving me "files corrupt" although they work fine when I flash them to the phone. It does this for both the ICS leak and the Stock RUU. I figured it might be a security thing thinking back to my WC3 days when you purposefully corrupted a map so that nobody could edit your work lol. Guess now I need to figure out wtf is going on.
[HTC Rezound] scotty1223:
tried re-downloading? i have gotten the same/similar error before with bad downloads. usually it will unpck other things,tho,and give me that when it gets the the bad image.

ive unzipped both of those files with no prollem.
[HTC Rezound] jefffeely:
What Scotty said. I had the exact same problem and redownloading fixed the problem.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juliomarcos:
I'm trying to fix my tablet. It doesn't start in bootloader or recovery mode. I already tried powering it up pressing as many combinations as imaginable, it doesn't work. I think this modes are disabled.

Then, I started trying to fix it using adb. Some commands like recovery in adb shell throw a Segmentation Fault and no other explanations.

fastboot devices returns nothing.

flash_image returns

error scanning partitions: No such file or directory

I already tried a myriad of scripts and other programs, nothing seems to work, I'm stuck with android robot dancing in loop.

That's my tablet genesis gt7200 [I can't post a link...] (probably only sold on Latin America and Asia) and it's produced by SKMtek

How can I reinstall a rom? Or atleast make it start normally again.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sliper123:
Have you tried "adb reboot-bootloader", "adb reboot recovery" or "adb reboot bootloader" commands?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anandhu05:
Hai i was using 2.3.6 version in galaxy s2. Let me know any official release of ics 4.03 for india or else any stable version which supports indian networks?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Wrong forum question = Q&A

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1108787

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bala_gamer:
Ask your question in Q & A section next time buddy.

Official rom has not been released via Kies yet. All the ics roms available here are compatible with indian network.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] unknown00:
i'm thinking of going with aokp, but it's kinda a "turn off" for me when it comes out with a weekly build and i feel the need to constantly check on the forums and flash to a new one

what's a good one that is just solid that doesn't require a new build update every week?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Addictedtothegreenguy:
You can go Aokp because the last stable build is milestone #4 all the other builds that come out are just a nightly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] unknown00:
i understand but having nightly builds makes me feel like i need to constantly upgrade to the newest one
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Just... don't update then? If your setup works well just leave it. You can always skip updates.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Langduscher:
I'd go with Bamf Paradigm. Uniquely built AOSP rom, stable, and good battery life. Try it for yourself, you'll be amazed :)

And quality over quantity - no hyper change logs every 4 days, but if you're in for something different, jump in.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
if that is such a problem then just flash AOKP Milestones... not AOKP Nightlies + Milestones.

Milestones are for people who don't want to keep updating. These milestones come 1-2 week.

Honestly, if updating a ROM / Kernel is a "turn off" because a developer is maintaining their ROM / kernel at a rate to improve your phone more and more and you don't want to stick with that maybe you should of stayed on stock ROM/kernel? Because this is like me hearing that people are complaining about a dev updating their ROM / kernel way too much.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
When you rush through things and do not test enough, you end up missing issues, which ncreases the need to update the rom more frequently.

BAMF Paradigm does not release updates like mad because for every release, we have at least 3-4 testing releases to our beta testers to find and fix bugs. We do not like to consider our users the beta testers.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] electronpositivo:
I discovered a few days ago this great app: Sync Space.

Enjoy it!

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.infinitekind.syncspace.android&hl=en
[HTC One X] jpinks:
First time I have imported a phone. Well bought from Newegg so guess its not an import. I dont have a micro sim in my phone (orig Craptivate). If I take it in to the ATT store will they sell me the sim and set it up? Anything I should know if they start giving me crap? I just couldnt see the 16gb working for me and no sd card just killed me for the XL version. Thanks in advance

JP
[HTC One X] H-Cim:
I'm pretty sure they will give you a new micro-sim card, but I doubt they will be happy to setup your device for daily use ;-). But I guess that depends on who will be helping you!

(Just guessing though)
[HTC One X] jpinks:
Reason I ask is one of my friends imported his SGS 2 and his local ATT store refused to help him with it as it wasnt released in the US yet. He got it done at another store (ie got the sim and some help on setup). I am just hoping to avoid that problem and was wondering if anyone else had a similar experience.
[HTC One X] H-Cim:
Well it isn't that much of a problem to setup the phone yourself. It's a very easy proces and it really isn't worth all the hassle. (The phone literally walks you through each step, from configuring wifi to adding your facebook account).
[HTC One X] jpinks:
Oh I know I am mostly concerned about the APN's. Several people I have talked with use different APN settings in the US. LOL I know for that info to come here not the flunkies at the ATT store. :D Just wanting to know if I get a jerk rep how others handle them.
[HTC One X] brent8577:
i'm already on ATT under contract and they told me i could exchange for a micro sim at no charge. if i don't have the right service when it starts up, then they will have to help me get my phone working. if you aren't on ATT, then i guess it's up to them.
[HTC One X] jpinks:
So how do you like your One X?? Did you try to cut your sim. I think mine might be to old from looking at it lol :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] attiffe:
i just edit build.prop and rebooted my phone

after that it shows samsung galaxy note thing

and then the phone goes dead ...

help plz ....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matius44:
What ROM are you running?

What did you exactly edit in build.prop?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] attiffe:
Im running ics stunner rom

edited

ro model to = GT-I9100

dats it ... and rebooted my phone :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matius44:
Try to flash the ROM again on top with no wipes, should give the right build.prop back

EDIT : Patience my friend
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] attiffe:
got it ... Thanks a ton .... Mate :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matius44:
Press and hold Volume up button + Home button + Power button

I strongly advice to stop flashing and start reading if you do not know how to enter recovery manually
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] attiffe:
thanks mate ... All done !
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Karlo666:
I was redirected here by other people.

Here is my SGS2 info.

Android version:4.0.3

Kernel Version:3.0.15-I9100BULPC-CL332484dpi@DELL154#3

Baseband Version:I9100BULP6

Build number:IML74K.BULPC

PDA:I9100BULPC

PHONE:I9100BULP6

CSC:I9100VIPLP3

Can u specify what do i need cuz im noob at it.

Thanks again!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fxrb:
Just follow the instructions in this thread.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZACQ8:
Yes......you need to read FAQ and guides as much as possible...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Karlo666:
Now after i did root i download SetCPU and downclocked and my phone keeps freezing and restarting.After that i uninstalled SetCPU and now works fine.

So what to not do whit SetCPU?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
just leave it alone do nothing else u invite only trouble nothing else:)
[Acer Iconia A500] civato:
I added a link to this in the V3 guide.

Thanks for this.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
Why thank you...all good civ, anything to help really:)
[Acer Iconia A500] DrPlumEU:
Stock ICS unable to access any of this...

Ok, followed all the steps. But cannot get my PC to recognise my tablet completely. MTP:yes, or Camera:yes, yet there is a driver missing which fails to load/install. Any ideas from you bright people?

I would like to access bootloader and flash recovery.

V frustrating.

For example, where do you find mtpfs and mount for Win 7 x64?

Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
What shows in the command window after typing in adb devices?
[Acer Iconia A500] DrPlumEU:
dibb_nz

/ adb devices

List of devices

/

In device manager, I have a "Other devices" Acer Iconia A500 no driver installed, yet "Portable Device" Acer Iconia A500 is fine.

I can copy and paste files from tablet while in MTP mode. No difference with SD card mounted or unmounted.

Very frustrating. The last device driver I assume is "USB device" but despite mucking around with Acer USB device drivers 1.00.0524 and 1.06.1500 no luck.

Grr
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
oops.....

save for later
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
list of devices shows but no number

sorry bit caught up at the moment

things to check first:

...1) That you do have USB debugging enabled:Settings>Applications>Development

...2) Win7/Vista work best; XP can be titchy

...3) You d/l the "Just_adb.zip" to install the adb drivers - you dont mention an entry for them in Device Manager

...4) Switch USB ports on your pc

...5) Try another USB cable

...6) Put the MTP thing aside for now, they have no bearing on this issue:)

If still no joy then if you can, try another pc

If thats not possible then uninstal and reboot both devices

then reinstall both acer and adb - acer ones mainly

When you connect your tab again WAIT for windows to install them and see how u go
[Acer Iconia A500] spoupard:
ADB or USBDeview both tell me that my CPUID is 0123456789ABCDEF. Of course, if I get the SKB and use NVFlash to validate it, it fails with a message that says "USB device not found."

I found my CPUID (0x033c20c541a051d7) in an old nandroid backup and tried it but with the same results.

Any ideas?
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
CPU ID : Dev ID : UID

Ok i'm amending the guide as we speak, just to be clearer.

The device ID as reported by adb is 15 digits long the (UID)

when we use this no. for an EUU based flash we add a 0 to the front making 16 digits (CPUID)

the one in your nand adds 0x to the basic UID 17 digits

the CPUID from the EUU is for Honeycomb bootloaders

Which I believe is different for ICS bootloaders

and different again for HC b/l on ICS Rom!!!

i tried the SBK generator last nite for the first time and entered only my UID

and had no probs

so give that a go (in the example you gave) 033c20c541a01d7

;)
[Acer Iconia A500] spoupard:
Thanks for your help, but no luck. I tried the 033c20c541a01d7 number already in SBK and NVFlash still gives the same error. BTW, SBK generates the same number for both 033c20c541a01d7 and 0x033c20c541a01d7. Apparently, SBK is smart enough to ignore the leading 0x.

Any other suggestions?
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
that blows that theory:o

what does dmesg say?

edit: what tool are u using for nv flash, what b/l u on?

and if ADB or USBDeview both tell you CPUID is 0123456789ABCDEF then.....
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
So, the NV Flash tool invalidates the uid/sbk where usbdeview and adb agree??

i no nothing of the nvflash process "in this instance" but if device is not found then there is no "connection" happening between the 2....have u posted on the thread where you got the tool?? not trying to fob you off at all its just theres alot methods out there at the moment and i'm doing my best to keep up with them all!!!

are you saying cpuid here is different to what the other 2 report???

i'll be out for an hour or so but will stop in when i get back . good luck
[Acer Iconia A500] spoupard:
I'm using NVFlash from civato's post on how to flash the ICS bootloader. I have a connection because I can launch a shell in ADB and navigate around on my tablet. Also, if I didn't have a connection, "adb devices" would not return any devices. I can also see the device listed in Windows device manager.

I am running the HC bootloader with CM9 ROM. I had been using TeamWin recovery, but found out it is not compatible with the ICS bootloader. I have since replaced that with the ACER Recovery found in the Market. I did another nandroid backup after installing ACER Recovery (thor's recovery) and it gave me a cpuid of 033c20c541a051d7.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
- u got adb ones all good bt not apx ones - reinstall acer drvs
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
yep the usb-adb drivers are all there but you said earlier u have a fail error of device not found from the flash validator, so it sounds like the issue was not the incorrect sbk but the device not found....run the acer driver setup ...windows will install the apx drivers when your tab is ready to enter apx/download mode.

I have no idea why you have so many uid's, if any one knows how exactly these are generated from recovery, i'd love to know!!!!
[Acer Iconia A500] spoupard:
Well I have to admit that this whole problem was my fault. No matter how many times I read the instructions, I somehow breezed right past the part about entering apx mode. Thank you so much for your help!
[Acer Iconia A500] dawgpoundfan:
I don't have enough numbers

Okay I tried using USBDeview and it came up with a 11 digits - looked where the instructions said.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
Try to run dmesg from yr tab first, ------ hat tip to jp
[Acer Iconia A500] snickle:
I can;t seem to find my cpuid. I am running a custom ics rom, with the HC bootloader.

Do not have a nandroid backup to look at.

dmesg does not show androisboot.serialno after a reboot.

osbdeview shows an 11 digit number.

Any ideas?
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
then the only way i know of is adb....d/l the zip attached, how to use it is in the OP

usbdeview should pick it up, as long as u have connected your device to yr pc when you were on HC3.2

the only other way is to revert back to HC

u rebooted yr tab b4 running dmesg | grep androidboot.serialno ???
[Acer Iconia A500] dadofsix:
Hi everyone,

I am not a dev but a user trying my hand at getting more user friendly ROMs on my Phone and now my tablet. I have successfully done this on my phone, but I need to know how to root the tablet initially. I have my CPU ID following the directions using the USB cable to my computer but when I tried to verify it using the terminal emulator, I got a permission denied type of message so i am guessing this is because I do not have root yet. I have never used the emulator process before so i really do not know. If anyone is willing to help someone like myself, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks,

Gary
[Acer Iconia A500] Vintage144:
Look on these threads for a program called "USBDEVIEW" it will list every usb device youve put on your system , you'll have to look for it even though they tell you wich ids to look for , I just singled out Acer and found it , I had about 100 entries of usb stuff ,thats why I just looked for it that way!
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
hi Gary and welcome!!!

You are correct regarding permission denied because of no root access....yet!!

Need a bit more info - what build version you're on now any idea which rom you might wanna try first custom or stock??
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
its at the bottom of the first post

everything you need is at/near the bottom of the first post

the zip file, how to find your cpuid and a wee picture as well!!!!

@vintage ya think id make u search for that stuff -thats not like you m8:):):)
[Acer Iconia A500] Vintage144:
dibb I have all your stuff , and anything eles i feel is important i copy in an ongoing notepad, trust me its volumes of stuff, ive learned tons right here, Android bug is alive and well, thanks man!
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
omg, i thort i was the only one who did things like that:p can never find what i want when i want it though :rolleyes::confused::confused: yeh i reckon

i got more than the bug, i gotta full blown addiction going on, I just can't seem to

leave things alone for too long.....:eek::eek::eek::eek:...

but its all good m8, for sure.......
[Acer Iconia A500] Vintage144:
yea I suppose if I were to catalog my volumes it would be easier to FIND stuff when I need it,lol!!! But I too cant sit still , I was sitting pretty no problems just a few days ago and then I thought , I wonder what would happen............

Seems I bricked the tablet , so after studying furiously and trying everything ,I found a way back , lost everything (minus a back up I saved and was able to retrieve through xsd card ) , but was pretty much toast now I have an unlocked ics bootloader and ICS with an overclocked kernel , Ill lose interest in a day or two or try to tweak it till I fubar again! But thats whats so fun about it!!
[Acer Iconia A500] dadofsix:
Thanks so far. I am on version 4.0.3, kernel is 2.6.39.4+, image version is Acer_AV041_A500_RV05RC01_PA_CUS1, Build Number is Acer_AV041_A500_1.033.00_PA_CUS1, and Image P/N is FM.S14A0.00Y.

As to what ROM I want to try, I do not know as I am just starting out with this since Christmas on refurbished Honeycomb and when it upgraded to ICS last week it crashed it and the company I bought it from graciously replaced it even though it was out of it's 90 day warranty, but since Acer did not want to take any responsibility for the ICS upgrade bricking it I want to see what I can do to make it better than they have it. Is there really a need to do this at this point? I can say that I really like the CM7 ROM on my Samsung infuse phone except for the fact that it does not work the Blue tooth so I went to AEON for that, but if CM9 is available for this tab it is likely to be really cool.

Thanks Again,

Gary
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
hi Gary,

thanks for the detailed info -

First you will need to d/l a ROM and root if required

Unlock your bootloader to be able to install CWM

and you're done!!!!

I asked about roms in case you needed something\

in particular from your tab but generally you cant go past flexreaper - but

i'm a wee bit one-eyed:) There are other roms stock rooted or custom and really

its just a matter of trying them out to find what suits you best!!!

Read the OP for install and special instructions, there may be 2 different d/l

links one for HC bootloaders and one for ICS make sure u click the right one!!!

Some roms have 'auto detection' of yr b/l so will do this for you....

you can do this all manually or you can google " A500 manager by blackthund3r"-

it has components for everything you will need - SBK generator-APXFlash Tool-

Root Tool-drivers etc

check out civato's guide to unlocking the v3 bootloader and other stuff

which has instructions and d/l packs for the a500 manager

theres the taboonay rom by vache or icylicious by atgadmin - cm9 by waydownsouth

if u just want root for the time being then "ISC Root"

the hardest part is really is in choosing what you want - oh and that CPUID, you

cannot do anything without that!!!!!

good luck:)
[Acer Iconia A500] Vintage144:
Dibb , I think you cant get "icyliscious" anymore , Kj (ata) took the roms down and has disappeared , I hear smaurys rom is nice though
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
shame ata :rolleyes:yes i used lightspeed waaayback when i was on my hc bootie,

may be time to have another look!!!....cheers for the heads up vin:):)
[Acer Iconia A500] citsong:
I'm pretty certain I've gotten my cpuid, but I keep getting errors trying to get the unlocked bootloader flashed and was told my sbk might be wrong. I used usbdview and got the serial no, then got my sbk from vaches site. Did the dmesg.txt and got the same serial no there with the only difference being the txt file had a zero at the start, but I have to add a zero to the serial no I got from the usbdview so that makes them the same. With these two methods showing the same info that means I have the right CPUID correct? Or is it still possible I got something wrong there?

Edit

Also found a nandroid backup and the CPUID there matchs what I have already. So it's not looking like thats my problem.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
Yeh i've struck a similar error with the entering the sbk, i actually had to back to vaches site and generate it again, then copy and paste it in - also at one time i had copied a 'space' before the number which gave an error, so thats something to check....

Yes your cpuid sounds good so it aint that...

lets take a step back....

you get the sbk -

then what do you do,

whose method are u using?

how far along do u get when "it fails"

is there any error message?
[Acer Iconia A500] citsong:
Tried for awhile to get into apx mode manually but just can't seem to do it. So I ussually use the a500 manager to enter apx mode then I use cmd to run the files from the bootloader flash tools zip. I type go, enter my sbk, chose my bootloader, and it sends the bct and bootloader and says download successfull. And then the errors start ...

bootloader downloaded successfully
failed executing command 25 NvError 0x120002
command failure: sync failed (bad data)
bootloader status: partition table is invalid, missing required information (cod
e: 14) message: nverror:0x4 (0x4) flags: 0