yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Acer Iconia A500] tosomax:
sorry man didn't mean to put pressure on you! keep up the good work, when it will arrive i'll flash it ;)

btw, i do really appreciate your work, you made my tablet work as it should be

1LM68442HV087030M here is little my contribution

thanks for all of your work
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
I use Titainum Backup only for restore Data Games (Spiderman,TDKR, etc...) for APK i instal manual from Market.
[Acer Iconia A500] man_is_h:
I guess... somewhere I read if you clean flash any ICS ROM while turning off the screen-rotation switch in a501, the screen flickering issue will not appear. Though remember if I did the same, last time I flashed!
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Gotta love "village fixes" :laugh::laugh:

But hey, whatever works :D

Believe me, I've seen strange things in the past year.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
No problem. Been chasing a com.google.process.gapps error for 3 hrs. Finally got it.

Change some images, repack systemUI and framework-res, a couple tests and I'll publish it, unless I find something bad. Right now, she's charging.

Look for it later this evening Moscow time.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Chez-star:
Hey MD, just wanted to let you know that I jumped onto the evil test, no sod or 3g drop in 2 days, and battery performance seems about the same as your Alex HC from. Beautiful work!!

I'll test GPS and a few other bits tomorrow.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Thanks! Looks like I am still getting my gapps process error. Moight be tomorrow before I post the final de-odexed build. I know it has to do with signing, but I haven't found the right one yet. Typical process.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] civato:
Moight short for MoscowNight , meaning he's doing nothing but drinking Wodkaaaaaaaaaaaa.:eek: So don't expect a rom this week:p

Because the rest of the week it is like this:

MD:eek::What ?

Wife:rolleyes::WHat have you done for me lately

MD:D: Euh , deodexing ....?

Wife:(:What! are you again obsessed with Android?

MD:cyclops:: NO , where did you get that from?

Wife:crying:: I knew you couldn't give up Android , I even let you buy a A701 , You promised me!!!!!! I was so happy when you bricked it.

MD:angel::I'm sorry I will go to AAA , AntiAndroidAppointments.

MD+WIFE:highfive:: Oooh MD , OH Android :D

So you see no time .
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Pfffftttttt...... :laugh::laugh::laugh:

Funny Mate.....

I say this....

Rom is uploaded. Will make changes to the post soon.

I also say this Mate..... "revenge is a dish best served cold"... You should expect a deep freeze soon...... :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

Nice story..... so true.... I guess you had this experience also? ;)

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] civato:
Yeah it's kinda what happend over here, I'm still making up ......:highfive:

PS:

I think I'm getting into midlife crisis.

I'm re-watching movies from when I was a kid.

See no Evil Here No Evil

Harlem Nights

Coming to America

Brewsters Million

Trading Places

The Woman in Red (OH Kelly)

History of the World Part1 is what I'm seeing tonight.
[Acer Iconia A500] Illom:
LoL
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Go get a 70x. I think I'm going to need the help......;)

Ok kiddies..... Expect a new post in about 30 min or so. Check the OP. Alexandra series is officially retired. Time for Evil Alex..... Unleashed!

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] kjdoug:
Problems writing to the internal memory or sd

Whenever I try to transfer a file to or from my computer it will start the transfer and then part wat through there will be an error saying that it can't transfer. Anyone have an idea as how to fix this? Should I try to reformat or something? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Sounds like a Windows issue Mate.

How big of a file are you trying to transfer?

Usually, I keep a limit at 1.3gb, about the size of an HD video file. That;s about the max that windows can handle. If you try copying say, 3gb, windows will probably choke.

Although the SD card may be at fault. Format Fat32 if you do it.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] kjdoug:
it's 1.8gb this time but i've also had problems transfering smaller files. I will try the sd format and let you know. Thanks for the quick response MD. The evil rom rocks....I've been using the original test rom since you posted it and it is so nice. Haven't had one SOD or 3g or wi-fi drop!!!! Bravo!
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Thanks Mate.

I've been copying 358mb all day today to Ext SD. (roms). Haven't had an issue ever before.

I would say an SD format is in order.

Also remember, if there is a bit of corrupted info in the file you are transferring, it will probably bail out of the transfer.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] yassero:
@27% after 21 hours full 3G mobile data on & about 1 hour of tethering.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Can;t ask for better than that!

Deodexed version is up with battery mods and Acer ring with nav button changes.

If you don't need it, then keep what you have.

NOTE: During de-odexing and testing, I had the usual issues due to signing issues. What was problems, was "com.google.process.gapps" errors. I narrowed it down to Contacts and Contacts providers.

So keep an eye out for this error. I think I have it fixed as I haven't had the error in 3 flashings. It doesn't mean the error might not pop up on some other apk. Although I checked about all the google apks. Usually this error occurs when you log in to google during the setup wizard.

If anybody gets an error, run a "logcat" through either Terminal on the tablet, or ADB on the pc. Attach it to your post.

Thanks.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Oh, and By The Way,

Got an e-mail from Dev-Host yesterday, the place that hosts my roms,

They asked to slow down on the downloads of Evil Alex, as it was clogging their servers!

Told them to contact Acer and tell them to hurry up with their version of ICS :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

MD

OK, I'm outta here for the night. Enjoy!
[Acer Iconia A500] AstroMag:
Ok, now going to test.

By the way, someone in the know, what is the difference from the Acer_A501_4.066.29_041.220.03_COM_GEN1 Acer_A501_4.066.29_041.220.05_COM_GEN1 [23/07/12] http://cdn.acer.futuredial.com/Acer_A501_4.066.29_041.220.05 _COM_GEN1_1343022378251_8b025d8f.zip
[Acer Iconia A500] Falcon1:
Does this Rom work with A500 device?????? I want to make sure if I this rom if fully compatible to download it and install it...thanks a lot:confused:
[Acer Iconia A500] dnardz:
Same question as above. Is it A500 compatible (100%)?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
The link is bad. But I would guess they were the 2 prior leaks. Both had SOD. One of them I think I used in Alex V.

Just a guess.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
501 roms will install on an a500 and vice versa. However, you may or may not have GPS as the 2 tablets use a slightly different GPS radio,

You should add, near the end of the build.prop file, the comment;

ro.carrier=wifi-only

This will prevent the GSM code from looking for a GSM signal.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] khangozzy:
Great, tks for ur update MD :)

Is it OK to flash over Evil Test without wiping ?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
well, I suggest wiping. You can try it, and see what happens. I would wipe dalvik cache and cache though. The rom itself "should" format /system and /flexrom on install. Maybe your user data will be ok.

Try it, and see what happens. If things don't work right, just do all wipes and re-install like normal.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] AstroMag:
I wonder why it does not send a hyperlink to the correct address, then here is a simple link. http://cdn.acer.futuredial.com/Acer_A501_4.066.29_041.220.05_COM_GEN1_1343022378251_8b025d8f.zip
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
I de-crypted and took a look. The update.zip is from july 20th, and the build I use is from July 13th.

Maybe they fixed the 3g part, where it looks like it is always on (no red X when on wifi). So considering it's an update file, it's hard to get a build number from the build.prop unless you actually install it.

I'll PM Galapagos1. He has this update thing in order and will probably be interested.

Thanks for the link!

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] fdadda:
hi moscow i have installed the test evil alex last day , now if i want to install the Evil Alex Unleashed ICS ver 4.0.3 Ver 1 i must wipe all loosing all my data or i can install it without wipe?
[Acer Iconia A500] tosomax:
i've just flashed evil alex v1! working like a charm!!

it feels so smooth.. for now no sod or 3g death, will test more and report!

thank you MD you're the best! and thanks to vache for the leaks!
[Acer Iconia A500] khangozzy:
I tried flash over Evil Test but no luck, things are messed up. So I suggest Backup ur apps with TB and full wipe.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Sorry Mate. Seems one of our colleagues already tried it ^^^^^^^^. Looks like full wipes. You can use TB, but apks only. TB may work for Data, but I can't promise anything.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Well, Thanks! Actually, there are several sources for leaks and dumps now, so seems we have things covered. :laugh::laugh::laugh:

Vache, Galapagos01, Paugustin, AstroMag, these guys can find anything it seems ;)

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] sashapetrik:
cool

wow! Thank you! I will take this masterpiece to rest!:cool:
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Thank You! I hope it works good for you!

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] kjdoug:
Does anyone else have a problem with games freezing? Just bought batman tdkr and it freezes constantly :(
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
I'll re-install 9MM and shadowgun. See if I have an issue.

Other than that, I will need a "logcat" till the point when Batman freezes (pardon the joke, previous episode). But I will need a logcat. Maybe it is something I can fix.

MD

Edit: unless I'm mistaken, Dark Night Rises has only 3 downloads, and no user reviews. I also can't access any of their Data. Maybe there are several games the same? I'm betting bugs in the game.
[Acer Iconia A500] kjdoug:
It also happens with Dungeon hunter 3. And Nova 3. I will get you the log at.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Thanks Mate. I will in the meantime, check ,my Gameloft games. will be a day or so.

Remember, this is majority Acer code. But, if it's an apk issue that was or doesn't mean to be signed, then it's something I can do.

MD

EDIT: 9MM 20 minutes. No issues.
[Acer Iconia A500] BPaul:
Good picture! Here in ROM?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Of course! Framework-res.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Did you by chance restore game data? Or using game data previously saved? From Titanium backup for example? With 9mm, I couldn't "resume game". Had to start fresh. Typical when you change roms.

If Batman is not too expensive, I may download it and see how it runs.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] sfxc13:
Does anyone know how to get adb remount to work with this ROM?
[Acer Iconia A500] kjdoug:
No its a fresh install. Working on the logcat right now.
[Acer Iconia A500] grimm18:
Love the rom, and the pic.

I still got the sod issue.

Only thing I can think of is the recovery by team win.

Will put Thor's recovery on and try again.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
OK, sorry about that. I use Thors 1.7.3 as it has options for Format System and Flexrom in Mounts and Storage. Not sure if that has anything to do with it or not.

So far, nobody else has reported an SOD with the testing version, or the release version. So it's pretty strange.

There's a slightly newer build (.021) that came out the other day. If I can get my hands on the dump, might be able to put together a quick install.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Ok, I put a quick install for the new 021 build. Check the OP for the link to it.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
Must full wipe user data, cache, dalvik cache and battery stat too? And format system, flex rom too?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
That's the way I always do it. Have less issues that way.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
Oke... i still download test rom. Can i delete for shortcut lockscreen app ?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
???? Do not know what you mean by "delete for shortcut lockscreen app"

To install;

WIPES

User Data

Cache

Dalvik

Battery stats if you wish

MOUNTS and STORAGE

Format;

System

Flexrom

Then install the zip.

If you want to remove apps before you install the rom, then just open the zip (do not extract) and delete the /system/app apks and odex files you do not want. Like games for example. But, be careful what you delete. Some are required for android to run properly. You will get errors if you delete the wrong ones.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
i look default "Lock screen apps" have 4 shorcut (1st shortcut : Browser, 2nd shortcut : Gallery, 3rd shortcut : Search, 4th shortcut : Gmail), and i want to clear all shorcut because i don't need this. how to?

And i found for icon battery can't show persentage again, must be restart for fixed.

thx
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Mate, you can delete all the icons from your home screen. Press and hold, drag them to the top of the display where it says "remove".

Battery percentage works only in the Evil Alex Unleashed rom. Not the stock acer 021 Testing build. They are 2 different roms.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] khangozzy:
Got 1 SOD after 1 day using Unleashed version.

Battery is good :)
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
I still can't delete/clear shortcut from Setting, Lock screen apps. Not icon from homescreen.

Now i use rom Alex Unleashed rom, first battery percentage is show, but after few hours is gone.

Thx
[Acer Iconia A500] grimm18:
Hi again.

Reflashed boot loader and recovery to Thor's cwm.

Full wipe and reflash rom, unleashed... nice pic :)

Left unit for 1 maybe 2 hrs and bang SOD.

No titanium backup, only market reinstall.

Strange I know, may try next test rom .

Thanks again MD, love the work
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Ok, I understand what is going on.

Battery Mods are run through SystemUI.apk. Anytime you get strange things going on with SystemUI, (icons, nav buttons, etc,)it's usually because the rom itself wasn't installed properly. This I know as I've done it myself and seen it happen on other roms.

Boot to recovery, and this time;

WIPES

User Data/factory reset

Cache

Dalvik

Battery Stats.

then go to Mounts and Storage

FORMAT

System

Flexrom

Then go to install from zip and reinstall the rom.

DO NOT Restore any previous Data. Don't do it. This includes Titanium Backup. There is no other reason for you to have these problems.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Ouch! That's the first. Except for another user who has it all the time.

Well, it's been a week almost, and no problems yet for me. But I do a lot of flashing. Should leave mine alone for a few days now.

Check out the 021 build. It's stock. Galapagos01 been running it for a couple days now.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Sorry to hear it's still happening.

Try the new .021 build. It's straight Acer stock. Nothing added. Let me know how it runs. Full wipes and such. Zero-null's root for system r/w. It has a stock kernel, no tweaks.

I would start to say a funky CPU, but really, if it ran fine on HC, then there's some other issue and it has to be Acer.

And the "pic", well, actually there's some "other" attributes if you know what I mean. Good thing the tablet doesn't show it ;) (gotta tweak that image a little )

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] grimm18:
thanks again,

cpu seems good. passed stress test.

just reflashed to v8 with thor's 1.7.3.

full wipe and reflash, maybe this is it......;)

let it run though tomorrow at work and see.

if it fails, well .021 will need testing.

thanks again
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
oke MD.. i will flash again tonight...

and how about to clear all shortcut from "Setting --> Lock screen app" ? Look my attachment...

thank u...
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
Hi MD

How to clear list shortcut from "Setting -- > Lock screen apps" ?

please see my attachment..

thx.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Ok, I see what you want now.

You want just a normal "lockscreen" ring, with no shortcuts?

I don't know if this is possible as I believe this is in the systemui.apk or framework-res. As far as I know, you can only change the shortcuts for the lockring. You can change them from the settings by pressing the one you want, then select a different app.

I will have to look into this, and see if it is easy to make all of them go away.

EDIT UPDATE: Try doing this. In your build.prop file on your tab, open it, and go near the bottom of the list. You will see these entries;

acer.shell.mode=ENABLED

acer.shell.launcher.mode=ANDROID

acer.shell.contacts.mode=ENABLED

You can try putting a # and a space in front of each entry. Now, I cannot promise if it effects Acer Ring. You may have to try 1 at a time, Save, then reboot tablet. you can always change it later and remove the # and the "space" and save, reboot.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] kjdoug:
Reformatted the data partition and performed a fresh install. Now everything works smooth as silk. Thinking the data partition was corrupt. Thanks for all your help MD!
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
No problem! Glad it's going good. (I really hate games by the way. Only keep some for testing):laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

Usually there is a reasonable explanation. Just have to find it.

Keep an eye on SOD. Remember, this is not an official Acer release. ;)

However, those folks in Italy and other countries, have really been giving Facebook Acer a hard time!

"translated from several languages"- Waa Waa Waa!!! Where is our ICS update you promised??? Waa Waa Waa! The guys at XDA have theirs!!!! Waa Waa Waa!!! We want our update!!!! How come XDA got ICS??? Waa Waa Waa!!!

(I believe they are planning a revolt as we speak. Pitchforks and torches soon coming,,,,,).

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] thevilish:
Unleashed Alex was sitting in my backpack for 8h (with 3G enabled, receiving mails and facebook notifications), and now it have 96% battery life - nice one :)

Thanks again MD!
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
No Problem Mate!

Hope it works for everybody.

And also, still have build 021 that hopefully fixes the 1 serious SOD issue. We hope.

If it does, I'll probably do a "special" build for him with it. Can't leave these guys "in the woods". ;)

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
Yes MD, i want to normal lockscreen. I have try with you guide and putting a # like this :

#

acer.shell.mode=ENABLED

acer.shell.launcher.mode=ANDROID

acer.shell.contacts.mode=ENABLED

This true ? Because after i reboot my tablet, shortcut lockscreen apps still there.

Maybe for next rom you can make menu add/remove shortcuts lockscreen apps because i have been use rom from Thor and with his rom i can add/remove shortcut for lockscreen apps.

Thx again MD...

EDIT UPDATE : i wrong place a #, and now is working. My lockscreen back to normal and acer ring is gone too... :(
[Acer Iconia A500] khangozzy:
Oh s..., left the tab for abt 2 hours for watching movie with my son and another SOD :(

Maybe I should try .021 build or come back Evil test!
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Sorry, I should have been more "exact".

It is possible that you can play with the # , and maybe get part of it working. I do not know this. I haven't "played" with the settings.

If not, then will have to de-compile the ring.apk, and see what can be done. For this, will take a long time.

I still want to know about the battery %. If it happens again, I need to know exactly what % it happens at. And keep list of it. It is possible, I need to make changes in systemUI, but nobody else has seen this yet. ICS keeps battery percentage in 4 locations. 2 in SystemUI, and 2 in Framework-res. These are battery and charging. So tell me, if it happens again please.

Anyhow, hope the rom works well. At least we shouldn't have to use the "wakelock" app anymore. :good:

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Try the 021.

The test and deodexed Evil, should run the same, as they use the same stuff. Just deodexed. I don't think that is the issue.

So try the new 021. It is completely stock. I have no plans yet to deodex and do mods, but if it works for you, and grimm18, I will do it for you guys. But run it for about 4 days. If it runs good, It will take me a day to deodex, put mods. I will leave the kernel stock for now.

Like I said, I will "leave nobody out in the woods". Old English expression, which means, I don't forget about you guys and will give you the same, and keep you informed.

(if you think the 019 test worked better, I can try putting the battery mods and such in there, should possibly work).

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
OKE MD, if battert % has change again, i will report to you soon. Right now after i reboot my tablet, battery % back to normal and show the %.

And now i back to your lockscreen with shortcut because i like the acer ring with app screenshot :)

anyhow, your rom is very great to me and for my iconia...

3G Modem no Drop and no SOD too...

Battery Life about 1 day with 3G online for my iconia. That normal MD?

Great Job MD... :good::good::good:

i still waiting for next rom... :)
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Thanks Much!

Yeah, just keep an eye on the %. Like I said, it is possible a wrong image is displayed at certain %. The stock had about 5 or 6 of these, So it's possible, when it reaches, say, 85%, a stock image might be displayed. It's not as easy as it was in HC.

In this case, I will have to repack systemUI again, after chasing the images, and unfortunately, with ICS, we just can't change systemUI's. Strange stuff happens, Usually it takes a re-install of the rom (but I think we can flash over the top).

Keep me informed.

Thanks again!

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Try booting to recovery. Wipe "Cache" only.

Just a thought.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
Hey MD, now battery % has change and no % again. You can see the attachment. My battery about 85-86%.

Battery life my iconia about 1 day and 3G online all day. This normal ?

Thx again...

EDIT UPDATE : now battery % back again and my battery 84%.... (i not reboot my tablet)
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
What percentage? System Settings.

When you lose battery %, just slide the taskbar in the bottom right corner. It should show percentage.

1 day at 3g only is horrible. Now, if you were on the net all the time, that's different. But if the tab was left alone, and not being used, that is bad.

I was running over 2 days on the same charge. Yeah, I was doing flashing, downloading apps.

Ok, I need a list of the apps you have running. Goto Settings/apps/running. And I mean all of them.

I hope you haven't been restoring some type of data with some app.

MD

EDIT: I need every app running in memory. I also want what apps are synching/updates (FB, Twitter, etc) and what interval they are set to update.
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
Oke MD, battery % it's oke.

So battery life my iconia is to bad ya?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Please, somebody, give me a bottle..................
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
Please see my attach for list app running and history battery from app Battery Widget Pro.

I have 4 email active and use different app. Gmail, Email, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail.
[Acer Iconia A500] tosomax:
for now i haven't had any SOD, but u are so freaking awesome!

we are lucky to have you man!