[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
-Download CWM 4.0.0.9

-Plug phone in to pc, drop CWM image on to sdcard main directory.

-Safe disconnect from pc.

-Install terminal emulator and a root file manager from the Google market.

("File Expert" was chosen as the file manager, as some people haven't bought Root Explorer yet. This makes what i've done able to be duplicated by more people more precisely, if that matters at this point)

Followed this install:

(and it really was as simple as that - by the time I finished getting the data from my last post, this was posted in a few places. This method just seemed the easiest to implement at the time. I was looking for an excuse to get terminal emulator on the device, so big bonus there. Thanks!)

-Deny HTC crash report.

-Hboot to recovery, verify CWM 4.0.0.9

(*NOTE - must use trackpad button to select options in CWM now, power button no longer performs that function)

-CWM Backup.

-power down, then power on device.

-Copy CWM backup to pc, delete previous current backup on card.

-Power down device while plugged in to the pc, fastboot off.

*first press of the power button gets orange charge light, and nothing else. Pressing the power button again makes the charge light go out. Pressing it a third time boots the device normally.

-Power off/on plugged to pc with fastboot on: Works as it should.

-Restart while plugged into pc with fastboot off: Device took a longer time to power down and have the charge light go off then normal. After a brief (about 1 second) pause the charge light came back on, system did not start itself. Pressing the power button turned the charge light off, which came back on after a few (about 4) seconds. Pressing the power button again turned off the charge light, and an immediate re-pressing of the power button booted the device. Booted normally.

Repeated that restart three times with the same exact result each time.

-Restart while plugged into pc with fastboot on: Same as reboot with fastboot off. On this boot the computer (windows xp x86) popped up to say the hardware was not properly installed, so not sure what went on there. Normally booted to the os, not fast.

-Safe removal from pc. Plug back in, opens folder to the sdcard in the phone like it's supposed to. Safe remove again.

-Plug into ac power:

-Power off/on no fastboot: power down, charge light off, back on after about 10 seconds. Press of power button turns off charge light, which returns after a few seconds. Subsequent power press must turn off orange charge light and then turn on the device before the light comes back on, as with being plugged into the pc. Device booted normally.

Tried it two more times, three total. Definitely have to turn the charge light off before I can power on the device.

-Power off/on fastboot: Works as it should.

-Restart with fastboot off: Works just like power off/on no fastboot. Does not restart itself, and must turn charge light of before device will power on.

-Restart with fastboot on: Works just like power off/on no fastboot. Does not restart itself, and must turn charge light of before device will power on.

-End test for the moment. Charged battery to full, fastboot off and powered down while plugged in to AC.

-Power up to Hboot while plugged in to AC.

-Recovery, then advanced, then wipe battery stats.

-Hit back, then power off.

-Unplug AC power after powered down, charge light goes off after about 5 seconds.

-Device powers up normally, i'm off to drain the battery playing with the gps.

So that covers both plugged into the computer and the surge protector/wall outlet. Using the same hardware it came with in the box, as per my prior post.

So far, CWM 4.0.0.9 is better then CWM 4.0.0.8 because I have not had to do a battery pull to get it to boot. In all cases I was able to boot by manipulating the actual power button. Definitely preferred to opening the case any more then necessary.

I'll get to the tests on the car adapter and the cradle later, i'm going to play with it for a little while first.

The bluetooth headset auto paired after every boot, my wireless network was acquired, and cellular service was established.

While not plugged in to a power source, power off/on worked as it should, with fastboot on or off. Restart worked for fastboot off, fastboot on for restart worked the same as fastboot off.

I still have no icons or widgets on my desktop, or in my dock bar. This will change while i'm out playing with it, and i'll make sure to update that when I get back with a gps report.

Hah, thanks. I have the time today to mess with this, first chance I got since it's been released. I have enough time to document it well, so hopefully that helps the devs and anyone who comes behind looking for an explicit step-by-step.

(but, hey, i'm not responsible for what happens if someone does what i've done here. We're all beta testers and this device is brand new, anyone diving into this pool is at their own risk.)

I'm going to update Google maps, then go kill my battery to get it calibrated.

Think we'll have to recalibrate the G-sensor? (in /settings/display)

And a question to anyone who can answer: Would this be a good time to wipe the Dalvik Cache, from the advanced setting in CWM? If so, why?

Be back later.