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some noob questions about rooting.

Hello xda'ers Havent been on this forum for awhile. last time I was active was when I was messing with windows mobile 5! then I happen to switch to Symbian o.s, now android.
anyway some noob questions, sorry I am new to android platform =\
1. I have a 16gb sandisk microsdhc card, can I use that to put the "rooting" files in there? I heard you need to make a "gold card" using a smaller OEM card? or should I use a backup 2 gb I have? btw would I be able to use the backup 2gb later on for file backup purposes?
2. I have a 32b mytouch. running android "donut" latest build I believe. But I do not have a 3g plan with tmobile, so I had activated my phone using my sister's simcard and popped mine in xD. after downgrading to "cupcake" would I have to do this process again? what about when I load a custom rom?
3. Right now MMS, and long text messages refuse to work because of tmobile's dumb network. I used to have a n95 european unlocked, mms worked like a charm... even after changing the mms server settings on the htc , mms does not work. would it work if I load a custom rom?
4. right now my phone is fairly slow. would a custom rom be able to overclock the cpu?
5. is it possible to load apps on my memorycard (16gb sdhc) after rooting?
6. after rooting "hopefully" =| would i be able to use multitouch? and which rom is the best? cyanogen or the official android 2.1 nexus rom with live wallpapers or hero?
thanks brothers.

1) Depends on what phone you are using. Are you using the old mytouch, i.e. without the 3.5mm headset jack? If you are, you don't need the goldcard method probably. Yes you may put the files there for rooting, like the recovery image file.
2) Not sure since I don't need to activate my phone.. do you mean signing into google accounts? I do that over wifi, but if it's like actual activating your phone, I guess you don't need to since I haven't done that.
3) Depends on custom ROMs but yes you can.
4) Yes
5) Yes, but I recommend not to unless you need tons of space since having apps installed on mytouch's internal memory is faster and mytouch has a fair amount of internal space unlike G1
6) I recommend superD or cyanogen. Probably two of the most stable ROMs out there mixed with speed.

how did you do that over wifi? did you use a hack or something? because in order to activate a mytouch or g1, or any smartphone from tmobile, 3g plan is required. When I bought mine it was already activated so all I did was a sim swap.

most roms will let you skip the google log in option. I would stick with cyanogen or super d also.
It would help if you put the phone you have thought.

lol I did. but I have a mytouch 32b obviously a non 3.5 mm
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Possible to install stock T-Mo US ROM on UK G1?

Hello all,
I am attempting to install the stock T-Mo US ROM onto a T-Mo UK G1. I have been using it for about a year with the dev phone ROM and it works fine on the T-Mo US 3G. Now I've switched to a different phone and I want to sell the G1, but I want to install the stock T-Mo ROM so it will have access to OTA, full market, and carrier customizations.
When I try to flash the RC29 DREAMIMG.nbh it gives me an error, probably because the phone has a different hardware ID (DREA110 for UK vs. DREA100 for US). I have tried installing it from the dev phone bootloader, I have gone back to the stock bootloader, tried using a goldcard, I'm hitting a dead end now.
Any suggestions? It seems there must be some way to bypass the hardware ID check since the dev phone ROM and customized ROMs will work.
Thanks in advance!
P.S. It will load the UK RC7 ROM, so I'm fairly certain it is just the hardware ID that is the limitation.

I finally got it working. If anyone else is trying to do this, use HardSPL and it will work fine.

G2 Touch Hero - Help needed re. android & 3 network

Hi,
I have the G2 Touch hero on t-mobile. It has been unlocked. It currently shows as ROM version 2.73.405.5, Android 1.5.
I want to start using on 3 Network, I have their internet / phone / text package.
I'm very new to this, so please can someone help me and point me in the right direction, as I would like to know the following;
1. How do I upgrade to android 2.1.
2. How do I get the 3 portal stuff to be on the phone when I switch on each time, as I would if it was a 3 phone. In other words switch on as on 3, not t-mobile.
Many thanks for your help.

Use BTDAGs guide linked in my signature to find out how to install custom ROMs.
As yet there are no 3 customised 2.1 ROMs.
You can get the 3UK customised 1.5 ROM in update.zip format from here...
MoDaCo'S Stock ROMs + radios in update.zip format for GSM Hero
Or just use any custom 2.1 ROM and search "3 uk skype apk" and "3 uk MSN apk" for those two apps,... not sure if there are others you may want/need?

Hi ddotpatel,
If I don't use a custom rom, because I find it difficult to do, can I just get an "official" 2.1 upgrade for the phone via t-mobile or 3 network. Which would I need, as its a t-mobile phone, with a 3 sim?
Thank you,

mike300 said:
Hi ddotpatel,
If I don't use a custom rom, because I find it difficult to do, can I just get an "official" 2.1 upgrade for the phone via t-mobile or 3 network. Which would I need, as its a t-mobile phone, with a 3 sim?
Thank you,
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Now Im not 100% on this.. but would the t-mobile phone not tell the update server it needs the t-mobile update regardless of the sim thats in it?
.. for example.. Ive got an unbranded hero.. with an orange sim.. but I got the unbranded update pushed through to me.

polakscot said:
Now Im not 100% on this.. but would the t-mobile phone not tell the update server it needs the t-mobile update regardless of the sim thats in it?
.. for example.. Ive got an unbranded hero.. with an orange sim.. but I got the unbranded update pushed through to me.
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Indeed that sounds about right to me,....
There are no UK branded TMobile or 3UK 2.1 ROMs yet, they always take longer to be released. If you dont want to use custom ROMs, and are happy to NOT have root access, you can run the official RUU .exe filefor 3UK from [ROM] Official HTC Hero RUU ROM + Radio Links . This will install android 1.5 (3UK customised) and have your phone set up for updates.
WARNING,.... You might not be able to use custom ROMs ever again once updated to official 2.1.

Urgent help: Hd2 does not connect to AT&T network

I am running android in it but it does not get service in win mo either.
I tried older shubcraft still nothing. I thought it might be AT&T but I have service on my nexus one...
Any help wud be appreciated
I am using chuckdroid rom with shubcraftv1.3 android build. 2.11 radio

maybe a stupid question, but you did get a network unlock code for your phone, right?

Lol. It is unlocked I have been using it for a while all of a sudden today, it keeps saying "no service"

Sounds like your sim card and your HD2 aren't getting along. You should try a different sim. May i suggest a Tmo sim?

[Q] Activate unlocked mytouch 3g after factory reset

SOLVED !! NO BIG DEAL !! Hello ! I need some help ! I have a T-mobile myTouch 3g. I am a newbie to Android (but not to Blackberry,Windows Mobile,IOS and Symbian). I have unlocked carrier(its currently on AT&T), upgraded to Froyo 2.2 and rooted the phone.
I think a factory reset would help this unit regain its bearings but I am concerned about getting the phone reactivated after doing a factory reset. I had some activation issues with an iphone in a similar situation (it actually required an original AT&T sim with iphone data plan to get the job finished !) Since I do not have a T-Mobile sim available, I am being cautious. I have searched and cannot find a thread on point. If I go ahead with a factory reset,should I leave At&T sim in the phone during the reset ? And how do I reactivate the phone after the reset ?
Thanks for your time !!
p.s. to all that have posted the tutorials/how-to's/ and the I shouldn't have done thats ! THANK YOU !
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if I missed a link or thread please let me know ! Any info would be appreciated!