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[Q] MIUI preparation question..

I'm thinking of trying a MIUI rom, on my HTC Desire (Bravo A8181)
Currently i have alpharev Data++ hboot (s-off etc..)
my questions are:
1 there are 3 variations of MIUI available, which one would i need?
A2SD/A2SD+, D2W, D2EXT -PART
2 i have read that partitioning SDcard is required, is this still the case with Data++ hboot?
I've done literally days of searching online for the answers, but the many variations of details and ports are confusing me.
any advice would be awesome

Here's a quick summary of the three types of MIUI XJ I did in a reddit post.
D2EXT is a fairly fast, fairly stable script that will move the entirety of your androids /data partition to an ext2, ext3, or ext4 partition on your sd card (providing it's after your FAT32 partition).
D2W (data2whatever) is a bit less stable than D2EXT since it's much newer than D2EXT, however, it supports a larger range of partition formats, namely, reiserFS which is specifically made to increase performance and longevity of flash memory. It also moves your entire /data partition to your secondary sd card partition.
The version of A2SD which ships with MIUI XJ is a modified Darktremor A2SD script which, by default only moves /data/app and /data/app-private to an SD-ext partition. It leaves the rest of the /data partition untouched because in theory, your phones internal NAND should be faster than your SD card, however, if you have an SD card that is class4 or faster, the presumed speed decrease will be minimal, if at all. This script does support the moving of the dalvik-cache (Which, next to the actual apks themselves, takes up the most space) to the sd-ext as well.
The reason for having these is because the HTC Desire has a very small data partition and it often fills up very quickly. For MIUI XJ I usually go for the D2EXT because it's tried and true, very stable, and allows me to have up to 2GB of apks/cache data. Whereas the A2SD script still runs out of memory fairly quickly, and D2W is less (Though almost innoticably) stable.
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With the data++ partition table, I'd recommend going A2SD/A2SD+ and partitioning your SD card with either ROM manager, or, if you'd like I can link you to a tutorial I wrote up. If you still find yourself running out of space, then maybe you should consider running D2EXT.

szteto said:
Here's a quick summary of the three types of MIUI XJ I did in a reddit post.
With the data++ partition table, I'd recommend going A2SD/A2SD+ and partitioning your SD card with either ROM manager, or, if you'd like I can link you to a tutorial I wrote up. If you still find yourself running out of space, then maybe you should consider running D2EXT.
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Thanks for the info, very informative, clears a lot of questions that i had
so if i understand correctly, i could try the A2SD/A2SD+ version on my current data++ partition table, as long as i have partitioned my sd card with either ext/2/3/4 ?
if i could get the link to the tutorial, that would be awesome thanks
What are your thoughts on miui in comparison to the stock htc sense?
thanks

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php Download this, and burn it to a CD/DVD or put it on a USB drive, the instructions for how to do this are on the page.
While that downloads backup all important information stored on your SD card as there is a small chance of data loss to your SD cards FAT32 partition.
Once you're gone, boot off the USB drive or the CD/DVD and make sure that your SD card is mounted to your computer via your phone then run the gparted app (Not entirely sure where it is since I have a Linux install and I just used that to make an ext partition).
Once in the utility, select your SD card in the drop down menu in the top right of the window.
Right click your FAT32 partition and select unmount.
Right click on your SD cards FAT32 partition and select resize.
Shrink your partition leaving the appropriate size (I recommend at least 750 MB, but then again I use a 16GB sd card) after your FAT partition.
Hit the check mark at the top of the window to apply the changes.
Once that's done, right click the grey space at the end of the drive and select format to > Ext4
Hit the check mark again to apply the changes.
Optionally, since you've backed up your FAT32 partition, you can right click > format to > Fat32 to remove all the gunk on it created by Android through general use. I find whenever I'm playing with partitions it's nice to make sure that everything's all nice and smooth by formatting everything that I can that won't cause severe data loss.
Head back into windows and flash your ROM
I don't really have any opinions on HTC sense since my phone has a weird glitch with every single HTC sense ROM I've tried. I've even flashed an RUU then reflashed a sense ROM and the glitch persisted. I am unable to use the stock web browser or any browser based off it (Basically anything but Firefox and Opera) on 3g. I have no idea why this is happening and I've asked multiple devs about it and they have no idea what's wrong. Bottomline, I like HTC sense, but am unable to use it, thus MIUI has become my ROM of choice and I'm now loyal to it and wouldn't go back to sense even if it worked fine.

szteto said:
I don't really have any opinions on HTC sense since my phone has a weird glitch with every single HTC sense ROM I've tried. I've even flashed an RUU then reflashed a sense ROM and the glitch persisted. I am unable to use the stock web browser or any browser based off it (Basically anything but Firefox and Opera) on 3g. I have no idea why this is happening and I've asked multiple devs about it and they have no idea what's wrong. Bottomline, I like HTC sense, but am unable to use it, thus MIUI has become my ROM of choice and I'm now loyal to it and wouldn't go back to sense even if it worked fine.
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Here's where im at...
Installed D2Ext version and really liking it, originally tried A2SD version, but think the D2Ext seems a bit more fluid, could be my imagination though.
1 question, which MIUI updater should i be using, to notify, download and update with?
I saw a link on the MIUI XJ page, and downloaded one (v7), but not sure it was the right one. it notifies of update, downloads, then when i click apply, it reboots into recovery, and shows exclamation mark.
then when i try to apply update manually, i get a signature verification error.
not a major, but would really like to correct the updating system if possible..
all suggestions welcome

According to MIUI thread, method b (system update) is the method for you:
METHOD B: UPDATING YOUR ROM
THIS ONE IS FULL SUPPORT FOR D2EXT X-PART USERS:
PARTIAL FOR A2SD and D2W, CAN'T FLASH if KERNEL CHANGE in X-PART
MIUI System Update (Introduced in MIUI XJ 1.5.6)
Updates can be applied after download too when it failed in a2sd, d2w,
If you got can't mount devblock blah blah blah,just browse and flash the zip from sdcard (downloaded_rom)
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MatDrOiD said:
According to miui thread, method b (system update) is the method for you:
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Is this the updater that's built into the rom? if so, i'm guessing i don't need to addon anything, and just use the built in updater?

dsbnz said:
Is this the updater that's built into the rom? if so, i'm guessing i don't need to addon anything, and just use the built in updater?
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Yep, it's build in.

MatDrOiD said:
Yep, it's build in.
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Awesome, thanks for clarifying.
cheers
Before i was aware of this, i added MIUI_XJ_CMUpdater_Mod_for_OTA_V7_Signed.
would it be recommended to reload the rom, or can i safely leave it there?

dsbnz said:
Awesome, thanks for clarifying.
cheers
Before i was aware of this, i added MIUI_XJ_CMUpdater_Mod_for_OTA_V7_Signed.
would it be recommended to reload the rom, or can i safely leave it there?
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You can leave it there. The update with the cm updater is just another method and it won't disturb.

MatDrOiD said:
You can leave it there. The update with the cm updater is just another method and it won't disturb.
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Cheers again, thanks

I have a second question...
I have a 16gb Class 6 SD Card, with 1gb EXT4 Partition after Fat32 Partition.
I've been doing some reading and searching and seen some references to a Linux-Swap partition (100mb) after the EXT4 Partition .
I'm using MIUI XJ D2Ext, and seems to be working perfectly (as far as i can tell).
1: Can anyone clarify, or recommend correct partitioning for my card as mentioned above for the MIUI XJ D2EXT Rom?
2: Is the EXT partition better as EXT4 or is EXT3 better?
thanks heaps to all that can help with suggestions

[Q] ROM installed successfully but not what I expected

Dear All,
I am new to rooting, Custom ROMs etc ....
I have been reading for a couple of days several tutorials on how to root, install custom ROMs on my HTC Desire, so far I reached 80% of my goal, searching the internet and this forum I found ALOT of threads and tutorials and I wasn't totally sure which one to follow, but eventually I decided to have the InsertCoin ROM on my Stock Desire, so those are the following steps I did:
1- Rooted my Desire successfully using unrevoked.
2- Due to hardware limitation as you know the HTC Desire internal memory is so small, I have seen that I can partition my memory card in a way that the new ROM will be installed on the SD card and not the internal memory and I can benefit from this by having more space for apps, so I partitioned my 4GB SD into 3 partitions (According to the Tutorial): 2.86GB (Fat32), 1GB (EXT2), 32 MB (SWAP). Now this same tutorial suggested to convert the 1GB partition from EXT2 to EXT3 then to EXT4 (Optional) however it failed to convert, everytime I write the command I got an error like (image 1995 something, I can get the exact name if needed) so I continued my quest with the 1GB partition being EXT2.
3- Now I flashed my phone using the CM7 r2 HBOOT from alpharev.nl successfullly.
4- Then went to download InsertCoin there was 2 options InsertCoin Sense 2.1 A2SD+ 1.1.3 and InsertCoin Sense 2.1 CM7 1.1.3, I got the second one since I used the CM7 r2 HBOOT ... and installed this custom ROM on my phone and booted successfully.
Everything went fine, the new OS is Gorgeous and full of features except one thing, the 1 GB partition that I thought it was dedicated for the new ROM was untouched the new ROM was installed on the phone internal memory and after the installation I went to the phone info and found out that I have 32 MB of internal memory left, and this of course sucks I havent installed anything yet, so excuse me guys probably someone asked this before but I am too confused to find the correct answer ? what did I do wrong ? can I fix it from here or I must install the InsertCoin Sense 2.1 A2SD+ 1.1.3 ? Maybe there is something wrong in the way I am interpreting this could you please guide me?
My Goal: To have InsertCoin installed on the 1GB partition and to see like I have 700-800 MB left on my internal memory like some screen shots posted in this forum.
Best Regards

First, congratulations on rooting your phone. Trust me, it's the best thing you could have done to it.
Second, which tutorial did you use? The most tried and tested one on xda is this one... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016084
In reality the best way to partition your sd card is with only 2 partitions. The first (primary) partition should always be fat32, and the second should be either ext3 or ext4. Follow the guide I gave you to partition using GParted. It's one of the best ways to partition your sd card. Not too sure about the swap partition, I've never used one on any of the rom's I've used.
CM7r2 is possibly the best hboot to have as it's so widely used. Well done for flashing it succesfully.
The InsertCoin rom you downloaded would have been the right one for you. The a2sd+ one is for stock hboot.
As for your final internal memory space it sounds a little low. The rom itself will never be installed on your sd card, it will always stay on your internal memory. But from what you've said it sounds like you partitioned your memory card incorrectly.
More information can be found here...
http://docs.insertcoin-roms.org/2.4/en-US/installation/
and...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17482966&highlight=a2sd#post17482966 (read this page and the couple after it)
Always try to read as much on the specific rom thread that you can as there's loads of useful info on them.
If I was you I'd repartition my sd card again and reinstall the rom.
Hope it helps.

Thank you very much zedmarcus for your fast and detailed reply, the tutorial above is the best one I have seen so far, its sad that I did not follow it in the first place, I still have some things to ask, concerning the steps in the Tutorial:
Step One: Silly me I didnt do it.
Step Two: Done correctly (Similar to the way shown in this Tut).
Step Three: Done correctly (Similar to the way shown in this Tut).
Step Four: now I read about S-OFF somewhere but I didnt give it attention, but the thing I have done is I have downloaded CM7 r2, renamed it to PB99IMG.zip put it on my SD card, and booted in Recovery Mod (ClockWork) and chose "Install zip from sd card" and guided it to PB99IMG.zip. Can we consider this as an alternative way of what the Tutorial author did using the ISO way ? or am I talking total Gibberish ?
Step Five: I will totally follow this one and partition my SD card using Gparted live CD, the way I did using adb shell was a total mess.
Step Six: Done it correctly.
Step Seven: Done it correctly following this official InsertCoin docs.
Anyway I think I will read the tutorial again and carefully, before I start over.

No problem. XDA is all about learning and sharing
1) No problem really with downloading your RUU first. You can always find out which one you need and download it later if you ever have to. Personally my phone is out of warranty (so it'll never go back to HTC for a fix), and you can find answers to pretty much any problems on here.
4) Yes thats another way to s-off - I think . Easiest way to check if you are s-off (and check your hboot) is to turn off your phone, then press and hold volume down and press the power button to turn it on. It'll then turn on to a white screen, and at the top in pink it should say "AlphaRev CM7 r2" (your current hboot). Just below that it'll say whether you're s-on or s-off. Then just use the volume buttons up and down to go to reboot, or recovery if you're flashing a new rom/kernel/add-on (power button makes the selection).
5) There's no problem with partitioning your sd card again. I've done mine a couple of times.
Only other advice I can give is to make sure once you've got your new rom up and running is to make a nand backup. You'll need it if your phone ever messes up and you wanna go back to an earlier backup (think of it like a backup on your pc where you can go back to a particular date before it was messed up). Step six in the guide I gave you shows you how to do it.
Enjoy your "new" phone

Quick question, I found out that my phone is still S-ON, and in fact I did not HBOOT reflash it correctly, I jumped this step and installed teh CM7 r2 patch (Which I suppose went successfully), now my question, can I HBOOT reflash my phone like step 4 in the above tutorial, then apply CM7 r2 again ? will it brick my phone or anything ?

Ok today was tuff day, some things cleared up and other things are still ambiguous, my phone is actually S-ON I tried the video in the tutorial, but at some point it failed but my phone is still OK and still S-ON, however I managed to partition my SD card correctly this time, and reinstalled InsertCoin but still straightly after the installation I had 32 MB of internal memory left, now here is the weird part for me can someone explain what is the role of the 1GB EXT4 partition that I made and which is required for the InsertCoin ? I thought after the installation I would see a huge internal memory like the one I saw in this forum in a screenshot in the Supernova Rom, or is it different with InserCoin ?
In addition after the ROM installation, I took my SD card, plugged it in a memory card ready and started Gparted just to see the usage and I was surprised that out of the 1 GB EXT4 partition there was 363 MB used so in fact it was "touched" during the installation, can someone clear this thing up for me please ?

SpeedyStick said:
Ok today was tuff day, some things cleared up and other things are still ambiguous, my phone is actually S-ON I tried the video in the tutorial, but at some point it failed but my phone is still OK and still S-ON, however I managed to partition my SD card correctly this time, and reinstalled InsertCoin but still straightly after the installation I had 32 MB of internal memory left, now here is the weird part for me can someone explain what is the role of the 1GB EXT4 partition that I made and which is required for the InsertCoin ? I thought after the installation I would see a huge internal memory like the one I saw in this forum in a screenshot in the Supernova Rom, or is it different with InserCoin ?
In addition after the ROM installation, I took my SD card, plugged it in a memory card ready and started Gparted just to see the usage and I was surprised that out of the 1 GB EXT4 partition there was 363 MB used so in fact it was "touched" during the installation, can someone clear this thing up for me please ?
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Droidzone's Supernova ROM uses data2sd which means you can install any amount of app storage room on your sd card as you want. InsertCoin is different to this in that it doesn't use data2sd.
If you really want a lot of room for app storage Supernova is the way to go.

If you s-off then change your hboot, you will need to re-flash. It's worth it though.
To s-off, go to alpharev.nl, download alpharev 1.8 hboot reflash utility, burn it onto a cd, put it into your pc and boot to it, then follow the instructions on the screen. It should only take about 5 minutes, but it gives you access to everything.
Once you're s-off, download fastboot commander, bravo_alphaspl-cm7r2.img also from alpharev.nl, and recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-bravo.img. Start up your phone into fastboot (hold down volume- and power, then select fastboot), plug it in, and start up fastboot commander. In the main text box, it should show that your phone is connected via fastboot. If it is, then select Hboot/spl and select the bravo_alphaspl-cm7r2.img file, and click Flash SPL. Do the same for Recovery, with recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5.bravo.img.
Enjoy

zedmarcus said:
Droidzone's Supernova ROM uses data2sd which means you can install any amount of app storage room on your sd card as you want. InsertCoin is different to this in that it doesn't use data2sd.
If you really want a lot of room for app storage Supernova is the way to go.
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Thanks, I think I will give Supernova a try, even though I liked InsertCoin, it looks like the Desire HD inside and have Internet Pass-Through (Which is very useful to me) While Supernova, according to the pics looks like a stock Desire with big internal memory , but I was wondering, InsertCoin is made for HTC Desire and seems very popular with over 200 000 Downloads, those who are using it, what are they doing about the memory thing ? I would like to know if you have an answer they dont install applications ? or choose applications that are movable to SD ?
@bbbbqq thanks but you said alot of things I am not sure if I can do it

ah, ok, I think I see your problem now (I've re-read all that you've said in your posts)...
If you are still s-on then you will still have the stock hboot instead of CM7r2. If this is right then you don't want to install the version of InsertCoin you have already, you will want the a2sd+ version.
Did you turn off then turn on with volume down and the start button? If you did and at the top in pink it didn't say "Alpharev CM7 r2" then you are still on stock hboot.
The version of InsertCoin you downloaded is for CM7r2.
Try the s-off procedure again to s-off and then flash CM7r2 using "Android Flasher" - found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794638&highlight=android+flasher
Then you can try reinstalling the rom you've downloaded.
Or...
Download the InsertCoin Sense 2.1 A2SD+ 1.1.3 version from here http://insertcoin-roms.org/htc-desire/download
Put it on your sd card, reboot into recovery, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, advanced/wipe dalvik cache, back, install zip from sd card, choose zip from sd card, then select the new InsertCoin a2sd+ 1.1.3 version you just downloaded.
Flash 1.1.3 first and see how it goes, then afterwards if it's working ok for you, you can then download the "InsertCoin Sense 2.1 A2SD+ 1.1.4" from the same page and flash it on top of 1.1.3 (but don't do all of the wipes, just do the wipe dalvik cache one).
(1.1.4 is only an update, so you can't do it unless you do 1.1.3 first)
Ok, hope it helps. Let me know how it goes.

Dont give up ! Insertcoin is worth trying
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

zedmarcus, you are my savior thank you again, your post made it clear finally, my phone is still S-ON and I dont have the Alpharev CM7 HBOOT, I downloaded the A2SD+ edition of insertCoin and used it, that's exactly what I want Gingerbread 2.3.3, Desire HD look, smooth, Internet Pass-through, Internal memory is almost all free (130MB out of 148MB) all newly installed application are being installed on the A2SD storage (the 1 GB EXT4 partition), the phone is running great as if I purchased a new device and I am sure there is even more to explore
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Now on a side note, for the future, if I would like to install ROMs that CM7 r2 HBOOT, I must S-OFF my phone, however the process of S-OFFing is failing at the end, following the video from the TUT you gave me in your first post, I am following the guy step by step at the end his S-OFF succeed and mines fail, have a look on this:
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After the "waiting for flashing to complete" there should be another message showing that the flash was successful, that's the thing preventing me from S-OFFing my phone I guess, if you or anyone have an answer for this please let me know, otherwise its ok I am happy with my InsertCoin A2SD+
If this helps, probably this is happening because previously I did flash the CM7 r2 HBOOT file that I downloaded from alpharev.com the zip file and named it to PB99IMG.zip and did "install zip from sd card" before even using the alpharev iso flash utility, and later I knew that the CM7 r2 PB99IMG.zip file is only a PATCH that should be applied after the flash.
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@ boscovich, I didn't give up I am a happy InsertCoin A2SD+ user now

I also had this error on the first try. The second try was ok

Gr4v3 said:
I also had this error on the first try. The second try was ok
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This pic is taken from the second try

No problem. Glad you are happy with InsertCoin and your "new" phone
As for your s-off... Not really sure why it's not working for you. But...
What is your hboot version number? Find it by turning off and turning on with the volume down/power. Second line down under Alpharev (in pink) it says...
Let me know

That's what I got:
Code:
BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.0001
MICROP-031d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.11.05.27
If I am not mistaken, that's the stock hboot right ?

You are right.

Ok... I'm not sure (and someone will probably correct me) but I'm sure I read somewhere that you have to have a stock rom to be able to s-off...
So in your case what you could do if you wanted s-off that badly, download your ruu and flash which will put you back where you were when you first began, and then go through the whole process again using the guide I gave you, doing it all in the correct order.
In reality, if you are happy with your phone now you could just stick with stock hboot for now, keep reading and learning, and then at a later date do it all again, s-offing at the right point.
Enjoy.

You do not need stock rom to go S-OFF. With revolutionary, it depends on the hboot. With alpharev, there sometimes were problems with gingerbread custom roms.

Cheers MatDrOiD...
I wasn't sure about this but I read it in another thread in Q&A.

[Q]Hboot CM7 r2 problem? (with Coolsense 3D Aces v6 Bravo)

Hello i am an old user of this superb forum, but now i must write my first problem, here we go:
I got a problem about free space when i use CM7 r2 hboot.
as we know we should have this configuration:
/system=145 MB
/cache=5MB
/data=287MB
So i changed my hboot by two methods (because i got problem so i tried to do it again with other method):
- first was via FastbootCommander v 1.51
- second via recovery FLASH HBOOT IMAGE etc.
after changing hboot i did full wipe, then partition align, then i install the rom (rom link here: http://www.cooldevs.com/archives/394).
When i got new installed rom and i check the free space, i got this results:
135 free and 252 used space.
What was wrong?
Here is a prtsc how look like partitions on my sd-card (Disk3 ~16GB):
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Sometimes aligning breaks the partition. Also I think you may find the last line of my signature interesting given what i see in your screen shot
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

rootSU said:
Sometimes aligning breaks the partition. Also I think you may find the last line of my signature interesting given what i see in your screen shot
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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I forgot, i made partition with gparted which was booted from USB drive, MiniTool i use only for confirm how look like my SD-Card

How did you align? Gparted already aligns... further alignment breaks the partitioning
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

i use Cool_alignment.zip, i shouldn't? well it is a new point of view... let me check
ps. it is good option to change hboot via recovery? i heard opinion the best way is via command line, but it works fine, also via recovery hmmm
UPDATE:
I changed hboot with recovery, after flash without alignment my desire stuck on the splashscreen... any sollution?
UDATE2:
Now rom works, but still have 135MB free and 151 used... strange... (i get jboot cm7 r2, then wipe all data, then flash the rom without alignment and still same)

g1b50n said:
UDATE2:
Now rom works, but still have 135MB free and 151 used... strange... (i get jboot cm7 r2, then wipe all data, then flash the rom without alignment and still same)
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Surely that is working then? The stock Desire only has about 137Mb free with nothing installed, yours is reporting 286Mb in total if I am not mistaken (add the two figures together).

g1b50n said:
i use Cool_alignment.zip, i shouldn't?
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Nooooo you really shouldn't. Gparted does everything you need, simply by pressing apply. Including alignment. That zip is for people who use cwm or ROM manger which uses SDparted with no alignment.
Even if everything works, I'd recommend deleting and retreating the partition in Gparted to undo the zip
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

rootSU said:
Nooooo you really shouldn't. Gparted does everything you need, simply by pressing apply. Including alignment. That zip is for people who use cwm or ROM manger which uses SDparted with no alignment.
Even if everything works, I'd recommend deleting and retreating the partition in Gparted to undo the zip
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Well something is wrong i think i should format my SDcard with GParted again and note here results. My friend has Desire too, so i will check it on both devices, last request: Anyone has
a hboot CM7? Because this rom for CM7. I downloaded from forum but it doesn't work (when i flash it i got error and failure)
/Message sent from HTC Desire/

Your post reminds me of simple facts, these being that numpties shouldn't be let loose on phones other than the old, basic Nokias.

g1b50n said:
Well something is wrong i think i should format my SDcard with GParted again and note here results. My friend has Desire too, so i will check it on both devices, last request: Anyone has
a hboot CM7? Because this rom for CM7. I downloaded from forum but it doesn't work (when i flash it i got error and failure)
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http://www.fileserve.com/file/tSUAmep/bravo_alphaspl-cm7.7z
(From Chinese server, plz have a test)
http://115.com/file/dp2ahl1d#
(click 联通下载 or 电信下载)
http://dl.dbank.com/c0lat7dtyz
(click 下载 or the file's name ‘bravo_alphaspl-cm7.7z’)

CM7 works sweet on my HTC Desire - I used UNREVOKED3, Clockwork Mod, the RADIO CM recommend, and once booted I used S2E to give me lots of application space.

allenfoxtc said:
http://www.fileserve.com/file/tSUAmep/bravo_alphaspl-cm7.7z
(From Chinese server, plz have a test)
http://115.com/file/dp2ahl1d#
(click 联通下载 or 电信下载)
http://dl.dbank.com/c0lat7dtyz
(click 下载 or the file's name ‘bravo_alphaspl-cm7.7z’)
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Well i will try, i hope it will works, because before i couldn't do a flash. Thanks. (Maybe CM7 will work better than current stock, but i really want CM7 r2...)

JohnHarrisNZ said:
CM7 works sweet on my HTC Desire - I used UNREVOKED3, Clockwork Mod, the RADIO CM recommend, and once booted I used S2E to give me lots of application space.
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This thread is about the cm7 custom hboot by Alpharev, not the cm7 Rom by cyanogen
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Bad news, i tried few times with other card and still don't know where is the problem i also check Data++ hboot, and after fresh and new instalation i got 252MB for Data but half of them are used (151MB used and 102 FREE it is little impossible on the fresh and new installation) (why?)
Any other suggestions? ideas? maybe this rom is little bugged? or i should format my SD card?
if i format again my SD card, what size i should set?
For FAT32 and for EXT4? (i got 16GB, 10class card) maybe my EXT4 partition is too big? about 1,51GB?
Best regards.

You can't see ext4 partition under normal system (system/application/manage apps) due to your sdcard is not mounted as /data. Your apps you installed are on sdext/app symlinked back to data/app you need to use 3rd party app to see free space on sdext... For more info look for a2sd+ and data+ script and see the difference
I recommend to use amarullz script, which is mounting sdext to as /data and real data (data partition on the phone) is used for sys app dalvik, u will be able to see your free space on ext 4 in the manage apps
Size of ext4 must be up to 2 gb for stability reason, hope this helps
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Sorry for not fresh update but i got some good news.
When i reparted (this word is correct?) my SD-card again, and set EXT4 size lower, to 1GB size, this ROM (CoolSense 3D) with CM7r2 hboot work great.
Results, don't be greedy and use less space for APPSors!!!!
Best regards.
My config is:
SD-card (16GB class 10 - AData)
Fat32 - 14,5GB (created as Primary)
Ext4 - 1GB (created as Primary)
Good luck, for people which have the same issue

[Q] CM10.1 A2SD Problem!

Hey , I just installed CM10.1 and I read the method to activate the a2sd script , I did exactly as i was suppose to , after installing the ROM i just went into terminal , and typed
SU
a2sd install
y
n
y
as i was suppose to , and when i saw the storage , it said 12 mb used , and the rest free , (i have a 2gb ext partition) just 120+ mb i dont remember the exact figure , and so i assumed that it might not show the exact space but it was implying that a2sd was working because the whole OS could not be 12 mb.
so i used super backup to restore all my text messages , call logs , calender etc and then i restored 41 of my old apps , and in the process (31) it started saying that it is out of space , i tried the same script with not luck.
I tried App2sd (from store) and moved some of the apps to make some space.
It took super backup 3 hours , yes 3 hours to restore the text messages , and i dont want to go through all that again (if possible)
Any help would be really appreciated.
NOTE: The ROM i used before was supernova , it had a built in a2sd , so it showed 2 gb when i went into the storage , but it was too slow.
Waiting for a reply , Thanks.

Danish78 said:
Hey , I just installed CM10.1 and I read the method to activate the a2sd script , I did exactly as i was suppose to , after installing the ROM i just went into terminal , and typed
SU
a2sd install
y
n
y
as i was suppose to , and when i saw the storage , it said 12 mb used , and the rest free , (i have a 2gb ext partition) just 120+ mb i dont remember the exact figure , and so i assumed that it might not show the exact space but it was implying that a2sd was working because the whole OS could not be 12 mb.
so i used super backup to restore all my text messages , call logs , calender etc and then i restored 41 of my old apps , and in the process (31) it started saying that it is out of space , i tried the same script with not luck.
I tried App2sd (from store) and moved some of the apps to make some space.
It took super backup 3 hours , yes 3 hours to restore the text messages , and i dont want to go through all that again (if possible)
Any help would be really appreciated.
NOTE: The ROM i used before was supernova , it had a built in a2sd , so it showed 2 gb when i went into the storage , but it was too slow.
Waiting for a reply , Thanks.
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How did you partition your sd-card?

abaaaabbbb63 said:
How did you partition your sd-card?
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Thanks for the reply , well i used a partitioning software (the name slips my mind, the one in the noob guide ) , and partitioned it from my computer,
but the reason I could not doubt the partition is because it was working fine in my previous ROM.
Thanks...

Danish78 said:
Thanks for the reply , well i used a partitioning software (the name slips my mind, the one in the noob guide ) , and partitioned it from my computer,
but the reason I could not doubt the partition is because it was working fine in my previous ROM.
Thanks...
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And can you tell me about what m2sd is?
I used it for bigger ROMs but they weren't stable , and what about the "Partition SD Card" in HBOOT.
Could these be the problem?

Danish78 said:
And can you tell me about what m2sd is?
I used it for bigger ROMs but they weren't stable , and what about the "Partition SD Card" in HBOOT.
Could these be the problem?
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You probably used Minitool Partition Wizard, which makes faulty partitions. Check the partitioning guide in my signature to correctly partition your sd-card.
m2sd is a script to move apps, data, cache, dalvik cache to sd-ext.
The "Partition SD Card" option is found in "Recovery", not hboot. The hboot is this screen:
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"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
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abaaaabbbb63 said:
You probably used Minitool Partition Wizard, which makes faulty partitions. Check the partitioning guide in my signature to correctly partition your sd-card.
m2sd is a script to move apps, data, cache, dalvik cache to sd-ext.
The "Partition SD Card" option is found in "Recovery", not hboot. The hboot is this screen:
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I actually used the Gparted method , but I dont know why the script is not working.
I used the "Noob Proof HTC Desire guide" and it showed the gparted method , the same as yours.
How do i check if my phone is "S-Off'd".Because I got this phone with CM7 Running in it...

Danish78 said:
I actually used the Gparted method , but I dont know why the script is not working.
I used the "Noob Proof HTC Desire guide" and it showed the gparted method , the same as yours.
How do i check if my phone is "S-Off'd".Because I got this phone with CM7 Running in it...
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Go into the bootloader and it will say either s-off or s-on. Look at the picture that andoo posted. It says s off at the top.
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chromium96 said:
Go into the bootloader and it will say either s-off or s-on. Look at the picture that andoo posted. It says s off at the top.
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Yup its s-offd thanks a bunch for the reply.
i guess i will try the s-off method to partition again , because this just wont work...

I'm having the same problem, having installed CM10.1 and previously having a Supernova ROM installed.
However, that used Data2SD instead of A2SD, and I wonder if this is the problem?
When I try try to activate A2SD by using the command "a2sd install", and rebooting, the phone never recognises the Ext4 partition on my SD card. I wonder if the phone is still expecting to use the Data2SD method (where you used to see the LED turn pink then blue whislt it mounted the SD card partition whilst booting - it no longer does this).
I saw a thread [PRJ] [DATA2SD] Flashable zips for converting any Rom to Data2SD, For N1 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=864174 - and wondered if this method can be used to get this working. But it talks about installing A2SDKiller specific to your ROM. Where would I find this?
Alternatively, if my phone is looking for Data2SD, is there anyway to stop it doing this, if it is this that is interfering with A2SD working properly?

[Q] Low internal memory

Hi,
HTC DESIRE, rooted with Gingerbread 2.3.3.
I have internal memory problem and always will remove apps if getting "LOW ON SPACE" notification. Can anyone suggest the procedures how to increase the memory level.
Thanks.

Post your boot loader details.
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boot loader details
Chromium_ said:
Post your boot loader details.
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BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.93.1002
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.17.05.23

babbulu99 said:
BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.93.1002
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.17.05.23
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Good. First create a partition on your sd card using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2125513
I would recommend 1gb ext4.
Let me know when that's done and I'll give you further instructions.
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Low internal memory
Chromium_ said:
Good. First create a partition on your sd card using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2125513
I would recommend 1gb ext4.
Let me know when that's done and I'll give you further instructions.
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Which step Number I should take..

Low internal memory
Chromium_ said:
Good. First create a partition on your sd card using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2125513
I would recommend 1gb ext4.
Let me know when that's done and I'll give you further instructions.
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I managed to follow the steps for "rooted roms". But I still have the low memory indication. And also I'm stucked because dont know which steps need to choose. Please advise me.

Sorry I should've been more specific. In that guide you should've used the steps to install 4ext recovery and create the partition using it. Is that what you did?
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Low internal memory
Chromium_ said:
Sorry I should've been more specific. In that guide you should've used the steps to install 4ext recovery and create the partition using it. Is that what you did?
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Yes, I followed [1] For Rooted ROMs.....1. Go here: http://4ext.net/....

babbulu99 said:
Yes, I followed [1] For Rooted ROMs.....1. Go here: http://4ext.net/....
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OK so you installed 4ext recovery right? Did you also complete number [4] to create the sdcard partition?
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Low internal memory
Chromium_ said:
OK so you installed 4ext recovery right? Did you also complete number [4] to create the sdcard partition?
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Yes, I able to create the partition.

babbulu99 said:
Yes, I able to create the partition.
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Ok now this is what i would advise: Install the Oxygenr2 hboot, full wipe, install milwild redux rom. This will give you 332mb for app data, and the apps (apks) and dalvik cache will be stored on your sdext partiton.
1. Download the oxygenr2 hboot here. Rename the file to PB99IMG.zip and then follow this guide to install it. When you go into your bootloader it should now say 'Alpharev Oxygen r2' at the top...this means that it was installed successfully.
2. Download Milwild Redux rom from here and put it on your sdcard.
3. Go into 4ext recovery > wipe | format > format all partitions (except sdcard) *This will wipe everything on your phone except your sdcard stuff like pics, music, video, etc.*
Go back to the 4ext main menu > install from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard > browse to where you copied the rom, and click on it to install
4. Reboot. You should now have milwilds redux rom installed, and apps will automatically be moved to your sdcard partition. App data will remain on the internal so you will eventually run out of space, but it should take much longer than it used to.

Low internal memory
First of all, I transfer PB99IMG.zip to my sdcard and follow the PB99IMG method. But I didn't transfer the Milwild Redux to my sd card. Then after finished, I reboot the phone and suddenly I cannot start up my phone and always showing "HTC". Please help me, what is the wrong. Shall I insert the Milwild Redux into my sdcard.
Thanks
Chromium_ said:
Ok now this is what i would advise: Install the Oxygenr2 hboot, full wipe, install milwild redux rom. This will give you 332mb for app data, and the apps (apks) and dalvik cache will be stored on your sdext partiton.
1. Download the oxygenr2 hboot here. Rename the file to PB99IMG.zip and then follow this guide to install it. When you go into your bootloader it should now say 'Alpharev Oxygen r2' at the top...this means that it was installed successfully.
2. Download Milwild Redux rom from here and put it on your sdcard.
3. Go into 4ext recovery > wipe | format > format all partitions (except sdcard) *This will wipe everything on your phone except your sdcard stuff like pics, music, video, etc.*
Go back to the 4ext main menu > install from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard > browse to where you copied the rom, and click on it to install
4. Reboot. You should now have milwilds redux rom installed, and apps will automatically be moved to your sdcard partition. App data will remain on the internal so you will eventually run out of space, but it should take much longer than it used to.
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babbulu99 said:
First of all, I transfer PB99IMG.zip to my sdcard and follow the PB99IMG method. But I didn't transfer the Milwild Redux to my sd card. Then after finished, I reboot the phone and suddenly I cannot start up my phone and always showing "HTC". Please help me, what is the wrong. Shall I insert the Milwild Redux into my sdcard.
Thanks
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Yes, follow as instructed previously
You have flashed a different hboot which has 100MB /system size. But your current ROM's system size is close to 250MB which doesn't 'fit' inside 100MB, therefore it doesn't boot.
Take your sd card out and transfer the Mildwild Redux ROM using a card reader, always easiest.
If you don't have a card reader:
- Boot into booloader again (Vol down + power), wait a few seconds, don't bother flashing the PB99IMG.zip again, no need
- Select recovery and boot into it
- Plug in the phone to computer
- Mount USB storage within recovery, can't remember the exact name of the option. Transfer ROM.zip
- Unmount USB
- Proceed as above.
Once everything is working, it's a good idea to understand how and where all your memory is being used, rather than just wondering why you have low memory...
Install an app like 'DiskUsage' to browse all your partitions (system, data and sd-ext) and learn how things are allocated. If you ever run into memory issues again, you will hopefully have a better understanding why

Low internal memory
Finally its working but my phone book are missing. Is it possible to retrieve back the missing phone book from sdcard..
eddiehk6 said:
Yes, follow as instructed previously
You have flashed a different hboot which has 100MB /system size. But your current ROM's system size is close to 250MB which doesn't 'fit' inside 100MB, therefore it doesn't boot.
Take your sd card out and transfer the Mildwild Redux ROM using a card reader, always easiest.
If you don't have a card reader:
- Boot into booloader again (Vol down + power), wait a few seconds, don't bother flashing the PB99IMG.zip again, no need
- Select recovery and boot into it
- Plug in the phone to computer
- Mount USB storage within recovery, can't remember the exact name of the option. Transfer ROM.zip
- Unmount USB
- Proceed as above.
Once everything is working, it's a good idea to understand how and where all your memory is being used, rather than just wondering why you have low memory...
Install an app like 'DiskUsage' to browse all your partitions (system, data and sd-ext) and learn how things are allocated. If you ever run into memory issues again, you will hopefully have a better understanding why
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Low internal memory
Can you share the sotfware for android contacts recovery because when i download from online im getting "the setup files corrupted"
babbulu99 said:
Finally its working but my phone book are missing. Is it possible to retrieve back the missing phone book from sdcard..
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babbulu99 said:
Finally its working but my phone book are missing. Is it possible to retrieve back the missing phone book from sdcard..
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In order to restore your contacts, you need some kind of backup to be able to restore from
So:
- did you manually backup your contacts to sd card?
- did you make a nandroid backup in recovery before you wiped the device? (unfortunately when the providing a step by step, Chromium appears to have forgotten this step)
The idea behind an Android phone is to backup your contacts to your google account, so they are stored in the cloud and always safe, and not just on the phone or SIM card. When you sign in to your new ROM or device, your contacts will automatically be synced :good:
If you find a way to get your contacts back, please research how to backup your contacts to Google

Ive done the hboot now
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I think its the internet it wont let me go on it what shall i do ive got a backup too. Dont matter now just restored back up.
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lilsafbig said:
Ive done the hboot now
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Good stuff, your memory looks even better now eh?
I think its the internet it wont let me go on it what shall i do ive got a backup too. Dont matter now just restored back up.
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Changing hboot shouldn't touch internet as it only repartitions internal memory, guess it doesn't matter now at list it's working