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erry said:
I have no clue what you just said, If I was to use something like leedroid what that sort of thing be done automatically

My next project is the whole gparting thing
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The ManU kernel can be downloaded from the thread linked in my sig. I'm using 1.4 Gingerbread-HAVS-AXI-CFS. You just download to sd, boot into recovery, flash. You can then use the an app called SetCPU to set up the other things that Rastaman mentions - enabling the lower minimum clock speed (128 MHz) and setting a maximum speed when the screen is off.

You should take a nandroid before flashing anything, but I've never had a problem with these kernels.
 
erry said:
Can this be done at anytime? Ie. After you have installed a rom and moved apps to SD using the old method?
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If you are planning on using an ext partition then it's simplest to do it before flashing the ROM - then when you restore your apps they go straight to the ext partition.

If you aren't planning on using an ext partition then obviously there's no need :) It is important to keep straight that in this thread we've talked about an ext partition for a2sd+ scripts and internal storage partitions, and these are not the same thing.
 
Hadron said:
The ManU kernel can be downloaded from the thread linked in my sig. I'm using 1.4 Gingerbread-HAVS-AXI-CFS. You just download to sd, boot into recovery, flash. You can then use the an app called SetCPU to set up the other things that Rastaman mentions - enabling the lower minimum clock speed (128 MHz) and setting a maximum speed when the screen is off.

You should take a nandroid before flashing anything, but I've never had a problem with these kernels.
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Thanks again! You've been a great help!
 
I have made myself a Goldcard a while ago, however I have read certain cards cannot be used. Can anyone shed any light on this? I was never prompted with any error messages whilst making it. Also, do I have to use it whilst flashing? I have an original T-Mobile Eclair RUU with my Goldcard should I need to send it back for warranty purposes. I just get a nasty image in my head that when I try and use my Goldcard, it won't work.

Could this be the case?
 
Some cards dont seem to work, usually this will manifest in not being able to obtain the CID. Yoiu never truely know know until you use it.

You dont need it for flashing unless you are flashing an unbranded RUU (or from another caarrier) which in your case, it would be wise to keep hold of one, just in case.

An eclair RUU is next to useless. Get the froyo one:

TMO_UK_2.12.110.4
 
erry said:
I have no clue what you just said, If I was to use something like leedroid what that sort of thing be done automatically

My next project is the whole gparting thing
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you would still need to set the values yourself within setcpu
also the kernels for leedroid dont support axi or 128mhz which is very friendly on battery
 
Ah, thanks SURoot. I chose the Eclair one as that was how my Desire came out of the box, however I was prompted to update OTA soon after. I've saved a copy of the RUU you linked me and saved it for an emergency.

I'll keep my Goldcard should I ever need it and just HOPE it works should it be put to the test. But as I said in my last post, I was never prompted with any error message and it appeared to work correctly.
 
Actually it occurs to me that you might no longer need the goldcard (though a backup option is never a bad thing). You rooted with Revolutionary, right? On a GSM phone that gives S-Off by replacing the hboot, and I'll be very surprised if they don't use one of the current alpharev ones (with a hboot version like 6.93.1002 rather than the usual 0.93 or 1.02). If so, one of the properties of those hboots is that they also bypass cid checks, same as a goldcard does.

The flipside if you have one of these is that if you need to return to stock for warranty purposes you'll need to flash the "downgrader hboot" first, since these ones also survive running an RUU (useful if you are running the RUU to fix a problem, rather than for warranty purposes).
 
I gave this a quick check and you are quite right. The hboot is 6.93.1002 so it looks like my Goldcard could be obsolete? But like you said, it's not exactly a bad thing to keep my backup.

I've decided to flash to the Cyanoged ROM as it seems pretty noob friendly and a good ground to start on.
I've downloaded Titanium Backup and backed up my entire contents.. Is it just as simple as installing the ROM as per the method, reinstalling Titanium and which should restore all of my User apps? And whilst doing this, my phone should be obviously debranded? I was going to install the Generic Desire ROM as a starting basis to debrand my phone, but was hesitant due to the Goldcard issue. Plus I've been reading all about ROMS and flashing etc. Exciting stuff!

Thank you!
 
With CM there's another thing you need: the google apps add-on. It'll be linked in an early post of the CM stable thread. What you do is flash the ROM, then flash that, then reboot. Without this it will work fine, but you won't have the market, which almost everyone wants.

The reason for this, which is unique to CM, is a legal tussle between Cyanogen and Google in the early days of Android - hence CM ROMs, unlike all other ROMs I can think of, don't come with google maps included.
 
Hadron said:
The ManU kernel can be downloaded from the thread linked in my sig. I'm using 1.4 Gingerbread-HAVS-AXI-CFS. You just download to sd, boot into recovery, flash. You can then use the an app called SetCPU to set up the other things that Rastaman mentions - enabling the lower minimum clock speed (128 MHz) and setting a maximum speed when the screen is off.

You should take a nandroid before flashing anything, but I've never had a problem with these kernels.
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ok i've now done this and set my lower value to 128- but i wont let me do the upper to 256 for the locked screen-- its got to be either 245 or 384

also- what should the upper speed be set for when in normal use?

which should i go for?
 
As you like. The standard Desire default is 998 MHz. Some overclock a bit (say to 1113), some underclock slightly. I generally just leave it at 998 myself - seems fast enough at that speed.

Different handsets have different tolerances, so while the kernel may allow you to overclock to 1190 not all phones will be stable at that rate. So if you do overclock and the phone starts crashing, that's a sign that you need to reduce the maximum.
 
So i have been reading the rooting FAQ etc over and over and following a lot of the posts here and trying to prepare myself for my first steps into rooting my sim free Desire. I have taken a fancy to Insertcoin roms but could do with a bit of extra advice if possible...I will follow either the unrevoke or new revolutionary instructions to s-off etc...SO my question is....
I like the look of the InsertCoin Sense 2.1 Rom but it comes as A2SD+ or CM7
I do not understand the difference between these two so not sure which one to select.

Also i will run gparted and make a 1gig partition but should i select ext4 or ext3 for the Insertcoin rom or do i need to set up my SDcard different

Thanks for any help :)
 
Cm7 one is optimized to fit in the cm7 alpharev hboot partition table and needs this to work. The other fits in the standard "stock" partition layout
 
SUroot said:
Cm7 one is optimized to fit in the cm7 alpharev hboot partition table and needs this to work. The other fits in the standard "stock" partition layout
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Thanks for the reply...sorry but i'm not really understanding much about alpharev Hboot partition ... So if i went with the A2SD+ would it mean i miss out on anything important or is it still fine to use for a noob like me :) ....Also do i just gpart 1gig for this rom ?.


Update.......Ok i just did some reading up on alpharev hboot partition table and think i understand it bit more now... So yes sticking with A2SD+ and stock layout is best for me at the moment...:)

Thanks for that info though as it did point me to do some extra reading :)




cheers
 
OK i have s-off'ed, rooted and gparted thanks to the very helpful guide by SUroot. Now to install the insertcoin rom...Fingers crossed :)
 
Ok rom install and i'm a happy chap that i made it this far :) ...so next question.....How do i prove that apps now install to the 1gig partition i made . They still seem to be installing to phone and i still get the option in apps manager to move to SD ? Confused ?
 
@pawpaw: That's the correct behaviour.

Quick System Info will show you how much a2sd space is being used (it seems to misbehave a bit when there's no a2sd script, but if it reports the right partition size and sensible usage I'd believe it).

Have a look at the start screen of Ti Backup as well - it reports in decimal MB rather than binary, so the numbers may look at bit odd, but it reports correctly that I don't have a2sd at the moment.
 
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