Hi everyone !
I have just discovered today the insertCoin Rom and I'd like to git a try on my HTC Desire ! However I have few questions and doubt to clear out before doing anything I might regret
- It has come to my understanding that I should have a 1.0 gb ext partition on the SD card, is it okay if my sD card has an ext partition with more than one gigabyte !?
- I also think I should have a specific hboot (I am not even sure if I have the same understanding of hboot as the rest of you ), When i start my phone into hboot mode it says it is the 0.93 hboot version and when i go into the recovery it gives the ClockWorkmod Recovery v2.5.0.7 (my phone is rooted using unrevoked). so is my hboot okay or do I need to do something else before flashing the rom ??
- Is there anything else I need to check before flashing the rom ??
Sorry i U find my questions stupid but if been reading threads and documentations for 2 days and i'm afraid I might have understood soemthing in a wrong way ! Thank you all
For your ext partition its ok if you go over, but do not make it any more than 2gb. Your hboot sounds like stock to me, unless you have gone s-off and changed it. Just check the rom thread and see what type you need.. For example stock or CM7 or CM7r2. You might have already stumbled across it, but just in case you haven't, check this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016084
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Thank you for your answer !
Now my phone is S-Off and I have CWM v.2.5.1.8 ! Am I good to go ?? I have downloaded "InsertCoin Sense 2.1 CM7 1.1.3", can I install it now ??
Dude, just use the search.
I'd you have read the rom thread and met the requirements for that particular rom then yes you can flash it.
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ok, got my desire a month ago unbranded
rooted with unrevoked and got clockworkmod running
tried to make a nandroid backup then the phone just went into a boot loop
i searched the web and apparently its happening with unrevoked desires alot and all you need to do is to apply the recovery you made
however, after applying the recovery, my desire just gets stuck on the white HTC bootscreen, left it for an hour and its still like that. can get into HBOOT and clockwork mod but dont know what to do now- i've tried everything- wiping partition, davlick cache etc.
Can someone please please please help me!! My desire is PVT4 S-ON, stock froyo sense rom, clockworkmod v2.5.07. What ROMS can i flash onto it cyanogenmod, leedroid, open desire etc? Any help will be very welcome.
Sorry if posted in wrong section, am new
Thanks
Just copy another Rom to the root of your SD, perform a complete wipe and then flash that.
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sorry am pretty noob as you can tell, what kind of rom will i need? cyanogen, open desire?
thanks for the reply
That's up to you ... do you prefer sense or a sense free Rom? Go over to the development section and read up, there are many great roms to choose from. It's all down to preference at the end of the day.
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And I assume you know how to flash a custom Rom. Only other advice I would give is remember to partition your SD card if you want to flash an ap2sd Rom
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thanks so much, flashed clockworkmod and everything is working perfectly
so scared that i had bricked my desire
After flashing a custom rom which I downloaded here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038195, my Desire keeps rebooting.
You see the AlphaRev screen at the begin and now it won't go on.
I recovered the phone and tried to install the custom rom again and it still keeps rebooting!
My phone is rooted and S-off'ed
Can anyone help me?
Maybe I did something wrong.. I've no idea.
I really appreciate any help!
Ps. I'm a beginner at root, flash etc.
(Sorry for my bad English)
Did you do a full wipe? Data and cache.
If yes, do you have a ext partition and did you check the tread, I believe there are more people with boot issues on the latest leedroid.
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TheGhost1233 said:
Did you do a full wipe? Data and cache.
If yes, do you have a ext partition and did you check the tread, I believe there are more people with boot issues on the latest leedroid.
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Yes I did both wipes, and yes I have a ext partition.
Unless it's ext4 (should be ext3) you need to starch the thread for solutions.
Edit: you're using bravo stock hboot right?
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I think so? (Bravo PVT 4 Ship S-off)
Probably, was it in the top left corner?
If yes I don't know what else.
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Yes.
Thanks anyway. I really appreciate.
tuaniboy said:
After flashing a custom rom which I downloaded here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038195, my Desire keeps rebooting.
You see the AlphaRev screen at the begin and now it won't go on.
I recovered the phone and tried to install the custom rom again and it still keeps rebooting!
My phone is rooted and S-off'ed
Can anyone help me?
Maybe I did something wrong.. I've no idea.
I really appreciate any help!
Ps. I'm a beginner at root, flash etc.
(Sorry for my bad English)
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Maybe try a different rom temporarily? If it works, problem is with the rom file, if it won't, problem is with handset or SD? Maybe need to copy important stuff from SD to PC then reformat the card?
I just downloaded another ROM and it works fine.
I think the ROM I''ve downloaded had problems or something...
Anyway thank you guys, I really appreciate it.
This thread can be closed.
I have a problem as well, my phone keeps rebooting when I try to record video, I just had the damn Camera repaired
Was running oxygen but flashed stock. Still happening.
Will it need to go back for repair, sucks to go days without it.
Is there any difference between cm7/stock hboot?
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orsidoc said:
Is there any difference between cm7/stock hboot?
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http://alpharev.nl
if i flash a rom that says cm7 hboot does it implies that it changes my hboot?currently i am on stock hboot....thanks in advance
orsidoc said:
if i flash a rom that says cm7 hboot does it implies that it changes my hboot?currently i am on stock hboot....thanks in advance
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That means the ROM is designed to run with the CM7 hboot - the hboot is a separate thing you may want to flash.
Note that you don't have to do this - ROMs will work fine with the stock hboot, but the custom one will give you more space for apps in the /data partition.
Some roms works only with custom Hboot like CM7 Hboot or Oxygen Hboot, if the rom doesn't need CM7 Hboot stay with stock Hboot
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orsidoc said:
if i flash a rom that says cm7 hboot does it implies that it changes my hboot?currently i am on stock hboot....thanks in advance
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What's the rom in question?
Fr_78: not quite. As stated above you if you are running stock hboot you will be able to use cm7 roms as well.
The difference is in the partition layout, and as the cm7 hboot has a smaller system partition you won't be able to run a sense rom with it. However you will be able to do it the other way around(cm7 rom on std hboot), as there will just be loads of free(and unusable) space on the system partition.
Have been wondering this myself... I am using baadnewz's GS 2.1 ROMs lately in A2SD+... I have been wanting to switch to the CM7 version due it being apparently faster and lighter on internal memory. Have not got around to flashing CM7 HBoot yet, but if I run on stock HBoot, will I still see the advantages in speed and memory??
PS, I am not S-Off yet, either...that was to be part of the CM7 HBoot procedure...
If it's space you want for apps, try using StarBurst or SuperNova ROM, which both use Data2SD. LeeDroid, MIUI also support Data2SD (but you'll need to flash the A2SD killer first, then install Data2SD afterwards). No need to flash custom HBoot, IMO.
It's the one from Robocik rcmix1.0 but with cm i have memory problems but they say its faster...dunno what to do..
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Fr_78: not quite. As stated above you if you are running stock hboot you will be able to use cm7 roms as well.
The difference is in the partition layout, and as the cm7 hboot has a smaller system partition you won't be able to run a sense rom with it. However you will be able to do it the other way around(cm7 rom on std hboot), as there will just be loads of free(and unusable) space on the system partition.
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Yes I know, I was not saying that, I say that some roms works only with CM7 Hboot currently RCMix S 1.0
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777ace said:
Have been wondering this myself... I am using baadnewz's GS 2.1 ROMs lately in A2SD+... I have been wanting to switch to the CM7 version due it being apparently faster and lighter on internal memory. Have not got around to flashing CM7 HBoot yet, but if I run on stock HBoot, will I still see the advantages in speed and memory??
PS, I am not S-Off yet, either...that was to be part of the CM7 HBoot procedure...
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The rom sits in the /system partition, and all of that partition is ringfenced according to your partition table, so it can't be used for other things. So even if the rom is smaller, unless you change the hboot, you don't get more free internal memory (/data partition).
how can i have both of them?cm7 and stock?
stringer7 said:
The rom sits in the /system partition, and all of that partition is ringfenced according to your partition table, so it can't be used for other things. So even if the rom is smaller, unless you change the hboot, you don't get more free internal memory (/data partition).
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This is what I thought. Cool, thanks for clearing that up
orsidoc said:
how can i have both of them?cm7 and stock?
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You can only have one!
stringer7 said:
You can only have one!
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In fact you may have 2. Just download the appropriate pb99img.zip and put them in SD , with the roms you want to use (one for each partition table). So each time you want to change, just rename it and boot into hboot, then flash the other ROM and voila!
Havent actually tested, but in theory it should work
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dexter93 said:
In fact you may have 2. Just download the appropriate pb99img.zip and put them in SD , with the roms you want to use (one for each partition table). So each time you want to change, just rename it and boot into hboot, then flash the other ROM and voila!
Havent actually tested, but in theory it should work
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I look forward to your results!
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I look forward to your results!
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I don't think that I am ever going to try... See there is not much space on my SD to have two .zip of full roms ready to be installed, 2 different pb99img.zip and 2 full nandroid backups. Not to talk about titanium backups and my explorer
It is just too much complicated to do all that , just to say that you "dual boot" two different hboot roms...
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dexter93 said:
toocomplicated to do all that , just to say that you "dual boot" two different hboot roms...
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Agreed, technically possible but not practical!
What's the difference between A2SD++ and Data++? I Googled, and apparently Data++ is faster because the app is stored on the NAND or something. But I read that you need S-OFF for Data++, and flash a Hboot. So I'm guessing A2SD++ will be easier to prepare for (less steps).
I'm migrating over from Oxygen ROM, and I'm not sure how large my ext3 partition is. On the LeeDrOiD thread, it says 1GB ext3 recommended?
Can anybody guide me to setting up my phone for LeeDrOid? And whether I should go with A2SD++ or Data++?
What's wrong with you? You missed the right section. Quick system info will tell you how big your external partition is. For data plus plus you have to soff. by searching the development section you will find a good tutorial. Don't be that lazy buddy.
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Flashmaniac said:
What's wrong with you? You missed the right section. Quick system info will tell you how big your external partition is. For data plus plus you have to soff. by searching the development section you will find a good tutorial. Don't be that lazy buddy.
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Oops, sorry. I'm not that tech-savvy!
You don't early have to be. As long as you can read and follow steps you are good to go. anyway A2sd+ Version should be fine if you are afraid of doing more to your phone.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA
fterh said:
What's the difference between A2SD++ and Data++? I Googled, and apparently Data++ is faster because the app is stored on the NAND or something. But I read that you need S-OFF for Data++, and flash a Hboot. So I'm guessing A2SD++ will be easier to prepare for (less steps).
I'm migrating over from Oxygen ROM, and I'm not sure how large my ext3 partition is. On the LeeDrOiD thread, it says 1GB ext3 recommended?
Can anybody guide me to setting up my phone for LeeDrOid? And whether I should go with A2SD++ or Data++?
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Grab your phone, throw it out of window and then jump after it.
Have a nice day.
As in title I have dropped the recovery updater on the root of sd and installed the app. I then proceed with the flashing which reports as success, trouble is upon boot into recovery it still boots into CM recovery. I have tried various versions of 4ext with no joy.
I am wanting to use 4ext for partition sd card in order for ad2sdx to work for Runnymede AIO. I know I could maybe use Gparted for partition but since 4ext is failing to flash I am curious as to learn why.
HTC Desire rooted
Runnymede AIO Special edition
8 gig sandisk card
I have done search for this but find no answers
Cheers
Are you S-ON or S-OFF?
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It was s-on which has now been fixed and finally running 4ext. Just need a guide now on how to partition for ad2sdx then possibly I can install some apps with runnymede
Thank you
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gasmanc said:
It was s-on which has now been fixed and finally running 4ext. Just need a guide now on how to partition for ad2sdx then possibly I can install some apps with runnymede
Thank you
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If im not mistaking, you need the CM7r2 hboot in order to use ad2sdx. If you havent explicitly flashed the CM7r2 hboot, you still have the stock one.
EvertorN said:
If im not mistaking, you need the CM7r2 hboot in order to use ad2sdx. If you havent explicitly flashed the CM7r2 hboot, you still have the stock one.
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Just looked at that and yes it is the stock hboot I have also had a read on AlphaRev site with regards to flashing the CM7r2. I am currently running runnymede AIO as stated and from what I can gather I need to revert to a stock rooted rom in order to be safe flashing. My phone is the HTC Desire Bravo any advise on what procedures to take next would be great. I have read the instructions and know I can just place the alpha img on my sd and flash from hboot but my concerns now lie in the rom I am running.
I have backed everything thing up but I will need to re-flash a new rom anyway as this current one is flashed as a2sd rather than the ad2sdx that i seek.
Cheers
Just an update and a thanks to you guys, it sent me in the right direction. Currently rooted, s-off, cm7r2 and runnymede rom running superbly well with 1gb internal storage
Love it
Cheers
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Cool, glad to hear you figured it out!
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