Try opening the file path directly before hitting the asset system.
1.1 --- a/src/file/SDL_rwops.c Thu Nov 01 19:08:12 2012 -0700
1.2 +++ b/src/file/SDL_rwops.c Fri Nov 02 00:35:48 2012 -0700
1.3 @@ -427,6 +427,17 @@
1.4 return NULL;
1.5 }
1.6 #if defined(ANDROID)
1.7 +#ifdef HAVE_STDIO_H
1.8 + /* Try to open the file on the filesystem first */
1.9 + {
1.10 + FILE *fp = fopen(file, mode);
1.11 + if (fp) {
1.12 + return SDL_RWFromFP(fp, 1);
1.13 + }
1.14 + }
1.15 +#endif
1.16 +
1.17 + /* Try to open the file from the asset system */
1.18 rwops = SDL_AllocRW();
1.19 if (!rwops)
1.20 return NULL; /* SDL_SetError already setup by SDL_AllocRW() */