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Help please, I rooted my g1 a while back and forgot everything

phillyblunt said:
I have JF 1.5 installed still and think its about time to upgrade. I have the latest radio but I think I need to update my spl which is the latest version I need to use this rom. Also I have partition magic so I can use that to format the sd card for apps 2 sd right? , I just do a ext2 on one half and ext3 on the other then cops all the files from the zip of 1.7 to the root of the sd card or do I have to put the app folder on ext3 and everything else on ext2 then just flash into recovery and update with the img? sorry for the questions I rooted my phone like 9 months ago and pretty much forgot everything I read and learned.
also I do have root access because I can use wifi teather and other root things but when I went to install cyanogen recovery Image and I go to terminal and type in mount /sdcard it tells me SDcard not found in /etc/fstab and If i type create a dir it says permission denied, can anyone help with that?
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uansari1 said:
Jesus f-ing Christ! Just to shut you up, I'll give you an answer... but know that I'm doing so halfway hoping you brick your phone due to the stupidity of your question.
This isn't the right place to ask questions about SPLs and partitioning cards. However, I'd suggest you look in my sig for info regarding the SPL. Most people that use Partition Magic, Paragon, etc. to partition end up with problems. If you upgrade to Amon_RA's latest Recovery, he's included an automatic partitioning script where you can even select the sizes of the partitions.
As for the files.. You FLASH the zip file via Recovery.
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phillyblunt said:
the link you have for Flashing the Haykuro SPL? Follow directions in post #3 HERE. does not work if you try to download the spl. Like I said I have the latest radio so once I do that spl all I will need to do pretty much is install amons latest recovery and have it partition the sd card as well has have a recovery option. Then do a nandroid backup and install the new 1.17.1 of dwangs script and I should be good to go right.
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phillyblunt said:
do you have a working link for that spl, again sorry for pissing you off. Just I was in a bad car accident in april been out of work and out of commission haven't really messed with my phone. Last question I promise. I got Amon_RA's latest Recovery and I renamed it to recovery.img but when i try to copy it to the data folder on system it gives me a permission denied error. Is there a file browser on the market that will let me copy it over or is their a way to browser the system files thru the pc and copy it that way. Thanks again.. merry xmas
scratch that sorry, They got me on good meds, found the spl now I just need to get the file to copy to the data folder
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phillyblunt said:
hmm I think I might of messed up my root access a while back. I installed what I thought was a modded cupcake firmware but Maybe I did google's. My build number says htc_dream-eng.15 cupcake eng.benji.20090609.153832 test keys and my kernel version is 2.6.27.24-cm [email protected] firmware 1.5. Do I need to go backwards or do I still have root access cause Like I said wifi tether still works. btw I am going to copy all of this and move the whole thread to the right forum board and stop posting in this one.
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So do I or do I not have root, also if anyone can help me to copy that recovery.img to the system folder so I can do a nandroid backup and partition it the right way that way I can get apps 2 sd working and that new rom I want.

Sorry can you go back and quote properly, I lost all interest when it said you logged in and yeah. Might help if things were quoted

Sorry about that there you go

phillyblunt said:
Sorry about that there you go
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Thanks, here let me go and read it now I'll try and help

1.Press cam+power-should say this if you have haykuro spl
DREA 100 PVT 32B HBOOT-0.95.0000. CPLD-4. Radio 0-2.22.19.26I Sep 2 2008
2.Goto recovery mode= power+hme
if you have jf or cyan recovery root is still one with you
Also if you have 3 skateboard droids in fastboot then you def got root.

Nah I still have the rainbow boot screen. if I update the spl will it give me root again and let me modify the system files

Make sure you updated your radio before you flash your SPL!!!!

How to use FROYO with OLD A2SD Method

Froyo sux....with apps i get all types of complications...ive done everything re-format and used all methods...no A2SD method works including Google's. I want the Old Method on the Ext.....but not even Rodriguez' works...anyone solutions or people suffering? cuz its either i cant put all my apps or they dont install....i even had a 'Contact Storage' problem where it bloated so big...my phone said i had low memory

+1
Anyone has a working solution for FRF50?

how bout you wait till froyo source is out then when can have all kinds of goodies

teflon252 said:
Froyo sux....with apps i get all types of complications...ive done everything re-format and used all methods...no A2SD method works including Google's. I want the Old Method on the Ext.....but not even Rodriguez' works...anyone solutions or people suffering? cuz its either i cant put all my apps or they dont install....i even had a 'Contact Storage' problem where it bloated so big...my phone said i had low memory
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Try this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=644438

I'm not sure but I heard that Froyo doesn't like EXT partitions ...
Perhaps the kernel on the upper link should work. Give a try =)

i'm trying it now....let u kno how it works..and thanks for the suggestions

NO LUCK....DOESNT EVEN READ EXT PARTITION...I DUNNO what the hell KING is talking about

I have stock rooted froyo, and the apps that can be pushed to the sd card go to the fat32 part.
I have not tried using a2sd yet.
I will try pushing an app thru adb tonight to sd and see if it installs.
Update: I installed a couple of apps to the sdcard with ADB. One I don't use anymore, and one that I had installed from the market. I had to uninstall Google Earth, but I now have it installed on the sdcard and it is working just as well as if it were on the phone. Also tried Tower Raiders Free, and it also installed to the sdcard and plays with no problems. So I don't know if froyo needs the ext partition or not, but the newest ADB release does not in order for apps to work.

the benefit of EXT is space and i already have so many apps installed already from previous....the new method allows me only half and i would have to re-install all and for some reason...regular froyo doesnt sit well with my phone....like in 'manage application' it just says calculating...and i can never install certain apps

paul's (MoDaCo) r16 + have apps2sd on ext partition as an option.. i've been using it on ext4 since r16 dropped have about 75 apps including google earth and flash and have 135mb left on internal .. advanced task manager says 223mb with 20 apps running

did u have to activate the option? and how?

no .. its automatic... there are 2 ways... google (froyo) crappy apps2sd and our way of doing things.. just have your sd card fat32 /ext2/3/4 and thats it .. disregard the google froyo a2sd

You can try Darktremor A2SD and see if that works.
The rom you are on would need to have some form of a2sd launch command in the init.rc. In the old stuff, it would be a matter of putting the following lines in the init.rc:
1. Look for a line called class_start default. Add the next two lines above the class_start line:
start a2sd
on property:cm.filesystem.ready=1
2. Go to the end of the file and type the following:
service a2sd /system/bin/logwrapper /system/bin/sh /system/bin/a2sd
disabled
oneshot
Now, I'm not sure about Froyo and its Apps2SD...I'm not sure if you need to find the lines in init.rc (assuming they are actually in that file) and comment them out.
But try the program and see if it works.
http://www.darktremor.info/files/a2sd/a2sd-2.7-2-signed.zip
teflon252 said:
Froyo sux....with apps i get all types of complications...ive done everything re-format and used all methods...no A2SD method works including Google's. I want the Old Method on the Ext.....but not even Rodriguez' works...anyone solutions or people suffering? cuz its either i cant put all my apps or they dont install....i even had a 'Contact Storage' problem where it bloated so big...my phone said i had low memory
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Anyone tried the above post on froyo?
A link to step by step instructions will be appreciated.
Some steps here: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Apps2SD but dont know what else is needed for froyo.
I want this because my /data partition is completely out of space, and no more apps can be moved using the froyo method.
Forcing all apps to install by default on the sd card is buggy at best.
update: works, see the below post, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6952103&postcount=16

Is SWAP partition still necessary ?

I've read that swap is not needed. Works without one for me

@britoso - i see you talk of this file - a2sd-2.7-update3-signed.zip - is that a rom?

milomak said:
@britoso - i see you talk of this file - a2sd-2.7-update3-signed.zip - is that a rom?
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its a flashable update that installs the a2sd components to your system.

Here is the thread, first message has instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=670087
britoso said:
+1 (topic)
Anyone tried the above post on froyo?
A link to step by step instructions will be appreciated.
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just wanted to note that this works fine on Froyo FRF83 too.
I used Paul Obrien's FRF83 rooted, deodexed rom.
1)nandroid+ext
2)flash frf83
3)flash apps2sd
4)reboot
5)bootloop!
to fix it:
Code:
adb remount
adb shell mkdir /system/sd
adb shell
/system/bin/a2sd install
a2sd repair
a2sd check
6)success!
edit: it does not start automatically on reboot, flash leofroyo's boot.img in bootloader mode to fix it
fastboot flash boot leofroyoboot.img
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Help: Firefox for android stuck in memory

Tried firefox for android beta2 today and it freezed my phone, so I uninstall it only to realise that it locked 13MB of my internal memory permanently probably due to bad uninstall. Tried to reinstall it so that I can uninstall it again but it didn't allow me to install again saying that I don't have enough memory (though i still have ~45 MB free internal memory).
Anyone knows where does firefox install to? I couldn't find it in any of the app directory (not in data\app or system\app, nothing in dalvik cache and data\data as well). having 14MB memory locked is really a paint considering how small our milestone memory is.
Please help.
Thanks

en0203 said:
Tried firefox for android beta2 today and it freezed my phone, so I uninstall it only to realise that it locked 13MB of my internal memory permanently probably due to bad uninstall. Tried to reinstall it so that I can uninstall it again but it didn't allow me to install again saying that I don't have enough memory (though i still have ~45 MB free internal memory).
Anyone knows where does firefox install to? I couldn't find it in any of the app directory (not in data\app or system\app, nothing in dalvik cache and data\data as well). having 14MB memory locked is really a paint considering how small our milestone memory is.
Please help.
Thanks
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bump. please can someone help. thanks

en0203 said:
bump. please can someone help. thanks
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1.Do you have a recent nandroid backup? that would be a simple fix?
2. What rom and kernel are you using?
3. Is your phone rooted? Probably yes...All the apps go to /system/app, unless you have apps2sd installed
4. If it's not there and it's not in "manage applications" then probably it's a an error of your rom showing erroneous available space.

Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
1) I am using XT720, we don't have nandroid backup tools yet
2) Stock EU rom and kernel for XT720
3) yes, rooted. I am sure it's not in /system/app (mine has got apps2sd)
4) I guess I'll probably need to reflash the rom to get rid of it then. a bit troublesome but no choice I guess.
Something about the firefox is that if you install it you'll find that the space taken up by the firefox is much bigger than the .apk+dalvik cache+data in the normal app installation path. some portion gets installed into somewhere else which nobody knows where. My friend with a Nexus one try to move it to sd but it simply won't move the whole thing because part of it does not install to the /app.
Anyway, thanks for the help. I'll wait another day or two before I flash it to stock again.
Many thanks

en0203 said:
Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
1) I am using XT720, we don't have nandroid backup tools yet
2) Stock EU rom and kernel for XT720
3) yes, rooted. I am sure it's not in /system/app (mine has got apps2sd)
4) I guess I'll probably need to reflash the rom to get rid of it then. a bit troublesome but no choice I guess.
Something about the firefox is that if you install it you'll find that the space taken up by the firefox is much bigger than the .apk+dalvik cache+data in the normal app installation path. some portion gets installed into somewhere else which nobody knows where. My friend with a Nexus one try to move it to sd but it simply won't move the whole thing because part of it does not install to the /app.
Anyway, thanks for the help. I'll wait another day or two before I flash it to stock again.
Many thanks
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Can you go into recovery? ADB commands actually work as root there.
You also said you have app2sd - I'm guessing the ext version. You can browse around the ext partition if you have something that can read it (like Ubuntu) and delete it from the card as well.

- Look into your /cache partition and delete every download*.apk
- Look into /data/app and look if there is still an apk left
- Look into /data/data and see if a Firefox-folder is located there - delete it!
You can do all this with RootExplorer
Then you should be fixed

Milestone isn't supported. I think I read it somewhere on the mozilla site. There's some known issue logged somewhere
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App

Check if there is any "*.tmp" files under /data/app ?
I was locked some memory due to unsuccessful install of "Pocket Legends", and found out that the apks were stored in both "/cache/downloadfile.apk" and "/data/app/vmxyzxyz.tmp".

[Q] What happens to /system when a rom is installed?

I'm sure this question has been answered before, but I can't find it anywhere, so here goes:
I always thought that whenever a ROM is installed it completly wipes and overwrites the /system partition. But perhaps I figure wrong, maybe the files/folders within /system are overwritten and any other pre-existing files are left behind.
Which is it?
I ask this because I notice that the size of /sytem in an update.zip varies from one ROM to another, this suggests to me that perhaps files can be left behind when a ROM is installed. Also I'm curious why it's sometimes possible to upgrade a rom without a wipe and sometimes it isn't.

It depends on how the ROM is set up to install...
Basically, a flashable zip is just a bunch of files and a script that installs the package. If the script also has instructions to erase files or directories, then it will...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

it depends on what you are doing. if i flash a full ROM to my phone, it will just upgrade everything as if it were a real OTA from google, meaning it keeps every thing in tact. if i wipe the phone first, of course it re-writes everything. so it's a tough question to answer.

Thanks danger-rat, perfect explanation.
It's quite interesting that we rely on the ROM-dev to wipe whatever is necessary (as a manual wipe from Recovery-mode does not wipe /system). So I guess it's possible to install a new ROM and be left with bits of the old one still in /system if the ROM-dev didn't specifiy a format of /system.
danger-rat said:
It depends on how the ROM is set up to install...
Basically, a flashable zip is just a bunch of files and a script that installs the package. If the script also has instructions to erase files or directories, then it will...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
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[Q] Firerat's Custom MTD Partitions Question

Sorry if this question has been asked multiple times, I did try my best to find an answer on google and xda but no luck, so here I am
I have it set up and everything. Before i did it, i had 150 mb of total space, now I have 298 mb of total space but i read that people got up to 350+ of mb space, is there a way i can get mine up that high?

Mobiono said:
Sorry if this question has been asked multiple times, I did try my best to find an answer on google and xda but no luck, so here I am
I have it set up and everything. Before i did it, i had 150 mb of total space, now I have 298 mb of total space but i read that people got up to 350+ of mb space, is there a way i can get mine up that high?
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If you make your /system and /cache as small as you safely can, then your /data is what it is. The only way to get more space is decrease the /system size
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ajrty33 said:
If you make your /system and /cache as small as you safely can, then your /data is what it is. The only way to get more space is decrease the /system size
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
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Thank you how would i know what would be the smallest, safest amount that /system could be?

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Mobiono said:
Thank you how would i know what would be the smallest, safest amount that /system could be?
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It really depends on which Rom you are running. For jaybob's 2.3.7 (TeamHeroc 30Nov) that I am using
I have my mtdpartmap at 105 2. I think this gives me data of 352 total. I have pulled some apk's out though and you will have some market issues unless you use s0be's market fix because the cache is set below 18. This is a gingerbread thing that didn't happen on froyo from what I can remember. You also need to use firerat's 1.5.8 (or above I guess for the 18mb cache to work without the market fix). You can check the size of the partitions by going into the terminal emulator and doing: df -h, of that doesn't work try busybox df -h. That way you can see what you need. If you go over the allotted system partition amount you will run into all kinds of issues. Leave some room if you like to change boot animations or anything else involving the system.
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Drunkpilot said:
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It really depends on which Rom you are running. For jaybob's 2.3.7 (TeamHeroc 30Nov) that I am using
I have my mtdpartmap at 105 2. I think this gives me data of 352 total. I have pulled some apk's out though and you will have some market issues unless you use s0be's market fix because the cache is set below 18. This is a gingerbread thing that didn't happen on froyo from what I can remember. You also need to use firerat's 1.5.8 (or above I guess for the 18mb cache to work without the market fix). You can check the size of the partitions by going into the terminal emulator and doing: df -h, of that doesn't work try busybox df -h. That way you can see what you need. If you go over the allotted system partition amount you will run into all kinds of issues. Leave some room if you like to change boot animations or anything else involving the system.
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Thank you very much for your assistance. My mtdpartmap is 160 2 , so i guess im good for now lol. I'll just switch Roms and evaluate the difference in internal mem. for myself. Right now im on Drew's something..(first Rom in my sig) so i'm probably maxed out already. Once again, thanks ( already used the thanks button lol)

Call me terminal newbie-noob
I'm looking for two things:
1) firerats v.1.5.8
2) easy to follow instructions for installation.
I also want to use firerats (have for a long, long, long time, but, I've been intimidated by the OP disclaimer and super-long thread), but I cannot find v.1.5.8.
I've gone through the links, and I'm just not seeing it.
(Folks, you gotta understand: I'm a fumbler and overcautious, and it's painful to ask for help.)
I love having my little hero rooted. I love the continuing work by AOSP, Dastin and Matt Crystal and innumberable others, it's great! I just don't have enough room for the apps I use. I wouldn't travel down this path if I didn't think I had to, so please lend an old fool your brain.
The best how-to I've come across (so far) is the ROMRepo:
http://romrepo.info/wiki/index.php?title=Firerat's_Custom_MTD_Partitions_(HeroC)
It takes me to v.1.5.6.
I just don't want to screw up.
Thanks in advance.
-p

Am I asking for too much? I don't mean to cause harm. If one would be so kind as to provide a link to v.1.5.8, I'd be grateful.
I know I'm a risky prospect for lending help to, but I won't hold it against anyone if things don't work out right.
Thanks for your consideration.
-p

As far as instructions on how to use the mod just read the op then spend a little time reading the thread. Then make a nandroid and give it a go. Also you should have a copy of your current recovery on hand and adb installed on your pc.
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always\

permazorch said:
I'm looking for two things:
1) firerats v.1.5.8
2) easy to follow instructions for installation.
I also want to use firerats (have for a long, long, long time, but, I've been intimidated by the OP disclaimer and super-long thread), but I cannot find v.1.5.8.
I've gone through the links, and I'm just not seeing it.
(Folks, you gotta understand: I'm a fumbler and overcautious, and it's painful to ask for help.)
I love having my little hero rooted. I love the continuing work by AOSP, Dastin and Matt Crystal and innumberable others, it's great! I just don't have enough room for the apps I use. I wouldn't travel down this path if I didn't think I had to, so please lend an old fool your brain.
The best how-to I've come across (so far) is the ROMRepo:
http://romrepo.info/wiki/index.php?title=Firerat's_Custom_MTD_Partitions_(HeroC)
It takes me to v.1.5.6.
I just don't want to screw up.
Thanks in advance.
-p
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In case you didn't find it, http://www.mediafire.com/?lifib6a9ptj5j#1pcwmbdd9kqpc
Also, the instructions are on the OP of this thread
Personally, I would do Data2Ext. You get Gigs of int. mem. (Around 1 gig if you set your ext. size to 2048mb. Of course, the bigger your sdcard, the bigger you can make your partition.)