yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire Android Development] killa_byte:
i currently have this partition D2SD - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6vVLbtXJdg&feature=player_embedded

and its only showing 120mb of internal memory, whereas on the RCMIXHD rom it had close to 1 gig? :S

i'm just wondering how i would partition for this rom? is it the same process at D2SD? with swap?
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
You need just one ext3/4 partition without swap.
[Desire Android Development] ferencz1:
you need just one ext partition(recommended 1gb-ext4) and the rest is FAT32, no swap

edit: PlayPetepp was faster :D
[Desire Android Development] killa_byte:
cheers guys, will partition now...but do i need to S-off? :S sorry bout all the questions
[Desire Android Development] Nightwing0815:
No chance, can't get this working, see screenshot.

CM7r2 & S-OFF

ToM
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
Damnit :mad: must be that winrar f'ed up my file. I'll post a working one (tested) in about an hour in the same post. ;)

==edit==

Got some time to test new zip, flashing went fine with 4EXT recovery 2.1.3 RC2. Should be fine with others too.
[Desire Android Development] ivicask:
Here, zip i used, and works just fine!
[Desire Android Development] killa_byte:
partition hasn't worked...

primary fat32 was 13gb

primary ext3 was 1gb

results from quick system info (totals):

SD Card - 13.94gb

A2SD - 0.95gb

Internal - 148mb

System Storage - 250mb

System Cache - 202mb

any ideas? :S
[Desire Android Development] Nightwing0815:
Thanks! How did you pack the file? When i change some entries, then i got an error.

Or can i change entries, when installed?

ToM
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
Try using 7zip to edit zips.
[Desire Android Development] dinoalbert:
pls help.. Ive been using AcesMod007 until version 33 with no problems at all until earlier today. I am about to flash this latest v34, so I copied the zip file to my sdcard, and then I reboot my Desire. I always do that before I make a backup (from ClockworkMod Recovery) and before I flash a new rom.

However after rebooting, I start getting bootloops. So I boot into ClockworkMod Recovery and then tried "install zip from sd card", then "choose zip from sdcard".....I also even tried to do a "restore".

but this is what I always get:

E: Cant mount /dev/block/mmcblk0 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0p1)

(No such file or directory)

E: Cant mount /sdcard

So I tried to wipe data/ factory reset....but I get this:

Formatting SDEXT:...

No app2sd partition found. Skipping format of /sd-ext

Formatting SDCARD:/ .android_secure...

E: Cant mount /dev/block/mmcblk0 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0p1)

(No such file or directory)

Error mounting /sdcard/ .android_secure1

Skipping format...

Data wipe complete

Other choice is to "reboot system now" but like I mentioned earlier, I only get a bootloop.

Anyone please help/advice on what to do or point me to the right forum? What could have done wrong? Is there something wrong with my sd card? Sorry this is my first time to experience this.

Thanks for bearing with me..
[Desire Android Development] ferencz1:
I have the same info;

now 313mb available on ext, 149mb on internal with 100+ apps

and also one bug with messages, when I receive one it displays "Unknown" contact
[Desire Android Development] LaizyJumper:
Seems to be a problem with your SD card.

First check if it is properly in place. Next, try to access the card using your PC. I would recommend using SD-USB adapter and Linux... but people hardly have such advanced "tools" those days anymore ;)

You can also mount USB in recovery and attach the phone to PC. See if you are able to access SD card on PC.

In your log it clearly identifies the problem with both SD card partitions. Hopefully it's not a hardware fault or broken SD card.
[Desire Android Development] k3lcior:
You have to use notepad++ to edit scripts it wont work with windows notepad or word.
[Desire Android Development] Nightwing0815:
Thanks! Since years, i only use Programmer's Notepad :D

7Zip is working, WinRAR & TotalCommander not.

ToM
[Desire Android Development] killa_byte:
http://www.roms-au.com/installation/sensation-rooting/ - best guide to rooting using Revolutionary! i s-offed in like 3 mins! :P
[Desire Android Development] kazgor:
a few days have pasts so just a quick Bump in case someone can help.

thanks.

** Edit ** even RockPlayer FC now after a reboot.
[Desire Android Development] killa_byte:
i'm still struggling to partition this! i've tried also partitioning via recovery and i'm still getting only 120mb of internal memory, where as my a2sd is around 1gb? according to quick system info :S

any way of getting the internal memory higher?
[Desire Android Development] mrmerrick:
First of all, try reading your SD card directly from your pc with the help of a cardreader or something. If your pc can load it just fine, then it's not the card's fault. This is the most important step.

Next step. If the desire still can't mount it, try removing the card, clean its pins with a dry cloth, maybe even blow a little bit in the desire's card slot. Sometimes the card moves a bit inside it or some dust gets there, hence preventing the phone from reading it.

If (and only if!) after several tries of this latest step it still can't read it, you _may_ have a USB brick. Don't worry, it's easily fixable, there are several guides in the forum, just look for them. It happened to me last week while upgrading from v32 to v33, I lost several hours trying to find out what the problem was and in the end it was fixed in a matter of minutes.

Good luck! :)
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
Use a2sdgui to move your dalvik cache to sd. That should increase internal free space but could decrease rom speed. I recommend partitioning with gparted. Never failed so far.

Smashed with my AceSMod007 loaded HTC Desire.
[Desire Android Development] mrmerrick:
Well, after going from this rom to an almost stock one, I miss AceSMod. But i can't get over the fact that listening to music is broken due to the clicks and skips. I still want to try this rom without screenstate scaling and see if it solves the issue.

How can I remove it? I've tried removing the scaling file from /init.d, but the rom will regenerate it at reboot. I tried applying the "remove screenscaling" zip from the original post, but it causes a bootloop. I tried doing a full wipe, applying v34, and right after that before the first boot, applying the removing zip. That also causes a bootloop.

Can't find any info on the forum, either.

How do you remove screenscaling?

Thanks!
[Desire Android Development] killa_byte:
I've tried the app u recommended and its still the same... I have around 100mb without any apps installed :(

Can you provide the partition format or point me in the right direction of a good tutorial for a2sd?
[Desire Android Development] ferencz1:
with ES File Explorer, in settings tick Root Explorer and Mount File System, find the script and just delete it :)
[Desire Android Development] ferencz1:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1016084

step 5
[Desire Android Development] mrmerrick:
When I do that, the rom will regenerate it on reboot as stated...

edit: I also tried to edit the scripts in init.d with root explorer, including the reboot module to remove any call to cpu management, to no avail... funny things started happening due to the extra tightness of the rom in the 250Mb sys partition and I didn't want the phone to explode hehe...
[Desire Android Development] ferencz1:
strange:confused: for me it works. I also use another method, I open the .zip with winrar, there I find the script and delete it. Then in recovery I have to untick signature verification when flashing but it all works fine.
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
It's safer to use 7zip. Winrar sometimes corrupts the zip.

Anyway, to try to answer the original question, maybe an increase/decrease of sd read ahead buffer solves your music skipping issues. I think I saw someone said he solved skipping by lowering read ahead to 1024.
[Desire Android Development] mrmerrick:
thanks guys...

I'll try to delete the script once again with root explorer, just to make sure.

About turning signature verification off... I'm S-ON... so dunno if that'll work? using AmonRa 2.0.1, dunno if it supports it either. Will check in a minute.

About the SD card read buffer... I don't know how to do that, made a quick search around and didn't find the info... and isn't that a little bit overkill? I mean... I just want to turn scaling off and see if it helps the issue... really tired of testing and flashing and tweaking stuff... just want my smartphone to be smart and not skip during music playing :D

Thanks again for the tips guys! Let's see if I can do something about it. I still wonder why applying the remove scaling zip leads to a bootloop...
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
You can use sd speed boost app from the market to change read ahead buffer on the fly.

Smashed with my AceSMod007 loaded HTC Desire.
[Desire Android Development] mrmerrick:
Just tried removing 96_screenscaling again. ES file explorer says it cannot delete it after having been granted su permissions (what gives?), but then the file disappears from the list, so I guess it actually deletes it. Then tried with root explorer, which says it was correctly deleted. And there it is again after a reboot. Aggggghhhhh...

I'll try that app you mention PlayPetepp, thanks!

Still I don't understand why I'm unable to just remove the scaling script, or why no ROM makes it available as an option, not an obligation... It utterly sucks that I cannot use this rom since I love it! -_-
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
Did you try to flash the zip from addons section on OP? That should remove the script without causing bootloop.
[Desire Android Development] mrmerrick:
Yeah, that's precisely what causes the bootloop. Tried applying it after weeks of using the rom, and just an hour ago upon a full wipe + fresh v34 install. Got bootloops in both cases. I'm no advanced android/linux user but not a total newbie either, so i can assure you I'm not doing anything wrong... Other than still being s-on :)
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
That's not wrong, that's your choice. :)

Anyway, did you try removing it from the rom zip with 7zip and flashing that?

Smashed with my AceSMod007 loaded HTC Desire.
[Desire Android Development] mrmerrick:
I can't believe it PlayPetepp... just changed the read buffer of the sd to 1024kb and no more skips after some tests and reboots!!! Oh my god, so it was the sd card's fault in the end!!! It's a Toshiba 16Gb class 4.

It's still very weird since music doesn't skip at all in stock roms. I guess this rom sets the buffer to a different value, and it doesn't go well with my card?

So anyway, I can continue to use AceSMod! Let's cross fingers that it doesn't change! I may even try now to use your scaling script PlayPetepp, hoping that the lockscreen doesn't lag so much anymore when dragging icons or showing weather videos. Edit: But since deleting the original script didn't work as it continued to reappear after a reboot, I don't think that'll be possible :(

Thanks all, specially PlayPetepp!!!
[Desire Android Development] hawker180:
Hello All,

So I was telling my co-worker how much better my HTC desire was after I rooted and loaded a custom ROM on. I setup mine with App2SD using the Noob proof Desire Guide with the AceSMod007 2.3.3 rom

He asked me if the device can still boot if you take out the Micro SD card, So i tried it an the phone would not boot and seemed to loop. I put the Micro SD card back in and upon booting up again alot of my app's are not working. And i get low storage messages.

I'm guessing booting it up without the partition there has stuffed up the mounting...? How do i resolve it, do I use CWM-AlphaRev Recovery to fix it up and remount the card? (just guessing)

thanks very much
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
Actually, I think you needed to backup everything and then play around with. :p

Maybe it could help if you wipe dalvik and flash the rom again.

Smashed with my AceSMod007 loaded HTC Desire.
[Desire Android Development] wright32873:
Yes it is. I have also reflashed the ROM twice and titanium backup still states superuser is not installed. Is there any fix for these two?
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
Try installing superuser 3.0 beta 4.
[Desire Android Development] dinoalbert:
Thank you very much for the replies. I think its the SD card too....however heres what I observed when I put it directly into my laptop's SD card reader ( I tried putting it in and out several times):

1. sometimes it can be read showing all the files and folders in it.

2. sometimes it cant, with message saying its not yet formatted and asking me if I want to "format it".

Its not the same all the time. Theres also one time it asked me if I want to "scan and fix" it.....I clicked yes and it did scanned and at the end it says it has fixed it already and ready to use.

However, when I placed it again in my Desire....the card still cannot be read or not mounted....as seen in Setting> SD and Storage and also in ES and Astro file explorer.

What should I do next? Will formatting it solve the problem?

Thanks again...
[Desire Android Development] mrmerrick:
If your pc can still read it sometimes, it may be a problem with the sd card reader, not the card itself. I have a micro to normal sd card adapter and it's a bit faulty, sometimes reading the card just fine, some others just telling me the same as it tells you, that "the card needs to be formatted". I'd say that it's not the card's fault...

Try rebooting your desire without the sd card in, and plug it to your pc via usb. Does the usb menu come up? The one that lets you choose to charge only, or mount as drive, or htc sync... you know? If it doesn't, it most probably is a usb brick. If it does, try reading the card again on the pc, backup everything, re-format and re-partition using Gparted.

If you have any spare sd cards, try testing them as well...

Hope that helps!
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
Backup everything from sd card to your pc/laptop, use gparted to format and repartition, restore the contents of the card, place it in your phone and boot it. If it still doesn't work phone is either usb bricked (there's a tutorial how to deal with that situation) or sd card has bad sectors. Other way to check if your phone is bricked is trying a different sd card.

==edit==

hm, mrmerrick already said all this lol. :)
[Desire Android Development] mrmerrick:
While I don't know for sure,

I think you didn't actually get into a bootloop but a re-locating of the apps etc. When the rom detects a new environment (new sdcard, no sdcard, etc), it performs several tweaks, zipalignment, etc. That process is what takes 10-15min after flashing the rom, and it goes through it again in the case of that new environment being detected, which I think is what you'reeperiencing. It looks like a bootloop but it's not.

I'd just put the sdcard back, making sure the phone is actually reading it, and let the rom sort itself out. If after a couple reboots you see that you can actually access the sdcard but the rom isn't using a2sd, do as playpete suggests: wipe dalvik, flash the rom again, wait.

Your apps and data are most probably still in the card, don't format it if you can access it, there shouldn't be any problem with it.

EDIT Oh, and never, never, never, tinker with the phone without a full nand + ext backup. It can save your life. Saved mine many times :)
[Desire Android Development] mrmerrick:
Hey PlayPetepp, did you read my message about my music skipping being fixed? :D I'm so happy!

Do you have any suggestion for pushing your scripts knowing that I had trouble removing screenscaling? Maybe just modify next v35 zip with 7zip, put your scripts there, and apply it without signature verify? Should be the easiest way I think...
[Desire Android Development] dinoalbert:
@Playpetepp and mrmerrick

Thanks for your time, I guess you found the answer to my problem...USB bricked :( Ive have read this many times here in xda dev I never thought it will hit me :(

I followed your suggestions, plugged my Desire to my pc....alas, the prompt where it will ask me what type of usb connection I want to choose didnt appear. Swiped the screen down and theres no option for me to choose/change usb connection other than charge only.

As I understand, my microsd card is okay....the problem is my Desire, right? And if I will be able to fix this and had a nand backup before....I can revive my Desire easily right? Nothing to worry? :(
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
Or modifying your current downloaded version of the rom and making those changes in it (if you don't like waiting). Then flash. Update-script will set the right permissions upon installation. I always do that before flashing a rom. :)
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
If you have a working nand on your sd card and the card works, there's nothing to be afraid of. See here for fixing usb brick.
[Desire Android Development] mrmerrick:
Yeah don't worry dinoalbert, it's actually a very simple procedure, nothing to worry about.

The thing with modifying my current rom is that it won't let me delete the screenscaling script, the rom keeps re-creating it everytime I boot. As for the other files, won't a new version of the rom overwrite your files? Hmmmm I think I'm fine as I am now, enough tinkering for me :D Thanks!
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
Current rom zip, not the one installed on your phone.
[Desire Android Development] eric the viking:
E-mail accounts

I have installed the v32 version, it's working fine but I have a question about the e-mail account's, I have several e-mail account's but it looks like only 1 is updating(standaard) automaticley and the other account's have to be updated manualy, I have on all the account's the the automatic update switch on, what do I wrong?

Thank you,

Eric
[Desire Android Development] anandpo:
@playpetepp

I want to come back on v34 from 3d v3. Meanwhile I s-offed using revolutionary. Now please tell me which one I should flash cm7 or stock.

If stock, do I need full wipe.
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
If you want more space for apps use cm7(r2). If you don't want to change hboots and you're on stock just flash the stock one. They're actually identical as far as speed is concerned (so I've been told). Only difference is in free space after initial install. In both cases you have to do a factory reset (full wipe) before flashing.
[Desire Android Development] dinoalbert:
one last question....does the problem "SD card not mounted" a symptom of USB bricked Desire?

I have tried other spare microSD (about 3 of them) but still it doesnt show in my Desire

Is this a confirmed case of "USB brick" ?

Thanks again...
[Desire Android Development] wright32873:
Thanks I will try that.
[Desire Android Development] anandpo:
So, s-off doesn't mean cm7(r2)?
[Desire Android Development] ferencz1:
no, if you want cm7r2 go to alpharev page and download hboot (zip file or img) and flash it in recovery

http://alpharev.nl/
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
Hboot zips can't be flashed from recovery but from hboot mode. There's a tutorial on flashing hboots on the site ferencz1 mentioned.
[Desire Android Development] dinoalbert:
gurus,

I will try to do USB Brick Fix and if successful, I would like to give CM7 a try.

Ive been using Stock Hboot ever since and I have no idea how to do CM7 Hboot so may I please ask for your guidance. Please correct me if Im wrong...in my understanding, the procedures are as follows:

1. to get CM7 Hboot...I just need to download this file:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16090990&postcount=3879

and flash the bravo_alphaspl-cm7.IMG file thru recovery.....correct?

how to install/flash .IMG file....is it the same as ZIP file?

how about the one from http://alpharev.nl/ >> AlphaRev 1.8 HBOOT reflash utility (alpharev.iso) is that the same or do I need that?

2. About this requirement : CM7 Hboot: Wiped ext2, 3 or 4 partition (for APP2SD), 640+ MB

How do I do that? Are there video tutorial somewhere on how to do that?

3. how about this S-Off do I still need to do that?

Sorry for the questions, I really need your expertise on this. Thanks..
[Desire Android Development] k3lcior:
See step four: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1016084

Or use revolutionary which is more noob friendly http://revolutionary.io/

Flash cm7 hboot in fastboot, guides all over forum just search.
[Desire Android Development] anandpo:
I just flashed v34. God, where is sms backup and restore in message menu gone?
[Desire Android Development] PlayPetepp:
Till v35 comes (odexed I hope :D) you can use sms backup & restore from the market.

Smashed with my AceSMod007 loaded HTC Desire.
[Desire Android Development] dinoalbert:
wow thank you very much sir for pointing me to those vieo tutorials! :)

as for flashing CM7 Hboot I assume this is the steps (from http://alpharev.nl/):

1) Nandroid backup in recovery.

2) Verify the MD5SUM of the file you downloaded against the one in the table.

3) Flash HBOOT with your phone in fastboot mode (Back+POWER) -> 'fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img' (change into the correct filename for the HBOOT you downloaded)

4) 'fastboot reboot-bootloader'

5) 'fastboot erase cache'

6) Boot recovery, wipe everything and restore.

thanks..
[Desire Android Development] Fletch79:
Has anybody had issues with navigation?

Running V33 at the moment and i start Nav, it plans my route and withing around a minute the phone does a full reboot. Anybody else got this problem??

Cheers,

Fletch
[Desire Android Development] darkspearxz:
Hi there,

I'm just wondering if a fix for the Chinese input method will be coming in the future as I love this ROM but the thing that's been bugging me for ages is that the chinese input methods output nothing when the keyboard is used. Thanks in advance.
[Desire Android Development] anandpo:
I,strangely found 3d v3 smoother than this Rom. Is it because screen scaling ? Even though I use SD speed increase app here.
[Desire Android Development] der-nickel:
Answer of HTC on my request to release gingerbread kernel source:

"HTC: Hi Sebastian. Thanks for the comment :) We hear you, stay tuned to htcdev.com for the lastest on releases."

Looks like there is something nice on the way ;)

Regards,

nickel
[Desire Android Development] XartzMAX:
This is the first Sense HD ROM I tried, so far it's a great ROM. :D thanks @michaelm_007

But does anyone have lock-screen problems? I cant see the unlock ring and the dock in the bottom, it just appears as a white box and the bottom as a white stripe, but it does unlock the phone. Seems like a problem with those two images.

Is there anything I can do to fix it? thanks... :)
[Desire Android Development] k3lcior:
They answer that for everyone, it's automated.
[Desire Android Development] der-nickel:
Oh... ok^^ what else... but they don't say, that there is nothing on the way ;)
[Desire Android Development] dinoalbert:
anyone please correct me if Im wrong.

Im currently on Stock Hboot and now I want to try CM7 Hboot and heres how I understand on how to get CM7 Hboot:

1. S-Off procedure with Alpharev following video tutorial Step 4 from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1016084

2. download and install from Alpharev the "Bravo CM7 r2" patched Hboot

Is that correct?

Thanks..
[Desire Android Development] ferencz1:
yes, it's correct
[Desire Android Development] dinoalbert:
Okay thanks. Is CM7 r2 the same as CM7 which is required for AcesMod007 CM7 roms?

By the way, after step 2 (patch CM7 r2 from Alpharev), can I now direclty flash AcesMod007 CM7 roms even if came from AcesMod007 Stock rom? Or do I need to restore first my previous nandroid backup?
[Desire Android Development] ferencz1:
you can use it, I have the same, see my signature:). do full wipe before, then flash the CM7 version