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I am new to HTC i had my TP2 for 3 weeks now but i havent done anything to it at all and today i got the HTC magic (Ion) and im wondering, what can i do to make this device even better? I see alot stuff about the Roms thingys but i have no idea how to put them on the device. If anybody would be so kind and sorta guide me to make my HTC magic even better than it is right now. Thank you
mac208x said:
I am new to HTC i had my TP2 for 3 weeks now but i havent done anything to it at all and today i got the HTC magic (Ion) and im wondering, what can i do to make this device even better? I see alot stuff about the Roms thingys but i have no idea how to put them on the device. If anybody would be so kind and sorta guide me to make my HTC magic even better than it is right now. Thank you
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mac208x said:
Where at least? I dont see any tutorials, they should be in the sticky's
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Hi, you will first need to "root" the phone, basically the process which gives you FULL access to your device, you are then able to install a rom of your choosing. A gtood place to start is in the following article, which describes exactly the process of rooting your handset.
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magic_Rooting
Any questions, just ask.
Does anybody know if the Google Ion version of the phone needs to be rooted? The instructions that came in the box suggest that it's possible to install new roms without any hacking because it's a device intended for developers.
chefgon said:
Does anybody know if the Google Ion version of the phone needs to be rooted? The instructions that came in the box suggest that it's possible to install new roms without any hacking because it's a device intended for developers.
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Thx s1nn0n, at least one good person here, well if what chefgon says is true i guess it will save me some trouble rooting the device because i have the Developers one
So after i root my Ion, i would like to install the superhero v2 rom what do i do than?
Tried the link, i have no freaking idea what all that **** means or what to put where
mac208x said:
Tried the link, i have no freaking idea what all that **** means or what to put where
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If you cant find any help by reading, maybe you should just let i be.
I learn by reading - even in this tread.
s1nn0n said:
Hi, you will first need to "root" the phone, basically the process which gives you FULL access to your device, you are then able to install a rom of your choosing. A gtood place to start is in the following article, which describes exactly the process of rooting your handset.
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magic_Rooting
Any questions, just ask.
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Just used the mentioned Tutorial for rooting, but at Step 12 I get a denied access error.
any ideas / advice
thanks,
DT Bogor
dtbogor said:
Just used the mentioned Tutorial for rooting, but at Step 12 I get a denied access error.
any ideas / advice
thanks,
DT Bogor
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Make sure you type the command exactly as written, do not mix back slash and forward slashes, and it will also be case sensitive. If your still having problems power the device down and back up to allow it to remount sd.
thanks, but same problem.
Done step 11. then reboots OK,
tried for Step 12 and keep getting "Access denied", never type anything, only "cut/paste" to avoid possible typing errors.
also tried putting into Fastboot mode (with skateboarders) , this is no use as 'device not found".
any further suggestions? or more simple step-by-step
Hi,
I'm trying to experiment with making my own build, but for the first instance I'm trying to gain an understanding of how everything is working by working with a current build.
I'm using eclipse in linux with the android sdk etc.
My question relates to running already prepared builds in the emulator. From what I understand in the sdk/platform folder I should be able to place the system.img file from a current build and run it on the emulator, however when I try this the emulator appears to freeze.
What am I doing wrong or missing?
Thanks in advance.
I think i"ll follow this thread pretty closely, i've been wanting to run android on win xp sp3, thru my sdk setup, and would like to know how to as well. Maybe somebody with the proper know-how will be generous enough to post a brief guide, enough to point us noobs in the right direction to get builds running on our pc's. I'd like to be able to use the sdk to troubleshoot, fiddle around, and test a few things out, among other things.
If some kind soul would be willing to post a couple of good links, i'd be willing to read up, give it a go, and do my best at making a guide/tut for running android in the sdk
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huggs said:
I think i"ll follow this thread pretty closely, i've been wanting to run android on win xp sp3, thru my sdk setup, and would like to know how to as well. Maybe somebody with the proper know-how will be generous enough to post a brief guide, enough to point us noobs in the right direction to get builds running on our pc's. I'd like to be able to use the sdk to troubleshoot, fiddle around, and test a few things out, among other things.
If some kind soul would be willing to post a couple of good links, i'd be willing to read up, give it a go, and do my best at making a guide/tut for running android in the sdk
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Have you downloaded Eclipse? I can manage to run the SDK platform in the Android Emulator, but for some reason I'm having trouble with modified/custom Roms.
http://developer.android.com/index.html
http://www.eclipse.org/
No, i havent. I thought you could just run android from the sdk. I'll check it out when i get home. Thanks, i'll let u know how it goes as soon as i get it all set up
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huggs said:
No, i havent. I thought you could just run android from the sdk. I'll check it out when i get home. Thanks, i'll let u know how it goes as soon as i get it all set up
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You want to download eclipse, then install the ADT, you'll find instructions on the android developers site under the SDK tab, enjoy.
I have what i believe to be a working vega honeycomb alpha however when i got install it in CWM it says unpacking then opening and then installing package finishes very fast and on reboot nothing has changed corvus rom still installed untouched
can you upload it so we can have a look?
did you make it btw?
add.thebad said:
can you upload it so we can have a look?
did you make it btw?
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yeah upload what you have got then we can debug it ourselves, will make it easier than trying to tell you what to do.
Try clearning cache and data in recovery before installing
im uploading now yes i edited the boot.img using the sdk version and used several bits from the desire honeycomb port not sure if its right at all and haven't changed the modules yet. If im completely heading in the wrong direction please inform me and i will give up
Here is my original attempt i've made several edits since but none have worked so here http://www.mediafire.com/file/vcn45ihdfgcjmhg/honeycomb.zip
right, what you have uploaded looks to me like its purely a Desire rom, you have not changed anything at all... no wonder its not booting!
Lennyuk said:
right, what you have uploaded looks to me like its purely a Desire rom, you have not changed anything at all... no wonder its not booting!
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Lol sorry that was the pure desire the with edited boot.img uploaded wrong file I'm giving up I only tried because no one else seems to have the time I clearly have no idea what I'm doing will stick to mods and apps in future
you shouldnt give up. just need to learn a bit more.
ive tried to do it using the same method as nook port u should have a go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11546129&postcount=76
add.thebad said:
you shouldnt give up. just need to learn a bit more.
ive tried to do it using the same method as nook port u should have a go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11546129&postcount=76
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Thanks for the encouragement this is the guide I followed however I'm not sure which update.zip it is referring to in the final step leads could you advise me
bob1369 said:
Thanks for the encouragement this is the guide I followed however I'm not sure which update.zip it is referring to in the final step leads could you advise me
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i think you need to edit the boot.img that you extract then take the system.img from the sdk and put them into an update.zip
good luck
Guys I have Nexus S i9020T runnig Android version 2.3.4, Baseband version I9020XXKD1, Build number GRJ22. I have looked around a lot and am confused on how to root my phone, is there any simple way of rooting my phone with super user? I run a very old PC so installing the sdk is pretty hard, so could anyone give me a step by step simple tutorial? This is my first Android phone and am a complete noob at this
Did you read the sticky yet?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007782
It's a step-by-step tutorial and exactly how you should do it.
The SDK shouldn't really be a strain for your PC.
Good luck,
Greetz
You don't need the entire SDK. Grab PDAnet USB divers and then choose to download just the 2.3.3 SDK and Google USB drivers from the SDK. Worked fine for me this way. You don't need all the stuff the SDK wants to install by default.
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frutelaken said:
Did you read the sticky yet?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007782
It's a step-by-step tutorial and exactly how you should do it.
The SDK shouldn't really be a strain for your PC.
Good luck,
Greetz
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You dont know how crappy my PC is , its a 384 MB ram and only 30 GB memory, its too slow, is there any other way to root? Btw, I have i9020T.
Gaurav.Stallion said:
You dont know how crappy my PC is , its a 384 MB ram and only 30 GB memory, its too slow, is there any other way to root?
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No man, you need to use a pc... i guess you will need to be patient...
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thiagodark said:
No man, you need to use a pc... i guess you will need to be patient...
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Will I be able to use this method for my Nexus S running 2.3.4?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
Is there any way to root without the SDK? I heard there was some problem with the fast boot oem? People were getting stuck at the Google screen?
Gaurav.Stallion said:
Will I be able to use this method for my Nexus S running 2.3.4?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
Is there any way to root without the SDK? I heard there was some problem with the fast boot oem? People were getting stuck at the Google screen?
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Yes that guide works regardless of what Android version you're using because Android version is not a factor. It's the bootloader.
No, it is impossible to root without the SDK because you have to unlock the bootloader using the SDK. You won't get stuck at the Google screen. People are messing up because they're unable to follow instructions.
zephiK said:
Yes that guide works regardless of what Android version you're using because Android version is not a factor. It's the bootloader.
No, it is impossible to root without the SDK because you have to unlock the bootloader using the SDK. You won't get stuck at the Google screen. People are messing up because they're unable to follow instructions.
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Dude can you please come on an IM and give me step by step guidance? I'm a total noob, and I reall dont wanna screw up my Nexus cos i cant get it fixed here, i got my nexus sent from U.S.
Gaurav.Stallion said:
Dude can you please come on an IM and give me step by step guidance? I'm a total noob, and I reall dont wanna screw up my Nexus cos i cant get it fixed here, i got my nexus sent from U.S.
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Everything that you need to know is in that step-by-step guide. What are you having troubles with?
zephiK said:
Everything that you need to know is in that step-by-step guide. What are you having troubles with?
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I just dont want to make any mistakes, thats why i wanted someone to guide me, I'm very new to this stuff.
Gaurav.Stallion said:
I just dont want to make any mistakes, thats why i wanted someone to guide me, I'm very new to this stuff.
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I've helped people in this topic many times.
The easiest way I can say is to first download the Android SDK listed in that step-by-step thread. It's not that difficult and you shouldn't be scared to do it. Unless you're flashing something for another model of the phone (such as NS4G) everything should be fixable.
Download http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html to your respective OS. If its for windows, I know it says recommended for exe but I prefer using the .zip version of it. So download that first if you haven't already.
zephiK said:
I've helped people in this topic many times.
The easiest way I can say is to first download the Android SDK listed in that step-by-step thread. It's not that difficult and you shouldn't be scared to do it. Unless you're flashing something for another model of the phone (such as NS4G) everything should be fixable.
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Okie I have i9020T, I'll install the SDK tonight, before that i will have to install the JDK, can I PM you if I have any doubts?
Gaurav.Stallion said:
Okie I have i9020T, I'll install the SDK tonight, before that i will have to install the JDK, can I PM you if I have any doubts?
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Sure, but I can't guarantee that I can respond right away. But if you're able to do it now, that would be the best and I can help you step-by-step to achieve this. It shouldn't take more than ten minutes.
zephiK said:
Sure, but I can't guarantee that I can respond right away. But if you're able to do it now, that would be the best and I can help you step-by-step to achieve this. It shouldn't take more than ten minutes.
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I downloaded the one which said Recommended, I'll download the other one, I'll be able to install the SDK tonight, anytime you'll be online tomorrow?
Gaurav.Stallion said:
I downloaded the one which said Recommended, I'll download the other one, I'll be able to install the SDK tonight, anytime you'll be online tomorrow?
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It's afternoon here. I'll be on but I can't promise anything being on XDA because I may be busy. Like I said, right now is the best time if its possible. The exe is fine, you don't have to re-download it but I have no idea where the exe is installing the SDK to.
zephiK said:
It's afternoon here. I'll be on but I can't promise anything being on XDA because I may be busy. Like I said, right now is the best time if its possible. The exe is fine, you don't have to re-download it but I have no idea where the exe is installing the SDK to.
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I'll post here whenever I'm done installing the sdk, cos my comp and net are really slow, could you just post a reply when you are on? I'll be right back when you post
Gaurav.Stallion said:
I'll post here whenever I'm done installing the sdk, cos my comp and net are really slow, could you just post a reply when you are on? I'll be right back when you post
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I'm on.. like I said, I don't browse XDA 24/7. You want my help, I'm not going to come looking for you.
If your internet is really slow and you have to download ROMs after rooting. It might be rough on your end because ROMs are at least ~80MB+
zephiK said:
I'm on.. like I said, I don't browse XDA 24/7. You want my help, I'm not going to come looking for you.
If your internet is really slow and you have to download ROMs after rooting. It might be rough on your end because ROMs are at least ~80MB+
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I'm done downloading the SDK, I am downloading the JDK right now, will install both immediately. I will try the guide, can I PM you if I have any problem, reply whenever you are free, I will wait and could you give me a link or names to the roms I will need? I will keep them on download while I install the SDK.
Gaurav.Stallion said:
I'm done downloading the SDK, I am downloading the JDK right now, will install both immediately. I will try the guide, can I PM you if I have any problem, reply whenever you are free, I will wait
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Don't know why you're downloading the JDK but okay. Extract it and rename the folder android-sdk-windows-r12 to /sdk/ and place it on the root of your C drive. So it'd be located in C:\sdk\
You need to put your phone into bootloader mode (while phone is off; VOL UP + Power) while plugged in. Do what the instructions say and set up the drivers.
The step-by-step guide is self-explanatory. I don't really want to paraphrase what the guide says because it's pretty simple. Follow the guide you linked earlier and tell me if you experience any problems or have problems understanding what is being asked.
Edit: In part 2, where it says:
switch to the directory where you downloaded & unzipped the ..\android-sdk-windows\tools
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It'll be cd C:\sdk\tools\
(I rename it to sdk because its easier to type than android-sdk-windows-
Edit 2: In part 2 where it tells you to get clockwork 3.0.0.5, disregard that
download: http://www.mediafire.com/?y3is5c9n5fi1sd6 instead
when you finish downloading it, place it in C:\sdk\tools\
and type:
fastboot flash recovery 4002-orange.img
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This is a newer version of the Recovery and it should function better.
zephiK said:
Don't know why you're downloading the JDK but okay. Extract it and rename the folder android-sdk-windows-r12 to /sdk/ and place it on the root of your C drive. So it'd be located in C:\sdk\
You need to put your phone into bootloader mode (while phone is off; VOL UP + Power) while plugged in. Do what the instructions say and set up the drivers.
The step-by-step guide is self-explanatory. I don't really want to paraphrase what the guide says because it's pretty simple. Follow the guide you linked earlier and tell me if you experience any problems or have problems understanding what is being asked.
Edit: In part 2, where it says:
It'll be cd C:\sdk\tools\
(I rename it to sdk because its easier to type than android-sdk-windows-
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I'm downloading the JDK cos when I open the SDK Manager.exe, it gives me an error saying java not found and asks to download the JDK
EXTREMELY helpful videos for a no0b like me on setting this stuff up... he explains 32-bit and 64-bit setup...
I'm glad you found the videos helpful. If anyone has any ideas for further video tutorials, I'm open to suggestions. I'm inexperienced when it comes to Android Development as a whole, but I try and help out as best as I can.
yes... thank you for making/posting them!!!
btw, i'm bizzybearfigiblue on youtube
the1dynasty said:
yes... thank you for making/posting them!!!
btw, i'm bizzybearfigiblue on youtube
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I figured as much.
Thank you for this videoguide!!!
My adb server won't start on my os (Ubuntu 11.10 x64 bit) and i've solved the problem installing ia32-libs
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
This must be helpful for some users that have my same problem.
Onlyunless said:
I'm glad you found the videos helpful. If anyone has any ideas for further video tutorials, I'm open to suggestions. I'm inexperienced when it comes to Android Development as a whole, but I try and help out as best as I can.
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Yes, I would love to see one on compiling a rom from source on ubuntu 11.10.
shane6374 said:
Yes, I would love to see one on compiling a rom from source on ubuntu 11.10.
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+1
dy-nasty 10 char
had to watch these again lol
Would it be possible for you to create such an environment to be used as image for "virtual box" ?
DirkStorck said:
Would it be possible for you to create such an environment to be used as image for "virtual box" ?
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No clue... Hopefully the guy in the video can chime in here or u can ask him on YouTube!
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Ubuntu 12.10
I know this is a year old to the date, but would it still work on Ubuntu 12.10 environment?
gyrene2083 said:
I know this is a year old to the date, but would it still work on Ubuntu 12.10 environment?
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should be the same basically