[Desire HD Android Development] Highlander11:
GREAT news! But I need a bit of advice first, please...

That is the best news of the day, Lee! I am travelling overseas over the weekend, so I'll have something to keep myself busy with in the long Scandinavian evenings during the next two weeks while being away :D

Which means that I have to get my upgrading procedure sorted out. I have run into some problems recently and am still trying to sort out what went wrong. It first went kind of south on my own DHD installation when migrating to v3.3.1 - then I did a colleague's with a bit of help and pointers from FrankyHTC (to try to isolate the fault).

But I still get some unexplained behaviour. At present I expect it has to do with mounting (or not) the partitions prior to flashing. Also, I am making use of A2SD+ (because I want to :p ) - which I also think may be part of the problem.

Maybe it is time to explain, in the hope that someone can possibly shed some light on what I am doing wrong (and let's keep to the "rather simple" task of upgrading, instead of a clean install):

00) The radio was already correct on the phone, so no need to flash a radio

01) Copy all required files onto the FAT32 partition of the SD card (it can be in a directory or in the root, as long as you know where ;) )

02) Boot into recovery (I am using 4EXTRecovery) and flash mero01_EASY_UPGRADE_WIPE_1.5_EXT4_ script (remember, we are simply upgrading)

02a) Clear cache and Dalvik cache (twice)

03) Immediately thereafter, flash the LeeDroid_HD_V3.3.1_GB ROM

04) Reboot

05) Let the system initialise and settle, then reboot into recovery (using the Advanced Power Menu)

06) Mount /system and flash LeeDroid_HD_A2SD+_PATCH

06a) Clear cache and Dalvik cache (twice)

07) Reboot and wait for a while (depending on the amount of apps installed)

At this point my colleague's phone boots and runs just fine, until I reboot the system again.

PROBLEM 1: When it is rebooted again, none of the user apps are loading.

I found that by booting into recovery at that time from the Advanced Power Menu, mounting the /sd-ext partition and then rebooting fixes this issue, as the user apps then load just fine!?!?!?!

Now for the real trouble:

08) Reboot into recovery

09) Mount /data and /system partitions

10) Flash Sense_3.0_All_In_One_Rosie_Lock_Weather_SMS_Widgets-V5

10a) Clear cache and Dalvik cache (twice)

11) Reboot

PROBLEM 2: The system boots fine but displays just the wallpaper and the top information bar. The system seems to be running, but is non-responsive, as the DHD keys do nothing and there is nothing else on the screen. All the power button does is blank and "unblank" the screen. I then need to pull the battery and start from step 01, stopping prior to step 08.

I have previously used the EXT4_CACHE_and_Dalvik_cache_cleaner from Spyr0s, instead of doing the clearing manually from the recovery program (when I did the installation on my own phone), but even then it was not all smooth, as I am experiencing the dreaded battery-drain issue.

I am not even describing the rest of the process or the setups once booted up, as the problem is already clear/present at this point - I believe if this part is sorted out, the rest of the process will be clear as it will be a repeat of the previous steps... I can maybe post a complete process at a later stage once this is sorted out (including recommended/optional setups)...

Any pointers on what is being done incorrectly? :confused:

Any help will be greatly appreciated!