Hi guys, im thinking to flash the RevolutioN v4.0 rom to my desire, just wanted some tips. Im currently on cm7 and its a decent rom but i want to experiance some sense now
I wanted to know, is it possible to use Link2SD on this rom? instead of data2sd?
Will all my titanium backups be restored fine from my cm7 rom?
I have 4ext recovery, i wanted to also know how do i clean my ext4 partition ONLY and NOT the rest of the SD car?
Thanks a lot in advance
To find out if Link2SD works, I recommend to search thread.
Restoring apps should not be a problem, as long as you do not restore any system-data. Only WiFi-Access-Points should work fine, because both Roms are based on Gingerbread.
4EXT-Recovery has under wipe-menu the option to wipe everything except SD card (FAT32-partition).
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You can of course always make a nandroid and try it out.
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I have currently got a R1 rom with apps2sd on it but would like a ROM with apps2sd+ to save internal memory.
I have narrowed it down to 2 roms,
Pays-ROM Desire Sense v1.6 Dalvik+A2SD (RockSolid)+(BraveSoul OC)[05/19/10]
or
17/May r3 - MoDaCo Custom ROM
Im not to sure which one to go for. The requirements im after is obviously apps2sd+ and is the most similar to the standard HTD desre ROM.
Thanks,
Depending on the options you choose in the kitchen you can get the Modaco ROM to be pretty much the same as HTC Sense. I'm running a r3 MCR with A2SD+ and ADW Launcher on top and everything's running great.
Will changing the ROM wipe everything from the phone or will it still be there?
Finally, when installing the ROM with a2sd+, will it move the dalvik cache automatically to the SD or will i have to do it?
It's definetly recommended to do a FULL wipe before flashing a ROM. Just be as thorough as you can possibly be to avoid issues or even just having to flash again. Don't want to scare you but some people did brick their USB port while flashing. How this exactly happens isn't really clear but i always just do that bit extra to avoid issues.
So, you can use titanium backup to backup all your apps+appdata and also systemdata, then in recovery you can also do a nandroid backup which will backup your full system.
If flash is succesfull you can restore your backups with titanium backup again. Don't try to restore HTC stuff when it's not included in the new ROM.
If flashing is not succesful or you encounter to many issues you can always restore your nandroid backup. I tried to make a nandroid+ext partition backup but that didn't work somehow so i always just copy the whole card to my pc before doing anything.
Hi guys, noob help needed.
Sat back for a while and eventually took the plunge yesterday to root and try some custom ROMs and all went fine - thanks to all those who put the time in for the tutorials and tools.
I've come from Stock Orange and the battery life was great which I know others weren't reporting, but since using the custom ROMs I've noticed an increased drain - I need good battery life for my working day.
I've got fake flash and nandroid to make it easy to skip between ROMs, but the stock HTC ROM I want to use for work (no Orange bloatware) is a .exe installer.
So, my noob question - if I run this, will it unroot my phone? Or will I just be able to flash a custom ROM via Fake Flash after?
Second question is - do I need to wipe any data before I run nandroid restore? I read somewhere (can't remember where) that there were SMS issues if you didn't? If so, what exactly should I wipe?
Final question - there seems to be differing opinions on what is the best set-up for the storage card format/partitions. Any recommendations on the 'correct' guide before I sort out Apps2SD?
Thanks in advance for your help
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Basically if you flash an unrooted stock rom, that is what you will have. A stock desire with no root.
What custom roms have you tried? Most should actually increase battery life.
No need to wipe anything before doing a nandroid restore. It's a bit like windows system restore. It replaces everything back to the way it was at the moment you did the backup.
As for A2SD, if you are using a 2.1 rom then you need an EXT partition on the SD card. Froyo or 2.2 roms don't need the EXT partition, but some now use it as most people don't like googles version of A2SD. An EXT partition of 512MB and the rest FAT32 is normally recommended.
socktug said:
Basically if you flash an unrooted stock rom, that is what you will have. A stock desire with no root.
What custom roms have you tried? Most should actually increase battery life.
No need to wipe anything before doing a nandroid restore. It's a bit like windows system restore. It replaces everything back to the way it was at the moment you did the backup.
As for A2SD, if you are using a 2.1 rom then you need an EXT partition on the SD card. Froyo or 2.2 roms don't need the EXT partition, but some now use it as most people don't like googles version of A2SD. An EXT partition of 512MB and the rest FAT32 is normally recommended.
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Appreciate your reply - the unrooted Stock ROM = not rooted, makes sense to me now!
I'm running deFroST now and the battery usage is probably 50% higher... It seems to be the luck of the draw.
Thanks for info on no wipe needed and partitioning.
All the best.
Hey guys!
I rooted and flashed my HTC Desire LOONG time ago.. and i flashed the LeeDroiD 2.3 rom on it, but now i wanna upgrade it, what am i supposed to do now? i forgot some of the stuff, thats why im asking
Should i do a backup with Titanium BackUp for my apps and then backup my contacts? (i already did that, but is it neccesary?) I just want to use a new rom and get some Gingerbread features..
Do i have to reroot the device? or can i just use Rom Manager again? and do i have to repartition my SD card to get App2SD to work again? (as i had it on LeeDroiD 2.3)
Please help me!
Thanks in advance..
- Mathias
No need to re root your device..
If you already use a2sd before and your sd card already have ext partition, no need to create a new one..
What you need just full wipe and flash a new rom that fits your current hboot..
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Hi
I have not been on the desire forum for quite a while as i got an SG2 but a friend of mine needs some help with his HTC Desire.
He is realy frustrated with the memory running out all the time so
I am going to root it for him and try to get him sorted with the memory issues.
He will not require anything special so I basically want to root it and install a2sd or a2sd+ onto his stock rom if possible so as not to lose his apps etc.
My question is, is it possible to install a2sd or a2sd+ onto a rooted stock rom without losing any data?
I know i need to add an ext3 partition which is not a problem.
It is but its much more hassle than its worth. best bet would be to flash something like Teppic74's rooted stock 2.3.3 (or even 2.2 but Dont see why you would).
You probably wouldnt need to wipe for this anyway. This is assuming its a GSM (Sim card) phone.
You can always take a titanium backup of all the apps and data anyway incase you do have to root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200261
Stock GB: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200261
Stock Froyo: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773997
Look for A2SD+ in description.
Backup all apps/data with Titanium Backup before wiping.
thanks guys. just what i was looking for
Hi all!
I have an S-OFF Marvel (A510e) and I am using a homemade rooted Sense 2.1 rom. I use Link2SD with a 1gb Ext4 partition and i have a lot of apps linked.
So my question is: if I make a nandroid and change the rom (eg. CM10.1) will I able to install Link2SD, use 'recreate the mount scripts' option and get all my linked apps back?
If not, if I restore my nandroid, will I be able to do the same thing to be exactly as if I never changed the rom?
Thanks in advance!