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Hi all,
I am very new user of android g1 phone so i would like to ask you sum silly questions :
1. How to know that my google g1 phone is rooted ( I bought it from ebay ).
2. How to install / download sweeter home ..
thanx in advance
If it has an app called Superuser Whitelist installed then it is definitely rooted. If not, you need to get an app from the market called Terminal Emulator. Open it and type getprop ro.secure . If the response is 0 then you are rooted. Otherwise you are not rooted.
To install apps, just open the Market. You can search by name at any time by pressing the keyboard search button (looks like a magnifying glass).
thanx jashsu for reply , there is no any application installed called Superuser Whitelist in my phone and as per your advise i installed Terminal emulator , response is 1, that means my phone is not rooted right ???? suggest me what is difference between rooted or non rooted phone, what can i do with rooted phones , plz....
writeonthis said:
thanx jashsu for reply , there is no any application installed called Superuser Whitelist in my phone and as per your advise i installed Terminal emulator , response is 1, that means my phone is not rooted right ???? suggest me what is difference between rooted or non rooted phone, what can i do with rooted phones , plz....
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Koush's sticky (link below) describes why and how to gain root. I would suggest you only perform it if you are confident in your proficiency with computers and following computing-related instructions. If the notion that you might disable your phone for some unknown reason and not be able to instantly restore it worries you, then do not root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
thanx again one more problem i am facing is whenever i start camera it shows please insert sd card before using the camera , but when i go sd card and memory option there it shows sd card space is 968 mb that means sd card is inside, Whats wrong with my phone please suggest
Hm. Give this a shot:
1. Connect G1 to computer
2. Mount the sd card (on G1)
3. Copy the contents of the /Camera folder to computer
4. Delete the /Camera folder
5. Dismount the sd card (on the computer)
6. Unplug G1
After that try your Camera app again. If it doesn't work, check another app that uses the sd card, like the Music app.
Just to tip you off, don't know if this has been fixed yet, but when I rooted my phone around 2 months ago, the RC29 image didn't work... in fact it bricked my phone causing it to go straight to the bootloader no matter what, I had to find another source to download the RC29 to get it to work, and following that rooting went smooth (telnet part was a bit rough) and now its great!
Welcome to the world of the Android
Thanx 2 all, finally i formatted my card and its working properly even in camera , thanx again
Hello,
I have just installed CyanogenMod 7 for the Barnes & Noble Nook Color :: V7.0.3 using ClockworkMod Recovery.
After installing CyanogenMod 7, I install the Google Apps addon version: gapps-gb-20110307. The installation goes smoothly, and I receive the "Installation Complete!" message before I remove the MicroSD card and reboot.
Upon reboot from ClockworkMod Recovery, I receive an "Installation Failed" screen that tells me to power on and off the device. I do so, and successfully boot into CyanogenMod7.
I immediately proceed to the Homescreen, where the only items are "Messaging" "Contacts" "Clock" "Email" "Camera" and "Gallery". I have no prompt to set up my Google Account or Timezone. Also, I do not have Market, but I can connect to my WiFi network.
Thank you for your help, it is appreciated. I am obviously a noob, and my apologies for stepping on any toes!
Wow! Looking at some of the questions neighboring mine and their lack of responses, I tend to doubt that mine is going to get answered, even over the long run. I thought this forum had active users, at least that is what the Registration Video said...6 million active users was it???
First of all, deep breath. It may not get answered right away, but typically the questions get answered.
First off, any particular reason you are running 7.0.3? If I recall, this includes the old kernel that has terrible battery life. I would recommend going to 7.1 found here.
I don't know which gapps goes with 7.0.3, but I would double check to make sure it was the right one. I'd still recommend upgrading to 7.1 stable.
Also, I personally recommend doing ROM and GAPPS in two steps... I have eliminated some of the problems I have seen myself by using that method.
1. Install ROM... boot it up... let it settle in.
2. Reboot into CWM and install GAPPS... boot it up... do your thing
Also remember... 4 hours isn't a real long time to wait before posting a second post like you did... especially on a Sunday evening... This is a forum... not an immediate feedback application.
My apologies for my impatience. I did not mean to sound so callous, but after rereading my comment, I realize how abrupt it was.
Also, I remember the site introduction mentioning clicking on the thanks meter as a piece of site etiquette. How do I do that?
After following your advice, I am still having the same problem: not able to use the Android Marketplace as the item is not on my Homescreen, and the Google Apps are not installing.
I took biohazrd's advice, and I upgraded to 7.1 stable.
I also took DizzyDen's advice and installed CyanogenMod 7.1, reboot, let it settle, powered off, booted into Clockwork and installed the google apps pack (gapps-gb-20110828-signed), then rebooted again.
Still, I have no Android Marketplace.
As I stated in my previous post, I am a newbie, and I don't know what I am talking about, but off the top of my head, I have a feeling as if the google apps pack that I used (gapps-gb-20110828-signed) is not the right one. Could this hold any water?
Also, I don't know if it makes any difference, but I bought my Nook in December 2011 and it is a refurbished model. Because I purchased it in 2011, I updated the partitioning scheme using (repartition1GBdata-v1) and (reformatData-v1).
Thanks again, I appreciate the help!
Littlefatman said:
After following your advice, I am still having the same problem: not able to use the Android Marketplace as the item is not on my Homescreen, and the Google Apps are not installing.
I took biohazrd's advice, and I upgraded to 7.1 stable.
I also took DizzyDen's advice and installed CyanogenMod 7.1, reboot, let it settle, powered off, booted into Clockwork and installed the google apps pack (gapps-gb-20110828-signed), then rebooted again.
Still, I have no Android Marketplace.
As I stated in my previous post, I am a newbie, and I don't know what I am talking about, but off the top of my head, I have a feeling as if the google apps pack that I used (gapps-gb-20110828-signed) is not the right one. Could this hold any water?
Also, I don't know if it makes any difference, but I bought my Nook in December 2011 and it is a refurbished model. Because I purchased it in 2011, I updated the partitioning scheme using (repartition1GBdata-v1) and (reformatData-v1).
Thanks again, I appreciate the help!
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If it isn't on the Homescreen, did you check by open App Drawer?
Thanks for the reply Votinh.
I did not find the Marketplace in the App Drawer. My app drawer currently contains:
Browser, Calculator, Calendar, Camera, Clock, Contacts, Dev Tools, Downloads, DSPManager, Email, File Manager, Gallery, Messaging, Music, Phone, ROM Manager, Search, Settings, Sound Recorder, Spare Parts, Superuser, Terminal Emulator, Theme, Chooser, Videos and Voice Dialer.
I was having a look around and figured out how to look at the Internal storage and found something called Market Apps Installer version 1.1. I click on it, but it offers few options to fiddle with and seemingly no way to access the Android Marketplace.
Again, thanks for your help, I truly do appreciate it!
If it doesn't work as expect, I guess you have to list step by step what you have done up to that point, that may help us pin point where and what you did wrong.
Also, pls clearly indicate where you run the ROM from.
Thanks again for your help, Votinh.
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Also, pls clearly indicate where you run the ROM from.
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I am not sure what you mean. Where can I possibly run the ROM from (what are the possible answers)? I would assume that I could run it only from the SD card. Sorry for being a newbie!
I will list step by step all of my actions and detail them in the response. Maybe, I will go through the whole installation process again and mark down everything that transpires.
Also, what do you think of my theory? That I am downloading and installing the wrong gapps pack?
Littlefatman said:
Also, what do you think of my theory? That I am downloading and installing the wrong gapps pack?
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gapps-gb-201111028-signed.zip is still on the CM wiki as the latest version... did you verify MD5 checksum and ensure you didn't have a bad download?
Littlefatman said:
Thanks again for your help, Votinh.
I am not sure what you mean. Where can I possibly run the ROM from (what are the possible answers)? I would assume that I could run it only from the SD card. Sorry for being a newbie!
I will list step by step all of my actions and detail them in the response. Maybe, I will go through the whole installation process again and mark down everything that transpires.
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In here, xda NC forum, you will frequently see the term "eMMC" and "uSD"
eMMC refers to the internal memory of the device, as currently where the B&N stock ROM resides while uSD is the external card where we can put the custom ROMs such CM7/9 in and run from there.
Depends on which method you choose to use, different procedures/instructions needed.
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Littlefatman said:
Also, what do you think of my theory? That I am downloading and installing the wrong gapps pack?
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As for your theory, I and we assume that you have installed CORRECTLY and if it isn't working as expect, then we need to know step-by-step how you did.
Everything is possible from bad zip to bad card.
My apologies for the delay in my reply. It has been a hectic week+end.
did you verify MD5 checksum and ensure you didn't have a bad download?
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I am ashamed to say it, but I do not know how to verify a checksum to ensure the intergrity of a download. Although, I did download the gapps file twice, once each on different computers, copied it to the SD card and attempted to update. Is it possible that I could have gotten 2 bad downloads on 2 different PCs?
I have gone back and redone every bit of my CyanogenMod and Google apps installation on my Nook Color. I have taken notes on it and below is my step by step description of what I have done and observed. My apologies for the book, but I wanted to be as thorough as I could. Thanks for your help and I would appreciate and advice that can help me resolve this unfortunate situation.
1. Downloaded ClockworkModRecovery (2gb_clockwork-0.7.tar.gz) from http://code.google.com/p/monster-rootpack/downloads/detail?name=2gb_clockwork-0.7.tar.gz&can=2&q=
2. Downloaded CyanogenMod 7.1 (update-cm-7.1.0-encore-signed.zip) from here http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?type=stable&device=encore
3. Downloaded Google Apps (gapps-gb-20110828-signed) from here http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Latest_Version/Google_Apps
4. Downloaded Win32DiskImager (win32diskimager-binary) from here https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/+download
5. Extracted Win32DiskImager files to a folder on desktop
6. Decompressed and Extracted ClockworkModRecovery to Desktop (this took longer than I expected, the extraction strangely taking 5 minutes)
7. Start up Win32 DiskImager and receive the following File Error message: An error occurred while accessing the device. This usually means something is currently accessing the device; please close all applications and try again. Error 1 Incorrect Function.
8. The File Error message displays itself 3 times. I click OK three times, and then the Win32 Application opens, and I continue with my process.
9. Use Win32 DiskImager to write ClockworkMod onto my MicroSD card. The MicroSD card is a 1 year old, 2GB Transcend MicroSD Card. I use an Kingmax MicroSD card adapter to plug the card into my Computer’s SD card slot.
10. Copy the CyanogenMod 7.1 file and the Gapps 20110828 file to the MicroSD card.
11. Eject the MicroSD card from the PC, insert it into my Nook, and power on.
12. Boot into ClockwordMod Recovery, I go to Mounts and Storage, click on Format System and confirm YES. Next, I format Data and Cache.
13. NOTE: Previously, I was receiving an "Error: can't format /data" error as my newer Nook Color had a different partitioning scheme. I used ‘reformatData-v1’ and ‘repartition1GBdata-v1’ to remedy this when I first attempted to install CyanogenMod. It seems to have gone off without a hitch.
14. I then go to ‘install zip from sdcard’ , the choose ‘choose zip from SD card’ and select the Cyanogenmod 7.1 zip. It opens and installs.
15. After the install completes, I remove the SD card and reboot the Nook.
16. Upon reeboot, I get a Cyanogen loading screen for a few seconds, followed by an error screen that says Install Failed with a large red and white exclamation mark over a Nook clip art.
17. The Nook powers off after a few seconds. I then power on again and sucesssfully boot into Cyanogenmod. I do not have the Marketplace app at this point.
18. I power off, replace the SD card, and boot into Clockworkmod.
19. I choose ‘install zip from sdcard’ and then ‘choose zip from SDcard’ and the gapps zip. I confirm YES and install the gapps zip.
20. I remove the SD card and reboot the system. I receive the exact same ‘Install Failed’ error screen with the red and white exclamation mark over a nook clip art.
21. After a few seconds the nook powers off after the error screen. I power on again and boot into CyanogenMod.
22. There is no Marketplace app on the homescreen or in the App Drawer, leaving me with the same initial problem
Thank you for everything!
I don't think Market will show until you have registered with google. There is a setup wizard or one time provisioning process to go through. That may be the thing that is failing when you first boot. Not sure how to get you back on track.
Sent from my NookColor using Tapatalk
Re: Google Apps Not Installing
Hi,
After you install CM 7.1, Google Apps, and reboot (hard power off and cold boot - the first boot will fail), look for the Google Talk app in your App Drawer and log in to it with your Google credentials. That should spawn the installation of the rest of the Google Apps, including the Android Marketplace.
Also, strangely enough, when installing my first app from the Market, I had to install it with the device physically in landscape mode, as the installation failed when the device was being held in portrait orientation. This seemed to clear up after the first app was installed.
I stumbled across this thread tonight, as I was searching for a solution to this exact problem while updating a friends Nook Color to CM 7.1. This did the trick for me.
Good luck!
Frank
Thank you Frank! I am going to finish up my current task then break out the Nook and cross my fingers that this will work! I will let you know!
I, too, am having problems
I don't mean to thread-jack, but I am also having problems with gapps.
Following this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
The version of CM7 I placed on my card is "cm_encore_full-253.zip". The steps all the way through putting that on the card, putting that in the Nook, booting, it all worked fine. I DID notice the line that said something along the lines of looking for the gapps installation, not finding it, and skipping that step.
I downloaded the Gapps ("gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip") onto my computer. I shut off my NC, took out the SD card, and went to put it into my computer. Lo and behold, my computer can't read the SD card. It tells me it needs to be formatted before it can be used.
Uh. How am I supposed to get anything on the sd card?! I can't even format it to start over - Windows fails to format it.
I tried plugging in my NC to my computer - I at least got the CM7SDCARD to open, but it doesn't appear to be everything (there's no "boot" folder there). I tried moving the zip file to just the main directory of what I saw, and booted into recovery mode, but nothing happened.
Any assistance would be appreciated!
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caseystain said:
I don't mean to thread-jack, but I am also having problems with gapps.
Following this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
The version of CM7 I placed on my card is "cm_encore_full-253.zip". The steps all the way through putting that on the card, putting that in the Nook, booting, it all worked fine. I DID notice the line that said something along the lines of looking for the gapps installation, not finding it, and skipping that step.
I downloaded the Gapps ("gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip") onto my computer. I shut off my NC, took out the SD card, and went to put it into my computer. Lo and behold, my computer can't read the SD card. It tells me it needs to be formatted before it can be used.
Uh. How am I supposed to get anything on the sd card?! I can't even format it to start over - Windows fails to format it.
I tried plugging in my NC to my computer - I at least got the CM7SDCARD to open, but it doesn't appear to be everything (there's no "boot" folder there). I tried moving the zip file to just the main directory of what I saw, and booted into recovery mode, but nothing happened.
Any assistance would be appreciated!
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Look at my post here. It tells you how to make the boot partition show up in your system. In your case download the rar rev 1 and follow the directions (per edit 2) on how to manually put the file on your system.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22858059
Edit: You sound like a newby, so in order to do this you need the program "root explorer" which you buy on the market. Very useful program for later use too.
If you don't feel like trying this, get a different card reader or computer to see if that helps reading the card.
Edit 2: Also look here for a more recent nightly that has a few bugs fixed. It was built in January and 253 was in November.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23198390
Putting the sob story behind, I pulled this Bravo out of the closet and really miss some of the more advanced android features, so here I am.
Reading through the forums I think I need a ROM with at least Android 2.3.x. Stability is key, and I need everything to work (use camera everyday), so cutting edge ROMs are out for me.
Being a total noob, can someone advise which ROM is current, and point to some directions/links that worked for you? There is an abundance of information, and I have information overload.
So far, I rooted with superoneclick. Being a noob, that was a milestone! lol.
Thanks
Kilbert said:
Putting the sob story behind, I pulled this Bravo out of the closet and really miss some of the more advanced android features, so here I am.
Reading through the forums I think I need a ROM with at least Android 2.3.x. Stability is key, and I need everything to work (use camera everyday), so cutting edge ROMs are out for me.
Being a total noob, can someone advise which ROM is current, and point to some directions/links that worked for you? There is an abundance of information, and I have information overload.
So far, I rooted with superoneclick. Being a noob, that was a milestone! lol.
Thanks
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That's a good start. What you need to do next is install 2ndinit recovery using the app to do so. Found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032212 I'm using the latest version and it works just fine.
But before that, you may want to install titanium backup to back up all of your apps.
For roms, my suggestion is to start with skeevy420's cm7 kang, which runs android 2.3.7. It's stable, really fast, and reliable. It's my current and every day rom. It's found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1755200 There are plenty of rom flashing tutorials out there if you do a little searching. Good luck! If you have any questions, just ask.
This may seem like a noobish question, but how do you install 2ndinit?
I downloaded SndInitDefy_2.3.apk - (4.16 MB)
Do I put it on the SD card?
Do I need a root explorer?
Gapp?
Thanks
JOhn
Check "allow applications from unknown sources" in settings. Put the .apk on the SD card, open a file explorer and select it to install the app. Then follow the instructions on the thread.
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Kilbert said:
This may seem like a noobish question, but how do you install 2ndinit?
I downloaded SndInitDefy_2.3.apk - (4.16 MB)
Do I put it on the SD card?
Do I need a root explorer?
Gapp?
Thanks
JOhn
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You might have to download the bravo sideload enabler from the market first.
Pardon the novel....
EDIT: This is the step by step that worked for me, a totally novice user. Compiled from all over these forums, and this thread. Thanks to Dr. Orange and Skeevy420 for helping me when I was totally stuck. I also suggest using directory Aa as suggested in skeevy420's post below, & having a full charge battery.
First, thanks for helping me. Pardon the wall of text, here is my plan (compiled from many places), I have completed up to and including step 14. I want to make sure I am on the correct path. I feel good until 18. I browsed the .zip archive of the kang download, I do not see the " gapp. file. "Where do I get it from? Thanks.
1) Factory reformat phone:
From the main home screen
tap menu
tap Settings
tap Privacy
tap Factory data reset
tap Reset phone
tap Erase everything. Confirm
2) On boot disable Motoblur by:
Press menu key (4 squares in lower left corner) and hold until keyboard pops up.
tap ?123
* tap ALT
* tap ABC
* tap e
* tap 123
* tap ALT
* tap ABC
* tap e
* tap b
* tap l
* tap u
* tap r
* tap o
* tap f
* tap f
3) Turn on USB debug
From the main home screen
* * * tap Applications
* * * tap Development
* * * tap USB Debugging (make green check)
4) Download/install Bravo drivers
http://www.motorola.com
5) Download/install superoneclick:
http://shortfuse.org/?page_id=2
6) Next connect phone via USB port with the computer
7) From Notifications pane on phone, change USB mode from Motorla Phone Portal (default) to USB mass storage.
8) In superoneclick:
Click Root button.
Phone will reboot twice.
You need wait for a while while the process completes.
9) Click Allow Non Market Apps:
Success is when you see a "1" value after checking NMA #1 & 2? (I assume - as this is where mine stopped for 1 1/2 hrs)
10) Verify @ Froyo (2.2.x):
Tap Settings
Tap About Phone
Want to see: Android Version 2.2.x
11) Download 2init & Gingerbread apps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1032212
http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
12) Download Kang
http://www.mediafire.com/?s531o2ikkbquakd
13) Place files on SD card. [CM-7.2-Kang-2012-07-13.zip] [gapps-gb-20110828-signed] & [SndinitDefy 2.3.apk]
Use windows explorer/Dolphin to copy (I made a directory called ROM with kang/gapps & another 2init)
Connect via usb
Put the .apk & .zip on the SD card in correct directories,
Disconnect USB
14) Install 2 init:
Check that "allow applications from unknown sources" is on in settings.
Use phone file manager to browse where you put sndinint (in 13 above) and select sndinit to install the app.
Find app in phones installed apps list
read instructions, install
Green light will be on, but will turn off after a while.
15) (Re)boot into 2ndInit recovery by
make sure the usb unplugged from computer .
Shut-down/reboot.
While booting watch for blue led to flash during boot, hit volume down once it flashes blue.(about 8-10 seconds in)
If done properly, you will see 2ndinit menu.
16) From 2ndinit menu:
Select Recovery
Select Custom Recovery
Select Wipe Data and Factory Reset
Select Yes -- delete all user data
Go to "Install zip from sdcard"
Choose zip from sdcard
Locate the zip and select it*
Select Yes
Go to "Install zip from sdcard"
Locate Gapps and select it
Select Yes
Select Go Back
Select Reboot -- You're done and using a custom rom
reboot takes a while- do not give up.
Make sure to wipe cache as well on 16. Sometimes it causes problems if you don't.
Here's the link for the gapps you'll need for CM7.
http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
To save posts, I'll start on an updated CM7 tomorrow. There's been brown-outs and thunderstorms lately and one happed to happen as I was updating two weeks ago and the power outage wiped my android build partition; so I just shut my pc down and have only been on for maybe 30 minutes in the past two weeks. I don't want to risk damaging my 8 year old pc due to crappy weather combined with an over used power grid during 105F temps. Hope ya'll understand.
Luckily the temps down to around 95F and the power hasn't cut out for two days. Still hot and humid, but much better than the past few weeks. I normally don't say this, but I hope Louisiana or Texas gets slammed with a hurricane so we can get some good rain here in Arkansas.
I am on step 15. I can boot into 2ndinit.
SO close. Thanks a lot guys!
I am confused now. Do I choose Boot> 2nd init now? and reboot? or something else?
Will I then be able to see the wipe menus?
Kilbert said:
I am on step 15. I can boot into 2ndinit.
SO close. Thanks a lot guys!
I am confused now. Do I choose Boot> 2nd init now? and reboot? or something else?
Will I then be able to see the wipe menus?
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Once your in the 2nd-Init bootmenu, do this.
Select Recovery
Select Custom Recovery
Select Wipe Data and Factory Reset
Select Yes -- delete all user data
Go to "Install zip from sdcard"
Choose zip from sdcard
Locate the zip and select it*
Select Yes
Go to "Install zip from sdcard"
Locate Gapps and select it
Select Yes
Reboot -- You're done and using a custom rom
*I put all my zips in a folder called "Aa". "Aa" happens to be the first folder on my sdcard and its less wear on the volume rocker than to find the zips when they're in places like Downloads or as a single file on the root directory of the card. Its also faster since you can access all you're zips in a literal second (flash hundreds of roms and you'll see what I mean).
THANKS! WOOOHOOO! 1 more ? please?
ITS ALIVE!!!!
THANKS skeevy420 & Dr. Orange for your time explaining this to a noob. I never expected to get this level of help from a developer forum.
If I can get one more answer- How do I enable or obtain the voice recognition keyboard that I used in my old phone? (I have a VERY difficult time typing)
Thanks
Kilbert said:
ITS ALIVE!!!!
THANKS skeevy420 & Dr. Orange for your time explaining this to a noob. I never expected to get this level of help from a developer forum.
If I can get one more answer- How do I enable or obtain the voice recognition keyboard that I used in my old phone? (I have a VERY difficult time typing)
Thanks
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Try downloading voice search from the market. It might add the microphone button to your keyboard. I'm not certain though.
Kilbert said:
ITS ALIVE!!!!
THANKS skeevy420 & Dr. Orange for your time explaining this to a noob. I never expected to get this level of help from a developer forum.
If I can get one more answer- How do I enable or obtain the voice recognition keyboard that I used in my old phone? (I have a VERY difficult time typing)
Thanks
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Definitely install Google voice search, but try installing an aftermarket keyboard. I use swiftkey 3, works amazing on the small bravo screen and it has build in voice typing.
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SD cared swap?
Google voice keyboard is working, and I will try that alternative keyboard thanks,
Does anyone know how difficult it is to swap sd cards? I forgot to put my large sd in, and have a small 2gb in there now.
Do I just put the card in, format it, and put the roms back on?
thansk
avr-Illithian said:
Definitely install Google voice search, but try installing an aftermarket keyboard. I use swiftkey 3, works amazing on the small bravo screen and it has build in voice typing.
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+1 for SwiftKey 3. I got it on the 10 year anniversary for $0.10 usd. It's amazing. There's a swiftkey free, which would basically convince you to purchase the full version.
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Kilbert said:
Google voice keyboard is working, and I will try that alternative keyboard thanks,
Does anyone know how difficult it is to swap sd cards? I forgot to put my large sd in, and have a small 2gb in there now.
Do I just put the card in, format it, and put the roms back on?
thansk
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You can use your computer and just copy the contents from one card and paste it on the other with no issues. You might need an sd card adapter for the other microsd card you'll be copying the data to. I've done this twice from the stock 2gb card to a 4gb, then to a 16gb. It's nice that it is so simple, as it shoulf be.
Just did the copy from one sd to another- worked perfectly.
I used "show hidden files" so I was sure to get everything.
Thank you!
Kilbert said:
Just did the copy from one sd to another- worked perfectly.
I used "show hidden files" so I was sure to get everything.
Thank you!
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I had a Bravo, it was my first Android.
I think it's time to flash the little thing!
Thank you so much for the comprehensive to do list. I flashed my note, so I have some exposure, but your list should def help me stay on track. Thank you once again!
It should work fine, I edited it after I completed each step (so others could follow it- including me if I needed to at a later time). The only step that left me with a huge question was #9- allow non market apps. The software did not give any indication it was completed or successful.
These guys in the thread (Skeevy420, Dr. Orange, avr-Illithian) really helped me out when I had issues. The reading and conflicting information/dead links etc.. was overwhelming.
Good Luck. I am really happy with the new ROM. I have had no issues with it.
Rooting jellybean ROM 4.2.2-
1.Rooting A120 stock rom is very simple
2.Download and install the framaroot app attached below
3.Open framaroot and select install supersu
4.Choose the 3rd method (Barahir)
5.Now install busybox from play store
6.You are now rooted
Rooting stock ROM 4.4.2-
1.First you need to flash CTR recovery
2.Replace default recovery.img is sp flashable files with this one
3.Open sptools and select scatter file
4.Now untick everything except recovery and click download
5.Now reboot and place the subinst_signed.zip in your sdcard
6.Reboot into recovery and flash the zip now
7.Reboot and you are now rooted
Rooting FOTA ROM 4.4.2-
1.Download this scatter and cwm package
2.Extract it and use the scatter file with sptools to flash recovery
3.Now boot into recovery and flash subinst-signed.zip
4.Reboot and enjoy
MODS-
Increase app stoarage-
You don't like app storage only 0.9gb? , just follow the steps below-
1.You must be rooted before doing this
2.Download the mprio partition app here
3.Install the app and open it, read the warning and press agree
4.Choose desired partition and then wipe /data in recovery
Youtube Lag Fix-
If you play a video on latest youtube app, it will lag or maybe freeze on any mt6582 device with android 4.2.2 and 4.4.2 You need to install an older version of the youtube app from here
post #44
Sock Bootanimation for any ROM-
You don't like wierd or different boot animations on custom ROMS? Don't worry, Just reboot into recovery and flash BOOT_ANIOMATION.ZIP and reboot, credits to me for making zip and sharing with you all
NVRAM warning fix for any MTK device-
Check my post #199 for a very simple 30sec method to fix NVRAM warning
RECOVERY-
CWM Recovery for JB-
1.You must be rooted before this, see above how to root 4.2.2
2.Download recovery.img from here and place it in your sd card, not in any folder !!
3.Install mobileuncle tools from play store
4.Open mobile uncle tools and select recovery update, now select RECOVERY UPDATE
5.Select Recovery.img which you placed in /sdcard
6.You can now switch off the phone then press (vol up+vol dwn+power)
STOCK Recovery for JB-
Download here, thanks to amit_aks_007 for sharing
Flashing instructions are same as CWM(above)
CTR Recovery for KK-
1.Download and replace default recovery.img is sp flashable files with this one
2.Open sptools and select your kitkat scatter file
3.Now untick everything except recovery and click download
4.Done, press vol dwn + vol up + pwr when switched off
ROMS-
STOCK KITKAT-
This is official stock 4.4.2 flashable with sptools, just extract the rar, open sptools, click scatter-loading and select the KK scatter file in the folder you just extracted, press firmware upgrade, take out battery and connect phone, you must have all the necessary drivers before that, DOWNLOAD
STOCK KITKAT FOTA CWM-
Many of you might be having problem downloading fota on jb, i made it easier by making a cwm flashable zip of fota update, ROM THREAD
CleanKAT ROM by me-
It's the first and the best stock based kitkat ROM by me, I reccomend using this, follow the ROM THREAD for all links and downloads, flashing instructions and updates
DarkL ROM by me-
It's a themed rom by me, actually a cool hybrid look of android L and dark theme, visit ROM THREAD for downloads and screenshots etc. This ROM is based on stock kitkat so, it's bugfree too
VIBE UI V1.5 Kitkat ported by me-
This is latest vibe ui, it looks great, google "vibe ui 1.5" for screenshots, visit the rom thread for download link and more, ROM THREAD
KAT120 ROM by me-
It's the first RIO based kitkat custom ROM for C2C by me, follow the ROM THREAD for flashing instructions and downloads/updates
EPIC120 ROM by me-
I reccomend using this ROM for JB users, even after trying other ROMs, I always come back to EPIC, it will give you 500+ free ram and 650+ free ram on boot also, heating is reduced, read everything about it before deciding, Head to my ROM THREAD here for all info about this ROM
XOLO Q1010i ported by me-
This is XOLO Q1010i stock 4.2.2 ROM ported by me, check ROM THREAD for all info about how to flash and screenshots and do hit thanks if you like it :good:
Wiko Rainbow CWM flashable-
This is the latest version of wiko rainbow stock ROM (23 jun) flashable via CWM recovery for our canvas 2 colours, this is also made by me, go to the ROM THREAD here for flashing instructions
Myphone Rio ROM-
Micromax A120 is a rebranded myphone RIO and Myphone RIO ROM is much better than stock JB ROM
Instructions-
1.You must have CWM recovery installed before trying this
2.Make a full backup from CWM in case anything goes wrong
3.Download RIO ROM MyPhone_Agua_Rio_S5501_v1.17_Deodexed
4.Reboot into recovery
5.Wipe data/factory reset
6.Go to advanced and wipe dalvik cache
7.Go to mouns and storage and format /system
8.Go back and select install zip from sdcard, select MyPhone_Agua_Rio_S5501_v1.17_Deodexed.zip and confirm
9.Reboot after flashing is complete
10.Enjoy AOSP like experience
Stock JB 4.2.2 SP flashable-
This is official stock 4.2.2 flashable with sptools, if you want to flash my cleankat rom, this is the correct base, just extract the rar, open sptools, click scatter-loading and select the KK scatter file in the folder you just extracted, press firmware upgrade, take out battery and connect phone, you must have all the necessary drivers before that, DOWNLOAD
STOCK A120 ROM 4.2.2-
Instructions-
1.You must have CWM recovery installed before trying this
2.Make a full backup from CWM in case anything goes wrong
3.Download STOCK ROM
4.Reboot into recovery
5.Wipe data/factory reset
6.Go to advanced and wipe dalvik cache
7.Go to mouns and storage and format /system
8.Go back and select install zip from sdcard, select "copy of stock rom.zip" and confirm
9.Reboot after flashing is complete
10.CREDITS- Akash Ujjainkar for sharing
11.Enjoy
inverted commas are to be put ?
"pm.sleep_mode=1"
pankycool123 said:
inverted commas are to be put ?
"pm.sleep_mode=1"
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No
Make a forum for this smartphone guys eagerly waiting since got this device in May.
Sachin97 said:
Make a forum for this smartphone guys eagerly waiting since got this device in May.
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Thread updated with Recovery and ROM
Please include a guide to return to stock.
In order to claim warranty, one needs to return to stock ROM / recovery.
This is my first non-samsung device, so I am not familiar with how to do this for this device.
Please include a guide on how to get the phone back to 'everything-stock' in case phone has to be returned for repair during warranty period.
Thank You !
roycejp said:
In order to claim warranty, one needs to return to stock ROM / recovery.
This is my first non-samsung device, so I am not familiar with how to do this for this device.
Please include a guide on how to get the phone back to 'everything-stock' in case phone has to be returned for repair during warranty period.
Thank You !
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You can always restore your CWM backup to return back to your previous setup and if you want to unroot, open framaroot app and select unroot, and i will post the stock recovery later
umangleekha said:
Thread updated with Recovery and ROM
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Is there any problem with MyPhone Rio ROM?
I am planning to flash the ROM
How to Set / Unset Contacts as favourites ?
Hi,
I recently bought the A120.
I am unable to find a way to mark (or unmark) contacts as favourites ?
My GO contact widget identifies my favourite contacts (set from my earlier phone), but there is no marking or selection for favourite contacts in the contacts list ?
So is there a way to set a contact as 'favourite' ?
roycejp said:
Hi,
I recently bought the A120.
I am unable to find a way to mark (or unmark) contacts as favourites ?
My GO contact widget identifies my favourite contacts (set from my earlier phone), but there is no marking or selection for favourite contacts in the contacts list ?
So is there a way to set a contact as 'favourite' ?
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Open the Contact app.
Slide to left.
U will find Favourite option.
I'm learning so press thanks to encourage me if I really helped you.
Sorry,
But there is no option marked 'Favourites'.
Even in your screenshot it is not seen.
What you have shown is 'groups'.
Thanks.
iamROX said:
Is there any problem with MyPhone Rio ROM?
I am planning to flash the ROM
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It's perfect, camera settings are bit wrong, just change them after flashing, zero shutter delay is enabled which makes camera laggy, just disable that
umangleekha said:
It's perfect, camera settings are bit wrong, just change them after flashing, zero shutter delay is enabled which makes camera laggy, just disable that
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So the RAM Management & Heating Issue is solved?
iamROX said:
So the RAM Management & Heating Issue is solved?
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Android keeps about 220mb ram free always after you kill everything from recents and the heating is less but phone does get warm
roycejp said:
Hi,
I recently bought the A120.
I am unable to find a way to mark (or unmark) contacts as favourites ?
My GO contact widget identifies my favourite contacts (set from my earlier phone), but there is no marking or selection for favourite contacts in the contacts list ?
So is there a way to set a contact as 'favourite' ?
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So I guess there is no way to do this in this device?
Is a very common function and very useful.
All the phones I've used so far have this feature .
Surprised that this one doesn't (or is well hidden).
Is there a 3rd party app for contacts that provides this feature?
Does the custom ROM mentioned have this?
Thank you!
New Rom
Color OS Rom for Micromax A120 Canvas 2 Colours :- http://thebroodle.com/micromax/color-os-rom-for-mmx-a120/
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Can we swap phone storage with internal or external SD card?
Phone storage is just 0.99 Gb.
This gets filled up pretty fast as you install apps. Even though app data is installed in external sd card, it seems the app itself occupies some space in phone storage.
Can we swap phone storage with the internal sdcard (1.6 Gb) or extremal sd card (up to 32 Gb) ?
This will allow the installation of even more apps?
I believe apps like 'Root internal 2 external' could do this but I would like some some advise from the experienced users in this thread?
Thanks!
roycejp said:
Can we swap phone storage with internal or external SD card?
Phone storage is just 0.99 Gb.
This gets filled up pretty fast as you install apps. Even though app data is installed in external sd card, it seems the app itself occupies some space in phone storage.
Can we swap phone storage with the internal sdcard (1.6 Gb) or extremal sd card (up to 32 Gb) ?
This will allow the installation of even more apps?
I believe apps like 'Root internal 2 external' could do this but I would like some some advise from the experienced users in this thread?
Thanks!
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I use link2sd and I can move any app to sdcard
umangleekha said:
I use link2sd and I can move any app to sdcard
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Yes, I too have installed large games like Modern Combat 4, Injustice, Amazing Spiderman etc without issues,
Although huge chunk of the app gets installed in the external SD card, each app still takes a peice of the 0.99 GB phone storage.
Soon this fills and there is a 'storage' warning error, though there are GBs free in the internal & external SD card.
This is what I'm refering too.
And now your reply has confused me.
You can select 'Default write disk' as external SD card... so what is the need for Link2SD app ?
I installed all the above games without any such app ?
Thanks
Edit : I see that after rooting you can move more apps to SD card that we could not earlier.
roycejp said:
Yes, I too have installed large games like Modern Combat 4, Injustice, Amazing Spiderman etc without issues,
Although huge chunk of the app gets installed in the external SD card, each app still takes a peice of the 0.99 GB phone storage.
Soon this fills and there is a 'storage' warning error, though there are GBs free in the internal & external SD card.
This is what I'm refering too.
And now your reply has confused me.
You can select 'Default write disk' as external SD card... so what is the need for Link2SD app ?
I installed all the above games without any such app ?
Thanks
Edit : I see that after rooting you can move more apps to SD card that we could not earlier.
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This is what i was telling you, you can force any app to sd after root
Hello everyone,
Please pay attention to this issue...
Recently the tablet stucked and I mean i can't download anything from Play store because of lack of free space.
Internally im OK 2.5 of 7.5 used.
My external card is empty.
When i go to "Files" section it stucks by returning to "home" page.
When i try to go to "Camera" or "Collection" i get the message of "No external storage"...
My actions below:
Format Dotos 4 ROM by changing into Viper via TWRP recovery... Same issue.......
When i go to a service station they talk me about passing the custom ROM but i think i will have the same problem....
Could I find a solution????