Say you do a ROM upgrade eg explode/sundream, then the author comes out with an update, is there an easy way to re-update your rom without losing all your installed programs settings from SD card (eg have to reinstall all programs again on SD card).
Seems not, but its worth an ask!
Thanks,
Alistair.
I am not aware of an way but I will do a search
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hi there.
Ive a 2 gig sd card and loads of stuff stored all over the place. if i download Windows Mobile 6, whats the best way to migrate everything? will the unit upgrade link win2k does to XP ?
Mark
No. Rom upgrades wipe the device clean. You will lose all files and programs on the device. Files stored on a memory card will still be there but any programs installed to a card may not function after the upgrade.
yup. And usually you need to perform a hard reset before your upgrade process. So, don't forget to backup all your important stuff.
Also, you might not want to restore your files from a wm5 back-up. I tried it and nothing worked correctly. Had to load each program and tweak from scratch so make note of any serial numbers you may have for your programs.
i installed the cab that unlock ExtROM of my wizard,after that in camera>tools>options>General>save to,i miss my storage card and there are just ExtROM and main memory!!why????
is there anybody to help me!!?
Did you take the time to read that entire thread on unlocking the extended rom? THere are numerous issues with doing this, and they are reported in there (like the loss of access to your SD card, having the card change names which breaks programs installed on it, etc). There is another thread on how to re-lock you extended rom, but I don't know if that will give you back your SD card access (but worth a try). You may have to do a hard reset (and I'm not sure that will fix this issue either). If neither of those work then you will have to reflash an official rom to get the extended rom all set back up. If you are currently on a custom rom, you have to reflash the official one first, then reflash the custom rom of your choice.
Is there any way I can make Windows detect or recognize programs on the storage card after a rom update? without having to reinstall them again..?
thanks!
of course you cant, you have to install them once again.
depends, if it will run from the storage card simply make new shortcuts, depends how many u have to do and how easy to hand the cab files are i guess
i usually keep all my cab files in a "cabs" folder on my sd card incase i need to redo my phone if i'm away from my pc. it helps if i'm at work and it starts acting up.
It also might not be a bad idea to keep a backup of your wizard on the sd card with just the programs (and if you havean exchange server) already installed on it, that way a quick, fresh start doesn't involve a lot of work.
contentryder said:
Is there any way I can make Windows detect or recognize programs on the storage card after a rom update? without having to reinstall them again..?
thanks!
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Any program on the storage card will run after the ROM update as long as it is not one that needs to write registry changes or dll's to the registry itself.
I have approximately 50 apps installed to my storage card. After doing a ROM flash/upgrade, I only have to reinstall around 10 of them. You'll just need to try launching each one from the card to see if it will work without reinstalling to find out which ones will work and which ones won't.
well i wanted to know because i just recently upgraded to nbd 7.0 and some programs i want isnt detecting in htc home plugin...
Hi there,
On my old HTC Diamond I installed everything to phone memory and so when I flashed it I just reinstalled all my apps. However, this time I have installed a large amount of them to the storage card. I don't remember my Diamond's storage card being flashed - so thats not the issue (I will probably remove the card before doing it anyway) - but my question is will my phone still see the installed apps on the memory card and put them in the start menu etc? Or will I be better off just uninstalling everything and re-doing it from scratch?
Also, is the new HTC Rom available in the UK yet?
bump?
surely someone can tell me
ftr2k8 said:
Hi there,
On my old HTC Diamond I installed everything to phone memory and so when I flashed it I just reinstalled all my apps. However, this time I have installed a large amount of them to the storage card. I don't remember my Diamond's storage card being flashed - so thats not the issue (I will probably remove the card before doing it anyway) - but my question is will my phone still see the installed apps on the memory card and put them in the start menu etc? Or will I be better off just uninstalling everything and re-doing it from scratch?
Also, is the new HTC Rom available in the UK yet?
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Check your HTC site in the UK to answer your own question.
Perhaps you should read more about how a flash works before you try with your HD2. Think of it this way: You have two hard disks in your computer, C and D. With Windows XP on C you installed all your programs on D. Then you decided to install Windows 7 on drive C, which copied over your XP. Do you think that Windows 7 will run the programs in D? The answer is obviously no.
The situation is similar when you flash a new ROM. With a file manager you could see the programs on your storage card, but that is all. You would have to reinstall all the programs for them to work.
Take care and understand everything you really need to know before you do decide to flash.
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Take care and understand everything you really need to know before you do decide to flash.
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That's why I was asking
Thanks for the info.
I'm planning on trying out the ROMs currently available for the N1. I currently have a rooted N1 with 2.2.
Given the space constraints on the phone I have been using the Move to SD card option. What will happen to these when I flash a new ROM? Should I move them to the internal memory? Will they work post ROM install?
Usually when you install a rom for the first time, you will have to start fresh. This means you have to wipe all data first (i think this usually wipe all data and settings on the phone and not the SD card).
I install AppBrain to sync my phone to the site. I install new rom then first thing i install AppBrain App which resync all my apps.
To save your settings and SMS/MMS, i suggest using Titanium Backup.
I hope somoene has better overall step by step.
Thanks for the tip.