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[Acer Iconia A500] KaijiKun:
Hello, and thank you everyone for all the helpful posts on my device the a500.

I really like my tablet, I know it is not the newest out but I really like it and the screen size is nice too for the price I think it is great. I do have a problem tho, I want to try out some custom roms, and to do that I need to install a custom recovery like CWM, and I am having a really hard time of it. I was able to get root easy enough using an archive I got from this site (thanks) it used adb and pushed some files, then I installed Superuser, and Titanium Backup, and all was fine, then I installed acer recovery installer to install Thor's CWM 1.7.3 and found out that I have a locked bootloader 0.03.12-ICS, so I figured ok it should be easy enough to install a patched or unlocked bootloader, I was wrong... I have APXflash and afterota and have tried all the methods I can find to try to unlock my bootloader and nothing... with afterota it just hangs on flashing kernel 3/5 and with apxflash the same it just hangs forever the progress bar does not move. I am not the most savvy with these kind of things, but also I am no dolt either. I dont know what the deal is but my device just wont accept a flash at all :( I dont understand why, I used the stock recovery to flash an update.zip I found for my a500 thinking that after that I would be able to use apxflash, or afterota, but still nothing...

Here is my device info:

A50X/G100W Serial, Cpuid, Sbk, Bootloader & Android Build Info

Generated with Afterota v1.09 by Gersma©

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Tablet Serial	: 14014609415

Tablet Cpuid	: 037C620943003097

Tablet Sbk	: 0xB9FD1E00 0xD4D5F501 0x3B9C1103 0x20502103

Android Build	: Acer_AV041_A500_1.033.00_PA_CUS1

Bootloader	: 0.03.12-ICS

Generated on 07/08/13 at 17:43 hr

Archive this file for future reference

A cut/past from the file created by afterota.

If anyone has any idea why my tablet wont accept a flash I would love and appreciate any help at all here. I was wondering if I could manually flash my bootloader with dd in terminal emulator? like this:

dd if=/sdcard/bootloader.blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4

or is that wrong and I just made a paperweight?? Like I said I am pretty new to tablet mods, and I am just totaly stumped here its like acer has my bootloader on double lockdown... if there is an update.zip out there that would use the stock recovery to unlock my bootloader that would be awesome, then I could install thor's CWM touch and check out some fancy new custom software :).

Again thanks to everyone for all the work you have done and shared with us here, and thanks too for any help any one has for me :)

KaijiKun
[Acer Iconia A500] KaijiKun:
well I tried flashing with nvflash but still no luck here is the message I get:

Flashing bootloader: bootloader_v8.bin ...

Nvflash started

[resume mode]

Formatting partition 4 please wait.. Command Execution failed cmd 13, error 0x1

0002

FAILED!

command failure: format partition failed (bad command)

bootloader status: unknown operation (code: 1) message: flags: 0

Nvflash started

[resume mode]

Then the program just hangs while the tablet sits in apx mode with the acer logo....

I am still just completely stumped on my I cant seem to find a way to flash the bootloader, I can flash the recovery, which then wont work with the locked version of bootloader I have, so I flash back to the stock recovery until I can get this bootloader flashed...

has any one encountered any thing like this? I would really like to figure this out and flash a patched bootloader to my tablet.

I have not had any problems like this on my phone, its an older one an LG ally, but I didn't have any problem with it at all and have cwm on it and run a very customized version of BioNX on it with the Next launcher, I really like how that all went, and I figured I would be able to customize my tablet as well, but until I can get past the bootloader, all I have is root, which is good for some things but without access to the custom recovery there is a limit to what I can do, and I am not big on being limited, hehehe. any how any help at all will be highly appreciated :cowboy:

Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] ryukiri:
hey thats the exact same thing that happened to me...nvflash hung and same with blackthund3r's flashing tool thing

so what i did was use babsector

here's the link to Heres the link to babsector.rar

i got all this from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2049778

if u want to take a look :)

but all u need to do is follow the instructions for babsector and you're done! :)
[Acer Iconia A500] KaijiKun:
Thank You :D

:D Thank You so much :D this was exactly the information I was in need of. Thank you very much again. I should be able to resolve everything and get on with my custom rom. I am thinking of going with this one: CM10 JellyBean 4.1.2 build for Acer Iconia A500 (picasso), build 3. Has anyone been using this one on their A500 have anything to say? As far as I can tell by what I have read on the custom roms out there it seems to be the best there is for the A500. What ios the best Kernel to use with the CM10? I was thinking of going with this one: godmachine81 A500 Kernel, or The Onyx Kernel Kryos Version 1.5 SR. does any one have anything on either of those, which is the best in combination with the CM10 ROM, or is there a better kernel?

Any how I am excited, thanks again.

And even though I am excited I will be taking everything nice and slow to start with, step by step and carefully, I will probably try a few different arrangements until I get what I feel is the best performing / looking set up. I am pretty sure about the CM10 rom though I just don't see the stock based roms performing as well as CyanogenMod I would love to check out some benchmarks of anyone's A500 running either CM10 or CM9 with different kernels, including stock, and maybe even other roms too :)

Well one final time Thanks for everyone's help , guides, tutorials, and software. All of it is truly appreciated here :cowboy:

I look forward to whatever anyone has to say on the roms/kernel combos, and I will post my experiences too. :)
[Acer Iconia A500] ryukiri:
im currently using CM10.1 with the default kernel clocked at 1.6 and everything seems fine to me

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2239476

good luck with everything!
[Acer Iconia A500] KaijiKun:
A500 Tweaked out, Rocking!!

I just thought I would say thanks to all for helping me I have been happily using CM10-Flex V6 Supercharged ROM with the EZTerry A500 latest kernel Overclocked to 1.5 and a few other mods and the tablet is awesome I really Like JB 4.1.2 I did try out CM 10.1 JB 4.2.2 and had to figure out that you need to click about tablet then tap Build in the info 10 times to unlock developer options so you can tick USB debugging but in the end I went back to CM10. My tablet just seems to run faster, better, smoother with the setup I have, I will most likely keep on checking out the latest CM builds until I find one I like better, hehe I Do just love to change things :) I hear that there may be a CM 10.2 build for A500 soon :) I hope so :). Oh and I ended up going with Skrilaxs V9 patched bootloader with a fancy CM logo I put in with the V9 bootloader image tool.

Any way I just wanted to put in my thanks, and let you all know that all is well and good, and I will keep on testing ROMS on my A500 till I get a new tab and then continue on that one too. I really love the site and all the info, babsector worked great to get things going on the A500 I did modify some of the files to suit my own needs, and install the v9 bootloader and my own choice of CWM (I used thors 1.8)

So thanks tpo all and if anyone has any news they think I would like to hear on the Acer tabs please let me know. I do have an update.zip that will return the tab to full stock, unpatch the bootloader, and stock recovery too incase I ever need to send it in to acer, and an almost stock rom too deodexed rooted, and tweaked, also will install an unpatched bootloader, and stock recovery, I think it would pass for stock "like" and some other nifty roms and tweaks for the a500.

Any how it is late I am ramlbling, lol, long day at work. But as always test tweak, and tune EVERYTHING must be modded, hehehehe :)

See ya - Kaiji
[General Questions and Answers] vish1991:
hi guyz,i brought xperia ray ST18i..but its cam not work properly.i still didnt feel it has 8 megapixel camera.most of white area in photos are more brighter.please tell me what should i do to solve this.
[General Questions and Answers] FatalityBE:
I really like the cam of the st18, but maybe you could upload a picture to show us your problem.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] sillyshyme:
My S4 is rooted (stock) rom but I seem unable to get app2sd working how can I set this up?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] richardlibeau:
Can't until update comes out but you can use another carriers rom and it will work. Or to move large files to ex card use folder mount app it will save you alot of space . Saved over 7 gbs for me so far.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheAtheistOtaku:
tmobile hasnt updated our phone with the apps2sd update, either flash a i9505 rom or wait

and remember, the search bar can usually answer your question
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peikojose:
Hi,

I installed a CM 10.2 build today, I think it comes with google keyboard.. (I don't know how to know that btw).

But I remember that with CM 10.1.2, if I keep pressed for example, "M" it would show ":". Now this keyboard only has long press options in the first row (the numbers, 1234567890).

Is it because I had the AOSP keyboard before?

Can I install it?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peikojose:
I am also having the freeze when using the keyboard.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hp420:
Yes, you were using the aosp keyboard. It can be installed, but afaik it requires other files to go along with it, rather than just a simple apk install, meaning it would have to be made into a flashable zip. I'm not sure what, if any, files those might be so I can't help on that front. sorry.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peikojose:
I dont understand then...

If I am using google keyboard, why am I having the freeze? Wasn't it only if you were running aosp keyboard ?

I want it :(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ksilver89:
The special aosp keyboard with long press alphabet to get symbol is from CM. If you install gapps from other ROM, it will remove the original CM keyboard and install the one without. The name is LatinIME.apk (Required some other lib for it to work)

All JSS rom come with special features: they all freezes...
[Ouya Android Development] ProfessorAnomaly:
OUYA Safe Recovery v1.0.0

Because the OUYA lacks a hardware recovery button combination.
​

Purpose

To create a safe environment where the end user can flash their OUYA with confidence.

How This is Achieved

By switching the roles of the boot image and the recovery image, the user is presented with a customized recovery before entering the actual ROM. This gives the user a failsafe before they start to flash their OUYA. This way if something were to go wrong in the flashing process, the recovery image is still in tact and the system can be restored to a working state.

Features

Custom font size that looks better on HDTV's.

Custom color scheme that matches that of the OUYA theming.

Custom reboot options.
[Ouya Android Development] ProfessorAnomaly:
Installation Methods

Method 1 - Computer

Simply download the archieve containing a script that will flash your OUYA. Follow the on-screen directions based on the OS your computer is running.

Method 2 - Recovery

This method is a little more dangerous, but if you already have Clockworkmod Recovery installed on your OUYA you can flash the specified zip to install OUYA Safe Recovery.
[Ouya Android Development] ProfessorAnomaly:
Downloads

Computer Method: Ouya Safe Recovery Installer v1.0.0.zip - 16.08 MB

Recovery Method: update_v1.0.0.zip - 6.93 MB

Source and GPL

The source for this project is quite simple, but will continue to evolve over time. If you are interested in taking a look at the required source code or compiling your own Safe Recovery binary, you can find the requested material here.
[Ouya Android Development] ProfessorAnomaly:
Credits

Credit to koush for maintaining ClockworkMod Recovery which this recovery is built and compiled from, and to mybook4 for the original CWM port to the OUYA.

Donations and Thanks

If you like the work that I am doing and would like to send a donation my way, please feel free to do so, even though it is not required. Every dollar is appreciated, and will go towards future development costs.
[Ouya Android Development] ProfessorAnomaly:
Changelog
[Ouya Android Development] qwasz123:
Will we be able to install Cyanogenmod 10 with this recovery? Or will we need to replace the boot.Img in the zip so it will gflash correctly without having to use fastboot?

Edit: Where are my manners, AWESOME! Thanks for the recovery! I remember you talking about it in the Cyanogenmod Thread and I didn't expect it to be made so fast!
[Ouya Android Development] ProfessorAnomaly:
To install Cyanogenmod 10 you will need to manually flash the boot.img to the recovery partition.

fastboot flash recovery 20130702-boot.img

Thanks for the nice comment!
[Ouya Android Development] qwasz123:
You're welcome!

So I'm guessing all of the roms need to be updated to install to the recovery partition instead of the boot partition?
[Ouya Android Development] suruceanu.nick:
Hi, you have done A Great Job, i flashed (via CWM) the recovery and Its working, i also flashed boot image (via Fastboot) and its booting.. Everything is working, we are safe Now!!! Finally!!!! Thanks to you!!!

This should be in Xda Portal!!!!

Only one thing remains what should we choose when we are asked to disable recovery flash... ?
[Ouya Android Development] SniperJunkie:
Tried the installer from windows and it reset the ouya and booted back into the ouya launcher? Am I doing something wrong? So far im rooted and adb is working as its sending the files to my internal SD Card. Driver is installed correctly on the pc. Im running Windows 7 (x86).
[Ouya Android Development] gianptune:
Does this have any passthrough mode? I mean, is there any functionality to make it automatically boot into the rom by default, and only show the recovery screen if you are holding the power button or some key on the usb keyboard?
[Ouya Android Development] ProfessorAnomaly:
The updated fstab should allow for the existing ROMs to flash the boot image to the recovery partition granted developers are writing the image the correct way.
[Ouya Android Development] ProfessorAnomaly:
I've been choosing no, but I doubt it makes much of a difference.
[Ouya Android Development] ProfessorAnomaly:
It should work. I don't see why it wouldn't if adb is working correctly.

Maybe a bad download is to blame?
[Ouya Android Development] ProfessorAnomaly:
This is what I have planned for the next update. Shouldn't be too long before I get it worked out. :)
[Ouya Android Development] SniperJunkie:
I did and nothing :( also the batch file is reporting unknown id for some of the commands. :S
[Ouya Android Development] Asadullah:
I believe that for koush bootstrap recovery what it does is puts a certain file /system/etc on successful shut down and when it restarts the recovery checks first if the file is there and it moves into normal boot and after that it destroys the file to be rebuilt on successful shutdown.

But if the file is not found it goes into recovery mode
[Ouya Android Development] ProfessorAnomaly:
Could you please screenshot the errors you are seeing?
[Ouya Android Development] Sam3gX:
I installed this but I'm confused on how to get into recovery. When trying to boot into recovery, it boots into a screen with a Ouya logo and an exclamation mark right under it (Ouya !")
[Ouya Android Development] ProfessorAnomaly:
The installation was not successful. Please try again.
[Ouya Android Development] jamiefff:
I have cwm install Already so I can install this ouya recovery in cwm and everything should be fine right ?
[Ouya Android Development] ProfessorAnomaly:
Correct
[Ouya Android Development] jamiefff:
Works great!! Just want to no is there any way I can use the ouya controller cuz I don't want Always have to Grab my keyboard to boot up?
[Ouya Android Development] hecksagon:
There is no bluetooth support in recovery. The controller can not connect, so no way to use it. Right now you can use the power button to select the first menu option and start normally. You need a keyboard to scroll through selections and do other things. I think in the future changing the recovery to use a power button short press to scroll down and a long press to select might be a good idea.

This recovery is a game changer and hopefully we will see much more development!
[Ouya Android Development] SniperJunkie:
Ill try again soon. No access right now. :)
[Ouya Android Development] ProfessorAnomaly:
I'm already at work working on some revisions for some of the concerns addressed in this thread.

Let me know if there is anything else you guys would like to see done in the next update.
[Ouya Android Development] nchantmnt:
Really a great idea. And to be honest autoboot after some seconds is all I would want to be added. Hmm maybe ability to mount external hdd or similar and install Rom/backup from there. I'm happy to have as little space blocked on my device for fallback as possible.

Gesendet von meinem HTC One X+ mit Tapatalk 4
[Ouya Android Development] Sam3gX:
I've tried on Windows and Mac and it still does the same thing.

EDIT: Nvm I fixed it. Thanks for the recovery! :)
[Ouya Android Development] Sam3gX:
How come whenever I choose "Reboot your OUYA to it's primary ROM." it reboots back into recovery?

The only way for me to reboot back into my ROM is going to Advanced Options -> Reboot recovery. It is just me?
[Ouya Android Development] ProfessorAnomaly:
This would mean that the installation wasn't successful. Try flashing the zip for the recovery method.
[Ouya Android Development] jpeterson066:
Wow thanks so much, this is what we've all been waiting for!

Sent from my Nexus ⁴ running CM10.2
[Ouya Android Development] Sam3gX:
I did install the zip from CWM. Anything I can do to fix this or is it fine the way it is?
[Ouya Android Development] ProfessorAnomaly:
Seems the roles are currently reversed. Try flashing again.

What ROM are you running?
[Ouya Android Development] Sam3gX:
I'm running latest stock. Is there anyway to uninstall this and start over? I'll try to fastboot boot into cwm and install this through there

EDIT: Ok here's what I did:

- adb reboot bootloader

- fastboot boot OuyaCWMrecovery6.0.3.2.img

- flashed update_v1.0.0.zip

- Reboot into Ouya Safe Recovery

Now when I select "Reboot your OUYA to it's primary ROM." it boots into my primary ROM and when I select "Reboot recovery" it reboots into Ouya Safe Recovery.

Also when I fully shutdown the Ouya and power it up, it boots straight into recovery.

adb reboot recovery no longer boots into recovery, it just reboots into my primary ROM.

adb reboot boots into recovery.

Does everything sound ok?
[Ouya Android Development] SniperJunkie:
Heres the Screenshot
[Ouya Android Development] ooBONGoo:
How come I can't get back into my stock ROM at all? Every reboot goes back and forth between safe recovery and cmw recovery.. Help!!!

Is there any way to reverse the flash and remove safe recovery?

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Ouya Android Development] qwasz123:
Yup everything sounds good!
[Ouya Android Development] Sam3gX:
Same thing happened to me.

Here's what I did:

- adb reboot bootloader

- fastboot boot OuyaCWMrecovery6.0.3.2.img

- Factory reset -> format system -> format data

- Install Stock ROM.

- Flash update_v1.0.0.zip

- Wipe cache and reboot

Great! Thanks
[Ouya Android Development] TadeoNYC:
I've been looking to wipe my OUYA for a fresh start, and want input if this is safe. I just wiped my Nexus 7 after the 4.3 update and su went haywire, but they are very different devices.

Using my current CWM install

1. Backup

2. Format /system /cache /data

3. Sideload OTA 409

4. Install OUYA safe recovery via Windows

5. Flash OUYA stockplus

6. Backup

Play

Can I use adb connected throughout the first three steps? To pull backup and then sideload the OTA. Formatting system, cache and data should leave the partition table intact and eliminate the need to factory reset and reboot, correct? This seems relatively safe if I can do the format and flash without rebooting in between.
[Ouya Android Development] xgutterratx:
Hi

i used the the cmw recovery method to install and it looks like it has worked. when i reboot it boots into ouya safe recovery v1.0.0 and the stock rom did boot from this menu.

I am now trying to install OUYA-StockPlus-1.0.409.zip

and are getting an error

Warning : no file contexts

is there something i am doing wrong or missing.

now i get stuck in a boot loop when i try and boot primary rom.

pull power and get back to Ouya Safe Recovery.

I made a backup in cmw before i installed safe recovery should i try and restore that.

---------- Post added at 11:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:39 AM ----------

i restored this back up.

.

when i reboot it is still booting into safe recovery but I am getting a file context error.

the stock rom is now booting from there.

can someone let me know how i fix this

and noob instructions on how to install stock plus.
[Ouya Android Development] ooBONGoo:
Thanks Bro.. but I found an easier way. I just reflashed the latest OTA update through CWM. After that, I reflashed CWM via fastboot and voila! didn't have to factory reset or reformat the system and data. Thanks tho.. I was beginning to freak out that I done screwed my OUYA, but I remembered my latest OTA flash flashed over CWM, which meant I had to reflash CWM via fastboot. Didn't want to go through the pain of having to re-set everything back up or redownload everything because I got my OUYA to how I want it.
[Ouya Android Development] Sam3gX:
Those were the steps I've done to get OUYA Safe Recovery to install correctly.

Glad you got it working :)
[Ouya Android Development] TadeoNYC:
Based on new posts, it appears the best route is

Using my current CWM install

1. Backup

2. Format /system /cache /data

3. Sideload OTA 409

4. Flash CWM

5. Flash OUYA stockplus

6. Install OUYA safe recovery via CWM

7. Backup

Is it worth flashing safe recovery at this point, or is waiting for native support in the Rom more prudent?
[Ouya Android Development] djassa1:
Cant get in Safe Recovery screen, not visible on my TV (720P), just says no signal. I am able to start default rom by pushing the power button but for the moment it's unusable.

Just wondering which resolution the safe recovery is using? seems an 1080P!?

Thanks
[Ouya Android Development] graffixnyc:
Did you ever get this figured out? I'm running into the same issue

Disable automatic recovery flashing..

Unknown id: /system/recovery-from-boot.p

Backing up current boot and recovery partitions..

Unknown id: /data/media/OriginalRecovery.img

Unknown id: /data/media/OriginalBoot.img

Unknown id: if=/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/SOS

Unknown id: if=/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/LNX

Flashing safe recovery and boot partitions..

Unknown id: if=/data/media/SafeRecovery.img

Unknown id: if=/data/media/OriginalBoot.img

Rebooting into OUYA Safe Recovery..

Installation completed. Press enter to exit!
[Ouya Android Development] xgutterratx:
i have also lost WiFi, Ethernet is working