[Q] GPS and CWM 3xxx issues - Wildfire General

Good morning all
before starting making question and turn this into another annoying thread....I've done almost everything and others things i didn't do it because i might break the phone. so....
i root my wildfire, follow the instructions on wildfire index and i had install cm7 night. i so far had manage to correct all the gaps that i had encounter, but i come to a stop, the gps....
i done some reading, and had find some options, flashing radios (thats risk for what i learn, because my phone is A3333) i had install to AndroidFlasher1.8.0 has some others saying...but the zip from europe doesn't work...Mean while i had change the lg of gps.conf, another solution and nothing. i also install several apps, that might help, gpsfix and others and nothing too, im start to despair.
I've read also that read that with the stock 2.2 i might also bring back the gps, well here enters the problems of CWM...
when i did the root and i has doing the backup, i notice that the msg has saying that "no sd-ext" well i didn't do anything, thought that has standard , but when i has looking for my stock backup i had none, and I've search with the phone turn off, to access the root files and back...i dont have a stock backup...gg
I've install some zip´s from recovery with cwm3, I've to go to ROM manager and downgrade to v2.xxx...
i dont understand, because I've install some others from cmw 3 previously. although the zip that i had install (AndroidFlasher1.8.0 and buzz.3.35.20.10) didn't do nothing.
So my main problem is with gps, if some one have the good grace of break down slow from me i will do thks button lol and very well appreciated
p.s: 'm very noob around this things, and some things that are in the forums like technical terns i dont follow, my bad. hope any one can help me, and explain me the best solution.
cherrs
UPDATE
So after a longer search and after doing some math exercises (with help btw lol)
I resolve the problem, hope that might help some one...
I found some archives in several threads and i came to this result
1º you must put these files (AndroidFlasher1.8.0, buzz.3.35.20.10, gps-test, and app gpsfix!) in your sd card (if you search in xda foruns you will find then)
2º go to rom manager, and reboot in recovery on option....it will downgrade the version, so it can install from zip (finally and understand why)
3º on recovery mod, go to install sd card, disable signuters and then install the zips
4º after that it will tell you to reboot to conclude the installation
5º go to astro or other app that you have, and install gpsfix, you can use the one on the market , install it and run
6º start fix, and it will take less then 10m minutes to fix...and voila
Notes: i tried tom tom gps, ndrive, googlemaps/navigation
Plus this work on my htc buz wilfire A3333 and im not responsible if doesn't work for you or damage if that happens.
So CM7 rox
cherrs

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[Q] Noob Question..Sorry..

Im a complete noob trying to get a hang of the smartphone rooting lingo. Believe me when i say that i know next to nothing. Ive just finally managed to root my x5 using z4root (i presume it worked...the reset was very fast...but i see that "superuser" is in the apps list now (not that i know what its for anyway.). The reason im trying to learn how to root and install roms etc is coz my x5 will not connect to my wifi and trust me, ive tried everything that has been suggested on other forums..ive tried all the basics. Im noob, but not THAT noob ok ^^. But i dont know what effects installing a custom rom might have on the wifi at this stage. I see that a custom rom can allow for wifi teethering. So im hoping that might help , sumhow. Its worth a try , before i throw the thing out the window ^^.
So basically anyway , my question is:
Ive rooted the phone (im pretty sure)....so what should i do next? and in the correct sequence, to get my phones hacked software up to spec with you guys?.
e.g ..do i install this clockworkmod thing next..and then a rom, then a kernel?...i dont know what any of these things are or what they are used for...so if anyone could give me a simple bullet pointed list of what to install and in what order...id be VERY VERY grateful =) ...its doing my head in trying to read through these tutorials and trying to figure out what everyones even talking about ^^". Dont have to get too carried away..just a simple list and the correct order will do...i will figure out the rest. (As long as you dont miss any step out of course e.g ...some app i might need to install a crucial app etc. ) Thank You!!
xxguestxx said:
Im a complete noob trying to get a hang of the smartphone rooting lingo. Believe me when i say that i know next to nothing. Ive just finally managed to root my x5 using z4root (i presume it worked...the reset was very fast...but i see that "superuser" is in the apps list now (not that i know what its for anyway.). The reason im trying to learn how to root and install roms etc is coz my x5 will not connect to my wifi and trust me, ive tried everything that has been suggested on other forums..ive tried all the basics. Im noob, but not THAT noob ok ^^. But i dont know what effects installing a custom rom might have on the wifi at this stage. I see that a custom rom can allow for wifi teethering. So im hoping that might help , sumhow. Its worth a try , before i throw the thing out the window ^^.
So basically anyway , my question is:
Ive rooted the phone (im pretty sure)....so what should i do next? and in the correct sequence, to get my phones hacked software up to spec with you guys?.
e.g ..do i install this clockworkmod thing next..and then a rom, then a kernel?...i dont know what any of these things are or what they are used for...so if anyone could give me a simple bullet pointed list of what to install and in what order...id be VERY VERY grateful =) ...its doing my head in trying to read through these tutorials and trying to figure out what everyones even talking about ^^". Dont have to get too carried away..just a simple list and the correct order will do...i will figure out the rest. (As long as you dont miss any step out of course e.g ...some app i might need to install a crucial app etc. ) Thank You!!
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1) then download to your pc from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1067490 the recovery-en.zip which is the Clockwork Recovery and follow carefully the Detailed Installation from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13083454&postcount=1
2) go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059753 and download to your pc the one it says : Complete rom with all fixes and 1.5Ghz kernel
and then follow the instructions carefully from the same post...
then hopefully you are ready....
BUT BE CAREFUL AND READ EVERYTHING AND BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING BEFORE STARTING
//and an advice from me (i'm very new also in adroid) that in every step you should check again the steps from the posts so you don't forget something...
ioucorsa said:
1)
2) go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059753 and download to your pc the one it says : Complete rom with all fixes and 1.5Ghz kernel
and then follow the instructions carefully from the same post...
then hopefully you are ready....
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Ok, so far ive got as far as renaming recovery.img to recovery.bak and copied the new recovery.img into the same folder. So i presume clockwork recovery is installed now?.
Next i downloaded the 100mb ,or so, rom and have copied it to the sd card. But now i dont know how to "boot to clockworkmod". Is it the same as holding volume keys and power button?...coz if it is, when i do that part it comes up with a purple screen. Otherwise.....how do i boot to clockworkmod?..or does the purple screen mean that somethings not installed right?....
Thanks again.
xxguestxx said:
how do i boot to clockworkmod?.
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Volume-Up + Power button should bring you to the recovery menu.
Excellent...Volume up +.....that made a difference. thanks for that..i shall now continue the process. Thanks =)
ok next problem...in clockworkmod i go to "apply update from sdcard"..then it says these things:
Install from SDcard
-Finding update package...
-Opening update package...
-E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip
(No such file or directory)
Installation aborted.
do i need to create an "sdcard" folder in the sdcard itself...then put the zip file in it?
nevermind ...i see it Matters which sdcard u put the rom onto....looks like its gota be the external one...not the internal one...ok ...moving on.....
well its all installed now. Thanks for the tips. Although it didnt fix my wifi - wireless router connection =x....wonder what it is =x
if you have your wifi with pass check if without encryption it connects...
just to see all the possibillities...
if you continue to have problems without encryption then some compatibility is the problem...
have you checked it with other wifi?
if this happens only with your router then you can search for a more specific solution...

Need some help restoring - Not A Normal Issue Here!!!

Ok, so I have a Droid X2, and the Droid X and Droid 1 as predecessors. I have never had any major problems, and the few that I couldn't get around I had SBF via RSD for. To my knowledge, there is no form of SBF for the Acer A500 (yet). So heres the issue:
I may have either flashed an update without the proper files to go before it; or I have have forgotton to wipe something. Nonetheless, my A500 wouldn't boot. When I did some research, I went to this site:
{http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=2127076#post2127076}
because it seemed in my eyes to have the most pertinent information. I got the update.zip to install and my A500 booted again! However, I could not get to stop two because my insternal SD card was wiped somehow and when I get to the main screen, do the circular unlock, the launcer, and many other programs repeatedly force close, so much so that I cannot do ANYTHING. How would you approach this, and is there a way for me to get into CWM. I have a recent nandroid backup that what 100% functional, and I would hope the MD5 sums would still match....
Any help/advice is greatly appreciated!
you're wrong, this is absolutely normal issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1159443
follow this link, this will give you yout tablet back fully operational.
in case of any further prob, this links will help you to perform an Hard/Wipe reset
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132760
good luck
xda-dev2k said:
you're wrong, this is absolutely normal issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1159443
follow this link, this will give you yout tablet back fully operational.
in case of any further prob, this links will help you to perform an Hard/Wipe reset
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132760
good luck
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The top link provides a way to install via Acer recovery the new 3.1 OS, but to my understanding its unrootable for now, is that still the case?
the update zip is uploadable even without root.
just like the original OTA firmware. Try it, many other users got back their pads with this one, as you can see in internal posts of the thread
xda-dev2k said:
the update zip is uploadable even without root.
just like the original OTA firmware. Try it, many other users got back their pads with this one, as you can see in internal posts of the thread
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I totally get what you're saying. What I meant is that if I did the update, it completed successfully, that I would then NOT be able to root the device. Obviously that is a better option that a brick! But I'm trying to find out if I can recover to the most updated version that has been rooted.
Maybe I'm wrong and a root program has been made for 3.1?
hey mate, U quite a little lazy readinf threads titles uh...
take a look at this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138228
pick up the 1.3 version. it will root your "definitely final" version of os, this update U have just uploaded IS the last one available, and it's eligible of any further OTA update...
take care
xda-dev2k said:
hey mate, U quite a little lazy readinf threads titles uh...
take a look at this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138228
pick up the 1.3 version. it will root your "definitely final" version of os, this update U have just uploaded IS the last one available, and it's eligible of any further OTA update...
take care
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I work 70+ hours a week, I'm certainly not lazy. But that is why I ask these questions hoping for someone to give me a little short cut to the answer. Between work and sleep I have 2.75 free hours a day and do NOT want to spend them reading a forum where its a lot of bs banter in between the actual info. I'm sure there are a lot of people out there that just don't read, but I truly don't have the time.
Also, this is one of the biggest forums for Android out there. Theres no way I could ever read the HUNDREDS of threads just on this device alone....
I do appreaciate your help!!!
I'll give a final report when I have a chance to do it!
This method did NOT work. When I boot into recovery, it always goes to the screen with the triangle and the android. I never see a progress bar....does this matter?
I also tried your other suggestion of "wipe device without recovery" and that didnt work as well.
I know its not a lost cause since it boots all the way up. But every app force closes so I have NO access
YOU have to do things in proper steps !!! ( lack of sleep will do that to you ! )
1/ grab the file from that thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1159443
( remember to unzip it to get update.zip file and placed on your card and flash using normal recovery.... not renaming ! )... assuming you don't have CWM at the moment.
2/ grab the "iconiaroot 1.3" file to root your device ( as CWM and Acer Recovery Installer required root access )
3/ grab the Acer Recovery Installer and proceed to install CWM to your device...
after all those are done... work your way with CWM ( to access CWM ... you need to keep holding the buttons (Power & Volume down) until you see 4 lines of text...and not let go before that !! )
remember to wipe cache & factory reset ( both before and after to ensure 110% cleaned to avoid errors and FC )
good luck !!
UnicornKaz said:
YOU have to do things in proper steps !!! ( lack of sleep will do that to you ! )
1/ grab the file from that thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1159443
( remember to unzip it to get update.zip file and placed on your card and flash using normal recovery.... not renaming ! )... assuming you don't have CWM at the moment.
2/ grab the "iconiaroot 1.3" file to root your device ( as CWM and Acer Recovery Installer required root access )
3/ grab the Acer Recovery Installer and proceed to install CWM to your device...
after all those are done... work your way with CWM ( to access CWM ... you need to keep holding the buttons (Power & Volume down) until you see 4 lines of text...and not let go before that !! )
remember to wipe cache & factory reset ( both before and after to ensure 110% cleaned to avoid errors and FC )
good luck !!
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So I responded to this last night, but somehow it disappeared?? Anyways, thank you for your effort to help me resolve this, but if you look at my initial post, there's no way your description and process would work. First of all, the update above I tried (like I mentioned) and it did NOT work. Also from my description I mentioned that when the tablet does boot, it boots to the home screen (stock green) but, all the important applications, the launcer included, force close so rapidly and repeatedly that I can't do ANYTHING. Thus, I would obviously NOT be able to install any programs, let alone root the device.
Thus the name of this thread....
ibrooks123 said:
So I responded to this last night, but somehow it disappeared?? Anyways, thank you for your effort to help me resolve this, but if you look at my initial post, there's no way your description and process would work. First of all, the update above I tried (like I mentioned) and it did NOT work. Also from my description I mentioned that when the tablet does boot, it boots to the home screen (stock green) but, all the important applications, the launcer included, force close so rapidly and repeatedly that I can't do ANYTHING. Thus, I would obviously NOT be able to install any programs, let alone root the device.
Thus the name of this thread....
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And obviously you are suffering from lack of sleep !!
The update.zip ( after extraction ) from that thread can be flash either normal recovery or CWM recovery.
and here's the added tool to wipe without a recovery:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132760
Therefore... what's stopping you ??
and please re-read my steps above.. after flashing... you will need to root and re-flash CWM using ( Acer Recovery Installer)
maybe you're not clearly looking at the picture...
there are 2 recoveries ( normal Acer stock recovery and CWM recovery )... DO NOT mistake Acer's stock recovery for the program called Acer Recovery Installer.
what Acer recovery Installer does is install CWM recovery for you and also backup/restore your original Acer recovery.
and you cannot use the program until you are rooted ( step #2 above )
FYI ... each recovery boot differently !!
Stock recovery -->> hold Power & volume down ( closest to the power button ) until some text appear 2-3 lines )
CWM recovery invoke differently.... ( hold Power & Volume down until you get 4 lines of text... do not let go anytime earlier then that )
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extract that update.zip file ( my guess is this is where you went wrong... you didn't extract ? )
when you extract... make sure only the update.zip is put on your MicroSD card ( format FAT32 ).... no sub-folder...etc
Then insert into device and use the stock recovery method above.
if all else fail... get a different microSD card !!
then follow steps #2 and #3 from my previous post .
again... what's stopping you ??
I did the steps that E.B. recommended initially (directions followed religiously). Then I did what you posted (twice now,again, religiously - and yes I know how to, and properly extracted the update. !). Furthermore, I also tried a totally different SD card. 8gb pny VS 16gb San disk.

[Q] Xoom files doesnt change

Hello guys,
i got a serious and frustrating problem here.
A few days ago my xoom was stuck on the M screen, so I used a thread in the forum and recovered it.
It solved myh problem back then, but since I had 3.2 before this and the solution injected me with Android 3.01 my problems started to show themselves.
the first one is that
<b> Through Fastboot, RecoveryMod, ADB </b> and any other way you can Imagine to install a new ROM or even remove or create a file,
All of them show success message but when I check them out I see no changes.
i tried fastboot and Recovery to install nearly every ROM,Recovery and bootimage in this site but so far it was wild goose chase.
so I want to ask if I'm doing anything wrong or if you need any more information here, but please help me with this
wow I cant believe it, All these masterminds here and no answer to my distress signal??
Guys I am so in trouble and this is the only place I hoped to get answered.
I can provide you with more info if you need, but please dont say I'm on my own here.
all these years this forum was the last hope for me.
i know I'll get my answer here one day
You are not being very clear about what you have done,, but I'm assuming that you reinstalled the stock image that got you back to HC 3.01. Can you see if you are able to get OTA updates to get you back to at least 3.1, or 3.2 if possible?
If that's my problem forgive me please, Ive written that post in 3:00AM
for the sake of clearity I should add some info:
1. I even tried stock ROMs but you see I cant even flash them (Not from Recovery nor Fastboot) the steps seem successful : it opens the package,it installs them and it says everything was a success. But when I restart the device I see nothing has changed.
2. OTA updates are the same, they keep downloading and when the sysem reboots to recovery to install them it cant find them.
3. You dont believe it if I say even files and programs that I remove from device by my hand(Android OS) are back after the first restart.
And you see it's dark magic! everything from a file to a partition are back by one reboot. I dont know what should I call it but I havent seen anything like it on the whole Internet.
So seems like I should make a competition for the xda experts here
Can you publish it so all of them can see it?
Mohfath said:
If that's my problem forgive me please, Ive written that post in 3:00AM
for the sake of clearity I should add some info:
1. I even tried stock ROMs but you see I cant even flash them (Not from Recovery nor Fastboot) the steps seem successful : it opens the package,it installs them and it says everything was a success. But when I restart the device I see nothing has changed.
2. OTA updates are the same, they keep downloading and when the sysem reboots to recovery to install them it cant find them.
3. You dont believe it if I say even files and programs that I remove from device by my hand(Android OS) are back after the first restart.
And you see it's dark magic! everything from a file to a partition are back by one reboot. I dont know what should I call it but I havent seen anything like it on the whole Internet.
So seems like I should make a competition for the xda experts here
Can you publish it so all of them can see it?
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Actually, I have seen someone with the same problem here on this forum, but I can't recall exactly what the solution was.
Can you describe, step by step what you are doing, what cable you are connecting to your pc with, etc?
okantomi said:
Actually, I have seen someone with the same problem here on this forum, but I can't recall exactly what the solution was.
Can you describe, step by step what you are doing, what cable you are connecting to your pc with, etc?
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That would be relief to know this could be solvable.
I will look more too.
As for your post I must say:
1. I plug the Xoom to the PC using the included cable
2. I start the xoom and start fastboot
3. on the PC system has the drivers and completely knows it
4. I start with SDK:
I. Fastboot oem unlock (Completing onscreen instructions and reboot device)
II. Fastboot mode again I use Fastboot flash boot boot.img
III. Continuing with Recovery,System
IV. Rebooting the device anything is the same.
My ROM is unchanged by the process and keeeeeeeeps giving the damn error of System process error please submit
5. And with ClockworkrecoveryMod I have the stock ROM on my sd card.
I. I choose install zip from sd card.
II.Choose the correct zip file and start flashing.
III. Choosing Wipe Data/Factory reset will take the device into a complete hang. unless I first use the mount page to mount the System/Data
IV. I reboot the device and ..... you know nothing changed.
so thats my story.
Still hope to find something about it.
Thanks...that was helpful. But now I want to know the following:
Were you rooted before the trouble started?
What did you do to recover?
If rooted, what version of CWM recovery did you have installed? Did you do a nanadroid backup? (I guess the answer is no, because you could have just restored with that).
What recovery are you accessing when trying to flash a zip file?
If you can answer these questions I will continue to wrack my brain trying to recall where I saw that thread.
Edit: please check out this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1370312
Some of what I said to him may help you .
okantomi said:
Were you rooted before the trouble started?
What did you do to recover?
If rooted, what version of CWM recovery did you have installed? Did you do a nanadroid backup? (I guess the answer is no, because you could have just restored with that).
What recovery are you accessing when trying to flash a zip file?
If you can answer these questions I will continue to wrack my brain trying to recall where I saw that thread.
Edit: please check out this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1370312
Some of what I said to him may help you .
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Being rooted? -> Yes, The world is more beautiful with root!
to recover -> I followed this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1097997 Shame it was Android 3.0
I use ClockworkRecovery 3.0.0.28 and I cant upgrade it cause of ... you know
And for your help I must say you are definitely the most caring person I know...
I'm off to check the provided link now
I was thinking of something that might be a reason.
I have this tiny problem:
When I go to CWM and choose Erase userData/Factory Reset Device Hangs
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I was thinking of may be the userdata partition is corrupted and I gotta find a way to flash it completely.
Somehow I used Fastboot utility to do this and after saying Success, Nothing changed again.
Do you know any other way to physically do this job?

[Q] How to install a new kernel and a new rom?

Hy,
I'm a noob on this thing of kernels and roms, I've bought a new U8800 and i've been searching here for a guide that explains what to do to install a costum kernel and rom, but never was found hehe ....probably because im not searching in the right spot .... so if someone can help me it would be apreciated....I think i know more or less how to do it but I was reading some posts and some people say that we should make a backup of the stock rom and kernel...in case we would want to get back for warranty... and that i don't know how to do...
Cumps,
Gaspias
Lets begin with kernel now. I assume you are in stock? Serch superboot in modaco. Search x5 section in modaco, and it is one of the stickys. Follow the guide to install it in modaco. It is sticky too, and it is called ultimate guide to ideos x5 u8800. It is made by that-guy
Sent from my Huawei Ideos X5 1.12.9(ret4rt) using XDA App
EDIT: now as I got up even though I am bit sick to get stuff on my X5, let me clean up the post and give you actual instructions:
First of all:
IF YOU DO plan getting a custom rom and a gingerbread system, do not do the superboot thing. it does not help you in installing a rom, and the kernel modifications as long as I know.
First, a clockwork mod for your phone.
What does this do?
We replace stock recovery image, booting into custom one when in case of ideos X5, you press VOLUME UP+Power button to turn on the device. With clockwork mod, you can handle installing custom roms, kernels, and other content.
You can get 4.0.0.5 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130524 (Again, if someone reports that the 5.x.x.x DOES work so you can actually flash anything with it, say so, and link to it. Still, 4.0.0.5 works for most of stuff and does it job well.
To install it, go through these steps:
- Download the recovery.zip (with your computer of choice)
- Create a folder somewhere practical to back up your old recovery image, I myself made a ideos X5 folder to my C where I gathered a lot of stuff, having a backup image folder and zips for the custom roms.
- Turn off the phone, wait, and boot it by first pressing BOTH volume down and volume up, and then the power button, the screen should slide in pink screen, when it does, plug the phone in to your computer
with usb cable, you should see a drive pop up. NOTE: as I learned myself, there is alternative way to doing this, mainly, a computer free way, but it also resorts in Root browser that may be harder to do without a rooted phone. So, if you have a computer of any sort, do it this way.
- After you do see the drive, open the image folder, plain copy the recovery.img to your computer, to a separate folder somewhere where recommended to back it up - just in case. After that, replace it with the clowckwork mod recovery.img by just plain write and overwrite - good way to know is that the stock official recovery is about ~9 megs large, while ClockWorkMod is ~5 megs. After transfer give it about 20 seconds before you safely yank the USB cord off, and then your battery. Wait 5 secs just for laughs and put the battery in. You can now test the CWM boot by holding VOLUME UP and Power button until the recovery menu comes up. reboot the device after it boots succesfully, you cannot do anything with it, yet.
Now, like I pointed out before I edited, that most of the roms have their own modified kernel already, that they do also update with their release (MIUI, and CM7 as long as geno could work on it) - so flashing your own kernel modification speratedly would be pretty much unneeded.
So, right now, dip in to the ideos x5 android development forum, and just choose either the newest MIUI, from ret4rt, the now halted CM7 by geno - for both these I can report that they do WORK and are usable, and if anything can have a minor trouble or two (for myself, both of these have a crackling sound on higher volumes problem - pretty much you need to keep your media volume at half way if you use pair of earphones or you will hate the sound quality results) - There is also lastly the oxygen build(s) by someone but I will not vouch for nor talk against any of them because I have not tested them, and that said, I also feel liable to mention in any case that you may want it particulally, that there is versions built by people for u8800.
First, though I think you may know them, I run down the CWM navigation, because of it's nature that it is not navigated with touch screen:
Power button = OK, choose.
Volume up goes up in menu.
volume down goes down in the menu.
BACK (touch) button goes back. (remember this, is important with some mispresses in menu)
To install these, put the .zip file of the ROM to some easy path, probably root, of your EXTERNAL SD card. - boot into CWM (though the volume up+power after you shut down your phone) and from there, I myself advice so no troubles com up to wipe your data, wipe your cache, wipe dalvik cache (this option is in Advanced part of the CWM main menu) and after that, start installing by "install zip" and "choose zip file from SD card" - after that browse the ROM zip of your choise and choose it. Install it, and afterwards reboot.
The wipe, you may ask, "is it necessary" not maybe for everything, but advised. my first custom rom installation had nasty habit of not being able to do wifi communication and other stuff, entirely just because I did not wipe before installing it, needing me to do another set of complete wipe and install before I had a usable custom ROM system in my hand, so, be advised.
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I as someone who went through same thing just a week ago (and already feels like I have done this for a month) can say that xda developers is quite tutorial free, that is to say, instead tellind what to do everyone expects you already DO know.
On emergency total recall: there is a 2.2.2 image from huawei. Unlike custom roms, you boot install it through a dload of huawei's own, by booting the phone to the volplusminus+power mode, it works even if you fukt your recovery image, and installing it pretty much wipes anything you ever done to the phone, leaving no traces of it's modded life. I do not have link for this now, as it was in the chinese site where you can also find the current 2.3.5 betas, sorry.
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nice tutorial ^^
Thank you very much for the explenation, I don't know how to thank you guys!
With some problems that we have with this roms and kernels, do you think that is worth changing ?
Well the beauty of it is that it's a decision all yours to make. I myself can say that the earphone volume is minor thing that gets my nerves, but with that tradeoff you get slightly more powerful cellphone, a system with UI you choose (I personally liked MIUI for the 24 hours I used it myself) and so on. It is also reversable and some people even make testing roms as their hobby. As there is a thread even now about some mystery ROM from china nobody knows nothing about but bravest get in to it and tell the tale.
Anyway, if you feel you are up to it, do it. Read through the descriptions to see is feature you want to keep broken somehow just in case. MIUI is goos, bit iOS:ey, still quite different os to look and use, CM7 is pretty much stock gingerbread upgrade - and LOADSA ADDITIONS - if you'd like something more of look and usage of stock android.
hey everyone, thanks for the tutorial
I used to have a Windows mobile 6.5, flashing it every time, and just bought my Android today, and searched for a couple of hours until I find this tutorial for a complete - and quite simple!! - full backup of the stock image.
That said, I have just one doubt
Now that i'm about to update my phone to the official Huawei Gingerbread version - before the custom roms, i'll give it a try - do I need the CWM image for it?
Or I can do it simply from the stock rom, with no trouble?
Thanks a million
hmarques said:
hey everyone, thanks for the tutorial
I used to have a Windows mobile 6.5, flashing it every time, and just bought my Android today, and searched for a couple of hours until I find this tutorial for a complete - and quite simple!! - full backup of the stock image.
That said, I have just one doubt
Now that i'm about to update my phone to the official Huawei Gingerbread version - before the custom roms, i'll give it a try - do I need the CWM image for it?
Or I can do it simply from the stock rom, with no trouble?
Thanks a million
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No. You extract dload folder to internal or external sd and boot your phone while holding volume + and -
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installed 2.3.5 sucessfully!
thanks guys

What ROM and how to install it?

Hi!
I'm new here but I've been searching and reading for a while about how to flash a ROM in my A500.
I've already rooted it, but the battery doesn't run as long as it did when it wasn't rooted so I thought about flashing a ROM.
Here's my doubt, I don't use ir for very special purposes, I just use it for browsing on the Internet and such things like this. In your opinion, installing a ROM would be the solution? If so, which one would you recommend me to flash? I've readed about Thor one but I'm not quite sure about it.
Moreover, I've been reading how to flash a ROM but the most I read, the worst it is. Depending on where I read it says something different. So, on the whole, can somebody link me to a good tutorial which I could follow? I've just rooted it, but I've done nothing about the bootloader or the recovery.
Thanks to everybody.
eherranzr said:
Hi!
I'm new here but I've been searching and reading for a while about how to flash a ROM in my A500.
I've already rooted it, but the battery doesn't run as long as it did when it wasn't rooted so I thought about flashing a ROM.
Here's my doubt, I don't use ir for very special purposes, I just use it for browsing on the Internet and such things like this. In your opinion, installing a ROM would be the solution? If so, which one would you recommend me to flash? I've readed about Thor one but I'm not quite sure about it.
Moreover, I've been reading how to flash a ROM but the most I read, the worst it is. Depending on where I read it says something different. So, on the whole, can somebody link me to a good tutorial which I could follow? I've just rooted it, but I've done nothing about the bootloader or the recovery.
Thanks to everybody.
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Rooting the tab has nothing to do with your battery life. All it does, is allow you access to the protected system of the OS. If you have no need to "experiment" with custom ROMs, and don't like to mess around with things, then it's probably best if you left it alone. If not done properly, installing new bootloaders and Recovery images can lead to a lot of time consuming problems. Just read the Q&A threads about "bricked" devices. Although Dev's try to make things as easy and trouble free as they can, problems can and do happen.
As with your battery, Take a look at Settings/Apps/Running. See how many you have running. It's possible you have some apps that are running when they don't need to. Also apps you downloaded (FB apps, Social networking, News apps etc). These apps do "synchs" and "updates" and too many of them, and also widgets, can use a lot of battery. If possible, set the synch or update period to a longer time. Instead of 5 minutes for a FB update, set it to 30. You would be surprised how much this helps.
MD
Moscow Desire said:
Rooting the tab has nothing to do with your battery life. All it does, is allow you access to the protected system of the OS. If you have no need to "experiment" with custom ROMs, and don't like to mess around with things, then it's probably best if you left it alone. If not done properly, installing new bootloaders and Recovery images can lead to a lot of time consuming problems. Just read the Q&A threads about "bricked" devices. Although Dev's try to make things as easy and trouble free as they can, problems can and do happen.
As with your battery, Take a look at Settings/Apps/Running. See how many you have running. It's possible you have some apps that are running when they don't need to. Also apps you downloaded (FB apps, Social networking, News apps etc). These apps do "synchs" and "updates" and too many of them, and also widgets, can use a lot of battery. If possible, set the synch or update period to a longer time. Instead of 5 minutes for a FB update, set it to 30. You would be surprised how much this helps.
MD
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The problem is that nothing was changed after the rooting (except the installation of Whatsapp) and after this, the battery life is, moreless, half of the original was. I've been looking in the task killer and there are plenty of apps which are auto-executed, and even if I kill them, they are still running. So my idea is to install a ROM like the Thor one, with no apps installed by default by Acer and this should make the battery last longer.
Now, what I'm not sure is what is the exact process. Correct me if I'm mistaked. What I should do first is to unlock the bootloader, shouldn't I? (Any tuto?) After this, I should install the Acer Recovery Installer app which would help me to install the recovery and after this I have to copy the .zip file to the SD card and, from the recovery menu, flash it. Is everything correct?
Thanks to everybody.
EDIT: I've already read somewhere else a ver "easy" step by step tuto. It only consists of installing an app called ROM Manager. From it install the recovery ClockworkMod and, from the recovery ClockworkMod, flash the ROM. Will this tuto work for the Iconia A500?
eherranzr said:
The problem is that nothing was changed after the rooting (except the installation of Whatsapp) and after this, the battery life is, moreless, half of the original was. I've been looking in the task killer and there are plenty of apps which are auto-executed, and even if I kill them, they are still running. So my idea is to install a ROM like the Thor one, with no apps installed by default by Acer and this should make the battery last longer.
Now, what I'm not sure is what is the exact process. Correct me if I'm mistaked. What I should do first is to unlock the bootloader, shouldn't I? (Any tuto?) After this, I should install the Acer Recovery Installer app which would help me to install the recovery and after this I have to copy the .zip file to the SD card and, from the recovery menu, flash it. Is everything correct?
Thanks to everybody.
EDIT: I've already read somewhere else a ver "easy" step by step tuto. It only consists of installing an app called ROM Manager. From it install the recovery ClockworkMod and, from the recovery ClockworkMod, flash the ROM. Will this tuto work for the Iconia A500?
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DO NOT INSTALL OR USE ROM MANAGER. You will brick your tablet. That app,is made for phones, and phones only.
What you need to do, is go to Civato's thread on how to install the unlocked Bootloader & Recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1622425
It's best to download a custom rom.zip to your ext Sd card first, that way after doing bootloader and recovery, you can install the new rom.
As always, follow all instructions, and read them many times till you understand what you're doing. If you have a question, ask the question in the correct thread (bootloader questions in the bootloader thread, rom install questions in the Rom thread, etc)
Good Luck
MD

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