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Our phones are running on RFS file systems and that isnt the best.. actually its know to be very slow/laggy .. atleast when compared to ext4 filesystem
With a script thats available on xda to convert to ext4 we'd be able to do it, the only problem is ; we'd need our kernel to support the ext4 filesystem.
im not good with kernel building or anything like that but it seems its not too hard to do, as Krylon360 (Dev who built our CWM recovery) said to me
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not hard to do at all. unpack, add in ext4 mount options, repack, then flash kernel, and script to convert.
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Now im guessing to someone who is familiar with kernels may see thats an easy task, but i just dont know if anyone with this phone has kernel experience atleast enough to get this task done. if someone could do this, our phones would be blazing fast, those conversions are basically like whats known as voodoo lagfix. opening apps are instant and overall experience is much better. also our quadrant scores would be around 2.2k+ (for those that care about quadrant). Hopefully all working together we can achieve this and have our phones 100% lag free
im going to keep doing more reading but i hope someone can chime in who may know more about kernels than myself
I dont have the zimage here at work. shoot me the STOCK KD1 zImage and I'll patch it.
Man .. your too awsome. its attached in a zip below
Cant thank you enough, but for now.. Thanks again
I added ext4 into the menuconfig and compiled the kernel from source, test this out and let me know if it works, otherwise you can wait for Krylon's version.
Please make a nandroid before testing this, as I'm not sure if this will work or not.
EDIT: My kernel doesn't work, don't try it.
gonna test this out later today
Tried it and got "Installation Aborted." a split second after I selected it. No go
tried it with what?
it's not a flashable zip...
That's it. I thought we just had to flash it in recovery
it worked for me using rm
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I flashed it and my phone works just fine.....or maybe I thought I flashed it lol...... no but seriously when I downloaded the file I just press open and use rm to flash... after fhlashing really fast the phone rebooted by itself and is working just fine
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I added ext4 into the menuconfig and compiled the kernel from source, test this out and let me know if it works, otherwise you can wait for Krylon's version.
Please make a nandroid before testing this, as I'm not sure if this will work or not.
EDIT: My kernel doesn't work, don't try it.
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you've tested it and it failed ?
Yep, tried mine and wouldn't boot, had to flash the stock kernel. I'll look into it when I get home. Krylon will probably beat me to this just like CWM, but i'll keep trying anyways.
I've been trying to compile a stock kernel all day, but can't seem to get anything. It seems that I am using the wrong initramfs, but I can't seem to figure out what the correct initramfs is. hopefully krylon has better luck than me.
I have gotten a correct initramfs, thanks to Epsylon3 on #cyanogenmod-dev. I have successfully built the stock kernel, but still have yet to get ext4 support added.
Sending test kernel to AyoTeddy now, works for me, i'll have him test and then release it.
awesome
but why isn't this in development forum?
Because it was originally posted as a question, it'll be posted in the development forum when its released
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my phone didnt go past the first Sidekick 4G logo with that kernel
Huh. That's weird, how did you flash it? I just went straight to odin with the pit and kernel tar and it worked no problem
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EDIT: PM'ing you another kernel I just rebuilt, let me know how it works out.
Just flashed it, my phone boots up fine.
Edit: i Reflashed the Previous one you sent me before with Ext4 Patch and it Booted .. Now im going to test the ext4 Conversion *Crosses fingers* i gotta hurry i got algebra regents to take in 3 hours lol
No go ..
hmm phone still doesnt boot with filesystems on Ext4 .. Stops at first SK4G screen logo
....*prepares Odin*
My first question is: is it possible to get the OTA update on a rooted phone?
The 2nd question is there something I can do to get the Software Update check work?
I realise that my first question may answer this one as well, it's only just that all of the other ROM's I've tried did at least seem to contact a checking service and come back with a response that No Updates have been found. This one just keeps waiting for a response and never gets one.
Want to at least try the official OTA ICS update from Vodafone UK if possible, without having to load a stock ROM and locking my phone again.
Thanks
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It has always been traditionally said not to apply an OTA on a rooted phone as, historically, it's caused nothing but problems. Whether the same is true now I can't say BUT I would not recommend it personally
do i need to uninstall only SU, or su and clockwork to install ota?
sorry for my bad english
thanks
CWM needs to go as well - you need the stock recovery
Thanks for the advice. I'll have to go stock if CM9 is a long way off. Or try 7.x again, although I'll really miss ICS.
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I think as long as you have stock recovery but are S-OFF; it shouldn't be an issue. I looked at some previous posts , albeit from the Evo forum and it seems to be fine. I could be wrong, though.
I keep seeing people post about being rooted and flashing the OTA update. Now someone please, please, please correct me if I am wrong, but when you flash as new ROM, unless you just flash a new system via ADB fastboot commands, you flash a new kernel and all every time you flash a new ROM. So therefor it does not matter if you are rooted cause the rooted kernel will be replaced with a new ROM. For those out there that do not know the kernel is contained in the boot.img of a ROM. Now in a s tock ROM it is. Of always named boot.img but it is still pretty much the same thing with maybe a little more than a custom TOM's would be. So please people stop wording about being rooted, it does not matter. If you are on the correct stock ROM and have the stock recovery you are good to go to flash and run the OTA. It does not matter if you are S-off or S-on either.
It does 100% matter as otherwise the SU app/binary will still be present and potentially cause issue to the 'stock' ROM. Go look at the Desire forums all over the net for examples as to why you shouldn't flash an OTA onto a rooted handset
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It does 100% matter as otherwise the SU app/binary will still be present and potentially cause issue to the 'stock' ROM. Go look at the Desire forums all over the net for examples as to why you shouldn't flash an OTA onto a rooted handset
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So as long as you're stock recovery, and stock ROM, but s-off, it shouldn't have any bearing whether or not you upgrade ota... Right?
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It does 100% matter as otherwise the SU app/binary will still be present and potentially cause issue to the 'stock' ROM. Go look at the Desire forums all over the net for examples as to why you shouldn't flash an OTA onto a rooted handset
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Ok I well look into this further when I get home from work. I have not looked at the Desire forums yet, bit I will later today. My question is though are the Desire users having to use the stock recovery, or has someone made a flashable .zip file for them of the OTA? If so this could have something to do with the troubles. Like I said I will check into this further this evening. I still say it should not as the kernel is replaced when you flash the OTA update, bit I could very well be wrong.
It's not that you can't do it, you can, it's just not recommended. By all means try it but should it go wrong flashing an RUU is all that would work
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It's not that you can't do it, you can, it's just not recommended. By all means try it but should it go wrong flashing an RUU is all that would work
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I totally understand what you are saying, but flashing stock is not the only way to fix it, it is just the easiest and most user friendly way to fix it. It is pretty much a one click fix, and that is because of the RUU it self. When you flash via a RUU the utility runs a Task 28 on the NAND memory first meaning the NAND is totally wipped, meaning all partitions, before the ROM is flashed. Now you can also use ADB to remove and reflash all partitions,Splash 1(mtdblock0), recovery(mtdblock1), boot(mtdblock2), system(mtdblock3). cache(mtdblock4), userdata(mtdblock5).
Now back to the question about being rooted, I still have not got home yet to get on my computer to look at the desire forums. Now from what I know root is acheived on the kernel level cause that is what root is. It allows for direct communication with the kernel, again correct me if I am wrong. Now I understand that Superuser app binaries would still be present if you flashed just the system. But if you flash a whole new ROM wich is what the OTA update does, then the kernel is replaced with the kerneel in the OTA update, which by is either a completely new kernel or a modified kernel that HTC has made to work with ICS. I have not had time to look into wich one it is, but from my experience of trying to help port the SDK of ICS to the Sensation it is probably a completely new kernel.
Anyway I will have to do some research on the differences between stock recoveries and custom recoveries. Specifically the processes the recoveries run when flashing a ROM from SD card, and just what all is in the OTA update files. Once I get to do this I will be more able to give a hard core answer to this question. Oh and thinks to the EddyOS for helping to get me back into digging around in ROM files and learning more about how Android works.
Edit: I totally forgot to mention JTAG, this is another way that you could fix the problem, all be it sort of a major over kill for the problem, but still a fix.
I've spent hours searching for how to S-Off my device. I've been running CM 9 and then 10, but it seems like my problem with 10.1 is S-on.
Most searches come to someone recommending Hasoon2000s S-Off tool, and linking to the original thread at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1696373&highlight=s+off
The problem is that the link in that original thread to download the S-Off Tool is no longer there. I've looked through Hasoon2000s other downloads, and while there is the all-in-one toolkit 2.0, there doesn't seem to be a way to do S-Off in that kit.
I'll probably settle for JuopunutBear's solution, but since everywhere I go people are swearing by Hasoon2000s, (and I used the all-in-one toolkit with great success), does anyone have any new direction to track down a downloadable version of the S-Off tool, or a way to access it, or is JuopunutBear's all that is left for some reason? I haven't found any posts saying why Hasoon2000's has been pulled?
Thanks!
If I were you I would stay away from toolkits altogether. Not because they are bad, only because you learn absolutely nothing from using them and usually come bomb the threads when **** hits the fan.
The wire trick is a fun little task to handle though so everything should be okay that way.
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ArachnydZ28 said:
I've spent hours searching for how to S-Off my device. I've been running CM 9 and then 10, but it seems like my problem with 10.1 is S-on.
Most searches come to someone recommending Hasoon2000s S-Off tool, and linking to the original thread at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1696373&highlight=s+off
The problem is that the link in that original thread to download the S-Off Tool is no longer there. I've looked through Hasoon2000s other downloads, and while there is the all-in-one toolkit 2.0, there doesn't seem to be a way to do S-Off in that kit.
I'll probably settle for JuopunutBear's solution, but since everywhere I go people are swearing by Hasoon2000s, (and I used the all-in-one toolkit with great success), does anyone have any new direction to track down a downloadable version of the S-Off tool, or a way to access it, or is JuopunutBear's all that is left for some reason? I haven't found any posts saying why Hasoon2000's has been pulled?
Thanks!
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His toolkit is still there, just browse around a bit... or go here... http://d-h.st/users/hasoon2000/?fld_id=2818#files
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His toolkit is still there, just browse around a bit... or go here...
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Thanks for your help I appreciate it- That was the same place linked to above.
Thats his toolkit 2.0 which I used to unlock my phone, but it doesn't give the phone S-Off (or atleast I couldnt find a way to do it in the toolkit)
His S-Off toolkit can't be found anymore on the otherhand, and I've searched in depth. I've been trying for at least 6-8 hours to get S-Off. Now I have a semi-bricked phone. Every path I go down is a dead end and its driving me nuts!
I was going to try the wire trick, but it requires stock rom. I had backed up the stock rom but it won't load. I downloaded 2 PD15IMG.zip files but neither of them will load, recovery says "Bad" when I try to run the .zip files. Did a little research. I think I need to do it via fastboot for the PD15IMG.zip files. Trying to figure that out now. Warnings seem pretty dire about trying to do it on a non-stock rom
This is getting above my head but I'm working my best to figure it out. Worst comes to worse I'll just have to order a new phone! I hate to be the novice that ends up being a PITA, as I've dealt with them plenty on the car forums I'm active on. I'd like to apologize up front for being "that guy".
Whats your situation now, do you have a recovery? What does it all say on your bootloader screen? Write that all down here
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Whats your situation now, do you have a recovery? What does it all say on your bootloader screen? Write that all down here
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Doubleshot PVT Ship S-On RL
Hboot- 1.45.0013
Microp-0353
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Nov 21 2011, 20:20:47
I do have recovery and hboot. Stock backup won't load though even though the file is there in recovery.
Thanks!
And what if you were to try and flash another rom, like miktouch, through recovery?
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And what if you were to try and flash another rom, like miktouch, through recovery?
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I was able to reflash a version of CM10 I was using for a while and that works, but I can't find a stock one that will work. I've tried multiple, and they all give me "bad" error and don't finish the install.
I was going to try a different version of CM10, 10.1, or go to a stable release of 9. If none of those worked, I'd be happier with stock. None of the ones I've tried will work, but I'm assuming thats because I'm S-On, but since I can't find hasoon2000s S-Off tool everyone was raving about, and the wire trick requires stock ROM based on what the directions say, I find myself in a pickle.
The CM10 version I have can't do some basic things I need for work- like sync with my bluetooth in the car or not randomly freeze up during the day without me knowing it sending all my calls to voicemail. I tried versions of the others that other people are using (like silverL's 10.1 and the CM-listed stable CM9) and neither would load.
Do I have a different issue? AKA are other people with S-On able to load those Roms? I can try miktouch too.
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Also trying to load via fastboot and I'm getting this error:
"Whoops: didn't find expected signature
read_central_directory_entry_failed
error: failed to access zipdata in [Whole bunch of non-english characters taking up a few lines]"
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Update: Just to clarify, when I try to install a stock rom it gives me "Can't open [filename] (bad)
However, when I try to install the CM's, it installs fine and says "Install from sdcard complete" they just won't load when I restart my phone, except for the original version of CM10. (for example, in all the 10.1s I've tried I get "Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped" but the intro page will load. I figured that came down to an S-On issue when I tried to troubleshoot.
Any rom that is based off stock (like miktouch) should work to do the wire trick. I would check md5sums of the roms that won't flash to make sure they aren't corrupt at all. Also some say the latest twrp (and maybe other recoveries) won't flash some roms, so may need to change that as well
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Any rom that is based off stock (like miktouch) should work to do the wire trick. I would check md5sums of the roms that won't flash to make sure they aren't corrupt at all. Also some say the latest twrp (and maybe other recoveries) won't flash some roms, so may need to change that as well
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Great, thanks!
I'll give miktouch a shot to see if I can use it for the wire trick. I'll let you know if it works.
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Great, thanks!
I'll give miktouch a shot to see if I can use it for the wire trick. I'll let you know if it works.
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negative.
miktouch would go through the install process, and end at the Tmobile mytouch 4g slide screen forever. I know on one install it took a long time to "load" the first time so I left it on this screen for about 15 minutes to no avail. Let me know if there is any chance of it taking longer than that. Reinstalls were the same story.
I got CM9.1 to install by installing it twice on top of itself (not sure why that fixes it) but it was a tiny bit buggy.
Is there any chance this could be bootloader related or recovery related? I can try to reload those too. grrr...
Its possible but if your bootloader can boot up one ROM it should be able to boot another. For this phone the only reason I have seen to change bootloaders is to unlock all the fastboot options. Flashing a new bootloader would reformat your partitions which may be the cause of your issue. Make sure you do a full wipe from recovery or fastboot -w or use a superwipe script, hell I tend to do all three between flashes but I'm kinda ocd when it comes to this, I hate debugging issues caused by residual effect from old data left after a dirty flash
But it may be worth it to flash a new recovery, not sure what you are using now but sometimes one will work when another doesn't, this would probably be my next step
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Its possible but if your bootloader can boot up one ROM it should be able to boot another. For this phone the only reason I have seen to change bootloaders is to unlock all the fastboot options. Flashing a new bootloader would reformat your partitions which may be the cause of your issue. Make sure you do a full wipe from recovery or fastboot -w or use a superwipe script, hell I tend to do all three between flashes but I'm kinda ocd when it comes to this, I hate debugging issues caused by residual effect from old data left after a dirty flash
But it may be worth it to flash a new recovery, not sure what you are using now but sometimes one will work when another doesn't, this would probably be my next step
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I'm running CWM 5.5.0.4
I'll try to reload it or another version (I'm seeing some issues people have with 5504)
Thanks!
ArachnydZ28 said:
I'm running CWM 5.5.0.4
I'll try to reload it or another version (I'm seeing some issues people have with 5504)
Thanks!
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You should try CWM 5.0.2.7. Also, since you are S-On you should extract the boot.img from Miktouch and flash it from fastboot, separately from the ROM. Since you have been on an ICS/Jellybean rom, I have to believe your original boot.img was replaced at some point. This is the only way to get back the Gingerbread boot.img. I am not savvy enough to know if this file is the bootloader or the kernel, but this process should get you back to stock-enough to do the wire trick.
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It's the kernel.....the boot.img file, I mean. The bootloader is that mostly white screen you see with "Hboot" at the top that will have "S-On" or "S-Off" after the word Radio. Good response.:good:
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Thanks for your help I appreciate it- That was the same place linked to above.
Thats his toolkit 2.0 which I used to unlock my phone, but it doesn't give the phone S-Off (or atleast I couldnt find a way to do it in the toolkit)
His S-Off toolkit can't be found anymore on the otherhand, and I've searched in depth. I've been trying for at least 6-8 hours to get S-Off. Now I have a semi-bricked phone. Every path I go down is a dead end and its driving me nuts!
I was going to try the wire trick, but it requires stock rom. I had backed up the stock rom but it won't load. I downloaded 2 PD15IMG.zip files but neither of them will load, recovery says "Bad" when I try to run the .zip files. Did a little research. I think I need to do it via fastboot for the PD15IMG.zip files. Trying to figure that out now. Warnings seem pretty dire about trying to do it on a non-stock rom
This is getting above my head but I'm working my best to figure it out. Worst comes to worse I'll just have to order a new phone! I hate to be the novice that ends up being a PITA, as I've dealt with them plenty on the car forums I'm active on. I'd like to apologize up front for being "that guy".
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Load the pd15img.zip on your sd card and boot to your bootloader. It should detect the file on your card and ask if you want to flash it. Just follow the directiins it gives you
Edit: actually should be pd59img not 15
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I bought this phone off ebay and I got two batteries. I am wondering if it is just me butt the seller said the battery was a month old and this thing won't last 3 hours off normal continuous use.and sometimes it just shuts off without giveing me a battery message, of any kind (when im doing something battery intensive)
Also before I knew about the chip issues I flashed and all.I used the method on unlockr.com and when I reached the part to get s off the root.sh wouldn't give me s off so some where in the comments I found a g free script ran it in the terminal emulater in the placer of root.sh and then returned to unlocker and continued to flash with visionary.apk and all is well. Flashed a few roms but im itching to flash like hell as that's, what I'm use to, so is it a case where the chip gets worse everytime I flash or can it go any time? Does it have to go?
I have read the posts and just need a little more clarity.
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xanda143 said:
I bought this phone off ebay and I got two batteries. I am wondering if it is just me butt the seller said the battery was a month old and this thing won't last 3 hours off normal continuous use.and sometimes it just shuts off without giveing me a battery message, of any kind (when im doing something battery intensive)
Also before I knew about the chip issues I flashed and all.I used the method on unlockr.com and when I reached the part to get s off the root.sh wouldn't give me s off so some where in the comments I found a g free script ran it in the terminal emulater in the placer of root.sh and then returned to unlocker and continued to flash with visionary.apk and all is well. Flashed a few roms but im itching to flash like hell as that's, what I'm use to, so is it a case where the chip gets worse everytime I flash or can it go any time? Does it have to go?
I have read the posts and just need a little more clarity.
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If the chip dies there will be likely be no warning. It will simply fail. Most don't. There are a lot of us with the "bad" eMMC that have flashed hundreds or even thousands of times.
I would flash a new ROM and compare battery life and behavior.
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If the chip dies there will be likely be no warning. It will simply fail. Most don't. There are a lot of us with the "bad" eMMC that have flashed hundreds or even thousands of times.
I would flash a new ROM and compare battery life and behavior.
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Ok I'm feeling a but more comfy now.and obviously I won't blame you should something go wrong. Thanks.makes no sense living in fear might as well enjoy it while it lasts
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xanda143 said:
Ok I'm feeling a but more comfy now.and obviously I won't blame you should something go wrong. Thanks.makes no sense living in fear might as well enjoy it while it lasts
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If your on stock battery will probably suck. It did for me
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N_otori0us_ said:
If your on stock battery will probably suck. It did for me
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yeah i notied the huge diffrence when i switched to the viper rom........haveing a little trouble finding a compatible kernel that will give me smartass v2 tho.
quick question does a nandroid backup also backup the kernel that i was on when i made the backup?
crap i made a mistake and flashed a wrong kernel(fusion dragon and now the phone dosnt want to boot into recovery). i think the kernel was for the one S i didnt notice that. Anyway i know androids so am not worried about anything except my emmc chip can anyone give me the fastbood instructions to flash the various things on the glacier or are they the same for all phones also. a kernel that i can flash the will work with this viper rom would be nice.
i was trying fastboot flash zip rom.zip and that fails.
was really trying to avoid haveing to flash a PDM15.img but it as that would erase my ext4 recovery which i figure isnt working because the kernel i flashed was not for the phone and being touch based is messed up. so anyone knoe the fastboot commands to flash a rom in its zip form
xanda143 said:
crap i made a mistake and flashed a wrong kernel(fusion dragon and now the phone dosnt want to boot into recovery). i think the kernel was for the one S i didnt notice that. Anyway i know androids so am not worried about anything except my emmc chip can anyone give me the fastbood instructions to flash the various things on the glacier or are they the same for all phones also. a kernel that i can flash the will work with this viper rom would be nice.
i was trying fastboot flash zip rom.zip and that fails.
was really trying to avoid haveing to flash a PDM15.img but it as that would erase my ext4 recovery which i figure isnt working because the kernel i flashed was not for the phone and being touch based is messed up. so anyone knoe the fastboot commands to flash a rom in its zip form
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Download the 4ext recovery image and
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Then boot into recovery and try flashing the zips. If you can't find the recovery.img, cwm images are available. You can easily switch back to 4ext later.
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Download the 4ext recovery image and
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Then boot into recovery and try flashing the zips. If you can't find the recovery.img, cwm images are available. You can easily switch back to 4ext later.
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i already have fastboot flash zip PD5IMG.zip and it worked ok and gave me back clockwork and official sesnse but should flashing an incompatible kernel damaged my recovery? seems flawedish seeing as i always saw recovery mode as my safe heaven. being its a touch recovery i can understand tho. if i had not flashed a eng bootloader i probly would have been screwed now. well lesson learned any info on a kernel that can work with the viper rom android 4.04 sense?
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i already have fastboot flash zip PD5IMG.zip and it worked ok and gave me back clockwork and official sesnse but should flashing an incompatible kernel damaged my recovery? seems flawedish seeing as i always saw recovery mode as my safe heaven. being its a touch recovery i can understand tho. if i had not flashed a eng bootloader i probly would have been screwed now. well lesson learned any info on a kernel that can work with the viper rom android 4.04 sense?
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Not sure about the kernel. I can tell you that different devices have different partition setups. The bootloader, system, recovery, etc. don't reside on the same partitions on every device. In fact, doing what you did can cause a hard brick on many devices.
what kernal did you use?
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what kernal did you use?
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The kernel wasn't for this phone so he got messed.
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Hello, I'm a bit new here so pardon me if this is in the wrong place.
About three weeks ago I've acquired a Glacier to replace an old Sidekick 4G. I've been trying to install custom ROMs for a while now, but they've all ended in failure. I've gone through several upon several post from various sites, most of them here in XDA. Ive done everything I've seen to get this phone a custom ROM. I've made a goldcard to downgrade which failed, I've installed CWM version 5.something, I've got permaroot on my device and I've unlocked the bootloader through HTCdevs' site. I cannot get a custom ROM to install without the package being signed, and even if I install a signed ROM, my device bricks and refuses to load past initial bootscreen. I've even left my device on entire night after flashing a signed ROM to see if it would load past the bootscreen, but it won't. I'm also still a bit new to the custom tom community as a whole, as the o ly device I've had experience customizing and flashing was the SK4G.
Can anyone here please help me? I've gone through almost every single thread on XDA regarding this phone and achieving S=Off, but nothing has worked. I honestly don't even know how I managed permaroot on here since it seems to.be difficult to do from what I've read.
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I think if you unlocked your bootloader (s-off) with HTC dev you have to flash the boot.img separately. The boot.img
Is the kernel. Don't worry bro I'm a noob too can I still remember how frustrated I was while rooting. Expecially cause I have the bad emmc and I have the Canadian version of the mytouch which you have to root a different way
What rom do you want? If you open the open there will be the boot.img and extract it and flash it separately
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HI There,
I too had a few hiccups when trying to load custom Roms. I also tried to use the Unlocker through HTC, and it didn't work. It says it unlocks the BOOTLOADER, but I still had S-ON. The only way I could permanently root the Glacier with S-OFF was to downgrade to 2.2 then root.
When you go into Bootloader, does it show you have S-OFF?
N_otori0us_ said:
I think if you unlocked your bootloader (s-off) with HTC dev you have to flash the boot.img separately. The boot.img
Is the kernel. Don't worry bro I'm a noob too can I still remember how frustrated I was while rooting. Expecially cause I have the bad emmc and I have the Canadian version of the mytouch which you have to root a different way
What rom do you want? If you open the open there will be the boot.img and extract it and flash it separately
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I was looking at this rom, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383629 , it was the first I've tried. My bootloader is still S=On, but the bootloader itself is unlocked. I dunno if that makes any sense, I'm just reading what I see on my bootloader screen.
Anyway, after flashing the boot.img for the rom I wanted, my phone fully booted up and is now working. Thank you very much for you help.
thevindicated said:
HI There,
I too had a few hiccups when trying to load custom Roms. I also tried to use the Unlocker through HTC, and it didn't work. It says it unlocks the BOOTLOADER, but I still had S-ON. The only way I could permanently root the Glacier with S-OFF was to downgrade to 2.2 then root.
When you go into Bootloader, does it show you have S-OFF?
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No, and the threads I've read about downgrading to 2.2 through a goldcard hasn't worked. Would getting a stock 2.2 rom for it and flashing that work?
TacoSeeker said:
No, and the threads I've read about downgrading to 2.2 through a goldcard hasn't worked. Would getting a stock 2.2 rom for it and flashing that work?
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I don't believe so. You would still need S-OFF to flash that custom ROM anyhow.
This was the only video I found that was helpful. A lot of people complain about visionary bricking devices so I guess that's the inherent risk here, but I am still going strong. You must be on 2.2 to use the /gfree method as described in the video. Also, you will have to scour the web for the visionary APK and gfree files. I can't remember where I got them.
Downgrade using the first link, then root using the second. Do a factory reset and follow the steps to downgrade on unlockr EXACTLY and you will be fine. I know it's two different guides, but I had to piece these steps together pulling bits from each to get it to work. Be careful though, as always you take responsibility if you damage your phone using any method to root.
If you run into a misc_version permission denied error during this step, it's because you pushed the whole MISC folder and need to use:
/data/local/tmp/misc_version/misc_version -s 1.00.000.0
http://theunlockr.com/2011/10/25/ho...ire-z-desire-hd-and-mytouch-4g-back-to-froyo/
http://forum.cyanogenmod.org/topic/32293-mytouch-4g-rooting-234-ota-roam/
After that, read the GUIDE TO PERMANENT ROOT S-OFF here on XDA and piece together what you are missing.
That's the best I can do without being there with you. I am sorry.
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thevindicated said:
I don't believe so. You would still need S-OFF to flash that custom ROM anyhow.
This was the only video I found that was helpful. A lot of people complain about visionary bricking devices so I guess that's the inherent risk here, but I am still going strong. You must be on 2.2 to use the /gfree method as described in the video. Also, you will have to scour the web for the visionary APK and gfree files. I can't remember where I got them.
Downgrade using the first link, then root using the second. Do a factory reset and follow the steps to downgrade on unlockr EXACTLY and you will be fine. I know it's two different guides, but I had to piece these steps together pulling bits from each to get it to work. Be careful though, as always you take responsibility if you damage your phone using any method to root.
If you run into a misc_version permission denied error during this step, it's because you pushed the whole MISC folder and need to use:
/data/local/tmp/misc_version/misc_version -s 1.00.000.0
After that, read the GUIDE TO PERMANENT ROOT S-OFF here on XDA and piece together what you are missing.
That's the best I can do without being there with you. I am sorry.
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My bootloader still says S=On, but I just got finished flashing CM7 onto my device. So I think I'm pretty much done with this thread. Thank you for all of your help.
My only other concern would be if it's possible for me to restore the /data portion of my stock rom NANDroid backup to get all of my app data back. Would that work, or would the device brick because they're two diffrent OS's?
Thats HTC Dev for you. You gotta flash the kernel after the ROM. If you have S-ON, but flashed a rom and got it to work, then you basically have S-Off, otherwise you couldn't have flashed a rom. Good luck in flashing other roms in the future bro.
TacoSeeker said:
My bootloader still says S=On, but I just got finished flashing CM7 onto my device. So I think I'm pretty much done with this thread. Thank you for all of your help.
My only other concern would be if it's possible for me to restore the /data portion of my stock rom NANDroid backup to get all of my app data back. Would that work, or would the device brick because they're two diffrent OS's?
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Use titanium backup to extract the app data from the backup you made. Don't restore the data partition.
By the way, S-Off is far superior to HTC Dev unlock. You'll figure that out sooner or later.
Originally Posted by TacoSeeker
My bootloader still says S=On, but I just got finished flashing CM7 onto my device. So I think I'm pretty much done with this thread. Thank you for all of your help.
My only other concern would be if it's possible for me to restore the /data portion of my stock rom NANDroid backup to get all of my app data back. Would that work, or would the device brick because they're two diffrent OS's?
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Use titanium backup to extract the app data from the backup you made. Don't restore the data partition.
By the way, S-Off is far superior to HTC Dev unlock. You'll figure that out sooner or later.
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Yeah, I realize know that S=off is better. Like I said, I'm new to the whole ROM community thing so I thought an HTCDev unlock WAS S=off.
Anyway, thank you all for your help. Much appreciated.
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