Noob Question bout rooting - G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey there guys I'm new to the site and also to the rooting of the phone and everything and Im not sure if this is the right place to ask this question but I have the crc1 build number 1.5 version firmware and I have tried to root my phone to use some themes from this website but I can't format my sdcard. When I right click and click on format it says "no disk in drive, please insert disk then try again" and it automatically unmounts my sdcard. Any reason why it's doing this? I hope someone could help me out here. Thank you!

iwishicouldlive said:
Hey there guys I'm new to the site and also to the rooting of the phone and everything and Im not sure if this is the right place to ask this question but I have the crc1 build number 1.5 version firmware and I have tried to root my phone to use some themes from this website but I can't format my sdcard. When I right click and click on format it says "no disk in drive, please insert disk then try again" and it automatically unmounts my sdcard. Any reason why it's doing this? I hope someone could help me out here. Thank you!
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Are you just trying to format to fat32 on your pc or are you wanting all the partitions (fat32, ext2/3/4, and linux-swap). Have you tried any of the commands in terminal? Have you tried Ubuntu? There is a tut in my sig on how to do it.

Try using a card reader instead of the phone. My wife's G1 does this for some reason. Mine doesn't however, not sure why cause I have a card reader and it was easier to do that than to figure it out.

Well I was looking at the ultimate noob thread about how to root. I pretty much want to use themes on here and also use custom boot logo's and things like that. But no matter what computer I try it says to insert a disk. I don't have a card reader on my computer. I'm just trying to format it to fat32 as of right now. Then after I do that I should be able to follow the instructions to root my phone.

iwishicouldlive said:
Well I was looking at the ultimate noob thread about how to root. I pretty much want to use themes on here and also use custom boot logo's and things like that. But no matter what computer I try it says to insert a disk. I don't have a card reader on my computer. I'm just trying to format it to fat32 as of right now. Then after I do that I should be able to follow the instructions to root my phone.
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Do it thru Ubuntu. Ubuntu will pick it up thru the phone. Know this for sure had to help someone out with this.

Isn't linux sweet, it just works.

Alright guys I will try that out now and let you know if it works or not. Thank you. After I root my phone should I follow the steps in the guide to update the ROM and everything like thaT?

Nevermind I fixed it.

iwishicouldlive said:
Nevermind I fixed it.
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What you do to fix it?

Lol, actually I thought it worked but it actually didn't. I'm still stuck not being able to format my sdcard. I'm downloading that ubuntu program as we speak but I don't know how I will read the tutorial you got in your sig and do it at the same time. lol.

Nevermind guys, I noticed under "build number" it says CRC1. I have tried to format my sdcard on my computer and it says enter disk, I've tried rooting it through other videos I've watched and nothing. I guess I won't be able to get it to work after all. Thanks though guys for your help!

i recently upgraded my OS to android 2.3.3 from a website i found on here. it works fine and all but i was wondering since i have never really done any rooting or anything, and i was wondering how i would go about possibly adding a different ROM to my phone or if i have to take my phone all the way back to stock before i do it? Also since im a noob and all, i will need step by step directions on how to do it. i already have odin3 on my computer and used it to get my 2.3.3 update. is there a way to over lay 2.3.4 or any further update they might come out with and how would i do that? also my 2.3.3 update didnt really take any of the bloatware out or anything. i know taking it out makes the phone's speed faster and all, that might be something i'd like to look into doing. really any help from you more experienced ppl would help me out awesomely.
if u need my phone's upgrade info it is:
Samsung SGH-I897
firmware is 2.3.3
baseband : I897UCKF1
kernal : 2.6.35.7-I897UCKF1-CL273832
build number : Gingerbread.UCKF1

are you trying to format it via usb while it is still in your phone?? lol you dont 'have to' format your sd card to root device... you can format it after installing a custom recovery,
it just says to format it at first because if you flash a custom rom, there will be files on your sd card from 1.5ota and might mess with rom... so just format it after you flash the custom recovery

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how to flash a new room to an already rooted phone?

Hi
I have flashed my G1 T-mobile following the the one-click process in here! i have now root access. The ROM is CyanogenMod-3.9.11.2
After all that i bought a trascend SDcard 8GB class 6, formatted about 600MB to EXT4 using gparted on a live cd, winxp and my G1.
The first thing i noticed is that the phone is slower to load up. it stays about 35secs on the G1 logo and then move to android for a total of about 1min to be ready.
Second thing my free space on internal memory went from 38MB to 68MB, i believe somehow the phone moved the cache on the sdcard...if i install new programs they get installed on the phone memory as far as i understand...however i could be wrong on this. i never started the phone without sdcard since, I'm not sure if this could damage the phone in some way.
I would like to have some feedback on this (the slow boot and memory thing) if someone has experienced a similar situation.
I'm thinking to flash my phone again and move to a stable version of Cyanogen so that i can use app2Sd and Cyanogen updater!!
- how can i flash a new room, considering that i have the latest radio but not HARDspl. (as far as i understand the oneclick method doesn't change the SPL)
I was looking at using again the small oneclick software and flash the Cyanogen 4.0 this time, would that make sense since i have already root access on the phone?
thank you for the help
kirk
update
After installing and unistalling few softwares i found out that all programs are actually on the SDcard however the Mobile uses still the internal memory for the cache. This doesn't bother me for now since i still have about 68MB free. Basically if you install CyanogenMod and you don't have a partitioned SDcard all software get installed on the internal memory however as soon as you put in an partioned card all programs get transfered automatically after the first boot. At least this is what happen to me. Somehow i got what i wanted and because of this i don't need to flash my phone anymore... maybe I'll flash it again when android 2 is out, if i don't have to change spl, image recovery or anythingelse too risky
I used the 1-click method as well, and I just download the latest cyanogen rom, rename it to update, boot into cm-recovery and apply the update.
One more thing, the latest versions of Cyanogen's rom have auto apps2sd built into the rom. It will automatically move all apps to the sd card as long as you have an ext2/ext3/ext4 partition on your sd card.
Your still going to have the same boot time. It's still going to take awhile to boot, just because you have a custom rom doesn't mean it will boot faster. And to load a new rom either rename to update.zip and update or if you have the newest recovery then you can just flash whatever rom without renaming because you can flash any .zip file.
In reading your post I think you said you wanted to use the small 1 click software to download cm4.0 You are done rooting your phone you no longer need to use the 1 click software.
Just copy new rom (cm4.0.4) to sd card
unplug phone from computer
turn off phone
boot into recovery (home and power at the same time)
flash new rom
when you use one root, it flashes cm-recovery 1.4 so there is no need to rename, just put on the root of your sd and flash from recovery
supremeteam256 said:
Your still going to have the same boot time. It's still going to take awhile to boot, just because you have a custom rom doesn't mean it will boot faster. And to load a new rom either rename to update.zip and update or if you have the newest recovery then you can just flash whatever rom without renaming because you can flash any .zip file.
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Are you aware of any reason for the slow boot after partition of the sdcard??
is it the stock 1GB sdcard?
Cause it has to read from the sd during boot up and it has to run the script for the apps2sd
Fingerlickin said:
is it the stock 1GB sdcard?
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no is a transcend 8GB class 6.
gridlock32404 said:
Cause it has to read from the sd during boot up and it has to run the script for the apps2sd
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As far as i know i'm not using app2sd yet. I partitioned my SDcard ONLY after i flashed my phone. however like i said i think the phone is somehow using the ext4 partition for something.
You reckon this would be a normal boot time i mean it takes between 50secs and 1.05 min to be ready. Phone is stable as far as i can tell.
I myself am not concerned with the boot time, the ext4 is another filesystem that it has to read and recongize, you basicly have a little mini computer in your hands so how long does your pc take to load up, there are many files and system checks that it has to go through starting up not to mention all the settings and components it has to turn on
Bottom line, if you want something to boot up quickly than get a basic phone because there is a very good way to speed up a mini computer to do the same
gridlock32404 said:
I myself am not concerned with the boot time, the ext4 is another filesystem that it has to read and recongize, you basicly have a little mini computer in your hands so how long does your pc take to load up, there are many files and system checks that it has to go through starting up not to mention all the settings and components it has to turn on
Bottom line, if you want something to boot up quickly than get a basic phone because there is a very good way to speed up a mini computer to do the same
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Well i'm aware of all this and i'm not concerned too much about the boot time. I'm only trying to gather information and learn a bit more from other ppl experiences. I come from windows mobile and android OS is all new world for me.
have you a similar configuration to my G1? Do you run app2sd? is yor boot time similar to mine??
maybeoneday said:
Just copy new rom (cm4.0.4) to sd card
unplug phone from computer
turn off phone
boot into recovery (home and power at the same time)
flash new rom
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Just a quick question for future reference...
do i need to put Cyanogen recovery image on the root of the sd card when i boot into recovery mode?
thank you
Kirk
Why did you root your phone? You have no desire to search to even do one of the most well documented things to your phone in these forums. What you need to do is take a DREAIMG.nbh file and put it in the root of your sdcard (or in no folders), then open up terminal emulator and type su then reboot bootloader once that happens wait for it to flash that image. Then you will have the most pimping room on your phone. Also you have amazing boot times. Everything you want.
david1171 said:
Why did you root your phone? You have no desire to search to even do one of the most well documented things to your phone in these forums. What you need to do is take a DREAIMG.nbh file and put it in the root of your sdcard (or in no folders), then open up terminal emulator and type su then reboot bootloader once that happens wait for it to flash that image. Then you will have the most pimping room on your phone. Also you have amazing boot times. Everything you want.
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Hi David
I had specific reason to root 2 different G1 and this is not to play with it or try a new ROM or even experiment new things. I may change my ROM again when a major relase is out (i.e. Android 2 if it has something that i need)
Going back to reflashing the phone.
You now suggest me to use DREAIMG.nbh which is actually mentioned on the guide "hoe to downgrade-root-flash your phone" here
....am I missing something here?? thank you for taking the time to reply anyway.
..I have read quite a bit on this forum and i decided to use the one-click method (because is the quickest and safiest one). I thought reflashing should be as easy. go in safe mode wipe and reflash it. Anyway for my nature i tend to ask/investigate one thing before go and actually do it. My questions are:
- if i press home power right now, considering that i have nothing on my sdcard would it take me to the safemode screen?
- Consequently do i need to have Cyanogen image revovery together with the ROM on my sd card in order to flash a new version of CyanogenMod?
Thank you
Kirk
you can boot into recovery at any time by pressing home and power when the phone is powered down. it will go into recovery no matter what is on the sdcard.
Also the recovery image you have on your phone does not determine what rom you can flash.
wow... i am at a loss for words...... do you even know why you did any of the things you did? did you even read the release notes for cyan's rom's? ALL OF THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ARE THERE...
if you have an ext partition on your sd card....it WILL AUTOMATICALLY be used for apps2sd with 80%-90% of the ROM's out there today... ITS IN ALL OF THE ROMS' CHANGE LOGS/RELEASE NOTES
I had specific reason to root 2 different G1 and this is not to play with it or try a new ROM or even experiment new things. I may change my ROM again when a major relase is out (i.e. Android 2 if it has something that i need)
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if you didnt root to try a new rom or experiment with new things, your better off with the stock firmware...which is why david suggested you flash DREAIMG.nbh
go in safe mode wipe and reflash it
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going into safemode wont flash anything.... i suggest you search and find out what exactly safemode is, especially since there was a thread only a few threads below yours detailing it.
All you need to flash a new ROM is the rom on your sd card and a working recovery, as well as anything that the ROM your installing has required which are noted in the changelog/release notes....
nothing else is needed on your SD card, except maybe specific partitioning, which will be noted in the ROM's requirements.
I try to help out here as much as i can when i have time (most of my posts are in Q&A helping out people) but it seems as though no one even bothers to look at the actual forums anymore. They just create an account, create a thread, bug people till a simple question is answered, and disappear forever.....
I came to this site simply to get roms, but i stayed because there was so much to learn and i created an account to help out people as well...i did all of my major modifications without asking any questions....all the questions are already answered somewhere...
i understand its hard to go through all the clutter, but it is starting to look as if no one even cares anymore
@B-man007 i am starting to feel like you do, i had my phone rooted and all that good stuff at least a month before i made an account just to download something uploaded to the forum. I wish i could see how many post i have in a ceratin forum bc i imagine at least 450 or 500 of them would be in this one helping people. Its getting to the point where i no longer care to help people and i thought i had a lot of patience. I porbably do but people are sinking to new lows with the questions they ask...
I think I have maybe 5 posts in dev, most of my posts are q&a and general, but then again half of those posts are from hijacking threads. I just got tired of answering the same questions over and over and over
gridlock32404 said:
I think I have maybe 5 posts in dev, most of my posts are q&a and general, but then again half of those posts are from hijacking threads. I just got tired of answering the same questions over and over and over
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u hijack the hell outa threads. there should some type of entrance exam for xda. like do u know how to search, can u read do u have a brain. i mean god i actually helped a guy who couldnt open the terminal

[Q] Flash rom with fastboot

Hi,
I flashed a rom trough recovery and i partitioned my SD Card.
Then I rebooted and came in a bootloop.
Right now I have the problem I can't flash something else, because I can't put any files on my SD Card.
Can someone give me a random rom for the nexus which I can flash trough fastboot please?
It's kinda urgent, because right now, I don't have a phone... :S
Thanks!
You do realise you're on the Nexus One forums right?
How, sorry!
My bad! my previous phone was a t-mobile pulse.
I'm searching a rom for the nexus one ;-)
den_breacker said:
How, sorry!
My bad! my previous phone was a t-mobile pulse.
I'm searching a rom for the nexus one ;-)
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Ahh Ok You can still move files to your SD card in pretty much all of the popular recovery images. I'd recommend Amon_RAs 2.0 recovery image (In the development sub-forum) which will allow you to mount the USB drive through it's menu and transfer files as per usual.
Questions:
Did you wipe when installing a new ROM?
Did you backup the old install of your system?
What recovery are you using?
Probably best solution to try and wipe via recovery again, restart phone.
If that doesn't work, fastboot flash a new recovery on your phone, AmonRa 2.0 would be best in your case, then mount your SD card and upload a new ROM zip onto your phone. I personaly recommend CyanogenMOD 6.1. remember to wipe your phone before you install or after.
Can't go wrong with one of the stock ROMs: http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Passion (Nexus One)/
Hollow.Droid said:
You can still move files to your SD card in pretty much all of the popular recovery images.
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Didn't knew this was possible.
Thank you very much, this solves my problem
shipped-roms (dot) com does not exist. I get really tired of links that don't work.
Vincent Randal
Longmont, Colorado
http://www.shipped-roms.com DOES exist.
I get really tired of people that are muppets.
Rusty! said:
http://www.shipped-roms.com DOES exist.
I get really tired of people that are muppets.
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Thanks! I deserved that! Maybe something wrong with my internet connection at the time - but probably just me.

bricked rogers captivate? help please

Hey, I was updating my rogers captivate through the kies software from 2.2 to 2.3 and the software stopped at 34% for 2 hours...so I quit the program and unplugged my phone. When I reset the battery, and turned on my phone, there is a weird pc!phone icon and I cant get the phone to work. I am not sure what I should do now... I never rooted the phone or added any custom ROMs to it. And my 1 year warranty is up. Please help and thanks!
You are soft bricked. If none of the methods found here work to get in to dl mode you need a jig. Don't ever use kies.
i can get into dl mode, but i have no clue what to do with it :S
You can send it for warranty since it broke with kies (assuming you don't mod it). Or fix it yourself with ODIN.
is there a guide that I can follow to address this problem?
Nope, there are definitely no guides to help on this site.
^lol 10char
Thanks for the links, but they didn't really help me with the problem because I wasn't able to follow some of the steps. I can't boot up my phone to put the rom inside the internal drive. I have basically the same problem as this guy http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1395437. I can go into download mode, but not recovery mode. May you give me a bit more of a guide on where I should start/follow? thanks!
GTFO! said:
Thanks for the links, but they didn't really help me with the problem because I wasn't able to follow some of the steps. I can't boot up my phone to put the rom inside the internal drive. I have basically the same problem as this guy http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1395437. I can go into download mode, but not recovery mode. May you give me a bit more of a guide on where I should start/follow? thanks!
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holy fk!
seriously?!
did you bother reading those links?
not one of the 3 required any usage of putting a zip file on the phone, and every one of them is how to recover using download mode
SMFH.......
2. Find a neat-o ROM from Captivate Development Section and get it onto your internal SD card (the one you cant remove) download using phone internet browser or download and copy to phone using PC.
thats from the 3rd link... and the first link were just the ROMs for that...
The 2nd link is telling me to download this APN app(no clue what its for) from the market... I don't want to jump at any steps if I am unsure of any of them...
GTFO! said:
2. Find a neat-o ROM from Captivate Development Section and get it onto your internal SD card (the one you cant remove) download using phone internet browser or download and copy to phone using PC.
thats from the 3rd link... and the first link were just the ROMs for that...
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GTFO! said:
The 2nd link is telling me to download this APN app(no clue what its for) from the market... I don't want to jump at any steps if I am unsure of any of them...
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so what you are saying is that you are incapable of comprehending the DOWNLOAD mode and the ONE CLICKS to get you back to stock so that you could load a rom???
i mean, cmon, you have to learn how to educate yourself a little bit. nobody here is going to hold your fkng hand and spoonfeed you this info....
there is literally a PLETHORA of knowledge on these forums, all you have to do is learn and try to UNDERSTAND what it is telling you to do. Not just blindly follow some tutorial/walkthrough/video that doesnt explain WHAT you are doing.....
this site does not exist as support for stupidity or laziness. it is here to HELP people that are willing to HELP THEMSELVES.....
Don't know what is the big issue. You want to go to STOCK not flash a rom. Just follow the instruction of the 3rd link until step 10. Done finish stock. If its a 1 click its even easier. There are a ton of stickies. Flashing can screw up your phone if you don't know what you are doing.
Edit: PirateGhost beat me to it....
if i was a noob, and i just 'bricked' my phone doing something stupid, yes, i would panic. i would search google, which would bring me here to xda and i would search and figure out what i needed to do. this is because i do not need anyone holding my hand for anything. but before discounting anyone's assistance it would behoove me to do a little damn research and by the power of deduction realize what it is EXACTLY that i need to do.....
Okay, so I followed the 3rd guide and I am stuck on step 13 for the odin method. I cannot find a ROM inside Onix Recovery, so can I download any ROM and put it into the EXTERNAL sd card? or does it have to be inside the INTERNAL sd? because I cannot access the internal sd card. Also, is it normal for my phone to have the AT&T World Phone logo at boot? because I am from Rogers...and not AT&T. Will this affect my phone in the future? thanks
You just wanted stock WHY are you using recovery?
GTFO! said:
Okay, so I followed the 3rd guide and I am stuck on step 13 for the odin method. I cannot find a ROM inside Onix Recovery, so can I download any ROM and put it into the EXTERNAL sd card? or does it have to be inside the INTERNAL sd? because I cannot access the internal sd card. Also, is it normal for my phone to have the AT&T World Phone logo at boot? because I am from Rogers...and not AT&T. Will this affect my phone in the future? thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=979133
/thread
Odin doesn't even detect my phone for some reason...normally it would say something when my phone connects or disconnects...
prbassplayer said:
You just wanted stock WHY are you using recovery?
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The phone still wasn't working at that point...
Then you are doing something wrong..... Go in to download mode connect to comp with ODIN open and flash the package. Profit.

[Q] Update easy step by step guide to HTC salsa root?

Hello everyone,
Firstly what a great website. Thank you. I am a 'noob', I have watched the video, searched the posts etc, However as someone who understands very little technological jargon, I was looking for a step by step, recent, updated guide to rooting the HTC Salsa.
Now don't be fooled...I actually have no idea about rooting...I have only just learned about this from searching internal memory issues. However, I am good and following step by step instructions/videos etc
So, can anyone link me to the correct thread, if it has already been posted or help to guide me?
Thanks in advance
Ruthie
redruthie said:
Hello everyone,
Firstly what a great website. Thank you. I am a 'noob', I have watched the video, searched the posts etc, However as someone who understands very little technological jargon, I was looking for a step by step, recent, updated guide to rooting the HTC Salsa.
Now don't be fooled...I actually have no idea about rooting...I have only just learned about this from searching internal memory issues. However, I am good and following step by step instructions/videos etc
So, can anyone link me to the correct thread, if it has already been posted or help to guide me?
Thanks in advance
Ruthie
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275410
there are several others..
Now the route for rooting just got easier....its much more easier to flash a new rom.....as it comes with preroot anyway, saving a lot of time and agro!
its a choice thats up to you!
Go here >http://www.wix.com/bigbearevo/salsa for how to create stuff and do stuff to your phone! I compiled it so people could find it easier...
Thank you BBE,
however I'd be lying if I said that I fully understood any of that!!
I am happy to choose whatever is the easier option, although I am not sure which that is. I looked on your website, but I really didn't understand what part I should be following. I could also not see how to join.
So, would it be possible for you advise me again, with one option that is the easiest. I do not know what flashing a ROM is, but am happy to follow instructions.
Thanks for your patience
Ruthie
Lol that's nps
Ok few questions first to help find which route you want to take.
Do you want to Change what your using right now?
I mean by u are using sense stock.
Check in android development for Roms of choice to figure out what u like.
Flashing is the process in which you install a new rom.
I myself am a serial flasher, meaning while I make Roms I constantly flash my phone lol.
What do u want out of rooting?
Are u just going for the increased memory or do u want a change in appearance too?
The options are.
Keep your stock rom, root it and increase memory.
Flash a custom rom, pleanty around now, advantage with this is most things are Inc that u would have to do on stock rom.
To do this also. U may need to su things prior.
Just to start you off.
Turn off phone and pull out battery.
Reinsert battery, hold down volume key and press power with volume key pressed down.
HBOOT will appear. At the top will be alot of numbers etc. I need to see if you have old or new updates.
If u have old u may need to unlock bootloader with updates first. Easy to do.
Fill in this and choose the way u want and I shall help you succeed in your goal.
BB
Wasn't me............ ;-)
Hi BBE
I still don't understand the abbreviations: nps, su etc?
Anyway this is what phone says:
ICON_g PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.07.0000
MICROP-0558
RADIO-7.51.35.19
Dec 15 2011, 12:57:05
I am ideally looking to increase memory. My phone has been stuck without functioning properly for about 4 weeks now. I am happy to include a new ROM if this also increases my memory, but to be honest I don't really care about changing the image of my phone but am happy to do so if this helps.
I am not really sure what I am looking for in my 'ROM of choice' so there is little point in me looking unless it is really obvious? But perhaps you can guide me?
Thanks again
Ruthie
P.S I am more than happy to get rid of many of vodafones pre-installed applications.
redruthie said:
Hi BBE
I still don't understand the abbreviations: nps, su etc?
Anyway this is what phone says:
ICON_g PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.07.0000
MICROP-0558
RADIO-7.51.35.19
Dec 15 2011, 12:57:05
I am ideally looking to increase memory. My phone has been stuck without functioning properly for about 4 weeks now. I am happy to include a new ROM if this also increases my memory, but to be honest I don't really care about changing the image of my phone but am happy to do so if this helps.
I am not really sure what I am looking for in my 'ROM of choice' so there is little point in me looking unless it is really obvious? But perhaps you can guide me?
Thanks again
Ruthie
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nps = no problems
look in rom development section, see threads with[ROM] in it, see pictures and whats included in the roms it self.
personally if you want standard use a sense rom
Options are
Thing rom
Bigbear x series V10
Minds sense 3.5
reason i state this is the rooting part.
All custom roms have root/New SU (Superuser rights app)
This is required to run the increased memory.
NOTE Updating HBOOT?UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER WILL WIPE YOUR ROM CLEAN.
BACK EVERYTHING UP U CAN
You need to update your HBOOT.
Goto HTCDev >http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader
Register (takes a few mins)
plug your phone into the pc and select charge option.
Download these >http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?68k4zzzeamjwswt
extract these in to a new folder on c: called Android
now follow instructions to update your HBOOT.
Ok assuming the HBOOT is now updated via HTCDev
You can follow the rest of the instructions to unlock the bootloader, takes around 15mins or so.
So you got the email with the unlock.bin file.
add that into the Android folder u made with those files in there.
Follow instructions again to begin your unlock.
All Done.
so you have updated the HBOOT and unlock bootloader....
Good now for the next bit.
Installing CWM 5
This is a program installed into the phone itself.
This allows you to do pretty much anything you want.
Main thins are Backup and restore of your device.
Flashing of custom Roms
here is recovery >http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bumma6im6fu8q4b
this is pretty easy to do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1438804
this shows how to install the recovery.
Once you have done this, then its upto you if your root it or install a new rom.
...................................................................................................
New Memory
So to increase the memory partition u need to complete the previous task.
Now then.
Tools required for this next task.
Minitool partition wizard >http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html
SD READER for your pc.
About 30mins of your time.
Ok to start with
Turn off your phone, remove sd and place into the reader and into your pc via USB slot.
Now open up The partition wizard.
Personally id back up your sd right now...just in case.
Now select your sd and create a new partition
You want to create and EXT3 partition and select it as Primary only, apply actions, now it will do its thing, watch as it works.
Now if this has completed the sd may register as bad....don't worry.
Unplug reader and reinsert back to pc, now you should have 2 partitions on your sd EXT3 max 1gb and the rest fat32
this shouldn't have touched your fat32 section but if you didn't follow it right and it got wiped...just copy back your backup onto the sd now.
ok reinsert the sd into your phone and start it up.
now to get access to this new memory...it all depends on what rom you are using.
On stock or stock based rom which have NO APPS2SD.
all roms state if this has it or not. mine dont.
now using a set script you have to flash this in recovery mode to enable the new memory.
For APPS2SD use this >http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qr5rh2fho1hnbnl
Roms WITHOUT APPS2SD >http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?duigp9ky9796b65
Using the wrong one will cause problems so be very clear what u want.
reboot phone and enjoy new memory.
here are my guides showing the how 2
HTC Unlock >http://bigbearevo.wix.com/salsa/faqs---guides#!__faqs---guides
Install recovery >http://bigbearevo.wix.com/salsa/faqs---guides#!__faqs---guides/recovery
EXT3 Creation > http://bigbearevo.wix.com/salsa/faqs---guides#!__faqs---guides/ext3-creation
ive tried to explain everything i can...any problems PM or email me
cwm
i can't understand how and where i will install the CWM 5??
what is recovery.img and flash_image?
from where i will get recovery.img, flash_image?
what is adb folder?
i am new, please help me .
smondal4u said:
i can't understand how and where i will install the CWM 5??
what is recovery.img and flash_image?
from where i will get recovery.img, flash_image?
what is adb folder?
i am new, please help me .
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704495
S-off htc salsa
Hi,
I followed your thread and unlocked boot loader of my htc salsa from HTC Dev, and also successfully done with recovery.
but the main target to unlock my phone is to make it root so that i can run vpn application as root on my phone and also get rid of low internal memory issue.
Since my phone is S-On, so my question can i make it root ( I think no), what is the solution to make S-Off. Itsn't there any solution without using XTC Clip (I dnt wanna buy such thing)
Please reply.....
Thanks
Amit
BigBearEvo said:
nps = no problems
look in rom development section, see threads with[ROM] in it, see pictures and whats included in the roms it self.
personally if you want standard use a sense rom
Options are
Thing rom
Bigbear x series V10
Minds sense 3.5
reason i state this is the rooting part.
All custom roms have root/New SU (Superuser rights app)
This is required to run the increased memory.
NOTE Updating HBOOT?UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER WILL WIPE YOUR ROM CLEAN.
BACK EVERYTHING UP U CAN
You need to update your HBOOT.
Goto HTCDev >http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader
Register (takes a few mins)
plug your phone into the pc and select charge option.
Download these >http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?68k4zzzeamjwswt
extract these in to a new folder on c: called Android
now follow instructions to update your HBOOT.
Ok assuming the HBOOT is now updated via HTCDev
You can follow the rest of the instructions to unlock the bootloader, takes around 15mins or so.
So you got the email with the unlock.bin file.
add that into the Android folder u made with those files in there.
Follow instructions again to begin your unlock.
All Done.
so you have updated the HBOOT and unlock bootloader....
Good now for the next bit.
Installing CWM 5
This is a program installed into the phone itself.
This allows you to do pretty much anything you want.
Main thins are Backup and restore of your device.
Flashing of custom Roms
here is recovery >http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bumma6im6fu8q4b
this is pretty easy to do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1438804
this shows how to install the recovery.
Once you have done this, then its upto you if your root it or install a new rom.
...................................................................................................
New Memory
So to increase the memory partition u need to complete the previous task.
Now then.
Tools required for this next task.
Minitool partition wizard >http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html
SD READER for your pc.
About 30mins of your time.
Ok to start with
Turn off your phone, remove sd and place into the reader and into your pc via USB slot.
Now open up The partition wizard.
Personally id back up your sd right now...just in case.
Now select your sd and create a new partition
You want to create and EXT3 partition and select it as Primary only, apply actions, now it will do its thing, watch as it works.
Now if this has completed the sd may register as bad....don't worry.
Unplug reader and reinsert back to pc, now you should have 2 partitions on your sd EXT3 max 1gb and the rest fat32
this shouldn't have touched your fat32 section but if you didn't follow it right and it got wiped...just copy back your backup onto the sd now.
ok reinsert the sd into your phone and start it up.
now to get access to this new memory...it all depends on what rom you are using.
On stock or stock based rom which have NO APPS2SD.
all roms state if this has it or not. mine dont.
now using a set script you have to flash this in recovery mode to enable the new memory.
For APPS2SD use this >http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qr5rh2fho1hnbnl
Roms WITHOUT APPS2SD >http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?duigp9ky9796b65
Using the wrong one will cause problems so be very clear what u want.
reboot phone and enjoy new memory.
here are my guides showing the how 2
HTC Unlock >http://bigbearevo.wix.com/salsa/faqs---guides#!__faqs---guides
Install recovery >http://bigbearevo.wix.com/salsa/faqs---guides#!__faqs---guides/recovery
EXT3 Creation > http://bigbearevo.wix.com/salsa/faqs---guides#!__faqs---guides/ext3-creation
ive tried to explain everything i can...any problems PM or email me
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Try not to add in a thread into your post. It takes up so much space and isn't required. Answer to your question is yes of course u can root without s-off. Its called unlocking your bootloader. Then add recoveery then root. Its easy. Please follow my guide in other threads to do this.
BigBearEvo is using Xparent tapatalk 2 ICS on CM7
HTC Salsa Memory
Hi Big Bear, primarily thank you for all your posts and info which I found really helpful.
My Phone:HTC Salsa
HBOOT-1.07.0000
My problem is:
I used XTC Clip to S-OFF my HTC Salsa, and rooted it. My main aim is to increase its internal memory. So I followed the thread step by step. After rooting the phone (downloaded "root.zip"), I did the 3 wipes and installed CWM 5.0.2.6. Booted phone and all was fine. I did the 3 wipes again, booted the phone and allowed the ROM to fully boot. Then I entered into the HBOOT --> Recovery --> Install zip from SD Card --> installed "htc-data2sd-ext3.zip" and rebooted phone. I used 16gb Class 10 micro (Partitioned using Minitool to ext3 using just 800mb and the rest FAT32, first partition FAT32 and the second partition ext3 both as Primary). I was really happy with the result as when I booted my SD showed 800mb of free space.
I started to download my favourite applications and all was fine. I then switched off phone, placed the SIM and switched back on. Phone reception was very low too, just one or two bars but otherwise all was fine for about an hour until it started to give me several errors of Force Closing. SMSs won't arrive as when I clicked messages, it Force Closes, the same happened with the GMAIL application. I restored the phone to my back up and I did the process all again for about 6 times even using different SD cards but the result was always the same.
So now I restored again, using CWM 5026, created ext3 partition again and downloaded Link2SD. This however is making almost no difference and my internal memory left is now only about 40mb. Phone is working fine, Full Mobile Network Reception, messages work fine too but I did not solve the memory problem.
Am I missing something? Any help from you is greatly appreciated.
Looking forward to hearing from you when you have time.
Thank you so much once again.
Cheers,
ExplorerOn
ExplorerOn said:
Hi Big Bear, primarily thank you for all your posts and info which I found really helpful.
My Phone:HTC Salsa
HBOOT-1.07.0000
My problem is:
I used XTC Clip to S-OFF my HTC Salsa, and rooted it. My main aim is to increase its internal memory. So I followed the thread step by step. After rooting the phone (downloaded "root.zip"), I did the 3 wipes and installed CWM 5.0.2.6. Booted phone and all was fine. I did the 3 wipes again, booted the phone and allowed the ROM to fully boot. Then I entered into the HBOOT --> Recovery --> Install zip from SD Card --> installed "htc-data2sd-ext3.zip" and rebooted phone. I used 16gb Class 10 micro (Partitioned using Minitool to ext3 using just 800mb and the rest FAT32, first partition FAT32 and the second partition ext3 both as Primary). I was really happy with the result as when I booted my SD showed 800mb of free space.
I started to download my favourite applications and all was fine. I then switched off phone, placed the SIM and switched back on. Phone reception was very low too, just one or two bars but otherwise all was fine for about an hour until it started to give me several errors of Force Closing. SMSs won't arrive as when I clicked messages, it Force Closes, the same happened with the GMAIL application. I restored the phone to my back up and I did the process all again for about 6 times even using different SD cards but the result was always the same.
So now I restored again, using CWM 5026, created ext3 partition again and downloaded Link2SD. This however is making almost no difference and my internal memory left is now only about 40mb. Phone is working fine, Full Mobile Network Reception, messages work fine too but I did not solve the memory problem.
Am I missing something? Any help from you is greatly appreciated.
Looking forward to hearing from you when you have time.
Thank you so much once again.
Cheers,
ExplorerOn
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Yep... Hboot must be 1.08
Sent from my Samsung GALAXY Tab 2 7.0 using xda premium .
HTC Salsa
vigoos said:
Yep... Hboot must be 1.08
Sent from my Samsung GALAXY Tab 2 7.0 using xda premium .
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Can I upgrade Hboot from 1.07 to 1.08 since I am now S-OFF? If yes, how can I go about it?
Thank you for your help.
HTC Salsa Hboot 1.08.000
Hi Vigoos, thank you once again for your help. I have managed to follow another thread about Hboot Update for S-OFF. I followed it, updated the bootloader and now I have 1 gb of ext3 memory.
Thanks to you, Problem solved. Wonderful job, keep it up!
Cheers:good:
Please help
Hey @BigBearEvo
I intend to root my friends HTC Salsa and I think yours is the best method out there. The rest kinda confuse me. However, the links dont seem to work. I am unable to download anything.
I understand that your post is old and there could be some updates as of today. Do you know of any better method or how to go about?
All my friend wants to do is get some more internal memory.
Thanks
BigBearEvo said:
nps = no problems
look in rom development section, see threads with[ROM] in it, see pictures and whats included in the roms it self.
personally if you want standard use a sense rom
Options are
Thing rom
Bigbear x series V10
Minds sense 3.5
reason i state this is the rooting part.
All custom roms have root/New SU (Superuser rights app)
This is required to run the increased memory.
NOTE Updating HBOOT?UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER WILL WIPE YOUR ROM CLEAN.
BACK EVERYTHING UP U CAN
You need to update your HBOOT.
Goto HTCDev >http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader
Register (takes a few mins)
plug your phone into the pc and select charge option.
Download these >http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?68k4zzzeamjwswt
extract these in to a new folder on c: called Android
now follow instructions to update your HBOOT.
Ok assuming the HBOOT is now updated via HTCDev
You can follow the rest of the instructions to unlock the bootloader, takes around 15mins or so.
So you got the email with the unlock.bin file.
add that into the Android folder u made with those files in there.
Follow instructions again to begin your unlock.
All Done.
so you have updated the HBOOT and unlock bootloader....
Good now for the next bit.
Installing CWM 5
This is a program installed into the phone itself.
This allows you to do pretty much anything you want.
Main thins are Backup and restore of your device.
Flashing of custom Roms
here is recovery >http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bumma6im6fu8q4b
this is pretty easy to do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1438804
this shows how to install the recovery.
Once you have done this, then its upto you if your root it or install a new rom.
...................................................................................................
New Memory
So to increase the memory partition u need to complete the previous task.
Now then.
Tools required for this next task.
Minitool partition wizard >http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html
SD READER for your pc.
About 30mins of your time.
Ok to start with
Turn off your phone, remove sd and place into the reader and into your pc via USB slot.
Now open up The partition wizard.
Personally id back up your sd right now...just in case.
Now select your sd and create a new partition
You want to create and EXT3 partition and select it as Primary only, apply actions, now it will do its thing, watch as it works.
Now if this has completed the sd may register as bad....don't worry.
Unplug reader and reinsert back to pc, now you should have 2 partitions on your sd EXT3 max 1gb and the rest fat32
this shouldn't have touched your fat32 section but if you didn't follow it right and it got wiped...just copy back your backup onto the sd now.
ok reinsert the sd into your phone and start it up.
now to get access to this new memory...it all depends on what rom you are using.
On stock or stock based rom which have NO APPS2SD.
all roms state if this has it or not. mine dont.
now using a set script you have to flash this in recovery mode to enable the new memory.
For APPS2SD use this >http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qr5rh2fho1hnbnl
Roms WITHOUT APPS2SD >http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?duigp9ky9796b65
Using the wrong one will cause problems so be very clear what u want.
reboot phone and enjoy new memory.
here are my guides showing the how 2
HTC Unlock >http://bigbearevo.wix.com/salsa/faqs---guides#!__faqs---guides
Install recovery >http://bigbearevo.wix.com/salsa/faqs---guides#!__faqs---guides/recovery
EXT3 Creation > http://bigbearevo.wix.com/salsa/faqs---guides#!__faqs---guides/ext3-creation
ive tried to explain everything i can...any problems PM or email me
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colind29 said:
Hey @BigBearEvo
I intend to root my friends HTC Salsa and I think yours is the best method out there. The rest kinda confuse me. However, the links dont seem to work. I am unable to download anything.
I understand that your post is old and there could be some updates as of today. Do you know of any better method or how to go about?
All my friend wants to do is get some more internal memory.
Thanks
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BB's method is the only and best method out here. The links are working I've confirmed them.
Hey vigoos,
Thanks for your prompt reply. The second link, the mediafire link says "invalid file". it doesnt exist. Please help.
vigoos said:
BB's method is the only and best method out here. The links are working I've confirmed them.
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colind29 said:
Hey vigoos,
Thanks for your prompt reply. The second link, the mediafire link says "invalid file". it doesnt exist. Please help.
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Use this http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?uma19r3pysr93dr
Many thanks for your help @vigoos. Would it be ok if I bother you with some more questions if any pop up?
vigoos said:
Use this http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?uma19r3pysr93dr
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Yeah no probs.
Sent from my GT-P3100 using xda app-developers app

Trying to root my newly aquired Motorola Milestone

Hello, I've been searching far and wide for working links and can't seem to fine any, can anyone please help? Here is my phone's info just in case, and I'm running on the AT&T network. My purpose is to get rooted, get the Android market on this phone and also want to be able to overclock and oh I want to be able to run it on the 3G network as I'm on the edge network as of now. Once again I have read countless treads and forms with no luck of finding the files I need, I'v even tried Googling the links and files individually but ALL of them are broken and I MEAN ALL OF THEM, please help, just got the phone, I really want to be able to use it as my daily driver because I've always wanted this phone even when it first came it out, and now that I have it I'm extremely happy, just got to make a few changes to use it now. Thanks in advance.
Model number: Milestone
Firmware version: 2.1-update1
Firmware configuration: GAS_EMEA_USASHLS00RTINT_P016
Baseband version: 3GSMEPU91A_U_91.07.56I
Baseband configuration: UCASHLSMR2EMEAB1B806D.0R
Kernel version: 2.6.29-omap1
[email protected] #1
Build number: SHOLS_U2_02.36.0
I just want the links or files to be able to root my Motorola Milestone
Please I'm not new to rooting, I just want the files to root this Milestone. I'm still searching, still haven't given up, or can someone please point me in the right direction, maybe there's a stone I haven't looked under yet?
ok no worries
nt1_alex said:
Please I'm not new to rooting, I just want the files to root this Milestone. I'm still searching, still haven't given up, or can someone please point me in the right direction, maybe there's a stone I haven't looked under yet?
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if you need just root i rooted my a853 using Voot (link in my signature) it failed couple of times but the it done it (it stated congratulations successfully rooted but it was not)
if you want more out of your milestone
I Recommend
http://www.mrmuh.com/2012/01/update-a-motorola-milestone-from-motorola-firmware-to-cyanogenmod-7/
Do you mean vRoot?
Thanks do you mean vRoot?
lovely tpyo
nt1_alex said:
Thanks do you mean vRoot?
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yess sorry
Thanks
IGGYVIP said:
yess sorry
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I figured, I took a chance and followed the steps and it went by smoothly, got 2 chines apps on my phone now, I deleted one and kept the vRoot one and also installed superuser so I'm guessing it worked, now I'm going to follow the other steps to get more out of this Milestone. Thanks a lot :highfive:
IGGYVIP said:
yess sorry
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Morning, I have successfully completed all the steps and almost everything went by great, I got a lil confused when I had to partition my SD card so I think I did it wrong, I am using a 32GB SD card, can you help me out with the right values or point me in the right direction?
No Problem
nt1_alex said:
Morning, I have successfully completed all the steps and almost everything went by great, I got a lil confused when I had to partition my SD card so I think I did it wrong, I am using a 32GB SD card, can you help me out with the right values or point me in the right direction?
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Download MiniTool Partition tool
use THIS GUIDE
for your size of sdcard i would suggest
20GB+ for "fat32" <<< MUST BE 1ST PARTITION this is your usual sdcard
10GB for "ext4" <<< MUST BE 2ND PARTITION "this is extra system and app data space"
512MB for "swap" <<< MUST BE 3RD PARTITION this is "extra ram"
I WOULD CREATE 3RD PARTITION FIRST THEN 2ND THEN REST OF SPACE FOR 1ST ONE (SO THERE IS NO LOSS OF SPACE)
THE GUIDE IS NICE AND SIMPLE WITH ALL THE SCREENSHOTS
IGGYVIP said:
Download MiniTool Partition tool
use THIS GUIDE
for your size of sdcard i would suggest
20GB+ for "fat32" <<< MUST BE 1ST PARTITION this is your usual sdcard
10GB for "ext4" <<< MUST BE 2ND PARTITION "this is extra system and app data space"
512MB for "swap" <<< MUST BE 3RD PARTITION this is "extra ram"
I WOULD CREATE 3RD PARTITION FIRST THEN 2ND THEN REST OF SPACE FOR 1ST ONE (SO THERE IS NO LOSS OF SPACE)
THE GUIDE IS NICE AND SIMPLE WITH ALL THE SCREENSHOTS
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Thanks man I will do this when I get home, I'm at work now, one more thing, my WIFI and Bluetooth isn't working and I have CM9 installed, I have been reading and found a link that read if I googled "apndroid.apk" and install it should fix the problem, do you recommend it or would you suggest another method?
nt1_alex said:
Thanks man I will do this when I get home, I'm at work now, one more thing, my WIFI and Bluetooth isn't working and I have CM9 installed, I have been reading and found a link that read if I googled "apndroid.apk" and install it should fix the problem, do you recommend it or would you suggest another method?
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Hi, have you found a solution for your wifi and bluetooth problem? is this happening on Cyanogen 7 or 9?
anothertrad said:
Hi, have you found a solution for your wifi and bluetooth problem? is this happening on Cyanogen 7 or 9?
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No not yet, I have Cyanogen 9 but I'm going to try to install 7, trying to do it now, what do you suggest?
Hmmm
nt1_alex said:
No not yet, I have Cyanogen 9 but I'm going to try to install 7, trying to do it now, what do you suggest?
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i never had this problem
you can try the app no problem
are you sure you have right bootloader and kernel ?(from the guide)
cm7 much lighter you should be happy with it
i use 9 but it lags here and there i just need it because some apps don't work on 7 (api)
IGGYVIP said:
i never had this problem
you can try the app no problem
are you sure you have right bootloader and kernel ?(from the guide)
cm7 much lighter you should be happy with it
i use 9 but it lags here and there i just need it because some apps don't work on 7 (api)
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I do have a theory on why it's not working tho, maybe becuz I didn't do the recovery step from titanium backup, and the reason I haven't done that is becuz when I try to download it from the play store I get an error saying that I don't have enough memory. I just partition my 32GB card again, it didn't work with the new set of instructions so Im doing it again, I have another theory as to why my partition is not working with the new set of instructions and I think that's becuz I messed up the values the very first time (using mrmuh instructions). Do you think it might be becuz of that?
IGGYVIP said:
i never had this problem
you can try the app no problem
are you sure you have right bootloader and kernel ?(from the guide)
cm7 much lighter you should be happy with it
i use 9 but it lags here and there i just need it because some apps don't work on 7 (api)
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I'm reading this post to install this on my Milestone 1.
Initially I thought I could just root with VRoot (1-click method) then follow Mr.muh's guide starting on step 6. But looks like I either go VRoot or all steps on Mr.muh's guide, is that right?
Another question is: I can create the partitions on the computer with MiniTool Partition Wizard before starting mr.muh's steps and later on escape mur's step 4, right?
anothertrad said:
I'm reading this post to install this on my Milestone 1.
Initially I thought I could just root with VRoot (1-click method) then follow Mr.muh's guide starting on step 6. But looks like I either go VRoot or all steps on Mr.muh's guide, is that right?
Another question is: I can create the partitions on the computer with MiniTool Partition Wizard before starting mr.muh's steps and later on escape mur's step 4, right?
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Yea your right, you could do either or, but I suggest you do vRoot first just to get it out the way, and I do believe you can partition your SD card first and then continue with Mr.muh's guide, I wish I would have done that first so that when I try to download titanium backup I wouldn't have gotten that error of me not having enough memory.
:laugh:yay
I was able to partition my 32GB SD card and able to proceed with all the instructions, also I installed CM7, fixed my WIFI problem and Bluetooth problem as well. Thank you all for your help, is there a way I can donate to your team or you, to show my support I also bought the XDA book.
PS. I will try to mess around with CM9 later down the road, I'm just happy to be using this Motorola Milestone, my dream phone :victory:
nt1_alex said:
:laugh:yay
I was able to partition my 32GB SD card and able to proceed with all the instructions, also I installed CM7, fixed my WIFI problem and Bluetooth problem as well. Thank you all for your help, is there a way I can donate to your team or you, to show my support I also bought the XDA book.
PS. I will try to mess around with CM9 later down the road, I'm just happy to be using this Motorola Milestone, my dream phone :victory:
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congrats! I was also able to install CM7 by using VRoot and following Mr Muh's guide (except step 5 since phone was already rooted and I had nothing to backup)
Thanks IGGYVIP, for helps and links.

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