Just Duke - Mostly Tech Ponderings

Last weekend, I came across a couple of articles where some had successfully rooted their Iconia Tab A100's, running Honeycomb, 3.2. I decided to try it!  For some reason, I wasn't having any success.  This afternoon, I decided to try once more! This time, I decided to try some variations of the instructions I stumbled across earlier!  Success!!!  So I'm going to take a little time here to be very specific as to how to root this device. This is a manual root!  No automated Super One Click or Gingerbreak application exists at this time. But with that said, I'll tell you how to copy/paste the code that you need. Beginning to end, this should take you about 45 minutes.  Also, no need to hook your Iconia to your computer. We are going to put everything you need on your Iconia!

Disclaimer. This is how I successfully rooted my Iconia. I am not responsible for yours! Attempt at your own risk!  

The Files you need:

Let me encourage you to open this site on your Acer Iconia Tab A100 to download and install the following files:

1. The first thing you will need is a file explorer on your Iconia. Head over to the Market and install one. I am using ES Explorer, but any one should do.
2. Next, you are going to need a terminal emulator. I am using Android Terminal Emulator from the Market. Get this installed as well. 
3. The last thing you will need is this Binary Version of SuperUser. NOTE: Do not download the Superuser APK from the market! Although you will later, right now we need to get this binary zip file to a certian location on your Iconia.

Let's Root!

1. From your Iconia, using the File Explorer you installed in Step 1 above, navigate to "/mnt/sdcard/download". Within this folder, you should see su.zip. Extract this file, to the following location: "/mnt/sdcard" NOTE: You also have /mnt/sd_card. Make sure that you place the extracted bin file in /mnt/sdcard.



2. Now, let's open the Emulator we installed. We are going to go back and forth between this page and your emulator, copying lines from here and pasting into the emulator. After the pasting of each line into the emulator, you will hit the enter key. The only feedback you will get is the $ sign. A $ sign is a good thing!  If you get any other message, it probably means that it didn't like something you pasted in.

Copy this 1st line, paste into the Emulator and hit the enter/return key:

 /system/bin/cmdclient ec_micswitch '`mount -o remount,rw /system`'

Copy this 2nd line, paste into the Emulator and hit the enter/return key:

 /system/bin/cmdclient ec_micswitch '`cat /mnt/sdcard/su >/system/xbin/su`'

Copy this 3rd line, paste into the Emulator and hit the enter/return key:
 /system/bin/cmdclient ec_micswitch '`chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su`'

  3. You should now be rooted! Now let's install some of the basics to let you take advantage of your newly rooted device, and to prove that you have been successful!

A. Install BusyBox from the Market

B. Install SuperUser APK from the market.

C. Install Titanium Backup from the market.

  4. Open SuperUser and make sure it tells you, you have root access. Then, Open Busybox and Titanium Backup.

Before I close out, just let me say that I used several other resources to come up with these instructions. XDA Forums, Android Forums, and probably a couple of others before I used this method to root. If you still aren't confident, just comment below, and I'll get back to you ASAP.