Hello everyone,
I just got myself a new HTC Desire with Vodafone Branding.
HBOOT : 0.800
Software number: 1.19.161.5 (I believe this should be Android 2.1)
Kernel version : 2.6.29-b7e82785 (I guess this is still HTC original)
I wanna root my phone and if I guess that I can do further, I am also thinking of using another rom.
My main concern is that the internal memory can not fit any more apps and I still want to add more, after searching in the internet I found out that I need to root and/or to use other rom.
Second concern...I just wanna learn..
I have downloaded Unrevoked3 and the H-Boot USB driver.
From what I have read, I am all set for rooting (gonna do this tomorrow evening after work and after I have calmed down a bit, I am a bit nervous cause this is my first time ).
I have removed the HTCsync but still keeping the drivers.
I also know that I will need ClockworkMod. Make EXT2/3/4 partition with at least 512MB (I would like to make it 1gb) and optional SWAP (perhaps I will make it 256mb, do I really need SWAP?).
So, please teach me on :
1. Now about the rom, I need an Android 2.2 with optimum stability and speed, to tell you the fact, I don't even now which one and where to get it.
2. Beside the main rom, do I need also the camera and radio rom to get them running? again where to get them? How do I install them? The same way as installing the main rom (from HBOOT recovery)? Before or after installing the main rom?
3. How to make the back up of my current rom, setting, and apps? I don't have much apps yet but perhaps I would need the backup if something went wrong.
I still a whole bunch of questions but I guess those will do for now.
Please be kind and help me one this one pleaassssseeeeeeeee...
Anyway...thanks in advance.
Read in development.
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1. This thread has all the rom's in it. It's all about personal taste but if you like sense i would recommend Leedroid to start with.
2. When you come form 2.1 you will need to upgrade your Radio, if you OTA upgrade to 2.2 before rooting you do not have to update your radio but you can. A link to the radio thread is also in the above link.
3.
Once you are rooted with unrevoked you can preform a nandroid form recovery or you can download Rom Manager from the market and backup via that.
If you just want to backup apps you can use titanium backup or you could sync your apps with appbrain and reinstall them.
About the ext partition, i think swap is not necessary and if you want a 1 gig partition use Gparted
Thank you very much for the answer.
I will look into those first.
If I found any trouble, I will ask you guys again.
Thank you again.
First, I wanna say thank you again.
I have read some review about the LeeDroid. It sounds very good.
I will pick LeeDroid as my first after market rom.
I will thus flash (.zip files are already downloaded in the PC) :
Leedroid 2.2e
Latest Radio ROM; 32.48.00.32U_5.11.05.27
LeeDroid 2.2e Kernel Boot Fix (Just to be sure, because I don't how my desires proc can be OCed)
DSP Manager.
My last questions:
- Is there any particular order which rom I should flash first?
Example : LeeDroid - Radio - Kernel Fix - DSP manager
-Can I flash them all with only 1 reboot (flash everything and choose reboot only once in H-Boot recovery menu)? or Do I have to flash only one at a time, reboot, and flash the next one and reboot again?
I'm not sure about radio's.
But if you flash leedroid 2.2e you need to flash it and after it (without reboot) flash the bootfix kernel.
Addons and theme's should be flash after the first full boot.
that is the correct order
you must flash the rom first, reboot, then flash the rest all in one go. REMEBER the first reboot is important!!
Got it!
Radio (I need the radio rom cause my radio rom is old, belongs to original 2.1) , Leedroid main rom and Kernel Fix in one go, then 1st reboot.
And then the other addons in one go.
and of course reboot again.
Thanks a lot guys!
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Got it!
Radio (I need the radio rom cause my radio rom is old, belongs to original 2.1) , Leedroid main rom and Kernel Fix in one go, then 1st reboot.
And then the other addons in one go.
and of course reboot again.
Thanks a lot guys!
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check here for improved gaming performance, you can download leedroid kernel with boot fix, SD speed fix and GPU driver patch http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=825304
h3llb3nd4 why is it important to reboot after rom flash?
It needs to install the boot images for the Rom.
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lots of things came up to me this weekend, I am not able to flash my Desire.
Since I am doing this for the first time, I would like to have a quite time for myself alone, so that I am calm during the flashing just in case if something went wrong.
well...I will do it (I hope) on next friday evening...
I will write again the progress next week.
Untill now all I have done is the rooting via Unrevoked3, and installing the rom manager from android market. I haven'T even formatted the sd card.
Thanks again.
OK, Go to hell with quiteness.
I can not wait hehehehe just to anxious to start flashing.
and.....
I did it...it works...
Thank you
Flashing is not that hard...hehehehe...
I have played with LeeDroid and I have to say...This can do a lot more than the original.
Hmmm...I a fan of Sense although some say it slows down the phone.
I have tried the HTC HD ROM on my Desire, I like the new sense but too bad the camera still doesn't work. I have to go back to LeeDroid just because of the camera problem.
|OP|,
I joined this forum because I am a newbie just like you (before you got your Jedi-Flashing Wings).
I too have a HTC Desire running Android 2.2 (Kernel 2.6.32.15). I have exactly the same problem as you had - I've run out of room for apps on internal memory and the standard Froyo apps2sd thing can't shift anything else to the SD card.
I'm really interested to learn how your phone handles apps now. Does your phone think it has 1 gig of internal memory? Are you able to shift every app to the SD card? Did you have to give up your HTC apps and widgets?
I would really appreciate any feedback.
Cheers!
Yup...limited room for installing apps is my main or perhaps my only reason of flashing my desire with modified rom.
- About the 1GB thing, well I didn't do it since I wanna try the flashing procedure just as it is described in youtube desire rom flashing guide (not confident enough to do it all alone), and it is shown in youtube using only 512MB
But, I will try it later (planned on december after I finish my university assignment).
-Well, I have flashed and used it only for about a day or two, so I am still not 100% sure, but all the apps I have downloaded and installed are all going to the SDCard. I guess all of them will eventually go to the SDCard.
-HTC Apps and widgets? Everything is there, as far as I noticed until now.
Now, I am enjoying the DSP equalizer, apps to SDCard (16GB ), but still afraid of OCing.
SMS, WLAN, Camera, E-Mail, etc. seem to work smooth, no bugs found so far.
My Desire seems to run faster than with the original rom, but it is just my subjectiv comparison.
The phone won't 'see' your EXT partition but when you install apps the quoted storage will barely go down...I have a 1GB EXT3 partition on my SD card for when I use a custom ROM, its 16GB so I don't miss the space as I'm on a stock ROM at present and don't use many apps
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The phone won't 'see' your EXT partition but when you install apps the quoted storage will barely go down...I have a 1GB EXT3 partition on my SD card for when I use a custom ROM, its 16GB so I don't miss the space as I'm on a stock ROM at present and don't use many apps
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If the storage are going down or used slowly, is it worth to have 1GB as EXT3 or just leave it be at 512MB?
Depends on the ammount of unneccessary apps you plan to install
EddyOS said:
Depends on the ammount of unneccessary apps you plan to install
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Hahahahahahaha....
You got that one right on the spot.
Most of my apps are games.
Games are not considered as necessary apps.
I will stick with 512MB
Thanks EddyOS and |OS|,
This sounds awesome! I've got 14 MB remaining on my internal memory and a long list of apps I still want to play with.
With this news I'm going to jump into the whole flashing/rooting thing (incidently why do both of these terms have sexual overtones?).
LeeDroid here I come!
|O2| did you use the Unrevoked root method? Could you possibly post the youtube link that you mentioned? I am, as you were, quite anxious about turning my beloved Desire into an expensive paperweight so any extra tips would be very appreciated. (I have heard that it is fairly simple and has a very low risk but I'm still a bit hesitant)
Thanks again! What a wonderfully helpful community this is!
I flashed over my first rom today and after a couple of mishaps I was running Incredibly Re-Engineered v2.2. Unfortunately I later realized that 2.3.1 was out and I somehow didn't see it. I was wondering if i could update to 2.3.1 without doing a full wipe or if it was needed. I was mainly wondering for future updates because I prefer not redownloading apps and redoing all my settings if possible. Sorry for the incredibly noobish question. Thanks
The IncReEngineered thread should have the direct answer to your question in the change log that annotates differences between versions.
Said another way, if there is no material difference between 2.3 and 2.31, you should be fine flashing it over 2.3.
Make a backup of your working 2.3 setup before you flash so if it goes south on you, a recoverable working ROM is there for you to flash.
They are the same Version Roms. 2.3.1 is 2.3 made compatible with the new clockwork mod. There is NO reason to flash.
Hello everyone, first I would like to thank everyone on the forum for the awesome job. Especially those of you who took the time to make great guides for nb like me.
I updated my dhd to android revolution 3.0 and I was wondering. If I want to update to 3.1. Can I flash the rom again directly with a full wipe or do I have to downgrade first ? (because now my build is 1.84.61.2)
thank
You can flash it directly, you have root and S-OFF, you won't need to do that again.
By the way, if you have used ARHD 3.0 without any issues, you can flash 3.1 (or 3.2 which is out now) without a full wipe (although they say it's recommended). This way all your settings will remain.
You should check the ARHD thread to see that you have the recommended radio for 3.2 (it's working really well for me, I'm getting HSDPA on my commute to work instead of switching between EDGE and 3G like before).
Edit: Remember to always do a nandroid backup before flashing, so you always have something stable to revert to in the case of a bootloop or other malfunction.
thank yazayad I will do that
Hello!
Dear members. I have a Galaxy Nexus and wanted to know to to upgrade a custom rom (Codename Android) from version 3.5 to the latest version 3.6 without having to wipe all settings and apps (no update option is available within their rom). And if it is possible.
Also to mention, I tryed flashing on the other one without wiping and there were problems.
I'm a neewbie at advanced rom settings..so..
Any help is appreciated.
Daniel Bostan said:
Hello!
Dear members. I have a Galaxy Nexus and wanted to know to to upgrade a custom rom (Codename Android) from version 3.5 to the latest version 3.6 without having to wipe all settings and apps (no update option is available within their rom). And if it is possible.
Also to mention, I tryed flashing on the other one without wiping and there were problems.
I'm a neewbie at advanced rom settings..so..
Any help is appreciated.
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unfortunately, no there really isn't - i mean you're welcome to try "dirty flashing" a rom update, some people say it works fine, and some run into problems though most times people won't help you if you have problems if you did because data gets jumbled up sometimes, particularly when the developer themselves recommends that you do a full wipe before flashing.
I was running 3.5 and 3.6 of Codename's rom, and i think they said that since it's a new android version in 3.6 it's especially important to do a full wipe and "clean install" before moving onto the update.
22stars said:
unfortunately, no there really isn't - i mean you're welcome to try "dirty flashing" a rom update, some people say it works fine, and some run into problems though most times people won't help you if you have problems if you did because data gets jumbled up sometimes, particularly when the developer themselves recommends that you do a full wipe before flashing.
I was running 3.5 and 3.6 of Codename's rom, and i think they said that since it's a new android version in 3.6 it's especially important to do a full wipe and "clean install" before moving onto the update.
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yeah, don't even know if it's that necessary because small things changed from 3.5 to 3.6.
Daniel Bostan said:
yeah, don't even know if it's that necessary because small things changed from 3.5 to 3.6.
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it's up to you, i personally never "dirty flash" a rom, it doesn't take too long to set my phone back up...
I have never rooted my phone, and now I want to root and flash a new ROM.
But I am looking for a very stable ROM which i can use for many months without having to update it. So which ROMs could i prefer?
If I don't like it can I return to the stack ROM? Do i have to back it up first to be able to that?
If i download a ROM like CM for example; in each update would i loose all the apps and personal informations, or would installing updates of CM ROMs be similar to stock updates which do not effect the apps and personal informations?
I would appreciate all the suggestions.
Thanks.
There are many ROMs and every one has different opportunity for USERs, such as performance or daily use, so it is hard to suggest one. But the very stable ones are CM9/10 and those ROMs based on them. You can use one of them. And for your 2nd q, it is possible to go back to your stock. Backup is not necessary but hardly recommended. And for 3rd q, if you choose one of ROMs titled ''EOL'' you won't need to upgrade it, but when you prefer Alpha or Beta ROMs, upgrading won't delete any apps or data as long as you don't any ''Wipe Data or Format''
Jok3rxL said:
There are many ROMs and every one has different opportunity for USERs, such as performance or daily use, so it is hard to suggest one. But the very stable ones are CM9/10 and those ROMs based on them. You can use one of them. And for your 2nd q, it is possible to go back to your stock. Backup is not necessary but hardly recommended. And for 3rd q, if you choose one of ROMs titled ''EOL'' you won't need to upgrade it, but when you prefer Alpha or Beta ROMs, upgrading won't delete any apps or data as long as you don't any ''Wipe Data or Format''
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Thanks.
So if I don't wipe data can i switch between all the ROMs without loosing the apps or having to reinstall them once again?
Nope, it is just for upgrading current ROM such as from CM10.1 Beta 1 to CM10.1 Beta 2. But if you change ROM you need wipe data and other things because apps and data of previous ROM generally make some problems like FC App etc. when restored.
So you can just upgrade your ROM to upper version by doing only Wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache but while changing ROM you have to do full wipe (inc. Data, dalvik etc.) and this ofcourse delete all of Apps. However you can use some apps (Appsaver for example) for backing-up apk files of your apps so you wont need any connection to re-install them. It backs up apk files of apps you choose then you only install them via any file manager.
Zhoene said:
I have never rooted my phone, and now I want to root and flash a new ROM.
But I am looking for a very stable ROM which i can use for many months without having to update it. So which ROMs could i prefer?
If I don't like it can I return to the stack ROM? Do i have to back it up first to be able to that?
If i download a ROM like CM for example; in each update would i loose all the apps and personal informations, or would installing updates of CM ROMs be similar to stock updates which do not effect the apps and personal informations?
I would appreciate all the suggestions.
Thanks.
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First of all, i believed that there's no "very stable ROM" even with stock. Which ROM? it depends on your daily use, which you prefer battery life, performance, etc. You can always go back to stock ROM if you want just be sure you know how to do it. You can make a back-up of your entire stock ROM or just important files in external sd card like you messages and contacts. It depends actually on you on how you will do the ROM update but it is recommended to do clean installation to avoid problems.