Root Halfway through the process, can someone check my progress???

[stevep94]

Heres what I've done so far.....

- I've rooted using unRevoked (superuser shows up in app drawer)
- Made a goldcard (seperate micro SD card!)
- Ran nandroid backup
- Copied SD card contents to PC (including hidden folders)
- Ran gparted and made a 1GB ext3 partition on my 16GB SD card

All of the above seemed to go OK but I just wanted to make sure I've not missed a step and am taking the right action going forward....

1) Do I need to run another nandroid backup? (ie. did the partitioning affect the 1st backup at all??)

2) I've downloaded the quick system info from the market and looked at the a2sd and it says "information not available" - is this OK as I've yet to install a custom ROM or should it say something else even at this stage if its worked OK?

3) If it has worked, I'm thinking of trying the Reflex S v2.1.6 (░█░ [ROM][28/06] ✰.Reflex S v2.1.7 Gingerbread 2.3.3

 

[Hadron]

Heres what I've done so far.....

- I've rooted using unRevoked (superuser shows up in app drawer)
- Made a goldcard (seperate micro SD card!)
- Ran nandroid backup
- Copied SD card contents to PC (including hidden folders)
- Ran gparted and made a 1GB ext3 partition on my 16GB SD card

All of the above seemed to go OK but I just wanted to make sure I've not missed a step and am taking the right action going forward....

1) Do I need to run another nandroid backup? (ie. did the partitioning affect the 1st backup at all??)

If the partitioning formatted the card then it took the nandroid with it, but that's why you backed up the card first.

Otherwise it hasn't affected it. If you want to check it out, Android File Verifier (from the market) can be used to verify nandroids.

2) I've downloaded the quick system info from the market and looked at the a2sd and it says "information not available" - is this OK as I've yet to install a custom ROM or should it say something else even at this stage if its worked OK?

Normal if you don't have a ROM with a2sd+, I believe.

3) If it has worked, I'm thinking of trying the Reflex S v2.1.6 (░█░ [ROM][28/06] ✰.Reflex S v2.1.7 Gingerbread 2.3.3· ░█░ · |SenseGingerB 2.1+3.0| - xda-developers) as it looks pretty nice! Does this ROM support APPS2SD+ automatically or do I need to do anything to it for it to work OK? (I've read reference to "Dalvik Cache" - what is this??)

I expect it's somewhere in the first post of the xda thread, but I'd bet it does. Yes, just checked, it's there


Dalvik is something used by the Java vm in android - think of it as part if the app. Some a2sd+ scripts let you move it to sd to save more space.

 

[jayroller]

Yep, that rom does it all for you - installs a2sd+, moves the dalvik, in fact it's so easy I was wondering what I'd missed when I flashed it!

It's a lovely rom to use, you'll feel the benefit immediately too - I installed a 40mb sat nav program, 20mb city guide, and around 20 other apps of varying sizes, and I'm looking at 95-ish mb free on the phone. Ace

 

[stevep94]

If the partitioning formatted the card then it took the nandroid with it, but that's why you backed up the card first.

Otherwise it hasn't affected it. If you want to check it out, Android File Verifier (from the market) can be used to verify nandroids.

I dont think it formatted it! (well it didnt say it did anyway!) and I've downloaded the afv and there is a folder called "sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/2011-07-01.17.48.16" (which is I assume the date & time I did the backup?? - sounds about right!) and there are a bunch of files in there so I'm assuming its worked no problem!

 

[stevep94]

Yep, that rom does it all for you - installs a2sd+, moves the dalvik, in fact it's so easy I was wondering what I'd missed when I flashed it!

It's a lovely rom to use, you'll feel the benefit immediately too - I installed a 40mb sat nav program, 20mb city guide, and around 20 other apps of varying sizes, and I'm looking at 95-ish mb free on the phone. Ace

Thanks for the support!

According to the install instructions I need to do the following:

-Enter to recovery, Wipe Factory reset, Wipe Cache, Wipe Dalvik, & format/wipe partition Ext2, 3 o 4.
-Flash the ROM .
-Flash radio (optional)
-Reboot (First time it could takes 10-20 minutes to boot..)

This will be my first ROM so just want to clarify if I can, wipe factory reset, cached, dalvik & partition - are these done in recovery somewhere and are they named as such??
Flash radio - says optional so I'm gonna leave this well enough alone!

In addition, the one I've downloaded is the "Reflex_S_2.1.7_LITE_Gingerbread_Sense-2.1_GRI40_A2SD+.zip" - is this the right one for me??

Do I just dump the .zip file on the SD card or do I have to unzip it onto the SD??

Sorry if these are silly questions, just dont want to screw it up at this stage!!!

 

[Hadron]

Factory reset and wipe (or clear) cache are in the top recovery menu. Clear Dalvik is under "advanced". Can't remember ext clearing - have never used that (and as your ext partition is new, and empty, I doubt it will matter).

There's an element of "belt and braces" here though, because if you watch what a factory reset does you will see that it wipes these other things anyway. But people do recommend these multiple wipes, and it will do no harm to do them.

You are right about the radio - skip that bit.

That looks like the right zip to me. You just copy the zip to SD, then from recovery select "install zip from sd card". That takes you to another menu where you select "select zip from sd card", then select it and confirm that you want to install it. Don't unzip it, and don't rename it (some old tutorials talk about renaming things to "update.zip" - ignore them, not necessary).

As long as your nandroid is OK you can always undo if anything goes wrong (apart from radios, which is why you are right to leave that for now).

 

[stevep94]

Right, clicked to install and it says "Install from SD card complete" - took about 2-3 mins!?!? Is this right?? (I'm sure I read that it should take 15-20 mins!?!?!?)

Do I need to do anything else now or just reboot the phone?? (there is an option to "apply SD card: update.zip" - no idea if I need to do this though??)

Thanks guys....

 

[jayroller]

Reboot it - it's now that it'll take an age to come back on! Don't panic though, give it a good 10 mins or so - it'll look like it's stuck on the "HTC Quietly Brilliant" screen, but in time it'll cough up the goods.

 

[stevep94]

Fantastic!!!

Thank you everyone throughout my various threads & posts - I have finally got a custom ROM running nicely with apps to SD storage!!!!

YAY!!!!

Now the next question, what do I do if (when) I get bored and want to try a different ROM??

I'm assuming I do the same wipe as I did on this one and just start fresh??

 

[jayroller]

Excellent chief, it's a good feeling isn't it!

Yeah, if you want to change again, it's the same procedure (pretty much, unless you're trying data++ or something which may require a diff. partition/or you get into custom hboots and all that malarkey) - the best advice I ever had was do a nandroid backup before you do anything. That way if you don't like the rom you swap to, or have any problem with it, you're only ever a reboot away from being back where you were.

 

[stevep94]

So if I do a nandriod backup now any future restore will take me back to my phone as it is now? (does this include all apps etc too??)

I assume it will only ever store one nandroid backup so I can always leave it as the original stock one so I can go back to that if needed??

Also, just a quick question on my existing ROM - I've downloaded the 3G Watchdog but I cant find the widget anywhere!?!?! Any ideas?? - *edit* nevermind, its shown up in the widget list now!

 

[jayroller]

Yup, everything as it is right now - apps, messages, settings, etc. I do a nandroid backup, then copy the fat32 part of my sd card into a folder via Windows (your ext3 partition is backed up as part of the nandroid) - this, of course, also copies the nandroid itself over. So, if it all goes tits up at some point in the (not too distant) future I can just copy it all back onto the sd card (in fact any sd card with the right partitions), boot into recovery, hit restore and voila - back to the future where I was.

 

[Howard Hopkinson]

So if I do a nandriod backup now any future restore will take me back to my phone as it is now? (does this include all apps etc too??)

Yes, it includes you apps.

I assume it will only ever store one nandroid backup so I can always leave it as the original stock one so I can go back to that if needed??

You can have several nand backups. I used to have about five nand backups all from different roms. You can then choose which backup to restore.

 

[handy5876]

Nandroid does not give cover for hboot and radio.

 

[SUroot]

Nandroid does not give cover for hboot and radio.

Or fastboot and recovery.

However, break any of these simply flashing or playing with a rom would be an impressive feat. Proper droidzone style

RUU's fix these things though.

 

[handy5876]

Or fastboot and recovery.

However, break any of these simply flashing or playing with a rom would be an impressive feat. Proper droidzone style

RUU's fix these things though.

I saw a recovery.img file in my clock workmod backup directory. But during restore it never says restoring recovery.

 

[SUroot]

Nope. and if you do Backup and restore>advanced restore, its not listed as an option either.

Why it backs it up, I dont know and why its there I dont see the point.

 

[stevep94]

Right, I've had my new ROM installed for a few hours and I'm already itching to try something different!

Obviously the Reflex S is a Sense ROM - now I'd like to compare to a good ASOP ROM! Can anyone recommend me a nice safe ROM to start with?? (ideally one that includes the apps2sd and move davlik cache facility automatically if such a thing exists!)

Thanks again for all the help and support guys - its like getting a new phone!

*edit*

hmmmmm.... just tried to boot into recovery to try the gingervillain ROM.....and holding the down volume button doesnt take me into recovery!?!?!? Just boots normally into my Reflex ROM!

Any idea's guys??

*update* sorted it!

 

[stevep94]

Installed Gingervillain and quite like it - very simple but I guess thats the point!

Only issue I can see with it is the text input - I cant seem to change it from the full qwerty keyboard to the usual phone keypad predictive text!?!?! (big sausage fingers you see! )

Is it possible to change this somewhere??

Also, I assume I can use things like launcherpro and beautiful widgets if I choose to, no matter the ROM I use underneath??

Thanks.......

 

[Hadron]

Installed Gingervillain and quite like it - very simple but I guess thats the point!

Only issue I can see with it is the text input - I cant seem to change it from the full qwerty keyboard to the usual phone keypad predictive text!?!?! (big sausage fingers you see! )

Is it possible to change this somewhere?

I guess this is the default android keyboard. I've not seen that option in it's settings (though I am using a stripped-down version of that, so may not be the same). I believe that the dropbox/resources thread (link in my sig) has a themed HTC IME in it, which should give you this back.

Also, I assume I can use things like launcherpro and beautiful widgets if I choose to, no matter the ROM I use underneath??

You assume correctly

 

[MandaNick]

Give Oxygen a shot, its's clean, fast, lightweight, and very stable. It has a ton of different features, and I for one love it

 

[stevep94]

I'm flying through them now!!

Had a play with Gingervillain (v2.7) and then thought I'd try one of the MIUI ROMS (went for au 1.6.24) which is very nice indeed (although no widgets from what I can see - is this right?)
It looks very much like the Samsung touchwiz UI on the Galaxy S2!

Think I might try the oxygen ROM suggested and then decide on one and stick with it for a while!

With the MIUI ROM I also downloaded a custom lockscreen (5 options - very nice!) - I assume this can only be used on the MIUI ROM's??

Anyway, onwards and upwards!!

ps. whats the difference between the GSM and CDMA ROM's??

pps. what am I looking for for the mentioned "themed HTC IME"???

 

[stevep94]

Hmmmm, a bit confuzzled now!

I downloaded the "Clicker_hi.zip" and it said manual install so I just unzipped the clicker_hi.apk to my SD card and clicked on it through my ES File Explorer and (I think) installed it!

Trouble is, I really cant see what its done!?!? Its certainly not given me back the option to use my preferred phone keypad/predictive text for texts etc! (unless I'm not looking in the right place for the option?? - I'm looking in settings/language & keyboard and cant see anything!?!?!

Anyone got any ideas??

*edit*

Found I'd installed the wrong mod - but having said that, it tells me that all of my text inputs could be read!?!?! Worrying to say the least!

 

[Hadron]

I think you need both the HTC IME and the Clicker (though I've forgotten what the clicker does).

The "all inputs could be read" is a standard warning you get when you install any keyboard app. It's sort of obvious, because that's what a keyboard does, but they do warn you anyway.

Do you know how to change keyboard? Long-press any text input field and select "change input method" from the menu.

 

[Usta]

Give Oxygen a shot, its's clean, fast, lightweight, and very stable. It has a ton of different features, and I for one love it

+1.
The ROM has good extended settings through Oxygen Settings. What I also like is the very very good battery life.