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Backing Up System Ringtunes/Alerts/Alarms

Hi everyone,
I'm going to be flashing the myHero or Cyanognen ROM on my HTC Magic (32A) soon and I was wondering, before I do that, how would I backup the default ringtones/alerts/alarms on the original ROM that came on my phone? I'd like to keep all my sound notifications to be the same whenever I flash the new ROM, just because I've grown used to them now and like them.

your answer Sashimi
it saves or can save tons of settings.
if you need more help with this send me a PM

Create a folder structure like this in your SD card:
\media\audio\ringtones
Copy the ringtones in there, and they will automatically be availble when you flash another rom.
You can do the same thing for \media\audio\notifications and \media\audio\alarms.
You can get the stock ones from \system\media\audio\ringtones. I would use Astro to do the file copy (from Android Market)

Thanks guys! Appreciate the help a lot.

Dualbooting different Android ROM

Hi, im planning to buy a HTC HD2 these days and i will most likely use Android as the default OS. Now i wonder if the ROM must be installed on SD or can i just boot it? For example if i want to boot Sense rom one time and non sense next time, do i need to reinstall something or just boot it up?
Im really looking forward getting my HD2, ive been watching youtube like crazy now.. gotta go sleep hahah

There are boot loaders you can install in winmo. Some support multiple android builds which will allow you to choose sense/no sense builds on boot up. By doing so though, your data from your sense build will not be available on your non-sense build and vice versa.

Ignore the any "dual boot" app for a minute. Most Android builds I have seen can happily coexist with as many other builds as you have space for on your SD card. Just make sure:
* they reside in distinctly named folders (e.g. rename the build's Android folder to whatever you want)
* the startup.txt in each build's folder refers to the folder name (see instructions in the EBL thread)
As each build comes with clrcad+haret, you can now freely launch whichever build you want with File Explorer.
Note that the builds are not perfectly insulated from each other:
Most builds seem to use an "Android" folder on the SD card for various data and caches. Avoid putting a build in this folder! Be wary that data in this folder may be incompatible between builds, though I have not yet had such a problem. If in doubt, rename the folder to something else (or backup and delete) and reset your build.
Also note that many apps directly use the SD card for storage - this may cause data leakage between builds (I find it's a good thing, as data [like downloaded game files] and configs are basically reused).
I also find it very useful to "temporarily factory reset" a build. Basically, I rename data.img to data.img2 and reboot. This way I can figure out if a problem is caused by my own meddling, or by something in the build, then I rename back and reboot when done. I often keep a backup data.img in which I have only set up the barest essentials (OOBE, Market account, Ti-backup and Root Explorer) for such testing.
Now, for a "dual boot" WM app which supports several build folders, I recommend EBL.

MCCM V8 Gingerbread Build Upgrade

Hi, I haven't posted much round here, so I can't ask this question on the Dev thread about this.
I have MCCM's Gingerbread 2.3.3 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038694) installed on SD, but it's the previous V7.
Is there anyway I can upgrade from V7 to V8 without losing txt's, apps, general settings (i.e. layout on homescreens, etc)? Calendar/Contacts not an issue as I sync to PC.
I did try to havea look through the thread for info on upgrading but got lost in the 100+ pages.
Thanks,
Ian

Can anyone give me any advice with this please?
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ian2000t said:
Can anyone give me any advice with this please?
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You just have to copy over your data.img from your current build to the new one.
Either that, or copy over all of the new files over onto your current build and replace everything except for data.img (if it is included). And also, copy over the folder to your pc in case something untoward happens.

Hi ian200t, looking at the first post on the thread you linked to it says that it should be ok to upgrade using existing data.img.
to be sure though do a titanium backup (dont restore system (red) files) and google synch contacts,calenders.
make a copy of your data.img on your computer using a cardreader or wm6.5
download V8 and copy contents of android folder to your SD card android folder (copy and replace all), your existing data.img will not be overwritten and all should work ok.

Excellent, thanks for your replies guys. Will give that a go!

[Q] 2 roms in SD card ...is possible?

hallo guys I want to install 2 ROMS in SD card for my HD2 device.
a sense and a MIUI one ,,but I want to have both installed!
in order to run everytime which I want...
is this possible ? can you explain and help?
many thanks!!

Yes, it is.
In the folder with the files in (probably named 'Android') there is a file called startup.txt. Change the folder name to whatever you want (e.g. 'MIUI' or 'Sense') then within the folder open the startup.txt. There will be a line saying rel_path=Android (or whatever the name of the folder originally was). Change this to rel_path=your folder name and boot. I can't remember if the line is exactly like that, so keep the formatting the same (i.e. the same spaces, signs etc.) and only change the Android bit.

thank you! and after I boot into windows how I will choose which I want?
(MIUI or SENSE named?)

gesamgr said:
thank you! and after I boot into windows how I will choose which I want?
(MIUI or SENSE named?)
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Well I guess you would have to uninstall any automatic loaders you have and manually browse through the files and choose the right CLRCAD and HARET from the desired folder

ok thank you !!!

Hi gesamgr,
follow the download link for the exceller autoloader in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=737001
On bootup sequence it shows you the opportunity to choose which OS you'd like to boot - multiple OS as SD version included! Remember to follow the instructions carefully.
best regards
Getrid

Use MAGLDR 1.13 for booting into WINDOWS or any ANDROID ROM.
Just use Boot AD SD for booting into Android.
Change the folder for booting different android ROMs using SERVICES....Boot Setting.....Android SD Folder.

I have 3 roms in SD
just point the way in Magldr

[Q] How to convert any "initrd.gz" of NAND/NativeSD ROM to "SD" Version?

[Q] How to convert any "initrd.gz" of NAND/NativeSD ROM to "SD" Version?
I'm successfully convert many ICS NAND ROMs and others to SD version.
I used UBUNTU to create the .ext4 system/data files
I used the Updater-script to 'grep' the required actions for setting the symlinks and permissions.
With the Help of the NAND version of the Initrd.gz, I success for many ROMs to create updated Initrd.gz and it Boots fine.
With Others new ROM, it Hangs at booting process which needs much time and efforts to study the init.rc, initcleo.................... which i can't.
I have tried to convert the "Initrd.gz" of many ROMs to SD version but always failed.
The reason is the Technique for SD definitions in "init.rc", init.htcleo.rc, ......." which many of us don't know about.
There are some few ROMs has been converted by the cookers and they are working fine.
Most of the New ROMs specially "JB" are not easy to be converted.
Here I'm trying to find a guide or special instructions for those specific files mentioned above to step over a restricted way for conversion.
Please, if any of you has experience in this or did his experimental tries for the same to help us in here.

Hi,
is this thread what you need?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14101216
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o82239 said:
Hi,
is this thread what you need?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14101216
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This is actually a great thread and it helped me much but it doesn't support JB as i stated in the first post.

Hi,
why don't you use NativSD?
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Why No NativeSD
Because i like to try many ROMs without intervention.
When i use the normal SD versions for ROM then i need to test another rom, all what i need to do is:
1- Remove the old files for that ROM from the folder and copy the other.
2- Keep both ROMs and play with them.
3- In case i need to do Backup, simply copy all directory files to any storage (So simple).
But with Native SD, it requires many procedures like (Prepare the SD, create parti., .........) which i don't like that way.
I always prefer the SD method and i love to convert NAND ROMs or NativeSD to SD.
Anyhow, thanks for your question but i didn't yet got a reply.