Root Using fastboot

[saltire]

I do a "fastboot devices" first to check phone is recognised before flashing anything just in case.

 

[SUroot]

Thanks ginga, I think ill have a go when I get some time to do it, I'm only worried if anything happens during the flash, my laptop has a mind of its own and occasionally powers off,

Unlike a radio, you don't need to worry as much about a bad flash. However, if your cache part goes below 25 MB you will have to flash radio using fastboot. However you should be anyway.

The mount script didn't seem to work for me on miui by the way. Although may not be the scripts fault

 

[GingaB]

The mount script didn't seem to work for me on miui by the way. Although may not be the scripts fault

Thats a bummer! Im hoping somebody over at MIUIandoid can make a workable mount script for Oxygen hboot in the same way they made 1 for CM7 hboot...

 

[Rastaman-FB]

Thats a bummer! Im hoping somebody over at MIUIandoid can make a workable mount script for Oxygen hboot in the same way they made 1 for CM7 hboot...

surely it would be the same script as its just a mount script for a cache partition.

the issue would be fitting miui onto oxygen. the script isnt really much to do with the hboot other than allowing the use of the data partition for cache

that same script you used should work

can you link me again so i can have a look please

 

[GingaB]

surely it would be the same script as its just a mount script for a cache partition.

the issue would be fitting miui onto oxygen. the script isnt really much to do with the hboot other than allowing the use of the data partition for cache

that same script you used should work

can you link me again so i can have a look please

Ive whitted my rom down to just under 94mb so I can easily fit into oxygen hboot now..Yeah I know the script binds the data/cache so it downloads in the same place but I dont feel confident enough in doing it myself hence waiting for a flashable mod...

Check this cm7 mod (post 6):

http://forums.miuiandroid.com/showthread.php?6527-Miui-and-CM7-HBoot&p=64023&viewfull=1#post64023

Reckon you could make a similar mount script mod for Oxygen hboot?

 

[Rastaman-FB]

no you are not understanding, its the same mount script as its nothing to do with the table you are using but the cache size. the mount script is for cache and nothing to do with table other than the fact the cache size is small

 

[GingaB]

no you are not understanding, its the same mount script as its nothing to do with the table you are using but the cache size. the mount script is for cache and nothing to do with table other than the fact the cache size is small

Ohhhhhhhh I see so just to confirm I could use that mod on Oxygen aswell?

 

[Rastaman-FB]

Ohhhhhhhh I see so just to confirm I could use that mod on Oxygen aswell?

CACHESIZE=$(df -k /cache | tail -n1 | tr -s ' ' | cut -d ' ' -f2)
if [ $CACHESIZE -lt 20000 ]
then
  mount -o bind /data/local/download /cache/download
fi

exit 0

Thats the code i pulled from the zip
that is the standard mount script. the fact the guy named the zip cm7 is kinda misleading as hes done it just so you know you can use it to boost the cache size for that table

what he should have called it is miuicache2sd or something

so yeah you can use the same zip with a different table

 

[GingaB]

Brilliant! I''ll give that a go... One more thing downgrading hboot isnt going to be a problem is it?? Im on the old cm7 hboot atm...

 

[Rastaman-FB]

Brilliant! I''ll give that a go... One more thing downgrading hboot isnt going to be a problem is it?? Im on the old cm7 hboot atm...

nah should be a straight forward flash as there is no flash protection on the older ones

 

[GingaB]

Ducky if you're reading this.. If you manage to whittle you rom down under 100mb try using oxygen hboot and flash that mount script you found on MIUIandroid..

 

[saltire]

Brilliant! I''ll give that a go... One more thing downgrading hboot isnt going to be a problem is it?? Im on the old cm7 hboot atm...

Er, if you're going from old CM7 to Oxygen R2 (100MB system) you're actually upgrading as new R2 table now has downgrade protection. Download the AlphaRev downgrade image as well - you'll need to fastboot flash this first if you end up wanting to go back to old CM7 table (did this very thing myself the other week)

 

[GingaB]

Er, if you're going from old CM7 to Oxygen R2 (100MB system) you're actually upgrading as new R2 table now has downgrade protection. Download the AlphaRev downgrade image as well - you'll need to fastboot flash this first if you end up wanting to go back to old CM7 table (did this very thing myself the other week)

Cool I'll bear that in mind