Am I the last person who doesn't want a smartphone without a hardware keyboard?
My phone is permanently rooted and running Supreme Sense ROM. Since Kit-Kat is supposedly "old" phone friendly, I would like to try it.
The only page I found that gives instructions is here. It recommends using fastboot to install RUU-HTC EVO Shift 4G_One_GE-4.4-3.58.1700.5.zip but there is no link to that file.
When I go to HTCdev. com I see there are 3 files for the HTC One Google Edition with that version number that support kitkat 4.4.
Carrier, Region, Type
Google,WWE, MR
Open Market, Google WWE, Framework Support Files
Open Market, Google WWE, Stock UI
I am wondering if one of those has been modified for speedy or if the site is trying to say one of the HTC One Google Edition files will work?
My desktop meets the specs to build android. Any other ideas for a path to kitkat?
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UPDATED Aug 19, 2010: New Link, for Mirror to ROM. Original was pulled.
Get it here: http://bit.ly/cIXo91
This thread has been updated with great HOW TO VIDEO by XDA member darren rich who demystified a bunch of elements -- making this user-friendly for people with both UNBRANDED HTC Desire phones (GSM) -- and Branded phones -- which can be converted into unbranded phones first, by using the Goldcard process -- which he discusses.
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This thread shows you how to update your HTC Desire GSM phone to Android version 2.2, Froyo, MANUALLY, using a WindowsPC computer, running the application "HTC Sync", connecting to your phone via USB cable. It's for usage if you have not been able to update Over The Air (OTA) -- and will provide you the exact same end result.
This is official HTC Software. This is for UNROOTED phones, phones that have only had official software that was originally installed, or OTA official updates. In other words:
teppic74 said:
You do not need to root your phone to run an RUU. These are official HTC updates that are designed for recovery or for people who cannot upgrade OTA.
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RUU means "Rom Upgrade Utility" -- For unbranded phones, this process is straight forward. However if you have a branded phone, you have to add another step, and it's very important. It's also explained within...
teppic74 said:
Since this RUU is restricted to unbranded phones, you need a "goldcard" to bypass the check if you have a branded phone.
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The thread combines (A) information from a previous thread posted by "football" [ROM] RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.09.405.8 whichincluded the key download link to the primary Froyo file, which was posted by the good people at Shipped-Roms.com, with (B) much clarifying information from Darren and other posters from that thread.
Quick Overview
1. Download 3 files you'll need -- to a Windows machine.
a) "HTC Sync" software that runs on WindowsPCs only. It is the program that puts the initial software on your phone via USB cable.
Get it here: http://www.htc.com/europe/supportDownload.aspx?p_id=312&cat=3&dl_id=933
b) The main ROM -- a .exe file -- located here: (REVISED LINK as of Aug 19, 2010)
RUU_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_126984_signed.exe
See that same file in full context here: (Note: Unfortunately, this page, perhaps that whole site, was pulled, Account suspended)
c) The update to the main ROM -- a zip file -- which will be copied to your phone thru USB cable, not executed thru "HTC Sync". It is located here, from HTC's site:
http://liveimage.htc.com/OTA_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.09.405.8-1.21.405.2_release4dua3bcrut4wrv30.zip
2. Read Darren's Blog Post, it has good instructions.
3. Watch his Video. It's easy. You'll feel ready to go.
More Details - About That ROM:
NOTE: "HTC BRAVO" = "HTC DESIRE" . Bravo was the original codename used by HTC before the Desire was actually released. You can confirm that by looking at the "DEVICE DATABASE" that is linked to from the top of every page on XDA-developers, under the XDA logo. All versions of the HTC Bravo/ Desire.
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what about Hboot?
quanghaidv04 said:
what about Hboot?
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I apologize; I do not know the answer to this. I posted this information prior to performing this installation on my own DESIRE. I will be doing that tomorrow (Sat Aug 14). The reason I posted it is that the thread it is based upon took 22 posts before it was explained WHAT it was, what it dis, how to do it. I thought it could be useful to re-package the information.
I also posted a disclaimer... But after I perform this update tomorrow, I will come back and reply here and tell you what I have found. I am assuming (but i do not know one way or another) that this will be information listed on the same screen that shows firmware version # ?
mirror for the ROM?, I get account suspended on the original link
gamgoum said:
mirror for the ROM?, I get account suspended on the original link
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will get you one in next 30 minutes
Link dosent work.. But im looking forward to try this method, i really hope that its gonna work on my w7 64bit machine..
this one?
RUU_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_126984_signed.exe
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gamgoum said:
mirror for the ROM?, I get account suspended on the original link
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the only file I had was the one that was originally posted and that I was able to download last week from the site listed at the top of this thread: this file name:
RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.09.405.8_Radio_32.43.00.32U_5.09.00.20_release_140022_signed.exe
and that one only. That is all I ever downloaded.
It should now be available here:
http://bit.ly/cIXo91
mirror:
RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.09.405.8_Radio_32.43.00.32U_5.09.00.20_release_140022_signed.exe (165,1 MB)
http://www.multiupload.com/6DFC3EHB90
kmetek said:
mirror:
RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.09.405.8_Radio_32.43.00.32U_5.09.00.20_release_140022_signed.exe (165,1 MB)
http://www.multiupload.com/6DFC3EHB90
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Hi, could you explain, if you know, how the two differ, and who should use which? thank you
they don't differ it's your, just made a mirror in case your link dies?
Anybody having issues on the original stock sense unrooted 2.2 ROM? In every Sense 2.2. custom rom I tried I couldn't add more than one gmail account. I then tried unrooting and did the OTA update to 2.2. Same thing, still can't add more than 1 gmail acccount.
So I downgraded and rooted again and tried OpenDesire and could add more gmail accounts without problems. Then I tried a Sense 2.2 custom ROM and again, I coudn't add more than 1 gmail account.
So now I'm thinking to do the unroot with the RUU exe and see if it helps?
How HBOOT I will have after flashing to this rom ??
tomson93 said:
How HBOOT I will have after flashing to this rom ??
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it is the ota update...so i say 0.92...but i don´t have try it
F*** so If i flash this rom i must do downgare HBOoT
tomson93 said:
F*** so If i flash this rom i must do downgare HBOoT
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yes...it´s for people who want the original...or for cookers as base...but here are may rom´s based on this...also mine...look in my signuture...(alex-v 1.4)
I tried this, but I want to root my phone now. How do I root a 2.2 desire now? Do I have to go back to 2.1 stock and then root?
HI, i just installed xda face book 4.5 on my htc hd2 and keep getting the following error " this application requires a newer version of the microsoft .NET compact framework than the version installed on this device" what does this mean? why does it come up? could it be because I have cookies sense installed also? I get the same message with some not all applications I install. thankyou
The question you are asking relates to one of the big mysteries on Windows Mobile. In fact, if you are using a stock ROM, you´ve got an older version.
Check the support of Microsoft here to install a newer version.
There might be a cab version somewhere, don´t remember where...
Or, last, but not least, most custom ROMs come with a newer version pre-installed... one of the many advantages using a custom ROM.
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HI, i just installed xda face book 4.5 on my htc hd2 and keep getting the following error " this application requires a newer version of the microsoft .NET compact framework than the version installed on this device" what does this mean? why does it come up? could it be because I have cookies sense installed also? I get the same message with some not all applications I install. thankyou
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the identical thread you started earlier (which was answered) is only 5 places below this one..
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Hi XDA.
I am new to this forum but have been working with Android devices and application development for about a year.
Recently I switched phone and bought the HTC Incredible S.
Besides of the phone development I have an electronics consultancy company doing different development jobs and electronics hardware reviews.
This week we got the Arduino MEGA ADK to review but I am unable to install the DemoKit application on my phone.
This is the log from Eclipse:
Code:
Installation error: INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY
E/PackageManager(1448): Package com.google.android.DemoKit requires unavailable shared library com.android.future.usb.accessory; failing!
This seems like a problem regarding the missing Google API on the phone. Though the phone is currently running Android 2.3.5 with Kernel version 2.6.35.9.
After a Google search it seemed like the Google API was first included in the kernel version at and above 2.6.35 - but then why doesn't it work.
My question is if HTC have removed this from the Kernel?
And what can I do to get the Google API to my phone so I can use it with the ADK?
Best Regards
Thomas Jespersen
you are missing 2 library's:
android.hardware.usb.accessory.xml sould be placed in /system/etc/permissions/
and
com.android.future.usb.accessory.jar sould be placed in /system/framework/
you can extract them out of an up to date ported sense rom of a htc sensation.
I made an update package for that problem but i can't share the link here because I do not have posted enough post to do so.
I will try to PM the link to you.
Tell me if it works, then I know that i can buy a HTC incredible s for my development.
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you are missing 2 library's:
android.hardware.usb.accessory.xml sould be placed in /system/etc/permissions/
and
com.android.future.usb.accessory.jar sould be placed in /system/framework/
you can extract them out of an up to date ported sense rom of a htc sensation.
I made an update package for that problem but i can't share the link here because I do not have posted enough post to do so.
I will try to PM the link to you.
Tell me if it works, then I know that i can buy a HTC incredible s for my development.
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Thanks, I will be waiting for your PM.
Currently my phone isn't Rooted, but I would definitely do that if it is necessary to install this fix, so I can do the ADK development with it.
ADK
Indeed your phone needs to be rooted and have Clockworkmod installed.
As far as I know it is not hardware or firmware specific since it worked on my htc HD2 an on my HTC hero(partly). I could install the demokit.apk and it would not crash since there was no support in my kernel it could not communicate with my arduino.
Since my HD2 and my hero both run an old kernel and flashing other kernels did not work out very well I was forced to buy a nexus S (yesterday).
But since your phone has the 2.6.35 kernel and 2.3.5 from stock I think this could be the solution.
You could try to check if your kernel supports the ADK first, because you are not rooted and you maybe do not want to root your phone if it does not work afterwards.
If you have got the arduino part up and running you could try this:
#include <Max3421e.h>
#include <Usb.h>
#include <AndroidAccessory.h>
Code:
AndroidAccessory acc("Google, Inc.",
"DemoKit",
"DemoKit Arduino Board",
"1.0",
"h t t p : / / w w w DOT android DOT c o m ",
"0000000012345678");
void setup();
void loop();
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(115200);
Serial.print("\r\nStart");
acc.powerOn();
}
void loop()
{
byte msg[3];
if (acc.isConnected()) {
Serial.print("Accessory connected. ");
int len = acc.read(msg, sizeof(msg), 1);
Serial.print("Message length: ");
Serial.println(len, DEC);
}
delay(100);
}
Change the "DOT" to "." and remove the [spaces] in the above otherwise I could not post this because of that "10 posts rule"
Just paste this in an empty skech and upload. The extra libraries are easy to find. Even if you are using the arduino 2009 or the arduino uno the custom files are also pretty easy to find.
The serial monitor schould say:
Code:
Start
Device addressed... Requesting device descriptor.
found possible device. swithcing to serial mode
device supports protcol 1
Device addressed... Requesting device descriptor.
found android acessory device
config desc
interface desc
if the serial monitor dislpay's something like this:
Code:
Start
Device addressed... Requesting device descriptor.
found possible device. swithcing to serial mode
Data packet error: 5could not read device protocol version
I would seriously consider buying another phone because the above was what i was getting with my HD2 on every available kernel and rom. I have been wasting my time since december.
As you see after all I had to buy an other phone after all.
I hope this helps
hi
You never get HD2 to use ADK?
i bought an arduino mega adk and i want to use it..
i don't have money to buy a new phone...
any advice? thanks
What is your current phone?
I have seen a google G1 working with ADK, i would sugest to maybe buy a second had phone that has 2.3.4 or higher on stock rom. For instance my mom's samsung galaxy mini can handle ADK on stock rom and I bought it for her Christmas for 100€, new in the store. So I think you can pick up a second hand one for a decent price (like 60€) maybe that could be the solution.
If you are going to buy a phone and you are not sure if it works with ADK take your laptop with you and use the test program that I mentioned in my last post, if the software doesn't recognize the phone you can still walk away from it.
I would really not recommend to start messing around with kernels and the library's for me it was a pain in the ass. If I would have worked all the hours that I have spend messing around, I could have bought a new HTC sensation.
hi
How Bad i can't use my HD2 with ADK..
well, i can't pay for an expensive phone but i can do and efford to buy some other phone i like HTC Sensation xl, or Motorola Atrix 2, but they are a expensive for me.. do you know if they work with ADK? other option can be a galaxy tab with 3.1 or motorola Xoom.. but i want a phone with ADK.
i haven't try my hd2 with kernel 2.6.35 with the sketch that you post.. so i'll give it a try and extract the files that someone mentioned i found them in my actual ROM..
i know it's difficult but maybe i get them to work.. thanks
htc sensation xl
I know for shure that a htc sensation xl because my girlfriend has one and I did try some stuff with that one since my hd2 wasn't compatible with ADK. I have heard people having trouble with ADK on samsung tablets so if youre are going to buy one be sure to test it before u pay for it.
Hydergine said:
you are missing 2 library's:
android.hardware.usb.accessory.xml sould be placed in /system/etc/permissions/
and
com.android.future.usb.accessory.jar sould be placed in /system/framework/
you can extract them out of an up to date ported sense rom of a htc sensation.
I made an update package for that problem but i can't share the link here because I do not have posted enough post to do so.
I will try to PM the link to you.
Tell me if it works, then I know that i can buy a HTC incredible s for my development.
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I have now tested this on a stock but rooted ROM with 2.3.5, and 2.6.35 kernel, installed using Clockworkmod - and unfortunately it didn't work.
It gave me the complete same error as before I installed the files (*.usb.accessory.*).
Thank you anyways. I will be trying some different ROMs today to see which of them supports the ADK. Though I will be trying the Sense ones as I would like to keep using Sense.
You are right my explanation was not clear enough, the kernel needs to be compiled with the right flags set. Some developers take all the options but most of them just set the flags needed for the rom to run.
If you have an MSI windpad 7 or 10 and want to update its firmware, here is the link to the latest : http://event.msi.com/nb/enjoy/enjoy7.html#/?div=Firmware
Fair warning : This 2.3 gingerbread update doesn't improve performance much, it looks better than android 2.2 but people report different bugs that I didn't experience myself.
A bug I am experiencing with it is that its bluetooth and wifi are going crazy, not detecting devices like they used to do on android 2.2. be warned if you use this tablet with your car's bluetooth, it probably will stop connecting to it after the 2.3 update.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE : if anyone just bought this tablet and still has android 2.2 on it, please be cool and catch an image of it to share with us who updated to the buggy firmware. MSI customer support sucks, they don't keep old firmware on their website!
Here's how you can make an "image" of your firmware : http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/0...nandroid-backup-and-clockworkmod-rom-manager/
You should end up with a .img file that you can reinstall later if you find out the update is buggy for you.
Don't hesitate to post or PM me if you need help.
Hi adilator, just found this post via a google search. I have a windpad 7 that I havent updated yet. Am happy to do an image of it when I get home later.
Was hoping to find a way to get Skype video working on the damn thing but guessing this firmware update doesnt help so wont put myself through it
Hi leemako.
The normal skype you download from android play (market) doesn't work on this tablet, you need to use the one bundled with its original firmware. if you updated skype and it's not working, you can easily revert the update and go back to the original installation by going to the applications management page and click on "unistall updates".
is your tab on android 2.2 or did it come with 2.3 preinstalled?
I'd really appreciate your help if you can share the img with us.
Btw, if you must root the tab, don't do the root img available on a thread in this forum, it will install a new version of the firmware with the bug I'm trying to avoid. You should test the various froyo root tools available such as Z4root or gingerbreak, look here : http://www.itsmyiphoneworld.com/android-device/howtorootandroidversionfroyo222
ah sorry, I just checked and it was bundled with 2.3.1.
Hey it's ok leemako.
For anyone landing on this page after a search, if you're looking for the best custom rom for this tablet, here's where you should look : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668786
It's a great rom based on the latest official rom but with an ICS skin that makes it look a million times better.
Hello,
first time poster here. I still use an old HTC One S C2 phone with the S3 processor. Currently I am running 4.1.1 on it. It was the only version offered to me by the update system.
On a whim I decided to google for "HTC one s c2 lineageos" hoping to find a more up to date operating system. I stumbled on a video (youtube dot com/watch?v=hgcdJkGM4cY) which is supposedly showing Android 7.1.1 on my phone.
In the video description it says this tool (apkplanet dot net/app/download-autoroot-tools-apk/) can update my phone to 7.1.1. However when I use a bit.ly link expander website the link in the video description is not pointing to apkplanet.net but to some other website which sounds a bit shady, so I wont post it here.
My questions are: Has anybody here used autoroot tools on this phone and will it be able to put 7.1.1 on my phone?
and secondly, what is the most up to date Android I could put on this phone?
Thank you and kind regards,
Fritz.