Root Returning my A500 to stock

[pagdodd]

I downgraded my unrooted A500 on 3.2 to the "unstable" 3.0.1

I then rooted it and installed CWM.

Then I made a back up on CWM before flashing Thor 14.2

It worked really well except a couple of bugs (No audio on HDMI and reduced battery life)

I know beggars can't be choosers but I would prefer if EVERYTHING worked.

So....I restored my A500 from the backup of 3.0.1 via CWM with a hope to just returning it back to factory settings and returning to an unrooted 3.2

However, when it tries to do the system update it fails.

I have tried the factory reset and then tried again to update via system update but still fails (I get the blue honeycomb bee with exclamation mark)

Can anyone point me in the direction of a stock 3.2 rom that I can flash via CWM?

or even better, one that means I wont lose root???

 

[splatoid]

This looks like what your looking for. Hope it helps you.
[ROM] Rooted Stock HC 3.2 US Rom for CWM only (5-oct-11) - xda-developers

 

[pagdodd]

This looks like what your looking for. Hope it helps you.
[ROM] Rooted Stock HC 3.2 US Rom for CWM only (5-oct-11) - xda-developers

Seems so!
Thank you

Just checking, will this be ok for a European A500?
I am in the UK

 

[splatoid]

Seems so!
Thank you

Just checking, will this be ok for a European A500?
I am in the UK

Im not sure I asked on XDA ill let you know when I get a reply.

 

[pagdodd]

I finally fixed it, Thanks to this link sent to me on XDA:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20680452&postcount=137

I now have a rooted version of the stock 3.2.1 rom!

 

[splatoid]

Cool
I never got a reply on the other link but it seems like it all worked out.

 

[pagdodd]

Cool
I never got a reply on the other link but it seems like it all worked out.

yes, sorry I didn't thank you for your previous efforts.

 

[weddle]

I finally fixed it, Thanks to this link sent to me on XDA:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20680452&postcount=137

I now have a rooted version of the stock 3.2.1 rom!

So would the ota update pushs work on that ROM? Because I'd be willing to lose root to update to an official ICS build. And yes I know that the modded roms will be better than anything that is pushed stock (in case anyone decides to flame me about that lol)

 

[pagdodd]

I believe/hope so.

To be honest I don't know.

System update seems to work, although it just says the device is up to date.

Other roms I have tried gave an error on this, even a previous "stock" rom I tried.

 

[weddle]

Coolcool. And I've gotten the error messages on all the roms I've tried too, so hopefully that's a good sign.
I may have to flash that ROM once we get more word on the ota ICS update

 

[splatoid]

yes, sorry I didn't thank you for your previous efforts.

Thats cool man no problem. Just glad it worked out for ya!

 

[Zoandroid]

The rooting procedure I used, which was developed by TimmyDean on XDA, has a "back door" tool that, at least under 3.2, is designed to accept an OTA update while it is toggled on, then it can be toggled back off again. But of course the powers that be may break the current exploit used for rooting in that procedure if/when they push ICS. So I don't know what would happen at that point.

 

[lamdai]

Hi, a newbie here. I like to root my A500 like what you did. Is it possible to show me (or to advise me where I can get step by step process)

I downgraded my unrooted A500 on 3.2 to the "unstable" 3.0.1 ----[TUT] Revert OTA 3.2 back to 3.0.1

I then rooted it and installed CWM. --- HOW?

Then I made a back up on CWM before flashing Thor 14.2 --- HOW

It worked really well except a couple of bugs (No audio on HDMI and reduced battery life)

I know beggars can't be choosers but I would prefer if EVERYTHING worked.

So....I restored my A500 from the backup of 3.0.1 via CWM with a hope to just returning it back to factory settings and returning to an unrooted 3.2

However, when it tries to do the system update it fails.

I have tried the factory reset and then tried again to update via system update but still fails (I get the blue honeycomb bee with exclamation mark)

Can anyone point me in the direction of a stock 3.2 rom that I can flash via CWM?

or even better, one that means I wont lose root???

 

[Zoandroid]

Use the procedure in post #8 above. It doesn't require you to downgrade before you root. When you are finished you'll have rooted 3.2, if that is where you started from. Everything will work. If you are not on 3.2.x then get there first by using OTA updates from Acer.