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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tpbklake:
Here is the linked to the Unrevoked Forever wiki:

http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever

Look at this section in particular:

Since you have already installed the OTA update, start at step 4.

Reinstalling an official recovery

If you wish to install a stock over-the-air update in the future (OTA), the safest way to do so is to install the recovery that originally shipped with your phone. To install an OTA:

Install unrevoked forever on your phone.

Download or create an appropriate PB31IMG.ZIP, PC36IMG.ZIP or HERCIMG.zip for your phone that contains the original recovery image.

We do not supply these images; since the recovery code is owned by HTC, we don't distribute it. You may be able to find these images on the XDA-Developers forums.

From the phone operating system, install the over-the-air update.

When the update is done installing, you will probably want to root it with a custom recovery. Download one of the following recovery restore images:

Amon-Ra recovery for EVO 4G

ClockworkMod recovery for EVO 4G

ClockworkMod recovery for Incredible

Amon-Ra recovery for CDMA Hero

Place the appropriate file – with that exact file name! – on the root of your SD card.

Reboot your device into HBOOT by removing the battery, pressing VOLUME DOWN, inserting the battery, and pressing POWER.

When prompted Do you want to start update?, press VOLUME UP for Yes. When prompted again Do you want to reboot device?, press VOLUME UP for Yes.

Your phone now has a custom recovery. To restore superuser access to your phone, you can apply any appropriate update.zip; such a file can likely be found here: Superuser App
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uninvited03:
No you need to respect the questions that some ask in forums. We may not all be brainiacs in here but some respect will be appreciated. And as far as a sense of humor I did not see anything funny in Wat you wrote...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k2buckley:
Since you're still S off, just download a PC36IMG.zip of amon ra recovery. Place it on your SD card, boot to the bootloader, and it will ask u to update. Say yes. That will flash a recovery for you. After that, you can boot to recovery and flash a rom. Then you'll be back in action.

Edit: I attatched a PC36IMG.zip of Amon Ra 2.3 recovery. Place the file on the main directory of your sd card. When you boot to the bootloader, it'll scan and find the PC36IMG.zip, then ask you to update. Hit volume up. When it asks you to reboot when it finishes, say no. Then from the bootloader menu, select 'recovery'. You'll now be in recovery. At this point, you'll just need to use recovery to flash a rooted rom of your choice. So be sure to have a ROM on your sd card, then go ahead and flash it as you normally would. Hope that helps a bit.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebeast614:
ok maybe I can help...i believe I saw or read somewhere that if you accepted the 2.3.3 OTA you can RUU back to 2.2 with a bootloader you can root with...at least that's what I think I heard...but if you have one of the new batches of EVOs I believe you'll have to wait til they find an exploit.

And next time just try to be a little more specific with what you are trying to accomplish and if you don't already, try searching for your answer before posting so we don't end up with a million of the same thing (like we do already)

But try doing a little more digging into what I said cus I don't want what I say to be the reason you get a pricked phone.

Hope this helped.

Edit: oops, sorry didn't see that you still have s-off...just listen to k2buckley haha

Sent from my SYNERGIZED EVO
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tgruendler:
Wow...no offense but I am no brainiac but I know how to ask a question. And let me quote the Rules of XDA Forums:

1. Search before posting.

Use one of our search functions before posting, whether you have a question or something new to share, it's very likely someone already asked that question or shared that news.

3. Post only using a clear subject and message.

You're most likely to receive a helpful answer to your question if you use a short subject title that describes your problem and a message that explains in detail what your problem is and what you've tried to solve it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bweisholtz:
respect goes both ways. you must respect the forum as well.

there is a big sticky thread that is posted at the top of multiple subforums:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=695844

Please read point #2.

This was posted by moderators to avoid exactly what is happening now.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uninvited03:
Okay I used the Ra recovery and now I am back to 2.2 now I need a good Rom to root my phone HTC evo 4G
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sondee:
Help me root my htc evo please

I have the htc evo and yes it is 2.3.3 I have tried rooting it unrevoked and superoneclick but no luck. Even gingerbreak doesn't work. Has a work around been created yet? I'm not to android literate yet. I did root my husbands palm pre and swapped the.radio on my palm pixi so I could

Have wifi. We use sprint and just got new htcs but only to find out that they had the dreaded 2..3.3. I am by no means a programer but if there are any solutions with step by step instructions I can be taught ;) I also know a bit about su and have terminal.installed. But can't chmod of course. Any.help would be appreciated

Thanks

Sondee
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jordanetodd:
No such luck. If you have 2.3.3 and are s-off, you're stuck, and you're just going to have to wait till devs find root.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] {ParanoiA}:
^^ FAIL ^^ If u are s-off u can flash a PC36IMG.zip of amon_RA through hboot to get custom recovery. Then u can wipe n flash any rom u want. That is only if ur s-off!!!!

Sent from my pocket
[Desire General] Uqbar:
Hi all.

I'd like to understand better the "alternate HBOOTSs and internal partitions" thing.

I've tried to look around but the information seems to be quite scattered.

What I'd like to understand is:

1. Pros and cons in general

2. Whether and how should i change my SD partitioning

Thanks.
[Desire General] dzumagos:
with default hboot your system partition is 250mb.

some roms like oxygen or cm7 dont need 250mb. so installing them on stock hboot is a waste, lots of MBs arent used neither by ROM nor by you since we cant install apps in system.

so thats why there are custom hboots, so you use a CM7 hboot with CM7 rom, system is big enough to hold the ROM and you get bigger /data which is where apps go.

EXT is needed if it is writtien in the ROM thread.

there are also Sense 2.1/3.0 roms that run on data++ or cm7 hboots AND ext.

so for example insertcoin CM7 - 130mb is available on nand, however /system of the ROM is bigger. so essetntial parts go into nand, rest is stored on sd-ext. system is still super-fast, as apps run from NAND, not from ext. files present on ext are not essential for the system speed.

so generally

pros: super fast roms since apps run from NAND, lots of space for apps

cons: if you are a retard you can brick your phone if you flash something wrong
[Desire General] MatDrOiD:
+1

Sent from Oxygen
[Desire General] Uqbar:
1st of all, thanks for the explanation!

So, If I understood well, my favorite ROM, which is Reflex S v2.1.7 should be installed in the CM7HBOOT variant. This ROM claims to support "AP2SD+".

Now, If the apps go in the internal /data partition, why should I bother about the EXT3 partition on my SD?

Very likely I'm still missing something else ...
[Desire General] MatDrOiD:
A2SD/A2SD+ works on this way:

Usually all apps will be installed to /data partition in the internal memory. If you use a2sd/a2sd+, all apps will be automatically redirected to /sd-ext/app. That's a2sd. When dalvik cache is also moved on sd ext, you use a2sd+. The big advantage is, you do not have to move apps yourself to sd card. It will be done automatically, wether the developer of the app has programmed the app for this or not.

NEVER MOVE APPS TO SD MANUALLY WHEN USING A2SD/A2SD+!!

Referring to reflex s rom running cm7 hboot. Actually, the /system partition of cm7 hboot (130 mb or 145 mb with r2 version) does not give you enough space for reflex s rom. So things will be moved to internal /data partition. Problem is, you don't have enough space for apps because internal /data partition gets filled. To avoid this problem you need the ext partition on your sd card.

Conclusion: You should really bother about an ext partition!!!
[Desire General] Uqbar:
:confused:

I though to choose CM7HBOOT to have faster application startup.

You say that Reflex S will fill the /data up and the other apps will end in /sd-ext/app, that is my (sloooow) uSD.

So my question: do you think it's really worth it installing CM7HBOOT with this ROM?
[Desire General] dzumagos:
no, no, no, it is not the way matdroid said.

/system is bigger than 130mb (or 145mb) so essential parts stay on NAND, rest goes to SD-EXT, to the folder that is symlinked to the /system (not to /data)

now the apps that you download.

in order for you to understand it, i need to explain a bit. this rom is deodexed. if you really want to know what .odex file is do some research, it is not important. anyway in deodexed roms, apps run from Dalvik-cache and not from the .apk itself (.apk is only needed to create dalvik on 1st boot)

so in reflex S your .apk go to sd-ext BUT the dalvik stays in internal, and since its dalvik what matters ROM is fast.

rom system files do not fill up /data, the /system files that could not fit into 130mb go to sd-ext.

and overally yes, it is worth it, i basically re-discovered my desire after S-OFFing and running custom hboot roms. i have a class 2 sd card, and rom performs super fast (on custom hboot roms your sd class really doesnt matter anymore)
[Desire General] dzumagos:
and also i as wrote before ....

why should you bother about ext ???

cause /system is 130mb (or145) but it is not enough !!! AND I DID WRITE THAT REST GOES TO SD-EXT.

seriously, you gotta read everything if you are going to s-off and play with custom hboots

and also apart from some /system files on sd-ext, your downloaded .apk's will be on sd-ext too. only their dalvik will stay on NAND
[Desire General] MatDrOiD:
Good to know, thanks. :) Thought it would work the way I described.
[Desire General] Uqbar:
Hmmm ... I don't understand why the ROM looks quite slower than before (STOCK HBOOT) ...

Accordingly to what dzumagos says, I should get a (much) better experience now.

I understand the Dalvik cache stuff and what he says makes sense to me.

Nonetheless the ROM seems to be way slower than before ...

My system should be 145MB, cache 5MB and data 287MB.

Settings say that I have 256MB available on /data e 34MB on /system.

This should mean that I'm not really exploiting the internal storage!!!

And in fact my 1GB ext3 partition is at 50% of capacity.

Now, if my /cache is 5MB as said by AlphaRev, I think it's way too small to fit the (Dalvik?) cache I'd need.

What'd be your view here?

Finally, I'm trying to read everything. But the information is scattered among a dozen of threads each with dozens of posts ... and, as you can see, it's far from easy to discern the cream from the crap.

I really tried to figure it out before posting!
[Desire General] MatDrOiD:
Dalvik cache is not in the /cache partition.
[Desire General] ChrisHow:
I think I get the reasons for custom hboot but how do you tell which hboot you've got?

My Desire is rooted and S-OFF. I have flashed with STOCKHBOOT version of Reflex_S_2.1.7_LITE_GingerBread_Sense-2.1_GRI40_A2SD+

It works but don't know if I should have used the the CM7 version.
[Desire General] dzumagos:
after s-offing you get a stock unlocked hboot.

roms designed for cm7 hboots will work on stock hboot but it works only this way.
[Desire General] hncdesilva:
Thanks for the heads up but am still a bit confused. Pls help me out.

I'm s-off and using the cm7 hboot running Insertcoin stable 1.0.8 cm7 version. Now in the rom under settings>applications>manage applications when you click on some apps you get the option to move the app to sd card and when you do so it frees up some internal memory. But you say not to move apps to sd card manually:confused: Should I do this or not?

Any help to clarify would be much appreciated
[Desire General] dzumagos:
This is froyo/android a2sd and yes you can do it. It moves some app data to fat32 while a2sd+ move parts of the app itself (in this specific case the .apk only) to the ext. Dalvik will stay on internal unless you issue some superuser commands in adb or terminal.
[Desire General] herb1:
I'm also confused...so for Reflex S, which hboot should I be running?

Bravo Stock

Bravo N1Table

Bravo Data++

Bravo Sense

Bravo Oxygen r2

Bravo CM7 r2

Bravo Downgrader???
[Desire General] BigMrB:
Sense since its a sense rom?
[Desire General] MatDrOiD:
Use the recommended one. Maybe you need to search the thread for this.

You only need the downgrader if you flashed one of the r2 hboots and want to change it now.

Sent from Oxygen
[Desire General] BigMrB:
Ok I use bravo sense but cm7 r2 does work with reflex s too

Then make sure you use cm 7 version of reflex!
[Desire General] herb1:
I followed instructions on Apharev homepage and flashed the 'bravo_alphaspl-sense.img'

Downloaded the necessary PB99IMG zipfile and saved it to SD card

now phone goes silver ANDROID logo that reflects passing light after splash image but won't loaded my homepage afterwards

HELP????
[HTC Sensation] staindreality:
Does anyone know where to get the latest build of genie widget apk or an app better than it for news. Hope this is the right forum. First post. Thanks for any help.
[HTC Sensation] Lightning N1:
Here is the APK for the genie widget I use, it is smoked version from rorifree on The Nexus One forum.

http://db.tt/NPIFK7A

Enjoy:-)

Swyped from HTC Pyramid, using XDA Premium App.
[HTC Sensation] staindreality:
Thank you
[HTC Sensation] RucaNebas:
100% Transparent Genie widget

Hi,

Do you know if there's a flashable transparent genie widget for Sensation?

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] webmaster:
The link to the .apk is dead, does anyone have another?
[Xoom General] despich:
It appears the new Scrabble from Electronic Arts Version 1.12.15 is not supported on the Xoom. (can't find in Market or Amazon Market)

Has anyone tried to sideload the APK for it on the Xoom. I would do it but my other android device is still not rooted (Droid 3) so I can't pull the APK from it.

I would love to get it on the Xoom as well as it supports crossplatform playing AND push notification.

Dan
[Xoom General] despich:
Sorry I see now that someone already started a thread for this subject.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=15565588

You can kill this thread.

Dan
[General Questions and Answers] charliebeth:
Hello, Im trying to start some developing for the android, I am hampered by my inability to get the emulator to work, im sure im overlooking something basic, here is the error that generated.

invalid command-line parameter: Files\Android\android-sdk\tools/emulator-arm.exe.

Hint: use 'foo' to launch a virtual device named 'foo'.

please use -help for more information

can someone help please relieve a noob of my frustration.
[General Questions and Answers] piotrpmpm:
I have the same problem :/

Any help please?
[General Questions and Answers] minicooper0:
Android AVD emulator connect problem

Similar to the previous two post, I also am unable to display my Helloworld App onto the AVD emulator skin.

The code is the traditional helloworld code:

package com.muo.helloworld;

import android.app.Activity;

import android.os.Bundle;

import android.widget.TextView;

public class HelloWord extends Activity {

/** Called when the activity is first created. */

@Override

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

TextView tv = new TextView(this);

tv.setText("Hello Honeycomb Droid");

setContentView(R.layout.main);

}

}

The Eclipse Console runtime error is as follows:

[2011-11-30 21:29:23 - HelloWord] ------------------------------

[2011-11-30 21:29:23 - HelloWord] Android Launch!

[2011-11-30 21:29:23 - HelloWord] adb is running normally.

[2011-11-30 21:29:23 - HelloWord] Performing com.muo.helloworld.HelloWord activity launch

[2011-11-30 21:29:23 - HelloWord] Automatic Target Mode: Preferred AVD 'HVGA_4.0Skin' is not available. Launching new emulator.

[2011-11-30 21:29:23 - HelloWord] Launching a new emulator with Virtual Device 'HVGA_4.0Skin'

[2011-11-30 21:29:48 - HelloWord] New emulator found: emulator-5556

[2011-11-30 21:29:48 - HelloWord] Waiting for HOME ('android.process.acore') to be launched...

[2011-11-30 21:36:19 - HelloWord] emulator-5556 disconnected! Cancelling 'com.muo.helloworld.HelloWord activity launch'!

Eclipse Configuration

Java 1.6.0.29

Android 4.0

Window XP SP3

Please help... thanks!!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ssfirme:
Is there a way to remove the message from my logs,I just want to see my calls not messages:confused:
[Samsung Infuse 4G] dajeoo:
I did a tutorial on this, check my posts...

infuse 4g "a lot a screen real estate"
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ssfirme:
Sorry,but i try looking in yur post but could not find it:confused:
[Samsung Infuse 4G] DeliciousPHO:
yes, the method in the link below does for sure work, but i did have to change the permissions for it to work on my phone, see my post towards the bottom of page 2 for instructions on changing permissions. your phone does need to be rooted btw.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1138613
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hstr:
i just ditched the wimdows mobile 6.5 on my hd2 and intalled android with the help of DFT. Now i want to customise boot animation, of android peeing on apple. How the hell to do that?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hstr:
i tried to replace the existing boot animation with my new boot animation but the operation fails all the time.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] icke:
Which version of MAGLDR is on your leo?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hstr:
1.13 magldr version i have
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jsmccabe78:
1- splash screen (unique to wm):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=895089

2- white guy:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1121488

3- boot animation:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1096068

cheers.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] ViperGeek:
Anyone in the US who woke up this morning and immediately tried Settings -> Software update -> Check new was greeted with a surprise from Verizon: Gingerbread available via OTA! It's a big update, so be sure you have a nice, strong, reliable 3G connection before attempting the upgrade.

My selfish question for the experts is: Now that I've performed the dance of joy at achieving S-OFF and root thanks to Alpharev, will I lose my happiness (S-OFF and/or root) if I allow Verizon to update my Android OS OTA? Are there any special precautions I should follow before, during or after the update? I already have a post-S-OFF Nandroid backup. Is that enough of a safety net?

Thanks all!

- Dave
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] tpbklake:
There is a sticky thread in this forum about the GB RUU/OTA and also some threads in the General section (which is where this post should have been made). You may be putting your AlphaRevX S-OFF at risk by trying to install the OTA. In addition, before you can even attempt to install the OTA, you must remove ClockworkMod and install the original recovery.img from the Froyo ROM, so you would lose your 'safety net' backup, too.

There is already a fully rooted and de-bloated version of the ROM that you can safely flash using CWM and retain both root and S-OFF.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] ViperGeek:
Sorry for the misplaced thread. I attempted to place this announcement in the same place as the same announcement for China Telecom:

[ROM] Offical Gingerbread 2.3.4 ROM is out via OTA by ChinaTelcom

Thanks for the good advice and feedback.

FTW, the ROM/thread in question is here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1161411

- Dave
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] andybones:
recovery from the froyo ROM. GB 2.18.605.3 RUU leak whatever. just get back to stock recovery any of those from HTC will work. but you MAY lose root. and you MAY not be able to get it back other than XTC clip. Cheers.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jrizk07:
Some of this is incorrect,

It is possible you may lose root but you will not lose your s-off. It's a higher version of the bootloader so it should not be overwritten. I just learned that the OTA won't even install without the stock recovery.

However I'm with tpbklake, I would personally just install a ROM that's based off of the new OTA update. No difference (minus the bloat of course) plus you'll still have root.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] chrismoo:
HELP

Where does the OTA update download to? I had it downloaded but flashed to the rmk ROm but now it keeps rebooting and I assume wanting to apply the official OTA as it is sitting on my phone - dumb move by me somehow but how can I kill this boot loop issue can I remove something from the sdcard?

Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] voxigenboy:
all your base are belong to verizon!

well, you could try booting into recovery and starting all over again via clockwork.

if it's stuck in a loop, pull the battery, put it back in and hold down VOLUME DOWN + POWER to go into recovery
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] rmk40:
If you've rooted or plan to root, do not accept or bother with the OTA whatsoever.

The hard work has already been done, just install the ROM I put together.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] chrismoo:
I know I did something stupid at some point :-) I have a backup so will restore that and try again - just thought there might have been a shortcut - like removing a file.

Live and learn!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jrizk07:
the OTA will not install without the stock recovery. Sounds like you have CWM recovery on your phone.

pull the battery out

pop everything back in, hold vol down and then power. It'll load to the bootloader, once there it'll check for a P32IMG file name after that you'll have the option to select recovery.

you might want to wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache within recovery before installing the new rmk rom again.

Which ROM did you come from?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] chrismoo:
I came from CM7 back to stock (where it downloaded the OTA) and then I tried to RMK. I have Nandroid backups so will just try a complete wipe and then try RMK again.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] applejacks108:
so lets say you crack you're screen or something and need to get a new phone via insurance. couldn't you download this ota and then lose s-off and root so they would have no idea you did it in the first place? :D
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] ViperGeek:
Replies earlier in this thread suggest that you'd first have to restore the original Recovery image, replacing, CWM, before you could load the updated OTA update. At that point, you'd be running GB, unrooted, but /may/ still have S-OFF.

- Dave
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] bradleyz:
That is correct. If anyone remembers the DInc1 we had to flash stock radio, s-on file, stock RUU. As of now we have NO s-on file to flash.

NoClue....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kb2807@gmail.com:
HOW TO ENTER RECOVERY ON YOUR ANDROID DEVICE

HERE ILL BE POSTING A VIDEO TUTORIAL SHORTLY

BUT TILL THEN A STEP BY STEP PTROCEDURE:

NOTE:ONLY FOR XPERIA X10 MINI PRO[U20i]

STEP1: SWITCH OFF YOUR MINI PRO

STEP2: SWITCH ON MINI PRO, AND AS SOON AS THE DISPLAY STARTS KEEP ON PRESSING THE BACK KEY OR KEEP ON SLIDING YOUR DEVICE ie. SLIDE THE SCREEN ON QWERTY CONTINOUSLY TILL YOU ENTER THE RECOVERY

NOTE: IT WILL TAKE APROX. 50-80 SEC TO ENTER RECOVERY THERE YOU CAN MODIFY YOUR DEVICE PARTITION YOUR SD CARD FOR APP TO SD STORAGE
[Thunderbolt General] cubarican84:
Why is Incredible 2 getting official 2.3 update before TB? Rooting tonight so don't really care, but just sayin
[Thunderbolt General] fillyo:
The Thunderbolt has more issues to deal with since it is 4g, has two radios, etc. We are all patiently waiting, in the meantime, try DasBAMF 3.0.