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[Gen9, Gen10 General] e9508686:
Thanks Fysme. All working now.

So I'm going to go ahead and ask some basic questions now:

1. When I am flashing the kernel, does that then remove the old kernel or should I delete some files? Obviously if it left any files behind then that would be fine but over time it would be nice to know that I wasn't holding files which I didn't need.

2.Can I talk about AdFree? I know on some forums people don't like to encourage apps like this. I can get through the superuser part of AdFree but then when I click 'Download and Install Hosts' I get the following error:

'Unable to locate a partition to remount to write the hosts file to.' Any Ideas? Please ignore if AdFree is not a suitable topic of conversation.

3. What are the differences/gains in using the EXT4-FS method over using letama's method?

4. I can see that if I go into Settings->About Tablet->Firmware Update, I can still update the firmware to the latest version provided by Archos. I presume that this would then remove the EXT4-FS version? The thing that I don't understand about this is, I was under the impression that I had two separate versions of Android installed on the tablet, the developer edition which is EXT4-FS and just my regular Archos android which is the newest firmware so if I then updated my developer android through Firmware Update then both versions of Android would be the same?

5. On my android phone, when I connect the device to my laptop I have click a button 'Turn on USB storage' in order to see the disks on the device but when I connect my tablet I can always see Internal Storage and my SD Card without clicking 'Turn on USB Storage'. I do not even have a 'USB Connected' message. Is this normal?

6. Is anyone else getting sparkly white bits when connecting the tablet to a TV using the HDMI out? I have read that this is probably related to a cheap cable, it did cost only £3 but some confirmation on this would be good.

7. Is there any information on the net on how to set the boot into developer edition rather than regular android. I know previously it was posted that a script manager could be used but I'd rather have a go at editing the necessary files myself rather than using an app.

8. What is the best speed to set 'SetCPU' to for a max?

Thanks in advance and sorry if these questions are a bit too basic for this thread.

Dan
[Gen9, Gen10 General] letama:
Flashing a new kernel will overwrite the previous one, nothing is left behind.

If you installed my build, it mimics strickly the way Archos does firmware with a squashfs file and therefore system is read/only and can't be mounted r/w.

Two benefits:

- speed, native ext4 should be quicker than squashfs

- r/w system, that would solve your adfree issue

In theory, firmware update won't interfere with sde, so you should keep your rooted build. I don't know if anyone tested that already, my setup is very different as I have custom build on both main android and sde.

This is not related to sde, this is a honeycomb/archos build matter. They're using mtp instead of the old mount method, it has advantages (this one) but also some downsides (for instance, not being able to repartition storage).

I can't comment on this one, I never tried :)

There is two ways:

- *untested*, this was working on gen8 and probably does on gen9:

In SDE menu: boot in recovery, select "recovery system" then "Developer Edition Menu", then choose "remove android kernel". You will loose the dual boot menu and the possibility to boot stock firmware (you can reflash it afterwards though, re-enabling the menu at the same time), but your tablet will boot straight to developer edition.

- Use "reboot_into -s sde" command just after booting sde. It will set a flag that will make next boot go straight to sde. You can modify initrd to do that or use an apk to launch a script at boot.

No opinion on this, I don't use it.
[Gen9, Gen10 General] e9508686:
Hi,

Thanks for the response, it was very useful!

Well I can confirm that when using the EXT4-FS version AdFree does not work? Anyone else attemped to use this app yet?

Thanks,

Dan
[Gen9, Gen10 General] louisvdbos:
hi letama

i did root my 101 G9 16 GB turbo via your method...... It works like a charm!!!!!

thanks for your HowTo its great men.

Even while im Dutch its very clear

And now let the Rom cooking beginnnnnnn

one thing when im in rommanager im asked to install clockworkmod but my model isnt in the list, wich one should i pick?

Thanks again your my hero lol

Louis
[Gen9, Gen10 General] letama:
None :)

There is no clockworkmod for Archos tablets.
[Gen9, Gen10 General] e9508686:
Hi,

I'm thinking of sending my tablet back as I have a few problems. Is there anyway to remove all of this E.g. Pauls Root, SDE menu, and ext4-fs instance of android?

On Archos website it says this:

Once the SDE firmware is installed on a device, this device will be watermarked and ARCHOS will be able to detect that this firmware has been installed once.

Installing the SDE firmware is considered by ARCHOS as a voiding of the warranty and ARCHOS declines all liability and responsibility for any issues resulting from the installation of this SDE firmware.

Any advice?

Thanks in advance.
[Gen9, Gen10 General] gen_scheisskopf:
Yes- download official update and install it. In Developer Edition menu choose Uninstall Developer Edition- this will remove custom kernel and initrd. Boot to Android and delete system image.

I can't help you with removing SDE menu though

Well, "official" SDE firmware may indeed watermark the device and remove DRM but on my G9 there is no problem with using official Cinema plugin and DRM'ed files :)
[Gen9, Gen10 General] letama:
Yes:

1) Make sure to have a stock firmware handy, and PC connected.

2) If you removed stocked kernel to boot straight to sde, flash the stock firmware first.

3) Go to recovery

4) Go to "Developer Edition Menu"

5) Select "Uninstall Developer Edition"

6) Reboot

7) Return to recovery again, check that you don't have the sde boot menu nor the developer edition menu.

8) Select Format System

9) Select "Reset Android & Storage", or "Reformat device"

I'd suggest doing "Reset Android & Storage", it should be as "clean" as a full format and safer. Reformat device is the most "clean" one, but it requires reflashing the firmware. In both case, you end up with completely out of the box state.

And in the contrary of gen8 sde that installs new bootloaders, I believe that the way we enabled gen9 doesn't watermark the device.
[Gen9, Gen10 General] letama:
Well, indeed you did :) Removing custom kernel and initrd removes menu.
[Gen9, Gen10 General] gen_scheisskopf:
So SDE menu is showed only if custom kernel is present?

Sorry for noob question but I still don't know Archos system layout good enough

tapatalked from Archos 101 G9
[Gen9, Gen10 General] letama:
Yes, exactly! That's the way sde enabling works, it flashes a custom kernel resulting in unlocking the menu.
[Gen9, Gen10 General] surdu_petru:
For enable SDE ( SDE ~ modified recovery ) you need installed a insecure boot image !

A insecure boot image is to recover an Android device that is irrecoverable or .... It is like revival remedy for an device and this insecure boot image works by giving an device a level of recoverability at the first stage of boot process, even if the system partition of the device has been disordered.

Into enable_sde , @letama install a insecure boot image by this command : abcbox kd_flasher -k zimage -i initrd.cpio.lzma .

I hope you understand...:)
[Gen9, Gen10 General] gen_scheisskopf:
I understand flashing process for SDE, just thought that Recovery was replaced (as I said- G9 is my first Archos)

tapatalked from Desire
[Gen9, Gen10 General] letama:
No, recovery is not touched, it has the sde menu from the start (at least on gen9). There is only a check in it that verify if a custom kernel is present and it shows menu if it finds one.
[Gen9, Gen10 General] sirduke989:
boot menu

Hello, is there a menu.lst file that can be modified to edit the boot menu to add other images?
[Gen9, Gen10 General] sirduke989:
Sorry I am a liitle rusty on my linux knowledge.

Okay I know understand how the initramfs.cios.gz file works and I've been able to extract it after a lot of trial and error. Kept getting premature end of file. Now when I repackage it using the commands from openAOS's website I am unable to boot with it, I just get a blank screen and then it reboots into the normal firmware. Also my initramfs.coip.gz is about twice as big. (1 Mb) What commands were used to package it or what commands should I be using? The only change I made was to the img file names in the init file.
[Gen9, Gen10 General] gen_scheisskopf:
Use method and tools described HERE, info available on openAOS is not intended for gen9 devices IIRC
[Gen9, Gen10 General] letama:
Ahhh, cat ate my post. Anyway, gen_scheisskopf is right, method is there.

If you're looking specifically for 3.2.69, there is a little difference, initrd is compressed with lzma, not lzop.

And be careful to where you unpack and repack, unpack it in a separate directory to avoid repacking your original file. If you repacked file is double the size, I'd bet that's the problem.

It shouldn't impact boot though. I presume you repacked with gzip, it won't work with 3.2.69 kernel, you need to repack lzma.

Newer firmware are using lzop though. I'd suggest using a more recent firmware and follow unpack/repack thread.
[Gen9, Gen10 General] sirduke989:
That was my problem, I was trying to use gzip with 3.2.77. I will search and read a little better next time. Awsome work you guys are doing.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sanderbouw:
Hello,

After inserting a new cmparts and the ics transitioning into my rom the radio app isn't working anymore.

It shows this message to me:

The app Fm-radio (process com.sonyericsson.fmradio) stopped unexpected. Try again.

But after a few times its still not working. Even not after some reboots.

I already inserted another radio.apk from the same kind of rom and its still not working.

My questions are:

Which files are necessairy for running the radio? (so i can make sure that it aren't those files.)

Or, Does anyone knows another solution to fix this?

Thanks in advance,

Sander
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kravevr6:
Please help me root this device. I have only ever done my Gs2 a few times with flashing etc, so am basically a complete noob.

I have tried for the last couple of hours and am wanting to go mad. I have followed all the lines about unlocking the device and the fastbook oem unlock, But all it ever tells me is waiting for device. Im guessing im missing drivers, but I have dont the samsung drivers a couple of times, and unzipped and followed the instructions.

Any easier to follow guides or info out there that can help me?

When I plug the phone in to unlock it, i dont get the usual ding from windows, i just get a little thre dings like it doesnt know what it is.

please help. Thanks....

Ps, sorry if I am being stupid or cluttering the forum. cheers..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kravevr6:
No help out there at all???

If any one can I will be so grateful, Or if anyone is near to welwyn garden / st albans maybe youd fancy rooting 2 of these nexus' for me and il give you a drink?

Thanks..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jaketurbo:
Look in the development forum:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1352413

Install the android version of pdanet on your PC... it will uninstall but will leave the drivers you need.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pnnorth:
Haven't rooted mine yet, I'll be doing it at the weekend. Had loads of issues with the drivers when I rooted my Nexus S. In the end I installed PDA net on my PC - the drivers installed with that worked fine (you don't actually use PDA net thereafter) Not sure if this works with the GN but you will not do any harm trying it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pnnorth:
Beat me to it :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kravevr6:
Cheers guys, Im so new to this, its so frustrating. Its got to be a driver issue. My comp reconises the phone when its on, but when its in bootloader mode, windows is giving me three dull bells when connecting the device....

will have a look at the other thread, Have already read that one I think, and looked so foreign to me!!! lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kravevr6:
I cant pst in the other thread, but have downloaded and installed pda net for android, and when it gets to installing the drivers from the phone, it does it all, ie galaxy nexus , the other driver that i cant remember and the galaxy driver is not installing. Even gone two miles down the road and got a different laptop. no matter what I download or ty and install it just dnt do it.

can some one either make a real simple idiots guide for me the idot, or locally please let me pay you a small fee to root these two phones. Im almost in tears after 5.5 hours of constant crap and pathetiness.

Wishing right now i had not bthered with these phones. At least my s2 and flashing was simple.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lsim001:
It says "waiting for device" because for some crazy reason when you are in fastboot mode Windows (which is what I'm using) uses a different USB driver than when you are in "normal" usb connect mode.

What you need do to sort it out is to go to Device Manager and change the driver to use the Samsung instead of whatever crazy one Windows has decided to use. Then you can carry on with doing the bootloader unlocking.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mskip:
Ok so what have you done so far?

You have the pdanet drivers installed on your pc?

You need to boot into fastboot mode to install the driver you need to root your phone.

*THIS* guide will explain what adb and fastboot are exactly.

*THIS* guide will show you how to set up adb and fastboot.

When unlocking the bootloader you will need the file fastboot.exe which you can put in the root of your c drive for easy access. The atteached file needs to be renamed from .zip to .exe as you cant attach .exe files in xda.

If you have any more questions then just ask :).

Mark.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wilbur-force:
ok..... having gone through similar a few minutes ago.

The drivers kept saying that they had failed to install. kept trying over and over.

then i twigged:

1) made sure debugging mode was on

2) Rebooted the unit into bootloader mode - suddenly the adb driver installed successfully :) doh !

wonder if this is the same issue you are having ... the adb drivers only install successfully once the nexus is connected via usb and in bootloader mode :)

of course you may know all that already but it had me stumped for a while :o
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kravevr6:
Thank you guys, some good info and detailed posts, which is what I was hoping for! I'm in bed now, but will give this a blast and report back tomorrow!

Really appreciated!

Thanks .......
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kravevr6:
Big thanks to everyone. Woke up with a clearer head and proceeded to try again. Done as wilbur said and installed drivers in recovery mode. And perfect.......

after so many problems all was sorted. Then used superboot, and all was ok. 2 galaxy nexus's rooted. think the lesson learnt is to walk away instead of furiously trying things.

Cheers for all the input. What a easy methd ONCE all the drivers are there!!

Cheers people
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wilbur-force:
Glad you got it sorted :)
[General Questions and Answers] mcecilia:
Hello Sirs,

I am running this great version in my X10 Mini Pro, but need some help because I can not run Cisco Anyconnect.

It seems I am missing tun.ko in my modules. I have copied one from the web in /system/lib/modules and have traid to run, but always I have an exec error when I try to run.

Any help?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Proz00:
hey

i used moto mytouch4g and got nice battery life around 40hours

and now with sense 3.5 got around 24hours

anyway to make it last longer ?

i did same uninstillation of apk i dont need, is there apk that drain more battery ?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] SPEEDHAMMER:
sense 2.0 will definietely return a longer battery life. Its less heavy on the hardware and the ROM is smaller(the size).So booting up time will be lesser, also in the name of battery life. For apks, it depends on what apps are they. If they constantly run in the background or if they are Android processes, it will hamper battery life. Also, the more apps you have, the longer the boot time will be,draining more juice. As you should know,our HD2s will not have the battery life of stock Android phones like your moto,so yeh 24hrs should be your benchmark.Back to the verdict, for battery life, the sense 2.0 ROM will definitely fare better. Anyways, although the devs have done an excellent job to perfect Sense 3.0 roms, its still a bit 'sluggish'.So its your call.

Hope this helps man.
[Galaxy S II General] iFalcon:
Hi -

I currently have the AT&T version, but was thinking about making the jump to the International version. There is definately more activity from a development standpoint for the International version.

Can I use the International one on AT&T? Is there any know issues I should be aware of prior to doing this? For example, can I still get H+?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] cranch:
Are you talking about switching to a Galaxy S II 9100?

Tons of people are using them in the states before the AT&T versions were announced/released. I believe they are nearly identical in terms of network/band support (shy of the LTE model Skyrocket)
[Galaxy S II General] iFalcon:
Yes. I would switch the at&t Samsung galaxy s II to the international version i9100.

I thought people had issues getting h+ to work though.

I'm guessing I should just be able to move the similar card over.

Thanks

Thanka
[Galaxy S II General] King Shady:
I have the International version and have been using it on AT&T for like 4 months now. If you are going to get a new phone, get the Galaxy Nexus
[Galaxy S II General] 3waygeek:
You shouldn't have any problems; I've been using the international version on AT&T for 6 months. The only area where you might have some issues is with ROMs -- a ROM package made for the AT&T version probably won't work on the international version.
[Galaxy S II General] florelui001p:
It works perfectly well, just a warning if you purchase the white model. Att recognizes the imei as a blackberry for some reason. I had to call them four times and push them until they finally let me keep the media net plan.
[Galaxy S II General] Endoran:
I've been using the international version on AT&T since July. Only problem is that it drops signal after a phone call and randomly at other times. It come right back up tho. I don't know if this is due to my area or what or even my phone singularly.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] dan1431:
I have been using the GT-I9100 for a few months now without issue, it was a little rough at first trying to get the correct APN provisioned but after dealing with a Supervisor who had half a clue I was able to have the correct APN provisioned and things have been great ever since.

However, since you already have a Galaxy S2 at&t has already provisioned your account with correct APN, so you should be good to go form that perspective.

I really like the GT-I9100 and am really happy with it, I came back from London on the 20th and played with a Galaxy Nexus while I was over there. Very impressive phone but not a major step up from the SGS2 IMHO, added to that I believe that ICS on the SGS2 is going to be pretty slick as the Exynos/Mali combo is just as good or maybe even slightly better than the TI OMAP/Power VR combo on the GNex.

Dan
[Galaxy S II General] iFalcon:
I'm a grandfathered $30 unlimited data subscriber. Is the only thing I would need to do is move the SIM from current AT&T Galaxy S II to the International i9100? Will I need to call customer service to have them switch anything?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] bclark:
Nothing at all. I bought the internationAl the day it was released in the UK. I pulled the Sim from my inspire placed it in my gs2. Rooted about 15 minutes later and haven't had an issue yet. Play with apns depending on your area. I have had little success with major gains but mainly due to living in the major tristate area(too many users)

Edit: don't call and give them your imei. It changes nothing and has changed nothing with my acct
[Galaxy S II General] Roukie:
Shouldn't be hard to find the AT&T APN online. I did it with Virgin. When I installed a rom using full wipe, it erased APN. Same as getting a new phone really. A quick google search and manual APN inputs and I was back. You shouldn't need to do it though...first time I booted my phone up after I bought it, it picked the service up instantly.
[Galaxy S II General] id10terrordfw:
That is it. I made the switch as well.
[Galaxy S II General] dan1431:
That simple, remove the sim from your current phone (I777) and insert it into your new phone (GT-I9100) and you should be good to go.

I am also Grandfathered into the Unlimited Plan and to date have had zero issues.

One warning, if you plan on buying the White GT-I9100, that seems to come up in at&t Mobility's system as a Blackberry and the computer will try and provision your account for Blackberry use.

Dan
[Galaxy S II General] iFalcon:
Great responses all! Appreciate the input.

I was only planning to buy the black one. Not having much luck on Ebay right now...

Thanks.
[Xperia Play General] SkaterOllie795:
I sent my Xperia Play off to sony last week on Wednesday. I received it back today so it took 8 days. I thought it would take 2 weeks.

Now my screen works and it feels so good to have a phone again :)

I recieved it back thinking it was my old one as the casing and buttons are still the same. I took of the back cover though and all of that is new and there are no dents in the plastic near the battery. Only thing is that my unlocked O2 phone is now locked back to O2 again :eek: Oh well, at least my phones working again.
[Xperia Play General] yyz71:
Ya I had the samething! But Sony Ericsson tried to **** me over. I had to phone Sony head office to get a new one :-) now I've got 2 plays :-)

Sent from your wifes bedroom :-)
[Xperia Play General] :
I planning on sending mine in soon.

Will I receive the same one or a different one? My current play has a problem with the R button, and it also had a couple scratches on the pad.

I'd rather get a new one.
[Xperia Play General] CZroe:
I exchanged mine in a US AT&T store when I had some problems. So far, the replacement has worked better but the new one formed scratches on the sliding parts in a couple days while the original was fine after a week and a half.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] SuperAce609:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/24/htc-g1-gets-a-taste-of-ice-cream-sandwich-video/

If the G1 can run ICS, any phone can. Now there's no excuses :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] dragonnn:
I had this same idea when I saw this. Now never can tell Ace is to low for ICS!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] SuperAce609:
Exactly! Now its just a matter of time....
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] slaid480:
ACE can run ICS 4 fastly but we need Compatible v6 CPU
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] prateek_gemini:
really great to hear guaranteed ICS for ace......
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] mdfzhi:
no one said about any guarantee. its just probality
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] A.S.People:
Good news for all android user.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] NJosh:
Hehe.. thats great news.. can't wait for ICS on my ace.. :D
[HTC Incredible S] thakur90:
Looking at the other devices HTC G1, Sony x10i, Motorola defy, Samsung gs2...all have started getting ICS but we have no hope.... not a single dev has said anything about it.... is this phone so alienated from the scene?
[HTC Incredible S] System92:
My guess is it's a question of popularity. Of course, devs will start porting to their own phones first. For example the GSII was named the phone of the year (I don't believe it) so many people got their hands on it. The Incredible S will be able to run it and its only a question of time I'm sure until someone decides to port it over. Personally, I got my money on CyanogenMod to bring it over here first as an AOSP port.
[HTC Incredible S] incrediblealex:
Can't wait for CM9 its gonna be amazing!