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[Acer Iconia A500] man_is_h:
Unable to connect to 3G

Thanks for quick response MD. Probably you are right that internal Ril restarter might not be working. Because, as soon as I turn off my Wi-Fi after2-3 seconds the 3G turns gray. Surprisingly, 3G stays all blue while it's connected with Wi-Fi. I see that no body has reported 3G issues but I tried all possible ways I could do... setting up APN etc.. nothing worked for me. :(

But, why MCC and MNC is missing from my APN settings?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Yeah, it's strange about turning off wifi and 3g doesn't kick in. Have you waited about 2 minutes?

Having them blue while connected seems normal with all the previous leaks, however, no data is being transmitted. It would be very improbable to have 2 data connections running at the same time. But not getting 3g back, is an issue. They should turn grey for about 5 seconds or so. The get the 3g/H. Usually, in the network settings, I select the "use 3g only" option instead of automatic. Android will always switch to the strongest signal, and if it's 2g, well, it sucks. In Moscow, it's an issue. So change your setting to 3g only, data and roaming to ON. See if it helps.

And NO 3g Watchdogs apps. Let it run stock. This includes any Titanium backups. You have no idea what headaches TB causes ;).

Is normal for MCC and MNC not to show in settings. As long as the rest of the APN settings are automatically recognized. If you are in doubt, you can check your apn.conf file in /system/etc I think. This contains most apn configurations for most major networks. You can bounce the settings to what your network provider has on their web site. Setting one manually is where you will get the MCC and MNC options.

I do at times, have to modify the apn file though. Mostly to either add a specific provider, or change settings for networks that have been bought by other networks.

Anyhow, check for the 021 build in a couple days. I hope to have it finished this weekend. I personally have not run this yet, only as a test for the install. I run the 019 build. But will have the deodexed and modded version soon. Now, I just have to get the kernel ramdisk modded for easy root. Everything else is done (I hope).

MD

EDIT: One more note. The 501 shipped with 3 different GSM radios.

This add more to my theory, that some tablets, need a different version of updates. So far, we have only seen Gen-1 updates.
[Acer Iconia A500] yassero:
I'm still on Alex Test. Great performance on all aspects. As you see, down to 1% after 58 hours with Wifi on, all sync on, some tethering & watched a full movie on Netflix.

MD is a great man.

What is the difference with Alex Unleached ?
[Acer Iconia A500] kameli:
Hi MD,

Just to give you info that I was running the test rom for these 3 days and today my tab started to reboot it shelf after every 20 mins or so if not used. Now going back to unleashed.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Must be a new "feature" from Acer. ;)

Pretty strange though. I haven't run the 021 yet. Just finished doing the mods and stuff to it, so will put out the modded and de-odexed version for testing, hopefully tonight or tomorrow.

I'll be sure to note that issue in the test notes.

Thanks!

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Thanks!

Unleashed is based on the 019 leaked build. Fully de-odexed, Acer Ring, battery mods and a tweaked kernel for IO, GPS, init.d support. I think the Alex Test was an odexed version without the acer ring and battery mods. (I think).

The next offering, is based on the 021 leaked build. Will there be any improvement? I don't know. Haven't installed it yet. Currently in the TEST post, is more or less a stock version of it. The modded version hopefully I get there tonight or tomorrow.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] man_is_h:
Yes MD, I did waited for over 4-5 minutes after I turned off the Wi-Fi. And... no TB restore, no 3G Watchdog... just a few utility apps. OK I looked at APN Config. and found the info for my Service Provider. I'm now guessing the issue with GSM radio, that you have already pointed out though! Will wait... :) Thanks for all your support.
[Acer Iconia A500] sashapetrik:
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[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Chasing down a keyboard issue, then will post it later.

Something happened on the png optimize.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
Hi MD

I'm still found problem screen flicker and icon on homescreennis gone. For fixed must be reboot.

Fyi i have been uninstall app Gesture Control and here my running app now.

My battery life only about 20 hours.

Hope soon for new version... ;)

Thx

Sent from my A501
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Mate, you must be very popular with the girls!!! All those social networking apps ;)

Not to mention, all those "update frequencies" probably are responsible for battery life ;) But, 20 hrs with all those apps is really not too bad.

As with the screen flicker, I don't have an answer. It's possible you can do a "logcat.txt" and send me the file. If you need instructions, I can send you a link.

But, 021 build is finished. Installs fine. I need about 20 minutes to change the links in the thread, then you can download it.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
UPDATE Posted

Evil Alex Unleashed V2 now posted in the Test Page.

Yes, FULL WIPES are needed, just like in the OP. Built on .021 leaked version.

If Version 1 works really good for you, then there is no reason really to update to Version 2. But, I really haven't been able to compare for differences yet ;)

Enjoy!
[Acer Iconia A500] grimm18:
thanks again MD.

hope it fixes my issues...lol
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Yeah...... I'm all out of leaked updates :(

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
Hahahaha.... i'm very many fans.. :p

here logcat file from my iconia (i'm taken from folder /system/bin) it's true?

wow.. the latest version already exists.. downloading now...

after flash i want test battery life without app social networking.. and i hope for my all issue is fixed now...

thx u MD...
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Will check the logcat. Thanks. Maybe it will show when you get the display issue. Sometimes it tells where the issue is.

Yes, check for battery before installing all those social apps. Really, with all the updating they do, it really does mess with battery life.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Volsfan:
Be interested to know if people with the screen flicker issue are using the stock launcher or an add-on. I have the issue, and have had it on all of the versions of Alex. I use the Nova Launcher.

Other than that, I have been running the .021 since it came out and it seems pretty stable to me.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
I don't think he was using a third party launcher. My last experience with one, caused horrible battery drain. I see in the 500 rooms, a couple people have a similar issue.

Sent from my a501 using Troll Hunter
[Acer Iconia A500] imaulana:
Hello again MD.

Just want to report something, and that is i installed Evil Alex Unleashed with Thor Recovery. And then i can send SMS, but i can not receive any. Any idea why?
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
thank's MD. now i want begin flash your new versin... :D

Hope all issue is fix.

thx again.. :good:
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Not offhand, but will look into it.

Most likely, another apk that needs signed. Will post back when I find out something.

Question. Did your Contacts Synch OK? Personally I don't use the MMS, But will fix it when I find out what's up.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] ordio:
Actually Im having screen flickering issues too. I'm using a 3rd party launcher (go launcher tab) . Maybe ill try and go back to default launcher and see if it helps.
[Acer Iconia A500] tresed:
I have no screen flicker issue, use go launcher
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
I'll put in go launcher and see if it happens also.

Need to know about when I can expect the screen flickering, or what to do to recreate it.

In the meantime................

(trying to chase this MMS issue also). Might be acer, but not sure yet.

Should install the Odexed version and see if mms works. If not, Acer.........

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] ordio:
Yeah i mentioned that I'm using is go launcher HD (paid) . This is from the 10 cent deal last December.

It only happens on gmail. Nothing else. I think there is a free version first.

Funny thing is that I have flexxxx on my wife's a500 and get screen flickering issues on both stock and gmail apps.

I may try to use the regular launcher and see if it makes a difference.

Thanks MD. Don't break a leg :).
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Yeah, for now, mms is first. I can't get incoming messages also. (not that I use it)

No problems yet with go launcher free.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] kameli:
Have you check that the message center number is set?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Mine is set from default. I believe it is a signing issue. I'm going to reset to the odex build, and ensure it works there. If it doesn't, then Acer broke it somehow. Might possibly be able to bring it over from the 014 builds, as it was working then.

Where's my bottle. Looks like a long night....................

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Falcon1:
Does it work???

Does it work with A500? , taking into account that this post is for A500 android development as it shows on the top of the screen. Thanks anyway!!!!:D
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Dude, I believe you asked this before ;)

Yes, it will run on the 500. You may not have GPS though. The 500/501 use different GPS radios.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Just an Update. It seems Acer broke the Messaging (SMS) in the recent builds. You can send SMS, you just don't get the incoming.

I'll try a hybrid from the 014 build, when it was working last. No promises.

Nice job Acer.

(Contacts synch I can fix. Will take a day or so.)

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] sashapetrik:
A501 Evil Alex Unleashed ICS ver 4.0.3 Ver 1-confirm! part of the game just crashes!
[Acer Iconia A500] ultramag69:
I wish they'd wise up and just employ this site as the developement team... At least things would work, and we'd get regular updates of awesome features...:laugh::D
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Believe me, Acer does indeed read the threads at XDA. And I tell you how I know.

The other week, some "young pup" discovered one of the places where certain Acer roms were kept. And so, without thinking, he posted the link in the 510/700 forums probably hoping to get many "thanks". Even though he was asked to remove the link he didn't.

A day later, and that server was no longer valid. So not sure if we will get any more leaked updates because of that.

Anyhow, to work on the contacts issue. Probably just some apk signing issue. Seems it works fine in the stock odex version. Just have to chase it down.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Update for Evil Alex V2

Update for Evil Alex V2.

Fixes Contacts Synch Issue.

Flash through CWM. No Wipes.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
Hey MD

i want to report for my battery life... see my attach

i use ROM Evil Alex Unleashed V2 Pre-Release Based on the 021 Build without any app (just only original app from your rom)

Now i will install app from fresh market without app social networking too. and i want see my battery life.

to file my logcat, what you find?

thx u
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
OK. So battery usage looks normal for the amount of hours. You need to see which apps are sucking the battery now.

Haven't looked at the logcat yet. Had a small issue with contact synch I had to fix today. But promise I will look the first chance I get.

I think you have had no display problems yet?

Be careful with those apps. Install them 1 at a time, run for awhile, and if no issues, install the next app. Same thing until you get problems. It could be one of the apps does not work well with the other apps.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
oke MD. i will follow your instruction for install app 1 by 1.

until now I have not found the problem screen flicker (hopefully not happen again)

thx
[Acer Iconia A500] RiceDie:
MD thank you! For the updated ICS Evil Alex Unleashed!

Going to flash my A501 with your new ROM! :D
[Acer Iconia A500] lynneddington:
Works great on the a500, haven't checked gps. Got the galaxy s3 if I need gps.
[Acer Iconia A500] ultramag69:
I have S3 too, but the larger screen is sooo much better... Bought copilot(wish they'd update their maps for Oz) and use it on all my mobile devices... I think the developers would S*** bricks if they knew how many I actually have.... :p:laugh:
[Acer Iconia A500] sashapetrik:
WAKELOCK!

I use Evil Alex Unleashed V2, i am install Evil-Alex-V2-patch-1.zip, and i"m do like this

all games works fine, but i have WAKELOCK!
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Yeah, you are number 3. And I do believe this is a hardware thing. So far, all we get are WW ComGen 1 updates. Although the latest 2 seemd to have fixed 90% of SOD.

I think when the official updates come out, we will see different versions of them (ww Com Gen 2, maybe some others) These I think will probably have hardware specific to your tabs. Or maybe eventually, they will put it all into 1 big update ;)

Well, be patient and wait. We've all been waiting a long time...

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] RiceDie:
MD just got the ROM running on my A501.. I've never seen it so sleek and smooth!! Even when clocked at 1680Mhz I never noticed such smooth operation! Great ROM!! Going to the apps menu is smoother then my A701 that lags at times.. Great job MD!!
[Acer Iconia A500] khangozzy:
Since the last SOD @ 25/07 , everything is fine. So maybe I will wait for the big update from MD ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Glad it's working well for you!!!!

Hope I get my 701 back from the repair shop soon!

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Well, it looks like Acer took all the sources for updates away from us.

So I think anything in the future, we will have to wait for the official ICS Update :(

Sorry guys :(

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
Oh no MD, today i have found 2 screen flicker...

Do you have idea for fix this ?

thx
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
I have no idea Mate. Something in the Acer code, more specifically display drivers from some of the hardware .so's. I read a couple of logcats some folks sent me.

And as I stated earlier, it seems we will get no more "leaked" updates. Some Bonehead was pasting our leaked web server in several forums, so Acer shut them down.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] D3v17:
Oh oke MD, thank for your response

I waiting official from acer...
[Acer Iconia A500] Raptor.X:
Howdy Moscow Desire... :)

First of all many many many many many many many many (taking a breath) many many many many many thanks for your marvelous ROMs. Evil Alex is as good as Alexandra III I use since I discovered it a few months ago. Your ROMs are definitely my favorites. ;)

Sorry to bother with my stupid questions again, but is Evil Alex compatible with A500 tabs? I have a A501, but my cousin has an A500, and if so, I would like to install it for his. I'm sure the question has already been asked, but I searched and couldn't find the answer. Thank you for repeating for me.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Thanks for your comments of course!

Well, he can install it fine.

However, he needs to check GPS and make sure it functions after he installs. The 500 and 501 use a little different GPS radio.

Also, I'm not sure if it's needed, but, he may want to add the following comment in the build.prop file.

ro.carrier=wifi-only

He can add this near "additional properties" near the end somewhere. He can do this after install and System R/W. Then re-boot the tab.

This "should" keep it from looking for a GSM signal. Not sure if it's really needed anymore, but better safe than sorry ;)

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Raptor.X:
Bug hunt open for me. Two bugs to report so far:

1/ Plenty of Google Play Store crashes.

2/ Go Launcher EX very very laggy + I tried once to flip my desktops. The current one had two GOLEX widgets, facebook and Twitter side by side. The screen tilted horizontally while the Twitter widget was displayed in the center of the screen, but it did not flip it (problem appeared once, than disappeared by itself). I'll try to show it in a video if I can.

Of course, fresh install over /system, /flexrom, /cache, /data, dalvik and battery stats wipe. No recovery of system data via Titanium.
[Acer Iconia A500] Volsfan:
Screen Issues

Here is a logcat from my tablet just now. It appears the screen issues are related to a memory issue with the OpenGL Renderer. Sorry it is all bunched up. I deleted a bunch of earlier lines, and then it did not stay formatted.

Hope this helps.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Thanks for the logcat. I,ve looked at the others people have sent. Will check you're later, and I suspect I'll see the same thing.

I'm not a rocket scientist, so will put this in laymans terms.

I had the notorious "screen flicker" on G-mail yesterday. 1st time for me. Looked like a bunch of mexican jumping beans ;). G-mail crashed. Had to re-boot.

Here's the scenario. My network was set to "auto" for 2-3g. Typically I always set it to 3g only after I install a rom. In this case, I forgot to do it, and just noticed horrible coverage, and decided to switch it to 3g only. Of course the ril restarter has to boot the network, but in this case it was a bit slow locking into 3g. Sooooo I figured I'd start g-mail and give it some incentive. Wrong idea. Unleashed the mexican jumping beans to g-mail, and the rest is history.

So it seems, the flicker is associated with 2g/3g and the display rendering. At least a couple other logcats seem to affirm this theory.

Third party launchers really have nothing to do with this. My guess, is the widgets that are set to update info, are demanding a connection, and the network is busy switching between 2 and 3g at the same time. The launcher overlay just compounds the issue, and BAM, widgets disappear from the launcher overlay. Would probably happen to me if I had been running a g-mail widget on a third party launcher.

This probably happened when Acer was fixing the 3g drop issue in build 014.

The fix? Well, for now, the only thing I can advise, is to set your network to "3g Only". And be a little watchful when you turn Wifi Off. Make sure you have a good 3g connection before using social apps/gmail. For all I know, the weather widget could also cause this. I noticed in 1 logcat, where the network was switching off 2g, and the widget was looking for a connection. Then BAM.

So, if you can, set the network to 3g Only. Should help.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Ouch....

With Play store, haven't seen nor heard of any crashes (force closes). Sometimes can't connect though. If it's crashing, run a logcat til the point when it crashes. Then send the logcat.txt in the post. Could be you just need a different version of the play store. Lord know's I've been through the play store/market apk shuffle enough this past year ;)

Really can't tell you much about Go-Launcher. I installed it the other day, but then had to install an updated rom, so didn't get to play with it much. However, read my previous post about the screen flicker issue. ^^^^^^^^

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Volsfan:
Interesting theory. So, I am going to put my mobile data off, use only wi-fi, and see if the problem still occurs. Will let you know.

Strangely, I stuck the thing in airplane mode, and then re-enabled wi-fi. I went to the data usage tab and disabled mobile data. Then, i shut off airplane mode and the mobile data came back on, despite it still showing off on the data usage tab. Had to go back to airplane mode again to get the mobile data to shut down.

Edit...

Well did not take long to disprove that. I had the tablet in airplane mode with wi-fi only. Screen was blank. Lock screen comes up as normal and then when passed, the screen comes with only a couple icons on it. First clue. A few seconds later the other icons come, but touching the screen results in the jumping bean shake!

Another logcat taken right after. Hope it helps.
[Acer Iconia A500] khangozzy:
Looks like I still receive SMS from my Operator.

Well, I think I will stick with Unleashed .019, no problem so far.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Yeah, I don't know what the deal is with the sms. I should drop some money on mine just to see if I get an operator message.

Might take a look at the apn.conf file also. See if something changed from 014-021

But wife says I have to work, so won't be doing much more till weekend. ;)

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] pedro555:
urgent help please

im stuck at the "Skrilax_CZ's bootloader V8 with the android icon. nothing happens from here on end on my A501 tablet. any help somebody please???
[Acer Iconia A500] khangozzy:
Can send to/receive from my phone as well :)
[Acer Iconia A500] pedro555:
think i bricked it, could anybody please help on how i can recover my tablet???
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Well, actually it should be in the Bootloader thread, but I'm in a good mood today.

Get your recovery.img (your choice of CWM, Public Recovery oor Twerp). Put in the same directory as your Android SDK folder that has fastboot.exe. (usually platform tools).

Then boot to the fastboot menu on the tab (vol- and pwr), select fastboot. Then plug in your tab.

Open your Command prompt in the pc (platform-tools folder) and type:

fastboot flash recovery nameofyourrecovery.img

then hit enter.

Should flash your recovery image.

Boot to recovery, and install rom

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
I have to look into this sms issue. Why it works at your end, I do not know....
[Acer Iconia A500] Raptor.X:
Thank you. I can't find your post about the screen flicker issue, I've been using the search tool for ten minutes, but... :(
[Acer Iconia A500] Volsfan:
His post is number 653 in this thread. Just a few up from this one.

However, in post 655 I stated that I had tested his theory by disconnecting mobile data and using wi-fi only and still getting the flicker issue.
[Acer Iconia A500] Raptor.X:
Okay, two more bugs to report:

1/ Extreme lag after waking the tablet up from a long sleep (using GOLEX).

2/ Under GOLEX: the Bookmarks widgets keeps reloading the preview of the bookmarks non-stop.

I'll try not to use GOLEX. But please take these in consideration MD, thanks in advance.

Edit: Bug number 2/ solved. It stopped. :)
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Mate, you got to remember, I don't build these roms. Acer does, and they are leaked development roms. If they were aosp or CM roms, that would be a little different. Basically just some modding done to make them more usable and flashable. Until Acer drops a good "official release" and releases ICS source code, there are probably going to be more issues.

For us 501 users, it's a relief that we have something that the 3g doesn't die every 15 minutes ;) or doesn't get SOD every single time the tab goes to sleep (sorry Grimm).

Trust me though, that Acer reads these threads.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] pedro555:
Thanks but im kinda of a newbie when it comes to installing roms on tablets and what i can say is that i tried installing the ICS on my tablet by using the A500 APX Flash installed everything as it was even flashed the rom using the recovery but when i rebooted it just got stuck on "booting primary kernel image." i have no idea where the Android SDK folder is and the tab is not mounting on my pc so lets say its pretty much stuck there. it would be nice if you could kindly pass me the links for the recovery.img for the iconia A501 and the path for the SDK folder is? thanks a bunch