Database Users

Got a Herald/Tmo Wing... one quick question.

Where the hell do I start?
... Told you it was quick!
OK, seriously though... I do have some experience hacking/flashing/flexing phones, but all that traces back to my Motorola days. This is nowhere near the same thing, not by a long shot. So I was just wondering if anybody could give me some tips, perhaps point me in the right direction because I have no idea where to even begin.
Thanks a lot and I really appreciate any and all help provided.
*EDIT* I forgot to mention... I know I'm responsible for all my own actions. If I screw up, then I screwed up.

Well - start when a RUU comes out + HTC4350 WM6 updates.
Before it's quite difficult to brake into the bootloader etc.
But some program suggestions:
- mtty
- IMGFS (some tools in it)
good luck

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll look into them. I was wondering if there was a readme/FAQ/Wiki that went into explaination on the terminology and whatnot regarding these monsters. I have no idea what an RUU is and I'd much rather read about it than bother people here with my newbieness.
I don't even know how to modify registry settings

In general, search for words like "ROM cooking; RUU; IPL; SPL; Bootloader; NBH file system; Extended ROM; Custom ROM" in all the forums to get an overview.
Keep in mind that the Herald has a newer ROM file system, so don't "copy" instructions 1-to-1.
Wizard, Hermes and Prophet subforums are very busy forums with lot's of infos on this topic, but again they all use an older ROM system.
And as xsign already mentionend better don't start ROM hacking on your device yet, because neither HTC nor any provider released an official WM6 ROM.
So there is no backing up solution yet in case something went wrong.
Hacking the Bootloader is right now impossible and therefore working custom ROMs are very very rare over here.
Cheers

Hardware Matrix for all phones

Hello everyone, i think this is the correct section for my thread
I am making a hardware matrix, i plan to put it on the wiki when its finished so everyone can see it,
Imho the matrix can be used to see which official roms are compatible, and which devices have the same hardware so we can get drivers from different official roms.
Also this might bring wm5 or 6 to devices that did not have them before
Attached is a XLS file with the current info i have been able to gather
I ask everyone and anyone to please add information, preferably exact details like manufacturer of the part, and the part id.

Your thread is likely to get lost soon.
I suggest that you start the wiki page first, and then ask a mod to make a link to it sticky.
Modaco has a table of hardware, and HTC also, although they are not very technical.
It's a good idea - and having links to rom cooks' pages would also help keep the noobs happy when seeking compatible roms.
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i tried to make the wiki table, but i keep getting the following error:
Code:
Plugin OldStyleTable failed. Line does not begin with a '|'.
EDIT
Its a bug in the WIKI, even the test code doesnt work http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=OldStyleTablePlugin
where can i report problems with the wiki?

found the problem, it was due to use old being checked
i finally made the page
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HardwareMatrix

A site with collection of roms for herald/wing??

Hello, about a month ago, while i was looking to posts, there was a link about herald/wing roms, reviews tools screenshots etc all in one place.
Now i am looking for this site but, between thousands of links hard to find it..
And as i understand from that post, it was a wellknown site between this forums users..
Thanks for anybody that might help me find it

The wingster is the only one that I know of
http://thewingster.com/default.aspx
they also have rom info for the TP2...

That was it.. thanks a lot

I'm going to move this to General since it has nothing to do with the development of roms.

Discuss the Wiki

The purpose of this thread is to solicit discussion on Supersonic related wiki pages since everyone may not be comfortable updating the wiki directly or familiar with the wiki syntax. This will also serve as a sanity check for the people maintaining the wiki pages to ensure we are getting the right information out in the best possible format and organization.
You can view all Supersonic related wiki pages here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:HTC_Supersonic
A sticky redirect to the main Supersonic wiki page has been added to each forum.

Reserved For Future Use

Custom Roms vs. Dev Roms
What do we see as the difference between Custom Roms (http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Supersonic/ROMs#Custom_ROMS) and Dev Roms (http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Supersonic/ROMs#Dev-ROMs)?
All Roms are pretty much under constant development. I think these two tables should be combined.

Added CyanogenMod wiki page
Wiki page devoted to our favorite community based AOSP ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Supersonic/ROMs/CyanogenMod
Missing a theme? Or other key information? Let us know.

don't know if this thread is still active, but as I'm unfamiliar with editing wikis, but I'm full of ideas (and I have a big mouth), I thought I'd list some discussion items here. I'm working on the assumption that the wiki should be one of the, if not the, first place new users shouldbe looking to get information.
1 - remove the radios from the rom section, and give it it's own section on the main wiki page - it's too confusing for new users to locate this information under roms
2 - instead of just linking to roms, kernels, radios, etc. from the main page there should be a few sentances on what each is above the link to the new page - something simple defining each term, and some basic instructions on how to flash each (what should be wiped, what goes on top of what, etc).
3 - would also like to see some info on the main wiki page on nandroid (and the importance of nand backups), hboot, recovery info for both amon ra and clockwork, what wiping means and what it does, themes and themeing, and possibly even a section on popular apps and what they do, like setcpu (and what it means to over/underclock), various launchers (like rosie, adw, launcherpro, etc), and various benchmarking tools and what they measure.
I could probably think up a bunch more, but I'll see what kind of response this gets before posting more

Bump from the dead. no new ideas, thoughts, or suggestions for the wiki?

toastcfh said:
Bump from the dead. no new ideas, thoughts, or suggestions for the wiki?
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What about an android development setup environment guide to Linux? Forgive me if I have not searched throughly for a good guide.

Seems this may be dead but this is worth a try.
I would like to add a link to some RUU's provided by Football
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335368
This would be extremely helpful for those wanting to revert to stock for any reason.

Advice & Links for New Users

To all XDA Developers,
I would like to suggest that:
At the first line on every first post on new Development ROM, that is the start of a new post for any New Development ROM (alpha, beta, etc), which is still undergoing test and development,... can you put an advice targeted to new user, who are unfamiliar with this site. Put up an advice there where they should start off. Something that is like these, example for DS5 ROM:
To New Users who own Dell Streak 5, please go this page/post to get you started with familiarizing yourself with flashing new ROM, and finding stable stock and custom ROM for your device:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=695
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Dell_Streak
and add probably other pages that might be useful for any eager new users to start reading properly before acting on impulse doing somethings that they are not be doing, unfamiliar and no knowledgeable of. Well, something like that. Would it be helpful to do so?
I actually stumble onto this page after viewing some Youtube clips on upgrade done on DS5, searching on Google and I somehow end up on xda-developers page. I was struggling to find a starting point, what to do first... I read endlessly and jumping onto different forums, sometimes ending up on different device forums (ugh, that's kinda stupid of me, :silly: )... until I discover somehow some pages that would be somewhat my starting points. Perhaps this suggestion might be useful.
Secondly, I found out that, for DS5, I can go to these page to get info on DS5, with stock roms and custom roms:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Dell_Streak
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Dell_Streak_5/ROMs
But, is there such page as well, similar to that, that list out all the Development ROMs ?
Thanks.

open xda via pc there you can find whole list of completed roms with respective recovery and base files
Sent from my Dell Streak using xda premium

There is no list of custom ROMs such as what you find in the wiki with the stock ROMs.
As to the idea presented, it's redundant as there are pinned posts in these forums which cover the same material. You should be reading those posts instead of trying to force developers or chefs to provide a link to the material on every ROM.