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I don't take the responsibility for any damage caused by the information included.
This is not my intention to reveal any secrets of HTC Company. All this information was known earlier. I've just collected it in one place and used it for repairing my broken HTC device.
Although it was successfully tested on Herald from Dopod, it should work on any Herald and as far as I know this is the only hope, especially for Heralds with low SPL number, broken by flashing with HardSPL
If you find this tutorial useful, do it on your risk.
I've spent a lot of time in searching of a solution for my bricked Dopod C858. It has been bricked after Hard-SPL by Olipro. When this Hard-SPL was first introduced, there wasn't any warnings about minimum SPL and GSM versions requirements. That's why there is a lot of people with their Heralds stuck in the bootloader mode without a possibility of successful flashing in any way.
One of the symptoms was Invalid Update Tool 300 Error when I was trying to flash even with the official RUU. The other symptom was "GetDeviceCID: Error - InitDecoder" when getdevinfo command was typed at MTTY console.
Finally I was able to recover from this state. I successfully created the goldcard - a micro SD card with the special header, which gives us a temporary SuperCID status (security level 0). In this way we are able to flash the new ROM via SD card, instead of using the official RUU (ROM Update Utility). If it is not enough to flash successfully, we can use a wonderful service tool included in Herald's diagnostic image (heradiag.nbh).
All the credits goes to "itsme" and his hard work. It wouldn't be possible without his knowledge, his help and his great software. Willem agreed to make this tutorial and share this knowledge on the forum.
Thank you Willem!
I would also like to thank "pof" for his effort and although he couldn't find a solution, he tried to help me, so thank you Pau!
The other person I would like to thank is "canonyang_China". I know he is accused of stealing Olipro's ideas of Hard-SPL. I only want to thank him for posting heradiag.nbh file. This is the great tool which together with the goldcard can do a lot.
I would also like to mention one person. It's "jockyw". He has almost identical solution but he has found it by himself. If you find this tutorial too hard to deal with I recommend to contact "jockyw" and he will help you for a small paypal donation.
TUTORIAL:
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Requirements (not tested on other configurations):
1) Windows XP with SP3
2) ActiveSync 4.5
3) ActivePerl 5.8.8.822
4) Crypt-DES and XdaDevelopers-NbfUtils PERL packages
5) typhoonnbfdecode.pl PERL program
6) itsutils tools
7) working mobile device with any Windows mobile OS (2003, 5.0, 6.0)
8) any .nbh ROM file from the official Herald's RUU
9) heradiag.nbh file
10) micro SD card (tested on 512MB and 1GB)
Ad.2) download your language verion of ActiveSync and install it:
Ad.3) download and install MSI installer of ActivePerl 5.8.8.822 from http://www.activestate.com
http://www.activestate.com/store/download_file.aspx?binGUID=e5c71329-b7a6-4563-8199-e1483f751c4f
Ad.4) run Perl Package Manager from Windows Start Menu
change PPM Preferences (run Preferences from the Perl Package Manager menu and switch to the repository tab):
- Add repositories:
Name: itsme
Location: http://www.xs4all.nl/~itsme/projects/perl/ppm
- Add repository:
Name: theoryx
Location: http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/package.xml
After database synchronization install those packages (at the main window of Perl Package manager find those packages, mark them for install (the icon with green plus, next to the search bar) and run marked action(green arrow icon)):
-Crypt-DES
-XdaDevelopers-NbfUtils
If you can't find those packages on your list, please make sure you have selected "All packages" from "View" menu in Perl Package Manager main window.
Ad.5) download typhoonnbfdecode.pl from http://www.nah6.com/~itsme/cvs-xdadevtools/xda2nbftool/
Save it to "C:\itsutilsbin"
Ad.6) download itsutilsbin package from http://www.xs4all.nl/~itsme/projects/xda/tools.html. Unpack it to "C:\itsutilsbin"
http://nah6.com/~itsme/itsutilsbin-20080602.zip
Ad.7) Find a working Windows mobile device and use it to format your micro SD card as FAT32. It's important to do this on working mobile device with any Windows mobile OS (2003, 5.0, 6.0) because PC USB card readers causing troubles with making a goldcard because of a different MBR interpretation.
- Activesync your working Windows mobile device with SD card inside
- On your PC enter windows command mode (Start->Run... cmd)
- Choose your itsutilsbin directory (cd C:\itsutilsbin),
- Run this command (l means a letter 'el' - not a digit 'one'):
psdread -l
If you have problems with running psdread -l you probably have problems with the security configuration of your mobile device. There are many options to change it. In my case I was using Device Security Manager PowerToy for Windows Mobile 5.0
It is recommended to save your security configuration, then change it to the Security Off level and after the whole goldcard preparation process, load saved configuration preset if you don't want to leave your Windows mobile device Security Off. You should have your mobile device ActiveSync with your PC when you are using this tool.
- If everything went OK, look at the result at the cmd window after psdread -l and find something like that:
remote disk 1 has 1984000 sectors of 512 bytes - 968.75Mbyte
SerialNr: 75 63 00 49 8a f2 00 80 47 31 30 55 53 44 53 03
- in the next step you will have to replace the first byte ( in this case '75' ) with '00' and write this ID without spaces between numbers - this will be your modified cardid
In this example your modified cardid will be 006300498af200804731305553445303
(Thank you "hookcard" for reporting troubles in this step)
Run this command, where <cardid> is your modified cardid:
perl typhoonnbfdecode.pl -p cardid=<cardid> -p keys=tornado -p seclevel=0 -d goldcard.img
- Your goldcard image will be saved in your current directory (C:\itsutilsbin)
- If you have error message connected with msvcr71.dll file, please download this file or try to find it somewhere on your system partition and then copy it to the directory containing typhoonnbfdecode.pl (C:\itsutilsbin)
Then repeat the previous step with running typhoonnbfdecode.pl
If everything went OK, run this command, where <number> is a number under which you have your SD card during psdread -l command, for example, "remote disk 1 has 1984000 sectors of 512 bytes - 968.75Mbyte" means that your <number> is 1:
psdwrite -<number> goldcard.img 0 0x120
Now you have a card which gives you SuperCID - you can test it with MTTY and see that g_cKeyCardSecurityLevel = 0
Ad.8) Remember to have more than a half of the battery capacity available before you start this step!
- download any official Herald's RUU and extract it to the directory, where you should find RUU_signed.nbh ROM file. (It was tested with Dopod's ROM). Copy this .nbh file to your goldcard changing its name to heraimg.nbh
- Enter the bootloader mode. When you will see on your Herald's screen the question: "Update SD image?" you will have 10 seconds to press Volume Down button and this way to start flashing
Unfortunatelly, if something will go wrong and i.e. you will see SD update failed you will have to use heradiag.nbh file to enter special menu during the start of the bootloader mode. If you have problems with flashing, please read the step below:
Ad.9) download and unpack heradiag.zip file from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=332413&highlight=heradiag.nbh&page=6
Remember to have more than a half of the battery capacity available before you start!
- Copy heradiag.nbh on your goldcard together with any official .nbh ROM from ROM Update Utility from the previous step.
- boot your Herald in bootloader mode and you will see the diagnostic menu where you will have Reflash Image option. Choose Reflash Image and after the flashing process (about 5 minutes) please softreset your device.
That's all! You should see your Herald properly booting Windows OS.
Good luck!
Anyone had any luck with this?
I tried.
Everything is O.K.
ok first of all thank you very much for as a hope gain to bring our herald to live again.
but there is some point at this thread i didnt get it so plz if u could help me
1-
run Perl Package Manager from Windows Start Menu
change PPM Preferences:
- Add repository: itsme http://www.xs4all.nl/~itsme/projects/perl/ppm
- Add repository: theoryx http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/package.xml
After database synchronization install those packages (mark them for install and run marked action):
-Crypt-DES
-XdaDevelopers-NbfUtils
what is crypt -des
and when i open the link (add rep.by itsme )
there is too many files to download.
which one is that files u mean
i download them all but it seems they work on linux not in windows
so plz if u make that point more clear or at least post some pictures..
2-
does any official room will work .or it must be the exact cid room.
I've updated this tutorial and now it should be more clear.
According to your question about the ROMs - if you successfully create the Goldcard you will be able to flash any ROM, not only those matching your original CID.
halder said:
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what is crypt -des
and when i open the link (add rep.by itsme )
there is too many files to download.
which one is that files u mean
i download them all but it seems they work on linux not in windows
so plz if u make that point more clear or at least post some pictures..
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does any official room will work .or it must be the exact cid room.
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how come i cant find XdaDevelelopers-NbfUtils package?
i have added the repository correctly.
i can see from the status screen:
Synchronizing Database ...
Downloading ActiveState Package Repository packlist ... done
Updating ActiveState Package Repository database ... done
Downloading itsme packlist ... redirect
Downloading itsme packlist ... done
Downloading itsme Win32-API-0.41WJ PPD ... done
Downloading itsme XdaDevelopers-CompressUtils PPD ... done
Downloading itsme XdaDevelopers-NbfUtils PPD ... done
Downloading theoryx packlist ... not modified
but i just can find the module (ie. XdaDevelopers-NbfUtils)
i have also tried the command line installation but no luck..
anyone??
maybe someone can post the perl folder, with the required modules installed?
Do you have "All Packages" chosen through View Menu?
klikman said:
how come i cant find XdaDevelelopers-NbfUtils package?
i have added the repository correctly.
i can see from the status screen:
Synchronizing Database ...
Downloading ActiveState Package Repository packlist ... done
Updating ActiveState Package Repository database ... done
Downloading itsme packlist ... redirect
Downloading itsme packlist ... done
Downloading itsme Win32-API-0.41WJ PPD ... done
Downloading itsme XdaDevelopers-CompressUtils PPD ... done
Downloading itsme XdaDevelopers-NbfUtils PPD ... done
Downloading theoryx packlist ... not modified
but i just can find the module (ie. XdaDevelopers-NbfUtils)
i have also tried the command line installation but no luck..
anyone??
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Hi there! I also have a bricked Herald. I'm in Brazil and a store wants around 200 US dollars to fix the phone and it's too high.
I saw that the file itsme XdaDevelopers-NbfUtils PPD has just a text indicating an e-mail adress.
I saw in another site that this file has another content.
May be this is why we cannot find the package to install.
If i find a way to fix my Herald here i will do a very good donate!!
Thanks,
Alencar
alencarfr said:
Hi there! I also have a bricked Herald. I'm in Brazil and a store wants around 200 US dollars to fix the phone and it's too high.
I saw that the file itsme XdaDevelopers-NbfUtils PPD has just a text indicating an e-mail adress.
I saw in another site that this file has another content.
May be this is why we cannot find the package to install.
If i find a way to fix my Herald here i will do a very good donate!!
Thanks,
Alencar
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Go to this thread, it will explain how to fix your phone....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=345411
Hi Mkoz,
Tried your procedure but when start bootloader it do not read the SDcard. I copied Heradiag to the card but it do not run. The bootloader remains the same as before.
No Signal. With MTTTy I gave the command set 32 1 and get the message:
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+ SD Controller init
- SD Controller init
+StorageInit
SDInit+++
PL_SDSetSlotNumber() - MPUIO_SDIF_SEL1=0, MPUIO_SD_IF_SEL=0
SDCmd8 Command response time-out. MMC_STAT = 80
SDCmd8 Command response time-out. MMC_STAT = 80
SDCmd8 Command response time-out. MMC_STAT = 80
SDInit - SD ver1.0
SDCmd1 Command response time-out. MMC_STAT = 80
SDCmd1 Command response time-out. MMC_STAT = 80
SDCmd1 Command response time-out. MMC_STAT = 80
SD clock to 24MHz
***** user area size = 0x79280000 Bytes
SDInit---
SDInit OK
Unlimited time!
GetDeviceCID: Error - InitDecoder
g_cKeyCardSecurityLevel = 0
HTCE
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So, please could you help me ? Thanks! Alencar
Hi,
Where did you format your SD card before preparing Goldcard? In Windows Mobile device or in laptop or PC card reader?
alencarfr said:
Hi Mkoz,
Tried your procedure but when start bootloader it do not read the SDcard. I copied Heradiag to the card but it do not run. The bootloader remains the same as before.
g_cKeyCardSecurityLevel = 0
So, please could you help me ? Thanks! Alencar
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Hi Mkoz,
I formatted using Pocketmechanics in my HTC universal in mode FAT32.
I'm really looking forward to see the mobile working.
Thanks!! Alencar
please SIR how can i change cardid ?
and witch tool i use ?
Hi,
I've sent you my private message but you haven't answered so I have to ask you in this thread:
- What is the size of your SD card? I successfully tested it with 512MB and 1GB cards.
alencarfr said:
Hi Mkoz,
I formatted using Pocketmechanics in my HTC universal in mode FAT32.
I'm really looking forward to see the mobile working.
Thanks!! Alencar
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Sucessfully tested with 2gb card
BTW, HardSPL'd devices doesn't want to load heradiag!
i can see from the status screen:
Synchronizing Database ...
Downloading ActiveState Package Repository packlist ... done
Updating ActiveState Package Repository database ... done
Downloading itsme packlist ... redirect
Downloading itsme packlist ... done
Downloading itsme Win32-API-0.41WJ PPD ... done
Downloading itsme XdaDevelopers-CompressUtils PPD ... done
Downloading itsme XdaDevelopers-NbfUtils PPD ... done
I found -Crypt-DES but not found -XdaDevelopers-NbfUtils
Please help me! Thanks
same here
already try restarting my windows still no luck
I guess you are doing something wrong because there are people who were successful with this tutorial. Maybe you don't have "All packages" chosen from the menu.
I have updated point 4 of my tutorial so please take a look.
I've also posted in this thread my answer to someone who had the same problem like you and he didn't answered anymore so I guess as a result he created Goldcard successfully.
If it will help you, please let us know.
TINDUNG10 said:
i can see from the status screen:
Synchronizing Database ...
Downloading ActiveState Package Repository packlist ... done
Updating ActiveState Package Repository database ... done
Downloading itsme packlist ... redirect
Downloading itsme packlist ... done
Downloading itsme Win32-API-0.41WJ PPD ... done
Downloading itsme XdaDevelopers-CompressUtils PPD ... done
Downloading itsme XdaDevelopers-NbfUtils PPD ... done
I found -Crypt-DES but not found -XdaDevelopers-NbfUtils
Please help me! Thanks
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Update 8-5-09 12:13am est
I've started a new thread @ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544906 this should avoid a lot of confusion since this thread contains a lot of old information about previous builds. Some of the information contained here does apply but read carefully because most of it is old information. If your coming here and your not using a vogue then your questions most likely won't get answered. Right now this works on most vogues and kaisers. I do not know if this works on any other device other than those and I am not going to be porting it over to anything else. If you want to try I suggest you ask in other forums specific to your phone. Before you download anything read the tutorial on the new thread or at http://code.google.com/p/vogue-hero/ follow the directions. If you have general questions related to android on the vogue then post them in the android help desk thread.
The new full build I've been testing the past couple days has been holding up pretty good. Sense UI, GPS, Market, partial SMS, flash, data all work fine for me. I ran it all day with 4 widgets and animations turned on and had no lag on the home screen. It is back to using vilord's regular initrd.gz and rootfs.img. I'm going to do some minor changes and release it sometime tomorrow. After that I will be done with hero for a while. I'm most likely going to take a look at some of the new donut stuff google has been cooking up. Don't expect this release to be feature complete. It's not. It works for what I do with my phone since I use email and IM and I don't rely on sms. I don't have time to test every part of the build. For example I don't use exchange or active sync. If you don't see your city in the weather app or widget then use google maps and turn on gps. Stand outside in a clear area for around 5min until it finds your location. Then switch back to the weather app and tap on my location it should pick up your location and city and give you the option of adding it. This worked for me today. I've sent sms and the person received it even though it said it failed to send. They replied back and I didn't receive the reply this is already a know problem. I've made and received several phone calls and haven't had a problem. I've used market to download apps it works. If you need sms and want a everyday android I suggest you take a look at vilord's Ion builds or mssmision's themed Ion builds or his hero-lite without sense ui. While I use my builds and they work fine for me it's really only a proof of concept and shouldn't be relied on if you need to receive important calls or messages.
Update 8-4-09 7:53am
I'm testing a new build right now. It has all the widgets and apps. The speed is like the current build posted at the site. I'm going to test it for a day or two to see if there are any major bugs. If all goes good I will put out a release. Thanks for testing and thanks to mssmision and vilord for all their help.
Update 8-4-09 3:28am
This isn't a Sense UI theme. This is the real thing. It is a minimal build with some apps and widgets removed to improve speed and stability. It won't void your warranty as nothing is flashed and nothing is permanent. It runs android from your sdcard and only uses the devices memory and doesn't touch devices main storage other than the sdcard. When you boot back into WinMo everything is just the same as it was before. The files featured at the google code site are the latest and most stable. If you want to ask questions or have problems be specific. I'm not going to be following this thread that much as there are users out there that are already experienced enough to take care of the questions for new users. I'll put out a new build sometime in the future to merge back with vilords original initrd.gz and rootfs. It will most likely include some missing widgets and apps that people have been asking for. I hope you enjoy this build as much as I do. Thanks for testing.
Update 8-02-09 8:01pm est
I've uploaded a new Hero build. It uses the new initrd.gz with a modified rootfs.img. The original rootfs.img can be found @ http://code.google.com/p/vogue-android. The Orange logo has been removed and it's sporting the wallpaper from my full build. No widgets loaded up on initial startup except for two toggle switches for Mobile and GPS. It's really fast. Initial startup without a data.img should take less than 5 min. The zip contains everything you need except zImage. Clear out the root of your sdcard. Download Hero-8-2-09.zip and zImage. Extract Hero-8-2-09.zip to the root of your sdcard. Rename system-8-02-09.img to system.img. Copy zImage to the root of your sdcard. Do not use an existing data.img. A new one will be created on first boot. Edit your default.txt to work with your vogue keeping the lcd density at 160 and the resolution at 320x480. If you don't know how to edit your default.txt then read the file it has examples. If your still not sure to then ask around in the vogue android threads. Execute haret and tap run. Wait a couple minutes you will see the HTC/Android boot logo and hear the chime. Wait a little bit more and the setup screen will come up. When the HTC keyboard comes up press the gear icon to the left of the space bar. Tap on Text input. Scroll down and tap on Calibration tool. The Calibration tool will walk you through the rest of the way. Push back (volume rocker up) to get back to the setup screen and continue the setup. I suggest you set up a google account to use market. After setup you are taken to a minimal home screen with two toggle widgets for GPS and Mobile. I suggest you download another messing app like chompSMS or handsentsms if you want sms because the HTC messenger is not 100% it will send sms but it will tell you it failed even though it really went through. I also changed the default home page in the browser to google.com so you don't have to sit and wait for HTC.com to load up. Hope everyone enjoys this as much as I do.
Direct Link to zip: http://vogue-hero.googlecode.com/files/Hero-8-2-09.zip
Direct Link to zImage: http://vogue-hero.googlecode.com/files/zImage
Project Home: http://code.google.com/p/vogue-hero/
Thanks to dzo vilord and mssmision for all their great work.
Internet enabled, I'm assuming?
working on it.
When modem runs it isn't getting the right permissions it seems. What did you change? Have you compared to the cupcake build on the other google code page?
No I haven't. pppd needs to be run as root and i think this might be the problem. As for compairing to the cupcake build there are no parts of it in there. This is a port of a sapphire rom with a modified initrd from the ion build. I'll check and see later what the diffs are between the builds as far as getting pppd to work. Anyway here is the output from the adb shell when setupmodem.sh is executed.
# ./setupmodem.sh
grep: /proc/cmdline: Permission denied
./setupmodem.sh: line 17: can't create /smodem/setupmodem.pid: Permission denied
Initialising Modem:
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./setupmodem.sh: line 24: can't create /smodem/ppp.log: Permission denied
grep: /proc/cmdline: Permission denied
grep: /proc/cmdline: Permission denied
grep: /proc/cmdline: Permission denied
Username=
Password=
APN=
./setupmodem.sh: line 37: can't create /smodem/ppp.log: Permission denied
./setupmodem.sh: line 77: can't create /smodem/working: Permission denied
./setupmodem.sh: line 77: can't create /smodem/ppp.log: Permission denied
/bin/pppd: must be root to run /bin/pppd, since it is not setuid-root
./setupmodem.sh: line 77: can't create /smodem/ppp.log: Permission denied
./setupmodem.sh: line 77: can't create /smodem/ppp.log: Permission denied
rm: cannot remove '/smodem/working': No such file or directory
^C./setupmodem.sh: line 77: can't open /smodem/control: Interrupted system call
I'm going to sleep. I'll start back at it tomorrow.
Interesting, thanks for the release. I like some of the new features that hero has, but don't like what they did with the appdrawer bar. I liked the swipe up motion and it was a big target. I'm just happy I finally got to play around with hero a little, thanks again for all the work.
zenulator said:
No I haven't. pppd needs to be run as root and i think this might be the problem. As for compairing to the cupcake build there are no parts of it in there. This is a port of a sapphire rom with a modified initrd from the ion build. I'll check and see later what the diffs are between the builds as far as getting pppd to work. Anyway here is the output from the adb shell when setupmodem.sh is executed.
# ./setupmodem.sh
grep: /proc/cmdline: Permission denied
./setupmodem.sh: line 17: can't create /smodem/setupmodem.pid: Permission denied
Initialising Modem:
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./setupmodem.sh: line 24: can't create /smodem/ppp.log: Permission denied
grep: /proc/cmdline: Permission denied
grep: /proc/cmdline: Permission denied
grep: /proc/cmdline: Permission denied
Username=
Password=
APN=
./setupmodem.sh: line 37: can't create /smodem/ppp.log: Permission denied
./setupmodem.sh: line 77: can't create /smodem/working: Permission denied
./setupmodem.sh: line 77: can't create /smodem/ppp.log: Permission denied
/bin/pppd: must be root to run /bin/pppd, since it is not setuid-root
./setupmodem.sh: line 77: can't create /smodem/ppp.log: Permission denied
./setupmodem.sh: line 77: can't create /smodem/ppp.log: Permission denied
rm: cannot remove '/smodem/working': No such file or directory
^C./setupmodem.sh: line 77: can't open /smodem/control: Interrupted system call
I'm going to sleep. I'll start back at it tomorrow.
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Rather than comparing to the cupcake release, maybe get in touch with mssmison. I've been testing his Hero build for the past 2 days. He's got the network going just fine.
I dunno what kind of feedback you're looking for at this point, but I tried yours, and it hung in the startup wizard. Kept telling me I had no network connection, and I couldn't back out of it to disable the "Auto-sync with Internet" option, or whatever it's called. So I was stuck. I'll try again when you've got the pppd permissions fixed.
Updated Build
I'm testing a new build right now. The problem with pppd is now fixed. I'm going to make sure it will work with a fresh data.img before posting it to the google code site.
does this build have a problem mounting the sdcard
New build up.
The new hero-black build is up at the google code site. No data.img is required. Internet is working now. I'll keep trying to tweak things here and there over the weekend.
sdcard
I haven't had any problem mounting the sdcard or heard of any problems yet.
The version from earlier was missing a lot of widgets and was really slow.
Did you add any widgets back/improve speed?
When you go through the initial boot and set up everything starting from a fresh data image everything is there for me in the new build. The over all initial boot and setup is alot better experience as far as I'm concerned. The only draw back with going this route is that it loads 5 screens full of widgets. The widgets really bog down the system. The max I recomend is maybe 2 widgets at a time until I get the speed and swap sorted out. On my system right now I have a swap file enabled and it's running decient with two widgets and touchflo.
zenulator said:
When you go through the initial boot and set up everything starting from a fresh data image everything is there for me in the new build. The over all initial boot and setup is alot better experience as far as I'm concerned. The only draw back with going this route is that it loads 5 screens full of widgets. The widgets really bog down the system. The max I recomend is maybe 2 widgets at a time until I get the speed and swap sorted out. On my system right now I have a swap file enabled and it's running decient with two widgets and touchflo.
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yeah I haven't noticed if it used a swap file. that should give it a moderate speed boost.
derekwilkinson said:
yeah I haven't noticed if it used a swap file. that should give it a moderate speed boost.
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im running zenulator's system with mmsmisons swapfile, it doesnt seem to be too fast
I'm working on another build right now that has more optimizations. Can't really expect much from a build that didn't exist 24 hours ago.
zenulator said:
I'm working on another build right now that has more optimizations. Can't really expect much from a build that didn't exist 24 hours ago.
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oh no im not trying to put you down or anything im just stating the facts as of now. thanks for your hard work!!!!
It's all good. Just sayin it's only going to get better.
Umm.... anyone else having a problem where the keyboard doesn't appear during the initial setup wizard?
EDIT: Crap, nevermind. I hit submit on this post, and then the KB popped up on my phone. :S Took like 3 or 4 minutes though.
zenulator said:
This is a port from the sapphire rom hero-black.
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So wait, this is a Hero ROM, or a Sapphire ROM that has TouchFLO included in it?
Would it be possible to set the phone up so that on first boot there are no HTC widgets loaded? After finishing the first-run wizard, it was about 15 minutes before I could do anything with the phone, and even that wasn't easy. As I've (slowly) been able to remove widgets, it's become more usable. It'd be nice if there were no widgets to start, and people could add them as they please.
This thread was initially an inquiry on the Cyanogen Rom however is now a Rom thread so here we go.
Background on the Rom is here http://www.cyanogenmod.com/about
On the Hd2/Leo mod see here http://pastebin.com/BBf1hr50
memin1857 said:
INSTRUCTIONS
Cyanogen Mod RC1 - Leo build by Zego WITH ADOBE FLASH and 3G WORKING
There is a new nice build called CM6-HTCLEO (Cyanogen Mod RC1 - Zeto)
It needs a lot of prep work to get to good working order, then its really good.
I have also managed to get adobe flash working. (It doesn't work out of the box)
This build
(after all the steps) have gps, camera (with proper flash exposure), camcorder, camera flash/led/torch, adobe flash, nice look and most other goodies available.
Here are the steps
1) Download cm6-htcleo.7z from:
http://www.mediafire.com/?kzo7fxi2hp917s8
2) Download phone button (keypad) fix:
http://www.mediafire.com/?qrs4w0kd470keqm
3) Download MTU fix from:
http://www.mediafire.com/?tqggvgrzb79gm24
or
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JL368N3N
4) Download Cotulla 23 July nospeed zimage from:
http://cotulla.pp.ru/leo/Android/Cotulla_zImage_CABDET_NOSPEEDDY.rar
5) Extract the cm6-htcleo.7z file and put the cm6-htcleo to your sd card root.
6) Extract the cm6-htcleo_keypadfix.7z file and put the FOLDER NAMED root UNDER cm6-htcleo folder in your sd card. (Not to sd card root folder. I really mean a folder named root. You will see it in the archive)
7) Extract the cm6-htcleo-datafix.zip file and put the FOLDER NAMED root UNDER cm6-htcleo folder in your sd card. Just merge them. (Say yes when windows asks) Credit: ElBartoME
8) Extract Cotulla_zImage_CABDET_NOSPEEDDY.rar
and put zimage file to cm6-htcleo folder and overwrite.
credit: cotulla
9) ONLY DO THIS STEP IF YOU CANNOT BOOT (linux complaining about mmcblk0): Open startup.txt with notepad and
replace the line
set cmdline "rel_path=cm6-htcleo"
with:
set cmdline "rel_path=cm6-htcleo loop_partition=mmcblk0"
credit: dusty_nz
10) Run clrcad and haret as usual but from cm6-htcleo folder. Once Android has booted start terminal app.
11) write
su
and press enter. It will ask for superuser permission. Tap allow.
12) write
mount -o rw,remount /system
and press enter. You should not get any response or error.
13) Now launch ES File Manager and tap \ on top left.
Navigate to /system/app and find
com.adobe.flashplayer apk file and delete it.
14) Power off your phone in a normal way and reboot to Android CM6.
15) Go to Market and install Adobe Flash 10.1 Beta 3 (use your gmail account)
Done!
Notes:
-FIRST BOOT WILL TAKE A LOT OF TIME! BE PATIENT. IT WILL TAKE A LOT LONGER THAN YOUR USUAL BUILDS.
-ADOBE FLASH does not work out of the box. You have to reinstall it but since it was cooked in to the rom as system app and you can't uninstall it, you need to mount /system directory read/write and delete flash so you can install it again. This time it works properly.
-You may not be able to boot if you do not edit the startup.txt
-You may not be able to wake up if you do not replace the zimage with the older 23 july one. You can use 25 july panel on off zimage if you CAN wake up from sleep. It depends on hd2 lcd panel type which is more than one.
Optional: Install Launcher Pro and make it default home screen to get a smoother experience.
After ALL these operations, this seems like the most functional build.
Cyanogen is normally a mod for android and someone named zego turned it into a hd2/leo build. A lot of stuff was missing and there was no central infromation. That was what I did. You don't need to read 6 pages to get this build working this good now.
I recommend disabling live wallpaper. Static wallpapers are faster. Formatting sd card beforehand and using a class 6 sdhc card is also recommended.
I don't have time to package all this stuff into a build. Maybe someone who does above steps can package it in a new single file and put to megaupload/mediafire (mskip/Mark?) For now you have to do it yourself. You will like the end result.
Packagers please don't call yourselves devs and give credit to original hard working people. Donation is also recommended.
I am sorry if I forgot to give credit to anyone.
I got all this information by reading all the pages of this thread and some more. Now you don't have to.
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From makavelitha
Good
+ Successfully booted on the first try
+ Camcorder is finally working with the original HTC app (i hope someone will port this to the other android builds)
+ Flashlight is finally working with the original HTC Flashlight App
+ No SOD or GSOD with cotullas zImage 25.07 (maybe i have a Sharp Panel?)
Bad / Problems
- Bad Performance (especially at scrolling)
- Can't Download anything from the Market, i get always the message that my Storage Card is full, i've checked it and android shows me 0mb left on my SD Card, but i have more than 4GB free on this Card (it was working in all other Android Builds)
- Needs time to boot-up
- No or Bad Battery Management (already optimized in other Android Builds)
- USB Storage not working (already working in other Androids)
- Bluetooth finds other devices but can not be paired
- Compass works but it doesn't show magnetic north.
- Low volume issue is already known. During a call other party hears echo of his own sound when speaker is on. No echo in normal mode.
Performance Tweaks
Update I:
Using Cotulla zImage 7/25/10 makes a huge difference in speed!
The only thing still sluggish is scrolling through the apps....
Otherwise from that this is a very good build. Nice pre installed apps, good out-of-the-box build.
Update II:
Changing the application drawer to "Horizontal" like on the Galaxy S eliminates scrolling speed issues when scrolling through the apps.
dusty_nz said:
So looking at the Cyanogen rom, Swapping out the Zimage and trying to boot.
Has anyone tried this?
Would it work?
Looks like it has heaps of Qualcomm optimized components
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http://www.mediafire.com/?kzo7fxi2hp917s8
And don't forget to add the phone button fix:
http://www.mediafire.com/?qrs4w0kd470keqm
any changelog of this mod/port ?
Readme:
http://pastebin.com/BBf1hr50
on this build flash doesn't work for me in the browser.
I am running it at this moment, it boots correctly until android froyo wizard.
It runs correctly for a minute and SOD
Ah it wake up, great
For the first time in the leo android world, the camera works
I give you more feedback later ...
Update:
- GPS works perfert
- Reboot not work, like other builds
- Import contact from SD not works
perhaps the one based on RC2 will be better, where have you find the links for this build ?
I can't get this to boot.
Initrd keeps looking to mount /mnt/sdcard against /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 and falling over. I only have the one FAT32 partition on my sdcard which normally is at /dev/block/mmcblk0.
Also should I be extract the .tar.gz file into the CM6 directory or put it up at the root of the sdcard.
Thanks.
idcom said:
I can't get this to boot.
Initrd keeps looking to mount /mnt/sdcard against /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 and falling over. I only have the one FAT32 partition on my sdcard which normally is at /dev/block/mmcblk0.
Also should I be extract the .tar.gz file into the CM6 directory or put it up at the root of the sdcard.
Thanks.
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Try replace cmd cmdline
set cmdline "rel_path=cm6-htcleo loop_partition=mmcblk0"
m4ck said:
Try replace cmd cmdline
set cmdline "rel_path=cm6-htcleo loop_partition=mmcblk0"
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Thanks. Worked a treat. Now to play.
Nuja said:
any changelog of this mod/port ?
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Yeah I agree guys, can you please be a bit more specific about what is additional from other froyo with/witout sense or Eclair?
readme file does ntoe give much in fact.... A couple of screen shots would be fantastic...;-)
general statement: Donate, so all mods/chefs/devs can eventually pay some flowers or perfums or sex toys to their girls friends (all of them so angry that they spend so much time developing stuf !!!)
Well.... more info on what cyanogenMod is on:
http://www.cyanogenmod.com/about
Anyone having problems with 3g on this build?
nordicfastware said:
Well.... more info on what cyanogenMod is on:
http://www.cyanogenmod.com/about
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Thank you, but there is no mention of build for our HTC HD2
Who is the maker of this build for HD2 ?
the build is done by Zego from the IRC channel compiled from source of CyanogenMod 6.0.0 release candidate 1
I tried it last night and it gives me SOD repeatedly, it's fast, but the SOD is killing me, I am falling back to Darkstone's FroyoV1
Hmmmm
Not booting for me.
Formatted a SD card. Single Fat32 partition.
Extracted zip to \cm6-htcleo\startup.txt etc.
Changed the Startup.txt to
set cmdline "rel_path=cm6-htcleo loop_partition=mmcblk0"
error
/init: line 88: mmcblk0=mmcblk0: not found
Logical sector size is zero
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0 on mnt/sdcard failed: invalid argument
lucian777 said:
Anyone having problems with 3g on this build?
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Yes. I had the same with Dan's Froyo v.1 but Darkstones works a treat. Changed the apn's to voda uk and all that.
booted first time - took a while but OK
Loaded with apps
camera working
Video recorder working
GPS working
man it's fast..........
will test further and report back
dusty_nz said:
Not booting for me.
Formatted a SD card. Single Fat32 partition.
Extracted zip to \cm6-htcleo\startup.txt etc.
Changed the Startup.txt to
set cmdline "rel_path=cm6-htcleo loop_partition=mmcblk0"
error
/init: line 88: mmcblk0=mmcblk0: not found
Logical sector size is zero
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0 on mnt/sdcard failed: invalid argument
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took out the set cmdline "rel_path=cm6-htcleo loop_partition=mmcblk0" ands its booting further. Got wizard
I for one am excited for this development. The collaboration from the devs here along with cyanogens work is fantastic. Any chance of getting cyanogen directly involved and/or once a build is completed would an official thread on this be desired?
I am not a coder but I'm working on it. Until then I'm just a fan and a donor. I've been a long term user of cyanogens work and I can safely say with the joint efforts of everyone here, this would be a powerful development. Keep up t the awesome work!
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stock freex10 had 128k cache
changed mine to 3072k
increased my read/write from 3.8/17.2 to 6.1/68.3
gallery loads super quick now. quick and easy change, excellent improvements.
try it out.
Simple Step by step guide to avoid adb, init scripts and what not:
Download SD Tools
Download Script Manager
Download GScript Lite
Run SD Tools to get a baseline of your read/write on your SD Card
Use root explorer and browse to: /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0
Open 'read_ahead_kb' in text editor
Change the value (128) to 1024 and save the file
Test the result with SD Tools
Change the value to 2048 and save the file
Retest
Try 3072 and 4096, testing each
Out of the 4, pick the one that had the best result.
Whether you are on 2.1 or 2.2, find where 'echo' is, it will either be in /system/bin or system/xbin
Copy this script
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
if [ -e /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb ]
then
/system/[COLOR="Blue"]xbin[/COLOR]/echo "[COLOR="Red"]128[/COLOR]" > /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb;
fi;
Open GScript, menu > add script
Past the code into the body of the new script
Name it 'sdcardspeed'
If echo is in bin on your rom, change the script where it's marked in blue. Change the value marked red to the value you had the best result with.
Save the script
From the main screen on GScript, long press the Script you just created and Save to SD
Close Gscript
Open Script Manager
Click the script you just saved to the SD Card
Check Run as Root
Check Run at Boot
Save
Reboot
did you use version 1 or version 2 of the tweak??
did you create the script to do it permanent or only change it manualy?
just use the app sd card speed booster its easier.
the change seems to have an effect on the performance of the launcher tho
im using cm6 v53
I can't find sd card speed booster in the market..
Really? but I presume this eats away the performance of the Card/Phone? Less Battery life? (More process?)
mrljlamon said:
just use the app sd card speed booster its easier.
the change seems to have an effect on the performance of the launcher tho
im using cm6 v53
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Thanks mate..i tried it..it's very easy and it works perfectly!!
abdurahman said:
did you use version 1 or version 2 of the tweak??
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i used version 1, but you have to change the "xbin" to "bin". then saved the script to my sdcard and used script manager to have it run at boot.
mrljlamon said:
just use the app sd card speed booster its easier.
the change seems to have an effect on the performance of the launcher tho
im using cm6 v53
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does sd card speed booster allow you to select what size cache to use? different cards will have different results from different cache sizes.
i would change the value manually and use sd tools to test a range of values. i tested 1024, 2048, 3072 and 4096. 3072 had the best results on my card.
svtfmook said:
does sd card speed booster allow you to select what size cache to use? different cards will have different results from different cache sizes.
i would change the value manually and use sd tools to test a range of values. i tested 1024, 2048, 3072 and 4096. 3072 had the best results on my card.
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yes..sd card speed booster allow you to select the size..from 128 to 4096!!
djkekko89 said:
yes..sd card speed booster allow you to select the size..from 128 to 4096!!
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Then i wonder why it lags launcher then. Thats wierd. This script just changes the cache value at boot. Nothing else running. Sd card speed booster must be doing something else.
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svtfmook said:
Then i wonder why it lags launcher then. Thats wierd. This script just changes the cache value at boot. Nothing else running. Sd card speed booster must be doing something else.
you can have the same result using sd card speed booster..! using the script cannot make the launcher lagger..there is something else problem!!
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on stock 2.1 where is this init.d folder?? I've searched everywhere
svtfmook said:
i used version 1, but you have to change the "xbin" to "bin". then saved the script to my sdcard and used script manager to have it run at boot.
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Hello
On my X10i it refuses to work
I made like you but have I to select run as root in script manager?
It also says: Syntax error: "fi" unexpected (expecting "then")
What does it mean?
cos000 said:
Hello
On my X10i it refuses to work
I made like you but have I to select run as root in script manager?
It also says: Syntax error: "fi" unexpected (expecting "then")
What does it mean?
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I solved
I put "then" before "fi;" and it exit with code 0 (seems correct)...
i put it in init.d, and changed xbin to bin, and put att permissions, but the speed stays the same, i'm on wolfbreak's 2.2 rom, what did i do wrong?
abdurahman said:
i put it in init.d, and changed xbin to bin, and put att permissions, but the speed stays the same, i'm on wolfbreak's 2.2 rom, what did i do wrong?
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Hello
I made like you and it was still not working.
So I used script manager and I edited the file in init.d: I put "then" before of "fi;".
Then I checked "Run as root" and "Run as boot", after I pushed on "Run" and now it works. It must say "Exit code 0" when you push on Run.
cos000 said:
Hello
I made like you and it was still not working.
So I used script manager and I edited the file in init.d: I put "then" before of "fi;".
Then I checked "Run as root" and "Run as boot", after I pushed on "Run" and now it works. It must say "Exit code 0" when you push on Run.
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hey can you put the script on here, cause i dont want to make any mistakes on this
okay I tried editing it and I put then before fi, now it says syntax error: "then" unexpected (expecting "fi"), I don't get it
edit 2: okay now I took off then and kept it how it was, clicked run on script editor and it said exit code 0, so I guess it worked, the sd card is definitely faster! write didn't increase much but read increased from 7mb to 10.4 haha
does this work in 2.1.0.435?
cant you ujust flash those files they made through xrecovery the same way that they do with clockworkmod?
edit -- i looked further and found my answer there, i wasnt the only one thinking it lol my bad
I just installed the ROM GINGERCRUZT and almost everything has worked very well. I have problems with:
* The WiFi does not connect, it always is acquiring IP - A forum is a zip with 3 files I need to replace the folder system / bin / wifi, but I have no root access
* I have no root access to the device .- I tried the latest superonclick and does not work from the terminal application throws the error "can not insert '/ system/lib/modules/jbd2.ko': File exists".
My main problem is that WiFi does not work, but apparently I need root access to fix it and does not work, please help ...
Regards,
Johnny
Im confused with your statement, how come you can flash custom firmware (GC) if you dont have root access? You can try to use root explorer if your pushing files manually or use FXP wifi fix and flash with xrec. Im sorry I cannot find the file you have to search it.
been using using GC 7.4 for sometime, i don't have those problems after full wipe.
nano-kun said:
been using using GC 7.4 for sometime, i don't have those problems after full wipe.
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Hi,
Make a new full wipe and still is the same. Could not connect to a WiFi network and I have no root access to the device. One application they have is the Terminal, enter here and put SU, the system throws me:
export PATH / data / local / bin: $ PATH
insmod: can not insert '/ system/lib/modules/jbd2.ko': Operation not allowed
insmod: can not insert '/ system/lib/modules/ext4.ko': Operation not allowed
insmod: can not insert '/ system/lib/modules/app2sd.log': Operation not allowed
sh: can not create / sqlitr_stmt_journals/app2sd.log: noexistentent directory
$ $ Su
su: permission denied
$
Regards,
Johnny
I used GingerCruzt r7.4 for a week, good rom, but I had to replace it because it also gave me problems with wifi (continuous disconnections / reconnections).
Any solution?
no wifi problem its good rom
I used that ROM for few days its good ROM no problem but when u press on right-up on screen where is player,gallery,radio i looks like lagg
Root access should be working fine as im using gc u should see super user in the apps draw and x recovery and clockwork mod come preinstalled and no idea about wifi as I dont use it apart from tethering
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