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I read and searched a lot on the forum before posting this.
1/ Why is there 1000 methods to flash a ROM?
2/ Do I need to do a partition in all cases?
3/ Is there a ROM for 32A that adds multi touch to my device?
4/ Might be a lot to ask but why is there no PROPER tutorial on how to install a ROM?
5/ Can I brick my phone?
Thanks for your time.

This is not a development question. This belongs in the Q&A section. Read the stickies. From those stickies, you would also see a Hacking Wiki for the sapphire.
Read that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538979

cizake said:
I read and searched a lot on the forum before posting this.
1/ Why is there 1000 methods to flash a ROM?
2/ Do I need to do a partition in all cases?
3/ Is there a ROM for 32A that adds multi touch to my device?
4/ Might be a lot to ask but why is there no PROPER tutorial on how to install a ROM?
5/ Can I brick my phone?
Thanks for your time.
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I have found out using the forums that 32A do not support multitouch.

WebghostDK said:
I have found out using the forums that 32A do not support multitouch.
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Yes they do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=568032, for example.

WebghostDK said:
I have found out using the forums that 32A do not support multitouch.
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I use MyHero 1.1.3 (32A with BFS 303 kernel) and multitouch DOES work. But it needs to be supported by the software, works great in the browser for example.

Ok good to know, i was not quite sure about it

cizake said:
I read and searched a lot on the forum before posting this.
1/ Why is there 1000 methods to flash a ROM?
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Erm .. there's only one way to flash a rom ..
- Download rom and copy it to the sd card root folder
- Boot into recovery
- Do a nandroid backup
- wipe
- Flash the new rom
- reboot
4/ Might be a lot to ask but why is there no PROPER tutorial on how to install a ROM?
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Look at the link in my signature, has all the detail an Android newbie needs.
Also check the Sapphire hacking wiki as bcrook mentioned above.
And use the forum search button!

st0kes said:
Erm .. there's only one way to flash a rom ..
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Thats what I was thinking too
and my fav question out of the list:
Can I brick my phone?
Let me answer this one... from your list of questions I find it hard to believe you even know what "brick" means (no offense) but you should NOT even attempt to change anything about your phone except for whats in the menu>settings>sounds/display area
and I'll say it again no offense but people like this that have no idea what their doing is why the companies are so against us gaining root access because yeah theres some of us that understand what we are doing and the concept of linux but then you have these people that have NO CLUE then screw their phones up and guess who they call... not the dev, but the company crying about how they need a new phone...
Bottom line is if you dont know what you doing, DONT DO IT!

cizake said:
I read and searched a lot on the forum before posting this.
5/ Can I brick my phone?
Thanks for your time.
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if you are asking this question, yes you will brick your phone

need a ton of help pls

hey friends i'm a huge htc fan...i had the fuze,then the tilt 2 and now the hd2 yay well i need some help i read alot of info for the phone and now so i'm confuused..i have the unbranded hd2..i think its has the 521 flash memory...well i wanted to use Nrg rom on my phone...so what should i do exactly to avoid bricking my phone cuz i've read alot of ppl bricking their phone...so pls bear with me and help me friends

check out the guide on my sig

jfmckenna said:
check out the guide on my sig
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but you have the t-mobile version?

sorry about that i saw the us flag and figured you had it too just do a search in the rom development there should be a guide

jfmckenna said:
sorry about that i saw the us flag and figured you had it too just do a search in the rom development there should be a guide
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i did but i'm confused bout hard spl or sspl i dont get that part

android 2.0.1

hi I'm new to this forum I just bought htc dream and I saw on youtube there's a way to get android 2.0.1 on it. Is that true? How can I do that I also saw that the camra didn't work. Is there a way to make it work? And I'm sorry if I posted this in the wrong place.

air20_thug said:
hi I'm new to this forum I just bought htc dream and I saw on youtube there's a way to get android 2.0.1 on it. Is that true? How can I do that I also saw that the camra didn't work. Is there a way to make it work? And I'm sorry if I posted this in the wrong place.
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You can have a camera just not the android camera go to the market and download (Camera Magic)

what's the diff between the two camras? And where to I get the files and tutorial for getting android 2.0 or 2.0.1 on my htc dream?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=668090
everything you need to know plus some

air20_thug said:
what's the diff between the two camras? And where to I get the files and tutorial for getting android 2.0 or 2.0.1 on my htc dream?
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I like Camera Magic better. It is faster, more resolutions to chose, and full screen viewing.

why 2.0.1...?
If I were u I'll go straight for the gold with
2.1 I like it better try kingklik.
air20_thug said:
hi I'm new to this forum I just bought htc dream and I saw on youtube there's a way to get android 2.0.1 on it. Is that true? How can I do that I also saw that the camra didn't work. Is there a way to make it work? And I'm sorry if I posted this in the wrong place.
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jaestoner01 said:
If I were u I'll go straight for the gold with
2.1 I like it better try kingklik.
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Or something faster...
BTW please refer to forum rules before posting, as you posted in the wrong section . You're looking for Q&A.

jaestoner01 said:
If I were u I'll go straight for the gold with
2.1 I like it better try kingklik.
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what's the differance? And where can I get it?

Or just wait for CyanogenMod 5 in the next week. It will be a fully working 2.1 Eclair ROM.

protomanez said:
Or something faster...
BTW please refer to forum rules before posting, as you posted in the wrong section . You're looking for Q&A.
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oh I'm sorry I didn't know I'm new. What's the fastest / best one for htc dream?

havoKXT said:
Or just wait for CyanogenMod 5 in the next week. It will be a fully working 2.1 Eclair ROM.
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oh okay but where will I find it when its released?

air20_thug said:
oh okay but where will I find it when its released?
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Cyanogen's thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=567610
Or: http://cyanogenmod.com

there's so much which one is it? Sorry I'm a noob at this

air20_thug said:
there's so much which one is it? Sorry I'm a noob at this
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lol, there's really no "best" ROM. It all depends on what you want. If you're a noob you would probably want to try out something stable and CM's will be the first stable & fully functional 2.1 release for the G1. I might recommend waiting for that. In the meantime you should probably root your phone if you haven't already and install a 1.6-based ROM. (Almost all of them are stable - you can pick just about any of them.)

when is that coming out? And how do I root it is there a tutorial?

Im guessing you don't know much about this don't you?

Blackman778g said:
Im guessing you don't know much about this don't you?
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yes I'm new to this please help me

Helping Hand
Alright let's begin shall we.
This Youtube video will get you into the root procedure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8F7FVISb7w
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Now once you do that you will need to find a nice stable, quick ROM.
Search : Super D, Cyanogen, or Zach and Xillus200.

Gave up waiting and installed Cyanogen

Well guys I gave up waiting for Froyo from HTC and have spent the morning doing the rather tricky task of rooting my Legend and installing Cyanogen.. it was a bit of a nightmare and I wouldn't recommend beginners try it but its installed now and I like it a lot.. and hey its froyo... no more running out of space!

Why wouldn't you advice beginners to try it?
It wasn't that hard for me and I'm really glad I did it.
Didn't had any experience with the adb but I liked it a lot it wasn't super easy but I was glad I pulled it off.

JonasDroid said:
Why wouldn't you advice beginners to try it?
It wasn't that hard for me and I'm really glad I did it.
Didn't had any experience with the adb but I liked it a lot it wasn't super easy but I was glad I pulled it off.
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What I meant was if you don't even know how to unzip stuff for example or you don't know what a command prompt is... I wouldn't bother trying to do it!

It was a pain in the behind for me during the first attempts as i needed to use the hack to be able to downgrade wich took me quite some time lookin into , once done that the only thing that actualy got in my way was the port remaining open , had no idea why it couldnt connect my device , but if you copy any error from just about anything into google , most likely within 30mins of that your problems are solved.
Either way it isnt really that hard just need some common sence and patience, read things completely and dont rush tru it and yer done in a jiffy.
Have fun for those trying

Also, the learning curve is invaluable. My first experience on these forums was downgrading and rooting. I'm no expert, but I know a lot more than I did in 3(ish) short months.

I think the main thing is follow the how-to's STEP by STEP and you and your phone will just be fine.
And reading posts from the beginning to the end helps 2
over and out !

Step by Step instructions for noobs?
Can someone then point me to step by step instructions from a vanilla 2.1 vodafone legend to use the azure mod?
The only reason why I ask is Ive read a bunch of postings and gotten totally confused.. I know I need to create a gold SD card, boot, patch then downgrade to 1.3 and then Im kinda stuck..
Oh for the record I am technical (java programmer now architect) but its a case of cant see the trees caus. of the forest!!!
thanks all
Angelo
ps if we could make this a sticky that would be fab

Did you read the sticky in the developers thread? It trells you exactly how to do it.
Sent from my Legend using XDA App

I did the same... It took me some time to get through everything (mostly due to my Internet connection here in Afghanistan), but I got it done, and I'm so glad I did. I wasn't unhappy with RUU 2.03, but I really needed to have PIN security instead of the silly pattern thing. I will definitely go back to RUU once it's available.

liltbrockie said:
What I meant was if you don't even know how to unzip stuff for example or you don't know what a command prompt is... I wouldn't bother trying to do it!
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i consider myself as a begginer,and i understand what u meant...i also just rooted my legend but now im still figuring out what is the best ROM for legend for users that want the best performance for their legend..any suggestion??and,can i use other phone ROM for my legend?? THANX

xfidox said:
i consider myself as a begginer,and i understand what u meant...i also just rooted my legend but now im still figuring out what is the best ROM for legend for users that want the best performance for their legend..any suggestion??and,can i use other phone ROM for my legend?? THANX
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Look around and you will find. No you cannot.

rajasyaitan said:
Look around and you will find. No you cannot.
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okay..other than xda, where can i find ROM for my legend ah??trima kasih rajasyaitan!!

Hi, Im new and need some help!

Hi, im new to this forum, and this is actually my first post =P, i looked through this website and saw alot of things that i reallly liked (Like the MIUI rom).
I've never done anything to my phone lol and i was wondering if anyone here can walk me through from beggining to end on how to get my phone the MIUI rom.
My phone is a never rooted before mytouch 4g from t-mobile. ive nver done any of this, and i would just like your help. ive tried google and stuff, there are guides, but there are all peace by peace. i just dont want to mess up and "brick" my phone. So anyone out there can walk me through i would greatly appritiate it =D, and if there is a shortcut to this like one click auto install?( idk if that actually excists XD)
Anyways thanks in advance.
Btw i like this forum, found bunch of cool new apps that i never knew about (Go Launcher Ex) XD

shahzod said:
Hi, im new to this forum, and this is actually my first post =P, i looked through this website and saw alot of things that i reallly liked (Like the MIUI rom).
I've never done anything to my phone lol and i was wondering if anyone here can walk me through from beggining to end on how to get my phone the MIUI rom.
My phone is a never rooted before mytouch 4g from t-mobile. ive nver done any of this, and i would just like your help. ive tried google and stuff, there are guides, but there are all peace by peace. i just dont want to mess up and "brick" my phone. So anyone out there can walk me through i would greatly appritiate it =D, and if there is a shortcut to this like one click auto install?( idk if that actually excists XD)
Anyways thanks in advance.
Btw i like this forum, found bunch of cool new apps that i never knew about (Go Launcher Ex) XD
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what android version are you on? check by going to settings/about phone
also, you should read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1281085

thanks for the quick respone =D, i think i got the new 2.3.4 i got the update like a month ago =P

shahzod said:
thanks for the quick respone =D, i think i got the new 2.3.4 i got the update like a month ago =P
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then you will have to downgrade. follow THIS GUIDE
also, verify your eMMC chip before rooting. CHECK HERE

shahzod said:
thanks for the quick respone =D, i think i got the new 2.3.4 i got the update like a month ago =P
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follow link above and Downgrade, sucks that you updated, but don't worry you can downgrade to the awesome 2.2.1!
It's quite difficult to brick the phone if you follow the steps exactly. the only time you may brick the phone is when it is during the process of flashing the stock 2.2.1 rom, and you pull the battery or something. So make sure you're battery is charged! and secure.

i understood the downgrade part but im very confused about emmc thing, whats adb?

shahzod said:
i understood the downgrade part but im very confused about emmc thing, whats adb?
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see THIS GUIDE

saranhai said:
see THIS GUIDE
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thanks ill get back to you when i find out whts my phones eMMC thing

ok there seems to be a porblem, when i type cat /proc/kmsg | grep 'mmc0:0001' it says it found nothing and something about permission =/ and i read a little and was wondering is it because my MT4g is 2.3.4?

shahzod said:
ok there seems to be a porblem, when i type cat /proc/kmsg | grep 'mmc0:0001' it says it found nothing and something about permission =/ and i read a little and was wondering is it because my MT4g is 2.3.4?
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ah, when you try that command, it has to be tried through adb, and the phone has to be in a custom recovery, like clockworkmod or 4EXT. since you don't have a custom recovery currently installed, it won't work. so try the other command, through terminal emulator.

saranhai said:
ah, when you try that command, it has to be tried through adb, and the phone has to be in a custom recovery, like clockworkmod or 4EXT. since you don't have a custom recovery currently installed, it won't work. so try the other command, through terminal emulator.
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can u tell me the command i cant find it >.< and i did download Terminal Emulator already
EDIT found it

saranhai said:
ah, when you try that command, it has to be tried through adb, and the phone has to be in a custom recovery, like clockworkmod or 4EXT. since you don't have a custom recovery currently installed, it won't work. so try the other command, through terminal emulator.
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GOT SEM04G? whats that mean?

shahzod said:
GOT SEM04G? whats that mean?
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It's a good one your fine
Sent from my Tweaked out RCmix3D myTouch 4G via xda premium !

Tez MyTouch said:
It's a good one your fine
Sent from my Tweaked out RCmix3D myTouch 4G via xda premium !
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so whats next XDD

shahzod said:
so whats next XDD
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congrats! now you can proceed to downgrade and root

saranhai said:
congrats! now you can proceed to downgrade and root
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****t im reading through it right now seems difficult XD and its pritty late here i migh start of fresh on saturday lol,btw is there possibly a video on how to downgrade?

shahzod said:
****t im reading through it right now seems difficult XD and its pritty late here i migh start of fresh on saturday lol,btw is there possibly a video on how to downgrade?
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not sure if there is a video, but here's a link... it looks more organized and spread out than the link i posted before... hope it's easier to follow
LINK: http://theunlockr.com/2011/10/25/how-to-downgrade-the-g2-desire-z-desire-hd-and-mytouch-4g-back-to-froyo/