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[F.A.Q.] Android for HTC HD Mini

Android port for HTC HD Mini (PHOTON) Frequently Asked Questions
Credits
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Photon Developers Team
-r0bin-, schlund, munjeni-cardsharing, derefas
MANY THANKS TO:
Cotulla for the first android port
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...Thanks to codiak, tzacapaca and all other members who work and helping the Photon community
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note:Android port for Photon is still under development and NOT READY FOR DAILY USE!
General
Q:Is it a ROM? will it remove Winndows Mobile (WM) completely?
A:No this is not a ROM .. so WM won't be affected by it .. and whenever you want to switch back to WM just restart the device. Currently Android is installed by using a clean SD Card, and booted from there.It is booted by running a special application called 'Haret.exe' residing on your SD Card which will terminate the Windows kernel and boot into Android.
Q:Means when I come back to WM I will not notice a difference?
A:In fact, there are two reported issue:
1.After running android, the gps in WM may not work. Solution is : launch Andriod again, go to Settings -> Location, and enable checkbox Use GPS satellites
2.If you lower ringtone volume in Android you will also have lower ringtone in WM(even if it's on maximum)
Q:What version of Android, release is using?
A:Android 2.2
Q:Where can I download latest release?
A:http://code.google.com/p/photon-android/downloads/list
Q:Where can I get instructions on how to install?
A:http://code.google.com/p/photon-android/wiki/Android_Installation_Tutorial
or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002178
Q:When will we have a full working Android? when will be ready for daily use ?
A:Hard to say ..PLEASE Do not ask such things, because nobody knows, but the project is in progress ...Will be published ...
Q:Is there an porting Android on HTC HD Mini roadmap?
A:NO! Developers working in their spare time, please show some respect! and not bothering them with questions such as: When will be the X sensor designed ... or X bug fixed
Q:What kind of questions can I ask here?
Alease look around to see if your question has already been asked (and maybe even answered!) before you ask. You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face.
Q:How do I know what has already been asked and answered?
A:How to Search on XDA-Developers? - search using the XDA-Developers Forum built-in Search function, find the search bar and type in your search text, and press Enter.
Q:I'm not a programmer but I want to help .. How can I?
A:Check the developers requests
Installing Android
Q:Haret wont finish loading android ? & My SD Card doesn't seem to work!
A:Most SD Cards are working, but if not, you should try one of these fixes
Fix 1: a)Format your card with this tool http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter/(perform full erase,or full owerwrite)
b)go on "My Computer",right click on card and format it again FAT32
Fix 2: Tell your wife / girlfriend that you are about to make some modifications to her phone... change the ringtone and steal her SD Card to use with Android. She will never discover what you have done.
Fix 3:Buy a new card
Using Android
Q: Where can I report bugs?
A: http://code.google.com/p/photon-android/issues/list
Q:Any other known bugs ?
A:Other known bugs here:http://code.google.com/p/photon-and...+Milestone+Owner+Summary&cells=tilest=1073817
Q:I can't wake up my device?
A: Press Volume + and power together. If you can't wake it up just remove the battery
Q:Application "xy" is not responding: Should I click "Force Close" or "Wait" ?
A:Click wait, it COULD be related to the slow speed of the SD Card (for Android's liking) This seems to happen more after bootup or wakeup when the device is busy doing stuff in the background.
Q:I got an error: process com android settings has stopped unexpectedly
A: See Tutorial
Q: How do I overclock?
A: Tutorial click here
Q:How do I migrate my contacts from Windows Mobile?
A: See How to sync WinMo with Google or you can also use SPB Migration Tool
Q:How do I prevent clock drift?
A:To alleviate this, download ClockSync from the Andriod Market. An hourly synchronization setting is recommended.
Q:What is ADB / How-To ADB
A: ADB = Android Debugging Bridge. Official Google ADB Page It also kinda works like USB Mass Storage using a Windows app called Droid Explorer.
Q:How to expand the size of data.ext2
A:There are two procedures described :
1.Click here if you doing a new "installation"
2.Click here if you want to keep your user data
*Helping the FAQ get better*
help out by using comment / thanks to all contributors​

Tips and tricks
How to change GPS zone for faster GPS: Tutorial
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Customizing/Modding
Overclock / Dual Boot / Bootanimation
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LONG PRESSING HOME BUTTON opens a TAB that show all Apps are open, so you can switch between them
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How to increase battery life
Turn off wireless functions such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and data connection when you’re not using them
Use only GSM networks.
Do not use GPS satellites to determine your GPS location.
Lower the screen brightness.
Switch off screen animations.
(Batteries gradually lose storage capacity over time. Consider replacing your battery after 1 year, or if you notice that the battery life is decreasing)
Checking the power usage of applications
Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings.
Scroll down the screen, and then tap About phone > Battery > Battery use.
Great tips to read [Howto]Tips n tricks for better battery life
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Glossar
Froyo (frozen yogurt) Google's name for Android 2.2
Cyanogenmod customized firmware release based on Android - it offers extra features
HARET(Handhelds Reverse Engineering Tool)application that serves as a Android boot loader
Initrd.gz initial RAM disk
data.ext2 Second partition with format ext2 (file system for the Linux kernel) includes all user data
zImage kernel image (the z means it is compressed). It contains most of the drivers.Some drivers go external via Linux kernel modules (.ko files)
kernel The kernel is the central component of operating system it is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level. The kernel's responsibilities include managing the system's resources - the communication between hardware and software components
spl Secondary Program Loader. same as bios on a PC. (it sets where your system boots from, intialises sub system process etc)
sspl soft spl - allows you to flash another spl
Troll is someone who involves itself in discussions purely for the purpose of disturbing other users and making itself feel important. Please don't feed the trolls. Send his "definitions" to moderator with link to topic and then ignore him.
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Important icons and indicators
key function

ok then i wont post the faq ive already written then, i was just awaiting mods response as i said in my thread, lol, thanks

why should not it perhaps better than this, if so I'll ask a mod. to erase this thread

15MA1L said:
why should not it perhaps better than this, if so I'll ask a mod. to erase this thread
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no mine was almost exactly the same, lol
Hopefully this will stop the spam

LoL
Ok guys! Now we have the Faq thread for our Android Mini and thats really cool but i think people still ask their questions on the other threads.... xD
What's wrong with these people ???

spithash said:
Ok guys! Now we have the Faq thread for our Android Mini and thats really cool but i think people still ask their questions on the other threads.... xD
What's wrong with these people ???
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Thats why i asked mod for a q&a sub-forum but i haven't got a reply yet, do you think i should pm admin to ask?

I have not seen the last few days, someone asks something that is written in the FAQ, and if I see someone, then I will tell him maybe in the replication or through PM and ask him nicely in a friendly way, to read the FAQ. That's my plan!
bruce2728 if you want to do something new that would be for all of us benefit-Thumb Up!!
Nike - Just do it!

ok then i will tell people to see the faq thread first before asking something...we may win!

spithash said:
Ok guys! Now we have the Faq thread for our Android Mini and thats really cool but i think people still ask their questions on the other threads.... xD
What's wrong with these people ???
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those big ads and banners are very annoying

superzuan said:
those big ads and banners are very annoying
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I fixed it

spithash said:
I fixed it
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that's allot better , thank you spithash .

If you have something to say about make a better FAQ, please! so that novices can follow the fast track in a sea of ​​posts ... and if you do not then at least keep the forum clean please

Devssss....... will there be a new release before the 27 of juni? i read that somewhere.

superzuan said:
Devssss....... will there be a new release before the 27 of juni? i read that somewhere.
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hallo superzuan ! to clarify, I am not a dev, I am just one member of the xda, the same as you eagerly awaiting the new release If you follow the forum then you saw that dev are working "full steam"
I'm going tomorrow at 10 days of vacation to Africa and do not know if I will be there online
however, dev and members, good luck!

Thats why i am asking im going on a vacation to. Have a nice trip
Sent from my HTC Liberty using XDA App

overclocking
hi, don't know whether this should be here, or in another thread, but
I was wondering whether we could overclock in android from 'haret', because for me the setcpu app force closes many times and the overclocking widget does too. Maybe use haret startup command?
Thanks in advance!

benjanico said:
hi, don't know whether this should be here, or in another thread, but
I was wondering whether we could overclock in android from 'haret', because for me the setcpu app force closes many times and the overclocking widget does too. Maybe use haret startup command?
Thanks in advance!
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Overclocking comes with some pretty serious risks. There is always the possibility you could brick the phone, this is not a game for beginners.

double post - sorry

15MA1L said:
Overclocking comes with some pretty serious risks. There is always the possibility you could brick the phone, this is not a game for beginners.
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Yes, you right.
But i 5 months used my Diamond2 overclocked to 710mhz and all works fine.
It was be nice to overclock and this HD Mini too

StarDroid Q&A

As some of you have come from the captivate know what I did there with Rom Q&A threads. I am doing the same here. In an effort to clean up the site. All Rom related question shall from now on be posted in the proper Q&A or will be deleted on sight.

GPS
Is the GPS fix incorporated in the new 4.0 rom?

GPS should work fine. This rom is really good.

The GPS reception I am experiencing, as measured by signal to noise ratio, is good on this ROM with the setup in my sig. Really good actually...when I fired up this version and saw more green than yellow and orange for the first time ever on this device, that was cool.

I flashed this with clockwork recovery 3.0.26 ext3 is it imparative to have ext4 on on. Everything is working fine?

No. It should be fine with 3.0.2.6 or above. You should check out the new EXT4 Recovery though. Very nice and easier also.

Thanks, I wasn't sure. I was looking at ext4, I have it on and am going to install it
Thanks

Does the patch remove the star on the ring lock? If it does, I'm not sure if I installed it correctly then. Could someone help me?
*Edit* Nvm I accidently downloaded the patch the first time. But was the patch necessary?
And if it wasnt, is there a way to take it off?

Go to the second post on the first page of the thread. You will see:
MODS And Themes
MIUI Camera (No 720p Video)
Extended Quick Settings (not tested)
Circle & Percent battery mod
Sense 3.0 Stock Lock Ring
You want the Sense 3.0 Stock Lock Ring. That patch will remove the star.

Now that i have installed everything.and the rooting process is done, am I allowed to reformat my SD card?

I do believe a goldcard is only needed to root. So yes if you want

Inspired55 is correct. You only need the gold card for the rooting procedure. You can keep it as it is since it will not matter as far as usage goes, or you can format it, Fat32 recommended.

Is there a way to add a reject icon to the lock screen?
never mind its there

HTC Hub
I have tried a few times now to load the HTC Hub app and some process keeps force closing and prompts to "Tell HTC"
Should this app work?
I am new to this rom and I am exploring everything.
Thanks

Also, everytime I reboot - I get a notification that says that I recovered from an unexpected reboot - would I like to Tell HTC?
Is that normal?
Thanks again

Yes and no. It happens on some custom roms. Nothing is wrong, just turn off the notification. Go to menu/settings/software update/tell HTC. and turn off send reports to HTC. As far as a process force closing, try to catch the name of it the next time that happens and we will probably have a better idea of what is happening.

Wolf_2 said:
Yes and no. It happens on some custom roms. Nothing is wrong, just turn off the notification. Go to menu/settings/software update/tell HTC. and turn off send reports to HTC. As far as a process force closing, try to catch the name of it the next time that happens and we will probably have a better idea of what is happening.
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Ok... I removed the account and added it again and got the same thing - it says...
"! Sorry
HTC Hub has stopped unecpectecly.
Please tell HTC about this problem. To
help HTC improve HTC Hub, select
"Tell HTC" to send an error to HTC."
Then it gives me the option to force close or tell HTC.
I have tried removing the account and re-adding with no success.

I was not sure about this one so I let Cstayton know. Hopefully he will answer you tomorrow.

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Ok... I removed the account and added it again and got the same thing - it says...
"! Sorry
HTC Hub has stopped unecpectecly.
Please tell HTC about this problem. To
help HTC improve HTC Hub, select
"Tell HTC" to send an error to HTC."
Then it gives me the option to force close or tell HTC.
I have tried removing the account and re-adding with no success.
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Tell htc is removed in 3d edition v500 as well as the hubsyncprogram is removed. Or youcan download my latest Rom stardroid ELF v1.0.2 just clikc on my signature banner to get to the downloads
Sent from my Inspire 4G using Forum Runner - ROM StarDroid ELF v1.0.2 DEV

So far I really like this rom. Is there a way for me to add it back in?
Sent from my Inspire 4G using xda premium

[Q] HTC Messages app keeps defaulting to All Message view

Hi, quick question regarding the SMS app. With the old one for the Desire, while you were in a thread, if you went to the homescreen or another app, and then back to Messages, it would place you back in the thread you were viewing.
With the Sensation, it no longer works like this, instead if you navigate away and come back, you end up with the All Messages view, and then have to find your thread again. It's very annoying! Any way to fix it and have it like the old way?
Thanks!

sergeybrin said:
Solution: use cm7 noob!
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gong by membership stats YOU'RE the noob. Don't be such a tool for no reason.

sergeybrin said:
Solution: use cm7 noob!
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Muppet. I don't want to use CM7 thanks, because I want to stay on Sense. Either provide a proper solution to the question, or just keep your trap shut.

Weird, mine does as you want yours to, I don't know why yours doesn't

[Q] A question for somebody running ICS

Hi there
I'm one of the HTC Elevate members who got the beta ICS update and I have a question... I'm probably being a right thicko, but where has the option to edit the custom dictionary gone?
Many thanks,

Not an elevate member but running ICS...
Setting > Language & keyboard > Touch Input > Personal Dictionary

If only it were that simple? (And if it was, would I risk posting that on here... I've seen what happens to noobs on here )
I don't have that option any more - I'll try and attach a screen shot...

stewarta13wsb said:
If only it were that simple? (And if it was, would I risk posting that on here... I've seen what happens to noobs on here )
I don't have that option any more - I'll try and attach a screen shot...
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Hello bud.
In your screenshot, where is says touch input, press the button at the far right that looks like a little equalizer setting. It will take you to where you want and personal dictionary is at the bottom =)

Maybe a factory reset fixes the problem?
I saw this thread where someone couldn't acces the device administrator settings, the option just wasn't there. After a factory reset it was back.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1546434

It was the equalizer thing! I thought that was just some fancy screen candy! I must go through all the new menus now and see what else is new.... now, delete this post quick before any of the 'angry birds' see it

stewarta13wsb said:
If only it were that simple? (And if it was, would I risk posting that on here... I've seen what happens to noobs on here )
I don't have that option any more - I'll try and attach a screen shot...
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It is that simple, hahaha (couldn't resist) lol

Yes, I asked for that!
Would any of you 'wise old men' also happen to know/guess what happens when the real ICS comes along for the UK. Will it look at my software version and be confused or decide I don't get/need the update?
I'm currently on software number 3.32.401.103 Android 4.0.3 and Sense 3.6
(and I have asked on the Elevate site but answers are quite hard to come by)

I'm guessing you'll either get it from Elevate or just get the OTA Update. You'll just have to wait and see what HTC decides to do.

I posted the Sensation ICS User Guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1546297&highlight=user+guide
It might help

How to Activate development options sense 5, 4.2.2

I didn't see this posted yet,so if it is my bad.This is basically the same procedure as with cm go to settings/about/software info/more. Then keep tapping on build number. You will see development options being enabled. Enjoy...

I've noticed you have already posted the solution inside your message. I thought you were asking the same question as the topic name. So I have modified my initial message.

AlxMAX, he was describing how to do it, not asking how to do it.

twistedddx said:
AlxMAX, he was describing how to do it, not asking how to do it.
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Yes, I've noticed it after posting my message without reading his.

maybe i should adjust the title to reflect intent more.

It's clear enough I think.
Sent from my Evita

Just a heads up but any quick search will show that this is for all 4.2.2 roms, not just sense 5.

Thanks for the heads up. I did it but since I'm new at this I will read up before messing with anything.:thumbup:
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