The Acer Iconia Toolkit is supporting following devices at the moment:
B1-A71
B1-710
B1-A710
B1-711
B1-720
A1-810
A1-811
A3-A10
Liquid S1
Only use these methods if you are sure the device cannot be rooted using a custom recovery from the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/andr...ax-b1-t2875894
Intel based devices will not be supported ever by this toolkit! Only Mediatek chips are supported!
At the moment the following features are available:
Root from scratch (Unix only / recommended)
Root with prerooted Image (see Download links at the bottom)
Unroot
Swap External <-> Internal SD
Odex ROM
Pull system.img.gz off your device
Download Acer Iconia Toolkit Latest Version
Older Versions:
v0.9.0
v0.8.5
v0.8.4
v0.8.3
v0.8.2
Thank you goes to:
FireDiamond, bullbrand, pawitp, alba81, sodaFR, MatrixDJ96, ak6, min-dfreak, Gilly10, agentdeep, nick_1964, sampod
and the testers
Acer Iconia B1-A71:
Unlock Bootloader
CWM update, that removes bloat
thx to FireDiamond
Apply the "Invalid Partition Error" fix before rooting!!!
To avoid unfixable bootloop, first apply this patch from Acer.
Install the APK, start it, click on FixG1PMT (no feedback) and uninstall afterwards. Good luck!
If you're rooting with prerooted system.img.gz here are the Downloads. Pick the one, fitting to the firmware installed on your tablet, otherwise you will get into bootloop!
RV03RC05:
Acer Firmware Update [mirror] [mirror + md5]
RV04RC04:
[system.img.gz] [mirror]
RV05RC05:
Acer Firmware Update [mirror1] [mirror2] [mirror3] [mirror4 + md5] [mirror5 + md5]
[system.img.gz]
RV02RC12:
system.img.gz
Acer Iconia B1-710 / B1-A710:
Unlock Bootloader (thx to FireDiamond and abstrkt1337)
RV04RC01:
system.img.gz [mirror1] [mirror2]
Stock system Images for B1-710 RV04RC01
Hamza91: stock, rooted
RV04RC01_PA_CA:
Stock and Rooted system image
Acer Iconia B1-711:
RV01RC04_WW_GEN1:
system.img.gz
Acer Iconia B1-720:
RV03RC01_WW_GEN1:
system.img.gz (thx to Hayastan)
RV07RC01_WW_GEN1:
system.img.gz (thx to Hayastan)
Acer Iconia A1-810:
Acer Firmwares
Modified XPosed Installer
RV03RC08:
system.img.gz
RV18RC07_WW_GEN1:
update.zip (about 4MB)
system.img.gz with /system RW workaround (MD5 = 214db984aee42ef0c05d1cfa43d193c1) (needs extra config and SuperSU instead of Superuser) [torrent] (see this post also)
RV21RC02_WW_GEN1:
update.zip
system.img.gz with /system RW workaround (needs extra config and SuperSU instead of Superuser) (see this post also)
RV21RC03_TWN:
system.img.gz with /system RW workaround (needs extra config and SuperSU instead of Superuser) (see this post also)
RV27RC02_PA_CA:
stock system.img.gz (rename to system.img.gz first!)
system.img.gz (rename to system.img.gz first!)
RV27RC03_WW_GEN1:
system.img.gz
stock system.img.gz
update.zip
RV18RC10_PA_CA:
system.img.gz with /system RW workaround (needs extra config and SuperSU instead of Superuser) (see this post also)
RV26RC06_PA_CUS1:
system.img.gz
Stock Images: (Workaround to unroot: Put the system.img.gz of your version into system_image and choose root option in toolkit)
RV03RC08:
system.img.gz
RV18RC07:
system.img.gz ( MD5=550ECDB192F5668264B11B1070F4B932 )
How to root from scratch
Acer Iconia A1-811:
RV01RC11_WW_GEN1:
Acer Firmware Update
RV02RC20:
system.img.gz rooted and stock (including xposed) (thx to konsolen!!)
RV02RC22_TWN_GEN1:
system.img.gz with /system RW workaround (needs extra config and SuperSU instead of Superuser) (see this post also)
Unbrick:
Stock Firmware RV01RC11 (copy on SD and flash from recovery)
Acer Iconia A3-A10:
A3-A10_RV05RC01_PA_CA:
stock system image
Your device not listed above?
Help us getting your device to work with the toolkit.
See this post how you can help.
Common
B1-A71 / B1-710 / B1-A710: Install this after rooting: Superuser App on Google Play Store
A1-810 / A1-811 / B1-711: Install this after rooting: SuperSU App on Google Play Store
Verify your root: Root Checker on Play Store
FAQ
Q: I'm stuck inside a bootloop after rooting!!!11
A1: The system.img.gz you applied, wasn't suiting to the firmware version installed on your tablet. Download latest Acer firmware update ( !!! if available !!!), copy it on a micro sd card, plug it into your Iconia, go to recovery by holding Volume up and Power button while device is turned off. Then choose apply update from sd card.
A2: If you cannot apply any Acer firmware, because you always get a partition error while installing, you should do a reboot after you get the error. A user reported that this made her/his device boot into Android again, showing the new version in settings -> info. Good luck
A3: If your device is really bricked you could try bring it back to life. Here you find help: link1, link2, link3, link4 (many thanks to Gilly10, drmad and Hamza91)
A4 (B1-A71, B1-710, B1-711 only): Unbrick
A5: If the A1 - A4 didn't help. Send back the device to Acer. Tell them you tried to apply an update from sd card and ended up in this bootloop. Sending device back to Acer over UPS is free. Good luck!
Q: Successfully rooted, but still no root after rebooting!
A: Have you installed Superuser App from Google Play Store?
(B1-A71 only)Q: Cannot update, always getting ERROR: - Invalid partition setting; 17: fat 238e8000:888e8000; Instalation aborted.
A: Download "Invalid Partition Error" Patch.
(B1-A71 only)Q: I applied update from RV05RC05 to RV05RC06 but still it shows RV05RC05.
A: There is no RV05RC06. It is the RV05RC05. It got on Acers Download section with a RV05RC06 named zip file. But the content is 100% equal to RV05RC05.
Q: Toolkit fails or crashes for any reason and I don't know what to do.
A: Run it again with parameter -d, e.g.: toolkit.exe -d and post the entire output here.
Q: Root from scratch on Linux doesn't work because of Error message: 'No such file or directory bin/posix/64/adb'
A: sudo apt-get install ia32-libs libstdc++6 libgcc1 zlib1g libncurses5 libsdl1.2debian
Q: Can i flash a custom recovery?
A: No, because bootloader is locked. You would brick your tablet.
Q: Are there Custom ROMs?
A: No, see answer above.
Q: Is my data wiped during root?
A: No.
Q: Do i lose root after factory reset or wipe date?
A: No.
Q: I get an error in Engineer mode entering telnet command.
A: If Swiftkey is installed / enabled try settings Google AOSP Keyboard as default.
Q: How can I start telnet server manually?
A: Try this.
What you can do with root:
Apply Supercharger V6 by zeppelinrox and significally speed up your tablet! [My small How-To]
Install Adaway, an ad-blocker for webbrowsers and apps containing ads.
Install ROM Toolbox and customize boot screen and other funny things.
Install Titanium Backup to Backup, Freeze, Uninstall any App and more.
Install Datasync to sync app data like save states between rooted devices.
What you can NOT do with root on these devices:
Change DPI
Flash Custom Recoveries
Flash Custom ROMs
Sources and Changelos @ github (thanks to nikagl)
Changelog:
v0.9.4
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- Updated SuperSU to 2.46
- Removed Xposed APK
- Added Liquid S1 support!
v0.9.3
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- Fix Xposed removal
- Wait longer for MTKLogger to press settings
- Add 811 and KK 810 and 811 to root from system.img
v0.9.2
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- Removed Xposed till it works
- Add global for allatonce
v0.9.1
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Added option to enable write access to external sdcard
Added comment for Xposed not working
Removed su delete command in invalid section
v0.9.0
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- A1-811: Kitkat Support
- A1-xxx: Added proper su-binary
- Added timestamps
- Added descision for Superuser/Supersu
- Added selection for Xposed **not working yet**
- Added option to enable write access to external sdcard
- Added selection to continue automatically (also import the system instead of waiting for enter)
- Removed invalid quote and double exit command
- Added forward delete of characters to make sure Run command is empty
- Added some additional messages during the root process
v0.8.5
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- A1-810: Fixed target directory for system image (no permissions for /cache directory since Kitkat)
- A1-810: Fixed root from scratch for Kitkat versions (thanks to Just_Another_N00b)
v0.8.4
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- A1-810: Fixed root for Android Kitkat >= 4.4.2
- A1-810: Fixed abd devices id, changed sind Kitkat update
v0.8.3
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- Fixed pulling system.img.gz from Windows
v0.8.2
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- New: Supporting B1-720
v0.8.1
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- A1-81x: Fixed missing read/write permissions for /system partition (thanks
to twu2!)
- All other devices: fixed missing path to su binary (thanks to arzakon.nn)
v0.8.0
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- New: Pull system.img.gz from your tablet
- New: Supporting A3-A10
v0.7.8
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- fixed Swap Internal to External for A1 and B1-710
v0.7.7
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- Supporting Swap Internal to External for A1 and B1-710
- fixed bug in root from scratch: checking for /bin/su although it's not there
Full Changelog inside the Download.
Error "Permision denied"
entonjackson said:
Changelog:
v0.2.1
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- Windows: Providing an .exe, so Python is no more needed for Windows users. But you could still use the Python script.
- Unix: Python3 compatibility fixes
v0.2.0
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- supporting windows 64 and 32 bit (only for rooting with prerooted system.img.gz)
- Linux: added option to choose between 'Root from scratch' and 'Root from prerooted image'
- supporting all versions between python 2.7.4 and 3.3
v0.1.1
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- supporting linux 64 AND 32bit
- instructions at the beginning
- make compatible to python 3.3
v0.1.0
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- initial release, only supporting linux 64bit
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Hi Thanks for your effor and sharing with us.
I got error "failed to copy system._image\system.image.gz to cache/system.image.gz , permission denied
can you give me solution.
thanks very much
cakadut said:
Hi Thanks for your effor and sharing with us.
I got error "failed to copy system._image\system.image.gz to cache/system.image.gz , permission denied
can you give me solution.
thanks very much
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Windows or Linux?
edit: Ok i found the issue, I just fixed it and going to upload a new version this evening.
New version v0.2.2 is up.
entonjackson said:
New version v0.2.2 is up.
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I thanks for your work.
I have one problem
failed to copy 'system_image\system.img.gz' to '/cache/system.img.gz': Permissio
n denied
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "easy_root_iconia_b1.py", line 724, in <module>
else:
File "easy_root_iconia_b1.py", line 26, in main
win_main(python3)
File "easy_root_iconia_b1.py", line 642, in win_main
out = p.stdout.readline()
File "subprocess.pyc", line 575, in check_output
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command ' bin\windows\32\adb.exe push system_imag
e\system.img.gz /cache' returned non-zero exit status 1
Thanks for your futur help
sorry for my english
V0.2.2 still Error
entonjackson said:
New version v0.2.2 is up.
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Dear Eaton,
after dowbload and run v0.2.2 , still found same problem.
No Progress bar during copy image.
and system shown
failed to copy 'system_image\system.img.gz' to '/cache/system.img.gz': Permissio
n denied
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "easy_root_iconia_b1.py", line 724, in <module>
else:
File "easy_root_iconia_b1.py", line 26, in main
win_main(python3)
File "easy_root_iconia_b1.py", line 642, in win_main
out = p.stdout.readline()
File "subprocess.pyc", line 575, in check_output
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command ' bin\windows\32\adb.exe push system_imag
e\system.img.gz /cache' returned non-zero exit status 1
Note I am using windows 7.- 64 Bit
Regards,
I uploaded a new version where I added some commands that hopefully resolve the permissions issues.
The problem is, that I can't reproduce it.
Are you rooting the Iconia the first time? or did you already have root before?
Regarding the progress bar. It only appears when writing the system.img.gz
I have Windows 7 64 bit, btw.
entonjackson said:
I uploaded a new version where I added some commands that hopefully resolve the permissions issues.
The problem is, that I can't reproduce it.
Are you rooting the Iconia the first time? or did you already have root before?
Regarding the progress bar. It only appears when writing the system.img.gz
I have Windows 7 64 bit, btw.
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Dear Enton,
Yes this is the first time B1 will rooting,
I will try again, and report to you,
Regards
cakadut said:
Dear Enton,
Yes this is the first time B1 will rooting,
I will try again, and report to you,
Regards
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Dear Enton,
The Messages still same, I Attached the Error Pic.
Note :
Iconia B1-A71
ROM 16 GB
RAM 512 MB
Android Version : 4.1.2
Kernel Version : 3.4.0
Image Version : Acer_AV051_B1-A71_RV05RC05_WW_GEN1
Build Number : Acer_AV051_B1-A71_1.258.00_WW_GEN1
Regards,
cakadut said:
Dear Enton,
The Messages still same, I Attached the Error Pic.
Note :
Iconia B1-A71
ROM 16 GB
RAM 512 MB
Android Version : 4.1.2
Kernel Version : 3.4.0
Image Version : Acer_AV051_B1-A71_RV05RC05_WW_GEN1
Build Number : Acer_AV051_B1-A71_1.258.00_WW_GEN1
Regards,
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I will try to fix it asap. The problem is, that I cannot reproduce it.
I assume that the chmod 777 /cache command that I do, before the adb push command fails with "Operation not permitted."
But this I still don't know how to fix. If someone knows, tell me!
error in v.0.2.3
Dear entonjackson,
thanks for your work and for the time you spend on it.
Unfortunately, I too have problems with the tool for Windows since version 0.2.0 and also with the latest version (0.2.3).
The error messages that I receive are identical (with the same line numbers) to those receiving cakadut in his last post.
I am trying to root Iconia for the first time.
I tried with Windows 7-32bit and Windows 7 64-bit.
My configuration:
Iconia B1-A71 8GB ROM, 512Mb ram
Android 4.1.2
kernel 3.4.0
Image version: Acer_AV051_B1-A71_RV04RC04_WW_GEN1
Build Number: Acer_AV051_B1-A71_1.174.00_WW_GE
I hope you can find the solution.
Thank you for sharing your work with us.
Just uploaded a new version. Could you please try again?
It's hard to fix for me, because I don't have the problem, so all I can do is try. Thanks for the patience!
****, I think i found the bug. Don't try 0.2.4 it won't work also.
foxterrier said:
Dear entonjackson,
thanks for your work and for the time you spend on it.
Unfortunately, I too have problems with the tool for Windows since version 0.2.0 and also with the latest version (0.2.3).
The error messages that I receive are identical (with the same line numbers) to those receiving cakadut in his last post.
I am trying to root Iconia for the first time.
I tried with Windows 7-32bit and Windows 7 64-bit.
My configuration:
Iconia B1-A71 8GB ROM, 512Mb ram
Android 4.1.2
kernel 3.4.0
Image version: Acer_AV051_B1-A71_RV04RC04_WW_GEN1
Build Number: Acer_AV051_B1-A71_1.174.00_WW_GE
I hope you can find the solution.
Thank you for sharing your work with us.
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Ok, people. With pawitp's help I hopefully fixed the permissions bug.
The problem was, that i was trying to chmod the /cache directory directly from adb shell, which isn't possible. I forgot, that this needs to be done from telnet. So in 0.2.6 I'm setting permission with telnet. This should fix it!
Please report!
Good luck :fingers-crossed:
Dear ethon
hi ethon can u do tutorial video cause i can't found the directory for the "step 6 : go to go to connectivity -> CDS Inforamtion ->Network Utility " and Thnk You :good:
diskenz said:
hi ethon can u do tutorial video cause i can't found the directory for the "step 6 : go to go to connectivity -> CDS Inforamtion ->Network Utility " and Thnk You :good:
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I will try to do a video tutorial, but it's very easy to do.
Download and install Ex Dialer & Contacts.
Launch the app.
Dial *#*#ENGMODE#*#*.
Swipe from right to left (to Connectivity). Then choose CDS Information and Network Utility.
There you paste this command: /data/local/tmp/busybox telnetd -l /system/bin/sh -p 1234
stell no thing happen maybe i must upgrade to pro version ???
diskenz said:
stell no thing happen maybe i must upgrade to pro version ???
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No.
Try to dial *#*#3646633#*#*
Else I don't know... this should work in any case...
entonjackson said:
Ok, people. With pawitp's help I hopefully fixed the permissions bug.
The problem was, that i was trying to chmod the /cache directory directly from adb shell, which isn't possible. I forgot, that this needs to be done from telnet. So in 0.2.6 I'm setting permission with telnet. This should fix it!
Please report!
Good luck :fingers-crossed:
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Thanks entonjackson,
unfortunately with version 0.2.6 I can not get the ADB connection with the tablet. The message it gives me is:
"Trying to Establish ADB Connection (If this hangs, ADB Connection failed. CMD Shell Close and open a new one) ..."
and remains so without making the connection.
If I run the command 'adb devices' in another command line session, the device is seen correctly (0123456789ABCDEF device),
but when I run the new version (0.2.6) of the tool, the message is what I wrote above.
Thank you for your patience.
Sony uploaded the binaries for multiple Xperia devices, among others the Z3: http://developer.sonymobile.com/open-devices/list-of-devices-and-resources/
The build instructions can be found here: http://developer.sonymobile.com/ope...uild-aosp-nougat-for-unlocked-xperia-devices/
Does this mean, we can build AOSP now? I'd like to try out myself, but I won't have access to my PC for a couple of days. Has anyone else tried building and flashing it?
Edit: The Nougat binaries seem to point to the Marshmallow ones. Is this right? Pinging @jerpelea.
cypressious said:
Sony uploaded the binaries for multiple Xperia devices, among others the Z3: http://developer.sonymobile.com/open-devices/list-of-devices-and-resources/
The build instructions can be found here: http://developer.sonymobile.com/ope...uild-aosp-nougat-for-unlocked-xperia-devices/
Does this mean, we can build AOSP now? I'd like to try out myself, but I won't have access to my PC for a couple of days. Has anyone else tried building and flashing it?
Edit: The Nougat binaries seem to point to the Marshmallow ones. Is this right? Pinging @jerpelea.
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I think that the good binaries, if you read, you can see that behind "Download AOSP Nougat (Android 7.0) binaries" it read please download Android 6.0.1.
Dumping insights as I try to build it myself.
If you get the error "unknown target -j", try setting the number of parallel processes via environment variable:
Code:
export MAKEFLAGS='-j8'
If you get Out of memory crashes with jack, try the tip from https://android.googlesource.com/platform/prebuilts/sdk/+/master/tools/README-jack-server.md:
Code:
jack-admin stop-server
export ANDROID_JACK_VM_ARGS="-Xmx4g -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -XX:+TieredCompilation"
Built the Rom, tried flashing it via fastboot which failed with "FAILED (remote: size too large)" and the phone was stuck on the Sony logo. I finally managed to boot into flash mode and reflash N Preview 4.
Next, I added
Code:
BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE := 2143289344
to the BoardConfig.mk in /device/sony/leo and built again. Now I was able to flash system.img.
cypressious said:
Built the Rom, tried flashing it via fastboot which failed with "FAILED (remote: size too large)" and the phone was stuck on the Sony logo. I finally managed to boot into flash mode and reflash N Preview 4.
Next, I added
Code:
BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE := 2143289344
to the BoardConfig.mk in /device/sony/leo and built again. Now I was able to flash system.img.
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so, did it work? is the rom stable?
brenosabino said:
so, did it work? is the rom stable?
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It's stable, but RIL and camera are mostly broken. The issues are discussed here: https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/camera/pull/20#issuecomment-244609398
Four days ago, Sony Developers posted the ZIP of Android 7.1 binaries for Xperia X devices. Knowing that X and Z devices shared the ZIP of Android 6.0.1 binaries, it will be possible to use this on our Z3 device? This is the link: http://developer.sonymobile.com/dow...oftware-binaries-for-aosp-nougat-android-7-1/
if there is interest I can make a build with GApps pre installed?
Would it be possible to build android 8.0 now for this?? Via the oreo build instructions?? https://developer.sonymobile.com/op...-build-aosp-oreo-for-unlocked-xperia-devices/
Edit: well just noticed kernel 4.4, so guess not, sad