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Root [ROM][AOSP]dGB v01_28_2012| 2.3.5| 375MB /data| 60MB /system |Mult-lang |Unlock |Reboot[28 Jan]

Its going to be a few steps and its arguable what way you do it.

I would take a longer approach myself.


  • Flash 1.4 and patch to OLD value (making sure all looks right in teh rom itself)
  • nandroid
  • Wipe data (to clear .android_secure)
  • Format all parts
  • Change mtdpartmap
  • Patch recovery
  • Reboot recovery
  • nandroid restore
  • Patch boot with NEW values
 
Can I change the partmap after flashing 1.4 and patching? Then start as if its from scratch only instead of flashing rom run restore?
 
You can but you will need to repatch as per my instructions. You cant flash then patch new values as to change the values you have to format all parts.
 
Well I have just rooted my phone :D and it was so easy (and I'm on a Mac) and have just installed this release. Must say I'm rather impressed ;)
Gingerbread looks rather neat and I have no bloatware on it, I never used facebook, twitter, stocks etc. so I won't miss them.

Couple of questions though and I hope I'm not being dim, but
how do I install a couple of wallpapers and ringtones ?????
My WiFi signal strength seems to be rather low compared to before (froyo) do I need to adjust any settings ? the router is only 6 foot away from me and it only shows one bar :(

apart from that, its a really slick phone I have now :D thanks to SUroot ;)
 
See my last post just a few minutes ago on the xda thread for things to try for WiFi including flashing the recommended kernel...

Ringtones, try downloading "zedge" from the market
 
Well done. will be flashing this soon. I've been looking forward to your rom since first I heard you mention it a few months ago.
 
1.4 is flawless imo once manu 1.4 is flashed
hes cleared up the image rendering problems with surface flinger that plagued alpha png rendering.
Im funny about roms, if there is something that niggles me i cannot use it.
I had a stripped version of cm7 nightly which was nice as i got it to 75mb but it still had that wierd problem with screen on animation turned on and i proved it was not kernel specific.

anyway, this is what AOSP should be and id be surprised people who like aosp variants didnt fall in love with this as it gives you what you "need" in terms of functionality while remaining totally naked.

I hope when redux2 sources and commits are available you experiment with the new notifications system and tweeks he has made
 
Wow, thanks Rastaman. I certainly will have a play, yes. 1.4 as far as I can tell is "final" for now. There are a couple of suggestions that I may look at but as I've beenslogging on this for about 3 months now, I am really due some time off.

But once R2 sources are available, I will surely be loooking at whats what.
 
SUroot said:
Wow, thanks Rastaman. I certainly will have a play, yes. 1.4 as far as I can tell is "final" for now. There are a couple of suggestions that I may look at but as I've beenslogging on this for about 3 months now, I am really due some time off.

But once R2 sources are available, I will surely be loooking at whats what.
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time off? what is this you speak of?

well i was going to get into making a rom, didnt find the time to get started and learn. now this is made there is no point in me doing so as it does exactly what i would make.
I think we are of similar taste tbh so youve saved me some time. although ill get to being a dev one day for future phones etc.

whether you like it or not mate you are a proper dev not a kiddy scripter. youve built this from the ground up and own the smallest ROM (with g-apps included) for bravo desire on the planet.
Other roms claim to be 48mb/50mb etc but either thats zipped or without g-apps.

one day im going to get some import belgian/german beers in and go round to your yard and you will give me a crash course one evening.
We will drink as true gents and code like beasts
 
im repping this rom bro
wonder if you get on xda front page :P
dont worry im not going to tell them to put it there but you have the smallest fkin rom lol
 
I was hoping to get into the everything desire thread at least, but still no joy.

Thanks for repping.

v1.4 downloads are at 134. Could do better....

302 downloads since records began (v1.2)
 
Yeah, I guess so long as the thread is around, people will be drawn by the idea of such a small /system partition. Then hopefully, they will realise thats not all it brings to the table.
 
I know this is not your intention, but I think everyone that has benefited from your guides should give this a go. Same goes for Rastaman, Hadron and InfernalByte if they ever develop anything.
 
Well I certainly don't have time to learn ROM development at the moment (very busy few months ahead), and don't really feel I'd have anything to add just now.

However, I tend to upgrade devices more rarely than most, so might have to learn when devs start drifting away from the Desire.

@Rastaman: Belgian beer, eh? Good call!
 
Got to love the Belgian beers. It's just the "british" lagers I hate. Not much of an ale man, although I LOVE innis & gunn rum cask....Hmmmmmm
 
im a big fan of leffe blonde, kwak and duvel
german wise i like erdinger and hoegarden.
full bears with aroma and taste, nothing chemical like mass produced british crap
 
SUroot said:
I was hoping to get into the everything desire thread at least, but still no joy.

Thanks for repping.

v1.4 downloads are at 134. Could do better....

302 downloads since records began (v1.2)
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I'll download, just to get your numbers up lol!
Seriously, I'm planning on trying this soon, as you got rid of a lot of the apps that I don't need.
Q: anyone got a comparison to this and Oxygen 2.2.1? What is the advantage of have apps on the internal memory and not sddext? I'm guessing speed..

well done SU
 
rowlers said:
I'll download, just to get your numbers up lol!
Seriously, I'm planning on trying this soon, as you got rid of a lot of the apps that I don't need.
Q: anyone got a comparison to this and Oxygen 2.2.1? What is the advantage of have apps on the internal memory and not sddext? I'm guessing speed..

well done SU
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speed, more space on sdcard for things you want on sdcard
backups never requiring partition to be needed on sdcard.
 
Rastaman-FB said:
speed, more space on sdcard for things you want on sdcard
backups never requiring partition to be needed on sdcard.
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Thought as much;)
So coming from oxygen, and going the whole hog, I need to wipe/FR. delete the ext3, Flash the 65mb HBoot. flash the dGB, restore APNs, Ti Restore Apps.
is this about it?
 
rowlers said:
Thought as much;)
So coming from oxygen, and going the whole hog, I need to wipe/FR. delete the ext3, Flash the 65mb HBoot. flash the dGB, restore APNs, Ti Restore Apps.
is this about it?
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you dont "need" to delete the ext as the phone wont even look for it but obviously its wasted space if you dont.
imo leave that untill you are comfortable this rom is for you and you can live without a2sd+ (most can but some people install silly amounts of apps)
the hboot is now 60. with the latest 1.4 build of dgb i see no reason not to use the smaller hboot.

flash the hboot you will need to "fastboot erase system" and "fastboot erase cache" then "fastboot reboot bootloader"
 
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