I'm currently trying to downgrade my Acer a100 to hc 3.2 from the glitched up version of ics 4.0. I found several threads with a link to the download but the link appears to be dead. When I try to download it appears to try to fetch it but ends as download unsuccessfully. Does anyone have an answer for this? Thanks.
jdtablet said:
I'm currently trying to downgrade my Acer a100 to hc 3.2 from the glitched up version of ics 4.0. I found several threads with a link to the download but the link appears to be dead. When I try to download it appears to try to fetch it but ends as download unsuccessfully. Does anyone have an answer for this? Thanks.
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Have you tried just doing a factory reset on the ICS your on to see if it clears anything up?
If you need it, Here<< is the post I used to downgrade to 3.2.1, keep in mind that you will most likely need to factory reset after the tablet reboots. It might hang on the android logo. Just power down then follow the hard reset from the recovery to get it to go.
Yes. I tried the factory reset but it still hangs up when using apps, browser, email, etc. Constant hang ups. Btw, I got the from downloaded but now it will not extract. Any ideas? I've tried win zip, unrar, and archidroid to no avail.
jdtablet said:
Yes. I tried the factory reset but it still hangs up when using apps, browser, email, etc. Constant hang ups. Btw, I got the from downloaded but now it will not extract. Any ideas? I've tried win zip, unrar, and archidroid to no avail.
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You don't extract it. You need to rename it "update.zip" (make sure not to rename it "update.zip.zip"). Place it on the root of a freshly formatted microSD card. Then put it in the powered down tablet. Press and hold simultaneously the power button, and the volume down rocker (the one closest to the corner), until the tab vibrates. Then release, and you will see the it finding and installing the update file. After it restarts, if it hangs on the android logo (give it 5-10 minutes), perform the factory reset.
Gotcha, so there is noway to load it using the native memory or internal memory on the device? Or would that be a no-no anyways in the case it crashes during loading lol?
Thanks in advance!
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jdtablet said:
Gotcha, so there is noway to load it using the native memory or internal memory on the device? Or would that be a no-no anyways in the case it crashes during loading lol?
Thanks in advance!
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You never want to flash from internal memory, if something goes wrong you'll lose the file in the middle flashing right after your stuff is formatted. It may or may not format /data but if it does all of it, there goes internal SD.
Update.zip method is run from external SD I don't think it even checks internal SD when looking.
Tapatalked from my Galaxy S II.
Ok. I see. But I'm still a little confused. I've finally got the file downloaded and placed on the sd card. Which I might add was ridiculous as apparently it can't be placed on there manually without placing the file on a pc and loading it that way. Nonetheless, how exactly do I flash it now. I have it named update.zip.
Sorry for the confused remarks and questions. I'm use to Windows and have little experience with Linux based platforms. It seems as if Acer intentionally locked a lot of features on the a100 such as host usb ports, movable file systems, etc. Unless I'm dreaming here lol. Either way I like the tablet for the price.
Thanks.
jdtablet said:
Ok. I see. But I'm still a little confused. I've finally got the file downloaded and placed on the sd card. Which I might add was ridiculous as apparently it can't be placed on there manually without placing the file on a pc and loading it that way. Nonetheless, how exactly do I flash it now. I have it named update.zip.
Sorry for the confused remarks and questions. I'm use to Windows and have little experience with Linux based platforms. It seems as if Acer intentionally locked a lot of features on the a100 such as host usb ports, movable file systems, etc. Unless I'm dreaming here lol. Either way I like the tablet for the price.
Thanks.
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Power off the tablet
Hold volume down, closest to the lock switch
Press and hold power
Let go when it says starting recovery kernel or update.zip in the upper left corner
When its done restart then hard reset
Hold volume up
Press power
Move the lock switch to lock and back a few times until it says resetting or whatever it says I forgot lol sorry
Restart tablet
Yeah Acer locked the boot loader which limits what we can do and how.
Tapatalked from my A100 - Aoikaze Alpha 3
Romman0 said:
Have you tried just doing a factory reset on the ICS your on to see if it clears anything up?
If you need it, Here<< is the post I used to downgrade to 3.2.1, keep in mind that you will most likely need to factory reset after the tablet reboots. It might hang on the android logo. Just power down then follow the hard reset from the recovery to get it to go.
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Omg, thank you so much for posting the links to get the HC 3.2 stock ROM! You are a lifesaver. I had issues after an update where the wifi on this tablet wouldn't connect to any router. I had almost given up until I found your post. Now I have ICS 4.0.3 on this thing!!!
I also have the same problem no one can answer.
OK. Finally got it... I think. Here's what I had to do. Because the rom download kept faulting out randomly on download, I ended up using my laptop to download a program called download accelerator plus (dap) from old version.com. I then used its download manager to complete the download. I know... crazy, but it did the trick. The rest was per the directions given by other users on xda.
jdtablet said:
OK. Finally got it... I think. Here's what I had to do. Because the rom download kept faulting out randomly on download, I ended up using my laptop to download a program called download accelerator plus (dap) from old version.com. I then used its download manager to complete the download. I know... crazy, but it did the trick. The rest was per the directions given by other users on xda.
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Crystal downloader is the same idea but for Android, check it out I use it ans get 3mb/s on my wifi.
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Re up?
Hey, really sorry to post in a dead thread, but I can't find a working download link for 3.2 anywhere; it appears that the site is down. You guys seem to have downloaded it successfully though, so I was wondering if maybe one of you could put it on rapidshare or something? I very much need it, and I would appreciate a working download link. Thanks.
Itaer said:
Hey, really sorry to post in a dead thread, but I can't find a working download link for 3.2 anywhere; it appears that the site is down. You guys seem to have downloaded it successfully though, so I was wondering if maybe one of you could put it on rapidshare or something? I very much need it, and I would appreciate a working download link. Thanks.
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http://ftp.bauernfeindiii.com/Misc_Shared/A100/update.zip
This one is 3.2.1. Remember if you are gong from 4.0 to 3.2, after the update goes through and it reboots, it might hang on the android logo. You need to factory reset to get it back.
1. Place the rotation lock switch in the up position
2. Press and hold the Volume down button, which is located farthest from the rotation lock
3. With the Volume down button held, press and hold the Power button for 3 seconds then release it. Continue holding the Volume down button.
4. Once the tablet vibrates, switch the rotation lock on and off repeatedly while still holding the Volume down button.
5. Release the Volume down button and stop switching the rotation lock once the "Erasing Userdata..." message appears in the upper left corner of the screen
6. Once the factory reset has been completed your tablet will load to the Welcome screen.
7. Your Factory Data Reset has completed now follow the onscreen steps to setup your tablet.
Romman0 said:
http://ftp.bauernfeindiii.com/Misc_Shared/A100/update.zip
This one is 3.2.1. Remember if you are gong from 4.0 to 3.2, after the update goes through and it reboots, it might hang on the android logo. You need to factory reset to get it back.
1. Place the rotation lock switch in the up position
2. Press and hold the Volume down button, which is located farthest from the rotation lock
3. With the Volume down button held, press and hold the Power button for 3 seconds then release it. Continue holding the Volume down button.
4. Once the tablet vibrates, switch the rotation lock on and off repeatedly while still holding the Volume down button.
5. Release the Volume down button and stop switching the rotation lock once the "Erasing Userdata..." message appears in the upper left corner of the screen
6. Once the factory reset has been completed your tablet will load to the Welcome screen.
7. Your Factory Data Reset has completed now follow the onscreen steps to setup your tablet.
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Thank you, good sir. Thank you so much.
Romman0 said:
http://ftp.bauernfeindiii.com/Misc_Shared/A100/update.zip
This one is 3.2.1. Remember if you are gong from 4.0 to 3.2, after the update goes through and it reboots, it might hang on the android logo. You need to factory reset to get it back.
1. Place the rotation lock switch in the up position
2. Press and hold the Volume down button, which is located farthest from the rotation lock
3. With the Volume down button held, press and hold the Power button for 3 seconds then release it. Continue holding the Volume down button.
4. Once the tablet vibrates, switch the rotation lock on and off repeatedly while still holding the Volume down button.
5. Release the Volume down button and stop switching the rotation lock once the "Erasing Userdata..." message appears in the upper left corner of the screen
6. Once the factory reset has been completed your tablet will load to the Welcome screen.
7. Your Factory Data Reset has completed now follow the onscreen steps to setup your tablet.
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Will this procedure work with the stock 4.0.3 that comes with the locked bootloader?
ponjanek said:
Will this procedure work with the stock 4.0.3 with locked bootloader?
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It will work on any ROM, its built into the boot process, so yeah, use it on anything installed it'll reset.
Edit: I was assuming you meant the reset thing, not the process of downgrading.
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It will work on any ROM, its built into the boot process, so yeah, use it on anything installed it'll reset.
Edit: I was assuming you meant the reset thing, not the process of downgrading.
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Sorry, I should have been more clear. I DID mean the whole process. Have you or do you know of anyone that has tried this?
response from anyone would be appreciated....Thanks
is it possible to make a flashable honeycomb zip we can flash in cwm, without relockuing the bootloader because im bored and want something new
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Sorry, I should have been more clear. I DID mean the whole process. Have you or do you know of anyone that has tried this?
response from anyone would be appreciated....Thanks
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Np, here is a useful post,just what you need:
By Romann0
I've got a sprint GS3 that is rooted and has the clockwork recovery mod on it, but was otherwise running stock OS. It had been acting up, hanging, that kind of thing so I decided to go ahead and accept the download new software prompt I've had for the last year or so. When it went to the bootimage(?) menu it asked if I wanted to install this untrusted image. That gave me pause, so I selected no. The little android icon got a red X-ish thing on it's chest and it rebooted. And sat at the samsung galaxy s3 screen for about a half an hour. I pulled the power and it kept going between hanging at that screen, or hanging at random points (app 6, 8, 9, 11) of an "upgrading android" screen I have never seen before. I tried going into the recovery mode but when I follow the instructions (up vol, home and power, when it vibrates for power release the power button) but that doesn't work at all. It just sits there. I'm 100% certain it's not a button/physical issue. I decided to try the download option and can get to a screen that warns me about custom rom. I've tried both installing (let it go for over an hour, gave up) and hitting cancel, to no avail. Before I take this as a sign from the android gods that it's time to go get a GS5, does anyone have any ideas/advice? TIA.
Wrong section.. Report it yourself and adj a mod to move it to correct section..
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Have you tried to plug the phone in with the USB cable into the computer?
Hi,
I have a zenfone 2 Z00A, a month old from AndroidEnjoyed. It seems to be in a bit of a mess.
1) There is no system update utility installed - not in the settings/about menu or under apps/all
2) It won't run Pokemon Go - it gives the incompatible message that rooted phones give
3) I can't boot it into recovery mode - I get into the boot loader, select recovery mode and get a dead android with exclamation mark and the word "error" underneath. Takes a while on power button to get it to shutdown in that state.
4) Can't get it to recognise the 6.0 update. Tried various filenames in the internal memory but it never sees it.
While I have significant computer expertise I don't do much with phones and I could well be doing some of this wrong. I am not sure what else to try. The boss of my life wants both Pokemon Go and also 6.0. Done lots of googling and trying but no luck so far.
Cheers Paul
3)At dead android guy with error
press power and vol+ together for 3 secs - let go of power -- 1 sec later let go of vol+
if no recovery there , you will have to fastboot flash recovery at bootloader state.
what build number and date in settings is it?
This wouldn't happen to be a 2e would it?
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betchern0t said:
Hi,
I have a zenfone 2 Z00A, a month old from AndroidEnjoyed. It seems to be in a bit of a mess.
1) There is no system update utility installed - not in the settings/about menu or under apps/all
2) It won't run Pokemon Go - it gives the incompatible message that rooted phones give
3) I can't boot it into recovery mode - I get into the boot loader, select recovery mode and get a dead android with exclamation mark and the word "error" underneath. Takes a while on power button to get it to shutdown in that state.
4) Can't get it to recognise the 6.0 update. Tried various filenames in the internal memory but it never sees it.
While I have significant computer expertise I don't do much with phones and I could well be doing some of this wrong. I am not sure what else to try. The boss of my life wants both Pokemon Go and also 6.0. Done lots of googling and trying but no luck so far.
Cheers Paul
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first of all when you boot into recovery mode. as you get error screen. press and hold volume button. then click volume plus once and release power button. now if you want to update to 6.0.. it is most important that you back up your data and factory reset the device. then update to 6.0 via sideload
Thanks Guys, you got me on the right track. I have sideloaded a version of 5.0 and then 6.0. The 6.0 version required a later version of 5.0 to install. Funny now we have a software upgrade menu item in the right place and pokemon go works fine.
One thing though your instructions didn't work. To get past the dead android with the message "error" you need to press and hold the power and volume up for three seconds and then release the volume key. Worked every time but your way never worked.
Again many thanks for the help. The hardest part was getting the phone away from the wife when it one had a nearly full battery and two wasn't immediately wanted back.
Cheers Paul
My Pixel C is fully changed but the screen is black and won't display anything at all. I know it is on because I can take screenshots with the hardware button and hear the noise. I can also see it on Android Device Manager. I have long pressed with all the different button combinations. It reboots but the screen shows NOTHING (not even the Google boot logo).
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
It is stock and not rooted but subscribed to the Beta channel.
I has this problem today as well and I'm on beta as well. I had to press the volume down button as well as the power button to get into recovery mode and rebooted from there. I can only assume it's something to do with the beta as I have not had this before I updated to O beta.
mightywhites29111971 said:
I has this problem today as well and I'm on beta as well. I had to press the volume down button as well as the power button to get into recovery mode and rebooted from there. I can only assume it's something to do with the beta as I have not had this before I updated to O beta.
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I didn't elect to install O. I didn't see the update notification in the last couple weeks before it had this problem.
I can't get to recovery because the screen is off. How did you do it? Or were you able to see the screen after holding the volume down button as well as the power button to get into recovery mode?
I had to hold both buttons down for about 30 secs and then I got into recovery mode. From there I just restarted the device.
mightywhites29111971 said:
I had to hold both buttons down for about 30 secs and then I got into recovery mode. From there I just restarted the device.
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Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately, that is not working. I have tried holding for 60 seconds just to be sure. It is so strange!
Not sure what it is in that case. Have you tried the volume up button to get fast boot mode?
I am having this problem aswel, on the android O beta. I can not use it and I can not see the bootloader when holding down power + volume down
edit: resolved the issue by trying button combinations until it booted (took around 2 hours total with time of disappointment in between)
edit2: oh my ****ing god it booted correctly (showed bootloader warning + bootlogo + lockscreen) but it locked and now it's black again!
edit3: was able to get into fastboot after 3 tries so i'm flashing the factory image right now (7.1.2)
edit4: flashed 7.1.2 factory image and was able to fastboot boot into twrp but still no display.
edit5: i am now troubleshooting i checked all the files in /sys/devices/50000000.host1x/54400000.dsi/54400000.dsi.0/backlight/lpm102a188a-backlight/ they all indicate 255 which is 100% anyone have any ideas?
final edit: i fixed it by trying a **** ton of times
Hello,
Can you tell what have you do to repair the pixel? Have the same issues after Oreo update :/
Anyone found a way to fix permanently? Mine started doing it around Christmas 2018, and it takes more and more tries every time (to ctrl-down power) and at some point it works... Then all stays fine until I close the lid or put it to seep.
Did someone reinstalled completly the os and got a success? I am not rooted, this started when It tried (and failed) to install 8.1 (update of oreo).
Ok I feel stupid. I have been this stuff for a while but I just got a new in box Note 4 to play with and trying to root. CID is 15 and it came with 6.0.1 and I just Odin to 5.1.1 and it just boot loops. I tried running the Odin several times and same thing.
I flashed this file 5.1.1 N910VVRU2BPA1_N910VVZW2BPA1_N910VVRU2BPA1_HOME.tar
What am I missing here?
Not alot of help in this Note 4 area... You all are to quiet. LOL It seems like the rooting community is going away. I myself will not own a phone that is not rooted. Running the Moto X Pre as my daily driver and it's an awesome phone.
So I will post what I did to fix this Boot Loop Issue after trying to downgrade firmware to 5.1.1 from 6.0.1. I picked up the Note 4 from a local sell new in box for 100 bucks I figured what the hell kool phone to play with.
Ok I just flashed this official verizon 5.1.1 firmware N910VVRU2BPA1_N910VVZW2BPA1_N910VVRU2BPA1_HOME.tar with Odin 3.12 again
So After I got done flashing this firmware I did these steps.
1. Turn phone off completely.
2. To start the phone, press the following keys simultaneously: Power Button, Home Button, Volume +
3. When the first logo can be seen on the screen, release the power button, but hold the Home button and the Volume + button pressed
4. It now appears on the screen of your phone, a small menu. Navigate with the Volume + and Volume - keys. An entry is selected by the Power Button
5. Select in this menu now "Wipe Cache Partition".
6. After you have selected the entry the Wipe cache is flushed. This takes a few seconds. Then it automatically returns to the small menu.
7. Now select the top entry with "Reboot Now"
Also while I was in that menu area I went ahead and did a factory reset wipe all data.
My Verizon Note 4 is now on 5.1.1 and works.
Now I will continue to root this thing.
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Not alot of help in this Note 4 area... You all are to quiet. LOL It seems like the rooting community is going away. I myself will not own a phone that is not rooted. Running the Moto X Pre as my daily driver and it's an awesome phone.
So I will post what I did to fix this Boot Loop Issue after trying to downgrade firmware to 5.1.1 from 6.0.1. I picked up the Note 4 from a local sell new in box for 100 bucks I figured what the hell kool phone to play with.
Ok I just flashed this official verizon 5.1.1 firmware N910VVRU2BPA1_N910VVZW2BPA1_N910VVRU2BPA1_HOME.tar with Odin 3.12 again
So After I got done flashing this firmware I did these steps.
1. Turn phone off completely.
2. To start the phone, press the following keys simultaneously: Power Button, Home Button, Volume +
3. When the first logo can be seen on the screen, release the power button, but hold the Home button and the Volume + button pressed
4. It now appears on the screen of your phone, a small menu. Navigate with the Volume + and Volume - keys. An entry is selected by the Power Button
5. Select in this menu now "Wipe Cache Partition".
6. After you have selected the entry the Wipe cache is flushed. This takes a few seconds. Then it automatically returns to the small menu.
7. Now select the top entry with "Reboot Now"
Also while I was in that menu area I went ahead and did a factory reset wipe all data.
My Verizon Note 4 is now on 5.1.1 and works.
Now I will continue to root this thing.
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so the bootloop was caused by ? im gonna guess dmverity but it could also just been misflashed ....failing to uncheck the reboot upon flash option for example . powering the phone all the way down then into recovery ....id like to go with misflash if you had failed dmverity you would have seen a red message in recovery stating that was the case
Boot Loop help or can I pay someone to fix?
So my wife's Note 4, not rooted. Must have failed during a forced update. It's gone into 2 types of boot loops. Either it says 'Recovery boot' only, with no recovery menu, followed by the 'Galaxy' screen, and then back to the boot loop. Or it shows the Galaxy screen, and just barely begins to initialize the 'Samsung' logo with the 'S' first, and then back to boot loop.
I've tried about 3 different firmwares through Odin, including successful ones that 'Pass'. And it still exhibits the same loops. I've tried bootloaders in Odin, about anything you can imagine. It's clearly not bricked, but I cannot for the life of me make progress.
The old battery I thought was going bad (a lot of bad battery problems with loops), and I bought a new battery. But given it will only loop (outside of the download screen), I can't even get the batteries to charge because it's either looping or on download screen.
Any questions or ideas? Or is there a user who is an expert I can ship and pay to fix?
I'm a novice in large part. Thanks guys.
geigercounter said:
So my wife's Note 4, not rooted. Must have failed during a forced update. It's gone into 2 types of boot loops. Either it says 'Recovery boot' only, with no recovery menu, followed by the 'Galaxy' screen, and then back to the boot loop. Or it shows the Galaxy screen, and just barely begins to initialize the 'Samsung' logo with the 'S' first, and then back to boot loop.
I've tried about 3 different firmwares through Odin, including successful ones that 'Pass'. And it still exhibits the same loops. I've tried bootloaders in Odin, about anything you can imagine. It's clearly not bricked, but I cannot for the life of me make progress.
The old battery I thought was going bad (a lot of bad battery problems with loops), and I bought a new battery. But given it will only loop (outside of the download screen), I can't even get the batteries to charge because it's either looping or on download screen.
Any questions or ideas? Or is there a user who is an expert I can ship and pay to fix?
I'm a novice in large part. Thanks guys.
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Hi when in odin ensure you untick reboot after flash . Power it all the way off upon sucessful flash then power it back on into recovery (hold up volume power home) wipe cache wipe dalvik reboot system. The power off is absolutely crucial and the most common flash error. If this doesnt work repost shouldnt be too hard to fix things is damn near unbrickable
If you change from 6.0 to old 5.1.1 firmware with Odin it will go into bootloop. You must do factory reset, than use Odin to flash 5.1.1 and than do another factory reset.