yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Acer Iconia A500] vinylgruve:
thanks for the work you put in civ. and thanks for confirming the now/voice search. i probably didn't wipe properly (actually i know i didn't (that sounds dirty, sorry)). anyway, what about the lockscreen not rotating to portrait mode? no matter what it's always landscape.
[Acer Iconia A500] ZACQ8:
Hi Cevato How are you...hope you are fine..

with the intention of installing Jelly bean ROM, I successfully managed to install Skrilaz CZ's Bootloader V8 with TWRP v2.1.3 recovery using Gersma's Afterota tool.

as I am new to this type of Boatloader and recoveries, I am bit confused, please answer my three below doubts.

1) initially it was set to secondary Kernel Image and showing an error to boot, but when I set it to primary Kernel Image problem solved.. could you tell me why 2 kernel images..

2) Now I want to do is, to put your Rom on SD card

boot to Recovery

do the wipe from Wipe tab

hit the install tab,

select zip to install....flash

Am I right?

3) By doing factory reset from the recovery all my data will be wiped...can I keep the install zip on the internal SD and flash, or a external SD card is a must??

Many thanks in advance..
[Acer Iconia A500] Cpt_Chaos:
I hope I am not sounding repetitive

A few months ago, I tried this ROM and was generally impressed with it and liked it a lot. However, there was one minor annoying thing that bothered me. I wasnt able to active the rotate function when the lockscreen was activated. So if I was holding the tablet in any other position then the designated mode, the screen wouldnt rotate.

When you go into settings- display- rotation,

there isn't anyway to check

include lockscreen.

Is there someway I can activate this setting?

Thanks for any tips.

Cheers
[Acer Iconia A500] mixednuts:
Have you tried the hardware rotation button?
[Acer Iconia A500] maui71:
Italian Lang is supported?

Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] kasim1:
What Camera Mod Civato referring to?

i was on Rev3.1 and installed CM10-FLEX_V6Supercharged_Rev3.4

but my back camera doing green haze.

Not sure where's MOd.

Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] liko2127:
+1 it's a big problem. The device is on but the screen doesn't wake up :(

And I have the same issue with 3.3 :(
[Acer Iconia A500] bibi_50:
Same issue here with the 3.4 last version.

What ROM are you using now..?

Envoyé depuis mon GT-N5100 avec Tapatalk 4
[Acer Iconia A500] liko2127:
Before testing 3.4 I had the 2.3 version and I hadn't this issue. Now I use the 3.3 but I think to test 3.2 (any version up to 2.3)... nobody has solution for this issue ?
[Acer Iconia A500] Bull3t_Or_Blade:
Read every single line of the OP. Not hard?! Then you will have no problems at all... Once you have read all the FAQ's then read them again...:rolleyes:
[Acer Iconia A500] liko2127:
Sorry... ok my english is not very good but I haven't understood that my problem (my device won't wake up) can be solved by one answer of the Q&A. I don't know if change the cpu speed and the governor to interactive can solve this issue but I try.
[Acer Iconia A500] liko2127:
Ok after change the cpu speed and the governor to interactive I have the same issue.

I have read all lines of the first post of this thread but i can't find a line who can solve my problem :(

I have also read the Q&A...
[Acer Iconia A500] Ahhk:
A500 rebooting at program launch

I know this ROM/thread is no longer supported, but I'm hoping someone has an idea about what is wrong.

Been using this ROM for months now, and it has been fantastic.

But, a few weeks ago, the A500 started rebooting when trying to launch certain apps/games.

Click the app icon. Booop! Reboot. Wait for home screen. Click icon again. Booop! Reboot. Does this with at least a dozen apps. Uninstalling/reinstalling doesnt make a difference.

One out of every 20 or so times, the app will actually load/run.

This might not have anything to do with the ROM, but the problem did start a couple months after rooting the A500 and installing this ROM.

Any suggestions? I'd rather not have to wipe the thing unless there was a really good chance of it fixing the prob. Anyone else run in to this? Maybe a hardware prob? Maybe an SD card prob? Any ideas?

Thanks.
[Acer Iconia A500] josh2020glacier:
Try boot to recovery and wipe dalvik/cache.
[Acer Iconia A500] Ahhk:
Thanks, but that was the first thing I tried...along with Fix Permissions :)
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
Doesnt sound right at all...wouldnt have thought it would be hardware related.

Which version of this rom have you been running??

Might be dumb question but you do have the unlocked bootloader??

Did you really do a FULL WIPE on initial install of the rom??

Are u overclocked??

You may have to go the full wipe route and do a totally clean install.

If you do a nandroid first you can always restore it if doing this doesnt solve the issue. The other thing is if it IS hardware related you could lose everything in the blink of an eye anyway, best to be safe than sorry yeh??

rgds dibb
[Acer Iconia A500] Ahhk:
Running 3.4, and did a full wipe/reset before installing. And no...it's not OC'd.

Tried reinstalling 3.4 today (w/o a full wipe). Went fine, except now Play is not installed and the "install Play services" link that keeps popping up doesnt work - just reloads the screen.

How the heck do I get Play installed manually? Cant force it via the web based Play since it shows it as already being installed on the A500. Im guessing it hasnt updated since Play (services) isnt installed. Nice Catch 22 here.

UPDATE: Ok, so I found com.android.vending-4.0.25.apk and installed it. Now, it keeps doing "Google Play Store has stopped" every time it's started. Yay.

UPDATE 2: Everything being whacked was getting frustrated. So I did a full wipe and reinstalled. sigh. So far so good.....
[Acer Iconia A500] DLSlith:
Nice ROM, everything working great but USB Storage, I put a USB Flash and it gets powered as if tab was trying to read it, but no access at all. Also USB is missing from Storage list in Setings. Maybe I did something wrong.
[Acer Iconia A500] GermanDoerksen:
Boot screen freeze

Hello all,

I realize this thread is really old but looking to get some ideas about why my tablet is hanging on boot after flashing. I installed my bootloader and recovery using afterOTA. This worked really well, I installed Thor 1.7.3 recovery and ICS V8 bootloader using the utility. I then booted into recovery and did a factory reset (really), reset cache and dalvik, battery settings as well... I then went to install ZIP from internal storage (download folder). I customized the ROM then went back and installed the random apps...

After this was done I hit next and installed the ROM. It didn't take as long as I thought it would, and I hit reboot when it was done, but came to a screen that I could press next on. The installer screen said it was installing permissions, it didn't say that it was completely finished, just installing permissions or something, but I was able to press next.

After rebooting, it started the stock android boot animation, got to the upgrading applications screen, after the applications were done "optimizing" it went back into the stock android boot animation. It never came out of it.

I'm confused as to what I am doing wrong.. I've flashed ROMs multiple times and I thought this one would be the easiest out of all of them considering I didn't care about the data on it and I'm just playing around.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
[Acer Iconia A500] btafoya:
I would recommend you try formatting the internal storage and sdcard if you are not concerned about lost data. See the original post of this thread. Good luck!
[Acer Iconia A500] GermanDoerksen:
Did that

Well, I guess I should have came back and edited that reply. I went back and formatted the /system /data/ etc... directories manually, then did the wipe cache and factory reset... Once that was done the flash worked smoothly. So you were right.

Thanks for the reply!
[Acer Iconia A500] steve30x:
I am getting the Sleep of death too and the first , second post and FAQ doesnt have a solution for this
[Acer Iconia A500] Bull3t_Or_Blade:
Sorry to hear that Steve... This has come up many times on the thread, with various explanations as to why this happening for some but not others... If I have any problems I always do a full format and re-install and it's sorted. Might be worth searching for "Sleep of death solutions"? or search this thread for "sleep" "death" and see what it chucks back at you?
[Acer Iconia A500] steve30x:
I've changed IO scheduler and it seems to have fixed the problem so far.
[Acer Iconia A500] ariveraiv:
What settings did u use for io sheduler
[Acer Iconia A500] steve30x:
I changed it to BFQ but I still get SOD after a while of the screen being off
[Acer Iconia A500] madfox76:
hello to all

I installed this Rom, but when I start SKYPE soon as the first screen closes.

could someone help me?

thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] Ahhk:
No Wifi Turny Ony

Ok, so 3 weeks after random reboots that I had to do a full wipe/reinstall to resolve....and getting everything set back up....the A500 now has a new problem.

WiFi wont turn on!

Not sure if it's a hardware issue or something with the ROM (3.4), but it just sits at "Turning WiFi on..." indefinitely.

Ive done everything except a factory reset (Dalvik wipe, ROM reinstall, etc) and none of it has helped.

Anyone else run in to this or know of a solution?

:(

UPDATE: Ok, here's something interesting. Under Settings/About/Status.....the MAC address is "unavailable". Shouldnt the MAC be listed even if not connected to WiFi? :0
[Acer Iconia A500] steve30x:
You will probably have to do a full wipe. If that doesnt work try a different rom and if that doesnt work your hardware is probably broken
[Acer Iconia A500] Ahhk:
I figured it would (again) require a full wipe. But, what is the cause of this?

Kernel issue? ROM issue? Files system corruption?

Nothing had been installed or updated in over two weeks on the thing - so Im pretty sure it wasnt an app triggered failure.

It just seems that there should be a "less-than-full-wipe" solution to problems like these. If you had the same problem with a Windows machine, MS support would tell you to reinstall Windows....when all you'd probably need to do is remove the NIC in the Device Manager and reboot.

Android needs a /SFC option :)
[Acer Iconia A500] steve30x:
Software is an odd thing. It could be anything is wrong. Theres lots of things could have gone wrong without you doing anything. When I was working in a computer shop I saw all kinds of hardware and software problems.I dont know much about the hardware in the IconiaTab tablet so I cant really help.
[Acer Iconia A500] madfox76:
please help
[Acer Iconia A500] ariveraiv:
great rom but minor wierd behaviors

Been using for a while overall really no issues , other than massive slow downs here and there. Instructions fallowed to the t. I Have flashed basically all of the Roms on the a500 forums. Been doing so since honeycomb. I'm on the appropriate bootloaders. If anyone has any type of tips for the sluggish behavior. Greatly appreciated. Yes I have formatted in the appropriate ways. I have read the thread multiple times. Again I've flashed just about all the Roms for this device. The a500 has come a long way thanks to these awesome devs. Civato good luck on the Samsung not.
[Acer Iconia A500] akohle:
Thank you for your awesome work

It's simply the best rom that i had found!

Only small iusses, stable and all needed stuff is included.

Nice work, finest rom.
[Acer Iconia A500] ipit:
Hey guys, is there a recents kill all option or mod for this rom? It's otherwise perfect in every other way.
[Acer Iconia A500] maris__:
Unfortunately not. Also agree this is the perfect ROM.

With best regards, maris
[Acer Iconia A500] magnusPI:
GPS not working and how to fix it

Thanks for the rom :good:

The installation was perfect but the gps was not working on my A500.

The reason is that /system/bin/glgps_nvidiaTegra2android was tring to write its pid in /var/run/glgps_nvidiaTegra2android.pid which could not be created.

A quick worlaround is to edit init.picasso.rc and add -p /storage/sdcard0/glgps_nvidiaTegra2android.pid to the line where glgps_nvidiaTegra2android is started.

After a reboot GPS works fine. :laugh:
[Acer Iconia A500] andrewbat:
How do I do that...would love to get my GPS working
[Acer Iconia A500] kazai:
touch screen problem

Anyone here have touch screen issue like me? Touch can't be detected on the area I highlighted in red below. Is this issue with the ROM or hardware?
[Acer Iconia A500] OKAstro:
No issues for me.

Is this "dead spot" on apps you run too? Might try recovery/clear cache and clear dalvik...apps get re-optimized after rebooting.

Might also try a different launcher (I use Go Launcher)

Good Luck
[Acer Iconia A500] kazai:
Thank you for your response. I've tried things below

1. Uninstall Nova launcher. back to stock launcher.

2. Re-install recovery

3. Install V9 bootloader by skrillax. Previously was V7.

None of these works. Is it my hardware problem?
[Acer Iconia A500] OKAstro:
If the dead zone is on other screens (apps, maps, etc.) then my guess is that it might be hardware.You might check those.

Another idea - you might try one or more screen calibration apps from play store
[Acer Iconia A500] akohle:
Skype iusses!

Skype works fine since the last official upate! Cheers!
[Acer Iconia A500] T32USER:
Great Job!

I just installed this rom, It's working fine for a couple of hours! thanks a lot.
[Acer Iconia A500] mmikeman:
Amazing rom! Runs smooth overclock to 1.6 is completely stable and scoring 11500 of anutu as well, device doesnt get too hot either, tried to stay stable @ 1.646ghz, had apps crashing left and right so didn't push it, tried undervolting -25mv overvolting both didn't stabilize it, but 600mhz overclock is way more than impressive anyways, got small issues with apps think its because of the tegra 2 since these issues happen on other roms

Apps not working include:

DraStic - know this one isn't compat with tegra 2 after researching, no workaround likely

Cross DJ - new dj app just crashes upon opening, works fine on snapdragon phone

Call of Duty black ops zombies - messed up graphics apparently needs chain3d drivers but they brick device

Call of Duty strike team - takes a long time to load then crashes

keep up the good work!
[Acer Iconia A500] OKAstro:
Pretty sure this ROM is not supported by the Dev (Civato) any longer. He has a new device. Too bad, because his ROMS for this tablet were the best.
[Acer Iconia A500] darkensx:
Hi Civato hate to ask a total noob question but is there a way to connect a wiimote via bluetooth in this rom as its asking for a pin but there is not a pin used to pair.. is this just this rom or all 4.1.x + roms is there a way to bypass the pin request and have it connect anyway?
[Acer Iconia A500] bitemark01:
This ROM has been flawless for me for months now, but today, I went to reboot, and my tablet froze on the boot screen. So I did a reinstall, and it seems to work, until I started adding apps, and tried for another reboot...same deal. So I've reinstalled twice now... not sure what's going on. Anyone else experiencing this?
[Acer Iconia A500] mixednuts:
Have you tried to really format data/media in recovery before re-flashing?
[Acer Iconia A500] bitemark01:
To be honest, I haven't had to mess with this device in months, but I did notice when I would go for format data, it would skip data/media. What's up with that? I've never run into that with a ROM before.
[Acer Iconia A500] mixednuts:
The recovery normally skips data/media unless you instruct it otherwise.
[Acer Iconia A500] bitemark01:
I've been using Thor 1.7.3 as my recovery, but I don't see the option to format data/media (which I'm starting to read up is actually the internal storage).

Does TWRP do a better job of it? I'm guessing it's time to switch recoveries...

Btw thanks for all your help and advice! I appreciate it!
[Acer Iconia A500] OKAstro:
go into recovery...enter "Backup and Restore" and click on "Toggle backup and restore of internal storage (/data/media)"

should say enabled

then go into "Mounts and Storage" and "format /data"

This will clean all data from internal SD, but I always remove my external SD card before just to be on the safe side
[Acer Iconia A500] ivan69_mi:
I'm using Thor too... not sure about the version.

If I'm not wrong, there should be an option in "Mount&Storage" called "Really format data" or something similar... I'll check this evening when at home, if still useful
[Acer Iconia A500] bitemark01:
Thanks! I did see this option, but avoided it because I wasn't sure if it carried over to the other menus. I would think a better spot for it would be under Advanced, but what do I know.

Also removing your external card is good thinking, it would've kept me from wiping my Titanium Backups when I thought I was formatting the internal sdcard.
[Acer Iconia A500] OKAstro:
You're right. I'm using 1.73 Recovery. The newer version has the "really format data" menu option
[Acer Iconia A500] mixednuts:
Have you tried a real format (data/media) that's been stated in the OP?
[Acer Iconia A500] JGBE50:
The best

I've been trying some 4.4xx Roms but I must say that this one is the best, so I'm back.

Thanks for your work, Civato.
[Acer Iconia A500] shingers5:
i have the problem you replied to and nothing will boot up. just stuck at android logo and thats it
[Acer Iconia A500] maris__:
+1

Did you try real format as suggested? If you don't know how to do real format, see http://forum.tegraowners.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=83

With best regards, maris
[Acer Iconia A500] droidxxxxx:
came back to this rom from 4.4.4.. too many small issues with those, but nice to try. Dang sure running smooth and everything works really well.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
I agree [MENTION=4877921]droidxxxxx[/MENTION] I've stuck with this one since civato released it, it's a winner!!
[Acer Iconia A500] bewin:
Can i flash this A501?
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
Yes you can but you'll lose 3G...
[Acer Iconia A500] bewin:
Sad! Omnirom so slow.
[Acer Iconia A500] japinder:
Omnirom... Slow? I'm using it, no such issues. I do have issues with playing HD videos, but for those times I switch to performance governor... No disrespect intended to Civato of course. I was using this ROM till I decided to try out some of the latest offerings out there... :)

Jp

...tapatalking...
[Acer Iconia A500] bewin:
Yep) I use the version starting with 13. Already at 20. All these versions is much slower than the firmware on the basis of 4.4.3.
[Acer Iconia A500] japinder:
I'm sorry, which ROM are you using please?
[Acer Iconia A500] bewin:
OMNIROM-4.4.4-Tegraowners_ROM_v20
[Acer Iconia A500] brunobelo:
Wifi sloooooow

I flashed this rom today and my wifi is slow, so slow that I'm really pissed. Not that the Iconia A500 wifi was ever fast, but I'm feeling it so slow... No signal drops, btw, only slow as a turtle. Any ideas why?
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
I flashed this 30mins ago, WiFi is all good for me
[Acer Iconia A500] danielt14:
So Im trying to bring some life back to my a500. I updated to v9 bootloader via apx flash. and have TWRP 2.1.3. So I install the ROM did the custom aroma stuff at the end says its going to install everything works fine. I get my CM bootanimation and some of the Blue Transparent features are there. But, im still on my old ROM 4.0.4 I dont get it. I did a Full wipe any ideas. If anyone is still around.
[Acer Iconia A500] eracet:
There should be an option in TWRP to wipe it all, mostly depends on what your objective is.

Is it to start from scratch ?

Sounds like the old Rom is loading and the new one wasnt installed correctly.

Another suggestion is make sure the new rom is compatable.
[Acer Iconia A500] Droidify:
Yes I still have my A500 and fish in these ponds every once in while :) Try:

(From Civato)

Performe a REAL format....

here's how to on cwm:

go to in recovery enter "Backup and Restore" and click on "Toggle backup and restore of internal storage (/data/media)"

should say enabled....

then go into "Mounts and Storage" and "format /data"

this will REALLY format data and you will loose all you have in the in the internal memory
[Acer Iconia A500] aman11dhanpat:
Dead links

Can you please reup them?
[Acer Iconia A500] jheide44:
FWIW I would search google for "tegraowners forum"...

YMMV but those are the best CM 12.1/OMNI based ROMs for the A500 I have found, and they are still being actively maintained.
[Acer Iconia A500] juancarlosbenicasim:
I have this archive ,where i can up them?

this rom is the best more fast and more stable than ni omni 4.4.4 5.0.1 ni cianogen 12,boys dont lost time with them,thank you for everybody developers great job
[Acer Iconia A500] juancarlosbenicasim:
"where can i upload it the file? sorry for my english , In case someone else is interested with the md5 contrasted
[Acer Iconia A500] Mkami:
Hey do you still use this ROM? Is this better than kit kat?
[Acer Iconia A500] juancarlosbenicasim:
Sorry for the delay, if I am currently using this rom after trying all the omnirom both the civato and the here and I have to say that this rom is the best and fastest ever ever, the only thing I have detected that is not It works is the google chrome that it is necessary to put version older the 33.0.1750.166, for everything everything works correctly, I hope to have helped you.
[Acer Iconia A500] Lumipt:
Hi,

I would like to try it but links are dead.

Can someone help us?

Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] carloscacajara:
Download Link

Can someone plz post the link to this ROM
[Acer Iconia A500] consultech:
hi , the links are not working :/
[Acer Iconia A500] mixednuts:
Congratulations!

Skrilaz's V8 Bootloader is capable of dual booting. Beyond that, read his thread.

In general, yes. As a rule of thumb, format / wipe everything (except for SD, of course)

Get into the habit of keeping what you want to keep on the SD.

For future reference, and I guess as a warning, these types of questions don't belong in ROM threads. If others do choose to respond they may not do so nicely, and may even mock you. Even worse, the moderator could take further action.

Always, I repeat, always seek answers and post questions / comments in the appropriate threads - this may mean getting familiar with your device's forum and, especially, XDA's search feature.
[Acer Iconia A500] civato:
That is if you want 2 different OS on your system like Linux and android. Or want a stock and a Overclocking kernel(for the same rom). That is a bootloader function nothing to do with my rom. Set it to primary.

I would use external sd but you can use internal or even a USB when on Thor recovery.

Full wipe will not wipe the things on your internalsd or you should do the real format thing.

If you got unlocked bootloader an custom recovery , installing the rom is easy. , Download-Factory/reset(when installing the first time)-select rom.zip and start................................

And yes civato is fine thanks for asking, but :cool:
[Acer Iconia A500] civato:
Stop stalking me, :D mixyD trow me a nut , No thanks m8 just happen to be on my system.

What got this rom gotta do with a HTC?
[Acer Iconia A500] mixednuts:
If an ICS bootloader was required for Taboonay's ROM, then you're good to go, except for the recovery. Use one of the recoveries listed in the initial OP post. Again, you need to be on an ICS bootloader.

---------- Post added at 02:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:34 PM ----------

See, not stalking, you responded to that one before I could!

Not down wit da lingo, wut dat?

EDIT: don't tell me - the "m" for mixednuts followed by 8 letters??? OR m8 for mate. Sorry - mixednuts = peanut brain
[Acer Iconia A500] rayman95:
hello

just installed the last rom with apex without update and the auto rotate doesn't work.I can change auto rotate in apex sttings and it works but in auto it's stuck in landscape

otherwise your rom is very fast and smooth

I'll try to flash without apex

thank's civ for your work

EDIT : flashed again but without apexand the auto rotate is fine
[Acer Iconia A500] hlaalu:
Is there a way to change the DPI?
[Acer Iconia A500] 10507:
You can change the DPI directly in build.prop.