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[Touch HD Android Development] mohgaza:
excuse me, i didn't understand how to do the steps above. :$

what is root explorer, where can i find the paths, from which program?

I've installed the Android directly to the memory card ( not in folder )

Your help is highly appreciated :)

BRGRDS
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
If these simple steps are too difficult, modifying Android might be out of your reach.

Root Explorer -> app on the Market, tried to make it easier by suggesting this. Again, if this app is too difficult, modding Android is not for you.

These paths are within Android. If you're not in Android, both these paths lie in the system image, system.ext2.
[Touch HD Android Development] mohgaza:
Thank U, Now i've installed Root Explorer, and can browse the sdcard folder.

Inside 'sdcard', i can see the 'system.ext2', but how to open it to add files in it?

BRegards
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
You can only add files to the system.ext2 file if you loop mount it.

If you're adding these files within Android, use the other paths. /system/lib, /system/fonts... I said these paths are within Android. Please read my entire posts carefully before responding.
[Touch HD Android Development] barrymossel:
Whatsapp? Google Play

Very nice to have android on my HTC Touch HD. But I can't find a lot of apps in the (old) Android Market, like Whatsapp (the reason I wanted Android running anyway). I am aware of the fact that Android Market became Google Play, but I can't find the app for that either.

Any help?

--- Never mind, it does find whatsapp right now ---
[Touch HD Android Development] slejtr:
When i start haret.exe and calibrate display... it showing me XDandroid start screen again and again without end. Any help pls?
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
Did you download the ts-calibration file yourself, or are you calibrating manually? I'd try with the prebuilt calibration file, as calibrating manually can be difficult at best.
[Touch HD Android Development] slejtr:
I tried both... but when i try manualy i don't see first two small white squares on calibration in display corners. Last three squares i see deformated. Weird... its simple manual... and i have all files what i know... i realy don't know what's wrong.
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
So what happens when you try the pre-built ts-calibration file?

Did you read the caveat about manual calibration? It's kind of tricky, you have to go back to an old kernel, calibrate, then jump back to the new kernel.
[Touch HD Android Development] Whisperar:
Calibration trouble!

I had the same problem with the constantly reloading XDANDROID sign, but it eventually stopped. I have a different problem. I use a HTC Touch Pro (raph100). And I used the calibration the download offered, but it is completely mirrored, left down is right up etc. And I can't manually do it, cause it won't show me the calibration screen correctly. Can anyone give me a good calibration file?

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I spoke prematurely. By just googling for a different calibration file I found one that works perfect. It still takes a while before the XDAndroid sign stops repeatin itself, but once it does, it works perfectly fine.
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
If you read the first post, it tells you how to manually calibrate - it's complicated, but I guess if you got a file that works that's great. I'm guessing your calibration file is mirrored because you're using a RAPH and this is the BLAC section... So you downloaded a calibration file for the wrong device :p.

Looks like you already found the appropriate section.
[Touch HD Android Development] Heiermann:
Time-Sync -Automation

Hi,

first I want to say a loud THANK YOU for developing such a great solution for my old HTC HD Blackstone. It now runs very stable since I inserted a new 8GB SD-Card reserved for XDAndroid.

My problem is the timing-problem. Within one hour the system is loosing 4 minutes.

I do have the app clocksync installed.

Is there a way to automate the time-syncing? So far I have to manually sync the time by activating the app.
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
Yes, in the app settings you can configure it to sync at pretty much any interval you can think of. Hit the 'menu' (Win key) button.
[Touch HD Android Development] Heiermann:
Tasker

Thank you for that hint.

For some other tasks I would like to use the automation-app Tasker.

Some experience running this app available?

-Andrew
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
Did you mean windows key? Blackstone doesn't have one! :p (it's end call button)
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
Your end call button is your menu key? Very odd...
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
for the blackstone yes :D
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
Hey, I'm having a problem with viber. I open it and then it keeps closing after like 10 seconds and goes to the place I was before. It's not a known problem, ideas?
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
I assume viber is an app...? Do you have any logs? Have you had problems before? Does it require a lot of memory? Does it work on a fresh data.img?
[Touch HD Android Development] GuardChapaai:
Hi guys

I'm trying to install it with this command in the startup.txt, but I have tried different ways of doing it but always give some kind of error (Line x do not recogniced, command msmsdcc_1bit do not recogniced...).

How I must insert the command into the startup.txt? with the "set" command before? With sign "? just alone?

Thanks in advance!!

P.D: i'm using blackstone with a SD card Trancend 8GB class 6.
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
Look at the "set cmdline" line... there's quotes, and a bunch of commands in between the quotes. Put these msmsdcc etc commands in between the quotes, make sure there's at least one space between each command.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
Yes, it's an app to make calls trough wifi.

I always had problems with this on this builds...
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
You answered one of my many questions. Please answer the others.

With that said, you probably won't be able to make calls thru wifi using this port. Not sure our hardware is up to snuff to be able to handle that kind of throughput... it'll probably be choppy & awful.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
I guess it won't work in a fresh data.img, because I already reinstall some builds and with that have a new data.img...

I have no idea what you mean with logs...

It does require some space (10,51 mb)
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
What!!?

Rename data.img to data.bak. Boot. Download app. Try to use it. Does it work?

Logs. That's also address in the FAQ, which I'm sure you read.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
lol, sorry for not understanding. I will try your tip
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
Keep it on, people!

Well, after some time of using this build here are my suggestions to improve the system:

1.Make a startup wizard (of course it's not so necessary);

2.Remove google junk, like "maps" , "car home", "places", the default launcher, etc. I think most of them can be installed trough the market.

3.Maybe other apps to install right at the first boot, or to include in the AndroidApps ( of course people can do this, but for the lazy ones it's nice :p) like:

-A launcher like LauncherPRO or ADWlauncher;

-SD-Booster;

-an app to set the CPU frequency;

-Android booster is really handy to improve the system ;) ;

4.There's an audio stutter fix on GBX0B ( I think now it changed to GBX0C), maybe guys could make it work on this build?

This is all I got while trying it... I would like to thanks arrrghhh, who helped me a lot on fixing bugs and, of course the whole XDAndroid team, without this people, this project would be impossible.

I'm

STILL

a Blackstone daily user and I can tell you all, this is able for daily use, if you have some patience :D
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
Most of your suggestions don't make sense - you have to keep in mind, these builds are AOSP from Google - so removing Google junk...? Eh!?? It's straight from Google, there's nothing but Google junk in there lol.

We had a setup wizard as well, but it was extremely annoying. I love it w/o the wizard...

As for this audio stutter fix, perhaps you should check the link? I don't see any audio stutter fix. If you mean that kernel hack that basically disables battery polling when playing music, that's not really a fix.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
I saw people removing google junk on a rom for the kaiser- but it doesn't work with this packages, in the others it was just remove apk's...

About the audio fix, I was talking about the pre-install prep in GBX0C, of course this is just an suggestion, I have no idea if that will work for this build :p

Sent from my HTC Blackstone using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
That step isn't required for this build, and I'm trying to sort it out so that step isn't required for GBX either. I don't like sending users to into the \Windows\ directory just to grab some CSV files!
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
Ok, I just said that because the sound really looks better :cool:
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
Yes, the way acoustic routing works in GBX is much more advanced.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
No video can be played on this builds. I'm posting this on FRX07.1 but that also happens to GBX0C... can't get why... :(
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
You keep going back and forth... you say no videos work, then no HD videos, then some HD videos...

You must realize the hardware is ancient, and doesn't play HQ videos so well - at all. We also might not have all the necessary stuff setup for certain videos to play back properly, but that's neither here nor there - this is xda-developers, please if you have something to contribute to fix it do so! But constantly rehashing this issue isn't going to help anyone.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
No, man I mean NO videos at ALL. I recorded a test video, and guess what, I couldn't play it, I even had to reset the phone.

I don't know how to fix this. I can tell you that the sounds play anyways...

I'll try some things I saw on other forums...
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
Like I said, you keep going back and forth. Now you're saying no videos. I can bring up several posts of you stating some videos work, then most work, now no work.

If you find a way to fix it, let us know. Post some logs and hope. Or do nothing, but posting about it over and over isn't going to fix it.

Again, I don't have a Blackstone. Videos play great on my Rhodium.
[Touch HD Android Development] slejtr:
Lol i had old kernel in bad folder... my false. Now i made it how you said, calibration display fine, but i have still problem with constantly reloading XDANDROID sign. I waited 15 minutes and nothing :( (don't work with old kernel as well as with new kernel)
[Touch HD Android Development] kawino:
Hi,

I will install Android in to my old HTC Blackstone. Where I can find best and newest version?

thx for help ;-))
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
You used the calibration file provided?

First post.
[Touch HD Android Development] slejtr:
i tried both. Manually calibrated and provided calibration file too.
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
So you said something about an old kernel... You have everything from the bundle in the first post? You're not using anything else?

Make sure you format your card with the HP Tool. Do a full format, FAT32. Grab the download from the first post, and start fresh, clean.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
arrrghhh, please check this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25677562#post25677562

There's a guy donating a blackstone! in the last post!
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
Hey, I've got good news. I don't why, so don't ask, but there is no clock drift! :p

arrrghhh, just curious, how did you pu color on your name? Can I do it?
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
I've made a sticky damn post with all that info! Come on people!

well, ignoring that, I've removed Car Home, Maps, Gtalk and some more I don't remember (all system apps)

The system looks more smooth now, especialy because of being not needed to load all the icons on the launcher!

Oh, with super manager
[Touch HD Android Development] aldana:
Going Android on HTC Touch HD (Blackstone)

Hi Guys,

I'm a newbie into this. I have a HTC Touch HD with WM6.1 and I would like to put Android on it. After some research here I came across XDANDROID and found this posting.

Any recommendation or tips regarding doing this...? Is this the only package available for the Blackstone...?

I have put Android on my device, but I had to load Android manually which was not practical.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
this is the best 'till now, and please post only in 1 thread if you want to ask something, no need to spam...
[Touch HD Android Development] aldana:
mfsr98: I did the install as described and after my first manual booth (just turn off/on), the phone just load OS WM6.1 and not android.

I tried to different kernels (zImage_20110622_180615 & zImage_20120227_213021) and of course updated the startup.txt file with the new name but still Android does not load.

This is how startup file looks like:

Any suggestions...?
[Touch HD Android Development] Hakim Rahman:
if you mean! want to dual boot, then before you need to install Gen.Y.DualBoot in order to boot automatically to WinMo or Android
[Touch HD Android Development] aldana:
I just want to replace my WM6.1 for Android.
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
There were some folks trying to ahem... borrow ACL's code and make it work for BLAC, but I don't think it ever really worked that well.

Sorry.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
That's impossible.

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Gen.Y.Dualboot works on the Blackstone?
[Touch HD Android Development] motisu:
It certainly does. I've been using it since I discovered it over a year ago. I am presently using it with xdandroid XGB0C ROM.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
Yeah,just tried. Really nice!

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arrrghhh, did that blac always reached some dev hands?
[Touch HD Android Development] aldana:
2 days trying to have FRX07.1 work on Blackstone and no success.

I better sell me Blackstone.
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
Nope, never heard back.

Not too many active devs, even on RHOD anymore unfortunately... Of course all our code is open source so anyone is free to pickup where we left off - but I don't see a lot of developer excitement around these devices. They are quite old at this point unfortunately...

I'm not sure what you mean no success.

It runs, right? You reboot, WinMo is there... you run HaRET again and Android is back. What's the problem?

As was previously mentioned, you can get to Android quicker with Gen.Y - it's a sort of dual-boot solution. WinMo still partially loads, but it's definitely a lot faster to get into Android using Gen.Y then waiting for WinMo to load and running HaRET manually.

Regardless, if you want an Android device - buy an Android device.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
arrghhh, i know it's hard to ask, but can't you just buy a blackstone with the XDAndroid team donations money? You guys have $1822.18 from the donators (unfortunally I can't donate right now...) I don't really know where to buy them the chepeast way, but here in Portugal you can buy for 120€ which is like +-175$...I mean, like 10 portuguese already contacted me because I am portuguese, since I made that sticky post... please see what you guys can do...

But thanks anyways, if you need money I will TRY to see what I can do... Just get a copy on a dev hands, PLEASE!

P.S.-http://www.ebay.com/ctg/HTC-Touch-HD-Black-Unlocked-Smartphone--/99979722?_refkw=htc+touch+hd&_pcatid=801&_pcategid=9355&_dmpt=Cell_Phones

here is one...
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
We don't have $1800 in the war chest. That's the total that's been donated over the life of the project... years in the making. That pays for the site hosting, and donations to our more active developers.

Regardless, did you see my previous comment? There's 0 devs left. We had a couple on RHOD chugging away for a while there, but they have pretty much left as well. So there's no developers left to speak of, what good would buying a device do?

Even if a device was given to me, I'd only be able to polish a few things up - I certainly wouldn't be fixing any big issues with the device. I'm not a developer.

Honestly it seems like the sun is setting. Sorry mate, just how things go with old hardware... Git repo's not going anywhere, so if someone feels like picking up where we left off, they are more than welcome to do so :).
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
Gen.Y does work, I used it all the time. The thing that seems to always trick people - the whole reading thing.

I know, the Gen.Y thread is hard to read. I had to read... and re-read probably 4 lines in that thread many times to finally figure it out.

Obviously there's a registry entry you have to change if you don't have HaRET.exe where Gen.Y is expecting it. You have to change the reg key for Gen.Y to pickup where HaRET.exe is if you don't place it where Gen.Y expects it (root of the SD card).

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=623792

Good luck.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
OK, I got it :(

I just want to do some changes myself, if you could please tell me how to mod things and so on! I know I'm being annoying, but I could try to change things myself! I'm running vista (:mad:), tell me if I can change any files to make it run better! I'm gonna say the bugs I got, and then please say if I can do anything:

-G-sensor driver is really slow to boot up (tested on Abduction!);

-Videos don't play (I now confirmed that no videos at all work);

-System REALLY slows down when charging ( mainly HaRET fails to boot);

-The main problem I have while trying to boot HaRET is a "I/O error";

-I can't change the build.prop file (doesn't change anything).

Thanks for all he support anyways, tell me if there's something I can do to get this to work better!
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
You need Linux, and sorry it's not just simple to pop in and "fix things"... If you can't edit the build.prop, you've got a looong way to go.

Read on how to compile AOSP. Start with that, build our tree clean. Then you can start making changes...

The hardest part is what changes to make - can't really answer that for you, or I would've already made the changes myself :p.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
Well, obviously lol.

I don't have Linux, can't I go with Windows for compiling the files?
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
Ever heard of virtual machines?

Linux is also free...

Either way, I've never compiled with Windoze. Maybe you can get it working with cygwin, but is it really worth the additional effort?
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
I can try with with virtualBox... I know linux is free, I'm just not going to install it.

IT SAYS I NEED 16GB OF RAM. THAT-IS-IMPOSSIBLE!(for me)

And I need 64 bits, so no :(
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
LOL you're a strange one.

"I'm going to try, but I won't install it" lolwut.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
Install on the pc (removing windows)

I'm gonna try it on virtual box, but AOSP says i need 16GB OF RAM and most actions need 64-bit compatibility!
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
For ICS, yes.

I built GB and ICS on my box with 3gb of RAM, no issues. My server is also 32-bit.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
I have the same specs as you, but running on virtual box will leave me with 1,5 GB only... If the pc was only mine, I would install linux, 'cause I really like it! But the pc is shared with other persons... I would make a dual boot, but 2 complicated and risky :)

I think you meant Froyo instead of ICS...?
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
No, I've built ICS on my server...

As for the rest of your issues, really sounds like a personal problem. Good luck.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
Thanks!
[Touch HD Android Development] Hakim Rahman:
New Android ROM build ! can't wait to try it and hopefully more applications are added in it

good job arrrghhh
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
It's already "released" if you will. Didn't really run so well on my RHOD... I don't think it'll make its way to HaRET builds.

Sorry mate.
[Touch HD Android Development] Magic Tmac1:
Hi, I'd like to give an advice and ask few questions... First of all, for these who have sdcard issues I reccomend to change his storage card... Before I had lots of problems with sdcard HC, now that I have a normal Sdcard all it's perfect... Now I'd like to ask some questions... Such as:

1) I have some problems with charge of the battery... When I connect usb to the device (Android running) the percentage doesn't increase... After an hour it is still, for example 3%, but it doesn't turn off... How can I charge my battery, while Android is running?

2) Also without ac power, the percentage of battery vary a lot, it's not "stable"... How can I solve this?

3) How can I move files from pc to the device, while Android is running?

Thank you in advance, Android is the future, your work rocks! :)
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
1 and 2) It's charging, the problem is bad calibration...

3) not possible
[Touch HD Android Development] Magic Tmac1:
Thank you... Is there any way to see the real percentage of the battery? Maybe with a new rooft or kernel? Or upgrading to the GBX0C 2.3.7 Build?
[Touch HD Android Development] Hakim Rahman:
try look thread Power options/Accurate Battery/AM PM Options
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
What do you mean new? I don't see nothing new for the blac...
[Touch HD Android Development] Hakim Rahman:
for more details, you'd better try to ask it to arrrghhh ;)
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
well? xD
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
I already responded re: this issue.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
sorry didn't understand your quote. thanks
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
I think I found a "half-fix "to the gsensor driver...please try

If the driver doesn't work, shake your phone ( alot :D) anf it should work, but this doesn't solve it always, that's why it's "half-fix"...
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
now I got a new error saying can't mount sd card and then it stops in htc_cable_notify_do_work: 0

never saw this error b4...
[Touch HD Android Development] disaster2009:
Hi, how can put live wallpapers in this version ? i try some files from a tablet but the option is on but i cant run the animations in background :crying:

just for test i know that becomes more slow :p
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
It's pretty awful, (which you seem to already know, but still want to try?) but here you go.
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
arrrghhh, this one is for you: Can I open the system.ext2 file with this program?

thanks
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
I guess, but what's the point? Just loop mount the ext2 file. Easy peasy.

Also, what are you making changes to? Honestly we provide all the source. If you're making source changes, it might be easier to just roll your own image...

http://xdandroid.com/wiki/Getting_the_Source
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
you're insisting on linux and you're right...I'll try virtual box

thanks
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
Linux development is 1,000x easier on Linux.

Just like Windows development is 1,000x easier on Windows...

Gotta go with what works best, no need to make your life more difficult. Still curious about what you're changing tho :cool:
[Touch HD Android Development] mfsr98:
Yeah, I know...

My problem is that VB screws up with my network drivers! They only work when I uninstall it and still, they took a little to go 100%!:mad:

I'm not gonna change big stuff... :)