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Strangest bug after reflashing 1.59 roms - please help

I am a serial flasher(!). Up until yesterday my latest ROM was dutty 3.3. All was working fine.
I flashed 3.4 (running BLAC_USPL.EXE) the storage card way, putting the storage card in once I was in bootloader mode etc. ROM loaded fine, but ever since then, manilla wont recognizre my photos, and is giving me a hard time on music.
In addition, without the storage card inserted, device runs MUCH faster than when it is inserted. i thought it was a problem with the 16Gig card, so I reformatted it and reloaded my data (which I can see on file explorer). SAME problem: Manilla wont load pictures and device slow.
I tried 3 other ROMS, including going back to Dutty 3.3. SAME problem: Manilla wont load pictures and device slow
I tried another storage card, this time a 6gb wich has always been flawless. formatted once on the device. formatted anpther time on a PC. SAME problem: Manilla wont load pictures and device slow.
Im going crazy. Can anyone offer some advice?

i don't know if the File System can make any differance, but try multiple types, format it once in FAT32 and test, then NTFS and Test.
maybe one of them is slow!
let us know how it goes
cheers

OK will try. thing is that the machine just gets slower and slower, as if some major process is running in the background. Ideas?

..and its a problem that never occured in the past.

I know it's a long shot but has any "crud" built up in the microsd card slot. If you've eliminated the sd card it's self and everything is fine without the card sound sounds like it's the slot it's self.

had same problem, reformating complately SD card helped me, try formating it again dont use quick format option.
hope that's gonna help you.
cheers

i figured it may possibly be a corrupt file in my DCIM (pictures) folder which stopped manilla reading the folder and kept it busy scanning the folder (hence machine slowwwwwwwwwwwdown), so renamed it, and the problem has gone. Odd, as I can read all the pictures on my PC.
thnaks for all comments

Did i miss somting, you say this is due to a 1.59 rom, only one i know of is CHT and based on your contry I don't see a match, do you have a 1.59 WWE rom

ekerbuddyeker said:
I am a serial flasher(!).
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There's your problem - use USB to flash.

Seven_PRX said:
There's your problem - use USB to flash.
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as opposed to the SD method? It may be that entering the card during the process (as outlined by Dutty et al) can cause other files to get corrupted...?

try hard reset after rom flashing.

ekerbuddyeker said:
I am a serial flasher(!). Up until yesterday my latest ROM was dutty 3.3. All was working fine.
I flashed 3.4 (running BLAC_USPL.EXE) the storage card way, putting the storage card in once I was in bootloader mode etc. ROM loaded fine, but ever since then, manilla wont recognizre my photos, and is giving me a hard time on music.
In addition, without the storage card inserted, device runs MUCH faster than when it is inserted. i thought it was a problem with the 16Gig card, so I reformatted it and reloaded my data (which I can see on file explorer). SAME problem: Manilla wont load pictures and device slow.
I tried 3 other ROMS, including going back to Dutty 3.3. SAME problem: Manilla wont load pictures and device slow
I tried another storage card, this time a 6gb wich has always been flawless. formatted once on the device. formatted anpther time on a PC. SAME problem: Manilla wont load pictures and device slow.
Im going crazy. Can anyone offer some advice?
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there´s already a thread discussing this issue with a vanishing sd-card after flashing the new roms. Take a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=506560&page=1

[Q] Please help on Ext2 Partition on HTC diamond

Hi all
I am using HTC diamond P3700 currently with windows mobile 6.5 installed, but now i would like to experience Android on my phone, and I am going to install the following version
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780130
I noticed that I have to create an Ext2 partition on my HTC internal memory first, and it requires gParted which is under Linux platform. Since I am using Windows 7, so I used VirtualBox to create a virtual environment to install Ubuntu.
Now, i am facing the problem that my gParted doesnt detect the connected HTC diamond.
Could anyone please kindly instruct me to solve this problem?
Besides, the ext2 partition tutorial is in some language which is not english, so could anyone please write a quick english tutorial?
Many many thanks in advance!!

I changed from FAT32 to ext2 partition in Windows 7 using: Acronis Disk Director Home. and I was able to install android without any problem.

thanks, I will give it a try first. is it straight forward?
btw, so are you using Android on HTC diamond please?
May I know what ROM and android you are using please?

can you guyz tell me that where should I put my downloaded android file into:
I mean should I put it in ext2 or fat32................

did you mean there will be no fat32 anymore...............is it???

fadil_94 said:
did you mean there will be no fat32 anymore...............is it???
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Hi there
I saw you successfully installed Android on your phone, could u mind to tell me which WM Rom you are using please?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780130&page=3
I also wonder may I auto boot Android when I start the phone, using something like Gen.Y DualBOOT, if so, how to do it please?
By the way, did you create your ext2 under Linux gParted? do you know how to do it on windows?

luckyvictor said:
Hi there
I saw you successfully installed Android on your phone, could u mind to tell me which WM Rom you are using please?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780130&page=3
I also wonder may I auto boot Android when I start the phone, using something like Gen.Y DualBOOT, if so, how to do it please?
By the way, did you create your ext2 under Linux gParted? do you know how to do it on windows?
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im using the original WM 6.1 rom on my diamond................
you can't use the auto boot android directly because you have to do the partition and then you have to install the android boot first.......... after this things step are complete then you can boot android from Haret...........
I used MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition v 5.2 for the partition step on windows 7................... but to see the ext2 partition you have to install Linux on your pc.
for the partition watch this.........http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyO6DOS1leQ................
and for the instillation part and things just follow this steps............
1)Create an EXT2-Partition with a minimum size of 300MB (see video-tutorial in this article)
2)Download Neopeek Android Installer
3)Extract npkinstall.zip to the root of your internal memory / sdcard
4)Download Haret-Paket
5)Extract contents of Haret-Paket to the root of your internal memory / sdcard
6)Now Download latest CyanogenMod6-Port or any other Android (please have a look into our community. There are lot of builds available). Now rename this download to androidinstall.tar.gz and put it into the npkinstall-folder. There are several Text-Files in this folder like diamond.txt, raphael.txt etc. Just rename the one that matches your device to startup.txt.
7)Now run install.exe within the npkinstall-folder. Your device will reboot when it has finished installation.
8)Move to the root of your memory where you have extracted Haret-Paket
9)Locate Startups-Folder and copy the startup.txt which matches your device to the root of your memory
10)Now run Haret.exe from the root of your memory and Android should boot up! That's it.
this step are originaly taken from http://www.neopeek.com/en/stories/android
i hope I helped you a little

so let say I have successfully boot Android on my phone via HaRet, may I use Gen.Y DualBOOT later to boot into Android automatically?
or the only way to start Android is still manually start HaRet under WM please?

luckyvictor said:
so let say I have successfully boot Android on my phone via HaRet, may I use Gen.Y DualBOOT later to boot into Android automatically?
or the only way to start Android is still manually start HaRet under WM please?
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yup you can use the autoboot android after the first manual boot..........
here see this video my htc diamond booting android 2.2 with the Gen.Y DualBOOT......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92BXQbIzd2s&hd=1

I seem to be missing something here... i used minitool partition and got ext2 however now in the File explorer i dont see my internal Storage ...what did i do wrong or what did i miss out?

salim1001 said:
I seem to be missing something here... i used minitool partition and got ext2 however now in the File explorer i dont see my internal Storage ...what did i do wrong or what did i miss out?
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My experience told me that,
First you have to create the FAT32, and the size doesn't really matter, but it is your Android internal storage, which can be shown in Windows.
Second, you create the ext2, size between 300mb to 512mb, this can NOT be shown in Windows.
Third, the linuxswap, 64mb (I think is definite, cant be randomly selected)
After all this, u should be ready to do the rest

fadil_94 said:
yup you can use the autoboot android after the first manual boot..........
here see this video my htc diamond booting android 2.2 with the Gen.Y DualBOOT......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92BXQbIzd2s&hd=1
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btw, do you know whether it is possible to change the theme n icons? I found sth like this, is so damn beautiful
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=772842
the install instruction says flash it over, does it apply to our WM based Android? if so, how to do this flash please?

salim1001 said:
I seem to be missing something here... i used minitool partition and got ext2 however now in the File explorer i dont see my internal Storage ...what did i do wrong or what did i miss out?
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did you leave the fat32?
if you do, then try to format your internal storage or try to connect in linux/ubuntu

fadil_94 said:
did you leave the fat32?
if you do, then try to format your internal storage or try to connect in linux/ubuntu
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I have windows XP SP3 and i am using Minitool Partition. Below were the steps taken,
1 - Formatted the Inetrnal Storage.
2 - Resized it to 3.20GB Fat32
3 - other unallocated 500MB changed it to EXT2
4 - and some 64MB under Linux Swab
Once this is done and when i try checking on the phone in file Explorer..i dont see the Internal Storage to run the files..its completely missing.
I reformmated the whole thing to Fat32 and now i am able to see it under File Explorer...Just wondering what did i miss out...as i know some of us were able to pass through this.

HI I am My htc touch diamond is not detected on windows 7 via usb cable. it seems to be some hardware issue.
can I still partition the internal memory? I am able to connect to Windows via Bluetooth(Windows Mobile Device Center)
Please help.

[Guide] How to install Android

As i see, more and more people are asking, how to install Android. And since previous tutorial is outdated, i will create new one.
So, first some theory. There are two types of releases: ones with ext2 partition and ones without. Second ones are much easier to install (just copy files to SD card), but ones with ext2 partition are faster and works overall better. All newer releases are with partitions.
So, how to install Android?
1. First we must prepare our SD Card. You will need 1GB+ Card. Some users are reporting that there are problems with several cards, so i suggest you stick to card you got with your X1 (it works 100%).
Now it's time to hook SD card to your computer. You can transfer files via X1, but I recommend getting a card reader, since file transfers will be more reliable then.
Before you begin, backup all your files on SD card. When partitioning, all data on your card will be deleted.
So, let's begin. Partitioning is fairly easy, but instead of writing this in text, i will show you video guide of creating partitions (thanks to user e334 for making this tutorial):
(Program in the video is Minitool Partiton Wizard. Grab home version from their page.)
2. After we properly make partition, it's time to download android build. Beware, that root of your SD card will be messy. There is a method to run it in folder (Andboot), but i didn't manage to make it right.
In the time of writing, (my opinion) best release is neopeek's SuperFroyo + v2c kernel. But releases are changing rapidly, since Android is still under development. I will try to update that page, but i suggest you always check the forums for some new releases.
As you can see, this release is in two parts (main release + kernel). But most of the time, there are releases with kernel included, so you don't have to download it separately. So anyway, download and extract main release, kernel and modules into root of the SD card (leave modules in .tar.gz file!).
After copying, use safely remove hardware before disconnecting SD card.
Now it's time for big final. Open file explorer on your X1, navigate to StorageCard\npkinstall folder and click install. If you have done everything right, your phone should go into "text mode" (black screen with bunch of text) and after about a minute, it should start displaying long list of files. That means it's installing android to EXT2 partition. When installation finishes, it will automatically reboot.
Your X1 Android is ready to use now. To launch android, open file explorer, navigate to \StorageCard and tap HARET. Again, it should start displaying text and after that logo should appear. When android appears to be loaded (start wizard pops up), leave it for another several minutes, so Android can initialize all background stuff it needs to.
Happy Androiding!
Frequently Asked Questions
How to return to Windows Mobile?
Simply restart your device. Android won't alter Windows Mobile or on board storage at all, so your windows mobile stays intact.
So, now my Windows mobile is running in background?
No. HARET will shut down Windows Mobile, so Android can have all the memory for himself.
Battery life is very short
Yes, android power management is not very good. But it's getting better, especially last days there were some major improvements in that area.
Camera/FM Radio/Something don't work
Android is still under development, so not all features are working yet.
I can't see my new EXT2 partition in windows
That's OK. Only linux sistems like Android and Ubuntu can see EXT2 partition. Although, you can install 3rd party software, that can add ext2 support to windows (google for "ext2 windows").
How big should i make ext2 partition?
EXT2 partition is system partition for Android. It needs to be big enough to fit all android system files in, but there is no point to make it too big, since data is stored to SD card anyway. Somewhere between 300 and 500MB should be fine. Make it 512 if you have space to spare or 300 if you are really low on SD card space.
I can't enter my SIM PIN!
PIN is currently not working in Android. Turn off PIN in Windows Mobile.

matejdro.. you are one of the best "teachers" thanks a lot.. very kind if you could update this threat everytime if something is new, because there are a lot of new kernels and things coming in.. i try to get in to this matter but at the moment all i understand is.. chinese mixed with japanese.. hehehe

Hey, please, can you add "how install dual boot" in this guide? I really need it, sorry my bad english
Sent from my FRG83 by Neopeek using XDA App

How big the ex2 partion must be? 300 ,500mb?
EDit: i have made the ext2 and the fat32 partition but i can only see the FAT32 in windows. Am I missing something?

viper. said:
How big the ex2 partion must be? 300 ,500mb?
EDit: i have made the ext2 and the fat32 partition but i can only see the FAT32 in windows. Am I missing something?
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Nothing is wrong.
Actually, Windows can't read an ext2 partition, because it's a linux-based partition.
About the size.. i don't know, but i followed the tut' and put the same size. It works well.

Oggy972 said:
Nothing is wrong.
Actually, Windows can't read an ext2 partition, because it's a linux-based partition.
About the size.. i don't know, but i followed the tut' and put the same size. It works well.
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Yep, i have realised that windows7 is unable to read that partition because i did install the android on it and everything went fine. My partition is 450mb large and its working normally. This is so much better then other xdandroid version beacuse with this build you can connect x1 and the pc via usb .

Added both questions to FAQ.

thank you so much for this!

can someone please give the proper instructions on how to use the andboot floder does the folder have to start with capital?
and the v3c kernel needs to be run using someother programs and methords which are there in that thread can you help me with them?

Is it necessary to leave some unallocated space on SD card as shown on video ? And what size of swap partition should be ?

I'm not sure why he left unallocated space, but it's not necessary.
For swap partition, I'm not even sure if android uses it. You can live without it.

hello
I need help
If i start the exe it boot.
But when it is finished it restarts and then there is windows .
Whats wrong ?

Have you done everything correctly? Delete everything and try again.
Also, what is your battery level?

I have successfully install Android with ext2 partition on my X1. But, when I boot to Android, it always hang.
Sometime it hang at the first boot (when Android ask me to configure Google account to sync), sometime it hang when I try to change Android setting, sometime it hang when I play music, but often it hang when I put Android on standby (I press the power button).
I use 4GB SD card and partitioned it into two partition, FAT32 2,5GB and ext2 450MB.
I have try two Android build : CyanogenMod 6.1 and X1-frg83-06112010. Both have the same problem. I also try replace the kernel (zImage) with sp3dev, but the problem still there.
The other thing I try was extract androidinstall.tar.gz directly to my ext2 partition, but Android still hang.
Do you ever encounter this problem? How to fix this?

Hello
Now i have android all is ok and does go.
But one problem if i press the ok and the other buttons does go.
But a little time later no buton does go anymore.
Whats the problem ?

Signing in...
Hi,
All went well.
Now 1st boot it tries to get to me google.
Nothing happens.
It tells me 5 minutes, but that was 10 minutes ago
I am on 3G
Any help?
Edit: (Will boot again, and let you know if it works.)
Edit: Rebooted, and skipped the google account login. Will try with WiFi on loging into google again.

?
Sorry, i don't understand you. What is bugging you?

[Q] uninstalling android

hi there i am a complete newby to this and wanted to install the new cm7 mod on my xperia x1i.
my questions - am i right in assuming that you dont actually install it and that it is run from the memory card, if i am right ? do i just need to delete it to get back to winmo 6.1 and then reboot ?, could you also recommend a good or the best winmo 6.5 for me ?
thankyou for any help you can give me.

You are correct - it doesn't actually install Android to your phone, persay. The INSTALL.exe file merely extracts the initial android software packages to the EXT2 partition you created on your SD card. It doesn't install as a program.
To "uninstall" it, it is as simple and rebooting in Android - unless you configured your phone to automatically boot into Android when it boots WinMo (I'm sure you didn't), it will boot into WinMo, not Android. To remove Android completely, simply reformat your SD card, making sure to backup files you need, and to remove the EXT2 and Linux Swap partitions you created.
As for good WinMo builds, I was a user of Christian's build's for a while (christian-web.nl/sections.php?section=Xperia_rom). They were very stable for me, had a lot of great programs preloaded. I realized how great it is to have a ROM that already has all the programs I need installed; it saves a lot of time.
If you plan on trying to use exclusively Android, you might as well use any pure/light build - something that boots fast, seeing as you have to boot two OSes to get to Android.

Android {Roms}

Hi
What is different betwen (NAND) rom and (EXT3) rom and who is the better and faster rom for xperia x1 :angel:

aLT-bug said:
Hi
What is different betwen (NAND) rom and (EXT3) rom and who is the better and faster rom for xperia x1 :angel:
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Please ask questions at the question section next time.
NAND ROMs are Android ROMs that replace the Windows Mobile OS. They provide faster speeds and better battery life. The developers really did a great job on them this year. They do, however, contain some bugs like USB mass storage not functioning properly (there's a workaround). The most annoying issue I've experienced is the button and keyboard freeze. But the latest Cyanogenmod build I think has already fixed the problem. But I still have Button Savior just in case.
EXT3 ROMs are the ones that run from the SD card. So you would still be able to run Windows Mobile on your phone. It's kind of a dual boot. You have to make partitions on your SD card. It used to have the least bugs. But it's no longer being developed. So now, the NAND ROMs are actually better for my opinion. I think BrianXP7 is the only one left developing EXT3 ROMs, or at least converting his NAND ROM to an EXT3 ROM. EXT3 ROMs used to be faster than NAND ROMs, but it's only because of the CPU speed. NAND ROMs have more free RAM. The CPU speed of NAND ROMs are also now the same as the EXT3 ROMs. You can also make a swap partition to make your phone a little faster on NAND.

how I can make a swap partition to make faster my phone

aLT-bug said:
how I can make a swap partition to make faster my phone
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1659231
A swap file is also known as a page file or virtual memory. So it's more like the page file on your hard drive. It's not ReadyBoost for Android.
There's also an SD boot bug on this device. So you'll have to format the SD in a special way in order to fix it. But after making the partitions, the fix may be lost. So before partitioning your SD card, apply the fix to your SD card. Then make the partitions. But instead of wiping the SD card, choose the "delete all partitions" option. You then apply all the necessary partitions.

So have you successfully managed to install an android ext3 rom? Because no matter which rom I choose or what I try, it always hangs during the loading with the black screen and all those white lines. It just stays that way forever and then I have to pull the battery and restart my phone. Do you know what I may be doing wrong?

BrianXP7 said:
Did you copy the "Windows/*.csv" files to the root of your microSD card?
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Yes! It you was Brian that told me to do that when I was trying to install your Butter rom. But although, I got further with your rom, compared to other android roms, it wasn't successful because it hanged up. Is it maybe the fault of custom roms or maybe mods in the Windows rom? Because whenever I left overclocked my X1 at boot the haret application never ran. It always failed to start! So what I did was to removed the overclocked values of my X1 but still I can't get Android to boot! I need help!

Hey Brian. I tried to run again android on my device and it still doesn't work. What happened this time is this: I placed all files in the right place and clicked haret. The loader starts, CWM opens and I select install zip package. Then the bar that appears is fully loaded and tells me installation is complete. I then proceed with rebooting go back to custom rom with WM6.1 and start again CWM. But this time, even after waiting for more than 15 minutes it never manages to load into android, it hangs with many white lines on a black screen, although if I press some buttons then some words start appearing but nothing happens. Do I miss something?