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Hi all
ive been using A2SD and A2SD+ for a while now.
But the only way Ive ever been able to avoid a boot loop with any custom rom is is i use adb and parted to partition the SD card as per:
http://androidandme.com/2009/08/news/how-to-manually-partition-your-sd-card-for-android-apps2sd/
If I use any other method (including via my custom recovery image - Amon RA) my desire just gets caught in a boot loop.
I get the impression that others dont have this limitation.
Any ideas?
I used Amon_RA 1.7.0.1 R5 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=721792 to partition my SD card and convert the Ext2 to Ext3. Works like a charm with LeeDroid 1.4c.
Did you convert to Ext3?
Hi Stooby,
Thanks for the reply.
Yes, thats the same Recovery image I have installed, and Ive tried all sorts of things:
- leave as ext2
- convert ext2 to ext3
- convert ext3 to ext4
- repair ext partition
Also tried partitioning via clockworkmod / Rom Manager, same results
Regardless of whatever rom I use, the only way I seem to be able to get out of boot loop is partitioning via adb
Mods - I just realised I posted this in development - feel free to move it to a better home if you see fit.
subvertbeats said:
Regardless of whatever rom I use, the only way I seem to be able to get out of boot loop is partitioning via adb
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That's weird - I've never had any problems creating Ext2/3/4 partitions using that recovery.
FWIW, I was using Amon_RA's recovery roms back when I had my old Dream, and never had your problem with those either!
Hopefully, someone with more knowledge will be along soon to make a constructive suggestion or 2.
Hi all. This is my first post so if it’s in the wrong section or anything please let me know!
So, my contract (finally) ran out with Orange UK and I bit the bullet and rooted my HTC Desire. I was a complete noob to it when I started so I followed what seemed to be the easiest method. I used the Revolutionary method and installed Clockworkmod as it offers at the end of the process. Then I installed the rooted version of stock Gingerbread (2.3.3).
For the sake of clarity, here’s all the info of my phone as it stands:
Model Number: HTC Desire A8181
Android Version: 2.3.3
Baseband Version: 32.56.00.32U_5.17.05.23
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.10-g3f43272
[email protected] #1
Tue Jun 14 21:11:23 CST 2011
Build Number: 3.14.405.1 CL96875 release-keys
Software Number: 3.14.405.1
Browser Version: WebKit/533.1
BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT: 6.93.1002
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL: SYNW0101
RADIO: 5.17.05.23
Aug 10 2010, 17:52:18
RECOVERY: Revolutionary CWM v4.0.1.4
My question is where to go now. The main reason I rooted (I guess as with most Desire owners) was so I could gain more storage space. I’ve read about repartitioning the SD card which I will probably go for in the long run, but I wanted to try flashing a custom ROM first just to get a feel for things. Would flashing a custom ROM free up some memory in itself, due to losing the HTC stock apps and sense UI, etc?
Can anyone recommend a light ROM that would work with the version of HBOOT and CWM I have? I’ve looked at Oxygen which is supposed to be a very light Gingerbread based ROM? Does flashing a ROM require me to format my SD card or factory reset first, etc?
Any recommendations and pointers toward the process involved would be great!
greenstarthree said:
Hi all. This is my first post so if it’s in the wrong section or anything please let me know!
So, my contract (finally) ran out with Orange UK and I bit the bullet and rooted my HTC Desire. I was a complete noob to it when I started so I followed what seemed to be the easiest method. I used the Revolutionary method and installed Clockworkmod as it offers at the end of the process. Then I installed the rooted version of stock Gingerbread (2.3.3).
For the sake of clarity, here’s all the info of my phone as it stands:
Model Number: HTC Desire A8181
Android Version: 2.3.3
Baseband Version: 32.56.00.32U_5.17.05.23
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.10-g3f43272
[email protected] #1
Tue Jun 14 21:11:23 CST 2011
Build Number: 3.14.405.1 CL96875 release-keys
Software Number: 3.14.405.1
Browser Version: WebKit/533.1
BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT: 6.93.1002
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL: SYNW0101
RADIO: 5.17.05.23
Aug 10 2010, 17:52:18
RECOVERY: Revolutionary CWM v4.0.1.4
My question is where to go now. The main reason I rooted (I guess as with most Desire owners) was so I could gain more storage space. I’ve read about repartitioning the SD card which I will probably go for in the long run, but I wanted to try flashing a custom ROM first just to get a feel for things. Would flashing a custom ROM free up some memory in itself, due to losing the HTC stock apps and sense UI, etc?
Can anyone recommend a light ROM that would work with the version of HBOOT and CWM I have? I’ve looked at Oxygen which is supposed to be a very light Gingerbread based ROM? Does flashing a ROM require me to format my SD card or factory reset first, etc?
Any recommendations and pointers toward the process involved would be great!
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Install 4ext recovery. (4ext.net)
Partition your sd-card (Back it up first) 1gb ext, and skip the rest.
Install a rom that uses any a2sd type script.
Or install mounts2sd, and enable stuff from terminal.
Light roms: Mildwild, Cyanogenmod 7, Redux
To flash a rom: Factory data reset +Wipe cache+ wipe dalvik cache
No need to wipe sd-card.
Installing above ROM's is not a best idea with Stock HBOOT which you have.
To use them flash a cm7r2 hboot or look for something else. (or you'll just waste loads of internal memory)
Try this one for example if you interested in Sense 2.1/3.0 (A2SD version for your hboot, make sure you partitioned your SD with 4ext recovery) - http://revolutionrom.com/
Do some reading ADB/Fastboot guides, once you'll understand flashing hboots it's a cake, takes like 10secs and you're setup for any ROM's out there.
Hi guys, thanks for the replies.
So if I understand it right, I'd need to flash the HBOOT to use a ROM such as Cyanogenmod (but could use my current Clockworkmod recovery), but to use Revolution ROM, I have to flash to 4EXT Recovery and partition the SD?
Would I flash 4EXT recovery first (with my stock HBOOT and ROM), then partition the SD card, then install Revolution ROM?
You can do that.
Sent from my toaster
greenstarthree said:
Hi guys, thanks for the replies.
So if I understand it right, I'd need to flash the HBOOT to use a ROM such as Cyanogenmod (but could use my current Clockworkmod recovery), but to use Revolution ROM, I have to flash to 4EXT Recovery and partition the SD?
Would I flash 4EXT recovery first (with my stock HBOOT and ROM), then partition the SD card, then install Revolution ROM?
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#1 If you wont flash required hboot, it will work too but you'll waste about 150Mb internal memory in this case.
#2 4ext is not requirement for anything, it's just better recovery and you can partition SD card with it. (partitioning in CWM usually doesn't work properly)
Ok, I think (since I would in the long run anyway) ill try flash 4ext recovery and then give the Revolution ROM a go.
However I just turned on my PC to find my graphics card has died so apologies if my replies are erratic!
In the meantime, does 4ext recovery partition the SD card from the recovery on the phone itself? Does it format the SD in the process?
Thanks again
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app
greenstarthree said:
Ok, I think (since I would in the long run anyway) ill try flash 4ext recovery and then give the Revolution ROM a go.
However I just turned on my PC to find my graphics card has died so apologies if my replies are erratic!
In the meantime, does 4ext recovery partition the SD card from the recovery on the phone itself? Does it format the SD in the process?
Thanks again
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app
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Yes, partitioning happens from the recovery, and yes, data on the sd card will be lost since it's being reformatted. Also, if you flash a new ROM, your apps will be gone, so it's mainly a good idea to back them up with an app such as Titanium Backup or MyBackup and restore them to your new rom.
And dont forget to make a Nandroid backup in recovery before u start flashing anything.
Then copy it to ur computer before u format the sd card.
R.ik said:
Yes, partitioning happens from the recovery, and yes, data on the sd card will be lost since it's being reformatted. Also, if you flash a new ROM, your apps will be gone, so it's mainly a good idea to back them up with an app such as Titanium Backup or MyBackup and restore them to your new rom.
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You can choose to not format FAT (windows) partition, in that case your data on the sd card will be untouched. (but you should backup it anyways, just in case)
Also you dont need to "flash" 4ext recovery, you just download the 4ext application and it will do the rest.
k3lcior said:
You can choose to not format FAT (windows) partition, in that case your data on the sd card will be untouched. (but you should backup it anyways, just in case)
Also you dont need to "flash" 4ext recovery, you just download the 4ext application and it will do the rest.
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Hmm... I downloaded the 4Ext Recovery.apk and tried to use it, but when I hit "Online Install/Upgrade" I get a message saying BusyBox could not be found. So I downloaded BusyBox from the market and tried again, same message.
I opened the BusyBox app and it gives me a message that it was denied SuperUser access, even though I set the "default action" in SuperUser to Allow.
I'm using SuperUser version 3.1.3 (46) and su binary v3.1.1 (17), both of which are as far as i can tell the latest?
Thanks!
open the superuser app and change the permission for busybox from denied to allowed, see if that works
Sent from my HTC Desire
indefinitely ckaygr
Got there in the end!
I did some uninstalling / reinstalling but what seemed to work was setting Super User's default action to "Prompt", then clicking allow at the time the app requested access. Perhaps something was wrong with SuperUser's auto allow setting. In any case I Smart Installed BusyBox and then installed 4Ext, ran the flash from the app and all fine.
So, my next step would be to make a full backup from withing 4Ext recovery (is that what's called a 'nandroid' backup?), plus copy the contents of my SD card to a PC for safe keeping, before I look at partitioning the SD?
With regards to formatting the SD, I don't have all that many apps installed (I couldn't because of low internal memory!) so I'm up for formatting it if that would work better?
What I'm not sure about is, if I partition and format the SD card, presumably that will stop me booting into my current ROM? If I manage to partition successfully, would I then switch the phone off, put the SD card in my PC, copy the Revolution ROM zip file to the root of the SD, boot back into recovery and install the ROM?
Sorry for being a rambling noob!
Thanks again,
greenstarthree said:
Got there in the end!
I did some uninstalling / reinstalling but what seemed to work was setting Super User's default action to "Prompt", then clicking allow at the time the app requested access. Perhaps something was wrong with SuperUser's auto allow setting. In any case I Smart Installed BusyBox and then installed 4Ext, ran the flash from the app and all fine.
So, my next step would be to make a full backup from withing 4Ext recovery (is that what's called a 'nandroid' backup?), plus copy the contents of my SD card to a PC for safe keeping, before I look at partitioning the SD?
With regards to formatting the SD, I don't have all that many apps installed (I couldn't because of low internal memory!) so I'm up for formatting it if that would work better?
What I'm not sure about is, if I partition and format the SD card, presumably that will stop me booting into my current ROM? If I manage to partition successfully, would I then switch the phone off, put the SD card in my PC, copy the Revolution ROM zip file to the root of the SD, boot back into recovery and install the ROM?
Sorry for being a rambling noob!
Thanks again,
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Just install 4ext, nandroid backup, backup sd content to hdd, partition it with 1GB ext3 or ext4 (doesn't matter if you decide to format FAT partition), then do full wipe (data, cache+dalvik, system, boot), put the rom.zip on SD and flash it.
If you formatted SD now you can also copy back the music, pics etc. back on your SD.
k3lcior said:
Just install 4ext, nandroid backup, backup sd content to hdd, partition it with 1GB ext3 or ext4 (doesn't matter if you decide to format FAT partition), then do full wipe (data, cache+dalvik, system, boot), put the rom.zip on SD and flash it.
If you formatted SD now you can also copy back the music, pics etc. back on your SD.
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Ok so I made a nandroid backup and then copied the entire SD to my PC. I'm currently downloading the A2SD+ version of RevolutionROM.
Just a couple of (probably silly) questions:
1. I've not read about wiping boot before, presume this won't affect HBOOT or Recovery?
2. Once I've partitioned and assuming I do format the FAT partition, how do I then get the ROM.zip onto the SD? Will I be able to power off the phone after partitioning, remove SD card, copy from PC, put back in then boot into recovery again without a problem?
Cheers
greenstarthree said:
Ok so I made a nandroid backup and then copied the entire SD to my PC. I'm currently downloading the A2SD+ version of RevolutionROM.
Just a couple of (probably silly) questions:
1. I've not read about wiping boot before, presume this won't affect HBOOT or Recovery?
2. Once I've partitioned and assuming I do format the FAT partition, how do I then get the ROM.zip onto the SD? Will I be able to power off the phone after partitioning, remove SD card, copy from PC, put back in then boot into recovery again without a problem?
Cheers
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1. No it wont affect.
2. You can mount USB storage from recovery and copy files from there.
Sorted!
Writing this from the xda developers app installed on my Desire running revolution ROM.
Massive thanks to you all for your help getting me here! Could I just ask, how do I manage the apps and their caches/data? Do I need to use App2SD anymore or are they automatically using the newly created EXT4 partition?
When I go to manage applications, the phone still only shows around 134MB remaining?
Thank you so much again!
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Well if you want more space for apps, another step would be flashing hboot appropriate for ROM, most of them supports cm7r2 hboot which has nearly twice more internal memory reserved for apps.
With cm7r2 hboot i would recommend trying some AOSP ROM's as they are much smaller and fits nicely.
For example: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1453287&page=379 (it's easy to settle with as it's automatically moving apps/dalvik to ext partition, dont need to setup any a2sd scripts)
Or any other AOSP rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=809328
Just keep looking for something that you'll like.
Ah, so I might have misunderstood, I thought partitioning the SD card would cause Revolution ROM to read the 1GB EXT4 partition as internal memory. Or that I would have a function to move app and dalvik from within the ROM? Is that not the case or is it just a manual process to move them?
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Sorry, just noticed something strange:
When I booted into 4EXT recovery, I got this message:
Recovery is in safe mode. This is because the following partition is not accessible: "system"
Please enter the wipe menu and format system! If you changed hboot you should choose to format all partitions (except sdcard).
Afterwards please reboot recovery.
I thought something had gone wrong in the install of Revolution ROM yesterday, so I re-did everything (formatted all partitions, formatted SD FAT32, re-partitioned SD card). After a reboot the message was gone, so I re-installed Revolution ROM, which started ok. But then I rebooted to recovery and the message was back!
The recovery itself seems to work ok, but what would the reason for this message be??
hi guys
i know another thread about htc desire low internal memory, but since im new can you suggest me what to do.
do i need root my phone and is there any SAFE way to remove phones apps (like fm radio,footprints, gmail,mail,music,stocks,teeter basicly all i find useless on my phone...)
or do you sugest to build in customROM and which one do you suggest (small but working - best solution would be that i can use google play and phone for normal use other apps i can just download what i need)
Night5talker said:
hi guys
i know another thread about htc desire low internal memory, but since im new can you suggest me what to do.
do i need root my phone and is there any SAFE way to remove phones apps (like fm radio,footprints, gmail,mail,music,stocks,teeter basicly all i find useless on my phone...)
or do you sugest to build in customROM and which one do you suggest (small but working - best solution would be that i can use google play and phone for normal use other apps i can just download what i need)
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S-off + Root + Titanium Backup + 4ext recovery + Custom Rom + ext partition + int2sd script = a Desire with a ton of space.
abaaaabbbb63 said:
S-off + Root + Titanium Backup + 4ext recovery + Custom Rom + ext partition + int2sd script = a Desire with a ton of space.
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which root do you suggest?
and will soff work without rooting device first?
i see you have redux will that be good custom rom?
is that correct order for doing what i need?
Night5talker said:
which root do you suggest?
and will soff work without rooting device first?
i see you have redux will that be good custom rom?
is that correct order for doing what i need?
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After s-off, you will install 4ext recovery. From recovery, you will install SuperSu flashable zip, which you can get from the official thread. Google it.
Thats the rooting process.
Redux is very fast, stable, and a good rom to start with.
That is the exact order, except installing 4ext recovery comes right after s-off.
abaaaabbbb63 said:
After s-off, you will install 4ext recovery. From recovery, you will install SuperSu flashable zip, which you can get from the official thread. Google it.
Thats the rooting process.
Redux is very fast, stable, and a good rom to start with.
That is the exact order, except installing 4ext recovery comes right after s-off.
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i follow some video guide and s-off it and root it with recovery.
do i need some backup(ROM backup) before i set new ROM? titanium or nand? and what to do with it when i do that?
and can i remove custom rom same way as i remove stock ROM?
You do a backup with titanium, so you can restore your apps later, on your new rom, and you make a nandroid backup every time you do major changes to the phone.
If you want to restore the stock rom, just restore the nandroif backup from recovery.
Night5talker said:
hi guys
i know another thread about htc desire low internal memory, but since im new can you suggest me what to do.
do i need root my phone and is there any SAFE way to remove phones apps (like fm radio,footprints, gmail,mail,music,stocks,teeter basicly all i find useless on my phone...)
or do you sugest to build in customROM and which one do you suggest (small but working - best solution would be that i can use google play and phone for normal use other apps i can just download what i need)
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Rooting your phone is a must. Post that you can search from a variety of ROMs available here. Can go for redux as suggested above, or any other GB based rom - MildWild is the most recently updated.
With stock hboot - you get 150MB as user memory. You can change your hboot to cm7r2 and get about 300MB in user memory. However, not all ROMs are compatible with cm7r2 hboot. Check before you change hboot.
i manage to root the phone, is there any way now i can move facebook app to SD card without using PC and mobile just mobile by itself? i tried with few programs (app2sd, link2sd, titanium backup) and its still gray and not allowed to transfer to SD or in link2sd i get msg faliure to move app to SD
Night5talker said:
i manage to root the phone, is there any way now i can move facebook app to SD card without using PC and mobile just mobile by itself? i tried with few programs (app2sd, link2sd, titanium backup) and its still gray and not allowed to transfer to SD or in link2sd i get msg faliure to move app to SD
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Did you make an ext partition? If not, backup all your sd-card contents on your pc, go in 4ext recovery, choose tools>partition sd-card, and make a 512mb-1gb ext3 partition. Swap-skip, sd-ext2-skip.
Then, you can install an a2sd script, like Mounts2sd ( google it) and move apps, data or dalvik, or all of them to sd.
i followed some guide he didnt had that 4ext on it...
anyway i installed 4ext recovery now and i stuck on 2 things in there
when i go on online install - it say Your version of 4ext recovery is undetected... i download top red (newst) not testing build (is that ok)
and other message i have busybox couldnt be found on your system... do i need busybox ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uresNXhrX4
thats what i done so far on phone
i dont have 4ext but revolutionary instead - can i overwrite it?or im stuck with revolutionary and can i do all things from there too?
i found this soulution http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1219802&page=2
1. will it work?
2. and it say download downgrader - there is zip and img file which one do i need to download and rename zip or img one?
3. when i flash RUU file i put it in root on SD card too right?
ps i have some RUU bravo froyo that i download but its exe found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667
so which one do i use at the end and how? (to get it back to stock) so i can get 4ext this time or i can just get 4ext somehow?
To install 4ext recovery, simply download the recovery control from the Play Store, then flash the recovery with it. I recommend the latest touch version.
You just rooted your phone. Why would you want to flash a RUU?
thanks... i have downloaded it instead of install it...
i heared something about moving apps to SD card have anyone tried that? what is the safe guide for that
i found app link2SD but i need 2 partitions on SD will that work when i done it?
how muh partiotions do i need and how large - i read somewhere 2 somewhere 3
system, data, swap
Night5talker said:
thanks... i have downloaded it instead of install it...
i heared something about moving apps to SD card have anyone tried that? what is the safe guide for that
i found app link2SD but i need 2 partitions on SD will that work when i done it?
how muh partiotions do i need and how large - i read somewhere 2 somewhere 3
system, data, swap
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System and data are internal memory partitions. You can change their layout by changing hboot.
You only need one sd-ext partition. You can make one using 4ext recovery.
Simply backup all the contents of your sd-card on your PC. Then enter recovery, select Tools>Partition sd-card, and make a 1gb ext3 partition ( or ext4, depending on the rom you're using). Skip swap and sd-ext2, and anything else.
Then, copy everything you had on your sd back, and use an a2sd script, like Mounts2sd (google it).
And.. Voila.
I recommend only moving apps and dalvik to sd-ext. Leaving data on internal makes the rom run faster.
Night5talker said:
thanks... i have downloaded it instead of install it...
i heared something about moving apps to SD card have anyone tried that? what is the safe guide for that
i found app link2SD but i need 2 partitions on SD will that work when i done it?
how muh partiotions do i need and how large - i read somewhere 2 somewhere 3
system, data, swap
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You need to create only an EXT partition. you can skip swap. The size of EXT partition may be minimum 512MB (If you have a small SD Card). The recommended is 1GB (Don't go for more than that).
Then you can go on flashing ROMs on your phone. Most of the ROMs have in-build apps2sd script. If not, you can flash one of the scripts or may use s2e (Simple2ext) which is available on Google Play...
If you just want to move the apps to sd, keeping your ROM, you will need to flash one of the scripts. But what the hell, why not try to flash some ROMs
Hi people, I have a HTC Desire that I has Clockworkmod installed. I gave it to my girl and she deleted Clockworkmod I think. The phone gets the splash screen but bootlooped, I did the power vol down and got into the bootloader, go to recovery, phone loads into cwm everything i do in cwm hangs the phone, I tried flashing recovery files from fastflash and android flasher but nothing works.
Its like the cwm is corrupted and wont let me do anything how do I get into the phones recovery not Clockworkmod recovery.
Cheers Glenn
sorry i;m new at this
- You can't really accidentally delete a recovery. If you can get into clockworkmod recovery it, it is not deleted
- You can only flash a different recovery if you are s-off, are you s-off?
- Does performing any action within cwm cause it to hang immediately? Can you try to full wipe (wipe data/factory reset), and then flash a ROM.zip file such as cyanogenmod? Does it boot?
- If you can't get it to boot, then you will likely have to flash an RUU to get it booting again. Use the 2.3.3 GB RUU, details how to flash are in the troubleshooting guide stickied to the top of Q&A.
- Once you get it booting and if you still want to install a custom ROM, use revolutionary to s-off, then flash 4EXT recovery instead, use that recovery to (re)partition your sdcard and install the ROM.
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- You can't really accidentally delete a recovery. If you can get into clockworkmod recovery it, it is not deleted
- You can only flash a different recovery if you are s-off, are you s-off?
- Does performing any action within cwm cause it to hang immediately? Can you try to full wipe (wipe data/factory reset), and then flash a ROM.zip file such as cyanogenmod? Does it boot?
- If you can't get it to boot, then you will likely have to flash an RUU to get it booting again. Use the 2.3.3 GB RUU, details how to flash are in the troubleshooting guide stickied to the top of Q&A.
- Once you get it booting and if you still want to install a custom ROM, use revolutionary to s-off, then flash 4EXT recovery instead, use that recovery to (re)partition your sdcard and install the ROM.
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Yes I'm S-off, the phone wont start(boot all the way to working) I get into the (power vol down) menu, I go into recover, anything I do in there hangs the phone all I get is the cwm hat icon, I have to tske the battery out and put it back in. the only thing I think is, I have change micro SD cards the one that used to be in it is in my new phone and have deleted all the old files on it.
WHENEVER I do anything CWM it hangs can I recover without CWM it seems it controlls everything i do....
i had Rom manager installed too thet could be deleted, if rom manager is delete will that stuff up the phone, i think the partition is delete tooo... can i re partition it from windows??
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Yes I'm S-off, the phone wont start(boot all the way to working) I get into the (power vol down) menu, I go into recover, anything I do in there hangs the phone all I get is the cwm hat icon, I have to tske the battery out and put it back in. the only thing I think is, I have change micro SD cards the one that used to be in it is in my new phone and have deleted all the old files on it.
WHENEVER I do anything CWM it hangs can I recover without CWM it seems it controlls everything i do....
i had Rom manager installed too thet could be deleted, if rom manager is delete will that stuff up the phone, i think the partition is delete tooo... can i re partition it from windows??
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- I've never seen CWM hang like this. Within CWM, are you using the power button to select the options? You need to push the trackball to select (the middle button on the front of the phone)
- If you were using a custom ROM which used the sdcard in some way like a partition, you can't simply switch sd cards without backing up and transferring the necessary files to the new sdcard
You are s-off, so that's good. Assuming you still want a custom ROM:
- Flash 4EXT recovery using fastboot
- Backup your sd card, and use 4EXT recovery to completely reformat and partition your sd card (maximum 2GB ext4 partition)
- Copy backup back to sdcard, and ROM.zip of your choice
- (Optional but recommended) For maximum app space, flash optimal hboot for your ROM using fastboot, read the ROM's install instructions for information.
- 'Wipe all partitions except sdcard' option within 4EXT recovery (this is a 'full wipe')
- Install ROM.
EDIT: once you get it booting again, DO NOT use ROM manager in any way on this phone. You don't need it, has caused problems on this phone, could have been the reason for your issues in the first place.
eddiehk6 said:
- I've never seen CWM hang like this. Within CWM, are you using the power button to select the options? You need to push the trackball to select (the middle button on the front of the phone)
- If you were using a custom ROM which used the sdcard in some way like a partition, you can't simply switch sd cards without backing up and transferring the necessary files to the new sdcard
You are s-off, so that's good. Assuming you still want a custom ROM:
- Flash 4EXT recovery using fastboot
- Backup your sd card, and use 4EXT recovery to completely reformat and partition your sd card (maximum 2GB ext4 partition)
- Copy backup back to sdcard, and ROM.zip of your choice
- (Optional but recommended) For maximum app space, flash optimal hboot for your ROM using fastboot, read the ROM's install instructions for information.
- 'Wipe all partitions except sdcard' option within 4EXT recovery (this is a 'full wipe')
- Install ROM.
EDIT: once you get it booting again, DO NOT use ROM manager in any way on this phone. You don't need it, has caused problems on this phone, could have been the reason for your issues in the first place.
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Dont know what I did but I got it going, Thanks Eddie for the help, is there a rom that i can download that will take it back to the factory rom...its running cyanogenmod 7 atm, and what about Rom Manager and CWM can I uninstalll them and put 4EXT on it instead?? Thanks heeps man:good::good::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
vk2wgw said:
is there a rom that i can download that will take it back to the factory rom...its running cyanogenmod 7 atm
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A factory ROM is not a custom ROM. If you want a full factory / stock ROM, you will need to flash an RUU (use the 2.3.3. GB WWE RUU)
If you intend to still use the phone, and install a few apps on it without running out of space, then you still need a custom ROM. With CM7, for maximum app space you need:
- cm7r2 hboot (flash with fastboot)
- partitioned sd card (using 4EXT recovery or gparted only, NOT CWM or minitool partition wizard)
- an app such as S2E or Darktremor A2SD to move apps and dalvik to the partition, or flash a compatible app2sd script
Or pick a ROM of your choice. The correct hboot, partition and A2SD method still apply to virtually all custom ROMs
and what about Rom Manager and CWM can I uninstalll them and put 4EXT on it instead
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Like I said, you don't need ROM manager. CWM recovery is ok as long as you only use it to backup, full wipe and install ROMs. don't use it to partition the sd card.
4EXT is better as it can partition and backup/wipe/install ROMs all in one. Flash it using fastboot, or install it using the 4EXT app in the thread.
Hi there,
I got a custom Rom installed on my HTC desire, but now a year later it's getting a bit slow .. I would like to re-install this rom (believe it was MildWild 8.0 ) but whats the best way to do this ?
Can i just make a 'factory reset' from the CWM recory menu ? Or should i wipe everything and flash the Rom again ? Or maybe some other option ?
Thanks in Advance.
try wipe cache and dalvik in recovery then reboot.
maybe help .
Mascarponi said:
Hi there,
I got a custom Rom installed on my HTC desire, but now a year later it's getting a bit slow .. I would like to re-install this rom (believe it was MildWild 8.0 ) but whats the best way to do this ?
Can i just make a 'factory reset' from the CWM recory menu ? Or should i wipe everything and flash the Rom again ? Or maybe some other option ?
Thanks in Advance.
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Try mildwild 14 based on redux2
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Mascarponi said:
Hi there,
I got a custom Rom installed on my HTC desire, but now a year later it's getting a bit slow .. I would like to re-install this rom (believe it was MildWild 8.0 ) but whats the best way to do this ?
Can i just make a 'factory reset' from the CWM recory menu ? Or should i wipe everything and flash the Rom again ? Or maybe some other option ?
Thanks in Advance.
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You should try to work out why it might be slow in the first place.
Are you using an sd partition for A2SD? How did you create the partition? Any other scripts?
If you want to simply reinstall the ROM, you can:
- make a nandroid backup just in case
- flash the ROM.zip straight over the top, no wipe
This may clean things a little on your /system partition, and you shouldn't lose your apps.
If you "wipe data / factory reset" within cwm, and do nothing afterwards, this will wipe the ROM and it will not boot as you won't have any OS.
You can reflash the ROM.zip after "wipe data / factory reset", this is simply a full wipe and reinstall from scratch. Make sure you have a nandroid, backed up your contacts to google, and a titanium backup of your apps etc before you try this.
conjro said:
try wipe cache and dalvik in recovery then reboot.
maybe help .
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Despite this being repeated millions of times in xda, it rarely ever actually solves anything. cache is just temporary files. dalvik is required for apps to function. after you wipe it, it simply rebuilds, which is why it takes so long to boot afterwards...
In other words don't bother wiping dalvik...save yourself the time.
Thanks for the help.
It's probably getting slow because I run most apps via A2SD .. Cant really remember how i created the partition back then, it's more than a year ago now...don't think i use other scripts.
I don't use this phone that much anymore, but i wanted to have a backup phone in case my newer one gets broken or something, therefore i wanted to do a clean install on this one.
So if i flash the ROM straight over this one, without wiping, i still got al my personal data on the phone ?
Does a Nandroid backup also backs up the apps ? Cause when i reinstall this backup it probably gets slow again right ?
Is there a way to backup only the system settings from the ROM, so that when i do a full wipe , reinstall the same ROM again, i can restore the changes i made in this ROM ?
Thanks.
eddiehk6 said:
You should try to work out why it might be slow in the first place.
Are you using an sd partition for A2SD? How did you create the partition? Any other scripts?
If you want to simply reinstall the ROM, you can:
- make a nandroid backup just in case
- flash the ROM.zip straight over the top, no wipe
This may clean things a little on your /system partition, and you shouldn't lose your apps.
If you "wipe data / factory reset" within cwm, and do nothing afterwards, this will wipe the ROM and it will not boot as you won't have any OS.
You can reflash the ROM.zip after "wipe data / factory reset", this is simply a full wipe and reinstall from scratch. Make sure you have a nandroid, backed up your contacts to google, and a titanium backup of your apps etc before you try this.
Despite this being repeated millions of times in xda, it rarely ever actually solves anything. cache is just temporary files. dalvik is required for apps to function. after you wipe it, it simply rebuilds, which is why it takes so long to boot afterwards...
In other words don't bother wiping dalvik...save yourself the time.
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Mascarponi said:
It's probably getting slow because I run most apps via A2SD
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You're supposed to run all your user installed apps via A2SD, that's why you rooted and partitioned your sd card in the first place. Otherwise you run out of space again
.. Cant really remember how i created the partition back then, it's more than a year ago now...don't think i use other scripts.
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If you can't remember how you did it, then there's a chance you did it wrongly. It should be done with 4EXT recovery or gparted only, not clockworkmod recovery or minitool partition wizard. You mention clockworkmod recovery, so I assume you are also still S-ON?
So if i flash the ROM straight over this one, without wiping, i still got al my personal data on the phone ?
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Yes, but make a nandroid backup first just in case
Does a Nandroid backup also backs up the apps ? Cause when i reinstall this backup it probably gets slow again right ?
Is there a way to backup only the system settings from the ROM, so that when i do a full wipe , reinstall the same ROM again, i can restore the changes i made in this ROM ?
Thanks.
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To be honest, these are kind of basics you should know before you try anything with your phone A nandroid backup is a backup of everything. When you restore it, it should be exactly the same: apps, settings, texts, home screens etc.
You should be making a nandroid backup before you wipe / install anything unless you know exactly what you're doing, as it is a safe point to restore to if anything goes wrong. You can even move them off your sdcard to PC or cloud storage to save space and for safekeeping (normally stored in the /clockworkmod folder)
You can backup anything you like with apps like Titanium Backup. It is best used for your normal apps and app data. You can backup and restore /system apps and data, but this is very risky and I don't recommend it.
Personally I would recommend a full wipe and restore, setting everything up properly from the start as it should have been done in the first place. I'm assuming you're still S-ON:
- Install Titanium Backup, backup all your user apps and data (not system apps)
- Make sure your contacts are backed up to your Google account, backup SMS if you need to with another app
- Backup your whole sdcard to PC
- S-OFF with revolutionary
- Flash cm7r2 hboot using fastboot, this will optimise your actual internal memory more efficiently.
- Flash 4EXT recovery using fastboot
- Reformat your sdcard in 4EXT, partition with maximum 2GB ext4 partition, no swap
- Copy your sd card backup back
- Full wipe (wipe all partitions except sdcard)
- Flash ROM.zip
- Restore user apps + data with Titanium
Hey Eddie,
Thanks for you answer, really appreciate it.
I installed the custom rom on my phone more than a year ago, and back then i was really into it, now most of the details i forgot..
But it's S-OFF for sure, and i installed HBOOT also..i can't really remember how i formatted the SD card, is there a way to find that out ?
I will probably just install the same rom again, but first do a full wipe like you advised. Then it probably will work as smooth as it did in the beginning when i installed this ROM for the first time..
Do i need to reformat the SD-card again then, or is only a wipe enough?
Also, when installing apps, i now move them to SD card via the 'apps' menu -> move to SD , is that the right way to do it ? Or is there some other method ?
eddiehk6 said:
You're supposed to run all your user installed apps via A2SD, that's why you rooted and partitioned your sd card in the first place. Otherwise you run out of space again
If you can't remember how you did it, then there's a chance you did it wrongly. It should be done with 4EXT recovery or gparted only, not clockworkmod recovery or minitool partition wizard. You mention clockworkmod recovery, so I assume you are also still S-ON?
Yes, but make a nandroid backup first just in case
To be honest, these are kind of basics you should know before you try anything with your phone A nandroid backup is a backup of everything. When you restore it, it should be exactly the same: apps, settings, texts, home screens etc.
You should be making a nandroid backup before you wipe / install anything unless you know exactly what you're doing, as it is a safe point to restore to if anything goes wrong. You can even move them off your sdcard to PC or cloud storage to save space and for safekeeping (normally stored in the /clockworkmod folder)
You can backup anything you like with apps like Titanium Backup. It is best used for your normal apps and app data. You can backup and restore /system apps and data, but this is very risky and I don't recommend it.
Personally I would recommend a full wipe and restore, setting everything up properly from the start as it should have been done in the first place. I'm assuming you're still S-ON:
- Install Titanium Backup, backup all your user apps and data (not system apps)
- Make sure your contacts are backed up to your Google account, backup SMS if you need to with another app
- Backup your whole sdcard to PC
- S-OFF with revolutionary
- Flash cm7r2 hboot using fastboot, this will optimise your actual internal memory more efficiently.
- Flash 4EXT recovery using fastboot
- Reformat your sdcard in 4EXT, partition with maximum 2GB ext4 partition, no swap
- Copy your sd card backup back
- Full wipe (wipe all partitions except sdcard)
- Flash ROM.zip
- Restore user apps + data with Titanium
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Mascarponi said:
Hey Eddie,
Thanks for you answer, really appreciate it.
I installed the custom rom on my phone more than a year ago, and back then i was really into it, now most of the details i forgot..
But it's S-OFF for sure, and i installed HBOOT also..i can't really remember how i formatted the SD card, is there a way to find that out ?
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S-OFF means you unlocked the bootloader, it's a good start but nothing more. Explain 'installed HBOOT', did you already actually flash a different hboot? Write what is says on top of your bootloader screen. If it just says 'Alpharev', means you are actually still on stock hboot.
Like I said, if you can't remember how you partitioned your sdcard, you may have done it wrongly. Please reformat it from scratch as advised.
I will probably just install the same rom again, but first do a full wipe like you advised. Then it probably will work as smooth as it did in the beginning when i installed this ROM for the first time..
Do i need to reformat the SD-card again then, or is only a wipe enough?
Also, when installing apps, i now move them to SD card via the 'apps' menu -> move to SD , is that the right way to do it ? Or is there some other method ?
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Reformat your sdcard from the start, do it the right way so you know you've done it the right way, rather than be uncertain...then follow instructions as above.
Roms like Mildwild have A2SD built in, you only need to keep apps on 'internal' to trick them to your sd-ext partition. 'Move to SD' is redundant, and moves part of the app to the FAT32 partition of your sd card. A2SD moves all of the app apk (and dalvik cache if you choose to), to the sd-ext which is where you want.
Other ROMs you need to activate A2SD manually, read the first post. Same rule still applies, don't use 'Move to SD', because if you do, you are not actually using your sd-ext partition...
Some ROMs like MildWild are also better installed on smaller hboots like cm7r2 to use your internal memory more efficiently (stock hboot is wasteful). Again instructions should be given in the first post of each ROM.
eddiehk6 said:
S-OFF means you unlocked the bootloader, it's a good start but nothing more. Explain 'installed HBOOT', did you already actually flash a different hboot? Write what is says on top of your bootloader screen. If it just says 'Alpharev', means you are actually still on stock hboot.
Like I said, if you can't remember how you partitioned your sdcard, you may have done it wrongly. Please reformat it from scratch as advised.
Reformat your sdcard from the start, do it the right way so you know you've done it the right way, rather than be uncertain...then follow instructions as above.
Roms like Mildwild have A2SD built in, you only need to keep apps on 'internal' to trick them to your sd-ext partition. 'Move to SD' is redundant, and moves part of the app to the FAT32 partition of your sd card. A2SD moves all of the app apk (and dalvik cache if you choose to), to the sd-ext which is where you want.
Other ROMs you need to activate A2SD manually, read the first post. Same rule still applies, don't use 'Move to SD', because if you do, you are not actually using your sd-ext partition...
Some ROMs like MildWild are also better installed on smaller hboots like cm7r2 to use your internal memory more efficiently (stock hboot is wasteful). Again instructions should be given in the first post of each ROM.
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When i boot up in bootloader it says:
- revolutionary -
S-off
Hboot-6.93.1002
Radio etc..
Repartitioning is probably not necassery because i already think i did, but maybe do it again then..
A2SD:
This is what i did wrong all the time..i moved them to SD card via 'apps' in settings'..maybe this is why it got a little slower by time.
However i cant find any app called A2SD or is this a script that runs automatically ?
When i check the app 'freespace' it says : internal, microSD, Sd-ext, system.
thanks
Mascarponi said:
When i boot up in bootloader it says:
- revolutionary -
S-off
Hboot-6.93.1002
Radio etc..
Repartitioning is probably not necassery because i already think i did, but maybe do it again then..
A2SD:
This is what i did wrong all the time..i moved them to SD card via 'apps' in settings'..maybe this is why it got a little slower by time.
However i cant find any app called A2SD or is this a script that runs automatically ?
When i check the app 'freespace' it says : internal, microSD, Sd-ext, system.
thanks
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Its a script so if your apps are on internal it will automatically trick them to move them to your sd ext which is the partition you have made which is 1gb recommended...
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Mascarponi said:
When i boot up in bootloader it says:
- revolutionary -
S-off
Hboot-6.93.1002
Radio etc..
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This means you are still on stock hboot.
If you are on Mildwild ROM, you are wasting space
Repartitioning is probably not necassery because i already think i did, but maybe do it again then..
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No, for the third time...
You think you already did it, and you have no idea how you did it...
Therefore: it is most likely is that you haven't done it, or you 've done it incorrectly.
If you've done it using clockworkmod recovery or minitool, they make bad partitions. It could be the exact reason you're having these slowdowns in the first place
You should do it with 4EXT recovery or gparted ONLY, nothing else. If neither sound familiar, then this increases your chances further that you have partitioned incorrectly...
A2SD:
This is what i did wrong all the time..i moved them to SD card via 'apps' in settings'..maybe this is why it got a little slower by time.
However i cant find any app called A2SD or is this a script that runs automatically ?
When i check the app 'freespace' it says : internal, microSD, Sd-ext, system.
thanks
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Like I said, Mildwild ROMs have A2SD built in, it's not an app...
Have a look again at freespace. You see all that free empty space on your /system partition? This is completely wasted redundant space.
You have exactly the same internal memory layout as before you rooted / S-OFF. With S-OFF you can change your actual internal memory layout by flashing a different hboot, see alpharev.nl.
By flashing a different hboot, you reduce your /system and /cache size -> and therefore increase your /data size (internal memory) = more space for apps :good: This is probably why you rooted in the first place...
So I believe you have narrowed it down to two choices:
- Keep full wiping...and never understand what you're doing...
- Follow the instructions and try to learn what you're doing and how your memory is actually being used Set everything up from scratch. It is the only way to guarantee you have a proper setup.
Up to you
Listen to eddie
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2125513
eddiehk6 said:
This means you are still on stock hboot.
If you are on Mildwild ROM, you are wasting space
No, for the third time...
You think you already did it, and you have no idea how you did it...
Therefore: it is most likely is that you haven't done it, or you 've done it incorrectly.
If you've done it using clockworkmod recovery or minitool, they make bad partitions. It could be the exact reason you're having these slowdowns in the first place
You should do it with 4EXT recovery or gparted ONLY, nothing else. If neither sound familiar, then this increases your chances further that you have partitioned incorrectly...
Like I said, Mildwild ROMs have A2SD built in, it's not an app...
Have a look again at freespace. You see all that free empty space on your /system partition? This is completely wasted redundant space.
You have exactly the same internal memory layout as before you rooted / S-OFF. With S-OFF you can change your actual internal memory layout by flashing a different hboot, see alpharev.nl.
By flashing a different hboot, you reduce your /system and /cache size -> and therefore increase your /data size (internal memory) = more space for apps :good: This is probably why you rooted in the first place...
So I believe you have narrowed it down to two choices:
- Keep full wiping...and never understand what you're doing...
- Follow the instructions and try to learn what you're doing and how your memory is actually being used Set everything up from scratch. It is the only way to guarantee you have a proper setup.
Up to you
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Ok Eddie, you got me convinced
Will follow your instructions , do a full whipe, re-partition it and perform a clean install like you mentioned in a couple of posts earlier .. thanks !
eddiehk6 said:
You're supposed to run all your user installed apps via A2SD, that's why you rooted and partitioned your sd card in the first place. Otherwise you run out of space again
Personally I would recommend a full wipe and restore, setting everything up properly from the start as it should have been done in the first place. I'm assuming you're still S-ON:
- Install Titanium Backup, backup all your user apps and data (not system apps)
- Make sure your contacts are backed up to your Google account, backup SMS if you need to with another app
- Backup your whole sdcard to PC
- S-OFF with revolutionary
- Flash cm7r2 hboot using fastboot, this will optimise your actual internal memory more efficiently.
- Flash 4EXT recovery using fastboot
- Reformat your sdcard in 4EXT, partition with maximum 2GB ext4 partition, no swap
- Copy your sd card backup back
- Full wipe (wipe all partitions except sdcard)
- Flash ROM.zip
- Restore user apps + data with Titanium
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Hi Eddy,
Finally I got the time to set up everything properly on my (new) Htc Desire, cause i lost my old one
Here is what i've done so far:
- Got it Rooted via the method advised here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275632
- Then I S-Offed with Revolutionary script, and installed CWM 5.0.2.0 .. not really what you advised me but i wanted to test if it was working, cause i had this recovery on my old phone also.
- Then I flashed cm7r2 hboot using Android Flasher. Could not get it to work via CMD->Fastboot on windows.
- Now i end up with a boot loop, only giving me the white HTC screen. When booting up in Hboot, it says:
AlphaRev CM7 r2
S-Off
HBoot-6.93.1002
I can enter CWM recovery, but it gives me some errors like 'E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log
And like i said: booting normally it ends up in a bootloop.
Did i do anything wrong, and what s the best way to move on now ?
Thanks in advance.
Mascarponi said:
Hi Eddy,
Finally I got the time to set up everything properly on my (new) Htc Desire, cause i lost my old one
Here is what i've done so far:
- Got it Rooted via the method advised here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275632
- Then I S-Offed with Revolutionary script, and installed CWM 5.0.2.0 .. not really what you advised me but i wanted to test if it was working, cause i had this recovery on my old phone also.
- Then I flashed cm7r2 hboot using Android Flasher. Could not get it to work via CMD->Fastboot on windows.
- Now i end up with a boot loop, only giving me the white HTC screen. When booting up in Hboot, it says:
AlphaRev CM7 r2
S-Off
HBoot-6.93.1002
I can enter CWM recovery, but it gives me some errors like 'E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log
And like i said: booting normally it ends up in a bootloop.
Did i do anything wrong, and what s the best way to move on now ?
Thanks in advance.
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When u change hboot u have perform full wipe then reflash rom or restore nandroid backup. So in recovery wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, go to advanced and wipe dalvik cache then reboot recovery then flash rom or restore nandroid backup if u have one.
Also ul prob need to partition ur sdcard for a2sd in roms so u must use 4ext recovery or gparted only. So again, flash 4ext recovery.
jmcclue said:
When u change hboot u have perform full wipe then reflash rom or restore nandroid backup. So in recovery wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, go to advanced and wipe dalvik cache then reboot recovery then flash rom or restore nandroid backup if u have one.
Also ul prob need to partition ur sdcard for a2sd in roms so u must use 4ext recovery or gparted only. So again, flash 4ext recovery.
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Ok thats clear, thanks for your reply.
I'd like to install 4Ext recovery, but it seems installing this recovery is done a little different from other recoveries right ?
Cause on their website it's done via an app frome the market..
Should i install a new rom first, then install 4Ext recovery ? Or can i flash 4Ext recovery from a zipfile in clockworkmod recovery ?
Mascarponi said:
Ok thats clear, thanks for your reply.
I'd like to install 4Ext recovery, but it seems installing this recovery is done a little different from other recoveries right ?
Cause on their website it's done via an app frome the market..
Should i install a new rom first, then install 4Ext recovery ? Or can i flash 4Ext recovery from a zipfile in clockworkmod recovery ?
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Go to desire general and ul see a thread by me "4ext recovery as PB99IMG" download and extract the file and flash the recovery.img via fastboot commands then once u have a rom installed u can download the 4ext app and update the recovery to latest version.
jmcclue said:
Go to desire general and ul see a thread by me "4ext recovery as PB99IMG" download and extract the file and flash the recovery.img via fastboot commands then once u have a rom installed u can download the 4ext app and update the recovery to latest version.
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Thanks.
Installed it , and am trying to re-partition my SD-card (8 Gb) in the 4Ext recovery mode.
I followed this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2125513
Set 1st sd-ext partition to 2048 mb, skipped second, and skipped swap.
But then i get the message:
You new partiotion table would look like this:
Fat32: 5580 mb
SD-ext: 2048MB
Is that correct ? Shouldn't be all the memory on the SD-card partitioned to SD-ext ?
Mascarponi said:
Thanks.
Installed it , and am trying to re-partition my SD-card (8 Gb) in the 4Ext recovery mode.
I followed this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2125513
Set 1st sd-ext partition to 2048 mb, skipped second, and skipped swap.
But then i get the message:
You new partiotion table would look like this:
Fat32: 5580 mb
SD-ext: 2048MB
Is that correct ? Shouldn't be all the memory on the SD-card partitioned to SD-ext ?
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Yh that looks right.
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lilsafbig said:
Yh that looks right.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA Free mobile app
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Okay thanks.
I thought that the whole SD-card would be partitioned as 4ext.
Is it true that A2SD now only uses the 4Ext partition (2gb) to trick apps to ?
Anyway, i'm happy to have my desire now set-up properly, so thanks for your help
I tried 2 Mildwild roms already, but didn't find a way to encrypt SD-card within these roms , does anybody knows if that's possible somehow ?
Any suggestions for other (Mildwild) Roms ? (tried MildWild MW-14 and MildWild CM-8.0 JG Stable)
Thanks.