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[HTC Pico (Explorer)] BleedingIris:
Re: [faq][newbies only][mini edition]

��To start, this thread is only for newBies,who have rooted thier Rom and have a custom recovery. If you haven't, click here

Alright, this thread aims to answer all the frequently asked questions by newBies. The section this thread aims to answer will consist mostly of custom Roms especially cyanogen.

To start, we'll start with basics

Our phone consists of the following five partitions

1.Boot/kernel

2.Recovery

3. System/Rom

3.1What's not working

3.2 Latest links

4. /cache- error /last log

5.Data

5.1Scripts

6.Common issues after flashing Rom, scripts/GAPPS/PLAY STORE /

Ram

7. USB and CPU ,screen and power button-2/7/13

8. About developers and members

9. ��Burnt nand*recovrecovery 25/6/13 *��

10. STILL CAN'T FIND THE ANSWER❓ ��

10.1LOGCAT

10.2ADB

11.MINI TIPS AND TRICKS

11.1CM9/10 themes

11.2.FONT⚡ CHANGING AND language तदधा ಥಮು support adding

11.3.DID YOU KNOW?

12. Recommended apps

13. BATTERY LIFE AND PERFORMANCE

14 .http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38098604

BUILD. PROP TWEAKS

We'll discuss the faq in each.

All links are here

Index:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1754876

This is the best link you'll ever have

Thanks hrkh83

Guides

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36057579

Guides for everything

Thanks hpsgill

Make yourself useful by akshat

Seen it before,

Just read this now

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=37805872

Stock Roms instead of bricking ruu

tk immortal yash

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39101954
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] BleedingIris:
Re: [faq][newbies only][mini edition]

/BOOT(4 MB Max )

1.what does this partition contain?

It contains your kernel

2.what is kernel?

It's a in betweener between ROM (/system ) and your hardware.

Basically, a software, which connects the main software (your Rom gui) and the hardware

3 .what is the stock kernel version?

2.6

4. Is there a update available?

Yes. You can update it to 3

3.4 is currently being worked on

5.what are advantages of kernel 3 ?

Nothing much that you can feel

Basically related to stability, security, and future Android Os updates can easily be done for a310e

5.where are the links to kernel 3 ?

Look down

6.what's not working in kernel 3 ?

1.Ext4+kernel 3+mount2SD/s2e/link2SD doesn't work.

2. CPU states file reading ~fixed in overclocked kernel ~fixes yet to be fully implemented across RomS [overclock may cause burnt nand/recovery ]

With cm9

1.Firewall

2.USB tethering

3. Wi-Fi hotspots

4.Vpn

Anything related to iptables

With cm10

Known issues

Ext4 cannot be mounted?

Temple run 2 and subway surfers reboots*fixed in overclocked kernel *burnt nand *

7. What's not working in kernel 2 ?

garuda v5

Data usage option in settings in jelly bean.

8.what's not working in kernel 2.6 sakindias cranium kernel?

Build #2

Lag

Build #3

No support for Android native a2SD

Build #4

Same as build #3,but advertised as faster

9. I wanna make my own kernel?

Special thanks to bhargz16

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2114594

10.Is there a overclocked kernel?

Yes

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38098604

11. How to Flash kernel? Do I need to clean install?

No need to clean install

Copy zip to root of /SD card

Go to recovery

Install zip from SDcard

Choose the correct zip

Install

Reboot

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[HTC Pico (Explorer)] BleedingIris:
Re: [faq][newbies only][mini edition]

/Recovery(5 MB Max )

First thing to do after root is to make a nandroid backup.

Go to backup and restore and select backup

1.what is this partition?

It contains your recovery

2.what is recovery?

It's a specialized partition for Android, which is used when something goes wrong.

We use it to change (flash) Roms, change kernels and mostly everything in xda. Make nandroid before you mess up

3. What are the recoveries available for a310e ?

1 .yannou90 (cwm5) recovery

2.Twrp 2 .3 by cute prince

3. twrp 2.2 by oblikas

4.cwm6 by sakindia

5.*OFFICIAL *The latest TWRP by bhargz16( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2123503 )

6.cwm6 by nihar.g

Links .check index link in top post

4. Are all of them stable?

The 1 and 5 are pretty stable.

What's not working:

cwm6 by sak let me down big time .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38734554

Except 1,all other recoveries will not show charging animation, when you are charging your phone after switching it off ~instead of charging animation ~you'll be going to recovery

twrp official - some problems with ext4 partition has been reported and also reported to have been fixed. -I never had the problem before and after and I recommend this one 2.5 present here in xda.

twrp cute prince has issues restoring backups (problem with symlink )

5.what's the difference between them?

cwm5 - complete backups of all partitions

twrp - support compressed backups /file manager and other great things

cwm6 - your SD ext partitions will not be fully backed up during subsequent backups,but only the changed files greatly reducing the size of subsequent backups

6. Can you explain more about cwm ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38100620

7. Recommended apps.?

Recovery file manager aroma 1.8

8. How to flash a recovery?

Two methods described in detail in link above by bhargz16 ~ fast boot

Flash from phone:

Required:

Flash_image binary

You can flash any recovery

From terminal using

su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

You need recovery.img (renamed like that ) present in /sdcard itself

9. Error while restoring .Androidsecure /sdext ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39874898

10. Cannot go to recovery /burnt recovery /unable to flash recovery?

Use

fastboot boot recovery /sdcard/twrp5.img

or

fastboot boot recovery.img

or

fastboot boot /sdcard/twrp5.img

You need twrp5.img or recovery.img present in /SDcard and renamed like that itself.

After booting into recovery, you can do everything you please. ~flash erase format and install new Rom and boot the device

After booting up the device, flash erase mtd1 through terminal emulator.and then flash a suitable small recovery. And then pledge here that you'll never overclock ever again.

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[HTC Pico (Explorer)] BleedingIris:
Re: [faq][newbies only][mini edition]

/SYSTEM (235 MB Max )

1.what is it?

Here's where your Rom resides

Any cyanogen /ever/miui roms all go here

2. What are system apps

Any app in /system /app is system app and they have special permissions

2.1 how to make a app system app?

Uninstall the app with titanium backup and copy it's apk to system/app(normal delete apk will not delete. Dex and lib files ) ~reboot ~

Some apkS need it's library file also in /system /Lib (copy from /data /Lib to /system /lib )

3.what is binary?

These are executable ~very important files in /system /bin. (or /xbin in recovery)

Your root su is here

4. What are the roms available?

Many roms are available in xda

Main line ones are

CYANOGEN 7

CYANOGEN 9

CYANOGEN 10

Cyanogen 10.1

Miui

5.What is cyanogen 7 ?

It's a cyanogen version of gingerbread

9 is ics

10 is jelly 4.1

10.1 is jelly 4.2

5.1 what's the development going on?

cm7 *camera was unable to be fixed *development stopped

cm 10*active development now *

cm 10.1 *thread closed *

6. How to install a new Rom? Cyanogen for example?

Download the latest build. Zip and put in the root of /sdcard.

Go to recovery

Factory reset data

Wipe cache

Wipe dalvik

Wipe SD ext

Choose install zip from /sdcard and choose the build. Zip

Wait

Reboot

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[HTC Pico (Explorer)] BleedingIris:
Re: [faq][newbies only][mini edition]

/DATA (150 MB )

1.WHat's this?

It is the internal memory

2.Why is it important?

Because this is the place where all the apps go

No /data = no more apps

3.what's our available internal memory?

150 MB

User available 90 MB

4. Any way to increase internal memory?

By scripts

5 .Recommended apps to diagnose application not installed

Diskusage app

Log cat

6. What does a app contain?

App when installed splits into apk dex,and data(lib+data) files

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[HTC Pico (Explorer)] BleedingIris:
Re: [faq][newbies only][mini edition]

SCRIPTS

Before we start, a app when installed takes space as three parts.

They are apk,dex and data (lib+app data)

All scripts work by symlinking

1. What are the scripts available for our explorer?

Partial scripts

A.Link2SD app

Moves apk,dex,lib~doesn't move app data

B.Root data2SD app

Need ext partitions

Moves application data2 ext

Full scripts--Need init.d support able to move fully /partially as per requirements

Links available in index

1.Mount2SD

Download from play store or from here check index

Famous for it's stability and frequent updates

Issues +

2. Int2ext

As per script, moves partially /fully .

Has a large user base

issues ++

3.s2e

Moves fully.

Issues +++

NO official version for jelly beans.

4.a2sd darktremor

Issues ++++

However works pretty well with stock Rom and jaggy Rom

Discontinued

5.ungaze script

Issues +++++

I don't recommend it.

Why not?

Because

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33750812

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=31915607

1.1 mount2SD doesn't work? Script not executed fully @ boot?

Flash kernel 2.6 from above and you should be good to go.

2. How do I increase internal memory (literally ) from 150 MB to 2GB(for example SD ext )?

Use mount2SD reverse mount

Use int2ext

Side effects:

As per Android rules, 10% of internal memory will be unavailable

So, 200 MB out of 2GB SD ext will be unavailable

Mount2SD also has normal moving methods ,which will make Android think you'll have 150MB but you can fill up 2GB inside of 150 MB (Here 10% would mean 15 MB)

3. I installed d2ext/similar ,I'm not able to install more apps ,even though I have more SD ext space?.

A. First make sure you don't hit 10% data limit described above

B. Use diskusage app to determine,which partitions are full

For example- some scripts don't move dalvik and so dalvik will fully accumulate in /data creating no space.

C. Fix permissions from recovery, wipe cache and dalvik and reboot.

4. My Rom doesn't have init.d support /I'm using stock Rom?

Check index

You can add init.d support by

Flashing custom kernel (cranium)

Flashing scripts to make init.d support (or pimp my Rom app[not tested])

5. Where to add scripts before flashing Rom?

Add it in /system/etc/init.d (permissions are rwx rwx rwx ,if you're adding this in recovery after flashing )

For mount2SD add configurations folder in /data/m2sd.

6. How to migrate from link2SD to mount2SD?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38840247

7. Is there a full script so that I can use both my internal memory and SD ext?

A bit complicated, but this what I use...

Configure mount2SD

To move both apk and dalvik

Don't move data.

Then open titanium backup to move app data

@First move one app data to create data2SD directory.. then you can batch move whatever apps you think fit.

But please make sure you have at least 10 to 30 MB in /data and in/SD ext (SD ext not necessarily ) before a nandroid backup. Otherwise restoreS will not work.

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[HTC Pico (Explorer)] BleedingIris:
Re: [faq][newbies only][mini edition]

CPU:

1.Can you overclock?

IMO,

All overclocking burns nand.

It's just a matter of sooner /later.

Read this post before attempting anything

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38445346

Burnt nand recovery procedures here ~~the third post below this post

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38098622

The links below are old. All latest Roms come with overclocked burning kernels.

cm10:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38189883

cm10.1:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38336080

gpu oc

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38331698

cpu oc

2. Governors ~what are they?

As the name says they govern when the cpu should go to higher speed and when they should sleep

Performance governor always keep your phone at Max

Powersave keeps your cpu always at low

USB :

1. Flashed kernel 3 and USB doesn't work.?

Flash kernel 2 back.

2. I want to know how to fix USB +kernel 3?

Don't know

3. Can I have usb otg ?

No, not yet.

SCREEN AND POWER BUTTON and soft keys:

1.SCREEN turns on after turning off ?

A. Some apps are trying to make screen on. After screen turns on, go to settings immediately and open running applications, you may be able to find the culprit. It's probably the app, which is restarting. Some apps like lock any app screen etc. Logs could be helpful.

B. Some users reported it could be a hardware problem -look below for power button issues.

C. Some users reported it could be a script problem (rare )

2. My home screen button and /or search buttons doesn't work?

A. Did you do a dirty install of new Rom

Clear cache and dalvik and fix permissions and reboot

B. Copy com.Android.providers.settings /databases from your previous nandroid backups(use yaffs file manager /nandroid manager)and paste it in it's respective location now (paste it using file manager in recovery )

C. If that doesn't work, clean install again

Tech savvy? ~search for device provisioned 1 in cyanogen forums

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38633404

3. Power button doesn't work properly ?

A. If it's not a software problem(try the above solution first),then you broke it.

If you broke it, avoid using the power button anymore-use attached scripts indeed.

There are apps in market to simulate power keys.

Or

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38633404

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[HTC Pico (Explorer)] BleedingIris:
Re: [faq][newbies only][mini edition]

I have a question not answered here?

Post your question in the q&a section after making sure that your question hasn't already been asked.

Please use search button on the top right to make sure that your question hasn't already been asked. And it'll help you to find more answers.

Follow detailed instructions here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33608527

And post with logcat increases your chances of resolving the problem

ADB

What is logcat and ADB?

Special thanks to akshat.shenoy

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=37805872

He'll explain things better

Basics of ADB:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=9936674

Partition and wipe SD ext with ADB:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38706881
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] BleedingIris:
Re: [faq][newbies only][mini edition]

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[HTC Pico (Explorer)] BleedingIris:
Re: [faq][newbies only][mini edition]

MINI Tips and tricks:▶?

1.How can I apply cm9/10 themes?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=35530897

Download the zip from here, read instructions there and flash it in recovery

Now you can use any HDPI themes on your Pico

Thanks ngoloralph

2. How do I change fonts?

Download Rom toolbox lite and go to font installer;

A. If you're on stock, the rest is automatic

B.if you're on cyanogen 9/10/11,if you change the droid sans /others as recommended by app, you'll end up in boot loop (possibly because of symlinking of robot sans & droid sans )

In such a case go to preferences and click to overwrite only roboto regular font and everything will be fine.

Take a look

Uploaded with ImageShack.us

3. How do I add a new language support to my device?

Note: no new language gui can be added by this method. This only adds support. Instead of seeing boxes, you may see your language. If you want full language support, you can go to this abandoned thread.?? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=40890599 ??

Language support can simply be added by adding a Android supported language font file in /system /fonts and give it permissions rw r. r.(font files can be found all over xda )

Step 2. Open system /etc /fallbackfonts.xml...

There should be a lot of font file names there.. just delete a font name that you don't want and add your font file name (the name of the file which you put in /system /fonts)

In there.

Practice makes perfect.

This method however doesn't work /only partly works for complex languages /script like Hindi Arabic etc.

DID YOU KNOW?

1. Long pressing reboot button (in the menu after pressing power key) will get you into safe mode

2. Long pressing power keys and volume keys + and- for more than 30 seconds will reboot your device (tk to hrkh83)

3. Repeatedly pressing certain options(like Android version) in the about menu in settings(on cyanogen ) will take you into different settings (tk liverpoolfan)

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[HTC Pico (Explorer)] BleedingIris:
Battery drain

BATTERY DRAIN

Of course, we're gonna talk about drain.

Before we start, I want to disprove some prevalent concepts

1. Battery calibration

It is supposed to increase Battery capacity and increase Battery life and it makes your phone to show the correct Battery on the notification bar.

FALSE

It doesn't do any of those. Calibration is just deleting Batterystats.bin file. That file holds info about how many seconds each apps were running for.typically it's blameometer. It shows the information you see in the battery chart in your settings. Nothing more.

Source: article

2. Cycling your battery life from 0 to 100 and 100 to 0 will typically increase Battery life. Further more you should make sure it comes to zero by turning on the phone,every time it got switched off on it's own.

FALSE AGAIN

Nothing could destroy your Li-On Battery than extreme low voltage. You can be sure that this will destroy your battery life more than anything. During storage it's recommended to keep the battery in cool place with 40%Battery.

So, don't use any battery draining app from market.

Ok, since we took out the false foundation, it's time to put some true working tips to save your battery during usage and it's overall life

1. It's recommended to charge as often as possible ~every time you get a socket. Though not to keep @100 all the time. Overcharging theoretically may damage your battery, but your phone comes with various safety mechanisms to prevent charging after that.

2. Limit the number of apps. Definitely would produce good Battery.

3. Limit the number of apps, that run in background all the time.

Typical example would be facebook.

PERFORMANCE:

4.Disable autostarts for all apps, that you don't use much~using autostart manager.

Disabling autostarts for the clock app will make you get up late. Use common sense.

This alone should drastically improve your performance

5.Use lightweight launchers ~Nova.

Go (any go products) is not advisable

6.Post ICS, Disable media scanner receiver.

You can use elixir app to disable media scanner receiver. This will scan your SDcard over and over again resulting in Battery drain,which is significant, if you use a bigger SD. Use media scanner root to enable and disable.

As far as the usual ones,

7. Disable autobrightness

8. Keep screen @ minimum brightness

9. Disable autorotation

10. Disable location services.

GAPPS:

11. Disable GSF (google services framework ) receivers ~the ones with gtalk on it.

12. Disable auto sync

You can use timedo /timer Android to turn on sync twice /thrice daily.

13. Reduce number of accounts. Better to keep single than three accounts.

14. Good internet connection. Amount of energy taken to re connect is supposed to be far more than amount needed to keep a connection.

15. Undervolt/with underclock

RECOMMENDED APPS:

1.BETTER BATTERY STATS ~free for xda.

2. Onepower guard

I haven't found satisfying results with this app, but still try it out

3.greenIFY

I haven't used this @ all.

4. Any app, that is used to reduce /increase heartbeat sent to google servers.

Well, that's all I've learnt as of now.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] BleedingIris:
Re: [faq][newbies only][mini edition]

Recommended apps section (only free)

Top apps

0. Superuser by koush (Clockworkmod)

1. Titanium backup

2. Efficient backup

3. Floating logcat ~logcat extreme

4. Catlog

5. Aroma file manager (recovery use only)

6 .Es file explorer

6.1 es file explorer v2

7. Yaffs file manager

8. App extractor

8.1 nandroid manager

9. Loaderdroid

10. Xda app

11. Elixir (much useful to disable app components than it's actual use)

12. Android pro widgets(similar to HTC friendstream)

13. Nova launcher

14. Timedo

15. Live logcat lite

16. Rom toolbox lite

17. Screen stand by root(turn off screen without making phone to sleep)

18. Disk Usage

Launcher:

1. Nova

2. Apex

Downloaders:

Loaderdroid

Multimedia players:

Video

mx

bs

qq

Audio

Ttpod

Equalizers

NOOZOXIDE REWIRE PRO

Walkman sound enhancements

Awesome beats

Cyanogen Dsp(better than stock )

Equalizer from market.

Cam/corDer /video recorder:

Camera:

Camera 360

ucam

spycam

Video recorder

ucam

Zoom camera

Camera magix

Browsers:

Fast and server based

Uc browser mini

Opera mini

Opera mobile

uc browser

Puffin browser

Full fledged browsers

Firefox

Dolphin

Google chrome beta

Chrome

KEYBOARDS ?

Touchpal keyboard

mĺ has internet permisn wid emoji

Office apps:

Kingsoft office(better than paid apps)

Zip extractors:

Zarchiver(ant-one)

Screen off(w/wake lock):

Screen stand-by

File managers:

ES explorer

Fx file explorer

Call recorders:

No known call recorders are working.

Stocks:

Personal finance

Superuser:

Superuser by koush ~open source&free

Super su ~made pro free after the release of prior~closed source ~

⇧Go back to main ♠

THE END.

© All rights reserved 2013?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] BleedingIris:
Re: [faq][newbies only][mini edition]

one more

The Infamous BUILD.PROP Tweaks :

http://www.jeffmixon.com/examining-build-prop-tweaks-for-android-ics-a-comprehensive-guide-part-1/

from

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-4-roms/234899-examining-build-prop-tweaks.html

Guess that'll end this hoax for good.

One thing that was useful for me was this

http://www.modaco.com/topic/347274-guide-making-cm-utilise-both-cache-and-data-for-dalvik-cache/
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sembhi421:
badblock.txt

Sun Feb 2 04:35:12 CST 2014

*****FULL AND FINAL BAD BLOCKS REPORT PICO****

BY BANNED

ROM INFO:

# Do not try to parse ro.build.description or .fingerprint

ro.build.description=1.43.720.2 CL411881 release-keys

ro.build.description=1.43.720.2 CL411881 release-keys

ro.build.date=四 9月 6 23:40:39 CST 2012

ro.build.date.utc=1346946039

ro.board.platform=msm7k

ro.build.user=

mtd5: 09600000 00040000 "userdata"

ECC failed: 0

ECC corrected: 0

Number of bad blocks: 1

Number of bbt blocks: 0

Block size 262144, page size 4096, OOB size 128

Dumping data starting at 0x00000000 and ending at 0x09600000...

Terminated

mtd4: 03b00000 00040000 "cache"

ECC failed: 0

ECC corrected: 0

Number of bad blocks: 0

Number of bbt blocks: 0

Block size 262144, page size 4096, OOB size 128

Dumping data starting at 0x00000000 and ending at 0x03b00000...

Terminated

mtd3: 0eb40000 00040000 "system"

ECC failed: 0

ECC corrected: 0

Number of bad blocks: 0

Number of bbt blocks: 0

Block size 262144, page size 4096, OOB size 128

Dumping data starting at 0x00000000 and ending at 0x0eb40000...

Terminated

Sun Feb 2 04:35:43 CST 2014

ro.build.fingerprint=htc_asia_india/htc_pico/pico:2.3.5/GRJ90/411881.2:user/release-keys

Linux version 3.0.16-pico-kernel3-kangbang (bhargz@the-rocknrolla) (gcc version 4.6.2 20111004 (prerelease) (Linaro GCC 4.6-2011.10) ) #1 PREEMPT Fri Mar 15 20:49:06 IST 2013

REAL KERNEL AS SEEN ON NEXT BOOT :
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] BleedingIris:
You have no bad blocks... Please Change your SIM with any other Airtel.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sembhi421:
bad block problem

am trying vodaphone , relience , tata docomo these are not work no signal , phone will hang and restart again only airtel sim works fine?

what is the reason of this problem?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] BleedingIris:
Not sure...

could be

Damaged Sim cards

BUT BURNT NAND problem is FIXED FULLY

A log cat will help ..

Learn to Take a log and post it in a new question thread.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sembhi421:
broken radio

how to check radio is broken or not?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] BleedingIris:
I don't think RADIO can be broken easily.... A Dmesg log may help... but I can't tell....

What did you do?

FLASHED A WRONG RADIO RUU BEFORE?