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[Q] Can't restore using NVFlash

So, using NVFlash and the image files for the Wi-Fi only model, I can not restore my Streak 7.
I've gotten it to work before, using older custom ROMS, but when I try going back from the newer versions of Honeystreak, it won't work.
After flashing over, I can't get past the Dell logo. I've tried everything that worked for me before. When I try to restore it, though, it says "Error mounting /data", so it seems not every part of the system can be accessed.
If I try flashing back over to Honeycomb, it works. So, I can run Honeycomb, but NOT Froyo.
I've gotten it to work before, and don't know why it isn't working now. Any ideas?

you know i had s similar problem well long story short i didn't have all the proper file even though i did download them all i eventually figured out they didn't finish even though it said they did so i would check all your file sizes if you are using the p. files and make sure also don't forget you gotta go into recovery and reset with option 3

[Q] HTC Hero (Alltel) Won't boot roms

I have an HTC Hero CDMA for Alltel. I have been on a quest to make it faster by overclocking or installing a new rom. Upon receiving the phone it would not work with MMS messages so Alltel had me flash the rom using HTC sync. The software came from here: http://software.alltel.com/software.aspx?deviceID=103&platformID=22. This updates the kernel to 2.41.556.1.
Since then I tried rooting it and had many difficulties. I tried 3 different rooting strategies before (semi?-) sucessfully running this one click root apk: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=743289. It installs Darchstars Recovery.
I have since tried flashing 4 different roms such as cyangenmod 6.1 and 7.06. ALL of them bootloop for hours but recovery always restores the phone successfully.
None of this was working so I re rooted it again (never unrooted it, possibly a problem) following this guide: http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/20126-cyanogenmod-7-for-the-htc-hero-cdma-v703-5-may-2011/. I installed the Andoid SDK on my computer and successfully ran all the needed commands to root my phone. Now instead of Darchstars Recovery it has ClockWorkMod 2.5.07. I tried installing all of the roms I tried before but again to no success.
At this point I'm desperate to just overclock it at least. I read around that people were getting into the mid 700 mhz ranges and I wanted that. So instead of a new rom with a newer Android version I wanted- I flashed a new overclock kernel onto the standard Alltel rom I updated my phone with. I used Zen Kernel found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=750170. Upon flashing the new kernel the phone went into bootloop and exhibited the same behavior as the other roms did. I recovered and set back to normal. I tried the Zenkernal flash one more time but used StockVoltage Overclocked Kernel found on the same post. This time it worked!
With the new overclock kernel 2.62.29 I installed setcpu and overclocked. However I can only hit 672mhz with it - Not what I wanted. Also with the new kernel SuperUser permissions have to be set every time. It will not remember that I previously gave permission. Additionally RomManager 4.3.3 seemingly doesn't think my phone is rooted. It fails if I try to install a rom or new recovery through it citing that it can't get superuser permission. Even though I give it permission.
The thing I noticed that is messed up and possibly causing things to become awry is that in ClockWorkRecovery when I try to clear the Dalvik Cache I get a E:Can't Mount /Dev/block/mmcblk0p2 (file Exists) message. I'm thinking this may be causing the problems and it may have been messed up by my prior attempts to root it. Can anyone shed some light on this?
Since I installed the new updated Alltel rom 2.41.556.1. I have been reading that with Sprint the newer rom breaks the ability to root the phone using many methods. I'm starting to believe this may be the case with the newer Alltel rom as well.
From my understanding to fix my problem I need to restore everything to stock, find a way to unroot, downgrade Alltel's rom, root on the downgraded rom, flash a recovery, flash a new rom? I am unclear on how to do this and it's where I need some help.
Basically my current plan (At work can't do it now) is to:
1. Install Darchstars recovery instead of ClockWorkMods because Darchstars recovery has my first original Nandroid backup to undue everything else I've done. Clockwork and Darchstar appear not to be able to restore from one others backup Nandroid, is that correct?
2. To downgrade I was going to follow these instructions: http://tech-n-life.com/index.php/2010/01/support-sunday-how-to-un-root-your-htc-hero/. The problem I see with it is finding an original Alltel RUU as opposed to Sprints.
3. Root and install new rom.
Does anyone have suggestions or a better way to approach this in finding a way to flash a new rom and actually have it work?

I'm not on Alltel, but you're definitely on the right track to resolve the issue.
I know there's a ruu for the Alltel around here. I remember reading it a while back. After PT I'm come back and help locate it with you.
And keep up the excellent investigation! I applaud your digging efforts. First round is on me if I see you at the bar.

I've made much progress in the way of getting it rooted. Just about everything on the internet WILL NOT WORK to root it. Most of it is out of date. I have finally rooted it and have made it stay rooted. I found out that the device would unroot itself after rebooting it - must be something with the newer Alltel version 2.41 idk.
I used this post and program to root it: forums.regawmod.com/showthread.php?tid=6
The above attempt has flaws however. It makes the recovery inoperable. To fix this I ran the commands below in ADB. These commands are the only way to get a recovery on the phone properly. I have found every guide on the net is outdated or incomplete; after lots or trial and error I developed this. Flash_image and a recovery image are needed.
Code:
cd /d E:\HTC Hero\rooting
adb push recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img /sdcard/recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img
adb push flash_image /sdcard/flash_image
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,exec /dev/block//vold/179:1 /sdcard
cd /sdcard/
./flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img
reboot recovery
--------or-------
adb push recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-heroc.img /sdcard/recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-heroc.img
./flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-heroc.img
At this point the WiFi is broken and unable to start because of the root.
I flashed zenkernal again and, like before, the one with perflock disabled will not boot and the one with perflock on works - this kernel corrected the wifi issue. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=750170
I'm pretty much back to where I started. I have to grant super user access constantly again. However I found this can be fixed by flashing "su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip" via recovery mode.
Because I can't get a new rom to work I have pretty much altered the stock rom in a way that suits me. I have it overclocked decently (wished for more) at 673, it's 100% stable, and I used Fresh Kitchen 3.0.0.1 to delete all the crap such as Amazon MP3 that was on my phone.
Support for the Alltel HTC Hero is very lacking around the net. Strategies that work on Sprint and other phones don't work on this one. Also most strategies are very outdated. It seems I missed the bus by buying this phone at this point in time - but I did get a really good deal on it.
EDIT: I have constantly read about s-on and s-off but no one ever actually said what it was or what it had to do with anything. I didn't think it was important. I just researched it and mines on still. I'm gonna give everything a try again once I get it off.
Edit2: S is off via flashing unrevoked-forever.zip in recovery. It made no difference for booting other roms. The only apparent thing that I noticed is that the E:Can't Mount /Dev/block/mmcblk0p2 (file Exists) message is gone - it may have been fixed a while ago and I just never noticed.

Currently the phones set to S-off
adb says the phone is rooted via the # symbol
It's running Clockwork2.5.0.7
It's running ZenKernel-HTC-08122010 perf lock 2.6.29
Alltel Software version 2.41.556.1
Super User package su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip
Overclocked to 672mhz
However RomManager says, "An error occured while attempting to run privileged commands!" and SystemTuner claims my phone is not rooted.
I don't know what to do with this phone.....

Hmm, that doesn't sound good. I recently had trouble with changing VM and busy box, and managed to destroy my phones driver's. I couldn't connect to Wi-Fi(MAC address was <UNKNOWN>), Bluetooth(Address was <UNKNOWN>, or mobile(My phone number was missing). After factory reset, I took it to Alltel and they said they would put an update on it that would fix many problems. It now works, but lags more, it doesn't crash as much, seems to run warmer, and the battery doesn't last as long. I was wondering if it was just a minor overclocking mod and a few bug fixes, but if root doesn't work, that may be a problem for me.

Flash that zenkernel I mentioned. It seems to somehow be better with battery life.
I have no way to prove this but I work from 7am till 5:30pm. Before the zenkernel battery life would be around 70% after work. The other day it was at a low 80% after the kernel update. It may have been affected by outside temperatures as well I have no idea but it does appear to have better battery life.

DerekZ10 said:
Flash that zenkernel I mentioned. It seems to somehow be better with battery life.
I have no way to prove this but I work from 7am till 5:30pm. Before the zenkernel battery life would be around 70% after work. The other day it was at a low 80% after the kernel update. It may have been affected by outside temperatures as well I have no idea but it does appear to have better battery life.
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this is the same thing you did from the alltel site but there is a flashable zip for the update you used.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=894925
or this one
http://pcdphones.com/our-devices/products/75-adr6250al/downloads/42
maybe a bad download
for root look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=710483
i would try one of dac's kernels here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=756774
you can try flashing this alltel rom i was messing with.
http://dev-host.org/?op=my_files&fld_id=24
this is all ready rooted and the updated one you flashed.

DerekZ10 said:
I have an HTC Hero CDMA for Alltel. I have been on a quest to make it faster by overclocking or installing a new rom. Upon receiving the phone it would not work with MMS messages so Alltel had me flash the rom using HTC sync. The software came from here: http://software.alltel.com/software.aspx?deviceID=103&platformID=22. This updates the kernel to 2.41.556.1.
Since then I tried rooting it and had many difficulties. I tried 3 different rooting strategies before (semi?-) sucessfully running this one click root apk: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=743289. It installs Darchstars Recovery.
I have since tried flashing 4 different roms such as cyangenmod 6.1 and 7.06. ALL of them bootloop for hours but recovery always restores the phone successfully.
None of this was working so I re rooted it again (never unrooted it, possibly a problem) following this guide: http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/20126-cyanogenmod-7-for-the-htc-hero-cdma-v703-5-may-2011/. I installed the Andoid SDK on my computer and successfully ran all the needed commands to root my phone. Now instead of Darchstars Recovery it has ClockWorkMod 2.5.07. I tried installing all of the roms I tried before but again to no success.
At this point I'm desperate to just overclock it at least. I read around that people were getting into the mid 700 mhz ranges and I wanted that. So instead of a new rom with a newer Android version I wanted- I flashed a new overclock kernel onto the standard Alltel rom I updated my phone with. I used Zen Kernel found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=750170. Upon flashing the new kernel the phone went into bootloop and exhibited the same behavior as the other roms did. I recovered and set back to normal. I tried the Zenkernal flash one more time but used StockVoltage Overclocked Kernel found on the same post. This time it worked!
With the new overclock kernel 2.62.29 I installed setcpu and overclocked. However I can only hit 672mhz with it - Not what I wanted. Also with the new kernel SuperUser permissions have to be set every time. It will not remember that I previously gave permission. Additionally RomManager 4.3.3 seemingly doesn't think my phone is rooted. It fails if I try to install a rom or new recovery through it citing that it can't get superuser permission. Even though I give it permission.
The thing I noticed that is messed up and possibly causing things to become awry is that in ClockWorkRecovery when I try to clear the Dalvik Cache I get a E:Can't Mount /Dev/block/mmcblk0p2 (file Exists) message. I'm thinking this may be causing the problems and it may have been messed up by my prior attempts to root it. Can anyone shed some light on this?
Since I installed the new updated Alltel rom 2.41.556.1. I have been reading that with Sprint the newer rom breaks the ability to root the phone using many methods. I'm starting to believe this may be the case with the newer Alltel rom as well.
From my understanding to fix my problem I need to restore everything to stock, find a way to unroot, downgrade Alltel's rom, root on the downgraded rom, flash a recovery, flash a new rom? I am unclear on how to do this and it's where I need some help.
Basically my current plan (At work can't do it now) is to:
1. Install Darchstars recovery instead of ClockWorkMods because Darchstars recovery has my first original Nandroid backup to undue everything else I've done. Clockwork and Darchstar appear not to be able to restore from one others backup Nandroid, is that correct?
2. To downgrade I was going to follow these instructions: http://tech-n-life.com/index.php/2010/01/support-sunday-how-to-un-root-your-htc-hero/. The problem I see with it is finding an original Alltel RUU as opposed to Sprints.
3. Root and install new rom.
Does anyone have suggestions or a better way to approach this in finding a way to flash a new rom and actually have it work?
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Any of these should work :: http://www.pcdphones.com/our-devices/support/adr6250update but u should try the Bittersweet ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=658755) And i use the Kernel from here: (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1110418) AND if that dont work try dropping it and see if that helps (hasn't for me ... but does relieve some stress)

DerekZ10 said:
Flash that zenkernel I mentioned. It seems to somehow be better with battery life.
I have no way to prove this but I work from 7am till 5:30pm. Before the zenkernel battery life would be around 70% after work. The other day it was at a low 80% after the kernel update. It may have been affected by outside temperatures as well I have no idea but it does appear to have better battery life.
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I'm really not wanting to mess my phone up again, I should be getting a new one shortly, then I will test out flashing ROMs and all that. I get the idea and how its done, I just don't feel like taking the chance. My stomach dropped literally when I turned my phone on and it had no service and the HTC video didn't display. I thought the phone company may deny fixing it, but I came up with an elaborate story that the lady there took. She did break into my phone though, and now it is still partially opened in between the volume keys, and the silver vertical bar that goes around the phone, I wasn't happy about that.

Re-flashed Stock and now unable to root

Just a quick background, I purchased my DS7 at staples and rooted it and installed CWM using the info found on the forums so I could connect to my ad-hoc tether. Last week I attempted to install the HC upgrade and got the mis-match message. I booted into CWM and started looping. In an effort to correct this I mistakenly wiped the memory (big mistake!). I found the instructions on flashing the stock ROM (turned out that it was TMO) and got the unit running again. I called Dell (I have posted in another thread on this) and they are to send a pickup. In the meantime I have found instructions on flashing the OEM stock wfi ROM and have done so. I, like many others, noticed that the service tag was wrong and edited PG23/line220 to reflect my correct tag ( note to posters of ROMs and those who would flash: before doing so write down all the information about your unit so you can make changes later if needed). I now have most everything back to pre-upgrade status, but Gingerbreak v1.2 will not root. When I attempt it the program runs but I get a message “Not sure what happened her. Either the exploit failed or the reboot failed. Please reboot manually and see if you have Superuser!” I reboot and nothing, no Superuser and no root access. Also, before I attempt the “unroot’ option is greyed out so I take it that the unit is not rooted nor can I see root files in file manager One thing I have not tried is the CWM un-install that was included in the stock ROM flash thread. Since I don’t see it and I boot into fastboot I am guessing that it is gone. Any suggestions or has anyone had this issue as well?
Another note, I too have the 338 version and no auto update yet. I am not real sure I want to update now. To those that have updated, can you connect to ad-hoc networks with out changing the WPA?

Big wall of text, if you're on 2.2.x reflash CWM 3.0 and flash Superuser.zip as a update.zip though it.
If you're on HC, flash CWM 4.0 and flash Superuser7.zip on it.
Superuser.zip will always work on 2.x roms.
Superuser7.zip will always work on 3.x roms.
If you try and run the wrong one it will just 'run' and give no error, it will simply not do anything, but it wont damage anything.

Thanks, you think cwm is still lurking and giving problems? So I need to reinstall cwm and use it to install the zip? Won't CWM interfere with the HC update?

alchrisr01 said:
Thanks, you think cwm is still lurking and giving problems? So I need to reinstall cwm and use it to install the zip? Won't CWM interfere with the HC update?
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If you have CWM installed you won't get the update automatically no matter if you have a matching ROM or not... you must be FULLY stock... but I see no sense in waiting, TheManii has already posted the releases that are coming out... why not just flash the zip

[Q] P1000 Vodafone UK tab refuses to have anything but Froyo on it. Want ICS!

Guys, I'm new to the site but i have read nearly every xda forum post going for getting the Galaxy Tab P1000 with an ICS rom on it and im out now and cant find a thread relating to what i want to ask.
I have tried everything and even though it will install the tab simply refuses to boot, either get the black screen or stuck on the samsung logo, or boots then immediately reboots, ive tried everything from ODIN gingerbread roms to flashing cyna's and others custom ICS roms using their described methods, I can easily unbrick it now too! . ive tried different SD cards in different formats and buildign in the different zImage kernels to match my p1000.. what i cant seem to find is anyone that has successfully got a tab from Vodafone UK on ICS so any help on this would be beyond appreciative .
please!
Rich.

Quick question, for starters, you sure you have a P1000 and not some of the other ones (P1000N, P1000L...)?
If you do, try to explain the methods step by step you've been using for flashing ROMS.
When I started, I also bricked my Tab a few times before I got it right lol
(I actually bricked my tab flashing CM9 update just 10mins ago XD it's now booting again lol)

Hi Stilm, it says it is a P1000 on the back and on the box, no mention at all of an N or L as i noticed you need different kernels/zImage's for those too so can only presume its definitely just a p1000, i think in fact i did try one just to rule it out. it just seems weird that ive not seen a working UK Voda unit on anything but 2.2 but surely its only the rom thats different not the actual hardware.
first i tried cynagenmods instructions to get his CM9 on it including rooting it with oneclickroot to gain SU access, copy zip to SD Card and could boot to cynas menu to select the zip off the SD but, would say successful then brick it or would fail after a bit way through and say cant mount sd.
i tried a few other methods from other sites too but they all seem largely the same, i also tried renaming the cm9 file name to update.zip and using the update function on the original menu but this still bricked it lol.

About CM9, if it doesn't boot after flashing the ROM, flash a kernel (zImage).

the zImage is built in to the rom though, is it possible to flash just the zimage say through odin?.. because after it fails to boot the only way to get anything on it seems to be through odin or at best through the standard built in recovery?

You can use Heimdall, or tar it and use Odin. Or you can download a nightly.

would it recognise it if i tar it though i thought it had to be in a certain layout/format not just a tar container? i will give nightly a go too!

can anyone tell me why it always says CANT MOUNT /SDCARD/filename.zip installation aborted.?

johnsonra said:
can anyone tell me why it always says CANT MOUNT /SDCARD/filename.zip installation aborted.?
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Hey, froyo and ics are totally different system. It is hard enough to flash a froyo to gingerbread without going through some problems. From my experience flashing gingerbread on froyo, I had to get a new pit file flashed together with the rom using Odin, with repartition checked. Even after that I would get error msgs like E:failed to mount /data or /system etc. I had to push new dbdata.rfs to get it working right.

any luck with getting ICS on though? so many have and its doing my head in now... given im an IT Pro too youd think itd be done by now lol. youre right though about GB thats why im thinking if its down to the actual vendor supplied units, ive not heard yet if other UK Vodafone users have had any success or indeed failure?

Wireless controller support

I was wondering, im trying to find way to setup my phone with hdmi out and wireless controllers for game out. I found out sixaxis, icontrolpad, etc doesnt work with the thrill. Question is does any controllers of any kind work or is there a patch / update firmware i can install tht would support it? IM currently on a rooted 2.2.2 froyo that came on thrill.

Sixaxis does work but for Cyanogen roms not froyo/gingerbread
Sent from my LG-P920 using xda premium

the Cyanogen one does it include the new nightly im looking at that one atm in the
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1431382
number 45 here http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=p925
wanted to make sure before i went crazy on phone lol

ugh great i made a backup of rom now im stuck in bootloop, trying to figure out how to get out of it

factory wipe or reflash

Ok saved my phone with v20c firmware and got it rooted im trying to figure out how to install nightly its in iso format, do i mount it and run it or is there somehting special i need to do i dont wanna make same mistake again lol, oh also for some strange reason when i try to go to market to download anything it says i got insufficient space which i have everything formatted and did mount unmount still wont let me download.
nevermind on market i emptied cache fixed that

you should be able to install rom manager (clockwork mod) then install the zip through that (after reboot).
you wouldn't have to change baseband or anything like that.

ok got the newest cm7 nightly on and reinstalled android market i tried reputting in my apn info wont save tried reinstalling still wont save, is there something special i need to do to make apn settings save so i can reconnect to att network? I hope i dont have to start all over again >.< this is a nightmare.