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Hey all, this is just to let you know some stuff right quick pertaining to Windows 7.
I've upgraded from Vista to 7, and so far everything works pretty much the way it used to, with a few exceptions.
1-Ivan's kitchen HAS to be run as administrator NO MATTER WHAT in order for the ROM to be built. If you just run it as a user it will error out on you near the end of the building process. Im not sure what error it is, because on my system it simply closes and Windows comes up with a dialog about it encountered an illegal error. This was not present in Vista for me at least, I hope it helps.
2-RUU's work in much the same way they did on XP and Vista. Nothing needs to be done in order to run them and successfully flash a ROM that we haven't been doing already. Just connect your phone, double click and flash.
3-HardSPL now requires one more step. If you are using the new Microsoft Security Essentials anti-virus suite, it will detect the HardSPL files as a trojan for whatever reason. You need to simply disable this program before you download the package in order for HardSPL to work. Nothing else is required.
Basically what I am trying to say is that if anyone out there has been holding off from upgrading to Windows 7 in fear that you won't be able to flash or cook or whatever, that I believe all is well. I am running Windows 7 Ultimate X64, and i've had no more problems then what I have listed here.
I hope this helps someone, and if you guys have any 7 related questions, please feel free to ask!
ashasaur said:
Hey all, this is just to let you know some stuff right quick pertaining to Windows 7.
I've upgraded from Vista to 7, and so far everything works pretty much the way it used to, with a few exceptions.
1-Ivan's kitchen HAS to be run as administrator NO MATTER WHAT in order for the ROM to be built. If you just run it as a user it will error out on you near the end of the building process. Im not sure what error it is, because on my system it simply closes and Windows comes up with a dialog about it encountered an illegal error. This was not present in Vista for me at least, I hope it helps.
2-RUU's work in much the same way they did on XP and Vista. Nothing needs to be done in order to run them and successfully flash a ROM that we haven't been doing already. Just connect your phone, double click and flash.
3-HardSPL now requires one more step. If you are using the new Microsoft Security Essentials anti-virus suite, it will detect the HardSPL files as a trojan for whatever reason. You need to simply disable this program before you download the package in order for HardSPL to work. Nothing else is required.
Basically what I am trying to say is that if anyone out there has been holding off from upgrading to Windows 7 in fear that you won't be able to flash or cook or whatever, that I believe all is well. I am running Windows 7 Ultimate X64, and i've had no more problems then what I have listed here.
I hope this helps someone, and if you guys have any 7 related questions, please feel free to ask!
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Been using the beta for some time now and the kitchen has been running well for me.
Seems strange...it may just be me then...but I thought that I would share my experiences so that people wouldn't be afraid to upgrade. I was browsing the Wizard forums yesterday...and people are freaking out about it "breaking" crap, when all they need to do it read for a second and most of the time run as admin to make it work:/
I am really looking for a HSPL.cab if one exists anywhere, if not i would be grateful if someone (more clever-a than me) could make one.
Apart from the options of installing away from PCs I dont actually use windows / activesync on any of my machines (they are all linux), and as such I am pretty limited without .cab installs.
Thanks for the help, heres hoping!
You can install VirtualBox @ your distro and map USB port do Virtual Machine running Windows XP and ActiveSync.
Regards,
True, but its a fair amount of effort to go through just to get 1 app on my fone for this one time. I also was hoping a .cab might be useful for a few other people.
If there isnt the interest i guess i will have to go down he virtual box route and dig out my old windows xp cds.
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True, but its a fair amount of efft ort to go through just to get 1 app on my fone for this one time. I also was hoping a .cab might be useful for a few other people.
If there isnt the interest i guess i will have to go down he virtual box route and dig out my old windows xp cds.
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hspl is not a "program", for what i know
you don't install this on running OS
it overwrite boot sector
then no chance i think
geekyhawkes said:
True, but its a fair amount of effort to go through just to get 1 app on my fone for this one time. I also was hoping a .cab might be useful for a few other people.
If there isnt the interest i guess i will have to go down he virtual box route and dig out my old windows xp cds.
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Its not an 'app' and you certainly cant install it via a cab. It can only be done via the methods explained in my flashing thread and can only be done via activesync (windows xp or windows7 32bit preferred).
If you cant manage to do it that way then im afraid you cant install HardSPL.
The effort is well worth it if you want to be able to protect your phone and want to flash custom roms
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Its not an 'app' and you certainly cant install it via a cab. It can only be done via the methods explained in my flashing thread and can only be done via activesync (windows xp or windows7 32bit preferred).
If you cant manage to do it that way then im afraid you cant install HardSPL.
The effort is well worth it if you want to be able to protect your phone and want to flash custom roms
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And what an awesome guide/tutorial is it... so much info and so much I learned... thanks...
VirtualBox @ your distro and map USB port do Virtual Machine running Windows XP and ActiveSync.
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Nice idea, sadly it hangs/stops working just after the phone restarts to the bootloader screen. I guess it could have been worse, it could have hung about 1min in to the instal and bricked my phone.
I think im going to have to resort to using windows this once.
Hey guys, I've been using Windows Vista 32 bit 86x to do some of my theming work and APK(s) editing and I do not like how Windows is handling all of this. I've got way too much junk spread all over (tools, folders, editing programs, etc) to keep up with all this. I've been reading on Ubuntu and it is the programmer's choice in using to develop apps, themes, and editing APK(s).
I took the tour on Ubuntu and liked a lot of what I saw and thought it was perfect for app development and other stuff. No need to download so many stuff and end up losing track of most of your tools and such.
So, what I did was I did a factory image restore on my Dell Inspiron 1525 with Windows Vista 32 bit 86x and got rid of everything and saved important stuff on my external hard drive. Now I'm debating the use of Ubuntu as the sole system operation or installing along-side of Windows.
What would be necessary for me to do? I hate how Windows handles some of my work and don't see how it will benefit me in continuing my android app development and getting started.
I've also ordered a couple books on Android App Development and Java coding on Android platform. I'm in the process of trying to figure out what would be wise for me to do with Ubuntu here.
Any help is much appreciated. I will be using the books to help me step by step in developing app(s). But I'll take any tips that anyone is willing to give insight on!
just for app development i dont think a linux distro is needed.
if you are going into compiling kernels / compiling android sources you might need at least a VM with linux running afaik(but a full installation of a linux distro would be better i guess).
Personally, I wouldn't ever be without a windows machine. Ubuntu can do almost everything you'll ever need but you just never know when you might need to use a windows program that is not available for linux. So if your laptop is your only computer, I would dual boot for sure. If you have another windows machine, then I guess it doesn't really matter. But umm.. what exactly is your question anyway?
I'm just trying to get a better clarification for using Ubuntu and if it would be more wise to install it along-side Windows Vista (dual boot) or install it as the sole operating system instead of Windows Vista.
I do like Windows Vista for other things but it's been annoying trying to get it to work properly because some tools work better on Linux (Ubuntu).
Also, I had Java SDK, JDK, and latest version of Java on Windows Vista but from other threads or posts I've heard that the Java SDK Manager, along with Eclipse, work a lot better on Ubuntu. But of course there are other mixed reviews from others saying it works better on Windows Vista or Windows 7 (whichever they are using).
I always do research before I go doing something that has the potential of creating regrets (due to errors or not knowing much about this or that) or gets too confusing and become lost in reverting back to the way it was before I did something.
I do have a Windows XP Home Edition desktop (the latest one before Vista came out). Problem is it got the blue screen of death (doing memory dump) and I never really got it to recover from that. I wonder if the desktop Ubuntu disc can write over all that and make it work again, but only as a Ubuntu operating system?
I've always dual booted. Mostly because the games I play on my laptop are windows games. Keep this in mind, when you partition the drives. Linux can read NTFS/FAT, but windows has issues with ext. So don't worry about making a HUGE partition as ext for ubuntu. (I usually make a folder in windows on my c drive to send files back and forth). If you're using Ubuntu, you might want to look into using WUBI, makes installation a breeze.
it is no big deal at all.
it is better to have ubuntu run on the hardware not in VM.
you can have a dual boot
and install Eclipse and the plug-ins which will provide you will tools for android development.
Hey guys, i wanted to ask if anyone had managed to install windows or ubuntu images on our Defy with CM7 running on it.
If yes can u help me telling me the steps so i can make it too?
thanks in advance and sorry for my english
i heard that someone run Ubuntu on his phone, but it's very difficult to use it, because of touchscreen interface. I think that running windows is impossible on this phone, except some WP7 mods i would suggest staying on Android
Yep, I have run Ubuntu. It is basically run by mounting an ubuntu image to a loop device mount point. And the GUI is accessed using vnc. Dunno about windows!
You can also try out windows..bt its just windows 95 desktop version..
And pretty easy to achieve
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Long time ago i asked a Question here, but there's something i'm interested in.
I currently dual boot Win and Linux and i'm totally done in doing this, wont waste space for this windows anymore, so my question is, how to use the Flash tool under linux which is explicit for windows?
Someone tested it already? Is it maybe possible to use it in a Windows virtualmachine or will it cause some trouble due to missing USB drivers, even if they are installed?
Thanks.