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[How-To] properly install Android

It is not quite self-explaining how to install Android on our Windows Mobile devices. Therefore I took some time and wrote down all the steps for people who are new to "Android".
More testers -> more experience -> more knowledge -> faster/better development.
I hope this way the forum is kept clean(er) from all kinds of questioned that have already been answered many times.
ReadMe Includes:
- Partitioning
- Device preparations
- Boot loader
- Install steps
- Fixes
- Links
- more...
If you are a developer (you create your own package) feel free to use my ReadMe for your packages (update regularly though).
to download the ReadMe click the [Android Repository] button in my signature.

It goes to a rapidshare page with 3 files, and when I click on the filename Android_README.TXT
or start download, I get the error
The file could not be found. Please check the download link.

ok thanks. i fixed it (rs bug when renaming files ^^)

How would i partition a 1GB SD Card? ie what sizes etc are the last 3 same but the unallocated is just whats left over?
I want to use a spare card rather then the one that came with my HD.

ATHiEST said:
How would i partition a 1GB SD Card? ie what sizes etc are the last 3 same but the unallocated is just whats left over?
I want to use a spare card rather then the one that came with my HD.
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normally just calculate how i wrote in the readme:
whole space -768 (3* 256) and then the other 3 x 256
but in ur case i would make the swap smaller (i think its not even used at all) and the fat32 bigger; for instance:
fat32 - 384 MB
ext2 - 256 MB
ext2 - 256 MB
swap - 128 MB (rest)

To be honest the bit I find most confusing is all the different versions!

i didnt create any partitions on my card, and android works as good as it does on any, mind you i have not updated the files fo0r a month so alot might have changed

ReadMe updated!
updated a bit...

Geeba said:
To be honest the bit I find most confusing is all the different versions!
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i agree...
i've been looking these posts here for a couple of days now and i still don't know how to do it....
especially the DualBoot thing...
is it possible to make a little bigger how-to manual?
or at least explain the versioning and the needed thing a little more?

the readme is about 50 times longer than anything else u will find about installing android anywhere else
the different versions are just like in windows mobile, theres not much to explain, its rather up to ur personal preference. doesnt take as long as flashing a wm rom, so its easy to try out more versions, especially with more sd cards.
dual boot is easy:
1. install the cab
2. open the dual boot program and make all your settings, for example: auto boot android (click on the checkbox/ratio under android logo), check auto boot checkbox and check fast boot (means 3 instead of 10 secs).
3. restart your device, DONT LAUNCH HARET because that will destroy all the dualboot settings. if you restart/shutdown the device normally, the settings will be stored and android will automatically booted at next startup (or whatever you set before)
if you have android autoboot and u want to boot wm, just QUICKLY press the wm LOGO when the dual boot screen appears.
i might include this in the readme soon, just dont have the time right now unfortunally

N!ghty said:
the readme is about 50 times longer than anything else u will find about installing android anywhere else
the different versions are just like in windows mobile, theres not much to explain, its rather up to ur personal preference. doesnt take as long as flashing a wm rom, so its easy to try out more versions, especially with more sd cards.
dual boot is easy:
1. install the cab
2. open the dual boot program and make all your settings, for example: auto boot android (click on the checkbox/ratio under android logo), check auto boot checkbox and check fast boot (means 3 instead of 10 secs).
3. restart your device, DONT LAUNCH HARET because that will destroy all the dualboot settings. if you restart/shutdown the device normally, the settings will be stored and android will automatically booted at next startup (or whatever you set before)
if you have android autoboot and u want to boot wm, just QUICKLY press the wm LOGO when the dual boot screen appears.
i might include this in the readme soon, just dont have the time right now unfortunally
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Thanks for the dualboot help... i'll try that...
the first problem I have encountered yesterday when trying to put Android was SD card formating...
i downloaded the program you said and followed the instructions oh how-to and was not able to do it under Windows 7 with my 16GB SD card... does it even work for Windows 7??? is there another program I can try to do it with???
I have also dualboot on my PC with the Kubuntu being the second OS, but I'm not using it as much as Windows 7... I can try with it if you think it will work.. but first I have to download the 15GB of data from my SD card to my PC, again
I would like to put the Espresso build cause I saw that it has everything working beside the GPRS and camera...
can you tell me what should I download for my Blackstone so it works properly???
thanks alot...

qtype said:
Thanks for the dualboot help... i'll try that...
the first problem I have encountered yesterday when trying to put Android was SD card formating...
i downloaded the program you said and followed the instructions oh how-to and was not able to do it under Windows 7 with my 16GB SD card... does it even work for Windows 7??? is there another program I can try to do it with???
I have also dualboot on my PC with the Kubuntu being the second OS, but I'm not using it as much as Windows 7... I can try with it if you think it will work.. but first I have to download the 15GB of data from my SD card to my PC, again
I would like to put the Espresso build cause I saw that it has everything working beside the GPRS and camera...
can you tell me what should I download for my Blackstone so it works properly???
thanks alot...
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like the readme says: partitioning is only needed for partitined builds, which means that android uses several partitions to store different kinds of data, for - hopefully - more speed. only glossy uses partitions, espresso doesnt.
for glossy, u can also use ubuntu (download parted magic or something similar) to create partitions.
for espresso, u just need to copy the stuff onto ur sdcard.
but thats all in the readme... i dont have time to explain in detail coz i need to study a whole ****in lot at the moment +.+

N!ghty said:
like the readme says: partitioning is only needed for partitined builds, which means that android uses several partitions to store different kinds of data, for - hopefully - more speed. only glossy uses partitions, espresso doesnt.
for glossy, u can also use ubuntu (download parted magic or something similar) to create partitions.
for espresso, u just need to copy the stuff onto ur sdcard.
but thats all in the readme... i dont have time to explain in detail coz i need to study a whole ****in lot at the moment +.+
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ok... thanks for the help... you helped me a lot just with the claryfication of the versions that need partitioning and the ones that don't...
i didn't know that...
good luck with studying!!!!

one more question...
I get the following message '' Failed to load file\Storage Card\zImage''
Can you help me with that????

qtype said:
one more question...
I get the following message '' Failed to load file\Storage Card\zImage''
Can you help me with that????
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meaning u dont have a zImage at all (ur probably using espresso?). so download one from here, copy files onto sd card and rename "zImage.xxxxxx" to "zImage" and ur ready to go.

N!ghty said:
meaning u dont have a zImage at all (ur probably using espresso?). so download one from here, copy files onto sd card and rename "zImage.xxxxxx" to "zImage" and ur ready to go.
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yep, I downloaded it but I didn't know that i have to rename it...
It did the trick... booting up Android
thanks for all of your help...

updated the readme, not includes DualBoot howto and some other changes...

I managed to get the WiFi working but no matter which zImage I'm using I can't get the 3G to work...
I'm I doing something wrong or did I maybe forgot to do something????

qtype said:
I managed to get the WiFi working but no matter which zImage I'm using I can't get the 3G to work...
I'm I doing something wrong or did I maybe forgot to do something????
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well, some details about what version you are using would be helpful. however, this is not the right channel to ask this question. i think this question has already been asked several times in other threads. try search function or read the thread for ur version, its probably a version-issue or only for your country/provider

N!ghty said:
well, some details about what version you are using would be helpful. however, this is not the right channel to ask this question. i think this question has already been asked several times in other threads. try search function or read the thread for ur version, its probably a version-issue or only for your country/provider
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sorry about that...I realized it later that I should ask in another thread that question...
I managed to figure it out... I just needed to manually configure my APN settings...

[UTIL][DISCONT'D] CFLagFix 1.90 (ext2+ext3+resize+uninst support)

THIS TOOL HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. IF YOU REALLY NEED A LAGFIX, USE VOODOO. HOWEVER, WITH LATEST ROMS I DONT PERSONALLY FEEL A LAGFIX IS STILL NEEDED, THUS I DON'T USE ONE, AND WILL NOT CONTINUE DEVELOPING ONE
About
Here it is, yet another LagFix tool. It's certainly not the first, but it does offer some things others do not (at the time of this writing).
This patch uses the ext2/ext3 image in /data method.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR FROYO USERS
(1) Use ext2. ext3 is NOT supported on Froyo, only Eclair
(2) The installation will fail if you apps installed to SD. Go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage -> On SD card. Click each app and click "Move to phone". In the end, the "On SD card" list should be empty. Reboot. Install CFLagFix. When the fix is installed, you can move apps back to the SD card if you wish.
Features
- Lots of checks to make sure the fix is possible
- This is not just based on a script, but a lot of commands are performed and their results rigorously checked to be what is expected
- You can select (from a set of presets) which folders you want to lagfix
- You can select how big the image should be (between 128mb and all the free space in /data minus 250mb, to prevent low storage space warnings)
- The actual moving of data from RFS to the image is done in a boot loop, while the files are not in use. This minimizes the chance of corruption during move (settings being lost, etc)
- Comes with e2fsprogs, and e2fsck is performed each boot to fix a corrupted image
- Comes with it's own busybox, so no need to install it, and no chance for conflicts
- If an ext2 image is used, it is tuned to not reserve any blocks
- If an ext3 image is used, it is tuned to not reserve any blocks and use journalling
- Also moves databases (safely)
- Uninstall option
- Resize option, resize your partition whenever you want, to whatever (possible) size you want
- "Full automatic" option, this will max out the image size while still preventing the low storage space warning, and will also reclaim the space from the backup folders and automatically resize the image to max again after that space is reclaimed. This generally results in an image of about 1.5 GB. It'll also leave some space in case the system still needs to write in /data but not in the image.
- Progress monitor ("educated guess" about progress, not exact, but pretty close, usually!)
A fair number of these seem to be unique at the time of this writing.
Notes
- e2fsck result is stored in /data/cflf/e2fsck_result.txt
- list of mounted directories is stored in /data/cflf/mountlist.txt
- if ext3 is used /data/cflf/imageisext3 file will be present
- my own test rom is JM2+root-with-update.zip+ClockworkMod
Known issues
- In case the image is heavily corrupted, e2fsck may take longer to fix it than the rest of the boot process. Theoretically this could result in data loss
- ext3 does not seem to be supported on Froyo ROMs JP1/JP2/JP3
Credits
- mimocan, ykk_five, RyanZA, and all others who have chipped in for various lagfixes
- cynogen, e2fsprogs built for ARM
- kalpik, busybox APK
- ofcourse the original authors of those tools as well
- myself, this is all based on ADB Magic code
Donations
Please feel free to donate: http://www.jongma.org/dx.php
Requirements
- Windows
- Microsoft .Net 3.5 framework
- Phone in USB debugging mode
- SuperUser
Before using ...
I strongly recommend using ClockWorkMod and making a backup of your ROM. Just in case Also, during any operation, I advise having your phone hooked up so I can draw power from the computer.
Usage
- Unzip the attached file somewhere
- Make sure your phone is connected in USB debugging mode
- Make sure you have SuperUser installed
- Run CFLagFix.exe
There are three tabs:
Install LagFix
This tab allows you to install the LagFix, and lets you configure some options.
I recommand leaving the "Full automatic" option turned on, if you do, just press "Install !" and everything will be arranged for you. If you turn this option off, you can configure some settings manually, but note that using this does not reclaim wasted space of the backup files.
Note that you can still select to use ext3 instead of ext2, even if in "Full automatic" mode.
When you press "Install !", the program will be finished quickly, but your phone may continue working for 30 minutes or so, and keep rebooting very often. If you have a lot of data installed, it may take even longer.
Do NOT even touch your phone until Android boots up again!
A lot of things are checked before the install will start. You will need about 50% free in /data for the operation to work, but it will check this before making any modifications on your phone.
Resize Partition
This tab allows you to change the current ext2/ext3 partition size. The slider will only let you select values that are actually possible, i.e., bigger than your current data usage and smaller than the total space that could be occupied by the image.
Clicking "Resize !" will reboot your phone and resize the partition. Again, this can take an awfully long time! Don't panic, just wait it out.
Uninstall LagFix
This will uninstall the LagFix. It will completely remove it. Before removing it, however, it will move all files out of the image and back into the normal filesystem again, so no data is lost.
Clicking "Uninstall !" will reboot your phone and perform the uninstallation. Again, this can take an awfully long time! Don't panic, just wait it out.
Note that uninstallation will only work if you are using less than 50% of the device's capacity, but again the program will check this before making any modifications on your phone.
You can only uninstall installations of CFLagFix 1.20 and newer !!
BETA
This is very beta, use at your own risk!
WARNING
This patch is NOT compatible with ANY other lagfix tools. Either undo those completely, or just don't use this. If you were using one of those, I'd personally recommend a complete reflash of the firmware before using this patch.
WARNING #2
Before trying 1.80, please see this post.
Download
<< 1.70: 632

Changelogs
1.80, 15-08-10
- Redone some crucial parts of the patching procedure (for all install, resize and uninstall). Should fix all remaining issues!
1.70, 13-08-10
- Added /data/app-private/ folder
- Added progress monitor (estimates.... not exact)
- Moved /dbdata/databases to it's own partition, much faster for smaller read/writes
1.60, 12-08-10
- Updated codebase to ADB Magic 0.9, fixes issues with some weird pre-existing installations of busybox
1.50, 12-08-10
- Added "full auto" mode, "one click" solution for beginners
- Added ext3 support
- Added resize support
- Added uninstall support
- Fixed some issues
- Update scripts
1.20, 11-08-10
- Everything has been moved to /data/cflf/ , this - amongst other things - fixes issues with JP3
1.01, 11-08-10
- Adusted a permission error which could cause the system to be unable to create any new databases
Fix for 1.00 users: there isn't any yet. This is *beep* to fix manually. I would advise this "unpatch" method posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7616676&postcount=29, then repatch with the latest version.

CFLagFix.exe doesn't even run for me.
"The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click OK to termiate the application."

lyno said:
CFLagFix.exe doesn't even run for me.
"The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click OK to termiate the application."
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You sure you have MS .Net 3.5 framework installed ?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...fd-ae52-4e35-b531-508d977d32a6&displaylang=en
The error message is a DLL initialization error... as CFLagFix doesn't explicitly use any DLLs, my guess would be the .Net framework.

Chainfire said:
You sure you have MS .Net 3.5 framework installed ?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...fd-ae52-4e35-b531-508d977d32a6&displaylang=en
The error message is a DLL initialization error... as CFLagFix doesn't explicitly use any DLLs, my guess would be the .Net framework.
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Ah yes! I removed all .net frameworks on this works laptop to be able to install some old COM files. Will re-install and test.

This looks so awesome! Thank you!
Any chance for open sourcing this?

installing now
Well im gonna give this a shot, have just installed the african jg8 and rooted,am doing this fix now.
Then ill try the 1.2 overclock on top, ill post a score shortly .

Not bad though i see one problem... it's windows only ^^

select which folders you want to lagfix
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Sorry, bit of a noob here - what exactly do you mean by this? Why would we only want to 'lagfix' certain folders and not the whole thing?

just tried out your tool on my stock DXJF4 (with apps in it, not clean condition). With default size as well (around 1200 mb)
Actually I used mimocan's fix before but everything was wiped by mistake and everything went to default condition.
After the process finished, the Android displayed information about damaged internal SD, but everything was working. Is that expectable?
Now I got 2260 using Quadrant, leap from 1700 with mimocan's fix.
Nice job Chainfire!!
Can't wait to use JM2 / DDJG4
btw, can I post this on my blog?
:update :
whenever I open gallery, it always says no sdcard detected... do you know how to fix this? -> it doesn't recognize both my internal & external sd, but i can browse them properly in Estrongs/astro

veenone said:
After the process finished, the Android displayed information about damaged internal SD, but everything was working.?
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That sounds scary, think I'll wait a while before trying!

RyanZA said:
This looks so awesome! Thank you!
Any chance for open sourcing this?
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Not at the moment, but maybe in the future
Tayutama said:
Not bad though i see one problem... it's windows only ^^
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Can't be helped. Not going to release a non-Windows versions. Perhaps wine/mono will make it work, though I doubt it
danamoult said:
Sorry, bit of a noob here - what exactly do you mean by this? Why would we only want to 'lagfix' certain folders and not the whole thing?
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You can't really lagfix all folders, as the process where the image is mounted is run asynchronously with the rest of the boot process. There will be havoc if the system can't load certain files because the image is not mounted yet. This is why you can't just lagfix the entire system, but only certain parts.
In the presets I have only added those folders that I feel are mostly safe to lagfix AND would actually benefit the speed of the phone.
Also, for some folders there is some discussion to whether or not it is beneficial to have them in the image, like /dbdata/databases. I personally feel it should be lagfixed, but not everyone agrees.
veenone said:
just tried out your tool on my stock DXJF4 (with apps in it, not clean condition). With default size as well (around 1200 mb)
Actually I used mimocan's fix before but everything was wiped by mistake and everything went to default condition.
After the process finished, the Android displayed information about damaged internal SD, but everything was working. Is that expectable?
Now I got 2260 using Quadrant, leap from 1700 with mimocan's fix.
Nice job Chainfire!!
Can't wait to use JM2 / DDJG4
btw, can I post this on my blog?
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I have not seen the "damaged internal SD" message before in any of my tests. It might be ROM specific (I'm personally using JM2). I would recommend rebooting (using the "hold power button + press power off" method) and see if the message still comes up. Let me know what happens.
And yes, feel free to post about it in your blog.

veenone said:
just tried out your tool on my stock DXJF4 (with apps in it, not clean condition). With default size as well (around 1200 mb)
Actually I used mimocan's fix before but everything was wiped by mistake and everything went to default condition.
After the process finished, the Android displayed information about damaged internal SD, but everything was working. Is that expectable?
Now I got 2260 using Quadrant, leap from 1700 with mimocan's fix.
Nice job Chainfire!!
Can't wait to use JM2 / DDJG4
btw, can I post this on my blog?
:update :
whenever I open gallery, it always says no sdcard detected... do you know how to fix this?
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Replying to the same message again, hehe.
Now that I'm thinking about, how exactly did your device got wiped ? Anything less than an actual firmware flash does not completely remove mimocan's fix, AFAIK. To completely undo it you'd have to completely reflash (and get stock kernel back), and possibly remove the ext partition from your SD. In other words, if you "wiped" from recovery, this is not a removal of mimocan (AFAIK).
Gallery is working fine for me, by the way, and as stated above, I have not seen that message in my tests with JM2 (neither with a lot of apps installed nor a clean flash).
(Then again, this is the first release, so there might be issues )

Is it possible to do this onto an external SD card (provided one has one that is fast enough) so we do not risk any possible further damage to the internal card due to excessive IO.
I believe it would be quite difficult to replace the internal SD card, and in order to load custom roms (with update.zip) it must be mounted to the internal SD.
I'd much rather replace external SD cards if I had to choose between the internal and an external.

well everything was restored to factory state when I went to CSC menu. I think mimocan's fix also removed since I got 800 in quadrant score.
Update: after I rebooted the sgs for a couple times, now it recognize both sd cards.. weird.. But that's fine since the issue is solved now!

Daemos said:
Is it possible to do this onto an external SD card (provided one has one that is fast enough) so we do not risk any possible further damage to the internal card due to excessive IO.
I believe it would be quite difficult to replace the internal SD card, and in order to load custom roms (with update.zip) it must be mounted to the internal SD.
I'd much rather replace external SD cards if I had to choose between the internal and an external.
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This fix is using exactly same space that is already reserved for user data and programs. And it is on the internal SD. So I really can't think how this fix could cause any damage at all. Thoughts?

I selected maximum Space, and now i have low internal memory. How to remove this fix or change the Space?

Daemos said:
Is it possible to do this onto an external SD card (provided one has one that is fast enough) so we do not risk any possible further damage to the internal card due to excessive IO.
I believe it would be quite difficult to replace the internal SD card, and in order to load custom roms (with update.zip) it must be mounted to the internal SD.
I'd much rather replace external SD cards if I had to choose between the internal and an external.
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Use mimocan's fix if you want to use external SD - it is especially made for that! His thread is a sticky (at the top) in this forum.
veenone said:
well everything was restored to factory state when I went to CSC menu. I think mimocan's fix also removed since I got 800 in quadrant score.
Update: after I rebooted the sgs for a couple times, now it recognize both sd cards.. weird.. But that's fine since the issue is solved now!
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Mimocan's fix uses Odin. Like update.zip's, a "factory reset" does not remove patches made in this way, only a real flash does.
Either way, happy to see your problem is solved

I think the problem was the system didn't mount sd cards properly after several boots from CFLagFix. So it needs more reboots to mount the sdcard with structure change properly...

Chainfire said:
Not at the moment, but maybe in the future
Can't be helped. Not going to release a non-Windows versions. Perhaps wine/mono will make it work, though I doubt it
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It's a shame you can't open source this.
Personally, there is no way I'm going to run something like this without source - I believe you are just trying to help us out, but there is always the chance that you could be doing something damaging by mistake, or even installing a trojan on purpose.
I'll be following release though, looks awesome and hopefully you'll be able to open source this soon!

Android ON Diamond ?

Hey
can any one help me to install (use) Android on My Touch Diamond ?
i read many thread but i cant install it
ty

- the first, u download android package full (ex : [Donut 1.6 Donut][Samsung Galaxy S Theme][Released 07.16.2010] ) , extract it on pc, copy all files to Internal storage ( diamond ) , then copy file STARTUP.TXT in folder startup to outside (root)...done !
- chose haret.exe in root and wait android boot on divice

escoda said:
Hey
can any one help me to install (use) Android on My Touch Diamond ?
i read many thread but i cant install it
ty
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First of all you have to decide on which version you use. If you wanna use Xdandroid-method then go the way escoda recommended you.
If you wanna try something else then try my builds (requires partitioning)

vatoloco said:
If you wanna try something else then try my builds (requires partitioning)
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Hi vatoloco, can you tell me how partitioning diamond on windows?

As far as i know you can't, but you can use Gparted, a freeware linux app.
If you haven't got linux, you can just download a live gparted cd and boot directly from this one, without changing your OS at all

cinars said:
- the first, u download android package full (ex : [Donut 1.6 Donut][Samsung Galaxy S Theme][Released 07.16.2010] ) , extract it on pc, copy all files to Internal storage ( diamond ) , then copy file STARTUP.TXT in folder startup to outside (root)...done !
- chose haret.exe in root and wait android boot on divice
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many thanks i'll try it now

vatoloco said:
First of all you have to decide on which version you use. If you wanna use Xdandroid-method then go the way escoda recommended you.
If you wanna try something else then try my builds (requires partitioning)
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vatoloco thanks for ur reply i'll try it as soon as i can

OK...New to this and would love to learn and understand how to mod my phones...I have an LG eve, Iphone 3g and a HTC touch diamond and have figured out how to jailbreak the iphone...Now I know the LG eve is hopeless as far as upgrades and I am trying to figure out how to install Android on my Diamond...So far I have copied the files to a folder...
The 2 root access files are copied to my internal storage however i am not sure what to do about the Galaxy s build....Do I copy the whole folder or do I copy everything but the start up config file? I am a bit confused...Please help...Oh and will I still have Windows in the phone or does this take it out? Oh and if I have issues can I revert back to windows? Sorry for all the newbie questions...I have searched and read for like a month now and it seems so complicated...This is the first thread that seems simple enough...Please help me...Thanks so much...
Ok so I copied the files and am not sure where to find the STARTUP.TXT files..? I found 2 files in the Galaxy folder in the start up config however one of them is Black start up and other is called Diam start up ? with one do I copy? Or am I am the wrong path? I also opened the Haret.exe file on the phone and get the error:
cannot open script file/internal...etc...Please help...
Thanks
Andy

please help? I have tried everything I can think of and have been reading for like 8 hours now and still can't seem to get it to work...I download the above files and then copied the startup.txt in the other partition and when i click on the Haret.exe...nothing happens...Tried it like 20 times...When you run file wizard starts it automatically has the install.exe or something like that...should I replace it with something else? please help...I am having a hard time explaining this so if you need more info please let me know...thanks

I tried to use Android on diamond by using sometime like Eclair but unstable and slow. It takes me almost 5 minutes to boot up and gives me a crash when I use it for minutes.
Is there any way to remove the windows and just use Android instead? Thanks.

Hi, I also had issues installing Android. First I thought it was too nasty.
Finally, by mixing many instructions I got it.
I would say, for [Xd]Android with an EXT2 partition (from Linux):
1/
Start Ubuntu from a bootable CD (No need to install it) and follow the steps from Vatoloco (Thx for this video) here:
Video1
When done you can move back to windows. You should take some notes from the video to do the same.
2/
- Then you can take the Neopeek Android Installer V1.1, found on Neopeek's website:
CyanogenMod6 - Port
+extract on your pc
- Also download the Android build (for example the one here from Neopeek) called "CM6 RC3 (Nightlie Build 17-08-2010)" on the same page.
- And the "HARET-PaketV1.5" +extract on your pc
3/
- Rename the Android build you just downloaded as "androidinstall.tar.gz"
- Then copy "npkinstall" folder to your internal storage (the fat32 partition)
- In your "internal storage\npkinstall" folder, copy the android build "androidinstall.tar.gz"
- In your "internal storage\" (root) copy what is contained in "Haret-PaketV1.5"
- Copy the "startup.txt" file from your own device (found here: "internal storage\Startups" to the root : "Internal storage\"
===== You're done ====
4/ The only step remaining is to run the 2 programs:
- "Internal storage\npkinstall\install.exe"
(It doesn't take too long, if you read what is written (and readable ), you can see if it worked)
Your device will restart at the end of the installation.
- Then Run the last program:
"Internal Storage\haret.exe"
It takes longer. When Android starts it seems to be bugged but finally work if you are patient. Next restart will be a lot better.
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On my side, I used Android only a few hours as it did not meet my expectations.
It works perfectly and is smooth enough. But I will perhaps use Android when we won't need to have windows also installed.
Hope it helps! I just collected some infos and put that in 1 thread.

is it reccomended to use this android http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=735978 all day, always? i don't like WM so i wanna use android. but does it work fine? sms photo and internet?

daniel93 said:
is it reccomended to use this android http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=735978 all day, always? i don't like WM so i wanna use android. but does it work fine? sms photo and internet?
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hi
I use this one now for a 5 or 6 days without going back to WinMO and it still works perfect. only thing is that you have to charge twice or more a daybecause you cant see the correct battery state. last time i checked the uptime without charging was around the 8 hours. but i didnt know how long it lasted after that.
you can download it from this page
|prj||XDANDROID||2.2||AOSP||19.8.10|SYSTEM-UPDATE||
with the latest kernel initrd and rootfs
you can download these from here
xdandroid.com.
also check the above page often because it will be continues updated
They only thing that isn't working is the Camera/Video function.
Have fun with it
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[26 JAN][CWM] DR Desire V.0.1 [Kern.MDJ 10.3][DATA2EXT][RMNET]

Hello,
this is my first attempt to Android build for HD2, i'm not a dev, i only made this build for my personal purpose and i thought to share it with this community.
Before some specs i wanna thanks some people:
-XDA-Developers
-DFT Forum
-Cotulla and bepe for MAGLDR link
-RaiderX303 for ClockWorkMod link
-M-Deejay for Kernel link
-Gauner1986
-Taknarosh for Bootanimation link
-Rafpigna for his fonts link
-EStrong Inc. for Es-Esplorer link
and......
all guys at #HTC-linux, DarkStone, Markinus, Projection, Bauner, Tytung, White-Energy and many other, give me a call if i missed you
REQUIREMENTS:​
Hardspl 2.08
MAGLDR 1.11 (follow my sig for 1.12)
ClockWorkMod
SPECS:​
Based on Desire Sense 2.29.405.5 with all stock apps.
Kernel by M-Deejay 10.3
Data and Apps to EXT 2/3/4
GoogleMaps 5.0 Included
Es-FileExplorer included
Custom Fonts (ty to Rafpigna)
Custom BootAnimation (ty to Taknarosh)
No Sound on boot
Battery with %
Properly rooted
Quadrant score 1700-1800 @ 998
Quadrant score 2000-2200 @ 1536
Battery at sleep 4-6 ma
Code:
[CENTER][B]INSTRUCTIONS:[/B][/CENTER]
[B]1. back-up your SD Card files and folder
2. Copy the file inside "Copy to SD Card Root"and "Copy to SD Card" folder to your main root SD Card
3. Boot you phone while hold and press "power" button till MAGLDR menu will appear.
4. Choose n.5 voice, "USB Flasher"
5. Plug in your USB cable to your phone and PC till when "wait USB...USB" will appear
6. Run "DAF.exe" from ClockWorkMode, your phone will go to reboot, press and hold power button to enter MAGLDR menu
again.
7. From MAGLDR menu, choose "Boot AD SD"
8. Now you are in ClockWorkMode (CWR) menu.
9. Choose "advanced"->"Partition SD Card" and grab the EXT size of your choice, i suggest to don't go over 2048.
10. Set Swap Size to 0
11. Now you have an EXT3 partition in your SD card, you should be good to go but if you want an EXT4 partiton, you
need to :
11A. Boot into any Linux Live Distro build (Ubuntu 10.10 is what i have) and format your sd card.
11B. Search in XDA-Developers forum for a Tutorial (don't remember yet the link lol)
12. From CWM menu choose "install zip from SD card"-->"Choose zip from sdcard"--> next find "DR Desire HD2 V.0.1 and press the green button till the process will end and then reboot your phone.[/B]
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Testes on my phone with daily use and it works fine.
TMOUS users : untested.
VoiceInCall fix, inside.
My Radio is 2.10.50.28_2
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DOWNLOAD.
happy flash.....and be kind

ChangeLog:
Code:
V.0.1
Initial Release

UPDATES:
(copy your choice .zip to your SD card, reboot to CWM and apply .zip from menu)
Gauner Kernel : Download No Overclock but less power consummation and more stable (smartass Gov)
MDeejay 10.4 : Download

Congratulations on your first build, will download and test tomorrow

Downloading...
I'll report back soon.

yay nice to see another android dev on the scene, welcome

please another mirror for downloading...i cant download it -.-

Hi,
Thank you so much. This is the best nand sense rom that i have come across so far. I love that you decided to bundle Data2EXT with Stock Desire.
Aside from some wakeup lag (bearable), I haven't been able to find any problems.
Keep up the good work.

Thanks
Mostly, i dont have lag on power, though it seems to be a common Sense build issue, anyway i did put some kernel updates on post #3.
I used all the day my build with SetCpu @ 1190 without problem and lags and battery is fine, worth a try .
Check in first post what radio i'm using, maybe changing it can help.
smakazmi said:
Hi,
Thank you so much. This is the best nand sense rom that i have come across so far. I love that you decided to bundle Data2EXT with Stock Desire.
Aside from some wakeup lag (bearable), I haven't been able to find any problems.
Keep up the good work.
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Looks good, tempted to download as the build I'm using at the moment doesn't work with MDJ S10.3.
Maybe, you could include a stock framework and stock fonts for stock lovers?

No problem......i will make an update with both stock fonts and framework.
shadiku said:
Looks good, tempted to download as the build I'm using at the moment doesn't work with MDJ S10.3.
Maybe, you could include a stock framework and stock fonts for stock lovers?
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build looks nice - this is my second nand flash both desire based.
The first worked perfectly and then i installed yours so i could get the sd memory but now im finding that alot of the apps that previously worked no longer do and i have also lost contacts.
The previous build was lightning fast whereas this seems to have a slight lag.
Do you think i have done something wrong? And should i download those 2 updates

Which build you was using?
Looking at your reply i suppose that you was using a non Data2Ext build, so it is normal:
_ Loosing App and Data if not a previous backup with Titanium backup,Mybackup,...
_A little lag, because Data are on SD card.
perfectknight75 said:
build looks nice - this is my second nand flash both desire based.
The first worked perfectly and then i installed yours so i could get the sd memory but now im finding that alot of the apps that previously worked no longer do and i have also lost contacts.
The previous build was lightning fast whereas this seems to have a slight lag.
Do you think i have done something wrong? And should i download those 2 updates
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No, it wasnt a d2ext build (DFT's Desire build)
I guess you are right and i should expect lag etc
Am i right to assume that the apps that i find that arent working are doing so because they dont support a2sd? or should they 'believe' that they are on the rom?
I find that a large number of them, when i try to load them, just flash up the screen asking me to force close them.
Basic apps that should always run like Lookout security (worked previously) but only works intermittently now and i keep having to register apps such as the Android Market.
Also i cant seem to save contacts.

I dont know if there are apps that doesn't support a2sd but i just gave a try to Lookout Security and it does work as expected and i also can save contacts without any problem.
My guess is that you have something wrong with your SD card partition, read again the Readme.txt for "how to" partition it and before flash again the build, give a wipe from Clockworkmod menu.
perfectknight75 said:
No, it wasnt a d2ext build (DFT's Desire build)
I guess you are right and i should expect lag etc
Am i right to assume that the apps that i find that arent working are doing so because they dont support a2sd? or should they 'believe' that they are on the rom?
I find that a large number of them, when i try to load them, just flash up the screen asking me to force close them.
Basic apps that should always run like Lookout security (worked previously) but only works intermittently now and i keep having to register apps such as the Android Market.
Also i cant seem to save contacts.
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yeah i think that's what i will do.
Although i followed all the steps - im sure i must have gone wrong somewhere.
I was also finding that some of the games dont save my progress.
I'll let you know how i get on.
Thanks for your help

thanks for this rom seems to be the best desire rom,only one thing can you increase usb transfer speed?Markinus has done this with his rom,thanks again

Thanks
Anyway USB transfer it is already patched, though i've seen that it is slow while using Multi Mount SD card.apk, can't go over 2,00 mb/s.
kgian2007 said:
thanks for this rom seems to be the best desire rom,only one thing can you increase usb transfer speed?Markinus has done this with his rom,thanks again
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this version is awesome! thanks

Hi,
Sorry to join that late but I was conviced that the desire HD had the closest hardware to the HD2.
Now knowing it is not would you be king to provide a working link ?

Vodafone smart tab 4G

Hello,
is possible manually update my tablet to Android 5? I found this
but from ( ROM Part 1 : http://goo.gl/7pyL97 ) this site i cant download ROM
Upgrade/Update Vodafone Smart Tab 4g to 5.0 Lollipop
Upgrade/Update Vodafone Smart Tab 4g to 5.0 Lollipop
I rewrite this tutorial from forum.xda-developers.com :
The users of Vodafone Smart Tab 4g can now update their handsets to Android 5.0 Lollipop using custom ROM. The new Android 5.0 Lollipop comes with many new features :
- Up to 4x performance improvements.
- A battery saver feature which extends device use by up to 90 mins.
- It has a faster, smoother and more powerful computing experience.
- Support for 64-bit SoCs using ARM, x86, and MIPS-based cores.
- OpenGL ES 3.1 and Android extension pack brings Android to the forefront of mobile graphics putting it on par with desktop and console class performance.
- Responsive, natural motion, realistic lighting and shadows, and familiar visual elements make it easier to navigate your device.
- More intelligent ranking of notifications based on who they’re from and the type of communication. See all your notifications in one place by tapping the top of the screen.
- New devices come with encryption automatically turned on to help protect data on lost or stolen devices.
- SELinux enforcing for all applications means even better protection against vulnerabilities and malware.
- State of the art video technology with support for HEVC main profile to allow for UHD 4K 10-bit video playback, tunneled hardware video decoding to save power and improved HLS support for streaming.
- and other cool features.
Here are some more aspects that users should know before trying out the custom ROM :
- Users need to have proper back-up for their personal data on the device.
- The handset should have at least 80 percent of battery power.
- The users also need to ensure that USB Debugging is enabled on the device.
- During the installation, if the device gets stuck on booting, users can perform wipe cache partition and wipe dalvik before rebooting the device.
Tutorial
1. Download Android 5.0 Lollipop ROM for Vodafone Smart Tab 4g from link below :
The ROM File size is big, so I split the file into 3 parts :
ROM Part 1 : http://goo.gl/7pyL97
ROM Part 2 : http://goo.gl/ffHU2x
ROM Part 3 : http://goo.gl/l1zKh5
To combine 3 parts files above into 1 file just use WINRAR, then extract the files into ZIP format. If any problem with the ROM, maybe because the ROM have corrupted during the download process, you can try to re-download the ROM.
2. Install the ROM Manager on your Vodafone Smart Tab 4g . Get it from Google Play Store, then install the clockwork mod recovery. You also can use ROM Installer application from JRummy Apps Inc.(Get it from Google Play Store).
3. Connect your Vodafone Smart Tab 4g to your PC employing the USB information cable. Copy the “ROM.zip” file you downloaded to the SD memory card.
4. Restart your device in the recovery mode using ROM Manager. As soon as in Recovery Mode, go to ROM Manager and select backup/restore to back-up your information.
5. From the Recovery Menu do a total data erase (including Delvik Cache). When completed, go back to Recovery Principal Menu and choose Flash ROM from SD Card. Navigate the location you copied the ”ROM.zip” file and follow the directions for installing Android 5.0 Lollipop on your Vodafone Smart Tab 4g . As soon as the installation is over, just reboot your Vodafone Smart Tab 4g device, and here you go, you’ve just upgraded it to the new Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Hi:
did you tried it? Have you got root on your Vodafone Smart Tab 4G? I found out a thread with the root file/method, but the file link is broken

jrosado said:
Hi:
did you tried it? Have you got root on your Vodafone Smart Tab 4G? I found out a thread with the root file/method, but the file link is broken
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The link is now up in modaco.But users are reporting that since an update the root method doesn't work.

skinniezinho said:
The link is now up in modaco.But users are reporting that since an update the root method doesn't work.
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yes i know.. I'm one of them

I don't understand why some prick upload all tools (root utility and ROMs) for Vodafone Smart Tab 4G to that disreputable server http://downloadsafe.org/? For download it want to send payment SMS messages!!!!! :crying:

If you want my opinion, i think that this supposed lollipop version is fake...

On another forum I've seen this and reports that it works.
I don't have the device (still deciding wether to buy it or not) so I can't test it
http://duben.org/android/vodafone-smart-tab-4g-root-navod

Yes, I've seen that link just a few minutes ago. I will try it tonight, since i don't have my tablet with me now.

Hi, this tutorial duben.org/android/vodafone-smart-tab-4g-root-navod is mine, I was wrote it yesterday in czech language, I hope pictures there are informative enough. In case you need rewrite it to english, let me know, I can take care of it.

Well it worked
But still impossible to use the SD card to install apps Nothing seems to work (app2SD, ...)

jrosado said:
Well it worked
But still impossible to use the SD card to install apps Nothing seems to work (app2SD, ...)
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I have same issue. Apps can work with data on SD Card, for example RawDroid can edit photos, save/delete files. But App2SD functionality is still not supported. It should work with Link2SD app and 2 partitions on SD card. The reason is emulated external storage in internal memory. I didn't find yet how to turn this of, or how to change it.

sduben said:
I have same issue. Apps can work with data on SD Card, for example RawDroid can edit photos, save/delete files. But App2SD functionality is still not supported. It should work with Link2SD app and 2 partitions on SD card. The reason is emulated external storage in internal memory. I didn't find yet how to turn this of, or how to change it.
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I've tried Link2SD, but with no success. The best i got was to use MountFolder to move the applications data to the external SD card. With this, I've recovered some good precious space (for example, Minion Rush was using 330MB that where freed).

jrosado said:
I've tried Link2SD, but with no success. The best i got was to use MountFolder to move the applications data to the external SD card. With this, I've recovered some good precious space (for example, Minion Rush was using 330MB that where freed).
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Thanks for tip FolderMount (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount) works like a charm.

If anyone wants the source code, here it is:
Code:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/alcatel/files/VF_SmartTab4G_20140923.tar.xz
It was awesome if we could get a rom for this tablet =)
People say it is based on Alcatel Pop 8S tablet, but I have never seen this tablet on sale, neither original roms, nothing about it.
Only alcatel website has some info about it, but not much: http://www.alcatelonetouch.com/global-en/products/tablets/pop_8s.html#.VOPaQfmsVoc
Anyone managed to remove system apps?
Titanium backup says it can't find the apks..

In Android 4.4, apps can't write the sd-card, it's a security thing. But there are apps, which enables sd write. And yes, we have source, but for ROMs we also need recovery, and a developer. But fingers crossed.

sduben said:
Hi, this tutorial duben.org/android/vodafone-smart-tab-4g-root-navod is mine, I was wrote it yesterday in czech language, I hope pictures there are informative enough. In case you need rewrite it to english, let me know, I can take care of it.
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Anyone tried that? can you confirm that it works?
Any other method that roots 4.4.4?

Yes and it is work. Only "bug" after the root is: every time you reboot your tablet you will got a message that says android is upgrade-ing and continues to updating apps. But it is work.
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MAROCANU said:
Yes and it is work. Only "bug" after the root is: every time you reboot your tablet you will got a message that says android is upgrade-ing and continues to updating apps. But it is work.
Sent from my GT-S7560 using XDA Free mobile app
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I stuck on step 7. Finding device... But I did step 5...
What u mean updating apps.? Updates all apps from store?

No, optimezing. Its that thing when android take an update and after that the apps is optimezed. This happening after each reboot. About the root process: if you use win 8, 8.1 you wont be able to rootbso easly because of the drivers. Try with win xp or 7. My advice: use XP. I did it with it.
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So, to get this straight: we can actually root the Vodafone smart tab 4g and flash custom roms??