[HELP] Acer Iconia Tab A101

[LoTableT]

Hi, today i've buy this "awesome" device.
i'm very disappointed for phone calls, beacuse i want to use it like a phone.

I haven't found any way to root this device.

So, i'm very newbie to make this possible because i don't know any programming languages, and i looking for a developer to help me and all A101 users to get root.


Please HELP!!!

 

[proactix]

Hello, if you want to use your tablet like a phone, download Google voice and groove ip. And the Acer a100 does have a devlopement section and there is a thread on how to root your tablet. Good luck---timothy

Sent from my A100 using Tapatalk

 

[rando152]

as of right now I don't believe there is a way to root your device the A101 to be exact.

 

[proactix]

Opps...I just now saw in the title that the op had an A101...sorry for the wrong information...

Sent from my A100 using Tapatalk

 

[FloatingFatMan]

Tablets are not phones and can NOT make regular phone calls over the cell network. The SIM is for data connections only.

The best you can do is an IP phone call with app's like Skype.

 

[LoTableT]

I'm very sad to read this....


There is no way to see my A101 rooted?

I've follow the guide for root the A100 but problem is when script try to copy the "su" file in /system/xbin.
"su" don't copy for unknown reason.

 

[FloatingFatMan]

Currently, no. No known rooting method exists.

 

[Icewyng]

Did you activate the USB debbuging on your tablet?

You might also need ADB to be able to do something with it.

 

[ZeroNull]

Rooting method for Acer Iconia A101 (Russian language).

4pda.ru/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=272402&view=findpost&p=11229134

Sorry, i can't translate this in English. My english is bad. Please, help me to translate my instruction and to place at this forum. Thanks.

 

[eww245]

Rooting method for Acer Iconia A101 (Russian language).

//4pda.ru/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=272402&view=findpost&p=11229134//

Sorry, i can't translate this in English. My english is bad.

Here it is, How to root the a101. This does work for the a100 also.
from adb or a terminal

/system/bin/cmdclient ec_micswitch '`echo ro.kernel.qemu=1 > /data/local.prop`'

Reboot adb shell to the a101 and you should have temp root.
su will have to pushed to /system/xbin and SuperUser.apk installed from the market.

That prop seems to stop haptic feedback, on the russian site it also mentions bluetooth also not working.
So remove local.prop after

rm /data/local.prop

[edit] Sorry, I guess this does not work on the a101 unless an a100 firmware is flashed.

 

[ZeroNull]

Here it is, How to root the a101. This does work for the a100 also.
from adb or a terminal

/system/bin/cmdclient ec_micswitch '`echo ro.kernel.qemu=1 > /data/local.prop`'

Reboot then adb shell to the a101 and you have temp root

[edit] Sorry, I guess this does not work on the a101 unless an a100 firmware is flashed.

This is work in A101, if flashing A101 firmware from A100, execute command

/system/bin/cmdclient ec_micswitch '`echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop`'

and then flashing firmware A101 back. Then use adb for get root access.

 

[FloatingFatMan]

Rooting method for Acer Iconia A101 (Russian language).

//4pda.ru/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=272402&view=findpost&p=11229134//

Sorry, i can't translate this in English. My english is bad. Please, help me to translate my instruction and to place at this forum. Thanks.

I was sent this link last night in a pm but I haven't been able to try it yet because there's a download in the original thread that seems to be needed and the link to it doesn't work for me. Can someone post that file up here please?

 

[FloatingFatMan]

I was sent this link last night in a pm but I haven't been able to try it yet because there's a download in the original thread that seems to be needed and the link to it doesn't work for me. Can someone post that file up here please?

No one? OK, can someone else please try downloading the A10x_rooting.zip file supposedly found at the following address? It doesn't work for me...

http://4pda.ru/forum/dl/post/1448282/A10x_rooting.zip

 

[NoSudo]

This is very interesting it looks it should work. In fact it looks like this little exploit it getting root on ICS(but nost latest version). a quick search revealed the following.

#This will determin if android is running inside an emulator
if ("1".equals(SystemProperties.get("ro.kernel.qemu")) {
// Emulator
}

/data/local.prop is loaded at boot and can set various system parameters.

Some vendor implementations have system parameters that allow root access - so being able to create /data/local.prop allows any user to set those system parameters. It would be more secure if the vendor created an empty /data/local.prop file with access permissions that would only allow write access to root.

So my guess is somehow redirecting the output from ro.kernel.qemu to the local.prop tricks android into granting superuser. Very cool. Too bad it looks like they patched the latest ICS

 

[FloatingFatMan]

Were you able to download that file, then? If so, could you please post it up here? I can't get it at all, just get told the file doesn't exist...

 

[ZeroNull]

Content file

This is file content next:
adb.exe
AdbWinApi.dll
AdbWinUsbApi.dll
fastboot.exe
su

It tools adb for windows and su file for rooting android arm cpu device.

 

[ZeroNull]

Plan get "root" for Acer ICONIA TAB A101

Plan get "root" for Acer ICONIA TAB A101

1. Flash firmware A100
2. Touch file "/data/local.prop" and put variable "ro.kernel.qemu=1":

/system/bin/cmdclient ec_micswitch '`echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop`'

3. Flash firmware A101
4. Execute "adb tools" for Windows with this command:

adb remount
adb push su /system/xbin/
adb shell "chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su"

5. Off variable "ro.kernel.qemu=1":

adb shell "echo '#'  >/data/local.prop"

6. Install app
BusyBox
SuperUser APK
Titanium Backup
7. Reboot device
This is work. It is checked up time and again.

 

[FloatingFatMan]

Great, thanks! I'll try it later today and presuming I read your instructions correctly, will post up a more native English version of them afterwards, if that's OK with you?

 

[ZeroNull]

Ok

It would be very good! Thank you!

 

[FloatingFatMan]

Root confirmed, awesome! Thanks ZeroNull, you are da MAN!

I want to go a step further and update my A101 to the latest leaked ROM and see if I keep root before I post a more native English set of instructions, but for anyone who wants to try it now, it works!