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[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] LaMangouste:
fastboot update

Hello,

I'm trying to install one of those stock firmware because my tab (a510) don't boot anymore, it stuck on "ICONIA TAB".

With stock reconevry it did not work, and with fastboot update i get this error:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot update

archive does not contain 'android-info.txt'

archive does not contain 'android-product.txt'

error: update package has no android-info.txt or android-product.txt

I try all of them, same result.

any idea? please
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] nikagl:
Did you try a factory reset (Vol+ and Vol-, Poweron, and toggle rotate switch)?

And you really tried to enter recovery (Vol- + Poweron) and install update.zip (which is in the external sdcard)?

Fastboot update update.zip requires a different format of the update.zip so that won't work. The update.zip really needs to be installed by entering recovery.

Btw. I think it accesses the bit to install update.zip before it even loads the recovery, so it's probably part of the bootloader, not the recovery image.

Regards,

Nika.
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] LaMangouste:
Thanks for reply,

I tried hard reste, i got an error... that's very strange.

And yes I really think i entered recovery, i put the update.zip on external sd and boot with vol- and power.

It write that it clear cache before sd update, and "Booting recovery kernel image".

But after that i see only a lying down android with a red triangle during 2 minutes, then reboot.

Is it a good idea to try flashing your cwm recovery and try with it?

ps: sorry for my bad english
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] nikagl:
Your English is fine, no worries :)

What error did you get after or during your hard reset?

For the update.zip, which firmware did you try and did you also try others? It looks like your update.zip is not recognized, it should try to install it already before it is booting the recovery kernel image (I think after cache). If you let me know which firmware you used I can check whether the update.zip is signed and correctly formed to be installed using stock recovery.

Although I do think the recovery should work I would use that as a last resort, and officially (if you can) I would advice to go to Acer or your supplier to get it fixed if we fail here. Installing the recovery may void warranty or they may complain and make it harder to fix your device. Also remember the recovery has not been tested much, and definitely not for installing new firmwares...

Regards,

Nika.
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] LaMangouste:
I tried hard reset again, and it worked! The error is gone, and my tab work again! Well, it's really weird.

But it does not explain why i can't install any the update.zip, i tried all the firmware from your post. (1.029.00 1.060.00 1.073.00 1.076.00)

By the way, i don't need to install it anymore...

Thanks for your help.
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] nikagl:
Very good news. Just one more question: you have never tried to install any other recovery? And did you try rooting the device?

Regards,

Nika.
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] LaMangouste:
No, i did not install any recovery, i just unlock it. But yes, devive was root, it can be the cause?
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] nikagl:
I don't think root caused it, but I'm still trying to find a common denominator in the issues some people are having. What rooting method did you use? I have seen one root with a new boot image, but most roots are based on mempodroid exploit (which should be quite safe other than that it might be unavailable after an update)...
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] LaMangouste:
I used this method, i think it's safe. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1531646
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] nikagl:
That's the mempodroid exploit root method, so that should really be ok
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] LaMangouste:
I know why i update did not work, it's quite stupid but i forgot my external sd was ntfs formated, i think it must be fat32...
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] nikagl:
Yeah, it definitely needs to be FAT32 :) thanks for letting us know, next time i'll make sure to ask :D
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] BENETNATH:
ntfs support will be added when custom kernel begin to appear.

but for that, we will need a working recovery :)
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] mash2k3:
I keep getting the dead droid with the red triangle. im trying to go back to 1060 because ever since the ota update my touch sensativity has been terrible. 1073 worked for me but the touch is just as bad. 1060 was the best but that zip image wont flash for me.
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] nikagl:
1. Did you try download 1.060 again to make sure the zip is ok?

2. Did you put it in the root of your sdcard?

3. Did you format the sdcard with FAT32?

Regards,

Nika.
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] mash2k3:
yes downloaded twice from this thread and twice from another thread.

yes i put it in root of sdcard, like i said i succeeded flashing 1073

and yes it is fat32, it has somthing to do with the zip file.

do have the a510 if so how did you get arround the unresponsiveness of the touchscreen
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] nikagl:
Sorry, no A510 here.. Maybe someone else has experience? Just wondering, do you get an error message when flashing 1.060? Maybe it has something to do with the assert message checking your device (first line in the update-script)? Or did you flash 1.060 before?
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] nikagl:
Well, checked it now. The 1.060 rom does not have an assert script which allows install ontop of almost any rom.

Check the ro.product.name in your "build.prop" in your /system folder:

1. adb shell
2. cat /system/build.prop | grep "ro.product.name"

You will see it has "a510_ww_gen1". I didn't download that 1.073 ROM but I am quite sure it has something like that. The 1.060 ROM first checks with the following line in the updater-script:

assert(getprop("ro.product.name") == "a510_emea_cus1");

As you will also see is that the ro.product.name of your ROM is different than what the 1.060 ROM checks for and therefore it will not install it.

You have three options:

1. Learn to live with the touch sensitivity issues

2. Find someone that knows how to fix them

3. Remove the assert line from the updater-script

With step 3 you need to unzip the file, remove the line from the script and zip the file again. I think you also need to sign the zip before you can install it when you try to install with stock recovery. What type of recovery do you use?

Regards,

Nika.
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] slvrbllt:
Well, here is my personal experience with my A510.

I used to run the tablet on 1.060 and have experienced so many of touch screen issues that I resolved to send the tablet back to Acer for assistance.

That happened twice!

The first time they replaced the touch screen and the LCD. Since the issue was still there I sent it back for the second time, complaining for the exact same issues.

This time they changed the motherboard. New motherboard meant also new firmware version. The tablet was sent back to me with the 1.073_WW_GEN1 version on board.

No need to say that the touch screen is as poorly responding as it was before. Nothing has changed.

I do not mean to kill everybody's hope but I am still not convinced that the touch screen issue is related to the firmware at all.

If it was, they would have fixed it already, instead of wasting their money in screen/motherboard replacements.

Sadly it reminds me of the touch screen issues I experienced with the HTC Sensation...

I hope to be proven wrong. I really do...
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] salisbury_steak:
I'm actually thinking that the A510 screen responsiveness issue is software based because it gets fixed after you toggle the sensitivity after every restart.

Is your screen responsiveness still dodgy even after toggling that setting? Also, are you using a screen protector?
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] slvrbllt:
As a matter of fact I seldom restart the tablet. And changing the sensitivity has never worked for me.

I have no screen protector but I use a leather case. When held in my hands without the case the touch screen is more responsive, still very laggy and far from being smooth.

Now it looks like Acer has released a firmware update (Acer_A510_AV041.RV34RC05_EMEA_DE / 1.099) but couldn't find anything for WW_GEN1 yet.

I will install the update as soon as receive/find it and will report back to this forum whether the touch screen nightmare is over or not.

Cheers.
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] nikagl:
I've already added it to my list in the second post. Too bad the topic-starter doesn't do that, it would make the topic a lot neater if he would do it and change the subject to reflect the date something was added :)
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] Sony_Simon:
Hi,

will there be any EMEA_DE firmware available?
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] kmetek:
mine is also

1.044_ww_gen1

how to update?
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] keva:
has anyone sent complaints to acer? if you search the net, there are only freeze and touch issues..and no positive comments :crying:

i'm stuck on 1044 wwgen1 too...and no updates.

i hope the crashes and freezes depend on it rather than an hardware issue (i got mine replaced but no result, same issues)
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] Wesie:
Only for sure:

On my tablet is still the Stock-Rom. CWM is installed.

If I want to go back to Stock, I download the ROM [e.g.OS_Acer_RV28.RC04.EMEA.DE_A40I_A,zip] rename this one to "update.zip" , copy this one on an external SD

and enter recovery ( via Vol- + Poweron) and install update.zip (which is in the external sdcard)

The region check, I don't must be changed, because I've change only the boot.img

Is this one right?
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] Wesie:
In this case, you must change the region-check, too. Make it at first before you fall into the same hole as I ( But there is a way out )
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] rlopezcomputers:
ok so im going to sound like a total noob and aaaarrrghhh is going to get annoyed but i was following the nanhowto wiki and i notice that if i wanted to flash another rom and i was using nand to used task 29. i downloaded task 29, actually the folder of task 29 but dont know how to "execute" task 29. Any advice?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Alchedin:
Hi,

Get your phone into the boatloader (volume down + power on) and connect the USB cable to it.

Then start the task 29 from your computer and start the update utility from the task29 zip file

Checkmark the parts and press next, next, etc and it will find your device and eventually will flash the device.

You can also copy the .nbh (1 file in there) from the zip and place it on the SD card, rename it to RHODIMG.NBH and start the boatloader again without the USB cable connected.

The phone will check the .nbh and you got the option to press the power button to start the update / cancel it using the volume down button.

So you got 2 options to do a task29, one is via USB the other is with the SD card.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900i:
Hi, I have a Xperia S with an unlocked bootloader.I am on the ICS firmware .452 provided by Bin4ry, whenever I try to root my phone the command prompt gives me an error saying .

this is what happens when I try flash the recovery-(recovery-nozomi.img)

sending 'boot' <5414 KB>

FAILED <remote : the device must be rooted first>

finished. total time:0.009s

Thanks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gm007:
Did you unlocked the bootloader???
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900i:
Thanks A lot.....I forgot that you need to unlock the bootloader again in order to get root acces
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] shmoejoe:
Being allowed and actually being unlocked are two different things...since it's allowed, go unlock it then try to root. It should work then.

Head over to the dev section and read the directions, enjoy!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900i:
Thanks Mate did it :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tamiyatom:
Noob alert.

Hello Everyone This is my first post on any forum ever, and I can only imagine i'm probably dong it all wrong. I know this is someone else's thread but i wasn't sure if I could start another thread with content matter so close to other threads already on here. I'll try and keep this simple. Fancied a go at rooting my xperia s recently, having previously successfully rooted a galaxy s2 I thought i'd have a go with my Sony. I spent a good amount of time reading the many various guides on here and was fairly disheartened at how little I understood a single thing people were saying on the noobs guide! In the end I decided to go to youtube and search a guide out there. thanks to user inamghafoor i successfully unlocked the bootloader the problem came when it came to rooting my device. everything was fine except when it came to the section using the command prompt to load the .img file for the version build I used to ftf file while he was using a .img file. So now my phones bricked and despite lookng at every page on here regarding sorting this kind of thing out i dont have a clue what to do. The problem is simply dont understand ANY of it, i'm way way over my head. I know I need a .img file for build version 75 but I cant seem to find one that works in the formate have been shown by the guy I mentioned above on youtube. I've tried using the xperia flasher but that and all its guides mean absolutely nothing to me. Is there anything I can do (apart from not be so dumb) or should I just bin the phone and consider it a lesson hard learnt? Thanks so much to anyone that read this far. If i have gone about this whole posting stuff all wrong just let me know and i'll close my account immediately and stop bothering everyone.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900i:
follow the steps in this thread and do the required....are you able to get to flashmode??Is you bootloader unlocked?? please give a little more info so that some1 can help....and please try to keep your message small :cool:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1723610

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1526866 ---follow this if you are a completely NOOB
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ben36:
Just re flash a whole rom? Wouldn't that sort the problem?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tamiyatom:
Hello. Thankyou for your kind reply. unfortunately i have read these pages already. They just dont tell me what i need to know. I have unlocked the bootloader. I think this is a job for fonefunshop sadly. I just cannot relate anything thats being described in these pages to the problem i am having or at least how it happened. They call me ultra noob.

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Yeah probably would.... if i had any idea how to do that.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Alfa Kenny One:
An Xperia can never brick! :good:

Just press volume up + power to reset.

Then go into flashmode (volume down + insert USB at the same time) and flash via flashtools Gingerbread ROM or whatever :angel:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] noob.fl:
for noobs and no missunderstanding... press vol up and Power as long till the device vibrate 3 times ;)

and... first prepair to flash on the computer and then put the Device into flashmode ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tamiyatom:
I had a go at this but as the phone keeps rebooting itself how can i perform said flash?

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Yeah i managed to figure out the 3 vibrate turn off thing. I tried setting up the flash thing but it says x10 so i went to get some 2012 bits for the lt26i and when i go to open them ready to flash there's nothing inside that the flashtool wants to open. Plus with the phone just rebooting every 3 seconds it never gets very far anyhow.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900i:
Phone rebooting every 3 seconds??
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gm007:
Download the latest flashtools and download any xperia S firmware from development section.

The firmware should be in ftf format.

Place it under /firmwares folder in flashtools,then open flahtools and click flash,ok,choose the firmware that you've download then ok.

Wait till a pop up that tells you to connect your phone,here press volume down and connect the usb cable.

A green led appear and the flashing start.

When the flashing finish,unplug the usb and turn on your phone,will take long time to boot first time.

Done...

PS:use flashtools.exe not flahtools64.exe to start flahtools software.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] general98:
Hello people I need help.So before I have had stock clipped 2.1 rom and before that i had 2.3 and Youtube app worked perfect on those ROM's. Now I updated to ICS 4.0.4 (CM9) and when I try to play YouTube video in HQ it starts being laggy as hell... I skips 5 seconds than plays one sec. than skips 5 sec... can anybody help me? I hate watching videos in 240p... It looks liek damn minecraft. :laugh:
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
MiniCM9 does NOT have hardware encoding/decoding of Video, that is a known problem that is very clearly spelt out in the development section as well as in the RBAP for MiniCM9. Since Qualcomm can't provide the drivers needed for the ICS video-stack to work properly, there won't be a solution anytime soon, or maybe never. So i guess as long as you stay on ICS you will be watching a lot of Minecraft videos :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] AndroidGreg:
Ok, so after owning the phone for 7 months, longest ever time for me, and I just was about to get ICS, I dropped my phone in really find dirt, almost dust like, and didnt pay attention, kept along with my call, looked at the screen its got a spider crack all over the screen.

What is the process for a replacement, I got the $6.99/month insurance from verizon, do I just go into a store for a replacement? Is it possible to go for a maxx while im getting a new phone?

Also hows the quality of the refurb phones, if they are below satisfactory is it possible for me to request a new one?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] freezon:
I'll try and give you my experience since I've been through this personally.

I too dropped my phone. The screen cracked just as yours did.

If you are insured through Verizon, I am going to assume you have Asurion.

You'll need to call Asurion directly or go to their website and file a claim.

I suggest to go through the website as it is the easiest and fastest way.

Just head to phoneclaim.com/verizon and fill in all your details.

Depending on the phone, you will have to pay a fee. For me personally it was $100. You may pay on the website with a debit/credit card. You MAY be able to pay later when you receive the phone. I am not sure about that.

Fill in all information truthfully on the claim website. They don't care how you broke your phone so just tell them it slipped from your hands and drop it and that is all.

When they ask if you broke/lost, etc. your headphones/car charger/case during the incident, say that you did. They do not check nor ask for your old ones, etc.

YOU will receive a generic car charger, leather case (fit most phone but probably not Razr or larger phones, honestly...) and also cheap earbuds. These are free so just say you lost them.

They will send you a package to send your phone in. They say not to include battery, accessory, battery door, etc. Just purely phone (if possible, of course).

You send your phone in the envelope and they send you another phone.

They will send you a new OR refurbished phone of the exact same model OR a comparable phone (as far as specs, etc) if they do not have one in stock. If they do not have it in stock, you may request to wait until they do. In such case you would, most likely but not always, receive a new phone. Depends if they got hands on someone else claim and refurb a phone or ordered new ones from equipment manufacturer. Since Razr is newer then you may have some luck.

I broke my HTC Incredible and received a new one by chance. I later broke that Incredible some years later, and because the original Incredible was outdated at that time, I was sent a brand-new HTC Incredible II.

Just the luck of the draw. They state they may send refurb phones so it's not really something you can argue about. If you get one, and are not satisfy that it is refurb, you can contact customer support and try to argue it out but good luck.

Again I have not file the claim in 2 or so years (I think) but this is what I remember about it.

Hope it helps you and best luck.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] rockaholic112:
Honestly, return phones are fine. After two bad HTC rezounds, I argued until they gave me a refurb RAZR maxx. It was just like new, everything worked great.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACHILLES R32:
Im having issues with my wifi signal on cm7.2 When I'm in my computer room perfect signal as soon as I move away from router signal drops to two bars. I was hoping wifi signal issues were going to get fixed in 7.2 had the same issue in 7.1. Anyone having similar issues? On Glite 2.0.1 I had perfect signal all the time. I'm using a Dual antena 802.11n router.

Sent from my T-Mobile G2
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smallville03:
CyanogenMod wifi

Hi have big time trouble with CyanogenMod 7.2 very week wifi on the the HTC Desire love this ROM but dose anyone know how to fix
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACHILLES R32:
I'm still having the same issue , went back to glite (perfect signal) . Sucks that the rom has wifi signal issues. If you find a fix please let me know, thanks.

Sent from my T-Mobile G2
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imohtep:
Hi i have the same problem on my HTC Desire/Bravo, i lose the transfer wifi data in some moments, can anybody help us?? :(
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mordephi:
Wi-Fi Error

My wi-fi issue is that my wi-fi wont turn on. When I try to turn it on I just say error where you usually would say connected and my hotsspot has same issue. Does anyone know of a fix I can do for this. Thanks

Device: Huawei Prism

ROM: CyanogenMod 7.2

P.S. Everything else works great. I love it. Please help!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] brix99:
I just want to share this camera app I found as an alternative to the CM7 camera. Basically, camera is similar to stock camera of Galaxy Ace. Simple and clean user interface. No filters.

Links:

Download from Google Play

Orignal author's thread in XDA
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] thespb:
Did flashlight worked during Video recording???
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] Cryss:
I want to know that too :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] Kalener:
Can it zoom?

Sent from. . . . NOWHERE!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] yurachan1:
No flash

Sent by Hibari Kyoya to Akashiya Moka by xda Premium desu~
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] Yamizzolo:
looks like a themed cm7 camera app..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] circuit89:
I have this weird problem. I arrange app in folders but after a while (usually after a restart or when I cleared the RAM), the apps seem to rearrange themselves in the folders. Not a big issue but kind of annoying.

Anyone else experiencing this and is there a way to solve this problem?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greeniepunk:
I too, face this issue - after a phone reboot or screen re-draws (mem clear)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J.Rawand:
hey guys,

please I want to create a new language for Android phones and install it on it

the language is '' Kurdish ''.

anyone can tell me where to start from ?

and thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnGrY DuDe:
i added Kurdish to AOSP and CM

download it here get.cm
[Motorola Photon 4G] gpollo:
alguien podria ayudarme a saber como instalar ICS en mi motorola photon , estoy fuera de estados unidos y lo uso en una red gsm el telefono ya esta roteado habria alguna forma de instalarle ICS original

someone could help me learn how to install ICS on my motorola photon, I'm out of United States and use it on a GSM network the phone is already roteado (root) would have some way of installing the original ICS