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---US Cellular / CDMA Desire--- not GSM!
I'm officially sick of waiting for USCC's 2.2 update, and I'm going to hope they release a RUU sometime in the future, so I can send in for warranty if I have to.
But I'll take that chance. Getting ready for my jump, so far I understand.
1) unrEVOked is the best way to get custom recovery (CWR), root, and S-OFF.
2) From the CWR, I perform a nandroid backup of my stock USCC rom.
3) From the CWR, I perform a wipe.
4) From the CWR, I apply the Cyanogen .zip
5) From the CWR, I apply the gapps .zip
And then I'll at least have 2.2 and app2sd+
So far so good?
In the future I would like to learn cMTD, and look at Phoenix or FTRapid roms that let me resize partitions for even more space, but one thing at a time.
Bonus question : If I want to modify the Cyanogen .zip file before I apply them, to like remove ADW and add a different launcher, I simply have to change the zip and then re-sign it using the SDK, right?
Really? 50 views and no one can tell me if I'm on the right track or missing something? I don't want to mess this up, and xda I was told is the only place to trust for real good info.
I never rooted a CDMA version Desire, but your steps seems to be OK.
But you forgot something. If you want to use the a2sd+, you must create an ext partition on your SD card.
Modifying the .zip? You can remove the apks by simply deleting from the zip file and copy over the new ones (does not know if you have to modify something else).
Also you don't need to sign it, just click on Toggle signature verification in CWR and you should be fine (at least it's working for me with unsigned .zips)
yes that is pretty much it, just make sure the rom file you downloaded is compatible withcdma desire
And when using cwm there is no need to resign zips, as it should not check the signature by default. Also instead of editing the rom file, you could always just remove the apps afterwards
Yep, looks good, although I would add cmtd and vork kernel.
Edit: Here is a walkthrough for everything. CMTD instructions courtesy of TheUltimateDroid.com
You can download firerat's CMTD files on MIUI: http://miui-dev.com/forums/showthre...ns-for-MIUI-in-4-Simple-Steps!&highlight=cmtd (download the files marked a,b,c,d)
Here is the 11/29 compile of Vork kernel. It's not the newest, but I found it to be the fastest. Courtesy of Navalynt: http://www.4shared.com/file/d8v4Ztz2/vorkKernel_bravoc_1129.html
Boot into recovery (you should already be rooted with clockwordmod recovery and s-off before you get to this point)
PERFORM A NANDROID BACKUP! (Under Backup and Restore select Backup) - you should have done this earlier
Select Install zip from sdcard
Select Choose zip from sdcard and select recovery-v1.5.6-CustomMTD_S.zip
Press the physical back arrow twice to make sure you are at the main menu of the recovery
Select Advanced then Reboot Recovery
Once you are back in recovery you need to select Wipe data/factory reset
Scroll down to Mounts and Storage then select to format /boot and /system
** At this point the recovery has been patched with the cMTD and all of the partitions have been correctly formatted so you can install your ROM
Now go to choose zip from SD card, select the CM version you downloaded and install
after that's complete, select the google addon (gapps) and install
after that's complete, select vork kernel and install
after that's complete, select the boot-v1.5.6-CustomMTD_S.zip and reboot.
You should be up and running after this with about 290mb of internal storage, CM6/2.2 and everything that entails and pulling down around 1900 in quadrant (on a clean install).
Awesome, thanks so much guys! Time to break some warranty~
fyi, you need SetCPU to take full advantage of that overclock kernel.
Akilldema: Thanks for the info on cMTD and the kernel. Seems very straightforward and I think I will try that right away too.
I love it when the thousands of threads and searches come up with 5 different ways to do 1 thing grrr......
Good thing XDA has a forum community willing to help a starter.
Thanks again!
tufkal said:
Akilldema: Thanks for the info on cMTD and the kernel. Seems very straightforward and I think I will try that right away too.
I love it when the thousands of threads and searches come up with 5 different ways to do 1 thing grrr......
Good thing XDA has a forum community willing to help a starter.
Thanks again!
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If you're planning on doing cmtd, just follow those steps above exactly, it's everything you need to get the rom/kernel/cmtd installed. It's better to do cmtd when you initially flash the rom IMO, I've had trouble applying it later.
Success! Everything suggest here worked great, and everything is fabulous!
One quick followup, I noticed that Cyanogen doesnt actually use APP2SD+, they use their own modified version of the official FroYo APP2SD, which doesnt require a ext partition. (I think? Is that right?)
I have no problem making a ext partition and going the APP2SD+ route, but....how?
Can I do APP2SD+ with Cyanogen? Is the Cyanogen mod w/ the 290mb of space I have gonna be fine?
tufkal said:
Success! Everything suggest here worked great, and everything is fabulous!
One quick followup, I noticed that Cyanogen doesnt actually use APP2SD+, they use their own modified version of the official FroYo APP2SD, which doesnt require a ext partition. (I think? Is that right?)
I have no problem making a ext partition and going the APP2SD+ route, but....how?
Can I do APP2SD+ with Cyanogen? Is the Cyanogen mod w/ the 290mb of space I have gonna be fine?
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You are right. For me personally, 290mb and the ability to move most of the app to SD is plenty of space. I have a ton of apps (everything I see that I want) and still only have 1 or 2 moved to sd. I never did the official apps2sd, it does cause slightly more strain on the card and I never neeeded it. However, here are instructions on how to do DarkTremor's apps2sd. http://www.theultimatedroid.com/forum/index.php?/topic/333-running-low-on-space/
You have to register there to see it, but link includes all files and instructions on how to do it all. Again, for me, it was unneeded.
Currently, I am saving the ROMS I download into a folder on my SD card named "ROMS". Within that folder I have "Froyo", "Gingerbread" and "add-ons".
Once I finish flashing a ROM (ie. reset apps, contacts, get screens set the way I want, make sure all works..etc.) I create a back-up for that ROM and name it. If I ever add new apps or anything, I reback-up..overwrite the orginal back-up..and so on..
I leave the "ROM" folder alone. Is there any reason for me to keep the orginal ROM zips when I keep updating the "back-up" folder?
I think I am just using extra space on the card that is not needed by keeping BOTH the "back-up" folder and the orgianl ROM downloaded zip file??
xavier2404 said:
Currently, I am saving the ROMS I download into a folder on my SD card named "ROMS". Within that folder I have "Froyo", "Gingerbread" and "add-ons".
Once I finish flashing a ROM (ie. reset apps, contacts, get screens set the way I want, make sure all works..etc.) I create a back-up for that ROM and name it. If I ever add new apps or anything, I reback-up..overwrite the orginal back-up..and so on..
I leave the "ROM" folder alone. Is there any reason for me to keep the orginal ROM zips when I keep updating the "back-up" folder?
I think I am just using extra space on the card that is not needed by keeping BOTH the "back-up" folder and the orgianl ROM downloaded zip file??
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Best thing to do is backup all your stuff on your computer then you can delete whatever you want but leave your backups alone just invade you need them In a hurry
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I do kind of the same thing....I have a folder on my SD card named ROMS and folders inside of that. After I install the ROM I delete the zip from the SD card. When I download a new ROM (Warm Z TwoPointTwo Nightlies) I backup using Recovery in CWM and I also backup my apps using TitaniumBackup.
Then I flash the new ROM and restore my apps. If anything goes wrong (so far it has not) I can always restore from the Recover backup.
Hope this helps
I keep a text file in the directory where I backup my Nandroid backups which is a legend of the backups (which ROM's, mods, etc.). I tend to delete earlier backups where a subsequent backup is of the same setup only updated. I also note which backups are still on my SD card. Since I have a 32gb card, I tend to keep the stock ROM, my last good backup, and the last backup of any prior ROM (i.e. 3 backups) on the card, in case I can't get to my computer and need a quick restore.
I use either Rom Manager or CWR to create my back-ups. I have seen alot of references to Titanium. I recently flashed a CM7 ROM where Titanium is pre-installed. What is the benefit (if any) to using Titanium instead of RM or CWR?
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hgoldner said:
I keep a text file in the directory where I backup my Nandroid backups which is a legend of the backups (which ROM's, mods, etc.). I tend to delete earlier backups where a subsequent backup is of the same setup only updated. I also note which backups are still on my SD card. Since I have a 32gb card, I tend to keep the stock ROM, my last good backup, and the last backup of any prior ROM (i.e. 3 backups) on the card, in case I can't get to my computer and need a quick restore.
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A text file? Sorry..new to most of this..but is storing as a text file less storage space used? Also, is it a simple matter of going into root explorer..changing the file type to .zip to access it again if needed?
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I think he means making a legend as a text file and leaving the zips as is. Plus you wouldn't see much size difference by changing the extension to .txt and you'd be screwed if you got a bootloop since you'd have to change it back somehow.
Hey all,
I have a new HTC Evo that I installed Unrevoked 3 root program....no problems installing it.....So I downloaded and installer ROM manager and then ROM manger premium.....no problem there either, backed up the phone and everything seems to be good......tried to add Rom's in zip file from SD card and keep coming up with Abort errors.....clockwork is running fine to my knowledge...
read a few threads and add in Unrevoked forever....Installed with no problems....but I still can't get any Rom's to run properly with the abort errors.....
does the SD card file have to be a certain type of file name???? and thing would be a huge help.....I am pretty sure all the software is working good.......I just can't get this to work.....I have been test it with a few different ROM'S......AND STILL NO LUCK
Thanks in advance..........
i would check to see if the file didnt accidentaly got renamed with double .zip.zip at the end. also make sure there are no spaces in the name, redownload the rom with pc not rom manager, put it in the root of sd card, go into recovery manuallly, wipe and try to flash
so root of the SD card meaning not in another file.....just drag it over to the card itself in its own file??? I downloaded the ROM originally from this website....a few different ones and no luck....
yes all you do download then drag and drop to the sd card not inside any folder, do the wipes(if using clockwork recovery wipe data, cache and the go to advance and wipe dalvik cache also) then go to flash zip from sd card, look for your zip and select it wait then reboot, first time will take a while 5 to 10 minutes is reasonable, then once booted let it settle for a couple of minutes, go thru the setup process and reboot again to finish settling everything. make sure you have a full battery in case you run into any issues you dont want your phone dying while flashing anything
Do yourself a favor and get Amon Ra recovery and stop using ROM Manager.
Get amon RA 2.3 recovery and then start flashing roms via recovery instead of rom manager. To get to recovery u can one...power off phone and hold down volume down button and press power, two...after installing a custom rom and then hold power down and select reboot alot of the roms have the option to reboot into recovery, or three...download quickboot from market and use that to reboot into recovery. Once there u can wipe parts of ur phone and also flash roms and mods and u can put the roms or mods anywhere on ur SD card. Also don't forget to make a new nandroid and a single nandroid of ur wimax keys
Ok,
So I installed amon RA 2.3 recovery ....everything went fine, Now my screens are green instead of the orange like they were....my super user icon went from ninja to skull and crossbones....and I also downloaded quickboot from the market................ and made a nandroid backup
So I went in to recovery, selected the option for zip on SD card, selected file and looks like it went with no errors.....rebooted my phone and nothing.....the rom was for a green clock app......the phone just looks stock trim
Awelshhooligan said:
Ok,
So I installed amon RA 2.3 recovery ....everything went fine, Now my screens are green instead of the orange like they were....my super user icon went from ninja to skull and crossbones....and I also downloaded quickboot from the market................ and made a nandroid backup
So I went in to recovery, selected the option for zip on SD card, selected file and looks like it went with no errors.....rebooted my phone and nothing.....the rom was for a green clock app......the phone just looks stock trim
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Those mods can be tricky. Open the modded zip up on ur computer and see the name of the app. U can do the same thing with ur phone if u dl astro or file exployer or root exployer from the market. Go to system then apps and find that app and delete it. The try reflashing the mod via recovery. Uve done everything right its just some apps don't change for some reason
Also don't forget to wipe dalvik cache and cache before and after flashing something
The other thing is that some user made mods use the original framework.res which will change the way your phone is themed or how it "looks"
Golden rules:
1. Always do a nandroid backup before making big changes to your device.
2. Always wipe cache & dalvik manually from within recovery BEFORE flashing any mods.
3. Make sure the mod you are flashing is designed to be used with the particular rom you have installed. All mods are NOT compatible with all roms.
4. If you've screwed up and had not made a nandroid backup before screwing up, go into recovery, wipe EVERYTHING in the wipe menu EXCEPT the SD card and start over.
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I'm 2 days new to this whole rooting thing, I successfully rooted my phone & installed a nice ROM. I have a couple of questions regarding the micro SD card if anyone is able to help, thanks! (8gb)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144447 < Currently running this rom if it matters..
1. I was wondering after a ROM is installed, does it need to remain on the microSD card?
2. Am I able to have more than 1 ROM stored on a SD card?
3. If I'm able to have multiple ROM's on the SD card, do they need to remain on the root of the card, or am I able to put them in a folder just out of neatness sake?
4. Also, if I'm able to have multiple ROM's on the SC card, is the app ROM Manager able to switch back & forth at will?
1 No once you flash the rom you can delete the rom zip file(s).
2 Yes you can have multiple zip files or you can make nandroids.
3 You can put them in whatever folder you like. I made a folder called custom roms and themes and kernels
4 nandroids unless you want to freshly install them
but bro I recommend you get amon RA as a recovery amon-ra is 100 times better than clockwordmod
to install amon-ra just download this
http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...iles.androidspin.com/downloa...le=PC36IMG.zip
drag it to sd card and go to into bootloader thern fastboot and it should say update
devindjs411 said:
I'm 2 days new to this whole rooting thing, I successfully rooted my phone & installed a nice ROM. I have a couple of questions regarding the micro SD card if anyone is able to help, thanks! (8gb)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144447 < Currently running this rom if it matters..
1. I was wondering after a ROM is installed, does it need to remain on the microSD card?
2. Am I able to have more than 1 ROM stored on a SD card?
3. If I'm able to have multiple ROM's on the SD card, do they need to remain on the root of the card, or am I able to put them in a folder just out of neatness sake?
4. Also, if I'm able to have multiple ROM's on the SC card, is the app ROM Manager able to switch back & forth at will?
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1, no, you can delete the downloaded roms from your SD card after flashing
2, yes, you can store as many (rom).zip(s) on your SD as you'd like.
3, you can move them to any folder that you'd like...I kept mine in a self made folder called Roms, which was then separated into sub folders for organization of specific roms and their themes/mods
4, unless switching from nandroid backups, which must be stored where Rom manager puts them, you can certainly fresh-flash roms from your customized folder of original (rom.zip(s))
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And to answer ur next future question, no u can not restore nandroids made by cwm with amon RA or vice versa
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Thanks for all the speedy responses! Um, but I'm still new to everything, so what is a nandroid?
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Nevermind, that's what Google is for, can't use everyone's knowledge for free! Lol, but when organizing your SC card, is there a certain way you organize your folders for music & pics & videos? Thanks again!
its when you make a backup of your rom
For instance I make a backup of decks rom with all my games and apps and themes and kernels and I decide to try out a new rom like MIUI so i go into my recovery (amon-ra) and click backup and it makes a nandroid ....
then i delete all my user data and cache and davlik so I flash miui but and I don't like it so I go back to amon-ra and click click restore and i restore my nandroid and then it will resotre everything u had before u flahsed miui when u had decks rom
all your apps games kernel theme and it works on every rom
Here's a suggestion.
On my SD Card, I made a folder and named it XDA.
In that, I made sub-folders named Apps, Drivers, ROMs, Kernels, Utilities, ROOT Files, Themes, and maybe a few others, so I can store everything I need.
The only ROMS in my ROMS folder now are MikG2.2, MIUI 1.7, Synergy RC1 and Koni III, although I've flashed and ran just about everyone there is. Those just happen to be most current and Koni's is a stable ROM I can depend on, if I ever need it.
Same with Nandroids. Mine are renamed by adding to the end of the computer generated name _mikG_2_2_complete, meaning that is completely setup, or _bare, meaning that is before I set my apps back, prefs, etc.
Anything that is obsolete, I delete, so I have 4 nandroids now, stock/rooted, MikG bare and MikG complete, also Synergy complete, the ROM I Came from before I flashed MikG last night
Okay these are the steps I took and put as simple as possible.Some steps may be skipped depending on if you have done them or not.These are written based off my setup and what i did.
Disclaimer:Me nor Tassadar or bigsupersquid are responsible for any damage done to your phone so use at your own risk.
Multirom Install:
1.Format through cwm your sd card to have an ext(Recommended 512 mb)
2.Download the two zips from bigsupersquid posted here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20626123#post20626123
3.Place them both onto your sd card.
4.Boot into cwm and flash the cwm zip you downloaded from squid's thread.
5.Now reboot your phone and then boot again into cwm(It should have blue text if it flashed correctly and the multirom option)
6.Now I highly recommend you make a backup of your current rom just in case anything goes wrong.(I made a copy of it onto my pc as well.)
7.Now flash the other zip titled "Multirom..." and wait for it to install.Now reboot to see if it boots.If boots then everything has been done correctly.
Rom on SD Card setup/install:
For this I have install on phone the latest build of cm for oV and will be using the same rom to setup on sd card just for test.
1.Now here Make another backup of your current rom through recovery(Will be used trust me)
2.Now flash the rom you want to use on sd card.(If using a 2.3 rom then the sd card crom msu also be 2.3 and vice versa for 2.2 roms).Reboot phone(a must so dalvik is created correctly).(Make sure to do the appropriate steps fro flash rom like wiping etc.)
3.Reboot back into recovery.Go to multirom and select "Create from current rom". (flash the multirom zip again if it says folder not found)(ROM on the sdcard is placed in /sd-ext/multirom/rom/).
4.After it finished you can go ahead and restore the backup you made in step 1. and the reboot after finished and wait until boot manager shows up.
5.Select boot from sd card and it should boot into the rom you chose to install to sd.(If it doesn't then you did one of the steps wrong).
6.That's it you now have multirom booting enjoy it !
MultiROM recovery menu description:
Active/deactive state is for recovery only, you can boot ROMs from backup in boot manager - that means its N-times boot rather than dual-boot.
When not active(boot from internal memory):
Activate (move from backup) - when you already have backup, this will move it to active folder (fast).
Activate (copy from backup) - same as above, but it copies it instead of moving
Create from current ROM - pretty self-explanatory
When active(boot from sdcard):
Deactivate (move to backup) - Moves current ROM to backup folder, so next boot will be from internal memory
Backup - Creates backup of current ROM
Erase current ROM - Deletes current rom, next boot will be from internal memory
Copy modules from int mem - Copies modules from ROM in internal memory to SDcard. Try this if WiFi does not work in SDcard ROM.
Thanks to Tassadar,bigsupersquid,everyone behind cm7 for optimus v and anyone else that contributed to this
Sounds awsome, gotta try the noob friendly lol....dont have patience for the more detailed one ;P
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any way to get link2sd to work with this. sdext doesn't appear to handle both multirom and link
what are the pro's n cons of this? someone please explain this to me b4 i attempt this. thanks.
Ventrue05 said:
what are the pro's n cons of this? someone please explain this to me b4 i attempt this. thanks.
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Well pros would be you can dual boot between roms.Cons would be not many different roms since most are based off cm7 lol
why would i want to switch on the go from roms? im not being a **** or anything just wondering why someone would want to do that.
Ventrue05 said:
why would i want to switch on the go from roms? im not being a **** or anything just wondering why someone would want to do that.
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Some just like the choice of having two different roms customized differently with different apps and such.
DarkLG said:
Well pros would be you can dual boot between roms.Cons would be not many different roms since most are based off cm7 lol
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Plus you can partition a bigger space on your SD card giving you more room for apps
What is the likeliness this recovery will prevent you from flashing a different recovery.
There are a couple people trying to flash the rzrecovery and getting failed attempts.
eollie said:
What is the likeliness this recovery will prevent you from flashing a different recovery.
There are a couple people trying to flash the rzrecovery and getting failed attempts.
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Hmm guess nobody has a answer to this...
eollie said:
What is the likeliness this recovery will prevent you from flashing a different recovery.
There are a couple people trying to flash the rzrecovery and getting failed attempts.
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If you flash the recovery image using flash_image while booted into android, I think it's safe to say just about zero.
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If you flash the recovery image using flash_image while booted into android, I think it's safe to say just about zero.
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Something was not working right because a couple people using the multi recovery couldnt get rzrecovery to install. Not sure if they got IHO installed or not. I have a feeling something is not allowing flash_image to work properly with that recovery.
I just wanted to see what the devs of this recovery thought.
Tetris from recovery is worth it by itself! havn't installed a second rom yet but this is cool anyways