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Newbie Questions about EVO Rooting

I'm coming from a rooted port of Android for the Sprint Touch (Vogue) (Thanks DZO, Myn, and company!!!) and WOW EVO is amazing.
Anyways I have a few questions I need help with getting started I've been reading a lot but I'm still overwhelmed with the wealth of info:
#1. I updated the OTA - does this mean I can't root yet until the new OTA is rooted?
#2. I would like to go to a new rom without all the junk. I don't use sense, or any of that other fancy stuff running in the background. Is there a rom you would recommend?
#3. In the past, I had a rooted device where I could modify the androidinstall.tar and remove .apk's I didn't want. Is this possible with the current situation on EVO?
#4. With all these roms, do you generally clean wipe everything each time? or do settings / apps / configs remain?
Thanks!!!

I can try to answer your questions.
1. Unless something has come out recently off you are stock and did the update no way to root yet.
2. I just use stock ROM and remove what I don't use.
3. I personally use "root explorer" once you are root you can either unlock nand and use out to remove bloatware or you can adb and remove with your computer.
4. I'm not to sure about those commands, I haven't ever used those.
Look at the sticky in any forum and go to the ROM and Guide link and everything you need to know its there. Keep a close lookout I'm sure somebody will figure out how to root the update soon.
Ifly
EVO fully rooted fresh

ifly4vamerica said:
I can try to answer your questions.
1. Unless something has come out recently off you are stock and did the update no way to root yet.
2. I just use stock ROM and remove what I don't use.
3. I personally use "root explorer" once you are root you can either unlock nand and use out to remove bloatware or you can adb and remove with your computer.
4. I'm not to sure about those commands, I haven't ever used those.
Look at the sticky in any forum and go to the ROM and Guide link and everything you need to know its there. Keep a close lookout I'm sure somebody will figure out how to root the update soon.
Ifly
EVO fully rooted fresh
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Thanks!
Yeah I love root explorer, that's how I used to change things on my old phone. I have it installed but I guess I just have to wait for them to root the update. Maybe I shouldn't have updated
Oh well, knowing XDA they will probably root it by the time I'm finished typing this post. I'll keep reading those stickies... thanks for the answer though!

No problem. Yeah, never install an update till the devs ok it. Good luck.
Ifly
EVO fully rooted fresh

Crap one question I forgot - without being rooted - is there anyway I can do the wireless tethering besides the standard Sprint program?

There is a program on the market called easytether. One is the lite version, which is free. The full version is 10 bucks

Dave2582 said:
There is a program on the market called easytether. One is the lite version, which is free. The full version is 10 bucks
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yeah but it doesnt work as a router which is what I want. I decided to just use the sprint version for 29 a month

Rooted my HTC Desire - now what?

So i rooted my phone this morning. Used the unrevoked to do this. I am not too technical so i needed an easy way to do this otherwise i might have bricked my phone.
Okay so now that i have rooted it i have the following questions:
1) i want to be able to save apps to my sd card (not on froyo yet) - i am not keen on these customized roms and prefer something more standard what should i do?
2) how do i change the font on my phone
3) what else should i consider doing since i have rooted
With all of the above, hopefully they are easy to follow, as i mentioned i am not too technical.
Thanks in advance.

In answer to (1)...
- Install Titanium Backup from the market (there is a free and a payed version).
- Make sure you install BusyBox or Titanium Backup won't work (You should be able through the app by clicking the 'problems button').
- Long click apps under the heading 'backup/restore' (in Titanium Backup) and select 'move to SD' to transfer apps to SD card.
- You can also backup all your apps and settings through Titanium Backup.
In answer to (3)
- Google 'android wifi tether', click the first link and download the Desire version and install on your phone.
- Should allow you to tether your phone's 3g network to other phones/computers/ipods/ipads/etc: basically to share you internet connection with other devices!
Good luck and have fun!!

Thank you for that feedback.
So if i understand correctly titanium backup can also be used to move apps to the SD card?
I thought you needed froyo or a2SD??

Froyo is needed if you do not want root. But root access allows apps like titanium backup to store to SD card

I'm on the same situation as you, I rooted the Desire but I didn't do anything more, for some reason I can't install busybox, so titanium backup doesn't work. Can anyone help me with this?

I had to downgrade my desire to 2.1 eclair.
im puzzled now tho, do i flash it with a 2.2 stock rom and then unrevoke again and then flash it with a custom rom. or can i jus put a custom rom on it now.
ive revoked it also now. it went from a hboot .093 to a .083. after the downgrade.
can i get back up to 0.93 or does it not really matter?
I was thinkin of installing that jstyle miui rom?

miguelscampos said:
I'm on the same situation as you, I rooted the Desire but I didn't do anything more, for some reason I can't install busybox, so titanium backup doesn't work. Can anyone help me with this?
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click on the problems button in Titanium Backup - it will install busybox for you.

Hi people,
Im posting here because:
1) I've just rooted my desire and was wondering where to go next, and....
2) was scared to post my own thread!
So if anyone can shed some light on my questions I'd be well chuffed, and if my experience of "all things root" can help anyone even newer to it than me, double happy days. In relation to changing fonts Dogstar55, I think you have to have the S-Off "full root" to do this, try searching Alpharev.
Im currently have a HTC Desire, running CyanogenMod 6.0.2, unfortunatley I still have S-ON. I think im going to brave the Alpharev method soon.
I have tried about 4 different Roms so far, I found that DeFroST was the best for me but ran into issues with sending MMS and Bluetooth connectivity. I did some homework and found Cyanogen, which I believe DeFroST was based on? Now I found that overclocking my device was easy with DeFroST and its easy download UI to install new Kernels to allow overclocking and N Wifi Mods Etc.
How do I install new Kernels with my Cyanogen Mod? Id love to overclock it as its saying that my max is only 528MHz? with DeFroST i got it to 1192MHz?
Thankyou for taking the time to read this and i apologize if its a bit of waffle, nervous first post!

x5starguerillaa said:
Hi people,
Im posting here because:
1) I've just rooted my desire and was wondering where to go next, and....
2) was scared to post my own thread!
So if anyone can shed some light on my questions I'd be well chuffed, and if my experience of "all things root" can help anyone even newer to it than me, double happy days. In relation to changing fonts Dogstar55, I think you have to have the S-Off "full root" to do this, try searching Alpharev.
Im currently have a HTC Desire, running CyanogenMod 6.0.2, unfortunatley I still have S-ON. I think im going to brave the Alpharev method soon.
I have tried about 4 different Roms so far, I found that DeFroST was the best for me but ran into issues with sending MMS and Bluetooth connectivity. I did some homework and found Cyanogen, which I believe DeFroST was based on? Now I found that overclocking my device was easy with DeFroST and its easy download UI to install new Kernels to allow overclocking and N Wifi Mods Etc.
How do I install new Kernels with my Cyanogen Mod? Id love to overclock it as its saying that my max is only 528MHz? with DeFroST i got it to 1192MHz?
Thankyou for taking the time to read this and i apologize if its a bit of waffle, nervous first post!
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Did you use the right version of Cyanogen? I flashed it months ago and it runs at full speed... Anyway, to answer your question, the kernels can be downloaded via ROM Manager, under extras (right below the Cyanogen download, in fact)

Had a look under the menu you pointed out. I've just got the 2 new superuser options there? I have bought the pro version aswell?
I've managed to get the speed up. I hadn't re-set up Setcpu since my flash onto Cyanogen. Now running at 1132Mhz. I'm still interested in new kernels and mods though, could you point me to an external source if I can't do it through Rom manager?
Sent from my HTC Desire

I'm seem to be having issues with my market since the move to Cyanogen. Has anyone else had problems with downloads just disappearing?
HTC Desire. Cyanogen 6.0.2. S-ON

Yes, Market seems to have some problems lately. It's device and rom independend

[PATCH] Working Superuser/su for newer Sense ROMs

Anyone following the RUU threads already knows about this and it's starting to get more attention now. The latest official build of Superuser does not work with newer Sense ROMs (such as Vision 1.72+, anything released recently). HTC has started utilizing a relatively new feature of sqlite; a journaling mode called WAL (write-ahead logging). It's actually smart. WAL journaling should improve sqlite throughput, which represents a large amount of Android's IO and benefits applications across the board. The downside is it broke Superuser because it's actually special in its' use of sqlite.
WAL journaling, as built with these new Sense ROMs, is using exclusive locking. Why is this important for Superuser? It's the one situation where you have an application running within Android's process space and one outside of it, both accessing the same sqlite database. When su runs, it opens the sqlite database to check whether you have allowed access for said command to run. If not, a call is made to the Android application, which fires up and prompts you for an answer. Problem is, su has the database open with an exclusive lock (i.e. nothing else can touch it), so Superuser (the Android app) fails to open the database and cannot run. It'll either force close or do nothing.
To fix this, I have modified Superuser and su. Both changes have been submitted to ChainsDD for review. You can look at his git repository's pull requests to see the changes I'm proposing. I'm basically changing the journal mode being used by su one that is non-exclusive and Superuser to close its' database when sitting idle. I couldn't change Superuser's journal mode no matter what I did; it seems to be set deeper in the stack than I can access.
Here are the links to my pull requests on Github if you want to review the code:
https://github.com/ChainsDD/android_packages_apps_Superuser/pull/14
https://github.com/ChainsDD/android_system_extras/pull/1
Anyway, the end result is I have a working Superuser. Here are the caveats:
This is not an official build, so it's signed with my key, not ChainsDD. He has merged my patches into his Github repository so they should be making their way into a release soon.
I've artificially incremented the version number to 9.9.9, to make sure if you install my version, it'll "win" over any other installed version. Also, this prevents the Market from nagging you for updates.
I don't recommend using this version unless you must. In other words, you are on one of the Sense ROMs which is broken. Use an official build otherwise.
If you ran the RUU and have trashed your custom recovery (Clockwork), this isn't going to help you root the device again. Superuser is a tool for managing root access, not obtaining it.
If you are running Virtuous, you DO NOT need this.
Download Patched Superuser Flashable Zip​

great work rmk! but i still prefer to stick with your virtuous.

I'm trying to work around the no root available for 1.72 problem with my stock HTC Z rom updated to 1.72 OTA, but with Rage method temp-root I'm stuck with a frozen terminal after the 'Force Close' step, starting the terminal the 3rd time in the process. I've replaced the gfree_temp_root package's su file with the one provided here, used the APK provided here (pre-installed the apk too before the attempt). It's unfortunately stuck with a frozen black terminal window. Probably the Rage thingy doesn't work with the new 1.72 update, or am I using these files correctly at all?
(guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...cess_.28Permanent_Root_.2F_.22Permaroot.22.29 )

ChainsDD merged my patches into his repositories today so they should make it into an official release soon.

Nice! Is ChainsDD going to be changing Journal Mode himself?

thanks for this, confirmed working on DHD.

Just for a correct understanding:
I need to have root like described here to use SU right?
Or is it now possible to get the new Update via OTA and get root with this method and its a solution for rooting 1.72?
Thanks!

Dacoco said:
Just for a correct understanding:
I need to have root like described here to use SU right?
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That's a DHD thread and this is the DZ/G2 forum. So you're either in the wrong forum, or looking at the wrong procedure (which could brick your phone).

Soo.... Us stock 1.72 people can root??

MacaronyMax said:
Soo.... Us stock 1.72 people can root??
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There has been more than one report that rage doesn't work either, on the 1.72 ROMs.
Also, there's the issue of S-OFF that needs addressing, whether that can be re-done at 1.72.

I dont understand, or I miss some information. The 1,72 ROM is not patched yet (or what?).. Then. If I install 1,72 I will loose root. So in what cases I will need this patch?

denich said:
I dont understand, or I miss some information. The 1,72 ROM is not patched yet (or what?).. Then. If I install 1,72 I will loose root. So in what cases I will need this patch?
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Check this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886023
The patched su/Superuser is just part of the solution.

steviewevie said:
That's a DHD thread and this is the DZ/G2 forum. So you're either in the wrong forum, or looking at the wrong procedure (which could brick your phone).
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Oh! You're right. I just followed some links. Okay thanks.

steviewevie said:
Check this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886023
The patched su/Superuser is just part of the solution.
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According to this- there is now root method to 1.72.. I don't understand, why this patch is needed if rooting 1,72 is not availeble?

denich said:
According to this- there is now root method to 1.72.. I don't understand, why this patch is needed if rooting 1,72 is not availeble?
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Cause the Virtuous 0.8.X is build from the Egypt 1.72.X Release, if I understood it right

b1oh4zard said:
Cause the Virtuous 0.8.X is build from the Egypt 1.72.X Release, if I understood it right
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Is the Egypt RUU rootable?
That could solve our problems!

&partialy working for me.. still creating read-only -wal and -shm files
here is an another solution: http://saraev.ca/su/
it is modified to "chmod" own databases - have a look at README file included
don't forget to grant permissions to superuser itself
EDIT: this is a dirty workaround, I hope someone can make it better...

seo said:
&partialy working for me.. still creating read-only -wal and -shm files
here is an another solution: http://saraev.ca/su/
it is modified to "chmod" own databases - have a look at README file included
don't forget to grant permissions to superuser itself
EDIT: this is a dirty workaround, I hope someone can make it better...
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The one in your link is a dirty workaround for sure, it modifies baksmali code. Mine is working as intended. The wal and shm files are only present when you're actually sitting in the Superuser app. I'll modify the code some more to close the DB anytime it's not being read or written from. As it stands it's already rare to trigger a case where a request would fail.

rmk40 said:
The one in your link is a dirty workaround for sure, it modifies baksmali code. Mine is working as intended. The wal and shm files are only present when you're actually sitting in the Superuser app. I'll modify the code some more to close the DB anytime it's not being read or written from. As it stands it's already rare to trigger a case where a request would fail.
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yeah i know that..

Hi,
This patch works only on Desire Z or I can install in my Desire HD?
Regards,

GB OTA

Has anyone still not gotten the gingerbread ota?? It seems to take forever to get to my phone!!
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

1. Are you completely stock and unrooted? Stock recovery and everything included.
2. Go into settings, about phone, system updates to manually check.

godsmacked4653 said:
1. Are you completely stock and unrooted? Stock recovery and everything included.
2. Go into settings, about phone, system updates to manually check.
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Yeah I am everything is stock except I have s-off but that should work. And I have been doing that for a while now lol. But I am not too worries because my friend has never tried to root or do anything to his phone and he hasn't gotten it yet either.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

I dont have it either yet, I downloaded the 605.2 and have that right now but still no OTA yet for me. i read that it can take up to 2 weeks, but that only leaves a few days left...

Honestly, if I were you guys, I'd take the plunge and root. The OTA still has several bugs that we've worked out in the rooted ROMs, plus a lot of helpful extra features.

well i flashed the 605.2 gb from august while having s-on, so i'm stuck for now unless unrevoked comes up with a fix.

after hearing all about the problems with the OTA... i am thinking of finally rooting..
i just dont know how or where to start.. is there a good link that will go threw it .. how much room do i need on my SD card .. what programs / apps do i need.. stupid stuff like that..
thank you .. i know i am a noob..

marsgrafx09 said:
after hearing all about the problems with the OTA... i am thinking of finally rooting..
i just dont know how or where to start.. is there a good link that will go threw it .. how much room do i need on my SD card .. what programs / apps do i need.. stupid stuff like that..
thank you .. i know i am a noob..
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Search "Unrevoked" in google as that is the only way to go. Check out the first four or five threads over in the Droid Incredible Development Section for background info on rooting.

SlimSnoopOS said:
Search "Unrevoked" in google as that is the only way to go. Check out the first four or five threads over in the Droid Incredible Development Section for background info on rooting.
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yeah i know of unrevoked.. that is the first step .. turning S off .. super user on.. i guess.. then you pick your rom that you want .. and flash that on to it from the SD card..
is each rom flashed on the same way?
how big of an SD card do you need.. for back ups and nandroids? how much room is needed.. or do they take up?
and how do you make back ups?
is this all pretty much self explanatory as you go?
what is the best sense 3.0 rom? and where do you find it.. and is there instructions for it as well..
is there one link.. some where for step by steps?
thank you again all.. i am learning.. it takes time .. and i appreciate all your knowledge..

I would say at least an 8gb card is good, that's what I use. If you plan on having this phone for awhile, the bigger the sd card the better primarily so if you listen to music on your phone, record/watch videos, photos, etc. Nandroids take up about 800mb's depending on the size of the rom, I use gingersense (sense + gingerbread) roms so that may increase the file size.
Backups are made using either Rom Manager (available in the market, just download the free version) or via Recovery. You need Rom Manager first!!! You get to Recovery by holding Volume Down button + Power button while your phone is turned completely off.
I don't do rom suggestions, it's all personal preference.
Each of the following links are easily found on the first page of the Droid Incredible Development Section. They are not all-inclusive and are not up to date but this is a valuable base for info:
If you're new to modding
Popular threads
How to ADB
After successfully rooting, you may need to download Rom Manager from the market and Superuser. Next, make a backup either through Rom Manager or by turning off your phone holding "Volume Down & Power button" until your phone boots up with a white screen. Use the volume up/down to highlight "Recovery" in the white bootloader/hboot screen. Press the power button to select "Recovery."
I think this is a good deal of info for one post

which unrevoked do i use.. ?
SlimSnoopOS said:
Search "Unrevoked" in google as that is the only way to go. Check out the first four or five threads over in the Droid Incredible Development Section for background info on rooting.
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which unrevoked do i use.. ?
is it easier to do it on mac ? or pc ?

Using unrevoked via Mac is way easier than the pc version. Idk about Linux, I know nothing about it. The Mac version does not require you to install drivers, merely just run the program.

I think i''ve finally decided to root too (got phone at release date; so it's been a while).
Basically all I want to be able to do is tether to my xoom. Will I need a special rom for that or will wifi tether work magically after rooting?

No need for a custom rom for free tethering. I recommend the app "wifi tether", it's not available on the market (thanks Verizon!) so Google it and download it from the code.google page.

^^thank you. I got the wi fi app several months ago because I knew I'd be rooting at some time in the future (I've been contemplating this for a while lol). I have all the files ready (android usb drivers and reflash.exe) but just haven't bitten the bullet to root yet. I was waiting on GB release before I rooted, but after hearing about all the issues, I think I have finally decided to root and forget GB.

Definitely best to root first and flash one of the rooted GB roms in the development section (if you're wanting to upgrade to GB). As of right now, there's no way to root once you're updated to GB, so it's good that you decided to root first. You can always go back to stock/S-ON if you need to as well. Rooting is pretty painless with unrevoked and you won't lose your apps/data. Feel free to ask about any other questions or concerns you may have!

I haven't started yet; plan to do it later tonight. But once I run reflash will that give me s-off or is there another step for that?
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Definitely best to root first and flash one of the rooted GB roms in the development section (if you're wanting to upgrade to GB). As of right now, there's no way to root once you're updated to GB, so it's good that you decided to root first. You can always go back to stock/S-ON if you need to as well. Rooting is pretty painless with unrevoked and you won't lose your apps/data. Feel free to ask about any other questions or concerns you may have!
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yes, I read that in other threads and that pretty much cinched it for me that I would not be accepting the GB OTA update. 3 months ago, I was waiting for GB before I rooted, but after learning that if I accept GB I will no longer be able to root, I decided I'd rather have root than GB. Plus I know there are many GB roms if I decide I want to go that route. But let's see how painless this rooting goes before I start talking roms
I plan to use Enlightened's rooting instructions from the IncredibleForum. I hope this is as simple as it sounds in the thread instructions there.

Looked at those instructions and they look on point. You may run into an error message when first trying to run unrevoked, when it happened to me I just retried and it worked fine. As long as you have the right drivers you should be fine. I did it on a mac so I can't really help with the drivers, I'd just recommend using the modified unrevoked drivers like it says in the how-to you were talking about.

The rooted stock GB ROMs in the development have been very stable for me so I second the proposal to go that route. If you were to run into issues and need to use different recoveries, dougpiston.com is an excellent resource.

[ROM] Stock 2.3.4, Sense 2.1 [Rooted][Apps2sd][US Cellular] - Only for marvelc A510c

A cursory warning that this rom has A2sd installed; so, one will definately want to format their sd card [and particularly /sd-ext] correctly. I recommend [for this rom] ext2 on /sd-ext not over 1.5 gigs, no swap, whatevers left or you prefer to set for fat32. Also, though written in, you might want to dl and install A2SDGUI from market; link to guide for it and Links2SD found later in thread.
This is a rebuilt nandroid backup from dsixda's Android Kitchen. Be sure to do a nandroid and do NOT flash this on any other model wildfire s [A510c ONLY]. 2.3.4 as is stock to US Cellular, added everything including busybox, A2SD, and su, If any devs would like to pull it apart and meld your kernel in, go for it. Again, make nandroid. Should have full HTC sense 2.1. Download Link2SD from market for some space savings, and don't say I didn't warn you to nandroid [three times].
Also, as with any new rom installation. I recommend doing the following in your recovery: a factory reset [which wipes your data and cache] and advanced clear dalvik cache. If you do those two things, you usually don't have any transference issues; Superwipe is also a good alternative primer for wiping.
Code:
Android OS version : 2.3.4
Device : marvelc
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Rooted (Superuser.apk + su) : YES
Rooted (unsecured boot.img) : YES
BusyBox installed : YES
BusyBox run-parts support : YES
Apps2SD (Apps to EXT) enabled : YES
/data/app enabled : NO
Custom boot animation allowed : NO
Nano text editor installed : NO
Bash shell support : YES
/system/framework is deodexed : NO
/system/app is deodexed : NO
radio.img found : NO
ROM will wipe all data : NO
--Download Link--
Changelog:
12-13-11 got contribution of
Oldest nandroid PoGoP had (made shortly after root)
built from that.
Known Issues:
Friendstream only has HTC Twitter - no other choices
This is how it came stock; I tried to fix it, but will have to port another sense to get it right.
Thanks
So many I can't remember them all.
eoghan2t7 - for his work developing s-off [w/o xtc clip]
GotsOJ - for being the first to document his s-off experience (was very helpful).
alquez - for his work on the Unoffical CWM Recovery and port of CyanogenMod [which is where I'll be spending some development time next (kernel editing)]
dsixda - of course for his kitchen
jikantaru - lots of sense development for the Euro-side of this phone
simonsimons34 - for making Superwipe marvelc edition, once supplied w/ idea and src links
PoGoP - for contribution of files and being first tester

Works on Virgin Mobile as well
Although this will have US Cellular branding (and apps). So far everything I've tried works on VM USA too. These guys got HTC FM Radio and WiFi hotspot native and not as gunked up. Still need to test some stuff, but so far its nice. This Rom as my other one does not include radio.img; which, is probably why it works.
Rob
Tested network,sms,mms,fm radio, WiFi (and hotspot)... All working. Amended OP.

insink71 said:
This Rom as my other one does not include radio.img; which, is probably why it works.
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so does this mean that I could potentially use the other custom roms around here and just not include the radio.img file?
on a side note apart from what I just asked, any way to include data2sd with this rom so that you could use one of the sd card partitions for internal storage?? Similar to how [ROM]Wildfire S -JikantaruROM XE™|Sense2.1|DATA2SD|HighQuality & Performance 10-30-11 uses data2sd.

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xxcrashxx said:
so does this mean that I could potentially use the other custom roms around here and just not include the radio.img file?
on a side note apart from what I just asked, any way to include data2sd with this rom so that you could use one of the sd card partitions for internal storage?? Similar to how [ROM]Wildfire S -JikantaruROM XE™|Sense2.1|DATA2SD|HighQuality & Performance 10-30-11 uses data2sd.
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Probably could. Apps2sd does the same thing for me; Just download a app like Link2sd, let it flash the script [according to the partitioning of your personal sd card], reboot and voila... All apps and dalvik vm can be moved to sdcard.
Most of the other custom roms are written for GSM phones and most marvelc flashers have reported wifi, data, bt, etc not working [major flaws]. You can get calling if you backup your APN info [APN backup & restore - app on market] but no data... you won't keep the rom(s) longer than to test it... no PRL data etc [important for us CDMAers ]. Short answer... not yet. I know of one dev universalizing his rom... but as of this writing, not yet. Only mine and simonsimon's roms work for marvelc as of this writing.
Rob

yea, I'm already using link2sd, but after moving everything possible, or linking everything possible, it still only leaves me with like 20mb of internal storage. with the rom I mentioned earlier, using data2sd, it would basically install the rom directly to the sd card, and use the 2nd partition as the "internal" storage. making the internal storage around 700+mb available.
There's this one gps app that I am dying to try, just to see how good it is myself, but it tells me that theres no room to install the maps This is after the app itself is moved to the sd card, and with about 20mb available. That's part of the reason I would like to have data2sd on this device.
At least that's what I have discovered so far, btw, im still a n00b to android phones. so im not totally up to date on all the diff apps and what they all do, so please correct me if i am at a wrong assumption.

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xxcrashxx said:
yea, I'm already using link2sd, but after moving everything possible, or linking everything possible, it still only leaves me with like 20mb of internal storage. with the rom I mentioned earlier, using data2sd, it would basically install the rom directly to the sd card, and use the 2nd partition as the "internal" storage. making the internal storage around 700+mb available.
There's this one gps app that I am dying to try, just to see how good it is myself, but it tells me that theres no room to install the maps This is after the app itself is moved to the sd card, and with about 20mb available. That's part of the reason I would like to have data2sd on this device.
At least that's what I have discovered so far, btw, im still a n00b to android phones. so im not totally up to date on all the diff apps and what they all do, so please correct me if i am at a wrong assumption.
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Don't like Google Maps eh? I have a hard time justifying adding (or even trying) an app over 10mb... Google's apk limit I think is 25mb for the market. That being said, I am working on a custom marvelc rom that I will release with option for Apps2sd or data2sd etc. flashable zip mods and release the rom without them. [this would mean your practice would be full wipe, install rom zip, install [your choice of mod] zip, etc. I might even look into this guy that wrote some roms for the G2 ILWT or something like that... he had a lil text script you could modify...[makes it all one command]. Either way, it will be a new thread when I release the custom rom. Won't be immediate either; I'm 40 and move like a turtle. I am shooting for a release before Christmas though. [looking at everything inc. compiling 2.3.5 kernel and seeing if I can get that running on our cdma's, possible sense porting [true 3.0 if it works], etc.]
The best system file size scenario you will see is with an AOSP rom [like CyanogenMod]. A couple devs are working on those type roms for the marvelc (simon[2] and alquez). I'll assist where I can, but stay out of their way. Alas, I catch myself rambling yet again.
Looked over Data2sd... It basically uses your sd card as your data partition, but most prefer DarkTremor's A2sd still. Just hard to get rolling sometimes. I did post a mini-guide on it over on the VM USA stock rom thread here.

i know this device is sort of "old hat" i have a question, the rom from this OP works well on uscc wildfire s (cdma) one thing i dont understand is how come the rom reflects "virgin mobile" carrier brand on lockscreen, and notification pull down, also in settings/network/operator name...
will someone please explain this to me.
i do not see much uscc support for this device, rightfully so. i have yet to flash a rom for a510c that reflects the uscc official "get your phone back to stock roms" am i missing something?

Well there was a uscc dev early in the game, but to answer your question, the rom probably touched my phone. I know you guys have had an update.. as has vm usa and metro. Unfortunately, going back and updating.. their could be a possibility of ten different hboots (for the three carriers, that I know of [original, htc unlock, update1, [update2-only metropcs]]). Also, the newest ones aren't as easily hackable. For uscc there would be three possible hboots, and these provide a base. If you would like to get back to stock entirely, use football's RUU. I paid for and he agreed to release these for all marvelc carriers. Otherwise, I could do something now without it touching my phone Early on, had no RUU and little way to test otherwise.
Rob
PS Thank you for letting me know. And your post counts toward interest. So far, the guy [Pogop] who shared his nandroid has pm'd me.. but I guaged interest as low; and thus match my priority for uscc specific development. But you've raised it from a 1 to a 2 If it gets to 10 it gets done right then.. but I got a list of tasks. Sadly those under 5, I have not been able to make time for despite my best efforts. If any other uscc users would like Team Blueridge attention, now would be the time to chime in with a +1
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Well there was a uscc dev early in the game, but to answer your question, the rom probably touched my phone. I know you guys have had an update.. as has vm usa and metro. Unfortunately, going back and updating.. their could be a possibility of ten different hboots (for the three carriers, that I know of [original, htc unlock, update1, [update2-only metropcs]]). Also, the newest ones aren't as easily hackable. For uscc there would be three possible hboots, and these provide a base. If you would like to get back to stock entirely, use football's RUU. I paid for and he agreed to release these for all marvelc carriers. Otherwise, I could do something now without it touching my phone Early on, had no RUU and little way to test otherwise.
Rob
PS Thank you for letting me know. And your post counts toward interest. So far, the guy [Pogop] who shared his nandroid has pm'd me.. but I guaged interest as low; and thus match my priority for uscc specific development. But you've raised it from a 1 to a 2 If it gets to 10 it gets done right then.. but I got a list of tasks. Sadly those under 5, I have not been able to make time for despite my best efforts. If any other uscc users would like Team Blueridge attention, now would be the time to chime in with a +1
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thanks for the reply back :good: i do see that you have other things going on, would like too +1 again... was thinking that perhaps you might be able to not touch the rom? its definitely a uscc rom. nandroid BU would be sweet.

Works with US Cellular A6230 Wildfire S
This ROM is working great on my US Cellular A6230 HTC Wildfire S
Nice to back to fully working ROM.. cannot find any customs that work with my model :/
Thanks very much chap..

errr... hold up....
Hold up a sec... I don't seem to be able to install market apps from Google Play...When I try the phone reboots and I get a Tell HTC notice.. anything I should know? Is there any control over Apps2SD ?
US CELLULAR WILDFIRE S a6230 Marvel C Everyting seems to work great otherwise
Fixed! Was my own fault regarding the market apps, figured it out...

safe to install OTA System Updates?
Hello,
This question refers to this ROM which I installed a week ago...
I have flashed this great, stable Stock Rom to work with my Marvelc Wildfire s, which took me forver to find and I'm very happy with. However, I have now got a notification stuck on the bar telling me there is a System Update available. My first question is; IS IT SAFE TO INSTALL THE OTA UPDATE OVER MY CURRENT ROOTED ROM? If so, is there anything I should know prior to doing that?
My second related question is; If it is not safe to install the update, or uneccessary, unimportant or just a plain nuisance, how do I get rid of the notification that will not clear and prevent them from appearing in the future?
Thanks in advance for your help!

I don't think you can update it, you don't have the original HTC recovery that came on your phone anymore...if you don't want that message to pop up go to settings-->about phone--> and somewhere in there there's an option to turn the update checker off. sorry I don't know the exact menus I've been using cyanogen since august.
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demi_fiend said:
I don't think you can update it, you don't have the original HTC recovery that came on your phone anymore...if you don't want that message to pop up go to settings-->about phone--> and somewhere in there there's an option to turn the update checker off. sorry I don't know the exact menus I've been using cyanogen since august.
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Hmmmm... can't find the option to turn off update checker anywhere... like it doesn't exist.... ?? strange isn't it?

it says "check for updates"
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I know this is prob a pita.. But there is an old VM USA thread that answers disabling the updater. Should be same or similar for uscc rom. If you have trouble finding it, I'll look up and link post (in thread)
Rob

demi_fiend said:
it says "check for updates"
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I know this is prob a pita.. But there is an old VM USA thread that answers disabling the updater. Should be same or similar for uscc rom. If you have trouble finding it, I'll look up and link post (in thread)
Rob
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demi_friend... I do NOT have that option...
insink71... If you could find that link regarding disabling the updater I would be very grateful, it's the only downside to this ROM I have...

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gryffon said:
demi_friend... I do NOT have that option...
insink71... If you could find that link regarding disabling the updater I would be very grateful, it's the only downside to this ROM I have...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26340613&postcount=132

Thanks!
insink71 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26340613&postcount=132
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That link did the job great! You know I tried searching for that yesterday using keywords "ota, notices and updates" but never got that result... strange that....
Anyway, thanks Rob, I did what was instructed with no issues, hopefully it prevents those stinky updates. I don't know why I would want to update anything while I have everything just how I like it.
You may want to add "Working with the US Cellular A6230" to your description as I know many folk are looking for a 'working' rom...
Cheers!

no more USC logo on boot...
Hey... I fiddled a bit more with this and got a few apps loaded and working great... still no problems with this ROM...
Fixed OTA Updates as per insink17's instructions...
Have excellent, phone,data,gps,sms,mms etc...
removed or froze much of the remaining sytem apps that were chewing up battery/ram...
added some nice live wallpapers...
and best of all, got rid of the US Cellular bootanimationimage and can now add any boot animation I like! (Have a smart little glowing Droid on startup at present... cool!)
Thumbs Up!