yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Druida69:
thanks for this but it didn't help.

its endless bootlooping.

So not possible to reboot this ****
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] dancer_69:
Try to reboot via adb. This always works for me
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Druida69:
What is this?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] dancer_69:
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/what-is-adb-and-how-to-install-it-android/

If you have it you can run from command prompt the command: adb reboot

to reboot the device from pc. Also you can boot to recovery, you can wipe data system etc.. and other stuff if device is rooted and has busybox.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] totalcmdext:
Please provide also an instalation procedure.....
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sport_billy:
It is not something new that you install.

These are the original image files included in the 2.3.5 version, in case someone needs them if flashing went wrong and needs to revert to original files.

You get in recovery mode as usual and replace them.

Recovery mode:

boot phone while holding volume up + volume down + power buttons.

The screen gets pink.

If you connect your phone via usb with your pc then you can access it as a storage device.

There are the files you might want to replace.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] ksaplostra:
is this final or beta?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] boss_y:
There is no final release yet. We will have to wait for that quite a while I think.

Sent from my u8800
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] dolfius:
Hi Everyone,

I used these recovery files with B138 rom (stupid, i know - long story). Now, i can only get to pink screen state - can't even get to recovery mode. Everytime i switch the phone on, the Huawei logo appears briefly, then just goes off again - even when i try to enter recovery mode.

Will it help if i replace the recovery files with the ones intended for the B138 rom? If so, can anyone perhaps post a link to them?

I REALLY hope i didn't brick my phone! :mad:
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] entrapmen:
Simply reinstall the rom. Create a dload at your sdcard and you know the rest.

Second option: search forum there were already boot.img recovery and other image folder files. Replace them while on pink screen and youre good to go.

Sent from my U8800
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] cirnocirno:
Not so simple my friend you missed the point.

It will be stuck @1/2 where it tries to unpack but does nothing.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Staf1988i:
Hi, i upgrade to GB and i have this problem. The first time it opened fine but after reboot, it stucks on the boot animation logo..It don t open.

How i will fix it?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] cr723:
Official GB is having this issue. It happened to me some times. Try upgrading your phone with Dzo's Aurora or downgrade again to 2.2.1. both will give your phone a life and stay away from GB (at least official)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Staf1988i:
I cannot root the phone. The phone is not opening any more. I can downgrade to Froyo but how i ll update to ICS from 2.2?

Is there any solution to upgrade to Ics from 2.2?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Mlopik:
No. you need install GB first. Then you install ICS.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Staf1988i:
So how i ll do this? I cannot run GB..
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Mlopik:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu1TYdJdv18
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Staf1988i:
I follow the video..nothing happens..Again the animation logo only. Everytime i see this logo...Nothing different..
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nellycruzz:
Delet3 asap pls
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davebugyi:
Are you high?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] treesurf:
Is it possible to do a nand backup of my current rom, do this mod, and then restore the nand backup? Or does it only work with a fresh flash of a new rom?

Also, could you please explain exactly what the two numbers in the mtdpartmap.txt file are referring to. Thanks.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] treesurf:
Woohoo, it works!!

OK, first I'll answer my own questions. It is possible use a nand restore, which is what I did. Secondly, the first number in the txt file refers to the system partition and the second refers to the cache partition. Whatever is left over goes to the data partition.

I decided to be cautious in my numbers. I left the cache partition exactly as it was (130!) and only reduced my system partion by 60mb (still leaving ~10mb of wiggle room in the system partition).

So now I have 60mb extra in internal storage! Sweet!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bharat_goku:
Nice :)

Sry I wasn't more accurate, the first number is the system partition and second is the cache partition, cache doesn't need alotta memory perhaps u should make it 35 thereby getting 100mb of data more :) btw which rom?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jh71:
what can I say ? It simply worked. I used clockworkmod to make a backup of my current ROM first (I am running the latest Heroine) then repartitioned following your instructions, restored the previously backup and voilà, swimming in a sea of free megabytes :

# df -h

df -h

Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on

tmpfs 95.5M 0 95.5M 0% /dev

tmpfs 4.0M 0 4.0M 0% /sqlite_st

/dev/block/mtdblock3 180.0M 169.8M 10.2M 94% /system <<< was 100% before

/dev/block/mtdblock5 255.8M 153.6M 102.1M 60% /data <<< was more then 90% before

/dev/block/mtdblock4 30.0M 4.2M 25.8M 14% /cache <<< to be safe, I could probably lower it further to 15 as per instructions

/dev/block//vold/179:1

7.4G 5.9G 1.5G 80% /sdcard
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] brat.haneq:
I believe that was done earlier. But devs pulled out.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=913245

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=755204

Cheers!

EDIT: I re-read the threads - it appears tha everything worked fine, maxima just bought a new phone ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Habarug:
I'm so going to try this tomorrow, I have absolutely NO time today xD more cache is nice ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] treesurf:
When I fill up my new 80mb of /data then I'll think about reducing the cache. :cool:

I'm using DeckedForLife ROM.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] riemervdzee:
I always use a "move dalvik-cache to /cache" script. It is a tad safer I guess?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] whitealien:
THIS IS CUTE. Gona try it ....

Yeah, I tried it too. Pretty neat script, but unfortunately it does not increase system partition size.

Also I got suspicions that system is cleaning cache from time to time by deleting older files so as well dalvik files.

edit: proof pics are not visible. Maybe I did not understand everything, but is it possible to make it permanent mod?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] treesurf:
It's permanent until you flash your next ROM. So you just need to flash the FR-boot-v1.5.X-CustomMTD_S.zip file after flashing any ROM/nand backup and it will continue to use whatever partition settings you have put in the text file.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] whitealien:
For personal use this mod is fine, but if I'm building a custom ROM for public use I need to go through very complicate ROM flash explanation with possibility to brick the phone at the end.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] aca89:
Ok,tried this and it's super :). However, I have some strange "problems".

I have set partitions to 100 for system and 30 for cache right from the beginning. If I boot into rom right after flashing, without changing kernel, everything is as it should be. Have over 300 MB on internal storage etc. As soon as I change kernel usb tethering becomes disabled (when I plug the cable it still says that's not connected when I enter "tether menu" ) and nothing helps, not changing kernel, reverting to old one, nothing. Second thing is "power menu", only three options appear in here, reboot, recovery and screenshot. Silent and airplane mode, profiles and power off options don't appear :confused:. And finally, when I try to wipe dalvik cache this message pops in recovery :

E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2

(File exists )

Dalvik Cache wiped.

It seems that dalvik is wiped in the end? What's this partition used for?

First two problems go away if I flash some rom without messing with partitions but last one stays :(

Can someone else please check usb tether and power boot thingy on their phone?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] whitealien:
What ROM do you use?

What recovery do you use?

OP said that AmonRA is not tested, only CWM.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] aca89:
Using decked for life and cwm recovery.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bharat_goku:
When u changed kernel did u flash the boot.zip file again?

Also I believe ur changing from .29 to .35 kernel? Did u apply the USB fix by erasmux??

Abt the power menu just wait a bit it comes back...

I made a mistake of implementing move dalvik cache to SD,I think that's causing errors in the

Wipe

Just plug ur fone into ur comp and

Open console go to ur sdk directory and try this command adb remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2

Not sure if the command is ryt,Bt just give it a try...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] tom0769:
Thanks for your efforts.

I used Fireat's path already on my G1 (meanwhile I sold it).

It saved me from using ext partition for data, which is in no way a speed booster.

Maybe it's a dumb question, but shouldn't it be possible to integrate this patch in a ROM?

The steps described in your post are easy to understand and absolutely not complicated (for fellows that often change ROMs).
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] aca89:
I've already done all of that several times (trying out on a few roms) and now I came back to decked and all of the sudden everything works :D. Menus are back and tethering works.

"/dev/block..." thing is still there. Tried your command but it doesn't help although it's properly written. I read somewhere that formating helps but in my case it doesn't, already tried. So, if you got any other idea I'll gladly try it. In the meantime I'm gonna enjoy the free space on internal storage :).

Thanks for help btw.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jonathanljs:
Amon Ra

Well, I think I can definitively say this doesn't work on Amon Ra. The second reboot into recovery has to be done via a complete switch off. Tried reinstating from nand backup, but final reboot either sticks on HERO or (sometimes) semi boots into ROM, but without desktop...

Wanted to undo the error of trying this, so downloaded the REMOVE script and flashing that using same procedure, with and without BOOT script, same difference. Tried flashing ROM again, clean. Same difference. So actually I'm a bit stuck. :mad:

Any thoughts from anyone how to get back to a safe spot from here and starting over? (Prefer to avoid hard reset!)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] aca89:
Have you tried changing system and cache values in txt file to original ones, or at least something close to them, and then flashing boot.zip. Just a thought, don't know if It's actually going to change something.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jonathanljs:
Good idea - do you know what the original values are? I'm running Ele 7.1 newest version. Or I was until I started mucking about!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ChosSimbaOne:
So if i use this mod how can i move my data from ext? Is that done automatically?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] aca89:
I recall this numbers - 166 for system and 66 for cache, not sure. You can just flash Rom you are using, without flashing that boot file afterwards. It will restore original partition values, I already tried that.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bharat_goku:
Bah 150 should do, cache should be 30,should work fine
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jonathanljs:
Thanks guys. Unfortunately, neither of these ideas work for me. Just stuck at HERO for hours on end...

Is there a nuclear option here? Or something that will definitely undo the original FR_Recovery? I tried flashing the Remove, but maybe didn't do it properly...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bharat_goku:
Stuck at hero hmmm did u flash the boot file? N just check the txt file if ur values r ryt?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Habarug:
Won't increasing cache improve multitasking? I can't see why you want to decrease it...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jonathanljs:
Yes, tried suggested values and original values; tried with flashing boot file and without; tried nandroid restore and clean flash of ROM; tried using versions 1.5.8 and 1.5.6 of all mtd files - in all combinations!

The closest I get to a full boot is a nandroid restore without flashing the boot file. That gets me to the lockscreen; when I open that, I have the status bar, but no desktop/home pages, that area remains black. I can get into the switch off / reboot menu! That's it!

Weird. Hence wondering if the remove file works, and how it's used properly - gave it a go, but didn't seem to do anything... Will try again!

Is there a nuclear option if all else fails?

OK - solved this. Or at least got back to where I was!

Used REMOVE file following exact same procedure as with RECOVERY file on p1. including wiping before and after.

Flashed fresh version of ROM.

Flash BOOT file - that's counterintuitive, but anyway.

Reboot - and there we are! ROM works.

Reboot and restore nandroid.

Wait.

Done! System as before, and I'll live with the allocations as they are - at least the phone starts!

Might be worth noting all this about REMOVE on p1 for anyone else who runs into problems..?

Thanks all.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] J.K Nilsson:
On a lot of devices 5 Mb cache are sufficient, you need to flash gapps every time using only 5 mb cache but I think it is a small price to pay.

J.K Nilsson
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ChosSimbaOne:
If using this mod will apps be moved from ext partition automatic?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] whitealien:
5 Mb of cache is waaaayyy too low.

Each time you download something, use browser, view FB images or do app updates from market files are stored into cache. If you do multi app updates then simultaneously all updated apps are loaded into cache. For exemple, Skype alone uses 12Mb, then add some other heavy apps like Gmaps and you are quickly over 20Mb. I don't think that system will crash if cache is full, but I bet it will cause some great laags and FCs.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bharat_goku:
Yes agreed I use 35mb for this reason as cache,its more than enough fr a rom,

Emmy partition is 95mb for system running decked,

35mb cache

Actually u can set cache on ur current rom by opening terminal n typing df -h it'll show u free space n used space, add 5mb to ur used space of system n cache set those values to mtdpart.txt n u should be fine, :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Habarug:
Bah, can any1 upload the files here or somewhere else than Mediafire? I can't get them to download. It is "prosessing download request forever :/
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] treesurf:
On my Dropbox:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5115431/recovery-v1.5.8-CustomMTD_S.zip

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5115431/boot-v1.5.8-CustomMTD_S.zip
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Habarug:
Thanks :) Unfortunately, i just HAD to try it with Amon_RA (can't let amon down with at least TRYING you know :P ), so now i need the undo zip as well :P

Edit: nvm, suddenly... it worked :D (alas the download)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jonathanljs:
So if I read you right, this is a general FAIL for all those with Amon Ra. Not just me, then!

Others be warned! (Or has someone had success with AR?)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Habarug:
Yup, total fail xD

But this is not good at all, i've tried ur way, but i can't get past the hero screen:( could u please right a step by step guide where u include where u wiped and such, cause this is not good :confused:

---------- Post added at 05:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:53 PM ----------

Nevermind, got it back now :) Gonna flash CWM and try it ;)

Btw, has any1 tried to INCREASE cache to improve multitasking?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jonathanljs:
Follow the instructions for RECOVERY on page 1 exactly, but with REMOVE file instead. I used the 1.5.6 version rather than 1.5.8 for all the files, but you should probably use the same version number as the one you tried to install.

This means - boot into recovery, wipe system, wipe cache, wipe dalvik. Flash REMOVE file. Do as it tells you: wipe system, cache and dalvik again. Then choose shut down, not reboot. Restart, holding home key, so you boot straight into recovery. Flash your ROM (clean version). Then flash BOOT file. Then reboot.

This saved me and got me into the ROM as per usual. I then went back into recovery, and did a nand restore, rebooted, and victory was mine!

You may not need the intermediate step of flashing the clean ROM, but this is how I did it.

Don't despair, your phone is not dead!:)

PS Been to Bergen twice, beautiful place!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] treesurf:
Bharat, might be a good idea to put a large note in the original post telling people that this does not work with RA recovery, only CWM.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Habarug:
No idea why it didn't work, but now it did :)

And yeah, it says in OP that it isn't tried for Amon_RA, but now that it is tried by 2 ppl, and both tries have been total failure, i guess we can just say DON'T USE AMON_RA

AND Bergen is nice, hadn't it been raining ALL THE FREAKING TIME xD
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bharat_goku:
I shall do it right away :)

Btw mod working fr u now?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Habarug:
Will try it soon, just need to send a few messages now, which should've been sent while my phone was useless :P What i really want with this mod is to increase cache a bit, totally opposite of of what ur doing :P It should work right?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bharat_goku:
Well to be honest no :P here is the deal we basically have cache partition of abt 130mb outta which 30mb at the Max is used ,by default ur having 100mb stagnant anyway thereby speed is as it is

This mod oly implements the 100 MB which is stagnant to be mounted by data instead of staying stagnant,get it?

Therefore speed increase ain't gonna happen anyway ,hope u follow me?

One thing u will realize is apps stored on memory card tend to lag sometimes which can be avoided when installed in internal memory, whole point is wherever we have unused space i.e. mainly system and cache get used now :)

To understand why we do this just go to ur terminal emulator type

su

Df -h

It'll show u memory consumption what u should find is the line wit system and cache,

Check unused space and imagine that space utilized for apps instead that's what this mod will help u wit :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Habarug:
Yeah, I see. Didn't know that xD To me more cache = more multitasking, but appearently not ;) Gonna try it soon then, depends on how soon the other guy answers my message xD BTW, you have any idea WHY we can't use more cache?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jonathanljs:
I tried it every possible way with Amon Ra and no joy, and I can't be bothered to switch over to CWM. So I'm not going to try this one again - life's too short! Just glad I got my phone back!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Habarug:
Woho! :D It's working :D Now I'm just sooo going back to Amon_RA, it's just waaaay too much scrolling in CWM...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Lutchezar:
Check market for "swapper2 for root users" :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] whitealien:
Why just not to use compcache instead?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Lirasina:
You know what I thought when I saw this. Jeej a new recovery.. XD guess not.

The idea of this mod is, nice, but I am not gonna toy with it. the fact it only works on CWM gives me some sort of creeps. Don't know why. I run CWM now but still :S.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] puppyko:
I guess it's no harm asking before I attempt something stupid...

1. This mod as the title said is to resize data, system and cache partitions.

Any chance that resizing the partitions will help to resolve the hero's out of memory problem? If this is true, then we could expect no more Sense FC or Launcher not responding issues?

2. This mod is a great solution for ROMs, such as SFM3.0, that don't use apps2SD, as it will re-allocates more data partition for users to install apps?

As such, this mod will not benefit much if most ROMs are already using apps2SD?

3. As this mod will not need the use of apps2SD anymore, as such, ROMs should gain more in speed?

Thanks in advance.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bharat_goku:
Well

1.it is possible but not an assurance

2.yes it well help wit more memory

Roms wit apps2ext can work fine too if apps r installed to internal memory

3.yes so I believe apps r bound to be faster on internal memory
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Habarug:
1. No, because these FCs are because of lack of cache, which, as Goku stated above, we cannot expand. It will only use 30 mb anyway.

2. With this mod u don't wanna use App2SD at all. You have plenty of room in ur internal storage, and it's better and faster to have them all there instead of ur SD card.

3. yup

Edit: I type too slow :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] puppyko:
That doesn't make sense...default value for cache is 130mb, so why should there be lack of cache and why only 30mb is used only?

When performing applications/ running services, I could see the RAM used and free space available. Especially when using Sense ROMs, the free RAM available is usually dangerously low around 20~less than 50mb for me, as compare to 50~80mb for non-Sense ROMs.

My guess is the lack of RAM that is the main cause of fc problem.

Performing custom MTD Partitions may not help in this case :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] whitealien:
Your guess is not entirely right. Lack of RAM shouldn't ever cause FC unless you set internal task killer to extreme level. Android memory management is very different from Windows and having only free 20Mb of RAM is normal. If you have free 50 to 80Mb free RAM that means that your won't have multitasking since all background apps will be killed, Sense will reload often, music player will close and etc.

You can read here more about How to configure Android's *internal* taskkiller

Also I know why HTC made 130Mb of cache. The answer is very simple. To be able to do OTA update. When HTC update Hero ROM through OTA it is downloaded to cache and HTC Hero ROM is about 130Mb large.

On a daily basis you will never go past 30Mb of cache. Also since Hero won't receive anymore any OTA updates I can say that it is very safe to reduce cache size to 30 or 40Mb.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Habarug:
Hmm, after doing this mod, on Floyo 1.3, there are many apps i can't install. I'm posting it here because when I used Floyo 1.3 before the mod I had no problems. For example I cannot install Rom Manager. My first guess was that it was because I didn't have enough cache (I reduced it to 35), but Rom Manager is only 2.22 mb :/ I know the market is buggy, but I have never experienced such behavior before. It just starts and says "Downloading" and without any message at all it just stops... It has been this way for a day now...

Btw: and in web market it says that I have no devices, even though I open market on phone...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] puppyko:
Now all that explanation makes sense to me.

Thanks Whitealien :)

It's been great learning from the experts here :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ChosSimbaOne:
Sorry but I am a bit confused, which mod should i use? 1.5.8 or 1.5.3? Can't figure out which one you did test :-O
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] treesurf:
1.5.8 is working fine for me. I think the reference to 1.5.3 is probably just a copy/paste artifact.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] treesurf:
Something I discovered: ROM Manager will not function properly after applying this mod because it can't communicate with the modified recovery.