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Desire Flashing Probs or Not?

Hi Guys
I flash my Phone now many Times and i have always Problems whit my Device after Flashing. Many Roms have no Lockscreen, i can't send MMS or another things. I read "all" tuts but maybe i do anything wrong :>
1. I Root my Desire whit Unrevoked (newest) whit Custom Recovery (recovery-RA_2.0.1)
2. I splitt my SD Card whit the tool on Revnet.
2a. 3GB @ FAT32 & 1GB @ EXT4
3. Copy the ROM on my SD Card(latest Rom Aces v19(?)).
4. Run Recovery
4a. Wipe Data, devlik cache (I Wipe All! ok no SD-EXT).
4b. Install zip from SD Card
5. Installation - wait wait wait wait wait...
6. Settings + Install Apps...
Is this Wrong?
Alex
EDIT - I USE ONLY A2SD - NO S-OFF ROMS!!!!!!

2 things
1. flash the latest radio
2. if you didn't use Gparted or your recovery the ext4 won't work, if you used it just flash the latest radio

I use the last radio :'( nobody idee?
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Do your restore settings even if you use an aosp rom when coming from sense rom or reverse? Partition your sd card directly in recovery or with gparted (both primary). Never use other tools, it seems they cause problems.

I use gParted for my SD Card EXT4- I Restore always Nothing. If i install a new Rom, i fill all manuel I have Time and Emails/SMS ... dont need it ^^

In which order do you create partitions? Are they both set to primary?
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[Q] Install CM9 on Gio with GioPro

Hi guys,
i've a Galaxy Gio with Android 2.3.5 and GioPro 1.4 and i'd like to update the last beta 5 of CM9.
Does anyone know how to install it?
I read the Maclaw post but i'm not sure if i need to install the clockworkod 2 for CM9!
Thank you all!

Here's some help:
1. Yes, you have to get the clockworkmod recovery, download it, and place it on your sdcard.
2. power off your phone.
3. Power on holding these buttons: power + home.
4. you should be in recovery, choose apply update from sdcard and navigate to px-cwmv2 (or whatever it is called)
5. After install, choose "reboot system now" You should now be in clockworkmod.
6. choose "install zip from sdcard" Navigate to the downloaded cm9 (called cm-giobeta5)
7. Install it.
8. Wipe data and reboot. (when it boots it will appear as a black screen, ignore that and wait for the bootanimation)
9. Enjoy Galaxyics

I would also like to install cyanogen mod 9 for my gio, and i sucessfully installed that special clockwork recovery mod that i supposedly need. I did that and now when i boot into it, it says "E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log" and "E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log". I didnt have this warning on Clockwork recovery mod 5.0.2.7 ???

AlwaysDroid said:
I would also like to install cyanogen mod 9 for my gio, and i sucessfully installed that special clockwork recovery mod that i supposedly need. I did that and now when i boot into it, it says "E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log" and "E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log". I didnt have this warning on Clockwork recovery mod 5.0.2.7 ???
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I used to get that too, but nothing serious became of it. I don't remember how (if) I have fixed it yet.

AlwaysDroid said:
I would also like to install cyanogen mod 9 for my gio, and i sucessfully installed that special clockwork recovery mod that i supposedly need. I did that and now when i boot into it, it says "E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log" and "E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log". I didnt have this warning on Clockwork recovery mod 5.0.2.7 ???
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Do you have for example ext4 partition in your sd card?

xzaxox said:
Do you have for example ext4 partition in your sd card?
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My sd card is stock. No partition.

partition your sd card through cwm

ekzil said:
partition your sd card through cwm
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Okay i will! Does doing that fix the error i am getting? also Whats a good size to partition (i only have a 2gb card for now). I tried flashing Cyanogen Mod 9 yesterday with the regular clockwork recovery (oops) and got my gio bootlooping . I freaked out, not gonna lie. But then i flashed CM7 and it worked So i might flash to Cyanogenmod 9 later, i kinda like this Cm7!
Also, when i flashed cm7, it changed my minimum CPU clock frequecy to 128 from 254. It also down clocked from 800 max to 784. but it wont let me clock back up, or overclock! the settings wont apply after i reboot! Do you have an idea for this?

iok1 said:
Here's some help:
1. Yes, you have to get the clockworkmod recovery, download it, and place it on your sdcard.
2. power off your phone.
3. Power on holding these buttons: power + home.
4. you should be in recovery, choose apply update from sdcard and navigate to px-cwmv2 (or whatever it is called)
5. After install, choose "reboot system now" You should now be in clockworkmod.
6. choose "install zip from sdcard" Navigate to the downloaded cm9 (called cm-giobeta5)
7. Install it.
8. Wipe data and reboot. (when it boots it will appear as a black screen, ignore that and wait for the bootanimation)
9. Enjoy Galaxyics
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Thanks Man you've been so helpful!!!I'll doing it today!
But i need to partition my sd card?ord just copy file in the root directory?

AlwaysDroid said:
Okay i will! Does doing that fix the error i am getting? also Whats a good size to partition (i only have a 2gb card for now). I tried flashing Cyanogen Mod 9 yesterday with the regular clockwork recovery (oops) and got my gio bootlooping . I freaked out, not gonna lie. But then i flashed CM7 and it worked So i might flash to Cyanogenmod 9 later, i kinda like this Cm7!
Also, when i flashed cm7, it changed my minimum CPU clock frequecy to 128 from 254. It also down clocked from 800 max to 784. but it wont let me clock back up, or overclock! the settings wont apply after i reboot! Do you have an idea for this?
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Use set cpu... u can search on google.com
darkassassin said:
Thanks Man you've been so helpful!!!I'll doing it today!
But i need to partition my sd card?ord just copy file in the root directory?
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If u doesn't use app2sd maybe no need partition..
@wiwid_colgate
Galaxy Gio S5660
#GalaxyICS

mmm actually i'm using it, so just to understand:
before i copy che CWM recovery and CM9 on the sd card i need to format it and create 2 partition?
Sorry if i seem dumb! but this time i'm trying to do it by myself, with GioPro 1.4 my bulgarian friend help me!

mmm actually i'm using it, so just to understand:
before i copy che CWM recovery and CM9 on the sd card i need to format it and create 2 partition?
Sorry if i seem dumb! but this time i'm trying to do it by myself, with GioPro 1.4 my bulgarian friend help me!
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You don't need to partition
Sent from my GT-S5660

darkassassin said:
mmm actually i'm using it, so just to understand:
before i copy che CWM recovery and CM9 on the sd card i need to format it and create 2 partition?
Sorry if i seem dumb! but this time i'm trying to do it by myself, with GioPro 1.4 my bulgarian friend help me!
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The second partition is optional.
But if u wanna use it, make sure u create ext4 as a primary.
Then u can use s2e, app2sd pro, a2sd DT etc.
@wiwid_colgate
Galaxy Gio S5660
#GalaxyICS

well it's a try...so let's try it!
Now i don't mind about the second partition, when i'll become expert maybe i'll use it!
Thanks guys!

[Q] Two ext4 partitions ?

Hi. I'm about to install a new rom on my HTC Desire, and the developer says i need to partition my SD card like this :
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But the first thing you'll have to do is repartitioning your sd card (I suggest 4ext or you can use clockworkmod recovery) like this:
1st partition fat32 xyMB
2nd partition - sd-ext - ext4 - 768MB (the 1st ext that recovery will ask you)
3rd partition - sd-ext2 - ext4 - 256MB (the 2nd ext that recovery will ask you)
NO SWAP!!!
You can use different values for sd-ext partitions, but ext proportion HAS TO BE 3:1 (like my suggestion 768:256)!!!
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I flashed Clockworkmod recovery and i dont have an option in there to create 768 size partition and i really dont know how to create 2 ext4 partitions. So how do i do it ? I would really be greatful for any help here. Thank you.

4EXT Recovery Touch should be your recovery (check my sig).
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA

All you need to do is to
1. Download and install 4EXT Recovery Updater, and launch it.
2. It will ask for root access, which you must grant.
3. After granting it root access you can use it to download and flash 4EXT Recovery. You must have an internet connection for this.
4. The recovery updater app will now download 4EXT Recovery and flash it on your device, replacing the older CWM Recovery you have currently, it's that simple.
there you will find the option to create 2 ext partitions.

guess i have to install some rom first so i can get 4ext, i couldn't find an image file to flash it otherwise. On it now. Thanks.

protosot said:
guess i have to install some rom first so i can get 4ext, i couldn't find an image file to flash it otherwise. On it now. Thanks.
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I got this from img file Erklat's sig. Give him some thanks when you see him bashing newbs around.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15752958/recovery_touch.img

Thank you all, you've been very helpful. I've flashed 4ext and pratitioned the SD card, my phone took ages to start, so finally i've installed the rom, gonna try it out now. Thank you all again ! Cheers.

Glad to know that your problem is solved. enjoy your new rom.

[Q][Android 4.0.4] Encryption Unsuccessfull

I recently upgraded my phone from Stock 2.3.6 to Maclaw 4.0.4. I accidently flashed the ROM twice using CWM 5.0.2.6 without mounting my SD Card (/sdcard)(Not sure if it is important). Anyway, after Wiping data/Factory reset and wiping the Dalvik Cache, I rebooted my phone. After a successful reboot, It displayed a message saying "Encryption Unsuccessful" with a Reset button (which basically didn't do anything). What I did trying (Hopelessly) (using CWM) to remove this error was:
- Re flashing the ROM
- Formatting the sdcard and partitioning again
- Formatting everything (/system /data ....) and re-flashing
- Removing the battery (Hopelessly )
And with every step I re-wiped data and dalvik and rebooted with the same error.
I am thinking of restoring the stock rom and then re-installing this ROM but I'm not sure if it will be useful.
So any suggestions?
[Edit] Logcat:
11-07 09:35:38.099: E/Cryptfs(92): Bad magic for real block device /dev/block/stl13
11-07 09:35:38.099: W/CryptKeeper(469): Incomplete, or corrupted encryption detected. Prompting user to wipe.
11-07 09:35:38.099: E/Cryptfs(92): Error getting crypt footer and key

Try to install the rom with the following steps
- Boot into Recovery
- go to mounts and storage
- format /System and /data Only!
- Mount /data and /sdcard(unmount /system also)
- Flash Maclaw ICS rom
- Reboot device
- Done !

EddyGio said:
Try to install the rom with the following steps
- Boot into Recovery
- go to mounts and storage
- format /System and /data Only!
- Mount /data and /sdcard(unmount /system also)
- Flash Maclaw ICS rom
- Reboot device
- Done !
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Didn't work! I did it step-by-step.

I posted my logcat, check updated first post.
Any Idea how to push the needed file to this folder via ADB?

Not again! First full wipe then flash ext4- formatter.zip then flash rom.
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batman38102 said:
Not again! First full wipe then flash ext4- formatter.zip then flash rom.
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From where do I download ext4-formatter.zip?

ext4-formatter.zip says (Status 6) Installation aborded
Note that I'm moving from stock 2.3.6 to 4.0.4. Does this matters?

ZiadAk said:
ext4-formatter.zip says (Status 6) Installation aborded
Note that I'm moving from stock 2.3.6 to 4.0.4. Does this matters?
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Where are you getting the ext4 formatter file from? If it wasn't designed or compiled specifically for the Galaxy Gio, it may not work. Have you tried the file found on this thread? It may be rare, however the ext4-formatter.zip file you downloaded could have become corrupted. If the file on the link above doesn't work, google 'Galaxy Gio ext4 Formatter' and some results should pop up.

Or instal phiexz cm7.2 there is his ext4 formatter inside :screwy:
Verstuurd van mijn GT-S5660

Here the rfs to ext4 formatter http://db.tt/rraDAX7X
Flash this first from cwm, then flash 4.0.4 maclaw or any custom ROM
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wiwid.colgate said:
Here the rfs to ext4 formatter http://db.tt/rraDAX7X
Flash this first from cwm, then flash 4.0.4 maclaw or any custom ROM
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Thank you! I flashed your file then I flashed Maclaw's ROM like this:
EddyGio said:
Try to install the rom with the following steps
- Boot into Recovery
- go to mounts and storage
- format /System and /data Only!
- Mount /data and /sdcard(unmount /system also)
- Flash Maclaw ICS rom
- Reboot device
- Done !
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Thank you both of you again!

Well, don't thanks to me...
That file from phiexz... I just re-upload since lot user can't download anymore...
Cheers
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Unable to install Rom!

Hello everyone,
I am new here on Desire,
So I S-OFFed my desire,Flashed Custom CWM recovery,
My problem is,
Everytime i try to install a custom ROM,it shows me an error as "Installation aborted : status 0"..i tried to wipe /data,/system/cache,doing factory reset etc.none of them they helps.it always shows me this error.any solution?

Do the ROMs you are trying to install require an sdcard partition. Most do, and you'll need one anyway to install several apps.
- Flash 4EXT recovery.img using fastboot (better recovery, makes good partitions for desire unlike CWM)
- Backup and partition your sdcard using 4EXT recovery (max 2GB ext4 partition, no swap)
- Check md5sum of ROM.zip, to make sure you didnt get a bad download
- Full wipe and flash ROM.zip

EvilKing009 said:
Hello everyone,
I am new here on Desire,
So I S-OFFed my desire,Flashed Custom CWM recovery,
My problem is,
Everytime i try to install a custom ROM,it shows me an error as "Installation aborted : status 0"..i tried to wipe /data,/system/cache,doing factory reset etc.none of them they helps.it always shows me this error.any solution?
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What rom u trying to flash? If its android 4.4 (kitkat) then u need to use the latest 4ext recovery v1.0.0.6 otherwise it just abort the install.

eddiehk6 said:
Do the ROMs you are trying to install require an sdcard partition. Most do, and you'll need one anyway to install several apps.
- Flash 4EXT recovery.img using fastboot (better recovery, makes good partitions for desire unlike CWM)
- Backup and partition your sdcard using 4EXT recovery (max 2GB ext4 partition, no swap)
- Check md5sum of ROM.zip, to make sure you didnt get a bad download
- Full wipe and flash ROM.zip
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Is there is anyway to Flash Rom without any Sdext partition doing??
jmcclue,I was trying to installing Cool sense,mildwild roms.

EvilKing009 said:
Is there is anyway to Flash Rom without any Sdext partition doing??
jmcclue,I was trying to installing Cool sense,mildwild roms.
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Yh so like eddie said u will need to partition ur sdcard for that rom. Theres a good guide in desire general "how to partition sdcard correctly" follow that guide and then u can flash roms. The reason is that the desire has bad/low memory so the sdext partition is needed, definitly for sense roms.