As the title..... is there any interest for roms???
Have most people S-off and Root?
I have S-off and Root but not experience in Rom cooking.
As I understand, it will be possible to S-OFF the Wildfire S with AlphaRev X once it's released? If so, then I would be very interested in porting and maintaining CyanogenMod for it, as I'm currently already doing that for the old Wildfire. Only thing is, since I'm out of a job atm, I would be dependent on donations in order to buy a device to do so.
Hello, thanks for your offer, but in my opinion its not the right way to ask for donations if you haven't done anything. Sooner or later there will be somebody who creates a rom for free. Don't get me wrong, i don't want to offend you, i will gladly donate if there IS a rom i can flash to my Wildfire S.
But anyway, what exactly is S-OFF? Is this the part where you can unlock the bootloader?
Greetings, Inselstaat
inselstaat said:
Hello, thanks for your offer, but in my opinion its not the right way to ask for donations if you haven't done anything. Sooner or later there will be somebody who creates a rom for free. Don't get me wrong, i don't want to offend you, i will gladly donate if there IS a rom i can flash to my Wildfire S.
But anyway, what exactly is S-OFF? Is this the part where you can unlock the bootloader?
Greetings, Inselstaat
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Yes..you unlock the bootloader then you root.
I understand there is no other way right now to root .... most have S-off
inselstaat said:
Hello, thanks for your offer, but in my opinion its not the right way to ask for donations if you haven't done anything. Sooner or later there will be somebody who creates a rom for free. Don't get me wrong, i don't want to offend you, i will gladly donate if there IS a rom i can flash to my Wildfire S.
But anyway, what exactly is S-OFF? Is this the part where you can unlock the bootloader?
Greetings, Inselstaat
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Well yeah, if you mean work for this device, then obviously not much since I don't own one. Except for kernel work, since I'm using the same kernel on CyanogenMod for the Wildfire. If you mean work in general, I wouldn't say I haven't done anything, as I've put in countless hours since last year developing roms and kernels for the Tattoo and the Wildfire. All for free, mind you. And the work I've already put in on the old Wildfire of course means it would be easier to port CM to the Wildfire S.
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Well yeah, if you mean work for this device, then obviously not much since I don't own one. Except for kernel work, since I'm using the same kernel on CyanogenMod for the Wildfire. If you mean work in general, I wouldn't say I haven't done anything, as I've put in countless hours since last year developing roms and kernels for the Tattoo and the Wildfire. All for free, mind you. And the work I've already put in on the old Wildfire of course means it would be easier to port CM to the Wildfire S.
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Your karnel dude? Jacob did karnel for wildfire CM long time ago.
Are your build on his or your own karnel??
pokerhiih said:
Your karnel dude? Jacob did karnel for wildfire CM long time ago.
Are your build on his or your own karnel??
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Jacob doesn't develop for the Wildfire anymore. I took over maintaining CM for the Wildfire when he jumped to the Blade. The kernel used now (and has been for a few months) is my own, since there was a few issues with Jacobs kernel (no native usb tethering, copybit errors etc.). I recently ported the 2.6.35 kernel for the Wildfire S to work on the old Wildfire (which was using kernel 2.6.32), so that is the default kernel used in CM for the Wildfire now.
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HTC announced the wildfire S today which has close specs to the Hero. It has gingerbread sense ui and has a 600 MHz processor and a 3.2 inch screen. So I'd it possible we can port a rom of it to the Hero?
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Just FYI, 600 MHz on one phone is not the same as 600 MHz on another phone. The CPU in the phone you speak of is at least one generation newer than what we have. Read here for more details
http://smartphonebenchmarks.com/for...msm7225-msm7625-processors-how-good-are-they/
Basically it will probably be very difficult to port. nfinitefx and others tried very hard to get a stable port of the original Wildfire, and that was hard enough.
Possible on Wildfire not s?
philipchou said:
Possible on Wildfire not s?
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Well i don't agree that it can not be ported to our wildfires.the kernel can be modified with the right drivers for our wildfires when i will have time and the sources will be available i will work on it.but the worst part would be the resolution i think.
I think that the best phones for porting Wildfire S ROM-s are Legend and Aria (Gratia) because both phones have more/less the same hardware specifications
If its like the old wildfire you won't be able to root it
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brilldoctor said:
If its like the old wildfire you won't be able to root it
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since today, not a true anymore!
magnetique said:
since today, not a true anymore!
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Is it rooted now ?
brundlefly01 said:
Is it rooted now ?
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HTC will unlock all Android devices.
mars83 said:
HTC will unlock all Android devices.
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but the question is:
will HTC unlock only the next-coming devices or also already released ones as wildfire s??
magnetique said:
but the question is:
will HTC unlock only the next-coming devices or also already released ones as wildfire s??
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i think all devices with android will be unlocked
More likely that devices they update will have the unlocked loader, not old devices..Why would they bother? Too much hard work! No profit from doing it! Much the same as there usual update methods (2 updates is enough for the consumer)
bonesy said:
More likely that devices they update will have the unlocked loader, not old devices..Why would they bother? Too much hard work! No profit from doing it! Much the same as there usual update methods (2 updates is enough for the consumer)
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Well what they do is just add wee bootloader code to Android 2.4 and that's it (yes Wildfire S will get 2.4 update for sure)
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If its like the old wildfire you won't be able to root it
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Ummm.....the original Wildfire was rooted ages ago (Unrevoked).
I'm not sure about Alpharev S-OFF, but root - no probs with the original.
Maybe you had another device in mind when you posted. ;-)
ROM Capacity
Hi all,
Please , can somebody tell me if he has a more information about Android and especially Widfire S. I just be a proud new member to Android operation system change from Windows mobile . On specification Wildfire S has a 512MB ROM and 512MB RAM. So the question is , why after reinstalling Android OS( Hard Reset ) from this 512MB i had only 124MB free space for installation program.
What should I do to increase ROM free space.
Thank you in advance.
Because that has to include the base ROM and all of the applications that it's running. HTC sense takes up a lot of space.
best to unlock, root and tear out a bunch of that bloat.
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Well what they do is just add wee bootloader code to Android 2.4 and that's it (yes Wildfire S will get 2.4 update for sure)
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I've been trying to get info from HTC about a possible update, at least to 2.3.5 but the guys at tech support are too vague and didn't even reply to bug reports I sent them. I have the latest European RUU and it has some problems with force closes after installing apps from Market, gave the guys all my phone info, yet still they don't know if there are plans to upgrade the phone.
However they promise that they'll let me know as soon as they know something and also say that they want to guarantee the best possible user experience.
I guess ICS 2.4 would be perfect. Now that it's officially released I suggest HTC to Get on their Boots (like U2 would say lol).
The WFS has enough hardware to run ICS so what are they waiting for?
I've had so many phones from HTC and even QTek (former HTC) that I expect some level of commitment on their part.
Sorry for the long post. Needed to uncompress my thoughts... ;-)
ICS is currently Android 4.1 not Android 2.4. But yes WFS can run gingerbread and so can run ICS also.
I'm now the proud owner of a wildfire s with .9gb (yes 900mb) of system memory after install. The new roms are kicking!
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*se-nsei. said:
ICS is currently Android 4.1 not Android 2.4. But yes WFS can run gingerbread and so can run ICS also.
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Want it 4.0?
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S running cm7 with overclocked 806 cpu and data2whatever using XDA App
So, since AlphaRev is comming soon(-ish) I would like to get some information about roms. Or some suggestions.
I'm looking for a non-sense rom, that is fast (preferably Gingerbread).
Also; If I install CM7 (GB) will I have to install any custom kernels for overclocking?
Thank you for your help :]
No, CM7 comes with a kernel that supports overclocking by default.
ROM List here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1029318
Thanks for that info.
Concerning your list, I'm looking for some input from other users
Can't really help you there, because the only AOSP (Non - Sense) ROM I have used till date is CM7, both stable and nightlies. Personally, I am very satisfied with it, and would whole heartedly recommend it, but, ROM choice is a personal thing.
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Can't really help you there, because the only AOSP (Non - Sense) ROM I have used till date is CM7, both stable and nightlies. Personally, I am very satisfied with it, and would whole heartedly recommend it, but, ROM choice is a personal thing.
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What is the main advantage of nightlies over the stable one?
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Nightlies integrate many changes, developed over time.They are kind of "unofficial / beta builds", so there's no official support for bugs on those. Thus, nightlies may give new features, but may also have the potential for introducing new bugs.
One example: The nightlies use Android 2.3.4 since quite a while back, but all stable versions are still on 2.3.3. The next stable version will obviously incorporate 2.3.4
Thank you
Guess I'll go for the stable cm7 once AlphaRevX comes.
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One more question (I hope double posts area allowed-ish :/ )
Is there a guide of what to do after you S-OFF the phone?
nejc121 said:
One more question (I hope double posts area allowed-ish :/ )
Is there a guide of what to do after you S-OFF the phone?
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here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14693680
gogusteliade said:
here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14693680
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One moar thing.
How do I flash stuff to the phone?
nejc121 said:
One moar thing.
How do I flash stuff to the phone?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=824396
Part 3. Assuming you have got the correct custom Recovery installed correctly.
Thanks for that, now I feel prepared :]
hi guys i am a new one and my english not very good, sorry
i need help
i bought an htc wildfire s in last week
i dont want to use htc sense, i want to use normal android
can i install a rom which include only android 2.3.4? would it work stable?
if the answer is no, how i abrogate sense ui when i am using default rom?
i tried a method (it's for wildfire, not s);
'clearing htc sense's defaults in settings menu and pressing home'
but it's not working for wildfire s
thanks for your help
It's possible, first though you need to have your phone rooted, I assume you still have S-on so you would need to use the XTC clip. Then install a ROM without Sense, at the moment there is none, but hopefully Cyanogenmod will be ported over to the Wildfire S.
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It's possible, first though you need to have your phone rooted, I assume you still have S-on so you would need to use the XTC clip. Then install a ROM without Sense, at the moment there is none, but hopefully Cyanogenmod will be ported over to the Wildfire S.
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thanks for the reply
i think i can learn root and flashing methods. i will wait cyanogenmod's rom
well, do i live in troubles then this operation?
for example, android market can recognize my phone model through my google account. will i encounter incompatibilites for like these features?
No you won't encounter any problems.
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No you won't encounter any problems.
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okay thanks dude but
wildfire s can't root now, i just learned that
You can use this ROM:
htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=240662
European ROM with most of Sense and Rosie stripped.
It's from a Spanish DEV forum. All credits go to them!
Hey all! I've been real interested in developing my own variation of the Android Rom. Such as custom themes, my own boot screen and things of that manner. I do a little Java and have the SDK but I want to know how hard it is to compile your own working Rom. My biggest hurdle at this point is I have a an Xperia Play R800x (CDMA, Locked Boot-loader) and from what I see most custom Roms out there need Unlocked Boot-loaders to run properly or a lot of work to work with CDMA.
I've searched around the forums but couldn't find to much of making your own Rom variant.
Thanks for any future help!
I don't have any dev advice per se. However the one piece of advice I will pass along is this: make sure that what you post is your own work! If you do borrow anything from someone else, please get their permission first, and give credit where credit is due.
We have had a run of "devs" lately that take someone else's work, make extremely minor changes and then post it up as their own work.
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netizenmt said:
We have had a run of "devs" lately that take someone else's work, make extremely minor changes and then post it up as their own work.
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The only thing I plan to borrow is the method of how some devs have CDMA working. Other than that, I will use the Vanilla AOSP Roms, most likely just 2.3.3 (Which I guess in theory I could modify my current Rom on my phone) or 2.3.4 (If Verizon chooses to update any year from now). I would love love to mod out Ice Cream Sandwich for Xperia but that is not feasible at this point.
The theme I really want why I'm off topic for a second is the HTC Rhyme "Sense" theme I believe it's called. It's truly nifty in terms of how it works.
You won't necessarily need an unlocked bootloader, that's only necessary if you're using a ROM that needs a new kernel, such as CyanogenMod or a different firmware level, such as from 2.3.3 to 4.0. That being said, you may want to check out Cola or GBTweaked or IT-Rom for inspiration. They're all available for the Locked R800x phones, and I'm pretty sure they all have tweaks thrown around in there that have nothing to do with needing an unlocked bootloader. I say "pretty sure," because I've only used Cola, then got my bootloader unlocked.
If you do make a rom for locked bootloaders, I believe it will need to be released in the form of a nandroid backup, in which case before you do that backup, you'll need to remove all of your personal information from it.
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You won't necessarily need an unlocked bootloader, that's only necessary if you're using a ROM that needs a new kernel, such as CyanogenMod or a different firmware level, such as from 2.3.3 to 4.0.
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I think I understand this, so say I want to use 4.0.3 (Latest stable ICS build) on Xperia via Vanilla Android as my base Rom, I'd have to write a new kernal and that would need a unlocked boot-loader? Makes sense. I guess for now I will wait until 2.3.4 pushes since it will be a different setup on my phone before developing. Plus 2.3.4 has all the bug fixes.
Hope you didn't take offense at my input. And I hope you do dev something up for the locked boot loader set. I was one myself not so long ago. They certainly can use some ROM lovin'!
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netizenmt said:
Hope you didn't take offense at my input. And I hope you do dev something up for the locked boot loader set. I was one myself not so long ago. They certainly can use some ROM lovin'!
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No offense at all. Believe me, I come from the emulation of online games community and see first hand how people steal others work and call it theirs. World of Warcraft, Aion, Rift etc all have stolen code and lost projects. EQ 1 & 2 are the only projects that have a single core / team.
I believe in Open Source and that's why I love Android. I just wish the big companies would see that too instead of not letting us do what Android was meant to do, mod to our hearts content. (In my opinion at least)
There are many ways to create a rom, if you want to create a CDMA rom, why not use your own stock rom as a base? You can dump your /system/ partition, make whatever changes you see fit, then pop it in an update .zip. As you update your rom, you will learn from experience and other members how to create better roms, how to decompile/recompile .apk's, compiling kernels. Ect
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Do you by chance have a link to teach me how to do dumps? I know how to use CWM but thats for nandroid backups. Sorry, I'm a complete noob at Android. I just know how to root and flash
Phryxus said:
Do you by chance have a link to teach me how to do dumps? I know how to use CWM but thats for nandroid backups. Sorry, I'm a complete noob at Android. I just know how to root and flash
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Dude if it comes to it, you can do.a nandroid, then use unyaffs to extract system.img ... There you go, system dump
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Phryxus said:
Do you by chance have a link to teach me how to do dumps? I know how to use CWM but thats for nandroid backups. Sorry, I'm a complete noob at Android. I just know how to root and flash
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Easiest way to do it is this
adb pull /system/ [location]
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What can I do that's fun with this unfun phone?
My HTC wildfire s (MarvelC)
It's a good phone if you root it. Look at the post for Marvelc. Increase memory, overclock, flash custom mods and roms.
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I don't really know how to root anything even with the Tut I still suck :s
My HTC wildfire s (MarvelC)
Just read and read until you understand it, I was the same way, take your time and you will be fine
Or you can install UnlockRoot on your PC. One click away from root acces. Sry for bad english.
Join the Nerd Side, we have Pi!
Most od all (in my opinion) after rooting and flashing CM ROM you get much faster phone.
The best you can do at first is just read as much as you can about rooting, themeing, etc. If you know people who have rooted phones, ask them what you can do with one, blahblahblah. Rooting isn't compulsory, not everyone likes the idea.
But in my opinion, you should
Phone: HTC Wildfire S (GSM)
HTC Sense: 2.1
Software number: 2.26.163.1
Kernel: Cake v1.4 @806mhz
"You can overclock as much as you want, your phone will always seem too slow."
Thanks guys I will read and read until I get it.
My HTC wildfire s (MarvelC)
zzzs said:
Thanks guys I will read and read until I get it.
My HTC wildfire s (MarvelC)
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You can check my threads for the One Root method I made for a 30 second root process.
-rezo609